Journal Published Online: 01 July 2012
Volume 40, Issue 4

A Gauge Study for Dynamic Light Scattering and Differential Mobility Analyzer Instruments

CODEN: JTEVAB

Abstract

This paper presents the performance of dynamic light scattering (DLS) and differential mobility analyzer (DMA) instruments in measuring nanoparticle size data using a gauge repeatability and reproducibility (GR&R) study based on the mixed model. The adequacy of the measurement process was evaluated using a measure of %GR&R with its confidence interval. The results show that the performance of the DMA instrument is superior to that of the DLS with regard to all variance components of a GR&R study. However, both instruments performed poorly in terms of %GR&R. Therefore, the part and measurement system require further improvement. Using these empirical study applications, this research promotes and maintains measurement quality through procedure analysis.

Author Information

Wang, F.
Dept. of Industrial Management, National Taiwan Univ. of Science and Technology, Taipei, TW
Chern, H.
Dept. of Industrial Management, National Taiwan Univ. of Science and Technology, Taipei, TW Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection, Ministry of Economic Affairs (BSMI, MOEA), Taipei, TW
Yu, T.
Center for Measurement Standards, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW
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Stock #: JTE104297
ISSN: 0090-3973
DOI: 10.1520/JTE104297