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Processors with multiple CPU cores have become widely available. Therefore it is useful to parallelize the Monte Carlo simulation process in the context of
Burm Baek, Adriana E. Lita, Varun B. Verma, Sae Woo Nam
We have developed a single-photon detector based on superconducting amorphous tungstensilicon alloy (a-W xSi 1−x) nanowire. Our device made from a uniform a-W
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Tana Luo, Wenjie Xie, Weihua Tang, James A. Kaduk, Qingzhen Huang, Yonggao Y. Yan, Soma Chattopadhyay
In the Ca-Co-Zn-O system, we have determined the tie-line relationships and the thermoelectric properties, solid solution limits, and structures of two low
We present a method of measuring the refractive index of dry gases absolutely at 632.8 nm wavelength using a Fabry-Perot cavity with an expanded uncertainty of
Joseph N. Tan, Samuel M. Brewer, Nicholas D. Guise
An experimental effort is underway at NIST to enable tests of theory with oneelectron ions synthesized in circular Rydberg states from captured bare nuclei
Behrang H. Hamadani, Nadine E. Gergel-Hackett, Paul M. Haney, Nikolai B. Zhitenev
We have studied the local charge transport properties of organic bulk heterojunction solar cells based on the blends of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and phenyl
Erich N. Grossman, Jonathan D. Chisum, Zoya Popovic
This article describes the theory and design of an ultra-low noise electronic readout circuit for use with room temperature video-rate terahertz imaging arrays
The ability to critically screen the available data using the original publications is the foundation for a good evaluation. Examples for the analysis of data
Joseph T. Hodges, A. Cygan, Piotr Maslowski, Katarzyna E. Bielska, S. Wojtewicz, J. Domyslawska, Hisashi Abe, R.S. Trawinski, R. Ciurylo
We describe a high sensitivity and high spectral resolution laser absorption spectrometer based upon the frequency-stabilized cavity ring-down spectroscopy (FS
Varun B. Verma, Martin J. Stevens, Kevin L. Silverman, Neville Dias, Akash Garg, James J. Coleman, Richard P. Mirin
We measure the polarization state of the photoluminescence of elliptically shaped lithographically patterned quantum dots fabricated using a wet etching and
Varun B. Verma, Martin J. Stevens, Kevin L. Silverman, Neville Dias, Akash Garg, James J. Coleman, Richard P. Mirin
We measure the time-resolved photoluminescence characteristics of a novel type of lithographically patterned quantum dot fabricated by electron beam lithography
Nanowirenanocluster hybrid chemical sensors were realized by functionalizing gallium nitride (GaN) nanowires (NWs) with titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoclusters
De-Hao D. Tsai, Tae Joon Cho, Frank W. DelRio, Julian S. Taurozzi, Michael R. Zachariah, Vincent A. Hackley
We demonstrate a high resolution in situ experimental method for performing simultaneous size-classification and characterization of functional nanoscale gold
Thomas R. Gentile, WangChun Chen, Changbo Fu, Shannon Watson, Gordon L. Jones, J. W. McIver, D. R. Rich
Over a period of well over a decade, a large number and variety of polarized 3He cells for neutron applications have been developed and tested at the U.S
Raghu N. Kacker, Yu Lei, David R. Kuhn, Wenhua Wang
Buffer overflow vulnerabilities are program defects that can cause a buffer overflow to occur at runtime. Many security attacks exploit buffer overflow
Alden A. Dima, John T. Elliott, James J. Filliben, Michael W. Halter, Adele P. Peskin, Javier Bernal, Marcin Kociolek, Mary C. Brady, Hai C. Tang, Anne L. Plant
Segmentation results from nine different segmentation techniques applied to two different cell lines and five different sets of imaging conditions were compared
The proposal by NASA to use high temperature superconducting (HTS) generators and motors on future (2035) aircraft for turboelectric propulsion imposes
Najib Cheggour, Theodore C. Stauffer, Loren F. Goodrich, L. R. Motowidlo, J Distin, P. J. Lee, David C. Larbalestier, A. K. Ghosh
Previous studies on V3Ga assert its suitability for use in proposed fusion reactors. V3Ga may outperform Nb3Sn in a fusion reactor environment based on its
By transferring of a small part of a macroscale sample to a novel thermally insulated sample platform we are able to mitigate flooding and electron heating
Katrine Borga, Karen Kidd, Olof Berglund, Jason Conder, Frank Gobas, John Kucklick, Olaf Malm, Dave Powell, Derek Muir
Recent reviews by researchers from academia, industry and government have revealed that the criteria used by the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic
An analytical model of the flow across a resistive flow path such as an orifice or pipe was applied to predict the inward leakage in the facepiece of a self
Rolf L. Zeisler, Rabia Oflaz, Rick L. Paul, Jeffrey A. Fagan
Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and prompt gamma neutron activation analysis (PGAA) were used to characterize a variety of single-wall carbon
Jiansong Gao, Kent D. Irwin, Gene C. Hilton, John A. Mates, Daniel R. Schmidt, Leila R. Vale, Konrad W. Lehnert, Francois Mallet, Jonas Zmuidzinas
We report noise measurement of superconducting micro-resonators with a Josephson parametric amplifier. These resonators show significant amount of frequency
K. Matan, B. M. Bartlett, Joel Helton, V. Sikolenko, S. Mat'as, K. Prokes, Ying Chen, Jeffrey W. Lynn, D. Grohol, T. J. Sato, M. Tokunaga, D. G. Nocera, Y. S. Lee
Magnetization, specific heat, and neutron scattering measurements were performed to study a magnetic transition in jarosite, a spin-5/2} kagome lattice
Richard J. Braun, R. Usha, Geoffrey B. McFadden, T. A. Driscoll, L. P. Cook, P. E. King-Smith
We study the flow of a thin fluid film on a prolate ellipsoid that is a good approximation to the shape of the human cornea. Two lubrication models for the
Julie N. Albert, Joey D. Kim, Christopher Stafford, Thomas H. Epps
Substrate surface energy/chemistry gradients provide a means for high-throughput exploration of the surface interactions that are important for many chemical
Contact resonance atomic force microscopy (CR-FM) techniques rely on the dynamics of the AFM cantilever as it vibrates while in contact with the sample of