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Soot properties and species measurements in a two-meter diameter JP-8 pool fire : 2003 test series. (open access)

Soot properties and species measurements in a two-meter diameter JP-8 pool fire : 2003 test series.

A tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy probe was used to measure in situ soot properties and species concentrations in a two-meter diameter JP-8 pool fire. Thirty-five tests were performed at the Lurance Canyon Burn Site operated by Sandia in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The axial profile of the fire was characterized with a series of tests with the probe located on the centerline at heights ranging from 0.5 m to 2.0 m in 0.25 m increments. The radial profile of the fire was characterized with a series of tests with the probe 1.0 m above the fuel surface at radial positions ranging from 0.0 m to 0.6 m, in 0.1 m increments. Experiments were also performed with variation of the air flow into the facility. Soot concentration was determined using a light extinction measurement based on the transmission of a solid-state red laser (635 nm) through the 3.7 cm long probe volume. Soot temperature and a second estimate of soot concentration were measured using two-color optical pyrometry at 850 nm and 1000 nm. The effective data rate for these measurements was 10 kHz. Finally, tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy was used to estimate the concentrations of water vapor, acetylene, and methane. …
Date: March 1, 2004
Creator: Shaddix, Christopher R. & Murphy, Jeffrey J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
DVD Based Integrated Electronic Pulser (open access)

DVD Based Integrated Electronic Pulser

The DVD based integrated pulser combines the storage capacity and simplicity of DVD technology with commonly available electronic components to build a relatively inexpensive yet highly capable testing instrument. DVD technology has matured to the mass consumer level and has found widespread acceptance in many scientific, industrial, and consumers sectors. Coupling the removable media and relatively large data capacity with a simple electronic readout allows this device to be easy to build, export and authenticate. Since there are few parts and the heart of the device is a mass consumer item the duplication cost is very low.
Date: March 30, 2004
Creator: Hughes, Michael A.; Kouzes, Richard T.; Morris, Scott J.; Pitts, W. K.; Pratt, Rick M. & Robinson, Eric E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Towards quantum information processing with impurity spins insilicon (open access)

Towards quantum information processing with impurity spins insilicon

The finding of algorithms for factoring and data base search that promise substantially increased computational power, as well as the expectation for efficient simulation of quantum systems have spawned an intense interest in the realization of quantum information processors [1]. Solid state implementations of quantum computers scaled to >1000 quantum bits ('qubits') promise to revolutionize information technology, but requirements with regard to sources of decoherence in solid state environments are sobering. Here, we briefly review basic approaches to impurity spin based qubits and present progress in our effort to form prototype qubit test structures. Since Kane's bold silicon based spin qubit proposal was first published in 1998 [2], several groups have taken up the challenge of fabricating elementary building blocks [3-5], and several exciting variations of single donor qubit schemes have emerged [6]. Single donor atoms, e. g. {sup 31}P, are 'natural quantum dots' in a silicon matrix, and the spins of electrons and nuclei of individual donor atoms are attractive two level systems for encoding of quantum information. The coupling to the solid state environment is weak, so that decoherence times are long (hours for nuclear spins, and {approx}60 ms for electron spins of isolated P atoms in silicon …
Date: March 1, 2004
Creator: Schenkel, T.; Liddle, J. A.; Bokor, J.; Rangelow, I. W.; Park, S. J. & Persaud, A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measurement of the Ratio of Branching Fractions Br(Bs -> Ds- pi+)/Br(B -> D- pi+) at CDF-II (open access)

Measurement of the Ratio of Branching Fractions Br(Bs -> Ds- pi+)/Br(B -> D- pi+) at CDF-II

The measurement of B{sub s}{sup 0} mixing is one of the flagship analyses for the Run II B physics program. The sensitivity of the measurement to the frequency of B{sub s}{sup 0} oscillations strongly depends on the number of reconstructed B{sub s}{sup 0} mesons. They present the measurement of the ratio of branching fractions Br(B{sub s}{sup 0} {yields} D{sub s}{sup -}{pi}{sup +})/Br(B{sup 0} {yields} D{sup -}{pi}{sup +}), which directly influences the number of B{sub s}{sup 0} events available for the measurement of B{sub s}{sup 0} mixing at CDF-II. They analyze 115 pb{sup -1} of data collected with the CDF-II detector in p{bar p} collisions at {radical}s = 1.96 TeV using a novel displaced track trigger. They reconstruct 78 {+-} 11 B{sub s}{sup 0} {yields} D{sub s}{sup -}{pi}{sup +} decays at 1153 {+-} 45 B{sup 0} {yields} D{sup -}{pi}{sup +} decays with good signal to background ratio. This is the world's largest sample of fully reconstructed B{sub s}{sup 0} {yields} D{sub s}{sup -}{pi}{sup +} decays. They find the ratio of production fractions multiplied by the ratio of branching fractions to be: f{sub s}/f{sub d} {center_dot} Br(B{sub s}{sup 0} {yields} D{sub s}{sup -}{pi}{sup +})/Br(B{sup 0} {yields} D{sup -}{pi}{sup +}) = 0.325 {+-} …
Date: March 1, 2004
Creator: Furic, Ivan Kresimir
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Audit Report on the Teacher Retirement System's Implementation of TRS-ActiveCare, the Health Care Plan for Active School District Employees (open access)

