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Directory of Professional/Trade Organization Laboratory Accreditation/Designation Programs

December 1, 1999

Author(s)

C W. Hyer

This directory is a guide to laboratory accreditation and similar types of programs conducted by professional and trade organizations. These programs accredit...

NVCASE Program Handbook: Procedures for Obtaining NIST Recognition as an Accreditor

December 1, 1999

Author(s)

J S. Dhillon, David F. Alderman

This document provides detailed information regarding the NVCASE evaluation requirements leading to an organization obtaining NIST recognition as an authorized...

Performance Verification of Impact Machines for Testing Plastics

December 1, 1999

Author(s)

Thomas A. Siewert, D P. Vigliotti, L B. Dirling, Christopher N. McCowan

Valid comparison of impact test energies reported by various organizations and over time depends on consistent performance of impact test machines. This paper...

Experimental Thermal Conductivity Values for Mixtures of R32, R125, R134a, and Propane

December 1, 1999

Author(s)

Richard A. Perkins, E Schwarzberg, X P. Gao

Experimental measurements are reported for the thermal conductivity of eight binary and two ternary mixtures containing difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane...

CSPP--Guidance for COTS Security Protection Profiles (Formerly: CS2 - Protection Profile Guidance for Near-Term COTS) Version 1.0

December 1, 1999

Author(s)

G Stoneburner

CSPP provides the guidance necessary to develop compliant Common Criteria protection profiles for near-term, achievable, security baselines using commercial off...

Scotch Pine Christmas Tree Fire Tests. REPORT OF TEST FR 4010

December 1, 1999

Author(s)

D W. Stroup, Laurean A. DeLauter, Jack C. Lee, G Roadarmel

A series of fire tests were conducted to characterize the potential hazard from ignition of Scotch Pine Christmas trees. Heat release rate was measured as a...

Deterioration of Iowa Highway Concrete Pavements: A Petrographic Study

December 1, 1999

Author(s)

Paul E. Stutzman

Major highway concrete pavements in Iowa have exhibited premature deterioration attributed to effects of ettringite formation, alkali-silica expansive reactions...

Computer-Integrated Knowledge System (CIKS) Networks: Report of the 2nd Workshop

December 1, 1999

Author(s)

L J. Kaetzel

The 2nd workshop on a National Partnership on Computer-Integrated Knowledge Systems (CIKS) Network for High-Performance Construction Materials and Systems...

National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank and Quality Assurance Program: Protocols, Inventory, and Analytical Results

December 1, 1999

Author(s)

Paul R. Becker, Barbara J. Porter, Elizabeth A. Mackey, Michele M. Schantz, R. Demiralp, Stephen A. Wise

National Biomonitoring Specimen Bank Alaska Marine Mammal Tissue Archival Project and the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank Specimen Inventory

December 1, 1999

Author(s)

Barbara J. Porter, Stephen A. Wise, Paul R. Becker

Electron Interactions with Plasma Processing Gases: An Update for CF₄, CHF₃, C₂F₆ and C₃F₈

December 1, 1999

Author(s)

Loucas G. Christophorou, James K. Olthoff

An update of electron-collision cross sections and electron transport parameters is presented for CF 4, CHF 3, C 2F 6, and C 3F 8.

Validation of the Conversion to New Instrumentation and the Modernization of Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometric Definitive Methods for Organic Serum Analytes

December 1, 1999

Author(s)

P M. Ellerbe, C Phinney, Lorna T. Sniegoski, Michael J. Welch

Formalizing the NIST 4-D/RCS Reference Model Architecture Using an Architectural Description Language

December 1, 1999

Author(s)

Christopher E. Dabrowski, Hui-Min Huang, Elena R. Messina, John A. Horst

Software Engineering, Knowledge Engineering

Calibration Service of Optoelectronic Frequency Response at 1319 nm for Combined Photodiode/rf Power Sensor Transfer Standards

December 1, 1999

Author(s)

Paul D. Hale, Chih-Ming Wang

Calibration Service of Optoelectronic Frequency Response at 1319 nm for Combined Photodiode/rf Power Sensor Transfer Standards

1999 Annual Report to the Office of Management and Budget on the Implementation of OMB Circular A-119 and P.L. 104-113

December 1, 1999

Author(s)

K J. Leuteritz, P W. Cooke

OMB Circular A-119 requires NIST to report annually to OMB on Federal agency participation in voluntary standards activities. This report also describes...

