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Reflectivity Study of Microwave Blackbody Targets

September 1, 2011
Author(s)
Dazhen Gu, Derek A. Houtz, James P. Randa, Dave K. Walker
… remote sensing at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The very low reflections from the blackbody targets used in airborne or satellite remote sensing systems present … by use of a flat aluminum plate made as a known standard in combination with measurements of the empty anechoic …

The NIST EUV facility for advanced photoresist qualification using the witness-sample test

August 29, 2011
Author(s)
Steven E. Grantham, Charles S. Tarrio, Shannon B. Hill, Lee J. Richter, J. van Dijk, C. Kaya, N. Harned, R. Hoefnagels, M. Silova, J. Steinhoff
… Before being used in an extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) scanner, photoresists must … of the scanner. At the National Institute of Standards and Technology we have designed and constructed a high-throughput … the Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility (SURF III) in order to provide data on the contamination potential of …

Use of Neutron Activation Analysis for the Characterization of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Materials

June 9, 2011
Author(s)
Rolf L. Zeisler, Rabia Oflaz, Rick L. Paul, Jeffrey A. Fagan
… to be issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology for characterization and distibution as Standard … sample preparation. PGAA complemented the INAA data in particular with determinations of the light elements. … Strategies for the quality assurance of the measurements in these new materials were developed. INAA and PGAA data …

Volatile Organic Compound Concentrations and Estimation of Optimal Source Strengths to Achieve a High Level of Acceptance Indoors using Multi- Zone Simulation

June 5, 2011
Author(s)
Helena Jarnstrom, William Stuart Dols, Cynthia H. Reed, Andrew K. Persily
… pollutant profiles and concentration levels that result in a high level of acceptance indoors. In addition, a multi-zone simulation tool, CONTAM, developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (US), was used to estimate optimal source …

TRECVID 2010 - An Overview of the Goals, Tasks, Data, Evaluation Mechanisms, and Metrics

April 15, 2011
Author(s)
Paul D. Over, George M. Awad, Jonathan G. Fiscus, Brian Antonishek, Martial Michel, Alan Smeaton, Wessel Kraaij, Georges Quenot
… evaluation, the goal of which remains to promote progress in content-based exploitation of digital video via open, … is funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and other US government agencies. Many … worldwide also contribute significant time and effort. In 2010, TRECVID turned to new and different data and to some …

Communicating the Emergency: Preliminary findings on the elements of an effective public warning message

April 4, 2011
Author(s)
Erica D. Kuligowski
… Individuals may not know what the alarm bell means and, in turn, respond inappropriately to its sound. Many buildings … systems allowing for the dissemination of information in the event of an emergency. However, there is a lack of … dissemination techniques for various types of emergencies in U.S. buildings and building campuses. The paper ends with …

High Pressure Release and Dispersion of Hydrogen in a Partially Enclosed Compartment

March 1, 2011
Author(s)
Kuldeep R. Prasad, Thomas G. Cleary, William M. Pitts, Jiann C. Yang
… dispersion of hydrogen released from a high pressure tank in a partially enclosed compartment with vents at multiple … nozzle of a high pressure tank. The hydrogen released in the compartment is vented through buoyancy induced flow or … position of the neutral buoyancy plane, where the pressure in the compartment is equal to that of the exterior. Air …

Communicating the Emergency: Preliminary findings on the elements of an effective public warning message

February 28, 2011
Author(s)
Erica D. Kuligowski
… Individuals may not know what the alarm bell means and, in turn, may respond inappropriately to its sound. Many … systems allowing for the dissemination of information in the event of an emergency. However, there is a lack of … dissemination techniques for various types of emergencies in buildings and building campuses in the United States. The …

Changing Optical Axis Due To Reactor Operation

January 12, 2011
Author(s)
Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Elias M. Baltic
… is modified by the reactor control mechanisms, in the case of the reactor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, this is determined by the angular position of the … Al regulation rod. The changing flux distribution results in a change in the optical axis of neutron beams which view a …

10 Volt Programmable Josephson voltage standard circuits using NbSi-barrier junctions

October 28, 2010
Author(s)
Paul D. Dresselhaus, Mike Elsbury, David I. Olaya, Charles J. Burroughs, Samuel P. Benz
… either 16 or 32 sub-arrays. Triple stacked junctions were in order to fit the ~300,000 junctions of each circuit. The NbSix junction technology provided the high degree of uniformity of the … and increased the operating margins of these designs. In addition, the broadband microwave response of the designs …

