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Matthew A. Davies, Q Cao, A L. Cooke, Robert W. Ivester
Infrared microscopic measurements of the temperature fields at the tool-chip interface in steady-state, orthogonal, machining of AISI 1045 steel are presented
David Gentle, A. Beardmore, J. Achkar, J Park, Katherine MacReynolds, Jan P. deVreede
A measurement comparison of the boresight gain of two IEC-R320 horn antennas has been carried out between five national metrology laboratories at 26.5, 33 and
This chapter presents techniques for monitoring and controlling processes and signaling when corrective actions are necessary. It covers both statistical
In today's technological world nearly everyone depends upon the continued functioning of a wide array of complex machinery and equipment for their everyday
This chapter discusses the collection of data and associated statistical analyses for characterizing repeatability, reproducibility and stability of measurement
This chapter presents an approach/philosophy for data analysis which employs a variety of techniques (mostly graphical) to: maximize insight into a data set
D K. Clark, Marilyn Y. Murphy, M Yarbrough, M Feinholz, S Flora, W Broenkow, B. Carol Johnson, Steven W. Brown, Y S. Kim, J Mueller
The Marine Optical Buoy (MOBY) (Clark et al. 1997) is the centerpiece of the primary ocean measurement site for calibration of satellite ocean color sensors
The commercialization of the Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) began in the mid 1970s with the installation of five systems at the FBI. In
C J. Lu, Leonid A. Bendersky, K S. Chang, Ichiro Takeuchi
The near-interface region of an epitaxial Ba 0.3 Sr 0.7Ti0 3 thin film grows on (001) LaA10 3 was studied using transmission electron microscopy. The region was
Two experiments were conducted to characterize the potential hazard from ignition of nominal 136 L (30 gal) trash containers made from high density polyethylene
D M. Blackburn, R Lazarick, Calvin Miles, P. Jonathon Phillips, Fernando L. Podio
Overview and summary of the 2003 U.S. Government Biometrics Workshop, 9 April 2003. This document, and other associated information, can be found in the U.S
This paper describes how the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) selected the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), a new standard symmetric key
Andras Vladar, Michael T. Postek, John S. Villarrubia
This study of SEM resolution is occasioned by concerns that it is no longer adequate for lithography process control in integrated circuit manufacturing. For
Kristine A. Bertness, Susan Y. Lehman, Joseph T. Hodges
We have demonstrated the use of cavity ring-down spectroscopy to measure water concentrations in the nmol/mol (ppb) range in nitrogen and phosphine gases. To
Distributed measurement and control systems in which all components share a common sense of time allow significant decoupling of synchronization issues from
F Kerber, Michael R. Rosa, Craig J. Sansonetti, Joseph Reader
Wavelength calibration for the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) on the Hubble Space Telescope is provided by an onboard Pt/Cr-Ne hollow cathode lamp
K Srikala, A Srujana, A Wadhawan, B P. Gorman, R J. Cottier, W Zhao, Chris L. Littler, J M. Perez, T D. Golding, Anthony G. Birdwell, W Henrion, M Rebien, P Stauss, R Glosser
Two multi-channel filter radiometers were calibrated using three different techniques: against a lamp-illuminated integrating sphere source, against a laser
Michael J. Fasolka, Lori S. Goldner, Jeeseong C. Hwang, A Urbas, P DeRege, T Swager, Edwin L. Thomas
Due to their microphase separated morphology, block copolymers (BC) can exhibit photonic behavior if their domain periodicity is sufficiently large (>100 nm) [1
Distributed measurement and control systems in which all components share a common sense of time allow significant decoupling of synchronization issues from