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Conferences

Convective Accelerometer and Tilt Sensor in CMOS Technology

November 12, 1998

Author(s)

V. Milanovic, E. D. Bowen, N. H. Tea, Michael Gaitan, Mona E. Zaghloul

This paper describes a CMOS implementation of novel ID and 2D accelerometers that operate based on heat convection, requiring no solid proof mass. The devices...

Chloride Exposed RC-Structures: Chloride Ingress and Lifetime Prediction by the Hetek Model.

November 9, 1998

Author(s)

E Poulsen

Understanding the Global Attack Toolkit Using a Database of Dependent Classifiers

November 5, 1998

Author(s)

Peter M. Mell

High profile Internet web sites publish a large collection of attack scripts that we call the Global Attack Toolkit (GAT). It is a dangerous tool available to...

Condensed Phase Phenomena in Commodity Polymers Undergoing Degradation/Gasification.

November 2, 1998

Author(s)

Valeri I. Babushok, Thomas J. Ohlemiller, Takashi Kashiwagi

A series of degradation/gasification experiments has been conducted to better understand the condensed phase processes during burning of commodity polymers such...

Computed Flammability Limits of Opposed-Jet H2/O2/CO2 Diffusion Flame at Low Pressure.

November 2, 1998

Author(s)

H Bedir, H Y. Shih, J S. Tien

Comparison of the Behavior of Foams and Gels Exposed to Fire.

November 2, 1998

Author(s)

Marino DiMarzo, A M. Tafreshi

Water is the principal component of both foams and gels used as fire protection agents. The foam is expanded to several times its original liquid volume with...

Comparison of Near and Mid-Infrared Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy for the Analysis of Combustion Gases.

November 2, 1998

Author(s)

J H. Miller

Comparison of Measured Data With CFAST Predictions for the HDR T51 Wood Crib Test Series.

November 2, 1998

Author(s)

J E. Floyd, L Wolf

Clean Agent Performance on Fires Exposed to an External Energy Source.

November 2, 1998

Author(s)

Kenneth D. Steckler, William L. Grosshandler, Daniel C. Smith-Tone, P Rivers

Work carried out over the last several years has shown that there can be a significant increase in the amount of agent required to extinguish and to prevent re...

Center for the Simulation of Accidental Fires and Explosions at University of Utah: An Overview.

November 2, 1998

Author(s)

D W. Pershing, P J. Smith

Brand Propagation of Post-Earthquake Fires.

November 2, 1998

Author(s)

J P. Woycheese, P J. Pagni

Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of Abstracts. November 2-5, 1998.

November 2, 1998

Author(s)

Kellie A. Beall

The NIST Annual Conference on Fire Research has long been the prime forum for presentation and discussion of the latest advances in the science of fire and the...

Evaluation of Fire Detection Technology for Suitability in Aircraft Cargo Compartments

November 2, 1998

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary, William L. Grosshandler

NIST is assisting the FAA in its research to improve fire detection in Class C and D aircraft cargo compartments. Class C and D compartments are inaccessible in...

Laser Interferometer and Reciprocity Calibration of Accelerometers Using the NIST Super Shaker

November 1, 1998

Author(s)

Beverly F. Payne

The development of the NIST Super Shaker permits calibration of accelerometers by two independent and absolute methods on the same shaker. Minimizing the...

Exposure Systems

November 1, 1998

Author(s)

Martin Misakian

Time-Resolved Ultrasonic Body Wave Measurements of Material Anisotropy Using a Lensless Line-Focus Transducer

November 1, 1998

Author(s)

Nelson N. Hsu, D Xiang, Gerald V. Blessing

For plate-like sample geometries, a line-focus transducer can be used to detect back-reflected echoes through the thickness of the sample. The interaction of...

Specific NIST Projects in Support of the NIJ Concealed Weapon Detection and Imaging Program

November 1, 1998

Author(s)

Nicholas G. Paulter Jr.

