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Characterization of Soluble Anthradithiophene Derivatives

March 18, 2010
Author(s)
Brad Conrad, Calvin Chan, Marsha A. Loth, John E. Anthony, David J. Gundlach
We will discuss the growth and electrical measurements of a newly developed, partially fluorinated anthradithiophene (F-ADT) derivative with tert-butyldiphenylsilyl (TBDMS) side groups. Single crystals of the material can be readily grown and device hole

Toward scalable ion traps for quantum information processing

March 16, 2010
Author(s)
Jason Amini, Hermann Uys, Janus H. Wesenberg, Signe Seidelin, Joseph W. Britton, John J. Bollinger, Dietrich G. Leibfried, Christian Ospelkaus, Aaron Vandevender, David J. Wineland
The basic components for a quantum information processor using trapped ions have been demonstrated in a number of experiments. To perform complex algorithms that are not tractable with classical computers, these components need to be integrated and scaled

Enhancing Image Contrast Using Coherent States and Photon Number Resolving Detectors

March 15, 2010
Author(s)
Aaron Pearlman, Alexander E. Ling, Elizabeth A. Goldschmidt, Jingyun Fan, Christoph Wildfeuer, Alan L. Migdall
We experimentally map the transverse profile of diffraction-limited beams using photon number resolving detectors. We observe strong compression of diffracted beam profiles for high detected photon number. This effect leads to higher contrast than a

Low-loss superconducting resonant circuits using vacuum-gap -based microwave components

March 4, 2010
Author(s)
Katarina Cicak, Dale Li, Joshua Strong, Michael S. Allman, Fabio Altomare, Adam J. Sirois, Jed D. Whittaker, Raymond W. Simmonds
We have produced high quality resonant microwave circuits through developing a vacuum-gap technology for fabricating lumped-element capacitive and inductive components. We use micromachining to eliminate amorphous dielectric materials leaving vacuum in

Physics Laboratory: Activities, Accomplishments & Recognition 2008-2009

March 1, 2010
Author(s)
Jonathan E. Hardis
This report summarizes the research and measurement science carried out during 2008-2009 in the NIST Physics Laboratory. The Laboratory supports U.S. industry, government, and the scientific community by providing measurement services and research for

Weight Functions for Biases in Atomic Frequency Standards

March 1, 2010
Author(s)
Jon H. Shirley
Many perturbations that affect atomic frequency standards vary during the period of measurement. To include this time variation, we introduce three time-dependent weight functions built from the solution of the unperturbed equations of motion of a two

Frequency Comparison of Two High-Accuracy Al+ Optical Clocks

February 17, 2010
Author(s)
Chin-Wen Chou, David Hume, J.C. Koelemeij, David J. Wineland, Till P. Rosenband
We have constructed an optical clock with a fractional frequency inaccuracy of 8.6e-18, based on quantum logic spectroscopy of an Al+ ion. A simultaneously trapped Mg+ ion serves to sympathetically laser-cool the Al+ ion and detect its quantum state. The

Heralded, pure-state single-photon source based on a Potassium Titanyl Phosphate waveguide

February 15, 2010
Author(s)
Zachary H. Levine, Jingyun Fan, Jun Chen, Alexander E. Ling, Alan L. Migdall
WWe analyze the generation of single spatial mode, spectrally uncorrelated photon pairs via type II spontaneous parametric downconversion in a Potassium Titanyl Phosphate (KTP) waveguide using real experimental parameters. We show that this source can be

Electromagnetic Wave Dynamics in Matter-Wave Superradiant Scattering

February 2, 2010
Author(s)
Lu Deng, Edward W. Hagley, Marvin Payne
We present a small-signal wave propagation theory on matter-wave superradiant scattering. We show, in a longitudinally excited condensate, that the backward-propagating, superradiantly generated optical field propagates with ultraslow group velocity and

Sensitivity Comparison of Mx and Frequency Modulated Bell-Bloom Cs Magnetometers in a Micro-Fabricated Cell

February 1, 2010
Author(s)
Ricardo Jimenez Martinez, William C. Griffith, Ying-ju Wang, Svenja A. Knappe, John E. Kitching, Ken Smith, Mark Prouty
We compare the sensitivity performance of two optically pumped atomic magnetometers based on the Mx and frequency-modulated Bell-Bloom configurations. The Cs magnetometers are implemented using a millimeter-scale microfabricated vapor cell in a

Spin-transfer dynamics in spin valves with out-of-plane magnetized CoNi free layers

January 29, 2010
Author(s)
William H. Rippard, Alina M. Deac, Matthew R. Pufall, Justin M. Shaw, Mark W. Keller, Stephen E. Russek, Gerrit E. Bauer, Claudio Serpico
We have measured spin-transfer-induced dynamics in magnetic nanocontact devices having a perpendicularly magnetized Co/Ni free layer and an in-plane magnetized CoFe fixed layer. The frequencies and powers of the excitations agree well with the predictions

Symmetry and Fourier analysis of the ab-initio-determined torsional variation of structural and Hessian-related quantities for application to vibration-torsion-rotation interactions in CH3OH

January 11, 2010
Author(s)
Li-Hong Xu, Jon T. Hougen, Jonathan M. Fisher, Ronald M. Lees
The aim of the present paper is to investigate the use of quantum chemistry calculations to obtain the torsional dependence of various structural and vibrational-force-field-related quantities that could help in estimating the vibration-torsion-rotation

NIST Time and Frequency Bulletin

January 5, 2010
Author(s)
Eyvon Petty
The Time and Frequency Bulletin provides information on performance of time scales and a variety of broadcasts (and related information) to users of the NIST services)

Comparison of the NIST and PTB Standards for Air Kerma and Low-Energy X-rays

December 31, 2009
Author(s)
C M. O'Brien, L. Buermann
A comparison has been made of the air-kerma standards for low-energy x-rays at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB). The comparison involved a series of measurements at the PTB and

Radiochromic Film

December 31, 2009
Author(s)
Christopher G. Soares, Sameul Trichter, Slobodan Devic
Media that turns color upon being irradiated (coloration detectors) were some of the earliest available detectors for ionizing radiation. Besides conventional silver halide photographic media, which aided in the discovery of x-rays by Rontgen, barium

Progress Toward Corrugated Feed Horn Arrays in Silicon

December 16, 2009
Author(s)
Joseph W. Britton, Ki W. Yoon, James A. Beall, Daniel T. Becker, Hsiao-Mei Cho, Gene C. Hilton, Michael D. Niemack, Kent D. Irwin
We are developing monolithic arrays of corrugated feed horns fabricated in silicon for dual-polarization single mode operation at 90, 145 and 220 GHz. The arrays consist of hundreds of platelet feed horns assembled from gold coated stacks of micromachined

Compensation of Field-Induced Frequency Shifts in Ramsey Spectroscopy of Optical Clock Transitions

December 10, 2009
Author(s)
A. V. Taichenachev, V. I. Yudin, Christopher W. Oates, Barber W. Zeb, Nathan D. Lemke, Andrew Ludlow, U Sterr, Ch. Lisdat, F Reihle
We develop a modified version of Ramsey spectroscopy that uses an additional frequency shift to compensate frequency shifts induced by the excitation itself. In its simplest realization, this method uses a small step of the probe frequency during the two
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