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Multicolor Fringe Projection System With Enhanced 3-D Reconstruction Of Surfaces, Bernard S. Gilbert, Joel H. Blatt Jan 1998

Multicolor Fringe Projection System With Enhanced 3-D Reconstruction Of Surfaces, Bernard S. Gilbert, Joel H. Blatt

Aerospace, Physics, and Space Science Faculty Publications

Most optical topology systems use a single wavelength laser for projection, using a swept spot, a moving line, or a projected grating. In a typical projected grating system, the gratings are shifted and a series of images are used to recover the 3-D shape of the target. When the series of images is analyzed in the normal phase shift manner, the resulting 2-D phase map typically has phase unwrapping problems due to noise and Nyquist limits. Surfaces with large vertical discontinuities present the biggest problem in 3-D shape recovery. This paper looks at simultaneously projecting multiple wavelengths onto a surface …


Higher Order Isotropic Velocity Grids In Lattice Methods, Pavol Pavlo, George Vahala, Linda L. Vahala Jan 1998

Higher Order Isotropic Velocity Grids In Lattice Methods, Pavol Pavlo, George Vahala, Linda L. Vahala

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Kinetic lattice methods are a very attractive representation of nonlinear macroscopic systems because of their inherent parallelizability on multiple processors and their avoidance of the nonlinear convective terms. By uncoupling the velocity lattice from the spatial grid, one can employ higher order (non-space-filling) isotropic lattices-lattices which greatly enhance the stable parameter regions, particularly in thermal problems. In particular, the superiority of the octagonal lattice over previous models used in 2D (hexagonal or square) and 3D (projected face-centered hypercube) is shown.


Infrared Diode Laser Spectrometer For The Study Of Jet Cooled Gases, Anthony Bednar, Eric Barnett, Candace Lindsay, Trey Heath, Philip Williams, Mark Draganjac, Scott W. Reeve Jan 1998

Infrared Diode Laser Spectrometer For The Study Of Jet Cooled Gases, Anthony Bednar, Eric Barnett, Candace Lindsay, Trey Heath, Philip Williams, Mark Draganjac, Scott W. Reeve

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

We have constructed a tunable, high resolution, infrared diode laser spectrometer and combined it with a pulsed supersonic jet expansion. A modified version of the Perry multipass cell has been incorporated into the spectrometer to increase the effective absorption path length. Performance capabilities of the spectrometer are evaluated by examining ro-vibrational spectra for the carbon monoxide molecule in the five micron region of the infrared. From these measurements, an instrumental absorption sensitivity is determined. Finally, since one of our immediate goals is the infrared study of jet cooled transition metal carbonyls, we present high resolution data obtained by entraining the …


A Mean Field Model For The Coexistence Of Nematic, Smectic A And Smectic C Phases In Liquid Crystals, H. Yurtseven, S. Sali̇hoğlu Jan 1998

A Mean Field Model For The Coexistence Of Nematic, Smectic A And Smectic C Phases In Liquid Crystals, H. Yurtseven, S. Sali̇hoğlu

Turkish Journal of Physics

We present here a mean field model for the nematic-smectic A-smectic C coexistence of a liquid crystal near the NAC point which is a multicritical point. The critical exponents calculated from our model are tricritical expoenents for the order parameters, susceptibility and the specific heat. Our results show that if the NAC point is the tricritical point, then our mean field model describes adequately the liquid crystalline system in the coexistence region of the nematic-smectic A-smectic C phases.


Self-Consistent Effective Binary Interaction Approximation For Strongly Coupled Multifluid Dynamics, John D. Ramshaw Jan 1998

Self-Consistent Effective Binary Interaction Approximation For Strongly Coupled Multifluid Dynamics, John D. Ramshaw

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

An improved self-consistent effective binary diffusion approximation for multicomponent diffusion was recently described [1]. Here we develop an analogous self-consistent effective binary interaction (SCEBI) approximation for simplifying multifluid dynamical descriptions in which each fluid is strongly coupled to the other fluids by pairwise frictional forces. The net drag force on each fluid is the summation of the drag forces due to each of the other fluids. This summation is approximated by a single term proportional to the velocity of the fluid in question relative to an appropriately weighted average velocity. This approximation permits an explicit numerical solution for the fluid …


