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Rapid scan absorption spectroscopy using a waveform-driven electro-optic phase modulator in the 1.6- 1.65 ym region

September 25, 2013
Author(s)
Kevin O. Douglass, Stephen Maxwell, Gar W. Truong, Roger D. van Zee, Joseph T. Hodges, David Long, David F. Plusquellic
A method is reported for performing fast optical frequency scans over a bandwidth of 36.9 GHz and at a sweep rate of 40 kHz using a single second-order sideband from an electro-optic phase modulator driven by an arbitrary waveform generator. Single

The TREC Medical Records Track

September 25, 2013
Author(s)
Ellen M. Voorhees
The Text REtrieval Conference (TREC) is a series of annual workshops designed to build the infrastructure for large-scale evaluation of search systems and thus improve the state-of-the-art. Each workshop is organized around a set "tracks", challenge

IMPROVEMENTS TO NIST'S AIR SPEED CALIBRATION SERVICE

September 24, 2013
Author(s)
Iosif I. Shinder, Christopher J. Crowley, Bernard J. Filla, Michael R. Moldover
We discuss five significant improvements to the Air Speed Calibration Service conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): 1. Reduced-uncertainty calibrations of the secondary standard [Laser Doppler Anemometer, (LDA)] using a

Removing the Hydrocarbon Liquid from Hydrocarbon Liquid Flow Standards

September 24, 2013
Author(s)
Jodie G. Pope, Christopher J. Crowley
NIST and other laboratories calibrate meters that measure the flow of valuable liquids such as petroleum products. Historically, these calibrations have been conducted using Stoddard solvent. Laboratories using Stoddard solvent for liquid-flow calibrations

EUV spectra from N-shell ions of Gd, Dy and W

September 23, 2013
Author(s)
Deirdre Kilbane, John D. Gillaspy, Yuri Ralchenko, Joseph Reader, G. O'Sullivan
Measurements of extreme ultraviolet radiation from gadolinium, dysprosium and tungsten ions with an open n=4 shell were performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The ions were produced and confined in an electron beam ion trap and

EUV-Driven Carbonaceous Film Deposition and Its Photo-oxidation on a TiO2 Film Surface

September 23, 2013
Author(s)
Nadir S. Faradzhev, Monica McEntee, John Yate, Shannon B. Hill, Thomas B. Lucatorto
We report the photo-deposition of a carbonaceous layer grown on a TiO2 thin film by EUV radiation-induced chemistry of adsorbed n-tetradecane and the subsequent photo-oxidation of this film. It is found by chemical analysis of the C layer that irradiation

Magnetic-dipole lines in 3dn ions of high-Z elements: identification, diagnostic potential, and dielectronic resonances

September 23, 2013
Author(s)
Yuri Ralchenko, John D. Gillaspy, Joseph Reader, Dmitry D. Osin, John J. Curry, Yuri A. Podpaly
We present a review of measurements and analyses of extreme-ultraviolet magneticdipole (M1) lines in 50-60-times ionized atoms of tungsten, hafnium, tantalum, and gold with an open 3d shell. The spectra were measured with the electron beam ion trap at the

Measuring the UV Action Spectra of Pathogens and Surrogates

September 22, 2013
Author(s)
Karl G. Linden, Harold B. Wright, Sara E. Beck, Thomas M. Hargy, Thomas C. Larason, Randi M. McCuin
The use of bioassays to determine reduction equivalent doses delivered by UV reactors is recognized as an effective measure of UV disinfection systems. Low pressure (LP) UV delivered in controlled collimated beam systems provides dose response curves which

Using a Tunable Ultraviolet Laser for the Inactivation of Water Pathogens

September 22, 2013
Author(s)
Thomas C. Larason, Keith R. Lykke, Ping-Shine Shaw, Lin Chungsan
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation effectively inactivates common pathogens found in ground and surface waters such as Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and most bacterial pathogens (e.g. E. coli). Water treatment facilities are now using UV radiation for disinfection of

Aggregating Vulnerability Metrics in Enterprise Networks using Attack Graphs

September 20, 2013
Author(s)
John Homer, Su Zhang, Xinming Ou, David Schmidt, Yanhui Du, S. Raj Rajagopalan, Anoop Singhal
Quantifying security risk is an important and yet difficult task in enterprise network security man- agement. While metrics exist for individual software vulnerabilities, there is currently no standard way of aggregating such metrics. We present a model

A novel apparatus to measure reflected sunlight from the Moon

September 19, 2013
Author(s)
Claire E. Cramer, Gerald T. Fraser, Keith R. Lykke, John T. Woodward IV, Alan W. Smith
We describe a new apparatus for measuring the spectral irradiance of the Moon at visible wavelengths. Our effort builds upon the United States Geological Survey’s highly successful Robotic Lunar Observatory (ROLO), which determined a precise model for the

Applying the Hedonic Method

September 18, 2013
Author(s)
Stanley W. Gilbert
Often, advances in measurement science will enable the development of new product innovations. When trying to estimate the value of the benefits of an advance in measurement science, it can be difficult to estimate the value of those new product
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