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Construction of Effective Electromagnetic Currents for Two-Body Quasipotential Equations

Description: A systematic algebraic approach for the construction of effective electro-magnetic currents consistent with relativistic two-body quasipotential equations is presented. This approach generalizes the Mandelstam formalism and applies it to a generic quasipotential reduction method. The use of Ward-Takahashi identities for the effective currents guarantees conservation of current matrix elements involving any combination of bound and scattering states. This approach is shown to reproduce previous … more
Date: September 1, 1998
Creator: Krioukov, Dmitri
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Inner-shell photoionized x-ray lasers

Description: The inner-shell photoionized x-ray lasing scheme is an attractive method for achieving x-ray lasing at short wavelengths, via population inversion following inner-shell photoionization (ISPI). This scheme promises both a short wavelength and a short pulse source of coherent x rays with high average power. In this dissertation a very complete study of the ISPI x-ray laser scheme is done concerning target structure, filter design and lasant medium. An investigation of the rapid rise time of x-ray… more
Date: June 1, 1998
Creator: Moon, S. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ultrafast studies of electron dynamics at metal-dielectric interfaces

Description: Femtosecond time- and angle-resolved two-photon photoemission spectroscopy has been used to study fundamental aspects of excited electron dynamics at metal-dielectric interfaces, including layer-by-layer evolution of electronic structure and two-dimensional electron localization. On bare Ag(111), the lifetimes of image states are dominated by their position with respect to the projected bulk band structure. The n = 2 state has a shorter lifetime than the n = 1 state due to degeneracy with the b… more
Date: October 1, 1998
Creator: Ge, Nien-Hui
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Effects of low-temperature catalytic pretreatments on coal structure and reactivity in liquefaction. Final technical report, Volume 1 - effects of solvents, catalysts and temperature conditions on conversion and structural changes of low-rank coals

Description: The main objectives of this project were to study the effects of low-temperature pretreatments on coal structure and their impacts on subsequent liquefaction. The effects of pretreatment temperatures, catalyst type, coal rank, and influence of solvent were examined. Specific objectives were to identify the basic changes in coal structure induced by catalytic and thermal pretreatments, and to determine the reactivity of the catalytically and thermally treated coals for liquefaction. In the origi… more
Date: January 1, 1998
Creator: Huang, Lili; Schobert, H.H. & Song, Chunshan
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Fourier transform photoelectron diffraction and its application to molecular orbitals and surface structure

Description: Photoemission intensities from the molecular orbitals of c(2x2)CO/Pt(111) over a wide photon energy range were measured and analyzed by the same methods developed for structural studies using core levels. The 4{sigma} orbital center of gravity is found to be concentrated between the C and O atoms, while that of the 5{sigma} orbital lies between the C atom and the Pt surface. The C 1s photoelectron diffraction was used to determine the adsorption geometry. The earlier ambiguity that multiple sca… more
Date: November 30, 1998
Creator: Zhou, Xin
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Process modeling of plutonium conversion and MOX fabrication for plutonium disposition

Description: Two processes are currently under consideration for the disposition of 35 MT of surplus plutonium through its conversion into fuel for power production. These processes are the ARIES process, by which plutonium metal is converted into a powdered oxide form, and MOX fuel fabrication, where the oxide powder is combined with uranium oxide powder to form ceramic fuel. This study was undertaken to determine the optimal size for both facilities, whereby the 35 MT of plutonium metal will be converted … more
Date: October 1, 1998
Creator: Schwartz, K. L.
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A Compton camera for spectroscopic imaging from 100 keV to 1 MeV

Description: A review of spectroscopic imaging issues, applications, and technology is presented. Compton cameras based on solid state semiconductor detectors stands out as the best system for the nondestructive assay of special nuclear materials. A camera for this application has been designed based on an efficient specific purpose Monte Carlo code developed for this project. Preliminary experiments have been performed which demonstrate the validity of the Compton camera concept and the accuracy of the cod… more
Date: December 31, 1998
Creator: Earnhart, J. R. D.
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Compact Intracloud Discharges