The Electricity Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is developing revised performance standards for hand-held (HH) and walk-through...

Formal Specification, Verification, and Automatic Test Generation of ATM Routing Protocol: PNNI

November 1, 1998

Author(s)

David E. Cypher, Dongjin Lee, M Martin-Villalba, C A. Prins, David H. Su

This paper presents an effort to use formal tools to model, validate,and generate test suites for the ATM network routing protocol calledPrivate Network-Network...

The Formation of Supermolecular Polycaprolactone (PCL) Spherulites in Polystyrene-Polybutadiene-PCL (PS-b-PB-b-PCL) Semicrystalline Block Copolymer

November 1, 1998

Author(s)

G Kim, C L. Jackson, V Balsamo, M Libera, R Stadler, Charles C. Han

The morphological behavior of (PS)0.35(PB)0.15(PCL)0.5 semicrystalline block copolymers as a function of annealing conditions are discussed. For this study, the...

Theory of Optical Absorption with Electron-Hole Attraction

November 1, 1998

Author(s)

Eric L. Shirley, L Benedict, Robert B. Bohn

This work presents calculations of the optical absorption spectra of semiconductors and insulators. The background and underlying physics are discussed, and the...

Thin Film Growth of Titanium and Titanium Nitride Via Gas-Phase Reaction of Sodium Vapor With Titanium Tetrachloride

November 1, 1998

Author(s)

Jay H. Hendricks, M I. Aquino-Class, Michael R. Zachariah

In this paper, we present a process which has the benefits of operating at lower temperatures than conventional CVD, that uses low cost precursors, and produces...

Properties of Process Gases Determined Accurately With Acoustic Techniques

November 1, 1998

Author(s)

John J. Hurly

Our laboratory has developed a highly precise, automated apparatus for measuring sound speeds, viscosity, and thermal conductivity in hazardous and/or corrosive...

New Electric Field Expressions for EMC Testing in a Reverberation Chamber

November 1, 1998

Author(s)

Galen H. Koepke, John M. Ladbury

Using Model Checking to Generate Tests From Specifications

November 1, 1998

Author(s)

P E. Ammann, Paul E. Black, William J. Majurski

We apply a model checker to the problem of test generation using a new application of mutation analysis. We define syntactic operators, each of which produces a...

Amorphous Alloys Containing Cobalt for Orthopaedic Applications

November 1, 1998

Author(s)

John A. Tesk, C E. Johnson, Drago Skrtic, Ming S. Tung, Stephen M. Hsu

Amorphous metal alloys have properties and structures unlike those of theircrystalline counterparts. For example, a multiphase crystalline structure may exhibit...

Improving Pitch and Step Height Measurements Using the Calibrated Atomic Force Microscope

November 1, 1998

Author(s)

R Koning, Ronald G. Dixson, Joseph Fu, V W. Tsai

No abstract.

Deep Ultraviolet Laser Metrology for Semiconductor Photolithography

November 1, 1998

Author(s)

Marla L. Dowell, Christopher L. Cromer, Rodney Leonhardt, Thomas Scott

Role-Based Access Control for the Web

October 29, 1998

Author(s)

John Barkley, David R. Kuhn, Lynne S. Rosenthal, Mark Skall, Anthony V. Cincotta

Establishing and maintaining a presence on the World Wide Web (Web), once a sideline for U.S. industry, has become a key strategic aspect of marketing and sales...

Fire-Emulator Detector-Evaluation

October 28, 1998

Author(s)

Artur A. Chernovsky, William L. Grosshandler, Thomas G. Cleary, Michael D. Anderson

The performance of a fire detection system is determined as much by its ability to recognize correctly the non-fire state as to sense the presence of a real...

Managing Role/Permission Relationships Using Object Access Types

October 23, 1998

Author(s)

John Barkley, Anthony V. Cincotta

The role metaphor in Role Based Access Control (RBAC) is particularly powerful in its ability to express access policy in terms of the way in which...

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