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Conferences

Advanced Metrology for Nanoelectronics at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

March 11, 2009

Author(s)

Joaquin (. Martinez, Yaw S. Obeng, Stephen Knight

A broad range of programs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology address critical metrology and characterization challenges facing the...

In situ measurement of annealing-induced line shape decay in nanoimprinted polymers using scatterometry

March 2, 2009

Author(s)

Heather J. Patrick, Thomas A. Germer, Yifu Ding, Hyun Wook Ro, Lee J. Richter, Christopher L. Soles

Thermal embossing nanoimprint lithography (NIL) is an area of continuing interest because it allows direct patterning of nanoscale structures into a wide...

Measurements of Metamaterial-Inspired, Electrically Small Antenna Systems

March 2, 2009

Author(s)

Christopher L. Holloway, John M. Ladbury, Richard Ziolkowski, Peng Jin, Chia-Ching Lin

The paper discusses the analysis and measurements of electrical small antennas. The antennas discussed here are based on antenna designed from metamaterial...

Understanding Imaging and Metrology with the Helium Ion Microscope

March 1, 2009

Author(s)

Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, Bin Ming

The development of accurate metrology for the characterization of nanomaterials is one barrier to innovation confronting all phases of nanotechnology. Ultra...

Performance of Dual Photoelectric/Ionization Smoke Alarms in Full-scale Fire Tests

February 27, 2009

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary

Data from two full-scale residential smoke alarm fire test series was analyzed to estimate the performance of dual sensor photoelectric/ionization alarms as...

Results from a Full-scale Smoke Alarm Sensitivity Study

February 27, 2009

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary

A series of 24 full-scale experiments was conducted during the summer of 2008 to examine the effects of alarm type (photoelectric, ionization, and dual sensor)...

Characterization of the Photoacid Diffusion Length

February 27, 2009

Author(s)

Shuhui Kang, Vivek Prabhu, Wen-Li Wu, Eric K. Lin, Kwang-Woo Choi, Manish Chandhok, Todd Younkin, Wang Yueh

The photoacid diffusion length is a critical issue for EUV photoresists and photolithography because it governs critical dimension (CD), line-edge-roughness...

Illumination with enhanced contrast as a visualization tool for clinical diagnostics and surgery

February 26, 2009

Author(s)

Maritoni A. Litorja, Steven W. Brown, Yoshihiro Ohno, Chungsan Lin

The requirements for diagnostic and surgical lighting have remained largely unchanged over the past several years illumination level, glare, shadow and tissue...

Towards optimization and characterization of dye-embedded gold nanoclusters for multiplexed optical imaging

February 26, 2009

Author(s)

Michael A. McDonald, Angela R. Hight Walker

Metallic nanoparticle aggregates coupling strong surface plasmons with a Raman reporter molecule have been developed for application in multiplexed optical...

Descriptive Metadata Requirements for Long-term Archival of Digital Product Models

February 25, 2009

Author(s)

Joshua Lubell, Ben Kassel, Sudarsan Rachuri

Digital product engineering information comes from a variety of applications ranging from computer-aided design, engineering, and manufacturing software to...

Research at NIST-Boulder on the Compatibility of Hydrogen and Carbon Steels

February 18, 2009

Author(s)

Nicholas Nanninga

The demand for gaseous hydrogen fuel is expected to necessitate a consistent supply of hydrogen that can only be delivered through networks of existing and new...

Integration of IEEE 1451 Smart Transducers and OGC-SWE Using STWS

February 17, 2009

Author(s)

Yuyin Song, Kang B. Lee

This paper describes the integration of IEEE 1451 smart transducers and Open Geospatial Consortium -Sensor Web Enablement (OGC-SWE) using the Smart Transducer...

Effect of Strain on the Modulus of Sealant Materials Exposed to Outdoor Weathering

February 16, 2009

Author(s)

Christopher C. White, Donald L. Hunston, Kar T. Tan

Adhesion at layer-by-layer surfaces in aqueous environments

February 15, 2009

Author(s)

Adam J. Nolte, Jun Y. Chung, Marlon L. Walker, Christopher M. Stafford

Adhesion between materials is often governed by the ambient environment, which can mediate or change the types of molecular interactions present at an interface...

High-throughput measurements of viscoelastic properties using surface indentation

February 15, 2009

Author(s)

Peter M. Johnson, Christopher M. Stafford

Relaxation processes in viscous liquids and glasses have been studied extensively, but the underlying causes of glassy behavior in polymeric systems remains as...

