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              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
  Aluminum Oxide EUV Photodetector Transfer StandardAluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) photodiodes are issued by NIST as transfer standard detectors in the extreme ultraviolet spectral region (5 nm to 125 nm). Each
  Aperture area measurement facilityNIST has established an absolute aperture area measurement facility for circular and near-circular apertures use in radiometric instruments. The facility
  Beamline 10: Quantitative Hyperspectral Infrared MicroscopyThe new beamline 10, currently under construction, is intended for applications that make use of the super-thermal brightness from SURF in the near- to mid
  Beamline 1: Degradation of EUV filters and mirrorsBeamline 1 separates a swath of light from the synchrotron into two parts. The first part is collected in Beamline 1a by a normal-incidence multilayer mirror
  Beamline 2: Absolute Source-Based RadiometryAbsolute source-based radiometry is founded in the traceability of a light source’s output to measurable operational parameters. The absolute irradiance at BL-2
  Beamline 3: Extended Range Monochromator for Ultraviolet and Extreme-Ultraviolet Optical Properties and CalibrationsThe extended range monochromator is based on a unique design that allows illumination of the gratings in both grazing and normal incidence, thus covering the
  Beamline 4: Ultraviolet Optical Properties and CalibrationsBeamline 4 is a general purpose radiometric beamline consists of a 2 m monochromator to disperse radiation from SURF III. An Absolute Cryogenic Radiometer (ACR)
  Beamline 5: New electron beam imaging systemBeamline 5 of the Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility is a diagnostics end-station used to determine the transverse size of the stored electron beam. The
  Beamline 7:  EUV reflectometryThe NIST/DARPA EUV Reflectometry facility began in the late 1980's to make measurements of the reflectivity of EUV multilayer optics for lithography. Since then
  Beamline 8: Surface chemistry & durability of EUV opticsBeamline 8 is used to study the degradation of surfaces that are irradiated by EUV radiation in the presence of common outgas species. Its multilayer mirror
  Center for High Accuracy Retroreflection Measurements (CHARM)In 1993, the United States Congress directed the U.S. Department of Transportation to establish "a standard for a minimum level of retroreflectivity that must
  Facility for spectroradiometric calibrations (FASCAL)The FASCAL has been in continuous operations since 1970s for the calibrations of spectral radiance of sources. The measurements are performed by the use of a
  Facility for spectroradiometric calibrations (FASCAL 2)FASCAL 2 facility is solely dedicated to spectral irradiance scale realizations and calibrations. The spectral irradiance standards are calibrated using a high
  NIST Gonio-spectroradiometerThe NIST gonio-spectroradiometer is used to measure total spectral radiant flux (TSRF) of incandescent lamps. The instrument consists of a 3-axis scanning
  Radiance temperature calibration laboratoryRadiance Temperature Calibration Laboratory is used for the calibration of radiation thermometers, tungsten-strip lamps and heat flux gauges.
  Si EUV Photodiode Transfer StandardSilicon (Si) photodiodes are issued by NIST as transfer standard detectors throughout the extreme ultraviolet spectral region (5 nm to 254 nm). Each device is
  Spectral comparator facilitiesVisible 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 facilitySolid-state lighting (SSL) is increasingly being introduced into the market and it is expected that many of the light sources currently used for general
  Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility SURF IIIThe Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility SURF III is operated by the Ultraviolet Radiation Group as a stable light source for radiometry and research
  Ultraviolet Scale Realization Facility UV SRFA new facility has been commissioned to the establish ultraviolet spectral power responsivity in the air-ultraviolet spectral range between 200 nm and 400 nm
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