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The purpose of this investigation is to examine the feasibility of using computed tomography to evaluate the predictive capabilities of fire models. In this...
J. L. Bailey, Walter W. Jones, P. A. Tatem, Glenn P. Forney
This paper describes a new algorithm of the Consolidated Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (CFAST) fire model and compares to data from real scale fire tests...
H M. Wenz, S Ramachandra, C D. O'Connell, Donald H. Atha
This study is part of an ongoing project at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that generates a panel of DNA clones containing the most...
J. P. Deyst, Nicholas Paulter, T. Daboczi, Gerard N. Stenbakken, T. M. Souders
A system is described for calibrating high-bandwidth oscilloscopes using pulse signals. The fast pulse oscilloscope calibration system (FPOCS) is to be used to...
J O. Cross, W Elam, V G. Harris, J P. Kirkland, Charles E. Bouldin, L B. Sorensen
Diffraction anomalous fine-structure (DAFS) experiments measure Bragg peak intensities as continuous functions of photon energy near a core-level excitation...
J Eng, Krishnan Raghavachari, L M. Struck, Y J. Chabal, B E. Bent, M M. Banaszak-Holl, F R. McFeely, A M. Michaels, G W. Flynn, S B. Christman, E E. Chaban, G P. Williams, K Radermacher, S Mantl
Motivated by an ongoing controversy regarding the proper interpretation of x-ray photoelectron spectra of Si/SiO 2 interfaces derived from the adsorption of H...
P E. Thompson, C Silvestre, M E. Twigg, G Jernigan, David S. Simons
Previously atomic hydrogen has been shown to be effective in reducing the segregation of Ge on Si[100] during solid source molecular beam epitaxygrowth. In this...
Richard~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined Parnas, Joy Dunkers, R A. Neff
An inexpensive optical fiber has been interfaced with high-speed fluorescence and near infrared spectrometers to provide real-time monitoring of fast-reacting...
K Gallagher, D Wallace, Frederick E. Boland Jr., D W. Binkley, James R. Lyle
The Surgeon's Assistant is a tool for the maintainers of ANSI C programs. Using the Surgeon's Assistant, a software maintainer (a surgeon) can isolate program...
Raju V. Datla, Albert C. Parr, D. B. Pollock, Thomas L. Murdock, E A. Early
There has been a persistent need to provide long-term calibration reliability and assurance of accuracy for space-based sensor performance. The International...
Gateways play an important role in integrating building automation system components made by different manufacturers. This article explores the role gateways...
Steven D. Phillips, Bruce R. Borchardt, William T. Estler, J Buttress
This paper examines the measurement uncertainty of small circular features as a function of the sampling strategy; i.e., the number and distribution of...
The longitudinal thermal diffusivity of three thin long bars of chemical vapor deposited diamond has been measured by a modification of the one dimensional...
S Bergeson, A Balakrishnan, K G. Baldwin, Thomas B. Lucatorto, J P. Marangos, T J. McIlrath, Thomas R. O'Brian, S L. Rolston, J Wen, N Westbrook, C H. Cheng, E E. Eyler, Craig J. Sansonetti
We have extended two-photon Doppler-free spectroscopy to the vacuum ultraviolet spectral region to accurately measure the He 1 1S - 2 1S transition at 120 nm...
The polarization-resolved photoabsorption cross section has been calculated in the vicinity of the 3p--->3d giant dipole resonances of Fe [45-65 eV] and Mn 45...
The polarization of light scattered into directions out of the plane of incidence is calculated for microroughness, defects, or particles in or near a...