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Conferences

Structure and Properties of Consolidated Amorphous Metal Powder

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

Frank S. Biancaniello, Tony Zahrah, Rodney D. Jiggetts, L J. Rowland, Steven P. Mates, Stephen D. Ridder, S Glasmachers

Amorphous metal alloys have been developed with sufficiently slow crystallization kinetics to allow the casting of bulk metallic glass (BMG) components up to...

Improved Accuracy Photometric and Tristimulus-Color Scales Based on Spectral Irradiance Responsivity

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

George P. Eppeldauer

A detector-based calibration facility has been developed at the National Institute ofStandards and Technology (NIST) to calibrate irradiance meters with...

Critical Dimension and Overlay Metrology

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

Michael T. Postek, Marylyn H. Bennett

Critical dimension and overlay metrology are two of the important measurements made in semiconductor device fabrication. Critical dimension metrology is...

Full Wavelength Dependence of Raman Gain in Optical Fibers: Measurements Using a Single Pump Laser

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

Nathan R. Newbury

The dependence of the Raman gain on both the absolute pump wavelength and the signal-pump wavelength difference can be determined using a simple method that...

Managing Content and E-Resources on the NIST Virtual Library (NVL)

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

Susan L. Makar

In May 2002, the Information Services Division (ISD) of Technology Services (TS) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) implemented a...

Self-Adaptive Leasing for Jini

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

K Bowers, Kevin L. Mills, Scott W. Rose

Distributed computing environments require strategies by which components can detect and recover from failures in remote, collaborating components. Many...

Embedded Capacitance Materials and Their Application in High Speed Designs

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

T Bergstresser, R Hilburn, Jan Obrzut, K. M. Phillips

In this paper, we review three material options for embedded capacitors: thin FR4 epoxy-glass laminate, adhesiveless copper on polyimide substrate, and...

Uncertainty Budgets For Realisation of Scales By Radiation Thermometry

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

J Fischer, M Battuello, M Sadli, M Ballico, S N. Park, P Saunders, Y Zundong, B. Carol Johnson, E Van der Ham, W Li, F Sakuma, Graham Machin, N Fox, S Ugur, M Matveyev

Some recent international comparisons and the preliminary results of the key comparison CCT-K5 evidenced that the realisation of theITS-90 above the freezing...

Electron Backscatter Diffraction for Studies of Localized Deformation

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

R.H. Geiss, Alexana Roshko, Kristine A. Bertness, T Keller

Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) was used to study localized deformation in two types of constrained-volume materials. We present a study of deformation...

A Primary Standard for 157 nm Excimer Laser Measurements

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

Christopher L. Cromer, Marla L. Dowell, Richard D. Jones, Darryl A. Keenan, Shao Yang

Two primary standard calorimeters have been developed for accurate measurements of 157 nm (F2) excimer laser power and energy. The calorimeter specifications...

Enhancing Sensitivity of Atomic Force Microscopy for Characterizing Surface Chemical Heterogeneity

February 26, 2003

Author(s)

Xiaohong Gu, Mark R. VanLandingham, Michael J. Fasolka, Jonathan W. Martin, J Y. Jean, Tinh Nguyen

In this study, a well-controlled humidity system is used to enhance the sensitivity of A-FM in characterizing surface chemical heterogeneity. The relative...

Nanoscale Chemical Imaging of Polymeric Materials With Atomic Force Microscopy

February 26, 2003

Author(s)

Xiaohong Gu, Tinh Nguyen, Michael J. Fasolka, D Julthongpiput, Lei Chen, Mark R. VanLandingham, Y C. Jean, Jonathan W. Martin

Nanoscale spatial chemical information is essential to developing a molecular-level understanding of a variety of phenomena occurring at surfaces and interfaces...

Model for Estimating Wear Transition Loads in Ceramics

February 19, 2003

Author(s)

S Jahanmir

The wear behavior of advanced ceramics (alumina, silicon nitride, and silcon carbide) changes as the load or the coefficient of friction is increased. This...

Research on Site Qualifications above 1 GHz

February 18, 2003

Author(s)

Michael Windler, Dennis G. Camell

This is a summary of recent efforts conducted under the auspices of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Committee C63, Sub...

