NIST Technical Note Template
Author
National Institute of Standards and Technology
License
Creative Commons CC BY 4.0
Abstract
Template for NIST authors submitting a Technical Note (TN) report.
Template for NIST authors submitting a Technical Note (TN) report.
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% LaTeX source code to approximate a NIST Technical report
% Instructions for authors: tinyurl.com/techpubsnist
% DOI watermark will be added on final PDF
% Developed by K. Miller, kmm5@nist.gov
% Last updated: 22-January-2021
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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts} % if you want the fonts
\usepackage{amssymb} % if you want extra symbols
\usepackage{graphicx} % need for figures
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{bm}
\usepackage{secdot}
\usepackage{mathptmx}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage[hang,flushmargin,bottom]{footmisc} % footnote format
\usepackage{titlesec}
\titleformat{\section}{\normalsize\bfseries}{\thesection.}{1em}{} % required for heading numbering style
\titleformat*{\subsection}{\normalsize\bfseries}
\usepackage{tocloft} % change typeset, titles, and format list of appendices/figures/tables
\renewcommand{\cftdot}{}
\renewcommand{\contentsname}{Table of Contents}
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\setlength{\cfttabindent}{0in} %% adjust as you like
\setlength{\cftfigindent}{0in}
\usepackage{enumitem} % to control spacing between bullets/numbered lists
\usepackage[numbers,sort&compress]{natbib} % format bibliography
\renewcommand{\bibsection}{}
\setlength{\bibsep}{0.0pt}
\usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref}
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colorlinks = true,
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filecolor = {.},
menucolor = {.},
runcolor = {.}
pdftitle={},%%put title here to auto-fill properties of the PDF
pdfsubject={},%%put abstract here
pdfauthor={}, %%put author list here
pdfkeywords={} %%put keywords here
}
\urlstyle{same}
\usepackage{epstopdf} % converting EPS figure files to PDF
\usepackage{fancyhdr, lastpage} % formatting document, calculating number of pages, formatting headers
\setlength{\topmargin}{-0.5in}
\setlength{\headheight}{39pt}
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{0.25in}
\setlength{\evensidemargin}{0.25in}
\setlength{\textwidth}{6.0in}
\setlength{\textheight}{8.5in}
\usepackage{caption} % required for Figure labels
\captionsetup{font=small,labelfont=bf,figurename=Fig.,labelsep=period,justification=raggedright}
% Fix for pdfTeX warning of form: … found PDF version <1.6>, but at most version <1.5> allowed
% https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/52317/pdftex-warning-version-allowed
\pdfminorversion=7
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% Report Number - fill in Report Number sent to you (see info below)
% DOI Statement - fill in DOI sent to you
% Month Year - fill in Month and Year of Publication
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\newcommand{\pubnumber}{XXXX}
\newcommand{\DOI}{https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.XXXX}
\newcommand{\monthyear}{Month Year}
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% BEGIN DOCUMENT
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\begin{document}
\urlstyle{rm} % Format style of \url
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% Cover Page is REQUIRED and must contain the information
% displayed here, at a minimum. Additional artwork may be included
% (e.g., official project/conference logo, etc.).
% Pub Number automated based on metadata
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\begin{titlepage}
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% Automated based on metadata - delete if not applicable
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\LARGE{\textbf{NIST Technical Note \pubnumber}}\\
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% Title
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\Huge{\textbf{Title}}\\
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% Authors - add complete list of authors, affiliations will be
% added on title page
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\large First Author\\
\large Second Author\\
\large Etc.\\
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% The DOI is automated based on metadata.
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\normalsize This publication is available free of charge from:\\
\DOI\\
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% NIST LOGO - keep as-is
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\includegraphics[width=0.3\linewidth]{NIST-logo.eps}\\
\end{flushright}
\end{titlepage}
\begin{titlepage}
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% Title Page is REQUIRED
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\begin{flushright}
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% Publication Series & Number - automated
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\LARGE{\textbf{NIST Technical Note \pubnumber}}\\
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% Title
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\Huge{\textbf{Title}}\\
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% Author Order and Grouping. Always identify the primary author/creator first (s/he does not have to be a NIST author). For publications with multiple authors, group authors by their organizational affiliation. The organizational groupings and the names within each grouping should generally be ordered by decreasing level of contribution.
% For non-NIST authors, list their city and state below their organization name.
% For NIST authors, include the Division and Laboratory names (but do not include their city and state).
