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NIST Bullet Signature Measurement System for RM (Reference Material) 8240 Standard Bullets

July 1, 2004

Author(s)

Li Ma, Jun-Feng Song, Eric P. Whitenton, Theodore V. Vorburger, J Zhou, A Zheng

A bullet signature measurement system based on a stylus instrument was developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the signature...

On the Measurement of Two-Photon Single-Mode Coupling Efficiency in Parametric Down-Conversion Photon Sources

July 1, 2004

Author(s)

Stefania Castelletto, Ivo P. Degiovanni, Alan L. Migdall, M J. Ware

Photon-based quantum information schemes have increased the need for light sources that produce individual photons, with many such schemes relying on optical...

Concordance Study Between Miniplex Assays and a Commercial STR Typing Kit

July 1, 2004

Author(s)

J Drabek, D T. Chung, John Butler, B R. McCord

A Study on the Effects of Degradation and Template Concentration on the Amplification Efficiency of the STR Miniplex Primer Sets

July 1, 2004

Author(s)

D T. Chung, J Drabek, K L. Opel, John Butler, B R. McCord

Femtosecond Infrared Coherent Excitation of Liquid Phase Vibrational Population Distributions (v [greater than] 5)

July 1, 2004

Author(s)

T Witte, J S. Yeston, Edwin J. Heilweil, K L. Kompa, M Motzkus

Irradiation of a hexane solution of W(CO)6 with femtosecond mid-IR pulses, resonant with the transition energies for the first seven steps in the anharmonic...

Impacts of Design/Information Technology on Project Outcomes

July 1, 2004

Author(s)

Stephen R. Thomas, S H. Lee, J D. Spencer, R L. Tucker, Robert E. Chapman

This paper describes a collaborative effort by industry, government, and academia to evaluate the use of design/information technology (D/IT) and to relate the...

Electrodeposition of Al-Zr Alloys From the Lewis Acidic Aluminum Chloride-1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Chloride Melt

July 1, 2004

Author(s)

T Tsuda, C L. Hussey, Gery R. Stafford, O Kongstein

The electrochemistry of Zr(IV) and Zr(II) and the electrodeposition of Al-Zr alloys were examined in the Lewis acidic 66.7-33.3 mole percent aluminum chloride-1...

Continuum Dyson's Equation and Defect Green's Function in a Heterogeneous Anisotropic Solid

July 1, 2004

Author(s)

B Yang, Vinod Tewary

Continuum Dyson's equation and defect Green's function (GF) in a heterogeneous, anisotropic and linearly elastic solid under homogeneous boundary conditions...

1 A and 120 mA Thin Film Multijunction Thermal Converters

June 28, 2004

Author(s)

H. Laiz, Thomas F. Wunsch, Joseph R. Kinard Jr., Thomas E. Lipe Jr.

We report on the development of thin-film multijunction thermal converters for the measurement of ac current without relying on parallel current shunts. The...

Hydrogen Uptake by High Purity Niobium Studied by Nuclear Analytical Methods.

June 28, 2004

Author(s)

Heather H. Chen-Mayer, Richard E. Ricker

Reduction of Large Hysteresis Losses in the Gd₅uGe₂uSi₂u Magnetic Refrigerant Compound by a Small Alloying Addition of Iron

June 24, 2004

Author(s)

Virgil Provenzano, Alexander J. Shapiro, Robert D. Shull

This paper describes the discovery of an effective and straightforward method for reducing (by more than 90 percent) the large hysteresis losses observed in the...

Near Elimination of Large Hystersis Losses in the Gd5Ge2S12 Magnetic Refrigerant Compound by a Small Alloying Addition of Iron.

June 24, 2004

Author(s)

Virgil Provenzano, Alexander J. Shapiro, Robert D. Shull

Mems-Based Embedded Sensor Virtual Components for SOC

June 24, 2004

Author(s)

Muhammad Afridi, Allen R. Hefner Jr., David W. Berning, Colleen E. Hood, Ankush Varma, Bruce Jacob, Stephen Semancik

The design and implementation of a monolithic MEMS-based (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) gas sensor virtual component is described. A bulk micromachining...

Reliability of SiC MOS Devices

June 24, 2004

Author(s)

Ranbir Singh, Allen R. Hefner Jr.

Fundamental limitations to oxide reliability are analyzed in silicon carbide based devices. A barrier height primarily determined by band offsets between metal...

Phase Relationships in the BaO-Sm₂O₃-CuO_x System Under 100Pa O₂

June 23, 2004

Author(s)

Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Lawrence P. Cook, J Suh, James A. Kaduk

By applying controlled atmosphere methods to minimize the presence of carbonate, and CO 2 and H 2O contamination, subsolidus phase equilibria of the BaO-Sm 2O 3...

