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Conferences

SEM Sentinel - SEM Performance Measurement System

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Bradley N. Damazo, Andras Vladar, Alice V. Ling, M A. Donmez, Michael T. Postek, Crossley E. Jayewardene

This paper describes the design and implementation of a system for monitoring the performance of a critical dimension measurement scanning electron microscope...

Kinematic Modeling and Analysis of a Planar Micro-Positioner

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Nicholas G. Dagalakis, John A. Kramar, E Amatucci, Robert Bunch

The static and dynamic performance of a control system depends on the accuracy of the mathematical model of the plant that is being controlled. In this work...

Establishment of Measurement Traceability for NIST Standard Bullets and Casings

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, M Ols

The National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) is currently under development by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and the...

Overlay Metrology: Recent Advances and Future Solutions

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Richard M. Silver, Jay S. Jun, S Fox, Edward A. Kornegay

As devices shrink and clock speeds continue to increase, process control and measurement of I critical dimension linewidths and the essential overlay of...

Neolithography Consortium: A Progress Report

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

James E. Potzick

The role of process simulation is becoming an increasingly important part of microlithography process control and photomask metrology as wafer feature sizes...

Single-frequency and Mode-locked Er/Yb Co-doped Waveguide Lasers

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Berton Callicoatt, John B. Schlager, Kevin L. Silverman, Robert K. Hickernell, Richard P. Mirin, Norman A. Sanford, Joseph S. Hayden, Samuel D. Conzone, Robert D. Simpson

We present results for single-frequency and mode-locked Er/Yb co-doped waveguide lasers. The single-frequency DBR waveguide lasers have output power in excess...

Wavelength standards for optical communications

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Sarah L. Gilbert, William C. Swann, Tasshi Dennis

We review wavelength accuracy and calibration issues for wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical fiber communication and describe our work on wavelength...

Evolution of the Shapes of InAs and InGaAs Quantum Dots

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Richard P. Mirin, Alexana Roshko, M. van der Puijl, Andrew G. Norman

The exact shape of self-assembled quantum dots is still a controversial subject in the literature, despite the fact that this knowledge is of paramount...

Conformance Assessment Applications for Recognition of Plumbing Product Approvals

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

L S. Galowin, Maureen A. Breitenberg

Harmonization of regulatory requirements through application of conformity assurance procedures in regulated product acceptance is discussed. Conformity...

The Interdependent Networked Community Resilience Modeling Environment (IN-CORE): Science, Structure and Examples

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

John van de Lindt, Daniel Cox, Paolo Gardoni, Jong Lee, Jamie Padgett, Therese P. McAllister, Andre Barbosa, Harvey Cutler, Shannon van Zandt

ABSTRACT: Community resilience is the ability of a community to plan for, withstand, and recover from a natural hazard such as an earthquake or flood. Advancing...

Use of Data to Determine the Relativistic Red Shift to 3x10^-17 at NIST, Boulder

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

N K. Pavlis, Marc A. Weiss

Method of Measuring Shunt Resistance of Photodiodes

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

P R. Thompson, Thomas C. Larason

A method of measuring the shunt resistance of diodes, specifically photodiodes, is examined and the procedure of how the method is implemented using LabVIEW is...

Validation and Calibration of a Multizone Network Airflow Model with Experimental Data

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

A L. Musser, O Schwabe, Steven J. Nabinger

This paper chronicles the development and refinement of a multizone network airflow model to represent a two-story classroom-office building. The model is...

Influence of Calcium Hydroxide Dissolution on the Transport Properties of Hydrated Cement Systems

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

J Marchand, Dale P. Bentz, E Samson, Y Maltais

Calcium hydroxide is one of the main reaction products resulting from the hydration of Portland cement with water. It is also one of the more soluble phases...

Database-Assisted Estimates of Ultimate Capacities of Low-Rise Building Frames Under Wind Loads

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

S Jang, L L. Lu, Fahim H. Sadek, Emil Simiu

This paper is a derivative of G2001-1392, Database-Assisted Wind Load Capacity Estimates for Low-Rise Steel Frames, by Jang, S., et al., intended for...

Stochastic Linearization for Control of Hysteretic Structures Using H(Infinity) Algorithm

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

M Ben Ftima, Fahim H. Sadek, S El-Borgi, Michael A. Riley

This paper presents a robust static output feedback H(infinity) algorithm for control of hysteretic civil engineering structures subjected to earthquake ground...

