Nano and Micromechanics Laboratory

Division of Engineering

· Nanoindenter

             Hysitron TriboIndenter

· Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)

             Park Scientific Instruments

             Veeco Instruments

· Moiré Microscope

             Large deformation moiré interferometer with variable virtual reference gratings

· Computational Fourier Transform Moiré (CFTM)

· Field Projection Method (FPM) Software

· Image Processing Facilities

             CCD Camera, TV Monitor, VCR, Frame Grabbers, etc.

· Computational Facilities

             Two Alpha Stations

             Four Personal Computers

· Instron Testing Machine

             Instron 4502

· Argon Ion Laser

             Spectra Physics, CW 3.0 Watts

· Two Helium-Neon Lasers

· Two Optical Tables

· Cranz-Schardin High-Speed Camera

· Two Heat-treatment Furnaces

 

 

Nano & Micromechanics Laboratory

Facilities

· Two High Pressure Gas Guns

      0.5 inch bore gas gun capable of 1500 m/s launching velocities

      0.3 inch bore gas gun capable of 500 m/s launching velocities

· Electromagnetic Rail Gun (ongoing design and construction)

      Expected launching velocities are with the range of 2 km/s to 7 km/s

· High Speed Camera

      Imacon 790

· Manufacturing System of High Frequency Gratings

· Argon Ion Laser

      Coherent Optics, Innova, CW 5 Watts with Ethalon

· Laser Interferometry

· VISAR

· High Resolution Digial Scopes

      Lecroy

      Tectronics

· One Optical Table

Experimental Microdynamics Facility