Physics Programs & Projects | |
|
Cold Core Technology Platform
Last Updated Date: 06/03/2016 We are building a cold-atom based sensor program that represents a new approach to metrology—to establish a set of chip-scale tools that enable … more
Affect of Partial Charge Calculation Method on Adsorption Thermodynamics
Last Updated Date: 04/14/2016 In classical molecular simulations, electrostatic contributions to the potential energy are typically accounted for by assigning partial charges … more
SDO/EVE/ESP Calibration
Last Updated Date: 04/12/2016 NASA launched the Solar Dynamics Observatory ( SDO ) satellite on 11 Feb 2010 on a mission to study the sun. The EUV Variability Experiment ( EVE … more
A Precision Reactor Antineutrino Oscillation and Spectrum Measurement (PROSPECT)
Last Updated Date: 04/11/2016 PROSPECT, the PRecision Oscillation and SPECTrum experiment, located at the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) at ORNL will measure the … more
Nanomagnetic Imaging
Last Updated Date: 04/06/2016 The microscopic arrangement of the magnetic structure within a thin metal film plays a fundamental role in many technological applications ranging … more
NIST Standard Reference Simulation Website
Last Updated Date: 03/31/2016 The Standard Reference Simulation Website is an ongoing project whose aim is to provide well-documented simulation results for a variety of … more
Frequency Measurement and Analysis Service (FMAS)
Last Updated Date: 03/28/2016 The NIST Frequency Measurement and Analysis Service (FMAS) makes it easy to measure and calibrate any quartz, rubidium, cesium, or hydrogen maser … more
CODATA values of the fundamental constants
Last Updated Date: 03/14/2016 Every four years, the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) issues recommended values of the fundamental physical constants. The … more
Air Kerma Calibrations in Radiation Protection Level 137Cs and 60Co Gamma Ray Beams
Last Updated Date: 03/09/2016 The Dosimetry Group maintains and disseminates the national measurement standards for air-kerma (exposure) from 137 Cs and 60 Co gamma-ray beams … more
Photometry
Last Updated Date: 03/08/2016 The purpose of photometry is to measure light in a way that takes the sensitivity of human visual system into account. While radiometry measures … more
Infrared optical properties of materials and components
Last Updated Date: 03/03/2016 Accurate measurements of the optical properties of materials in the infrared spectral range play an increasingly important role in the aerospace … more
Solid-state lighting metrology
Last Updated Date: 03/03/2016 With the rise of new, energy-efficient solid-state lighting (SSL) systems has come the need for new performance metrics and measurement methods to … more
Advanced Microwave Photonics
Last Updated Date: 03/02/2016 Research on quantum information (QI) seeks to control and exploit exotic properties of quantum mechanics, and researchers are already generating … more
Color and appearance
Last Updated Date: 03/01/2016 We are developing instrumentation, standards artifacts, and measurement protocols to characterize appearance attributes including color, texture, … more
Atomic Standard for Pressure
Last Updated Date: 02/24/2016 NIST scientists are developing a highly accurate primary standard for pressure in the range 2 MPa to 7 MPa based on fundamental physical … more |
Contact
General Information:301-975-NIST (6478) [email protected] 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1070 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1070 |