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Gaithersburg

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Nuclear Theory and Radiation Data

The Nuclear Theory and Data Group was originally formed at NIST’s Washington, D.C., site by the eminent 20th-century physicist Ugo Fano. By...

Equipo Huracán María

Equipo Nacional de Seguridad en la Construcción Joseph Main (Líder) El Dr. Joseph A. Main es un ingeniero estructural investigador en el...

Manganese Bath Facility

The manganese sulfate bath facility in Building 245 provides a method for accurately measuring the rate of neutron emissions from a...
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Radon Calibration Facility

Radon-222 is a naturally occurring radioactive byproduct of radium-226. Radon is a known carcinogen, and the radon detection and mitigation...

Editor Window

Introduction The Editor Window can be found at: Window--> Editor and allows editing of several types of NICE files: Trajectories Sequences...

Custom Command Pages

Intro It can be accessed at: Window-->Custom Commands. This GUI provides a convenient shortcut for running common commands. This GUI can...
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Cobalt-60 Pool Source

In 1965, on the newly built Gaithersburg, Maryland, campus of the National Bureau of Standards (NBS, now the National Institute of Standards...
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Linac

A linear accelerator, or “linac,” is basically a long hollow pipe, depleted of nearly all its air, through which electrons are accelerated...
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Mammographic X-Ray Facility

Women undergoing mammography exams at accredited U.S. facilities can be assured of receiving proper X-ray exposures thanks to the National...
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Joseph W. Motz

1918-present Joseph W. Motz received his B.S. in physics from the University of Wisconsin in 1941 and his M.S. from Cornell University...
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James E. Leiss

1924-2008 James E. Leiss received his B.S. in physics from Case Institute of Technology in 1946; his M.S. in physics from the University...
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Harold Wyckoff

1910-1999 Harold Wyckoff received his B.S. in physics from the University of Washington in 1934. He earned his Ph.D. from the University...
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William L. McLaughlin

1928-2005 William L. McLaughlin received a B.S. in physics from Hampton-Sydney College in 1949. He was hired at the National Bureau of...
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Wilfrid B. Mann

1908-2001 Wilfrid Mann received his B.Sc. in math and physics from Imperial College London in 1930 and his Ph.D. in physics from the...
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Robert Madden

1928-2014 Robert Madden received his B.S. in physics from the University of Rochester in 1950, and he earned his Ph.D. in physics from...
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Robert Loevinger

1916-2005 Robert Loevinger received his B.A. in astronomy and mathematics with minor in physics from the University of Minnesota in 1936...
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Herman William Koch

1920-2020 Herman William Koch received his B.S. in physics and mathematics from Queens College, City University of New York, in 1941. He...
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John Hubbell

1925-2007 John Hubbell received his B.S.E. in engineering physics from the University of Michigan in 1940. He earned his M.S. in physics...
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