Journals

Coincidence in the Two-Photon Spectra of Li and Li₂ at 735 nm

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

W DeGraffenreid, Craig J. Sansonetti

A coincidence between the 2S - 3S two-photon transition in the spectrum of atomic Li and the X 1Sg+ E 1Sg two-photon ro-vibrational series of 7Li2 was observed...

The Rotational Spectrum of the Ground State of Methylamine

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

Vadim V. Ilyushin, E A. Alekseev, S F. Dyubkoa, R A. Motiyenkoa, Jon T. Hougen

Recent progress is reported in measuring, assigning and fitting the rotational spectrum of the ground vibrational state of methylamine, CH3NH2, a spectrum...

Controlling Dipole-Dipole Frequency Shifts in a Lattic-Based Optical Atomic Clock

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

D E. Chang, Jun Ye, M D. Lukin

Motivated by the ideas of using cold alkaline-earth atoms trapped in an optical lattice for realization of optical atomic clocks, we investigate theorectically...

Nonlinear-Resonance Line Shapes: Dependence on the Transverse Intensity Distribution of a Light Beam

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

A. V. Taichenachev, A. M. Tumaikin, V. I. Yudin, M. Stahler, R. Wynands, John Kitching, Leo W. Hollberg

This erratum is to correct an omission of a reference to previous work in a previously published paper, Phys. Rev. A, 69, 024501, 2004

Quantitative Absorption Spectroscopy of Residual Water Vapor in High-Purity Gases: Pressure Broadening of the 1.39253-mu m H₂O Transition by N₂, HCl, HBr, Cl₂, and O₂

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

V Vorsa, S Dheandhanoo, S Ketkar, Joseph T. Hodges

We determined the respective pressure-broadening coefficients of HCl, HBr and Cl2 (expressed relative to that of the reference gas N2) for the (n1n2n3)JKa,Kc =...

Comment on Molecular Dynamics Simulations of a Fluid Near Its Critical Point

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

Jan V. Sengers, Michael R. Moldover

An Evaluation of Two Methods of Comparing Josephson Voltage Standards of Two Laboratories

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

Yi-hua D. Tang, Stuward L. Kupferman, Melquiades T. Salazar

The 10 V Josephson voltage standard (JVS) systems of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) were...

Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Coating on a Pyroelectric Detector

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

John H. Lehman, Chaiwat Engtrakul, Thomas Gennett, Anne Dillon

Carbon single-wall nanotubes (SWNTs) are studied as the thermal-absorption coating on a large area pyroelectric detector. The SWNTs were produced by a laser...

A Numerical Method for Mass Spectral Data Analysis

January 31, 2005

Author(s)

Anthony J. Kearsley, William E. Wallace, Javier Bernal, Charles M. Guttman

The new generation of mass spectrometers produces an astonishing amount of high-quality data in a brief period of time leading to inevitable data analysis...

Achieving induced transparency with one- and three-photon destructive interference in a two-mode, three-level, double-L system

January 28, 2005

Author(s)

Lu Deng, M G. Payne

We show that in a two-mode, three-level, double-L system an efficient multiphoton destructive interference involving one- and three-photon pumping pathways...

Maximum Likelihood Estimation for an Observation Driven Model for Poisson Counts

January 28, 2005

Author(s)

Richard D. Davis, William T. Dunsmuir, Sarah B. Streett

This paper is concerned with an observation driven model for time series of counts whose conditional distribution given past observations follows a Poisson...

A superconductor-insulator-normal metal bolometer with microwave readout suitable for large-format arrays

January 28, 2005

Author(s)

D. R. Schmidt, Anna Clark, William Duncan, Kent D. Irwin, Nathan A. Tomlin, Joel Ullom, Konrad Lehnert

We demonstrate high bandwidth and low noise readout of a superconductor-insulator-normal metal-insulator-superconductor hot-electron bolometer element. We...

Microwave transitions and nonlinear magneto-optical rotation in anti-relaxation-coated cells

January 27, 2005

Author(s)

D Budker, Leo W. Hollberg, Derek F. Kimball, John E. Kitching, S Pustelny, V V. Yashchuk

Using laser optical pumping, widths and frequency shifts are determined for microwave transitions between ground-state hyperfine components of {8s}Rb and d{87...

A Study of Liquid Metal Atomization Using Close-Coupled Nozzles, Part 2: Atomization Behavior

January 24, 2005

Author(s)

Steven P. Mates, G S. Settles

In this paper we examine the gas dynamic and atomization behavior of a convergent and a converging-diverging (c-d) close-coupled nozzleused to fabricate fine...

A Study of Liquid Metal Atomization Using Close-Coupled Nozzles, Part I: Gas Dynamic Behavior

January 24, 2005

Author(s)

Steven P. Mates, G S. Settles

Experiments are conducted to examine the gas dynamic and atomization behavior of a convergent and a converging-divering (c-d) close-coupled nozzle used to...

