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Conferences

High-Resolution Rb Two-Photon Spectroscopy With Ultrafast Lasers

May 1, 2001

Author(s)

T H. Yoon, A Marian, John L. Hall, Jun Ye

A two-photon wmsition in cold Rb atoms will be probed with a phase-coherent wide-bandwidth femtosecond laser comb. Frequency domainanalysis yields a high...

Transfer Calibration Validation Tests on a Heat Flux Sensor in the 51 mm High-Temperature-Blackbody

May 1, 2001

Author(s)

A V. Murthy, Benjamin K. Tsai, Robert D. Saunders

Facilities and techniques to characterize heat flux sensors are under development at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. As a part of this...

Looking at the Whole Picture: A Case Study of Analyzing a Virtual Workplace

May 1, 2001

Author(s)

Michelle P. Steves, Emile L. Morse

Evaluating collaborative systems is much more difficult than evaluating single-user systems due to the number of simultaneous (synchronous) or intertwined (both...

Mode-Locked Erbium/Ytterbium Co-Doped Waveguide Laser

May 1, 2001

Author(s)

John B. Schlager, Berton Callicoatt, Kevin L. Silverman, Richard Mirin, Norman Sanford, D. L. Veasey

Picosecond pulses are generated from a passively mode-locked ER3+/Yb3+ co-doped planar waveguide laser in an extended cavity configuration with a semiconductor...

Comparison of Agent Extinguishment of Hydrogen and Hydrocarbon Flames Using FID.

April 24, 2001

Author(s)

J Knutsen, E L. Morrey, J Riches

Codification of Wind Loads on Buildings Using Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Climatological Data Bases.

April 24, 2001

Author(s)

Jiann C. Yang, Marc R. Nyden, Samuel L. Manzello

An aircraft engine nacelle simulator was built to study the dispersion behavior of CF3I, a potential halon 1301 (CF3Br) replacement, at an extremely cold...

Anomalous Effects of Water in Firefighting: Increased Fire Intensities by Azeotropic Distillation Effects.

April 24, 2001

Author(s)

W W. Bannister, C C. Chen, N Euaphantasate

Premixed Flame Inhibition by Manganese and Tin Compounds

April 24, 2001

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris, Vadim D. Knyazev, Valeri I. Babushok

Flame inhibition data exist for a few metallic compounds (Fe(CO)5, Pb(C2H5)4, CrO2Cl2) which show them to be one or two orders of magnitude more effective than...

Molecular Order at Polymer Interfaces Measured by Broad-Bandwidth Vibrationally Resolved Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy

April 23, 2001

Author(s)

P T. Wilson, Kimberly A. Briggman, John C. Stephenson, William E. Wallace, Lee J. Richter

Broad-bandwidth vibrationally-resolved sum frequency generation spectroscopy has been used to measure the molecular orientation distribution at polystyrene...

Global Dissemination of Performance Data and Information

April 2, 2001

Author(s)

Richard W. Bukowski, Richard D. Peacock

Adaptive Grid Refinement and Multigrid on Cluster Computers

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

William F. Mitchell

It has been shown that the combination of adaptive grid refinement and multigrid solution, known as adaptive multilevel methods, provide effective methods for...

Premixed Flame Inhibition by Manganese and Tin Compounds

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris, Vadim D. Knyazev, Valeri I. Babushok

In this work we presented the first experimental measurements of influence of manganese- and tin-containing compounds (MMT, TMT0 on burning velocity of methane...

Experiences with Using Solar Photovoltaics to Heat Domestic Water

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

Brian P. Dougherty, Arthur H. Fanney

The solar photovoltaic (PV) industry continues to make progress in increasing the efficiency while reducing the manufacturing costs of PV cells. Economies of...

Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES): Software for Selecting Cost-Effective Green Building Products

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

Barbara C. Lippiatt, A Boyles

The BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) tool implements a rational, systematic technique for selecting cost-effective green building...

Acquiring, Analyzing, and Using Complete Three-Dimensional Aggregate Shape Information

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

Edward J. Garboczi, Nicos Martys, H A. Saleh, Richard A. Livingston

The shape of aggregates, from whatever source, plays a crucial role in determining the properties of the composite material in which they are embedded (e.g...

