Calibration Services

Gamma Scientific offers an extensive range of calibration services in accordance with ANSI/NCSL Z540-I-1994 using our in-house, NIST-calibrated standards. All Gamma Scientific standards are calibrated annually by NIST, ensuring the lowest uncertainty calibrations and measurements available from a non-national standards lab.

The Gamma Scientific laboratory performs ENERGY STAR lighting certification and is NVLAP accredited for Solid State Lighting Luminaires, including LM-79 testing.

Gamma Scientific (NVLAP Lab Code 200823-0), has been awarded accreditation by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program under the Energy Efficient Lighting Products Program.


 

This includes LM-79 accreditation for Solid State Lighting Luminaires – Total Flux Measurements (Luminous Efficacy) and Solid State Lighting Luminaires –Luminous Intensity Measurements.

View the scope of Gamma Scientific’s NVLAP Laboratory Accreditation

Solid-State Lighting (SSL Testing)

  • High Resolution Goniometric Measurements
  • Total Power Output using our 2 meter sphere
  • Spectroradiometric Measurements
  • Low Uncertainty (~1%) Photometric Measurements
  • Output Efficiency (Lumens/Watt)
  • Lumen Depreciation Testing
  • Specific Environmental Testing Conditions

Photometric and Radiometric Measurements

  • Lumens
  • Lux (lumens/m²)
  • Footcandles (lumens/ft²)
  • Candelas (lumens/steradian)
  • Candela/m² (nit)
  • Footlamberts (1/pi*candela/ft²)
  • Watts
  • Watt/cm²
  • Watt/cm²/sr

Spectral Radiometric Measurements (covering 200 nanometers to 2.4 micrometers)

  • Watts/nm
  • Watt/cm²/nm
  • Watt/cm²/sr/nm

Display Measurements (Flat Panel, LED, Plasma, Projection and CRT)

  • Color and chromaticity
  • Luminance
  • Viewing-angle color and luminance
  • Polarization

Night-vision Measurements

  • ANVIS Radiance (AR) per MIL-STD-3009 and MIL-L-85762A down to 10-12 AR
  • Spectral radiometric measurements down to 10-16 watts/cm²/nm

Transmission Measurements

  • Spectral transmission measurements available down to 0.0001% transmission

Reflection Measurements

  • Spectral specular and diffuse reflection measurements available down to 0.01% reflection

Filter Design

  • Extensive filter fit and design capabilities for photometric, radiometric and tristimulus filter designs for CCD, CMOS, and silicon detectors

Goniometric Measurements

  • Full goniometric classification of lamps and reflectors down to 0.002 degree repeatability

Traffic/Highway Safety Calibration and Measurement