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INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION SURVEY REPORT FOR THE OPERABLE UNIT-1 LANDFILL TRENCHES, MIAMISBURG CLOSURE PROJECT (open access)

INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION SURVEY REPORT FOR THE OPERABLE UNIT-1 LANDFILL TRENCHES, MIAMISBURG CLOSURE PROJECT

INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION SURVEY REPORT FOR THE OPERABLE UNIT-1 LANDFILL TRENCHES, MIAMISBURG CLOSURE PROJECT, MIAMISBURG, OHIO DCN: 0468-SR-02-0
Date: May 24, 2010
Creator: Adams, W. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report of the First Confidence Building Exercise For Biomedical Sample Analysis (open access)

Report of the First Confidence Building Exercise For Biomedical Sample Analysis

We participated in the first exercise to build confidence in the analysis of biomedical samples for trace levels of CW agents and/or their degradation, reaction or metabolites.
Date: February 24, 2010
Creator: Alcaraz, A. & Gregg, H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Seemingly Simple Task: Filling a Solenoid Volume in Vacuum with Dense Plasma (open access)

A Seemingly Simple Task: Filling a Solenoid Volume in Vacuum with Dense Plasma

Space-charge neutralization of a pulsed, high-current ion beam is required to compress and focus the beam on a target for warm dense matter physics or heavy ion fusion experiments. We described attempts to produce dense plasma in and near the final focusing solenoid through which the ion beam travels, thereby providing an opportunity for the beam to acquire the necessary charge-compensating electrons. Among the options are plasma injection from four pulsed vacuum arc sources located outside the solenoid, and using a high current (> 4 kA) pulsed vacuum arc plasma from a ring cathode near the edge of the solenoid. The plasma distribution is characterized by photographic means and by an array of movable Langmuir probes. The plasma is produced at several cathode spots distributed azimuthally on the ring cathode. Beam neutralization and compression are accomplished, though issues of density, uniformity, and pulse-to-pulse reproducibly remain to be solved.
Date: June 24, 2010
Creator: Anders, Andre; Kauffeldt, Marina; Roy, Prabir & Oks, Efim
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guinea: Background and Relations with the United States (open access)

Guinea: Background and Relations with the United States

This report discusses the current political conditions in Guinea, as well as the considerable changes to Guinea's political landscape that have taken place over the past two years. The report also discusses U.S. interests and associated policy challenges in Guinea, centering around democratization, counternarcotics issues, regional stability, and socioeconomic development, among other issues.
Date: November 24, 2010
Creator: Arieff, Alexis & Cook, Nicolas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
MODIS Airborne simulator (MAS) Final Report for CLASIC (open access)

MODIS Airborne simulator (MAS) Final Report for CLASIC

The MAS was flown aboard the NASA ER-2 for the CLASIC field experiment, and for all data collected, provided calibrated and geolocated (Level-1B) radiance data for it’s 50 spectral bands (ranging in wavelength for 0.47 to 14.3 µm). From the Level-1B data, as directed in the Statement of Work, higher order (Level-2) data products were derived. The Level-2 products include: a) cloud optical thickness, b) cloud effective radius, c) cloud top height (temperature), d) cloud fraction, e) cloud phase products. Preliminary Level-1B and Level-2 products were provided during the field experiment (typically within one or two days of data collection). Final version data products were made available in December 2008 following considerable calibration analysis. Data collection, data processing (to Level-2), and discussion of the calibration work are summarized below.
Date: November 24, 2010
Creator: Arnold, Thomas & Platnick, Steven
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Photoacoustically Measured Speeds of Sound of Liquid HBO2: On Unlocking the Fuel Potential of Boron (open access)

Photoacoustically Measured Speeds of Sound of Liquid HBO2: On Unlocking the Fuel Potential of Boron