NIST Research on Structural Performance of Housing Systems

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

Fahim Sadek, Michael A. Riley

An outline of NIST research in the area of structural performance of housing systems is presented in this paper. The performance of wood-frame houses in past...

Design Procedures for Structures with Supplemental Dampers

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

Fahim Sadek, Michael A. Riley

Passive energy dissipation devices are used to reduce the damage from earthquakes by absorbing a portion of the earthquake-induced energy in structures. Wide...

Effect of Self-Assembled Monolayer Technology on Fiber-Matrix Adhesion

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

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

The concept of an interphase region between an adherent and a matrix or adhesive was first introduced in 1972 by Sharpe. Since this introduction, the role of...

Making MALDI-TOF-MS an Absolute Method for Determination of the MMD of Polymers

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

Charles M. Guttman, William R. Blair, S Wetzel

In 1963, Donald McIntyre of the NBS Polymers Division produced the first polymer molecular mass standards to be issued by NBS as Standard Reference Materials...

Dielectric Properties and Morphology of Ferroelectric Ceramic-Polymer composite Films

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

C. K. Chiang, R Popielarz, Li Piin Sung

Dielectric constant and morphology of BaTiO3-polymer composite films were studied as a function of the filler concentration. The morphology of the films was...

Difficulties Making Reliability Predictions For Si, GaAs, and Inp

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

Grady S. White, L M. Braun

The lifetime prediction model that has been developed for brittle materials implicitly assumes an initial flaw population from which, under the influence of an...

Structure and Property Characterization of Porous Low-k Dialectric Constant Thin Films Using X-ray Reflectivity and Small Angle Neutron Scattering

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

Eric K. Lin, Wen-Li Wu, C Jin, J T. Wetzel

A novel methodology using a combination of high energy ion scattering x-ray reflectivity, and small angle neutron scattering is used to characterize the...

Polymer Matrix Effects on the Properties of Amorphous Calcium Phosphate-Filled Composites

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

Drago Skrtic, Joseph M. Antonucci, D E. Eanes

Calcium phosphate are funding increasing use as biomaterials, e.g. in the treatment of defective mineralized tissues. Crystaline hydroxyapatite (HAP) is...

Designing Nanocrystal Nanosystems: Quantum-Dot Quantum-Wells to Quantum-Dot Solids

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

Garnett W. Bryant, W Jaskolski

To design nanocrystal nanosystems, a theory for nanocrystals is needed which can be applied to nanocrystals with atomic-scale variations in composition...

Modification of Spontaneous Emission of Quantum Dots: Purcell Effect in Semiconductor Microcavities

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

A Rahmani, Garnett W. Bryant

We condider the spontaneous emission of a quantum dot embedded in a cavity. Purcell and local-field effects are investigated using the coupled dipole method and...

Measurements and Numerical Predictions of Liquid Agent Dispersal Around Solid Obstacles

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

Cary Presser, J F. Widmann, P E. DesJardin, L A. Gritzo

The focus of this effort is to investigate the dispersal of liquid agents around solid obstacles, and obtain a better understanding of the physical processes of...

Comparison of the Fire Suppression Effectiveness of Sodium Bicarbonate Particles and Fine-Water Droplets in Non-Premixed and Premixed Flames

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

Harsha K. Chelliah, A K. Lazzarini, P N. Wanigarathne, Gregory T. Linteris

Two laboratory-scale experimental configurations are used to investigate the fire suppression effectiveness of condensed phase agents, e.g., fine-water droplets...

International Standards for Design Life of Constructed Assets

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

C Sjostrom, P Jernberg, G J. Frohnsdorff

In 1993, a working group aimed at developing standards for design life was established in ISO Technical Committee TC59, Building Construction. The working group...

A High-Speed Thermal Imaging System for Semiconductor Device Analysis

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

Allen R. Hefner Jr., David W. Berning, David L. Blackburn, Christophe C. Chapuy, Sebastien Bouche

A new high-speed transient thermal imaging system is presented that provides the capability to measure the transient temperature distributions on the surface of...

A Genetic Programming Ecosystem

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

J E. Devaney, John G. Hagedorn, O P. Nicolas, G Garg, A Samson, Martial Michel

Algorithms are needed in every aspect of parallel computing. Genetic Programmingis an evolutionary technique for automating the design of algorithms...

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