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Minsung Kim, William V. Payne, Piotr A. Domanski, Christian Hermes
System behavior of a R410A residential unitary split heat pump system was investigated. The system was operated in cooling mode and used a thermostatic
This paper investigates the effect that oil concentration had on the boiling performance of an R123/paraffinic mineral oil mixture on a roughened, horizontal
Ronaldo Minniti, J Shobe, Stephen M. Seltzer, Huaiyu H. Chen-Mayer, S R. Domen
Absorbed-dose-to-water calibrations are important to the medical community to facilitate the accurate determination of doses delivered to tumors during external
Timothy Grance, Suzanne Chevalier, Karen A. Scarfone, Hung Dang
This publication is intended to help organizations in investigating computer security incidents and troubleshooting some information technology (IT) operational
Fiber sensors, power-related metrology, spectroscopic and frequency metrology, dispersion metrology, last-mile measurement issues, specialty fibers, and systems
This paper provides a summary of the NIST Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Demonstration. The PIV Demonstration took place from May 15 to June 14, 2006
This bulletin explains the need for media sanitization, which is the process for removing confidential data from storage media, with reasonable assurance that
This is a summary of a multi-year study of the use of distortion-invariant filters for recognition of live-scan dab fingerprints with elastic distortions. These
George W. Mulholland, Michelle K. Donnelly, Robert C. Hagwood, S R. Kukuck, Vincent A. Hackley, D Y. Pui
The peak particle size and expanded uncertainties (95 % confidence interval) for two new particle calibration standards are measured as 101.60 nm ? 1.02 nm and
Richard G. Gann, Star R. Burgess, Kathleen C. Whisner, Paul A. Reneke
As a result of the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and the 1990 U.S. Clean Air Act, there began a movement toward phaseout of
A high level view of the requirements for the Focus 3D Telemodeling tool is presented. The scope of the project is defined, users of the system are described
A high level design of Focus 3D Telemodeling tool is presented. Infrastructure components are selected in the light of the functional and non functional
Adriaan C. Carter, James A. Fedchak, Raju V. Datla
The Low Background Infrared (LBIR) facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) presently maintains four absolute cryogenic radiometers
This document describes the Water Flow Calibration Facility (WFCF) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This facility has three
This paper describes the preliminary screening process that was conducted to identify potential candidate particles to be used as the NIST Standard Reference
Sudarsan Rachuri, Sebti Foufou, Sharon J. Kemmerer
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted an investigative study in collaboration with Army Materiel Command personnel to assess the
Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Ketan Mehta, Pius A. Uzamere, Davie Simon, Nabil Ghadiali, Andrew P. Founds
In order to build the necessary PIV infrastructure to support common unified processes and government-wide use of identity credentials, NIST developed this test
This paper proposes a framework for balancing competing user level requirements by resolving the corresponding trade-offs in a distributed system with limited
NIST Handbook 150-3, NVLAP Bulk Asbestos Analysis, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the NVLAP Bulk
NIST Handbook 150-16, NVLAP Commercial Products Testing, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the NVLAP
NIST Handbook 150-9, NVLAP Wood-Based Products, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the NVLAP Wood
NIST hosted the fifth annual Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Research Workshop on April 4-6, 2006. The two and a half day event brought together PKI experts
Stephen Knight, Joaquin (. Martinez, Michele L. Buckley
The microelectronics industry supplies vital components to the electronics industry and to the U.S. economy, enabling rapid improvements in productivity and in
Stephen J. Treado, Mark A. Kedzierski, Stephanie S. Watson, Dale P. Bentz, Nicos Martys, Kenneth D. Cole
This report describes the results of the first phase of a research project to evaluate how contaminants accidentally or intentionally introduced into the water
This paper summarizes the main changes to the Department of Energy's test procedure for residential dishwashers and presents the analysis of manufacturers test