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Conferences

Avalanche discrimination and high-speed counting in periodically gated single-photon avalanche diodes

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

Alessandro Restelli, Joshua Bienfang

We discuss avalanche discrimination in a periodically-gated InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche diode. We investigate the interrelation between the minimum...

SOLID-SUPPORTED ENZYME CATALYST MODELS FOR RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION

April 27, 2012

Author(s)

Sara V. Orski, Santanu S. Kundu, Kathryn L. Beers, Richard A. Gross

The enzyme Candida antarctica Lipase B (CAL B), immobilized on a crosslinked poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) support, catalyzes the ring-opening polymerization...

Extinguishment of Cup Burner Flames of Propane and the Aerosol Can Simulator Fuel by CF3Br and C2HF5

April 24, 2012

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris, Fumiaki Takahashi, Viswanath R. Katta, Oliver Meier

Calculations have been performed for co-flow diffusion flames of propane and a propane-ethanol-water fuel mixture, prescribed for the Federal Aviation...

PV-MCT working standard radiometer

April 23, 2012

Author(s)

George P. Eppeldauer, Vyacheslav B. Podobedov

Sensitive infrared working-standard detectors with large active area are needed to extend the signal dynamic range of the National Institute of Standards and...

Reflections on the Role of Science in the Evolution of Dimensioning and Tolerancing Standards

April 23, 2012

Author(s)

Vijay Srinivasan

Dimensioning and tolerancing standards originated about 75 years ago in the form of various national and company standards that governed engineering draughting...

LDPC Error Correction in the Context of Quantum Key Distribution

April 23, 2012

Author(s)

Anastase Nakassis

Secret keys can be established through the use of Quantum channels monitored through classical channels which can be thought of as being error free. Because...

Three-dimensional Shape Metrology for Tissue Engineering

April 21, 2012

Author(s)

Joy P. Dunkers, Antonio M. Possolo, Thomas V. Lafarge, Beatriz Pateiro-Lopez, Jeffrey Coles, Carl G. Simon Jr.

The physical and chemical properties of a tissue scaffold influences cell response and therefore the success of the resulting tissue construct. Scaffold...

Combinatorial Testing of ACTS: A Case Study

April 21, 2012

Author(s)

Mehra N. Borazjany, Linbin Yu, Yu Lei, Raghu N. Kacker, D. Richard Kuhn

In this paper we present a case study of applying combinatorial testing to test a combinatorial test generation tool called ACTS. The purpose of this study is...

Isolating Failure-Inducing Combinations in Combinatorial Testing using Test Augmentation and Classification

April 21, 2012

Author(s)

Kiran Shakya, Tao Xie, Nuo Li, Yu Lei, Raghu N. Kacker, D. Richard Kuhn

Combinatorial Testing (CT) is a systematic way of sampling input parameters of the software under test (SUT). A t-way combinatorial test set can exercise all...

Combinatorial Methods for Event Sequence Testing

April 21, 2012

Author(s)

D. Richard Kuhn, James M. Higdon, James F. Lawrence, Raghu N. Kacker, Yu Lei

Many software testing problems involve sequences. This paper presents an application of combinatorial methods to testing problems for which it is important to...

A strategy for testing product conformance to geometric dimensioning & tolerancing standards

April 20, 2012

Author(s)

Simon P. Frechette, Bryan Fischer

Geometric Dimensioning and tolerance (GD&T) information is created as part of the design process. Today, that process is performed using computer-aided design...

Cross-sectional stability of structural steel at elevated temperatures

April 19, 2012

Author(s)

Therese P. McAllister, Mina S. Seif

There is a lack of understanding of how structural systems perform under realistic, uncontrolled fires. Current specifications for the design of steel...

Web-enabled, Real-time, Quality Assurance for Machining Production Systems

April 19, 2012

Author(s)

John L. Michaloski

In order to maintain the close control of production quality, frequent measurement and process parameter adjustments are desirable. In the discrete parts...

Slides, Filters and Mobile Oh My! (Demonstrations of HTML and Declarative 3D Integration)

April 17, 2012

Author(s)

Sanford P. Ressler

This paper describes a set of demonstrations that illustrate some of the advantages of declarative 3D. Putting descriptions of 3D geometry directly into the DOM...

Identifying Failure-Inducing Combinations in a Combinatorial Test Set

April 17, 2012

Author(s)

Raghu N. Kacker

Towards Modeling Effect of Packet-level TCP Dynamics on Internet Operations and Management

April 16, 2012

Author(s)

Vladimir V. Marbukh

This paper reports on work in progress on modeling of the effect of packet-level TCP congestion avoidance dynamics on flow-level Internet performance and...

