Journals

Ultra-Sensitive Chip-Based Photonic Temperature Sensor Using Ring Resonator Structures

February 3, 2014

Author(s)

Haitan Xu, Mohammad Hafezi, Jingyun Fan, Jacob Taylor, Gregory F. Strouse, Zeeshan Ahmed

Temperature is one of the most measured quantity in the world, second only to time. Recently there has been considerable interest in developing photonic

Improvements in the characterization of actinides targets by low solid-angle counting

February 2, 2014

Author(s)

David M. Gilliam, Andrew T. Yue

In a paper presented in the Proceedings of the 19th World Conference of the INTDS, 1998, the results of a blind comparison between groups at NIST and the IRMM

Voltammetric Monitoring of Protein Aggregation from Solution Using Tris-(2,2'-Bipyridine) Osmium (II) Chloride as an Electrocatalytic Mediator

February 2, 2014

Author(s)

Napoleon E. Tercero, Joseph A. Kotarek

The present work evaluates the feasibility of tracking protein aggregation voltammetrically by taking advantage of the intrinsic electroactivity of tyrosine

Interpreting the semantics of GD&T specifications of a product for tolerance analysis

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

Mehmet I. Sarigecilia, Utpal Roy, Sudarsan Rachuri

The representation and management of product information in its life cycle requires standardized data exchange protocols. Standard for exchange of product model

Combined Fitting of Small- and Wide-Angle X-ray Total Scattering Data from Nanoparticles: Benefits and Issues

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

Igor Levin, Anton Gagin, Andrew J. Allen

Simultaneous fitting of small- and wide-angle total X-ray scattering data for nanoparticles has been explored using both simulated and experimental signals. The

The Hafnium-Platinum Phase Diagram

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

Judith K. Stalick, Richard M. Waterstrat

Phase relationships were determined in the Hf-Pt system at temperatures up to 1690°C using both metallographic and neutron Rietveld refinement techniques. An

A comparison of literature models for the oxidation of normal heptane

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

David A. Sheen, Wing Tsang

The development of detailed chemical kinetic models has proceeded unabated since the pioneering work of Dixon-Lewis and coworkers forty-five years ago. In that

Quantitative X-Ray Powder Diffraction Analysis of Portland Cements: Proficiency Testing for Laboratory Assessment

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

Paul E. Stutzman

Quantitative x-ray powder diffraction analysis (QXRD) is being used within the cement industry for phase characterization of hydraulic cement. The current ASTM

Wave Packet Scattering from Time-Varying Potential Barriers in One Dimension

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

Robert M. Dimeo

We summarize a method of solution of the time-dependent Schrodinger equation that incorporates adsorbing boundary conditions and a method for extracting the

A New NIST Primary Standardization of 18F

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

Ryan P. Fitzgerald, Brian E. Zimmerman, Denis E. Bergeron, Jeffrey T. Cessna, Leticia S. Pibida, Denise S. Moreira

A new primary standardization of 18F by NIST is reported. The standard is based on live-timed beta- gamma anticoincidence counting with confirmatory

Distributed Deployment Algorithms for Improved Coverage in a Network of Wireless Mobile Sensors

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

Kamran Sayrafian, Vladimir V. Marbukh, Hamid Mahboubi, Kaveh Moezzi, Amir Aghdam

In this paper, sensor deployment strategies are developed for effective coverage in wireless sensor networks. In the proposed algorithms, the sensors find

The effect of Acetobacter sp. and a sulfate-reducing bacterial consortium from ethanol fuel environments on fatigue crack propagation in pipeline and storage tank steels

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

Jeffrey W. Sowards, Charles H. Williamson, Timothy S. Weeks, Joseph D. McColskey, John R. Spear

This study evaluated the effects of microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) on fatigue crack growth of candidate materials useful in expanding bioethanol

Introduction to the special issue for the 15th International Conference on Small-Angle Scattering

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

Elliot P. Gilbert, Andrew J. Allen

Background and introduction are provided regarding the 15th International Conference on Small Angle Scattering (SAS2012), held in Sydney, Australia, November

Effects of Intermicellar Interactions on the Dissociation of Block Copolymer Micelles: SANS and NMR Studies

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

Gang Cheng, Boualem Hammouda, Dvora Perahia

The effects of inter-micellar interactions on the dissociation of block copolymer micelles of polystyrene-b-polyisoprene in a selective solvent, decane, were

Polystyrene-block-Polyisoprene Diblock-Copolymer Micelles: Coupled Pressure and Temperature Effects

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

Gang Cheng, Boualem Hammouda, Dvora Perahia

The structural changes of diblock copolymer micelles under pressure from (200-16,000) psi were investigated using small-angle neutron scattering (SANS)

Structure and Properties of α-NaFeO₂-type Ternary Sodium Iridates

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

Kristen Baroudi, Cindi Yim, Hui Wu, Qingzhen Huang, John H. Roudebush, Eugenia Vavilova, Hans-Joachim Grafe, Vladislav Kataev, Bernd Buechner, Huiwen Ji, Changyang Kuo, Zhiwei Hu, Tun-Wen Pi, Chiwen Pao, Jyhfu Lee, Daria Mikhailova, Liu Hao Tjeng, R. J. Cava

The synthesis, structure, and elementary magnetic and electronic properties are reported for layered compounds of the type Na 3-xMIr 2O 6 and Na 3-xM 2IrO 6

Bounds on Elementary Symmetric Functions

January 31, 2014

Author(s)

Andrew L. Rukhin

Tight bounds on an elementary symmetric function are established for given values of these polynomials of lower order.

