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Conferences

Complex Permittivity Measurements at Millimeter Wave Frequencies

April 23, 2007

Author(s)

Billy F. Riddle, Michael D. Janezic

Contemporary circuit designers are requiring larger bandwidths from microsystems to accomodate the ever-increasing demand for denser content. The electrical

Rapid Assessment of Dental Polymers Using Gradient Samples

April 18, 2007

Author(s)

Nancy J. Lin, Peter Drzal, Sheng Lin-Gibson

Dental composites are widely used yet still face challenges including incomplete conversion, polymerization shrinkage, and poor adhesion to tooth structures

Strain Induced Alterations in Protein Modified Surfaces and Cellular Response

April 18, 2007

Author(s)

Lisa Pakstis, Joy P. Dunkers

All cells experience strain under physiological conditions. However, experiments that are performed under macroscopic strain conditions prevent a direct

Development of an Experimental Database and Kinetic Models for Surrogate Diesel Fuels

April 16, 2007

Author(s)

J T. Ferrell, N Cernansky, F L. Dryer, Daniel G. Friend, C A. Hergart, C K. Law, R M. McDavid, Christian Mueller, A K. Patel, Heinz Pitsch

Computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulations that include realistic combustion/emissions chemistry hold the promise of significantly shortening the development

Development of an Experimental Database and Chemical Kinetic Models for Surrogate Gasoline Fuels

April 16, 2007

Author(s)

W J. Pitz, N Cernansky, F L. Dryer, F N. Egulfopoulos, J T. Ferrell, Daniel G. Friend, Heinz Pitsch

The present status of the development of surrogate mixtures that represent gasoline combustion behavior is reviewed. Combustion chemistry behavioral targets

Demand Pricing & Resource Allocation in Market-based Compute Grids: A Model and Initial Results

April 13, 2007

Author(s)

Vladimir V. Marbukh, Kevin L. Mills

Market-based compute grids encompass service providers offering limited resources to potential users with varying quality of service demands and willingness to

A Power Management Proxy With a New Best-of-N Bloom Filter Design to Reduce False Positives

April 12, 2007

Author(s)

Miguel Jimeno, K Christensen, Allen L. Roginsky

Bloom filters are a probabilistic data structure used to evaluate set membership. A group of hash functions are used to map elements into a Bloom filter and to

Traceable Micro-Force Sensor for Instrumented Indentation Calibration

April 10, 2007

Author(s)

Douglas T. Smith, Gordon A. Shaw, R M. Seugling, D Xiang, Jon R. Pratt

Instrumented indentation testing (IIT), commonly referred to as nanoindentation when small forces are used, is a popular technique for determining the

Carbon Nanotube Coatings for Pyroelectric Detectors Used for Precise Measurement of Laser Power

April 9, 2007

Author(s)

Anne Dillon, Rohit Deshpande, Paul Rice, Katie Hurst, John H. Lehman

Carbon single-wall nanotubes (SWNTs) have been studied as the thermal-absorption coatings on large area pyroelectric detectors used for the precise measurement

Spectral decomposition of ultra-wide-band terahertz imagery

April 9, 2007

Author(s)

Erich N. Grossman, Charles Dietlein, Jonathan Chisum, A. Luukanen, J. E. Bjarnason, E. R. Brown

We investigate the spectral response of a THz imaging system based on ultrawideband cryogenic microbolometers. The bandwidth if this system, nominally 0.2 - 1.8

Unsupervised image segmentation for passive THz broadband images for concealed weapon detection

April 9, 2007

Author(s)

Mabel Ramirez, Erich N. Grossman, Charles Dietlein, Zoya Popovic

This work presents the application of a basic unsupervised classification algorithm for the segmentation of indoor passive Terahertz images. The 30,000 pixel

Broaband THz aqueous blackbody calibration source

April 9, 2007

Author(s)

Charles Dietlein, Zoya Popovic, Erich N. Grossman

We describe a broadband calibration source for the millimeter-wave to terahertz (THz) frequency range, the Aqueous Blackbody Calibration (ABC) source. The

Performance comparison of Nb and NbN antenna-coupled microbolometers

April 9, 2007

Author(s)

Charles Dietlein, A. Luukanen, J. S. Penttila, H. Sipola, L. Gronberg, H. Seppa, P. Helisto, Erich N. Grossman

We report the experimental results of a comparison between free-standing Nb and NbN microbolometer bridges coupled to equiangular spiral antennas on Si

A Piezoresistive Cantilever Force Sensor for Direct AFM Force Calibration

April 8, 2007

Author(s)

Jon R. Pratt, John A. Kramar, Gordon A. Shaw, Douglas T. Smith, John M. Moreland

We describe the design, fabrication, and calibration testing of a new piezoresistive cantilever force sensor suitable for the force calibration of atomic force

Comparison and Uncertainties of Standards for CD-AFM Microscope Tip Width Calibration