Structure and Chemical Characterization of Self-Assembled Mono-Fluoro-Substituted Oligo(phenylene-ethynlyene) Monolayers on Gold

June 22, 2004

Author(s)

Christina Hacker, James D. Batteas, J C. Garno, Manuel Marquez, Curt A. Richter, Lee J. Richter, Roger D. van Zee, Christopher D. Zangmeister

Monolayers of oligo(phenylene-ethynylene) (OPE) molecules have exhibited promise in molecular electronic test structures. This paper discusses films formed from...

Structure Characterization of Porous Interlevel Dielectric Films

June 21, 2004

Author(s)

Wen-Li Wu, Eric K. Lin, Christopher L. Soles

To extend the dielectric constant of interlevel dielectrics below a value of ~2.6 seen in today s IC chips, porous low-k material has been evaluated as a viable...

How Task Analysis Can Be Used to Derive and Organize the Knowledgefor the Control of Autonomous Vehicles

June 17, 2004

Author(s)

Anthony J. Barbera, James S. Albus, Elena R. Messina, Craig I. Schlenoff, John A. Horst

The Real-time Control System (RCS) Methodology has evolved over a number ofyears as a technique to capture task knowledge and organize it in aframework...

Molecular Devices Formed by Direct Monolayer Attachment to Silicon

June 17, 2004

Author(s)

Curt A. Richter, Christina Hacker, Lee J. Richter, Eric M. Vogel

We present the results of studies of solution-based attachment of long-chain aliphatic molecules to hydrogen-terminated Si surfaces formed to determine the...

Software Fault Complexity and Implications for Software Testing

June 16, 2004

Author(s)

D. Richard Kuhn, D Wallace, A M. Gallo

Exhaustive testing of computer software is intractable, but empirical studies of software failures suggest that testing can in some cases be effectively...

Mitochondrial DNA sequence heterogeneity in circulating normal human CD34 cells and granulocytes

June 15, 2004

Author(s)

M G. Shin, S Kajigaya, M Tarnowka, J P. McCoy, Barbara C. Levin, N S. Young

Importance of Product/ Reactant Equilibrium in the Kinetics of the Phosphoglucose Isomerization Reaction by Differential Stopped Flow Microcalorimetry

June 15, 2004

Author(s)

M Stodeman, Frederick P. Schwarz

The kinetics for the isomerization of fructose-6-phosphate to glucose-6-phosphate (F6P -> G6P) by baker's yeast phosphoglucose isomerase in terms of k cat and K...

Multiple wavelength reference based on interleaved, sampled fiber Bragg gratings and molecular absorption

June 10, 2004

Author(s)

Mary A. Rowe, William C. Swann, Sarah L. Gilbert

We present a wavelength calibration reference based on interleaved, sampled fiber Bragg gratings stabilized to a molecular absorption line. Such a hybrid...

Preparation of multiparty entangled states using pairwise perfectly efficient single-probe photon four-wave mixing

June 3, 2004

Author(s)

Lu Deng, Marvin G. Payne, Y Wu, Edward W. Hagley

We propose a scheme to achieve multiparty entanglement with perfectly efficient, ultraslow, multichannel pairwise four-wave mixing (FWM). A cold atomic medium...

Automated Analysis of Organic Particles Using Cluster SIMS

June 1, 2004

Author(s)

John G. Gillen, Cynthia J. Zeissler, Christine M. Mahoney, Abigail P. Lindstrom, Robert A. Fletcher, P Chi, Jennifer R. Verkouteren, David S. Bright, R Lareau, M Boldman

Cluster primary ion bombardment combined with secondary ion imaging is used in an ion microscope secondary ion mass spectrometer for the spatially resolved...

Depth Profiling of 4-Acetamindophenol-Doped Poly(lactic acid) Films Using Cluster Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry

June 1, 2004

Author(s)

Christine M. Mahoney, S V. Roberson, John G. Gillen

The feasibility of cluster Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) for depth profiling of drug delivery systems is explored. Behaviors of various biodegradable...

Dynamic SIMS Utilizing SF₅⁺ Polyatomic Primary Ion Beams for Drug Delivery Applications

June 1, 2004

Author(s)

Christine M. Mahoney, S V. Roberson, John G. Gillen

The behavior of various biodegradable polymer films (e.g. polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid and polycaprolactone) as well as some model drugs (theophylline and...

Comparison of Fault Classes in Specification-Based Testing

June 1, 2004

Author(s)

Vadim Okun, Paul E. Black, Y Yesha

Our results extending Kuhn's fault class hierarchy provide a justification for the focus of fault-based testing strategies on detecting particular faults and...

Toward a Framework for Evaluating Ubiquitous Computing Applications

June 1, 2004

Author(s)

Jean C. Scholtz, Sunny Consolvo

Today, much of our information-intensive work is carried out at desktop computer workstations; however, increasingly people work and live on the move. Very soon...

Velocity of Transverse Domain Wall Motion Along Thin, Narrow Strips

June 1, 2004

Author(s)

Donald G. Porter, Michael J. Donahue

Micromagnetic simulation of domain wall motion in thin, narrow strips leads to a simplified analytical model. The model accurately predicts the same domain wall...

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