A NIST Disciplined Oscillator

July 26, 2010
Author(s)
Michael A. Lombardi
… The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) now offers a service that provides … 21st Century Innovations in Metrology …

WIND DRIVEN FIRES IN STRUCTURES

July 1, 2010
Author(s)
Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Stephen Kerber
… Fires in high-rise buildings create unique safety challenges for … to rescue them. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in conjunction with the Chicago Fire Department and the Fire … WIND DRIVEN FIRES IN STRUCTURES …

Effect of chain architecture on the viscoelastic properties of polymer films measured via thermal wrinkling

February 21, 2010
Author(s)
Edwin Chan, Qinghuang Lin, Christopher Stafford
… polymers, few are available for measuring these properties in polymer thin films. This information has become … important as polymers thin films are developed in a variety of technologies ranging from data storage to … of the polymer film with the aid of a theoretical model. In this work, we use thermal wrinkling to quantify the …

System Dynamics Modeling of Corn Ethanol as a Bio Transportation Fuel in the United States

January 28, 2010
Author(s)
Deogratias Kibira, Guodong Shao, Stephen -. Nowak
… as a transportation fuel is experiencing rapid growth in the United States. The demand is driven by increased … on profitability by both suppliers and producers. This in turn will be influenced by several factors such as demand, … will the projected growth of the corn ethanol industry in the United States be influenced by some or all of these …

NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0

January 10, 2010
Author(s)
George W. Arnold, David A. Wollman, Gerald FitzPatrick, Dean Prochaska, David Holmberg, David H. Su, Allen R. Hefner Jr., Nada T. Golmie, Tanya L. Brewer, Mark Bello, Paul A. Boynton
… (EISA) of 2007, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is assigned "primary responsibility to …

The Benefits of Network Coding over a Wireless Backbone

November 30, 2009
Author(s)
Hui Guo, Yi Qian, Kejie Lu, Nader Moayeri
… Network coding is a promising technology that can effectively improve the efficiency and … coding. To improve the performance gain of network coding, in this paper, we apply network coding over a wireless … the coding gain can achieve the theoretical bound in some scenarios. …

Quantum Key Distribution System Operating at Sifted-Key Rate Over 4 Mbit/s 1

June 1, 2009
Author(s)
Xiao Tang, Lijun Ma, Alan Mink, Anastase Nakassis, Hai Xu, Barry J. Hershman, Joshua C. Bienfang, David H. Su, Ronald F. Boisvert, Charles W. Clark, Carl J. Williams
… has been developed at National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST). The system can be operated at a sifted key …

NIST-NRC Comparison of Total Immersion Liquid-in-Glass Thermometers

January 31, 2009
Author(s)
Ken D. Hill, D. J. Gee, Christina D. Cross, Gregory F. Strouse
… The use of liquid-in-glass thermometers is described in many documentary standards in the fields of environmental … including the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Research Council of Canada … and Measurement Capability, CMC, Comparison, Liquid-in-Glass thermometer, Supplemental comparison, Temperature. …

A Secure VANET MAC Protocol for DSRC Applications

November 30, 2008
Author(s)
Yi Qian, Nader Moayeri, Kejie Lu
… of vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) communication is seen in active safety systems that increase passenger safety by … Other applications and private services are also permitted in order to lower the cost and to encourage VANET deployment … Short Range Communications (DSRC) is a key enabling technology for VANET applications and services. There are …

Metrology for the Electrical Characterization of Semiconductor Nanowires

November 1, 2008
Author(s)
Curt A. Richter, Hao Xiong, Xiaoxiao Zhu, Wenyong Wang, Vincent M. Stanford, Woong-Ki Hong, Takhee Lee, D. E. Ioannou, Qiliang Li
… and one based upon the direct growth of nanowires in predefined locations. Test structures are fabricated and … information about current transport and fluctuations in materials and devices can be derived from noise … here to be powerful methods for probing trapping defects in nanoelectronic devices. …

Accuracy Considerations for Critical Dimension Semiconductor Metrology

September 9, 2008
Author(s)
Ronald G. Dixson, Ndubuisi G. Orji, B Bunday, J Allgair
… rather than accuracy, many of the measurements made in semiconductor fabs are not traceable to the SI (Syst me … prevalent, the need for accuracy cannot be overemphasized. In response, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in conjunction with SEMATECH has developed …
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