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Optimization Of Plasmas For Recombination-Pumped Short-Wavelength Lasers, Michael James Murphy , '98, Catharine Glasheen , '97, Frank Moscatelli, T. D. Donnelly

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Works

We report on experiments investigating the optimization of laser-ablated plasmas which are used to produce recombination-pumped, short-wavelength lasers. We evaluate the density of electrons and neutral atoms in laser ablated lithium and carbon plasmas as a function of time and distance away from the ablated target surface. We use an interferometric technique which can reveal information about the temperature of the plasma electrons. We find that the cold electrons which result in gain in recombination-pumped lithium lasers on the Lyman-cr transition are produced by the high-intensity pump pulse rather than the lower intensity ablating pulse.

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 7, No. 3, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File
• Coming Up - Calendar of Events

This issue includes articles:

• Come to Campus & See the Sky Show! - Hale-Bopp
• What's a Comet Anyway?
• Committee Sets Timetable for President Search
• Upward Bound for Vets Offers Free College Prep
• Videoconference Addresses Household Cleaning Products
• Women's Alliance Awards Deadline April 7
• Take a Daughter to Work April 24!
• Lecture Series Will Honor Valere Scott
• Madison, Ann. The Circus in the Attic - John Venable
• Warren …

Cognitive Metaphor And Literary Theory: Towards The New Philology, Donald C. Freeman

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 39 Number 1, Spring 1997, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

6 - BLUE SKY INVASION Searching for the American Dream, aerospace workers transform the Santa Clara Valley. By David Beers '79, Illustrations by Dug Waggoner

15 - SEEING IS BELIEVING Professor Sally Wood develops software to help students visualize basic engineering concepts. By Laura Trujillo '92

18 - CONFRONTING THE SCARS OF CENTURIES A legal challenge to California's Proposition 209 is the latest round in a long- running debate over affirmative action. By Margaret M. Russell

26 - SHADOWY ALLIANCE A recent expose alleging CIA links to the crack cocaine epidemic in California's inner cities raises questions about responsibility and …

Sacred Heart University Magazine, Spring 1997, Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University Magazine

Featured: Calendar --Cover story: Professor Gary Rose and a party of 44 went to the final presidential inauguration of the 20th century --Jon Yackmack and Aaron Foust have carried Pioneer ice hockey to new heights --Photo essay of the nearly completed William H. Pitt Health and Recreation Center --New off-campus Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center -- Master of Arts in Religious Studies (MARS) program --Final tribute to Mel Allen, the late baseball broadcaster, in a ceremony arranged by the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding --Alumni profile on Marc Desruisseaux '84 --The Board of Trustees in December endorsed a plan to reorganize …

Reviews, Marvels & Tales Editor

Marvels & Tales

Briar Rose. By Robert Coover.
Review by Stephen Benson.

The Princess Hoppy or The Tale of Labrador. By Jacques Roubaud. Trans. Bernard Hoepffner.
Review by Stephen Benson.

Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories. By Angela Carter. Introduction by Salman Rushdie.
Review by Danielle M. Roemer.

Feminist Fairy Tales. By Barbara G. Walker.
Review by Janet L. Langlois.

Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales. By Virginia Hamilton. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.
Review by Stephen Canham.

The Bedbugs’ Night Dance and Other Hopi Sexual Tales. Collected, translated and edited by Ekkehart Malotki.
Review by …

Gallaudet Today Volume 27 Number 3 Spring 1997, Vickie Walter

Gallaudet Today

No abstract provided.

Native Vegetation Handbook For The Shire Of Augusta-Margaret River, Shaun B. Grein

Native vegetation handbook series

This booklet provides rural land managers with information relating to the natural resources of the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River including the existing vegetation, drainage systems and soils. Some of the problems relating to the management of natural resources in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River and possible solutions to these problems are also discussed. By providing this information, it is hoped this booklet will contribute to the long term viability of the rural landscape and the conservation of native vegetation within the Shire.

The Chanticleer, 1997-04-01, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Review Of Possible Health Effects Of Exposure To Residential Electric And Magnetic Fields, David W. Hafemeister

Physics

No abstract provided.

The Alumni Network, April 1997 (Vol. Xiii No. 1), Nova Southeastern University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Dostoevski And Cervantes, Alan Trueblood

INTI: Revista de literatura hispánica

No abstract provided.

Optimization Of Plasmas For Recombination-Pumped Short-Wavelength Lasers, M. Murphy, C. Glasheen, F. A. Moscatelli, Thomas D. Donnelly

All HMC Faculty Publications and Research

We report on experiments investigating the optimization of laser-ablated plasmas which are used to produce recombination-pumped, short-wavelength lasers. We evaluate the density of electrons and neutral atoms in laser ablated lithium and carbon plasmas as a function of time and distance away from the ablated target surface. We use an interferometric technique which can reveal information about the temperature of the plasma electrons. We find that the cold electrons which result in gain in recombination-pumped lithium lasers on the Lyman-α transition are produced by the high-intensity pump pulse rather than the lower intensity ablating pulse.