The Submilimeter-Wave Rotational Spectrum Of Isopropyl Alcohol, C. Qajar, S. Musaev Jan 1998

The Submilimeter-Wave Rotational Spectrum Of Isopropyl Alcohol, C. Qajar, S. Musaev

Turkish Journal of Physics

The submilimeter-wave spectrum of the {\em trans} isopropyl alcohol was studied in the frequency range from 240 to 480 GHz. More than 170 lines were assigned to ground state transition. The identification of the high $J$ transitions was checked by centrifugal distortion analysis. The frequencies of all transitions were least squares fitted to the Watson's Hamiltonian, including two $P^8$ terms. The ground-state rotational constants are (in MHz) A = 8489.0150, B = 8041.9182, C = 4765.2326, which yield an asymmetry parameter $\kappa = 0.75986663$.


The Energy Spectra Of Gaas/Al_Xga_{1-X}As Quantum Dots, Mohammad El-Said, M. Abu Saa Jan 1998

The Energy Spectra Of Gaas/Al_Xga_{1-X}As Quantum Dots, Mohammad El-Said, M. Abu Saa

Turkish Journal of Physics

The energy expressions for QD presented in high- and low-magnetic fields are calculated. An interpolation formula between the energies of the quantum dot in both limits is proposed. The formula is implemented to produce the energy spectra of the parabolic quantum dot in the presence of a magnetic field of arbitrary strength. The transitions in the angular momenta of the ground state energy of interacting electrons confined in the quantum dot as a function of magnetic field strength is studied. A good agreement is obtained when our results are tested against exact numerical work.


Measurements Of The Meson-Photon Transition Form Factors Of Light Pseudoscalar Mesons At Large Momentum Transfer, J. Gronberg, Kenneth A. Bloom, Cleo Collaboration Jan 1998

Measurements Of The Meson-Photon Transition Form Factors Of Light Pseudoscalar Mesons At Large Momentum Transfer, J. Gronberg, Kenneth A. Bloom, Cleo Collaboration

Kenneth Bloom Publications

Using the CLEO II detector, we have measured the differential cross sections for exclusive two-photon production of light pseudoscalar mesons π0, η, and η′. From our measurements we have obtained the form factors associated with the electromagnetic transitions γ*γ → meson. We have measured these form factors in the momentum transfer ranges from 1.5 to 9, 20, and 30 GeV2 for π0, η, and η′, respectively, and have made comparisons to various theoretical predictions.


Π-Systems As Lithium/Hydrogen Bond Acceptors: Some Theoretical Observations, Salai Cheettu Ammal, P. Venuvanalingam Jan 1998

Π-Systems As Lithium/Hydrogen Bond Acceptors: Some Theoretical Observations, Salai Cheettu Ammal, P. Venuvanalingam

Faculty Publications

Ab initio calculations at the Hartree–Fock and correlated levels and density functional theory calculations have been performed with 6-31++G(d,p) and 6-311++G(d,p)basis sets on LiF and HF complexes of benzene, ethylene, and acetylene. Complex binding energies have been corrected for basis set superposition error, and zero point energy corrections have been done on Hartree–Fock binding energies. Computed results indicate that the complexes exist in different conformations and among them those with π-lithium and π-hydrogen bonds are the most stable. π-lithium bonds are stronger than π-hydrogen bonds. The computed binding energies and geometry of HF complexes correlate well with the available experimental …


Ab Initio And Dft Investigations Of Lithium/Hydrogen Bonded Complexes Of Trimethylamine, Dimethyl Ether And Dimethyl Sulfide, Salai Cheettu Ammal, P. Venuvanalingam Jan 1998

Ab Initio And Dft Investigations Of Lithium/Hydrogen Bonded Complexes Of Trimethylamine, Dimethyl Ether And Dimethyl Sulfide, Salai Cheettu Ammal, P. Venuvanalingam

