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Unusual Expansion and Contraction in Ultrathin Glassy Polycarbonate Films

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Christopher L. Soles, Jack F. Douglas, Ronald L. Jones, Wen-Li Wu

The thermal expansion behavior and glass transitions of poly(styrene) (PS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) are extensively studied in the thin film...

Photomask Dimensional Metrology in the SEM Part II: High-Pressure/Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, Marylyn H. Bennett, T Rice, R Knowles

Binary and phase-shifting chromium on quartz optical photomasks have been successfully investigated with high-pressure/environmental scanning electron...

Comparative Specular X-Ray Reflectivity, Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy, and Incoherent Neutron Scattering Measurements of the Dynamics in Thin Polycarbonate Films

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Christopher L. Soles, Jack F. Douglas, Wen-Li Wu, H G. Peng, D W. Gidley

The manner in which the dynamics of a polymer are affected by thin film confinement is one of technological significance, impacting thin film applications such...

Real-Time Monitoring of Fluorescence Anisotropy and Temperature During Processing of Biaxially Stretched Polypropylene Film

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Anthony J. Bur, S C. Roth

Using an optical sensor, fluorescence anisotropy and fluorescence temperature measurements were carried out during the processing of biaxially stretched...

A Dielectric Slit Die for In-Line Monitoring of Polymer Compounding

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Anthony J. Bur, S C. Roth, M M. McBrearty

The dielectric slit die is an instrument that is designed to measure electrical, rheological, ultrasonics, optical and other properties of a flowing liquid. In...

Mathematical and Computational Science Issues in High Precision HyIleraas-Configuration Interaction Variational Calculations: I. Three-Electron Integrals

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

James S. Sims, Stanley A. Hagstrom

The most difficult integral arising in Hylleraas-Configuration Interaction (Hy-CI) calculations, the three-electron triangle integral, is discussed. We focus on...

Difficulties in Determining Eutectic Compositions: The Sn-Ag-Cu Ternary Eutectic

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Kil-Won Moon, William J. Boettinger

The determination of a precise eutectic composition is more difficult than the determination of its corresponding eutectic temperature. These difficulties are...

An EQMB Examination of Cu Surface Oxides in Borate Buffer

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Ugo Bertocci

The oxidation and reduction of copper, either electrodeposited or vapor-deposited onto quartz crystal resonators, was examined in borate/boric acid mixtures at...

Phase-Field Models for Eutectic Solidification

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

D J. Lewis, T Pusztai, L Granasy, James A. Warren, William J. Boettinger

This article discusses two methods for modeling eutectic solidification using the phase-field approach. First, the multi-phase field model is used to study the...

Phase-Field Modeling for Eutectic Solidification

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Jonathan E. Guyer, William J. Boettinger, James A. Warren, Geoffrey B. McFadden

A diffuse interface (phase field) model for a simple electrochemical system is developed. We describe the minimal set of components needed to model an...

Dental Composites Based on Hybrid and Surface-Modified Amorphous Calcium Phosphates

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Drago Skrtic, Joseph M. Antonucci, E D. Eanes, Naomi Eidelman

The objectives of this study were to examine the feasibility of preparing hybrid and surface-modified amorphous calcium phosphates (ACP) as fillers for mineral...

Input Impedance of Coaxial Line Terminated With a Complex Gap Capacitance - Numerical and Experimental Analysis

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Jan Obrzut, A Anopchenko

The scattering parameters, input impedance and the spatial distribution of the electromagnetic field have been obtained in the frequency range of 100 MHz to 20...

Monte-Carlo Simulator for the Failure Process and Energy Release Rate of Unidirectional CFRP a Different Temperatures

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Xianfeng Wang, Martin Y. Chiang, Chad R. Snyder

This paper presents an analytical approach that combines the modified shear-lag model and the Monte-Carlo simulation technique to simulate the fracture behavior...

Rotational Spectra of the Diastereomers of Soman

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

R D. Suenram, R S. DaBell, Angela R. Hight Walker, D J. Lavrich, David F. Plusquellic, M W. Ellzy, J M. Lochner, L Cash, J O. Jensen, A C. Samuels

The pure rotational spectrum of the nerve agent Soman has been recorded and assigned using a pulsed molecular beam Fourier transform microwave spectrometer. The...

Radio-Frequency Glow Discharge Spectrometry A Critical Review

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Michael R. Winchester, R Payling

This paper presents a critical review of analytical radio frequency glow discharge spectrometry (rf-GDS). The historical foundations of rf-GDS are described...

