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Precise pitch-scaling of ultra-scaled carbon nanotube arrays within 3D DNA nano-trenches

May 22, 2020
Author(s)
Jason K. Streit, Jeffrey Fagan, Ming Zheng, Wei Sun, Peng Yin, Jie Shen, Zhao Zhao, Hareem Maune
Precise assembly of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into densely-aligned uniformly parallel arrays has been the missing link towards the emerging ultra-scaled post-Si technology nodes specified in the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS)

Amplitude and frequency sensing of microwave fields with a superconducting transmon qudit

May 21, 2020
Author(s)
Maximilian Kristen, Andre Schneider, Alexander Stehli, Tim Wolz, Sergey Danilin, Hsiang S. Ku, Junling Long, Xian Wu, Russell Lake, David P. Pappas, Alexey V. Ustinov, Martin Weides
Experiments with superconducting circuits require careful calibration of the applied pulses and fields over a large frequency range. This remains an ongoing challenge as commercial semiconductor electronics are not able to probe signals arriving at the

Embracing Uncertainty: Modeling Uncertainty in EPMA - Part I

May 21, 2020
Author(s)
Nicholas Ritchie
This is the first in a series of articles which present a new framework for computing the uncertainty in electron excited X-ray microanalysis measurements. This article will discuss the framework and apply it to a handful of simple but useful sub

Exploring the Accuracy of Isotopic Analyses in Atom Probe Mass Spectrometry

May 21, 2020
Author(s)
Frederick Meisenkothen, Daniel V. Samarov, Irina Kalish, Eric B. Steel
Atom probe tomography (APT) can theoretically deliver accurate chemical and isotopic analyses at a high level of sensitivity, precision, and spatial resolution. However, empirical APT data often contain significant biases that lead to erroneous chemical

Orientation Dependence of the Magnetic Phase Diagram of Yb 2 Ti 2 O 7

May 21, 2020
Author(s)
S. Saubert, A. Scheie, C. Duvinage, J. Kindervater, S. Zhang, H. J. Changlani, Guangyong Xu, S. M. Koohpayeh, O. Tchernyshyov, Collin L. Broholm, C. Pfleiderer
In the quest to realize a quantum spin liquid (QSL), magnetic long-range order is hardly welcome. Yet it can offer deep insights into a complex world of strong correlations and fluctuations. Much hope was placed in the cubic pyrochlore Yb 2Ti 2O 7 as a

Quantifying Strain via Buckling Instabilities in Surface Modified Polymer Brushes

May 21, 2020
Author(s)
Cassandra M. Reese, Wei Guo, Brittany J. Thompson, Phillip K. Logan, Christopher Stafford, Derek L. Patton
We present a quantitative method of measuring the compressive strain of wrinkled polymer films and coatings with knowledge of the "skin" thickness, wrinkle wavelength, and wrinkle amplitude. The derived analytical expression is validated with a well

Creating solitonic excitations with controllable velocity in Bose-Einstein condensates

May 20, 2020
Author(s)
Amilson R. Fritsch, Mingwu Lu, Alina M. Pineiro Escalera, Graham H. Reid, Ian Spielman
Established techniques for deterministically creating dark solitons in repulsively interacting atomic Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) can only access a narrow range of soliton velocities. Because velocity a ects the stability of individual solitons and

Effect of Teflon(R) Transmittance on Sensitivity of Thermoluminescence Dosimeter Cards

May 20, 2020
Author(s)
Vyacheslav B. Podobedov, Carl C. Miller, Alexander Romanyukha, Andrew Hoy
Thermoluminescence dosimeter cards purchased by the United States Navy in recent years have different radiation sensitivities, e.g. they exhibit a different amount of light per dose unit. Presented tests indicate that the optical transparency of the Teflon

Quantum entanglement between an atom and a molecule

May 20, 2020
Author(s)
Yiheng Lin, David Leibrandt, Dietrich Leibfried, Chin-wen Chou
Expanding quantum control to a broad range of physical systems paves the way for advances in various aspects of science and technology, such as stringent tests of fundamental physics, quantum-enhanced sensors, and quantum information processing

A Review of Efforts to Improve Lipid Stability during Sample Preparation and Standardization Efforts to Ensure Accuracy in the Reporting of Lipid Measurements

