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Journals

Quasiparticle scattering from topological crystalline insulator SnTe (001) surface states

June 27, 2014

Author(s)

Duming Zhang, Hongwoo H. Baek, Jeonghoon Ha, Tong Zhang, Jonathan E. Wyrick, Albert Davydov, Young Kuk, Joseph A. Stroscio

Recently, the topological classification of electronic states has been extended to a new class of matter known as topological crystalline insulators. Similar to

Multiple High-Temperature Transitions Driven by Dynamical Structures in NaI

June 27, 2014

Author(s)

M. E. Manley, J.R. Jeffries, H. Lee, Nicholas Butch, D. L. Abernathy

Multiple, consecutive high-temperature transitions in NaI involving dynamical order and/or localization in the energy-momentum spectrum but not in the average

Synthesis, transport properties, and electronic structure of Cu2CdSnTe4

June 26, 2014

Author(s)

Yongkwan Dong, Artem R. Khabibullin, Kaya Wei, Zhen-Hua Ge, Joshua Martin, James Salvador, Lilia Woods, George S. Nolas

A new stannite phase was synthesized and its temperature dependent transport properties were investigated. It is found that the electrical resistivity increases

A classical channel model for gravitational decoherence

June 26, 2014

Author(s)

Jacob M. Taylor, Dvir Kafri, G J. Milburn

We show that, by treating the gravitational interaction between two mechanical resonators as a classical measurement channel, a gravitational decoherence model

Interface Engineering to Control Magnetic Field Effects of Organic-Based Devices by Using a Molecular Self-Assembled Monolayer

June 26, 2014

Author(s)

Hyuk-Jae Jang, Sujitra J. Pookpanratana, Alyssa N. Brigeman, Regis J. Kline, James I. Basham, David J. Gundlach, Christina A. Hacker, Oleg A. Kirillov, Oana Jurchescu, Curt A. Richter

Organic semiconductors hold immense promise for the development of a wide range of innovative devices with their excellent electronic and manufacturing

Mass Spectrometry Detection and Imaging of Organic and Inorganic Explosive Device Signatures using Desorption Electro-Flow Focusing Ionization

June 26, 2014

Author(s)

Thomas Forbes, Edward Sisco

We demonstrate the coupling of desorption electro-flow focusing ionization (DEFFI) with in-source collision induced dissociation (CID) for the mass

Investigating the potential role of persistent organic pollutants in Hawaiian green sea turtle fibropapillomatosis

June 25, 2014

Author(s)

Jennifer M. Lynch

It has been hypothesized for decades that environmental pollutants may contribute to green sea turtle fibropapillomatosis (FP) possibly through

Measurement Methods for the Oral Uptake of Engineered Nanomaterials from Human Dietary Sources: Summary and Outlook

June 25, 2014

Author(s)

Christopher W. Szakal, Lyubov Tsytsikova, David Carlander, Timothy V. Duncan

This article is one of a series of 4 that report on a task of the NanoRelease Food Additive (NRFA) project of the International. Life Science Institute Center

Absolute Silicon Mass Measurements in support of the International Avogadro Project and the Redefinition of the Kilogram

June 25, 2014

Author(s)

Robert D. Vocke Jr., Savelas A. Rabb, Gregory C. Turk

As the Planck and Avogadro constants are tied by the molar Planck constant, any redefinition of the kilogram using an accurately determined Planck constant (h)

Vapor Phase Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching of Silicon

June 25, 2014

Author(s)

Owen J. Hildreth, Daniel R. Schmidt

This work introduces and explores vapor phase metal‐assisted chemical etching (VP‐MaCE) of silicon as a method to bypass some of the challenges found in

Interrelationship between Number of Mobile Protons, Diffusion Coefficient, and AC Conductivity in Superprotonic Conductors, CsHSO₄ and Rb₃H(SeO₄)₂

June 25, 2014

Author(s)

Kazuya Kamazawa, Masashi Harada, Toru Araki, Yasumitsu Matsuo, Madhu Sudan Tyagi, Jun Sugiyama

Using quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS), we investigated proton dynamics for two superprotonic conductors, CsHSO 4 and Rb 2H(SeO 4) 2. In the superprotonic

Three Dimensional Cluster Distributions in Processed Multi-wall Carbon Nanotube Polymer Composites

June 25, 2014

Author(s)

Doyoung Moon, Jan Obrzut, Jack F. Douglas, Thomas F. Lam, Krzysztof Koziol, Kalman D. Migler

We determine the three-dimensional structure of melt-mixed carbon nanotube networks in an amorphous polymer via confocal microscopy and image analysis. We find

A nonlinearity in permanent-magnet systems used in watt balances

June 25, 2014

Author(s)

Shisong Li, Stephan Schlamminger, Jon R. Pratt

In watt balances that employ permanent magnet systems to generate the magnetic flux the effects of the weighing current on the magnet systems can generate a

Power coupling and utilization efficiencies of silicon-depositing plasmas in mixtures of H2, SiH4, Si2H6, and Si3H8

June 24, 2014

Author(s)

Mark A. Sobolewski

Adding Si2H6 or Si3H8 additives to SiH4/H2 discharges increases the growth rates for thin films of microcrystalline and amorphous silicon, but the reasons for

Elucidating the Effects of Adsorbent Flexibility on Fluid Adsorption Using Simple Models and Flat-Histogram Sampling Methods

June 24, 2014

Author(s)

