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Book Chapters

Impact of automation on precision

Author(s)
M A. Donmez, Johannes A. Soons
Automation has significant impacts on the economy and the development and use of technology. In this section, the impacts of automation on precision, which

Cyber Security Standards

Author(s)
Karen A. Scarfone, Daniel R. Benigni, Timothy Grance
The goal of cyber security standards is to improve the security of information technology (IT) systems, networks, and critical infrastructures. A cyber security

Primary Standards for Brachytherapy Sources

Author(s)
Michael G. Mitch, Christopher G. Soares
The AAPM dosimetry protocol for LDR brachytherapy seeds that emit x-rays of energies ≤ 50 keV is described in the TG-43U1 report (Rivard et al. 2004). In this

Nanoscopic Porous Sensors

Author(s)
John J. Kasianowicz, Joseph W. Robertson, Elaine Chan, Joseph E. Reiner, Vincent M. Stanford
There are thousands of different nanometer-scale pores in biology,many of which act as sensors for specific chemical agents. Recent work suggests that protein

BACnetRG Measures Up.

Author(s)
Steven T. Bushby
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has two campus facilities, the main one in Gaithersburg, MD, near Washington, D.C., and a smaller

BACnetRG at Georgia Tech.

Author(s)
David G. Holmberg, D P. Alexander, C Ejimofor
Large facility owners generally negotiate yearly or multiyear electric service agreements and often are given lower base rates in exchange for sharing the risk

Theory of Spin Transfer Torque

Author(s)
Mark D. Stiles
In magnetic multilayers, the spin polarized currents flowing between the magnetic layers can exert torques on the magnetizations of the layers when the

Spin Transfer Torque and Dynamics

Author(s)
Mark D. Stiles, J Miltat
The currents in magnetic multilayers are spin polarized and carry enough angular momentum that they can cause magnetic reversal and induce stable precession of

Exchange Coupling in Magnetic Multilayers

Author(s)
Mark D. Stiles
In magnetic multilayers, the magnetizations of two ferromagnetic layers separated by a non-magnetic spacer layer are coupled by the electrons in the spacer

E-Government Security Issues and Measures

Author(s)
William C. Barker
The Handbook will be a three-volume, 2,400-page reference source providing state-of-the-art information concerning the information, computer and network

Trapping and Moving Atoms on Surfaces

Author(s)
Robert Celotta, Joseph A. Stroscio
We have used a scanning tunneling microscope to laterally reposition a single cobalt atom adsorbed on the (111) face of a copper crystal. We find that the atom

Microscale Heat Transfer at Low Temperatures

Author(s)
Ray Radebaugh
This paper discusses the fundamentals and applications of heat transfer in small space and time domains at low temperatures. The modern trend toward

Ceiling Jet Flows.

Author(s)
D D. Evans
Much of the hardware associated with detection and suppression of fires in commercial, manufacturing, storage, and recently constructed residential buildings is

Samples and Standards

Author(s)
Richard M. Lindstrom, C Yonezawa
For analytical accuracy, the detailed interaction of neutrons with the sample is of more importance in prompt-gamma activation analysis (PGAA) with a neutron

Interlayer Exchange Coupling

Author(s)
Mark D. Stiles
In magnetic multilayers, in which ferromagnetic layers are separated by non-magnetic spacer layers, the magnetizations are coupled by interactions across the