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Journals

Nanoscale mapping of contact stiffness and damping by contact-resonance atomic force microscopy

May 3, 2012

Author(s)

Gheorghe Stan, Robert F. Cook

In this work, a new procedure is demonstrated to retrieve the conservative and dissipative contributions to contact-resonance atomic force microscopy (CR-AFM)

Osmotic virial coefficients for model protein and colloidal solutions: Importance of ensemble constraints

May 2, 2012

Author(s)

Daniel Siderius, William P. Krekelberg, Christopher J. Roberts, Vincent K. Shen

Rayleigh light scattering is often used to quantify protein-protein interactions in solution via experimental measurement of the osmotic second virial

A two-fluid model for the transition shape in transition-edge sensors

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

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

Superconducting microcalorimeters based on transition-edge sensors (TESs) are being successfully used in applications ranging from optical photon counting to

Multiple forms of Selenoprotein P in a Candidate Human Plasma Standard Reference Material

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

William C. Davis, Lisa E. Kilpatrick, Eric L. Kilpatrick, Guillaume Ballihaut

Selenoprotein P (SePP) is a unique selenium-containing protein responsible for the transport and distribution of the essential trace element selenium (Se)

Micromagnetic Computer Simulated Scaling Effect of S-shaped Permalloy Nano-element on Operating Fields for AND or OR Logic

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

Michael J. Donahue

The scaling effect of Permalloy s-shaped element, a modified rectangular element with appendages, on operating fields, Hx and Hy, was investigated by

Is my car smarter than my cat?

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

Isabel M. Beichl

Extended Lee model for the turbine meter & calibrations with surrogate fluids

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

Jodie G. Pope, John D. Wright, Aaron N. Johnson, Michael R. Moldover

We developed a physical model termed the extended Lee model for calibrating turbine meters to account for 1) fluid drag on the rotor, 2) bearing static drag

Osteoblast Response to Serum Protein Adsorption in 3D Polymer Scaffolds

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

Carl G. Simon Jr., Girish Kumar, Kaushik Chatterjee, Stevephen Hung

Protein adsorption is known to direct biological response to biomaterials and is important in determining cellular response in tissue scaffolds. In this study

Gas-Foamed Scaffold Gradients for Combinatorial Screening in 3D

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

Carl G. Simon Jr., Kaushik Chatterjee, Alison M. Kraigsley, Joachim Kohn, Durgadas Bolikal

Current methods for screening cell-material interactions typically utilize two-dimensional (2D) culture format where cells are cultured on flat surfaces

EXPOSING SIDING TREATMENTS, WALLS FITTED WITH EAVES, AND GLAZING ASSEMBLIES TO FIREBRAND SHOWERS

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka S. Suzuki, Yoshihiko Hayashi

An experimental campaign was undertaken to determine vulnerabilities of siding treatments, walls fitted with eaves, and glazing assemblies to firebrand

A systematic approach to the study of accelerated weathering in building joint sealants

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

Christopher C. White, Donald L. Hunston, Kar T. Tan, James J. Filliben

An accurate service life prediction model is urgently needed for building joint sealants to reduce the enormous cost associated with long-term field weathering

Demagnetization in Photomagnetic Films

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

Daniel M Pajerowski, Scott Hallock

High-power, hybrid Er:fiber/Tm:fiber frequency comb source in the 2 υm wavelength region

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

Florian B. Adler, Scott A. Diddams

We present a 2-υm frequency comb based on a reliable mode-locked Er:fiber laser with 100 MHz repetition rate. After shifting the spectrum of the amplified Er

Light, atoms and nuclei: the optical discovery of deuterium

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

Charles W. Clark, Joseph Reader

Deuterium was discovered by atomic spectroscopy 80 years ago, and led to the rapid development of nuclear energy and isotope chemistry. Atomic spectroscopy of

Ultra-Small-Angle X-ray Scattering—X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy: A New Measurement Technique for in-situ Studies of Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Dynamics

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

Fan Zhang, Andrew J. Allen, Lyle E. Levine, Jan Ilavsky, Gabrielle G. Long

Ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering—X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy (USAXS-XPCS) is a novel measurement technique for the study of equilibrium and slow

A diffuse-interface Model of Reactive Wetting with Intermetallic Formation

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

Walter Villaneuva, William J. Boettinger, Geoffrey B. McFadden, James A. Warren

A diffuse-interface model of reactive wetting with intermetallic formation is developed that incorporates fluid flow, phase change, and solute diffusion. The

Exchange Coupling in Magnetic Semiconductor Multilayers and Superlattices

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

J. K. Furdyna, J. Leiner, X. Liu, M. Dobrowolska, S. Lee, J.-H. Chung, Brian Kirby

The study of ferromagnetic semiconductors (FMSs) continues to be of great interest because of their potential for spintronic devices. While there has been much

Study of Water Diffusion on Single-supported Bilayer Lipid Membranes by Quasielastic Neutron Scattering

