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Conferences

On-Board GPS Clock Monitoring for Signal Integrity

November 15, 2010

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...

Evaluation of a GPS Receiver for Code and Carrier-Phase Time and frequency Transfer

November 15, 2010

Author(s)

Victor S. Zhang, Michael Lombardi

We evaluate a dual-frequency, multi-channel GPS receiver for time and frequency transfer applications. The receiver is able to lock its internal clock to an...

Preliminary characterization study of a gold-coated concentrator for hemispherical longwave irradiance measurements

November 15, 2010

Author(s)

Jinan Zeng, Leonard M. Hanssen, Ibrahim Reda, Jonathan Scheuch

We report the preliminary characterization results of a gold-coated concentrator used for longwave irradiance measurements[1]. Throughput measurements of the...

Image Classification of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

November 11, 2010

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...

Changing Environmental Regulations and the Electronics Industry

November 10, 2010

Author(s)

John V. Messina, Eric D. Simmon, Kevin G. Brady

In 2008, the European Union (EU) started a major review of its new class of environmental regulations with a broad review of the Restriction of Hazardous...

Ultra Low Dark-count-rate Up-conversion Single Photon Detector

November 7, 2010

Author(s)

Xiao Tang, Lijun Ma, Oliver T. Slattery

We have demonstrated an ultra low noise up-conversion single photon detector using a periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide. The dark count rate of this...

Polymeric Gels Prepared from the Mixtures of Polar Polymers and Ionic Liquids for Thermally Remendable Coating Systems

November 7, 2010

Author(s)

Joonsung (. Yoon, Christopher Stafford

A new kind of physical gels was prepared using the mixtures of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH) and high melting ionic liquid (IL), 1-ethylpyridinium bromide. As the...

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS INSIGHTS ON THE USE OF CEMENTS IN WASTE MANAGEMENT

November 7, 2010

Author(s)

David W. Esh, Jacob Philip, Kenneth A. Snyder

The use of cementitious materials has been proposed in a variety of waste management systems because these materials can have a variety of desirable performance...

An Introduction to the CFD Capabilities in CONTAM 3.0

November 4, 2010

Author(s)

Wang Liangzhu, William Stuart Dols, Qingyan Chen

MEMS Microhotplate Temperature Sensor BIST: Importance and Applications

November 3, 2010

Author(s)

Muhammad Y. Afridi, Jon C. Geist

This paper describe the importance of temperature sensor built-in self test (BIST) for microhotplate based sensors. It shows possible ways to implement BIST...

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Gyroscopes

November 2, 2010

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...

An Integrated PHY and MAC Layer Model for Half-Duplex IEEE 802.11 Networks

November 2, 2010

Author(s)

David W. Griffith, Michael R. Souryal, Camillo A. Gentile, Nada T. Golmie

This paper introduces an IEEE 802.11 analytical model that examines uplink and downlink communications between non-saturated stations and a non-saturated access...

Advancements in Development of an Ultra-Precision, SI-Traceable Nanoindentation Platform

November 2, 2010

Author(s)

Douglas T. Smith, Stuart T. Smith, Bartosz K. Nowakowski

This paper presents a discussion of the design features of a precision indentation platform for measuring indents with traceable uncertainties at the nanometer...

High precision, broadband optical measurements with fiber laser frequency combs

November 2, 2010

Author(s)

Nathan R. Newbury, Ian R. Coddington, Esther Baumann, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, William C. Swann, Alexander M. Zolot

Optical frequency combs have been used extensively, and with remarkable success, to measure the absolute frequency of cw lasers. The use of frequency combs has...

Fire Resistive Materials: Thermal Barriers between Fires and Structures

November 1, 2010

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz

Fire resistive materials (FRMs) serve a critical function in insulating (steel) structures to limit steel temperature rise during a fire exposure. This paper...

