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Atomic Spectral Tables for the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Part III. Mgv-Mgx

June 1, 2004

Author(s)

Larissa Podobedova, Daniel E. Kelleher, Joseph Reader, Wolfgang L. Wiese

Tables of critically compiled wavelengths, energy levels, line classifications, and transition probabilities are given for spectra of ionized magnesium (Mg V -...

Atomic Spectral Tables for the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Part IV. NeV - NeVIII

June 1, 2004

Author(s)

Larissa Podobedova, Jeffrey R. Fuhr, Joseph Reader, Wolfgang L. Wiese

Tables of critically compiled wavelengths, energy levels, line classifications, and transition probabilities are given for spectra of ionized neon (Ne V Ne VIII...

Atomic Spectral Tables for the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Part II (Si vi - Si xii)

June 1, 2004

Author(s)

Larissa Podobedova, Daniel E. Kelleher, Joseph Reader, Wolfgang L. Wiese

Tables of critically compiled wavelengths, energy levels, line classifications, and transition probabilities are given for spectra of ionized silicon (Si VI -...

Information Technology Security Services: How to Select, Implement, and Manage

June 1, 2004

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This ITL Bulletin summarizes the contents of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-35, Guide to Information Technology Security Services, Recommendations of the...

Impact of Sprinklers on the Fire Hazard in Dormitories: Day Room Fire Experiments (NIST IR 7120)

June 1, 2004

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski, D W. Stroup, William D. Walton

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted two series of full-scale fire experiments in abandoned dormitory buildings. The objective of...

Traceability for microwave remote-sensing radiometry

June 1, 2004

Author(s)

James P. Randa

A plan is presented for developing a standard for brightness temperature at microwave frequencies, as well as two different methods for transferring this...

Certification of NIST Standard Reference Material 1575a Pine Needles and Results of an International Laboratory Comparison

June 1, 2004

Author(s)

Elizabeth A. Mackey, Donald A. Becker, Rabia D. Oflaz, Robert R. Greenberg, Richard M. Lindstrom, Lee L. Yu, Laura J. Wood, Stephen E. Long, William R. Kelly, Jacqueline L. Mann, Bruce S. MacDonald, Stephen A. Wilson, Zoe A. Brown, Paul H. Briggs, James Budhan, Rick L. Paul

Guide for the Security Certification and Accreditation of Federal Information Systems

June 1, 2004

Author(s)

Elizabeth B. Lennon

This ITL Bulletin summarizes NIST SP 800-37, Guide for the Security Certification and Accreditation of Federal Information Systems.

Comparison of Electron Elastic-Scattering Cross Sections Calculated from Two Commonly Used Atomic Potentials

June 1, 2004

Author(s)

Aleksander Jablonski, Francesc Salvat, Cedric J. Powell

We have analyzed differential cross sections (DCSs) for the elastic scattering of electrons by neutral atoms that have been derived from two commonly used...

NIST Measurement Services: Heat Flux Sensor Calibration

May 31, 2004

Author(s)

Benjamin K. Tsai, Charles E. Gibson, S. E. Nagler, D P. DeWitt, Robert D. Saunders

Time Synchronization for Electronic Distributed Systems

May 28, 2004

Author(s)

John D. Gale, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud

Synchronization of clocks in electronic distributed systems has become critical in an increasing number of applications. Accurate knowledge of the correct time...

Guide for the Security Certification and Accreditation of Federal Information Systems

May 20, 2004

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, Marianne M. Swanson, G Stoneburner, Stuart W. Katzke, L A. Johnson

[Superseded by SP 800-37 Rev. 1 (February 2010): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=904985] The purpose of this publication is to...

NIST SP430, Household Weights and Measures

May 15, 2004

Author(s)

Kenneth S. Butcher

The purpose of this publication is to present, in a convenient form, the weights and measures tables most useful for household purposes, together with...

Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: The CCM Mode for Authentication and Confidentiality [including updates through 7/20/2007]

May 12, 2004

Author(s)

Morris J. Dworkin

This Recommendation defines a mode of operation, called Counter with Cipher Block Chaining-Message Authentication Code (CCM), for a symmetric key block cipher...

