[x] Fabrication (previously SampleComponentFabrication):
The production of a Precursor in controlled conditions performed by a commercial enterprise, one or more Research Users or a third party. Fabrication may require the use of Equipment, Consumable(s) and Instrument(s). A Measurement may also be performed during the Fabrication, e.g., to characterize the intermediate and/or final resulting Precursor(s).
[x] Precursor (previously SampleComponent):
Identifiable entity (typically a piece of material) with distinctive properties (structural, chemical, dimensional, functional and others), which is fabricated during the Fabrication and is used during the Sample Preparation to produce a Sample. It may include one or more substrates, layers, masks, evaporation materials, coatings, and molecules. A single Precursor might itself become the only SampleComponent of a Sample in case it undergoes Measurement. E.g. Precursor1 is ethylene and Precursor2 is a Ni substrate. Ethylene reacts with Ni substrate converting into graphene (SampleComponent1). The result of Sample Preparation is a Sample composed of a graphene layer (SampleComponent1) and the same Ni substrate (SampleComponent2).
[x] SampleComponent (redefinition):
Identifiable entity (typically a piece of material) which constitutes a part of a Sample, usually with distinctive properties (structural, chemical, dimensional, functional and others).
[x] Sample (redefinition):
Identifiable entity (typically a piece of material) with distinctive properties (structural, chemical, dimensional, functional and others), composed by one or more Sample Components, exposed to the Instrument during a Measurement, typically after a Sample Preparation. Sample may be held by a Sample Holder and/or carried by a Sample Carrier during the Measurement. Sample may also stand for a model, configuration or input (or any combination of them) of a Computation.
[x] Sample Preparation (redefinition):
Identifiable and reproducible set of actions (physical changes or chemical reactions) typically carried out by one or more Research Users to produce one or more Samples and/or to make the Sample(s) fit to perform a Measurement. The actions may be performed on (or between) one or more Precursors or Sample(s). Sample Preparation may require the use of Equipment, Consumable(s) and Instrument(s). A Measurement may also be performed during the Sample Preparation, e.g., to characterize the intermediate stages and/or the final resulting Sample(s).
[x] Consumables (new term):
Complementary entity used in Fabrication or Sample Preparation or Measurement which has a limited time capacity or is limited in its number of uses before it is disposed of, necessary to the process itself and normally bought from third party manufacturers. Eg:- gloves, syringes, wipes, etching solutions, glass slides, spatulas, weighing paper, two-sided tape etc.
[x] Equipment (redefinition):
Any kind of item, device, machine or other tool (also virtual) used by one or more Research Users to perform one or more Fabrication, Sample Preparations and/or Measurements. Usually, the Equipment is located in a Laboratory hosted by an Institution and is usually an investment. According to this definition, an Instrument is a particular type of Equipment.
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[x] Fabrication (previously SampleComponentFabrication): The production of a Precursor in controlled conditions performed by a commercial enterprise, one or more Research Users or a third party. Fabrication may require the use of Equipment, Consumable(s) and Instrument(s). A Measurement may also be performed during the Fabrication, e.g., to characterize the intermediate and/or final resulting Precursor(s).
[x] Precursor (previously SampleComponent): Identifiable entity (typically a piece of material) with distinctive properties (structural, chemical, dimensional, functional and others), which is fabricated during the Fabrication and is used during the Sample Preparation to produce a Sample. It may include one or more substrates, layers, masks, evaporation materials, coatings, and molecules. A single Precursor might itself become the only SampleComponent of a Sample in case it undergoes Measurement. E.g. Precursor1 is ethylene and Precursor2 is a Ni substrate. Ethylene reacts with Ni substrate converting into graphene (SampleComponent1). The result of Sample Preparation is a Sample composed of a graphene layer (SampleComponent1) and the same Ni substrate (SampleComponent2).
[x] SampleComponent (redefinition): Identifiable entity (typically a piece of material) which constitutes a part of a Sample, usually with distinctive properties (structural, chemical, dimensional, functional and others).
[x] Sample (redefinition): Identifiable entity (typically a piece of material) with distinctive properties (structural, chemical, dimensional, functional and others), composed by one or more Sample Components, exposed to the Instrument during a Measurement, typically after a Sample Preparation. Sample may be held by a Sample Holder and/or carried by a Sample Carrier during the Measurement. Sample may also stand for a model, configuration or input (or any combination of them) of a Computation.
[x] Sample Preparation (redefinition): Identifiable and reproducible set of actions (physical changes or chemical reactions) typically carried out by one or more Research Users to produce one or more Samples and/or to make the Sample(s) fit to perform a Measurement. The actions may be performed on (or between) one or more Precursors or Sample(s). Sample Preparation may require the use of Equipment, Consumable(s) and Instrument(s). A Measurement may also be performed during the Sample Preparation, e.g., to characterize the intermediate stages and/or the final resulting Sample(s).
[x] Consumables (new term): Complementary entity used in Fabrication or Sample Preparation or Measurement which has a limited time capacity or is limited in its number of uses before it is disposed of, necessary to the process itself and normally bought from third party manufacturers. Eg:- gloves, syringes, wipes, etching solutions, glass slides, spatulas, weighing paper, two-sided tape etc.
[x] Equipment (redefinition): Any kind of item, device, machine or other tool (also virtual) used by one or more Research Users to perform one or more Fabrication, Sample Preparations and/or Measurements. Usually, the Equipment is located in a Laboratory hosted by an Institution and is usually an investment. According to this definition, an Instrument is a particular type of Equipment.