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Conferences

Calibration of IR Test Chambers with the Missile Defense Transfer Radiometer

September 30, 2013

Author(s)

Simon G. Kaplan, Solomon I. Woods, Adriaan C. Carter, Timothy M. Jung

The Missile Defense Transfer Radiometer (MDXR) is designed to calibrate infrared collimated and flood sources over the fW/cm2 to W/cm2 power range from 3 m to...

On the Existence of Face Quality Measures

September 30, 2013

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, J. R. Beveridge, David Bolme, Bruce A. Draper, Geof H. Givens, Yui M. Lui, Su L. Cheng, Mohammad N. Teli, Hao Zhang

We address the problem of the existence of quality measures for face recognition. We introduce the concept of an oracle quality measure, which is an optimal...

Functional Constraints and the Design of a New Watt Balance

September 30, 2013

Author(s)

Leon S. Chao, Stephan Schlamminger, Jon R. Pratt

The functional constraints driving the design of the new permanent-magnet driven watt balance (NIST-4) outline the variables and compromises worthy of...

Propagation of Facial Identities in a Social Network

September 30, 2013

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, Tao Wu, Rama Chellappa

We address the problem of automated face recognition on a social network using a loopy belief propagation frame- work. The proposed approach propagates the...

Diffusive Transport of Multiwall carbon nanotubes through an HDPE geomembrane

September 30, 2013

Author(s)

Pooneh Taghizadeh-Saheli, R. K. Rowe, Elijah Petersen, Denis O'Carroll

Carbon nanotubes are used in a wide range of consumer products. During the last few years, the applications for, and production of, carbon nanotubes has...

Correlations Between Structure and Gas-Adsorption/Separation Properties of Metal-Organic Frameworks

September 30, 2013

Author(s)

Wendy L. Queen, Jason Lee, Miguel Gonzalez, Stephen J. Geier, Jarad A. Mason, Jeffrey R. Long, Craig Brown, Matthew Ross Hudson, Simon J. Teat

To help reduce industrial CO 2 emissions, better materials are required to lower the parasitic energy associated with current carbon capture and sequestration...

Unexpected effect of thermal storage observed on SiC power DMOSFET

September 29, 2013

Author(s)

Zakariae Chbili, Pragya R. Shrestha, Jason P. Campbell, John S. Suehle, Kin P. Cheung, D. E. Ioannou

In this paper we report an unexpected improvement in the SiC DMOSFET transistor characteristics after a long temperature treatment at 150 C. The evolution of...

Assessing consistency of a Mueller matrix measurement by rotation of the sample under test

September 27, 2013

Author(s)

Thomas A. Germer

We present a method for checking the consistency of a Mueller matrix measurement. The method is based upon the rotational properties of a Mueller matrix. The...

SNoW: Understanding the Causes of Strong, Neutral, and Weak Face Impostor Pairs

September 27, 2013

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, Amanda Sgroi, Patrick J. Flynn, Kevin W. Bowyer

The Strong, Neutral, or Weak Face Impostor Pairs problem was generated to explore the causes and impact of impostor face pairs that span varying strengths of...

INTER-BAN INTERFERENCE EVALUATION & MITIGATION: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

September 27, 2013

Author(s)

Kamran Sayrafian, Martina Barbi, Mehdi Alasti, Roberto Verdone

A Body Area Network (BAN) is a radio standard for wireless connectivity of wearable and implantable sensor nodes that are located inside or in proximity to the...

Automated Control of National Time Standards via the SIM Time Scale

September 27, 2013

Author(s)

Michael A. Lombardi, J. Mauricio Lopez-Romero, Nelida Diaz-Munoz

This paper describes a frequency and time control system developed by the Sistema Interamericano de Metrologia (SIM). Due to limited resources, some SIM...

Experimentally Simulating Continuous Wind Driven Firebrand Showers in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires: Overview of the NIST Firebrand Generator (NIST Dragon) Technology

September 27, 2013

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka S. Suzuki

An experimental apparatus, known as the NIST full scale continuous feed Firebrand Generator (the NIST continuous feed Dragon) is presented. The experiment...

Fabrication and characterization of nanostructured III-V thermoelectric materials

September 26, 2013

Author(s)

Clint J. Novotny, Fred Sharifi

Approximately two thirds of all fossil fuel used is lost as heat. Thermoelectric materials, which convert heat into electrical energy, may provide a solution to...

Blow-Down Calibration of a Large 8 Path Ultrasonic Flow Meter under Quasi-Steady Flow Conditions

September 26, 2013

Author(s)

Aaron N. Johnson, Eric Harman, Joey T. Boyd

An array of critical flow venturis (CFVs) was installed in a blow-down facility and used to calibrate a large (i.e., D = 89.5 cm) 8 path ultrasonic flow meter...

The TREC Medical Records Track

September 25, 2013

Author(s)

Ellen M. Voorhees

The Text REtrieval Conference (TREC) is a series of annual workshops designed to build the infrastructure for large-scale evaluation of search systems and thus...

