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NIST Pubs

Benchmark Development for the Evaluation of Visualization for Data Mining

February 1, 1999

Author(s)

Sharon J. Laskowski, Georges Grinstein, Paul Hoffman, R Pickett

New sets of powerful data visualization tools have appeared in the marketplace and in the research community. This, combined with readily available computer...

Thermodynamic Temperatures of the Triple Points of Mercury and Gallium and in the Interval 217 K to 303 K

February 1, 1999

Author(s)

Michael R. Moldover, S J. Boyes, Christopher W. Meyer, A R. Goodwin

We measured the acoustic resonance frequencies of an argon-filled spherical cavity and the microwave resonance frequencies of the same cavity when evacuated...

The NIST Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory and the Development of its Semiconductor Program -- A Presentation to the Standards Alumni Association

February 1, 1999

Author(s)

Judson C. French

The Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory (EEEL) provides measurement capability of high economic impact focused primarily on the needs of the U.S...

NIST Serial Holdings 1999

February 1, 1999

Author(s)

Susan A. Sanders

This publication contains bibliographic information on approximately 5,000 titles held in the NIST Research Library, representing current and noncurrent...

Abstract and Index Collection in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Research Library

February 1, 1999

Author(s)

Diane Cunningham

An alphabetical arrangement of abstracts and indexes available at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Research Library is listed by most current...

Tests of a Two-Photon Technique for Measuring Polarization Mode Dispersion With Subfemtosecond Precision

February 1, 1999

Author(s)

E Dauler, G Jaeger, Andreas Muller, Alan L. Migdall, A V. Sergienko

An investigation is made of a recently introduced quantum interferometric method capable of measuring polarization mode dispersion (PMD) on sub-femtosecond...

Benchmark Experimental Database for Multiphase Combustion Model Input and Validation: Baseline Case

February 1, 1999

Author(s)

J F. Widmann, R Charagundla, Cary Presser, A N. Heckert

Experimental data were collected for the purpose of validating multiphase combustion models and submodels. A spray combustor was fabricated that permits well...

Comparison of the NIST and BIPM Air-Kerma Standards for Measurements in the Low-Energy X-Ray Range

February 1, 1999

Author(s)

D T. Burns, P J. Lamperti, C M. O'Brien

A direct comparison was made between the air-kerma standards used for the measurement of low-energy x rays at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory 1999 Program Plan -Supporting Technologly for U.S. Competitiveness in Electronics

February 1, 1999

Author(s)

L L. Sacchet

The Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory (EEEL), working in concert with other NIST Laboratories, is providing measurement capability and other...

Interactive 3D Visualization of Mathematical Functions Using VRML

February 1, 1999

Author(s)

Qiming Wang, Bonita V. Saunders

Although there have been no major revisions of the National Bureau of Standards Handbook of Mathematical Functions [1] since its first publication in 1964, it...

The NIST Microwave Power Standards in Waveguide

February 1, 1999

Author(s)

J. W. Allen, Fred R. Clague, N T. Larsen, M. P. Weidman

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) microwave power standards in waveguide consist of automated microcalorimeters and associated transfer...

Secure Web-Based Access to High-Performance Computing Resources

January 15, 1999

Author(s)

R P. McCormack, J E. Koontz, J E. Devaney

An authentication framework is described that provides a secure meansor clients to access remote computing resources via the Web. Clientsauthenticate themselves...

Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program (NGP)

January 7, 1999

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann

The Next-Generation Fire Suppression Program (NGP), now in its second year, has as its goal the development by 2004 of alternative firefighting technologies to...