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Laser-assisted atom probe tomography of Ti/TiN films deposited on Si

December 21, 2016
Author(s)
Norman A. Sanford, Paul T. Blanchard, Ryan M. White, Michael R. Vissers, Albert Davydov, D R. Diercks, David P. Pappas
Laser-assisted atom probe tomography (L-APT) was used to examine superconducting TiN/Ti/TiN trilayer films with nominal respective thicknesses of 5/5/5 (nm). The trilayers were deposited on Si substrates by reactive sputtering. Electron energy loss

Rethinking Security through Systems Security Engineering

December 21, 2016
Author(s)
Ronald S. Ross, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte
This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST SP 800-160: Systems Security Engineering: Considerations for a Multidisciplinary Approach in the Engineering of Trustworthy Secure Systems. The publication addresses the engineering-driven

Spectral dependence of carrier lifetimes in silicon for photovoltaic applications

December 21, 2016
Author(s)
John F. Roller, Yu-Tai Li, Mario Dagenais, Behrang H. Hamadani
Charge carrier lifetimes in photovoltaic-grade silicon wafers were measured by a spectral-dependent, quasi-steady-state photoconductance technique. Narrow bandwidth LEDs were used to excite excess charge carriers within the material, and the effective

Spectrum and Energy Levels of Four-Times Ionized Yttrium (Y V

December 21, 2016
Author(s)
Joseph Reader
We present an extended analysis of the spectrum of four-times-ionized yttrium Y V. The analysis is based on spectrograms made with sliding-spark discharges on 10.7 normal- and grazing-incidence spectrographs. The measurements cover the region 184-2549 Å

An introduction to the new SI

December 20, 2016
Author(s)
Peter J. Mohr, Sandra Knotts, William D. Phillips
Plans are underway to redefine the International System of Units (SI) around 2018. The new SI specifies the values of certain physical constants to define units. This article explains the new SI in a way that could be used to present it to high-school

Entropy Theory of Polymer Glass-Formation in Variable Spatial Dimension

December 20, 2016
Author(s)
Jack F. Douglas, Wensheng Xu, Karl Freed
The importance of packing frustration is broadly appreciated to be an important aspect of glass formation. Recently, great interest has focused on probing the dependence on spatial dimension d as a theoretical tool for exploring essential aspects of glass

Identification of the Low-Energy Excitations in a Quantum Critical System

December 20, 2016
Author(s)
Tom Heitmann, Jagat Lamsal, Shannon M. Watson, Ross Erwin, Wangchun Chen, Yang Zhao, Wouter Montfrooij
We have identified low-energy magnetic excitations in a doped quantum critical system by means of polarized neutron scattering experiments. The presence of these excitations could explain why Cd(Fe 0.76Ru 0.24) 2Ge 2 displays dynamical scaling in the

Resilience and System Level Security

December 20, 2016
Author(s)
Mark L. Badger
One approach for reducing damage caused by software vulnerabilities is to take advantage of emerging systems architecture patterns to strategically improve assurance. Emerging systems architectures embody significant choices about where computation takes

Certification of New Standard Reference Material 2806b Medium Test Dust in Hydraulic Oil

December 19, 2016
Author(s)
Robert A. Fletcher, Nicholas W. Ritchie, David S. Bright, James J. Filliben, William F. Guthrie
A new material has been certified to become Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2806b - Medium Test Dust in Hydraulic Fluid. SRM 2806b consists of a trace polydisperse, irregularly shaped mineral dust particles suspended in hydraulic fluid. The certified

General Methods for Access Control Policy Verification

December 19, 2016
Author(s)
Chung Tong Hu, David R. Kuhn
Access control systems are among the most critical of computer security components. Faulty policies, misconfigurations, or flaws in software implementations can result in serious vulnerabilities. To formally and precisely capture the security properties

