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Conferences

Dielectric Properties of Layer Polymer Films

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

W Sakai, T Yoshiji, N Tsutsumi, C. K. Chiang

Electrical property of thin polymer film is a key parameter for designing new highspeed circuit devices in high frequency and for developing smaller devices and...

Site-Specific X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy: A New Method to Measure Partial Density of Valence States

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Joseph C. Woicik

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy has emerged as a premiere method for examining the electronic structure of solids and films. However, at the intensity of a...

New Technologies for Radiometry: Impact on Ocean Color Research

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Bettye C. Johnson, Steven W. Brown, N Souaidia, M Feinholz, M Yarbrough, S Flora, D K. Clark

Ocean color satellites provide global determinations of chlorophyll a by measurements of the spectral radiance of the oceans. This is a difficult measurement...

Chunk of Graphite in a Co-60 Field and Slab of Paper in an Electron Beam: Typical Applications of Atomic Physics

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Paul M. Bergstrom

When the atomic physicist measures or computes, application of their results may not be immediately obvious. However, atomic data form the basis of many mature...

NIST Display Colorimeter Calibration Facility

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Steven W. Brown, Yoshihiro Ohno

A facility has been developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to provide calibration services for color-measuring instruments to...

Systematic Approach for Describing the Geometry of Spectrophotometry

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

E A. Early

In the field of spectrophotometry, the values of the measured quantities depend upon the measurement geometry. Therefore, it is imperative to completely...

A Method for Testing the Spectral Responsivity of Infrared Cameras Using Tunable Lasers

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Joseph P. Rice, Keith R. Lykke, Howard W. Yoon

We are developing a technique for accurately measuring spectral responsivity functions of infrared cameras using tunable lasers. We present preliminary results...

Biotech SRMs Designed for the Rapidly Evolving Forensic DNA and Human Identity Testing Communities

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Margaret C. Kline, David L. Duewer, John M. Butler

As advances in biotechnology have been applied to human identification, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has provided Standard...

Data Driven Design and Simulation System Based on XML

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Guixiu Qiao, Frank H. Riddick, Charles R. McLean

Implementing a highly flexible manufacturing approach, like mass customization manufacturing, demands an integrated design and simulation system. This system...

Measurements of frequency dependence of fused-silica capacitors

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Yicheng Wang

In order to improve the capacitance calibration services at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, we need to determine the frequency dependence of...

Standardization of Moisture, Protein, Oil and Starch Measurements in Grain

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Gloria D. Lee

Grain is an essential source of the world's human and animal food supply. The production value of major grains in the United States is approximately $3.3...

Criteria for Water Closet Test Standard--A Survey

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

L S. Galowin, R Hill

Waste loads require test representations with artifacts for actual load which have not achieved researchers' consensus for wide recognition. Disparate practices...

Fundamental Aspects of the Application of Carbon Dioxide in Comfort Cooling

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

J S. Brown, Piotr A. Domanski

This paper presents entropy generation analyses for the evaporator, compressor, gas cooler, expansion device and liquid-line suction-line heat exchanger for a...

Effects of Non-Uniform Air Flow on Finned-Tube Evaporator Performance

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

John Choi, William V. Payne, Piotr A. Domanski

An experimental investigation was implemented to determine the capacity degradation due to non-uniform refrigerant and air flow distributions, and to assess the...

Flexural Strengthening of Masonry Walls with External Composite Bars

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

K K. Bajpai, Dat Duthinh

The strengthening of epoxy with milled glass fibers allows full strength development of #2 glass FRP bars in 200 mm or half a concrete masonry unit length. This...

Highly Charged Ion Bombardment of Silicon Surfaces

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

J E. Sanabia, S N. Goldie, L P. Ratliff, Lori S. Goldner, John D. Gillaspy

Visible photoluminescence from Si (100) surfaces irradiated by highly-charged ions has recently been reported. 1 This discovery has potential applications in...

Algorithmic Model of Microfacet BRDF for Monte Carlo Calculation of Optical Radiation Transfer

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

A Prokhorov, Leonard Hanssen

An algorithmic model of bi-directional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) based on the ray optics approximation and microfacet model of randomly rough...

Intelligent Agents-Enabled Integrated Manufacturing Planning and Control

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Shaw C. Feng, Keith A. Stouffer, Kevin K. Jurrens

agents provide a means to integrate various manufacturing software applications. The agents are typically executed in a computer-based collaborative environment...

A Business-to-Business Interoperability Testbed: An Overview

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Nenad Ivezic, M Martin, Albert T. Jones

In this paper, we describe a business-to-business (B2B) testbed co-sponsored by the Open Applications Group, Inc. (OAGI) and the National Institute of Standard...

Semantic Resolution for E-Commerce

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Yun Peng, Y Zou, X Luan, Nenad Ivezic, Albert T. Jones

We describe a research project on resolving semantic differences for multi-agent systems (MAS) in electronic commerce. The approach can be characterized as...

A Neutral Information Model for Simulating Machine Shop Operations

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Yung-Tsun Lee, Charles R. McLean, Guodong Shao

Small machine shops typically do not have the resources to develop custom simulations of their operations or data translators to import their data from other...

Should You Be Concerned with Software Measurement Uncertainty?

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Craig M. Shakarji, J D. Raffaldi

The contribution of software to the uncertainty of measurements is an important but often overlooked aspect of uncertainty evaluations. In coordinate metrology...

A Hybrid Approach To Manufacturing Enterprise Simulation

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Luis C. Rabelo, M Helal, Albert T. Jones, J Min, Y J. Son, A S. Deshmukh

Manufacturing enterprise decisions can be classified into four groups: business decisions, design decisions, engineering decisions, and production decisions...

A Manufacturing B2B Interoperability Testbed

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Nenad Ivezic, Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Albert T. Jones

This paper describes the NIST Manufacturing Business-to-Business Interoperability Testbed developed at the Manufacturing Systems Integration Division of the...

Generic Case Studies for Manufacturing Simulation Applications

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Charles R. McLean, Guodong Shao

Manufacturing managers typically commission simulation case studies to support their decision-making processes. These studies are used to evaluate alternative...

Ac-dc Difference at Cryogenic Temperatures

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Thomas E. Lipe Jr., Joseph R. Kinard Jr., Carl D. Reintsema

We are continuing the development of a new primary standard for ac-dc difference that utilizes a superconducting resistive transition-edge device as the sensor...

1/f Noise Floor of Solid-State Voltage Standards

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Yi-hua D. Tang, Thomas J. Witt

To characterize the performance of solid-state voltage standards (Zener standards) the 1/f nature of Zener noise must be considered. At the Bureau International...

Measuring the Response of High-Speed Pulse Generators and Samplers

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Nicholas Paulter, Donald R. Larson

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides a service for measuring parameters associated with the step response of high-speed...

Specification and Validation of Enterprise Access Control Data for Conformance to Model and Policy Constraints

July 30, 2003

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli

The effectiveness of an enterprise access control framework depends upon the integrity of the various components or the building blocks used in that framework...

Development of IAQ Model Input Databases: Volatile Organic Compound Source Emission Rates.

July 23, 2003

Author(s)

Cynthia H. Reed, Brian Polidoro, William Stuart Dols

Indoor air quality (IAQ) models are often used to predict airflows, contaminant concentrations and personal exposures for a given indoor environment. In order...

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