Elucidation of geodynamic, geochemical, and shock induced processes is often limited by challenges to accurately determine molecular fluid equations of state (EOS). High pressure liquid state reactions of carbon species underlie physiochemical mechanisms such as differentiation of planetary interiors, deep carbon sequestration, propellant deflagration, and shock chemistry. Here we introduce a versatile photoacoustic technique developed to measure accurate and precise speeds of sound (SoS) of high pressure molecular fluids and fluid mixtures. SoS of an intermediate boron oxide, HBO{sub 2} are measured up to 0.5 GPa along the 277 C isotherm. A polarized Exponential-6 interatomic potential form, parameterized using our SoS data, enables EOS determinations and corresponding semi-empirical evaluations of > 2000 C thermodynamic states including energy release from bororganic formulations. Our thermochemical model propitiously predicts boronated hydrocarbon shock Hugoniot results.
Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: Bastea, S.; Crowhurst, J.; Armstrong, M. & Teslich, Nick, Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
CRS Issue Statement on NATO (open access)

CRS Issue Statement on NATO

This report discusses NATO-Russia relations deteriorated in 2008 as Russia vocally opposed U.S. and alliance proposals to strengthen relations with Georgia and Ukraine and as ties in the NATO-Russia Council were suspended in the wake of the Russia-Georgia Conflict.
Date: June 24, 2010
Creator: Belkin, Paul
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Steering the Self-Assembly of Octadecylamine Monolayers on Mica by Controlled Mechanical Energy Transfer from the AFM Tip (open access)

Steering the Self-Assembly of Octadecylamine Monolayers on Mica by Controlled Mechanical Energy Transfer from the AFM Tip

We have studied the effect of mechanical energy transfer from the tip of an Atomic Force Microscope on the dynamics of self-assembly of monolayer films of octadecylamine on mica. The formation of the self-assembled film proceeds in two successive stages, the first being a fast adsorption from solution that follows a Langmuir isotherm. The second is a slower process of island growth by aggregation of the molecules dispersed on the surface. We found that the dynamics of aggregation can be altered substantially by the addition of mechanical energy into the system through controlled tip-surface interactions. This leads to either the creation of pinholes in existing islands as a consequence of vacancy concentration, and to the assembly of residual molecules into more compact islands.
Date: June 24, 2010
Creator: Benitez, J.J.; Heredia-Guerrero, J.A. & Salmeron, M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Estimates: How Useful to Congress? (open access)

Intelligence Estimates: How Useful to Congress?

National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) are often of considerable interest to many Members of Congress. NIEs address issues of major national security importance which may require congressional action. However, NIEs have occasionally proved unreliable because they were based on insufficient evidence or contained faulty analysis. This report explores this issue and discusses the NIE process and its relevance to congressional policymaking.
Date: November 24, 2010
Creator: Best, Richard A., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydrogen Filling Station (open access)

Hydrogen Filling Station

Hydrogen is an environmentally attractive transportation fuel that has the potential to displace fossil fuels. The Freedom CAR and Freedom FUEL initiatives emphasize the importance of hydrogen as a future transportation fuel. Presently, Las Vegas has one hydrogen fueling station powered by natural gas. However, the use of traditional sources of energy to produce hydrogen does not maximize the benefit. The hydrogen fueling station developed under this grant used electrolysis units and solar energy to produce hydrogen fuel. Water and electricity are furnished to the unit and the output is hydrogen and oxygen. Three vehicles were converted to utilize the hydrogen produced at the station. The vehicles were all equipped with different types of technologies. The vehicles were used in the day-to-day operation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District and monitoring was performed on efficiency, reliability and maintenance requirements. The research and demonstration utilized for the reconfiguration of these vehicles could lead to new technologies in vehicle development that could make hydrogen-fueled vehicles more cost effective, economical, efficient and more widely used. In order to advance the development of a hydrogen future in Southern Nevada, project partners recognized a need to bring various entities involved in hydrogen development and …
Date: February 24, 2010
Creator: Boehm, Robert F; Sabacky, Bruce; Anderson II, Everett B; Haberman, David; Al-Hassin, Mowafak; He, Xiaoming et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
IR Bandwidth and Crystal Thickness Effects on THG Efficiency and Temporal Shaping of Quasi-Rectangular UV Pulses: Part II - Incident IR Ripple (open access)

