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Time-dependent phenomena related to the reaction of ultrathin films of Pd deposited on SnO2 (110) surfaces of differing oxygen content have been investigated...
Donna C. Hurley, P T. Purtscher, K W. Hollman, C M. Fortunko
We have investigated the effect of carbon content on the nonlinear ultrasonic parameter Β and the longitudinal-wave velocity υL in a series of martensitic steel...
Barry J. Bauer, A Topp, T J. Prosa, Da-Wei Liu, C L. Jackson, Eric J. Amis
This report gives an overview about the first results of an investigation of mixtures that consist of dendrimers and conventional polymers. Poly[amido amine]...
The uncertainty in the measurement of aperture area can limit high-accuracy radiometric and photometric measurements. Relative total uncertainties in some...
The absolute, spatially resolved electron densities in planar inductively coupled plasmas have been measured by two different plasma diagnostic techniques, the...
In June 1995, our research group at the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics in Bolder, Colorado, succeeded in creating a miniscule but marvelous droplet...
This work demonstrates a numerically feasible, yet realistic, calculational method for incorporating electron-core-hold interactions (Core-hole effects) in the...
L R. Canfield, Robert E. Vest, R Korde, H Schmidtke, R Desor
Silicon n-on-p photodiodes with 100% internal efficiency have been studied in the 160 nm to 254 nm range. Preliminary values for the quantum yield of silicon, a...
J B. Fowler, Bettye C. Johnson, Joseph P. Rice, Steven R. Lorentz
The Facility for Advanced Radiometric Calibrations [FARCAL] at the National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST] in Gaithersburg, MD currently comprises...
Ping-Shine Shaw, Keith R. Lykke, Thomas R. O'Brian, Uwe Arp, H H. White, Thomas B. Lucatorto, J L. Dehmer, Albert C. Parr, R Gupta
We have constructed a new (UV) radiometry facility at the Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility [SURF II] at the National Institute of Standards and...
The complex dielectric constant (relative electric permittivity) [epsilon] r = [epsilon]' - I[epsilon]'' of liquid water was redetermined in the temperature...
Human beings have a poorly understood ability to recognize patterns in their environment. Sometimes this ability is vital to survival. Sometimes it is the...
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Siggraph, it is useful to recall that computer processing of images began at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS...
Christopher J. Evans, R E. Parks, David J. Roderick, Michael L. McGlauflin
The rapidly renewable lap (RRL) uses a textured substrate over which thin films are slumped. The substrate provides the geometry of the lap and a localized...
The growth rate and electrical character of nanostructures produced by scanned probe oxidation are investigated by integrating an in-situ electrical force...
Current developments and applications in the field of metrology have increased the need for correct and appropriate usage of the terms and concepts related to...
E Dauler, Alan L. Migdall, N Boeuf, Raju V. Datla, A J. Mueller, A V. Sergienko
New experimental configurations of a system to measure about IR spectral radiance using correlated photons are presented. The method has the remarkable feature...
C J. Myatt, B E. King, D Kielpinski, Dietrich Leibfried, Q A. Turchette, Chris S. Wood, Wayne M. Itano, C Monroe, David J. Wineland
A miniature, elliptcal ring rf (Paul) ion trap has been used in recent experiments toward realizing a quantum computer in a trapped ion system. With the...
R. J. Berry, C J. Ehlers, Donald R. Burgess Jr., Michael R. Zachariah, Marc R. Nyden, M Schwartz
The ab initio G2, G2(MP2), CBS-4 and CBS-Q quantum mechanical protocols and the parameterized BAC-MP4 procedure were used to calculate the enthalpies of...
Vyto Babrauskas, Richard Gann, Barbara C. Levin, M Paabo, Richard H. Harris Jr., Richard Peacock, S Yusa
A comprehensive methodology has been developed for obtaining and using smoke toxicity data for fire hazard analysis. This description of the methodology...
T Noto, Valeri I. Babushok, Anthony Hamins, Wing Tsang
A numerical study of the inhibition efficiency of halogenated compounds was carried out for C1-C2 hydrocarbon-air laminar premixed flames. The inhibition...
Part III of a French language version of **Testing and Modeling of Fresh Concrete Rheology,** NIST Interagency Report NISTIR 6094, February 1998.This report...
The industrial demand for sensitive and noninvasive tools with which to measure pressure has spurred the use of optical methods to make these measurements. This...
Robert McMichael, Mark D. Stiles, P J. Chen, William F. Egelhoff Jr.
This paper describes ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) and magnetoresistive measurements of thin magnetic films coupled to antiferromagnetic films. First, FMR...