Journals

The Predictive Power of the Annellation Theory: The Case of the C26H16 Cata-Condensed Benzenoid Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

September 30, 2015

Author(s)

Jorge O. Ona Ruales, Ruiz-Morales Yosadara

The Annellation Theory was applied for the establishment of the locations of maximum absorbance for the p and β bands in the UV-Vis spectra of 8 benzenoid cata

X-ray Powder Reference Patterns for Magnetoplumbite-like Compounds, (BaxSr1-x)Ti6Co6O19 (x=0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8)

September 30, 2015

Author(s)

Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Guangyao Liu, James A. Kaduk

X-ray reference powder patterns and crystal structures have been determined for a series of titanium- and cobalt-containing layered alkaline-earth compounds

Full elastic strain and stress tensor measurements from individual dislocation cells in copper through-Si vias

September 30, 2015

Author(s)

Lyle E. Levine, Chukwudi A. Okoro, Ruqing Xu

We report non-destructive measurements of the full elastic strain and stress tensors from individual dislocation cells distributed along the full extent of a 50

Improving acoustic determinations of the Boltzmann constant with mass spectrometer measurements of the molar mass of argon

September 30, 2015

Author(s)

Inseok Yang, Laurent Pitre, Michael R. Moldover, Jintao Zhang, XiaoJuan Feng, Jin Seog Kim

We determined accurate values of ratios among the average molar masses MAr of 9 argon samples using two completely-independent techniques: (1) mass spectroscopy

Standardizing 25-Hydroxyvitamin D values from the Canadian Health Measures Survey

September 30, 2015

Author(s)

Kurtis Sarafin, Ramon Durazo-Arvizu, Lu Tian, Karen W. Phinney, Susan Tai, Johanna Camara, Hubert W. Vesper, Joyce M. Merkel, Evan Green, Christopher T. Sempos, Stephen P. Brooks

Background: The Canadian Health Measures survey (CHMS) is an ongoing cross sectional national survey that includes a measure of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) by

240 Hz linewidth Brillouin laser from a microrod whispering gallery mode resonator

September 29, 2015

Author(s)

William Loh, Aurelien C. Coillet, Frederick N. Baynes, Scott B. Papp, Scott A. Diddams, Joe Becker

We demonstrate an ultra-low noise laser that oscillates based on the stimulated Brillouin scattering nonlinearity in an optical microresonator. Our Brillouin

Surface conductance and microwave scattering in semicontinous gold films

September 28, 2015

Author(s)

Jan Obrzut

Semicontinous gold films 4 nm to 12 nm thick were characterized using patterned coplanar waveguides over a frequency range of 100 MHz to 20 GHz. Such films can

Topological Magnon Bands in Kagome Lattice Ferromagnet

September 28, 2015

Author(s)

Robin Michael Daub Chisnell, Joel Helton, D. E. Freedman, D. K. Singh, R. I. Bewley, D. G. Nocera, Y. S. Lee

The success of band theory in describing the motion of quantum particles inside solids is a foundational accomplishment in modern physics. Recent excitement has

Toward 5G Emerging Technologies: Selected Papers from IEEE PIMRC 2014

September 28, 2015

Author(s)

Kamran Sayrafian, Kamya Yazdandoost

Degradation of 14C-labeled Graphene via Fenton Reaction: Reaction rates, characterization of reaction products, and potential ecological effects

September 28, 2015

Author(s)

Yiping Feng, Elijah Petersen, Kun Lu, Xiangke Guo, Shixiang Gao, Liang Mao

Graphene has attracted considerable interest due to its numerous emerging applications. It is inevitable that graphene will be released into the environment

Integrated tuning fork nanocavity optomechanical transducers

September 28, 2015

Author(s)

Rui Zhang, Chaoyang Ti, Marcelo I. Davanco, Yundong Ren, Vladimir Aksyuk, Yuxiang Liu, Kartik Srinivasan

Reparameterization of COSMO-SAC for Phase Equilibrium Properties Based on Critically Evaluated Data

September 25, 2015

Author(s)

Yauheni Paulechka, Vladimir Diky, Andrei F. Kazakov, Kenneth G. Kroenlein, Michael D. Frenkel

COSMO-SAC model was re-parameterized using the critically evaluated data generated by the NIST ThermoData Engine for vapor-liquid equilibria, excess enthalpies

