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Journals

Controlled Synthesis of Single-Crystalline InN Nanorods

April 4, 2007

Author(s)

O M. Kryliouk, Hyun Jong Park, Y S. Won, T J. Anderson, A V. Davydov, J H. Kim, J A. Freitas, A Jaime

Polymeric Combinatorial Scaffold Libraries for Screening Cell-Biomaterial Interactions

April 3, 2007

Author(s)

Yanyin Yang, Matthew Becker, J Kohn, Carl G. Simon Jr.

A Uniaxial BioMEMS Device for Quantitative Force-Displacement Measurements

April 3, 2007

Author(s)

David Serrell, Tammy L. Oreskovic, Andrew Slifka, Roop L. Mahajan, Dudley Finch

There is a need for experimental techniques that allow the simultaneous imaging of cellular cystoskeletal components with quantitative force measurements on...

AC-DC Transfer Standard Measurements with an AC Josephson Voltage Standard

April 2, 2007

Author(s)

Samuel P. Benz, Charles J. Burroughs, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Norman F. Bergren, Thomas E. Lipe, Joseph R. Kinard Jr., Yi-hua Tang

In order to improve the NIST low-voltage calibration service for thermal voltage converters, we have constructed an ac Josephson voltage standard system that...

Force transmission errors in magnetic suspension densimeters

April 2, 2007

Author(s)

Mark O. McLinden, R Kleinrahm, W Wagner

We present techniques to determine and compensate for the force transmission error (FTE), including the effects of magnetic fluids, in magnetic suspension...

Final Report: Key Comparison CCQM Pilot Ka35: Determination of Sulfur in Diesel Fuel

April 2, 2007

Author(s)

William R. Kelly, Robert D. Vocke Jr., Jacqueline L. Mann, Gregory C. Turk

The CCQM-K35 Key Comparison was organized by the Inorganic Analysis Working Group (IAWG) of the CCQM to test the capabilities of National Metrological...

Electrodeposition of Bismuth From Nitric Acid Electrolyte

April 2, 2007

Author(s)

E Sandnes, Maureen E. Williams, Ugo Bertocci, Mark D. Vaudin, Gery R. Stafford

The electrodeposition of Bi from acidic nitrate solution was examined. Bismuth deposition was determined to be quasi-reversible on Au, with a current efficiency...

Statistical Interpretation of Key Comparison Degrees of Equivalence Based on Distributions of Belief

April 2, 2007

Author(s)

Blaza Toman

In a Key Comparison experiment, the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) requires the calculation of the Degrees of Equivalence (DoE) and the accompanying...

First-Principles Calculation of the Air-Water Second Virial Coefficient

April 2, 2007

Author(s)

Allan H. Harvey, Peter H. Huang

Recent theoretical work has produced quantitatively accurate potential-energy surfaces for water with common gases. These pair potentials have been used to...

THE DEBYE FLUID STATE EQUATION

April 2, 2007

Author(s)

V. Arp, Yonghua Huang, Ray Radebaugh, G.B. Chen

We describe a new form of a fluid state equation, based on a conceptual extrapolation from the Debye equation for the specific heat of solid materials. The...

Fragmentation of Leucine Enkephalin as a Function of Laser Fluence in a MALDI TOF-TOF

April 2, 2007

Author(s)

Jennifer M. Campbell, Stephen Stein, Paul S. Blank, Jonathan Epstein, Marvin L. Vestal, Alfred L. Yergey

The effects of laser fluence on ion formation in MALDI was studied using a tandem TOF mass spectrometer using a Nd-YAG laser and alpha-cyano hydrocinnamic acid...

The NIST Research Library's Experience: Using Focus Groups in Strategic Planning

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Nancy Allmang, Mylene S. Ouimette

This article describes how librarians at the Research Library at the National Institute of Standards and Technology planned and conducted focus group interviews...

Cost-Effective Commissioning for Buildings-Latest Developments in EDBCS Annex 47

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti

NIST Sampling System for Accurate AC Waveform Parameter Measurements

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

David I. Bergman

This paper summarizes efforts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop a waveform sampling and digitizing system with accuracy...

