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Johnson Noise Thermometry | NIST
April 6, 2021
Title: NIST Develops Advanced Johnson Noise Thermometry Methods 1. Summary: NIST has developed advanced Johnson noise thermometry (JNT)
Applied: Quantum Sensors for Charged Particle Detection | NIST
April 5, 2021
Title: NIST Develops Quantum Cryogenic Detectors for Advanced Particle Detection The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Argon mini-arc meets its match: Use of a laser-driven plasma source in ultraviolet-detector calibrations | NIST
April 1, 2021
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has upgraded its Ultraviolet Spectral Comparator Facility (UV SCF) by
Standards education | NIST
April 1, 2021
The article discusses the importance of standards education for government agencies, particularly in the context of quantum computing
Theory of the optical properties of materials | NIST
March 30, 2021
The article discusses NIST’s research on calculating the optical properties of materials using the Bethe-Salpeter Equation (BSE) method.
Cold-atom-based sensor for measuring pressure in the ultra-high vacuum domain | NIST
March 30, 2021
NIST is developing a cold-atom vacuum sensor (CAVS) to measure ultra-high vacuum (UHV) pressures down to 10-9 torr,
Controlling collisions between laser-cooled atoms using magnetic fields and nano-eV colliders | NIST
March 30, 2021
Researchers at NIST are studying collisions between ultra-cold atoms using magnetic fields and nano-eV colliders. They focus on
1970s – History of NIST Quantum Voltage Standards | NIST
March 29, 2021
In the 1970s, NIST redefined the working volt using the Josephson effect, a phenomenon discovered by Brian Josephson
Fundamental Physics: Magnetically Trapped Neutron Lifetime Experiment | NIST
March 23, 2021
The article discusses an experimental approach to measuring the neutron lifetime using ultracold neutrons (UCN) trapped in a