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John M. Butler, Michael D. Coble, Amy E. Decker, David L. Duewer, Carolyn R. Steffen, Margaret C. Kline, Janette W. Redman, Peter Vallone
Our project team at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is funded by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to conduct research that
Da-Wei Heh, Eric M. Vogel, J B. Bernstein, Chadwin Yang, George A. Brown, Gennadi Bersuker, Pui-Yee Hung, Alain C. Diebold
An analysis methodology basd on charge pumping (CP) measurement was applied to extract the spatial depth profile of traps in the SiO2/HfO2 gate stacks. This
Kyunil Rah, Karl Freed, J Dudowicz, Jack F. Douglas
Dynamic clustering associated with self-assembly in many complex fluids can qualitatively alter the shape of their phase boundaries and produce large changes in
David E. Cypher, Nicolas Chevrollier, Nicolas Montavont, Nada T. Golmie
The objectives of this article are to survey the benefits and challenges that poise the deployment and operation of wireless communications in support of
Elizabeth A. Wilder, Shu Guo, Sheng Lin-Gibson, Michael J. Fasolka, Christopher Stafford
We present a new method for measuring the modulus of soft polymer networks (E 10 MPa).This metrology utilizes compression-induced buckling of a sensor film
T Coplen, W A. Brandt, M Gehre, Manfred Groning, HAJ Meijer, Blaza Toman, Jennifer R. Verkouteren
Consistency of 13C measurements can be improved 39-47% by anchoring the 13C scale with two isotopic referencematerials differing substantially in 13C/12C. It
Robust quantum computation with d-level quantum systems (qudits) poses two requirements: fast, parallel quantum gates and high fidelity two-qudit gates. We
Karen E. Murphy, Michele M. Schantz, Therese A. Butler, Bruce A. Benner Jr, Laura J. Wood, Gregory C. Turk
A procedure based on isotope dilution gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (ID GC/MS) has been developed for the accurate and rapid determination of cyanide (CN
The effects of co-monomer composition and irradiation time on material properties and cell response were determined using high-throughput and combinatorial
Thomas Gerrits, Thomas J. Silva, Hugo A. van den Berg, Theo Rasing
We present a method for simultaneous measuring the two normalized in-plane magnetization components in magnetic thin films that allows for the reconstruction of
T W. Kee, Hongxia (Jessica) Zhao, Marcus T. Cicerone
We introduce an interferometric technique for eliminating the nonresonant background of broadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy. CARS
Thomas Gerrits, Michael Schneider, Anthony B. Kos, Thomas J. Silva
A time-resolved ferromagnetic resonance technique was used to investigate the nonlinear magnetization dynamics of a 10 nm thin Permalloy TM film in response to
Brian J. Polk, Anna Stelzenmuller, Geraldine I. Mijares, William A. MacCrehan, Michael Gaitan
A method for fabricating Ag/AgCl planar microelectrodes for microfluidic applications is presented. Microreference electrodes enable accurate measurements with
In studies of various nonlinear optical phenomena, strong resonant features in the atomic or molecular response to multi-photon driven processes have been used
S. M. Cook, T. E. Schaffer, K. M. Chynoweth, M. Wigton, Raymond Simmonds, Kristine Lang
Measurement of atomic force microscope cantilever spring constants (k) is essential for many of the applications of this versatile instrument. Numerous
M I. Al-Sheikhly, Dianne L. Poster, Jung-Chul An, Pedatsur Neta, Joseph Silverman, Robert E. Huie
Pulse radiolysis with spectrophotometric and conductometric detection was utilized to study the formation and reactions of radicals from benzene and dienes in
Lane C. Sander, Katherine E. Sharpless, Stephen A. Wise
A new category of Standard Reference Materials based on dietary supplements are under development by NIST, with certified values for organic constituents and
A study is made of median crack evolution in brittle coatings subjected to sharp contacts. A model bilayer system consisting of a glass plate bonded to a
Emmanouel S. Hourdakis, Brian Simonds, Neil M. Zimmerman
We have developed a new method for measuring the value of breakdown voltage in air for electrode separations from 400 nm to 45 'm. The electrodes used were thin
Adriaan C. Carter, Raju V. Datla, Timothy M. Jung, Allan W. Smith, James A. Fedchak
The Low Background Infrared (LBIR) facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has performed 10 calibrations of low-background
Joseph P. Rice, Steven W. Brown, Bettye C. Johnson, Jorge E. Neira
We describe a new type of Calibrated Hyperspectral Image Projector (CHIP) intended for radiometric testing of instruments ranging from complex hyperspectral or
James A. Fedchak, Adriaan C. Carter, Raju V. Datla
The Low Background Infrared calibration (LBIR) facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a relative aperture area
Stefania Castelletto, Ivo P. Degiovanni, V Schettini, Alan L. Migdall
We explore the feasibility of using high-efficiency periodically-poled crystals to produce photon pairs for photon-counting detector calibrations at 1550 nm