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NIST Pubs

Are Bragg Peaks Gaussian?

Author(s)
Boualem Hammouda
It is common practice to assume that Bragg scattering peaks have Gaussian shape. The Gaussian shape function is used to perform instrumental smearing

SRM Spotlight

Author(s)
Regina R. Montgomery
The SRM Spotlight is a newsletter published by the Office of Reference Materials for users of NIST standard reference materials. The Spotlight announces new

Fundamental Equation of State for Deuterium

Author(s)
Ian A. Richardson, Jacob W. Leachman, Eric Lemmon
World utilization of deuterium is anticipated to increase with the rise of fusion energy machines such as ITER and NIF. We present a new fundamental equation of

Compression Guidance for 1000 ppi Friction Ridge Imagery

Author(s)
Shahram Orandi, John M. Libert, John D. Grantham, Kenneth Ko, Stephen S. Wood, Frederick R. Byers, Bruce Bandini, Stephen G. Harvey, Michael D. Garris
This special publication provides guidance for compression of 1000 ppi friction ridge imagery as well as an interoperability pathway between legacy 500 ppi

Report: Authentication Diary Study

Author(s)
Michelle P. Steves, Mary F. Theofanos
Users have developed various coping strategies for minimizing or avoiding the friction and burden associated with managing and using their portfolios of user
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