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Book Chapters

MECHANICS OF ADHESION

Author(s)
Robert F. Cook
Abstract. A framework of increasing complexity is developed to describe the mechanics of adhesion and its reverse, de-adhesion or separation, during indentation

Microfabricated Chip Traps for Ions

Author(s)
Jason Amini, Joseph W. Britton, Dietrich G. Leibfried, David J. Wineland
This publication is a review of microfabricated ion traps for a book. We cover the basics of Paul traps, various geometries for realizing the traps, a number of

Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODSs) and Related Chemicals, Chapter 1 in Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2010, Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project-Report No.52, 516 pp., World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 2011.

Author(s)
Stephen A. Montzka, S. Reimannander, Andreas Engel, Kirstin Kruger, O?Doherty Simon, William T. Sturges , Donald R. Blake , Marcel Dorf Dorf, Paul J. Fraser , Lucien Froidevaux , Kenneth Jucks, Karin Kreher, Michael J. Kurylo III, Abdelwahid Mellouki , John Miller , Ole J. Nielsen , Vladimir L. Orkin, Ronald G. Prinn , Robert Rhew , Michelle L. Santee , Andreas Stohl , Daniel P. Verdonik
The present document will be part of the information upon which the Parties to the United Nations Montreal Protocol will base their future decisions regarding

Nodal Analysis Estimates of Fluid Flow from the BP Macondo MC252 Well

Author(s)
George Guthrie, Rajesh Pawar, Curt Oldenburg, Todd Weisgraber, Grant Bromhal, Phil Gauglitz, John Bernardin, David Dixon, Rick Kapernick, Bruce Letellier, Brett Okhuysen, Robert Reid, Barry M. Freifeld, Karsten Pruess, Lehua Pan, Stefan Finsterle, George J. Moridis, Matthew T. Reagan, Thomas A. Buscheck, Christopher M. Spadaccini, Roger D. Aines, Brian Anderson, Robert Enick, Roy Long, Shahab Mohaghegh, Bryan Morreale, Neal Sams, Doug Wyatt, L A. Mahoney, J A. Bamberger, J Blanchard, J Bontha, C W. Enderlin, J A. Fort, P A. Meyer, Y Onishi, D M. Pfund, D R. Rector, M L. Stewart, B E. Wells, S T. Yokuda, Antonio Possolo, William F. Guthrie, Pedro I. Espina
The Nodal-Analysis Team within the Flow Rate Technical Group predicted the flow-related pressure drops from the reservoir to release points to estimate flow

Nanoelectronics Lithography

Author(s)
Stephen Knight, Vivek Prabhu, John H. Burnett, James Alexander Liddle, Christopher Soles, Alain C. Diebold
This is a compiled chapter that will be included into the Handbook of Nanophysics.

Toward Energy Efficient Manufacturing Enterprises

Author(s)
Kevin W. Lyons, Alexander Weissman, Ram D. Sriram, Lalit Chordia
Industrial enterprises have significant negative impacts on the global environment. Collectively, from energy consumption to greenhouse gases to solid waste

Specimen Banking for Marine Animal Health Assessment

Author(s)
John R. Kucklick, Rebecca S. Pugh, Paul R. Becker, Jennifer M. Lynch, Russell D. Day, Jennifer Yordy, Amanda J. Moors, Steven J. Christopher, Colleen E. Bryan Sallee, Lori Schwacke, Randall S. Wells, Brian C. Balmer, Aleta Hohn, Teri Rowles
Marine animals are faced with health threats including disease and accumulation of toxic pollutants. There are several efforts in the USA seeking to relate

Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems

Author(s)
Karen A. Scarfone, Peter M. Mell
Intrusion detection is the process of monitoring the events occurring in a computer system or network and analyzing them for signs of possible incidents. An

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
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