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• Mercury (element)
  ...ironments in favor of [[alcohol]]-filled, digital, or [[thermistor]]-based instruments. It remains in use in a number of other ways in scientific and scientific r ...ion pump]]s, [[Mercury coulometer|coulometers]], and many other laboratory instruments. As an opaque liquid with a high density and a nearly linear thermal expans
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• Tensometer
  ...user.php#ELECTRONIC_TENSOMETER "What is Electronic Tensometer" from Kudale Instruments]</ref> It is usually loaded with a sample between 2 grips that are either a [[Category:Measuring instruments]]
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• Viscometer
  ...th the clearance between the piston and inside of the cylinder forming the measuring orifice. The viscosity controller measures the time of fall (Time-of-fall s ...iquid (or gas) due to the piston travel and the viscosity is determined by measuring the travel time of the piston. The construction parameters for the annular
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• Particle size distribution
  ...electron microscope|electron micrographs]] is now commercially available. Instruments such as the Retsch Camsizer can perform this analysis on the run using stan Many of these instruments can require a bulk sample (e.g. two to five grams).
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• Institute of Occupational Medicine
  The early work involved measuring dust exposure by counting the number of particles collected from the air by ...ble dust sampler, which has become established as the device of choice for measuring the part of an [[aerosol]] that penetrates beyond the [[larynx]]<ref>Vincen
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• Air safety
  ...9 [[Jimmy Doolittle#Instrument flight|Jimmy Doolittle]] developed [[Flight instruments|instrument flight]]. ...These were most successfully used in conjunction with [[flight instruments|instruments]] in the [[cockpit]] in the form of [[Instrument landing system]]s (ILS), f
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• Time to digital converter
  [[Category:Measuring instruments]]
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• Mechanical filter
  ...ginal application was for temperature compensation of scientific measuring instruments, clocks and marine chronometers. (Gould, p.201.)</ref> can produce a materi ...orio, ''Applied Structural and Mechanical Vibrations: Theory, Methods, and Measuring Instrumentation'', London: Taylor & Francis, 1999 ISBN 0-419-22710-5.
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• Signal generator
  [[Image:Leader LSG-15 signal generator.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Leader Instruments]] LSG-15 signal generator]] ...rators are typically used in conjunction with [[sound level meter]]s, when measuring the acoustics of a room or a sound reproduction system, and/or with oscillo
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• Vectorscope
  ...tions, a vectorscope supplements a [[waveform monitor]] for the purpose of measuring and testing television signals, regardless of format ([[NTSC]], [[PAL]], [[ ...the graticule is a fine grid at the nine-o'clock, or -U position, used for measuring [[differential gain]] and [[differential phase|phase]].
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• Capacitance meter
  ...test|capacitor under test]] with a known [[Electric current|current]] and measuring the rate of rise of the resulting [[voltage]]; the slower the rate of rise, ...high-frequency]] [[alternating current]] through the device under test and measuring the resulting [[volt]]age across it (does not work for polarised capacitors
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• Waveform monitor
  ...video, or on separate inputs), [[eye pattern]] and [[jitter]] displays for measuring the [[physical layer]] parameters of serial-digital television formats, mod * [http://www.leaderusa.com Leader Instruments Corp]
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• Lock-in amplifier
  ...e:Hf2li aufsicht bg blue.png|thumb|250px|A PC-controlled model from Zurich Instruments.]] ...tal lock-in amplifier with PPM resolution | journal = Review of Scientific Instruments | volume = 65 | issue = 3 | pages = 747 | publisher = AIP | month= March |
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• Vector signal analyzer
  Vector signal analyzers are useful in measuring and [[Demodulation|demodulating]] [[Modulation #Digital modulation methods [[Category:Measuring instruments]]
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• Semiconductor curve tracer
  ...ally varying) voltage to the main terminals of the device under test while measuring the amount of current that the device permits to flow. This so-called V-I ( ...eers, die sort engineers, and process development engineers. <ref>Keithley Instruments, Inc. The Challenge of Integrating Three Critical Semiconductor Measurement
