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Abstract In this study, two-phase heat transfer characteristics of cryogenic two-phase nitrogen were investigated. This basic information is required for the sequential design of a mixed refrigerant micro-cryocooler. The effective heat exchanger must be
Perception systems for autonomous vehicles (AVs) require various types of sensors, including light detection and ranging (LiDAR), cameras, and radars, to ensure their robustness in driving scenarios and weather conditions. The data from these sensors are
A new key comparison of the standards for air kerma of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA, and the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) was carried out in the 60Co radiation beam of the BIPM in October 2023. The
John Diulus, Carles Corbella Roca, Feng Yi, David LaVan, Berc Kalanyan, Mark McLean, Lakshmi Ravi Narayan, William Osborn, James Maslar, Andrei Kolmakov
This letter reports on pilot tests of microfabricated nanocalorimeters as a metrology platform for the rapid (sub-100 ms response time) and sensitive detection of neutral radicals generated by reactive cold plasmas, typical in plasma cleaning applications
Qingyu Pan, Fan Zhang, Deepak Vikraman Pillai, Zilong Zhang, Yufeng Zheng, Lang Yuan, Monica Kapoor, John Carsley, Xiaoyuan Lou
In the present work, we studied the grain refinement by adding in situ reactants, pure titanium (Ti) or a combination of Ti and boron (B), and investigated the governing mechanism in Al-Mn-Fe-Si 3104 alloy made by laser direct energy deposition (DED)
The L5 frequency band of GPS features a higher power, higher code rate, and superior performance in GNSS denied or degraded environments. GPS L5 is pre-operational at time of writing with 17 satellites but has sufficient coverage for testing and utilizing
Studying the scission of rodlike micelles under mechanical forces is essential for understanding their stability and behavior in industrial applications. Mechanical stress can fragment these micelles, impacting performance. Investigating this process
Virtual metrology (VM) is an important technology in semiconductor manufacturing that enhances process control, reduces costs, and improves quality. However, as processes become more complicated and process variations increase due to high-mix manufacturing
Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Xinsu Lu, Mary Gregg, Katharine Shilling, Braden Czapla
Terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) are portable dimensional measurement instruments used to obtain 3D point clouds of objects in a scene. While TLSs do not require the use of cooperative targets, they are sometimes placed in a scene to fuse or compare data
Juana Williams, John McGuire, Loren Minnich, Gloria Lee, Jan Konijnenburg, Isabel Baucom, Katrice Lippa
The NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) presents its second issue of the 2024 NIST Annual Summary of U.S. Legal Metrology Activities report. This report includes a summary of changes made to NIST Handbook 44 (2024) Specifications, Tolerances and
John McGuire, David Sefcik, Loren Minnich, Isabel Baucom, Katrice Lippa
This 2025 edition includes amendments made through the Committee on Laws and Regulations of the NCWM with technical guidance from the Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) of the NIST and input from weights and measures officials and industry
John McGuire, David Sefcik, Loren Minnich, Isabel Baucom, Katrice Lippa
This handbook has been prepared as a procedural guide for the compliance testing of net content statements on packaged goods. Compliance testing of packaged goods is the determination of the conformance results of packaging, distribution, and sale of
NIST Handbook 44 includes specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for weighing and measuring devices. These requirements are intended to encourage the design, installation, testing, and use of weighing and measuring devices that
Vytas Reipa, Vincent Hackley, Alessandro Tona, Min Beom Heo, Ye Ryeong Lee, Tae Geol Lee, Aaron Johnston-Peck, Tae Joon Cho
Safety screening of manufactured nanomaterials (MNMs) is essential for their adoption by consumers and the marketplace. Lately, animal-based testing is replaced by mechanistically informative in vitro assays due to requirements of regulatory agencies. Cell
Prem Rachakonda, Abhilash Mane, Craig I. Schlenoff, Kamel S. Saidi
Evaluating perception sensor systems for on-road autonomous vehicles is still fraught with ambiguity due to the varying and dynamic environmental factors that these vehicles encounter. The critical safety of on-road AV operations is heavily dependent on
David L. Duewer, Christina Cecelski, Michael Nelson
This document is a detailed reference manual for the 1-September-2024 version of the CCQM_Retrospectoscope system. The CCQM_Retrospectoscope combines a nominally complete database of results from Consultative Committee for the Amount of Substance
This report describes a feasibility study on realizing interoperability of the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) with third-party data acquisition systems, focusing on cartridge case data. NIBIN is the only national network in the
We present an optical scheme to simultaneously characterize the cross-axis and rotational parasitic motions of a long-stroke shaker. By leveraging the geometric properties of a corner cube retroreflector mounted on the shaker load table, we independently
This work presents a fundamental equation of state for calculations of the thermodynamic properties of R-1132(E), which is a potential refrigerant for residential or mobile air-conditioners. The equation of state has a functional form expressed explicitly
Nicholas Jungwirth, Bryan Bosworth, Meagan Papac, Aaron Hagerstrom, Eric Marksz, Jerome Cheron, Angela Stelson, Florian Bergmann, Ari Feldman, Dylan Williams, Christian Long, Nathan Orloff
We developed an interconnect characterization procedure that first embeds the interconnect into the error boxes of a multiline thru-reflect-line calibration and subsequently de-embeds the interconnect with a multi-tiered calibration. We experimentally
Many organizations describe their processes as consensus-driven, but there is no consensus on the definition of consensus. Qualitative definitions of consensus prioritize social phenomena like "unity" that are not necessarily measurable. Quantitative
Colleen Bryan Sallee, Therese Butler, Jenna Klingsick, John Molloy, James Yen
Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1641f Mercury in Water is intended for the calibration of instruments and techniques used for the determination of mercury in natural waters. It is designed for the preparation of calibration solutions and for use as a