Journals

Tailor-Made Polyamide Membranes for Water Desalination

December 30, 2014

Author(s)

Edwin P. Chan, Wansuk Chol, Joona Bang, Jong Suk Lee, Jung-Hyun Lee, Joung-Eun Gu

Independent control over the extrinsic and intrinsic properties of the polyamide selective layer is critical when designing water desalination reverse osmosis...

A Semantic Framework for Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-physical Systems

December 30, 2014

Author(s)

Parastoo Delgoshaei, Mark Austin, Amanda Pertzborn

This paper describes a new semantic platform infrastructure for model-based systems engineering, requirements traceability, and system simulation and assessment...

Polarization-selective Kerr-phase-shift method for fast, all-optical polarization switching in a cold atomic medium

December 30, 2014

Author(s)

C. J. Zhu, Lu Deng, Edward W. Hagley

We examine an all-optical atomic-polarization-gate scheme using a polarization-selective Kerr phase-shift technique. Using a Kerr π-phase-shift technique, we...

New Modified UNIFAC Parameters using Critically Evaluated Phase Equilibrium Data

December 30, 2014

Author(s)

Jeongwon Kang, Vladimir Diky, Michael D. Frenkel

New modified UNIFAC property prediction model parameters are reported for 89 main groups and 984 group-group interactions using critically evaluated phase...

A Never-Ending Search for the Truth: Thermodynamics in the Uncertain Era of the Internet

December 29, 2014

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel

This article is based on the 20-th Rossini Lecture delivered on July 28, 2014 at the opening of the 23-d International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics in...

X-ray Diffraction Study and Powder Diffraction Patterns of Double Perovskites Sr2RSbO6 (R= Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Y, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu)

December 29, 2014

Author(s)

Winnie K. Wong-Ng, James A. Kaduk, Mario Loung, Qingzhen Huang

The crystal structure and X-ray diffraction powder patterns were prepared for the double perovskite series of compounds, Sr2RSbO6 (R= Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho...

Fluctuating Defects in the Incipient Relaxor K_1-xLi_xTaO₃ (x=0.02)

December 24, 2014

Author(s)

C. Stock, Peter M. Gehring, G. Xu, Daniel Lamago, Dmitry Reznik, M. Russina, Jinsheng Wen, Lynn A. Boatner

We report neutron scattering measurements of the structural correlations associated with the apparent relaxor transition in K 1-xLi xTaO 2 for x=0.02 (KLT(0.02)...

3D TEM Tomography of Templated Bilayer Films of Block Copolymers

December 23, 2014

Author(s)

Kevin W. Gotrik, Thomas F. Lam, Adam F. Hannon, Wubin Bai, Jonathan P. Winterstein, Alfredo Alexander-Katz, James Alexander Liddle, Caroline A. Ross

Transmission electron microscope (TEM) tomography was used to visualize the morphology and 3D connectivity of a lithographically-templated, self-assembled...

Measurement of the Gold-Gold Bond Rupture Force at 4 K in a Single-Atom Chain Using Photon-Momentum-Based Force Calibration

December 22, 2014

Author(s)

Douglas T. Smith, Jon R. Pratt

We present instrumentation and methodology for simultaneously measuring force and displacement at the atomic scale at 4 K. The technique, which uses a...

Integration of TES microcalorimeters with microwave SQUID multiplexed readout.

December 22, 2014

Author(s)

Douglas A. Bennett, John A. Mates, Johnathon D. Gard, Andrew Hoover, Micheal Rabin, Carl D. Reintsema, Daniel R. Schmidt, Leila R. Vale, Joel N. Ullom

The demonstration of a microwave SQUID multiplexed readout of transition-edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeters has the potential to dramatically expand the scale...

Entanglement-based quantum communication secured by nonlocal dispersion cancellation

December 22, 2014

Author(s)

Catherine Lee, Zheshen Zhang, Greg Steinbrecher, Hongchao Zhou, Jacob Mower, Tian Zhong, Ligong Wang, Rob Horansky, Varun Verma, Richard Mirin, Francesco Marsili, Matthew Shaw, Sae Woo Nam, Gregory Wornell, Franco N. Wong, Jeffrey Shapiro, Dirk Englund

The principles of quantum mechanics enable new applications that address unsolved problems in communications, computation, and precision measurement. Quantum...

