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Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Esther Baumann, Jeffrey W. Nicholson, William C. Swann, Ian R. Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury
A frequency comb is phase-locked to a cw laser with an electro-optic-modulator providing 1.6 MHz feedback bandwidth. Residual phase noise is as low as -94 dBc
Since the days of the alchemist, the observation that some substances have a smell while others do not has been a source of fascination. The sense of smell, or
Jason P. Campbell, Liangchun (. Yu, Kin P. Cheung, Jin Qin, John S. Suehle, A Oates, Kuang Sheng
We utilize low-frequency noise measurements to examine the sub-threshold voltage (sub-VTH) operation of highly scaled devices. We find that the sub-VTH low
Jason P. Campbell, Kin P. Cheung, John S. Suehle, A Oates
A new and more accurate fast-IDVG measurement methodology is utilized to examine the transient degradation and recovery associated with the negative-bias
Jeffrey T. Fong, Roland deWit, Pedro V. Marcal, James J. Filliben, Nathanael A. Heckert
The objective of this paper is to introduce an economical and user-friendly technique for estimating a specific type of finite element simulation uncertainties
William M. Pitts, Jiann C. Yang, Rodney A. Bryant, Linda G. Blevins
A combined computational and experimental study of methane and propane flames burning in air diluted with thermal agents is described. Detailed kinetic modeling
Christopher C. White, Kar T. Tan, Bryan D. Vogt, Donald L. Hunston
Water is ubiquitous in the atmosphere. Unfortunately, adhesive bonding is susceptible to the environmental attack of water leading to significant depreciation
Scott C. Glancy, Hilma M. Vasconcelos, Liliana Sanz
Classical information can be carried by either a discrete signal or by a continuous signal. Quantum information can also be carried by a discrete, finite
Kang B. Lee, Yuyin Song, Thomas O'Reilly, K. Headley, D. Edgington, C. Rueda, J. Zedlitz , J. Del Rio, E. Delory, S. Fairgrieve, L. Bermudez
The utility and cost-effectiveness of large scale instrument networks are enhanced by instrument interoperability. Today s oceanographic instruments are
Guodong Shao, Charles R. McLean, Alexander Brodsky, Paul Ammann
Modeling and simulation (M&S) techniques are increasingly being used to solve problems and aid decision making in many different fields. Results of simulations
Roy H. Geiss, David T. Read, Glenn Alers, Rebekah L. Graham
Orientation imaging microscopy (OIM) by electron back scatter diffraction (EBSD) has been used to examine grain size and crystallographic orientations of
Ping-Shine Shaw, Lindsay Hum, Zhigang Li, Keith R. Lykke, Michael Bishop
Photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) are used in biological detection systems in order to detect the presence of biological warfare agents. To ensure proper operation
Linda D. Crown, Tina G. Butcher, Steven E. Cook, Richard A. Harshman, David A. Sefcik, Lisa Warfield
This is the Annual Meeting agenda for the standing committees of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM). This meeting is scheduled to take place
In this paper, a simple, fast, all-plasma surface modification (APSM) process, which can form super-hydrophobic and/or super-hydrophilic surfaces is introduced
Timothy J. Burns, Steven P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Eric P. Whitenton, Debasis Basak
The NIST Pulse-Heated Kolsky Bar Laboratory has been developed for the measure-ment of dynamic properties of metals, primarily for application to the study of
Stephen Carr, Solomon I. Woods, Timothy M. Jung, Adriaan C. Carter, Raju V. Datla
We report on initial measurements of the low-temperature thermal properties of a device that is similar to the experimental apparatus used for absolute
Temperature distributions produced at the tool-chip interface were determined for AISI 4140 while undergoing orthogonal cutting operations on a Makino A-55
This paper describes the Sensor Alert Web Service (SAWS) for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1451-based sensor networks developed
Fahim Sadek, Joseph A. Main, Hai S. Lew, Stephen D. Robert, Vincent Chiarito
This paper presents an experimental and analytical assessment of the performance of steel beam-column assemblies with two types of moment-resisting connections
This paper describes a service-oriented sensor data interoperability architecture for Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1451 smart
A standard methodology exists for estimating the flux from front projection displays by sampling the projected illuminance of a white source signal. With the
The measurement of small-area black regions on a white screen (such as a character stroke) can be subject to large errors because of veiling glare in the
Several theories exist concerning the chip formation process. These theories are used in metal cutting modeling, which is a useful tool to better understand the
Milani S. Sumanasooriya, Dale P. Bentz, Narayanan Neithalath
This paper discusses the reconstruction of three-dimensional material structures of pervious concretes using two-dimensional digital images obtained from actual
Andrew J. Berglund, Matthew D. McMahon, Jabez J. McClelland, James A. Liddle
We describe the aberrations induced by introducing micromirrors into the object space of a microscope. These play a critical role in determining the accuracy of
Several prototype steel moment-frame buildings have been designed for the purpose of assessing their reserve capacity and vulnerability to progressive collapse
Shauna M. Dorsey, Sheng Lin-Gibson, Carl Simon Jr.
Statement of Purpose: We have investigated the ability of X-ray microcomputed tomography (CT) to make three-dimensional (3D) measurements of cell adhesion and
Timothy P. Quinn, Colm Flannery, Damian S. Lauria, Douglas V. Gallagher, Kristi S. Anseth
Bioreactors for in vitro growth of engineered tissue (ET) would ideally include sensors that would continuously measure the functional quality of the construct
Relativistic effects play an important role in the performance of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and in world-wide time comparisons. The GPS has provided a
Jason P. Campbell, Jin Qin, Kin P. Cheung, Liangchun (. Yu, John S. Suehle, A Oates, Kuang Sheng
Recently 1/f and random telegraph noise (RTN) studies have been used to infer information about bulk dielectric defects' spatial and energetic distributions