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NIST is closely monitoring guidance from Federal, State, and local health authorities on the outbreak of COVID-19. To protect the health and safety of NIST employees and the American public they continue to serve, NIST has decided to postpone the event. For more information on COVID-19, please visit: cdc.gov/covid19. For questions regarding registration, please contact Karen.Startsman [at] nist.gov.
The NIST Spectroradiometry Short Course is offered every 2 years and covers radiometry fundamentals, radiometric properties of sources and detectors, spectroradiometric techniques, reflectance properties of materials, the handling and determination of measurement uncertainties, an overview of calibration services, and the implementation of the quality system at NIST. Participants will gain experience in spectroradiometric measurement and calibration techniques using lamps, integrating spheres, spectrometers, and filter radiometers.
Dates TBD
NIST Gaithersburg, Maryland
The NIST Spectroradiometry Short Course is a 4-day course held at NIST Gaithersburg, Maryland. The course consists of lectures given by NIST scientists and hands-on laboratory experience measuring spectral radiance and spectral irradiance sources using spectroradiometers. Participants will also receive advice and assistance on spectroradiometric measurement and calibration issues, including traceability, NIST measurement equations, and measurement calibrations.
Attendance for the course is limited to 18 participants. Pre-registration is required and acceptance is determined on a first-come, first-served basis.
Who Should Attend:
This course is intended for scientists, engineers, and technicians engaged in radiometric measurements and existing or potential NIST customers relying on traceability to NIST of their sources and detectors. Existing and potential NIST customers relying on traceability to NIST using sources or detectors are encouraged to attend. Participants are expected to have some basic knowledge and experience in radiometric measurements as well as calculus. The course is suited for those who want to learn spectroradiometry systematically in depth, in theory, and in experimental practice.
Preliminary Agenda
Tuesday, xxx xx, xxxx:
8 am Lecture
2 pm Laboratory Session
5 pm Adjourn
Wednesday, xxx xx, xxxx:
8 am Lecture
2 pm Laboratory Session
5 pm Adjourn
6 pm Dinner
Thursday, xxx xx, xxxx:
8 am Lecture
1 pm Laboratory Session
5 pm Adjourn
Friday, xxx xx, xxxx:
8 am Certificate presentation
9 am Student presentation of results
11 am Panel discussion
1 pm Tours of NIST labs
Instructors:
The instructors from the NIST Sensor Science Division are:
david.allen [at] nist.gov (Dr. David Allen)
uwe.arp [at] nist.gov (Dr. Uwe Arp)
thomas.germer [at] nist.gov (Dr. Thomas Germer)
carol.johnson [at] nist.gov (Dr. B. Carol Johnson)
thomas.larason [at] nist.gov (Mr. Thomas Larason)
joe.rice [at] nist.gov (Dr. Joseph Rice)
eric.shirley [at] nist.gov (Dr. Eric Shirley)
robert.vest [at] nist.gov (Mr. Rob Vest)
john.woodward [at] nist.gov (Dr. John Woodward IV)
howard.yoon [at] nist.gov (Dr. Howard Yoon)
Lecture Topics:
• Basics of radiometry
• Source-based radiometry: Blackbodies, lamps, sphere sources
• Detector-based radiometry: Spectral responsivity
• Measurement nist-equation: Filter radiometers and optics
• Properties of detectors
• Measurement nist-equations: spectrometers
• UV spectroradiometry
• Determining measurement uncertainties
• Photocurrent measurements
• Hyperspectral imaging
• NIST Spectroradiometric calibrations and characterizations
• Properties of materials: BRDF and reflectance
• Properties of LEDs
Hands-on laboratory experiments:
• Spectral irradiance measurements using filter radiometers for detector-based radiometry
• Spectral power responsivity calibration of filter radiometers using calibrated photodiodes
• Spectral irradiance to spectral radiance transfer using spectral reflectance standards
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