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Conferences

Brand Lofting Above Large-Scale Fires.

August 3, 1997

Author(s)

J P. Woycheese, P J. Pagni, D Liepmann

Although lofting of burning brands in forest fires has received considerable attention, little research has quantified the transport of brands from burning

Assessment of the Technological Requirements for the Realization of Performance-Based Fire Safety Design in the United States. Phase 1. Fundamental Requirements.

August 3, 1997

Author(s)

Brian J. Meacham

Performance-based fire safety design methods are being used or developed in many parts of the world. The bases of several of these methods are the many fire

Neutron Focusing Lens Using Capillary Optics

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

David F. Mildner, Huaiyu H. Chen-Mayer, V. A. Sharov

Blind Estimation of Tip Geometry in Scanned Probe Microscopy

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

John S. Villarrubia

Broadening of surface protrusions is a well-known imaging artifact in scanned probe microscope topographs. Blind reconstruction is a method for estimating the

High-Energy-Resolution Microcalorimeter Spectrometer for EDS X-Ray Microanalysis

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

David A. Wollman, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, L L. Dulcie, Dale E. Newbury, John M. Martinis

Characterization and modeling of InGaAs quantum dot lasers

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

Richard P. Mirin, A C. Gossard, J. E. Bowers

Evaporation of a Small Water Droplet Containing an Additive

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

M D. King, Jiann C. Yang, W. S. Chien, William L. Grosshandler

An experimental study on the evaporation of a small water droplet containing an additive on a heated, polished stainless-steel surface was performed. Solutions

Low Frequency Characteristics of Thermal Voltage Converters

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

S. Avramov, Nile M. Oldham, Mark E. Parker, Bryan C. Waltrip

The Extraction of Electrical Material Properties Using a Free-Space Time-Domain RF Absorber Reflectivity Measurement System

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

Robert T. Johnk, Arthur Ondrejka

Use of Polycapillary Optics to Increase the Effective Area of Microcalorimeter Spectrometers

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

David A. Wollman, C. Jezewski, Gene C. Hilton, Xiao Qi-Fan, Kent D. Irwin, John M. Martinis

Improvements in the CW Evaluation of Mode-Stirred Chambers

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

John M. Ladbury, Galen H. Koepke, Dennis G. Camell

Packaging Hygroscopic and Stress-Sensitive Optics for a Standard Retarder

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

Allen Rose, Kent B. Rochford

Measurement and Analysis of Quasi-Static Hexapod Errors

July 17, 1997

Author(s)

Johannes A. Soons

This paper describes the measurement and analysis of the quasi-static errors of a prototype hexapod milling machine at NIST

Force Measurement Services at NIST: Equipment, Procedures, and Uncertainty

July 17, 1997

Author(s)

Thomas W. Bartel, Ricky L. Seifarth, Simone L. Yaniv

The facilities, instrumentation, and procedures currently used at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for force measurement services are

The NIST Automated Arch Welding Testbed

July 11, 1997

Author(s)

William G. Rippey, Joseph A. Falco

Welding, Robotics & Intelligent Systems

Advanced Methods and Models for Describing Coating Appearance

July 7, 1997

Author(s)

M E. McKnight, Jonathan W. Martin

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has recently initiated a study to advance appearance metrology. A systems approach which applies

Negative Ion Kinetic-Energy Distributions and Ion-Neutral Reactions in O2 and CO2 Townsend Discharges at High E/N

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

MVVS. Rao, James K. Olthoff, Loucas G. Christophorou, Richard J. Van Brunt

Kinetic-Energy Distributions of Positive Ions Produced in Townsend Discharges of Oxygen at High Electric Field-to-Gas Density Ratios

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

MVVS. Rao, Richard J. Van Brunt, James K. Olthoff

Atomic Collisions in Ultracold Atomic Gases

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

Paul S. Julienne, Kevin Jones, Paul D. Lett, William D. Phillips, Eite Tiesinga, U Volz, Carl J. Williams

Cold collisions between trapped atoms are very important in the context of Bose-Einstein condensation. The meaning of the scattering length, and its

Characterization of the Coherent Microwave Emission From the Surf II Synchrotron Storage Ring

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

Gerald T. Fraser, Angela R. Hight Walker, Thomas B. Lucatorto, Uwe Arp, K. K. Lehmann

The temporal profile and frequency spectrum of the microwave emission from the Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility [SURF II] electron storage ring at the

Obtaining the Unit of Capacitance from the Calculable Capacitor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

Anne-Marie Jeffery

Microstuctural Characterization of Hardened Steel by Nondestructive Methods

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

P T. Purtscher, B Igarashi, Donna C. Hurley, K W. Hollman

This paper describes the application of a variety of methods to the nondesctructive characterization (NDC) of microstructure in hardened steels. The

Writing a Tcl Extension in Only Seven Years

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

Don E. Libes

Tcl is a command language library for embedding into other applications. It is often touted as the best language for this purpose and it is only natural that

Managing Tcl's Namespaces Collaboratively

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

Don E. Libes

The NIST Identifier Collaboration Service (NICS) is a proposed service to encourage collaboration among researchers and developers when choosing identifiers