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optbayesexpt: Sequential Bayesian Experiment Design for Adaptive Measurements

February 3, 2021
Author(s)
Robert McMichael, Sean M. Blakley, Sergey Dushenko
Optbayesexpt is a free, open-source python package that provides adaptive algorithms for efficient estimation/measurement of parameters in a model function. Parameter estimation is the type of measurement one would conventionally tackle with a sequence of

Single-Flux-Quantum Multiplier Circuits for Synthesizing Gigahertz Waveforms With Quantum-Based Accuracy

February 3, 2021
Author(s)
Manuel C. Castellanos Beltran, David I. Olaya, Adam J. Sirois, Christine A. Donnelly, Paul Dresselhaus, Samuel Benz, Peter F. Hopkins
We designed, simulated, and experimentally demonstrated components for a microwave frequency digital-to-analog converter (DAC) based on rapid single flux quantum (RSFQ) circuits and a superconducting amplifier based on SQUID stacks. These are key

Structural Performance of Nuclear Power Plant Concrete Structures Affected by Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) - Task 2: Assessing Bond and Anchorage of Reinforcing Bars in ASR-Affected Concrete

February 3, 2021
Author(s)
Travis E. Thonstad, Jonathan Weigand, Fahim H. Sadek, Sorin Marcu, timothy J. barrett, Hai S. Lew, Long Phan, Adam L. Pintar
This report describes the results of Task 2 of a five-task comprehensive research program being conducted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the sponsorship of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The overall study

A Combinatory Ferroelectric Compound Bridging Simple ABO 3 and A-Site-Ordered Quadruple Perovskite

February 2, 2021
Author(s)
Jianfa Zhao, Jiacheng Gao, Wenmin Li, Yuting Qian, Xiao Wang, Xi Shen, Zhiwei Hu, Cheng Dong, Qingzhen Huang, Lipeng Cao, Zhi Li, Jun Zhang, Chongwen Ren, Lei Duan, Qingqing Liu, Richeng Yu, Yang Ren, Shih-Chang Weng, Hong-Ji Lin, Chien-Te Chen, Liu-Hao Tjeng, Youwen Long, Zheng Deng, Jinlong Zhu, Xiancheng Wang, Hongming Weng, Runze Yu, Martha Greenblatt, Changqing Jin

Graphene Quantum Hall Effect Parallel Resistance Arrays

February 2, 2021
Author(s)
Alireza Panna, I Fan Hu, Mattias Kruskopf, Dinesh K. Patel, Dean G. Jarrett, Chieh-I Liu, Shamith Payagala, Dipanjan Saha, Albert Rigosi, David B. Newell, Chi-Te Liang, Randolph Elmquist
As first recognized in 2010, epitaxial graphene on SiC(0001) provides a platform for quantized Hall resistance (QHR) metrology unmatched by other 2D structures and materials. Here we report graphene parallel QHR arrays, with metrologically precise

Hybrid InP and SiN integration of an octave-spanning frequency comb

February 2, 2021
Author(s)
Travis Briles, Su P. Yu, Lin Chang, Chao Xiang, Joel Guo, David Kinghorn, Gregory Moille, Kartik Srinivasan, John E. Bowers, Scott Papp
Implementing optical-frequency combs with integrated photonics will enable wider use of precision timing signals. Here, we explore the generation of an octave-span, Kerr-microresonator frequency comb, using hybrid integration of an InP distributed-feedback

Absolute energies and emission line shapes of the x-ray lines of lanthanide metals

February 1, 2021
Author(s)
Joseph Fowler, Galen O'Neil, Bradley K. Alpert, Douglas Bennett, Edward V. Denison, William Doriese, Gene Hilton, Lawrence T. Hudson, Young I. Joe, Kelsey Morgan, Daniel Schmidt, Daniel Swetz, Csilla I. Szabo-Foster, Joel Ullom
We use an array of transition-edge sensors, cryogenic microcalorimeters with 4 eV energy resolution, to measure the x-ray emission-line profiles of four elements of the lanthanide series: praseodymium, neodymium, terbium, and holmium. The spectrometer also

Algorithms and Data Structures for New Models of Computation

February 1, 2021
Author(s)
Paul E. Black, David W. Flater, Irena Bojanova
In the early days of computer science, the community settled on a simple standard model of computing and a basic canon of general purpose algorithms and data structures suited to that model. With isochronous computing, heterogeneous multiprocessors, flash

Implementation of a Self-Consistent Slab Model of Bilayer Structure in the SasView Suite

February 1, 2021
Author(s)
Luoxi Tan, James G. Elkins, Brian H. Davison, Elizabeth Kelley, Jonathan Nickels
Slab models are simple and useful structural descriptions which have long been used to describe lyotropic lamellar phases, such as lipid bilayers. Typically, slab models break a bilayer structure into three pieces, an inner solvent-free core and two

Twisted Hessian Isogenies

February 1, 2021
Author(s)
Dustin Moody, Thinh H. Dang, Fouazou Lontouo Perez, Emmanuel Fouotsa
Elliptic curves are typically defined by Weierstrass equations. Given a kernel, the well-known Vélu's formula shows how to explicitly write down an isogeny between Weierstrass curves. However, it is not clear how to do the same on other forms of elliptic

Association between Gestational Phthalate Exposure and Newborn Head Circumference; Impacts by Race and Sex

January 29, 2021
Author(s)
Michael S. Bloom, E. Valachovic, Thoin Begum, Rebecca J. Wineland, Abby G. Wenzel, John W. Brock, Elizabeth R. Unal, Lori Cruze, Roger B. Newman, John Kucklick
Abstract Observational and experimental studies report associations between gestational phthalate exposure and fetal development, yet few data exist to characterize phthalate effects on head circumference (HC) or to estimate the impact of race or sex. To

Electro-optic frequency combs for rapid interrogation in cavity optomechanics

January 29, 2021
Author(s)
David Long, Benjamin J. Reschovsky, Feng Zhou, Yiliang Bao, Thomas W. LeBrun, Jason Gorman
Electro-optic frequency combs were employed to rapidly interrogate an optomechanical sensor, demonstrating spectral resolution substantially exceeding that possible with a mode-locked frequency comb. Frequency combs were generated using an integrated

Magneto-optical trapping using planar optics

January 29, 2021
Author(s)
William McGehee, Wenqi Zhu, Daniel Barker, Daron Westly, Alexander Yulaev, Nikolai Klimov, Amit Agrawal, Stephen Eckel, Vladimir Aksyuk, Jabez J. McClelland
Laser-cooled atoms are a key component of many calibration-free measurement platforms— including clocks, gyroscopes, and gravimeters—and are a promising technology for quantum networking and quantum computing. The optics and vacuum hardware required to

Microwaves in Quantum Computing

January 29, 2021
Author(s)
Joseph C. Bardin, Daniel Slichter, David J. Reilly
The growing field of quantum computing relies on a broad range of microwave technologies, and has spurred development of microwave devices and methods in new operating regimes. Here we review the use of microwave signals and systems in quantum computing

Quantum dot lasers - history and future prospects

January 29, 2021
Author(s)
Richard Mirin, John E. Bowers, Justin Norman
We describe the initial efforts to use molecular beam epitaxy to grow InAs quantum dots on GaAs via the Stranski-Krastanow transition. We then discuss the initial efforts to use these quantum dots to demonstrate quantum dot lasers. We discuss the
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