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Thomas Schwarze, Oliver Gerberding, Felipe Guzman, Gerhard Heinzel, Karsten Danzmann
We present the development of an advanced phasemeter for the deep phase modulation interferometry technique. This technique aims for precise length measurements
Charles H. Camp, Young J. Lee, John M. Heddleston, Christopher M. Hartshorn, Angela R. Hight Walker, Jeremy N. Rich, Justin D. Lathia, Marcus T. Cicerone
We have developed a coherent Raman imaging platform using broadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (BCARS) that provides an unprecedented combination of
Scott A. Diddams, Jiang Li, Xu Li, Hansuek Lee, Kerry J. Vahala
Optical frequency division using a mode-locked- laser, frequency comb has revolutionized time keeping and the generation of stable microwave signals. A
Because ready-mixed concrete is placed under a wide variety of environmental conditions, the influence of temperature on the hydration reactions and the
Dale P. Bentz, Kenneth A. Snyder, Amzaray M. Ahmed
One common concern limiting the proliferation of high-volume fly ash (HVFA) concrete mixtures is the significant delay in setting that is sometimes encountered
Joshua A. Gordon, Christopher L. Holloway, Andrew Schwarzkopf, Dave Anderson, Stephanie Miller, Nithiwadee Thaicharoen, Georg Raithel
In this paper we demonstrate the detection of millimeter waves via Autler-Townes splitting in 85Rb Rydberg atoms. This method may provide an independent atomic
Anzor I. Mikaia, Leonid S. Glebov, Vladimir G. Zaikin, George A. Kliger
A new reductive dimerization and oligomerization reaction of (C5 and C6) cycloalkanols and cycloalkanones, benzaldehyde, and benzyl alcohol to hydrocarbons
Josh Ballard, Stephen McDonnell, Don Dick, Maia Bischof, Joseph Fu, D Jaeger, James Owen , w Owen, Justin Alexander, Udi Fuchs, Pradeep Namboodiri, Kai Li, John Randall, Robert Wallace, Yves Chabal, Richard Reidy, Richard M. Silver
Reducing the scale of etched nanostructures below the 10 nm range eventually will require an atomic scale understanding of the masks being used in order to
Raymond W. Simmonds, Jie-Qiao Liao, Kurt Jacobs, Franco Nori
It is well-known that the nonlinear coupling between a mechanical oscillator and a superconducting oscillator or optical cavity can be used to generate a Kerr
Zhexuan Gong, Michael S. Foss-Feig, Spyridon Michalakis, Alexey Gorshkov
Motivated by recent experiments with ultra-cold matter, we derive a new bound on the propagation of information in D- dimensional lattice models exhibiting 1/r
Y.-Y. Liu, Karl Petersson, J. Stehlik, Jacob Taylor, Jason Petta
We study a voltage biased InAs double quantum dot (DQD) that is coupled to a superconducting transmission line resonator. Inelastic tunneling in the DQD is
Varun B. Verma, Adriana E. Lita, Michael R. Vissers, Francesco Marsili, David P. Pappas, Richard P. Mirin, Sae Woo Nam
We present the characteristics of superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPDs) fabricated from amorphous Mo0.75Ge0.25 thin -films. Fabricated
A Peruzzi, J. van Geel, A. Uytun, M. Kalemci, E. Uysal, Gregory F. Strouse, Yoana Y. Nuevo Ordonez, William Davis
Water triple point cells are the basis for the definition of the Kelvin and for the realization of the International Temperature Scale of 1990. The temperature
Rachel Ann Pollock, Jae-Hyuk Her, Craig Brown, Yun Liu, Anne Dailly
We have studied gas adsorption effects on the structure of a metal organic framework, MIL-53(Al), a material well known due to the controllable framework
Haitao Li, Hui H. Yuan, Hao Zhu, Lin You, Joseph Kopanski, Erhai Zhao, Qiliang Li
SnTe is a conventional thermoelectric material and has been newly found to be a topological crystalline insulator. In this work, back-gate SnTe field-effect
In the course of the twenty years since the publication of the GUM, the recognition has been steadily growing, of the value that statistical models and
The Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer (JAWS) is a series array of thousands of superconducting Josephson junctions that are biased by current pulses such
Ann C. Chiaramonti Debay, Sten Vollebregt, Sarbajit Banerjee, Kees Beenakker, R. Ishihara
While carbon nanotubes (CNT) have been suggested as thermal management mate- rial for integrated circuits, the thermal properties and especially the thermal
The Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM) provided for the first time an international consensus on how to approach the widespread
Richard D. Holbrook, Konrad Rykaczewski, Matthew E. Staymates
The use of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in textiles for enhanced anti-microbial properties has led to concern about their subsequent release and impact on both
Jacob M. Taylor, Darrick E. Chang, Kanupriya Sinha, H J. Kimble
Quantum vacuum forces dictate the interaction between individual atoms and dielectric surfaces at nanoscale distances. For example, their large strengths
Solomon I. Woods, Timothy M. Jung, Adriaan C. Carter, Raju V. Datla , Stephen M. Carr
A cryogenic radiometer device, intended for use as part of an electrical-substitution radiometer, was measured at low temperature. The device consists of a
Vis Madhavan, Gary Lipczynski, Brandon Lane, Eric P. Whitenton
Experiments were carried out at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in collaboration with The Boeing Company, to obtain force and temperature