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NIST Pubs

Nonlinearity measurement of high power laser detectors at NIST

Author(s)
Xiaoyu X. Li, Thomas Scott, Shao Yang, Christopher L. Cromer, Marla L. Dowell
We briefly explain the fundamentals of detector nonlinearity applicable to both electrical and optical nonlinearity measurements. We specifically discuss the...

Report of the 88th National Conference on Weights and Measures

Author(s)
Linda D. Crown, K M. Dresser, Steven E. Cook, Juana S. Williams, R C. Suiter, L T. Sebring, H V. Oppermann
The 88th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held July 13 through 17, 2003, at the John Ascuaga s Nugget Hotel in...

BUILDING AND FIRE RESEARCH AT NBS/NIST 1975-2000

Author(s)
Richard N. Wright
In the last quarter of the 20th Century, building and fire research programs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, formerly the National Bureau...

NIST 3 Megawatt Quantitative Heat Release Rate Facility (NIST SP 1007)

Author(s)
Rodney A. Bryant, Thomas J. Ohlemiller, Erik L. Johnsson, Anthony P. Hamins, B S. Grove, William F. Guthrie, Alexander Maranghides, George W. Mulholland
The 3 Megawatt Heat Release Rate Facility was developed at NIST as a first step toward having broad capabilities for making quantitative large scale fire...

A Fundamental Equation for Trifluoromethane (R-23)

Author(s)
S G. Penoncello, Eric Lemmon, R. T. Jacobsen, Z Shan
A formulation for the thermodynamic properties of trifluoromethane R-23) is presented. The equation is valid for single-phase and saturation states from the...
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