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Eyal Gerecht, Carl D. Reintsema, Erich N. Grossman, A. L. Betz, R. T. Boreiko
We are developing a heterodyne focal plane array with up to eight elements to study lines with frequencies of 2 THz and above. It is intended for studies of the
The results of a feasibility study to determine if the water sprays produced by residential fire sprinklers can be accurately characterized using phase Doppler
Michael W. Cresswell, N. Arora, Richard A. Allen, Christine E. Murabito, Curt A. Richter, Ashwani K. Gupta, Loren W. Linholm, D. Pachura, P. Bendix
This paper reports a new electrical test structure for measuring the barrier-layer thickness and total physical linewidth of copper-cored interconnect features
The research, measurement and standards activities of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST
The standard test method for evaluating sealant performance is the ASTM C719, which resulted from the pioneering work of NIST researcher Authur Hockman. This
It is now customary for the effects of elastic-electron scattering to be ignored in measurements of the thicknesses of overlayer films by X-ray photoelectron
This is a summary of recent exploratory efforts conducted by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Committee C63, Sub-Committee
Surface finish and imperfections are important properties of optical surfaces because they are caused by manufacturing limitations or defects and are linked to
Virtual objects in a web-based environment can be interfaced to and controlled by external real world controllers. A Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML)
Ryna B. Marinenko, J T. Armstrong, Debra L. Kaiser, Joseph J. Ritter, Peter K. Schenck, C P. Bouldin, J Blendell, Igor Levin
Barium strontium titanate (BST) thin films of varying composition and thickness (5nm to 400nm) on (100)Si or Pt/(100)Si substrates were measured using an
Joseph M. Antonucci, Walter G. McDonough, Gary E. Schumacher, Y Shimada
A key factor in determining the strength and durability of polymeric dental restorative composites, sealants and adhesives is the quality of their interfaces
Tinh Nguyen, Xiaohong Gu, M Giraud, M R. VanLandingham, R Dutruc-Rosset, R Ryntz, D Nguyen
The interphase between a polymer film and a substrate controls the adhesion and durability of a variety of polymeric systems including adhesives and coatings on
Frederick M. Proctor, John L. Michaloski, S Birla, G Weinert
Machine controllers built from standardized software components have the greatest potential to reap open architecture benefits - including plug-and-play
S L. Barker, Michael J. Tarlov, David J. Ross, T J. Johnson, E A. Waddell, Laurie E. Locascio
Control of the polymer surface chemistry is a crucial aspect of development of plastic microfluidic devices. When commercially available plastic substrates are
The Vienna Ab-initio Simulation Package (VASP) was used to perform fully relaced, planeware psudopotential calculations of formation energies (δE V ASP) for a
A novel methodology using a combination of high energy ion scattering, x-ray reflectivity, and small angle neutron scattering is developed to characterize the
An overview is given of current work projects of Technical Committee 201 on Surface Chemical Analysis of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO
A new type of fiber optic based optical tomography sensor has been developed for potential in situ monitoring of plasma uniformity. Optical tomography inverts
We discuss the production and study of a quantum degenerate Fermi gas of atoms. The fundamental difficulty in cooling a gas of fermionic atoms is the lack of
We explore the use of evanescent wave cavity ring-down spectroscopy (EW-CRDS) for water detection through a signal-to-noise ratio analysis. Cavity ring-down
Planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) measurements were made to determine 2-D spatial maps of CF2 density as a chemical marker of plasma uniformity in 9%O2
M Giraud, Tinh Nguyen, Xiaohong Gu, Mark R. VanLandingham
The effects of stoichiometry and epoxy molecular mass on surface and interfacial microstructures and wettability of amine-cured epoxies have been investigated
To obtain optimal results from plasma processing, the energy of ions incident on the substrate and their current or flux must be carefullymonitored and