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Forensic Sciences: Review of Status and Needs

Author(s)
Alim A. Fatah, Kathleen M. Higgins
This document, Forensic Sciences: Status and Needs, is the product of a two-day meeting sponsored by OLES/NIJ/NIST on March 5-6, 1997. This meeting brought

The Proving Ring

Author(s)
Simone L. Yaniv
In this document the history of the proving ring is given. The forces that led to its invention in 1927 at the National Bureau of Standards is described; force

What is Year 2000 Compliance?

Author(s)
G E. Fisher
There are numerous proposed and de facto definitions of year 2000 compliance, but each is different in one or more respects. Even though they attempt to

NIST Atomic Spectra Database (1998)

Author(s)
G R. Dalton, Robert A. Dragoset, Jeffrey R. Fuhr, Daniel E. Kelleher, Svetlana A. Kotochigova, William C. Martin, Peter Mohr, Arlene Musgrove, Karen J. Olsen, Larissa Podobedova, Edward B. Saloman, J Sugar, Wolfgang L. Wiese, C S. Grant, G Eichhorn, Richard L. Kelly, T Shirai, V I. Azarov, Alexander Kramida, A N. Ryabtsev, J Blaise, J-F Wyart

Autoloading Pistols for Police Officers

Author(s)
Kathleen M. Higgins, C K. Lord
This standard establishes performance requirements and test methods for pistols to be used by law enforcement officers. This standard is a general revision of

Hardness Testing of Ceramics

Author(s)
George D. Quinn
An overview of hardness testing of ceramics is presented. Conventional test methods are discussed, particularly with respect to major sources of experimental

NIST Atomic and Molecular Databases on the World Wide Web

Author(s)
Robert A. Dragoset, Peter J. Mohr, Karen J. Olsen, Edward B. Saloman, G G. Wiersma, D Zucker
The Physics Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is using the world wide web to disseminate the physical reference data it has been

NIST Atomic Spectra Database (1998)

Author(s)
Yuri Ralchenko
We put Version 1 of this database online as an interactive Web server in 1995. Our first version has data on atomic energy levels for some 500 spectra