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Sajjad H. Maruf, Dae U. Ahn, John Pellegrino, Jason Killgore, Alan R. Greenberg, Yifu Ding
Thin film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis (RO) membranes play a significant role in addressing rapidly expanding global needs for potable water. A well-known
Eric N. Dattoli, Albert Davydov, Kurt D. Benkstein
The selectivity of a chemiresistive gas sensor comprising an aligned array of single-crystalline tin oxide nanowires (NWs) is shown to be greatly enhanced by
For high precision applications of optical microscopes, it is critical to achieve symmetrical angular illumination intensity at the sample plane, in addition to
V. Thampy, J. Kang, Jose Rodriguez Rivera, W. Bao, A. T. Savici, J. Hu, T. J. Liu, B. Qian, D. Fobes, Z. Q. Mao, C. B. Fu, Wangchun Chen, Q. Ye, Ross Erwin, Thomas R. Gentile, Z. Tesanovic, Collin L. Broholm
Using polarized and unpolarized neutron scattering we show that interstital Fe in superconducting Fe 1=yTe 1-xSe x induces a magnetic Friedel-like oscillation
Gabriel G. Ycas, Franklyn J. Quinlan, Scott A. Diddams, Steve Osterman, Chad F. Bender, Brandon Botzer, Lawrence W. Ramsey, Ryan Terrien, Suvrath Mahadevan, Stephen L. Redman
We describe and characterize a 25 GHz laser frequency comb based on a cavity-filtered erbium fiber mode-locked laser that provides a uniform array of optical
Brian E. Zimmerman, Denis E. Bergeron, Jeffrey T. Cessna
An international Key Comparison of 177Lu has recently been carried out. Twelve laboratories performed assays for radioactivity content on aliquots of a common
The recent move toward physics-based elastohydrodynamics promises to yield advances in understanding of the mechanisms of friction and film generation not
Qin Zhang, Guangle Zhou, Huili G. Xing, Alan C. Seabaugh, Kun Xu, Sio Hong, Oleg A. Kirillov, Curt A. Richter, Nhan Van Nguyen
The electron energy band alignment of a metal-oxide-semiconductor tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET) heterojunction, W/Al2O3/InGaAs/InAs/InP is determined by
Yvonne B. Gerbig, Chris A. Michaels, Aaron M. Forster, Robert F. Cook
Indentation-induced phase transformation processes were studied by in situ Raman microspectroscopy of the deformed contact region of silicon on sapphire samples
K. J. Alvine, Madhu Sudan Tyagi, Craig Brown, Terrence J. Udovic, T. Jenkins, S. G. Pitman
Hydrogen is known to damage or degrade piezoelectric materials, at low pressure for ferroelectric random access memory applications, and at high pressure for
Denis E. Bergeron, Ryan P. Fitzgerald, Brian E. Zimmerman, Jeffrey T. Cessna
In the triple-to-double coincidence ratio (TDCR) method of liquid scintillation counting, unaccounted or improperly accounted impurities can result in lower
Russell D. Day, David G. Roseneau, Stacy S. Schuur, Keith A. Hobson, O.F.X Donard, Rebecca S. Pugh, Amanda J. Moors, Paul R. Becker
Mercury concentration ([Hg]), δ15N, and δ13C were measured in eggs from common murres (Uria aalge), thick-billed murres (U. lomvia), glaucous gulls (Larus
Lisa R. Karam, Marios J. Anagnostakis, Arunas Gudelis, Pujadi Marsoem, Alexander Mauring, Gatot Wurdiyanto, Ulku Yucel
The Scientific Committee of the ICRM decided, for the 2011 Conference, to present laboratories that are at a key developmental stage in establishing, expanding
K Kossert, R. Broda, P Cassette, G Ratel, Brian E. Zimmerman
Liquid scintillation (LS) counting is a very powerful technique for the activity determination of a number of radionuclides. In radionuclide metrology, the TDCR
A new data analysis procedure is presented for the evaluation of comparisons of reference materials individually prepared and value-assigned by different
We performed dynamic light scattering measurements on commercially available liquid scintillation (LS) cocktails over a range of aqueous and acid contents. In
Yuqin Zong, Steven W. Brown, George P. Eppeldauer, Keith R. Lykke, Yoshihiro Ohno
Continuous-wave (CW) tunable lasers have been used for detector calibrations, especially for spectral irradiance and radiance responsivity, for many years at
George P. Eppeldauer, Howard W. Yoon, Jinan Zeng, Thomas C. Larason, Jeanne M. Houston, Vladimir Khromchenko
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is working to extend the upper wavelength limit of the spectral power-responsivity calibration service
William C. Thomas, Christopher C. White, Walter E. Byrd
A mathematical model is presented and validated for predicting the temperature of thin polymeric films bonded to substrate materials. The National Institute of
One of the critical factors related to the environmental fate of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is their phase distribution between soil or sediment and water. To
James E. Maslar, William A. Kimes, Brent A. Sperling
An in situ gas-phase diagnostic for the metal alkylamide compound tetrakis(ethylmethylamino) hafnium (TEMAH), Hf[N(C2H5)(CH3)]4, was demonstrated. This
The spatial resolution of electron diffraction within the scanning electron microscope (SEM) has progressed from channelling methods capable of measuring
This paper give the 2010 self-consistent set of values of the basic constants and conversion factors of physics and chemistry recommended by the Committee on
The evolution of a Stokes vector through depolarizing media is considered. A general form for the differential matrix is derived that is appropriate in the
Girish Kumar, Carl G. Simon Jr., Michael S. Waters, Tanya M. Farooque, Marian F. Young
We demonstrate that imparting freeform fabricated (FFF) scaffolds with surface roughness on their struts enhances osteogenic differentiation of primary human
Kristine A. Bertness, Norman A. Sanford, John B. Schlager, Alexana Roshko, Todd E. Harvey, Paul T. Blanchard, Matthew D. Brubaker, Andrew M. Herrero, Aric W. Sanders
Catalyst-free growth of GaN nanowires with molecular beam epitaxy produces material of exceptionally high quality with long minority carrier lifetimes and low