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Bartosz K. Nowakowski, Douglas T. Smith, Stuart T. Smith
Laser interferometry has become a staple of SI-traceable displacement measurement techniques. With decreasing cost per channel, miniaturization, and a multitude of commercially available off-the-shelf systems, these systems create ever more attractive
Jeffrey A. Jargon, DongJoon Lee, JaeYong Kwon, YoungPyo Hong
We demonstrate an endoscopic probing system to measure field distribution through a W-band waveguide. The electric fields propagating inside a WR-10 waveguide are measured utilizing W-band harmonics of a femtosecond laser with a minute photonic probe.
Although highly accurate relative position data can be achieved using laser tracking systems which are suitable for millimeter wave antenna characterization, a considerable gap exists in the ability to absolutely align antennas to laser tracker target
The Interlaboratory Comparison, IC2013, for measurement of solid state lighting (SSL) products was conducted by International Energy Agency (IEA) 4E SSL Annex between October 2012 and August 2013. 55 laboratories from 18 countries participated in this
Chiao-Chi Lin, Peter J. Krommenhoek, Stephanie S. Watson, Xiaohong Gu
Polymeric multilayer backsheets provide protection for the backside of photovoltaic (PV) module from the damage of moisture and ultraviolet (UV). Due to the nature of multilayer films, certain material property characterization of a backsheet could only be
Joseph Schlecht, Eric Ferley, Shaun COUGHLIN , Steven D. Phillips, Vincent Lee, Craig M. Shakarji
X-ray imaging provides a non-destructive means to measure internal features of a workpiece, and CT offers unique capabilities for internal measurements in 3-D. However, due to the computational nature of CT and its indirect measurement process, assessing
Esther Baumann, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Jean-Daniel Deschenes, William C. Swann, Ian R. Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury
Non-contact surface mapping at a distance is interesting in diverse applications including industrial metrology, manufacturing, forensics, and artifact documentation and preservation. Frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) laser detection and ranging
Performance is an important facet of software quality, and application profiling tools are the instruments used to measure software performance at the function and application levels. The most powerful measurement method available in application profiling
The kilogram is the unit of mass in the International System of units (SI) and has been defined as the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram (IPK) since 1889. In the future, a new definition of the kilogram will be based on precise measurements of
Methods for measuring the noise parameters of amplifiers and on-wafer transistors are reviewed. After some preliminary background information and conventions, noise parameters are defined and the most common measurement strategies are presented, both for
This paper has two major goals. First, we present an algorithm for establishing planar datums suitable for a default in tolerancing standards. The algorithm is based on a constrained minimization search based on the L_1 (L1) norm after forming a convex
Chris Greer, David A. Wollman, Dean Prochaska, Paul A. Boynton, Jeffrey A. Mazer, Cuong Nguyen, Gerald FitzPatrick, Thomas L. Nelson, Galen H. Koepke, Allen R. Hefner Jr., Victoria Yan Pillitteri, Tanya L. Brewer, Nada T. Golmie, David H. Su, Allan C. Eustis, David Holmberg, Steven T. Bushby
Section 1305 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-140) directs NIST ‘‘to coordinate the development of a framework that includes protocols and model standards for information management to achieve interoperability of
Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, David Shipley, Walter Zalis, Steven T. Bushby
This report summarizes the results of the Building Commissioning Research and Measurement Science Needs Webinar Workshop held on April 29, 2014, sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This effort supports ongoing research into
This publication provides guidelines for evaluating mass calibrations and for establishing measurement assurance programs in precision mass calibration laboratories. The NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) will use these guidelines when evaluating
This publication contains good laboratory practices, good measurement practices, and standard operating procedures to support the Basic Mass CD-ROM (SP 1001, SP 1001-S) and the Office of Weights and Measures Mass Metrology Seminar. It contains previously
This report documents the effort launched by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop, organize, and convene a workshop on sustainability to promote the adoption and use of sustainable construction and manufacturing and guide
This report documents the effort launched by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop, organize, and convene a workshop on sustainability to promote the adoption and use of sustainable construction and manufacturing and guide
Jin Chu Wu, Alvin F. Martin, Craig S. Greenberg, Raghu N. Kacker
The National Institute of Standards and Technology conducts an ongoing series of Speaker Recognition Evaluations (SRE). Recently a new paradigm was adopted to evaluate the performance of speaker recognition systems, in which three distributions of scores
David L. Duewer, Kenneth W. Pratt, Chainarong Cherdchu, Nongluck Tangpaisarnkul2 Nongluck Tangpaisarnkul2, Akiharu Hioki, Masaki Ohata, Petra Spitzer, Michal M?ri?ssy, Leo? Vysko?il
The Key Comparison (KC) studies of the Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance Metrology in Chemistry (CCQM) help ensure the reliability of chemical and biochemical measurements relevant to international trade and environmental , health , and
Donald Windover, David L. Gil, Yasushi Azuma, Toshiyuki Fujimoto
X-ray reflectometry (XRR) provides researchers and manufacturers with a non-destructive way to determine thickness, roughness, and density of thin films deposited on smooth substrates. Due to the nested nature of equations modeling this phenomenon, the
Stephan Schlamminger, Ralph E. Pixley, Frithjof Nolting, Juergen Schurr, Ueli Straumann
In 2006, a final result of a measurement of the gravitational constant G performed by researchers at the University of Zuerich was published. A value of G=6.674 252(122)x 10^{-11} m^3 kg^-1 s^-2 was obtained after an experimental effort that lasted over
Nathan D. Orloff, Jan Obrzut, Christian J. Long, Thomas F. Lam, Pavel Kabos, David R. Novotny, James C. Booth, James A. Liddle
This software package was developed to analyze microwave cavity perturbation data in order to determine material dielectric properties. Example software is provided to assist with data acquisition and organization. Specifically, it is de-signed to be used
Much of the gasoline sold in the U.S. is blended with ethanol. Some components associated with underground storage tanks (UST) dispensing these blended fuels (namely the sumps containing submersible pumps) are experiencing rapid degradation due to
A short article about ice cream and frozen novelties to appear in the Office of Weights and Measures newsletter, "Weights and Measures Connection." This document sites sections of the NIST Handbook 130, "Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal