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Physics Laboratory

Absolute Flux of Standard Stars 
Advanced Optical Technology 
Applications of High-Resolution Microwave and Infrared Spectroscopy 
Atom and Neutron Interferometry Meet Quantum Information Theory 
Atomic Clocks and Oscillators 
Atomic Spectroscopy for Astrophysical Applications 
Atomic Spectroscopy with the NIST Electron Beam Ion Trap 
Bose Einstein Condensation 
Brachytherapy Dosimetry 
Calibration of Retroreflective Traffic Control Materials 
Characterization of Next-Generation Compact X-Ray Sources 
Collisional-Radiative Modeling of Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas 
Color and Appearance 
Color Rendering Metric for Solid-State Lighting 
Computation of Optical Properties of Solids 
Computational Methods to Investigate the Dynamics and Interactions of Biological Molecules 
Computational Modeling of Light-Matter Interactions 
Diffuse Optical Scattering from Surfaces and Thin Films 
Digital Time Transfer 
Dimensional Metrology of Radiometric Apertures 
Dynamics of Ultracold Atoms 
Electron Accelerator Research 
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Dosimetry 
Electrostatic Sensing of Molecular Charge Reconfiguration Using Si Nano Devices 
Engineering Atoms for Measuring Fundamental Constants and Atomic Data 
Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of Biological Molecules 
Extreme Ultraviolet Optics Lifetime Testing 
Extreme Ultraviolet Sources and Diagnostics 
Femtosecond Optical Frequency Combs for Frequency Metrology and Waveform Synthesis 
Frequency-Comb Displacement Interferometry 
Fundamental Constants and Quantum Theory 
Fundamental Physics with Cold and Ultracold Neutrons 
High-Precision Laser Spectroscopy of Simple Atoms 
High-Resolution Laser Spectroscopy 
High-Resolution Spectroscopy with Optical Frequency Combs 
High-Resolution THz and Ultraviolet Laser Studies of Polypeptide Structure and Dynamics 
High-Throughput Multiplexed Optical Bioassays for Quantitative Biomedical Diagnosis 
Hyperspectral Image Protection 
Imaging, Pyrometry, and Radiation Temperature 
Infrared Optical Properties of Materials Measurement 
Infrared Radiometry 
Interferometric Reference 
Intraoperative Visualization Tools 
Ion Storage 
Laser Cooling of Neutral Atoms 
Measurement Science in Plasma Physics 
Measurement, Control, and Interaction of Quantum States in Semiconductors for Nanophotonic Quantum Devices 
Medical Imaging with Visible Light and X Rays 
Membrane Biophysics of Single Cells 
Metrology to Support Quantitative Medical Imaging 
Micro- and Nano-Optomechanical Systems 
Microfabricated Atomic Clocks and Magnetometers 
Microscale Thermophysical Phenomena 
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Bacterial Vaccines 
Multiphoton Techniques for Increased Molecular Sensitivity in Spectroscopy and Microscopy 
Multiscale Modeling to Determine the Effect of Alloy Chemistry on Metal Properties 
N-Photon Entanglement for Quantum-Based Metrology 
Nanoparticle Engineering, Production, Assembly, and Characterization 
Nanoscale Systems, Nano-Optics and Nanomeasurement 
Near-Field Resonance Energy Transfer Studies of Single Particles and Single Molecules 
Neutron Detection and Spectroscopy 
Neutron Field Metrology 
Neutron Imaging of Fuel Cells 
Neutron Optics and Imaging 
Neutron Polarizers Based on Polarized 3He 
New Approaches to Neutron Detection 
New Photometric System for Flashing Lights 
Nonlinear Optical Studies of Polymer, Biomimetic, and Biological Interfaces 
Nonlinear Optics, Quantum Optics, and Quantum Information 
Optical Atomic Clocks Based on Laser-Cooled Neutral Atoms 
Optical Lattices and Neutral Atom Quantum Computing 
Optical Metrology of Nanocrystals for Quantitative Biophysics 
Optical Metrology with Synchrotron Radiation 
Optical Properties of Materials 
Physical and Chemical Properties of Radiolabeled Compounds for Targeting Applications in Nuclear Medicine 
Properties of Materials in the Extreme Ultraviolet Spectral Region 
Quantifying the Underlying Physics of Molecular Interactions 
Quantum Degenerate Atomic Gases 
Quantum Information and Quantum Optics 
Quantum Information Applications of Si Single Electron Tunneling Devices 
Quantum Telecommunications 
Radiometry from the Ultraviolet to the Infrared Using Lasers 
Radionuclide Speciation 
Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanostructures 
Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry System for Environmental Measurements 
Scatterometry-Based Nanoscale Optical Metrology 
Single-Photon Devices for Quantum Information Applications 
Solid-State Quantum Information Processing, Electrical Metrology, and Astrophysical Detectors 
Space-Based Remote Sensing 
Spectroscopy of Reaction Intermediates 
Spectroscopy, Dynamics, and Kinetics of Molecules 
Spin and Charge Transport through Tunnel Barriers in the Ultra-Thin Barrier Limit 
Standards and Traceability for Optical Medical Imaging 
Studying Single Biological Molecules with Atomic-Scale Resolution 
Surface Properties by Design: Theory of Metal Oxide Surfaces in a Complex Environment for Industrial and Environmental Applications 
Theoretical Atomic Processes, Radiation Transport, and Dosimetry 
Theoretical Physics: Solid State, Surface, and Chemical 
Theory of Quantum Computing with Ultracold Neutral Atoms 
Thermal Measurements in Rapid Thermal Processing 
Time Scales and Clock Ensembles 
Ultra-Cold Bose-Fermi Mixtures 
Ultracold Collision Physics 
Ultracold Collisions 
Ultracold Gases and Fundamental Measurements 
Ultrafast Condensed-Phase Dynamics Using Mid-Infrared and Terahertz Spectroscopy 
Ultrafast Optics and Physics 
Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Biomolecules 
Ultrasensitive, Ultraresolution, Ultracold, and Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy—Precision Control of Light and Matter 
Ultraviolet Photoemission Electron Microscopy of Carbon Nanosheets 
Ultraviolet Radiation Metrology 
Vision Science Research to Advance Colorimetry 
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