Template for NIST author submitting a NIST SP 2000 (Standards Coordination) report.
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% LaTeX source code to approximate a NIST Technical report
% Instructions for authors: tinyurl.com/techpubsnist
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% Developed by K. Miller, kmm5@nist.gov
% Last updated: 22-January-2021
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% Report Number - fill in Report Number sent to you (see info below)
% DOI Statement - fill in DOI sent to you
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\LARGE{\textbf{NIST Special Publication \pubnumber}}\\
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\normalsize This publication is available free of charge from:\\
\DOI\\
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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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\normalsize This publication is available free of charge from:\\
\DOI\\
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\footnotesize U.S. Department of Commerce\\
\textit{Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary}\\
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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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\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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Publications in the SP 2000 subseries provide detailed descriptions of important activities and features related to the use and harmonization of standards and conformity assessment in the United States and globally. The publications include reports, guidelines, and other information resources on key concepts, activities, features, and other specific topics regarding coordination of standards and use of conformity assessment impacting both international and U.S. trade.\\
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\normalsize \textbf{National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication \pubnumber\\
Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. Spec. Publ. \pubnumber, \pageref{LastPage} pages (\monthyear)} \\
\textbf{CODEN: NSPUE2}\\
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\textbf{This publication is available free of charge from: \DOI}
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\section*{Foreword}
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\section*{Preface}
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\section*{Abstract}
\normalsize Required\\
\section*{Key words}
\normalsize Required, alphabetized, separated by semicolon, and end in a period.\\
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\section*{Glossary}
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\section{Introduction}
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\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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\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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{x}^{n} + {y}^{n} = {z}^{n}
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\begin{figure}[h]
\centering \includegraphics[width=0.5\linewidth]{Chrysanthemum.jpg}
\caption{This is the caption text.}
\label{fig:Chrysanthemum}
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\section*{Acknowledgments}
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\section*{References}
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\section*{Appendix A: Supplemental Materials}
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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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