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Conferences

Study on Isochoric Specific Heat Capacities for Liquid Methanol-Water Mixtures

November 1, 2002

Author(s)

Hiroshi Kitajima, Hiroyuki Miyamoto, Noboru Kagawa, Joe W. Magee, Harumi Endo, Seizo Tsuruno, Koichi Watanabe

Hydrogen bonding of water (H 2O) is certain to introduce an effect of the molecular energy to the heat capacity. Due to the presence of the strong hydrogen...

Measurements and Simulations of Noise Imposed on Supercontinuum Generated in Microstructure Fiber

November 1, 2002

Author(s)

Nathan R. Newbury, Kristan L. Corwin, J M. Dudley, S. Coen, Scott Diddams, K Weber, R Windeler

We present experimental and theoretical investigations of the highly nonlinear and broadband noise that exists on supercontinuum spectra generated from...

Knowledge Engineering for Real Time Control

October 30, 2002

Author(s)

John Evans, Elena R. Messina, James S. Albus, Craig I. Schlenoff

The key to real-time intelligent control lies in the knowledge models that the system contains. Three main classes of knowledge are identified: parametric...

Towards a Formal Representation of Driving Behaviors

October 28, 2002

Author(s)

Craig I. Schlenoff, Michael Gruninger

To successfully perform their required tasks, intelligent information agents require accurate and meaningful communication and integration among other agents...

Thermal Component Models for Electro-Thermal Analysis of Multichip Power Modules

October 24, 2002

Author(s)

J J. Rodriguez, John V. Reichl, Zharadeen R. Parrilla, Allen R. Hefner Jr., David W. Berning, M Velez-Reyes, Jih-Sheng Lai

Thermal component models are developed for multi-chip IGBT power electronic modules (PEM) and associated high-power converter heatsinks. The models are...

Testing with Model Checkers: Insuring Fault Visibility

October 23, 2002

Author(s)

Vadim Okun, Paul E. Black, Y Yesha

To detect a fault in software, a test case execution must be chosen so intermediate errors propagate to the output. We describe two modeling methods for...

Negative Bias Temperature Instability of Deep Sub-Micron p-MOSFETs Under Pulsed Bias Stress

October 21, 2002

Author(s)

Baozhong Zhu, John S. Suehle, Y Chen, J B. Bernstein

Negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) and Positive bias temperature instability (PBTI) of p-MOSFETs with 2.4 nm thick oxide films were studied. The Δ}Vth...

Defect Generation in Ultra-thin Oxide Over Large Fluence Range

October 21, 2002

Author(s)

Da-Wei Heh, Eric M. Vogel, J B. Bernstein

The defect generation rate (P g) during constant voltage stress is investigated by using short-time voltage pulses over large fluence range. It is found that P...

Embedded Real-Time Linux for Cable Robot Control

October 2, 2002

Author(s)

Frederick M. Proctor, William P. Shackleford

Linux is a version of the Unix operating system distributed according to the open source model. Programmers are free to adapt the source code for their purposes...

Nanometer-Scale Pores: Potential Applications for Analyte Detection and DNA Characterization

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

John J. Kasianowicz

Several classes of transmembrane protein ion channels function in vivo as sensitive and selective detection elements for analytes. Recent studies on single...

Acoustic Damping in Langatate as a Function of Temperature, Frequency, and Mechanical Contact

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Ward L. Johnson, Sudook A. Kim, Damian S. Lauria, R C. Smyth

Resonant acoustic damping in plano-convex (trapped-mode) langatate (La 3Ga 5.5Ta0 0.50 14) discs was measured at frequencies from 2 MHz to 18 MHz and...

The NIST Low Temperature ITS-90 Realization and Calibration Facilities

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Christopher W. Meyer, Weston L. Tew

Two facilities have been constructed at NIST for realizing and maintaining the ITS-90 below 84 K. The first facility is an integrated low temperature...

Thermal Modeling of Multiple-Line-Heat-Source Guarded Hot Plate Apparatus

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

William M. Healy, D R. Flynn

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is building an advanced-design guarded hot plate apparatus of advanced design to provide very accurate...

An International Study of Guarded Hot Plate Laboratories Using Fibrous Glass and Expanded Polystyrene Reference Materials

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Robert R. Zarr, James J. Filliben

Thermal conductivity measurements of four thermal insulation reference materials are presented. The measurements were obtained from an international study of...

