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Focus 3D Telemodeling Tool: GUI Design for Iteration 1

September 28, 2006

Author(s)

Matthew L. Aronoff, John V. Messina, Eric D. Simmon

The Focus 3D Telemodeling Tool was designed as a novel graphical interface to data modeling for standards development. This paper describes the design intent...

Forensic Techniques: Helping Organizations Improve Their Responses to Information Security Incidents

September 27, 2006

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin explains the need for the use of digital forensic techniques, which can help organizations respond more effectively to information security...

NIST Recommended Practice Guide: Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses

September 26, 2006

Author(s)

George D. Quinn

Fractography is a powerful but underutilized tool for the analysis of fractured glasses and ceramics. Fractography can identify the cause of failure and can...

TRC Thermodynamic Tables - Hydrocarbon Supplement No. H132

September 25, 2006

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel

1. Table 23-2-(3.56110)-db - Pages db-2385.0 and db-2385.1 New table for spiro[4.5]decane containing the density for the real fluid at selected temperatures and...

Ideal Gas Database, version 2.0

September 25, 2006

Author(s)

Vladimir Diky, Michael D. Frenkel

The NIST TRC Ideal Gas Database provides information on the most important thermodynamic properties (heat capacities, entropies, enthalpies, Gibbs free energies...

Guide to Test, Training, and Exercise Programs for IT Plans and Capabilities

September 21, 2006

Author(s)

Timothy Grance, Tamara Nolan, Kristin Burke, Rich Dudley, Gregory White, Travis Good

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed this document in furtherance of its statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information...

NIST HANDBOOK 150-13, 2006 Edition: National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program Airborne Asbestos Analysis

September 21, 2006

Author(s)

Hazel M. Richmond

NIST Handbook 150-13, NVLAP Airborne Asbestos Analysis, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the NVLAP...

Guide to Computer Security Log Management

September 13, 2006

Author(s)

Karen A. Scarfone, Murugiah Souppaya

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed this document in furtherance of its statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information...

Trends and Opportunities in Photonics Technologies: Solid-State Lighting and Healthcare

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

Grady S. White, Kristine A. Bertness

In this document, we consider emerging photonic applications in the areas of solid-state lighting (frequently referred to as SSL) and medical applications. Our...

Trends and Opportunities in Photonics Technologies: Solid-State Lighting and Healthcare

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

Grady S. White, Kristine A. Bertness

High-power nonlinearity of optical fiber power meters for pump lasers at 980 and 1480 nm

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

Igor Vayshenker, Shao Yang, Ralph Swafford

We describe the nonlinearity of optical fiber power meters at wavelengths of 980 and 1480 nm up to 2 W. We also describe two measurement systems, that are based...

Assessment of a Possible Bench Scale Screening Protocol for Predicting Full-Scale Mattress Fire Behavior.

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

Thomas J. Ohlemiller

This report summarizes a study of the feasibility of developing a bench-scale protocol for possible use in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1633 (open flame)...

Guidelines for Media Sanitization

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

Richard L. Kissel, Matthew A. Scholl, Steven Skolochenko, Xiang Li

Information systems capture, process, and store information using a wide variety of media. This information is located not only on the intended storage media...

Performance of a Residential Heat Pump Operating in the Cooling Mode with Single Faults Imposed (NISTIR 7350)

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

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...

Influence of Concentration and Additives on R123/Paraffinic Material Oil Boiling Heat Transfer Performance (NISTIR 7336)

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski, D H. Han

This paper investigates the effect that oil concentration had on the boiling performance of an R123/paraffinic mineral oil mixture on a roughened, horizontal...

Absorbed Dose to Water Calibration of Ionization Chambers in a ⁶⁰Co Gamma-Ray Beam

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

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...

An Assessment of a Possible Bench-Scale Screening Protocol for Predicting Full-Scale Mattress Fire Behavior

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

Thomas J. Ohlemiller

This report summarizes a study of the feasibility of developing a bench-scale protocol for possible use in CFR 1633 (open flame) compliance testing of...

Development of a Fluorescence Based Measurement Technique to Quantify Water Contaminants at Pipe Surfaces During Flow

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski

This paper provides a detailed account of the development of a fluorescence based measurement technique for measuring the mass of contaminant on solid surfaces...

Message Validation with a Semantic Reasoning Tools

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

Peter O. Denno, Nenad Ivezic

This paper describes challenges encountered in the development of a tool to validate OASIS UBL-based (Universal Business Language) messages. The software tool...

Phase Transformations in the High Tc Superconducting Compounds, Ba2RCu3O6+ (R-Nd, Sm, Gd, Y, Ho, and Er)

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Lawrence P. Cook, H Su, Mark D. Vaudin, C. K. Chiang, D O. Welch, Edwin R. Fuller, Zhi Yang, Lawrence H. Bennett

Ambiguities in Powder Indexing: The Impact of a Quaternary Lattice Metric Singularity on the Characterization of Mawsonite and Chartkalite

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

Alan D. Mighell

Guide to Integrating Forensic Techniques into Incident Response

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

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...

Technical Digest, SOFM 2006: A NIST Symposium for Photonic and Fiber Measurements

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

Paul A. Williams, Timothy J. Drapela

Fiber sensors, power-related metrology, spectroscopic and frequency metrology, dispersion metrology, last-mile measurement issues, specialty fibers, and systems...

Personal Identity Verification Demonstration Summary

August 31, 2006

Author(s)

Erika McCallister, Hildegard Ferraiolo

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...

Protecting Sensitive Information Processed and Stored in Information Technology (IT) Systems

August 30, 2006

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin explains the need for media sanitization, which is the process for removing confidential data from storage media, with reasonable assurance that...

Correlation Filters for Elastic-Distorted Live-Scan Fingerprint Recognition

August 15, 2006

Author(s)

D P. Casasent, Craig I. Watson

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...

NIST Calibration Services for Water Flowmeters Water Flow Calibration Facility

August 1, 2006

Author(s)

Iosif I. Shinder, Iryna V. Marfenko

This document describes the Water Flow Calibration Facility (WFCF) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This facility has three...

Screening Candidates for 30 nm Spheres

August 1, 2006

Author(s)

Michelle K. Donnelly, Jiann C. Yang

This paper describes the preliminary screening process that was conducted to identify potential candidate particles to be used as the NIST Standard Reference...

Measurement of 100 nm and 60 nm Particle Standards by Differential Mobility Analysis

August 1, 2006

Author(s)

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...

Papers From 1991-2006 Halon Options Technical Working Conferences (HOTWC)

August 1, 2006

Author(s)

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...

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