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Technical Note (NIST TN)

Predicted and Measured Field Strengths in the Boulder Area from Two Proposed Terrestrial Digital Television Tower Sites

May 1, 2001

Author(s)

Christopher L. Holloway, F. Sanders, Paul McKenna

NIST Technical Note No. 1438: Optical Radiation Measurement with Selected Detectors and Matched Electronic Circuits Between 200 nm and 20 υm

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

George P. Eppeldauer

Users' Guide to the NIST-High-Voltage Capacitance Ratio Bridge

March 28, 2001

Author(s)

Eric D. Simmon, Gerald FitzPatrick, O. Petersons

This TechNote has been written as a guide to the operation of and applications for the NIST Capacitor Ratio Bridge (CRB). The theory, design, and operating

FY2000 Annual Report--Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program (NGP)

March 1, 2001

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann

The Department of Defenses Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program (NGP) has completed its fourth year of research with a revised goal to develop

Submicrometer Linewidth Metrology

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Michael T. Postek, Robert D. Larrabee

Microwave Dielectric Characterization of Unpatterned Thin Films Using a TE_0γŅ Dielectric Resonator Technique Theory

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Richard G. Geyer, Clifford Krowne

An axially-layered cylindrical dielectric resonator comprised of substrate and thin film is placed into a parallel plate waveguide and operated in axi-symmetric

Technical Reference for CFAST: An Engineering Tool for Estimating Fire and Smoke Transport (NIST TN 1431)

March 1, 2000

Author(s)

Walter W. Jones, Glenn P. Forney, Richard D. Peacock, Paul A. Reneke

CFAST is a zone model capable of predicting the environment in a multi-compartment structure subjected to a fire. It calculates the time evolving distribution

Design and Testing of NFRad - A New Noise Measurement System

March 1, 2000

Author(s)

Chriss A. Grosvenor, James P. Randa, Robert L. Billinger

The NIST Noise project has constructed and tested a new, automated, coaxial (GPC-7) radiometer for the measurement of noise sources in the 8-12 GHz frequency

RF Material Characterization Using a Large-Diameter (76.8 mm) Coaxial Air Line

February 1, 2000

Author(s)

Chriss A. Jones, John H. Grosvenor Jr, Claude Weil

We report the development of a 76.84 mm (3.025 in) diameter coaxial air line system whose purpose is to measure the dielectric and magnetic properties of bulk

Bose-Einstein Condensation at JILA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology,

January 1, 2000

Author(s)

Charles W. Clark, Eric A. Cornell, Paul S. Julienne, William D. Phillips

Bose-Einstein Condensation at JILA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Volume II: Attainment of Bose-Einstein Condensation and Exploration of Condensate Physics

January 1, 2000

Author(s)

Charles W. Clark, Eric A. Cornell, Paul S. Julienne, William D. Phillips

Comparison of Passive Intermodulation Measurements for the U. S. Wireless Industry

October 1, 1999

Author(s)

Jeffrey Jargon, Donald C. DeGroot

In response to requests by U.S. industry and members of the International Electrotechnical Commission, the National Institute of Standards and Technology

The Switched Coupler Measurement System for High Power RF Calibrations

July 1, 1999

Author(s)

J. W. Allen

High-Dimensional Empirical Linear Prediction (HELP) Toolbox User's Guide, Version 2.2

May 1, 1999

Author(s)

Andrew D. Koffman, T. M. Souders, Gerard N. Stenbakken, Hans Engler

This user's guide will assist software users in the understanding of the theory and procedures underlying the High-dimensional Empirical Linear Prediction (HELP

An Analysis of Efficiency Testing Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act: A Case Study with Application to Distribution Transformers

April 1, 1999

Author(s)

Ken L. Stricklett, M Vangel, O. Petersons

The protocols for efficiency testing promulgated by 10 CFR part 430 and established under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 as amended (EPCA) are

Dielectric and Magnetic Properties of Printed Wiring Boards and Other Substrate Materials

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

James R. Baker-Jarvis, Billy F. Riddle, Michael D. Janezic

This is an overview of dielectric and magnetic material measurements on printed wiring board and substrate materials. The most commonly used methods are

Stripline Resonator for Electromagnetic Measurements of Materials

February 23, 1999

Author(s)

Chriss A. Jones, Y. Kantor, John H. Grosvenor Jr, Michael D. Janezic

A stripline resonator was used to measure the relative dielectric and magnetic properties of materials in the frequency range from 150 MHz to 2 GHz. Measurement

The NIST Microwave Power Standards in Waveguide

February 1, 1999

Author(s)

J. W. Allen, Fred R. Clague, N T. Larsen, M. P. Weidman

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) microwave power standards in waveguide consist of automated microcalorimeters and associated transfer

Evaluation of the NASA Langley Research Center Mode-Stirred Chamber Facility

January 1, 1999

Author(s)

John M. Ladbury, Galen H. Koepke, Dennis G. Camell

We performed extensive tests on three mode-stirred (reverberation) chambers operated by the High Intensity Radiation Laboratory located at the National

Electromagnetic Theory of Reverberation Chambers

December 1, 1998

Author(s)

David A. Hill

This report presents the electromagnetic theory of reverberation chambers as applied to electromagnetic compatibility measurements.

Electrical Properties and Dielectric Relaxation of DNA in Solution

November 1, 1998

Author(s)

James R. Baker-Jarvis, Chriss A. Jones, Billy F. Riddle

In this report we overview and summarize the electrical properties and dielectric relaxation of solvenated DNA.

Uncertainty Assessment for Standard Antenna Measurements on the Open Area Test Site

September 1, 1998

Author(s)

Dennis G. Camell

The National Institute of Standards and Technology calibrates electromagnetic compatibility antennas using the standard antenna method. This method uses a

Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale: A Critique Based on Observations of the Jarrell Tornado of May 27, 1997 (NIST TN 1426)

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

Long T. Phan, Emil Simiu

On May 27, 1997, several tornadoes hit the Central Texas area in the counties of McLennan, Bell, Williamson, and Travis. The most destructive of these tornadoes

A Portable Calibrator for Across-the-Road Radar Systems

May 1, 1998

Author(s)

Arthur Ondrejka, Robert T. Johnk

Optical Fiber Connectors: An Interlaboratory Comparison of Measurements of Endface Geometry

April 1, 1998

Author(s)

Timothy J. Drapela

An interlaboratory measurement comparison, dealing with geometrical parameters of convex spherically polished optical fiber connector ferrule endfaces, was

Uncertainties in NIST Noise-Temperature Measurements

March 1, 1998

Author(s)

James P. Randa

Uncertainty analyses are presented for NIST measurements of noise temperature. All systems currently used in NIST calibrations of thermal-noise sources are