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

M. Bai, A. Miskowiec, F.Y. Hansen, H. Taub, Timothy Jenkins, Madhu Sudan Tyagi, S. O. Diallo, E. Mamontov, Kenneth W. Herwig, S.-K. Wang

Response of large area avalanche photodiodes to low energy X-rays

April 30, 2012

Author(s)

Thomas R. Gentile, Uwe Arp, M J. Bales, R Farrell

For an experiment to study neutron radiative beta-decay, we operated large area avalanche photodiodes (APDs) at liquid nitrogen temperature to detect X-rays

Maximum Entropy and Time-Domain Kramers-Kronig Phase Retrieval Approaches are Functionally Equivalent for CARS Micro-Spectroscopy

April 27, 2012

Author(s)

Marcus T. Cicerone, Khaled A. Aamer, Young J. Lee, Eric Vartiainen

Phase retrieval methods are used to recover Raman spectra from multiplex and broadband CARS signals. Two methods are in widespread use, one based on maximum

Uncertainty in RECIST as a measure of volume for lung nodules and liver malignoma

April 27, 2012

Author(s)

Zachary H. Levine, Adam L. Pintar, John G. Hagedorn, Charles D. Fenimore, Claus P. Heussel

The authors investigate the extent to which the RESPONSE Evaluation Criateria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) can predict tumor volumes and changes in volume using

Guidelines for reporting of phase equilibrium measurements (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)

April 27, 2012

Author(s)

Robert D. Chirico, Theodoor W. de Loos, Juergen Gmehling, Anthony R. Goodwin, Sumnesh Gupta, Kenneth N. Marsh, Calvin Spencer, Martin P. Trusler, William M. Haynes, Vicente Rives, Joan F. Brennecke

Recommendations are given for reporting in the primary scientific literature of measurements involving phase equilibrium. The focus is on documentation issues

Optimized Thermal Desorption for Improved Sensitivity in Trace Explosives Detection by Ion Mobility Spectrometry

April 27, 2012

Author(s)

Marcela N. Najarro, Matthew E. Staymates, Robert A. Fletcher, John G. Gillen

In this work we evaluate the influence of thermal desorber temperature on the analytical response of a swipe-based thermal desorption ion mobility spectrometer

Pro-oxidant Induced DNA Damage in Human Lymphoblastoid Cells: Homeostatic Mechanisms of Genotoxic Tolerance

April 26, 2012

Author(s)

Bryant C. Nelson, Bryce J. Marquis, Anna L. Seager, Ume K. Shah, Jane M. Mikhail, Shareen H. Doak, George E. Johnson, Paul L. Carmichael, Sharon J. Scott, Andrew D. Scott, Gareth J. Jenkins

Oxidative stress contributes to many disease aetiologies including ageing, neurodegeneration, and cancer, partly through DNA damage induction (genotoxicity)

Stimulated Generation of Superluminal Light Pulses via Four-wave Mixing

April 26, 2012

Author(s)

Ryan T. Glasser, Ulrich Vogl, Paul D. Lett

We report on the four-wave mixing of superluminal pulses, in which both the injected and generated pulses involved in the process propagate with negative group

Characterizing Heat Release Rate Transients

April 26, 2012

Author(s)

Rodney A. Bryant, Erik L. Johnsson, George W. Mulholland

A series of experiments was performed to characterize the time response of a large-scale open calorimeter to square-wave pulses in terms of peak heat release

Comment on "Pressure dependence of wall relaxation in polarized He3 gaseous cells"

April 26, 2012

Author(s)

Thomas R. Gentile, B Saam

W. Zheng et al. [Phys. Rev. A 83, 061401(R) (2011)] measure under certain conditions a linear pressure dependence of the wall-induced nuclear relaxation rate of

Engineered two-dimensional Ising interactions on a trapped-ion quantum simulator with hundreds of spins

April 26, 2012

Author(s)

Joseph W. Britton, Brian C. Sawyer, Adam Keith, C.-C. Joseph Wang, James K. Freericks, Hermann Uys, Michael Biercuk, John J. Bollinger

The presence of long-range quantum spin correlations underlies a variety of physical phenomena in condensed matter systems, potentially including high

Influence of solvent washing on interlayer structure of alkylammonium montmorillonites

April 26, 2012

Author(s)

Wayne L. Elban, John A. Howarter, Mickey C. Richardson, Paul E. Stutzman, Aaron M. Forster, Adam J. Nolte, Gale A. Holmes

Powdered samples of montmorillonite were functionalized with ammonium surfactants of various chain lengths and subjected to two different constant volume

Preparation and Certification of Standard Reference Material 3278 Tocopherols in Edible Oils

April 25, 2012

Author(s)

Catherine A. Rimmer, Karsten Putzbach, Katherine E. Sharpless, Lane C. Sander

Standard Reference Material 3278 Tocopherols in Edible Oils has been issued for use as an analytical control material and method development tool for the