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MAE 105 - Fall '04
Libraries @ UCSD
Materials Diagnostic & Characterization
 

Diagnostic facilities include microscopy, imaging, cameras with frame rates of upto 20 million frames per second and X-ray flash photography. Facilities also include Thermal and dynamic mechanical analyzers as well as a differential scanning calorimeter.

 High-Speed Photographic Facility:
  • Hadland Imacon 200
  • Cordin 330A
  • Ellis Camera
  • Ruby Laser System
  • Megawatt Flashlamp System
  • Beckman & Whitley Drum Camera
  •  Microscopy Facility:
  • Nikon Optical 50-400x
        Stereo Vision and Photo Capabilities
  • Olympus 5-100x
        Stereo Vision and Video Capabilities
  • Mitutoyo TM-500
        Two axis digital stage
  • Microscope
     Flash Radiography Facility:
  • 150 KV Hewlett-Packard Flash X-Ray
  • 450 KV Hewlett-Packard Flash X-Ray
  •  Image Processing Facility:
  • Matrox Meteor II Image Capture
  • Pulnix, 300 fps Asynchronous Video
  • Image Pro Plus
  • Laser and Fiber-optic Light Sources
  •  Thermal Analysis Equipment:
  • Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA)
         TA Instr. 2980; -145°C to 600°C; 0.01 Hz to 200 Hz
  • Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
         TA Instr. 2920; -145°C to 600°C
  •   Electromagnetic Characterization Facility:
  • Frequency Range: 5 to 40 GHz
  • Full S-parameter characterization
  • Focused Beam
  • Free space plane wave
  • Anechoic Chamber
  •   Optical Interferometry Facility:
  • Displacement Interferometry
  • Velocity Interferometry
  • VISAR
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