A Strategy for Characterization of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in a Reference Material

September 25, 2015

Author(s)

Kevin M. Kiesler, Katherine Gettings, Peter Vallone

The advent and adoption of next generation sequencing (NGS) is enabling analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at an unprecedented scale, limited

An algorithm for compensation of short-period errors in optical encoders

September 24, 2015

Author(s)

Marcus H. Mendenhall, Donald A. Windover, Albert Henins, James P. Cline

We present a simple way to collect data from an optical position or angle encoder with a readout which interpolates values between the optical features, and to

Metal-Dielectric-Metal Resonators with Deep Subwavelength Dielectric Layers Increase the Near-Field SEIRA Enhancement

September 24, 2015

Author(s)

Jungseok Chae, Basudev Lahiri, John M. Kohoutek, Glenn Holland, Henri Lezec, Andrea Centrone

Plasmonic nanostructures presenting either structural asymmetry or metal-dielectric-metal (M-D-M) architecture are commonly used structures to increase the

The next dimension in STR sequencing: Polymorphisms in flanking regions and their allelic associations

September 24, 2015

Author(s)

Katherine Gettings, Rachel A. Aponte, Kevin M. Kiesler, Peter Vallone

Sequence data was analyzed from the flanking and repeat regions of 22 autosomal STR loci in 183 population samples. The flanking regions of the loci sequenced

Some dual definite integrals for Bessel functions

September 24, 2015

Author(s)

Howard S. Cohl, Rebekah M. Palmer, Sean Nair

Based on known definite integrals of Bessel functions of the first kind, we obtain exact solutions to unknown definite integrals using the method of integral

In-source collision induced dissociation of inorganic explosives for mass spectrometric signature detection and chemical imaging

September 23, 2015

Author(s)

Thomas P. Forbes, Edward R. Sisco

In-source collision induced dissociation (CID) coupled with laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (LDI-MS) demonstrated the trace detection, bulk

Benchmarks for genome sequencing

September 23, 2015

Author(s)

Justin M. Zook, Marc L. Salit

In this issue, Griffith et al. present one of the most comprehensive genome-sequence data sets to date from a patient with myeloid leukemia, including

Firearm Serial Number Restoration with Electron Backscatter Diffraction

September 23, 2015

Author(s)

Ryan White, Robert Keller

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Sequence-based Analysis of Stutter at STR Loci: Characterization and Utility

September 23, 2015

Author(s)

Rachel A. Aponte, Katherine Gettings, David L. Duewer, Michael D. Coble, Peter Vallone

The development of next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies creates the potential for changing the method by which the forensic science community genotypes

Polymer films of nanoscale thickness: linear chain and star-shaped macromolecular architectures

September 22, 2015

Author(s)

Bradley R. Frieberg, Peter F. Green, Emmanouil Glynos

Applications of polymer thin films range from active and passive coatings to flexible electronics and energy conversion. During the last decade substantial

Comparison of Pinhole Collimation and Focusing Optics for SANS

September 21, 2015

Author(s)

Charles J. Glinka, John G. Barker, David F. Mildner

We examine quantitatively the instrumental factors that affect the theoretical performance and practical application of conventional pinhole collimation and

Non-collinear generation of angularly isolated circularly polarized high harmonics

September 21, 2015

Author(s)

Justin M. Shaw, Daniel Hickstein, Franklin Dollar, Patrik Grychtol, Jennifer Ellis, Carlos Hernandez-Garcia, Ronny J. Knut, Christian Gentry, Henry Kapteyn, Margaret Murnane

We generate ultrashort pulses of angularly isolated, circularly polarized extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light through the first implementation of noncollinear high

Three-level Haldane-like model on a dice optical lattice

September 21, 2015

Author(s)

Ian B. Spielman, T. Andrijauskas, E. Anisimovas, M. Raciunas, A. Mekys, V. Kudriasov, G. Juzeliunas

We consider ultracold atoms in a two-dimensional optical lattice of the dice geometry in a tight-binding regime. The atoms experience a laser-assisted tunneling

Facilitating the selection and creation of accurate interatomic potentials with robust tools and characterization

September 18, 2015

Author(s)

Zachary T. Trautt, Chandler A. Becker, Francesca M. Tavazza

The Materials Genome Initiative seeks to significantly decrease the cost and time of development and integration of new materials. Within the domain of