May 19, 2020
Author(s)
John Bowden, Candice Z. Ulmer, Christina Jones, Jeremy P. Koelmel, Timothy J. Garrett, Juan J. Aristizabal-Henao, Hubert W. Vesper
Lipidomics is a rapidly growing field, fueled by developments in analytical instrumentation and bioinformatics. To date, most researchers and industries have employed their own lipidomics workflows without a consensus on best practices. Without a community

Dual Josephson impedance bridge: towards a universal bridge for impedance metrology

May 19, 2020
Author(s)
Frederic Overney, Nathan Flowers-Jacobs, Blaise Jeanneret, Alain Rufenacht, Anna Fox, Paul Dresselhaus, Samuel Benz
This paper presents a full characterization of a Dual Josephson Impedance Bridge (DJIB) at frequencies up to 80kHz by using the DJIB to compare the best available impedance standards that are (a) directly traceable to the quantum Hall effect, (b) used as

Energy Sector Asset Management: For Electric Utilities, Oil & Gas Industry

May 19, 2020
Author(s)
James J. McCarthy, Lauren Acierto, Jason Kuruvilla, Titilayo Ogunyale, Nikolas Urlaub, John Wiltberger, Devin Wynne
Industrial control systems (ICS) compose a core part of our nation’s critical infrastructure. Energy sector companies rely on ICS to generate, transmit, and distribute power and to drill, produce, refine, and transport oil and natural gas. Given the wide

Infrared and Raman chemical imaging and spectroscopy at the nanoscale

May 19, 2020
Author(s)
Dmitry Kurouski, Alexandre Dazzi, Renato Zenobi, Andrea Centrone
The advent of nanotechnology, and the need to understand the chemical composition at the nanoscale, has stimulated the convergence of IR and Raman spectroscopy with scanning probe methods, resulting in new nanospectroscopy paradigms. Here we review two of

Interoperability Assessment 2019: Contactless-to-Contact Fingerprint Capture

May 19, 2020
Author(s)
John M. Libert, John D. Grantham, Bruce Bandini, Kenneth Ko, Shahram Orandi, Craig I. Watson
This report describes computational comparison measurements as well as match error analysis applied to fingerprint images collected by researchers of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in May of 2019. Fingerprint images from 200

Ion transport and reordering in a two-dimensional trap array

May 19, 2020
Author(s)
Yong Wan, Robert Jordens, Stephen Erickson, Jenny Wu, Ryan S. Bowler, Ting R. Tan, Panyu Hou, Andrew C. Wilson, Dietrich Leibfried
Scaling quantum information processors is a challenging task, requiring manipulation of a large number of qubits with high fidelity and a high degree of connectivity. For trapped ions, this could be realized in a two-dimensional array of interconnected

Learning to predict crystal plasticity at the nanoscale: Deep residual networks and size effects in uniaxial compression discrete dislocation simulations

May 19, 2020
Author(s)
Zijiang Yang, Stefanos Papanikolaou, Andrew C. Reid, Wei-keng Lao, Alok Choudhary, Carelyn E. Campbell, Ankit Agrawal
The increase of dislocation density in a metallic crystal undergoing plastic deformation influences the mechanical properties of the material. This effect can be used to examine the related inverse problem of deducing the prior deformation of a material

Polymer Dynamics in Block Copolymer Electrolytes Detected by Neutron Spin Echo

May 19, 2020
Author(s)
Whitney S. Loo, Antonio Faraone, Lorena S. Grundy, Kevin W. Gao, Nitash P. Balsara
Polymer chain dynamics of a nanostructured block copolymer electrolyte are investigated by neutron spin-echo spectroscopy. Monomeric friction, determined by fitting the short-time data to the Rouse model, increases with increasing salt concentration. Tube

SATE VI Ockham Sound Analysis Criteria

May 19, 2020
Author(s)
Paul E. Black, Kanwardeep S. Walia
Static analyzers examine the source or executable code of programs to find problems. Many static analyzers use heuristics or approximations to examine programs with millions of lines of code for hundreds of classes of problems. The Ockham Sound Analysis

Defining Actionable Rules for Verifying IOT Safety and Security

May 18, 2020
Author(s)
Kayla Ibrahim, Suryadipta Majumdar, Daniel Bastos, Anoop Singhal
Internet of Things (IoT) is being widely adopted in recent years. Security, however, has lagged behind, as evidenced by the increasing number of attacks that use IoT devices (e.g., an arson that uses a smart oven, burglary via a smart lock). Therefore, the
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