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Communicating Confidence of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Identification via High Resolution Mass Spectrometry

May 26, 2022
Author(s)
Joseph Charbonnet, Carrie McDonough, Feng Xiao, Trever Schwichtenberg, Dunping Cao, Sarit Kaserzon, Kevin Thomas, Pradeep Dewapriya, Benjamin Place, Emma Schymanski, Jennifer Field, Damian Helbling, Christopher Higgins
… contaminants, yet relatively few analytical reference standards exist for this class. Nontarget analyses performed … by HRMS (e.g., through a match to analytical reference standards, library MS/MS, and/or retention times), but …

Quantifying the Impact of Housing Interventions on Indoor Air Quality And Energy Consumption Using Coupled Simulation Models

January 20, 2020
Author(s)
Lindsay J. Underhill, William Stuart Dols, Sharon Lee, M. P. Fabian, Jonathan I. Levy
… While residential energy and ventilation standards aim to improve the energy performance and indoor … and improved ventilation recommended by building standards could lead to both energy savings and IAQ-related benefits; however, ventilation standards may not be sufficient to protect against IAQ …

Design and calibration of an artifact for evaluating laser scanning articulating arm CMMs used for measuring complex non-concurrent surfaces

October 30, 2015
Author(s)
Vincent D. Lee, Steven D. Phillips, Craig M. Shakarji, Jeffrey Hosto, Jeffrey Huber, Gillich Barbara
… and calibration of artifacts intended as in situ check standards for articulating arm CMMs equipped with laser … a collaboration with NIST to develop quantitative check standards to be used in live fire testing. We describe two …

Interoperability for Virtual Manufacturing systems

January 14, 2014
Author(s)
Yung-Tsun Lee, Juyeon Lee, Frank H. Riddick, Donald E. Libes, Deogratias Kibira
… testbed being developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The testbed will be a virtual …

Vulnerability of Decking Assemblies to Continuous Firebrand Shower

May 6, 2013
Author(s)
Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki
In WUI fires, decking assemblies have been observed to be an ignition vulnerability based on post-fire damage surveys. The Office of the State Fire Marshall (OFSM) in California adopted the test method known as State Fire Marshall (SFM) STANDARD 12-7A-4 [1

Low Background Temperature Calibration of Infrared Blackbodies

March 23, 2006
Author(s)
Adriaan C. Carter, Raju V. Datla, Timothy M. Jung, Allan W. Smith, James A. Fedchak
… Infrared (LBIR) facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has performed 10 calibrations … Cryogenic Radiometers (ACRs) that are used as detector standards in the calibration of the blackbodies. Recent … used to calibrate the blackbodies are suitable detector standards and contribute minimal uncertainty to radiance …

Interoperable Dynamic Tactical Information for Public Safety Officials

January 23, 2004
Author(s)
William D. Davis, D D. Evans
… in the apparatus. Unfortunately, there are currently no standards for the content of building emergency information or its display format. Without these standards, interoperability of equipment to share electronic … will be a problem. The purpose of this study is to develop standards for building emergency information to improve …

Experiences in Initiating Baldridge-Based Quality in a NIST Technical Division

January 1, 1998
Author(s)
Dennis A. Swyt
… Within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which administers the … with practical access to the international and national standards in length and for conducting a diverse program of R&D and services in measurements and standards.  These measurements and standards relate to …

Experiences in Initiating Baldrige-Based Quality in a NIST Technical Division

January 1, 1998
Author(s)
Dennis A. Swyt
… Within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which administers the … with practical access to the international and national standards of length and for conducting a diverse program of R&D and services in measurements and standards. These measurements and standards relate to …

A Measurement-Referenced Error Vector Magnitude for Counterfeit Cellular Device Detection

October 17, 2023
Author(s)
Ameya Ramadurgakar, Kate Remley, Dylan Williams, Jake Rezac, MELINDA PIKET-MAY, Rob Horansky
Standard formulations of error vector magnitude compare a wireless device's symbol constellation to an ideal reference constellation. In this work, we utilize the residual error vector magnitude, which uses measurements of a wireless device to define a

Guidelines for the Creation of Interoperable Software Identification (SWID) Tags

April 22, 2016
Author(s)
David A. Waltermire, Brant Cheikes, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte
This report provides an overview of the capabilities and usage of software identification (SWID) tags as part of a comprehensive software lifecycle. As instantiated in the International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical

Bidirectional reflectance scale comparison between NIST and PTB

May 1, 2015
Author(s)
Catherine C. Cooksey, Maria E. Nadal, David W. Allen, Kai-Olaf Hauer, Andreas Hoepe
… reflectance scales between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the … Measurements of two sets of white diffuse reflectance standards, two sintered polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) …

An Accurate Measurement of Planck's Constant

July 1, 1998
Author(s)
Edwin R. Williams, Richard L. Steiner, David B. Newell
Using a moving coil watt balance, electric power measured in terms of the Josephson and quantum Hall effects is compared with mechanical power measured in terms of the meter, kilogram and second, we find the Planck constant h = 6.62606891(58) x 10 -34 Js

Physical Component Libraries for SysPhS Modeling and Simulation in Manufacturing

October 10, 2023
Author(s)
Charles Manion, Conrad Bock, Raphael Barbau
Computer-interpretable representations of system structure and behavior are at the center of developing today's complex systems. Systems engineers create and review these representations using graphical languages and information models that capture

Measuring the Frequency Accuracy and Stability of WWV and WWVH

March 1, 2023
Author(s)
Michael A. Lombardi
Radio station WWV, famous for the "at the tone ...." announcements broadcast at the top of each minute, is known to shortwave listeners and radio amateurs worldwide as a trusted source of accurate time. However, you might not know that the original purpose
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