Environmental Performance of Green Building Code and Certification Systems

January 31, 2014

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, Sangwon Suh, Shivira Tomar, Matthew Leighton

Estimation of the Limit of Detection Using Information Theory Measures

January 31, 2014

Author(s)

Alexander (. Vergara Tinoco, Fonollosa Jordi, Huerta Ramon, Santiago Marco

Definitions of the Limit of Detection (LoD) based on the probability of false positive and/or false negative errors have been proposed over the past years

Self-Injection Locking and Phase-Locked States in Microresonator-Based Optical Frequency Combs

January 31, 2014

Author(s)

Pascal P. Del'Haye, Scott B. Papp, Scott A. Diddams, Katja M. Beha

Microresonator-based optical frequency combs have been under extensive research during the last years. However, the actual comb generation processes are still

Restricted Likelihood Representation for Multivariate Heterogeneous Random Effects Models

January 31, 2014

Author(s)

Andrew L. Rukhin

In the random-effects model of meta-analysis for heterogeneous multidimensional data a canonical representation of the restricted likelihood function is

Effect of Capping Material on Interfacial Ferromagnetism in FeRh Thin Films

January 31, 2014

Author(s)

C. Baldasseroni, G. K. Palsson, C. Bordel, S. Valencia, A. A. Unal, F. Kronast, S. Nemsak, C. S. Fadley, Julie Borchers, Brian B. Maranville, F. Hellman

The role of the capping material in stabilizing a thin ferromagnetic layer at the interface between an FeRh film and cap in the nominally antiferromagnetic

k-Zero Day Safety: A Network Security Metric for Measuring the Risk of Unknown Vulnerabilities

January 31, 2014

Author(s)

Lingyu Wang, Sushil Jajodia, Anoop Singhal, Pengsu Cheng, Steven Noel

By enabling a direct comparison of different security solutions with respect to their relative effectiveness, a network security metric may provide quantifiable

A multicomponent phase-field model for extremely large partition coefficients

January 31, 2014

Author(s)

Michael J. Welland, Dieter Wolf, Jonathan E. Guyer

We develop a multi-component phase-field model specially formulated to robustly simulate concentration variations from molar to atomic magnitudes across an

Analysis for Dynamic Metrology

January 30, 2014

Author(s)

Andrew M. Dienstfrey, Paul D. Hale

Diverse measurement contexts require estimates of time varying quantities. Ideally the measurement device responds to signal variations significantly more

Strong coupling of single emitters interacting with phononic infrared antennae

January 30, 2014

Author(s)

Ruben Esteban, Javier Aizpurua, Garnett W. Bryant

A single emitter can couple with an electromagnetic mode excited in dielectric cavities or metallic particles. In a similar manner, it can couple with a

The neural representation of faces and bodies in motion and at rest

January 29, 2014

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, Alice O'Toole, Vaidehi Natu, Xiaobo An, Rice Allyson, James Ryland

The neural organization of person processing relies on brain regions functionally selective for faces or bodies, with a subset of these regions preferring

Quantum teleportation from a telecom-wavelength photon to a solid-state quantum memory

January 28, 2014

Author(s)

Felix Bussieres, Christoph Clausen, Alexey Tiranov, Boris Korzh, Varun Verma, Sae Woo Nam, Francesco Marsili, Alban Ferrier, Harald Hermann, Christine Silberhorn, Wolfgang Sohler, Mikael Afzelius, Nicolas Gisin

In quantum teleportation [1], the state of a single quantum system is disembodied into classical information and purely quantum correlations, to be later

Comment on Detection of Microwave Spin Pumping Using the Inverse Spin Hall Effect

January 27, 2014

Author(s)

Thomas J. Silva, Mathias A. Weiler, Hans T. Nembach, Justin M. Shaw

In a recent Letter, Hahn et al. reported on the detection of an ac voltage in a yttrium iron garnet (YIG)/platinum (Pt) bilayer under the condition of

Phase-slip lines as a resistance mechanism in transition-edge sensors

January 27, 2014

Author(s)

Douglas A. Bennett, Daniel R. Schmidt, Daniel S. Swetz, Joel N. Ullom

The fundamental mechanism of resistance in voltage-biased superconducting films is poorly understood despite its importance as the basis of transition-edge