Faculty Publications

Ab initio and DFT computations have been carried out on LiF and HF complexes of a set of n-donors viz. trimethylamine, dimethyl ether and dimethyl sulfide with a 6-31++G(d,p) basis set. The effect of correlation has been included with MP2, MP4 and DFT calculations. NBO analyses of the wavefunctions have been performed to examine the intermolecular interaction at the orbital level. Calculations reveal that these donors form strong n→σ* complexes and computed binding energies of the (CH3)2O···HF complex agree very well with the experimental binding energies from IR spectroscopy. LiF forms stronger complexes than HF, …


Diode Lasers And Their Application For Raman Spectroscopy, Richard Bandell Homard Jan 1998

Diode Lasers And Their Application For Raman Spectroscopy, Richard Bandell Homard

Theses and Dissertations

Diode lasers are semiconductor devices and as such are small, relatively inexpensive, and modest in power requirements. They are being used more and more in a variety of spectroscopic measurement systems. Diodes can be configured to provide a single wavelength for Raman measurement or be tuned over a 10-20 nm range for absorption studies. Most commercial diode-based Raman systems currently employ lasers with output powers in the 100-1000 mW range. There are obvious strategic and economic advantages associated with low power diode chemical analyzers, especially those being developed for on-line industrial and environmental monitoring. A diode-based Raman measurement system which …


Searching For Periodic Sources With Ligo, Patrick R. Brady, Teviet Creighton, Curt Cutler, Bernard F. Schutz Jan 1998

Searching For Periodic Sources With Ligo, Patrick R. Brady, Teviet Creighton, Curt Cutler, Bernard F. Schutz

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

We investigate the computational requirements for all-sky, all-frequency searches for gravitational waves from spinning neutron stars, using archived data from interferometric gravitational wave detectors such as LIGO. These sources are expected to be weak, so the optimal strategy involves coherent accumulaton of signal-to-noise using Fourier transforms of long stretches of data (months to years). Earth-motion-induced Doppler shifts, and intrinsic pulsar spindown, will reduce the narrow-band signal-to-noise by spreading power across many frequency bins; therefore, it is necessary to correct for these effects before performing the Fourier transform. The corrections can be implemented by a parametrized model, in which one does …


Ab Initio Single- And Multiple-Scattering Exafs Debye-Waller Factors: Raman And Infrared Data, Nicholas Dimakis, Grant Bunker Jan 1998

Ab Initio Single- And Multiple-Scattering Exafs Debye-Waller Factors: Raman And Infrared Data, Nicholas Dimakis, Grant Bunker

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

The extended x-ray-absorption fine structure (EXAFS) Debye-Waller factor is an essential term appearing in the EXAFS equation that accounts for the molecular structural and thermal disorder of a sample. Single- and multiple-scattering Debye-Waller factors must be known accurately to obtain quantitative agreement between theory and experiment. Since the total number of fitting parameters that can be varied is limited in general, data cannot support fitting of all relevant multiple-scattering Debye-Waller factors. Calculation of the Debye-Waller factors is typically done using the correlated Debye approximation, where a single parameter (Debye temperature) is varied. However, this procedure cannot account in general for …


A Data Analysis Approach For Detecting Gravitational Waves From Psr 0437-4715, Soumya Mohanty, I. S. Heng, David Blair, S. Dhurandhar, M. Tovar, E. Ivanov Jan 1998

A Data Analysis Approach For Detecting Gravitational Waves From Psr 0437-4715, Soumya Mohanty, I. S. Heng, David Blair, S. Dhurandhar, M. Tovar, E. Ivanov

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

A search for gravitational waves from the millisecond pulsar PSR 0437-4715 has been initiated using the bar detector NIOBE which is located at the University of Western Australia. We present a detailed report on the data analysis algorithm, called phase plane rotation, which will be used in this search. A discussion of the actual implementation of the algorithm is presented. The data analysis algorithm mentioned above has the advantage that it requires minimal changes to the already-existing data acquisition facility of NIOBE but, at the same time, it is as efficient as optimal filtering in detecting a signal. This …


How Much Reliability And Yield Is Enough For A Ctbt?, David W. Hafemeister Jan 1998