Laser Induced Wakes in Ion Crystals, ed. by F. Anderegg, L. Schweikhard, and C.F. Driscoll

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

J M. Kriesel, John Bollinger, T B. Mitchell, L B. King, Daniel H. Dubin

Atomic Level Surface Metrology

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Theodore V. Vorburger, Ronald G. Dixson, Jun-Feng Song, Thomas Brian Renegar, Joseph Fu, Ndubuisi George Orji, V W. Tsai, E. C. Williams, H Edwards, D Cook, P West, R Nyffenegger

MotivationSemiconductor wafers and many types of optical elementsrequire ultra-smooth surfaces in order to functionas specifiedExamples:Laser gyro mirrors with...

Stability Analysis of Interrupted Cutting With Finite Time in the Cut

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

P V. Bayly, J E. Halley, Matthew A. Davies, Jon R. Pratt

The stability of interrupted cutting is examined for the case in which the tool is in contact with the work piece for a small, but finite, fraction of the tooth...

SI Traceability of Force at the Nanonewton Level

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

David B. Newell, Jon R. Pratt, John A. Kramar, Douglas T. Smith, L Feeney, Edwin R. Williams

Although nanonewton force measurements are commonplace in industry, no National Measurement Institute supports a link to the International System of Units (SI)...

Design and Testing of a One Dimensional Measuring Machine for Determining the Length of Ball Bars

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

J C. Ziegert, D Rea, Steven D. Phillips, Bruce R. Borchardt

A new machine for the rapid calibration of ball bars has been built. By means of comparisons to CMM measurements, it has been shown to work as an accurate...

Low Voltage Microanalysis using Microcalorimeter EDS

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

David A. Wollman, Sae Woo Nam, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, David A. Rudman, Norman F. Bergren, Steven Deiker, John M. Martinis, Martin Huber, Dale Newbury

We present the current performance of the prototype high-resolution microcalorimeter energy-dispersive spectrometer (υcal EDS) developed at NIST for x-ray...

Recent Advances in Ac-dc Transfer Measurements Using Thin-Film Thermal Converters

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Thomas F. Wunsch, Joseph R. Kinard Jr., Ronald R. Manginell, Thomas E. Lipe Jr., O. P. Solomon, K. C. Jungling

New standards for ac current and voltage measurements, thin-film multijunction thermal converters (MJTCs), have been fabricated using thin-film and micro...

Comparison of the Identities, Fluxes, and Energies of Ions Formed in High Density Fluorocarbon Discharges

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Amanda N. Goyettes, Yicheng Wang, James K. Olthoff

Positive ion bombardment plays an essential role in plasma processing, influencing etch rates, materials selectivity and etching profiles. Experimental...

Future Voltage Metrology at NIST

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Yi-hua D. Tang, June E. Sims, Michael H. Kelley

Presently NIST uses a voltage calibration path to maintain the U.S. legal volt and provide for the dissemination of an internationally consistent, accurate...

Electrospray FTMS and MALDI TOF MS Characterization of [(O3/2SiMe)x(OSi(OH)Me)y(OSiMe2)z] Silsesquioxane Resin

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

R E. Tecklenburg, H Chen, William E. Wallace

Preparation and Characterization of Photopatternable BaTiO₃ / Polymer Composites

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

R Popielarz, C. K. Chiang, R Nozaki, Jan Obrzut

The dielectric properties of acrylic resin composites filled with BaTiO 3 have been evaluated in the broad frequency range. These materials were used as models...

Dispersion of Functionalized Nanoclay Platelests in an Amine-Cured Epoxy Resin System

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

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

Broadband Dielectric Relaxation of Polymer Composite Films

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

C. K. Chiang, R Popielarz, R Nozaki, Jan Obrzut

The broadband dielectric relaxation of a BaTiO3-polymer composite film was studied. The complex dielectric constant data from 10 -4 Hz to 10 10 Hz reveals the...

Tri-a-napthylbenzene as a Glassy or Crystaline Matrix for MALDI TOF MS of Synthetic Polymers

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Barry J. Bauer, Charles M. Guttman, William R. Blair, Da-Wei Liu

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