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Steven W. Brown, Mark A. Schwarz, Craig J. Kent, Robert Bousquet
This work describes the development of an improved vacuum compatible flat plate radiometric source used for characterizing and calibrating remote optical
Erdem Coskun, Pawel Jaruga, Leona D. Scanlan, Alessandro Tona, Mark S. Lowenthal, Prasad T. Reddy, M Miral Dizdar, Ann-Sofie Jemth, Olga Loseva, Thomas Helleday
Accurate measurement of DNA repair proteins in cancer tissues is becoming more important due to the individual and origin based expression differences in cancer
Random numbers are essential for cryptography. In most real-world systems, these values come from a cryptographic pseudorandom number generator (PRNG), which in
Design rules in additive manufacturing (AM) can help ensure manufacturability, which can be viewed as compatibility between designs and the fabrication
Alvin F. Martin, Craig S. Greenberg, John M. Howard, Desire Banse, G R. Doddington, Jaime Hernandez-Cordero, Lisa Mason
We discuss two NIST coordinated evaluations of automatic language recognition technology planned for calendar year 2015 along with possible additional plans for
Desire Banse, G R. Doddington, Craig Greenberg, John M. Howard, Alvin F. Martin, Daniel Garcia-Romero, John J. Godfrey, Jaime Hernandez-Cordero, Lisa Mason, Alan McCree, Douglas A. Reynolds
In late 2013 and 2014, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) coordinated an i-vector challenge utilizing data from previous NIST Speaker
For many shape analysis problems in computer vision and scientific imaging (e.g., computational anatomy, morphological cytometry), the ability to align two
George P. Eppeldauer, Thomas C. Larason, Howard W. Yoon
Traditionally used source spectral-distribution or detector spectral-response based standards cannot be applied for accurate UV LED measurements. Since the CIE
There is a growing interest in the science and user community in the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day/Night Band (DNB) low light detection
George P. Eppeldauer, Thomas C. Larason, Robert E. Vest, Uwe Arp, Howard W. Yoon
Since the CIE standardized rectangular-shape spectral response function for the 320 nm to 400 nm wavelength range can be realized only with large spectral
Service-oriented manufacturing systems need to be supported by formal reference models for effective service description, discovery, and composition. A
Aric W. Sanders, Jaevyn Faulk, Devin T. Edwards, Thomas T. Perkins
In addition to providing the ability to image on the nanoscale, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has the ability to measure small (pN) forces at a single point
Dynamic calibration of force transducers using sinusoidal acceleration of load mass objects requires the accurate determination of the displacement field in
Oliver T. Slattery, Lijun Ma, Paulina S. Kuo, Xiao Tang
Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) is a common method to generate entangled photon pairs for use in quantum communications. The generated single
Automobiles are incorporating more and more electronics from various industry sectors that have not been optimally designed for use inside the vehicle passenger
Corey A. Stambaugh, Edward C. Mulhern, Eric C. Benck, Zeina J. Kubarych, Patrick J. Abbott
The redefined kilogram will be realized in vacuum and a method will be required to disseminate the standard to air. NIST has been developing a magnetic
Along with economic and convenience benefits, interconnectivity also brings potential risks and drawbacks. System designers and operators are faced with problem
Among cellular structures, the genome is particularly prone to damage, which can result from spontaneous reactions, replication linked failures, or oxidative
Lijun Ma, Oliver T. Slattery, Paulina S. Kuo, Xiao Tang
Quantum memory is a key device in the implementation of quantum repeaters for quantum communications and quantum networks. We demonstrated a quantum memory
Thomas E. Lipe, Joseph R. Kinard Jr., Yi-hua Tang, Samuel P. Benz, Charles J. Burroughs, Paul D. Dresselhaus
We report on the use of a quantum-based AC voltage standard for ac-dc difference metrology at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The
Linear mixtures of materials in a scene often occur because the pixel size of a sensor is relatively large and consequently they contain patches of different
James R. Matey, George W. Quinn, Patrick J. Grother, Elham Tabassi, Craig I. Watson, James L. Wayman
We present practical recommendations for improving the clarity, transparency, and usefulness of many biometric papers. Several of the recommendations can be
Jun-Feng Song, Samuel R. Low III, Thomas B. Renegar, Li Ma
The ISO 6508-3-2005 standard specified a tight tolerance for the cone flank straightness of Rockwell diamond indenters (0.5 μm for maximum). In the recent