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Journals

Playing with Fire and Fibers; Annealing Optical Fiber: Applications, Properties, and Dealing with Detrimental Effects

September 1, 1999

Author(s)

Allen Rose

If done properly, the annealing of optical fiber can produce useful fiber components.

Removing Optical Artifacts in Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy by Using a Three Dimensional Scanning Mode

September 1, 1999

Author(s)

C. E. Jordan, Stephan J. Stranick, Lee J. Richter, Richard R. Cavanagh

We demonstrate a method of acquiring near-field scanning optical microscopy data that allows for the construction of three different types of images from one

The Role of Electrophilic and General-Base Catalysis is the Mechanism of Escherichia Coli Uracil DNA Glycosylase

September 1, 1999

Author(s)

A C. Drohat, J. Jagadeesh, E Ferguson, J T. Stivers

Escherichia coli uracil DNA glycosylase (UDG) catalyzes the hydrolysis of premutagenic uracil bases in DNA by flipping the deoxyuridine from the DNA helix

Quantum Dynamics of Interstital H₂ in Solid C₆₀

September 1, 1999

Author(s)

Stephen A. FitzGerald, Taner N. Yildirim, L. J. Santodonato, Dan A. Neumann, John R. Copley, John J. Rush

Object Retrieval and Access Management in Electronic Commerce

September 1, 1999

Author(s)

S A. Wakid, John Barkley, Mark Skall

Electronic commerce over the Internet is now tens of billions of dollars per year and growing. This article describes how objects used in EC can be located and

Graphical Tools for RFLP Measurement Quality Assurance: Laboratory Performance Charts

September 1, 1999

Author(s)

K T. Gary, David L. Duewer, D J. Reeder

Forensic restriction fragment length polymorphism analyses typically provide two band size results at each genetic locus for each sample. In collaboration with

Elastic Properties of a Tungsten-Silver Composite by Reconstruction and Computation

September 1, 1999

Author(s)

A P. Roberts, Edward Garboczi

A three-dimensional model of a tungsten-silver composite is statistically constructed from an experimental two-dimensional image. The effective Young's modulus

Critical Locus of Aqueous Solutions of Sodium Chloride

September 1, 1999

Author(s)

A A. Povodyrev, M A. Anisimov, J V. Sengers, W L. Marshall, Jan V. Sengers

Graphical Tools for RFLP Measurement Quality Assurance: Laboratory Performance Charts

September 1, 1999

Author(s)

David L. Duewer, K T. Gary, D J. Reeder

Leakage and Counting Errors in a Seven-junction Electron Pump

September 1, 1999

Author(s)

Richard L. Kautz, Mark W. Keller, John M. Martinis

Leakage and counting errors are explored experimentally in a well-characterized seven-junction electron pump and compared with predictions of the orthodox

Biographical Memoirs Lyman James Briggs

August 31, 1999

Author(s)

P B. Myers, Johanna Levelt Sengers

This is a biographical memoir of Dr. Lyman Briggs written for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Briggs began his career in 1896 as a soil

A Mobile Sensor Platform for Construction Metrology and Automation: Design and Initial Results

August 31, 1999

Author(s)

L E. Pfeffer

At NIST, we are creating a test-bed to support experimental research in construction-site metrology and automation. We are extending our previous test-bed to

Magnetic Reversal of Ultra-Thin Films with Planar Magnetization

August 25, 1999

Author(s)

R Hyman, A Zangwill, Mark D. Stiles

Classical spin simulations are used to study magnetic reversal in ultra-thin (1-6 monolayers) films with planar magnetization and surface roughness typical of

Exchange Coupling in Magnetic Multilayers Grown on Iron Whiskers

August 20, 1999

Author(s)

John Unguris, Robert Celotta, D Tulchinsky, Daniel T. Pierce

Meaningful tests of theoretical predictions of magnetic multilayer properties require the fabrication of multilayers with nearly the same atomic scale precision

Low-Coherence Interferometric Measurements of Fibre Bragg Grating Dispersion

August 19, 1999

Author(s)

Shellee D. Dyer, Kent B. Rochford

Low-coherence interferometric measurements of dispersion in fibre Bragg gratings are presented.

