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Simulation Methodology for Coupled Structural Fire Analysis

May 28, 2015
Author(s)
Chao Zhang, Julio C. Goncalves Da Silva, Craig G. Weinschenk, Daisuke Kamikawa, Yuji Hasemi
Advanced simulation methods are needed to precisely predict the complex behavior of structures exposed to natural fire conditions. Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code, developed by NIST for fire related simulations

Spectrum and Energy Levels of Quadruply-Ionized Molybdenum (Mo V)

May 28, 2015
Author(s)
Joseph Reader, Tauheed Ahmad
The spectrum of quadruply-ionized molybdenum Mo V was observed from 200 Å to 4700 Å with sliding spark discharges on 10.7-m normal- and grazing-incidence spectrographs. The existing analyses of this spectrum [Tauheed A et al. 1985 Phys. Scr. 31 369; Cabeza

The Decoupled Potential Integral Equation for Time-Harmonic Electromagnetic Scattering

May 28, 2015
Author(s)
Felipe Vico, Leslie Greengard, Miguel Ferrando, Zydrunas Gimbutas
We present a new formulation for the problem of electromagnetic scattering from perfect electric conductors. While our representation for the electric and magnetic fields is based on the standard vector and scalar potentials A, φ in the Lorenz gauge, we

Experimentally, How Does Cu TSV Diameter Influence its Stress State?

May 27, 2015
Author(s)
Chukwudi A. Okoro, Lyle E. Levine, Yaw S. Obeng, Ruqing Xu
In this work, an experimental study of the influence of Cu through-silicon via (TSV) diameter on stress build up was performed using synchrotron-based X-ray microdiffraction technique. Three Cu TSV diameters were studied; 3 µm, 5 µm and 8 µm, all of which

Performance of a next generation sequencing SNP assay on degraded DNA

May 27, 2015
Author(s)
Katherine Gettings, Kevin M. Kiesler, Peter Vallone
Forensic DNA casework samples are often of insufficient quantity or quality to generate full profiles by conventional DNA typing methods. Amplification of STR loci is inherently limited in samples containing degraded DNA, as the cumulative size of repeat

Utilizing Nearest-Neighbor Interactions to Alter Charge Transport Mechanisms in Molecular Assemblies of Porphyrins on Surfaces

May 27, 2015
Author(s)
James G. Kushmerick, Amanda E. Schuckman, Lisa M. Perez, Mikki Vinodu, Joao Tome, Lam H. Yu, Charles M. Drain, James D. Batteas
When tunneling is the dominant mechanism of charge transport in a molecular junction, the conductivity of the junction is largely insensitive to chemical and structural perturbations which do not impact the overall length of the junction. This severely

Characterizing the three-dimensional structure of block copolymers via sequential infiltration synthesis and scanning transmission electron tomography

May 26, 2015
Author(s)
Tamar Segal-Peretz, Jonathan P. Winterstein, Manolis Doxastakis, Abelardo Ramirez-Hernandez, Mahua Biswas, Jiaxing Ren, Hyo S. Suh, Seth B. Darling, James Alexander Liddle, Jeffrey Elam, Juan J. de Pablo, Nestor Zaluzec, Paul Nealey
Understanding and controlling the three-dimensional structure of block copolymer (BCP) thin films is critical for utilizing these materials for sub-20 nm nanopatterning in semiconductor devices, as well as in membranes and solar cell applications

UWB Signal Processing: Projection, B-Splines, and Modified Gegenbauer Bases

May 25, 2015
Author(s)
Howard S. Cohl, Stephen D. Casey
Ultra-wide band (UWB) systems require either rapidly changing or very high sampling rates. Conventional analog-to-digital devices have limited dynamic range. We investigate UWB signal processing via a basis projection method and a basis system designed for

A real microstructural model for cement concrete modeling

May 24, 2015
Author(s)
Edward J. Garboczi, Yang Lu, Stephen Thomas
Existing concrete microstructural models of particles embedded in matrix materials are only represented by regular shape particles like spheres, ellipsoids, or multi-faceted polyhedrons. However, the real particle shapes are more complex and sometimes play

Evaluating Bug Finders: Test and Measurement of Static Code Analyzers

May 23, 2015
Author(s)
Aurelien M. Delaitre, Bertrand C. Stivalet, Elizabeth N. Fong, Vadim Okun
Software static analysis is one of many options for finding bugs in software. Like compilers, static analyzers take a program as input. This paper covers tools that examine source code--without executing it--and output bug reports. Static analysis is a

Real-time x-ray scattering studies of film formation in high performing small-molecule organic solar cells

May 23, 2015
Author(s)
Sebastian Engmann, Felicia A. Bokel, Andrew Herzing, Hyun W. Ro, Dean DeLongchamp, Lee J. Richter, Claudio Girotto, Bruno Caputo
We have studied the influence of the additive diiodoctane on the formation dynamics of high performance bulk heterojunction (BHJ) films based the small molecule donor 7,7'-(4,4bis(2- ethylhexyl)-4H-silolo[3,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene-2,6-diyl)bis(6-fluoro-5-(5

Calibration of channel mismatch in time-interleaved real-time digital oscilloscopes

May 22, 2015
Author(s)
Jeffrey A. Jargon, Paul D. Hale, Peter J. Jeavons, John B. Schlager, Andrew M. Dienstfrey, Joo-Gwang Lee, Chihyun Cho
A novel method is proposed for the calibration of channel mismatch in a time-interleaved real- time digital oscilloscope (RTDO). The method only requires a transfer function of time- interleaved ADCs (TIADCs), and also proposes measurement schemes of the

One-dimensional frequency-based spectroscopy

May 22, 2015
Author(s)
Joseph T. Hodges, A. Cygan, P. Wcislo, S. Wojtewicz, Piotr Maslowski, R. Ciurylo, D Lisak
Recent developments in optical metrology have tremendously improved the precision and accuracy of the horizontal (frequency) axis in measured spectra. However, the vertical (typically absorbance) axis is usually based on intensity measurements that are

Rectangular-Waveguide Impedance

May 22, 2015
Author(s)
Dylan F. Williams, Jeffrey A. Jargon, Uwe Arz, Paul D. Hale
We discuss the role of the wave impedance in temporal measurements in rectangular waveguide and present a simple rule-of-thumb for estimating the difference of the temporal electric and magnetic field waveforms supported by the dominant TE10 mode. We also

Uncertainties in 4-pi-beta-gamma coincidence counting

May 22, 2015
Author(s)
Ryan P. Fitzgerald, Claude Bailat, Christophe Bobin, John Keightley
The 4-pi-beta-gamma coincidence counting method and its close relatives are widely used for the primary standardization of radioactivity. Both the general formalism and specific implementation of these methods have been well-documented. In particular, the
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