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NIST Pubs

Microscale Mapping of Structure and Stress in Barium Titanate

April 19, 2020

Author(s)

Jane A. Howell, Mark D. Vaudin, Lawrence Henry Friedman, Robert F. Cook

Cross-correlation of electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) patterns was used to generate rotation, strain, and stress maps of single-crystal tetragonal barium...

NVLAP Efficiency of Electric Motors

April 17, 2020

Author(s)

Timothy W. Rasinski

NIST Handbook 150-10, NVLAP Efficiency of Electric Motors, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the...

Certification of Standard Reference Material® 1450e Fibrous Glass Board

April 17, 2020

Author(s)

Robert R. Zarr, Nathanael A. Heckert

Thermal conductivity measurements at and near room temperature are presented as the basis for certified values of thermal conductivity for SRM 1450e, Fibrous...

Development and Validation of Small Punch Testing at NIST

April 16, 2020

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon, Jake T. Benzing, Nikolas W. Hrabe

Small Punch (SP) testing is a methodology that uses tiny disks (generally 8 mm in diameter and 0.5 mm thick) to estimate mechanical properties of metallic...

Opportunities for National Metrology Institutes and Reference Material Producers to Ensure Global Food Safety: A Companion Report

April 15, 2020

Author(s)

Melissa M. Phillips, David M. Bunk, Carlos A. Gonzalez, Scott A. Jackson, Leah R. Kauffman, Katrice A. Lippa, Catherine A. Rimmer, Stephen Semancik, Michael R. Winchester, Laura J. Wood

Tool for Evaluation of Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Disinfection of N95 Masks in Small Rooms

April 15, 2020

Author(s)

Dustin G. Poppendieck

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has put a strain on the supply and distribution of N95 masks, with some hospitals needing to reuse masks. Currently, vaporized hydrogen...

Channel Sounder Measurement Verification: Conducted Tests

April 15, 2020

Author(s)

Jeanne T. Quimby, Jeffrey A. Jargon, Rodney W. Leonhardt, Jake D. Rezac, Paul D. Hale, Catherine A. Remley, Amanda A. Koepke, Robert Johnk, chriss Hammerschmidt, Paul Mckenna, Irena Stange, Mike Chang

Channel modeling often provides a basis for the design and deployment of wireless technology. Engineers design systems to operate under certain expected channel...

NIST Instrumented Charpy Analysis Software (NICAS) - User's Manual

April 15, 2020

Author(s)

Damian S. Lauria, Enrico Lucon

The NIST Instrumented Charpy Analysis Software (NICAS) is a standalone LabVIEW program that can be used to analyze instrumented impact tests in accordance with...

Harnessing Measurement Science to Advance Food Safety

April 15, 2020

Author(s)

Melissa M. Phillips, David M. Bunk, Carlos A. Gonzalez, Scott A. Jackson, Leah R. Kauffman, Katrice A. Lippa, Catherine A. Rimmer, Stephen Semancik, Michael R. Winchester, Laura J. Wood

Shock Measurements Based on Pendulum Excitation and Laser Doppler Velocimetry: Primary Calibration by SI-Traceable Distance Measurements

April 10, 2020

Author(s)

Muhammad Afridi, Jon Geist, Michael Gaitan

A new method is described to provide a primary calibration of shock measurements produced by a shock measurement system consisting of pendulum excitation and...

Advanced Temperature-Control Chamber for Resistance Standards

April 10, 2020

Author(s)

Shamith Payagala, Alireza Panna, Albert Rigosi, Dean Jarrett

Calibration services for resistance metrology have continued to advance their capabilities and establish new and improved methods for maintaining standard...

Election Event Logging Common Data Format Specification

April 9, 2020

Author(s)

John P. Wack

This publication describes an election event logging common data format specification for devices used in U.S. elections such as optical scanners, election...

Energy Price Indices and Discount Factors for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis - 2020 Annual Supplement to NIST Handbook 135

April 9, 2020

Author(s)

Priya Lavappa, Joshua D. Kneifel

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Cryptographic and Security Testing (CST)

April 7, 2020

Author(s)

Bradley W. Moore, Beverly A. Trapnell, James F. Fox, Carolyn French

NIST Handbook 150-17 presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the National Voluntary Laboratory...

Improving 3D Vision-Robot Registration for Assembly Tasks

April 3, 2020

Author(s)

Marek Franaszek, Geraldine S. Cheok, Karl Van Wyk, Jeremy A. Marvel

Quality registration between the coordinate frames of a perception system and a robot is important for the efficient operation of autonomous systems in vision...

Strategic Roadmap for Interoperable Public Safety Video Analytics

April 3, 2020

Author(s)

Diane E. Ridgeway

Since 9/11, the Department of Homeland Security has provided over $16 billion dollars in grant assistance to secure cities and non-profit organizations against...

Analysis of a Slug Calorimeter with a Curie Point

April 3, 2020

Author(s)

Jiann C. Yang, Thomas J. Ohlemiller

A lump-capacitance heat transfer model was developed to model the operation of a slug calorimeter constructed of metal with a Curie point. The resulting formula...