Advances in the generalized entropy theory of glass-formation in polymer melts

December 21, 2014

Author(s)

Jack F. Douglas, J Dudowicz, Karl Freed

The generalized entropy theory (GET) of polymeric glass-forming liquids is reformulated in a simpler and more natural formalism than our previous version of...

Moving boundary and photoelastic coupling in GaAs optomechanical resonators

December 20, 2014

Author(s)

Krishna Coimbatore Balram, Marcelo I. Davanco, Ju Y. Lim, Jin Dong Song, Kartik A. Srinivasan

Improving Photoelectron Counting and Particle Identification in Scintillation Detectors with Bayesian Techniques

December 19, 2014

Author(s)

Kevin J. Coakley, M. Akashi-Ronquest, P.-A. Amaudruz, B. Beltran, M. Bodmer, M.G. Boulay, R. Bourque, B. Buck, A. Butcher, B. Cai, T. Caldwell, M. Chen, Y. Chen, B. Cleveland, F. A. Duncan, E. O'Dwyer, E. Flores, J. A. Formaggio, D. Gastler, F. Giuliani, M. Gold, V. V. Golovko, P. Gore, K. Graham, E. Grace, J. Griego, N. Guerrero, V. Guiseppe, A. L. Hallin, P. Harvey, R. Henning, A, Hime, J. Hofgartner, S. Jaditz, C. J. Jillings, C. Kachulis, E. Kearns, J. Kelsey, J. R. Klein, M. Ku'zniak, A. Latorre, L. Lawson, O. Li, J. J. Lidgard, P. Liimatainen, S. Linden, W. H. Lippincott, F. Lopez, K. McFarlane, R. Mathew, A. B. McDonald, D.-M Mei, J. Monroe, A. Muir, C. Nantais, J. A. Nikkel, J. Oertel, K. Olsen, G. D. Orebi Gann, C. Oullet, K. Palladino, P. Pasuthip, G. Perumpilly, T. Pollmann, W. Rau, F. Reti'ere, L. Rodriguez, R. Schnee, S. Seibert, P. Skensved, T. Sonley, E. V'azquez Ja' uregui, J. Walding, B. Wang

Many current and future dark matter and neutrino detectors are designed to record scintillation light with a large array of photomultiplier tubes (PMTs). The...

Reconstruction of mode structure of faint sources and its applications

December 19, 2014

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Sergey V. Polyakov, Alan L. Migdall, Elizabeth A. Goldschmidt, Giorgio Brida, Stefan Kuck, Fabrizio Piacentini, Ivo P. Degiovanni, I. Ruo Berchera, Marco Genovese

We build upon our newly developed mode reconstruction technique that takes advantage of higher-order photon number statistics and propose new experiments.

Interrogating the Carbon and Oxygen K-edge NEXAFS of a CO2-dosed Hyperbranched Aminosilica

December 19, 2014

Author(s)

Laura Espinal, Martin L. Green, Dean M. DeLongchamp, Watcharop Chaikittisilp, Jarod C. Horn, Miles Sakwa-Novak, Cherno Jaye, Daniel A. Fischer, Nicholas Brunelli, Christopher Jones

Near edge x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy was used to study the adsorption of CO2 in a hyperbranched aminosilica (HAS) compound, a porous...

300 GHz Operation of Divider Circuits using High-Jc Nb/NbxSi1-x/Nb Josephson Junctions

December 18, 2014

Author(s)

David I. Olaya, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Samuel P. Benz

We are investigating high-current-density Josephson junctions with Nb(x)Si(1-x)-barriers in single- flux-quantum (SFQ) digital circuits to evaluate their...

Investigating Adsorption/Desorption of Carbon Dioxide in Aluminum Compressed Gas Cylinders

December 18, 2014

Author(s)

Walter R. Miller Jr., George C. Rhoderick, Franklin R. Guenther

Between June 2010 and June 2011, the National Institute of Standards and Technology gravimetrically prepared a suite of 20 carbon dioxide [CO2] in air primary...

Applicability of post-ionization theory to laser-assisted field evaporation of magnetite

December 18, 2014

Author(s)

Ann C. Chiaramonti Debay, D. K. Schreiber, Lyle M. Gordon, Karen Kruska

Analysis of the mean Fe ion charge state from laser-assisted field evaporation of magnetite (Fe3O4) reveals unexpected trends as a function of laser pulse...

