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Journals

President's Column, March 2017

March 31, 2017

Author(s)

Dylan F. Williams

N/A; policy review only

A variable-temperature cavity ring-down spectrometer with application to line shape analysis of CO2 spectra in the 1600 nm region

March 31, 2017

Author(s)

Melanie C. Ghysels, Philip Liu, Adam Fleisher, Joseph T. Hodges

We present a new cavity ring-down spectroscopy system which was developed for variable-temperature absorption measurements (220 K- 290 K) of atmospheric gases

PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER MODELING AND STANDARD PROVISIONS FOR TALL BUILDING DESIGN

March 31, 2017

Author(s)

Emil Simiu, N. Alan Heckert, DongHun Yeo

According to recent results of Planetary Boundary Layer research relevant to tall building design, for elevations of up to at least 1 km: (i) the longitudinal

Broadband spectral measurements of diffuse optical properties by an integrating sphere instrument at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

March 30, 2017

Author(s)

Paul Lemaillet, Jeeseong Hwang, Heidrun Wabnitz, Dirk Grosenick, Lin Yang, David W. Allen

Diffuse materials that approximate the optical properties of human tissue are commonly used as phantoms. In order to use the phantoms in a manner that provides

Relationship between Pore-size Distribution and Flexibility of Adsorbent Materials: Statistical Mechanics and Future Material Characterization Techniques

March 30, 2017

Author(s)

Daniel W. Siderius, Nathan Mahynski, Vincent K. Shen

Measurement of the pore-size distribution (PSD) via gas adsorption and the so-called ``kernel method'' is a widely used characterization technique for rigid

Progress in Development of Prepared Foods for Red Drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, That Minimize Inclusion of Fish Meal and Reduce Environmental Impacts of Effluent Discharges

March 30, 2017

Author(s)

Michael R. Denson, Paul A. Sandifer, John Leffler, Justin Yost, Dan Bearden, Thomas R. Zeigler

We conducted a 16-week feeding trial with juvenile red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Four diets were randomly assigned to six replicate tanks per treatment. A

GAUSSIAN PROCESS REGRESSION (GPR) REPRESENTATION IN PREDICTIVE MODEL MARKUP LANGUAGE (PMML)

March 29, 2017

Author(s)

Jinkyoo Park, David Lechevalier, Ronay Ak, Max K. Ferguson, Kincho H. Law, Yung-Tsun Lee, Sudarsan Rachuri

This paper describes a Predictive Model Markup Language (PMML) representation of Gaussian Process Regression (GPR) models. PMML is an XML-based standard

Measurement and Correlation of the Thermal Conductivity of trans-1-Chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (R1233zd(E))

March 29, 2017

Author(s)

Richard A. Perkins, Marcia L. Huber, Marc J. Assael

New experimental data on the thermal conductivity of trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (R1233zd(E)) are reported that allow the development of wide-range

Scattering and Gradient Forces from the Electromagnetic Stress Tensor (subtitle) a limit obtained for a dielectric sphere

March 28, 2017

Author(s)

Zachary H. Levine, John J. Curry

Starting from an analytic expression for the force on a spherical particle in vacuum from the Maxwell Stress Tensor, as well as the Mie solution for the

Chained Bell inequality experiment with high-efficiency measurements

March 28, 2017

Author(s)

Ting Rei Tan, Stephen D. Erickson, Peter L. Bierhorst, Daniel Kienzler, Scott C. Glancy, Emanuel H. Knill, Dietrich G. Leibfried, David J. Wineland, Yong Wan

We report correlation measurements on two 9Be+ ions that violate a chained Bell inequality obeyed by any local-realistic theory. The correlations can be modeled

Rapid determination of nanowire electrical properties using a dielectrophoresis-well based system

March 28, 2017

Author(s)

Sergiy Krylyuk, Albert Davydov, Marios Constantinou, Kai F. Hoettges, Grigorios P. Rigas, Vlad Stolojan, Maxim Shkunov

The use of high quality semiconducting nanomaterials for advanced device applications has been hampered by the unavoidable variability in the growth of one

Magnetic field imaging with microfabricated optically-pumped magnetometers

March 28, 2017

Author(s)

Orang Alem, Rahul Mhaskar, Ricardo Jimenez-Martinez, Dong Sheng, John LeBlanc, Lutz Trahms, Tilman Sander, Svenja A. Knappe

A multichannel imaging system is presented, consisting of 25 microfabricated optically-pumped magnetometers. The sensor probes have a footprint of less than 1

On the Structure and Dynamics of Water Associated with Single-Supported Zwitterionic and Anionic Membranes

March 28, 2017

Author(s)

A. Miskowiec, Z. N. Buck, F. Y. Hansen, H. Kaiser, H. Taub, Madhu Sudan Tyagi, S. O. Diallo, Eugene Mamontov, K. W. Herwig

We have used high-resolution quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS) to investigate the dynamics of water molecules (time scale of motion 10 u-11-10 -9 s) in

Evaluating Droplet Digital PCR for the quantification of human genomic DNA: Lifting the Traceability Fog

March 28, 2017

Author(s)

David L. Duewer, Margaret C. Kline

Digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) endpoint platforms directly estimate the number of DNA target copies per reac-tion container, λ, where the containers

Label-free hyperspectral dark-field microscopy towards quantitative scatter imaging

March 27, 2017

Author(s)

Philip Cheney, David McClatchy III, Stephen Kanick, Paul Lemaillet, David W. Allen, Daniel Samarov, Brian Pogue, Jeeseong C. Hwang

A hyperspectral dark-field microscopy technique has been developed for imaging spatially distributed diffuse reflectance spectra from light-scattering samples