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• Transistor tester
  '''Transistor testers''' are instruments for testing the electrical behavior of [[transistor]]s and solid-state [[di This type of tester is used for measuring transistor parameters dynamically under various operating conditions. The r
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• Psophometer
  {{Electrical and electronic measuring equipment}} [[Category:Measuring instruments]]
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• Measuring receiver
  In [[telecommunication]], a '''measuring receiver''' or '''measurement receiver''' is a calibrated laboratory-grade Measuring receivers are used with calibrated antennas to
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• LCR meter
  ...CR measurements have the elements in parallel (as would be encountered in measuring a capacitor with a leaky dielectric).It can also be used to judge the induc {{Electrical and electronic measuring equipment}}
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• Logic probe
  [[Category:Measuring instruments]]
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• Wattmeter
  The '''wattmeter''' is an instrument for measuring the [[electric power]] (or the supply rate of [[electrical energy]]) in [[w ...essentially a wattmeter which accumulates or averages readings; many such instruments measure and can display many parameters and can be used where a wattmeter i
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• Source–measurement unit
  ...st equipment which, as the name indicates, is capable of both sourcing and measuring at the same time. ...sources to a pair of [[terminal (electronics)|terminals]] at the same time measuring the current or voltage across those terminals. Typically when an SMU source
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• Current clamp
  ...by [[Weschler Instruments]], is an example of the iron vane type, used for measuring large AC currents up to 1000 amperes. The iron jaws of the meter direct the [[Category:Measuring instruments]]
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• Q meter
  ...essional laboratories by other types of [[Electrical impedance|impedance]] measuring device, though it is still in use among radio amateurs. It was developed at {{Electrical and electronic measuring equipment}}
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• Frequency counter
  ...strument]], or [[Electronic component|component]] of one, that is used for measuring [[frequency]]. Frequency is defined as the number of events of a particular ...r being used, the resolution of the measurement can be greatly improved by measuring the time required for an entire number of cycles, rather than counting the
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• Ammeter
  ...e Earth's magnetic field for operation. By the late 19th century, improved instruments were designed which could be mounted in any position and allowed accurate m ...struments were called "multipliers".<ref>L. A. Geddes, ''Looking back: how measuring electric current has improved through the ages'', ''IEEE Potentials'', Feb/
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• Galvanometer
  ...'galvanometer''' is a type of [[ammeter]]: an instrument for detecting and measuring [[electric current]]. It is an [[Analogue electronics|analog]] [[electromec ...ter, galvanometers were developed into compact, rugged, sensitive portable instruments that were essential to the development of electrotechnology. A type of galv
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• Automatic test equipment
  ...al multimeter]], or a complicated system containing dozens of complex test instruments (real or simulated [[electronic test equipment]]) capable of automatically ...odel4200-CVU.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Keithley Instruments Series 4200|Keithley Instruments Series 4200 CVU]]
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• Electronic instrumentation
  '''Electronic instrumentation''' refers to [[measuring instrument]]s used to measure the properties of [[Electronics|electrical]] ...Instrumentation is a subject which deals with various types of electrical instruments with their functionality and operation.
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• ESR meter
  An '''ESR meter''' is a two-terminal [[electronics|electronic]] [[measuring instrument]] designed and used primarily to measure the [[equivalent series While there are specialised instruments to detect short-circuits between adjacent PCB tracks, an ESR meter can be u
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• Electronic test equipment
  ...est equipment|Automatic Test Equipment]]. ATE often includes many of these instruments in real and simulated forms. [[Image:Leader LSG-15 signal generator.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Leader Instruments LSG-15 signal generator.]]