Improving the Usability and Accessibility of Voting Systems and Products

May 7, 2004

Author(s)

Sharon J. Laskowski, James H. Yen, Marguerite W. Autry, J Cuginin, William H. Killam

The goal of this report is to describe how research and best practices from the human factors, human-machine and human-computer interaction, and usability...

Performance Analysis of Next-Generation LADAR for Manufacturing, Construction, and Mobility

May 6, 2004

Author(s)

William C. Stone, Maris Juberts, Nicholas Dagalakis, Jack A. Stone Jr., Jason J. Gorman

The NIST Construction Metrology and Automation Group (CMAG), in cooperation with the NIST Intelligent Systems Division (ISD), is developing performance metrics...

The Twelfth Text Retrieval Conference, TREC 2003

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

Ellen M. Voorhees, Lori P. Buckland

Operation and Reference Manual for the NIST Automated Ac/dc Calibration Systems and Software

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

Thomas E. Lipe

This document provides a reference for the NIST automated systems for the determination of the ac-dc difference of thermal converters. It presents the structure...

Overview of the TREC 2003 Novelty Track

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

Ian M. Soboroff, Donna K. Harman

Recommendation for the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA) Block Cipher

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

William C. Barker

[Superseded by SP 800-67 Rev. 1 (January 2012): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=910079] The selective application of technological...

Simulation of the Dynamics of a Fire in the Basement of a Hardware Store- New York, June 17, 2001

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

Nelson P. Bryner, Stephen Kerber

A computer based fire model, Fire Dynamic Simulator was used to reconstruction a portion of a fire that occurred in the basement of a hardware store. A FDS...

The AMIS Approach to Systems Integration: An Overview

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

Donald E. Libes, Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr., Peter O. Denno, David Flater, Michelle P. Steves, Evan K. Wallace, Allison Barnard Feeney

This paper is an overview of the AMIS (Automated Methods for Integrating Systems) project approach to systems integration. The objective of the AMIS project is...

Embedded MicroHeating Elements in Polymeric MicroChannels for Temperature Control and Fluid Sensing

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

Michael Gaitan, Laurie E. Locascio

Operating Characteristics of the Proposed Sampling Plans for Testing Distribution Transformers

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

O. Petersons, Ken L. Stricklett, C Hagwood

The sampling plan for efficiency testing contained in the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNOPR),Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for...

Predicting the Performance of Gaseous Air Cleaners Measurements and Model Simulations From a Residential-Scale Pilot Study

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

Cynthia H. Reed, Steven J. Nabinger, Steven Emmerich

As part of an ongoing effort to evaluate the predictive capability of indoor air quality (IAQ) simulation tools, the National Institute of Standards and...

Computer Security Division 2003 Annual Report

April 30, 2004

Author(s)

Tanya L. Brewer

This report covers the work conducted within the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Computer Security Division during the Fiscal Year 2003. It...

Selecting Information Technology Security Products

April 28, 2004

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes NIST Special Publication 800-36, "Guide to Selecting Information Technology Security Products." The selection of IT security products...

NIST-SFPE Workshop for Development of a National R&D Roadmap for Structural Fire Safety Design and Retrofit of Structures: Proceedings

April 20, 2004

Author(s)

K H. Almand, Long Phan, Therese P. McAllister, M A. Starnes, John L. Gross

This report describes the results of the workshop sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Building and Fire Research Laboratory that...

Studies of Biometric Fusion Executive Summary

April 19, 2004

Author(s)

Craig I. Watson, Brad Ulery, R. A. Hicklin, William Fellner, P Halinan

This is an evaluation of different score-level fusion techniques, and the results of a variety of fusion experiments using face and fingerprint data from 187...

Common Biometric Exchange File Format (CBEFF), Augmented

April 15, 2004

Author(s)

Fernando L. Podio, J S. Dunn, L Reinert, C J. Tilton, L O'Gorman, P Collier, Mark Jerde, B Wirtz

This report is an augmentation of the original standard, which was published as NISTIR 6529 (January 2001). Common Biometric Exchange File Format (CBEFF)...

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