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Accurate Efficient Evaluation of Lommel Functions for Arbitrarily Large Arguments

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Eric L. Shirley, E K. Chang

It can be difficult to evaluate Lommel functions U_n(u,v) and V_n(u,v) when u and v are both large. Here, we present an accurate means to evaluate such...

Radiometrically Deducing Aperture Sizes

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Allan W. Smith, Adriaan C. Carter, Steven R. Lorentz, Timothy M. Jung, Raju V. Datla

The desire for high-accuracy infrared sources suitable for low-background seeker/tracker calibrations pushes the limits of absolute cryogenic radiometry and...

Droplet-Laden Homogeneous Turbulent Flow Over Unheated and Heated Cylinders

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Cary Presser, G Papadopoulos, J F. Widmann

The dispersal of high boiling point liquid fire suppression agents around solid obstacles is investigated to obtain a better understanding of the physical...

Heat Capacities Enthalpy Increments and Derived Thermodynamic Functions for Benzophenone Between the Temperatures 5 K and 440 K

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Robert D. Chirico, S E. Knipmeyer, W V. Steele

Heat capacities and clitlialpy increments between the temperatures T = 5 K and T = 440 l@ were measured with adiabatic calorimetrybejizopheiione. The triple...

Heat Capacities, Enthelpy Increments and Derived Thermodynamic Functions for Naphthalene Between the Temperatures 5K and 440K

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Robert D. Chirico, S E. Knipmeyer, W V. Steele

Heat capacities and clitlialpy increments between the temperatures T = 5 K and T = 440 K were measured with adiabatic calorimetry for naphthalene. The triple...

NIST Databases for Surface Analysis by Auger-Electron Spectroscopy and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Cedric J. Powell, Aleksander Jablonski

A brief description is given of four databases issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for applications in surface analysis by Auger...

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of End-to-End Contact Formation in Hydrocarbon Chains in Water and Aqueous Urea Solution

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Raymond D. Mountain, D Thirumalai

We probe urea-denaturation mechanism using molecular dynamics simulations of an elementary folding event, namely, the formation of end-to-end contact in the...

A Proposal for a Standard Nomenclature and Interactive Database of Parameters and Correction Algorithms Used in Quantitative Electron Probe Microanalysis.

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

J T. Armstrong, J H. Scott, John A. Small, Eric B. Steel

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Ultraviolet Absorption Spectrum and Cross-Sections of Ethynyl (C₂H) Radicals

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Askar Fahr

This work reports the ultraviolet absorption detection and cross-sections of ethynyl (C 2H) radicals in the wavelength range of 235 nm to 270 nm at T=298 K...

Accurate spectral characterization of polarization-dependent loss

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Rex M. Craig

Building on previous work, a rapid, automated, non-mechanical measurement system for spectral characterization of polarization-dependent loss (PDL) has been...

Dynamic Error Correction of a Digitizer for Time Domain Metrology

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

David I. Bergman

A method for numerical correction of distortion in a digitizer used for metrology applications is described. Investigation of the digitizer's error behavior in...

The Essentials of a Database Quality Process

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

D M. Blakeslee, J R. Rumble

Many steps are involved in the process of turning an initial concept for a database into a finished product that meets the needs of its user community. In this...

Supernova Observation Via Neutrino-Nucleus Elastic Scattering in the CLEAN Detector

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

C J. Horowitz, Kevin Coakley, D N. Mckinsey

Development of large mass detectors for low energy neutrinos and dark matter may allow supernova detection via neutrino-nucleus elastic scattering. An elastic...

A chemical kinetics model to predict lubricant performance in a diesel engine. Part I: Simulation methodology

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

C I. Chen, Stephen M. Hsu

The ability of the lubricant to protect the increasingly complex diesel engines directly affects engine durability and warranty costs and is becoming increasing...

Agglomerate Formation During Drying

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

A Vertanessian, Andrew J. Allen, M J. Mayo

The evolution of agglomerate structure during drying of particles from suspension has been studied for a nanocrystalline Y2O3 (8 mol %)-stabilized ZrO2 powder...

X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy to Probe Interfacial Issues in Photolithography

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Joseph~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined Lenhart, Daniel A. Fischer, S Sambasivan, Eric K. Lin, Ronald L. Jones, Christopher Soles, Wen-Li Wu, D L. Goldfarb, M Angelopoulos

Control of the shape, critical dimension (CD), and roughness is critical for the fabrication of sub 100 nm features, where the CD and roughness budget are...

