Geometric, kinetic, and trapping issues, in short and ultrashort recombination x-ray lasers, are discussed. The design of a composite target consisting of a lasant strip on a plastic backing is described. Examples of modeling showing the effect of photon trapping and uncertainties in other physical processes on calculated gain coefficients are given. A simple and accurate expression for photon trapping in cylindrical geometry is presented. Recombination lasers that have the ground state as the lower laser state are shown to have small I{sub sat}'s and corresponding low efficiencies. Scaling laws for femtosecond laser-plasma interactions are presented. 19 refs.

Coal Production 1989 provides comprehensive information about US coal production, the number of mines, prices, productivity, employment, reserves, and stocks to a wide audience including Congress, federal and state agencies, the coal industry, and the general public. 7 figs., 43 tabs.

Peak bare-surface current densities based on the scratched electrode test are seriously in error and repasivation rates grossly overestimated. Influences of potential and pH on reactions of bare surfaces are better understood. Correlation between charge transfer and corrosion fatigue crack growth response was established for Fe18Cr12Ni alloy in deaerated 0.6N NaCl at RT. Strong correlation was established between morphology of corrosion fatigue fracture surfaces and cracking in hydrogen charged samples. Attempts at growing bicrystals by strain annealing were not successful.

Peak bare-surface current densities based on the scratched electrode test are seriously in error and repasivation rates grossly overestimated. Influences of potential and pH on reactions of bare surfaces are better understood. Correlation between charge transfer and corrosion fatigue crack growth response was established for Fe18Cr12Ni alloy in deaerated 0.6N NaCl at RT. Strong correlation was established between morphology of corrosion fatigue fracture surfaces and cracking in hydrogen charged samples. Attempts at growing bicrystals by strain annealing were not successful.

The Electric Power Monthly (EPM) presents monthly summaries of electric utility statistics at the national, Census division, and State level. The purpose of this publication is to provide energy decisionmakers with accurate and timely information that may be used in forming various perspectives on electric issues that lie ahead. Data includes generation by energy source (coal, oil, gas, hydroelectric, and nuclear); generation by region; consumption of fossil fuels for power generation; sales of electric power, cost data; and unusual occurrences. A glossary is included.

In Ion Microtomography (IMT), material densities are determined from the energy lost by ions as they pass through a specimen. For fine-scale measurements with micron-size beams, mechanical stability and precision of motion can impact the quality of the reconstruction. We describe several preprocessing procedures used to minimize imperfect specimen manipulation, including adjustment of the center of mass motion in sinograms and correction for vertical translations. In addition, the amount of noise in the reconstruction is reduced by utilizing median (as opposed to mean) ion energy loss values for density determinations. Furthermore, particular portions of the sampled image can be enhanced with minimal degradation of spatial resolution by a judicial choice of spatial filter in the reconstruction algorithm. The benefits and limitations of these preprocessing techniques are discussed.

A high pressure apparatus has been constructed for measuring rates of reactions in liquids under pressures ranging from 1 atm to 2000 atm. This apparatus is being used to test the effect of ligand bulk on the rate of a thermal ring closure reaction. Microphonic photoacoustic signals obtained by illuminating solid samples with synchrotron soft x-rays and with visible laser beams have been successfully correlated with a theory for photoacoustic signal enhancement by volatile liquids. The concentration dependence of the fluorescence and nonradiative quantum yields for cresyl violet dissolved in methanol has been determined. Stability constants for complexes of lithium ion with four different crown ethers dissolved in a low temperature molten salt have been measured.

At the request of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), technical assistance was provided to the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) in the field of radwaste incineration and related off-gas treatment operations. The traveler provided the requested technical consolations and, in the process, obtained an understanding of the Republic of Korea's plans for the management of the the wastes from the country's nuclear power plants and research facilities. The government of the Republic of Korea has tasked KAERI to develop the facilities for treating and disposing of the wastes from the country's nuclear facilities in an environmentally responsible manner. As a step in that direction, the Radwaste Treatment Department at KAERI is developing the technology and the plans for the incineration of burnable low-level radwaste, which comprises about 35% of the wastes generated by the nuclear facilities. The incineration program at KAERI appears to be well planned. They have operated a 5-kg/h process design unit incinerator to gather the process data for scaling up the operation to a 30-kg/h demonstration plant. This demonstration plant is presently being built, with startup operations scheduled for January 1991. Data from the demonstration plant are proposed to be used for building a 120-kg/h …

Development Service Order {number sign}90025 requested recommendations for computer hardware, operating systems, and software development utilities based on current and future SIMON software requirements. Since SIMON's main objective is to be dispatched on missions by an operator with little computer experience, user friendly'' hardware and software interfaces are required. Other design criteria include: a fluid software development environment, and hardware and operating systems with minimal maintenance requirements. Also, the hardware should be expandable; extra processor boards should be easily integrated into the existing system. And finally, the use of well established standards for hardware and software should be implemented where practical.

Development Service Order {number_sign}90025 requested recommendations for computer hardware, operating systems, and software development utilities based on current and future SIMON software requirements. Since SIMON`s main objective is to be dispatched on missions by an operator with little computer experience, ``user friendly`` hardware and software interfaces are required. Other design criteria include: a fluid software development environment, and hardware and operating systems with minimal maintenance requirements. Also, the hardware should be expandable; extra processor boards should be easily integrated into the existing system. And finally, the use of well established standards for hardware and software should be implemented where practical.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Supervisory authority of a district court over a commissioners court with regard to the transfer of funds from a county attorney to a district attorney (RQ-2068)

Letter opinion issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification.

Letter opinion issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification.

The Winter Fuels Report is intended to provide concise, timely information to the industry, the press, policymakers, consumers, analysts, and state and local governments on the following topics: distillate fuel oil net production, imports and stocks for all PADD's and product supplied on a US level; propane net product supplied on a US level; propane net production, imports and stocks for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (PADD) I, II, and III; natural gas supply and disposition and underground storage for the United States and consumption for all PADD's; residential and wholesale pricing data for propane and heating oil for those states participating in the joint Energy Information Administration (EIA)/State Heating Oil and Propane Program; crude oil and petroleum price comparisons for the United States and selected cities; and US total heating degree-days by city. 27 figs, 12 tabs.