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Terrestrial laser scanner geometric error model parameter correlations in the Two-face, Length-consistency, and Network methods of self-calibration

April 26, 2018
Author(s)
Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Ling Wang, Prem K. Rachakonda, Daniel S. Sawyer
Terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) are increasingly used in a variety of applications where accuracies on the order of few tenths of a millimeter or smaller are routinely demanded. Self-calibration is a quick and cost-effective way to improve the accuracy of

Evaluation of Spacecraft Smoke Detector Performance in the Low-Gravity Environment

April 25, 2018
Author(s)
Jiann C. Yang, Thomas G. Cleary, Marit Meyer, D L. Urban, George W. Mulholland, Victoria Bryg, Zeng-guang Yuan, Gary A. Ruff
In the interest of fire prevention, most materials used in the interior construction of manned spacecraft are non- flammable, however, they do produce smoke when overheated. Spacecraft smoke detectors will ideally detect smoke generated by oxidative

Improving the Trustworthiness of E-Mail, and Beyond!

April 25, 2018
Author(s)
Scott W. Rose, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte
This bulletin summarizes the information found in NIST SP 1800-6: Domain Name System-Based Electronic Mail Security, which describes a security platform for trustworthy email exchanges across organizational boundaries.

The Costs and Benefits of Advanced Maintenance in Manufacturing

April 25, 2018
Author(s)
Douglas Thomas
The manufacturing atmosphere is continually changing with new technologies and standards being swiftly developed. Firms create competitive advantages using their knowledge, skills, supply chains, and processes to create superior products at lower prices

The role of mass spectrometry in the characterization of biologic protein products

April 25, 2018
Author(s)
Deepali Rathore, John E. Schiel, Anneliese Faustino, Eric Pang, Michael Boyne, Sarah M. Rogstad
Introduction: Mass spectrometry (MS) is widely used in the characterization of biomolecules including peptide and protein therapeutics. These biotechnology products have seen rapid growth over the past few decades and continue to dominate the global

A Metal-Organic Framework with Optimized Porosity and Functional Sites for High Gravimetric and Volumetric Methane Storage Working Capacities

April 24, 2018
Author(s)
Hui-Min Wen, Bin Li, Libo Li, Rui-Biao Lin, Wei Zhou, Guodong Qian, Banglin Chen
Extensive research has been devoted to develop new porous materials for high methane storage capacity. While great progress has been made in recent years, it still remains very challenging to target simultaneously high gravimetric and volumetric methane

Calibration of mobile manipulators using 2D positional features

April 24, 2018
Author(s)
Mili Shah, Roger V. Bostelman, Steven Legowik, Tsai H. Hong
Robotic manipulators are increasingly being attached to Automatic Ground Vehicles (AGVs) to aid in the effi-ciency of assembly for manufacturing systems. However, calibrating these mobile manipulators is difficult as the offset between the robotic manipulator

Cloud Computing Service Metrics Description

April 24, 2018
Author(s)
Frederic J. de Vaulx, Eric D. Simmon, Robert B. Bohn
With cloud computing in the mainstream, there is a preponderance of cloud based services in the market and the choices for consumers increase daily. However, comparing the service offerings between cloud service providers is not a straightforward exercise

Synthesis and Synchrotron X-ray characterization of two 2D Hoffman related compounds [Ni(p-Xylylenediamine)nNi(CN)4] and [Ni(p-tetrafluoroxylylenediamine)nNi(CN)4]

April 24, 2018
Author(s)
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Jeffrey T. Culp, Daniel W. Siderius, Yu-Sheng Chen
Synchrotron X-ray single crystal structure studies of two closed 2D Hofmann-type related compounds, [Ni(p-Xylyenediamine)n-tetracyanonickelate] (abbreviated as Ni-pXdam) and [Ni(tetrafluoro-p-Xylyenediamine)n-tetracyanonickelate] (abbreviated as Ni-pXdamF4

Evaluating Predictors of Congestion Collapse in Communication Networks

April 23, 2018
Author(s)
Christopher E. Dabrowski, Kevin L. Mills
Researchers model congestion in communication networks using a percolation process, where congestion spreads minimally before a critical load and expands rapidly afterwards. Some studies identify precursor signals arising near critical load, but none

