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Effect of Composition and Processing Condition on Microstructural Properties and Durability of Fluoropolymer/Acrylic Blends

September 24, 2008

Author(s)

Li Piin Sung, Xiaohong Gu, Derek L. Ho, Forrest A. Landis, D Nguyen

Fluoropolymer-based coatings have been greatly used as binders for exterior coatings because of their excellent resistance to UV radiation as well as to many...

Ultra-high resolution alpha particle spectroscopy using calorimetry

September 23, 2008

Author(s)

Robert D. Horansky, Joel N. Ullom, James A. Beall, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Don Dry, Beth Hastings, Stephen Lamont, Clifford R. Rudy, Michael W. Rabin

Calorimetry has been used since the late 1700?s to measure the heat output of physical processes ranging from chemical reactions to the respiration of organisms...

Measuring Optical Tunneling Times using a Hong-Ou-Mandel Interferometer.

September 23, 2008

Author(s)

Sergey Polyakov, Alan L. Migdall, Paul D. Lett, David Papoular, Pierre Clade, Colin McCormick

We report a prediction for the delay measured in an optical tunneling experiment using Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) interference, taking into account the Goos-Hanchen...

Characterizing the Non-Linear Viscoelastic Properties of Sealant Including the Mullins Effect

September 23, 2008

Author(s)

Christopher C. White, Donald L. Hunston

Quantification of the mechanical properties, such as the non-linear viscoelastic behavior, for a cured sealant is complicated by the presence of the Mullins...

Allan Variance of Time Series Models of Measurement Data

September 22, 2008

Author(s)

Nien F. Zhang

The uncertainty of the mean of autocorrelated measurements from a stationary process has been discussed in the literature. However, when the measurements are...

Manipulation of the asymmetric swelling fronts of photoresist polyelectrolyte gradient thin films

September 22, 2008

Author(s)

Vivek M. Prabhu, Ashwin Rao, Shuhui Kang, Eric K. Lin, Sushil K. Satija

The depth profile of swelling polyelectrolyte layers is characterized by a static substrate layer and an asymmetric profile with position and shape parameters...

SI traceable calibration of an instrumented indentation sensor spring constant using electrostatic force

September 22, 2008

Author(s)

Koo-Hyun Chung, Stefan Scholz, Gordon A. Shaw, John A. Kramar, Jon R. Pratt

We present a measurement scheme for creating reference electrostatic forces that are traceable to the International System of Units (SI). This scheme yields...

Density and Speed of Sound Measurements on Five Fatty Acid Methyl Esters at 83 kPa and Temperatures from (278.15 to 338.15) K

September 20, 2008

Author(s)

Lisa S. Ott, Marcia L. Huber, Thomas J. Bruno

The densities and velocities of sound of five fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) were measured at approximately 83 kPa (atmospheric pressure in Boulder, CO) at...

Bayesian Posterior Predictive p-value of Statistical Consistency in Interlaboratory Evaluations

September 17, 2008

Author(s)

Raghu N. Kacker, Alistair Forbes, Ruediger Kessel, K D. Sommer

Results from an interlaboratory evaluation are said to be statistically consistent if they fit a normal (Gaussian) consistency model which postulates that the...

Laser Doppler vibrometer employing active frequency feedback

September 17, 2008

Author(s)

Akobuije D. Chijioke, John R. Lawall

We present a heterodyne Michelson interferometer for vibration measurement in which feedback is used to obviate the need to unwrap phase data. The Doppler shift...

Composition-Explicit Distillation Curves of Diesel Fuel with Glycol Ether and Glycol Ester Oxygenates: Fuel Analysis Metrology to Enable Decreased Particulate Emissions

September 17, 2008

Author(s)

Beverly L. Smith, Lisa S. Ott, Thomas J. Bruno

We have recently introduced several important improvements in the measurement of distillation curves for complex fluids. The modifications to the classical...

Multi-sample micro-slit rheometry

September 17, 2008

Author(s)

Doyoung Moon, Anthony J. Bur, Kalman D. Migler

We have developed a multi-sample micro-slit rheometer MMR which is capable of measurements over a broad range of temperatures, viscosities and shear rates...

Experimental Test of the Sidney Young Equation for the Presentation of Distillation Curves

September 15, 2008

Author(s)

Thomas J. Bruno, Lisa S. Ott, Beverly L. Smith

The distillation (or boiling) curve of a complex fluid is a critically important indicator of the bulk behavior or response of the fluid. For this reason, the...

Can Economics-based Resource Allocation Prove Effective in a Computation Marketplace?

September 15, 2008

Author(s)

Kevin L. Mills, Christopher E. Dabrowski

Several companies offer computation on demand for a fee. More companies are expected to enter this business over the next decade, leading to a marketplace for...

Multi-level effects in the Rabi oscillations of a Josephson phase qubit

September 15, 2008

Author(s)

S. K. Dutta, H. Paik, T. A. Palomaki, J. R. Anderson, A. J. Dragt, C. J. Lobb, F. C. Wellstood, Frederick Strauch, Kaushik Mitra, Eite Tiesinga

We present Rabi oscillation measurements of an Nb/AlOx/Nb dc SQUID phase qubit with a 100 ¿m2 area junction acquired at 25 mK over a range of microwave power...

