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Journals

Elimination of pump-induced frequency jitter on fiber-laser frequency combs

July 1, 2006

Author(s)

John J. McFerran, William C. Swann, Brian R. Washburn, Nathan R. Newbury

Optical frequency combs generated by femtosecond fiber lasers typically exhibit significant frequency noise that causes broad optical linewidths, particularly...

Modeling and Simulation of Resistivity of Nanometer Scale Copper

July 1, 2006

Author(s)

Emre Yarimbiyik, Harry A. Schafft, Richard A. Allen, Mona E. Zaghloul, David L. Blackburn

Efficient Circuits for Exact-Universal Computation With Qudits

July 1, 2006

Author(s)

G K. Brennen, Stephen Bullock, Dianne M. O'Leary

This paper concerns the efficient implementation of quantum circuits for qudits. We show that controlled two-qudit gates can be implemented without ancillas and...

DNA Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG): an update of the recommendations on the use of Y-STRs in forensic analysis

July 1, 2006

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L. Gusmao, John M. Butler, A. Carracedo, P. Gill, M. Kayser, W. R. Mayr, N. Morling, M. Prinz, L. Roewer, C. Tyler-Smith, P. M. Schneider

New reference standards and artifacts for nanoscale physical property characterization

July 1, 2006

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Jon R. Pratt, John A. Kramar, Gordon Shaw, Richard Gates, Paul Rice, John M. Moreland

This paper provides an overview of calibration artifacts being developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that are intended to aid...

Elastic Moduli of Ultrathin Amorphous Polymer Films

July 1, 2006

Author(s)

Christopher Stafford, C Harrison, D Julthongpiput, B D. Vogt

The elastic moduli of ultrathin poly(styrene) and poly(methylmethacrylate) films of thickness ranging from 200 nm to 5 nm were investigated using a buckling...

The NIST Station Night Club Fire Investigation: Physical and Simulation of the Fire

June 30, 2006

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Nelson P. Bryner, Stephen Kerber

A Microfabricated Surface-Electrode Ion Trap for Scalable Quantum Information Processing

June 30, 2006

Author(s)

Signe Seidelin, J Chiaverini, Rainer Reichle, John J. Bollinger, Dietrich G. Leibfried, Joseph W. Britton, Janus Wesenberg, Brad R. Blakestad, John D. Jost, David Hume, C. Langer, R Ozeri, Nobuyasu Shiga, David J. Wineland

We demonstrate confinement of individual atomic ions in an RF Paul trap with novel geometry where the electrodes are located in a single plane and the ions...

A Microfabricated Surface-Electrode Ion Trap for Scalable Quantum Information Processing

June 30, 2006

Author(s)

We demonstrate confinement of individual atomic ions in an RF Paul trap with novel geometry where the electrodes are located in a single plane and the ions...

The Effect of Process Models on Short-term Prediction of Moving Objects for Autonomous Driving

June 28, 2006

Author(s)

Rajmohan Madhavan, Craig I. Schlenoff

We are developing a novel framework, PRIDE (PRediction In Dynamic Environments), to perform moving object prediction (MOP) for autonomous ground vehicles. The...

Detection Of Ketenimine (CH₂CNH) in SGRB2(N) Hot Cores

June 28, 2006

Author(s)

Francis J. Lovas, J M. Hollis, A Remijan, P R. Jewell

Ketenimine (CH2CNH) has been detected in absorption toward the star-forming region Sagittarius B2(N) with the 100-m Green Bank Telescope (GBT) by means of three...

Performance Evaluation of Temporal Range Registration for Autonomous Vehicle Navigation

June 28, 2006

Author(s)

Rajmohan (. Madhavan, Elena R. Messina

In this article, we evaluate the performance of an iterative registration algorithm for position estimation of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) operating in...

Obstacle Detection using a Time-of -Flight Range Camera for Automated Guided Vehicle Safety and Navigation

June 28, 2006

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, Tsai H. Hong, Rajmohan (. Madhavan

The performance evaluation of an obstacle detection and segmentation algorithm for Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) navigation in factory-like environments using...

Towards a Tool for Performance Evaluation of Autonomous Vehicle Navigation in Dynamic, On-Road Environments

June 26, 2006

Author(s)

Craig I. Schlenoff, Jerome G. Ajot, Rajmohan Madhavan

We are developing a novel framework, PRIDE (PRediction In Dynamic Environments), to perform moving object prediction (MOP) to assist unmanned ground vehicles in...

Making Interoperability Happen

June 26, 2006

Author(s)

John A. Horst

Learning in a Hierarchical Control System: 4D/RCS in the DARPA LAGR Program

June 26, 2006

Author(s)

James S. Albus, Roger V. Bostelman, Tommy Chang, Tsai H. Hong, William P. Shackleford, Michael O. Shneier

The Defense Applied Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Learning Applied to Ground Vehicles (LAGR) program aims to develop algorithms for autonomous vehicle...

