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Book Chapters

The Cooper Pair Transistor

Author(s)
Jose A. Aumentado
The Cooper pair transistor (CPT) is a superconducting electrometer that has applications in quantum information as well as fundamental superconductivity studies

Modelling Type Ia Supernova Light Curves

Author(s)
Bert W. Rust, Dianne M. O'Leary, Katharine M. Mullen
Type Ia supernova light curves are characterized by a rapid rise from zero luminosity to a peak value, followed by a slower quasi-exponential decline. The rise

Trade Collaboration Systems

Author(s)
Peter O. Denno
A trade collaboration system (TCS) is a system designed to coordinate the work of supply chain stakeholders involved in the business processes of global

Assessing and Improving Bonding in Wet Conditions

Author(s)
Kar T. Tan, Christopher C. White, Donald L. Hunston, Vogt D. Bryan, Anthony Haag
Water is ubiquitous in any uncontrolled setting and affects world wide commerce by instigating device and structural failures. This can be a result of corrosion

Chapter 17 Shock and Vibration Standards

Author(s)
David J. Evans, Henry C. Pussey
Chapter 17 is concerned with shock and vibration standards covering: terminology; use and calibration of transducers and instrumentation; shock and vibration

On Walking in the Footprints of Giants

Author(s)
Marilyn E. Jacox
This chapter tells of a lifelong fascination with light, a messenger bearing information from realms ranging from the galactic to the submicroscopic. Personal

Attacking Paper-Based E2E Voting Systems

Author(s)
John M. Kelsey, Andrew R. Regenscheid, Tal Moran, David Chaum
In this paper, we develop methods for constructing vote-buying/coercion attacks on end-to-end voting systems, and describe vote-buying/coercion attacks on three

Diffusivity and Mobility Data

Author(s)
Carelyn E. Campbell
Diffusion is the process by which molecules, atoms, ions, point defects, or other particle types migrate from a region of higher concentration to one of lower

Radiochromic Film

Author(s)
Christopher G. Soares, Sameul Trichter, Slobodan Devic
Media that turns color upon being irradiated (coloration detectors) were some of the earliest available detectors for ionizing radiation. Besides conventional

Interoperable Methodologies and Techniques in CAD

Author(s)
Semiha Kiziltas, Fernanda Leite, Burcu Akinci, Robert R. Lipman
It is estimated that the cost of inadequate interoperability in the U.S. capital facilities industry is approximately $15.8 billion per year. Lack of or

Mineralogical and Microstructural Evolution Review

Author(s)
Kenneth A. Snyder
The mineralogical and microstructural changes that occur in cementitious systems during hydration are summarized. The discussion concentrates on changes that

Optical Properties of Semiconductors

Author(s)
David G. Seiler, Stefan Zollner, Alain C. Diebold, Paul Amirtharaj
Rapid advances in semiconductor manufacturing and associated technologies have increased the need for optical characterization techniques for materials analysis

Quantitative Assessment of Robot-generated Maps

Author(s)
Christopher J. Scrapper Jr, Rajmohan Madhavan, Adam S. Jacoff, R Lakaemper, A Censi, Afzal A. Godil, Asim Wagan
Mobile robotic mapping is now considered to be a sufficiently mature field with demonstrated successes in various domains. While there has been much progress

STEP in a Nutshell

Author(s)
Thomas R. Kramer, Xun Xu
This chapter gives an overview of STEP, assuming that the reader may not be familiar with STEP. The chapter gives a short example of an industrial use of STEP

Treatment of Uncertainties in Radiation Dosimetry

Author(s)
Michael G. Mitch, Larry DeWerd, Ronaldo Minniti, J Williamson
When one perform a physical measurement or a Monte Carlo simulation and obtains a numerical result, the following questions may be asked. How accurate is the