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NIST Pubs

Crystallographic Texture in Ceramics and Metals

Author(s)
Mark D. Vaudin
Preferred crystallographic orientation, or texture, occurs almost universally, both in natural and man-made systems. Many components and devices in electronic

Special Issue - Crystallography at NIST/NBS

Author(s)
Alan D. Mighell, Winnie K. Wong-Ng
The Centennial Celebration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), formerly known as the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), takes place

2001 ITL Technical Accomplishments

Author(s)
Elizabeth B. Lennon, M Helfer
This report presents the achievements and highlights of NIST¿s Information Technology Laboratory during FY2001. Following the Director¿s Foreword and the ITL

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

Author(s)
Morris J. Dworkin, Elaine B. Barker, James R. Nechvatal, James Foti, Lawrence E. Bassham, E. Roback, James F. Dray Jr.
The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) specifies a FIPS-approved cryptographic algorithm that can be used to protect electronic data. The AES algorithm is a

Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 2) -- User's Guide

Author(s)
Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney, J E. Floyd, Simo A. Hostikka
Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelof fire-driven fluid flow. The software described in this document solves numerically

Dedication to Richard D. Deslattes

Author(s)
Ernest G. Kessler, Gabrielle G. Long
On May 16, 2001, the National Institute of Standards and Technology lost a most illustrious career scientist in x-ray research. This volume is dedicated to

Interface Specification for a Supply Chain Simulation

Author(s)
Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Shigeki Umeda
This paper describes the scope and configuration of the simulation model that is under development for a manufacturing supply chain. An information model that

Strength of an Interlocking FRP Connection

Author(s)
Dat Duthinh, K K. Bajpai
The strength of an interlocking fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) connection was measured in bending, and in-plane and out-of-plane shear. This connection allows

Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 2) -- Technical Reference Guide

Author(s)
Kevin B. McGrattan, Howard R. Baum, Ronald G. Rehm, Anthony P. Hamins, Glenn P. Forney, J E. Floyd, Simo A. Hostikka
Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelof fire-driven fluid flow. The equations described in this document are a form of the

Computer Forensics Guidance

Author(s)
G E. Fisher
This ITL Bulletin describes two projects in the computer forensics arena and provides guidance on the use of the products developed from them. The first project

User's Guide to NIST Fingerprint Image Software (NFIS)

Author(s)
Michael D. Garris, Craig I. Watson, R. McCabe, Charles L. Wilson
This report documents a public domain fingerprint image software distribution developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the

Phase Equilibria and Crystallography of Ceramic Oxides

Author(s)
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Robert S. Roth, Terrell A. Vanderah, H F. McMurdie
Research in phase equilibria and crystallography has been a tradition in the Ceramics Division at NIST since the early thirties. In the early years, effort was

Quasicrystals

Author(s)
John W. Cahn
The discretely diffracting aperiodic crystals termed quasicrystals, discovery at NBS in the early 1980s, have led to much interdisciplinary activity involving