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Preisach-Arrhenius Model for Thermal Aftereffect

September 1, 2002
Author(s)
Edward Della Torre, Lawrence H. Bennett, R A. Fry, O A. Ducal
… field, is often linear in log-time for a limited time window. The slope at the holding field that maximizes the …

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Calibration Laboratories

May 10, 2016
Author(s)
Barbara J. Belzer, Kari K. Harper, Thomas R. Hettenhouser, Warren R. Merkel
NIST Handbook 150-2, 2016 edition, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Calibration Laboratories Program. The 2016 edition of NIST

Guidelines for the Use of PIV Credentials in Facility Access

June 29, 2018
Author(s)
Hildegard Ferraiolo, Ketan L. Mehta, Nabil Ghadiali, Jason Mohler, Vincent Johnson, Steven Brady
This recommendation provides a technical guideline to use Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Cards in facility access; enabling federal agencies to operate as government-wide interoperable enterprises. These guidelines cover the risk-based strategy to

A Diploid Assembly-based Benchmark for Variants in The Major Histocompatibility Complex

September 22, 2020
Author(s)
Justin M. Zook, Justin M. Wagner, Chen-Shan Chin, Qiandong Zeng, Alexander Dilthey, Tobias Marschall, Mikko Rautiainen, Erik Garrison, Shilpa Garg
Most human genomes are characterized by aligning individual reads to the reference genome, but accurate long reads and linked reads now enable us to construct accurate, phased de novo assemblies. We focus on a medically important, highly variable, 5

Reference Correlation for the Viscosity of Carbon Dioxide

March 21, 2017
Author(s)
Arno D. Laesecke, Chris D. Muzny
A comprehensive database of experimental and computed data for the viscosity of carbon dioxide (CO2) was compiled and a new reference correlation was developed. Literature results based on an ab initio potential energy surface were the foundation of the

Flame Retardant Mechanism of a Polymer Clay Nanocomposite

February 19, 2017
Author(s)
Takashi Kashiwagi, John R. Shields, Richard H. Harris Jr., W H. Awad
The thermal and flammability properties of the polyamide 6/clay nanocomposites are measured to determine the flame retardant performance of the nanocomposites. The gasification process of the nanocomposite samples are observed and collected residues are

Chapter 17 Shock and Vibration Standards

March 1, 2010
Author(s)
David J. Evans, Henry C. Pussey
Chapter 17 is concerned with shock and vibration standards covering: terminology; use and calibration of transducers and instrumentation; shock and vibration generators; structures and structural systems; vehicles including land-based, airborne, and ocean

Forensic Software Testing Support Tools: Test Summary Report

April 1, 2004
Author(s)
Elizabeth N. Fong, Serban I. Gavrila
The Computer Forensic Tool Testing (CFTT) project at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the United States Department of Commerce, provides a measure of confidence in the software tools used in computer forensic

Chapter 19 Shock and Vibration Standards

January 4, 2002
Author(s)
David J. Evans, Henry C. Pusey
Chapter 19 is concerned with shock and vibration standards covering: terminology; use and calibration of transducers and instrumentation; shock and vibration generators; structures and structural systems; vehicles including land-based, airborne, and ocean

Chapter 19 Shock and Vibration Standards

October 22, 2001
Author(s)
Christopher J. Evans, H C. Pusey
Chapter 19 is concerned with shock and vibration standards covering: terminology; use and calibration of transducers and instrumentation; shock and vibration generators; structures and structural systems; vehicles including land-based, airborne, and ocean

An Information System to Support Calibration

November 1, 1999
Author(s)
Kevin G. Brady
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) performs calibrations that achieve the highest level of measurement quality for the makers and users of precision devices world-wide. The information system that administers these calibrations

A Review of the IEEE 1785 Standards for Rectangular Waveguides above 110 GHz

June 6, 2017
Author(s)
Ronald A. Ginley, Nick M. Ridler
A new series of standards has recently been published by IEEE defining waveguide for use at millimeter-wave and terahertz frequencies. The series comprises three standards covering different aspects of this technology: (i) frequency bands and waveguide

Phase Diagrams for Zirconium and Zirconia Systems

February 19, 2017
Author(s)
H Ondik, H F. McMurdie
This compilation is the first volume in the Phase Equilibria Diagram series focused on a single element, zirconium. The volume combines over 400 new results with diagrams and commentaries published previously to form a focused collection of 1020 diagrams

The Testing Program at NIST on Fibers Used in Soft Body Armor Applications

March 21, 2015
Author(s)
Walter G. McDonough, Amanda L. Forster, Jae Hyun Kim, Nathanael A. Heckert, Joy P. Dunkers, Scott A. Wight, Gale A. Holmes
The goal of this paper and presentation is to give an update of the research effort to date being conducted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on polymeric fibers used in soft body armor with a special emphasis on new fibers under

NIST Microwave Scattering Parameter and Power Measurement Services

September 30, 2007
Author(s)
Ronald A. Ginley
This paper describes the microwave scattering parameter (s-parameter) and power measurement services available at NIST. This includes what is measured in each of the services, the techniques used for both calibration of the systems and subsequent

Remote Sensing Support at NIST

October 25, 2000
Author(s)
Bettye C. Johnson
This presentation to the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites Working Group on Calibration and Validation 17th Plenary Meeting covers radiometry and remote sensing; remote sensing programs in the Optical Technology Division; specral radiance from NIST

The NIST PDES Toolkit: Technical Fundamentals

February 1, 1990
Author(s)
Steve Clark
The NIST PDES Toolkit provides a set of software tools for manipulating Express information models and STEP product models. It is a research-oriented toolkit, intended for use in a research and testing environment. This document gives a technical

The Mathematics of Datums

January 1, 1990
Author(s)
Ted Hopp
Datums have been one of the most difficult problems the Group has dealt with. With the definition outlined, we feel we now have the problem under control. While our definition is not perfect, we can live with it. We are now in the process of expanding this
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