Relative Intensity Noise Suppression for Photonic Links

September 15, 2008

Author(s)

Craig Nelson, Archita Hati, David A. Howe

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel technique to reduce laser relative intensity noise (RIN). A RIN suppression servo is usually implemented by...

Phase Locking Transition in a Chirped Superconducting Josephson Resonator

September 12, 2008

Author(s)

Jose A. Aumentado, Ofer Naaman, L Friedland, J.S. Wurtele, Irfan Siddiqi

We observe a sharp threshold for autoresonant phase locking in a transmission line resonator embedded with a Josephson tunnel junction and driven with a purely...

Indentation Fracture of Low Dielectric Constant Films, Part II. Indentation Fracture Mechanics Model

September 12, 2008

Author(s)

Dylan Morris, Robert F. Cook

Part I of this two-part work explored the instrumented-indentation and fracture phenomena of compliant, low dielectric constant (low-k) films on silicon...

Effect of Annealing on Transport Properties of MgO-based Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

September 12, 2008

Author(s)

Ann Chiaramonti Debay, Daniel Schreiber, William F. Egelhoff Jr., D. N. Seidman, Amanda K. Petford-Long

The effect of annealing on the transport behavior of CoFe/MgO/CoFe magnetic tunnel junctions has been studied using a combination of site-specific in-situ...

Single ferroelectric and chiral magnetic domain of single-crystalline BiFeO 3 in an electric field

September 11, 2008

Author(s)

Seoungsu Lee, Taekjib Choi, William D. Ratcliff, Ross W. Erwin, S W. Cheong, V. Kiryukhin

We report on polarized neutron-scattering and piezoresponse force microscopy studies of millimeter-sized single crystals of multiferroic BiFeO3. The crystals...

2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid: Laser Desorption/Ionization as a Function of Elevated Temperature

September 11, 2008

Author(s)

William E. Wallace, Mark Arnould, R Knochenmuss

Knowledge-Intensive Collaborative Decision Support for Design Processes: A Hybrid Decision Support Model and Agent

September 10, 2008

Author(s)

XuanFang Zha, Ram D. Sriram, M Fernandez, F Mistree

This paper proposes a hybrid decision support model within a multi-agent framework to facilitate integration and collaboration for design decisions in decision...

Periodic Boundary Conditions for Demagnetization Interactions in Micromagnetic Simulations

September 7, 2008

Author(s)

Michael J. Donahue, Kristof M. Lebecki, M.W. Gutowski

A new method for the introduction of periodic boundary conditions to the selfmagnetostatic (demagnetization) term in micromagnetic simulations is described...

Matter-wave interference in Bose-Einstein condensates: A dispersive hydrodynamic perspective

September 6, 2008

Author(s)

Mark Hoefer, Jia J. Chang, Peter Engels

The interference pattern generated by the merging interaction of two Bose-Einstein condensates reveals the coherent, quantum wave nature of matter. An...

Experimental Implementation of Quantum Entanglement and Hyper-Entanglement With a Fiber-Based Two-Photon Source

September 5, 2008

Author(s)

Jun Chen, M D. Eisaman, Elizabeth A. Goldschmidt, Jingyun Fan, Alan L. Migdall

Identification of Active Gold Nanoclusters on Iron Oxide Supports for CO Oxidation

September 5, 2008

Author(s)

Andrew A. Herzing, Christopher J. Kiely, Albert F. Carley, Graham J. Hutchings

Gold nanocrystals absorbed on metal oxides have exceptional properties in oxidation catalysis, including the oxidation of carbon monoxide at ambient...

Multi-Step Relaxation in Equilibrium Self-Assembling Solutions: A General Model of Relaxation in 'Complex' Fluids

September 5, 2008

Author(s)

Evgeny B. Stukalin, Jack F. Douglas, Karl Freed

We examine the rheological and dielectric properties of a solution of equilibrium self-assembling particles that form polydisperse chains whose average length...

Potential energy surface for interactions between two hydrogen molecules

September 4, 2008

Author(s)

Allan H. Harvey, Konrad Patkowski, Wojciech Cencek, Piotr Jankowski, Krzysztof Szalewicz, Giovanni Garberoglio

Nonrelativistic clamped-nuclei energies of interaction between two ground-state hydrogen molecules with intramolecular distances fixed at their average value in...

Assignment, Fit, and Theoretical Discussion of the nu-10 Band of Acetaldehyde Near 509 cm^-1

September 4, 2008

Author(s)

I Kleiner, N Moazzen-Ahmadi, A R. McKellar, Thomas A. Blake, G Moruzzi, Jon T. Hougen

The lowest small-amplitude vibration in acetaldehyde (CH3CHO) is the in-plane aldehyde scissors mode ?10 at 509 cm?1. This mode lies about 100 cm?1 above the...

Dependence of the Critical Current of YBa₂Cu₃O7_-d Coated Conductors on In-Plane Bending

September 3, 2008

Author(s)

Daniel C. van der Laan, John (Jack) W. Ekin

A new method to measure the effect of in-plane bending on the critical current of YBa 2Cu 3O 7-d coated conductors is presented. Such bending mode can be...

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