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Ultrastable vacuum-gap Fabry-Perot cavities 2 operated in air

August 21, 2024
Author(s)
Susan Schima, Franklyn Quinlan, Yifan Liu, Charles McLemore, Takuma Nakamura, Nazanin Hoghooghi, Scott Diddams, Peter Rakich, Dahyeon Lee, Naijun Jin, Megan Kelleher, Haotian Cheng
We demonstrate a vacuum-gap ultrastable optical reference cavity that does not require a vacuum enclosure. Our simple method of optical contact bonding in a vacuum environment allows for cavity operation in air while maintaining vacuum between the cavity

Quantum-Based Microwave Modulated Waveforms

August 4, 2023
Author(s)
Akim Babenko, Nathan Flowers-Jacobs, Anna Fox, Paul Dresselhaus, Zoya Popovic, Samuel P. Benz
… of ±0.005 dB and a detrended phase stability of ±0.05°. Another delta-sigma pulse sequence generates a 10 MHz …

Electron Scattering Cross Sections for the Ground and Excited States of Tin

May 13, 2023
Author(s)
H. Umer, Yuri Ralchenko, I. Bray, D. V. Fursa
A comprehensive set of cross sections for electron scattering from the ground and first four excited states of tin has been calculated using the Relativistic Convergent Close-Coupling method. Elastic scattering, momentum transfer, total scattering, and

Analysis of Point-Contact Andreev Reflection Spectra in Spin Polarization Measurements

October 12, 2021
Author(s)
G T. Woods, Robert J. Soulen, I I. Mazin, B Nadgorny, M. S. Osofsky, J Sanders, H. Srikanth, William F. Egelhoff Jr., Raju V. Datla
We present a systematic analysis of point-contact Andreev reflection (PCAR) spectra for ferromagnetic materials, using both modeling and experimental data. We emphasize the importance of consistent data analysis to avoid possible misinterpretation of the

Small Angle Neutron Scattering Measurement of Silicon Nanoparticle Size Distribution

October 12, 2021
Author(s)
Jonghoon Choi, Shih-Huang Tung, Nam S. Wang, Vytas Reipa
We have determined the particle size distribution profiles of octane terminated silicon nanoparticle suspensions, produced using the sonication of electrochemically etched Si wafer. Small angle neutron scattering data was analyzed separately in the high (0

A Rod-Packing Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework with Suitable Pore Confinement for Benchmark Ethane/Ethylene Separation

April 26, 2021
Author(s)
Xu Zhang, Jia-Xin Wang, Libo Li, Jiyan Pei, Rajamani Krishna, Hui Wu, Wei Zhou, Guodong Qian, Bin Li, Banglin Chen
The discovery of new materials for separating ethane (C 2H 6) from ethylene (C 2H 4) by adsorption is a critical enterprise in the chemical industry. It still remains as a daunting challenge to target both high C 2H 6 adsorption capacity and gas

Crystal Chemistry and Phase Equilibria of the CaO- 1/2Ho2O3-CoOz System at 885 degC in Air

July 2, 2020
Author(s)
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, William J. Laws, Qingzhen Huang, Jie Hou, James A. Kaduk, Saul H. Lapidus, Lynn Ribaud
The phase diagram of the CaO-½Ho2O3-CoOz system was determined at 885 ºC in air. This diagram offers detailed compatibility relationships in the ternary oxide system that are essential for processing and for the understanding of thermoelectric properties

Bottom-up Gold Filling of High Aspect Ratio Trenches

June 19, 2019
Author(s)
Stephen J. Ambrozik, Thomas P. Moffat, Daniel Josell, Chen Zhang, Houxian Miao
… limits the Bi coverage so that a value of approximately 0.05 or less is observed, which correlates with a small leakage …

Multi-Laboratory Assessment of a New Reference Material for Quality Assurance of Cell-Free Tumor DNA Measurements

May 2, 2019
Author(s)
Hua-Jun He, Erica V. Stein, Yves Konigshofer, Thomas Forbes, Farol L. Tomson, Russell Garlick, Emiko Yamada, Tony Godfrey, Toshiya Abe, Koji Tamura, Michael Borges, Michael Goggins, Sandra Elmore, Margaret L. Gulley, Jessica L. Larson, Lando Ringel, Brian C. Haynes, Corinne Camalier, Chris Karlovich, Biswajit Das, P. M. Williams, Aaron Garnett, Anders Stahlberg, Stefan Filges, Lynn Sorbara, Mathew R. Young, Sudhir Srivastava, Kenneth D. Cole
We conducted a multi-laboratory assessment to determine the suitability of a new commercially- available reference material with 40 cancer variants in a background of wild-type DNA at four different variant allele fractions (VAF): 2%, 0.5%, 0.125%, and 0 %

Quasi-Deterministic-Channel-Propagation Model for a Data Center at 60 GHz

April 30, 2018
Author(s)
Camillo Gentile, Peter B. Papazian, Roy Sun, Jelena Senic, Jian Wang
We describe a measurement campaign conducted in a data center, a unique environment in which transceivers are positioned above the server racks. A total of 80 channel acquisitions, including small-scale measurements, were recorded using our 3D double

Nanocomposite Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries with Reduced Flammability

March 21, 2018
Author(s)
Mauro Zammarano, Apostolos Enotiadis, Nikhil Fernandes, Natalie A. A. Becerra, Emmanuel P. Giannelis
We report a family of flame-retardant electrolytes for lithium batteries based on ionic nanocomposites. The nanocomposites are synthesized in one pot by dispersing SiO2 nanoparticles charge-balanced by both Li ions and mono-amino-terminated polyether (PEO

Fatigue measurement of pipeline steels for application of gaseous hydrogen transport

February 5, 2018
Author(s)
Andrew J. Slifka, Elizabeth S. Drexler, Robert L. Amaro, Louis E. Hayden, Damian S. Lauria, Nikolas W. Hrabe, Douglas G. Stalheim
A comprehensive testing program to determine the fatigue crack growth rate of pipeline steels in pressurized hydrogen gas was completed; the project was sponsored by the Department of Transportation, and was conducted in close collaboration with the ASME

Three Antenna Ranges Based on Articualted Robotic Arms at the National Institute of Standards and TechnologyDescribing Usability for Over-the-Air and Standard Near-Field Measuremnts

December 3, 2017
Author(s)
David R. Novotny, Josh Gordon, Michael S. Allman, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri, Alexandra Curtin
NIST has developed an antenna range that uses coordinated industrial robotic systems for measuring milli-meter wave (mmWave) antenna patterns and gain. The Configurable Robotic milli-meter Antenna (CROMMA) facility employs a multi-axis articulated serial

Towards Energy Efficiency in Ultra Dense Networks

December 11, 2016
Author(s)
Wei Yu, Hansong Xu, Amirshahram Hematian, David W. Griffith, Nada T. Golmie
… efficiency improvement at averages of 38.82 % and 48.05 % in scenarios where UE are uniformly distributed and …

Structure and Stability of Phospholipid Bilayers Hydrated by a Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid/Water Solution: a Neutron Reflectometry Study

October 23, 2014
Author(s)
Antonio Benedetto, Frank Heinrich, Miguel A. Gonzalez, Giovanna Fragneto, Erik Watkins, Pietro Ballone
Neutron reflectometry measurements (NR) have been carried out to probe the structure and stability of two model bio-membranes consisting of POPC and DMPC phospholipid bilayers hydrated by water solutions of two prototypical room-temperature ionic liquids
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