The Electron and Optical Physics
Division provides the central
national basis for the measurement of far ultraviolet and soft x-ray radiation;
conducts theoretical and experimental research with electron, laser,
ultraviolet, and soft x-ray radiation for measurement applications in fields
such as atomic and molecular science, multi-photon processes, radiation
chemistry, space and atmospheric science, microelectronics, electron
spectroscopy, electron microscopy, surface magnetism, and solid state and
materials science; determines the fundamental mechanisms by which electrons and
photons transfer energy to gaseous and condensed matter; develops advanced
electron- and photon-based techniques for the measurement of atomic and
molecular properties of matter, for the determination of atomic and magnetic
microstructure, and for the measurement and utilization of ultraviolet, soft
x-ray, and electron radiation; develops and disseminates ultraviolet, soft
x-ray, and electron standards, measurement services, and data for industry,
universities, and government; and develops and operates well-characterized
sources of electrons and photons including the NIST synchrotron ultraviolet
radiation facility (SURF III),
two scanning tunneling microscopes, and two scanning electron microscopes
with unique magnetic imaging capabilities.
Charles W. Clark
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Online: February 2001 - Last update: August 2007
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