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Conferences

GPS Signal Integrity Dependencies on Atomic Clocks

December 5, 2006

Author(s)

Marc A. Weiss, Pradipta Shome, Ron Beard

The problem of signal integrity for GPS satellites is discussed. In particular, there is a need for characterizing peak deviation of GPS clocks from prediction...

Long-term Stability of NIST Chip-Scale Atomic Clock Physics Packages

December 5, 2006

Author(s)

Svenja A. Knappe, V Shah, Vladislav Gerginov, Alan Brannon, Leo W. Hollberg, John E. Kitching

We present measurements regarding the long-term frequency instability of NIST CSAC physics packages. Changes of the clock frequency are caused mainly through...

A Long-Term Comparison of GPS Carrier-Phase Frequency Transfer and Two-Way Satellite Time/Frequency Transfer

December 5, 2006

Author(s)

C Hackman, Judah Levine, Thomas E. Parker

GPS carrier-phase frequency transfer (GPSCPFT) and two-way satellite time and frequency transfer (TWSTFT) were performed along three trans-Atlantic links over...

Effects of the Rooftop Environment on GPS Time Transfer

December 5, 2006

Author(s)

Michael A. Lombardi, Andrew N. Novick

We examine the effects of the rooftop environment on GPS time transfer, in particular the effects of multipath reflections from nearby metallic objects. Three...

Measurement Science for Remote Sensing

December 5, 2006

Author(s)

K B. Gebbie

NIST s role in providing the optical radiation measurement science and standards to ensure the quality, accuracy, and comparability of our Nation s remote...

An Improved Correlation for Two-Phase Pressure Drop of R-22 and R-410A in 180 Return Bends

December 5, 2006

Author(s)

Piotr A. Domanski, Christian Hermes

A new correlation for two-phase flow pressure drop in 180? return bends is proposed based on a total of 241 experimental data points for R-22 and R-410A from...

An Empirical Study of Sample Size in ROC-Curve Analysis of Fingerprint Data

December 4, 2006

Author(s)

Jin Chu Wu, Charles Wilson

The fingerprint datasets in many cases may exceed millions of samples. Thus, the needed size of a biometric evaluation test sample is an important issue in...

Hyperspectral Image Projector for Advanced Sensor Characterization

December 4, 2006

Author(s)

Steven W. Brown, Joseph P. Rice, Jorge E. Neira, Bettye C. Johnson

In this work, we describe radiometric platforms able to produce realistic spectral distributions and spatial scenes for the development of application-specific...

APPLICATION OF NIST COMPACT JOSEPHSON VOLTAGE STANDARD FOR INTERCOMPARISON

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

Yi-hua Tang

A compact Josephson voltage standard (CJVS) was constructed using a fixed microwave frequency at 76.76 GHz. The transportability of the CJVS makes in-situ JVS...

Transport of High Boiling-Point Fire Suppressants in a Droplet-Laden Homogeneous Turbulent Flow Past a Heated Cylinder

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

Cary Presser, C Avedisian

Liquid agent transport was investigated around an unheated and heated cylinder (to a near-surface temperature of approximately 423 K) under ambient conditions...

An Improved Correlation for Two-phase Pressure Drop of R-22 and R-410A in 180° Return Bends

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

Piotr A. Domanski, Christian Hermes

Overview of Fire Hazard and Fire Risk Assessment in Regulation.

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

Richard W. Bukowski

Anti-Cytotoxic and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of the Macrolide Antibiotic Roxithromycin in Sulfur Mustard-Exposed Human Airway Epithelial Cells

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

X. Gao, R. Ray, Yan Xiao, Peter E. Barker, P. Ray

Spin Transfer Torque for Continuously Variable Magnetization

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

Jiang Xiao, Andrew Zangwill, Mark D. Stiles

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Comparison of Multisine Measurements from Instrumentation Capable of Nonlinear System Characterization

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

Kate Remley, Paul D. Hale, David I. Bergman, Darryl A. Keenan

We compare measurements of simple multisines using instruments capable of characterizing both magnitude and relative phase the measured signals. All three...

Terminology for High-Speed Sampling-Oscilloscope Calibration

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

Dylan Williams, Tracy S. Clement, Paul D. Hale, Andrew Dienstfrey

We discuss procedures for calibrating high-speed sampling oscilloscopes at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the terminology associated...

