Johnson Noise Thermometry | NIST
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
Title: NIST Develops Quantum Cryogenic Detectors for Advanced Particle Detection The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is…
Argon mini-arc meets its match: Use of a laser-driven plasma source in ultraviolet-detector calibrations | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has upgraded its Ultraviolet Spectral Comparator Facility (UV SCF) by replacing the…
Standards education | NIST
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
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
NIST is developing a cold-atom vacuum sensor (CAVS) to measure ultra-high vacuum (UHV) pressures down to 10-9 torr, where no reliable tools…
Controlling collisions between laser-cooled atoms using magnetic fields and nano-eV colliders | NIST
Researchers at NIST are studying collisions between ultra-cold atoms using magnetic fields and nano-eV colliders. They focus on understanding…
1970s – History of NIST Quantum Voltage Standards | NIST
In the 1970s, NIST redefined the working volt using the Josephson effect, a phenomenon discovered by Brian Josephson in 1962. A Josephson…
Fundamental Physics: Magnetically Trapped Neutron Lifetime Experiment | NIST
The article discusses an experimental approach to measuring the neutron lifetime using ultracold neutrons (UCN) trapped in a three-dimensional…