Template for authors submitting a NIST GCR report.
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% Report Number - fill in Report Number sent to you (see info below)
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\LARGE{\textbf{NIST GCR \pubnumber}}\\
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\large First Author\\
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\large Etc.\\
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\normalsize This publication is available free of charge from:\\
\DOI\\
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\LARGE{\textbf{NIST GCR \pubnumber}}\\
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\normalsize Prepared for\\
\textit{U.S. Department of Commerce}\\
\textit{Operating Unit}\\
\textit{National Institute of Standards and Technology}\\
\textit{Gaithersburg, MD 20899}\\
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By\\
First Author\\
Second Author\\
\textit{Affiliation}\\
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\normalsize This publication is available free of charge from:\\
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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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\section*{Disclaimer} This publication was produced as part of contract (contract number) with the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the National Institute of Standards and Technology or the US Government.\\
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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}
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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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\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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