Journals

Design of the NIST 10V programmable Josephson voltage standard system

January 13, 2011

Author(s)

Charles J. Burroughs, Paul Dresselhaus, Alain Rufenacht, David I. Olaya, Mike Elsbury, Yi-hua D. Tang, Samuel Benz

NIST has developed and implemented a new Programmable Josephson Voltage Standard (PJVS) that operates at 10 V. This next-generation system is optimized for both

Changing Optical Axis Due To Reactor Operation

January 12, 2011

Author(s)

Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Elias M. Baltic

During reactor operation, the neutron flux distribution is modified by the reactor control mechanisms, in the case of the reactor at the National Institute of

EUV Spectral Lines of Highly-Charged Hf, Ta and Au Ions Observed with an Electron Beam Ion Trap

January 12, 2011

Author(s)

Ilija Draganic, Yuri Ralchenko, Joseph Reader, John D. Gillaspy, Joseph N. Tan, Joshua M. Pomeroy, Samuel M. Brewer, Dmitry D. Osin

Extreme ultraviolet spectra of highly charged hafnium, tantalum, and gold were produced with an electron beam ion trap (EBIT) at the National Institute of

Prediction and Preliminary Standardization of Fire Debris Constituents with the Advance Distillation Curve Method

January 12, 2011

Author(s)

Thomas J. Bruno, Marcia L. Huber, Tara Lovestead

As pointed out by the recent National Academy of Sciences report on forensic sciences, the study of fire patterns and debris in arson fires is in need of

Limit of detection determination for censored samples.

January 11, 2011

Author(s)

Andrew L. Rukhin, Daniel V. Samarov

The problem of setting the limit of detection is considered for censored samples and heterogeneous errors. After formal definitions of the critical level and of

Phase Distribution of 14C-labeled Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes in Aqueous Systems Containing Model Solids: Peat

January 11, 2011

Author(s)

Elijah J. Petersen, Liwen Zhang, Qingguo Huang

Understanding the sorption interactions between nanoparticles and soils or sediments is a critical factor in determining their fate in environmental systems. As

Effect of Gamma Sterilization on Aqueous Dispersions of Length Sorted Carbon Nanotubes

January 11, 2011

Author(s)

Jeffrey A. Fagan, Nancy J. Lin, Angela R. Hight Walker

The effects of Gamma sterilization from a 60Co source on the dispersion and optical properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes in aqueous dispersion is reported

WATER TRANSPORT ACROSS A POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE UNDER THERMAL GRADIENTS

January 11, 2011

Author(s)

David L. Jacobson, Richard Fu, Takeshi Shiomi, Ugur Pasaogullari, Joshua Preston, Shinichi Miyazaki, Yuichiro Tabuchi, Daniel S. Hussey

A fundamental experimental and numerical study of the water transport across a perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) membrane under a temperature gradient is presented

Erratum to Thermal Diffusivity of H2O near the Critical Point

January 11, 2011

Author(s)

Jan V. Sengers, Richard A. Perkins, Marcia L. Huber, Bernard Le Neindre

Comment on Viscoelastic properties of con ned polymer lms measured via thermal wrinkling by Edwin P. Chan, Kirt A. Page, Se Hyuk Im, Derek L. Patton, Rui Huang and Christopher M. Stafford, Soft Matter (Communications), 5, 4638 4641 (2009).

January 11, 2011

Author(s)

Paul A. O'Connell, Greg B. McKenna, Edwin Chan, Christopher Stafford

Recently Chan et al. published a paper describing a method to use the wrinkling of a thin elastic film on which is adhered a thin polymer film to extract the

Reduced Nonlinearity Effect on the Electronic Measurement of the Boltzmann Constant

January 10, 2011

Author(s)

Jifeng Qu, Samuel Benz, Alessio Pollarolo, Horst Rogalla

NIST has developed a quantum voltage noise source (QVNS) calibrated Johnson noise thermometer (JNT) to provide a new electronic measurement technique for

Evolution of Microscopic Localization in Graphene in a Magnetic Field: From Scattering Resonances to Quantum Dots.

January 9, 2011

Author(s)

Suyong S. Jung, Gregory M. Rutter, Nikolai Klimov, David B. Newell, Irene G. Calizo, Angela R. Hight Walker, Nikolai Zhitenev, Joseph A. Stroscio

Graphene is a unique material displaying high-mobility transport in monolayer-thin films. However, its properties are strongly dependent on interactions with

ThermoML an XML-based Approach for Storage and Exchange of Experimental and Critically Evaluated Thermophysical and Thermochemical Property Data. 5. Speciation and Complex Equilibria

January 7, 2011

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel, Vladimir Diky, Robert D. Chirico, Robert N. Goldberg, Heiko Heerklotz, John E. Ladbury, David P. Remeta, John H. Dymond, Anthony R. Goodwin, Kenneth N. Marsh, William A. Wakeham, Stephen E. Stein, Paul L. Brown, Erich Koenigsberger, Peter A. Williams