April 5, 2007

Author(s)

Ronald G. Dixson, Ndubuisi G. Orji

Since the advent of critical-dimension atomic force microscopes (CD-AFMs) inthe 90s, these tools have enjoyed growing acceptance in semiconductormanufacturing

Single Crystal Critical Dimension Reference Materials (SCCDRM): Process Optimization for the Next Generation of Standards

April 5, 2007

Author(s)

Ronald G. Dixson, William F. Guthrie, Michael W. Cresswell, Richard A. Allen, Ndubuisi G. Orji

Critical dimension atomic force microscopes (CD-AFMs) are rapidly gaining acceptance in semiconductor manufacturing metrology. These instruments offer non

TEM Calibration Methods for Critical Dimension Standards

April 5, 2007

Author(s)

Ndubuisi G. Orji, Ronald G. Dixson, B Bunday, M R. Bishop, Michael W. Cresswell, J Allgair

One of the key challenges in critical dimension (CD) metrology is finding suitable calibration standards. Over the last few years there has been some interest

Leveraging LER to Minimize Linewidth Measurement Uncertainty in a Calibration Exercise

April 5, 2007

Author(s)

James Roberts, W Banke, Ronald G. Dixson

Many semiconductor metrologists are aware that the contribution of line edge roughness (LER), and thus linewidth variation (LWV), can be a significant

Recursive Motion Estimation of Range Image

April 4, 2007

Author(s)

Hamid Gharavi, Shaoshuai Gao

In this paper, we present an innovative recursive motion estimation technique that can take advantage of the in-depth resolution (range) to perform an accurate

Uniaxial Crushing of Cellular Sandwich Plates Under Air Blast

April 3, 2007

Author(s)

Joseph A. Main, George A. Gazonas

Sandwich plates with cellular metal cores are being widely considered for blast mitigation applications, due largely to the energy absorption capacity of the

EQUATION OF STATE AND THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF HELIUM-3

April 3, 2007

Author(s)

Yonghua Huang, G.B. Chen, V. Arp, Ray Radebaugh

Experimental data of the thermophysical properties of 3He were mined into a searchable database. Equilibrium equations along the vapor-liquid and liquid-solid

A Power Management Proxy with a New Best-of-N Bloom Filter Design to Reduce False Positives

April 2, 2007

Author(s)

Miguel Jimeno, Allen L. Roginsky, K Christensen

Bloom filters are a probabilistic data structure used to evaluate set membership. A group of hash functions are used to map elements into a Bloom filter and to

A Probabilistic Framework for Semantic Similarity and Ontology Mapping

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Nenad Ivezic, Albert W. Jones, Yun Peng, Zhongli Ding, Rong Pan, Yang Yu, Hyunbo Cho

We propose a probabilistic framework to address uncertainty in ontology-based semantic integration and interopera-tion. This framework consists of three main

A Novel Approach to Measuring Structural Similarity Between XML Documents

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Boonserm Kulvatunyou, B Jeong, Dongjin Lee, Hyunbo Cho

Measuring structural similarity between XML documents has become a key component in various applications, including XML mining, schema matching, and web service

Optimizing Composition of PDTEC/PI₂DTEC Tissue Scaffolds for X-Ray Imaging Using Combinatorial Fabrication Methods

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Yanyin Yang, Matthew Becker, J Kohn, Carl G. Simon Jr.

Previous studies on (poly(desaminotyrosyl-tyrosine ethyl ester carbonate) (pDTEc) indicated that it is biocompatible, degradable and has good mechanical

Amount of Substance Standards for Reactive Gases Realized Through Spectroscopic Measurements

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Pamela M. Chu, D D. Nelson, M S. Zahniser, J B. McManus, Q Shi, John C. Travis

This paper discusses the use of high-precision direct absorption spectroscopy to realize amount of substance standards for ozone (O3), a reactive species which

Short-wave infrared radiometers design and characterization

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

George P. Eppeldauer, Howard W. Yoon

High Amplitude AC Tests of 300-nm Damascene Interconnect Structures

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

David T. Read, Roy H. Geiss, Glenn Alers

The AC fatigue test technique, which uses cyclic joule heating to apply thermal cycles to thin-film structures, was applied to copper lines and vias in

A Case Study in Business Applications Development Using Open Source and Semantic Web Technologies

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

I Novicic, Z Kokovic, N Jakovljevic, V Ljubicic, M Bacetic, Nenad Anicic, Zuran Marjanovic, Nenad Ivezic

Apollo is an open source, experimental Inventory Visibility (IV) application. The IV applications enable both suppliers and customers to have a Web view and to

Pub. 16 - Committee Reports for the 92nd National Conference on Weights and Measures Agenda

March 30, 2007

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, L T. Sebring, R C. Suiter, Juana S. Williams

This is the annual meeting agenda for the standing committees of the National Conference on Weights and Measures. This meeting is scheduled to take place July 8

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