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A Spectroscopic Polarimeter For Detecting Chiral Signatures In Astrobiological Samples

September 11, 2009
Author(s)
Baoliang Wang, William Sparks, Thomas A. Germer, Andy Leadbetter
We have developed a polarimeter for accurately measuring both the circular and linear polarization components of a light beam from 400 nm to 800 nm. This polarimeter is designed to work at low light levels that are typical in astronomical applications. It

Contact and Stress Anisotropies in Start Up Flows of Collodial Suspensions

September 11, 2009
Author(s)
Nicos Martys, William L. George, Didier Lootens, Pascal Hebraud
Spatio-temporal correlations in start-up flows of attractive colloids are explored by numerical simulations. The suspension is first allowed to flocculate during a time tw, then the stress necessary to induce its flow is computed. Whereas at low volume

Studying Long-term Performance of a Nano-ZnO filled Waterborne Polyurethane Coating using Spectroscopies and Microscopies

September 9, 2009
Author(s)
Xiaohong Gu, Dongmei Zhe, Stephanie S. Watson, Guodong Chen, Minhua Zhao, Paul E. Stutzman, Deborah S. Jacobs, Tinh Nguyen, Joannie W. Chin, Jonathan W. Martin
Although inorganic UV absorbers such as zinc oxide (ZnO) and cerium oxide (CeO2) exhibit numerous advantages compared to organic UV absorbers, the mechanisms of how these nanoparticles affect the long-term performance of polymeric coatings are less than

Clathrate Hydrate Physical Property Database

September 8, 2009
Author(s)
Kenneth G. Kroenlein, Chris D. Muzny, Andrei F. Kazakov, Vladimir Diky, Robert D. Chirico, E. D. Sloan, Michael D. Frenkel
To facilitate advances in application of technologies pertaining to gas hydrates, a database containing experimentally-derived information about those materials has been developed. This work is being done in association with an international effort on the

Collisional cooling of ultra-cold atom ensembles using Feshbach resonances

September 8, 2009
Author(s)
Ludwig G. Mathey, Eite Tiesinga, Paul S. Julienne, Charles W. Clark
We propose a new type of cooling mechanism for ultra-cold fermionic atom ensembles, which capitalizes on the energy dependence of inelastic collisions in the presence of a Feshbach resonance. We first discuss the case of a single magnetic resonance, and

Electrochemical Micromachining of Hastelloy B-2 with Ultrashort Voltage Pulses

September 8, 2009
Author(s)
Gordon A. Shaw, Joseph J. Maurer, Steven E. Fick, Thomas P. Moffat, J. J. Mallett, John L. Hudson
Electrochemical micromachining (ECMM) with ultrashort voltage pulses, a maskless all-electrochemical micro and nanofabrication technique, has been used to fabricate microstructures on a corrosion resistant nickel-based superalloy, Hastelloy B-2. Because of

Full-Scale Residential Smoke Alarm Performance

September 8, 2009
Author(s)
Thomas G. Cleary
A series of 24 full-scale experiments were conducted in a multi-room structure to examine the effects of alarm type (photoelectric, ionization, and dual sensor), alarm location, fabric type (100 % cotton and 100 % polyester), polyurethane foam density

Testing the Performance of Hydrogen Sensors

September 8, 2009
Author(s)
Nathan D. Marsh, Thomas G. Cleary
The acceptance of hydrogen as a widely-available energy source will depend to some extent on the perceived and actual safe dispensing and storage of hydrogen by the general public. Reliable detection of an accidental hydrogen gas release and mitigation of

WWVB Radio Controlled Clocks: Recommended Practices for Manufacturers and Consumers (2009 edition)

September 8, 2009
Author(s)
Michael A. Lombardi, Andrew N. Novick, John P. Lowe, Matthew J. Deutch, Glenn K. Nelson, Douglas D. Sutton, William C. Yates, D. W. Hanson
Radio controlled clocks represent a true revolution in timekeeping. Clocks that synchronize to NIST radio station WWVB now number in the millions in the United States, and new sales records are being established every year. As a result, many of us are now

Building Plumbing System Decontamination - First Report on Recommendations

September 6, 2009
Author(s)
Stephen J. Treado, Mark A. Kedzierski, Stephanie S. Watson, Nicos Martys, Kenneth D. Cole
This report summarizes the measurement results and recommended procedures for responding to building plumbing system contamination incidents and restoring the water system to safe operation. The recommendations are based on analysis of the results of a

GEOMETRIC MEASUREMENT COMPARISONS FOR ROCKWELL DIAMOND INDENTERS

September 6, 2009
Author(s)
Jun-Feng Song, Samuel R. Low III, Xiaoyu A. Zheng
In the uncertainty budget of Rockwell C hardness (HRC) tests, geometric error of the Rockwell diamond indenter is a major contributor. The geometric calibration of Rockwell diamond indenters has been a key issue for Rockwell hardness standardization. The

Complete Methods Set for Scalable Ion Trap Quanum Information Processing

September 4, 2009
Author(s)
Jonathan Home, David Hanneke, John D. Jost, Jason Amini, Dietrich G. Leibfried, David J. Wineland
Building a quantum information processor capable of outperforming classical devices will require many quantum bits (qubits) and very large numbers of logical operations \cite{05Knill}. A key requirement is the faithful transport of qubits throughout the

Fundamental Equations of State for Parahydrogen, Normal Hydrogen, and Orthohydrogen

September 4, 2009
Author(s)
Jacob W. Leachman, Bryce Jacobson, Steven Penoncello, Eric W. Lemmon
If the potential for a boom in the global hydrogen economy is realized, there will be an increase in the need for accurate hydrogen thermodynamic property standards. Based on current and anticipated needs, new fundamental equations of state for

Overview of the TAC 2008 Update Summarization Task

September 4, 2009
Author(s)
Hoa T. Dang, Karolina K. Owczarzak
The summarization track at the Text Analysis Conference (TAC) is a direct continuation of the Document Understanding Conference (DUC) series of workshops, focused on providing common data and evaluation framework for research in automatic summarization. In
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