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Statistical analysis of inter-laboratory comparisons (e.g. Key Comparisons, Supplemental Comparisons) is required to produce an estimate of the measurand called
Katarina Cicak, Michael S. Allman, Joshua Strong, Kevin Osborn, Raymond W. Simmonds
Low-loss microwave components are used in many superconducting resonant circuits from multiplexed readouts of low-temperature detector arrays to quantum bits
Catherine A. Remley, C. Michael Olsen, Susan L. Sweeney
We demonstrate a method to characterize and represent bias-tees, and other components in the signal path, in an accurate and practical fashion in circuit
The absolute force sensitivities of colloidal probes comprised of atomic force microscope, or AFM, cantilevers with microspheres attached to their distal ends
Geoffrey B. McFadden, Christopher Smith, Barbara A. Fink, Jason J. Nichols, Richard J. Braun
The purpose of this study is to investigate the origin of the tear film thinning between blinks, which can lead to tear film breakup and ocular surface damage
Marko Vujasinovic, Nenad Ivezic, Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr., Michele Missikoff, Francesco Taglino, Zoran Marjanovic, Igor Miletic
The authors discuss a semantic-mediation architecture to advance traditional approaches for standards-based business-to-business (B2B) interoperability. The
Technological advances found in mobile devices today, equal or exceed that of the computing power present in desktop computers of less than a decade ago. As
JP-7 is a hydrocarbon-based kerosene fraction with a low volatility and high thermal stability. JP-7 was developed in the 1950s to meet the more stringent
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Z Yang, Y F. Hu, Qingzhen Huang, Nathan Lowhorn, Makoto Otani, James A. Kaduk, Martin L. Green, Q Li
The search for thermoelectric materials for power generation and for solid-state cooling have led to the increased interest of layered cobalt-containing oxides
Marcia L. Huber, Eric W. Lemmon, Andrei F. Kazakov, Lisa S. Ott, Thomas J. Bruno
We present an equation-of-state approach to modeling the thermodynamic properties of a biodiesel fuel. Preliminary Helmholtz-type equations of state were
The NIST program for environmental Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) includes environmental materials covering a range of different matrices and mass fraction
Rolf L. Zeisler, Robert R. Greenberg, Elizabeth A. Mackey, Karen E. Murphy, Rabia Oflaz, Bryan E. Tomlin
Analyses for value assignment in the renewal SRMs 1598a Animal Serum and SRM 1577c Bovine Liver included extensive characterization by neutron ac-tivation
Pete R. Jemian, Jan Ilavsky, Andrew J. Allen, Fan Zhang, Lyle E. Levine, Gabrielle G. Long
The design and operation of a versatile ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering (USAXS) instrument at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory
Roman Schmied , Janus H. Wesenberg, Dietrich Leibfried
Trapped ions offer long internal state (spin) coherence times and strong inter-particle interactions mediated by the Coulomb force. This makes them interesting
The structure of three solid oxide fuel cell assemblies with 200 micrometers nominal thick-ness in the transverse plane, before and after operation, and with
Guangjun Cheng, Cindi L. Dennis, Robert D. Shull, Angela R. Hight Walker
We have combined transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and magnetic measurements to characterize the growth of colloidal cobalt (Co) nanoparticles during
Todd A. Morris, Alexander W. Peterson, Michael J. Tarlov
Glycoanalysis is important in the manufacture and quality control of protein therapeutics. An emerging method for glycoanalysis is the use of lectin arrays
Chang H. Lee, John E. Bonevich, Joseph E. Davies, Thomas P. Moffat
Superconformal Co(Fe) filling of submicrometer trenches by electrodeposition is demonstrated in the presence of 2-mercapto-5-benzimidazolesulfonic acid (MBIS)
Dimethacrylates typically used in dental composites are seeing increased applications in orthopedics, applications where cell-material contact is highly likely
The general ion chemistry of the explosive molecule cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) was studied with an atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometer
Chriss A. Grosvenor, Robert Johnk, James R. Baker-Jarvis, Michael D. Janezic, Billy F. Riddle
Free-field measurements were made on several materials using dual-ridged guide antennas and 1 m x 1 m samples placed on an optical table loaded with absorber
A technique based on using optical fiber taper waveguides for probing single emitters embedded in thin dielectric membranes is assessed through numerical
Keana C. Scott, Mark Hildebrand, Sang Kim, Dan Shi, Sriram Subramaniam
Ion-abrasion scanning electron microscopy (IASEM) takes advantage of focused ion beams to abrade thin sections from the surface of bulk specimens, coupled with
W. Tian, Jiying Li, Haifeng Li, Jeffrey W. Lynn, J. L. Zarestky, David Vaknin
LiCoPO 4 (T N approximately equal) 21.8 K ) & LiMnPO 4 (T N approximately equal} 34 K) are antiferromagnetic insulators exhibiting large magnetoelectric effects
Glutathione (GSH) exists in mammalian tissues in vivo at high concentrations and plays an important protective role against oxidatively induced damage to
Maximillian Perez, Uyen Nguyen, Svenja A. Knappe, Elizabeth Donley, John Kitching, A Shkel
This paper reports on a method for improving the optical efficiency of micro-machined reflectors integrated in rubidium vapor cells for application in atomic
David Germack, Calvin Chan, Behrang Hamadani, Lee J. Richter, Daniel A. Fischer, David J. Gundlach, Dean DeLongchamp
The buried interface composition of polymer-fullerene blends is found by near edge X ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy to depend on the
Fragile X syndrome and other trinucleotide diseases are characterized by an elongation of a repeating DNA triplet. The ensemble-averaged lambda exonuclease
Yingmei Liu, Eduardo N. Gomez, Stephen E. Maxwell, Lincoln D. Turner, Eite Tiesinga, Paul D. Lett
We characterize fluctuations in atom number and spin populations in F = 1 sodium spinor condensates. The time evolution of the population fluctuations shows a