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Thinh Q. Bui, David Long, Agata Cygan, Vincent T. Sironneau, Daniel Hogan, Priyanka M. Rapusinghe, Mitchio Okumura
Frequency-stabilized cavity ring-down spectroscopy (FS-CRDS) was used to study CO2 lineshapes in the (20013)←(00001) band centered near 2.06 um. Two rovibrational transitions were chosen for this study to measure non-Voigt collisional effects for air
The deterioration of stone and brick architecture or sculpture often involves damage caused by moisture. The feasibility of a non-destructive testing (NDT) method based on prompt gamma neutron activation (PGNA) for measuring the element hydrogen as an
Greg B. Rieker, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, William C. Swann, Jonathan Kofler, Alexander M. Zolot, Laura C. Sinclair, Esther Baumann, Christopher L. Cromer, G. Petron, Colm Sweeney, P P. Tans, Ian R. Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury
We demonstrate frequency comb tooth-by-tooth measurements of atmospheric gas absorption across a 2-km, turbulent, open-air path through coherent dual-comb spectroscopy. High accuracy, high signal-to-noise transmission spectra are acquired spanning 5990 to
The analysis of EXAFS data measured on a material with a disordered local configuration environment around the absorbing atom can be challenging due to the proliferation of photoelectron scattering paths that must be considered in the analysis. In the case
Asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) coupled with multi-angle static and quasi-elastic light scattering and refractive index detectors was employed for the separation and characterization of regular star-shaped polystyrenes and their linear and
Thomas J. Bruno, Benjamin Kehimkar, Brendon Parsons, Jamin C. Hoggard, M. C. Billingsley, R. E. Synovec
Recent efforts in predicting rocket propulsion (RP-1) fuel performance through modeling put greater emphasis on obtaining detailed and accurate fuel properties, as well as to elucidate the relationships between fuel composition and their properties. Herein
Benjamin Place, Mallory J. Morris, Melissa M. Phillips, Lane C. Sander, Kate Rimmer
Comprehensive, two-dimensional liquid chromatography (LCxLC) is a powerful technique for the separation of complex mixtures. Most studies using LCxLC are focused on qualitative efforts, such as increasing peak capacity. The present study examined the use
Pablo Castello, Iain Hill, Lucas Portelli, Frank Barnes, Robert J. Usselman, Carlos Martino
This study presents experimental data for the effects of weak radio frequency (RF) magnetic fields on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production and cellular growth rates of fibrosarcoma HT1080 cells in vitro. Cells were exposed either to 45mT static magnetic
Vladimir L. Orkin, Victor Khamaganov, A G. Guschin
Rate constants for the gas phase reactions of OH radicals with three partially fluorinated ethers, CH3OCF3 (kHFE-143a), CH3OCHF2 (kHFE-152a), and CHF2OCH2CF3 (kHFE-245fa), were measured using a discharge flow electron paramagnetic resonance technique
Employing size-exclusion chromatography, an entropically-controlled separation technique, we have determined the solution conformational entropy (-delta S) of (1-2)-, (1-3)-, (1-4)-, and (1-6)-linked gluco- and mannobioses with an alpha anomeric
William G. Mallard, Stephen E. Stein, Halket M. John, Yuri A. Mirokhin, Nirina Rabe Andriamaharavo
An analytical methodology has been developed for extracting recurrent unidentified spectra (RUS) from large GC/MS data sets. Spectra were first extracted from original data files by the Automated Mass Spectral Deconvolution and Identification System (AMDIS
The critical micelle concentration and the phase boundary between isolated surfactant molecules and aggregates are probed via fluorescence spectroscopy and a Compton spectrum quenching technique for aqueous and toluenic solutions of Triton X-100 (TX-100)
Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) was used to visualize the transport of analyte desorbed by a desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) technique. We investigated the effect of probe incidence angle, height, and distance on the
Pedatsur Neta, Yamil Simon, Yuxue Liang, Stephen Stein
Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry of 3-formylchromones and 3-formylcoumarins shows that collision-induced dissociation of the protonated ions results in elimination of H¬¬2 as a major fragmentation route. This loss of H2 yields an unstable carbonyl
Bruce D. Ravel, Alessandra C. Leri, Kathleen Thornton, Lawrence M. Mayer
Although bromine is considered conservative in seawater, it exhibits a well established correlation with organic carbon in marine sediments. This carbon-bromine association was recently attributed to covalent bonding, with organobromine in sinking
Joseph T. Hodges, Jonathan Tennyson, P F. Bernath, Alain Campargue, A Csaszar, L Daumont, R R. Gamache, D Lisak, Olga Naumenko, Lawrence Rothman, Ha Tran, N Zobov, Boone Chris, L Gianfrani, Jean M. Hartmann
Recommendations of an IUPAC Task Group formed in 2011 on Intensities and line shapes in high-resolution spectra of water isotopologues from Experiment and Theory" (Project No. 2011-022-2- 100) on line profiles of high-resolution rotational-vibrational
A procedure and calibration samples have been developed for X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectrometry (SEM-EDS) methods of analysis of Sn and Pb mass fractions in solder and coatings in
William E. Wallace, Anuj Srivastava, Kelly H. Telu, Yamil Simon
A new approach to aligning chromatograms is introduced and applied to examples of metabolite identification by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC MS). A square root representation of the chromatograms derivative coupled with a Fisher Rao
Flow-induced, on-column degradation is a major hindrance to the accurate characterization of ultra- high molar mass macromolecules and colloids. This degradation is a direct result of the large shear rates which are generated within the column, which cause
Nathan Pillsbury, Nathanael M. Kidwell, Benjamin Nebgen, Lyudmila V. Slipchenko, Kevin O. Douglass, John R. Cable, David F. Plusquellic
Vibrationally and rotationally resolved electronic spectra of diphenylmethane-d5 (DPM-d5) are reported in the isolated-molecule environment of a supersonic expansion. While small, the asymmetry induced by deuteration of one of the aromatic rings is
Sujitra J. Pookpanratana, Joseph W. Robertson, Curt A. Richter, Christina A. Hacker, Lee J. Richter, Julia Savchenko, Steven Cummings, Tong Ren
We report the formation of molecular monolayers containing redox-active diruthenium(II,III) compound to gold and silicon surfaces via click chemistry. The use of Cu-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition enables modular design of molecular surfaces and
Saugandhika S. Minnikanti, Aveek Gangopadhyay, Darwin Reyes-Hernandez
The formation of polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) for the first time two decades ago demonstrating the assembly on charged substrates in a very simple and efficient way have proven to be a reliable method to obtain structures tunable at the nanometer
Charles H. Camp, Young J. Lee, John M. Heddleston, Christopher M. Hartshorn, Angela R. Hight Walker, Jeremy N. Rich, Justin D. Lathia, Marcus T. Cicerone
We have developed a coherent Raman imaging platform using broadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (BCARS) that provides an unprecedented combination of speed, sensitivity, and spectral breadth. The system utilizes a unique configuration of laser