Towards Cooperative Power and QoS Aware Wireless Network: A Case of On-Line Scheduling in a Multiaccess System

November 30, 2006

Author(s)

Vladimir V. Marbukh, Anastase Nakassis

The paper itself is an extended abstract to be published in an augmented form capturing relevant Workshop discussions.

Firebrand Production From Burning Vegetation

November 30, 2006

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Alexander Maranghides, William E. Mell, Thomas G. Cleary, Jiann C. Yang

A series of real scale fire experiments were performed to determine the size and mass distribution of firebrands generated from Douglas-Fir (pseudotsuga...

Practical Aspects Impacting Time Synchronization Data Quality in Semiconductor Manufacturing

November 30, 2006

Author(s)

Naveen Kalappa, James Moyne, Jonathan Parrott, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud

As benefits begin to be realized for coordination of time-based information throughout the factory and enterprise, the need for synchronization of data at all...

Advancing Factory-Wide Data Quality for APC Applications

November 30, 2006

Author(s)

Harvey Wohlwend, Gino Crispieri, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud

Accurate clock synchronization and time stamping plays a significant role in ensuring data quality as the semiconductor industry faces an imminent data...

Synchronizing Multimodal Data Streams Acquired Using Commodity Hardware

November 27, 2006

Author(s)

Martial Michel, Vincent M. Stanford

We have developed tools and techniques that allow video frame level synchronization of multiple free-running commodity video cameras, microphones, and computer...

Real-Time Speaker Verification with a Microphone Array

November 27, 2006

Author(s)

G. Mei, R. Xu, R. Lao, C. Kwan, Vincent M. Stanford

Real-time speaker verification, with speech acquired using the NIST Mk-III microphone array and an autodirective beamforming algorithm, is demonstrated. The...

ECBCS Annex 47: Cost-Effective Commissioning Research

November 20, 2006

Author(s)

Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Hannah Friedman, Marti Frank

In 2005, the Executive Committee of the International Energy Agency s (IEA) Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems (ECBCS) program approved the...

Development of a Motion Imagery Quality Metric

November 20, 2006

Author(s)

J Irvine, Charles D. Fenimore, D Cannon, Donna Haverkamp, John W. Roberts, S Israel, L Simon, J Miller, A Aviles, Michelle Brennan

The motion imagery community would benefit from the availability of standard measures for assessing image interpretability. The National Imagery...

The Influence of NH₃ Anneal on the Crystallization Kinetics of HfO₂ Gate Dielectric Films

November 17, 2006

Author(s)

Patrick S. Lysaght, Joseph Woicik, Brendan Foran, Joel Barnett, Gennadi Bersuker, B H. Lee

HfO2 gate dielectric thin films have been exposed to anneal processing in NH3 and N2 ambient in order to decouple the influence of N incorporation from that of...

INTEGRATED BRIDGE PROJECT DELIVERY AND LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT

November 16, 2006

Author(s)

Krishna Verma Verma, Thomas A. Siewert, F. Beckmann

This paper highlights developments that led the FHWA¿s Office of Bridge Technology, working with State departments of transportation (DOT) and the concrete and...

Optimization of SiGe Graded Buffer Defectivity and Throughput by Means of High Growth Temperature and Pre-Threaded Substrates

November 16, 2006

Author(s)

M Erdtmann, M T. Currie, Joseph Woicik, David R. Black

Dislocation glide kinetics dictate in relaxed graded buffers a fundamental opposition between the defectivity and throughput. For state-of-the-art Si-based...

Control of MEMS Nanopositioners With Nano-Scale Resolution

November 10, 2006

Author(s)

Jason J. Gorman, Yong Sik Kim, Nicholas Dagalakis

Several approaches for the precision control of micro-scale positioning mechanisms, or MEMS nanopositioners, are presented along with initial experimental...

Precise Characterization of Liposome Populations Formed in a 5-Channel Flow-Focused System

November 9, 2006

Author(s)

Andreas Jahn, Wyatt N. Vreeland, Don DeVoe, Laurie E. Locascio, Michael Gaitan

Previously, we demonstrated liposome formation using hydrodynamic focusing in a microfluidic network which enables us to produce liposomes of a controlled size...

Photopatterned Polyelectrolyte Multilayers for Cell Culture

November 9, 2006

Author(s)

Darwin Reyes-Hernandez, J. Brian Hutchison, Laurie E. Locascio, Michael Gaitan

Patterned two-dimensional cell cultures are increasingly important for constructing bioanalytical tools for cell and molecular biology to address questions...

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