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An Investigation of High Speed Grinding With Electroplated Diamond Wheels

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

T W. Hwang, Christopher J. Evans, S Malkin

An investigation was undertaken to evaluate the effect of high wheel speeds for grinding of silicon nitride ceramic with electroplated diamond wheels. Straight

Non-Collinear Exchange Coupling in Fe/Mn/Fe(001): Insight From a Microscopic STM View

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Angela Davies, Robert Celotta, J A. Stroscio

The film growth and morphology of epitaxial Mn films grown on Fe(001) single crystal whiskers measured with scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) provides insight

Thermal-Conductivity Apparatus for Steady-State, Comparative Measurement of Ceramic Coatings

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Andrew J. Slifka

An apparatus has been developed to measure the thermal conductivity of thermal barrier coatings. Since the method uses an infrared microscope for temperature

Vortex Pinning in Microindented Yba₂Cu₃O_7-x Single Crystals

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Marina Turchinskaya, Douglas T. Smith, Alexander L. Roytburd, Debra L. Kaiser

A high resolution magneto-optical technique with a magnetic indicator film was used to study the effect of a regular array of micrometer-sized mechanical

Cracking of Brittle Coatings Adhesively Bonded to Substrates of Unlike Modulus

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

K -. Lee, Y W. Rhee, Douglas H. Blackburn, Brian R. Lawn, H Chai

The role of elastic mismatch in determining critical conditions for indentation fracture in brittle coatings on substrates of unlike modulus is investigated. A

Suppression of Fatigue Cracking With Nanometer-Scale Multilayered Coatings

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Mark R. Stoudt, R C. Cammarata, Richard E. Ricker

(Scripta Materialia doesn't use an Abstract -- Took 1st sentence of Intro) Fatigue crack initiation in initally smooth samples of ductile metals free of surface

The Fundamental Physical Constants

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Peter J. Mohr, Barry N. Taylor

The Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) was established in 1966 as an interdisciplinary committee of the International Council of Science

Bidirectional Reflectance Round-Robin in Support of the Earth Observing System Program

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

E A. Early, P Y. Barnes, Bettye C. Johnson, James J. Butler, C J. Bruegge, S F. Biggar, P R. Spyak, M M. Pavlov

Laboratory measurements of the bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) of diffuse reflectors are required to supportcalibration in the Earth

The Structure of O₃ -CH₄ and the Implications for the O + CH₄ Precursor-Initiated Reaction

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Angela R. Hight Walker, Gerald T. Fraser, R D. Suenram, Francis J. Lovas

The rotational spectrum of the O 3--CH 4 complex has been measured in a molecular beam using a pulsed-nozzle Fourier-transform microwave spectrometer. An a-type

Direct Imaging of Highly Charged Ions in an Electron Beam Ion Trap

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

James V. Porto, I Kink, John D. Gillaspy

We have directly observed the ion cloud distribution in an electron beam ion trap using visible and ultraviolet fluorescence from lines in the ground term of Ar

Model of Particle Growth in Silane Discharges

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Alan Gallagher

The growth of silicon particles in the neutral plasma region of pure silane, rf capacitively coupled, steady-state discharges is calculated with a homogenous

Spectral Simulation With NIST-NIH Desktop Spectrum Analyzer (DTSA): A Critical Tool for Estimating Limits of Detection

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Dale E. Newbury

X-ray microanalysis often must estimate limits of detection for specific specimen compositions to optimize analytical strategy and to adequately describe the

Improving the Analytical Accuracy in the Analysis of Particles by Employing Low Voltage Analysis

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

John A. Small, J T. Armstrong

The energy of the electron beam, in conventional electron probe microanalysis, is generally in the range of 15-25 keV which provides the necessary overvoltage

A Sensitive Denaturing Gradient-Gel Electrophoresis Assay Reveals a High Frequency of Heteroplasmy in Hypervariable Region 1 of the Human mtDNA Control Region

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

L A. Tully, T. J. Parsons, R J. Steighner, M M. Holland, M A. Marino, V L. Prenger

A population study of heteroplasmy in the hypervariable region 1 (HV1) portion of the human Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region was performed. Blood

NCWM Publication No. 14, National Type Evaluation Program: Technical Policy Checklists and Test Procedures, 7th Edition

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Tina G. Butcher, T L. Grimes

This publication (7th edition) contains technical policy, checklists, and test procedures of the National Type Evaluation Progrm (NTEP). The procedures in this

Advancing Nanoscale Indentation Measurements Toward Quantitative Characterization of Polymer Properties

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Mark R. VanLandingham, John S. Villarrubia, G F. Meyers, M D. Dineen

The ultimate objective of instrumented indentation testing is to obtain absolute measurements of material properties and behavior. To achieve this goal