Systemic Risks/Benefits of Selfish Network Operations & Management in Dynamic Environment

April 16, 2012

Author(s)

Vladimir V. Marbukh

Allowing selfish agents to acquire and exploit system information has both positive and negative effects on the overall performance of resource allocation...

Multi-Relationship Evaluation Design: Modeling an Automatic Test Plan Generator

April 11, 2012

Author(s)

Brian A. Weiss, Linda C. Schmidt

Advanced and intelligent systems within the manufacturing, military, homeland security, and automotive fields are constantly emerging and progressing. Testing...

Battery Discharge Characteristics of Wireless Sensors in Building Applications

April 11, 2012

Author(s)

Wenqi Guo, William M. Healy, Mengchu Zhou

Sensor nodes in wireless networks often use batteries as their source of energy, but replacing or recharging exhausted batteries in a deployed network can be...

Residual Layer Thickness Control and Metrology in Jet and Flash Imprint Lithography

April 10, 2012

Author(s)

Ravikiran Attota, Shrawan Singhal, Sreenivasan S.V.

Jet-and-Flash Imprint Lithography (J-FIL) has demonstrated capability of high-resolution patterning at low costs. For accurate pattern transfer using J-FIL, it...

Patterned Defect & CD Metrology by TSOM Beyond the 22 nm Node

April 10, 2012

Author(s)

Ravikiran Attota, Abraham Arceo, Benjamin Bunday, Victor Vertanian

Through-focus scanning optical microscopy (TSOM) is a novel method [1-8] that allows conventional optical microscopes to collect dimensional information down to...

Contour Metrology using Critical Dimension Atomic Force Microscopy

April 9, 2012

Author(s)

Ndubuisi G. Orji, Ronald G. Dixson, Andras Vladar, Bin Ming, Michael T. Postek

The critical dimension atomic force microscope (CD-AFM), which is used as a reference instrument in lithography metrology, has been proposed as a supplemental...

On CD-AFM bias related to probe bending

April 9, 2012

Author(s)

Vladimir A. Ukraintsev, Ndubuisi George Orji, Theodore V. Vorburger, Ronald G. Dixson, Joseph Fu, Richard M. Silver

Critical Dimension AFM (CD-AFM) is a widely used reference metrology. To characterize modern semiconductor devices, very small and flexible probes, often 15 nm...

Bilateral Comparison between NIST and PTB for Flows of High Pressure Natural Gas

April 6, 2012

Author(s)

Aaron N. Johnson, B Mickan, H. Toebben, Tom Kegel

In 2009 NIST developed a U.S. national flow standard to provide traceability for flow meters used for custody transfer of pipeline quality natural gas. NIST...

Scatterfield Microscopy of 22 nm Node Patterned Defects using Visible and DUV Light

April 4, 2012

Author(s)

Bryan M. Barnes, Martin Y. Sohn, Francois R. Goasmat, Hui Zhou, Richard M. Silver, Abraham Arceo

Smaller patterning dimensions and novel architectures are fostering research into improved methods of defect detection in semiconductor device manufacturing...

Phase sensitive parametric optical metrology: Exploring the limits of 3-dimensional optical metrology

April 4, 2012

Author(s)

Richard M. Silver, Jing Qin, Bryan M. Barnes, Hui Zhou, Ronald G. Dixson, Francois R. Goasmat

There has been much recent work in developing advanced optical metrology applications that use imaging optics for critical dimension measurements, defect...

OVERVIEW OF THE TESTING PROGRAM ON FIBERS USED IN BALLISTIC APPLICATIONS

April 4, 2012

Author(s)

Amanda L. Forster, Haruki Kobayashi, Jae H. Kim, Michael A. Riley, Joy Dunkers, Scott Wight, Kirk D. Rice, Gale A. Holmes

The goal of this paper and presentation is to give an overview of the research effort to date being conducted at the National Institute of Standards and...

Nonlinear Modal Analysis of Structures with Rigid-End Offsets

March 31, 2012

Author(s)

Kevin K. Wong

The nonlinear modal analysis (NMA) methodology for analyzing moment-resisting framed structures is here extended to include frame elements with rigid-end...

Criteria Towards Metrics for Benchmarking Template Protection Algorithms

March 30, 2012

Author(s)

Eddy Simoens, Bian Yang, Xuebing Zhou, Filipe Beato, Christoph Busch, Elaine M. Newton, Bart Preneel

Traditional criteria used in biometric performance evaluation do not cover all the performance aspects of biometric template protection (BTP) and the lack of...

Modeling for Optimal Ambulance Patient Compartment Layout

March 30, 2012

Author(s)

Deogratias Kibira, Yung-Tsun Lee, Mehdi Dadfarnia

This paper describes how modeling and simulation can play a major role in developing standards recommendations for patient compartment layout of automotive...

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