Vincent K. Shen, Daniel W. Siderius

Using flat-histogram Monte Carlo methods, we investigate the adsorptive behavior of the square-well fluid in two simple slit-pore- like models intended to

Horizontal Convective Boiling of R134a, R1234yf/R134a, and R1234ze(E)within a Micro-Fin Tube

June 24, 2014

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski, ki-jung park

This report presents local convective boiling measurements in a micro-fin tube for R134a and two low global warming potential (GWP ) refrigerants: R1234yf/

Uncertainty Quantification in Materials Modeling

June 24, 2014

Author(s)

Andrew M. Dienstfrey, Ronald F. Boisvert, Frederick R. Phelan Jr., Fadil Santosa, Alejandro Strachan, Stephen Christensen

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Modelling the vertical UL 94 test: Competition and collaboration between melt dripping, gasification and combustion

June 24, 2014

Author(s)

Florian Kempel, Bernhard Schartel, Julio M. Marti, Kathryn Butler, Riccardo Rossi, Sergio R. Idelsohn, Anja Hofmann

An experimental and numerical investigation of the impact of the additives bisphenol A bis(diphenyl phosphate) (BDP) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) on the

Photochemical Properties of trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (trans-CHCl=CHCF3): OH Reaction Rate Constant, UV and IR Absorption Spectra, GWP and ODP.

June 23, 2014

Author(s)

Vladimir L. Orkin, Larissa E. Martynova, Michael J. Kurylo III

Measurements of the rate constant for the gas phase reactions of OH radicals with trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (trans-CHCl=CHCF3) were performed using

Measuring Freeze and Thaw Damage in Mortars Containing Deicing Salt Using a Low Temperature Longitudinal Guarded Comparative Calorimeter and Acoustic Emission (AE-LGCC)

June 23, 2014

Author(s)

Yaghoob Farnam, Dale P. Bentz, Aaron R. Sakulich, Daniel R. Flynn, Jason Weiss

Deicing salts are often applied to the surface of pavements and bridge decks in the winter to melt ice; thereby improving safety for the travelling public. In

The Decline in Reported Smoking-Caused Wildfires

June 21, 2014

Author(s)

David T. Butry, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Douglas S. Thomas

The number of smoking-caused wildfires has been falling nationwide. On national forests in 2011, smoking-caused wildfires represented only 10 % of their 1980

Computational Modeling and Validation of Aerosol Deposition in Ventilation Ducts

June 20, 2014

Author(s)

Kristopher J. Overholt, Jason Floyd, Ofodike A. Ezekoye

In fire models, the accurate prediction of aerosol/soot concentrations in the gas phase and aerosol/soot deposition thicknesses in the condensed phase is

Standoff passive video imaging at 350 GHz with 251 superconducting detectors

June 20, 2014

Author(s)

Daniel T. Becker, James A. Beall, Hsiao-Mei Cho, Gene C. Hilton, Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Carl D. Reintsema, Robert E. Schwall, Cale Gentry, Ilya Smirnov, Peter Ade, W D. Duncan, Mark Halpern, Carole Tucker

Millimeter wavelength radiation holds promise for detection of security threats at a distance, including suicide bomb belts and maritime threats in poor weather

The Predictive Power of the Annellation Theory: The Case of the C32H16 Benzenoid Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

June 20, 2014

Author(s)

Jorge O. Ona Ruales, Yosadara Ruiz-Morales

The positions of maximum absorbance for the p and β bands of the UV−vis spectra of the benzenoid polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs, with molecular formula

Monitoring Process Variability for Stationary Process Data

June 20, 2014

Author(s)

Nien F. Zhang, Adam L. Pintar

Processes that arise naturally, e.g., from manufacturing or the environment, often exhibit complicated autocorrelation structures. When monitoring such a

The New Data Quality Task Group (DQTG)

June 20, 2014

Author(s)

Dan Bearden, Richard Beger

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Photoacoustic Spectrometer for Accurate, Continuous Measurements of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration

June 19, 2014

Author(s)

Joseph T. Hodges, Zachary D. Reed, Brent A. Sperling, Roger D. van Zee, James R. Whetstone, Keith A. Gillis

We have developed a portable photoacoustic spectrometer that offers routine, precise and accurate measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide mixing ratios. The

Incoherent Quasielastic Neutron Scattering Study of the Relaxation Dynamics in Molybdenum-Oxide Based Keplerate Type Nanocages

June 19, 2014

Author(s)

Antonio Faraone, Emiliano Fratini, Somenath Garai, Achim Muller, Madhu Sudan Tyagi, Timothy Jenkins, Eugene Mamontov, Rick L. Paul, John R. Copley, Piero Baglioni

The single particle relaxation dynamics of hydrogen atoms in different oxomolybdate Keplerate type nanocages characterized by a (metal) 30 icosidodecahedron and

A Velocity Divergence Constraint for Large-Eddy Simulation of Low-Mach Flows

June 17, 2014

Author(s)

Randall J. McDermott

The velocity divergence (rate of fluid volumetric expansion) is a flow field quantity of fundamental importance in low-Mach flows. It directly affects the local

Kinetics of the reactions of H and CH3 radicals and n-butane: An experimental design study using reaction network analysis

June 17, 2014

Author(s)

David A. Sheen, Jeffrey A. Manion

The oxidation of hydrocarbon fuels proceeds through the attack of small radicals such as H and CH3 on large molecules. These radicals abstract H atoms from the

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