Coulomb bound states of strongly interacting photons

September 18, 2015

Author(s)

Mohammad F. Maghrebi, Michael Gullans, Przemek Bienias, Soonwon Choi, Ivar Martin, Ofer Firstenberg, Mikhail D. Lukin, Hans Peter Buchler, Alexey Gorshkov

We show that two photons coupled to Rydberg states via electromagnetically induced transparency can interact via an effective Coulomb potential. This

Structural origins of enhanced capacity retention in novel copolymerized sulfur-based composite cathodes for high-energy density Li-S batteries

September 17, 2015

Author(s)

Vladimir P. Oleshko, Jenny J. Kim, Jennifer L. Schaefer, Steven D. Hudson, Christopher L. Soles, Adam Simmonds, Jared Griebel, Kookheon Char, Jeff Pyun

Poly(sulfur-random-(1,3-diisopropenylbenzene) (poly(S-r-DIB)) copolymers synthesized via inverse vulcanization form high molecular mass electrochemically active

Precision measurement of the speed of propagation of neutrinos using the MINOS detectors

September 17, 2015

Author(s)

Stefania Romisch, P Adamson, I Anghel, Neil Ashby, A Aurisano, G. Barr, M. Bishai, A. Blake, C. M. Castromonte, S. Childress, M. Christensen, J. A. Coelho, L. Corwin, D. Cronin-Hennessy, J. K. de Jong, A. V. Devan, N. E. Devenish, M. V. Diwan, C. O. Escobar, J. J. Evans, E. Falk, G. J. Feldman, Blair Fonville, M. V. Frohne, H. R. Gallagher, R. A. Gomes, M. C. Goodman, P. Gouffon, N. Graf, R. Gran, K. Grzelak, A. Habig, S. R. Hahn, J. Hartnell, R. Hatcher, Jonathan Hirschauer, A. Holin, J. Huang, J. Hylen, G M. Irwin, Z. isvan, C. James, Steven R. Jefferts, D. Jensen, T. Kafka, S. M. Kasahara, G. Koizumi, M. Kordosky, A. Kreymer, K. Lang, J. Ling, P. J. Litchfield, P. Lucas, W. A. Mann, M. L. Marshak, Demetrios Matsakis, N. Mayer, Angela Mckinley, C. McGivern, M. M. Medeiros, R. Mehdiyev, J Meier, M. D. Messier, W. H. Miller, S. R. Mishra, Stephen Mitchell, S. Moed Sher, C. D. Moore, L. Mualem, J. A. Musser, D. Naples, J. K. Nelson, H. Newman, R. J. Nichol, J. A. Nowak, J. C. O'Conner, M. Orchanian, R. B. Pahlka, J. Paley, Thomas E. Parker, R. B. Patterson, G. Pawloski, A. Perch, S. Phan-Budd, R. K. Plunkett, N. Poonthattatil, Ed Powers, X. Qiu, A. Radovick, B. Rebel, K. Ridl, C. Rosenfeld, H. A. Rubin, M. C. Sanchez, J. Schneps, A. Schreckenberger, P. Schreiner, R. Sharma, A, Sousa, N. Tagg, R, L. Talaga, J. Thomas, M. A. Thomson, X. Tian, A. Timmons, S. C. Tognini, R. Toner, D. Torretta, J. Urheim, P. Vahle, B. Viren, A. Weber, R. C. Webb, C. White, L. Whitehead, L. H. Whitehead, S. G. Wojcicki, J. Wright, Victor S. Zhang, R. Zwaska

We report a two-detector measurement of the propagation speed of neutrinos over a baseline of 734 km. The measurement was made with the NuMI beam at Fermilab

Creating Nanostructured Superconductors by Local Current Annealing

September 17, 2015

Author(s)

Hongwoo H. Baek, Jeonghoon Ha, Duming Zhang, Bharath NMN Natarajan, Jonathan P. Winterstein, Renu Sharma, Rongwei Hu, Kefeng Wang, Steven Ziemak, Johnpierre Paglione, Young Kuk, Nikolai B. Zhitenev, Joseph A. Stroscio

Superconductivity results from a Bose condensate of Cooper-paired electrons with a macroscopic quantum wavefunction. Dramatic effects can occur when the region