Wind-Induced Peak Bending Moments in Low-Rise Building Frames

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

M Gioffre, Mircea Grigoriu, M Kasperski, Emil Simiu

We present a procedure for estimating peaks of non-Gaussian processes representing fluctuating internal forces induced by wind in low-rise building frames. The

Cryosalts: Suppression of Ice Formation in Macromolecular Crystallography

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Kenneth A. Rubinson, Jane E. Ladner, M Tordova, G L. Gilliland

Quality data collection for macromolecular cryocrystallography requires suppressing the formation of crystalline or microcrystalline ice that may result from

Immobilization of Nucleic Acids at Solid Surfaces: Effect of Oligonucleotide Length on Layer Assembly

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

A B. Steel, R Levicky, T M. Herne, Michael J. Tarlov

This report investigates the effect of DNA length and the presence of an anchoring group on the assembly of pre-synthesized oligonucleotides at a gold surface

Ferromagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy with a Micromechanical Calorimeter Sensor

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

John M. Moreland, M. Loehndorf, Pavel Kabos, Robert McMichael

We describe a new type of ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) spectroscopy that is based on a calorimeter sensor. We use an atomic force microscopy cantilever coated

Inductively Coupled Plasmas in Low Global Warming Potential Gases

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Amanda N. Goyettes, Yicheng Wang, James K. Olthoff

Many high density discharges used in microelectronics fabrication use fluorocarbon gases with coincidentally high global-warming potentials (GWPs). We have

Dendrimer Templates for the Formation of Gold Nanoclusters

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Franziska Grohn, Barry J. Bauer, Y A. Akpalu, C L. Jackson, Eric J. Amis

Charged poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers are used to create organic-inorganic hybrid colloids in aqueous solution. The formation of gold colloids upon

Comparison of Elemental Detection Using Microcalorimetry, SIMS, AES and EDS (SEM, STEM, and TEM)

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

C. B. Vartuli, F. A. Stevie, David A. Wollman, M. Antonell, R. B. Irwin, J. M. McKinley, T L. Shofner, B. M. Purcell, S. A. Anderson, Bobby To

Cu contamination has become a larger concern as more semiconductor fabrication facilities switch from aluminum to Cu interconnects. The resolution limits of

Comparative of Texture Analysis Techniques for Highly Oriented α-Al₂O₃

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

M M. Seabugh, Mark D. Vaudin, James Cline, G L. Messing

Texture measurements were performed on liquid phase sintered alumina textured by a templated grain growth process. Texture distributions were measured using

Surface Stability in Liquid-Crystalline Block Copolymers With Semifluorinated Monodendron Side Groups

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

M Xiang, X Li, Christopher K. Ober, K Char, Jan Genzer, E Sivaniah, E K. Kramer, Daniel A. Fischer

Block copolymers with semifluorinated monodendron side groups were synthesized by attachement of a first generation 2-or 3-armed monodendron acid chloride to a

Magnetic Behavior of Atomically Engineered NiO-Co-Cu-based Giant Magnetoresistance Spin Valves Pb as a Surface Modifier

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

H D. Chopra, E J. Repetski, H J. Brown, P J. Chen, L Swartzendruber, William F. Egelhoff Jr.

The present study illustrates the efficacy of using surface modifiers, or simply surfactants, to alter, modify, or control the nature of interfaces and film

Theory of Strain Percolation in Metals: Mean Field and Strong Boundary Universality Class

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

R Thomson, Lyle E. Levine, D Stauffer

For the percolation model of strain in a deforming metal proposed earlier, we develop a sum rule and mean field approximation which predict a critical point

Molecular Orientation of Single and Two-Armed Monodendron Semifluorinated Chains on Soft and Hard Surfaces Studied Using NEXAFS

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Jan Genzer, E Sivaniah, E K. Kramer, J G. Wang, M Xiang, K Char, Christopher K. Ober, Robert A. Bubeck, Daniel A. Fischer, M Graupe, R Colorado, O E. Shmakova, T R. Lee

Near-edge absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) measurements are used to probe the molecular orientation of semifluorinated (SF) mesogens, -(CH 2)x(CF 2)yF, which

Neutron Reflectivity Study of Diblock Formation During Reactive Blending Processes

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Makoto Hayashi, H Grull, A R. Esker, M J. Weber, Li Piin Sung, Sushil K. Satija, Charles C. Han, TT Hashimoto

In a series of neutron reflectivity experiments, we studied the fundamental process of diblock formation during reactive blending processes of an immiscible

High-Throughput Measurement of Polymer Blend Phase Behavior

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

J C. Meredith, Alamgir Karim, Eric J. Amis

Two-dimensional combinatorial thin film libraries are used to rapidly measure the LCST phase boundary of polystyrene and poly (vinylmethyl ether) blends in

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