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Put NIST Technology Services to Work for You

Author(s)

J L. Land

Brochure provides guide for business and industry to access National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) services available through Technology Services

NIST Data Gateway

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D M. Blakeslee, Angela Y. Lee, A J. Belsky, John E. Fuller III

The NIST Data Gateway is a web portal that provides easy access to NIST Standard Reference Data, which cover a broad range of substances and properties from

IUPAC/NIST Solubility Database

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G R. Dalton, Angela Y. Lee, S L. Young

A database containing solubilities originally published in the International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)-NIST Solubility Data Series has been

Speed-Measuring Device Performance Specifications: Radar Module

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A G. Lieberman

Technical requirements and verification procedures are presented which define a baseline for acceptable traffic radar device performance. Manufacturers are

Lecture Notes on Identification of Media and Structures by Inversion of Mechanical Wave Propagation-Experimental Challenges

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Nelson N. Hsu, N

EXPERIMENTAL ASPECTS OF ULTRASONIC INVERSE MEDIUM PROBLEMS This chapter provides an overview of the experimental aspects of inverse medium problems. We describe

Quantitative EELS of Alloy Nanoparticles

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J H. Scott, Dale E. Newbury

Quantitative electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) is used to characterize the chemical composition of Fe-Co alloy nanoparticles. A 300-keV analytical

Possible False Positive Identifications in Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) Analysis in Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Inspections. Part I Comparison to NIST Library Spectra

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William G. Mallard

The possibility of making false positive identifications during on-site analysis because of similarity between the mass spectra of scheduled and unscheduled

Optical Molasses Loaded from a Low-Velocity Intense Source of Atoms: An Atom Source for Improved Atomic Fountains

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E A. Donley, Thomas P. Heavner, Steven R. Jefferts

We demonstrate the efficient capture of cesium atoms from a low w-velocity intense source (LVIS) of atoms into an optical molasses. The high load rates that are

ThermoData Engine (TDE) Version 2.0 (Pure Compounds with EOS Support); NIST Standard Reference Database #10

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Michael D. Frenkel, Robert D. Chirico, Vladimir Diky, Chris D. Muzny, Eric W. Lemmon, Xinjian Yan, Qian Dong

ThermoData Engine version 2.0 is an extension of NIST Standard Reference Database #103 version 1.0. The two principal new features are; (1) the capability to

DHS Leads the Way to Standards for Homeland Security

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Laurie E. Locascio

In late April 2005, in response to a recently issued GAO report describing the urgent need for standards and validated methods related to biological incident

Enhanced Near-Field Raman Spectroscopy

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C E. Dentinger, Stephan J. Stranick, Lee J. Richter, Richard R. Cavanagh

Near-field Raman spectroscopy can be used to obtain chemical specificity with the subwavelength spatial resolution of near-field scanning optical microscopy

PermVials Make for Better GC Analysis

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Thomas J. Bruno

This poster presents a new sampling technology developed at NIST that combines features of an autosampler vial and a permeatian tube.

Optical Thermometry of Semiconductor Processing Plasmas

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Eric C. Benck

Temperatures within semiconductor processing plasmas are important since they control the various reaction rates of the plasma and consequentially can

NIST Diffraction Program for Diffraction Corrections in Radiometry

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Eric L. Shirley, Raju V. Datla

This package contains the documentation for a program that computes diffraction corrections for simple radiometric applications. A diskette containing the

Advanced Laser Cooling for the Atomic Space Clock

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V Boyer, L Lising, S L. Rolston, William D. Phillips

An atomic clock works by comparing the frequency of a local oscillator (a micrwave generator) with the hyperfine transition of the cesium atom at 9.2 GHz. In

Overview of Radiation Thermometry

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Bettye C. Johnson

Researchers in the Optical Technology Division utilize measurements of radiant flux to determine temperature. This includes the dissemination of the ITS-90

Non-Contact Temperature Measurements of Micro-Scale Phenomena

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Howard W. Yoon

Imaging trying to make temprature measurements in a spatial region equal to the edge of a printer paper or within the diameter of a strand of hair. The accurate

Database for Electron-Impact Total Ionization Cross Sections of Atoms and Molecules

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Yong Sik Kim, D S. Zucker, M A. Ali, M E. Rudd

Database for Electron-Impact Total Ionization Cross Sections of Atoms and Molecules. Poster paper abstract.

Performance of CdTe, HPGe and NaI(Tl) Detectors for Radioactivity Measurements

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A Perez-Andujar, Leticia S. Pibida

The characteristics and performances of the NIST High Purity Germanium (HPGe), Sodium Iodide (NaI(Tl)) and Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) gamma-ray detectors were

Determining Wafer Temperature From Spectral Radiance Temperature in the NIST RTP Test Bed

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D P. DeWitt

In a companion presentation, a procedure is described for in situ calibration of a radiation thermometer (RT) with a standard uncertainty of 2.1 degrees C in

Toward Optical Frequency Electronics

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D J. Jones, S T. Cundiff

Recently, there have been significant advances in measuring and controlling the phase of ultrashort optical pulses. These developments have begun to blur the

Determination of Radiance Temperatures Using Detectors Calibrated for Absolute Spectral Power Responsivity

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Howard W. Yoon, Charles E. Gibson

Our current spectral radiance and irradiance scales are derived from the radiance temperature determination of a blackbody at the freezing point of gold (GPBB)

Standards for Monitoring the Temperature of Earth From Space

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Joseph P. Rice

The National Aeronautical and Spece Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Department of Defense (DOD), the

Fourier Instrumentation for Radiation Thermometry

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F J. Dunmore

A miniature Fourier transform spectrometer (MFTS) has been tested as a device for remotely measuring the temperature of a high-stability/emissivity blackbody

User Guide to JB95.exe Spectral Fitting Program v1.02.4, 1/30/01 http://physics.nist.gov/SpectralFitGUI

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David F. Plusquellic

A graphical user interface computer program based on a Windows95 API platform has been written in the C programming language to aid in the rotational analysis

Raman Facility Homepage: Selection Rules in Crystals Section http://sed.nist.gov/Divisions/Div844/facilities/raman/Ramanhome.html

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B Nachumi

This webpage is really a series of webpages all linked together by an index which ought to be self-explanatory. Most of the items are just administrative in

Pore Size Distributions in Low-k Thin Films by X-Ray Reflectivity and Small Angle Neutron Scattering

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Barry J. Bauer, Hae-Jeong Lee, R C. Hedden, Da-Wei Liu, Wen-Li Wu

New methods have been developed to measure of pore size distributions in 1 mm films deposited on silicon wafers. Specular x-ray reflectivity (SXR) and small

Explanation of (hhl)_f Habit Planes in Ferrous Alloys

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H M. Ledbetter, Martin Dunn

We give a possible explanation of the remarkable habit-plane measurements reported by Kajiwara for Fe-Ni-Mn alloys. Examining small, thin (early-stage)

Giant Magnetoresistive Spin-Valve Transpinnor

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S Bae, S Zurn, William F. Egelhoff Jr., P J. Chen, L Sheppard, E J. Torok, J H. Judy

A giant magnetoresistive (GMR) spin-valve Transpinnor, a new kind of active solid-state magneto-electronic device or spin-transistor, has been fabricated and

Analysis of Structural Steel in the World Trade Center Investigation

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Frank W. Gayle, Richard J. Fields, Stephen W. Banovic

In March 2002 NIST became the lead agency in an investigation of the World Trade Center collapse. The investigation addresses many aspects of the catastrophe