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A Guide to Using SRM 2569 to Validate Analytical Methods

May 17, 2012

Author(s)

John R. Sieber, John L. Molloy

A users guide is presented for Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2569 Lead in Paint Films for Childrens Products. This SRM consists of paint films on coupons...

TRECVID 2011 -- An Overview of the Goals, Tasks, Data, Evaluation Mechanisms, and Metrics

May 8, 2012

Author(s)

Paul D. Over, George M. Awad, Jonathan G. Fiscus, Brian Antonishek, Martial Michel, Alan Smeaton, Wessel Kraaij, Georges Quenot

The TREC Video Retrieval Evaluation (TRECVID) 2011 was a TREC-style video analysis and retrieval evaluation, the goal of which remains to promote progress in...

Anti-Drain Requirements for Retail Motor-fuel Dispensers

April 26, 2012

Author(s)

Marc A. Buttler

Two of the most fundamental components that can be found in any liquid fuel dispenser are the measuring device and the hose that transports the metered product...

DSQAP Exercise A Report

April 24, 2012

Author(s)

Catherine A. Rimmer, Katherine E. Sharpless, David L. Duewer

Thermodynamic Analysis and Experimental Study of the Effect of Atmospheric Pressure on the Ice Point (slide presentation)

April 22, 2012

Author(s)

Allan H. Harvey, Mark O. McLinden, Weston L. Tew

These are slides presented at the 9th International Temperature Symposium, Anaheim, CA, 3/19/2012-3/23-2012 based on the paper "Thermodynamic Analysis and...

Adaptive Preimage Resistance Analysis Revisited: Requirements, Subtleties and Implications

April 16, 2012

Author(s)

Dong H. Chang, Moti Yung

In the last few years, the need to design new cryptographic hash functions has led to the intense study of when desired hash multi-properties are preserved or...

Key Comparison BIPM.RI(I)-K2 of the air-kerma standards of the NIST, USA and the BIPM in low-energy x-rays

March 23, 2012

Author(s)

C M. O'Brien, D T. Burns, C Kessler

A key comparison has been made between the air-kerma standards of the NIST and the BIPM in the low-energy x ray range. The results show the standards to be in...

DSQAP Exercise B Report

March 15, 2012

Author(s)

Kate Rimmer, Laura J. Wood, Katrice Lippa

DSQAP Exercise D Report

February 16, 2012

Author(s)

Melissa M. Phillips, Catherine A. Rimmer, Laura J. Wood

CEINT/NIST PROTOCOL for the PREPARATION OF NANOSCALE TiO2 DISPERSIONS IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIX FOR ECO-TOXICOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

February 2, 2012

Author(s)

Julian S. Taurozzi, Vincent A. Hackley, Mark R. Wiesner

Toxicity and fate assessment are key elements in the evaluation of the environmental, health and safety risks of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). While...

NIST Standard Reference Database 73 REFLEAK: NIST Leak/Recharge Simulation Model for Refrigerant Mixtures, Version 4.0

January 16, 2012

Author(s)

David Didion, MinSoo Kim, Piotr A. Domanski

Impact of Electrolyte Deposition Technique on Resistive Pt/Ta2O5/Cu Switch Performance

December 7, 2011

Author(s)

Pragya R. Shrestha, Adaku Ochia, Mohinee Verma, Yuhong Kang, Helmut Baumgart, Marius Orlowski

EUV metrology at NIST SURF III for lithography, astronomy, solar physics, and particle detection applications

November 27, 2011

Author(s)

Robert E. Vest

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) operates the Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility (SURF III) to support a number of applications...

Tutorial for Metrologists on the Probabilistic and Statistical Apparatus Underlying the GUM and Related Documents

November 9, 2011

Author(s)

Antonio M. Possolo, Blaza Toman

A review and précis of the meaning and calculus of probability, including random variables, probability distributions, functions of random variables, and of...

ThermoPlan: Experimental Planning and Coverage Evaluation Aid for Thermophysical Property Measurement NIST Standard Reference Database #167

September 26, 2011

Author(s)

Kenneth G. Kroenlein, Vladimir Diky, Chris D. Muzny, Robert D. Chirico, Joe W. Magee, Michael D. Frenkel

This web application provides free and open access for the broader research community to the experimental planning utilities that are incorporated into...

Developing an Informatics and Database Infrastructure for Proficiency Testing of Quantitative Imaging Algorithms

September 23, 2011

Author(s)

Alden A. Dima

EVAP-COND, Version 3

September 22, 2011

Author(s)

Piotr A. Domanski, David A. Yashar

Are You Getting What You Pay For? How Scale Use Affects Transaction Accuracy

July 25, 2011

Author(s)

Richard A. Harshman

A depth-16 circuit for the AES S-box

June 17, 2011

Author(s)

Joan Boyar, Rene Peralta

New techniques for reducing the depth of circuits for cryptographic applications are described and applied to the AES S-box. These techniques also keep the...

Development of Appropriate Test Markings for Optical Scan Voting Machines, Phase 1: Ballot Scanning and Collection

May 2, 2011

Author(s)

Mitch Trachtenberg, David Flater

Three hundred thousand optical scan ballots cast in three United States jurisdictions have been scanned at high resolution in order to analyze voter behavior in...

TRECVID 2010 - An Overview of the Goals, Tasks, Data, Evaluation Mechanisms, and Metrics

April 15, 2011

Author(s)

Paul D. Over, George M. Awad, Jonathan G. Fiscus, Brian Antonishek, Martial Michel, Alan Smeaton, Wessel Kraaij, Georges Quenot

The TREC Video Retrieval Evaluation (TRECVID) 2010 was a TREC-style video analysis and retrieval evaluation, the goal of which remains to promote progress in...

NIST/TRC Web Thermo Tables (WTT) NIST Standard Reference Subscription Database 3 - Professional Edition Version 2

April 4, 2011

Author(s)

Kenneth G. Kroenlein, Chris D. Muzny, Andrei F. Kazakov, Vladimir Diky, Robert D. Chirico, Joe W. Magee, Ilmutdin M. Abdulagatov, Michael D. Frenkel

This NIST standard reference web subscription database provides access to more than 50 thermophysical and thermochemical property data and their uncertainties...

NIST/TRC Web Thermo Tables (WTT) NIST Standard Reference Subscription Database 2 - Lite Edition Version 2

April 4, 2011

Author(s)

Kenneth G. Kroenlein, Chris D. Muzny, Vladimir Diky, Robert D. Chirico, Joe W. Magee, Ilmutdin M. Abdulagatov, Michael D. Frenkel

This NIST standard reference web subscription database provides access to more than 50 thermophysical and thermochemical property data and their uncertainties...

Early LNG Program and LN2 Cryogenic Flow Measurement Facility at NIST

April 4, 2011

Author(s)

Daniel G. Friend, Michael A. Lewis

Powerpoint slides for LNG Metrology Workshop, Stockholm Sweden Nov 2010

DMSC Rallies at IMTS 2010, and frequently asked questions

March 21, 2011

Author(s)

William G. Rippey

The Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC) marketing roadshow converged on the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2010 in Chicago...

Thermogravimetric analysis of NIST's single-wall carbon nanotube reference material

January 25, 2011

Author(s)

Elisabeth Mansfield, Stephanie A. Hooker

NIST Simulation of E-beam Inspection and CD-SEM in-line metrology: Final Report

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

John S. Villarrubia

This report summarizes results from a two-year project to develop a simulator for electron beam inspection and critical dimension scanning electron microscope...