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Computational Analysis of Heat Flow Calorimeters (open access)

Computational Analysis of Heat Flow Calorimeters

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Date: November 28, 1999
Creator: Aboagye, Steve A. & Ball, Kenneth S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Focused Ion Beam Induced Effects on MOS Transistor Parameters (open access)

Focused Ion Beam Induced Effects on MOS Transistor Parameters

We report on recent studies of the effects of 50 keV focused ion beam (FIB) exposure on MOS transistors. We demonstrate that the changes in value of transistor parameters (such as threshold voltage, V{sub t}) are essentially the same for exposure to a Ga+ ion beam at 30 and 50 keV under the same exposure conditions. We characterize the effects of FIB exposure on test transistors fabricated in both 0.5 {micro}m and 0.225 {micro}m technologies from two different vendors. We report on the effectiveness of overlying metal layers in screening MOS transistors from FIB-induced damage and examine the importance of ion dose rate and the physical dimensions of the exposed area.
Date: July 28, 1999
Creator: Abramo, Marsha T.; Antoniou, Nicholas; Campbell, Ann N.; Fleetwood, Daniel M.; Hembree, Charles E.; Jessing, Jeffrey R. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kosovo and NATO: Selected Issues of International Law (open access)

Kosovo and NATO: Selected Issues of International Law

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Date: April 28, 1999
Creator: Ackerman, David M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear excitation by electronic transition (NEET). (open access)

Nuclear excitation by electronic transition (NEET).

We present a report on recent measurements using the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory to explore the phenomenon of Nuclear Excitation by Electronic Transition (NEET) in the {sup 189}Os atomic/nuclear system.
Date: April 28, 1999
Creator: Ahmad, I.; Dunford, R. W.; Esbensen, H.; Gemmell, D. S.; Kanter, E. P.; Kraessig, B. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measurement of the {sup 44}Ti half-life and its significance for supernova. (open access)

Measurement of the {sup 44}Ti half-life and its significance for supernova.

In 1998, we reported the three-laboratory measurement of the {sup 44}Ti half-life which was determined relative to the well known value (5.2714 {+-} 0.0005 yr) of the {sup 60}Co half-life. We have continued the measurement at Argonne and Jerusalem and inclusion of data points for additional two years does not change our published value of 59.0 {+-} 0.6 yr.
Date: August 28, 1999
Creator: Ahmad, I.; Greene, J. P.; Kutschera, W. & Paul, M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Subsurface Flow and Contaminant Transport Documentation and User's Guide (open access)

Subsurface Flow and Contaminant Transport Documentation and User's Guide

This report documents a finite element code designed to model subsurface flow and contaminant transport, named FACT. FACT is a transient three-dimensional, finite element code designed to simulate isothermal groundwater flow, moisture movement, and solute transport in variably saturated and fully saturated subsurface porous media. The code is designed specifically to handle complex multi-layer and/or heterogeneous aquifer systems in an efficient manner and accommodates a wide range of boundary conditions. Additionally, 1-D and 2-D (in Cartesian coordinates) problems are handled in FACT by simply limiting the number of elements in a particular direction(s) to one. The governing equations in FACT are formulated only in Cartesian coordinates.
Date: July 28, 1999
Creator: Aleman, S. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 83, No. 93, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1999 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 83, No. 93, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1999

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 28, 1999
Creator: Allam, Heather
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 83, No. 152, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 28, 1999 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 83, No. 152, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 28, 1999

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 28, 1999
Creator: Allam, Heather
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Coherent FMCW LIDAR Mapping System for Automated Tissue Debridment (open access)

A Coherent FMCW LIDAR Mapping System for Automated Tissue Debridment

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is developing a prototype 850-nm FMCW lidar system for mapping tissue damage in burn cases for the US Army Medical Research and Material Command. The laser system will provide a 3D-image map of the burn and surrounding area and provide tissue damage assessment.
Date: June 28, 1999
Creator: Allgood, Glenn O.; Hutchinson, Donald P. & Richards, Roger K.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of Internal Criticality of the Plutonium Dispostion MOX SNF Waste Form (open access)

Evaluation of Internal Criticality of the Plutonium Dispostion MOX SNF Waste Form

The purpose of this calculation is to perform a parametric study to determine the effects of fission product leaching, assembly collapse, and iron oxide loss ({Delta}Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}) on the reactivity of a waste package (WP) containing mixed oxide (MOX) spent nuclear fuel (SNF). Previous calculations (CRWMS M&O 1998a) have shown that the criticality control features of the WP are adequate to prevent criticality of a flooded WP for all the enrichment/burnup pairs expected for the MOX SNF. Therefore, the objective of this calculation is to determine the increase in reactivity that might result from possible degradation of the WP criticality control features. Specifically, this calculation tests the sensitivity of effective neutron multiplication factor (k{sub eff}) to loss (from the WP) of the following: (1) fission product neutron absorbers, or (2) moderator displacement material (principally, the iron oxide that results from the corrosion of carbon steel).
Date: September 28, 1999
Creator: Alsaed, Abdelhalim A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sanitary Landfill Supplemental Test Final Report (open access)

