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Magnification Reference Standard - MRS-3, MRS-3XY, MRS-3XYZ

Designed specifically for compliance with international accreditation systems such as ISO 9000 and ISO Guide 25 programs



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Product Description
This highly innovative and useful and unique product is a magnification calibration standard for ISO-9000 certification procedures. This one standard addresses magnification calibration for light microscopy (transmitted & vertical illumination), confocal microscopy, SEM (backscattered & secondary) and even TEM (using a bulk holder for secondary electron imaging)! This NIST traceable stage micrometer standard has a useful range for horizontal and vertical axes at any magnification from 10X to 50,000X. Can also be used for particle size counting calibration and resolution testing.

Technical Specifications
Size: approximately 9 X 9 X 2.0 mm
Construction: fused silica base with coating of ITO (optically transparent and electrically conductive (100nm) and anti-reflective chromium (100nm) to form the pattern. Retainers are available for ease of handling and protecting the MRS-3. Specify your make and model of microscope. The most common retainer (SEM/R) is 1" OD X 1/8" thick. It has a hole in the center for transmitted optical illumination.

Retainers are available and highly recommended for ease of handling and protecting the MRS-3. Specify your make and model of microscope. The most common retainer (SEM/R) is 1" OD X 1/8" thick. It has a hole in the center for transmitted optical illumination. It is designed specifically for any SEM stage capable of taking a one inch metallographic mount.

Z-direction calibration:
The step height is 100 nm in the vertical direction. The z-calibration is not useful for light microscopy or SEM but can be very useful for confocal and any type of profilometry.

Classification of the different product forms:
The MRS-3 is available in three different forms:
Just the basic product, as described but without any calibrations or certification. This is SPI# 02766-AB. Or as described above but with complete calibration and certification in the X and Y directions (but not the z direction). This is SPI# 02767-AB.

Or as described above but with complete calibration and certification, not just in X and Y but also the Z direction. This is SPI# 02768-AB

Range of use:
The MRS-3 allows calibration of magnifications from about 10X to 50,000X. The maximum dimension is 8.000 +/- .00025 mm in the X and Y dimensions. The smallest dimension is a pitch of 2µm (1µm bar + 1µm space). The three images below were taken with a scanning electron microscope in the backscattered electron mode. They represent only a small part of the patterns available in the MRS-3.

2µm pitch pattern- 1µm bar + 1µm space, +/- 0.1µm


Circles, 4 sets, 2µm - 100µm.


50µm pitch pattern- 25µm bar + 5µm space


Note that it is highly recommended that the MRS-3 Magnification Reference Standard be purchased with the retainer ring for protection of your investment and also for ease of handling and use.


For use in an SEM:

The Magnification Reference Standard is available in three different forms:
SPI #EachIn Stock
MRS-3 Not Traceable and without retainer ring02766-AB$ 547.11 Add to cartNo
MRS-3XY Calibrated in X and Y directions without retainer ring02767-AB  1674.83 Add to cartYes
MRS-3XYZ Calibrated in X, Y, and Z directions without retainer ring02768-AB  2009.80 Add to cartNo

Optional items/services:
Retainer ring - highly recommended02769-AB    111.66 Add to cartYes
Recalibration and cleaning: X and Y02767R-AB  1116.56 Add to cartNo
Recalibration and cleaning: X, Y, and Z02768R-AB  1451.52 Add to cartNo


For use in a STEM:

The Magnification Reference Standard is available in three different forms:
(Scanning mode only, not available for transmission mode)
SPI #EachIn Stock
MRS-3 (3mm) Not Traceable and without Retainer Ring02760-AB    713.95 Add to cartNo
MRS-3XY (3mm) Calibrated in X and Y directions without retainer ring02761-AB    1840.66 Add to cartNo
MRS-3XYZ (3mm) Calibrated in X, Y, and Z directions without retainer ring02762-AB    2175.32 Add to cartNo


Optional items/services:
Retainer ring - highly recommended02772-AB    167.33 Add to cartNo
Recalibration and cleaning: X and Y02761R-AB  1282.88 Add to cartNo
Recalibration and cleaning: X, Y and Z02762R-AB  1617.55 Add to cartNo

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