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Conferences

An optical frequency comb for infrared spectrograph calibration

Author(s)
Gabriel G. Ycas, Franklyn J. Quinlan, Steve Osterman, Gillian Nave, Craig J. Sansonetti, Scott A. Diddams
Detection of extrasolar planets by measurement of the stellar radial velocity shift requires high resolution spectroscopy with long term stability. Presently

Developing Coverage Analysis for IFC Files

Author(s)
Robert R. Lipman
Conformance and interoperability testing of product data exchange interfaces is essential to delivering reliable software implementations and meeting user’s

On-Board GPS Clock Monitoring for Signal Integrity

Author(s)
Marc A. Weiss, Pradipta Shome, Ron Beard
Navigation signal integrity is paramount for aviation and safety of life services. Hitherto GPS signal anomaly alerting has been provided primarily by ground

A Portable Rubidium Fountain

Author(s)
Paul D. Kunz, Steven R. Jefferts, Thomas P. Heavner
We are developing a transportable laser-cooled rubidium (Rb) atomic fountain frequency standard. Over the last year we have built the Ramsey cavity and rubidium

NIST F1 and F2

Author(s)
Thomas P. Heavner, Thomas E. Parker, Jon H. Shirley, Paul D. Kunz, Steven R. Jefferts
The National Institute of Standards and Technology operates a cesium fountain primary frequency standard, NIST-F1, which has been contributing to International

Image Classification of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Author(s)
Michael Grasso, Ronil Mokashi , Alden A. Dima, Antonio Cardone, Kiran Bhadriraju, Anne L. Plant, Mary C. Brady, Yaacov Yesha, Yelena Yesha
The traditional method of cell microscopy can be subjective, due to observer variability, a lack of standardization, and a limited feature set. To address this

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Gyroscopes

Author(s)
Elizabeth A. Donley
Nuclear magnetic resonance gyroscopes(NMRGs)detect rotation as shift in the Larmor precession frequency of nuclear spins. A review of the open literature on

Towards More Accurate Atomic Oscillator Strengths

Author(s)
Wolfgang L. Wiese, Jeffrey R. Fuhr, John M. Bridges
Accurate determinations of atomic oscillator strengths have been a problem for a long time, and discrepancies between various numerical results have been

A comprehensive analysis of the spectrum of Fe II

Author(s)
Gillian Nave
A new analysis of the laboratory spectrum of Fe II is described. The aim is to produce a comprehensive list of Fe II lines, based on high-resolution grating and

Atomic Spectroscopic Databases at NIST

Author(s)
Joseph Reader, Alexander Kramida, Yuri Ralchenko
We present recent work at NIST to develop and maintain databases for spectra, transition probabilities, and energy levels of atoms that are astrophysically
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