Sanitary Landfill Supplemental Test Final Report

This report summarizes the performance of the Sanitary Landfill Supplemental Test data, an evaluation of applicability, conclusions, recommendations, and related information for implementation of this remediation technology at the SRS Sanitary Landfill.
Date: July 28, 1999
Creator: Altman, D. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Image Appraisal for 2D and 3D Electromagnetic Inversion (open access)

Image Appraisal for 2D and 3D Electromagnetic Inversion

Linearized methods are presented for appraising image resolution and parameter accuracy in images generated with two and three dimensional non-linear electromagnetic inversion schemes. When direct matrix inversion is employed, the model resolution and posterior model covariance matrices can be directly calculated. A method to examine how the horizontal and vertical resolution varies spatially within the electromagnetic property image is developed by examining the columns of the model resolution matrix. Plotting the square root of the diagonal of the model covariance matrix yields an estimate of how errors in the inversion process such as data noise and incorrect a priori assumptions about the imaged model map into parameter error. This type of image is shown to be useful in analyzing spatial variations in the image sensitivity to the data. A method is analyzed for statistically estimating the model covariance matrix when the conjugate gradient method is employed rather than a direct inversion technique (for example in 3D inversion). A method for calculating individual columns of the model resolution matrix using the conjugate gradient method is also developed. Examples of the image analysis techniques are provided on 2D and 3D synthetic cross well EM data sets, as well as a field data …
Date: January 28, 1999
Creator: Alumbaugh, D.L. & Newman, G.A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of gridded versus observation data to initialize ARAC dispersion models for the Algeciras, Spain steel mill CS-137 release (open access)

Comparison of gridded versus observation data to initialize ARAC dispersion models for the Algeciras, Spain steel mill CS-137 release

On May 30, 1998 scrap metal containing radioactive Cesium-137 (Cs-137) was accidentally melted in a furnace at the Acerinox steel mill in Algeciras, Spain. Cs-137 was released from the mill's smokestack, and spread across the western Mediterranean Sea to France and Italy and beyond. The first indication of the release was radiation levels up to 1000 times background reported by Swiss, French, and Italian authorities during the following two weeks. Initially no elevated radiation levels were detected over Spain. A release of hazardous material to the atmosphere is the type of situation the Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability (ARAC) emergency response organization was designed to address. The amount and exact time of the release were unknown, though the incident was thought to have taken place during the last week in May. Using air concentration measurements supplied by colleagues of ARAC in Spain, France, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Russia and the European Union, ARAC meteorologists estimated the magnitude and timing of the release (Vogt, 1999). Correctly locating the downwind footprint is the most important goal of emergency response modeling. In this study, we compare predicted results for the Algeciras event based on four wind data sources: (1) US Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction …
Date: May 28, 1999
Creator: Aluzzi, F J; Pace, J C; Pobanz, B M & Vogt, P J
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY1999: An Overview (open access)

Appropriations for FY1999: An Overview

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Date: April 28, 1999
Creator: Anderson, J. Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY1999: An Overview (open access)

Appropriations for FY1999: An Overview

Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to CRS reports that provide analytical perspectives on the 13 annual appropriations bills, and other related appropriation measures. It does not include a detailed explanation or description of the budget or appropriations processes.
Date: April 28, 1999
Creator: Anderson, J. Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Range of Neutronic Parameters for Repository Criticality Analyses (open access)

Range of Neutronic Parameters for Repository Criticality Analyses

The ''Range of Neutronic Parameters for Repository Criticality Analyses'' technical report contains a summary of the benchmark criticality analyses (including the laboratory critical experiment [LCEs] and the commercial reactor criticals [CRCs]) used to support the validation of the criticality evaluation methods. This report also documents the development of the Critical Limits (CLs) for the repository criticality analyses.
Date: September 28, 1999
Creator: Anderson, W.J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Die Backside FIB Preparation for Identification and Characterization of Metal Voids (open access)

Die Backside FIB Preparation for Identification and Characterization of Metal Voids

Both the increased complexity of integrated circuits, resulting in six or more levels of integration, and the increasing use of flip-chip packaging have driven the development of integrated circuit (IC) failure analysis tools that can be applied to the backside of the chip. Among these new approaches are focused ion beam (FIB) tools and processes for performing chip edits/repairs from the die backside. This paper describes the use of backside FIB for a failure analysis application rather than for chip repair. Specifically, they used FIB technology to prepare an IC for inspection of voided metal interconnects (lines) and vias. Conventional FIB milling was combined with a super-enhanced gas assisted milling process that uses XeF{sub 2} for rapid removal of large volumes of bulk silicon. This combined approach allowed removal of the TiW underlayer from a large number of Ml lines simultaneously, enabling rapid localization and plan view imaging of voids in lines and vias with backscattered electron (BSE) imaging in a scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Sequential cross sections of individual voided vias enabled them to develop a 3-d reconstruction of these voids. This information clarified how the voids were formed, helping to identify the IC process steps that needed to …
Date: July 28, 1999
Creator: Antoniou, Nicholas; Campbell, Ann N. & Filter, William F.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Black Eyed Susans

Photograph of Black Eyed Susans, in Central Oklahoma.
Date: June 28, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene at Fort Washita.
Date: June 28, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene at Fort Washita.
Date: June 28, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene at Fort Washita.
Date: June 28, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene at Fort Washita.
Date: June 28, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene at Fort Washita.
Date: June 28, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene at Fort Washita.
Date: June 28, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History