Intermetallics Formation and Growth at the Interface of Tin-Based Solder Alloys and Copper Substrates

February 17, 2003

Author(s)

Juan C. Madeni, S X. Liu, Thomas A. Siewert

Increasing concerns regarding environmental contamination is driving the soldering research community to develop lead-free solder alloys. Previous studies have...

A Linear Programming Based Algorithm for Multiple Sequence Alignments

February 17, 2003

Author(s)

Fern Y. Hunt, Agnes A. O'Gallagher, Anthony J. Kearsley

Computerized Fire Simulations For Use In Fatal Fire Investigations

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski

Learning Objective: To develop a conceptual understanding of fire modeling, model capabilities and the application of fire models to investigations.In...

A Study on the Variance Estimation for a Stationary Process in SPC

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Nien F. Zhang

Recently, statistical process control (SPC) methodologies have been developed to accommodate autocorrelated data. To construct control charts for stationary...

Polymer Dynamics and Diffusive Properties in Ultra-Thin Photoresist Films

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Christopher L. Soles, Ronald L. Jones, Joseph~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined Lenhart, Vivek M. Prabhu, Wen-Li Wu, Eric K. Lin, D L. Goldfarb, M Angelopoulos

A series of experiments are presented to demonstrate thin film confinement effects on the diffusive properties in poly(tert-butoxycarboxystyrene) (PBOCSt)...

Finding Similar Classes with a Simplified Metamodel

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

David W. Flater

To integrate conceptual models and other types of models, it is necessary to identify the portions of the models that overlap (i.e.,find similar classes) and...

On Information and Performance of Complex Manufacturing Systems

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Albert W. Jones, Larry H. Reeker, A S. Deshmukh

This paper makes several critical points related to the intrinsic relationship between information and performance in complex, dynamic systems. Using a...

Current Projects in Display Metrology at the NIST Flat Panel Display Laboratory

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Paul A. Boynton, Edward F. Kelley, John M. Libert

The NIST Flat Panel Display Laboratory (FPDL) is operated through the Display Metrology Project (DMP) of the Electronic Information Technology Group in the...

A Color Gamut Assessment Standard: Construction, Characterization, and Inter-Laboratory Measurement Comparison

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

John M. Libert, Edward F. Kelley, Paul A. Boynton, Steven W. Brown, Christine Wall, Colin Campbell

In earlier papers, NIST proposed a standard illumination source and optical filter targets with which to assess the state-of-the-art of display measurement. The...

Receptance Coupling for High-Speed Machining Dynamics Prediction

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

T L. Schmitz, Timothy J. Burns

We apply receptance coupling techniques to predict the tool-point frequency response for high-speed machining applications. Building on early work of Duncan...

Temperature Determination Methods on Copper Material for Highly Accelerated Electromigration Tests (e.g., SWEAT)

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Jochen von Hagen, Harry A. Schafft

Highly accelerated electromigration tests conducted at wafer level require meaningful measurements of the stress temperature of the test line. Estimates of the...

Electromigration Discussion Group Summary

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Harry A. Schafft, James R. Lloyd

Measuring Resin Temperature During Extrusion Using a Fluorescence Technique

January 30, 2003

Author(s)

Anthony J. Bur, S C. Roth, D W. Baugh, K A. Koppi, M A. Spalding, J Gunderson, W C. Buzanowski

We have used a temperature sensitive fluorescent dye, doped into polycarbonate, to monitor the true resin temperature during extrusion processing. The...

Computer Tools to Determine Material Properties for Fire Growth Modeling From Cone Calorimeter Data.

January 27, 2003

Author(s)

Daniel Murphy, M L. Janssens, J Kimble

A set of computer tools was developed to assist fire protection engineers with the analysis of Cone calorimeter data for modeling. The tools consist of various...

NIST CFIT: Testing Disk Imaging Tools

January 27, 2003

Author(s)

James R. Lyle

There is a critical need in the law enforcement community to ensure the reliability of computer forensic tools. A capability is required to ensure that forensic...

Studying the Response of Building Systems to Fire Using a Virtual Cybernetic Building Test-Bed

January 24, 2003

Author(s)

William D. Davis

As the ability to predict fire conditions in buildings using sensor signals improves, these predictions can be used to inform first responders about the...

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