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NIST Pubs

Fracture Toughness Data for Brittle Materials

Author(s)
R G. Munro, Stephen W. Freiman, T L. Baker
Fracture toughness data, as represented by the critical stress intensity factor, K Ic, and the fracture energy, γ, have been compiled from publicly accessible...

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Tethered Chains

Author(s)
Raymond D. Mountain, Joseph B. Hubbard
A description is provided for a molecular dynamics code that simulates the dynamics of long chain molecules tethered to a smooth surface. The operation of the...

Personal Identification From Mugshot Ear Images

Author(s)
F E. McFadden
This work establishes the high value of ear images for personal identification from mugshot data, using the NIST database of police mugshots. It starts with a...

Spectral Reflectance

Author(s)
P Y. Barnes, Albert C. Parr, E A. Early
This document describes the instrumentation, standards, and techniques used to measure spectral reflectance over the ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared...

Accurate Ab Initio Calculation of Molecular Constants

Author(s)
Svetlana A. Kotochigova, I Tupitsyn
The valence bond method and advanced computational technique are used to perform all-electron ab initio calculations of the electronic structure of diatomic...
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