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The evaluation of existing and future distributed sensor processing system concepts can be done well using simulation, provided that the simulation is faithful...
Kil-Won Moon, Maureen E. Williams, C E. Johnson, Gery R. Stafford, C A. Handwerker, William J. Boettinger
ta is presented on the probability of whisker growth on as-grown tin (Sn) electrodeposits as a function of Cu concentration in the electrolye. A commercial...
Charles S. Tarrio, Thomas B. Lucatorto, S Grantham, M B. Squires, Uwe Arp, Lu Deng
We have recently installed a new sample chamber at the NIST/DARPA EUV Reflectometry Facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The chamber...
Daniel E. Kelleher, William C. Martin, Wolfgang L. Wiese, Jeffrey R. Fuhr, Arlene Musgrove, Karen J. Olsen, Peter J. Mohr, Joseph Reader, Jean E. Sansonetti, Larissa Podobedova
A summary of the contents and features of the National Institute of Standards and TEchnology (NIST) Atomic Spectra Database (ASD) and other published and...
We describe preliminary results on combining depth information from a laser range-finder and color and texture image cues to train classifiers to segment ill...
V Galtier, Kevin L. Mills, Y Carlinet, S Bush, A Kulkarni
Recent research, such as the Active Virtual Network Management Prediction (AVNMP) system, aims to use simulation models running ahead of real time to predict...
R Schoske, John Butler, Peter Vallone, Margaret C. Kline, M. Prinz, A J. Redd, M F. Hammer
Y Chromosome short tandem repeat markers have a number of applications in human identity testing including typing the perpetrator of sexual assault cases...
Allen R. Hefner Jr., David W. Berning, Ty R. McNutt, Alan Mantooth, Jih-Sheng Lai, Ranbir Singh
New Power semiconductor devices have begun to emerge that utilize the advantages of silicon carbide (SiC). As SiC power device types are introduced, circuit...
Tracking an object in a sequence of images can fail due to partial occlusion or clutter. Robustness can be increased by tracking a set of ¿parts¿, provided that...
Jae H. Kim, S H. Ehrman, George W. Mulholland, Thomas Germer
Polarized light scattering by monodisperse copper and gold spheres, having diameters ranging from 96 nm to 205 nm deposited on silicon substrates were measured...
Uwe Arz, Howard C. Reader, Pavel Kabos, Dylan F. Williams
In this paper we investigate the broadband microwave properties of high-impedance probes designed for on-wafer waveform measurements. We show that the standard...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology operates and maintains piston gage pressure standards from 7 kPa to 280 Mpa, a span of over 4 decades in...
Jeffrey Jargon, Kuldip Gupta, Dominique Schreurs, Kate Remley, Donald C. DeGroot
This paper describes a method of generating models for nonlinear devices and circuits, based upon measurements of traveling-wave voltages at a periodic large...
Insulating gas mixtures containing SF 6 have been promoted to serve as replacements for pure SF 6 in order to reduce SF 6 atmospheric emission. It has been...
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...
We present results for uncertainties in noise-parameter measurements, obtained using a Monte Carlo simulation of the measurements. Sets of data were generated...
Until recently, the primary calibration of accelerometers at NIST over a frequency range of 50 Hz to 5 kHz utilized three different shakers with separate...
A predictive method for estimating the zij parameter in the mixture model of Lemmon and Jacobsen [Int. J. Thermophysics 20:1629 (1999)] has been developed. Data...
As durability issues become increasingly prominent in concrete design, the need to predict the transport properties of a given concrete mixture becomes critical...
Joannie W. Chin, E Byrd, N Embree, Jonathan W. Martin, J D. Tate
Laboratory ultraviolet (UV) chambers are widely used to obtain weathering data for a wide range of commercial polymer products including coatings, textiles...
Li Piin Sung, Maria E. Nadal, M E. McKnight, Egon Marx, R Dutruc-Rosset, B Laurenti
The orientation of platelet-like pigments in coatings is affected by the processing conditions resulting in appearance variations of the final product. A set of...
Tinh Nguyen, Jonathan W. Martin, S Saunders, E Byrd
rylic-melamine coatings are used extensively for automobile topcoat/base coat systems. However, these materials undergo hydrolysis when they are exposed to...
A variety of alternate calibration schemes which approximate the ITS-90 are possible when using high-purity noble metals. The high purity of the sensor...
NIST started working with industry and the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEEE) in the mid 90''s to develop a standardized interface to network smart...
Recent technological advances in machine tool design and construction (most notably reliable high speed/power spindles and high velocity/acceleration drives)...
This is a report to the committee regarding reflection measurements that impact the current draft standard. Diffuse reflectance measurements are compared to...
The 6-Degree of Freedom Tri Stage Micro Positioner (6DFTSMP) can generate high accuracy, small displacement, and high-resolution motions. The moving platform of...
In order for web specifications to permit full interoperability and access to all, it is important that the quality of implementation be given as much attention...
Lawrence H. Robins, J T. Armstrong, Ryna B. Marinenko, Mark D. Vaudin, Charles E. Bouldin, Joseph C. Woicik, Albert J. Paul, W. R. Thurber, K E. Miyano, C A. Parker
The structural and optical properties of indium gallium nitride (InxGa1-xN) films with 0.04