Structural investigation of (Sr_4-δCa_δ)PtO₆ Using X-Ray Rietveld Refinement

August 16, 1999

Author(s)

Winnie K. Wong-Ng, James A. Kaduk, R A. Young, F Jiang

The structures of the solid solution series (Sr 4-δCa δ)PtO 6, with δ = 0, 0.85(1), 2, and 3, have been investigated using the Rietveld refinement technique

Separation of Carotenoid Isomers by Capillary Electrochromatography with C₃₀ Stationary Phases

August 15, 1999

Author(s)

Lane C. Sander, M. Pursch, B. Marker, Stephen A. Wise

The IUSR Project: Industry Usability Report

August 10, 1999

Author(s)

Jean C. Scholtz

The Industry Usability Report (IUSR) Project is designed to help potential corporate purchasers of software obtain information about the usability of supplier

Double Gires Tournois Interferometer Negative Dispersion Mirrors for Use in Tunable Modelocked Laserd

August 10, 1999

Author(s)

B Golubovic, R R. Austin, M K. Steiner-Shepard, M K. Reed, A G. van Engen, Scott Diddams

We report the design and operation of novel super-high reflectivity negative dispersion dielectric mirrors for use in tunable ultrafast laser systems. The

Surface Sensitivity of Auger-Electron Spectroscopy and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

August 9, 1999

Author(s)

Cedric J. Powell, E Jablonski, I Tilinin, David R. Penn

A convenient measure of surface sensitivity in Auger-electron spectroscopy (AES) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is the mean escape depth (MED). If

Comparison of Backbone Dynamics of Oxidized and Reduced Putidaredoxin by ¹⁵N NMR Relaxation Measurements

August 3, 1999

Author(s)

Fahriye N. Sari, Marcia J. Holden, M P. Mayhew, V L. Vilker, B Coxon

The backbone dynamics of uniformly 15N-labeled reduced and oxidized putidaredoxin (Pdx) have been studied by 2D 15N NMR relaxation measurements. 15N T 1 and T 2

Ultrasonic Continuous-Wave Beam-Power Measurements: 1978-1980 International Comparison

August 2, 1999

Author(s)

Steven E. Fick

Four half-wave resonant, air-backed, x-cut quartz disc transducers designed and fabricated at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) were circulated among seven

Ultrasound Power Measurement by Pulsed Radiation Pressure

August 2, 1999

Author(s)

Steven E. Fick

In a specially designed radiation force balance (RFB), low-frequency pulse modulation of the incident ultrasound allows high-accuracy measurement of time

Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later

August 1, 1999

Author(s)

Isabel M. Beichl, F Sullivan

This is a tutorial article on the alias method which we use to sample from the Poisson distribution quickly.

Apparent Correlation of Fracture Toughness and Strength

August 1, 1999

Author(s)

R G. Munro, Stephen W. Freiman

An extensive collection of fracture toughness (KIc) and strength ( f) data for brittle materials has been used to examine the relation between the mean measured

Accommodation of Excess Ti in a (Ba,Sr)TiO₃ Thin Film with 53.4% Ti Grown on Pt/SiO₂/Si by Metalorganic Chemical-Vapor Deposition

August 1, 1999

Author(s)

Igor Levin, Richard D. Leapman, Debra L. Kaiser, P C. van Buskirk, R Bilodeau, R Carl

The microstructure and chemistry of a Ti-rich (Ba,Sr)TiO 3 film with 53.4 % Ti deposited on Pt/SiO 2/Si substrate by MOCVD was studied using high-resolution

Structure of Charged Dendrimer Solutions as Seen by Small Angle Neutron Scattering

August 1, 1999

Author(s)

G Nisato, R Ivkov, Eric J. Amis

We present results of small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) investigations into the characteristics of charged poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimer solutions in

Analysis of the 5d⁵ - 5d⁴6p Transition Arrays of Four Times Ionized Iridium (Ir V)

August 1, 1999

Author(s)

R R. Gayasov, Y N. Joshi, A J. Raassen, V Kaufman

The spectrum of iridium was photographed in the 300 2040 region on a 3-m and on a 10.7-m normal incidence spectrograph. The sources used were a triggered spark

Fourier Transform Microwave Spectroscopy of Jet-Cooled ZrO₂ Produced by Laser Vaporization

August 1, 1999

Author(s)

D J. Brugh, R D. Suenram, W J. Stevens

The pure rotational spectrum of the asymmetric top ZrO 2 has been collected using a Fourier transform microwave spectrometer that employed a laser ablation

Atomic Spectra Databases on the World Wide Web -- An Update

August 1, 1999

Author(s)

Wolfgang L. Wiese, Daniel E. Kelleher

This article represents an update ato a previous review of databases published here in 1997 [1]. Since that time a number of significant changes have evolved

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