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Standard Photoacoustic Spectrometer: Model and Validation using O2 A-Band Spectra

June 30, 2010
Author(s)
Keith A. Gillis, Daniel K. Havey, Joseph T. Hodges
We model and measure the absolute response of an intensity-modulated photoacoustic spectrometer comprising a 10 cm long resonator and having a Q-factor of approximately 30. We present a detailed theoretical analysis of the system and predict its response

Determination of Organic Acids in Vaccinium Berry Standard Reference Materials

June 27, 2010
Author(s)
Melissa M. Phillips, Lane C. Sander, Katherine E. Sharpless, Stephen A. Wise, Catherine A. Rimmer, Ryan Case, James H. Yen
Nine organic acids (citric acid, galacturonic acid, glycolic acid, isocitric acid, malic acid, oxalic acid, quinic acid, shikimic acid, and tartaric acid) and two anions (phosphate and sulfate) were determined in a suite of Vaccinium berry containing

Measurement of residual stress field anisotropy at indentations in silicon

June 23, 2010
Author(s)
Yvonne B. Gerbig, Stephan J. Stranick, Robert F. Cook
The residual stress field around spherical indentations on single crystal silicon (Si) of different crystallographic orientation is mapped by confocal Raman microscopy. All orientations exhibit an anisotropic stress pattern with an orientation specific

High frequency characterization of a Schottky contact to a GaN nanowire bundle

June 16, 2010
Author(s)
Chin J. Chiang, Thomas M. Wallis, Dazhen Gu, Atif A. Imtiaz, Pavel Kabos, Paul T. Blanchard, Kristine A. Bertness, Norman A. Sanford, Kichul Kim, Dejan Filipovic
A GaN nanowire (NW) Schottky contact was characterized up to 10 GHz. Using a calibration procedure and circuit model a capacitance-voltage (CV) curve was obtained, from which a carrier concentration was calculated for the first time. These results

Tunable laser spectroscopy referenced with dual frequency combs

June 15, 2010
Author(s)
Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Ian R. Coddington, Esther Baumann, William C. Swann, Nathan R. Newbury
Frequency combs provide broadband spectroscopic measurements with high frequency accuracy and precision. However, because the comb power is distributed over a broad spectrum, the sensitivity can be low unless some form of multiplexed detection or cavity

Quality Focus: Certified Reference Materials

June 1, 2010
Author(s)
Katherine E. Sharpless
In June of this year, the final stage of the staggered implementation of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) took effect, requiring all domestic and foreign companies that manufacture, package, label, or hold dietary supplements to comply with its

Standard Reference Materials for Analysis of Dietary Supplements

June 1, 2010
Author(s)
Katherine E. Sharpless, David L. Duewer
NIST, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH-ODS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is producing Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) for dietary supplements. This paper describes the how these

Third-Order Intermodulation Distortion due to Self-heating in Gold Coplanar Waveguides

May 23, 2010
Author(s)
Eduard Rocas, Juan C. Collado Gomez, Nathan D. Orloff, James C. Booth
We present measurements and modeling of a self-heating mechanism responsible for third order intermodulation distortion in coplanar waveguide transmission lines. Temperature fluctuations, at the envelope frequency of the input signal, induce dynamic

Thermal Decomposition of RP-2 with Stabilizing Additives

May 7, 2010
Author(s)
Jason A. Widegren, Thomas J. Bruno
The thermal decomposition of RP-2 and mixtures of RP-2 with four different additives has been investigated. The mixtures with RP-2 contained one of the following: 5 % /trans/-decahydronaphthalene (decalin); 5 % 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (tetralin); 5 %

Dual frequency-comb sampling of a quasi-thermal incoherent light source

May 1, 2010
Author(s)
Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Ian R. Coddington, William C. Swann, Esther Baumann, Nathan R. Newbury
Dual, coherent frequency combs are used to measure the spectrum of an incoherent, quasi-thermal source through Fourier spectroscopy. The source spectrum is acquired over 1THz bandwidth with an absolute frequency accuracy set by the combs.

Metrology of Molecular Devices made by Flip Chip Lamination

April 30, 2010
Author(s)
Christina A. Hacker, Mariona Coll Bau, Curt A. Richter
Scaling of conventional electronics has continued unabated to dimensions approaching fundamental physical limits. As technology continues to evolve there are increasing demands to identify alternate routes of performing electrical functions. One potential
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