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Correlation of Local Structure and Electrical Activation in Arsenic Ultra Shallow Junctions in Silicon

November 5, 2008
Author(s)
D. Giubertoni, Giancarlo Pepponi, Salvatore Gennaro, Massimo Bersani, M A. Sahiner, Stephen P. Kelty, Roisin Doherty, Majeed A. Foad, Max Kah, Karen J. Kirkby, Joseph Woicik
… The understanding of the behavior of arsenic in highly doped near surface silicon layers is of crucial … for the formation of N-type Ultra Shallow Junctions in current and future VLSI technology. This is of peculiar relevance when studying novel … Correlation of Local Structure and Electrical Activation in Arsenic Ultra Shallow Junctions in Silicon …

Calibration of a Computer Assisted Orthopedic Hip Surgery Phantom

November 4, 2008
Author(s)
Daniel S. Sawyer, Nicholas G. Dagalakis, Craig M. Shakarji, Yong Sik Kim
… must be lightweight, easy to transport and simple to use. In collaboration with medical professionals, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have developed a family of … used to verify the CAOS system performance specifications. In order to determine the known values for the critical …

The NIST Eutectic Project: Construction of Co-C, Pt-C, and Re-C Fixed-Point Cell and Their Comparison With the NMIJ

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
Howard W. Yoon, Charles E. Gibson, V B. Khromchenko
… The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has initiated a project on novel … of metal (carbide)-carbon eutectics to lower uncertainties in thermodynamic temperature measurement not only the high -temperature region but also in the low temperature region. As the first stage of the NIST …

Shape and Size Analysis and Standards

October 6, 2008
Author(s)
Afzal A. Godil, Sanford P. Ressler
… and characterizations of the size and shape of the body in different postures can take place. The size and shape of human bodies are important in many applications, such as clothing design, machine … shape by contours. With the advancement in 3D scanning technology, it became possible to scan the entire human body …

Calibration of the spectral radiant power responsivity of windowed pyroelectric radiometers from 785 nm to 14 ?m

September 16, 2008
Author(s)
Leonard M. Hanssen, Jinan Zeng
… optical detector characterization program at the Optical Technology Division at NIST, we have established a capability … for the calibration of spectral radiant power responsivity in the infrared from 785 nm to 14 μm. We have used our … with an FTIR-based integrating sphere reflectometer. In order to obtain the actual absorptance at the detector …

Comparison of statistical consistency and metrological consistency

September 6, 2008
Author(s)
Raghu N. Kacker, Ruediger Kessel, Klaus-Dieter Sommer, Xin Bian
… The conventional concept of consistency in multiple evaluations of the same measurand is based on … of potential evaluations which might be obtained in contemplated replications. The expected values of the … evaluations have equal expected values. As the science and technology of measurement advanced, the limitations of the …

Infrared Absolute Calibrations Down to 10 fW in Low-Temperature Environments at NIST

July 22, 2008
Author(s)
Adriaan C. Carter, Raju V. Datla, Timothy Jung, Solomon Woods
… (LBIR) facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is responsible for absolute IR radiometric calibrations (SI traceable) in low-background temperature (below 80 K) environments. IR radiometric test hardware that needs to be operated in cryogenic environments is calibrated in cryogenic vacuum …

Error and Transient Analysis of Stepwise-Approximated Sinewaves Generated by Programmable Josephson Voltage Standards

July 1, 2008
Author(s)
Charles J. Burroughs, Alain Rufenacht, Samuel Benz, Paul Dresselhaus, Bryan C. Waltrip, Thomas L. Nelson
… by programmable Josephson voltage standards (PJVS). PJVS technology was chosen for this application because we need to … as a result of finite rise times and transient signals. In this paper, we present measurements and simulations that … to the ACPJVS when it is used for rms measurements. In particular, we consider sinewaves synthesized at …

HVACSIM+ User's Guide Update

July 1, 2008
Author(s)
Cheol D. Park
… as introduced by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 1985 as a computer simulation tool to simulate entire … been distributed to researchers, students, and consultants in more than 40 countries around the world. Since the first …

Proceedings of the Static Analysis Workshop (SAW 2008)

June 12, 2008
Author(s)
Paul E. Black, Elizabeth N. Fong
… Analysis Workshop (SAW 2008) was held on June 12, 2008 in Tucson, Arizona and was co-located with ACM SIGPLAN 2008 … 2008). This workshop followed Static Analysis Summit, held in 2006, and Static Analysis Summit II, held in 2007. This year s edition featured participants of the …

Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

May 30, 2008
Author(s)
Sheila E. Frankel, David Green
… changing implementations to accommodate larger addresses. In addition to the basic features (types of addresses, their … IPv4 and IPv6 are expected to be deployed concurrently in the Internet for the foreseeable future. The US Government …

Measurement of Effective Temperature Range of Fire Service Thermal Imaging Cameras

