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Books

Perfluorinated Alkyl Acids in Wildlife

Author(s)
Jessica L. Reiner, Benjamin J. Place
The first measurements of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in wildlife from the aqueous and terrestrial environment showed their ubiquitous presence. Since the

Alanine-EPR High-Dose Radiation Metrology

Author(s)
Marc F. Desrosiers
A comprehensive guide to the calibration, use, and maintenance of the alanine-EPR metrology system for high-dose radiation dosimetry is presented. Alanine

CHAPTER 4: Density Standards and Traceability

Author(s)
Mark O. McLinden
Most instruments for measuring fluid density are not absolute instruments—they must be calibrated with one or more fluids of known density. The selection of

Optically-Pumped Magnetometers for MEG

Author(s)
Svenja A. Knappe, Tillman H. Sander, Lutz Trahms
Optically-pumped magnetometers (OPMs) have seen rapid progress over the last decade in terms of performance and technology development. As highly sensitive room

Chapter 10: Color and Appearance

Author(s)
Maria E. Nadal, Clarence J. Zarobila
This chapter will cover the topic of color and appearance measurements. These measurements essentially constitute a specific example of the measurements

USA - Characteristics, Impacts, and Future Directions

Author(s)
Sarah Slaughter, Douglas Thomas, Robert E. Chapman
Investments in the built environment provide the basis for civil society and commerce, and construction is an engine of growth for the U.S. economy, equaling

Transport Properties of Fluids near Critical Points

Author(s)
Jan V. Sengers, Richard A. Perkins
This chapter reviews the currently available information concerning the behavior of transport properties near the vapor-liquid critical point of fluids and

Figures of Merit

Author(s)
Thomas J. Bruno
In the interpretation of results from a particular technique, one often must evaluate the performance of the measurement on the basis of objective measures that

Standards in Biothermodynamics

Author(s)
Robert N. Goldberg
The field of biothermodynamics encompasses physical property measurements on biochemical and biological systems. This chapter reviews the status of standards

ASME International Steam Tables for Industrial Use, Third Edition

Author(s)
Allan H. Harvey, William T. Parry, James C. Bellows, John S. Gallagher, Richard D. Harwood
This is an update of the standard ASME "Steam Tables" book, giving tables and charts of thermodynamic and transport properties for water and steam, along with

Semiconductor-based detectors

Author(s)
Sergio Cova, Massimo Ghioni, Mark A. Itzler, Joshua Bienfang, Alessandro Restelli
There is nowadays a widespread and growing interest in low-level light detection and imaging. This interest is driven by the need for high sensitivity in

ENVIRONMENTAL METABOLOMICS: NMR TECHNIQUES

Author(s)
Myrna Simpson, Dan Bearden
Environmental metabolomics is a rapidly growing area of research, and over the last decade the focus has been on organism responses to various types of

Hybrid Detectors

Author(s)
Sergey V. Polyakov, Alan L. Migdall, Franco N. Wong, Ivo P. Degiovanni, Ian Walmsley, Hendrik B. Coldenstrodt-Ronge
We present an overview of e orts to improve photon-counting detection systems through the use of hybrid detection techniques such as spatial- and time

Photomultiplier tubes

Author(s)
Sergey V. Polyakov
Photomultiplier tubes (PMTs), also known as photomultipliers, are remarkable devices. While a PMT was the rst device to detect light at the single photon level