Wind Climatology At 87 Km Above The Rocky Mountains At Bear Lake Observatory--Fabry-Perot Observations Of Oh, V. B. Wickwar, I K. Monson, C M. Vadnais, D Rees

Reports

This paper presents the neutral -wind climatology at approximately 87-km 53 altitude from Utah State University's Bear Lake Observatory (BLO). a mid-latitude site 54 situated in the middle of the Rocky Mountains. The winds were determined using a very 55 sensitive Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI) observing the OH Me inel (6-2) PI (3) line al 56 843 nm. The climatology. determined from monthly averages of the nightly evolution of 57 the geographic meridional and zonal wind components over forty· five months, has three 58 distinct seasonal patterns: winter (November- February), summer (May-Jul y), and late 59 Slimmer (August and September). The …

Information Transmission In Joint Decision Making, Subhashish Gupta

Working Papers

This paper investigates the possible equilibria in a game of information transmission with incomplete information. Two individuals are required to reach a decision between two alternativ es and a decision is reached only if they can agree on it. Individuals receive private signals and can send messages to each other sequentially. However, they can only send binary messages and the sending of messages is time consuming. We investigate the possible equilibria when the individuals agree on the desired outcomes and when they do not. We show that when the players have the same preferences over outcomes there is a limited …

The Structure, Conduct And Performance Of Publicly Traded Commodity Funds: A Review, Darrin L Witt, R S Â Rathinasamy

Working Papers

In this paper, a comprehensive review of more than a decade of research on the commodity funds is being provided. There is overwhelming evidence indicating that commodity funds are low return, high risk investments. Research also has shown that they are poor hedges against inflation. Results also indicate that commodity fUnds exhibit skewness thereby offering investors potential opportunity for large gains. Research also seems to suggest that they are not valuable additions to stock or bond portfolios of investors in terms of enlarging the efficient frontier. With respect to using past data to predict future performance, there is evidence that …

Evaluation Of Deep, Open Drains In The North Stirling Area, R Ferdowsian, A T. Ryder, J Kelly

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.

Native Vegetation Handbook For The Shire Of Boyup Brook, Shaun B. Grein

Native vegetation handbook series

This booklet provides rural land managers with information relating to the natural resources of the Shire of Boyup Brook including the existing vegetation, drainage systems and soils. Some of the problems relating to the management of natural resources in the Shire of Boyup Brook and possible solutions to these problems are also discussed. By providing this information, it is hoped this booklet will contribute to the long term viability of the rural landscape and the conservation of native vegetation within the Shire.

Profile: Chancellor David Johnson Will Retire In 1998, University Relations

Profile (1996-)

In these pages: UMM's Extended Family read about the Blok family of Starbuck; Director of Athletics Mark Fohl's column; Jazz Fest Photos; Homecoming '97 a sneak preview

Nimbus (Spring 1997), New College Alumnae/I Association

Alumnae/i Association Collection

No abstract provided.

Tact Volume 4 Issue 2, Touro College Department Of Academic Computing

Yearbooks and Newsletters

Touro Academic Computing Technologies "The Newsletter of the Department of Academic Computing at Touro College"

Ua66/10/2 Alumni Newsletter, Wku Mathematics

WKU Administration Documents

Alumni newsletter created by and about the WKU Mathematics department.

Magma 1997, Associated Students Of The Montana College Of Mineral Science And Technology

Magma 1948-1997

Faculty, Graduates, Students, Montana Centennial, Clubs, Offices, Homecoming, Sports, M Days, etc.

What Is The Standard For State Standards? An Investigation Of The State English Language Arts Standards Of Colorado, Florida, Michigan, And New Hampshire, Heidi Ann Mesmer

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

It is no wonder that the NCTE Elementary Section Steering Committee, comprising some of the most imaginative and introspective minds in the English language arts field, would eloquently encapsulate a pivotal issue in the nationwide standards dialogue. Within the group's four page position statement is tucked this truth, "Standards represent what we value (NCTE Elementary Section Steering Committee, 1996, p. 2)." This brief declaration speaks to the enormous emotional investment which standards discussions involve and exemplifies the responsibility of creating standards.

Developing Basic Mathematics Skills Through The Use Of African-American Children's Literature, Loraine Moses Stewart

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

According to Farris (1993), quality children's literature, especially picture books, can be very helpful in teaching social studies concepts to elementary and middle school students. Children's literature can also be instrumental when teaching mathematical concepts.

No Regulation, Government Regulation, Or Self-Regulation: Social Enforcement Or Social Contracting For Governance In Cyberspace, Llewellyn Joseph Gibbons

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

Reading Horizons Vol. 37, No. 4

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 37, issue 4.

Lost Opportunity To Sweeten The Lemon Of Establishment Clause Jurisprudence: An Analysis Of Rosenberger V. Rector & Visitors Of The University Of Virginia, Robert L. Kilroy

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

An Optimization Technique Of Airlines' Seat Inventory Management, Husam Abdallah Mahmoud Fanasheh

Master's Theses - Daytona Beach

This study consisted of a simulation to maximize an airline's Origin- Destination revenues. It has been hypothesized that Linear Programming is capable of maximizing airlines' networks revenues. Simulation was performed with Linear Interactive Discrete Optimizer (LINDO). This project was designed to consider different fares and its classes along with multi flight connections. The seats' allocation process came out with the maximum possible revenues, and enough flexibility in terms of changing such allocation to work around competition and trends. Results came supportive to the hypothesis. Sensitivity analysis provided our model with a tool to modify and change different variables, like fares, …

The Probe, Issue 175 – April 1997

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Building a BASH Program* ("BASH stands for Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard), by Eugene LeBoeuf, Bird Strike Scientist, HQ Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, and President, NADCA
Video Review: Pocker Gopher Trapping by Ken Carver

More Abstracts Published at the 3rd Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society
Social and economic assessment of black bear damage in coastal North Carolina, by Robert C. Maddrey and M.R. Pelton
Options for wildlife contraception in California, by Terry M. Mansfield
Cooperative beaver management in the Riding Mountain National Park region, by Constance E.L. Menzies, Richard K Baydack, and Jack E. DuBois
Wildlife …