Journals

Imaging of S and D Partial-Wave Interference in Quantum Scattering of Identical Bosonic Atoms

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

Nicholas R. Thomas, Niels Kjaergaad, Paul S. Julienne, Andrew C. Wilson

High-contrast dark resonances in s+ -s- optical field

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

S. Kargapoltsev, John Kitching, Leo W. Hollberg, A. V. Taichenachev, V L. Velichanski, V. I. Yudin

For application to atomics clocks, it is important to have large amplitude and small width of the CPT resonance. In this paper, we show that the contrast and...

Quasi-Spherical Cavity Resonators for Metrology Based on the Relative Dielectric Permittivity of Gases

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

E May, Laurent Pitre, J B. Mehl, Michael R. Moldover, James W. Schmidt

We evaluate a quasi-spherical, copper, microwave cavity resonator for accurately measuring the relative dielectric permittivity epsilon r(p,T)} of helium and...

Critical Review of the Current Status of Thickness Measurements for Ultrathin SiO2 on Si, Part V: Results of a CCQM Pilot Study

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

M P. Seah, S J. Spencer, F Bensebaa, I Vickridge, H Danzebrink, Michael Krumrey, T Gross, W Oesterle, E Wendler, B Rheinlander, Yasushi Azuma, I Kojima, N Suzuki, M Suzuki, Shigeo Tanuma, D W. Moon, Hansuek Lee, H Cho, H Y. Chen, A T. Wee, T Osipowicz, J S. Pan, W A. Jordaan, R Hauert, U Klotz, C van der marel, M Verheijen, Y Tamminga, C Jeynes, P Bailey, S Biswas, U Falke, Nhan Van Nguyen, Deane Chandler-Horowitz, James R. Ehrstein, D Muller, Joseph Dura

A Discussion of the IEEE Standard on Transition and Pulse Waveforms, Std-181-2003

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

Nicholas Paulter, Donald R. Larson, Jerome J. Blair

The IEEEStd-181-2003, which is a newstandard on pulse techniques and definitions, has been recently published. This standard was written to replace the...

Fermi Level Alignment and Electronic Levels in Molecular Wire Self-Assembled Monolayers on Au

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

Christopher D. Zangmeister, Steven W. Robey, Roger D. van Zee, Yuxing Yao, J M. Tour

A combination of one- and two-photon photoelectron spectroscopies are used to determine the electronic structure around the Fermi level for self-assembled...

Securely Connecting the World with Cyber Security Standards

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

Alicia Clay Jones, Michael Hogan

This paper focuses on some of the key roles that cyber security standards play in securely connecting our cyber world. Cyber security standards can be...

Nature and Measure of Entanglement in Quantum Phase Transactions

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

Rolando Somma, Gerardo Ortiz, Howard Barnum, Emanuel Knill, Lorenza Viola

The n-qubit concurrence canonical decomposition (CCD) is a generalization of the two-qubit canonical decomposition SU(4)=[SU(2) (x) SU(2)] ? [SU(2) (x) SU(2)]...

Compact Models for Silicon Carbide Power Devices

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

Ty R. McNutt, Allen R. Hefner Jr., Alan Mantooth, David W. Berning, Ranbir Singh

The development of compact silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor device models for circuit simulation is described. The work detailed herein has been used...

Final Report on CIPM Key Comparison of 1 kg Standards in Stainless Steel (CCM.M-K1)

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

R S. Davis, C Aupetit, L O. Becerra, W Bich, N Bignell, G D. Chapman, J.-H. Chung, J Coarasa, Stuart Davidson, N G. Domostroeva, Kitty Fen, M Glaser, W G. Lee, M Lecollinet, Q Li, R Spurny, J Verbeek, Zeina J. Kubarych, A Ooiwa, A Torino

This report describes a Key Comparison of 1 kg standards in stainless steel undertaken by the Consultative Committee on Mass and Related Quantities (CCM) and...

Wear and Mechanical Properties of Nano-Silica-Fused Whisker Composites

September 28, 2004

Author(s)

Hockin D. Xu, Janet Quinn, Anthony A. Giuseppetti

This study aimed to improve the composite wear resistance via reinforcement using nano-silica-fused whiskers, and to examine the relationships between wear and...

Breakpoints of gross deletions coincide with non-B DNA conformations

September 28, 2004

Author(s)

A Bacolla, A Jaworski, J E. Larson, J P. Jakupciak, N Chuzhanova, S S. Abeysinghe, C D. O'Connell, D N. Cooper, R D. Wells

Ultra Slow Optical Solitons in a Cold Four-State Medium

September 28, 2004

Author(s)

Y Wu, Lu Deng

A Test Methodology for Multiple Sensor Multiple Criteria Alarms

September 26, 2004

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary

Multiple sensor-multiple criteria fire alarms hold promise for improving fire detection by both increasing sensitivity to fire while decreasing nuisance alarms...