Inconsistencies Between Lifetime and Polarizability Measurements in Cs

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

M S. Safronova, Charles W. Clark

Electric-dipole matrix elements for 6p-nd, n=5, 6, 7 transitions in cesium are calculated using a relativistic all-order method. The resulting matrix elements...

Frequency-Stabilized Single-Mode Cavity Ring-Down Apparatus for High-Resolution Absorption Spectroscopy

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Joseph T. Hodges, Howard P. Layer, W Wyatt Miller, Gregory E. Scace

We present a new cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) apparatus suitable for high-resolution absorption spectroscopy. The central feature of the spectrometer is...

UML 2 Activity and Action Models, Part 5: Partitions

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Conrad E. Bock

This is the fifth in a series introducing the activity model in the Unified Modeling Language, version 2 (UML 2), and how it integrates with the action model...

Photomask Dimensional Metrology in the Scanning Electron Microscope, Part I: Has Anything Really Changed?

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, Marylyn H. Bennett

Photomask dimensional metrology in the scanning electron microscope (SEM) has not evolved as rapidly as the metrology of resists and integrated circuit features...

Nucleation and Polycrystalline Solidification in Binary Phase Field Theory

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

L Granasy, T Pusztai, T Borzsonyi, James A. Warren, B Kvamme, P F. James

We present a phase field theory for the nucleation and growth of one and two-phase crystals solidifying with different crystallographic orientations in binary...

NEMI's Lead-Free Alloy

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

A -. Rae, C A. Handwerker

Invited article in Circuits Assembly magazine that discusses how the NEMI Project's extensive characterization of the NEMI Sn-Ag-Cu alloy applies to other...

Solid-Liquid Equilibrium for Non-Hydrostatic Stress

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

R F. Sekerka, John W. Cahn

We examine Gibbs' conditions for equilibrium of a non-hydrostatically stressed single component solid in equilibrium across one of its faces with a pure liquid...

Defect Enhanced Carbon Monoxide Oxidation at Elevated Oxygen Pressures on a Pt/Al₂O₃ Thin Film

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

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

rbon monoxide oxidation experiments were performed on a well-characterized supported platinum thin film using in-situ x-raytechniques and temperature-programmed...

Exploration of Artifical Multiferroic Thin-Film Heterostructures Using Composition Spreads

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

K S. Chang, M A. Aronova, C L. Lin, Makoto Murakami, M-H Yu, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, O Famodu, S Y. Lee, R Ramesh, M. Wuttig, Ichiro Takeuchi, C Gao, Leonid A. Bendersky

Interstellar Antifreeze: Ethylene glycol

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

J M. Hollis, Francis J. Lovas, P R. Jewell, L H. Coudert

Interstellar ethylene glycol (HOCH2CH2OH) has been detected in emission toward the Galactic center source Sagittarius B2( N-LMH) by means of several millimeter...

Effects of Voltage Distribution Along an Induction Coil and Discharge Frequency in Inductively Coupled Plasmas

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

M Edamura, Eric C. Benck

Recent etching processes often use low to middle plasma density in order to increase etching controllability or to reduce charging damages. In inductively...

Ultrafast Chelation Dynamics of Cyclopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl Derivatives with Pendant Sulfides

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

J S. Yeston, Edwin J. Heilweil, T T. To, Theodore J. Burkey

The photoinduced dynamics of two new [h5-C5H4C(O)R]Mn(CO)3 complexes 2 (R = CH(SCH3)2) and 3 (R = C(SCH3)3) have been investigated in n-heptane solution on the...

Rate Constants for Reaction of 1,2-Dimethylimidazole With Benzyl Bromide in Ionic Liquids and Organic Solvents

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

A Skrzypczak, Pedatsur Neta

The rate constant for the Menschukin reaction of 1,2-dimethylimidazole (DMI) with benzyl bromide to produce 3-benzyl-1,2-dimethylimidazolium bromide was...

Effect of Different Electron Elastic-Scattering Cross Sections on Inelastic Mean Free Paths Obtained from Elastic-Backscattering Experiments

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Aleksander Jablonski, Francesc Salvat, Cedric J. Powell

Inelastic mean free paths (IMFPs) of electrons with energies between 100 eV and 5,000 eV have been frequently obtained from measurements of elastic...

Internet-Based Solutions for Manufacturing Enterprise Systems Interoperability ? A Standards Perspective

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Nenad Ivezic, Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Albert T. Jones

This chapter reviews efforts of selected standards consortia to develop Internet-based approaches for interoperable manufacturing enterprise information systems...

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