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\normalsize First Author\\
Second Author\\
\textit{Office of XXXX}\\
\textit{First Operating Unit}\\
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Third Author\\
Fourth Author\\
\textit{Office of XXXX}\\
\textit{Second Operating Unit}\\
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% DOI Statement - automated
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\normalsize This publication is available free of charge from:\\
\DOI\\
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% Date - Month and Year - automated
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\normalsize \monthyear
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% Department of Commerce LOGO - leave as-is
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\includegraphics[width=0.18\linewidth]{DoC-logo.eps}\\
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% Department of Commerce & NIST Leadership
% will be updated as changes occur
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\footnotesize U.S. Department of Commerce\\
\textit{Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary}\\
\vspace{10pt}
National Institute of Standards and Technology\\
\hspace*{-3cm}\textit{James K. Olthoff, Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce \\
for Standards and Technology \& Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology}
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\end{titlepage}
\begin{titlepage}
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% Disclaimer/CODEN page - required
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\begin{flushright}
\footnotesize Certain commercial entities, equipment, or materials may be identified in this document in order to describe an experimental procedure or concept adequately. Such identification is not intended to imply recommendation or endorsement by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, nor is it intended to imply that the entities, materials, or equipment are necessarily the best available for the purpose.\\
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\normalsize \textbf{National Institute of Standards and Technology Technical Note \pubnumber\\
Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. Tech. Note \pubnumber, \pageref{LastPage} pages (\monthyear)} \\
\textbf{CODEN: NTNOEF}\\
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\textbf{This publication is available free of charge from: \DOI}
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\end{titlepage}
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% Start front matter - page number starts with "i"
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\section*{Foreword}
\pagenumbering{roman}
\normalsize Delete if not applicable\\
\section*{Preface}
\normalsize Delete if not applicable\\
\section*{Abstract}
\normalsize Required\\
\section*{Key words}
\normalsize Required, alphabetized, separated by semicolon, and end in a period.\\
\pagebreak
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% Table of Contents is required
% List of Tables & Figures required if more than 5 tables/figures
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\begin{center}
\tableofcontents
\listoftables
\listoffigures
\end{center}
\pagebreak
\section*{Glossary}
Delete if not applicable\\
\pagebreak
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% Start body of text - page number starts with "1"
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\section{Introduction}
\label{sec:intro}
\pagenumbering{arabic}
\normalsize The chrysanthemum can be seen in Fig.~\ref{fig:Chrysanthemum}.You can learn more about flowers in Refs. \cite{wilkinson_1990,Xiong2015,Prives2016,Roberts1982,Maloney2016,giancoli2008physics,Eston1993,MSU-CSE-06-2,Farindon,Marcheford,Joslin,Caxton,Isley,FIPS1402,SP80053r4}.
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% When referring to references in the text parenthetically,
% use the form “[1].” For example, “As Jones and Smith have shown [1];”
% however, when a reference is referred to non-parenthetically, use the form
% “. . . Ref. [1] . . .” (except at the beginning of a sentence where
% “Reference [1] . . .” is the correct form).
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\subsection{All Subsection Headings Capitalized}
\label{ssec:headingscap}
This can be seen in Eq. (1) and Table 1. Information about flowers is available in Sec.~\ref{sec:intro}.\footnote{NIST disclaimer text here.}
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% Section references are “Sec. X”.
% “Section X” is used at beginning of sentence.
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\begin{equation}
{x}^{n} + {y}^{n} = {z}^{n}
\end{equation}
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% Equation references are “Eq. (X)”.
% “Equation (1) is used at beginning of sentence.
% Equations are numbered (#) on the right, per the standard LaTeX format
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\begin{table}[H]
\centering
\caption{Title.}
\small
\begin{tabular}{cc}
\hline
ColumnA & ColumnB \\ \hline
text & text{\scriptsize $^{\rm a}$} \\
text & text \\
text & text \\
text & text \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
{\footnotesize {\scriptsize $^{\rm a}$}Footnote}
\end{table}
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% Tables should appear after they are mentioned in the text.
% Superscripted letters (a, b, c, etc.) should be used for table footnotes.
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\begin{figure}[h]
\centering \includegraphics[width=0.5\linewidth]{Chrysanthemum.jpg}
\caption{This is the caption text.}
\label{fig:Chrysanthemum}
\end{figure}
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% Figure references are “Fig. X”.
% “Figure X” is used at beginning of sentence.
% Figures should appear after they are mentioned in the text.
% Figures must have embedded alternate text or “alt text” in order
% to comply with Section 508 accessibility standards.
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\section*{Acknowledgments}
\noindent Delete if not applicable\\
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% Acknowledgments not required
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\section*{References}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{References}
\bibliographystyle{techpubs}
\bibliography{References}
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% Please use the techpubs BibTeX style when compiling bibliography, or follow the instructions on tinyurl.com/techpubsnist to format your .bib / .bbl file appropriately.
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\section*{Appendix A: Supplemental Materials}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Appendix A: Supplemental Materials}
Brief description of supplemental files\\
\section*{Appendix B: Change Log}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Appendix B: Change Log}
If updating document with errata, detail changes made to document – delete if not applicable. \\
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