Year: 1984
Type: report
Abstract: Standard Reference Materials (SRM's) as defined by the National Bureau of Standards are "well -characterized materials, produced in quantity, that calibrate a measurement system to assure compatibility of measurement in the Nation."SRM's are widely used as primary standards in many diverse fields of science, industry, and technology, both within the United States and throughout the world.For many of the Nation's scientists and technologists it is of more than passing interest to know the measurements obtained and methods used by the analytical community when analyzing SRM's.An NBS series of papers, of which this publication is a member, called the NBS Special Publication -260 Series is reserved for this purpose.This 260 Series is dedicated to the dissemination of information on all phases of the preparation, measurement, and certification of NBS SRM's.In general, more detail will be found in these papers than is generally allowed, or desirable, in scientific journal articles.This enables the user the assess the validity and accuracy of the measurement processes employed, to judge the statistical analysis, and to learn details of techniques and methods utilized for work entailing the greatest care and accuracy.It is also hoped that these papers will provide sufficient additional information not found on the certificate so that new applications in diverse fields not foreseen at the time the SRM was originally issued will be sought and found.
Author: B Stephen Carpenter
Language: English
Subfield: Instrumentation
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W2793972989