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The characterization of polymeric materials certified as NIST Standard Reference Materials, to provide such standards to science and industry, has continued at
This report is a summary and compilation of the test results obtained during the development of the Flawed-Cylinder Burst Test. The Flawed-Cylinder Burst Test
The Materials Reliability Division mission is to develop and disseminate measurement methods and standards enhancing the quality and reliability of materials
This publication is a compilation of 104 documents that were published by staff of the NIST Polymers Division during Calendar year 1999. The documents are in a
Lyle E. Levine, R E. Thomson, Gabrielle G. Long, David R. Black, Richard J. Fields
Finite element modeling of metal forming operations has great potential for decreasing the time and cost of these operations as well as allowing increased
Francis W. Wang, Joseph M. Antonucci, J W. Stansbury
In Part A of this report, the interfacial bonding between resin and filler in dental composites is probed by use of the microdrop bead test in a single fiber
This report describes major programs and accomplishments of the Metallurgy Divison of the NIST Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) in FY2003
U.S. microelectronics and related industries are in fierce international competition to design and produce smaller, lighter, faster, more functional, and more
The technical activities of the Materials Reliability Division during Fiscal year 1998 are summarized. The Division has eighteen research projects in five
Using acoustic-resonance spectroscopy, we measured the monocrystal elastic-stiffness coefficients, the Voigt Cij, of TiB 2. With hexagonal symmentry, TiB 2
USAXS imaging is a high-contrast imaging techniquebeing developed by NIST researchers. It providesdirect images of the shapes and three-dimensionalarrangement
The meeting showcased combinatorial research and methods development at NIST as applied to materials science problems. The Combinatorial Methodology is a set of
The compilation of the wavelengths of the GeVII spectra is carried out for the NIST Atomic Spectra Data Base on the World Wide Web. This compilation is based on
The two-photon radiative effects are significant quantum electrodynamic correction to the energy levels of hydrogen and deuterium atoms. Calculations of high
A major objective of our research program is the observation of spectra of rare earth elements in support of our program of atomic data measurements for
This special issue of the NIST Journal of Research contains papers from an international workshop on the Applications of High Precision Γ-Spectroscopy held on
NIST researchers have reported a significant extension of the laser technology being developed for optical frequency metrology and optical atomic clocks. While
This is version 1.0 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) bibliographic database on atomic spectral line broadening. At present, this
Relative measurements of a series of data, either as a function of wavelength or angle, are common in radiometry. Normalization of these data at some reference
Two gross count radiation detection backpacks were used to validate a subset of the radiological test requirements listed in the ANSI/IEEE N42.43 standard [1]
The recently published textbook by E. B. Podgorsak Radiation Physics for Medical Physicists (Springer 2005) is reviewed, including a chapter-by chapter
This NIST Low Background Infrared (LBIR) Calibration facility has become a national center for the development and dissemination of absolute standards and their
The performance of the three commercial laboratories that provide flow meter calibrations to the natural gas industry in North America was evaluated. A tandem
NIST provides traceability of permeation tube humidity generators to national humidity standards by measuring the water permeation rate of permeation tubes
John Kucklick, Rebecca Pugh, Paul R. Becker, Michele M. Schantz, Stephen Wise, T K. Rowles
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration s Marine Mammal Health and
Vladimir Diky, Robert D. Chirico, R C. Wilhoit, Qian Dong, Michael D. Frenkel
The program provides software tools to ease capture (compilation) of experimental thermodynamic and transport property data from the literature for pure