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Book Chapters

Radiochromic Film

Author(s)
Christopher G. Soares, Sameul Trichter, Slobodan Devic
Media that turns color upon being irradiated (coloration detectors) were some of the earliest available detectors for ionizing radiation. Besides conventional

Interoperable Methodologies and Techniques in CAD

Author(s)
Semiha Kiziltas, Fernanda Leite, Burcu Akinci, Robert R. Lipman
It is estimated that the cost of inadequate interoperability in the U.S. capital facilities industry is approximately $15.8 billion per year. Lack of or

Mineralogical and Microstructural Evolution Review

Author(s)
Kenneth A. Snyder
The mineralogical and microstructural changes that occur in cementitious systems during hydration are summarized. The discussion concentrates on changes that

Optical Properties of Semiconductors

Author(s)
David G. Seiler, Stefan Zollner, Alain C. Diebold, Paul Amirtharaj
Rapid advances in semiconductor manufacturing and associated technologies have increased the need for optical characterization techniques for materials analysis

Quantitative Assessment of Robot-generated Maps

Author(s)
Christopher J. Scrapper Jr, Rajmohan Madhavan, Adam S. Jacoff, R Lakaemper, A Censi, Afzal A. Godil, Asim Wagan
Mobile robotic mapping is now considered to be a sufficiently mature field with demonstrated successes in various domains. While there has been much progress

STEP in a Nutshell

Author(s)
Thomas R. Kramer, Xun Xu
This chapter gives an overview of STEP, assuming that the reader may not be familiar with STEP. The chapter gives a short example of an industrial use of STEP

Treatment of Uncertainties in Radiation Dosimetry

Author(s)
Michael G. Mitch, Larry DeWerd, Ronaldo Minniti, J Williamson
When one perform a physical measurement or a Monte Carlo simulation and obtains a numerical result, the following questions may be asked. How accurate is the

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
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