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4.45 MN Deadweight Force Generating Machine (Million Pound Force Dead Weight Machine)

The largest of 6 NIST deadweight force generation machines, the 4.45 MN Deadweight Force Generating Machine can apply 20 equal force increments of 222 kN (or

4 m Drop Tower with Instrumented Impactor

The Security Technologies Group has a 4-m-tall drop tower that can be configured for a wide variety of impact and impact-related testing. This drop tower is

8M Combo Torch & 3B-B Air/Gas Torch

The surface bench torch uses a combination of propane and oxygen. The surface bench torch comes standard with a swivel ball mounting on a stable, cast steel U

Aberration-Corrected Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

Probe corrected 200kV analytic electron microscope Resolves single atoms Chemical analytic capability (EELS, EDS) Highest resolution in electron optics (<0.1 nm

Accucold FF6 Refrigerator

Access Information Refrigerators and freezers are available in the laboratories for storing temperature sensitive samples shortly before, during and shortly

Accumet Research Model AR25 pH Meter

Accumet Research Model AR25 pH Meter. Please see manual.

Ace Glass UV Photochemistry Safety Cabinet and Power Supply

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Across International AT09-UL Vacuum Drying Oven

This piece of equipment must be signed out prior to use. Please see manual.

Additive Manufacturing Metrology Testbed (AMMT)

The NIST Additive Manufacturing Metrology Testbed is a fully custom, open-platform laser powder bed fusion (LBPF) system to advance monitoring, controls, and

Additive Manufacturing Powder Metrology Laboratory

NIST researchers are developing and deploying test methods, protocols, and exemplar data for characterizing the properties of metal powders used in commercial

Additive Manufacturing Research Center (AMRC)

The Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) Research Facility is now called the Additive Manufacturing Research Center (AMRC). Additive manufacturing gives U.S

Advanced infrared radiometry and imaging (AIRI)

Radiation thermometers and blackbodies can be calibrated using a set of blackbodies. These blackbodies can vary in size and can be fixed-points of the ITS-90 or

Air Control Inc. Microvoid 4F-55 Fume Hood

Please refer to the instruction manual for further information.

Plot of aluminum oxide photodetector typical responsivity in the EUV.

Aluminum Oxide EUV Photodetector Transfer Standard

Aluminum oxide (Al 2O 3) photodiodes are issued by NIST as transfer standard detectors in the extreme ultraviolet spectral region (5 nm to 125 nm). Each device

Analytical Electron Microscope

The Titan 80-300 is a transmission electron microscope (TEM) equipped with spectroscopic detectors to allow chemical, elemental, and other analytical

Anton Paar DMA 5000 Density Meter

This instrument is used to perform accurate density measurements over a specified density, temperature, and viscosity range. At the end of an analysis, the

Anton Paar SAXess X Ray Device

Apparatus for the Measurement of High Temperature Thermoelectric Transport Properties

Description The Seebeck coefficient is a widely measured transport property that provides fundamental information on charge carrier transport and the electronic

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AR200 Refractometer meter

Reichert AR200 Digital Handheld Refractometer has the capability to measure RefractiveIndex (nD) of liquid solutions to a precision of +/- 0.0001 or % Solids

ATI Orion Model 130 Conductivity Meter

Please refer to the owner's manual for further information.

Atom Probe Tomography (LEAP 4000X Si/HR – Local Electrode Atom Probe)

LEAP 4000X Si/HR Imaging time-of-flight mass spectrometer and field ion microscope. Can deliver 3-D, isotopically- and chemically- resolved images Sub-nanometer

Avanti Custom Mini Extruder

Custom modified. The Avanti Mini- Extruder allows researchers and scientists to prepare large, unilamellar vesicles by extrusion in an efficient, rapid manner.

Baker Biochem GARD Biosafety Cabinet

Baker Biochem GARD Biosafety Cabinet. Please see manual.

Barnstead Lab-Line 3608-5 Oven

Please refer to the owner's manual for further information.

Barnstead MicroPure UV Water Purification System

Barnstead MicroPure UV Water Purification System. Please see manual.

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