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Myocardial Calcification in Captive Grouper Epinephelus Aeneus

June 1, 2009
Author(s)
Naomi Eidelman, A Colorni, Jirun Sun, M.C. Fishbein, A Diamant
A case of myocardial calcification is described in the Mediterranean white grouper, Epinephelus aeneus, cultured as broodstock in Eilat (Israel, Red Sea). Large calcified nodules and scar tissue were observed in the ventricular tissues. The chemical

Near-Field Spherical Scanning: Quiet-Zone Field Evaluation

June 1, 2009
Author(s)
Randy Direen, Michael H. Francis, Ronald C. Wittmann
Spherical near-field scanning measurements are used to determine the incident electromagnetic fields within a test volume. Results from two independent approaches are compared and found to agree within estimated uncertainties.

Primary Standards for Brachytherapy Sources

June 1, 2009
Author(s)
Michael G. Mitch, Christopher G. Soares
The AAPM dosimetry protocol for LDR brachytherapy seeds that emit x-rays of energies ≤ 50 keV is described in the TG-43U1 report (Rivard et al. 2004). In this protocol, it is specified that the strength of such sources be expressed in terms of air-kerma

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
A complete fiber-based polarization encoding quantum key distribution (QKD) system based on the BB84 protocol has been developed at National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST). The system can be operated at a sifted key rate of more than 4 Mbit/s

Rapid and precise absolute distance measurements at long range

June 1, 2009
Author(s)
Ian R. Coddington, William C. Swann, Ljerka Nenadovic, Nathan R. Newbury
The ability to determine absolute distance to an object is one of the most basic measurements of remote sensing. High precision ranging has important applications in both large-scale manufacturing and in future tight formation-flying satellite missions

Time-of-flight mass spectrometry with latching Nb meander detectors

June 1, 2009
Author(s)
Brian Estey, James A. Beall, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Daniel R. Schmidt, Joel N. Ullom, Robert E. Schwall
Mass Spectrometry is widely used for protein characterization, structural virology, drug discovery, and clinical chemistry. However the detection efficiency of existing detectors for mass spectrometry degrades rapidly as mass is increased and is only ~10-5

Energy Price Indices and Discount Factors for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis 2009

May 31, 2009
Author(s)
Amy S. Rushing, Barbara C. Lippiatt
This is the 2009 edition of energy price indices and discount factors for performing life-cycle cost analyses of energy and water conservation and renewable energy projects in federal facilities. It will be effective from April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010

Generation of optical Schrodinger cat states by number-resolved squeezed photon subtraction

May 31, 2009
Author(s)
Thomas Gerrits, Scott C. Glancy, Tracy S. Clement, Brice R. Calkins, Adriana E. Lita, Aaron J. Miller, Alan L. Migdall, Sae Woo Nam, Richard P. Mirin, Emanuel H. Knill
We have generated and measured an approximation of an optical Schrödinger cat state by photon subtraction from a squeezed state. Using single-photon avalanche photodiode detectors and photon-number-resolving transition edge sensors, we were able to extract

Intensity dynamics in a waveguide array laser

May 31, 2009
Author(s)
Mingming M. Feng, Steven T. Cundiff, Kevin L. Silverman, Richard Mirin, Matt Williams, J. Nathan N. Kutz
We report the intensity dynamics of a five-emitter laser array subject to a linearly decreasing injection current. The array produces oscillatory power output with a nearly Pi phase shift between the oscillations of adjacent waveguides.

Extension of the NIST tristimulus colorimeter for solid-state light source measurements

May 29, 2009
Author(s)
George P. Eppeldauer, Carl C. Miller, Thomas C. Larason, Yoshihiro Ohno
In order to obtain improved color measurement uncertainties for solid state light (SSL) sources, the second generation tristimulus colorimeter of NIST has been extended with a fifth channel to perform efficient matrix corrections for the spectral mismatch

Generating and Using Data of Higher Dimension for Gas-Phase Chemical Sensing

May 29, 2009
Author(s)
Baranidharan Raman, Joshua L. Hertz, Kurt D. Benkstein, Douglas C. Meier, Casey Mungle, Stephen Semancik
Methods to acquire and analyze rich data streams from sensors are helpful, if not required, to track chemical components within complex gas-phase environments. We describe a MEMS-based microsensor technology that populates multi-element arrays with

NIST SPECTRALLY TUNABLE LIGHTING FACILITY FOR COLOR RENDERING AND LIGHTING EXPERIMENTS

May 29, 2009
Author(s)
Carl C. Miller, Yoshihiro Ohno, Wendy L. Davis, Yuqin Zong, Kevin Dowling
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed a spectrally tunable lighting facility to allow state-of-the-art vision experiments on color rendering and lighting. The facility is composed of two cubicles, each lit by a spectrally tunable

Proceedings of the Dynamic Measurement and Control for Autonomous Manufacturing Workshop

May 29, 2009
Author(s)
Tsai H. Hong, Roger D. Eastman, Roger V. Bostelman, Hui-Min Huang, B. McMorris
The Dynamic Measurement workshop was held on October 10 - 11, 2007 at the Columbia Graduate Center of Loyola College in Maryland. Forty-eight people attended the one-day-and-a-half event which was moderated by Roger Bostelman and Tsai Hong of National

Standardization Activities for Solid State Lighting in the USA

May 29, 2009
Author(s)
Yoshihiro Ohno
In support of the U.S. Department Energy s Energy Star program for solid state lighting, a series of standards for solid state lighting products have been developed in the USA. The standards published related to measurement and color include ANSI-NEMA
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