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Dissipation Factors of Fused-Silica Capacitors in the Audio Frequency Range

April 1, 2007
Author(s)
Yicheng Wang, Andrew D. Koffman, Gerald FitzPatrick
We describe dissipation factor measurements of 10 pF fused-silica capacitance standards from 50 Hz to 20 kHz, using a toroidal cross capacitor and a 10 pF nitrogen-filled capacitor as the references. The relative combined standard uncertainties are 0.56x10

High Amplitude AC Tests of 300-nm Damascene Interconnect Structures

April 1, 2007
Author(s)
David T. Read, Roy H. Geiss, Glenn Alers
The AC fatigue test technique, which uses cyclic joule heating to apply thermal cycles to thin-film structures, was applied to copper lines and vias in damascene dielectric structures on silicon substrates. Specimen chips with two different types of

Industry Case Studies in the Use of Immersive Virtual Assembly

April 1, 2007
Author(s)
Sankar Jayaram, Uma Jayaram, Young J. Kim, Charles Dechenne, Kevin W. Lyons, Craig Palmer, Tatsuki Mitsui
In this paper we report on two engineering case studies that have been conducted as part of a Virtual Assembly Technology Consortium. The objectives of the case studies were to determine if immersive virtual assembly capabilities allow industry assembly

Multiwall carbon nanotube absorber on a thin-film pyroelectric detector

April 1, 2007
Author(s)
John H. Lehman, Katie Hurst, Anne Dillon, A. M. Radojevic, R M. Osgood
Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were applied in a bulk layer to a pyroelectric film to increase the detector sensitivity nearly fourfold without a substantial penalty to the low-frequency response (4 to 100 Hz). In addition, the spectral sensitivity

Neutron Collimation With Microchannel Plates: Calibration of Existing Technology and Near

April 1, 2007
Author(s)
A S. Tremsin, Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Muhammad D. Arif, Robert Gregory Downing, W B. Feller, David F. Mildner
A new type of high performance and compact neutron collimator can be manufactured from Gd- or B-doped microchannel plates (MCPs). Structures only a few mm thick have very narrow rocking curves and high out-of-angle rejection ratios, as observed previously

NIST Sampling System for Accurate AC Waveform Parameter Measurements

April 1, 2007
Author(s)
David I. Bergman
This paper summarizes efforts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop a waveform sampling and digitizing system with accuracy comparable to that of an ac-dc thermal transfer standard for ac voltage measurements over the frequency

On-Wafer Measurement of Transistor Noise Parameters at NIST

April 1, 2007
Author(s)
James P. Randa, Dave K. Walker
NIST has developed the capability to measure noise parameters on a wafer int he 1-12.4 GHz range. We describe the measurement method and the uncertainty analysis and present results of measurements on a very poorly matched transistor.

Resistance-Based Scaling of LF-and MF-Band Thermal Noise Powers

April 1, 2007
Author(s)
John Labenski, Weston L. Tew, Sae Woo Nam, Samuel P. Benz, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Charles J. Burroughs
A conventional technique for scaling thermal noise power in Johnson Noise Thermometry (JNT) is via resistance ratios. We describe measurements in the low to medium frequency (LF/MF) bands using this approach via correlation methods in the frequency domain

Synthesis and Characterization of Cobalt/Gold Bimetallic Nanoparticles

April 1, 2007
Author(s)
Guangjun Cheng, Angela R. Hight Walker
Cobalt/gold (Co/Au) bimetallic nanoparticles are prepared by synthesizing Au via chemical reduction in the presence of pre-synthesized Co nanoparticles. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) absorption spectrometry, and a

The Seventh Intercomparison of Josephson Voltage Standards in North America

April 1, 2007
Author(s)
Yi-hua D. Tang, Clark Hamilton, David Deaver, Harold Parks, Barry Wood
The 7th interlaboratory comparison (ILC) of Josephson Voltage Standards (JVS) at 10 V, sponsored by the National Conference of Standard Laboratories International (NCSLI), took place from April to October 2005 with 15 participating labs. NIST?s traveling

The Use of Portable Fire Extinguishers in Nightclubs: Workshop Summary

April 1, 2007
Author(s)
William L. Grosshandler
The NIST technical investigation into The Station nightclub fire specifically recommended that a study be performed to determine the minimum number and appropriate placement (based upon the time required for access and application in a fully occupied

Toward the SI system based on fundamental constants: weighing the electron

April 1, 2007
Author(s)
Edwin R. Williams
Abstract--A modified International System of units, SI, based on simply specifying exact numeric values of seven physical constants, is described. This ?set of constants? approach fixes the scale for all measurements, and the result is that both base units
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