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NIST Programs to Advance Accurate, Internationally-Recognized Stack Emissions Measurements

September 15, 2016
Author(s)
Aaron Johnson, Iosif Isaakovich Shinder, Rodney A. Bryant, JohnPaul R. Abbott, Keith A. Gillis, Joey Boyd, James Filla, Michael R. Moldover
Accurate flow measurements are essential to quantify the amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and other pollutants emitted from power plant stacks. Although protocols have been developed, the uncertainty of stack flow measurements has not been documented. 

Monochromatic Measurements of the JPSS-1 VIIRS Polarization Sensitivity

September 12, 2016
Author(s)
Steven W. Brown, Keith R. Lykke, Jeff McIntire, David Moyer, Eugene Waluschka, Hassan Oudrari, Xiaoxiong Xiong
The polarization sensitivity is a critical parameter that must be characterized for spaceborne remote sensing instruments designed tomeasure reflected solar radiation such as the first Joint Polar-orbiting Satellite System (JPSS-1) Visible Infrared Imaging

Conformational Nature of DNA–Grafted Chains on Spherical Gold Nanoparticles

September 10, 2016
Author(s)
Jack F. Douglas, Fernando Vargas-Lara
We investigate the conformational state of a simple, coarse–grained molecular model for single–stranded DNA chains (ss-DNA) grafted onto spherical symmetric gold nanoparticles (NPs) and of the grafted layer as a whole by molecular dynamic simulations. In

Surface plasmon resonance microscopy: achieving a quantitative optical response

September 8, 2016
Author(s)
Alexander W. Peterson, Michael W. Halter, Anne L. Plant, John T. Elliott
Surface plasmon resonance imaging (SPRI) allows real-time label-free imaging based on index of refraction, and changes in index of refraction at an interface. SPRI can be carried out on a microscope by launching light into a sample, and collecting

Marie Curie’s Last Radium Standard – Grand Challenge

September 1, 2016
Author(s)
Bert M. Coursey
The last of the radium-226 standards that Marie Curie personally handled is destined for a radioactive materials waste dump. Presented here is a history of the standards and a challenge to the scientific community to present a rationale for why this

NIST Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program Winter, Spring, and Fall 1988 Comparability Studies: Results for Round Robins XII, XIII, and XIV Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum

August 29, 2016
Author(s)
Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, David L. Duewer, Margaret C. Kline, Willie E. May
The National Institute of Standards and Technology coordinates the Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (MMQAP) for laboratories that measure fat-soluble vitamins and carotenoids in human serum and plasma. This report describes the design

NIST Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program Winter, Spring, and Fall 1989 Comparability Studies: Results for Round Robins XV, XVI, and XVII Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum

August 29, 2016
Author(s)
Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, David L. Duewer, Margaret C. Kline, Willie E. May, Neal E. Craft
The National Institute of Standards and Technology coordinates the Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (MMQAP) for laboratories that measure fat -soluble vitamins and carotenoids in human serum and plasma. This report describes the design

Emerging Metrology for High Throughput Nanomaterial Genotoxicology

August 26, 2016
Author(s)
Bryant C. Nelson, Christa W. Wright, Yuko Ibuki, Maria Moreno-Villanueva, Hanna L. Karlsson, Giel Hendriks, Christopher M. Sims, Neenu Singh, Shareen H. Doak
The rapid development of the engineered nanomaterial (ENM) manufacturing industry has accelerated the incorporation of ENMs into a wide variety of consumer products across the globe. Unintentionally or not, some of these ENMs may be introduced into the

Design, Developments, and Results from the NIST Additive Manufacturing Metrology Testbed (AMMT)

August 10, 2016
Author(s)
Brandon M. Lane, Sergey Mekhontsev, Steven E. Grantham, Mihaela Vlasea, Justin G. Whiting, Ho Yeung, Jason C. Fox, Clarence J. Zarobila, Jorge E. Neira, Michael L. McGlauflin, Leonard M. Hanssen, Shawn P. Moylan, M A. Donmez, Joseph P. Rice
NIST is developing a facility titled the Additive Manufacturing Metrology Testbed that will enable advanced research into monitoring, controls, process development, and temperature measurement for laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing and similar

