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Journals

On the Redefinition of the Kilogram

Author(s)
B N. Taylor, Peter Mohr
A new definition of the kilogram based on the Einstein relations E = mc^2 and E = hv is proposed, motivated by the recent progress at the National Institute of

The NIST EOS Thermal-Infrared Transfer Radiometer

Author(s)
Joseph P. Rice, Bettye C. Johnson
A portable thermal infrared transfer radiometer (TXR) has been developed for use in comparisons and scale verifications of sources used to calibrate thermal-

Spinodal Dewetting of Thin Polymer Films

Author(s)
R H. Xie, Alamgir Karim, Jack F. Douglas, Charles C. Han, Robert A. Weiss
Dewetting of polystyrene (PS) films on a silicon substrate is investigated as a function of film thickness, h. We observe the nucleation of holes in the early

AMS and Microprobe Analysis of Combusted Particles in Ice and Snow

Author(s)
S R. Biegalski, George A. Klouda, R Weissenbok, Lloyd A. Currie, Robert A. Fletcher
Ice cores and snow pits of the cryosphere contain particles that detail the history of past atmospheric air compositions. Some of these particles result from

Thermodynamic Properties of Air at Pressures to 2000 MPa

Author(s)
William M. Haynes, Eric W. Lemmon, Daniel G. Friend, R Jacobsen
A new formulation for the thermodynamic properties of standard dry air at pressures to 2000 MPa has been developed. This formulation, which can be used at
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