Polydimethylsiloxane tissue-mimicking phantoms for quantitative optical medical imaging standards

March 24, 2017

Author(s)

Jeeseong Hwang, Hyun J. Kim, Paul Lemaillet, Dirk Grosenick, Thomas Gladytz, David McClatchy III, Kimberly A. Briggman, Brian Pogue

We report on a procedure to build and characterize solid tissue-mimicking phantoms of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymers. Controlled inclusion of light

Evaluation of Structural Robustness against Column Loss: Methodology and Application to RC Frame Buildings

March 24, 2017

Author(s)

Yihai Bao, Joseph Main, Sam-Young Noh

A computational methodology is presented for evaluating structural robustness against column loss. The methodology is illustrated through application to

Beating Darwin-Bragg losses in lab-based ultrafast x-ray experiments

March 24, 2017

Author(s)

Wilfred Fullagar, Jens Uhlig, Ujjwal Mandal, Dharma Kurunthu, Amal El Nahhas, Hideyuki Tatsuno, Alireza Honarfar, Fredrik Gustafsson, Villy Sundstrom, Mikko Palosaari, Luis Miaja Avila, Young I. Joe, Daniel Swetz, Joel Ullom

The use of low temperature thermal detectors for avoiding Darwin-Bragg losses in lab-based ultrafast experiments has begun. An outline of the background of this

Particle Localization and Hyperuniformity of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticle Materials

March 23, 2017

Author(s)

Alexandros Chremos, Jack F. Douglas

The properties of materials largely reflect the degree and character of the localization of the molecules comprising them so the study and characterization of

A compact, thermal noise limited reference cavity for ultra-low noise microwave generation

March 23, 2017

Author(s)

Josue Davila-Rodriguez, Frederick N. Baynes, Andrew D. Ludlow, Tara M. Fortier, Holly F. Leopardi, Scott A. Diddams, Franklyn J. Quinlan

A 25 mm long, rigidly-held, ultra-stable optical frequency reference cavity is demonstrated. The cavity spacer has an easy-to-manufacture cylindrical shape

Superconducting Optoelectronic Circuits for Neuromorphic Computing

March 23, 2017

Author(s)

Jeffrey M. Shainline, Sonia M. Buckley, Richard P. Mirin, Sae Woo Nam

We propose a hybrid semiconductor-superconductor hardware platform for the implementation of neural networks and large-scale neuromorphic computing. The

Reduced Bimolecular Recombination in Blade-Coated, High-Efficiency, Small-Molecule Solar Cells

March 22, 2017

Author(s)

Sebastian Engmann, Hyun W. Ro, Andrew A. Herzing, Dean M. DeLongchamp, Chad R. Snyder, Lee J. Richter, Adam J. Barito, David J. Gundlach

The full benefit of emerging solution deposited photovoltaic devices requires development of processes compatible with high speed manufacturing. Extensive

Steady-state spin synchronization through the collective motion of trapped ions

March 22, 2017

Author(s)

Athreya Shankar, John Cooper, Justin G. Bohnet, Murray Holland, John Bollinger

Ultranarrow-linewidth atoms coupled to a lossy optical cavity mode synchronize, i.e. develop correlations, and exhibit steady-state superradiance when

Model (At Least) Twice, Build Once: Experiences with the Design-Bid-Build Process for Solar Photovoltaic Arrays

March 21, 2017

Author(s)

Brian P. Dougherty, Matthew Boyd

Commercial-size solar photovoltaic arrays were designed, constructed and are now operational on the Gaithersburg, Maryland campus of the National Institute of

High-Speed Monitoring of Multiple Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Array Configurations and Supplementary Weather Station

March 21, 2017

Author(s)

Matthew Boyd

Three grid-connected monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic arrays have been instrumented with research-grade sensors on the Gaithersburg, Maryland campus of the

Distribution Map of Gadolinium Deposition within the Cerebellum Following Gadolinium-based Contrast Agent Administration

March 21, 2017

Author(s)

William C. Davis, Donna R. Roberts, Cynthia T. Welsh, David LeBel

N/A

Selection of spectral distortion models for electronic measurement of the Boltzmann constant

March 21, 2017

Author(s)

Kevin J. Coakley, Jifeng Qu

In the electronic measurement of the Boltzmann constant based on Johnson noise thermometry, the ratio of the power spectral densitiesof thermal noise across a

Chiral magnetoresistance in Pt/Co/Pt zigzag wires

March 20, 2017

Author(s)

Kyoung-Whan Kim, Yuxiang Yin, Dong-Soo Han, June-Seo Kim, Lavrijsen Reinoud, Kyung-Jin Lee, Seo--Won Lee, Hyun-Woo Lee, Henk Swagten, Bert Koopmans

The Rashba effect leads to a chiral rotation of conduction spins while the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) fixes the chirality of the profile of local

Structural Polymorphism in "Kesterite" Cu₂ZnSnS₄: Raman Spectroscopy and First-principles Calculations Analysis

March 20, 2017

Author(s)

Mirjana NMN Dimitrievska, Federica Boero, Alexander P. Litvinchuk, Simona Delsante, Gabriella Borzone, Alejandro Perez-Rodriguez, Victor Izquierdo-Roca

This work presents a comprehensive analysis of the structural and vibrational properties of the kesterite Cu 2ZnSnS 4 (CZTS, I-4 space group) as well as its

Interfacial damage sensing and cure monitoring in a silk-epoxy composite using a mechanochromic probe

March 19, 2017

Author(s)

Jeremiah W. Woodcock, Ryan Beams, Chelsea S. Davis, Stephan J. Stranick, Darshil U. Shah, Fritz Vollrath, Jeffrey W. Gilman

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