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Flammable and Combustible Liquid Spill/Burn Patterns

March 1, 2001

Author(s)

Anthony D. Putorti Jr., Jay A. McElroy, Daniel M. Madrzykowski

Discussions with fire investigators indicate that it would be beneficial to have the ability to predict the quantity of liquid fuel necessary to create a burn

Laser-Excited Hot-Electron Induced Desorption

March 1, 2001

Author(s)

John William Gadzuk

The history and technical highlights leading up to and following the publication of a classic NIST publication on the theory and experiments involving optical

Metrology for Non-Contact Rainbow Thermometry

March 1, 2001

Author(s)

Cary Presser

NIST recently acquired a commercially available, state-of-the-art droplet diagnostic system that determines the size, velocity, and temperature of in-flight

Guide to the Technologies of Concealed Weapon and Contraband Imaging and Detection

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

Nicholas G. Paulter Jr.

The purpose of the guide is to provide information that will help members of the law enforcement and corrections community, who are present or potential users

Non-Intrusive Optical Measurements of Gas and Surface Temperatures in Hostile Environments Using Raman Spectroscopy

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

James E. Maslar, Wilbur S. Hurst

The control and elimination of gas-phase-generated microcontaminants in thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reactors is an increasingly important issue as

Advanced Optics Characterization

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

Angela Davies, Charles S. Tarrio, Christopher J. Evans

Science, commerce, and defense continuously drive the optical community to provide less expensive, more perfect products. High performance optical systems

Quantum Monte Carlo for Difficult Systems

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

J A. Harkless, W A. Lester, Jr.

QMC studies of the propargyl radical, C 3H 3, peroxynitrite ion, ONOO-, nitrogen atom excited state transition energy, and chromium dimer, each of which proved

DNA Mass Spectrometry at NIST

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

Peter M. Vallone

The use of mass spectrometry as a tool for solving biochemical problems is growing. Specifically, matrix assisted laser desorption ionization coupled with time

Genetic Instabilities of Triplet Repeat Sequences by Recombination

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

J P. Jakupciak

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Detecting Spontaneously Inserting Transmembrane Peptides and Proteins in Tethered Phospholipid Bilayers

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

John T. Elliott

We have fabricated a tethered phospholipid bilayer sensor platform for detecting the function of spontaneously inserting transmembrane peptides and proteins. A

Full-Bandwidth Reference Measurements of Ultrawideband Emissions

January 29, 2001

Author(s)

F Fobes, Robert T. Johnk, David R. Novotny

NIST/SEMATECH Collaboration: Application of Nano-Tips to Production CD-SEMs

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Andras Vladar, Michael T. Postek

This is the final report of a two-part study about the application of nano-tips to critical dimension (CD) scanning electron microscope (SEMs) used in

Modeling Thermal Barrier Coatings with Object Oriented Finite Elements Methods

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

M R. Locatelli, Lin-Sien H. Lum

Thermal barrier coatings (TBC s) are used to protect metallic components from extreme conditions like those encountered in turbine engines. TBC s serve two

Wavelength Characterization of a Molecular F₂ Laser at 157 nm for DUV Lithography

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Craig J. Sansonetti, Joseph Reader

Elastic Neutron Scattering and the Glass Transition in Thin Polycarbonate Films

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Christopher L. Soles

Incoherent elastic neutron scattering measurements are performed on hydrogenous polycarbonate films spun coat onto Si wafer. The drop of the elastic scattering

Structured Polymeric Templates: Combinatorial Probes for Cellular Response

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

A Sehgal, Jack F. Douglas, Francis W. Wang, Carl G. Simon Jr., Alamgir Karim, Eric J. Amis

Novel high-throughput gradient methods have been developed to generate a range of surface structures by dewetting and phase separation on chemically patterned

Site-Specific Structural Measurements Using X-Ray Standing Waves: The Electronic and Geometric Structure of the Perovskite La1/2Sr3/2MnO4

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

E J. Nelson, Joseph C. Woicik, Z Hasan, Z -. Shen, D Heskett, L E. Berman

In the vicinity of an x-ray Bragg reflection, the incident and reflected x-rays coherently superpose to form an x-ray standing wave, with a periodicity equal to

Crystallization of Isotactic Polystyrene in Thin Films: A High Throughput Approach

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Kathryn L. Beers, Jack F. Douglas, Eric J. Amis, Alamgir Karim

Very thin films of semi-crystalline polymers are increasingly being employed in coatings applications and there is a need to better understand how film

CF3I and C2Cl4 on Silicon Surfaces

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

J E. Sanabia

The nature of chemisorbed CF3I and C2Cl4 on silicon surfaces has been studied using a variety of ultra-high vacuum surface-science techniques, including

Primary Frequency Standards at NIST

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Donald Sullivan

Antibody-Antigen Adhesion Studies Using Optical Tweezers

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

S Kulin, Rani B. Kishore, Kristian Helmerson, Joseph B. Hubbard

Multivalent molecular adhesion processes play a key role in a wide variety of biological phenomena, such as immune response, infections, as well as cellular

GPS and the Legal Traceability of Time

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Judah Levine

The g Factor of the Bound Electron in Hydrogenlike Carbon

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

H Haeffner, N Hermanspahn, H -. Kluge, G Marx, W Quint, S Stahl, T Valenzuela, G Verdu, G Werth

The experimental determination of the magnetic moment of the bound electron in hydrogen-like ions is an important test of the theory of quantum electrodynamics

Legal Traceability of Time

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Judah Levine

Oxidation of Ethylene and Acetylene Adsorbed on Si(100) by Atomic Oxygen

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Maritoni A. Litorja

The oxidation of Si(100) covered with deuterium, ethylene and acetylene by oxygen atoms was studied using Auger electron spectroscopy. Oxygen atoms were

Understanding Your Calibration Sources is the Key to Making Accurate Spectroradiometric Measurements

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Howard W. Yoon, Charles E. Gibson

Surface Immobilized DNA Probes on Silicon Microhotplates and Their Application in DNAAnalysis

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

T H. Huang, Richard E. Cavicchi, S L. Barker, Stephen Semancik, Michael J. Tarlov

The use of silicon machined microhotplate devices to study DNA hybridization andmelting reactions is demonstrated. The microhotplates serve both as the

Wavenumber standards for the mid-infrared, ed. by J. Chalmers and P. Griffiths

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Leonard M. Hanssen, C Zhur

Integrating Spheres for Mid- and Near-Infrared and Near-Infrared Reflection Spectroscopy, ed. J. Chalmers and P. Griffiths

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Leonard M. Hanssen, K A. Snail

Workshop on Measurement Standards for Radioactive Sources Used in Therapy

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Bert M. Coursey