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Robert T. Johnk, David R. Novotny, Chriss A. Grosvenor, Seturnino Canales, Janalee A. Graham, Louis L. Nagy, Doug Martin, Scott Yencer, Donald Hibbard, Tyrone L. Roach
This paper summarizes a joint industry/govenment effort to eveluate a large outdoor automotive antenna test range owned by a large automotive manufacturer.
Elizabeth Mirowski, John M. Moreland, Arthur Zhang, Stephen E. Russek, Michael J. Donahue
We have integrated a microfluidic magnetic trap platform with an external magnetic force microscope (MFM) cantilever. The MFM cantilever tip serves as a magnetorobotic arm that provides a translatable local magnetic field gradient to capture and move
We present a method for defining the magnetic moment of a reference material based on a torsional resonator with a patterned magnetic film on its surface. Given accurate measurements of the magnitude of the applied field, the moment of inertia of the
Yves Rolain, Wendy Van Moer, Jeffrey Jargon, Donald C. DeGroot
Measured S-parameters are a key factor for many measurement/modeling applications. Experience teaches that quantities that are derived from the measurements can contain spikes, and that they tend to grow with connection imperfections. In this paper, a
Giovanni Loglio, Jeffrey Jargon, Donald C. DeGroot, Zoya Popovic
For the purpose of bounding sources of measurement uncertainty, we examine the effects of phase noise on measured wave-variables using sampling, downconvertor-based measurement systems. Utilizing an analytical description, we show that if the phase of the
Giovanni Loglio, Jeffrey Jargon, Donald C. DeGroot
We describe a method for preserving time-invariant phase determination of non-harmonically related signals. In particular, signals lying in complex intermodulation spectra are considered. We provide simple examples to illustrate our technique, and show how
Ronald C. Wittmann, Michael H. Francis, Bradley K. Alpert
We discuss efficient near-field to far-field transformation algorithms that relax the usual restriction that data points be located on regular grids on special surfaces (planar, spherical, or cylindrical).
In this paper, we characterize microwave nonlinearity in a high temperature superconducting (HTS) thin film sample by measurement of a geometry-independent current-density scale j o. This quanity j specifies the strenth of a material-dependent nonlinearity
John (Jack) W. Ekin, Najib Cheggour, Mike Abrecht, Cameron C. Clickner, Michael Field, Seungok Hong, Jeffrey Parrell, Y. Zhang
Multifilamentary Nb 3Sn superconducting strands fabricated with high niobium fractions have exceptionally high critical-current densities but are sometimes marginally stable during testing. We report a technique for determining the pre-strain in such
Nicolai N. Martovetsky, Pierluigi Bruzzone, Boris Stepanov, Rainer Wesche, Chen-yu Gung, J V. Minervini, M Takayasu, Loren F. Goodrich, John (Jack) W. Ekin, Arend Nijhuis
Recent International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Model Coils and tests on Nb 3Sn Cable in Conduit Conductors (CICC) showed a significant and unexpected increase in the broadness of the transition to the normal state, resulting in degradation
Najib Cheggour, John (Jack) W. Ekin, C. L. H. Thieme
The critical-current density J c of an yttrium-barium- copper-oxide (YBCO) coated conductor deposited on a biaxially-textured Ni-5at.%W substrate was measured at 76.5 K as a function of axial tensile strain ε and magnetic field i}B applied parallel to the
We describe a dynamic atomic force microscopy (AFM) method to map the nanoscale elastic properties of surfaces, thin films, and nanostructures. Our approach is based on atomic force acoustic microscopy (AFAM) techniques previously used for quantitative
Donna C. Hurley, M Kopycinski-Muller, Anthony B. Kos, R.H. Geiss
We describe a dynamic atomic force microscopy (AFM) method for measuring the elastic properties of surfaces, thin films and nanostructures at the nanoscale. Our approach is based on atomic force acoustic microscopy (AFAM) techniques and involves the
Loren F. Goodrich, Theodore C. Stauffer, Jolene Splett, Dominic F. Vecchia
We report on unexpected field-angle dependence of the magnetoresistance measurements of commercial, high-purity Nb discovered during our study of residual resistivity ratio ( RRR) measurements. The ( RRR) value indicates the purity and the low-temperature
We made variable-temperature critical-current (I c) measurements on a commercial multifilamentary Nb 3Sn wire for temperatures (T) from 4 to 17 K and magnetic fields (H) from 0 to 12 T using transport current. The sample had a diameter of 0.811 mm and a Cu
Nathan Stutzke, Stephen E. Russek, David P. Pappas, Mark Tondra
Low frequency noise was measured in the frequency range from 0.1 Hz to 10 kHz on a variety of commercially available magnetic sensors. The types of sensors investigated include anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR), giant magnetoresistance (GMR), and tunnel
Brant Cage, Stephen E. Russek, David Zipse, Naresh S. Dalal
A dc-detected high-frequency electron paramagnetic resonance (HF-EPR) technique, based on a standard superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer, has significant advantages over traditional HF-EPR based on microwave absorption
Alessandro Cidronali, Giovanni Loglio, Jeffrey Jargon, Gianfranco Manes
This paper considers an approach for the behavioral modeling of the conversion mechanism in a nonlinear device suitable for the analysis of RF/microwave mixers. The core of the model consists of the conversion matrix of the nonlinear cell under
Michael Schneider, Anthony B. Kos, Thomas J. Silva
In this study, angle-resolved pulsed inductive microwave magnetometry is used to investigate the symmetry of the dynamic anisotropy of thin Permalloy films. We measured the dynamic anisotropy field as a function of angle between the easy axis and the
M Camprini, Alessandro Cidronali, I. Magrini, Giovanni Loglio, G. Collodi, Jeffrey Jargon, Gianfranco Manes
This paper deals with the identification of equivalent circuit models for strongly nonlinear devices by taking advantage of the so-called "Vectorial Large-Signal Measurements.: A very specific device, the Heterojunction Interband Tunneling FET (HITFET)
Richard G. Geyer, Jerzy Krupka, Billy F. Riddle, L. A. Boatner
Microwave dielectric properties of single-crystal incipient ferroelectrics, KTaO 3 and SrTiO 3, have been measured at cryogenic temperatures. Cylindrical specimens were used as TEon1 mode and quasi-TE011 mode dielectric resonators at temperatures ranging
In order to develop multi-pixel focal plane arrays at terahertz frequencies based on HEB technology, special consideration must be given to the power coupling configuration. Tunable terahertz LO sources don't have sufficient power to bias large arrays of
A previous plane-wave integral representation for fields in a reverberation chamber is extended to analyze fields near the boundaries of a rectangular chamber. The field point can be located near a single wall, a right-angle bend, or a right-angle corner
Christopher L. Holloway, Galen H. Koepke, Dennis G. Camell, Catherine A. Remley, Dylan F. Williams, Susan A. Schima, Seturnino Canales, Douglas T. Tamura
In this report we investigate communications problems faced by emergency responders (firefighters and police) in disaster situations (i.e., collapsed buildings). A fundamental challenge to communications into large building structures is the strong