How Much Reliability And Yield Is Enough For A Ctbt?, David W. Hafemeister

Physics

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Biomineralization Of Magnetic Iron Minerals In Bacteria, Richard B. Frankel, Dennis A. Bazylinski, Dirk Schϋler Jan 1998

Biomineralization Of Magnetic Iron Minerals In Bacteria, Richard B. Frankel, Dennis A. Bazylinski, Dirk Schϋler

Physics

Magnetotactic bacteria orient and migrate along magnetic field lines. This ability is based on a submicron assembly of single-magnetic domain iron mineral particles that elegantly solves the problem of how to construct a magnetic dipole that is large enough to be oriented in the geomagnetic field at ambient temperature, yet fit inside a micron-sized cell. The solution is based on the ability of the bacteria to accumulate high concentrations of iron, and control the deposition, size and orientation of a specific iron mineral at specific locations in the cell.


Ion Bernstein Waves Driven By Two Transverse Flow Layers, Mark Anthony Reynolds, G. Ganguli Jan 1998

Ion Bernstein Waves Driven By Two Transverse Flow Layers, Mark Anthony Reynolds, G. Ganguli

Publications

The interaction between two narrow layers of E3B flow is investigated, along with their stability properties. The mode frequencies, growth rates, and eigenfunctions are calculated. It is found that the instability due to a single layer is robust to the inclusion of a second layer. Specifically, when the separation between the layers is on the order of the ion-cyclotron radius, there is strong coupling between the two layers and the second layer is destabilizing. In addition, when the flow velocities are in opposite directions a wide variety of modes is possible, including near-zero-frequency modes, resulting in broadband structure in both …


Measurement Of The He Ground State Lamb Shift Via The Two-Photon 1 1S-2 1S Transition, Scott D. Bergeson, A. Balakrishnan, K. G. H. Baldwin, T. B. Lucatorto, J. P. Marangos, T. J. Mcilrath, T. T. O'Brian, S. L. Rolston, C. J. Sansonetti, Jesse Wen, N. Westbrook, C. H. Cheng, E. E. Eyler Jan 1998

Measurement Of The He Ground State Lamb Shift Via The Two-Photon 1 1S-2 1S Transition, Scott D. Bergeson, A. Balakrishnan, K. G. H. Baldwin, T. B. Lucatorto, J. P. Marangos, T. J. Mcilrath, T. T. O'Brian, S. L. Rolston, C. J. Sansonetti, Jesse Wen, N. Westbrook, C. H. Cheng, E. E. Eyler

Faculty Publications

We have extended two-photon Doppler-free spectroscopy to the vacuum ultraviolet spectral region, to accurately measure the He 11S-21S transition at 120 nm. Our result is 4984872315(48) MHz. This yields a ground state Lamb shift of 41104(48) MHz, in fair agreement with theory and other experiments. This approach has the potential for significantly better accuracy once improvements in the laser and the wavelength metrology are implemented.


Ionization Dynamics In Fast Ion-Atom Collisions. Ii. Final-State Momentum Distributions Of The Ionization Products In Collisions Of He With Bare Carbon Ions, Lokesh C. Tribedi, P. Richard, Y. D. Wang, C. D. Lin, Ronald E. Olson, L. Gulyas Jan 1998

Ionization Dynamics In Fast Ion-Atom Collisions. Ii. Final-State Momentum Distributions Of The Ionization Products In Collisions Of He With Bare Carbon Ions, Lokesh C. Tribedi, P. Richard, Y. D. Wang, C. D. Lin, Ronald E. Olson, L. Gulyas

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

We have used the energy and angular distributions of the low-energy electron emission cross sections from the preceding paper [Lokesh C. Tribedi et al., Phys. Rev. A 58, 3619 (1998)] to derive the doubly differential final-state longitudinal momentum distributions of the electrons, recoil ions, and projectiles in ion-atom ionization for [Formula Presented] The complementary nature of the electron spectroscopy and the recoil-ion momentum spectroscopy have been investigated using a formulation based on three-body kinematics to explore the ionization dynamics in detail. The influence of the three-body ionization as well as the binary-encounter processes on the recoil-ion (and projectile) longitudinal momentum …


