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We have developed a novel Monte Carlo-augmented channel estimator for millimeter-wave orthogonal frequency division multiplexing systems To better estimate and
Hans Pieter Mumm, Catherine Romano, Nathaniel Bowden, Andrew Conant, Bethany Goldblum, Patrick Huber, Jonathan Link, Bryce Littlejohn, Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, Shikha Prasad, Catherine Riddle, Alejandro Sonzogni, William Wieselquist
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Andrei Derevianko, Kurt Gibble, Leo Hollberg, Nathan R. Newbury, Chris Oates, Laura Sinclair, Nan Yu
Recent advances in optical atomic clocks and optical time transfer have enabled new possibilities in precision metrology for both tests of fundamental physics
V Boyer, L Lising, S L. Rolston, William D. Phillips
An atomic clock works by comparing the frequency of a local oscillator (a micrwave generator) with the hyperfine transition of the cesium atom at 9.2 GHz. In
David J. Srolovitz, N Sridhar, J P. Hirth, John W. Cahn
Evidence for the existence of hollow core dislocations has existed for nearly forty years. Such hollow cores are often found in growth spirals associated with
The experimental realization of Bose-Einstein condensation in a dilute gas has presented physicists with rare and novel opportunites. We anticipate that both
S Bae, S Zurn, William F. Egelhoff Jr., P J. Chen, L Sheppard, E J. Torok, J H. Judy
A giant magnetoresistive (GMR) spin-valve Transpinnor, a new kind of active solid-state magneto-electronic device or spin-transistor, has been fabricated and
Brian B. Maranville, Robert McMichael, Cindi L. Dennis, C A. Ross, J Cheng
Two techniques are described for characterizing the magnetic properties of the edges in long, straight magnetic stripes, using vector magnetometry. The critical
Julia Y. Chan, Wilma Feb-Ayala, L D. Rotter, Igor Levin, Richard G. Geyer
Dielectric ceramics for wireless communications exhibiting modest permittivity, high quality factor (Q), and near-zero temperature coefficient are needed for
The report provides a list of guidelines for integrating two software programs that are extensively used by agencies of the federal government to evaluate the
E A. Donley, Thomas P. Heavner, Steven R. Jefferts
We demonstrate the efficient capture of cesium atoms from a low w-velocity intense source (LVIS) of atoms into an optical molasses. The high load rates that are
Quantitative electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) is used to characterize the chemical composition of Fe-Co alloy nanoparticles. A 300-keV analytical
C E. Dentinger, Stephan J. Stranick, Lee J. Richter, Richard R. Cavanagh
Near-field Raman spectroscopy can be used to obtain chemical specificity with the subwavelength spatial resolution of near-field scanning optical microscopy
We give a brief review of the rapidly changing landscape for scientific publication, especially in regard to scientific archival journal publication. Some of
Richard Essex, Lav Tandon, Cole Hexel, Amy Gaffney
Nuclear forensic analyses of plutonium (Pu) materials encountered outside nuclear safeguards control can include chemical composition, isotopic composition, and
This publication is a synopsis of an invited presentation by Nandita Abhyankar, presented to the International EPR Society in September 2021. The synopsis
Michael A. Lombardi, Bijunath Patla, Andrew Novick, Demetrios Matsakis, Stephen Mitchell
Global Positioning System (GPS) disciplined clocks are referenced to the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) scale at the United States Naval Observatory (USNO)
DJ Anand, Avi Gopstein, Kumaraguru Prabakar, Lucas Monzon, Akanksha Singh, Matthew Reynolds, Yashwanth Nag Velaga, Jonathan Maack, Soumya Tiwari, Jina Roy, Colin Tombari, Ismael Mendoza Carrillo, Xinshuo Yang, Spatika Iyengar, William John
Protection systems are a critical feature for the proper operation of an electric grid. Protection systems should be able to quickly detect, identify, locate
Amy Mensch, Anthony Hamins, Wai Cheong Tam, John Lu, Kathryn Markell, Christina You, Matthew Kupferschmid
According to a recent NFPA report, 49 % of reported home fires involve cooking equipment, with cooktops accounting for 87 % of cooking-fire deaths and 80 % of
To address changes taking place in the grid, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published an update to its Framework and Roadmap for
Soldiers are often asked to perform missions that can last many hours and be under great stress. After a mission is complete, the soldiers are asked to provide
This document provides a business and technical approach to integrate and coordinate electric vehicle (EV) charging within distribution areas and across a
Haiqing Guo, Marcos Vanella, Richard Lyon, Randall J. McDermott, Sean Crowley, Paul Scrofani
Hidden fire in an aircraft overhead inaccessible-area is hazardous to in-flight safety and could lead to catastrophic disaster. In this case, fire detection at
Wildland fires and wildland urban-interface (WUI) fires have become a significant problem in recent years. The mechanisms of home ignition in WUI fires are
Edward Garboczi, Gopal Mulukutla, Emese Hadnagy, Matthew Fearon
Shape is an important indicator of the physical and chemical behavior of natural and engineered particulate materials (e.g., sediment, sand, rock, volcanic ash)
Ellen M. Voorhees, Ian Soboroff, Tasmeer Alam, William Hersh, Kirk Roberts, Dina Demner-Fushman, Kyle Lo, Lucy L. Wang, Steven Bedrick
TREC-COVID is a community evaluation designed to build a test collection that captures the information needs of biomedical researchers using the scientific