ThermoML is an XML-based approach for storage and exchange of experimental and critically evaluated thermophysical and thermochemical property data. Extensions

Protein Aggregate Structure Under High Pressure

January 7, 2011

Author(s)

Andrew Jackson

Magnetic manipulation of actin orientation, polymerization, and gliding on myosin using superparamagnetic iron oxide particles

January 7, 2011

Author(s)

John M. Moreland

The actin cytoskeleton controls cell shape, motility, as well as intracellular molecular trafficking. The ability to remotely manipulate actin is therefore

Experimental Verification of Formulas For Variances of Plane Parameters Fitted to 3D Imaging Data

January 7, 2011

Author(s)

Marek Franaszek, Geraldine S. Cheok, Kamel S. Saidi

Nonlinear Least Squares method is applied to fit a plane to 3D imaging data. Two different error functions used in fitting are tested: orthogonal and

Quantification of cholesterol-metabolizing P450s CYP27A1 and CYP46A1 in neural tissues reveals a lack of enzyme-product correlations in human retina but not human brain

January 7, 2011

Author(s)

Wei-Li Liao, Gun-Young Heo, Nathan G. Dodder, Rachel Reem, Natalia Mast, Suber Huang, Pier L. DiPatre, Illarion Turko, Irina A. Pikuleva

Improper cholesterol metabolism in the brain causes neurological diseases. Factors affecting cholesterol homeostasis includes cholesterol hydroxylation

Efficiency Enhancement of Copper Contaminated Radial p-n Junction Solar Cells

January 7, 2011

Author(s)

Akram Boukai, Paul M. Haney, Aaron Katzenmeyer, Gregg M. Gallatin, Albert A. Talin, Peidong Yang

A significant fraction of the cost of a planar p-n junction silicon solar cell stems from the silicon purification process.1 Eliminating the purification step

Improvements in the Measurement of Distillation Curves. 5. Reduced Pressure Advanced Distillation Curve Method

January 6, 2011

Author(s)

Bret Windom, Thomas J. Bruno

The distillation curve is the only practical measurement used to characterize the vapor/liquid equilibrium (volatility) of a complex mixture. In earlier work

Enticing arsonists with broken windows and social disorder

January 6, 2011

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas, David Butry, Jeffrey P. Prestemon

Arson rates vary widely across the U.S., and much of this variation can be traced to fuel and weather factors related to ignition success and socioeconomic

Suppression Limits of Low Strain Rate Non-Premixed Flames

January 5, 2011

Author(s)

Matthew F. Bundy, Anthony P. Hamins

The suppression of low strain rate non-premixed flames was investigated experimentally in a counterflow configuration through the development of a methodology

Stability Analysis of Several Non-dilute Multiple Solute Transport Equations

January 4, 2011

Author(s)

James D. Benson

Recently a new solute and solvent transmembrane cellular transport model accounting for non-dilute solute concentrations was introduced. This model depends on a

A calorimetric and equilibrium investigation of the reaction {methyl ferulate(aq) + H2O(l) = methanol(aq) + ferulic acid(aq)}

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Robert N. Goldberg, Michael J. Selig, Stephen R. Decker, Brian E. Lang

Microcalorimetry and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) have been used to conduct a thermodynamic investigation of the reaction: {methyl ferulate(aq)

Clean agent suppression of energized electrical equipment fires

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris

The NFPA 2001 standard on the use of clean agents for the suppression of fires arose from the phase-out of Halon 1301. Standard methods exists for specifying

An interferometric platform for studying AFM probe deflection

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Jon R. Pratt, Lee Kumanchik, Tony L. Schmitz

This paper describes an interferometric platform for measuring the full-field deflection of atomic force microscope (AFM) probes and generic cantilevers during

Changes

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Isabel M. Beichl

Geometric Magnetoresistance Mobility Extraction in Highly Scaled Transistors

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Jason P. Campbell, Kin P. Cheung, Liangchun (. Yu, John S. Suehle, Kuang Sheng, A Oates

Geometric magnetoresistance provides a promising solution to the difficult challenges associated with channel mobility extraction in nano-scale transistors

Dynamic Properties for Modeling and Simulation of Machining: Effect of Pearlite to Austenite Phase Transition on Flow Stress in AISI 1075 Steel

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Timothy J. Burns, Steven P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Eric P. Whitenton, Debasis Basak

The Pulse-Heated Kolsky Bar Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been developed for the measurement of dynamic properties

Effects of Fuel Location and Distribution on Full-Scale Underventilated Compartment Fires

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Andrew J. Lock, Cheolhong Hwang, Matthew F. Bundy, Erik L. Johnsson, Gwon H. Ko

Experimental and numerical studies were conducted to investigate the effect of fuel location and distribution on full-scale underventilated compartment fires in

Thermal Properties of High-Volume Fly Ash Mortars and Concretes

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz, Max A. Peltz, Alejandro Duran-Herrera, P Valdez, Cesar Juarez

As sustainability moves to the forefront of construction, the utilization of high volume fly ash concrete mixtures to reduce CO2 emissions and cement