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Tools and Instruments

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LabRepCo Freezer

LabRep Co. Freezer

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

LabRep Co. Refrigerator 4°C

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

Large Aperture Scanner

The Large Aperture Scanner (LAS) scans a radar transceiver over a 5 meter by 20 meter aperture. Image reconstruction techniques enable a three-dimensional
Laser Doppler Vibrometer located in 218/D012 (Group 643.09)

Laser Doppler Vibrometer Microscope

Since 2006, the Nanomechanical Properties Group has pioneered the use of Laser Doppler Vibrometry (LDV) to calibrate the stiffness of AFM cantilevers using the
Laurell HL Series Spin Coater

Laurell HL Series Spin Coater

Large bowl-shaped process chamber to reduce turbulence and eliminate splash back while spin coating A seamless copolymer housing Precise and repeatable

Leak Artifacts

Leak artifacts are calibrated in the range 1 x 10 -6 to 1 x 10 -13 mol/s (2 x 10 -2 to 2 x 10 -9 std. cm 3/s at 0 °C). The calibration can be performed directly

Line Heat-Source Guarded Hot Plate

The 1-meter guarded hot-plate apparatus measures thermal conductivity of building insulation. This facility provides for absolute measurement of thermal
15 kg/s liquid flow standard

Liquid Flow Standards

Summary The Fluid Metrology Group has a dynamic, gravimetric liquid flow standard spanning the flow range 0.2 L/s to 15 L/s with uncertainty less than 0.03 % at
Uncertainty in NIIST’s liquid volume calibrations.

Liquid Volume Calibration Facility

Summary The United States consumes approximately 1,200 metric tons of petroleum annually, which equates to 11 liters per person per day. Half of this petroleum
LittleRedMagnet

Little Red Magnet (LRM)

The little red magnet (LRM) can be oriented so that the magnetic field is parallel or perpendicular to the direction of the neutron beam and the maximum field
3m UIM w/ Jay Hedricks

Low Pressure Gauges

NIST has developed best-in-the-world primary standard pressure measurement capabilities for pressures spanning the range of 0.01 Pa to 360 kPa through the