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Variable Magnification With Kirkpatrick-Baez Optics for Synchrotron X-Ray Microscopy

May 1, 2006

Author(s)

Terrence J. Jach, A S. Bakulin, S M. Durbin, J Pedulla, A T. Macrander

We describe the distinction between the operation of a short focal lengthx-ray microscope forming a real image with a laboratory source (convergentillumination)...

Chemical and Physical Characterization of Poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) Fibers Used in Body Armor

May 1, 2006

Author(s)

Joannie W. Chin, E Byrd, Amanda L. Forster, Xiaohong Gu, Tinh Nguyen, Kirk D. Rice, Walter J. Rossiter Jr, S J. Scierka, John R. Sieber, Paul E. Stutzman, Li Piin Sung

Problems with the performance and durability of body armor based on poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole (PBO) fiber became apparent in the summer of 2003, when PBO...

RM 8111: Development of a Prototype Linewidth Standard

May 1, 2006

Author(s)

Michael W. Cresswell, William Gutherie, R. Dixon, Richard A. Allen, Christine E. Murabito, Joaquin (. Martinez

Staff of the Semiconductor Electronics Division, the Information Technology Laboratory, and the Precision Engineering Laboratory at NIST, in collaboration with...

Report of Workshop on Measurement Methods for Evaluation of the Reliability of Active Implantable Medical Devices

May 1, 2006

Author(s)

Elizabeth S. Drexler, W F. Regnault, John A. Tesk

This report summarizes the activities of the Workshop on Measurement Methods for Evaluation of the Reliability of Active Implantable Medical Devices, held...

Evaluating Reasoning Systems

May 1, 2006

Author(s)

Conrad Bock, Michael Gruninger, Donald E. Libes, Joshua Lubell, Eswaran Subrahmanian

A review of the literature on evaluating reasoning systems reveals that it is a very broad area with wide variation in depth and breadth of research on metrics...

Electronic Authentication Guideline

April 30, 2006

Author(s)

William E. Burr, Donna F. Dodson, William T. Polk

[Superseded by SP 800-63-1 (December 2011): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=910006] This recommendation provides technical guidance...

Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

April 25, 2006

Author(s)

Richard L. Kissel

[Superseded by NISTIR 7298 Revision 1: http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=907638] This glossary of basic security terms has been...

Automation and Upgrade of the 27.1 kN Dead Weight Machine at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

April 24, 2006

Author(s)

Kevin L. Chesnutwood, Samuel L. Ho

This paper focuses on the automation and upgrades performed on the 27.1 kN (6100 lbf) dead weight machine located at the National Institute of Standards and...

Protecting Sensitive Information Transmitted in Public Networks

April 21, 2006

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes NIST SP 800-77, Guide to IPsec VPNs, which was issued by NIST to help network architects, network administrators, security staff...

An Algorithm for Generating Very Large Covering Arrays

April 19, 2006

Author(s)

David R. Kuhn

This note describes a covering array algorithm that can be parallelized, making it possible to handle a much larger number of variables than other know...

TRC Thermodynamic Tables - Hydrocarbons, Supplement H-131

April 10, 2006

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel

Table 23-2-(1.21420)-db - Pages db-1722.0 and db-1722.1 New table for 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane containing the density for the real fluid at selected...

PIV Middleware and PIV Card Application Conformance Test Guidance (SP 800-73 Compliance)

April 5, 2006

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Levent Eyuboglu, Ketan Mehta

[Superseded by SP 800-85A-1 (March 2009): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=902200] This document provides derived test requirements...

Design, Measurements and Performance Predictions for a Micromolded Refrigerant Expansion Device

April 3, 2006

Author(s)

David A. Yashar

The design, fabrication and testing of a thermopneumatic microfabricated valve for controlling refrigerant mass flow rate during expansion is presented in this...

AGGRES: A Program for Computing Power Crusts of Aggregates

April 3, 2006

Author(s)

Javier Bernal

AGGRES, a Fortran 77 program for computing a power crust of an aggregate, is discussed. AGGRES takes a finite set of points from the surface of an aggregate, i...

Engineered Infills for Concrete Barriers

April 3, 2006

Author(s)

Kenneth A. Snyder, C Langton, B Clark, Chiara C. Ferraris, J Dawson

Entombment may be considered as an option for decommissioning nuclear concrete structures so that licenses for facilities on which these structures reside may...

