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Department of Homeland Security Urban Search and Rescue Robot Performance Standards
Last Updated Date: 05/02/2013 FEMA Responders often face daunting challenges during search and rescue tasks in dangerous environments. As such, the concept of including robots … more
Advanced X-ray Systems for the Detection of Special Nuclear Materials
Last Updated Date: 03/13/2013 The Dosimetry Group provides support to the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for their … more
Comparison of ANSI N42.46 and IEC 62523 Standards for Cargo and Vehicle Screening
Last Updated Date: 03/13/2013 We are undertaking a comparison of the relative performance of ANSI N42.46 and IEC 62523 consensus standards for x-ray cargo and vehicle screening. more
National and International Standards for X-ray Security Screening Applications
Last Updated Date: 03/13/2013 The primary objective of this project is to assure the technical performance and radiation safety of the nation’s x-ray and gamma-ray … more
Testing of Radiation Detection Systems
Last Updated Date: 12/12/2012 NIST is working together with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) in testing radiation detection … more
Metrology and Standards for Canine Olfactory Detection of Explosives
Last Updated Date: 11/15/2012 As part of a multi-year interagency agreement between the Office of Standards of the Department of Homeland Security and NIST, NIST is developing … more
Determination of Traces of Fissionable Materials Using Delayed Neutron Activation Analysis
Last Updated Date: 11/15/2012 Detecting clandestine fissile material like 235 U and 239 Pu is technically challenging in the lab or in the field because it emits little … more
Fundamental Chemical Metrology
Last Updated Date: 10/22/2012 The Chemical Sciences Division serves as the Nation’s reference laboratory for chemical compositional measurements and standards to … more
NIST Test Bed for Explosives Trace Detection
Last Updated Date: 10/04/2012 The NIST Entry Point Screening Test Bed conducts fundamental research to generate measurements and standards that address critical challenges in … more
Polymer Microspheres By Annular Co-Flow Extrusion
Last Updated Date: 10/02/2012 Well characterized test materials are essential for validating the performance of trace explosive detection systems. Particle size, chemical … more
Rapid Isotopic Screening
Last Updated Date: 10/02/2012 We have exploited the built-in functionality of a secondary ion mass spectrometer to provide the capability to screen the enrichment levels of a … more
Inkjet Gravimetry
Last Updated Date: 10/02/2012 Gravimetric and optical methods were developed to assure quantitative deposition of compounds from nano-dispense devices onto the surfaces of … more
Measurement Standards in Analytical Microscopy Group
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 The use of standards is considered a critical component in the assurance of analytical quality, allowing reliable measures of detection limits, … more
Complex Fluid Analysis with the Advanced Distillation Curve Approach
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 Complex fluids may be defined as mixtures in which there are many components, and in which the components span a range of physical and chemical … more
Microcryocooler for Terahertz Detectors
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 NIST and the University of Colorado have been funded since April, 2006, by DARPA to develop a microcryocooler with a volume less than about 4 cm 3 … more |
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