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Journals

Current Issues in Optical Diffraction Theory

Author(s)
Klaus Mielenz
This paper focuses on unresolved or poorly documented issues pertaining to Fresnel's diffraction theory and its various modifications. In Sec. 2 of the paper it

New Critical Compilations of Atomic Transition Probabilities

Author(s)
Wolfgang L. Wiese, Jeffrey R. Fuhr, Daniel E. Kelleher, Larissa Podobedova
At the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), we are continuing our critical evaluation and compilation work on atomic transition probabilities

Excitions in Quantum-Dot Quantum Well Structures

Author(s)
W Jaskolski, Garnett W. Bryant
The energy levels and excitation spectra of multi-shell nanocrystals composed of ZnS and CdS layers are investigated. The calculations are performed both in the

The Ne II Spectrum

Author(s)
Alexander Kramida, Gillian Nave
Spectra of neon-filled hollow cathode discharge lamps were observed by means of high-resolution Fourier-transform spectroscopy (FTS) covering the region from

Nanoscale Mechanisms of Fatigue in Ionic Solids

Author(s)
Emily Jarvis, E A. Carter
We employ periodic density functional calculations to explore the effect of cyclic tensile loading on the behavior of alumina in the threshold region of crack

A New Chemical Reactor for Protein Crystal Growth

Author(s)
David Travis Gallagher, C Stover, J Moses, D Charlton, E Steinberg, L Arnowitz
Current rapid advances in the genomic and biochemical sciences provide impetus for finding improved ways of crystallizing proteins for structure determination

Reference Material 8785: Air Particulate Matter on Filter Media

Author(s)
George A. Klouda, James J. Filliben, H J. Parish, J C. Chow, J Watson, R Cary
Reference Material (RM) 8785 Air Particulate Matter on Filter Media is intended primarily for use in the evaluation of analytical methods used to characterize

The New NIST Water Flow Calibration Facility

Author(s)
V S. Gowda, Tsyh Tyan Yeh, Pedro I. Espina, N Yende
A static-gravimetric liquid flow calibration facility is under construction at the NIST Gaithersburg Campus. The facility is designed to calibrate flow meters

Neutron Irradiation in Activation Analysis: A New Rabbit for the NBSR

Author(s)
Richard M. Lindstrom, Rolf L. Zeisler, Elizabeth A. Mackey, P J. Liposky, Rachel S. Popelka-Filcoff, Robert E. Williams
Elementary activation analysis assumes that the reaction rate is proportional to the number of atoms of analyte present in the sample. On close examination
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