A Tale About the First Weights and Measures Intercomparison in the United States in 1832

April 1, 2006

Author(s)

Albert C. Parr

In preparation for the Hassler memorial tablet dedication in the NIST Administration Building lobby in December of 2004, I learned that Ferdinand Rudolf Hassler...

Free Space Optics Communication System Testing in Smoke and Fire Environments

April 1, 2006

Author(s)

Alexander Maranghides, William E. Mell, William D. Walton, Erik L. Johnsson, Nelson P. Bryner

Free-Space Optics (also known as FSO , or Optical Wireless ) can be used to transmit optical data, voice and video information. These laser-based systems...

Evaluation of the Ability of Fire Dynamic Simulator to Simulate Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Laboratory and Practical Scenarios

April 1, 2006

Author(s)

Stephen Kerber

Positive Pressure Ventilation (PPV) is a tactic that is used on fire grounds across the world everyday, both to improve tenability after the extinguishment of a...

A Summary of Lightpipe Radiation Thermometry Research at NIST

April 1, 2006

Author(s)

Benjamin K. Tsai

During the last ten years, research in lightpipe radiation thermometry has significantly reduced the uncertainties for temperature measurements in semiconductor...

Optical Diffraction in Close Proximity to Plane Apertures. IV. Test of a Pseudo-Vectorial Theory

April 1, 2006

Author(s)

Klaus Mielenz, Eric L. Shirley

Rayleigh's pseudo-vectorial theory of the diffraction of polarized light by apertures which are small compared to the wavelength of light is analyzed with...

Fast Algorithms for Structured Least Squares

April 1, 2006

Author(s)

Anoop Kalsi, Dianne M. O'Leary

We consider the problem of solving least squares problems involving a matrix M of small displacement rank with respect to two matrices Z1 and Z2. We develop...

The Vapor Pressure of Mercury

April 1, 2006

Author(s)

Marcia L. Huber, Arno D. Laesecke, Daniel G. Friend

In this report, we review the available measurements of the vapor pressure of mercury and develop a new correlation for the vapor pressure of mercury that is...

Composition Standards for AlGaAs Epitaxial Layers

April 1, 2006

Author(s)

Kristine A. Bertness, Todd E. Harvey, C. M. Wang, Albert J. Paul, Larry Robins

Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) 2840 to 2843 are semiconductor material artifacts that consist of an epitaxial layer of AlxGa (1-x)As on a GaAs substrate...

Characterization of an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer Calibrator

April 1, 2006

Author(s)

Donald R. Larson, Nicholas Paulter, Kenneth C. Blaney

We report the results of an investigation into the signal characteristics and behavior of an instrument used by the US Air Force Metrology and Calibration...

Front Matter for Special Issue of NIST Journal of Research in honor of Christoph Witzgall

March 31, 2006

Author(s)

David E. Gilsinn, Ronald F. Boisvert

This front matter for a special issue of the NIST Journal of Research contains a photograph and biography of Christoph Witzgall. It also contains a thank you...

Projections Onto Order Simplexes and Isotonic Regression

March 31, 2006

Author(s)

Anthony J. Kearsley

We begin this expository essay by reviewing with examples what a typical engineer already knows about statistics. We then consider a central question in...

Integer Representation of Decimal Numbers for Exact Computations

March 31, 2006

Author(s)

Javier Bernal, Christoph J. Witzgall

A scheme is presented and software is documented for representing as integers input decimal numbers that have been stored in a computer as double precision...

Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information Systems: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 200 Approved by the Secretary of Commerce

March 24, 2006

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin provides information on the applicability and implementation of FIPS 200, Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information...

Beyond Close Talk - Issues in Distant Speech Acquisition, Conditioning Classification, and Recognition

March 17, 2006

Author(s)

Vincent M. Stanford, C. Rochet, Martial Michel, John S. Garofolo

Properly designed reference data and performance metrics can offer crucial aid to developers of advanced statistical recognition technologies. We focus here on...

Interfaces For Personal Identity Verification, 2006 Edition

March 15, 2006

Author(s)

James F. Dray Jr., Scott Guthery, Teresa T. Schwarzhoff

[Superseded by SP 800-73-2 (September 2008): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=901358] This document specifies the PIV data model...

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