NIST Micro Drum (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST Micro Drum

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This is a colorized micrograph of NIST’s aluminum drum, which is 15 micrometers in diameter and 100 nanometers thick. The drum is used in quantum information experiments and ultraprecise measurements of mechanical motion.

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A. Sanders/NIST

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