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Tools and Instruments

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Plot of Si photodiode typical responsivity in EUV

Si EUV Photodiode Transfer Standard

Silicon (Si) photodiodes are issued by NIST as transfer standard detectors throughout the extreme ultraviolet spectral region (5 nm to 254 nm). Each device is
SIRCUS setup

SIRCUS facility and uncertainties

The basic SIRCUS calibration setup is shown at the right. The output from a tunable laser is sent through an intensity stabilizer, then through a 'speckle
Ultrasonic Processor

Sonics VC-375 Ultrasonic Processor

The Sonics VC-375 is an ultrasonic generator which converts 50/60 Hz voltage to high frequency electrical energy. This alternating voltage is applied to disc

Spectral comparator facilities

Visible to near-infrared spectral comparator facility (Vis/NIR SCF) The Vis/NIR SCF is a monochromator-based system that typically measures the spectral power

Spectrally tunable lighting facility

Solid-state lighting (SSL) is increasingly being introduced into the market and it is expected that many of the light sources currently used for general
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SPHERE

In the artificial ultraviolet (UV) weathering of materials, a need exists for weathering devices that can uniformly illuminate test specimens with a high level
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SR865A Lock-In Amplifier

The SR865A Lock-In Amplifier offers superb performance and outstanding value. It's what you’ve come to expect from a Stanford Research Systems lock-in amplifier
Standard firebrand

Standard Firebrand Generator

This apparatus, developed at EL, has been constructed to generate a controlled and repeatable size and mass distribution of glowing firebrands. The purpose of
Stylus Profilometer

Stylus Profilometer

The Taylor Hobson Form Talysurf PGI 1240 is a mechanical stylus profilometer for surface texture and microform measurements. Its primary purpose is for the
View of the sample area in the X-ray Diffraction (XRD) end station on the Beamline for Material Measurement (BMM). 

Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction (XRD)

The X-ray diffraction (XRD) end station measures constructive interference of the x-ray wave with repeating atomic and interfacial structure in materials. At
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T&T Nanosizer AUTO 1 Extruder

Patent pending NanoSizer TM AUTO I is the world's first fully automated liposome extruder device enabling clean, fast, easy and inexpensive sizing and extrusion
Degassing Station E134

TA Degassing Station

Overview The Degassing Station is a stand-alone, touch screen operated multi-feature microcalorimetry accessory for reliable sample preparation and manual cell

Telescope calibration facility (TCF)

The Telescope Calibration Facility (TCF) was designed to support the NIST Stars project by providing a facility to radiometricly calibrate long focal length