Characterization of Chemical-Vapor-Deposited Low-K Thin Films Using X-Ray Porosimetry

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

V. J. Lee, Eric K. Lin, Barry J. Bauer, Wen-Li Wu, B K. Hwang, W D. Gray

Trimethylsilane based carbon doped silica films prepared with varying chemical vapor deposition process conditions were characterized using x-ray reflectivity...

Tuning P-Wave Interactions in an Ultracold Fermi Gas of Atoms

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

C A. Regal, J L. Ticknor, J L. Bohn, D S. Jin

We have measured a p-wave Feshbach resonance in a single-component, ultracold Fermi gas of 40K atoms. We have used this resonance to enhance the normally...

Optical Properties of Gold Nanorings

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Javier Aizpurua, P Hanarp, D S. Sutherland, Garnett W. Bryant, F J. Garcia de Abajo, M Kall

The optical response of ring-shaped gold nanoparticles prepared by colloidal lithography is investigated. Compared to solid gold particles of similar size...

Present Status of Radiometric Quality Silicon Photodiodes

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

R Korde, C Prince, N. Cunningham, Robert E. Vest, E Gullikson

Evaluation of five types of silicon photodiodes was undertaken to verify their suitability for absolute radiometry and also for their use as transfer standards...

Ultracold Collision Properties of Metastable Alkaline-Earth Atoms

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

A Derevianko, S. G. Porsev, Svetlana A. Kotochigova, Eite Tiesinga, Paul S. Julienne

Ultra-cold collisions of spin-polarized Mg, Ca, and Sr in the metastable 3P2 excited state are investigated. We show the existence of purely long-range...

The HI0073/HI0074 Protein Pair From Haemophilus Influenzae is a Member of a New Nucleotidyltransferase Family: Structure, Sequence Analyses, and Solution Studies

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

C Lehmann, Kap Lim, V R. Chalamasetty, W Krajewski, E Melamud, Andrey Galkin, A Howard, Z Kelman, Prasad T. Reddy, A Murzin, O Herzberg

The crystal structure of HI0074 from Haemophilus influenzae, a protein of unknown function, has been determined at a resolution of 2.4 . The molecules form an...

Calibrated Waveform Measurement with High-Impedance Probes

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Pavel Kabos, Howard C. Reader, Uwe Arz, Dylan Williams

We develop an on-wafer waveform calibration technique that combines frequency-domain mismatch corrections to account for the effects of the probe on the...

Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Diesel Particulate-Related Standard Reference materials by using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry with Negative Ion Chemical Ionization

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

D. Z. Bezabeh, H. A. Bamford, Michele M. Schantz, Stephen Wise

Determination and Comparison of Nitrated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Measured in Air and Diesel Particulate Reference Materials

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

H. A. Bamford, D. Z. Bezabeh, Michele M. Schantz, Stephen Wise, J. E. Baker

More Diamagnetism Demonstrations

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Chris Conery, Loren F. Goodrich, Theodore C. Stauffer

The availability of very strong permanent magnets allows observation of phenomena previously difficult to see. The diamagnetism of water and diamagneticly...

Compositional Homogeneity of Ferroelectric (Pb,La)(Ti,Zr)O-₃ Thick Films

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

S Bernik, Ryna B. Marinenko, J Holc, Z Samardzija, M Ceh, M Kosec

Quantified WDS x-ray element maps were used to characterize active PLZT layers on Pt/PLZT/Al 2O 3 substrates, one fired at 1050 C and the other at 1150 C. In...

An Investigation of Particle Dynamics in a Rotating Disk Chemical Vapor Deposition Reactor

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

D M. Kremer, R W. Davis, Elizabeth F. Moore, James E. Maslar, Donald R. Burgess Jr., S H. Ehrman

This paper describes a numerical model for the nucleation, growth and transport of gas phase particles formed during the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of...

Enhanced Magnetocaloric Effects in R₃(Ga_1-xFe_x)₅O₁₂ (R=Gd, Dy, Ho; 0

January 31, 2003

Author(s)

Virgil Provenzano, J Li, T T. King, E R. Canavan, P Shirron, M J. DiPirro, Robert D. Shull

A series of R 3(Ga1-xFex)5O12 (R=Gd, Dy, Ho; 0 3(Ga0.5Fe0.5)5O12 compound, which was reported in 1992 with possessing enhanced magnetocaloric effects, may be...

Estimating the Work in Integer Partitioning

January 31, 2003

Author(s)

April Andreas, Isabel M. Beichl

For a given set of numbers, the integer partitioning problem is to divide the numbers into two groups, so that the sums of the numbers in each group differ by...

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