A Refinement-tree Based Partitioning Method for Dynamic Load Balancing with Adaptively Refined Grids

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

William F. Mitchell

The partitioning of an adaptive grid for distribution over parallel processors is considered in the context of adaptive multilevel methods for solving partial...

Multiwall carbon nanotube absorber on a thin-film pyroelectric detector

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

John H. Lehman, Katie Hurst, Anne Dillon, A. M. Radojevic, R M. Osgood

Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were applied in a bulk layer to a pyroelectric film to increase the detector sensitivity nearly fourfold without a...

Toward the SI system based on fundamental constants: weighing the electron

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Edwin R. Williams

Abstract--A modified International System of units, SI, based on simply specifying exact numeric values of seven physical constants, is described. This ?set of...

Vibration of Tensioned Beams with Intermediate Damper. II: Damper Near Support

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Joseph A. Main, Nicholas P. Jones

Exact analytical solutions are used to investigate the complex eigenfrequencies of tensioned beams with a viscous damper attached transversely near a support...

Vibration of Tensioned Beams With Intermediate Damper. I: Formulation, Influence of Damper Location

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Joseph A. Main, Nicholas P. Jones

Exact analytical solutions are formulated for the complex eigenmodes of tensioned beams with an intermediate viscous damper. The problem is formulated using the...

Synthesis and Characterization of Cobalt/Gold Bimetallic Nanoparticles

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Guangjun Cheng, Angela R. Hight Walker

Cobalt/gold (Co/Au) bimetallic nanoparticles are prepared by synthesizing Au via chemical reduction in the presence of pre-synthesized Co nanoparticles...

Alignment of Fiducial Marks in a Tomographic Tilt Series with an Unknown Rotation Axis

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Zachary H. Levine, Peter Volkovitsky, Howard Hung

Alignment for tomography using a transmission electron microscopy frequently uses colloidal gold particles as fiducial reference marks. Typically, there is an...

Mistakes Encountered During Automatic Peak Identification in Low Beam Energy X-Ray Microanalysis

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Dale E. Newbury

Automated peak identification in electron beam excited x-ray microanalysis with energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry is subject to occasional mistakes even on...

Development and Application of an Ultratrace Method for the Speciation of Organotin Compounds in Natural Cryogenic Homogenized Biological Materials

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

David Point, William C. Davis, Steven J. Christopher, Michael B. Ellisor, Rebecca S. Pugh, Olivier F. Donard, Paul R. Becker, Barbara J. Porter, Stephen A. Wise

Determination of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Environmental Standard Reference Materials

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

H M. Stapleton, Jennifer M. Lynch, Michele M. Schantz, John R. Kucklick, Stefan D. Leigh, Stephen A. Wise

10th International Symposium on Biological and Environmental Reference Materials (BERM 10)

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Stephen A. Wise, Hendrik Emons

Discovering and Integrating Distributed Manufacturing Services with Semantic Manufacturing Capability Profile

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Boonserm Kulvatunyou, J Jang, B Jeong, J Chang, Hyunbo Cho

Integrating distributed manufacturing systems is a longstanding dream of industrial engineers. The advent of Internet technologies has provided opportunities to...

Resistance-Based Scaling of LF-and MF-Band Thermal Noise Powers

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

John Labenski, Weston L. Tew, Sae Woo Nam, Samuel P. Benz, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Charles J. Burroughs

A conventional technique for scaling thermal noise power in Johnson Noise Thermometry (JNT) is via resistance ratios. We describe measurements in the low to...

Progress on Implementation of a Reference Measurement System based on a Critical-dimension Atomic Force Microscope

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Ndubuisi G. Orji, Angela Martinez, B Bunday, J Allgair, Theodore V. Vorburger

The NIST-NOAA Resilient Communities Cooperative Initiative and Its Contribution to Coastal Community Resilience

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

John Gaynor, Emil Simiu

Inspired by the development of a collaborative plan on understanding wildland fires, their interaction with weather and the built environment, the National...

On-Wafer Measurement of Transistor Noise Parameters at NIST

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

James P. Randa, Dave K. Walker

NIST has developed the capability to measure noise parameters on a wafer int he 1-12.4 GHz range. We describe the measurement method and the uncertainty...

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