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Journals

Universal behaviour of silica suspensions gelled under shear

Author(s)
Howard J. Hanley, Chris Muzny, J Bartlett, E. Drabarek
The shear influenced gelation of three aqueous suspensions consisting of silica particles of nominal diameter 7, 12 and 24 nm, respectively, is reported. It is

SDO EVE CCD and Thin Foil Filter Characterization and Selection

Author(s)
Matthew Triplett, David Croster, Thomas N. Woods, Francis Eparvier, Phillip Chamberlin, Gregory D. Berthiaume, David Weitz, Robert E. Vest
The NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), scheduled for launch in 2008, incorporates a suite of instruments including the EUV Variability Experiment (EVE). The

SDO EVE ESP Radiometric Calibration and Results

Author(s)
Leonid Didkovsky, D L. Judge, Seth Wieman, T N. Woods, Phillip Chamberlin, Andrew Jones, Francis Eparvier, Matthew Triplett, Donald Woodraska, D R. McMullin, Mitchell L. Furst, Robert E. Vest
The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) Extreme ultraviolet Solar Photometer (ESP), as a part of the Extreme ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE) suite of

NIST Cesium Fountains – Current Status and Future Prospects

Author(s)
Steven R. Jefferts, Thomas P. Heavner, Thomas E. Parker, Jon H. Shirley
We review the current status of the U.S. Primary Frequency Standard, NIST-F1. NIST-F1 is a laser-cooled cesium fountain based frequency standard with an

Acoustic Thermometry Results From 271 K to 552 K

Author(s)
Dean C. Ripple, Gregory F. Strouse, Michael R. Moldover
The NIST Acoustic Thermometer determines the thermodynamic temperature from measurements of ratios of the speed of sound of argon in a spherical cavity. We

Infrastructure Standards for Smart ID-Cards Deployment

Author(s)
Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Philip Lee
Smart cards are being increasingly deployed for many applications. Typical applications are Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards (in Telecommunication)

The third industrial fluid properties simulation challenge

Author(s)
F Case, John K. Brennan, Anne M. Chaka, Kerwin Dobbs, Daniel G. Friend, David Frurip, Peter A. Gordon, J Moore, Raymond D. Mountain, J Olson, Richard B. Ross, Martin Schiller, Vincent K. Shen
The third Industrial fluid properties simulation challenge was held from March to September 2006. As in the previous two events, contestants were challenged to

Improving Survivability in Motor Vehicle Fires

Author(s)
Ken H. Digges, Richard Gann, Steve J. Grayson, Marcelo M. Hirschler, Richard E. Lyon, David A. Purser, Jim G. Quintiere, Rody R. Stephenson, Archie Tewarson
Automobile fires are consistently among the largest causes of fire deaths in the United States and the U.S. motor vehicle industry has spent $14 million over

Avoid Common Pitfalls when using Henry's Law

Author(s)
Allan H. Harvey, Francis L. Smith
This article provides practical guidance for the use of Henry's law in design calculations, with emphasis on solutes in aqueous systems at conditions
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