Effect of 3D Hydrogel Scaffold Stiffness on Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Differentiation

November 1, 2010

Author(s)

Carl G. Simon Jr., Sapun Parekh, Marcus T. Cicerone, Sheng Lin-Gibson, Kaushik Chatterjee, Marian F. Young

There is growing recognition cells can sense and respond to the mechanical properties of tissue scaffolds and that these interactions are critical in optimizing...

Wafer-Level Magnetotransport Measurement of Advanced Transistors - Making a Powerful Technique Even More Powerful

November 1, 2010

Author(s)

Kin Cheung, Jason Campbell, Liangchun (. Yu

For transistor research and development, one of the important figures of merit is the carrier mobility. The measurement of mobility is cumbersome in large...

Methods, Practices, and Standards for Evaluating On-Machine Touch Trigger Probing of Workpieces

October 31, 2010

Author(s)

Ronnie R. Fesperman Jr., Shawn P. Moylan, M A. Donmez

This paper presents work being performed by NIST to evaluate test methods prescribed by the new draft standard for determination of on-machine measuring...

The Multi-Relationship Evaluation Design Framework: Creating Evaluation Blueprints to Assess Advanced and Intelligent Technologies

October 29, 2010

Author(s)

Brian A. Weiss, Linda C. Schmidt

Technological evolutions are constantly occurring across advanced and intelligent systems within a range of fields including those within the military, law...

CRYOGENIC CURRENT COMPARATOR FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE IN THE RANGE OF 10 kΩ} TO 1 GΩ}

October 29, 2010

Author(s)

Felipe Hernandez-Marquez, Randolph Elmquist, Benjamin Rodriguez

The development of measurement systems of electrical resistance based on the principle of current comparison in the late 1960s [1] has provided some of the best...

A comprehensive analysis of the spectrum of Fe II

October 28, 2010

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...

Towards More Accurate Atomic Oscillator Strengths

October 28, 2010

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...

Laboratory Astrophysics Results from the NIST-SAO EBIT Team

October 28, 2010

Author(s)

John Gillaspy, E. H. Silver

A guide to the laboratory astrophysics papers published by the NIST-SAO EBIT team is presented.

Studies of the Spectrum of Chromium for Calibration of STIS and Interpretation of Astrophysical Spectra

October 28, 2010

Author(s)

Craig J. Sansonetti, Gillian Nave, F Kerber

New observations of the spectrum of Pt/Cr-Ne hollow cathode lamps have been made to provide accurate wavelengths for more than 5000 chromium lines for...

Atomic Spectroscopic Databases at NIST

October 28, 2010

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...

Inexpensive Ground Truth and Performance Evaluation for Human Tracking using multiple Laser Measurement Sensors

October 27, 2010

Author(s)

William P. Shackleford, Tsai Hong Hong, Tommy Chang

This paper will describe a flexible and inexpensive method of obtaining ground truth for the evaluation of Human Tracking systems. It is expected to be...

SIM time scales

October 27, 2010

Author(s)

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

This paper presents an analysis of the performance of some of the time scales generated in the Sistema Interamericano de Metrologia (SIM) region. We emphasize...

An IEEE 1588 Time Synchronization Testbed for Assessing Power Distribution Requirements

October 25, 2010

Author(s)

Julien M. Amelot, Clement Vasseur, Jeffrey Fletcher, Dhananjay Anand, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, James Moyne

Wide-area monitoring applications for power distribution rely on accurate global time synchronization. Furthermore, there is interest in replacing current time...

Performance Assessment of Face Recognition Using Super-Resolution

October 25, 2010

Author(s)

Shuowen Hu, Robert Maschal, S. S. Young, Tsai H. Hong, P. Jonathon Phillips

Recognition rate of face recognition algorithms is dependent on the resolution of the imagery, specifically the number of pixels contained within the face...

Setting the Standard for Competing Globally: International Standards,Codes and Practices

October 21, 2010

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler

The BFRL International Standards Workshop was held on June 29 and 30, 2009 to identify opportunities for standards development organizations and U.S. industry...

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