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An Assessment of Four Divisions of the Physical Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Fiscal Year 2018 (2018) / Chapter Skim
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... Acronyms AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science AAPM American Association of Physicists in Medicine AC alternating current AFM atomic force microscopy AMO atomic, molecular and optical APD Applied Physics Division ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ASD Atomic Spectra Database BEOL back-end-of-line BIPM Bureau International des Poids et Mesures BMF Boulder Microfabrication Facility cavity QED cavity quantum electrodynamics CIPM International Committee for Weights and Measures CIRMS Council of Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards CMOS complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor CODATA Committee on Data for Science and Technology CSAC Chip Scale Atomic Clock CT computed tomography DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DC direct current DHS Department of Homeland Security DOC Department of Commerce DoD Department of Defense DOE Department of Energy DWSS DoD-focused DoD-wide strategic sourcing EBIT electron beam ion trap EDM electric dipole moment of the electron EPD Engineering Physics Division EPRI Electric Power Research Institute EUV extreme ultraviolet FDA Food and Drug Administration FRET Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer FTS Fourier transform spectrometer GaN gallium nitride GDP gross domestic product HgCdTe mercury cadmium telluride HIA highly ionized atom 49
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... HPS Health Physics Society HSI hyperspectral imaging IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ILMP International Legal Metrology Program ISO International Organization for Standardization ISS International Space Station ITL Information Technology Laboratory IUPAP International Union of Pure and Applied Physics JILA joint institute between NIST and the University of Colorado, Boulder JHU Johns Hopkins University JQI Joint Quantum Institute KRb ultracold potassium-rubidium LBIR low-background infrared LED light-emitting diode LIDAR differential absorption light detection and ranging LMDP Legal Metrology Devices Program low-SWaP low size, weight, and power mAb monoclonal antibody MBE molecular beam epitaxy MDA Missile Defense Agency MEMS microelectromechanical system MPD measurement program description MRI magnetic resonance imaging NCNR NIST Center for Neutron Research NCWM National Conference on Weights and Measures NCSLI National Conference of Standards Laboratories International NGA National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency NIH National Institutes of Health NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NMI National Metrology Institute NML national measurement laboratory NMR nuclear magnetic resonance NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPOESS National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System NRC National Research Council OCT optical coherence tomography OIML International Organization of Legal Metrology OWM Office of Weights and Measures PACE preaerosol, clouds, and ocean ecosystem PET positron emission tomograph(y) PIF precision imaging facility PML Physical Measurement Laboratory PMU phasor measurement unit 50
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... PTB Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt QED Quantum Electromagnetics Division QI quantum information QMD Quantum Measurement Division QMS quality management system QPD Quantum Physics Division QuICS Quantum Information and Computer Science R&D research and development RF radio frequency RPD Radiation Physics Division RSNA Radiological Society of North America SANS small-angle neutron scattering SEMI Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International SESAM Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror SGIP Smart Grid Interoperability Panel SI international system of units SIM Sistema Interamericano de Metrología SIRCUS spectral irradiance and radiance responsivity calibrations using uniform sources SNM Society of Nuclear Medicine SNMMI Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging SNSPD superconducting nanowire single-photon detector SQUID superconducting quantum interference devices SSD Sensor Science Division SURF III Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility TDCR triple-to-double coincidence ratio TES transition edge sensor TFD Time and Frequency Division UTC coordinated universal time VIIRS visible infrared imaging radiometer suite VUV vacuum ultraviolet 51
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