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Acoustic Techniques for Measuring Transport Properties of Gases

May 22, 2014
Author(s)
Keith A. Gillis, Michael R. Moldover
We describe the principles, techniques, and performance of acoustic resonators used to measure the shear viscosity, the thermal conductivity, and the bulk viscosity in gases. We developed the Greenspan acoustic viscometer at NIST, where colleagues used it

Traceability for Millimeter and Submillimeter-Wave Power Measurements

May 21, 2014
Author(s)
Ronald A. Ginley
The need for traceable power measurements above 110 GHz is well established for use in communications, spectral line investigation, molecular particle signature identification, material property characterization and others. There have been incremental

Viscosity-ratio measurements with capillary viscometers

May 20, 2014
Author(s)
Robert F. Berg, Eric F. May, Michael R. Moldover
Viscosity-ratio measurements made with capillary viscometers exploit the accurate values of the viscosity of helium resulting from ab initio calculations. Accurate values of the argon-to-helium viscosity ratio are now used for primary acoustic thermometry

Control Fusion for Safe Multi-robot Coordination

May 9, 2014
Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, Jeremy A. Marvel
Future smart manufacturing systems will include more complex coordination of mobile manipulators (e.g., robot arms mounted on mobile bases). The National Institute of Standards and Technology, Performance of Collaborative Robot Systems Project has been

NIST Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program Winter, Spring, and Fall 1995 Comparability Studies: Results for Round Robins XXXIII, XXXIV, and XXXV Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum and Round Robins 7 and 8 Ascorbic Acid in H

April 25, 2014
Author(s)
David L. Duewer, Margaret C. Kline, Katherine E. Sharpless, Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, Sam A. Margolis
The National Institute of Standards and Technology coordinates the Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (MMQAP) for laboratories that measure fat- and water-soluble vitamins and carotenoids in human serum and plasma. This report describes

2013 ITRS Metrology Roadmap

April 15, 2014
Author(s)
Alain C. Diebold, Ndubuisi George Orji
In 2013 the ITRS Metrology Technical Working Group worked on updating the text and tables of the metrology chapter. New additions include a section on 3D nanometrology, a revised lithography metrology table, and an updated Interconnect section. The

Hydrogen Field Test Standard: Laboratory Performance

April 14, 2014
Author(s)
Jodie G. Pope, John D. Wright
NIST developed a prototype field test standard (FTS) that incorporates three test methods that could be used by state weights and measures inspectors to periodically test retail hydrogen dispensers, much as gasoline dispensers are tested today. The three

Recent Advances in Focused Ion Beam Technology and Applications

April 11, 2014
Author(s)
Nabil Bassim, Keana Scott, Lucille A. Giannuzzi
Focused ion beam (FIB) microscopes are extremely versatile and powerful instruments for materials research. These microscopes, when coupled in a system with a scanning electron microscope (SEM), offer the opportunity for novel sample imaging, sectioning

Terahertz Active and Passive Imaging

April 11, 2014
Author(s)
Erich N. Grossman, Joshua A. Gordon, David R. Novotny, Richard A. Chamberlin
We describe the results of bistatic scattering measurements covering 325-650 GHz on a series of wellcharacterized random rough test surfaces. These have implications for active THz imagers that use coherent sources for illumination. The mean scattered

10 nm Three-Dimensional CD-SEM Metrology

April 10, 2014
Author(s)
Andras Vladar, John S. Villarrubia, Bin Ming, Regis J. Kline, Jasmeet Chawla, Scott List, Michael T. Postek
The shape and dimensions of a challenging pattern have been measured using a model-based library scanning electron microscope (MBL SEM) technique. The sample consisted of a 4-line repeating pattern. Lines were narrow (10 nm), asymmetric (different edge

Assessment of Conformity, Decision Rules and Risk Analysis

April 1, 2014
Author(s)
Steven D. Phillips, Michael Krystek
Measurement uncertainty has important economic consequences for calibration and inspection activities. In calibration reports, the magnitude of the uncertainty is often taken as an indication of the quality of the laboratory. In industrial measurements

Calibrating multiple microscopes with a smartphone

April 1, 2014
Author(s)
Peter Bajcsy, Mary C. Brady, Jacob Siegel
Summary: The iPhone liquid crystal displays allows efficient and accurate calibration of an inexpensive array of handheld microscopes for measuring microscopic dynamic events over a large field of view. How does one build an inexpensive array of handheld

Determination of the Planck constant using a watt balance with a superconducting magnet system at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

March 31, 2014
Author(s)
Stephan Schlamminger, Darine El Haddad, Frank C. Seifert, Leon S. Chao, David B. Newell, Richard L. Steiner, Jon R. Pratt
In the past two years measurements were performed with a watt balance at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to determine the Planck constant. A detailed analysis of these measurements and their uncertainties led to a value of h=6.626

Report of the 98th National Conference on Weights and Measures (2013)

March 31, 2014
Author(s)
Linda D. Crown, Tina G. Butcher, Richard A. Harshman, David A. Sefcik, Lisa Warfield
The 98th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held July 14 to 18, 2013, at the Seelbach Hilton Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. The theme of the meeting was “On the Path to Tomorrow.” Reports by the NCWM Board of

Liquid Piston Prover Uncertainty Analysis Spreadsheet

March 25, 2014
Author(s)
John D. Wright, Aaron N. Johnson, Jodie G. Pope
This publication is a spreadsheet that calculates the mass and volume flow uncertainty for a piston prover liquid flow standard based on user inputs of component uncertainties. The calculations use the basis equation and uncertainty analysis presented in

Bootstrap Variability Studies in ROC Analysis on Large Datasets

March 19, 2014
Author(s)
Jin Chu Wu, Alvin F. Martin, Raghu N. Kacker
The nonparametric two-sample bootstrap is employed to compute uncertainties of measures in receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis on large datasets in areas such as biometrics, and so on. In this framework, the bootstrap variability was
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