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Devices that capture the brilliant light from millions of quantum dots, including chip-scale lasers and optical amplifiers, have made the transition from
Perched atop a high plateau in Chile’s Atacama Desert, a long-awaited observatory is beginning to take shape: the largest suite of ground-based telescopes
Ultrashort mid-infrared laser pulses are used to observe fast molecular and photochemical reaction processes occurring in the condensed phase. We have developed
Computational and experimental studies to obtain correction factors for heat defect, heat transfer and scattering/perturbation for the water calorimeter in both
Primary activity standards for radionuclides form the foundation for the many products and services of the Radioactivity Group and serve as ground-truth for
Brittany Broder, Mohammed Bhuiyan, Richard Freifelder, David Rotsch, Satish Chitneni, Marvin William Makinen, Chin-Tu Chen
Bis(acetylacetonato)oxidovanadium(IV) [(VO(acac)2], generally known as vanadyl acetylacetonate, has been shown to be preferentially sequestered in malignant
Nathan Nakamura, Paul Szypryt, Joseph Fowler, Zachary H. Levine, Daniel Swetz
Accurate characterization of subsurface features in integrated circuits (ICs) is essential for defect detection, quality assurance, and supply chain security
Brittany Broder, Denis E. Bergeron, Ryan P. Fitzgerald, Brian E. Zimmerman
The Vinten 671 ionization chamber (VIC) was modelled using four Monte Carlo (MC) programs: EGS++, EGSnrc, Penelope, and TOPAS. VICs with well-characterized
Alexander Landauer, Zois Tsinas, Orion Kafka, Newell Moser, Jack Leigh Glover, Aaron M. Forster
Micro-computed X-ray tomography (μCT) is a volumetric imaging tool used to quantify the internal structure of materials. μCT imaging with mechanical testing (in
The Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility SURF III is operated by the Optical Radiation Group as a stable light source for radiometry and research. SURF
The Parallel Beam Diffractometer laboratory is a highly-controlled space (0.01 degree C stability) containing a set of absolutely calibrated stacked goniometer
The Neutron Interferometry and Optics Facilities are located at the NIST Center for Neutron Research. They are one of the world's premier facilities for neutron
Three independent femtosecond laser systems used for generating ultrafast pulses in the mid-IR (and far infrared:THz) through the UV; infrared (InSb and MCT)