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Cardholder Authentication for the PIV Digital Signature Key

June 18, 2015
Author(s)
William Polk, Hildegard Ferraiolo, David Cooper
FIPS 201-2 requires explicit user action by the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cardholder as a condition for use of the digital signature key stored on the card. This document clarifies the requirement for explicit user action to encourage the

Gauge matters: Observing the vortex-nucleation transition in a Bose condensate

June 18, 2015
Author(s)
Ian B. Spielman, LeBlanc Lindsey, Karina Jimenez-Garcia, Ross Williams, Matthew Beeler, William D. Phillips
The order parameter of a quantum-coherent many-body system includes one or more phase degrees of freedom, which, owing to the phase information's relationship to velocity, can be accessed using time-of-flight (TOF) imaging. Here, trapped Bose-Einstein

Mesomorphic Pathway in Early Stage Crystallization of Polyethylene

June 18, 2015
Author(s)
Kalman D. Migler, Angela R. Hight Walker, Anthony P. Kotula
The kinetic pathway by which a molten polymer transforms into a multi-length scale semi-crystalline structure upon cooling is an unsolved problem in polymer physics, yet it is critical to the processing, properties and ultimate performance of these

Direct Measurement of Trace Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Diesel Fuel with 1H and 13C NMR Spectroscopy: Effect of PAH Content on Fuel Lubricity

June 17, 2015
Author(s)
Peter Y. Hsieh, Jason Widegren, Andrew Slifka, Andrew J. Hagen, Ronald A. Rorrer
Surface-active trace compounds present in diesel fuels protect pumps and injectors against premature wear through boundary lubrication. Due to the vast number of hydrocarbon compounds found in petroleum distillate fuels, it is difficult to measure the

Economic impact of applying high strength steels in hydrogen gas pipelines

June 17, 2015
Author(s)
Jeffrey W. Sowards, James R. Fekete, Robert L. Amaro
Pipeline steel will likely be employed extensively to transport gaseous hydrogen in support of a future clean energy economy. To date, a hydrogen-specific cost analysis of pipeline installation has not been produced. This paper performs several cost

Strong asymmetric charge carrier dependence in inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy of graphene phonons

June 16, 2015
Author(s)
Donat F. Natterer, Yue Y. Zhao, Jonathan E. Wyrick, Yang-Hao Chan, Wen-Ying Ruan, Mei-Yin Chou, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Nikolai B. Zhitenev, Joseph A. Stroscio
The observation of phonons in graphene by inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy has been met with limited success in previous measurements arising from weak signals and other spectral features which inhibit a clear distinction between phonons and

Analysis of Several High-Resolution Bands of Spiropentane, C5H8

June 15, 2015
Author(s)
Alfons Weber, A. Maki, J. E. Price, Jared Harzan, J. W. Nibler, T. Masiello, T Blake
The high resolution absorption spectrum of spiropentane (C5H8) from 200 cm-1 to 4000 cm−1 has been measured and a detailed analysis is presented for eight bands in the region from 700 cm−1 to 2200 cm−1. Two fundamental perpendicular bands were analyzed

Damage Development in Cementitious Materials Exposed to MgCl2 Deicing Salt

June 15, 2015
Author(s)
Yaghoob Farnam, Andrew Wiese, Dale P. Bentz, Jeffrey M. Davis, Jason Weiss
MgCl2 is used in deicing applications due to its capability to depress freezing temperatures to a lower point than other salts like NaCl. The constituents of concrete (i.e., pores solution, calcium hydroxide, aluminate phases, and calcium silicate hydrate

High accuracy CO2 line intensities determined from theory and experiment

June 15, 2015
Author(s)
Joseph T. Hodges, Oleg L. Polyansky, Katarzyna E. Bielska, Melanie C. Ghysels, Lorenzo Lodi, N Zobov, Jonathan Tennyson
The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2), with its consequences for the greenhouse effect and climate change, is being closely monitored by a variety of space-borne and ground-based remote sensing experiments. These experiments require a

Increasing Visibility and Control of Your ICT Supply Chains

June 15, 2015
Author(s)
Jon M. Boyens, Celia Paulsen, Larry Feldman, Greg Witte
This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST SP 800-161, Supply Chain Management Practices for Federal Information Systems and Organizations, written by Jon Boyens and Celia Paulsen. The publication provides guidance to federal agencies on

Resolving the vacuum fluctuations of an optomechanical system using an artificial atom

June 15, 2015
Author(s)
Florent Q. Lecocq, John D. Teufel, Jose A. Aumentado, Raymond W. Simmonds
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle results in one of the strangest quantum behaviours: a mechanical oscillator can never truly be at rest. Even at a temperature of absolute zero, its position and momentum are still subject to quantum fluctuations. However

Nanoelectronic Structural Information with Scanning Probe Microscopes

June 14, 2015
Author(s)
Joseph J. Kopanski, Lin You, Jungjoon Ahn, Yaw S. Obeng
Scanning probe microscope (SPM) based methods to obtain subsurface structural information about nano-structured materials are described. A test structure chip containing structures to produce various surface electric field gradients, spatially varying
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