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Books

What is the Role of Wear Testing and Joint Simulator Studies in Discriminating Among Materials and Designs?

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Stephen M. Hsu

Controlled wear testing should be used to develop understanding of wear mechanisms and the influence of various parameters on materials behavior. Simulator...

Nano-Lubrication: Concept and Design

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Stephen M. Hsu

The advent of micro-electromechanical devices (MEMs), sensors, actuators, microsystems, and nanotechnology have called to attention the effect of friction on...

Fundamental Constants and the Hydrogen Atom

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Peter J. Mohr, Barry N. Taylor

A review is given of the latest adjustment of the values of the fundamental constants. The new values are recommended by the Committee on Data for Science and...

Highly Charged Ion Studies at the NIST EBIT

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

L P. Ratliff, J R. Roberts

Fundamentals of Mass Spectrometry of Organic Compounds

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Anzor I. Mikaia, Vladimir G. Zaikin, Alexey V. Varlamov, Nikolay A. Prostakov

The book is about mass spectrometry, design of instruments, theoretical aspects and methodological approaches, includes exercises. Portions of the book...

A new type of frequency chain and its application to fundamental frequency metrology, ed by S.G. Karshenboim et al.

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Thomas Udem, J Reichert, R Holzwarth, Scott Diddams, D J. Jones, Jun Ye, Steven T. Cundiff, T W. Hansch, John L. Hall

Quantum Gates Using Motional States in an Optical Lattice, ed. by P. Tombesi and O. Hirota

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

E Charron, Eite Tiesinga, F H. Mies, Carl J. Williams

A First Step Toward Photorealistic Rendering of Coated Surfaces and Computer-Based Standards of Appearance

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Fern Y. Hunt, Egon Marx, G Meyer, Theodore V. Vorburger, P Walker, H Westlund

Visible Fluoride Fiber Lasers

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

David S. Funk, J. G. Eden

The advent of low-loss fluoride fibers has led to the demonstration of numerous room-temperature lasers based on rare-earth transitions at wavelengths ranging...

Definitions of Terms and Modes Used at NIST for Value-Assignment of Reference Materials for Chemical Measurement

December 1, 2000

Author(s)

Willie E. May, Reenie M. Parris, C. M. Beck II, John D. Fassett, Robert R. Greenberg, Franklin R. Guenther, Gary W. Kramer, Stephen A. Wise, T.E. Gills, R Gettings, Bruce S. MacDonald

Ionic Fluids Near Critical Points and at High Temperatures

November 1, 2000

Author(s)

Johanna M.H. Levelt-Sengers, Allan H. Harvey, S. Wiegand

Electron Interactions with Excited Atoms and Molecules

October 1, 2000

Author(s)

Loucas G. Christophorou, James K. Olthoff

Elastic, inelastic, and superelastic scattering of electrons by and electron-impact ionization of excited atoms are reviewed and discussed and the role of the...

Growth, characterization, and applications of self-assembled InGaAs quantum dots

October 1, 2000

Author(s)

Richard P. Mirin, A C. Gossard

Interest in quantum dots has reached new highs in recent years because of the ease of fabricating uniform arrays in situ via the transformation of a highly...

Ionic Fluids Near Critical Points, and at High Temperatures

October 1, 2000

Author(s)

Johanna Levelt Sengers, Allan H. Harvey, S. Wiegand

Describes ionic fluids near critical points, and at high temperatures. The present chapter includes an update on theory and experiments since 1996.

Electron Collision Data for Plasma-Processing Gases

October 1, 2000

Author(s)

Loucas G. Christophorou, James K. Olthoff

Low-temperature plasma applications require detailed understanding of the physical and chemical processes occurring in the plasmas themselves. For instance, as...

Hand-Held Metal Detectors for Use in Concealed Weapon and Contraband Detection

September 25, 2000

Author(s)

Nicholas G. Paulter Jr.

The original National Institute of Justice (NIJ) standard for hand-held metal detectors for use in concealed weapon detection was written in 1974 and revised in...

Electrical, Physical and Chemical Characterization

September 1, 2000

Author(s)

Thomas J. Shaffner, D Schroder

Cryogenic Technology Information Retrieval System

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

R A. Mohling, W L. Hufferd, E D. Marquardt

Certification of Organic Substances

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

Stephen A. Wise, J. Jacob

Melting Equilibria of the 223 (Bi,Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu) High T_c Superconductor in Oxygen

April 17, 2000

Author(s)

Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Lawrence P. Cook

Melting information for the Pb-doped 2223 high T c phase in the Bi(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system is important for the superconducting wire and tape industry. This paper...

Trapping Highly Charged Ions: Fundamentals and Applications

April 1, 2000

Author(s)

John D. Gillaspy

Fundamentals and applications for trapping highly charged ions.

Infrared Spectroscopy: From Free Radicals to the Infrared Sky

April 1, 2000

Author(s)

G Duxbury

Standard Reference Materials for the Determination of Trace Organic Constituents in Environmental Samples

March 1, 2000

Author(s)

Stephen A. Wise, Michele M. Schantz, Dianne L. Poster, M. J. Lopez de Alda, Lane C. Sander

Heterologous Expression of Bovine Opsin in Pichia Pastoris

March 1, 2000

Author(s)

N G. Abdulaev, K D. Ridge

The overproduction of bovine opsin and structurally related receptors in a variety of heterologous systems has so far proven quite difficult and consequently...

An Overview of Nano-Micro-Meso Scale Manufacturing at NIST

January 1, 2000

Author(s)

E C. Teague, Jun-Feng Song, Bradley N. Damazo, John Evans, Matthew A. Davies, Nicholas G. Dagalakis

The Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) has a unique mission of discrete part manufacturing technology within the National Institute of Standards and...