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Chemical Kinetics and Photochemical Data for Use in Atmospheric Studies: Evaluation Number 18

July 30, 2016

Author(s)

Vladimir L. Orkin, James B. Burkholder, S. P. Sander, J. P. D. Abbatt D. Abbatt, J. R. Barker, Robert E. Huie, C E. Kolb, Michael J. Kurylo III, David M. Wilmouth, P. H. Wine

Certification Report for the Reference Materials ERM-AE142 and ERM-EB400 A pure Pb solution and a bronze material, both certified for their Pb isotope amount ratios

July 1, 2016

Author(s)

Jochen Vogl, Dorit Becker, Maren Koenig, Yong-Hyeon Yim, Kyoung-Seok Lee, Heidi Goenaga-Infante, Dmitriy Malinowskiy, Sarah Hill, Tongxiang Ren, Jun Wang, Robert D. Vocke Jr., Karen E. Murphy, Naoko Nonose, Olaf Rienitz, Janine Noordmann

Lead isotope analysis is often applied in various fields such as archaeology, geochemistry and forensic science. Despite this, only the 3 primary isotopic

Why is it so difficult to measure the gravitational constant?

June 1, 2016

Author(s)

Stephan Schlamminger

A SIMPLE METHOD OF ENHANCING THE ROBUSTNESS OF R/C FRAME STRUCTURES

June 1, 2016

Author(s)

Yihai Bao, Hai S. Lew, Fahim Sadek, Joseph A. Main

A simple debonding technique is proposed to reduce or eliminate strain localization in reinforcing bars in the region of wide flexural cracks in RC beams to

Living History - My Journey through Crystallography and Related Science

May 30, 2016

Author(s)

Winnie K. Wong-Ng

This is an invited brief memoir by the American Crystallographic Association (ACA) Newsletter Editor. In this memoir, a brief history of Winnie Wong-Ngs

Expected net gain data of low-template DNA analyses

May 30, 2016

Author(s)

Simone N. Gittelson, Carolyn R. Steffen, Michael D. Coble

Low-template DNA analyses are affected by stochastic effects which can produce a configuration of peaks in the electropherogram (EPG) that is different from the

Calibration of rheometers for cementitious materials

May 16, 2016

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris, Nicos Martys, William L. George, Edward J. Garboczi, Alex Olivas

The calibration of rheometers to determine the rheological properties of cement based materials ranging from cement paste to concrete cannot be done using

Thermophysical Properties of Carbon Dioxide and CO2-Rich Mixtures

May 9, 2016

Author(s)

Allan H. Harvey, Ian H. Bell, Marcia L. Huber, Arno R. Laesecke, Eric W. Lemmon, Christopher W. Meyer, Chris D. Muzny, Richard A. Perkins

This report summarizes the results of work performed under DOE/NETL Interagency Agreement DE- FE0003931, which began in October 2011 and ended (after a 6-month

Heat Release Rates of Electrical Enclosure Fires (HELEN-FIRE)

April 8, 2016

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Scott D. Bareham

This report documents an experimental program to quantify the heat release rate and burning behavior of electrical enclosures commonly found in nuclear power

THE PROFICIENCY TEST (PILOT) REPORT OF THE GLOBAL MICROBIAL IDENTIFIER INITIATIVE YEAR 2014

March 1, 2016

Author(s)

Nathanael D. Olson, Rene S. Hendriksen, Susanne K. Pedersen, Mette V. Larsen, Jamie N. Pedersen, Oksana Lukjancenko, Rolf S. Kaas, Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon, Lasse Bergmark, Inge M. Hansen, Vitali Sintchenko, William J. Wolfgang, Henrik T. Westh, Jacob Moran-Gilad, Isabel Cuesta, Angel Zaballos, Brian Beck, Anthony Underwood, Errol Strain, James Pettengill

Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering MATS 01908

February 1, 2016

Author(s)

Randolph E. Elmquist, Anthony Hartland

The cryogenic current comparator is used to maintain national representations of the ohm based on the quantized Hall resistance standard. The measurement

Flexible Lines with Setups: Analysis, Improvement, and Application

January 4, 2016

Author(s)

Cong Zhao, Jingshan Li, Ningjian Huang, John A. Horst

Setup times commonly exist in many flexible manufacturing lines to adjust tools and carry out safety and quality checks during product changeovers. In this

Grasping the Performance: Facilitating Replicable Performance Measures via Benchmarking and Standardized Methodologies

December 31, 2015

Author(s)

Joseph A. Falco, Karl Van Wyk, Shuo Liu, Stefano Carpin

The expectation for robots to work side-by-side with humans in unstructured environments while reliably grasping and manipulating objects is a distant reality

Heat pump concepts for nZEB Technology developments, design tools and testing of heat pump systems for nZEB in the USA, Country report IEA HPT Annex 40 Task 2, Task 3 and Task 4 of the USA

December 8, 2015

Author(s)

William V. Payne, Arthur H. Fanney, William M. Healy, Joshua D. Kneifel, Tania Ullah, Farhad Omar, Steven T. Bushby, Brian P. Dougherty, Dustin G. Poppendieck, Lisa C. Ng