Subsurface Patterning and its Effect on Interfacial Adhesion

February 15, 2009

Author(s)

Edwin P. Chan, Christopher M. Stafford

Nature (e.g. geckos and insects) has illustrated that a patterned surface can effectively tailor the adhesion of an interface. Inspired by the amazing...

Ultrathin Adhesives: Confinement Effect on Modulus

February 15, 2009

Author(s)

Jessica M. Torres, Christopher Stafford, Bryan D. Vogt

In this work, we will employ this wrinkling metrology to extract the modulus of polymer thin films for a homologous series of poly(n-alkyl methacrylate)s. In...

Noise in ZnO Nanowire Field Effect Transistors

February 5, 2009

Author(s)

Hao Xiong, Wenyong Wang, John S. Suehle, Curt A. Richter, W. Hong, T. Lee

Magnetic Tunnel Junctions with Self-Assembled Molecules

February 5, 2009

Author(s)

Wenyong Wang, Curt A. Richter

Molecular electronic devices with spin-dependent tunneling (SDT) transport behavior offer an innovative and extremely enticing direction towards spin...

Prolonging qubit coherence: dynamic decoupling schemes studied in a Penning ion trap

February 2, 2009

Author(s)

Hermann Uys, Michael J. Biercuk, Aaron Vandevender, N. Shiga, Wayne M. Itano, John J. Bollinger

We present a study of dynamical decoupling schemes for the suppression of phase erros due to various noise environments using ions in a Penning ion trap as a...

Coherent measurements with fiber-laser frequency combs

February 2, 2009

Author(s)

Nathan R. Newbury, Ian R. Coddington, Tasshi Dennis, William C. Swann, Paul A. Williams

The coherent and broad spectral output of fiber-laser frequency combs can be exploited for a variety of high-resolution measurements outside of conventional...

Low noise frequency comb based on an all-fiber polarization-maintaining figure-8 laser

February 2, 2009

Author(s)

Esther Baumann, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Jeffrey W. Nicholson, William C. Swann, Ian R. Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury

We present a frequency comb based on an all-fiber polarization-maintaining figure-8 laser. It is locked to an optical reference through an intracavity high...

IDENTIFYING THE FLUID-TO-SOLID TRANSITION IN CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS AT EARLY AGES USING ULTRASONIC WAVE VELOCITY AND COMPUTER SIMULATION

February 1, 2009

Author(s)

G Sant, Dale P. Bentz, W Weiss

Assessing the fluid-to-solid transition in cementitious systems at early-ages is crucial for scheduling construction operations, determining when laboratory...

A Comparative Analysis of BGP Anomaly Detection and Robustness Algorithms

January 28, 2009

Author(s)

Kotikalapudi Sriram, Oliver Borchert, Patrick Gleichmann, Douglas C. Montgomery

We present an evaluation methodology for comparison of existing and proposed new algorithms for Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) anomaly detection and robustness...

Adhesion Loss and Corrosion-induced Delamination of Fusion-Bonded Epoxy Coated Steel in Alkaline Electrolytes

January 28, 2009

Author(s)

Tinh Nguyen, Jonathan W. Martin

Fusion-bonded epoxy is used extensively for increasing the service life of steel-reinforced concrete structures. However, field observations have reported...

Longitudinal Heat Conduction in Finned-Tube Evaporators

January 25, 2009

Author(s)

Piotr A. Domanski

Using Markov Chain Analysis to Study Dynamic Behaviour in Large-Scale Grid Systems

January 21, 2009

Author(s)

Christopher E. Dabrowski, Fern Y. Hunt

In large-scale grid systems with decentralized control, the interactions of many service providers and consumers will likely lead to emergent global system...

Properties of Smoke from Overheated Materials in Low-Gravity

January 20, 2009

Author(s)

David L. Urban, Gary A. Ruff, Thomas Cleary, Jiann Yang, George Mulholland, Zeng-guang Yuan

Smoke particle size measurements were obtained under low-gravity conditions by overheating several materials typical of those found in spacecraft. The...

Target Penetration of Laser-Based 3D Imaging Systems

January 19, 2009

Author(s)

Geraldine S. Cheok, Kamel S. Saidi, Marek Franaszek

The ASTM E57.02 Test Methods Subcommittee is developing a test method to evaluate the ranging performance of a 3D imaging system. The test method will involve...

Dimensional measurement traceability of 3D imaging data

January 19, 2009

Author(s)

Steven D. Phillips, Craig M. Shakarji, Michael Krystek, K Summerhays

This paper discusses the concept of metrological traceability to the SI unit of length, the meter. We describe how metrological traceability is realized, give a...

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