The Green Dyadic Formulation For Radiation Problems With Arbitrary Sources Embedded In Stratified Multi-Layer Structures : Application To Molecular Fluorescence Problems, Robert Lyle Hartman Jan 1998

The Green Dyadic Formulation For Radiation Problems With Arbitrary Sources Embedded In Stratified Multi-Layer Structures : Application To Molecular Fluorescence Problems, Robert Lyle Hartman

Dissertations and Theses

The Green Dyadic method for computing fields due to current sources between parallel interfaces of dielectric materials is studied. Computer implementation of the method as presented in a well-known article leads to the conclusion that significant errors are present. Two dissimilar methods of solution lead to corrected formulations which are shown to be equivalent. The same correction is found in the research literature. For confirmation, computations are performed in examples involving an emitting dipole by both the Green dyadic method and Sommerfeld' s Hertz vector method. Finally, the computational examples are used to compute fluorescence decay rates for emitting dipoles …


Hierarchical Search Strategy For The Detection Of Gravitational Waves From Coalescing Binaries: Extension To Post-Newtonian Waveforms, Soumya Mohanty Jan 1998

Hierarchical Search Strategy For The Detection Of Gravitational Waves From Coalescing Binaries: Extension To Post-Newtonian Waveforms, Soumya Mohanty

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

The detection of gravitational waves from coalescing compact binaries would be a computationally intensive process if a single bank of template wave forms (one step search) is used. In an earlier paper we presented a detection strategy, called a two step search, that utilizes a hierarchy of template banks. It was shown that in the simple case of a family of Newtonian signals, an on-line two step search was ≃8 times faster than an on-line one step search (for the initial LIGO). In this paper we extend the two step search to the more realistic case of …


Effect Of Exchange Interactions At Antiferromagnetic/Ferromagnetic Interfaces On Exchange Bias And Coercivity, D. Dimitrov, Shufeng Zhang Jan 1998

Effect Of Exchange Interactions At Antiferromagnetic/Ferromagnetic Interfaces On Exchange Bias And Coercivity, D. Dimitrov, Shufeng Zhang

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

We report on the correlation between unidirectional and uniaxial anisotropy in exchange-biased ferromagnetic Permalloy layers. The dependence of exchange bias and coercivity on temperature and the antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic layer thickness was studied and compared with the predictions of different theoretical models. A thorough explanation of the experimental data is provided by theoretical extension of Malozemoff's model. © 1998 The American Physical Society.


Structure And Dynamics Of Few-Nucleon Systems, J. Carlson, R. Schiavilla Jan 1998

Structure And Dynamics Of Few-Nucleon Systems, J. Carlson, R. Schiavilla

Physics Faculty Publications

Few-nucleon physics is a field rich with high-quality experimental data and possibilities for accurate calculations of strongly correlated quantum systems. In this article the authors discuss the traditional model of the nucleus as a system of interacting nucleons and outline many recent experimental results and theoretical developments in the field of few-nucleon physics. The authors describe nuclear structure and spectra, clustering and correlations, elastic and inelastic electromagnetic form factors, low-energy electroweak reactions, and nuclear scattering and response in the quasi-elastic regime. Through a review of the rich body of experimental data and a variety of theoretical developments, a coherent description …


Factorization For High-Energy Scattering, Ian Balitsky Jan 1998

Factorization For High-Energy Scattering, Ian Balitsky

Physics Faculty Publications

I demonstrate that the amplitude for the high-energy scattering can be factorized into a product of two independent functional integrals over “fast” and “slow” fields which interact by means of Wilson-line operators—gauge factors ordered along the straight lines.


Factorization And Effective Action For High-Energy Scattering In Qcd, Ian Balitsky Jan 1998

Factorization And Effective Action For High-Energy Scattering In Qcd, Ian Balitsky

Physics Faculty Publications

The author demonstrates that the amplitude of the high-energy scattering can be factorized in a convolution of the contributions due to fast and slow fields. The fast and slow fields interact by means of Wilson-line operators -- infinite gauge factors ordered along the straight line. The resulting factorization formula gives a starting point for a new approach to the effective action for high-energy scattering.