The IEA HPT Annex 40 "Heat pump concepts for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings" deals with the application of heat pumps as a core component of the HVAC system for

Adapting the Poisson-Influenced K-Means Algorithm for a Larger User Base

November 19, 2015

Author(s)

Brian P. Morris, Zachary H. Levine

A superconducting transition edge sensor (TES) can be a useful tool for counting the number of photons in a highly attenuated pulse of light, but it requires

Performance of Metal and Polymeric O-Ring Seals in Beyond-Design-Basis Temperature Excursions Revision 1

November 2, 2015

Author(s)

Jiann C. Yang, Edward J. Hnetkovsky, Doris L. Rinehart, Marco G. Fernandez

This report documents the beyond-design-basis thermal exposure test results of the performance of metallic and polymeric seals typically used in radioactive

Chemical Kinetics and Photochemical Data for Use in Atmospheric Studies, Evaluation No. 18

October 30, 2015

Author(s)

Vladimir L. Orkin, James B. Burkholder, S. P. Sander, J. P. D. Abbatt D. Abbatt, J. R. Barker, Robert E. Huie, C E. Kolb, Michael J. Kurylo III, David M. Wilmouth, P. H. Wine

This is the eighteenth in a series of evaluated sets of rate constants, photochemical cross sections, heterogeneous parameters, and thermochemical parameters

Order-Disorder and Phase Separation

October 28, 2015

Author(s)

Benjamin P. Burton

Order-disorder and phase separation in condensed solutions of two or more components are similar processes that are typically driven by energetics of opposite

The JAR Extractor: a Soxhlet Modified Into a Large-Diameter Wafer Washer

October 20, 2015

Author(s)

Richard J. Sheridan, Aaron V. Kirchhoff

A closed-atmosphere, solvent-recirculating, large diameter wafer washer was fabricated for neutron reflectivity research at the National Institute of Standards

Spent Fuel Transportation Package Response to the MacArthur Maze Fire Scenario

October 2, 2015

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Harold Adkins

The NRC has established requirements that are the design bases for packaging and transportation of spent nuclear fuel assemblies under normal conditions of

Report for Dedicated JPSS VIIRS Ocean Color Calibration/Validation Cruise

September 10, 2015

Author(s)

Bettye C. Johnson, Michael Ondrusek, Eric Stengel, Veronica P. Lance, Menghua Wang, Kenneth Voss, Giuseppe Zibordi, Marco Talone, Zhongping Lee, Jianwei Wei, Junfang Lin, Chuanmin Hu, David English, Charles Kovach, Jennifer Cannizzaro, Alex Gilerson, Sam Ahmed, Amir Ibrahim, Ahmed El-Habashi, Robert Foster, Robert Arnone, Ryan Vandermeulen, Sherwin Ladner, Wesley Goode, Joaquim I. Goes, Helga de Rosario Gomes, Kali McKee, Scott Freeman, Aimee Neeley

The purpose of this cruise aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster was to collect in situ optical and ancillary data for validation of JPSS VIIRS satellite ocean

Spent Fuel Transportation Package Response to the Newhall Pass Tunnel Fire Scenario

September 2, 2015

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Harold Adkins

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has established requirements that are the design bases for packaging and transportation of spent nuclear fuel assemblies

Pioneering use of Synchrotron Radiation Research as a spectroscopic and metrological tool at NBS

August 14, 2015

Author(s)

Charles S. Tarrio, Keith Codling, Ederer David, Uwe Arp, Charles W. Clark, Thomas B. Lucatorto

Interest in the use of Synchrotron Radiation (SR) as a source of continuum in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) spectral region was stimulated by the 1956 Physical

Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems

July 20, 2015

Author(s)

Stephen A. Cauffman

Every community in the United States faces the risk of natural, human-caused, or technological hazards. While most hazards do not rise to the level of extreme

Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems

June 30, 2015

Author(s)

Stephen A. Cauffman

Every community in the United States faces the risk of natural, human-caused, or technological hazards. While most hazards do not rise to the level of extreme

Message from the Chair of the ASQ Statistics Division (April 2015)

June 30, 2015

Author(s)

Adam L. Pintar

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Experimental and Modeling Study of Thermal Exposure of a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)

June 10, 2015

Author(s)

Michelle K. Donnelly, Jiann C. Yang

An experimental apparatus designed to study firefighter turnout gears exposed to a thermal environment was developed. The apparatus consisted of an elevated

Impact of Decision and Allocation Rules on Selection Decisions

June 2, 2015

Author(s)

Dennis D. Leber, Jeffery W. Herrmann

The quality of a selection decision is a function of the decision rule used and the data collected to support the decision. When physical measurements are the

Services & Maintenance: Emergency Notifications

March 30, 2015

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski

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Laser plasma x-ray source for ultrafast time-resolved x-ray absorption spectroscopy

March 1, 2015

Author(s)

Luis Miaja Avila, Galen C. O'Neil, Jens Uhlig, Christopher L. Cromer, Marla L. Dowell, Ralph Jimenez, Andrew Hoover, Kevin L. Silverman, Joel N. Ullom