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Two weak vibrationa bands, the (8,0) and (8,1) bands of the O 2 + A 2II u - X 2II g System, are Characterized by Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF) for the First
D Feder, M S. Pindzola, L A. Collins, B I. Schneider, Charles W. Clark
Dark soliton states of Bose-Einstein condensates in anisotropic traps are studied by direct solution of the time-dependent Gross-Pitaevskii equation in three
Haonan Wang, A N. Nikolov, J R. Ensher, P L. Gould, E E. Eyler, W C. Stwalley, J P. Burke, J L. Bohn, C H. Greene, Eite Tiesinga, Carl J. Williams, Paul S. Julienne
We use double-resonance photoassociative spectroscopy of ultracold 39K atoms to precisely determine the triplet a 3Σ scattering length for the various isotopes
The vinyl-methyl cross-radical reaction was studied by laser photolysis / photoionization mass spectroscopy. Overall rate constants and quantitative product
M Tsukada, D Sato, K Endo, M Yanaka, Lloyd A. Currie, M D. Glascock, J M. Ondov, M Han
Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) were applied to the determination of major elements
E Handy, M V. Rao, O W. Holland, P Chi, K A. Jones, M A. Derenge, R D. Vispute, T Venkatesan
A Series of single energy Al, B, and Ga ion implants were performed in the energy range 50 keV - 4 MeV into 6H-SiC to characterize the implant depth profiles
A Kalukin, B Winn, Yong Wang, C Jacobsen, Z Levine, Joseph Fu
For two-dimensional x-ray imaging of thin films, the technique of scanning transmission x-ray microscopy (STXM) has achieved images with feature sizes as small
The international standard ISO 10303 for the exchange of product models and associated data between different computer aided design (CAD) and other engineering
We have directly measured the retardance versus temperature for single-crystal quartz (SiO 2) and magnesium fluoride (MgF 2) at wavelengths of 633, 788, 1318
Antonio M. Casas, Angel Cortes, Adolfo Maestro, M. Asuncion Soriano, Andres Riaguas, Javier Bernal
Analysis of lineaments from satellite images normally includes the determination of their orientation and density. The spatial variation in the orientation and
For 3 years, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been leading the Industry USability Reporting (IUSR) project. The purpose of the
R M. Werner, Y. L. Jiang, R. G. Gordley, J. Jagadeesh, Jane E. Ladner, G Xiao, M Tordova, G L. Gilliland, J T. Stivers
The DNA repair enzyme uracil DNA glycosylase (UDG) pinches the phosphodiester backbone of damaged DNA using the hydroxyl side chains of a conserved trio of
S L. Barker, Michael J. Tarlov, H E. Canavan, J J. Hickman, Laurie E. Locascio
Control of the polymer surface chemistry is a crucial aspect of development of plastic microfluidic devices. When commercially available plastic substrates are
C N. Rao, Prasad T. Reddy, D J. Reeder, Yonglin Liu, S M. Stack, W Kisiel, D T. Woodley
We report the expression of tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 (TFPI-2) (also known as PP-5, placental protein-5; MSPI, matrix-associated serine protease
S. E. Henrickson, Martin Misakian, B Robertson, John J. Kasianowicz
To understand the mechanism by which individual DNA molecules partition into a nanometer-scale pore, we studied the concentration and voltage dependence of
As the legal climate for arson and fire investigations becomes more demanding, their need for a rigorous scientific foundation is growing. Fortunately, federal
Uwe Arp, R Friedman, Mitchell L. Furst, Susan L. Makar, Ping-Shine Shaw
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) operates the newly upgraded Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility (SURF III) mainly as a light
Apparent equilibrium constants and calorimetric enthalpies of reaction have been measured for reactions catalyzed by branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase. The
A short description is given of data resources that are available from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for X-Ray Photoelectron
Lloyd A. Currie, J D. Kessler, J V. Marolf, A. P. McNichol, D R. Stuart, J C. Donoghue, D. J. Donahue, William Burr, D Biddulph
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) measurements of environmental 14C have been employed during the past decade at the several micromole level (10's of ug
Lloyd A. Currie, D Klinedinst, R Burch, N Feltham, R Dorsch
There are twin pressures mounting in U.S. industry for increased utilization of biomass feedstocks and biotechnology in production. The more demanding pressure
The BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) version 2.0 software implements a rational, systematic technique for selecting environmentally
Chris A. Michaels, Lee J. Richter, Richard R. Cavanagh, Stephan J. Stranick
Near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) is a powerful tool for the characterization of the optical properties of nanoscale objects, although pervasive
Chris A. Michaels, Stephan J. Stranick, Lee J. Richter, Richard R. Cavanagh
A scanning near-field microscopy that allows the fast acquisition of mid-infrared absorption spectra is described. The microscope couples the nanoscale spatial
The Northern Front Range Air Quality (NFRAQS) was the latest and most ambitious of a series of efforts to apportion sources of carbonaceous aerosol(soot) in the