Journals

Up-conversion Single-photon Detector Using Multi-wavelength Sampling Techniques

March 8, 2011

Author(s)

Lijun Ma, Joshua Bienfang, Oliver T. Slattery, Xiao Tang

The maximum achievable data-rate of a quantum communication system can be critically limited by the efficiency and temporal resolution of the system s single

Gold cluster formation with phosphine ligands: Etching as a synthetic pathway for size-selective small clusters?

March 7, 2011

Author(s)

John M. Pettibone, Jeffrey W. Hudgens

Triphenylphosphine (PPh3) is commonly used during syntheses of stable closed-shell monolayer protected clusters (MPCs). Models of transition metal (TM) cluster

Analytical Tools for the Dietary Supplement and Food Laboratory

March 7, 2011

Author(s)

Catherine A. Rimmer, Melissa M. Phillips

Comparison of Biomass-Derived Turbine Fuels with the Composition-Explicit Distillation Curve Method

March 6, 2011

Author(s)

Thomas J. Bruno, Evgenii Baibourine

In recent years, civilian and military users of aviation kerosene have been interested in expanding the scope of fuel feed stocks to include non-petroleum

A NUMERICAL STUDY OF THE RELEASE AND DISPERSION OF A BUOYANT GAS IN PARTIALLY CONFINED SPACES

March 4, 2011

Author(s)

Kuldeep R. Prasad, William M. Pitts, Jiann C. Yang

Development of the hydrogen economy will require a better understanding of the potential for fires and explosions associated with the unintended release of

High Accuracy Measurements of OH Reaction Rate Constants and IR and UV Absorption Spectra: Ethanol and Partially Fluorinated Ethyl Alcohols.

March 4, 2011

Author(s)

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

Rate constants for the gas phase reactions of OH radicals with ethanol and three fluorinated ethyl alcohols, CH3CH2OH (k0), CH2FCH2OH (k1), CHF2CH2OH (k2), and

Bethe-Salpeter Equation Calculations of Core Excitation Spectra

March 4, 2011

Author(s)

Eric L. Shirley, Vinson T. John, John J. Rehr, Joshua J. Kas

We present a hybrid approach for GW/Bethe-Salpeter Equation (BSE) calculations of core excitation spectra, including x-ray absorption (XAS), electron energy

A Metal-Organic Framework with Optimized Open Metal Sites and Pore Spaces for High Methane Storage at Room Temperature

March 4, 2011

Author(s)

Zhiyong Guo, Hui Wu, Gadipelli Srinivas, Tengbiao Liao, Yaming Zhou, Shengchang Xiang, Zhenxia Chen, Yongtai Yang, Wei Zhou, Michael O'Keeffe, Banglin Chen

Terahertz, Infrared and Raman Vibrational Assignments of [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Model Compounds

March 3, 2011

Author(s)

Christopher J. Stromberg, Edwin J. Heilweil

Using Raman, Terahertz (THz), and mid-Infrared (IR) spectroscopies, the vibrational spectra of two chromophore models of hydrogen-producing [FeFe]-hydrogenase

Soft Phonons and Structural Phase Transition in Superconducting Ba_0.59K_0.41BiO₃

March 3, 2011

Author(s)

Hye J. Kang, Y. S. Lee, Jeffrey W. Lynn, S. V. Shiryaev, S.N. Barilo

We have observed a softening of phonons and a structural phase transition in a superconducting Ba 0.6K 0.4BiO 3 (Tc = 31 K) single crystal using elastic and

Antibody-Mediated Self-Limiting Self-Assembly for Quantitative Analysis of Nanoparticle Surfaces by Atomic Force Microscopy

March 3, 2011

Author(s)

Carly L. Geronimo, Robert I. MacCuspie

Quantification of very low density molecular coatings on large (60 nm) gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) is demonstrated via the use of antibody-mediated self-limiting

Synthesis and characterization of single crystals of the spin- 1⁄2 kagome-lattice antiferromagnets Zn_xCu_4-x(OH)₆Cl₂

March 3, 2011

Author(s)

Tianheng Han, Joel Helton, Andrea Prodi, Deepak Singh, C. Mazzoli, Peter Muller, D. G. Nocera, Shaoyan Chu, Young S. Lee

Time Dependent Acceleration Measurements Through Synthetic Gauge Fields

March 3, 2011

Author(s)

Brandon Anderson, Jacob Taylor, Victor Galitski

We propose an atom interferometry scheme for measuring weak, time- dependent accelerations. Our proposal uses an ensemble of dilute bosons with two internal

A Collaborative Enterprise for Multi-Stakeholder Participation in the Advancement of Quantitative Imaging

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Lisa R. Karam, Andrew Buckler, Hugo J. Aerts, Bernard Bendriem, Claus Bendtsen, Ronald Boellaard, John M. Boone, Linda Bresolin, Deborah Burstein, William Bushnell, Patricia E. Cole, James J. Conklin, Gary S. Dorfman, Pamela S. Douglas, N. R. Dunnick, Willy Eidsaunet, Cathy Elsinger, Richard F. Frank, Constantine Gatsonis, Maryellen L. Giger, David Gustafson, Sandeep N. Gupta, Otto S. Hoekstra, Edward F. Jackson, Gary J. Kelloff, Paul E. Kinahan, Geoffrey McLennan, Colin G. Miller, P D. Mozley, Keith E. Muller, Kevin O'Donnell, Rick Patt, Divid Raunig, Mark Rosen, Heren Rupani, Lawrence H. Schwartz, Barry A. Siegel, A. G. Sorensen, Richard L. Wahl, John C. Waterton, Walter Wolf, Gudrun Zahlmann, Brian E. Zimmerman, Daniel C. Sullivan

