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Conferences

Johnson-noise thermometry based on a quantized-voltage noise source at NIST

September 11, 2013

Author(s)

Alessio Pollarolo, Tae H. Jeong, Samuel Benz, Paul Dresselhaus, Horst Rogalla, Weston L. Tew

Johnson Noise Thermometry is an electronic approach to measuring temperature. For several years, NIST has been developing a switching-correlator-type Johnson...

Development of a Quantum-Voltage-Calibrated Noise Thermometer at NIM

September 11, 2013

Author(s)

Jifeng Qu, Samuel Benz, Jianqiang Zhang, Horst Rogalla, Yang Fu, Alessio Pollarolo, Jintao Zhang

A quantum-voltage-calibrated Johnson-noise thermometer was developed at NIM, which measures the Boltzmann constant k through comparing the thermal noise across...

Link Layer Adaptation in Body Area Networks: Balancing Reliability and Longevity

September 8, 2013

Author(s)

Vladimir V. Marbukh, Kamran Sayrafian, Mehdi Alasti

High-performance free-space photonic links for frequency/time transfer

September 8, 2013

Author(s)

Nathan R. Newbury, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, William C. Swann, Laura C. Sinclair, Esther Baumann, Ian R. Coddington

We discuss optical two-way time and frequency transfer over air to connect remote optical clocks/oscillators. This method can link remote sites with a residual...

Fracture toughness instrumentation techniques for single-specimen clamped SE(T) tests on X100 line pipe steel: Experimental Setup

September 7, 2013

Author(s)

Timothy Weeks, Joseph D. McColskey, David T. Read, M. D. Richards

A Study of the Diurnal in the Transatlantic TWSTFT Difference

September 7, 2013

Author(s)

Victor S. Zhang, Thomas E. Parker

The daily variation (diurnal) in the two-way satellite time and frequency transfer (TWSTFT) difference is one of the most significant instabilities of the...

Holographic Radius Test Plates

September 7, 2013

Author(s)

Quandou (. Wang, Johannes A. Soons, Ulf Griesmann

We evaluate a method for testing the radius of spheres with a hologram that consists of a pair of nested Fresnel zone lenses. The hologram is positioned in the...

Method for Assessing the Potential Effects of Nanoparticles and other Emerging Contaminants on the Catabolic Capabilities of Microbial Communities

September 1, 2013

Author(s)

Kela Weber, Elijah Petersen, Sonja Bissegger, Lars Rehmann, Iris Koch, Jun Zhang, Kenneth Reimer, Robin Slawson, Raymond Legge, Denis O'Carroll

With an increasing utilization of nanoparticles (NPs) in consumer products, the potential for release to the environment also increases. It is therefore...

Correlating Photovoltaic Clear-Sky and Actual Output to Sky Cover Measurements

September 1, 2013

Author(s)

David R. Daily, David Holmberg, John Baras

As distributed energy resources are added to existing building systems, and variable priced electricity tariffs are introduced, facility owners may profit from...

Application of physical and chemical characterization techniques to metallic powders

August 28, 2013

Author(s)

Edward J. Garboczi, John A. Slotwinski, Max A. Peltz, Chiara F. Ferraris, Stephanie S. Watson, Paul E. Stutzman

Systematic studies have been done on two different powder materials used for additive manufacturing: stainless steel and cobalt-chrome. The characterization of...

Physical and chemical characterization techniques for metallic powders

August 28, 2013

Author(s)

John A. Slotwinski, Paul E. Stutzman, Stephanie S. Watson, Edward J. Garboczi, Max A. Peltz, Chiara F. Ferraris

Systematic studies have been done on two different powder materials used for additive manufacturing: stainless steel and cobalt-chrome. An extensive array of...

Calibration of a Long-Wavelength Acoustic Flowmeter Using a Lumped Impedance Acoustic Model

August 26, 2013

Author(s)

Lee J. Gorny, Keith A. Gillis, Michael R. Moldover

As a part of NISTs program to standardize measurements of greenhouse gas emissions, we are developing long-wavelength acoustic flowmeter (LWAF) for accurate...

QKD on a Board Limited by Detector Rates in a Free-Space Environment

August 25, 2013

Author(s)

Alan Mink, Joshua Bienfang

We discuss a high-speed quantum key distribution (QKD) system with the protocol infrastructure implemented on a single printed circuited board that can operate...

Thermal Stability of RP-2 as a Function of Composition: The Effect of Linear, Branched, and Cyclic Alkanes

August 22, 2013

Author(s)

Jason A. Widegren, Thomas J. Bruno

The objective of this work is to identify compositional changes that could improve the thermal stability of RP-2. For this study, we tested the effect of alkane...

Differential Fault Attack Against Grain Family -- Pushing Towards Very Few Faults using SAT Solver

August 22, 2013

Author(s)

Santanu (. Sarkar

There are now a series of published works related to Differential Fault Attack (DFA) on the Grain family, but most of them require quite a large number...

