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Selected Procedures for Volumetric Calibrations (2017 Ed)

March 28, 2017
Author(s)
Val R. Miller, Georgia L. Harris
This publication contains Good Measurement Procedures (GMP), Good Laboratory Procedures (GLP), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for use in calibration laboratories performing volumetric calibrations. This edition is updated from the 2013 version

Precision vs Accuracy Dilemma in Point-Based Rigid-Body Registration

March 23, 2017
Author(s)
Marek Franaszek, Geraldine S. Cheok
The purpose of a registration is to find the transformation between two coordinate frames: working frame (from which 3D data are transformed) and destination frame (to which the data are transformed). In point-based, rigid-body registration, the

NIST Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program Winter and Summer 2016 Comparability Studies: Results for Round Robin LXXIX and LXXX Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum

March 16, 2017
Author(s)
Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, David L. Duewer
The National Institute of Standards and Technology coordinates the Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (MMQAP) for laboratories that measure fat-soluble vitamins and carotenoids in human serum and plasma. This report describes the design

MOBY Review at Fiducial Reference Measurements for Satellite Ocean Color, Frascati, Italy, Feb 21 to 23, 2017

March 13, 2017
Author(s)
Kenneth Voss, B. Carol Johnson, Mark A. Yarbrough, Stephanie J. Flora, Michael Feinholz, Darryl Peters, Terrance Houlihan, Sean Mundell, Sandy Yarbrough, Art Gleason
This talk provided an overview of the MOBY project and the work we are doing now to move the MOBY instrumentation forward into the future. This is the first of 4 talks we gave at this workshop on various aspects of the MOBY project. The values of the MOBY

Radiometric Metrology for Ocean Color

March 13, 2017
Author(s)
Bettye C. Johnson
This talk covered the topics of uncertainty terminology (in brief), radiometric comparisons, gave an illustration of a spectral radiance scale realization, and concluded with a word on satellite system vicarious calibration (SVC).

Labeling Requirements for Packages Labeled Using In-Store Scales

March 7, 2017
Author(s)
David A. Sefcik
In the early 1950s, it became popular for supermarkets to offer random weight packaged meats and produce using in-store scales. The Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation (UPLR) in NIST Handbook 130, “Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal

A Multireflect-Thru Method of Vector-Network-Analyzer Calibration

March 1, 2017
Author(s)
Arkadiusz Lewandowski, Wojciech Wiatr, Nate Orloff, James Booth
We present a new method for two-port vector-network-analyzer calibration which uses multiple offset-reflect standards and a flush thru connection. Offset-reflect standards consist of sections of the same uniform transmission-line with different lengths

Reference nanomaterials to improve the reliability of nanoscale measurements

March 1, 2017
Author(s)
Gert Roebben, Vincent A. Hackley, Hendrik Emons
Reference materials are essential tools to assure the quality of measurement results, from R&D labs to production facilities. They help increase the reliability of measurements, as laboratories can use reference materials to verify, for themselves, and

Standardizing CT Lung Density Measure Across Scanner Manufacturers

March 1, 2017
Author(s)
Huaiyu H. Chen-Mayer, Matthew Fuld, Bernice Hoppel, Phillip Judy, Junfeng Guo, David Lynch, Antonio M. Possolo, Sean B. Fain
Computed Tomography imaging of the lung, reported in Hounsfield Units (HU), can be parameterized as a quantitative image biomarker for the diagnosis and monitoring of lung density changes due to emphysema, a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Characterization of a PXIe based low-field digital NMR spectrometer

February 25, 2017
Author(s)
Joshua R. Biller, Karl F. Stupic, Anthony B. Kos, Timothy Weilert, George Rinard, Yoshi Nakashima, John M. Moreland
A low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) instrument is an important tool for investigating a wide variety of samples under different conditions. In this paper, we describe a system constructed primarily with commercially available hardware and control

Comparison between angularly and spectrally resolved gloss measurements with gloss measurements carried out on a national reference goniometer for gloss calibration

February 22, 2017
Author(s)
Andree R. Charriere, Maria E. Nadal, Clarence Zarobila
The present work consists in developing a procedure which will allow to compare gloss values obtained from an angularly and spectrally resolved Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) measurement and gloss values measured with a national

Establishing a World-Wide Unified Rockwell Hardness Scale Using Standard Diamond Indenters

February 19, 2017
Author(s)
S Desogus, A Germak, H Ishida, T Polzin, H Yang, Jun-Feng Song, Samuel Low, David J. Pitchure
Recently developed microform measurement techniques have reduced the measurement uncertainties in the geometry of Rockwell diamond indenters. It is now possible to establish standard grade Rockwell diamond indenters characterized by high geometry

Imaging Optics and CCD Camera Characterization for Metrology

February 19, 2017
Author(s)
S Fox, Edward A. Kornegay, Richard M. Silver
Optical semiconductor characterization and metrology rely heavily on digital camera imaging and its associated optical imaging systems. This work characterizes the performance of a widely used, commercially available camera and compares its performance to
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