Effect of Bulk Lubricant Concentration on the Excess Surface Density During R134a Pool Boiling

January 21, 2005

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski

This paper investigates the effect that the bulk lubricant concentration has on the non-adiabatic lubricant excess surface density on a roughened, horizontal...

Rapid heating of a strongly coupled plasma at the solid-liquid phase transition

January 21, 2005

Author(s)

M J. Jensen, T Hasegawa, John Bollinger, Daniel H. Dubin

Between 10 4 and 10u6 A9Be^+ ions were trapped in a Penning trap and laser-cooled to siml K, where they formed a crystalline plasma. We measured the ion...

Carbon multi-walled nanotubes grown by HWCVD on a pyroelectric detector

January 21, 2005

Author(s)

John H. Lehman, Rohit Deshpande, Paul Rice, Bobby To, Anne Dillon

Carbon multi-wall nanotubes (MWNTs) were grown on a lithium niobate (LiNbO3) pyroelectric detector with a nickel film as the catalyst by hot-wire chemical vapor...

Generation of Lattice Wannier Functions via Maximum Localization

January 20, 2005

Author(s)

Eric J. Cockayne

A method is presented for generating approximate lattice Wannier functions (LWF) for lattice dynamics problems, using the dynamical matrix for a supercell as...

The effect of dissolved water on the viscosities of hydrophobic room-temperature ionic liquids

January 20, 2005

Author(s)

Jason A. Widegren, Arno D. Laesecke, Joe W. Magee

Viscosity vs. water content data for three hydorphobic room-temperature ionic liquids show that their viscosity is strongly dependent on the amount of dissolved...

Design, Development and Testing of a Hybrid Device for In-Situ Testing of Sealant

January 19, 2005

Author(s)

Christopher C. White, E Embree, C Buch

A new hybrid in-situ sealant-testing device that uses movement to both characterize and fatigue standard ASTM C719 sealant samples is described. This five...

Chemical, Magnetic and Charge Ordering in the System Hematite-Ilmenite, Fe2O3-FeTiO3

January 17, 2005

Author(s)

Benjamin P. Burton, Anne M. Chaka, D J. Singh

Characterization of Ceramics by X-Ray and Neutron Small-Angle Scattering

January 16, 2005

Author(s)

Andrew J. Allen

Secondary ion mass spectrometry measurements of isotopic ratios: Correction for time varying count rates

January 15, 2005

Author(s)

Kevin Coakley, A M. Leifer, David S. Simons

In Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry measurement systems, the count rate of isotopes may vary in time as a particle is consumed during the analysis. Since only...

Uncertainty reporting for experimental thermodynamic properties

January 13, 2005

Author(s)

Qian Dong, Robert D. Chirico, Xinjian Yan, X Hong, Michael D. Frenkel

This paper reviews practices in the expression of uncertainty in the experimental literature for thermodynamic property measurements with determinations of...

Solvent-Dependent Assembly of Terphenyl- and QuaterphenyIdithiol on Gold and Gallium Arsenide

January 12, 2005

Author(s)

D Krapchetov, H Ma, AKY Jen, Daniel A. Fischer, Y-L Loo

The assembly of terphenyldithiol (TPDT) and quaterphenyldithiol (QPDT) on gold and gallium arsenide from ethanol (EtOH), tetrahydrofuran (THF), and solutions...

Enhanced Low-Temperature CO Oxidation on a Stepped Platinum Surface for Oxygen Pressures Above 10-5 Torr

January 12, 2005

Author(s)

H D. Lewis, D J. Burnett, A M. Gabelnick, Daniel A. Fischer, J L. Gland

Method for Estimating the Dielectirc Constant of Natural Gas Mixtures

January 11, 2005

Author(s)

Allan H. Harvey, Eric W. Lemmon

A method is developed for calculating the static dielectric constant (relative permittivity) of fluid mixtures, with an emphasis on natural gas. The dielectric...

Method for estimating the dielectric constant of natural gas mixtures

January 11, 2005

Author(s)

Allan H. Harvey, Eric Lemmon

A method is developed for calculating the static dielectric constant (relative permittivity) of fluid mixtures, with an emphasis on natural gas. The dielectric...

Investigation of the Charge Compensation Mechanism on the Electrochemically Li-Ion Deintercalated Li_1-xCo_1/3Ni_1/3MN_1/3O₂ Electrode System by Combination of Soft and Hard X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy

January 11, 2005

Author(s)

W S. Yoon, Kyung Y. Chung, Xiao-Qing Yang, James McBreen, Mahalingam Balasubramanian, C P. Grey, Daniel A. Fischer

In situ hard X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) at metal K-edges and soft XAS at O K-edge and metal L-edges have been carried out during the first charging...