Medical imaging has seen significant and rapid technical advances over the last decade, including image acquisition devices, processing and analysis software

Adopting the International System of Units to the 21st century

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Peter J. Mohr, Ian M. Mills, Terry Quinn, Barry N. Taylor, Edwin R. Williams

We review the proposal of the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM), currently being considered by the General Conference on Weights and

Black-Body Radiation Correction in the Polarizability of Helium

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Peter J. Mohr, M. Puchalski, Ulrich D. Jentschura

The correction to the polarizability of helium due to black-body radiation is calculated near room temperature. A precise theoretical determination of the black

Temperature Stabilization System with Millikelvin Gradients for Air Refractometry Measurements Below the 10^-8 Level

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Patrick F. Egan, Jack A. Stone Jr.

Refractometry of air is a central problem for interferometer-based dimensional measurements. Refractometry at the 10−9 level is only valid if air temperature

Computational Study on Aerodynamic Mitigation of Wind-Induced, Large-Amplitude Vibrations of Stay Cables With Strakes

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Dong Hun Yeo, Nicholas P. Jones

Modifications of circular cylinder surfaces, such as strakes and helical wires, effectively mitigate Kármán vortex-induced vibrations normal to flow and have

Beyond the Code: Energy, Carbon, and Cost Savings using Conventional Technologies

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel

As states in the U.S. continue to adopt new energy codes, it is important to understand what the benefits are for each state and its building owners. This paper

Electron beam heating effects during ESEM imaging of water condensation on superhydrophobic surfaces

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Konrad Rykaczewski, John H. Scott, Andrei G. Fedorov

Nanostructured superhydrophobic surfaces show promise as promoters of dropwise condensation and may lead to significant efficiency improvements in numerous

The SIM Time Network

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Michael A. Lombardi, Andrew N. Novick, J. Mauricio Lopez-Romero, Francisco Jimenez, Eduardo de Carlos Lopez, Jean-Simon Boulanger, Raymond Pelletier, Ricardo de Carvalho, Raul Solis, Harold Sanchez, Carlos A. Quevedo, Gregory Pascoe, Daniel Perez, Eduardo Bances, Leonardo Trigo, Victor Masil, Henry Postigo, Anthony Questelles

The Sistema Interamericano de Metrologia (SIM) is a regional metrology organization (RMO) whose members are the national metrology institutes (NMIs) located in

Thermal Correction to the Molar Polarizability of a Boltzmann Gas (Brief Report)

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Ulrich D. Jentschura, M. Puchalski, Peter Mohr

The metrology of fundamental quantities in atomic physics has been crucial for a number of advanced determinations of fundamental constants. In addition to very

Dynamics of Small-Molecule Glass Formers Confined in Nanopores

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

T.R. Prisk, Madhu Sudan Tyagi, P.E. Sokol

Acyl-Chain Methyl Distributions of Liquid-Ordered and -Disordered Membranes

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Mihaela Mihailescu, G. Vaswani, Eduardo Jardon-Valadez, Francisco Castro-Roman, J. Alfredo Freites, David Worcester, A. Richard Chamberlin, Douglas Tobias, Stephen H. White

Charge Puddles and Edge Effect in a Graphene Device as Studied by a Scanning Gate Microscope

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Joseph A. Stroscio, H.J. Yang, Jungseok Chae, H. Baek, Jeonghoon Ha, Young Kuk, Suyong S. Jung, Young J. Song, Nikolai Zhitenev, S.J. Woo, Young-Woo Son

Interrelationship among Li+ diffusion, Charge, and Magnetism for 7LiMn2O4 and 7Li1.1Mn1.9O4 -Elastic, inelastic, and quasielastic neutron scattering-

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Kazuya Kamazawa, Hiroshi Nozkai, Masashi Harada, Kazuhiko Mukai, Jun Sugiyama, Yutaka Ikedo, Kazuki Iida, Taku J. Sato, Yiming Qiu, Madhu Sudan Tyagi

Real-time polarization microscopy for probing local distributions of biomolecules

February 28, 2011

Author(s)

Jeeseong Hwang, Ji Y. Lee, John F. Lesoine, Hyeong G. Kang, Matthew L. Clarke, Robert C. Chang

We present real-time, full-field, fluorescence polarization microscopy and its calibration and validation methods to monitor the absorption dipole orientation

Model Checking for Verification of Mandatory Access Control Models and Properties

February 28, 2011

Author(s)

Chung Tong Hu, David R. Kuhn, Tao Xie, J Hwang

Mandatory access control (MAC) mechanisms control which users or processes have access to which resources in a system. MAC policies are increasingly specified

Coupling Thermodynamics and Digital Image Models to Simulate Hydration and Microstructure Development of Portland Cement Pastes

February 28, 2011

Author(s)

Jeffrey W. Bullard, Barbara Lothenbach, Paul E. Stutzman, Kenneth A. Snyder

Equilibrium thermodynamic calculations, coupled to a kinetic model for the dissolution rates of clinker phases, have been used in recent years to predict the

Injection-level-dependent internal quantum efficiency and lasing in low-defect GaN nanowires

February 28, 2011

Author(s)

John B. Schlager, Norman A. Sanford, Kristine A. Bertness, Alexana Roshko

Measurements of temperature-dependent and time-resolved photoluminescence (PL) on individual GaN nanowires revealed PL lifetimes and values of internal quantum