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Conferences

Quantum-Based SI Traceable Electric-Field Probe

Author(s)
Joshua A. Gordon, Christopher L. Holloway, Steven R. Jefferts, Thomas P. Heavner
We are presently investigating the feasibility of developing a technique that will allow direct traceable microwave electric field (E-field) measurements. The

Ground-based observatory operations optimized and enhanced by direct atmospheric measurements

Author(s)
John T. McGraw, Peter C. Zimmer, Azzam Mansour, Dean C. Hines, Anthony B. Hull, Lisa Rossmann, Daniel C. Zirzow, Steven W. Brown, Gerald T. Fraser, Keith R. Lykke, Allan W. Smith, John T. Woodward IV, Christopher W. Stubbs
Earth's atmosphere represents a turbulent, turbid refractive element for every ground-based telescope. We describe the significantly enhanced and optimized

Sigma Ballots

Author(s)
Stefan Popoveniuc, Andrew Regenscheid
We present Sigma ballots, a new type of ballot to be used in secure elections. Sigma ballots use the random order of candidates introduced by Pret a Voter

Calibration of Ultra-Low Infrared Power at NIST

Author(s)
Solomon I. Woods, Stephen M. Carr, Adriaan C. Carter, Timothy M. Jung, Simon G. Kaplan, Raju V. Datla
The Low Background Infrared (LBIR) facility has developed and tested the components of a new detector for calibration of infrared powers down to 1 pW, with 0.1%
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