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Targets for Relative Range Error Measurement of 3D Imaging Systems.

July 25, 2016
Author(s)
Prem K. Rachakonda, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Katharine M. Shilling, Geraldine S. Cheok, Vincent D. Lee, Christopher J. Blackburn, Dennis S. Everett, Daniel S. Sawyer
The Dimensional Metrology Group (DMG) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is performing research to support the development of documentary standards within ASTM E57 for the point-to-point performance evaluation of 3D imaging

Fabrication of High Value Standard Resistors for ICE-LMVE

July 10, 2016
Author(s)
Dean G. Jarrett, Isabel Castro, Marlin E. Kraft
In Costa Rica, the Laboratorio Metrológico de Variables Eléctricas (LMVE) at the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) develops and improves measurement capabilities to promote and support the industrial innovation and development in the country

Quantum Hall Resistance Traceability for the NIST-4 Watt Balance

July 10, 2016
Author(s)
Dean G. Jarrett, Randolph Elmquist, Marlin E. Kraft, George R. Jones Jr., Shamith Payagala, Frank Seifert, Stephan Schlamminger, Darine El Haddad
Scaling from the quantum Hall resistance to 100 Ω standard resistors used by the NIST-4 Watt Balance involves multiple resistance standards and bridges to provide the lowest possible uncertainty. Described here is the infrastructure and procedures

Third Generation of Adapted Wheatstone Bridge for High Resistance Measurements at NIST

July 10, 2016
Author(s)
Dean G. Jarrett, Shamith Payagala, Marlin E. Kraft, Kwang Min Yu
A third generation of adapted Wheatstone bridge is being developed at NIST to improve high resistance measurements and scaling from 1 TΩ to 10 PΩ. Improvements to extend range and reduce uncertainties include automated calibration of the voltage sources

Certification Report for the Reference Materials ERM-AE142 and ERM-EB400 A pure Pb solution and a bronze material, both certified for their Pb isotope amount ratios

July 1, 2016
Author(s)
Jochen Vogl, Dorit Becker, Maren Koenig, Yong-Hyeon Yim, Kyoung-Seok Lee, Heidi Goenaga-Infante, Dmitriy Malinowskiy, Sarah Hill, Tongxiang Ren, Jun Wang, Robert D. Vocke Jr., Karen E. Murphy, Naoko Nonose, Olaf Rienitz, Janine Noordmann
Lead isotope analysis is often applied in various fields such as archaeology, geochemistry and forensic science. Despite this, only the 3 primary isotopic reference materials NIST SRM; 981, NIST SRM 982 and NIST SRM 983 are available, whereby NIST SRM 981

A Guide to United States Furniture Compliance Requirements

June 28, 2016
Author(s)
Karen Reczek, lisa benson
This guide addresses children’s furniture, upholstered furniture and other types of furniture. This document does NOT address mattresses or other home furnishings such as carpets and rugs.

Reusing Metamodels and Notation with Diagram Definition

June 28, 2016
Author(s)
Conrad E. Bock, Maged Elaasar
It is increasingly common for language specifications to separate visual forms (concrete syntax) from underlying concepts (abstract syntax), enabling languages to define multiple visual forms for the same underlying concepts, and for the same visual form

A Snapshot of 118 Solid State Lighting Testing Laboratories' Capabilities

June 23, 2016
Author(s)
C Cameron Miller, Hannah Hasting, Maria Nadal
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) began to offer proficiency testing for Solid-State Lighting (SSL) products through a Measurement Assurance Program (MAP) in 2010. The MAP program provided proficiency testing complimenting

Strategies for Achieving Measurement Assurance for Cell Therapy Products

June 1, 2016
Author(s)
Carl G. Simon Jr., Anne L. Plant, Sumona Sarkar, John T. Elliott, Sheng Lin-Gibson
Cell therapy products (CTPs) need quantitative, validated, and robust assays to support informed decision making during their development, manufacturing, and regulation. These products, the materials involved in their production and the methods for

Recommendations for Autonomous Industrial Vehicle Performance Standards

May 31, 2016
Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman
A workshop was held at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, called: "Autonomous Industrial Vehicles: From the Laboratory to the Factory Floor." Nine research papers were presented followed by a discussion session summarized in this

Understanding sustainability data through unit manufacturing process representations: a case study on stone production

May 24, 2016
Author(s)
Bjoern J. Johansson, Mahesh Mani, William Z. Bernstein, Kevin W. Lyons, KC Morris, Laurie Rebouillat, Ilaria Barletta
Efficiency of natural stone production processes in quarries directly affects the economic output and environmental performances, such as production lead times and energy consumptions. Knowledge on stone production processes is crucial in making

Intensity Ratio of Resonant Raman Modes for (n,m) Enriched Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes

April 29, 2016
Author(s)
Yanmei Piao, Jeffrey R. Simpson, Jason K. Streit, Geyou Ao, Ming Zheng, Angela R. Hight Walker
Relative intensities of resonant Raman spectral features, specifically the radial breathing mode (RBM) and G modes, of eleven chirality-enriched single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) species were established under second-order optical transition excitation

Baseline Tailor User Guide

April 25, 2016
Author(s)
Joshua Lubell
This guide describes how to use Baseline Tailor, a software tool for navigating the United States Government's Cybersecurity Framework and for tailoring the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4 security

Method Validation and Standards in Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry

March 1, 2016
Author(s)
Jeffrey W. Hudgens, Richard Y. Huang, Emma D'Ambro
The chapter examines method validation and measurement standards for measuring protein dynamics by hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry. Topics examined include the rationale for a reference measurement system for HDX-MS, attaining high accuracy
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