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Bryan C. Waltrip, Owen B. Laug, Gerard N. Stenbakken
An improved gated-oscillator time-base and associated auto-calibration algorithm for use in a high-accuracy sampling waveform acquistion system are described
S Bird, D Day, John S. Garofolo, J Henderson, Christophe Laprun, M Liberman
We describe a formal model for annotating linguistic artifacts, from which we derive an application programming interface (API) to a suite of tools for
Thomas F. Wunsch, Joseph R. Kinard Jr., Ronald R. Manginell, O. M. Solomon, Thomas E. Lipe Jr.
Advanced thin flm processing and packaging technologies are employed in the fabrication of new planar thin-film multijunction thermal converters. The processing
S R. Kueh, Richard~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined Parnas, Joy Dunkers, S G. Advanti, P S. Furrows, M E. Jones, T A. Bailey
One of the most important issues in liquid composite molding (LCM) is the complete saturation of the preform by the resin to eliminate voids or dry spots in the
Piotr S. Filipski, C. J. van Mullem, D. Janik, M. Klonz, Joseph R. Kinard Jr., Thomas E. Lipe Jr., Bryan C. Waltrip
The paper summarizes results of two international comparisons relating TVC RF voltage transfer standards of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to the
NIST develops Standard Reference Materials for calibration, quality assurance and research into improved measurements. Two fluid standards are being developed
Ali L. Eichenberger, Mark W. Keller, John M. Martinis, Neil M. Zimmerman
In the context of a proposed new capacitance standard based on counting electrons, we discuss a method to investigate its frequency dependence. We describe
Randolph Elmquist, Anne-Marie Jeffery, Dean G. Jarrett
Coaxial straight-wire resistance standards with calculable frequency dependence have been used to tie alternating-current (ac) measurements to direct-current
Erich N. Grossman, James A. Chervenak, Kent D. Irwin, Carl D. Reintsema
A new generation of ultra-low power bolometer arrays is under development for low background infrared astronomy. This paper describes radiometric measurements
James P. Randa, L. A. Terrell, Lawrence P. Dunleavy
We report results of stability tests on several noise sources for selected frequencies between 12 and 26.5 GHz. Measurements covered intervals of about 1 week
Nile M. Oldham, Thomas L. Nelson, R. Bergeest, R. Carranza, M. Gibbes, K Jones, Gregory Kyriazis, H. Laiz, L. Liu, Z. Lu, U. Pogliano, K. E. Rydler, E. Shapiro, E. So, M. Temba, P. Wright
An International Comparison of 50/60 Hz Power is described. The traveling standard was an electronic power transducer which was tested at 120 volts, 5 amperes
D. R. Shelly, T. W. Garrison, M. Beck, David H. Christensen
We have measured the correlations between the two orthogonal linearly polarized outputs of a pulsed vertical-cavity, surface-emitting laser and found them to be
This document is derived from three reviewed papers by the same authors: (1)Elastic properties of a tungsten-silver composite by reconstruction and computation
A new deconvolution approach is described for reconstructing fast step-like or impulsive signals that have been measured with a sampling oscilloscope for which
Thomas R. Kramer, Hui-Min Huang, Elena R. Messina, Frederick M. Proctor, Harry A. Scott
This paper describes an automated hierarchical process planning system for machining and inspecting discrete parts in an RCS type control system. The system
Equating mechanical to electrical power links the kilogram, the meter, and the second to the practical realizations of the ohm and the volt derived from the
This paper is a proposal for conducting a Special Interest Group (SIG) at the CHI2000 Conference. The focus of the meeting will be the use of the Common
Lawrence H. Bennett, Richard M. Waterstrat, L Swartzendruber, H J. Brown, R E. Watson
The Zr 3(Rh 1-yPd y) 4 system in the Pu 3Pd y) 4 structure, which has been reported on previously, is further investigated here. It exhibits an incommensurate
We have developed a time-domain reflectometry (TDR) technique to measure the dielectric permittivity of high dielectric constant films. The test specimen
A methodology to characterize nanoporous thin films based on a novel combination of high resolution specular x-ray reflectivity and small angle neutron
Timothy M. Jung, Adriaan C. Carter, Steven R. Lorentz, Raju V. Datla
An infrared transfer radiometer has been recently developed for the Low-Background Infrared Calibration (LBIR) facility at the National Institute of Standards
Adriaan C. Carter, Steven R. Lorentz, Timothy M. Jung, Beverly Klemme, Raju V. Datla
The capability of the Low Background Infrared (LBIR) facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to spectrally calibrate infrared detectors
Kenneth G. Kreider, D P. DeWitt, Christopher W. Meyer, Vincent P. Scheuerman
We are developing an instrumented calibration wafer for radiometric temperature measurements in rapid thermal processing (RTP) that uses Pt/Pd wire and noble
This paper describes work within the NIST Text REtrieval Conference (TREC) over the last three years in designing and implementing evaluations of Spoken
Paul E. Stutzman, Germain Lespinasse, Stefan D. Leigh
Certification of the phase compositions of the NIST Reference Clinkers often is based upon more than one independent method. The current certificate values were
Edward J. Garboczi, Dale P. Bentz, G J. Frohnsdorff
The computational materials science of concrete has developed rapidly in the last 15 years. This development has been strongly tied to the even more rapid