Application of Self-Assembled Technology to Probe Fiber Matrix-Adhesion

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

E Feresenbet, D T. Raghavan, Gale A. Holmes

Adhesion at the fiber-matrix interface of composite is often related to a combination of factors such as mechanical interlocking, physico-chemical interactions...

Applications Panel: Agents Applied to Autonomous Vehicles

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Craig I. Schlenoff

In order to make an unmanned vehicle drive truly autonomously, many different software components are needed. Each of these components is tasked with providing...

Using HMMs to Quantify Signals from DNA Driven Through a Nanometer Scale Pore

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Vincent M. Stanford, John J. Kasianowicz

It was recently shown that individual molecules of single-stranded DNA can be forced through a nanoscale pore by an electric field. We demonstrate signal...

Living and Working with Ubiquitous Computing

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Jean C. Scholtz

Today, much of our information-intensive work is carried out at desktop computer workstations; however, increasingly people work and live on the move. Very soon...

The Development and Evolution of TREC and DUC

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Donna K. Harman

The Text REtrieval Conference (TREC) has been running for 11 years now, with 93 participants in the last round of evaluation. This paper chronicles the changes...

Superconformal Film Growth

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Thomas P. Moffat, Daniel Wheeler, Daniel Josell

Superconformal electrodeposition of copper is explained by the recently developed curvature enhanced accelerator coverage (CEAC) mechanism. The model stipulates...

Nanoporous Polymer Film Properties From Brillouin Light Scattering and Surface Acoustic Wave Spectroscopy

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Colm Flannery, Sudook A. Kim, T Wittkowski, K Y. Jung, B Hillebrands, M R. Baklanov

Nanoporous Methylsilsesquioxane polymer films have outstanding potential forapplication to microelectronic interconnect, because of their low dielectric...

Elastic Properties of Hardness Coatings Using Surface Acoustic Wave Spectroscopy

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Donna C. Hurley, A J. Richards, Vinod K. Tewary, A Bendavid, P J. Martin

Surface acoustic wave (SAW) spectroscopy is a nondestructive way to determine the properties of thin films. Plane-wave SAWs are generated by a line-focused...

Low Scatter Optical System for Emittance and Temperature Measurements

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Sergey Mekhontsev, Leonard M. Hanssen

The development and evaluation of an optical system for a new spectral directional emittance facility at NIST is reported. The imaging quality and signal...

The NIST Data Gateway: Providing Easy Access to NIST Data Resources

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

D M. Blakeslee, Angela Y. Lee, A J. Belsky

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) maintains a wide range of scientific and technical data resources, including free online data systems...

An Analytical Approach to Shared Backup Path Provisioning in GMPLS Networks

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Sanghun Lee, David W. Griffith, N-O Song

As GMPLS and its supporting set of protocols develop into a viable control plane for optical networks, an important function that they will need to support will...

Design Concepts for a New Guarded Hot Plate Apparatus for Use Over an Extended Temperature Range

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

D R. Flynn, Robert R. Zarr, Mahn-Hee Hahn, William M. Healy

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is building a new guarded hot plate apparatus (GHP) for use at temperatures from 90 K to 900 K, with...

Merging Weather Data With Materials Response Data During Outdoor Exposure

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

R S. Williams, A A. Sanadi, Corey C. Halpin, Christopher C. White

As part of an outdoor exposure protocol for a studying the weathering of sealants, a full weather station was installed at the Forest Products Laboratory field...

Research and Challenges of Multi-Scale Mechanics and Modeling

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

K P. Chong, Nicos Martys

One of the great challenges in the material sciences is to predict long term performance of materials and structures. Recent efforts have focused on linking...

Embedded Real-Time Linux For Cable Robot Control

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Frederick M. Proctor, William P. Shackleford

Linux is a version of the Unix operating system distributed according to the open source model. Programmers are free to adapt the source code for their purposes...

Cost Effective Use of Formal Methods in Verification and Validation Foundations

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

D. Richard Kuhn, Ramaswamy Chandramouli, R W. Butler

Formal methods offer the promise of significant improvements in verification and validation, and may be the only approach capable of demonstrating the absence...

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