DVD '99 Workshop: Standards, Applications, and Technology

November 30, 1999

Author(s)

V R. Mccrary, J H. Costello

¿¿¿Proceedings of DVD ¿¿¿99 Workshop: Standards, Applications, and Technology including the speeches of the keynote speakers.

Status Report on the First Round of the Development of the Advanced Encryption Standard

November 17, 1999

Author(s)

James R. Nechvatal, Elaine B. Barker, Donna F. Dodson, Morris J. Dworkin, James Foti, E Roback

In 1997, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) initiated a process to select a symmetric-key encryption algorithm to be used to protect...

On the Diffraction Limit for Lensless Imaging

November 17, 1999

Author(s)

Klaus Mielenz

The diffraction limit for lensless imaging, defined as the smallest obtainable point image, is analyzed and compared to the corresponding limit for imaging with...

Comparative Calibration of Heat Flux Sensors in Two Blackbody Facilities

November 17, 1999

Author(s)

A V. Murthy, Benjamin K. Tsai, Robert D. Saunders

This paper presents the results of heat flux sensor calibrations in two blackbody facilities: the 25 mm variable temperature blackbody (VTBB) primary facility...

Acquiring and Deploying Intrusion Detection Systems

November 16, 1999

Author(s)

Peter M. Mell

This ITL Bulletin provides basic information about intrusion detection systems (IDSs) to help organizations avoid common pitfalls in acquiring, deploying, and...

An Information System to Support Calibration

November 1, 1999

Author(s)

Kevin G. Brady

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) performs calibrations that achieve the highest level of measurement quality for the makers and users...

Software Quality Lessons From Medical Device Failure Data

November 1, 1999

Author(s)

D Wallace, David R. Kuhn

Most complex systems today contain software, and systems failures activated by software faults can provide lessons for software development practices and...

Applicability of Metrology to Information Technology

November 1, 1999

Author(s)

M M. Gray

In 1959, the Director of the National Bureau of Standards declared The emergence of science and technology as the paramount concern of the Nation in the 20th...

Properties of Materials and Systems of Importance to Environmental Fates and Remediation. III. Review of Previous Thermodynamic Property Values for Chromium and Some of its Compounds

November 1, 1999

Author(s)

D R. Kirklin

Twenty-eight (28) crystalline and aqueous chromium species from the NBS Thermodynamic Tables were selected based upon their possible importance to environmental...

Report of the 84th National Conference on Weights and Measures

November 1, 1999

Author(s)

G M. Ugiansky, J L. Land

The 84th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held July 25 through July 28, 1999, at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel...

Dynamic Power-Conscious Routing for MANETs: An Initial Approach

November 1, 1999

Author(s)

M W. Subbarao

We develop an initial dynamic power-conscious routing scheme (MPR) that incorporates physical layer and link layer statistics to conserve power, while...

Guideline for Implementing Cryptography in the Federal Government

November 1, 1999

Author(s)

Annabelle Lee

[Superseded by SP 800-21 Second edition (December 2005): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=150421] The purpose of this document is to...

Experimental Thermal Conductivity and Thermal Diffusivity Values for Neon and Mixtures of Neon and Nitrogen

November 1, 1999

Author(s)

Richard A. Perkins, H M. Roder

We report new measurements of thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity, obtained with a transient hot-wire apparatus, for neon and two mixtures of neon with...

Heat Flux Transducer Calibration: Summary of the 2nd Workshop

November 1, 1999

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler

The second workshop on heat flux gauge calibration was organized to share the results of an effort to expand competence at NIST, and to examine the...

Reduced-Scale Experiments to Characterize the Suppression of Rack-Storage Commodity Fires (NISTIR 6439)

November 1, 1999

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins, Kevin B. McGrattan

A series of reduced-scale experiments were conducted to investigate the burning and water suppression of rack-storage commodity fires. The objective of the...

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