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Efficiency of quasiparticle evacuation in superconducting devices

January 23, 2012
Author(s)
Sukumar Rajauria, L. Pascal, P. Gandit, F. Hekking, B. Pannetier, H. Courtois
We have studied the di®usion of excess quasiparticles in a current-biased superconductor strip in proximity to a metallic trap junction. In particular, we have measured accurately the superconductor temperature at a near-gap injection voltage. By analyzing

Recommendation for the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA) Block Cipher

January 23, 2012
Author(s)
William C. Barker, Elaine B. Barker
This publication specifies the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA), including its primary component cryptographic engine, the Data Encryption Algorithm (DEA). When implemented in an SP 800-38-series-compliant mode of operation and in a FIPS 140-2

Standards for the Optical Detection of Protein Particulates

January 23, 2012
Author(s)
Dean C. Ripple, Michael J. Carrier, Joshua R. Wayment
Particulates in protein therapeutics, composed of agglomerated protein monomers, may cause an immunogenic response in patients. Consequently, industry and the FDA desire more accurate methods for counting and characterizing particulates. Unlike likely

The Effects of Folding on High Strength Fibers Used in Soft Body Armor

January 23, 2012
Author(s)
Haruki Kobayashi, Walter G. McDonough, Joy Dunkers, Jae H. Kim, Hae-Jeong Lee, Scott Wight, Amanda L. Forster, Kirk D. Rice, Gale A. Holmes
Poly (p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) (PBO) fibers have been used in soft body armor (SBA) because of their high mechanical strength. However, there was an unexpected failure of a first responder's SBA which was composed of PBO fiber that was in service for

Ultrafast Demagnetization Measurements using Extreme Ultraviolet Light: Comparison of Electronic and Magnetic Contributions

January 23, 2012
Author(s)
Thomas J. Silva, Justin M. Shaw, Hans T. Nembach, Margaret M. Murnane, Henry C. Kapteyn, Chan La-O-Vorakiat, Stefan Mathias, Emrah Turgut, Teale A. Carson, Martin Aeschlimann, Claus M. Schneider
Ultrashort pulses of extreme ultraviolet light from high-harmonic generation are a new tool for probing coupled charge, spin, and phonon dynamics with element specificity, attosecond pump-probe synchronization, and time resolution of a few-femtoseconds in

Beyond s-wave scattering for ultracold atoms

January 20, 2012
Author(s)
Ross A. Williams, Lindsay J. LeBlanc, Karina K. Jimenez Garcia, Matthew C. Beeler, Abigail R. Perry, William D. Phillips, Ian B. Spielman
Interactions between particles can be strongly altered by their environment. Here we demonstrate a technique for modifying interactions between ultracold atoms by dressing the bare atomic states with light, creating a screened interaction of vastly

High-resolution, high-accuracy dual comb spectroscopy with over 40 THz bandwidth

January 20, 2012
Author(s)
Alexander M. Zolot, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Esther Baumann, William C. Swann, Jeff Nicholson, Ian R. Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury
Most spectroscopic instruments directly measure optical wavelength, which is converted to frequency and calibrated against spectral features that have traditionally been measured using complicated frequency chain methods. In the past decade optical

Optimization and analysis of code-division multiplexed TES microcalorimeters

January 20, 2012
Author(s)
Joseph W. Fowler, William B. Doriese, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Daniel R. Schmidt, Greg Stiehl, Daniel S. Swetz, Joel N. Ullom, Leila R. Vale
We are developing code-division multiplexing (CDM) readout systems for TES arrays for good scalability to large multiplexing factors. We report high energy resolution x-ray measurements made through four-channel CDM that employ a flux-summing architecture

Radio Frequency and Analog/Mixed-Signal Technologies

January 20, 2012
Author(s)
Herbert S. Bennett, John J. Pekarik
This 2011 roadmap for radio frequency and analog/mixed-signal (RF and AMS) technologies presents the challenges, technology requirements, and potential solutions for the basic technology elements (transistors and passive devices). RF and AMS technologies