10 TOhm and 100 TOhm High Resistance Measurements at NIST

September 25, 2013

Author(s)

Dean G. Jarrett, Marlin E. Kraft

The measurement techniques, standards, and bridges used to calibrate standard resistors in the 10 TΩ to 100TΩ range at NIST are described. Standard resistors...

Characterizing and Back-Porting Performance Improvement

September 25, 2013

Author(s)

Clif Flynt, Phil Brooks, Donald G. Porter

The Tcl interpreter is constantly being modified and improved. Improvements include new features and performance boosts. Everyone wants to use the latest...

Thermodynamic Analysis and Experimental Study of the Effect of Atmospheric Pressure on the Ice Point

September 24, 2013

Author(s)

Allan H. Harvey, Mark O. McLinden, Weston L. Tew

We present a detailed thermodynamic analysis of the temperature of the ice point as a function of atmospheric pressure. This analysis makes use of accurate...

IMPROVEMENTS TO NIST'S AIR SPEED CALIBRATION SERVICE

September 24, 2013

Author(s)

Iosif I. Shinder, Christopher J. Crowley, Bernard J. Filla, Michael R. Moldover

We discuss five significant improvements to the Air Speed Calibration Service conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): 1. Reduced...

Removing the Hydrocarbon Liquid from Hydrocarbon Liquid Flow Standards

September 24, 2013

Author(s)

Jodie G. Pope, Christopher J. Crowley

NIST and other laboratories calibrate meters that measure the flow of valuable liquids such as petroleum products. Historically, these calibrations have been...

Quantitative microscope characterization for parametric measurements with sub-nm parametric uncertainties

September 23, 2013

Author(s)

Bryan M. Barnes, Jing Qin, Hui Zhou, Richard M. Silver

Recently, a new technique called Fourier normalization has enabled the parametric fitting of optical images with multiple or even a continuum of spatial...

The NIST Robotic Optical Scatter Instrument (ROSI) and its Application to BRDF Measurements of Diffuse Reflectance Standards for Remote Sensing

September 23, 2013

Author(s)

Heather J. Patrick, Clarence J. Zarobila, Thomas A. Germer

We describe the robotic optical scatter instrument (ROSI), a new robotic arm-based goniometer for in-plane and out-of-plane reflectance and bidirectional...

Using a Tunable Ultraviolet Laser for the Inactivation of Water Pathogens

September 22, 2013

Author(s)

Thomas C. Larason, Keith R. Lykke, Ping-Shine Shaw, Lin Chungsan

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation effectively inactivates common pathogens found in ground and surface waters such as Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and most bacterial...

Estimating the Number of Manually Segmented Cellular Objects Required to Evaluate the Accuracy of a Segmentation Algorithm

September 22, 2013

Author(s)

Adele P. Peskin, Joe Chalfoun, John T. Elliott, Karen Kafadar

We propose a new strategy for estimating the number of cellular objects that should be manually segmented for evaluating the segmentation accuracy of an...

Measuring the UV Action Spectra of Pathogens and Surrogates

September 22, 2013

Author(s)

Karl G. Linden, Harold B. Wright, Sara E. Beck, Thomas M. Hargy, Thomas C. Larason, Randi M. McCuin

The use of bioassays to determine reduction equivalent doses delivered by UV reactors is recognized as an effective measure of UV disinfection systems. Low...

Indoor Air Quality in High-Performing Building Case Studies: A Wealth of Intent, A Dearth of Data

September 19, 2013

Author(s)

Kevin Y. Teichman, Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily

In this paper, we review how indoor air quality has been addressed in case studies of high-performing buildings, specifically the case studies described in...

Related-Key Slide Attacks on Block Ciphers with Secret Components

September 18, 2013

Author(s)

Meltem Sonmez Turan

Lightweight cryptography aims to provide sufficient security with low area/power/energy requirements for constrained devices. In this paper, we focus on the...

GPS Integrity Architecture Opportunities

September 16, 2013

Author(s)

Marc A. Weiss, Calvin Miles, Karl J. Kovach, John Dobyne, Karen Van Dyke

The Global Positioning System (GPS) integrity architecture forms the basis for several GPS integrity augmentation systems, most notably, the Wide Area...

Quantum simulation and many-body physics with hundreds of trapped ions

September 14, 2013

Author(s)

John J. Bollinger, Joseph W. Britton, Brian C. Sawyer

By employing forces that depend on the internal electronic state (or spin) of an atomic ion, the Coulomb potential energy of a trapped ion crystal can be...

Statistical Methods for Change-Point Detection in Surface Temperature Records

September 12, 2013

Author(s)

Adam L. Pintar, Antonio M. Possolo, Nien F. Zhang

We describe several statistical methods to detect possible change-points in a time series of values of surface temperature measured at a meteorological station...

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