Fine Structure Analysis Of 4702 ^Oa Band Of The Molecule, M.B. Sureshkumar, S.R. Srikant Jan 1998

Fine Structure Analysis Of 4702 ^Oa Band Of The Molecule, M.B. Sureshkumar, S.R. Srikant

Turkish Journal of Physics

The emission spectrum of the cobalt monochloride molecule has been excited in a high frequency discharge tube source and the (0,0) band of H-system at 4702 \AA was photo-graphed at an inverse dispersion of 0.973 \AA/mm in the 5th order of a two meter plane grating spectrograph (Carl-Zeiss). The fine structure analysis of the band has been carried out and the molecular constants are reported for the first time. Rotational isotopic shift due to $^{37}$Cl support the analysis. The electronic transition involved is of the type $0^-$----- $0^-$ of case (c) which is equivalent of $^{3}\sum^{+}$-----$^{3}\sum^+$ or $^5\sum^+$-----$^5\sum^+$.


A Study On The Effect Of Ni Dopping On Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O System, M. Tepe, D. Abukay Jan 1998

A Study On The Effect Of Ni Dopping On Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O System, M. Tepe, D. Abukay

Turkish Journal of Physics

The effect of $Ni$ doping on superconductivity properties of the $Bi_{1.7}Pb_{0.3}Sr_2Ca_2(Cu_{1-x}Ni_x)_3O_y$ system has been investigated by means of $x$-ray diffraction, ac electrical resistance, ac magnetic susceptibility and critical current measurements. The volume fraction of the 2223 phase decreases with increasing $Ni$ concentration. The zero-resistance temperature and the critical current density are suppressed with $Ni$ substitution.


Microscopic Calculations Of The Nucleus-Nucleus Optical Potential, M. M. Osman Jan 1998

Microscopic Calculations Of The Nucleus-Nucleus Optical Potential, M. M. Osman

Turkish Journal of Physics

In present work, a density dependent nucleon-nucleon interactions based on the $G$-matrix elements of the Paris nucleon-nucleon potential have been used to calculate the real part of the nucleus-nucleus optical potential. We have compared our results with those deduced from experiment. We found that our results, obtained using a suitable approximation of the kinetic energy density, agree satisfactory with those extracted from experiment at the strong absorption radius. Moreover, the higher values of the compressibility, $K$, agree better with experiment than the lower values.


Remote Sensing And Synchronous Land Surface Measurements Of Soil Moisture And Soil Temperature In The Field, N.V. Kolev, K.P. Penev, Y.M. Kirkova, B.S. Krustanov, T.G. Nazarsky, G.K. Dimitrov, C.P. Levchev, H.I. Prodanov, L.H. Kraleva Jan 1998

Remote Sensing And Synchronous Land Surface Measurements Of Soil Moisture And Soil Temperature In The Field, N.V. Kolev, K.P. Penev, Y.M. Kirkova, B.S. Krustanov, T.G. Nazarsky, G.K. Dimitrov, C.P. Levchev, H.I. Prodanov, L.H. Kraleva

Turkish Journal of Physics

The paper presents the results of remote sensing and synchronous land surface measurements for estimation of soil (surface and profile) water content and soil temperature for different soil types in Bulgaria. The relationship between radiometric temperature and soil surface water content is shown. The research is illustrated by some results from aircraft and land surface measurements carried out over three test areas near Pleven, Sofia and Plovdiv, respectively, during the period 1988-1990.


Optical Anisotropy Of Iron Garnets With Growing Anisotropy, Odil Ochilov Jan 1998

Optical Anisotropy Of Iron Garnets With Growing Anisotropy, Odil Ochilov

Turkish Journal of Physics

The theoretical analysis of the position of principal diachronic directions at magnetization rotation in (100) and (110) planes for the case of growing dichroism axes in random directions was made. The calculations of angular dependencies of dichroic axes (DA) position for different values of the magneto-optical anisotropy parameter, a, have been done. The relations between the growing and magneto-optical dichroism, K/M, and the angle \delta characterizing the direction of principal growing dichroism axes were given. The angular dependences of DA position in epitaxial iron garnet films have been investigated experimentally. The measurements at the different light wavelengths permitted one to …