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Metric Models for Random Graphs

June 30, 1998
Author(s)
D L. Banks, G Constantine
Many problems entail the analysis of data that are independent and identically distributed random graphs. Useful inference requires flexible probability models for such random graphs; these models should have interpretable location and scale parameters

Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Instrumentation and Standards at NIST

June 29, 1998
Author(s)
Leonard M. Hanssen, Simon G. Kaplan
A spectrophotometer system for spectral characterization of materials in the infrared has been built around a bench-top Fourier transform (FTIR) instrument. Its capabilities include the measurement of directional-hemispherical reflectance from 1 *m to 18

Effect of P o2 and Ag on the Phase Formation of the Pb-2223 Superconductor

June 25, 1998
Author(s)
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Lawrence P. Cook, W Greenwood
The chemical reactions and the compositional characteristics of liquids which lead to the phase formation of the Pb-2223 ((Bi,Pb):Sr:Ca:Cu:O) superconductor have been studied for a precursor composition of Bi 1.8Pb o.4Sr 2Ca 2.2Cu 3O x. The combined

Issues in Evaluating Face Recognition Algorithms

June 22, 1998
Author(s)
P J. Phillips, R. McCabe, R Chellappa
Biometric-based identification and verification systems are poised to become a key technology, with applications including controlling access to buildings and computers, reducing fraudulent transactions in electronic commerce, and discouraging illegal

Insights From the Broadcast News Benchmark Tests

June 8, 1998
Author(s)
Walter S. Liggett Jr, W M. Fisher
The broadcast news benchmark tests have potential as a source of ideas for improving continuous speech recognition systems. This paper presents a data analysis method for uncovering such ideas and applies the method to the 1996 and 1997 DARPA CSR Hub-4

MPD Technology for Tribology Applications

June 8, 1998
Author(s)
Lisa Karam, A.K Dukier, P. Volkovitsky, Bert Coursey, L Stodolsky
The new ultra-sensitive MPD technology, already employed successfully in biomedical applications, has such a high sensitivity that it is possible to use extremely low level radioactive materials, below licensing requirements and presenting no health hazard

Building and Fire Research Laboratory Publications, 1991.

June 7, 1998
Author(s)
Barbara C. Lippiatt
The BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) software implements a rational, systematic technique for balancing the environmental and economic performance of building products. The technique is based on consensus standards and designed

Plastic Flip-Chip-BGA Carrier With Microvias for Chip Scale Packaging

June 2, 1998
Author(s)
Jan Obrzut, M Jimarez
We evaluated a near-chip-scale package, that utilizes the flip-chip, plastic-ball-grid-array technology with microvias. The microvias were photolithographically patterned in built-up dielectric layers. We verified optimal conditions for photo-exposure and

A Cryogenic Catheter for Treating Heart Arrhythmia

June 1, 1998
Author(s)
E D. Marquardt, Ray Radebaugh, J Dobak
Progress in the development of a cryogenic catheter to treat heart arrhythmia is discussed. This system uses a mixed-gas Joule-Thomson refrigerator to cool the tip of a catheter that cen be indserted into the body through the large ceins leading into the

A Primer on Electrical Units in the Systems International

June 1, 1998
Author(s)
Neil M. Zimmerman
I examine the dissemination of the electrical units, from basic physical laws to commercial calibrations. I discuss the important distinction between realization and representation of units, which refers back to the distinction between SI (Le Systeme

A Study of a Water-to-Water Heat Pump Using Flammable Refrigerants

June 1, 1998
Author(s)
William V. Payne, Piotr A. Domanski, J Muller
This investigation compared the performance of R22 to the performance of R290 and that of flammable zeotropic mixtures, R32/290 and R32/152a. The tests were conducted in a test apparatus specially designed to simulate a residential water-to-water heat pump

A Variational Approach to Exchange Energy Calculations in Micromagnetics

June 1, 1998
Author(s)
Michael J. Donahue
This paper presents a magnetization interpolation method for micromagnetic exchange energy calculations using a variational procedure to relax spins on a supplemental (refined) lattice. The approximations implicit in standard micromagnetic discretization

Accuracy and Traceability in Dimensional Measurements

June 1, 1998
Author(s)
James E. Potzick
Dimensional measurements of importance to microlithography include feature sizes and feature placement on photomasks and wafers, overlay eccentricities, defect and particle sizes on masks and wafers, and many others. A common element is that the object

Accurate Characteristic Impedance Measurement on Silicon

June 1, 1998
Author(s)
Dylan F. Williams, Uwe Arz, Hartmut Grabinski
This paper presents a new method that accurately determines the characteristic impedance of planar transmission lines printed on lossy dielectrics even when contact-pad capacitance and conductance are large. We demonstrate the method on a coplanar

Acoustic Methods for Transport Properties Measurements in Gases

June 1, 1998
Author(s)
Keith A. Gillis, J B. Mehl, Michael R. Moldover
Two novel acoustic resonators have been developed, one for measuring the viscosity and a second for measuring the Prandtl number of gases. For viscosity measurements, we use a double Helmholtz resonator called the Greenspan viscometer. The Greenspan
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