IR Bandwidth and Crystal Thickness Effects on THG Efficiency and Temporal Shaping of Quasi-Rectangular UV Pulses: Part II - Incident IR Ripple

We have investigated the effect of incident ir spectral bandwidth and crystal thickness, on uv pulses produced by third harmonic generation (THG) in a crystal pair. Our focus is on the third harmonic generation efficiency and longitudinal uv intensity profile parameters of SNLO predictions that are evaluated for three incident ir spectral bandwidths and a range of crystal thicknesses. These results represent a continuation of earlier work in which the effects of the same selected ir bandwidths and range of crystal thicknesses were investigated using a pair of BBO Type I crystals in a simplistic geometry for which the longitudinal intensity plateau has a zero slope, 'flattop' profile. The current work is distinguished from the previous work by an imposed ripple on the ir intensity longitudinal profile and constitutes a portion of a Part II effort to which we have made reference. As with preceding work, all third harmonic data are net results at the exit of the second BBO crystal. Predictions are obtained with the modified SNLO code developed by Arlee Smith at the Sandia National Laboratories. This modification has allowed us to pursue the 'coupled' case in which the output of the first BBO crystal is used as …
Date: November 24, 2010
Creator: Bolton, Paul R. & Limborg-Deprey, Cecile
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multi-Objective Direct Optimization of Dynamic Acceptance and Lifetime for Potential Upgrades of the Advanced Photon Source. (open access)

Multi-Objective Direct Optimization of Dynamic Acceptance and Lifetime for Potential Upgrades of the Advanced Photon Source.

The Advanced Photon Source (APS) is a 7 GeV storage ring light source that has been in operation for well over a decade. In the near future, the ring may be upgraded, including changes to the lattice such as provision of several long straight sections (LSS). Because APS beamlines are nearly fully built out, we have limited freedom to place LSSs in a symmetric fashion. Arbitrarily-placed LSSs will drastically reduce the symmetry of the optics and would typically be considered unworkable. We apply a recently-developed multi-objective direct optimization technique that relies on particle tracking to compute the dynamic aperture and Touschek lifetime. We show that this technique is able to tune sextupole strengths and select the working point in such a way as to recover the dynamic and momentum acceptances. We also show the results of experimental tests of lattices developed using these techniques.
Date: August 24, 2010
Creator: Borland, M.; Sajaev, V.; Emery, L.; Xiao, A. & (APS), Accelerator Systems Division
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biochar: Examination of an Emerging Concept to Mitigate Climate Change (open access)

Biochar: Examination of an Emerging Concept to Mitigate Climate Change

Biochar is a charcoal produced under high temperatures using crop residues, animal manure, or any type of organic waste material. Depending on the feedstock, biochar may look similar to potting soil or to a charred substance. The combined production and use of biochar is considered a carbon-negative process, meaning that it removes carbon from the atmosphere. This report briefly describes biochar, its potential advantages and disadvantages, legislative support, and research and development activities underway in the United States.
Date: May 24, 2010
Creator: Bracmort, Kelsi S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Panhandle Progress (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 24, 2010 (open access)

Panhandle Progress (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Panhandle, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 24, 2010
Creator: Braidfoot, Margie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Panhandle Progress (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 2010 (open access)

Panhandle Progress (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Panhandle, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: Braidfoot, Margie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 24, 2010 (open access)

Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 24, 2010
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 57, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 2010 (open access)

Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 57, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 80, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 24, 2010 (open access)

Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 80, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 24, 2010

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 24, 2010
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 122, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 24, 2010 (open access)

Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 122, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 24, 2010

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 24, 2010
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 143, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 24, 2010 (open access)

Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 143, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 24, 2010

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 24, 2010
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 164, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 24, 2010 (open access)

Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 164, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 24, 2010
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 185, Ed. 1 Friday, September 24, 2010 (open access)

Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 185, Ed. 1 Friday, September 24, 2010

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 24, 2010
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 226, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 24, 2010 (open access)

Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 226, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 24, 2010
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 247, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 2010 (open access)

Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 118, No. 247, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 2010

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 24, 2010
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History