Laser Path Planning and Power Control Strategies for Powder Bed Fusion Systems

August 9, 2016
Author(s)
Ho Yeung, Jorge Neira, Brandon Lane, Jason Fox, Felipe F. Lopez
In laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing process, laser scan path, velocity, and power are some of the most important parameters affecting the build quality. Control strategies for laser path and power are implemented and tested on a prototype

A 3He beam stop for minimizing gamma-ray and fast-neutron background

August 6, 2016
Author(s)
Danyal J. Turkoglu, Robert G. Downing, Wangchun Chen, Dagistan Sahin, Jeremy C. Cook
Prompt gamma-ray activation analysis facilities with high neutron currents (≥109 s-1) generate triton-induced fast neutrons from 6Li-loaded collimators and beam stops at rates that soon damage gamma-ray detectors. We develop an alternative beam stop design

Current status and future directions for in situ transmission electron microscopy

August 6, 2016
Author(s)
M. L. Taheri, Eric Stach, Ilke Arslan, Peter A. Crozier, Kabius Bernd, Thomas LaGrange, Andrew Minor, Seiji Takeda, Mihaela M. Tanase, Jakob B. Wagner, Renu Sharma
This review article discusses the current and future possibilities for the application of in situ transmission electron microscopy to reveal synthesis pathways and functional mechanisms in complex and nanoscale materials. The findings of a group of

A New International Data Science Program

August 4, 2016
Author(s)
Bonnie J. Dorr, Craig Greenberg, Peter Fontana, Mark A. Przybocki, Marion Le Bras, Cathryn A. Ploehn, Oleg Aulov, Wo L. Chang
This article sets out to examine foundational issues in data science including current challenges, basic research questions, and expected advances, as the basis for a new Data Science Research Program and associated Data Science Evaluation (DSE) series

Data Science Research Program at NIST Information Access Division

August 4, 2016
Author(s)
Bonnie J. Dorr, Craig Greenberg, Peter Fontana, Mark A. Przybocki, Marion Le Bras, Cathryn A. Ploehn, Oleg Aulov, Edmond J. Golden III, Wo L. Chang
We examine foundational issues in data science including current challenges, basic research questions, and expected advances, as the basis for a new Data Science Initiative and evaluation series, introduced by the Information Access Division at the

Electrospray Differential Mobility Hyphenated with Single Particle Mass Spectrometry for Characterization of Nanoparticles and their Aggregates

August 1, 2016
Author(s)
Jiaojie Tan, Jingyu Liu, Mingdong M. Li, Hind El Hadri, Vincent A. Hackley, Michael R. Zachariah
The hyphenation of electrospray-differential mobility analysis with single particle-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ES-DMA-spICP-MS) was demonstrated with the capacity for real- time size, mass and concentration measurement of nanoparticles

Results from the Magnetic Suspension Mass Comparator for Vacuum-to-Air Mass Dissemination in Support of the Redefinition of the Kilogram

August 1, 2016
Author(s)
Corey A. Stambaugh, Eric C. Benck, Edward C. Mulhern, Patrick J. Abbott, Zeina J. Kubarych
Experiments to realize the new definition of the kilogram will be carried out in vacuum. NIST has developed a magnetic suspension mass comparator to disseminate the new definition to air. This paper details the current status of the system. This includes

Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods (NIST HB 133 2016)

July 28, 2016
Author(s)
Linda D. Crown, David A. Sefcik, Lisa Warfield
This handbook has been prepared as a procedural guide for the compliance testing of net contents statements on packaged goods. Compliance testing of packaged goods is the determination of the conformance results of the packaging, distribution, and

Dynamic Metrology and ASTM E57.02 Dynamic Measurement Standard

July 28, 2016
Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, Tsai H. Hong, Mili Shah, Steven Legowik
Optical tracking systems are used in a wide range of fields. The market for optical tracking systems has dramatically increased over the past several years to $1.2B revenue in 2014. This paper describes the new ASTM E3064 Standard test method procedures

NIST Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program Summer 2015 Comparability Studies: Results for Round Robin LXXVIII Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum and Round Robin 43 Ascorbic Acid in Human Serum

July 28, 2016
Author(s)
Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, David L. Duewer
The National Institute of Standards and Technology coordinates the Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (MMQAP) for laboratories that measure fat- and water-soluble vitamins and carotenoids in human serum and plasma. This report describes
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