An Audit Report on the Teacher Retirement System's Implementation of TRS-ActiveCare, the Health Care Plan for Active School District Employees

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Teacher Retirement System (System) implemented the TRS-ActiveCare program as the Legislature intended and in a manner that adequately protects program resources.
Date: March 2004
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Child Support Program at the Office of the Attorney General (open access)

An Audit Report on the Child Support Program at the Office of the Attorney General

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Office of the Attorney General is administering the Child Support Program so that child support payments are disbursed to custodial parents in a timely manner.
Date: March 2004
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Soil and Water Conservation Board (open access)

An Audit Report on the Soil and Water Conservation Board

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board maintains and reports reliable financial and program data, safeguards its assets and uses them efficiently, makes progress toward its goals and objectives, and complies with applicable laws and regulations.
Date: March 2004
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Annual Report on Classified Employee Turnover for Fiscal Year 2003 (open access)

An Annual Report on Classified Employee Turnover for Fiscal Year 2003

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the statewide turnover rate for full-time classified employees, which is used to monitor total employee loss to the State. Retention strategies are provided to monitor and curb excessive turnover, which can affect an organization's ability to meet its mission.
Date: March 2004
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
State of Texas Federal Portion of the Statewide Single Audit Report for the Year Ended August 31, 2003 (A Report by KPMG, LLP) (open access)

State of Texas Federal Portion of the Statewide Single Audit Report for the Year Ended August 31, 2003 (A Report by KPMG, LLP)

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise the State of Texas's basic financial statements and on the State's compliance with requirements from Federal programs.
Date: March 2004
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
State of Texas Financial Portion of the Statewide Single Audit Report for the Year Ended August 31, 2003 (open access)

State of Texas Financial Portion of the Statewide Single Audit Report for the Year Ended August 31, 2003

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the State's basic financial statements accurately reflect the balances and activities for the State of Texas for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003.
Date: March 2004
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
EXAFS Measurements of Laser-Shocked V and Ti and Crystal Phase Transformation in Ti (open access)

EXAFS Measurements of Laser-Shocked V and Ti and Crystal Phase Transformation in Ti

Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS), using a laser-imploded target as a source, can yield the properties of laser-shocked metals on a nanosecond time scale. EXAFS measurements of vanadium shocked to {approx}0.4 Mbar yield the compression and temperature in good agreement with hydrodynamic simulations and shock-speed measurements. In laser-shocked titanium at the same pressure, the EXAFS modulation damping is much higher than warranted by the predicted temperature increase. This is shown to be due to the {alpha}-Ti to {omega}-Ti crystal-phase transformation, known to occur below {approx}0.1 Mbar for slower shock waves. The dynamics of material response to shock loading has been extensively studied in the past [1]. The goal of those studies has been to understand the shock-induced deformation and structural changes at the microscopic level [2]. Laser-generated shocks can be employed to broaden these studies to higher pressures ({approx}1 Mbar) and strain rates ({approx} 10{sup 7}-10{sup 8} s{sup -1}). Recently, laser-shocked materials have been studied with in-situ x-ray diffraction [3,4]. The goal of this work is to examine the use of in-situ EXAFS [5] as a complementary characterization of laser-shocked metals. EXAFS is the modulation in the x-ray absorption above the K edge (or L edge) due to the …
Date: March 10, 2004
Creator: Yaakobi, B.; Meyerhofer, D. D.; Boehly, T. R.; Rehr, J. J.; Remington, B. A.; Allen, P. G. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, March 19, 2004 (open access)

University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, March 19, 2004

Semiweekly newspaper from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas that includes local, national, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 19, 2004
Creator: Gurski, Patrick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual Meeting of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, 2004 (open access)

Annual Meeting of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, 2004

Program for the 109th annual meeting of the Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, held from March 12 through the 14, 2004 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, in Dallas, Texas, including a list of sessions for the meeting and related information about the organization and conference. The meeting was called to order by the President Richard Robinett, in the Winsor Ballroom 1 of the Hotel.
Date: March 2004
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 3, 2004 (open access)

Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 3, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Mannford, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: Retherford, Bill R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 17, 2004 (open access)

Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 17, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Mannford, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 17, 2004
Creator: Retherford, Bill R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 31, 2004 (open access)

Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 31, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Mannford, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 31, 2004
Creator: Retherford, Bill R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 155, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 3, 2004 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 155, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 3, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 155, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 155, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 10, 2004
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 155, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 17, 2004 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 155, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 17, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 17, 2004
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 155, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 155, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 24, 2004
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 155, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 31, 2004 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 155, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 31, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 31, 2004
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 84, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 2, 2004 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 84, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 2, 2004

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 2, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 85, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 3, 2004 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 85, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 3, 2004

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 86, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 4, 2004 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 86, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 4, 2004

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 4, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History