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Critical parts for defense, aerospace, and medical applications must be formally qualified prior to use. Currently, extensive empirical testing consisting of
NIST CTL’s Radio Frequency Technology Division conducts research into electromagnetic measurement, modeling, and theory in support of advanced wireless
In collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories, electric fields have been imaged using neutrons on the NG6e cold neutron imaging beamline. A proof-of
The Neutron Spin Rotation (NSR) collaboration has developed a neutron spin polarimeter that has allowed the precise measurement of spin rotations at a level of
The decay of the free neutron is the simplest nuclear beta decay and is the prototype for all charged current semi-leptonic weak interactions. The decay
The angular correlation between the beta electron and antineutrino in nuclear beta decay, referred to as the “little a” coefficient, is the least well-known of
We measured the neutron interaction with an atomic field (also known as Schwinger scattering) inside a silicon crystal in order to determine the value of the
Neutron beta-decay is the process in which a neutron is transformed into a proton, electron, and electron antineutrino. This process is well described in the
Neutron beta-decay is typically considered as a three-body process, but it is always accompanied by inner-bremsstrahlung soft photons, n → e − + p + ν e + γ
The Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum Experiment, PROSPECT, is the first short-baseline reactor neutrino experiment in the United States since the
The "emiT" experiment searched for time-reversal symmetry violation term in neutron beta decay. It did so by measuring electron-proton coincidence events from
Chain molecules tethered or adsorbed to solid surfaces are at the heart of a wide range of technologies. Examples include colloidal particle stabilization
This project provides new measurement methods, property data and simulations for areas critical to US manufacturing, describing the mechanisms responsible for
Synthetic biomaterials must pass rigorous clinical, toxicological, and regulatory tests before they are introduced into practice. In order to design new
Quantum dots (QDs) are a promising quantum computing approach that over the past years have been gaining popularity as candidate building blocks for solid-state
Our goal is to develop the scientific understanding needed to allow modeling and simulation to become the driving force in improving magnetic sensors and to
5G and beyond communications will include several technical advancements that enable innovative applications such as wireless backhauling, Augmented/Virtual
GaN nanowires grown by catalyst-free molecular beam epitaxy have the unique property that most nanowires are completely free of crystalline defects. This
We synthesize semiconductor nanostructures to serve both as test structures for measurement techniques and as building blocks for novel metrology tools and
Flow meters that rely on measuring the pressure drop across a laminar flow element can be accurately calibrated using a benign surrogate gas (such as helium or
Gene therapy is rapidly growing field that utilizes viral and non-viral particles to deliver DNA or RNA to a patient’s target cells to treat intractable
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