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NIST F1 and F2

October 5, 2008
Author(s)
Thomas P. Heavner, Tom Parker, Jon H. Shirley, Steven R. Jefferts
… The National Institute of Standards and Technology operates a cesium fountain primary frequency … of the last Symposium on Frequency Standards and Metrology in 2001, the uncertainty of the standard was df/f=1x10 -15 … is currently df/f=3x10 -16 dominated by uncertainty in the Blackbody radiation induced frequency shift. In order …

Assessing Face Acquisition

September 15, 2008
Author(s)
Mary F. Theofanos, Brian C. Stanton, Charles L. Sheppard, Ross J. Micheals, John M. Libert, Shahram Orandi
… unusable for the purposes of automatic face recognition. In this paper, we consider the usability components of the … by United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT). In addition, we introduce a general evaluation …

The International State of Building System Commissioning

August 17, 2008
Author(s)
Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Nobuo Nakahara, Harunori Yoshida
… for improved performance.  This process is gaining support in many countries as building owners and other stakeholders … projects.  More investment is needed to scale up the technology and realize the energy performance goals. This … the international state of building system commissioning in the Asia Pacific, European and North American regions, …

Use of Standard Reference Material 2242 (Relative Intensity Correction Standard for Raman Spectroscopy) for Microarray Scanner Qualification

August 1, 2008
Author(s)
Mary B. Satterfield, Marc L. Salit, Steven J. Choquette
… our team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a method to establish scanner performance, validating signal measurement in microarray experiments. SRM 2242 exhibits the necessary … stability monitoring, although it is not certified for use in this capacity. In the current study, instrument response …

A Regional Comparison of Calibration Results for Type K Thermocouple Wire From 100 C to 1100 C

June 5, 2008
Author(s)
K Garrity, Dean C. Ripple, M Araya, C R. Cabrera, L Cordova Murillo, M E. de Vanegas, D J. Gee, Edwin Guillen, S Martinez-Martinez, Edgar Mendez-Lango, L Mussio, S G. Petkovic, K N. Quelhas, G Rangugni, O Robatto, E Von Borrries Rocha
… System (SIM), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) initiated a regional comparison for type K … due to high-temperature oxidation did not cause changes in thermocouple emf comparable to or larger than the claimed …

Demonstration of Molecular Assembly on Silicon (100) for CMOS-Compatible Molecule-Based Electronic Devices

March 7, 2008
Author(s)
Nadine E. Gergel-Hackett, Christopher D. Zangmeister, Christina A. Hacker, Lee J. Richter, Curt A. Richter
… In this work, we establish the potential of a UV-promoted … to the CMOS-compatible silicon (100) orientation for use in closed, planar, molecular electronic devices. We develop … that the films assembled on the Si (100) are comparable in quality, aliphatic monolayer coverage, and extent of …

Nanowire placement with ink jet heads

September 16, 2007
Author(s)
Kristine A. Bertness, Christopher M. Dodson, Paul T. Blanchard, Norman Sanford, Ross N. Mills
… 300 nm and lengths from 5 υm to 20 υm. They were dispersed in alcohol-water solutions for loading into ink reservoirs. … successfully used to place nanowires across narrow gaps in metal patterns. When using a low-power optical microscope … ink jet heads. These experiments demonstrate that ink jet technology holds promise for low-cost, rapid, massively …

Biometric Systematic uncertatinty and the User

September 12, 2007
Author(s)
Mary F. Theofanos, Ross J. Micheals, Shahram Orandi, Brian C. Stanton
… Often biometric technology and system evaluators are concerned with capturing … estimates. This paper summarizes three studies performed in this emerging field of biometric usability. Each study … on fingerprint recognition and the systematic uncertainty in system performance induced by different human factors. …

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT FOR REMOTE SENSING AT MICROWAVE AND TERAHERTZ FREQUENCIES

September 7, 2007
Author(s)
James P. Randa, Eyal Gerecht, Dave K. Walker, Amanda Cox, Dazhen Gu, Lixing You, Robert L. Billinger
… The Noise Project in the Electromagnetics Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has proposed the development of standards for microwave brightness temperature, for use in remote-sensing applications such as satellite-based …

Guide to Secure Web Services

August 29, 2007
Author(s)
Anoop Singhal, Theodore Winograd, Karen A. Scarfone
… (XML), SOAP, and related open standards, and deployed in Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) allow data and … describes how to implement those security mechanisms in Web services. It also discusses how to make Web services …

General Buildings Information Handover Guide

August 1, 2007
Author(s)
Kristine K. Fallon, Mark E. Palmer
… Integrated Information, and the Project Life Cycle in Building Design, Construction and Operation (WP-1202), … and cost overruns. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) study Cost Analysis of Inadequate Interoperability in the U.S. Capital Facilities Industry (NIST GCR 04-867) …

Forensic Techniques for Cell Phones

June 27, 2007
Author(s)
Shirley M. Radack
… used for both personal and professional applications, the technology of cell phones is continually changing as new …

User-Oriented Evaluation of Compression for Motion Imagery

April 30, 2007
Author(s)
J Irvine, G O'Brien, J Miller, S Israel, Charles D. Fenimore, John W. Roberts, Michelle Brennan, Jeffrey Bartolucci, D Cannon
… Motion imagery will play a critical role in future intelligence and military missions. The ability to … availability of suitable exploitation tools. While sensor technology has progressed dramatically and various … The analysis quantifies the effects of compression in terms of the interpretability of motion imagery, i.e., the …

Final Report: Key Comparison CCQM Pilot Ka35: Determination of Sulfur in Diesel Fuel

April 2, 2007
Author(s)
William R. Kelly, Robert D. Vocke Jr., Jacqueline L. Mann, Gregory C. Turk
… diesel fuel at the 40 g/g level. Four NMI s participated in the Key Comparison: the Federal Institute for Materials … Chemist (LGC), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST designed and coordinated the study. … determination to quantify the amount of sulfur in the fuels. The agreement among the laboratories was good …

Application of Carbon Nanotube Probes in a Critical Dimension Atomic Force Microscope

March 1, 2007
Author(s)
B C. Park, J Choi, S J. Ahn, D H. Kim, L Joon, Ronald G. Dixson, Ndubuisi George Orji, Joseph Fu, Theodore V. Vorburger
… of critical dimension atomic force microscope (CD-AFM) technology, for which the fabrication and use of more ideal … (CNT) is of considerable interest. The recent progress in the precise control of CNT orientation, length, and end … CD-AFM. Such CNT tips have been tested for the first time in a commercial CD-AFM to image a grating and line edge …

Boundary/Contour Fitted Grid Generation for Effective Visualizations in a Digital Library of Mathematical Functions

March 1, 2007
Author(s)
Bonita V. Saunders, Qiming Wang
… of high level mathematical functions that arise in mathematics, statistics, physics, fluid dynamics and other … a key feature of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Digital Library of Mathematical Functions, a new … Mathematical Functions, published by Abramowitz and Stegun in 1964. As developers of commercial packages are well aware, …

Intercomparison of the LBIR Absolute Cryogenic Radiometers to the NIST Optical Power Measurement Standard

August 1, 2006
Author(s)
Adriaan C. Carter, James A. Fedchak, Raju V. Datla
… (LBIR) facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) presently maintains four absolute cryogenic … (POWR), has replaced the HACR as the primary standard. In this paper, we present the results of comparisons between … used to compare an ACR to the trap detector is described in detail. The accuracy of the absolute optical power …
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