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Performance Validation Strategies for Chemical Agent Detectors Bases on Ion Mobility Spectrometry

June 1, 2006
Author(s)
Pamela M. Chu, C S. Harden, M Bishop, D C. Meirer, Michele M. Schantz
… for agent dosage measurements with an accuracy of 20 % in the field. However, no infrastructure or standard methods … agent detectors at the concentration levels identified in the performance requirements. To address this issue and … for simulants and agents correlated for each sensor technology. A calibration system that can reliably verify the …

Chip scale atomic magnetometers

April 19, 2006
Author(s)
John M. Moreland, John Kitching, Peter D. Schwindt, Svenja A. Knappe, Li-Anne Liew, V Shah, V Gerginov, Ying-Ju Wang, Leo W. Hollberg
… developing a new class of sensors based on atoms confined in micro-fabricated enclosures. Recent work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has lead to a prototype chip scale atomic … may be realized. We intend to extend this core CSAC technology to other atomic vapor based micr-osystems that …

Design and Construction of Structural Systems (Appendices A-B). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1A) ***DRAFT for Public Comments***

September 1, 2005
Author(s)
D A. Fanella, A T. Derecho, S K. Ghosh
… 1, 2, and 7. Included is a summary of the major provisions in the codes and standards together with the loads and load … design the members were at least equal to those prescribed in the applicable codes and standards, and that the methods … York City and (2) the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Paper, microfilm, and …

Design and Construction of Structural Systems (Appendices C-G). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1A) ***DRAFT for Public Comments***

September 1, 2005
Author(s)
D A. Fanella, A T. Derecho, S K. Ghosh
… 1, 2, and 7. Included is a summary of the major provisions in the codes and standards together with the loads and load … design the members were at least equal to those prescribed in the applicable codes and standards, and that the methods … York City and (2) the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Paper, microfilm, and …

Design and Construction of Structural Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1A) ***DRAFT for Public Comments***

September 1, 2005
Author(s)
D A. Fanella, A T. Derecho, S K. Ghosh
… 1, 2, and 7. Included is a summary of the major provisions in the codes and standards together with the loads and load … design the members were at least equal to those prescribed in the applicable codes and standards, and that the methods … York City and (2) the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Paper, microfilm, and …

Is Low Accelerating Voltage Always the Best for Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology?

January 1, 2003
Author(s)
Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar
… various technical reasons, this methodology has not been in use in semiconductor inspection or metrology until just … recently. This is a relatively new application of this technology to this area and much still needs to be learned. But, as illustrated in Figure lb, this technology shows great promise in the inspection, imaging and …

100 Years of Photometry and Radiometry Harnessing Light

June 1, 2001
Author(s)
Jonathan E. Hardis
… However, early work at NBS included pivotal projects in the field of radiometry the measurement of the physical … to radiometry. This latter work has only increased in importance over the past 75 years as the definition of the … improvement, both driven by and enabled by advances in technology. We touch upon some of these as a prelude to the …

Challenges of High-[kappa] Gate Dielectrics for Future MOS Devices

May 13, 2001
Author(s)
John S. Suehle, Eric M. Vogel, Monica D. Edelstein, Curt A. Richter, Nhan Van Nguyen, Igor Levin, Debra Kaiser, Hanchang F. Wu, J B. Bernstein
… Semiconductor Industry Association's (SIA) International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) indicates thatby … the thickness of SiO 2 to these dimensions results in an exponential increase of direct tunneling current It has … the exact thickness limit for SiO 2 is debatable, at some technology node the use of SiO 2 as the gate dielectric will …

NIST/SEMATECH Collaboration: Application of Nano-Tips to Production CD-SEMs

November 15, 2000
Author(s)
Andras Vladar, Michael T. Postek
… critical dimension (CD) scanning electron microscopes used in integrated circuit production.  Nano-tips, by comparison … could provide a significant improvement in current CD-SEM technology and help to extend it beyond the 180-nm technology.  In an optimized electron optical column, the …

Electron Collision Data for Plasma-Processing Gases

October 1, 2000
Author(s)
Loucas G. Christophorou, James K. Olthoff
… of the physical and chemical processes occurring in the plasmas themselves. For instance, as the push for … models with predictive capabilities that can guide the technology, and the need for advanced diagnostics to probe … have conducted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) over the last four years under a project …

Superconducting Transition Edge Sensor Bolometer Arrays for Submillimeter Astronomy

May 3, 2000
Author(s)
D. J. Benford, C. A. Allen, A. S. Kutyrev, S. H. Mosely, Rick A. Shafer, James A. Chervenak, Erich N. Grossman, Kent D. Irwin, John M. Martinis, Carl D. Reintsema
… Studies of astrophysical emission in the far-infrared and submillimeter will increasingly … bolometers, requires a fundamental redesign of the technology of making bolometer arrays. One method of … arrays of this design, containing tens of bolometers. This technology is well-suited to low-background instruments such …

Certification of Standard Reference Material(R)s 3672a & 3673a: Organic Contaminants in Smokers' Urine (Frozen) & Organic Contaminants in Non-Smokers' Urine (Frozen)