Spin-Charge-Density Wave in a Squircle-Like Fermi Surface for Ultracold Atoms

January 20, 2012
Author(s)
Ian B. Spielman, Dima Makogon, Christiane de Morais Smith
We derive and discuss an experimentally realistic model describing ultracold atoms in an optical lattice including a commensurate, but staggered, Zeeman field. The resulting band structure is quite exotic; fermions in the third band have an unusual rounded

Internal Curing - Constructing More Robust Concrete

January 19, 2012
Author(s)
Jason Weiss, Dale P. Bentz, Anton Schlinder, Pietro Lura
It is often said that there are two types of concrete: concrete that has cracked and concrete that is going to crack. Unfortunately, this is true all too frequently. Many of these unwanted cracks develop shortly after the concrete is placed and in addition

A Model for Calculating Diffraction Elastic Constants

January 18, 2012
Author(s)
Thomas H. Gnaeupel-Herold, Adam A. Creuziger, Mark A. Iadicola
An alternate model is proposed to calculate the diffraction elastic constants from the elastic constants of the single crystal. It is based on the inverse elastic susceptibility and thus it is related to the elastic polarization approach widely known as

Anisotropic surface-state-mediated RKKY interaction between adatoms

January 18, 2012
Author(s)
Paul N. Patrone, T L. Einstein
Motivated by recent numerical studies of Ag on Pt(111), we derive a far-field expression for the RKKY interaction mediated by surface states on a (111) FCC surface. The main contribution to the interaction comes from electrons whose Fermi velocity is

Relationship between Length and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy signal Strength in Metal Nanoparticle Chains: Idea Models versus Nanofabrication

January 18, 2012
Author(s)
Angela R. Hight Walker, K. Stec, Shunpig Zhang, Hongxing Xu, Rene Lopez
We have employed capillary force deposition on ion beam patterned substrates to fabricate chains of 60nm gold nanospheres ranging in length from 1 to 9 nanoparticles. Measurements of the surface-averaged SERS enhancement factor strength for these chains

Analysis of Early-Age Bridge Deck Cracking in Nevada and Wyoming

January 17, 2012
Author(s)
Dale P. Bentz, Paul E. Stutzman, Aaron R. Sakulich, William J. Weiss
In late 2009, the Echo Wash and Valley of Fire bridge decks were constructed in the Lake Mead National Recreation area in Nevada. Within six months, in early 2010, both decks exhibited considerable transverse cracking, with some cracks extending through

Direct Observation of Hydrogen Spillover in Ni-Loaded Pr-Doped Ceria

January 17, 2012
Author(s)
Vaneet Sharma, Peter A. Crozier, Renu Sharma, James B. Adams
Hydrogen-spillover in Ni-loaded Pr-doped ceria (PDC) was directly observed using an environmental transmission electron microscope (ETEM). Localized reduction of ceria in a H2 atmosphere was observed and attributed to gas-Ni-ceria interactions at the three

Fourier, Gauss, Fraunhofer, Porod and the Shape from Moments Problem

January 17, 2012
Author(s)
Gregg M. Gallatin
We show how the Fourier transform of a shape in any number of dimensions can be simplified using Gauss' law and evaluated explicitly for polygons in two dimensions, polyhedra three dimensions, etc. We also show how this combination of Fourier and Gauss can

First high-resolution analysis of the nu15, nu12, nu5, nu10 and nu2 bands of oxirane

January 15, 2012
Author(s)
Walter J. Lafferty, Jean-Marie Flaud, F. Kwabia Tchana, A. Perrin
Fourier transform spectra of Oxirane (ethylene oxide, c-C2H4O) have been recorded in the 730 cm-1 to 1560 cm-1 (6.4 to 13.7 µm) spectral region using a Bruker IFS125HR spectrometer at a resolution of 0.0019 cm-1. A total of six vibration bands, ν15, ν12
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