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We present a new measurement technique of quantifying noise temperature based on temperature and time. A single pole double throw (SPDT) ultra-fast switch
Alireza Panna, Marlin E. Kraft, Albert Rigosi, George R. Jones Jr., Shamith Payagala, Mattias Kruskopf, Dean G. Jarrett, Randolph Elmquist
We describe recent scaling measurements to decade resistance levels based on both cryogenic and non-cryogenic current comparator bridges. National measurement
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Alain Rufenacht, Charles J. Burroughs, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Samuel P. Benz
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Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Ilya F. Budovsky, Samuel P. Benz, G. Gubler
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Alain Rufenacht, Charles J. Burroughs, Paul Dresselhaus, Samuel P. Benz
The voltage error associated with the leakage current of programmable Josephson voltage standards (PJVS) is one of the largest contributions to the uncertainty
Nathan Flowers-Jacobs, Alain Rufenacht, Anna Fox, Steven B. Waltman, Justus Brevik, Paul Dresselhaus, Samuel P. Benz
This paper describes a new generation of Josephson Arbitrary Waveform Synthesizers which generate ac waveforms with a root-mean-squared (rms) amplitude of 3 V
Justus Brevik, Christine A. Donnelly, Nathan Flowers-Jacobs, Anna Fox, Pete Hopkins, Paul Dresselhaus, Samuel P. Benz
We have measured the frequency-dependent voltage output up to 100 MHz of a modified version of the Josephson Arbitrary Waveform Synthesizer. An impedance
Ilya F. Budovsky, Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Samuel P. Benz
We use a precision inductive voltage divider and a lock-in amplifier to extend the voltage range of a Josephson Arbitrary Waveform Synthesizer (JAWS) with a
Alain Rufenacht, Nathan Flowers-Jacobs, Anna Fox, Steven B. Waltman, Robert E. Schwall, Paul Dresselhaus, Samuel P. Benz, Charles J. Burroughs
We present the first dc comparison of a programmable Josephson voltage standards and a pulse- driven Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer (JAWS) at 3 V
The flexibility of wireless networks, and their cost-efficient setup and maintenance have motivated the deployment of wireless communications in industrial
Abstract: It has long been established that MOSFET random telegraph noise and the cumulative 1/f noise is the result of inversion charge tunneling in and out of
David R. Kuhn, Dylan J. Yaga, Raghu N. Kacker, Yu Lei, Chung Tong Hu
Rule-based systems are important in application domains such as artificial intelligence and business rule engines, as well as formal methods for software design
John W. van de Lindt, Bruce Ellingwood, Paolo Gardoni, Daniel Cox, Therese P. McAllister
Recent events such as the 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake, the 2011 Great Tohoku, Japan earthquake and tsunami, and Superstorm Sandy in 2012 have
Mohammadreza Mehrabian, Mohammad Khayatian, Ahmed Mousa, Aviral Shrivastava, Patricia Derler, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, Dhananjay Anand, Edward Griffor, Hugo Andrade, John Eidson
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Yalong Wu, Wei Yu, Jin Zhang, David W. Griffith, Nada T. Golmie
Without efficient topology management, M2M communications will likely asymmetrically congest gateways and eNodeBs in 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
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Seyed Omid Sadjadi, Timothée N. Kheyrkhah, Audrey N. Tong, Craig S. Greenberg, Douglas Reynolds, Elliot Singer, Lisa Mason, Jaime Hernandez-Cordero
In 2017, NIST conducted the most recent in an ongoing series of Language Recognition Evaluations (LRE) meant to foster research in robust text- and speaker
Dhananjay Anand, Zheng Wang, Dawn Tilbury, James Moyne, CheeYee Tang
This paper presents an anomaly detection method using a hybrid observer comprised of state observers for both discrete and continuous states. We focus our
Matthew S. Speicher, Jazalyn D. Dukes, Kevin K. Wong
ASCE 41 contains methodologies used by practicing engineers for the assessment of existing buildings and the design of new buildings. The National Institute of
Juan F. Fung, David T. Butry, Siamak Sattar, Steven L. McCabe
Presidential Executive Order 13717, Establishing a Federal Earthquake Risk Management Standard, encourages federal agencies to enhance resilience [to] future
Christopher L. Segura, Carlos Arteta, John Wallace
Stability of slender reinforced concrete walls has become an issue of interest for researchers since observations of their performance in recent earthquakes
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Various sources of uncertainties including material, modeling, and loading uncertainties can have a significant influence on prediction of earthquake-induced
Can small-displacement-based structural analysis software packages possibly be used to simulate large displacement responses and structural collapse due to
ASCE 41 component backbone curves are typically based on envelopes of data from lab tests of specimens subjected to simulated seismic demands. Prior editions of