Introduction to the special issue on small-angle scattering

December 19, 2016
Author(s)
Michael Gradzielski, Andrew J. Allen
This is the foreword for a Special Issue of the Journal of Applied Crystallography on Small-Angle Scattering. This special issue collects together full-length peer-reviewed research papers in association with the 15th International Conference on Small

Memory and Motor Processes of Password Entry Error

December 19, 2016
Author(s)
Frank Tamborello, Kristen K. Greene
Passwords are tightly interwoven with the digital fabric of our current society. Unfortunately, passwords that provide better security generally tend to be more complex, both in length and composition. Complex passwords are problematic both cognitively and

The Use of Antioxidants to Improve Vapor Pressure Measurements on Compounds with Oxidative Instability: Methyl Oleate with tert-Butylhydroquinone

December 19, 2016
Author(s)
Jason A. Widegren, Casey E. Beall, Audrey E. Tolbert, Tara M. Lovestead, Thomas J. Bruno
The vapor pressure (psat) of methyl oleate was measured with and without the addition of 0.2 mass % of the antioxidant stabilizer tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ). The measurements were made by the gas saturation method in the temperature range (303.15 to 343

Particle shape effects on particle size measurement for crushed waste glass

December 18, 2016
Author(s)
Kyle Riding, Mohammadreza Mirzohosseini, Edward Garboczi
Recently, narrow particle size distributions, as measured by sieve analysis, of crushed waste glass were used as a replacement for Portland cement in concrete. Their chemical reactivity was successfully studied as a function of this measure of particle

Analytical Multimode Scanning and Transmission Electron Imaging and Tomography of Multiscale Structural Architectures of Sulfur Copolymer-Based Composite Cathodes for Next Generation High-Energy Density Li-S Batteries

December 17, 2016
Author(s)
Vladimir P. Oleshko, Andrew A. Herzing, Christopher L. Soles, Jared J. Griebel, Woo J. Chung, Adam G. Simmonds, Jeff Pyun
Poly(sulfur-random-(1,3-diisopropenylbenzene) copolymers synthesized via inverse vulcanization represent an emerging class of electrochemically active polymers recently used in cathodes for Li-S batteries, capable of realizing enhanced capacity retention

A Versatile Technique to Enable Sub-Milli-Kelvin Instrument Stability for Precise Radial Velocity Measurements: Tests with the Habitable-Zone Planet Finder

December 16, 2016
Author(s)
Ryan C. Terrien, Guomundur K. Stefansson, Fred Hearty, Paul Robertson, Suvrath Mahadevan, Tyler Anderson, Chad Bender, Matthew Nelson, Andrew Monson, Basil Blank, Samuel Halverson, Chuck Henderson, Lawrence Ramsey, Arpita Roy, Christian Schwab
Insufficient instrument thermo-mechanical stability is one of the fundamental roadblocks for achieving 10 cm s −1 Doppler radial velocity (RV) precision, the precision needed to detect Earth-twins orbiting Solar-type stars. Exquisite temperature and

Bound Layers Cloak Nanoparticles in Strongly Interacting Polymer Nanocomposites

December 16, 2016
Author(s)
Jack F. Douglas, Francis W. Starr, Sanat K. Kumar
Polymer-nanoparticle (NP) interfacial interactions are expected to strongly influence the properties of nanocomposites, but surprisingly, experiments often report small or no changes in the glass transition temperature, Tg. To understand this paradoxical

Decoupling of a Neutron Interferometer from Temperature Gradients

December 16, 2016
Author(s)
Michael G. Huber, Muhammad D. Arif, P. Saggu, T. Mineeva, David Cory, Robert Haun, Ben Heacock, K Li, J. Nsofini, D. Sarenac, Chandra Shahi, V Skavysh, Mike Snow, S. Werner, A.R. Young, Dmitry Pushin
Neutron interferometry enables precision measurements that are typically operated within elaborate, multi-layered facilities which provide substantial shielding from environmental noise. These facilities are necessary to maintain the coherence requirements
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