February 25, 2026
Author(s)
Ashley Russell, Ben Blount, Julianne Botelho, Christina Brosius, Carolyn Burdette, Antonia Calafat, Johanna Camara, Jun Feng, Nathanael Heckert, Jennifer Hoguet, Kevin Huncik, Maria Morel Espinosa, Maria Ospina, Jared Ragland, Christopher Reese, Michael Rybak, Tiffany Seyler, Liza Valentin-Blasini, Lanqing Wang, Elena Wood, Baoyun Xia
… Reference Material (SRM) 3672a Organic Contaminants in Smokers' Urine (Frozen) and SRM 3673a Organic Contaminants in Non-Smokers' Urine (Frozen) are intended for use in … between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Division of Laboratory Sciences, …

Improved Ultraviolet Measurement Capabilities of NIST's Reference Transmittance Spectrophotometer

January 20, 2026
Author(s)
Catherine Cooksey, Thomas Larason, Heather Patrick, Clarence Zarobila
… The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has maintained and operated custom-built … for regular spectral transmittance for more than 50 years. In this paper, we report on improvements to the performance … the Reference Transmittance Spectrophotometer (RTS), in the ultraviolet (UV) and visible spectral range. The …

NIST Special Publication 260 NIST.SP.260-256 Certification of Standard Reference Material(R)s 3672a & 3673a: Organic Contaminants in Smokers' Urine (Frozen) & Organic Contaminants in Non-Smokers' Urine (Frozen)

May 14, 2025
Author(s)
Ashley Russell, Carolyn Burdette, Johanna Camara, Nathanael Heckert, Jennifer Hoguet, Kevin Huncik, Jared Ragland, Elena Wood
… Reference Material (SRM) 3672a Organic Contaminants in Smokers' Urine (Frozen) and SRM 3673a Organic Contaminants in Non-Smokers' Urine (Frozen) are intended for use in … between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Division of Laboratory Sciences, …

Artificial Intelligence for Advanced Functional Materials: Exploring Current and Future Directions

March 18, 2025
Author(s)
Cristiano Malica, Kostya Novoselov, Kamal Choudhary
… of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for boosting innovation in functional materials design and engineering as well as discovering new materials for targeted applications in biomedicine, composites, nanoelectronics or quantum technologies. It gives a current view of experts in the field, insisting on challenges and opportunities …

Empirical Characterization of Doppler in Industrial Wireless Channels

April 16, 2024
Author(s)
Dreyelian Morejon, Jon Montalban, Eneko Iradier, Mohamed Hany, Rick Candell, Pablo Angueira
… the temporal variation of the radio propagation channel in industrial environments. The results have been obtained by … data from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in a field measurement campaign, at different industrial … Empirical Characterization of Doppler in Industrial Wireless Channels …

Long-Term Vision and Strategic Priorities for Forensic Science in the United States: Summary Report of a Roundtable Discussion with Thought Leaders

March 12, 2024
Author(s)
Henry Swofford
… 6 and 7, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) convened a roundtable discussion and … on major challenges to forensic science practices in the United States and how research and standards can … Vision and Strategic Priorities for Forensic Science in the United States: Summary Report of a Roundtable …

Comparison of Ice-on-Coil Thermal Energy Storage Models

September 13, 2023
Author(s)
Kalyan Ram Kanagala, Amanda Pertzborn
… (IBAL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are used to develop a physics-based and … process. Data cleaning considerations are discussed in addition to presenting the results of the five models. For …

The Expanding Role of National Metrology Institutes in the Quantum Era

July 12, 2022
Author(s)
Alexander Tzalenchuk, Nicolas Spethmann, Tim Prior, Jay H. Hendricks, Yijie Pan, Vladimir Bubanja, Guilherme Temporao, Dai-Hyuk Yu, Damir Ilic, Barbara L. Goldstein
… Now that all base units are defined in terms of fundamental constants and can thus — at least in principle — be realized anytime and anywhere, rather than … of high-precision standards both within laboratories and in the form of miniaturized, intrinsically accurate and …

Towards Clinical Application of Methylated DNA Sequences as Cancer Biomarkers: A Joint NCI s EDRN & NIST Workshop on Standards, Methods, Assays, Reagents and Tools (SMART)

October 12, 2021
Author(s)
J Kagan, S Srivastava, Peter E. Barker, S Belinsky, P Cairns
… genes as potential biomarkers for clinical application in the risk, diagnosis and prognosis of cancer. Barriers to … processing of clinical specimen, and the methodology and technology used for analysis. We present here a summary of … from discussions held at the NCI EDRN and NIST Workshop in Bethesda, 2005. …

TREC-COVID: Constructing a Pandemic Information Retrieval Test Collection

February 19, 2021
Author(s)
Ellen Voorhees, Ian Soboroff, Tasmeer Alam, William Hersh, Kirk Roberts, Dina Demner-Fushman, Kyle Lo, Lucy L. Wang, Steven Bedrick
… as the pandemic progresses and the scientific literature in the area explodes. The COVID-19 pandemic provides an … to capture this progression as it happens. TREC-COVID, in creating a test collection around COVID-19 literature, is … infrastructure to support new research and technologies in pandemic search. …
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