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A simple method to optimize the etching uniformity when making a Computer generated halogram on a thick optical glass substrate is described, which uses a
We concentrate on the instrumental issues surrounding power spectral density (PSD) determination, using as an example, the most common optical shop QA tool, the
This study demonstrates the performance improvements that can be achieved by accounting for the in-situ air flow distribution during the design phase of a heat
Paul D. Dresselhaus, Mike Elsbury, Charles J. Burroughs, Samuel P. Benz
Proper operation of programmable Josephson voltage standard arrays depends on the uniform distribution of microwaves to a large number of Josephson junctions
A comparison of the planar, spherical and cylindrical near-field techniques was completed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for a Ku
Katherine MacReynolds, J. Kang, N. Kang, D. Gentle, Michael H. Francis
An intercomparison of power gain for W-band (75 GHz to 110 GHz) standard horn antennas has been performed among KRISS, NPL and NIST. This paper describes the
Ronald A. Ginley, Dylan F. Williams, Denis X. LeGolvan
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently introduced a new method for the verification of Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs). The
A phenomenon in which DC loss in a transfer standard results in incorrect calorimetric effective efficiency measurements is described. The DC loss occurs within
J. R. Beveridge, David Bolme, Bruce A. Draper, Geof H. Givens, Yui M. Lui, P. Jonathon Phillips
Recent studies show that face recognition in uncontrolled images remains a challenging problem, although the reasons why are less clear. Changes in illumination
Jifeng Qu, Samuel Benz, Alessio Pollarolo, Horst Rogalla
Improved electronics and synthesized noise waveforms for the NIST quantum-voltage-standard- calibrated Johnson noise thermometer (JNT) have lead to reduced
Charles J. Burroughs, Paul Dresselhaus, Alain Rufenacht, Mike Elsbury, Samuel Benz
NIST has developed and implemented a new Programmable Josephson Voltage Standard (PJVS) that operates at 10 V. This next-generation system is optimized for both
Alessio Pollarolo, Jifeng Qu, Horst Rogalla, Paul Dresselhaus, Samuel Benz
Long integration time is necessary to reach low uncertainty when measuring temperature through Johnson Noise Thermometry (JNT). The main goal of the NIST JNT
Johannes Kohlmann, Franz Mueller, Oliver F. kieler, D. Schleussner, B Egeling, Ralf Behr, David I. Olaya, Paul Dresselhaus, Samuel Benz
Different types of intrinsically shunted Josephson junctions have been developed and inves¬tigated for ac voltage standard applications at PTB. The first type
Piotr S. Filipski, M. Boecker, Samuel Benz, Charles J. Burroughs
NRC recently established an AC Josephson Voltage Standard (ACJVS) system based on a NIST pulse-driven Josephson-junction array. This paper describes the efforts
Jae Hyun Kim, Richard L. Rhorer, Haruki Kobayashi, Walter G. McDonough, Gale A. Holmes
Preliminary data by Ming Cheng et al. indicate minimal impact of strain rate on the tensile stress-strain behavior of Kevlar. However, technical issues
The development of high fidelity simulations of lead-cored bullet impacts on soft body armor, motivated by the need for improved armor designs and performance
Kevin B. McGrattan, Andrew J. Lock, Marc R. Nyden, Jason Dreisbach, Nathan D. Marsh, David Stroup
CHRISTIFIRE (Cable Heat Release, Ignition, and Spread in Tray Installations during FIRE) is a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Research program to
Cutting edge mass sensors are capable of discriminating mass changes as small as several dozens of atoms, however the smallest mass commercially available from
For more than a decade, instruments based on local probes have allowed us to touch objects at the nanoscale, making it possible for scientists and engineers to
Ravikiran Attota, Richard J. Kasica, Lei Chen, Premsagar P. Kavuri, Richard M. Silver, Andras Vladar
We present a novel optical TSOM (through-focus scanning optical microscopy - pronounced as 'tee-som') method that produces nanoscale dimensional measurement
We present findings from a collaborative effort aimed at testing the feasibility of using Amazon s Mechanical Turk as a data collection platform to build a
Walter Villanueva, William J. Boettinger, Geoffrey B. McFadden, James A. Warren
A diffuse-interface model of reactive wetting with intermetallic formation is presented. The model incorporates fluid flow, solute diffusion, and phase change
Thomas E. Parker, Steven R. Jefferts, Thomas P. Heavner
Abstract Hydrogen masers are used extensively in time scale ensembles, but the frequency drift must be accurately known. NIST-F1, the cesium fountain primary
Elizabeth A. Donley, Tara C. Liebisch, Eric M. Blanshan, John E. Kitching
For cold samples of laser-cooled atoms to be most useful in emerging technologies such as compact atomic clocks and sensors, it is necessary to achieve small
Archita Hati, Craig W. Nelson, Billy F. Riddle, David A. Howe
We describe the design of a low-PM noise 40 GHz oscillator that uses a conventional air-dielectric cavity resonator as a frequency discriminator to clean up the
Rahul R. Mhaskar, Svenja A. Knappe, John E. Kitching
Atomic magnetometers based on absorption or polarization rotation of light in an alkali vapor have recently demonstrated sensitivities rivaling those of
Craig W. Nelson, Archita Hati, J F. Nava-garcia, David A. Howe
We propose an idea to suppress the flicker (1/f) noise in radio frequency (RF) multiplier based frequency comb generators. Comb generators are often used for