Wave Localization in Binary Isotopically Disordered One-Dimensional Harmonic Chains With Impurities Having Arbitrary Cross Section and Concentration

September 24, 2004

Author(s)

Kenneth A. Snyder, T R. Kirkpatrick

The localization length is calculated for harmonic one-dimensional lattices havingbinary (isotopic) disorder. The results are applicable to classical strongly...

Substrate binding and the presence of ferredoxin affect the redox properties of the soluble plant Δ(9)-18:0-acyl carrier protein desaturase

September 23, 2004

Author(s)

Vytautas Reipa, J Shanklin, V L. Vilker

The 2003 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting

September 22, 2004

Author(s)

Winnie K. Wong-Ng

Refrigeration for Superconductors

September 20, 2004

Author(s)

Ray Radebaugh

Temperatures in the range of 0.05 to 80 K are required for most applications of superconductors. Refrigeration powers range from fractions of a watt for many...

An Allele-Specific Primer Extension Assay for the Detection of 11 SNPs Located in the Mitochondrial Genome

September 17, 2004

Author(s)

Peter Vallone, Michael Coble, R S. Just, John M. Butler, Thomas J. Parsons

The typing of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located throughout the mitochondrial genome (mtGenome) allows for differentiation between individulas...

Residential Nuisance Source Characteristics for Smoke Alarm Testing

September 16, 2004

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary

Nuisance scenario tests were performed in the manufactured home used in the Home Smoke Alarm fire test series. The scenario selections were based on what are...

The Role of Standards in a Performance-Based Building Regulatory System

September 16, 2004

Author(s)

Richard W. Bukowski

Building regulatory systems consist of regulations adopted into law through whatever legislative or administrative procedures are appropriate to the legal...

Standardization of LED Measurements Updates

September 15, 2004

Author(s)

Carl C. Miller, Yoshihiro Ohno

The article describes the current LED standards and recommendations. It also discusses the work in Commission Internationale De L Eclairage Technical Committees...

Adiabatic Association of Ultracold Molecules via Magnetic Field Tunable Interactions

September 14, 2004

Author(s)

K Goral, T Koehler, S A. Gardiner, Eite Tiesinga, Paul S. Julienne

We consider in detail the situation of applying a time dependent external magnetic field to a 87Rb atomic Bose-Einstein condensate held in a harmonic trap, in...

Microwave SQUID multiplexer

September 13, 2004

Author(s)

Kent D. Irwin, Konrad Lehnert

We describe a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) multiplexer operated at microwave frequencies. The outputs of multiple SQUIDs are...

Vapour Pressure of Diethyl Phthalate

September 11, 2004

Author(s)

Vladimir Rohac, Kvetoslav Ruzicka, Vlastimil Ruzicka, Dzmitry H. Zaitsau, Gennady J. Kabo, Vladimir Diky, Karel Aim

Measurements of vapour pressure in the liquid phase and of enthalpy of vaporisation and results of calculation of ideal gas properties for diethyl phthalate are...

Structure of Polystyrene at the Interface With Various Liquids

September 4, 2004

Author(s)

Clayton S. Yang, P T. Wilson, Lee J. Richter

Vibrationally resonant sum frequency generation (VR-SFG) is used to determine the structure of the phenyl side groups of deuterated polystyrene at the liquid...

Structure of Alanine Dehydrogenase from Archaeoglobus: Active Site Analysis and Relation to Bacterial Cyclodeaminases and Mammalian mu Crystallin

September 3, 2004

Author(s)

David T. Gallagher, H G. Monbouquette, I Schroder, Hugh Robinson, Marcia J. Holden, N Smith

The hyperthermophilic archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus contains an L-Ala dehydrogenase (AlaDH, EC 1.4.1.1) that is not homologous to known bacterial...

Letter Report of a Life Cycle Cost Analysis for GSA Chillers

September 2, 2004

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski

A life-cycle-cost analysis revealed that the combined GSA regions would save nearly half a billion dollars over 15 years in electricity costs with a...

Transformation of Phase Size Distribution Into Scattering Intensity

September 1, 2004

Author(s)

Barry J. Bauer

A practical method of calculating the small angle scattering intensity (SAS) and the density correlation function (CF) from the phase size distribution (PSD) is...

Impacts of Ventilation, Pressurization and Envelope Airtightness on Building Protection Against Airborne CBR Incidents

September 1, 2004

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily

In receent years many individuals and organizations have advocated the use of several ventilation-based strategies to protect building occupants from accidental...