How measurement science can improve confidence in research results

April 23, 2018
Author(s)
Anne L. Plant, Chandler A. Becker, Robert J. Hanisch, Ronald F. Boisvert, Antonio M. Possolo, John T. Elliott
The concepts and methods of measurement science can help provide clarity in the definition of reproducibility and its role in the scientific process. The qualities of rigorous research include reproducibility as one component, but there are other important

Measured In-situ Mass Absorption Spectra for Nine Forms of Highly-absorbing Carbonaceous Aerosol

April 23, 2018
Author(s)
Christopher D. Zangmeister, Rian You, Elizabeth M. Lunny, Arne Jacobson, Mitchio Okumura, Michael R. Zachariah, James G. Radney
Mass absorption coefficient spectra were measured between λ = 500 nm and 840 nm for nine forms of highly-absorbing carbonaceous aerosol: five samples generated from gas-, liquid- and solid- fueled flames; spark-discharge fullerene soot; graphene and

Using Temperature to Reduce Noise in Quantum Frequency Conversion

April 23, 2018
Author(s)
Paulina S. Kuo, Jason S. Pelc, Carsten Langrock, M. M. Fejer
Quantum frequency conversion (QFC) is important in quantum networks to interface nodes operating at different wavelengths and to enable long-distance quantum communication using telecommunications wavelengths. Unfortunately, frequency conversion in actual

Adsorption of Polysorbate 20 and Proteins on Hydrophobic Polystyrene Surfaces Studied by Neutron Reflectometry

April 21, 2018
Author(s)
Zhenhuan NMN Zhang, Sara V. Orski, Ann Marie Woys, Guangcui Yuan, Isidro E. Zarraga, Norman J. Wagner, Yun Liu
Understanding adsorption of protein and surfactant to hydrophobic surfaces is key for storage stability and delivery of pharmaceutical liquid formulations, because many commonly-used devices, such as drug containers and syringes, have product-containing

Fading due to static and dynamic features in a factory environment on wireless channels

April 20, 2018
Author(s)
Alexandra Curtin, David R. Novotny, Richard Candell, Galen H. Koepke, Peter B. Papazian, Jeanne T. Quimby, Catherine A. Remley
Channel sounding of dense or complex environments such as industrial or factory spaces is an important piece to the puzzle of increasing the deployment of current and next-generation wireless technologies. The deployment of machine--to-machine or vehicle

Flux-tunable heat sink for quantum electric circuits

April 20, 2018
Author(s)
Matti Partanen, K-Y Tan, S Masuda, Joonas Govenius, Russell Lake, Mate Jenei, Leif Gronberg, Juha Hassel, S Simbierowicz, Visa Vesterinen, J Tuorila, T Ala-Nissila, Mikko Mottonen
Superconducting microwave circuits show great potential for practical quantum technological applications such as quantum information processing. However, fast and on-demand initialization of the quantum degrees of freedom in these devices remains a

Progress on Optical-clock-based Time Scale at NIST: Simulations and Preliminary Real-Data Analysis

April 20, 2018
Author(s)
Jian Yao, Jeffrey A. Sherman, Tara M. Fortier, Thomas E. Parker, Judah Levine, Joshua J. Savory, Stefania Romisch, William F. McGrew, Robert J. Fasano, Stefan A. Schaeffer, Kyle P. Beloy, Andrew D. Ludlow
This paper shows the recent NIST work on incorporating an optical clock into a time scale. We simulate a time scale composed of continuously-operating commercial hydrogen masers and an optical frequency standard that does not operate continuously as a

A supersonically expanding Bose-Einstein condensate: an expanding universe in the lab

April 19, 2018
Author(s)
Stephen P. Eckel, Avinash Kumar, Theodore Jacobson, Ian B. Spielman, Gretchen K. Campbell
We study the dynamics of a supersonically expanding Bose-Einstein ring condensate both experimentally and theoretically using simulations. Such expansion shows a redshift of long-wavelength excitations, similar to those seen in the standard cosmological
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