Investigating the Application of Moving Target Defenses to Network Security

August 15, 2013

Author(s)

Rui Zhuang, Su Zhang, Alex Bardas, Scott DeLoach, Xinming Ou, Anoop Singhal

This paper presents a preliminary design for a moving-target defense (MTD) for computer networks to combat an attacker's asymmetric advantage. The MTD system...

Integration of Energy Information for Product Assembly and Logistics Processes

August 13, 2013

Author(s)

Shaw C. Feng, FNU Kumaraguru, Kincho H. Law, Kyeong Rim Ahn

This paper presents an on-going effort at NIST to model the energy performance in assembly and supply chain processes as a part of a larger sus-tainability...

Influence on Q-Factor of Proximity and Orientation with Respect to Large-Form-Factor Loads in a Reverberation Chamber

August 13, 2013

Author(s)

Willem Burger, Christopher L. Holloway, Kate Remley

In this paper, it is shown that the presence of largeform-factor loads in close proximity to an antenna under test can affect the measured Q-factor (if measured...

Correlation Coefficient and Loading Effects for MIMO Antennas in a Reverberation Chamber

August 13, 2013

Author(s)

Nick Janssen, Kate Remley, Christopher L. Holloway, William F. Young

The correlation coefficient is a common metric for assessing the performance of an antenna for a multiple-input, multiple-out wireless device. In this paper...

Soft X-ray Characterization of DSA Block Copolymers

August 12, 2013

Author(s)

Daniel F. Sunday, Wen-Li Wu, Regis J. Kline

Multilingual Summarization: Dimensionality Reduction and a Step Towards Optimal Term Coverage

August 9, 2013

Author(s)

Yi-Kai Liu, John M. Conroy, Sashka T. Davis, Jeff Kubina, Dianne P. O'Leary, Judith D. Schlesinger

In this paper we present three term weighting approaches for multi-lingual document summarization and give results on the DUC 2002 data as well as on the 2013...

On the Link Between Insertion Loss and Lower Bound of Efficiency

August 9, 2013

Author(s)

Levon Barsikyan, Jason Coder, Mark Golkowski, John M. Ladbury

We investigate the effect of chamber loss on the recently developed 2-port antenna model and the associated method of determining antenna efficiency. The loss...

Multiscale Correlative Microscopy of the Interaction of Au Nanoparticles with Rat Cortex Neural Progenitor Cells

August 8, 2013

Author(s)

Ann C. Chiaramonti Debay, Aric W. Sanders, Alexandra E. Curtin, Kavita M. Jeerage, Cindi Schwartz

Proximity and Antenna Orientation Effects for Large-Form-Factor Devices in a Reverberation Chamber

August 8, 2013

Author(s)

Willem Burger, Kate Remley, Christopher L. Holloway, John M. Ladbury

Recent research has shown that large-form-factor devices can affect radiated power measurements in a reverberation chamber due to absorbtion and physical...

A Survey of Standards for Product Lifecycle Management of Structural Composites

August 7, 2013

Author(s)

Christopher U. Brown, Joshua Lubell, Robert R. Lipman, Gaurav Ameta

Composites are needed when designing components with a high strength (along a particular direction) to weight ratio. Composites are widely used in the...

IDENTIFYING THE MATERIAL INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE DECISION MAKING

August 7, 2013

Author(s)

Anantha Narayanan Narayanan, Paul W. Witherell, Jae H. Lee, Katherine C. Morris, Sudarsan Rachuri

Materials play a central role in product manufacturing, contributing to each phase of product development in the form of either a component or process material...

A Model Based Continuous Improvement Methodology for Sustainable Manufacturing

August 7, 2013

Author(s)

Sanjay Jain, Guodong Shao, Alexander Brodsky, Frank H. Riddick

This paper proposes a model based continuous improvement methodology to support efforts to achieve sustainable manufacturing, i.e., to increase efficiency and...

Sustainable Process Analytics Formalism: A Case Study of Book Binding System for Energy Optimization

August 7, 2013

Author(s)

Duck B. Kim, Guodong Shao, Alexander Brodsky, Ryan Consylman

Energy is considered as one of important factors in sustainable manufacturing due to its relevance to depletion of material resources and generation of carbon...

An Integrated Approach to Information Modeling for the Sustainable Design of Products

August 7, 2013

Author(s)

Paul W. Witherell, Douglas Eddy, Ian Grosse, Sundar Krishnamurty

The design process for more sustainable products can be best accomplished in a tradeoff-based design process that can methodically handle conflicting objectives...

SUSTAINABILITY CHARACTERIZATION FOR DIE CASTING PROCESS

August 7, 2013

Author(s)

Megan F. Watkins, Mahesh Mani, Kevin W. Lyons, Satyandra K. Gupta

The manufacturing sector accounts for approximately one-third of the total energy consumption in the United States. Today, sustainable manufacturing has become...

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