Using 4D/RCS to Address AI Knowledge Integration

June 26, 2006

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Craig I. Schlenoff, James S. Albus, Elena R. Messina, Tony Barbera, Rajmohan (. Madhavan, Stephen B. Balakirsky

In this paper, we show how 4D/RCS incorporates and integrates multiple types of disparate knowledge representation techniques into a common, unifying...

Probe-Based Micro-Scale Manipulation and Assembly Using Force Feedback

June 26, 2006

Author(s)

Jason J. Gorman, Nicholas Dagalakis

Repeatable manipulation and assembly of micro-scale components is a critical capability for future developments in opto-electronics, hybrid...

Effect of Copolymer Composition on Acid Catalyzed Deprotection Reaction Kinetics in Model Photoresists

June 25, 2006

Author(s)

Shuhui Kang, Vivek M. Prabhu, B D. Vogt, Eric K. Lin, Wen-Li Wu, Karen Turnquest

The kinetics of an acid-catalyzed deprotection reaction in model photoresist materials was studied as a function of copolymer composition with Fourier Transform...

Advanced Neutron and X-ray Techniques for Insights into the Microstructure of EB-PVD Thermal Barrier Coatings

June 25, 2006

Author(s)

A Kulkarni, A N. Goland, H Herman, Andrew J. Allen, T A. Dobbins, F DeCarlo, J Ilavsky, Gabrielle G. Long, S Fang, P Lawton

Phase Formation, Crystal Chemistry, and Properties in the Magnetic Dielectric System Bi₂O_3-Fe₂O_3-Nb₂O₅

June 22, 2006

Author(s)

M W. Lufaso, Terrell A. Vanderah, I M. Pazos, Igor Levin, Juan C. Nino, Virgil Provenzano, Peter K. Schenck, Robert S. Roth

Subsolidus phase relations have been determined for the Bi2O3-Fe2O3-Nb2O5 system in air (900-1075 C). Three new ternary phases were observed Bi3Fe0.5Nb1.5O9...

Facilitating the Culture of Mammalian Nerve Cells with Polyelectrolyte Multilayers

June 20, 2006

Author(s)

Samuel P. Forry, D. R. Reyes, Michael Gaitan, Laurie E. Locascio

Natural Linewidth of the 401-nm Laser-Cooling Transition in Er I

June 20, 2006

Author(s)

Jabez J. McClelland

A measurement of the natural linewidth of the 401 nm 4f 126s 2 ( 3H 6) {rarr} 4f 12( 3H)6s6p ( 1P o 1) (6,1) 7 o transition in Er I is presented. Using laser...

Large-Scale Calculation of Dielectronic Recombination Parameters for Mg-Like Fe

June 20, 2006

Author(s)

I Murakami, T Kato, D Kato, U I. Safronova, T E. Cowan, Yuri Ralchenko

Energy levels, radiative transition probabilities, and autoionization rates for $1s^22s^22p^63l'nl$ ($n$=3-12, $l \le n-1$) and $1s^22s^22p^64l'nl$ ($n$=4-7, $l...

In Situ Stress and Nanogravimetric Measurements During Underpotential Deposition of Pb on (111)-Textured Au

June 16, 2006

Author(s)

Gery R. Stafford, Ugo Bertocci

The surface stress associated with the underpotential deposition (upd) of lead on (111)-textured Au is examined, using the wafer curvature method, in acidic...

Quantum dots a versatile tool in plant science?

June 15, 2006

Author(s)

F. Mueller, A. Houben, Peter E. Barker, Yan Xiao, J. Kas, M. Melzer

Subsolidus Phase Relationships of the BaO-R2O3-CuOz (R=Eu, Dy, and Ho) Systems under Carbonate-Free Conditions at T = 810 ?C and pO2 = 100 Pa.

June 15, 2006

Author(s)

Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Zhi Yang, Lawrence P. Cook, Julia Frank, Mario Loung

For applications of phase equilibria to second-generation coated-conductor high Tc superconductor processing, phase diagrams constructed under carbonate-free...

X-Ray Topography for Fractography of Single-Crystal Components

June 15, 2006

Author(s)

David R. Black, George D. Quinn

X-ray diffraction topography, which is sensitive to local strain and/or crystallographic orientation, provides a unique view of single-crystal samples both...

Atom-based stabilization for laser-pumped atomic clocks

June 15, 2006

Author(s)

Vladislav Gerginov, V Shah, Svenja A. Knappe, Leo W. Hollberg, John E. Kitching

We describe a novel technique for stabilizing frequency shifts in laser-interrogated vapor-cell atomic clocks. The method suppresses frequency shifts due to...

Stable isotopic analysis of atmospheric methane by infrared spectroscopy by use of diode laser difference-frequency generation

June 10, 2006

Author(s)

M. E. Trudeau, Pin Chen, G de Andreade Garcia, Leo W. Hollberg, P P. Tans

An infrared absorption spectrometer has been constructed to measure the stable isotopic composition of atmospheric methane samples. The spectrometer employs...

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