April 1, 2008
Author(s)
Francine K. Amon, Nelson P. Bryner
… the fire service. The National Institute of Standards and Technology facilitates this process by providing … to the fire service, has been proposed for inclusion in the standard. The Effective Temperature Range (ETR) … to the user. Specifically, water and extreme heat in the field of view tend to inhibit a TIC s ability to …

Large array of multiplexed gamma-ray microcalorimeters for nuclear-materials analysis

January 24, 2008
Author(s)
W.Bertrand (Randy) Doriese, Joel Ullom, James A. Beall, William Duncan, S. L. Ferreira, Gene C. Hilton, Rob Horansky, Kent D. Irwin, John Mates, Carl D. Reintsema, Dan Schmidt, Leila R. Vale, Yizi Xu, Barry L. Zink, Michael W. Rabin, Minesh K. Bacrania, Stephen Lamont, Andrew Hoover, Clifford R. Rudy, Duc Vo, C. K. Stahle, Kevin R. Boyce, Larry E. Brown, Jonathan M. King, F. S. Porter
… to the state-of-the-art 100 keV high-purity-Ge detector in count rate and collecting area, but with an order of … populated detector array was delivered to Los Alamos in June, 2007. We describe the present status of that … in the best detector. An important application of this technology is determining the total Pu content in spent …

SDO EVE ESP Radiometric Calibration and Results

September 13, 2007
Author(s)
Leonid Didkovsky, D L. Judge, Seth Wieman, T N. Woods, Phillip Chamberlin, Andrew Jones, Francis Eparvier, Matthew Triplett, Donald Woodraska, D R. McMullin, Mitchell L. Furst, Robert E. Vest
… was calibrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on the Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation … to the SURF beam was achieved through successive scans in X, Y, Pitch and Yaw, using a comparison of the four … alignment between the ESP and the other instruments in the EVE package was found to be in a very good agreement …

Demonstration of Real-Time Tactical Decision Aid Displays

August 1, 2007
Author(s)
William D. Davis, David G. Holmberg, Paul A. Reneke, L D. Brassell, R Vettori
… September 22, 2005 the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted a demonstration of two prototype tactical decision aid computer interfaces in the city of Wilson, North Carolina. Members of the City of … Memorial Hospital, Honeywell Inc, and NIST participated in the demonstration. Sensor and other building information …

Development of a New High-Stability Transfer Standard Based on Resonant Silicon Gauges for the Range 100 Pa - 130 kPa

April 20, 2007
Author(s)
Jay H. Hendricks, A P. Miiller
… The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a new transfer standard … capable of absolute-mode and differential-mode operation in the range 100 Pa to 130 kPa. This newly built transfer … used to provide superior long-term calibration stability in NIST piloted international key comparisons CCM.P-K4 and …

Molecular fingerprinting with spectrally-resolved modes of a femtosecond laser frequency comb

February 8, 2007
Author(s)
Scott A. Diddams, Leo W. Hollberg, Vela Mbele
… of the stabilized frequency comb is that it provides in a single laser beam ~10e6 optical modes that can all share … of this vast array of highly coherent optical fields is in the field of precision spectroscopy, where a large number … a stabilized frequency comb into a two-dimensional array in the image plane of the spectrometer. We illustrate the …

Analysis of potential cancer biomarkers in mitochondrial DNA

December 1, 2006
Author(s)
J P. Jakupciak, G. D. Dakubo, Samantha D. Maragh, R. L. Parr
… mitochondrial biology is a fundamental research goal in human genetics and medicine. The use of mitochondria to serve as a biomarker is rapidly expanding in disciplines ranging from cancer, rare metabolic diseases, … the mutation load on an individual basis. Microarray-based technology provides a reliable and rapid method to detect all …

Using Host-based Anti-virus Software on Industrial Control Systems: Integration Guidance and a Test Methodology for Assessing Performance Impacts

September 29, 2006
Author(s)
Joseph A. Falco, S Hurd, D Teumim
… performance impact tests. A laboratory test bed was used in the development of the test methodology and to demonstrate … of anti-virus software. Discussions of practices currently in use to contend with these issues are reflected in the … effort between the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Sandia National Laboratories, under the …

Guidelines for Media Sanitization

September 1, 2006
Author(s)
Richard L. Kissel, Matthew A. Scholl, Steven Skolochenko, Xiang Li
… information. These media may require special disposition in order to mitigate the risk of unauthorized disclosure of … created, processed, and stored by an information technology (IT) system throughout its life, from inception … This guide will assist organizations and system owners in making practical sanitization decisions based on the level …

Minimum-phase calibration of sampling oscilloscopes

August 1, 2006
Author(s)
Andrew Dienstfrey, Paul D. Hale, Darryl A. Keenan, Tracy S. Clement, Dylan Williams
… The procedure is based on Kramers-Kronig relations in combination with auxiliary direct measurements of the … operator required by the theory gives rise to large errors in estimated phase. Although large in magnitude, we claim … (EOS) developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in combination with a microwave swept-sine …
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