Enhancing the Platinum Atomic Layer Deposition Infiltration Depth inside Anodic Alumina Nanoporous Membrane

December 18, 2014

Author(s)

Amit Vaish, Susan T. Krueger, Michael Dimitriou, Charles Majkrzak, David J. Vanderah, Lei Chen, Klaus Gawrisch

Platinum nanotubular membrane can be straightforwardly fabricated by Pt coating the inside of anodic alumina membranes (AAO) using atomic layer deposition (ALD)...

Microwave Rotational Spectral Study of CH3CN-H2O and Ar-CH3CN

December 17, 2014

Author(s)

Francis J. Lovas, J. Sobhanadrib

The microwave spectrum of the molecular complex of acetonitrile (CH3CN) with water (H2O) has been studied with a pulsed-beam Fourier Transform Microwave...

Evaluated Kinetics of Terminal and Non-Terminal Addition of H Atoms to 1-Alkenes: A Shock Tube Study of H + 1-Butene

December 17, 2014

Author(s)

Jeffrey A. Manion, Iftikhar A. Awan

Single-pulse shock tube methods have been used to thermally generate hydrogen atoms and investigate the kinetics of their addition reactions with 1-butene at...

Traceable GISAXS measurements for pitch determination of a 25 nm self-assembled polymer grating

December 17, 2014

Author(s)

Jan Wernecke, Michael Krumrey, Armin Hoell, Regis J. Kline, Hung-Kung Liu, Wen-Li Wu

The feature sizes of only a few nanometers in modern nanotechnology and next generation microelectronics continually increase the demand for suitable...

Influence of Metal¿MoS2 Interface on MoS2 Transistor Performance: Comparison of Ag and Ti Contacts

December 16, 2014

Author(s)

Hui H. Yuan, Guangjun Cheng, Lin You, Haitao Li, Hao Zhu, Wei Li, Joseph J. Kopanski, Yaw S. Obeng, Angela R. Hight Walker, David J. Gundlach, Curt A. Richter, D. E. Ioannou, Qiliang Li

In this work, we present a study of enhancing MoS2 transistor performance by using proper metal contact. We found that the on-state current of MoS2 field-effect...

The Structure of Electrodeposited Aluminum Alloys from Chloroaluminate Ionic Liquids: Let's Not Ignore The Temperature

December 16, 2014

Author(s)

Gery R. Stafford, T. Tsuda, Charles Hussey

Electrodeposited alloys are rarely in thermodynamic equilibrium, and several unique microstructural features such as extended solid solubility, metastable...

Absolute line intensities for oxirane in the 11.4 micron spectral region.

December 15, 2014

Author(s)

Walter J. Lafferty, Jean-Marie Flaud, Fridolin Kwabia

Absolute individual line intensities of numerous transitions of the fundamental ν15, ν12 and ν5 bands of oxirane (ethylene oxide, cyc-C2H4O) have been measured...

In-situ Temperature Calibration Capability for Dimensional Metrology

December 15, 2014

Author(s)

Prem K. Rachakonda, Daniel S. Sawyer, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Christopher J. Blackburn, Craig M. Shakarji, Gregory F. Strouse, Steven D. Phillips

The Dimensional Metrology Group (DMG) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a new in-situ temperature calibration system...

Unexpected Peaks in Tandem Mass Spectra due to Reaction of Product Ions with Water in Mass Spectrometer Collision Cells

December 15, 2014

Author(s)

Pedatsur Neta, Mahnaz Farahani, Yamil Simon, Yuxue Liang, Xiaoyu Yang, Stephen E. Stein

While determining the fragmentation pathways of positive ions of drugs, pesticides, metabolites, and other compounds, using electrospray ionization mass...

New x-ray measurements shed light on discrepancy between experiment and QED

December 15, 2014

Author(s)

Lawrence T. Hudson, C T. Chantler, A.T. Payne, M N. Kinnane, John D. Gillaspy, L F. Smale, Albert Henins, J A. Kimpton, E Takacs

Quantum Electro-Dynamics (QED) is the best tested theory of our physical world, yet significant disagreements have emerged between attempts to apply QED to...

X-Ray microbeam measurements of long range internal stresses in commercial purity aluminum processed by multiple passes of equal-channel angular pressing

December 15, 2014

Author(s)

Lyle E. Levine, Thien Phan, I-Fang Lee, Jonathan Z. Tischler, Huang Yi, Alan G. Fox, Terrance G. Langdon, Mike Kassner

X-ray microbeam diffraction was used to measure long range internal stresses (LRIS) in the grain/subgrain interiors of commercial purity aluminum processed by...