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• Spectrometer
  {{about|Spectrometers|the spectral density measuring instrument|Spectrogram}} ...[[wavelength]]s and intensities. Spectrometer is a term that is applied to instruments that operate over a very wide range of wavelengths, from [[gamma ray]]s and
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• Virtual Instrument Software Architecture
  ...such as [[Rohde & Schwarz]], [[Agilent|Agilent Technologies]], [[National Instruments]], [[Tektronix]] and [[Kikusui]]. ...specifications for communication with resources (usually, but not always, instruments) over T&M-specific I/O interfaces such as [[GPIB]] and [[VXI|VXI.]] There
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• Kelvin–Varley divider
  [[Category:Measuring instruments]]
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• Network analyzer (electrical)
  ...t set, and one or more receivers. In some setups, these units are distinct instruments. ...of measurements can be improved with [[calibration]]. Calibration involves measuring known standards and using those measurements to compensate for systematic e
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• Distortion meter
  [[Category:Measuring instruments]]
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• Oscilloscope history
  ...an image of a waveform was through a laborious and painstaking process of measuring the voltage or current of a spinning rotor at specific points around the ax ...formance of pulse circuits it was not calibrated so could not be used as a measuring device. It was, however, useful in producing response curves of IF circuits
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• Scanning mobility particle sizer
  [[Category:Measuring instruments]]
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• Oscilloscope types
  ...in its current form, the [[cathode ray tube]] had already been in use as a measuring device. The cathode ray tube is an evacuated glass envelope, similar to th The response of any oscilloscope is much faster than that of mechanical measuring devices such as the [[multimeter]], where the [[inertia]] of the pointer (a
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• Integrating ADC
  ...plications. Their use is typically limited to digital voltmeters and other instruments requiring highly accurate measurements. ...higher-resolution measurements. For example, assume that we are capable of measuring the charge on the integrator during the run-down phase to a granularity of
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• Test probe
  ...the instantaneous waveform of varying electrical quantities, unlike other instruments which give numerical values of relatively stable quantities. Oscilloscopes, and other instruments which must acquire an accurate representation of a high-frequency signal us
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• Current transformer
  ...d recording instruments. A current transformer also isolates the measuring instruments from what may be very high voltage in the monitored circuit. Current transf Current transformers are used extensively for measuring current and monitoring the operation of the [[power grid]]. Along with volt
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• Microwave power meter
  Usually a microwave power meter will consist of a '''measuring head''' which contains the actual power sensing element, connected via a ca ...nce of other signals at different frequencies a [[spectrum analyzer]] or [[measuring receiver]] is needed.
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• Time-domain reflectometer
  ...situations as diverse as the testing of [[integrated circuit]] packages to measuring liquid levels. In the former, the time domain reflectometer is used to isol ...of the dielectric properties of various materials". ''Review of Scientific Instruments'' '''73''':3553–3562.
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• Electronic Temperature Instruments
  | company_name = Electronic Temperature Instruments | industry = Thermometers, Test and Measurement Instruments
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• Spectrum analyzer
  ...ver, a spectrum analyzer looks like an oscilloscope and, in fact, some lab instruments can function either as an oscilloscope or a spectrum analyzer. * [[Measuring receiver]]
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• Radio-frequency sweep
  * [[Measuring receiver]] [[Category:Measuring instruments]]
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• Skin conductance
  ...ce response''' (SCR) or '''skin conductance level''' (SCL), is a method of measuring the [[electrical conductance]] of the [[human skin|skin]], which varies wit ...for current are along the surface of the skin and through the body. Active measuring involves sending a small amount of current through the body.
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• Class of accuracy in electrical measurements
  ...class of accuracy''' is a figure which represents the error tolerance of a measuring device. ...ual to the voltage between the two terminals of the voltmeter. Ideally the measuring device should not affect the circuit parameters ie, the internal [[impedanc
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• Oscilloscope
  ...s, medicine, engineering, and telecommunications industry. General-purpose instruments are used for maintenance of electronic equipment and laboratory work. Speci ...l computer]]s use the computer's display, allowing them to be used as test instruments.
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