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Date: November 1, 1998
Creator: Smith, David A.
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Applications of electrochemically-modulated liquid chromatography (EMLC): Separations of aromatic amino acids and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Description: The research in this thesis explores the separation capabilities of a new technique termed electrochemically-modulated liquid chromatography (EMLC). The thesis begins with a general introduction section which provides a literature review of this technique as well as a brief background discussion of the two research projects in each of the next two chapters. The two papers which follow investigate the application of EMLC to the separation of a mixture of aromatic amino acids and of a mixture of … more
Date: March 27, 1998
Creator: Deng, L.
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The influence of surface topography on the forming friction of automotive aluminum sheet

Description: Interest in utilizing aluminum alloys in automobiles has increased in recent years as a result of the desire to lower automobile weight and, consequently, increase fuel economy. While aluminum alloy use in cast parts has increased, outer body panel applications are still being investigated. The industry is interested in improving the formability of these sheet alloys by a combination of alloy design and processing. A different avenue of improving the formability of these alloys may be through p… more
Date: May 1, 1998
Creator: Kramer, P. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Seismic imaging of the shallow subsurface with high frequency seismic measurements

Description: Elastic wave propagation in highly heterogeneous media is investigated and theoretical calculations and field measurements are presented. In the first part the dynamic composite elastic medium (DYCEM) theory is derived for one-dimensional stratified media. A self-consistent method using the scattering functions of the individual layers is formulated, which allows the calculation of phase velocity, attenuation and waveform. In the second part the DYCEM theory has been generalized for three-dimen… more
Date: July 1, 1998
Creator: Kaelin, B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Spectroscopic measurement of the MHD dynamo in the MST reversed field pinch

Description: The author has directly observed the coupling of ion velocity fluctuations and magnetic field fluctuations to produce an MHD dynamo electric field in the interior of the MST reversed field pinch. Chord averaged ion velocity fluctuations were measured with a fast spectroscopic diagnostic which collects line radiation from intrinsic carbon impurities simultaneously along two lines of sight. The chords employed for the measurements resolved long wavelength velocity fluctuations of several km/s at … more
Date: September 1, 1998
Creator: Chapman, J.T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Numerical Simulation of Fiber and Wire Array Z-pinches With Trac-II

Description: Trac-II is a two dimensional axisymmetric resistive MHD code. It simulates all three spatial components (r, z, &phi;) of the magnetic field and fluid velocity vectors, and the plasma is treated as a single fluid with two temperatures (T<sub>e</sub>,T<sub>i</sub>). In addition, it can optionally include a self-consistent external circuit. Recent modifications to the code include the addition of the 3-T radiation model, a 4-phase (solid-liquid-vapor-plasma) equation of state model (QEOS), a 4-pha… more
Date: September 1, 1998
Creator: Reisman, David B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Photodissociation dynamics of polyatomic molecules

Description: This report consists of five studies as follows: A laser photofragmentation time-of-flight mass spectrometric study of acetophenone at 193 and 248 nm; A 193 nm laser photofragmentation time-of-flight mass spectrometric study of dimethylsulfoxide; 193 nm laser photofragmentation time-of-flight mass spectrometric study of HSCH{sub 2}CH{sub 2}SH; Thiophene biradical decay of the primary laser photofragmentation product at 193 nm; and Scattering cross sections for O({sup 3}P)[SO(X,{sup 3}{Sigma}{su… more
Date: February 23, 1998
Creator: Zhao, H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Synthesis and characterization of novel group VI metal (Mo, W) nitride and oxide compounds

Description: Investigations into the preparation of tungsten nitrides have involved the synthesis of molecular precursors, and their conversion to tungsten nitrides at relatively low temperatures. Two interesting molecular precursors, [WNCl{sub 3}{center_dot}NCCH{sub 3}]{sub 4} and WN(N{sub 3}){sub 3}{center_dot}xNCCH{sub 3}, have been prepared and characterized. The molecular structure of the first consists of a W{sub 4}N{sub 4} tetrameric core with multiple and single W-N bonds arranged in an alternating … more
Date: February 23, 1998
Creator: Zhang, Z.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Neutron scattering studies of the RENi{sub 2}B{sub 2}C (RE = Lu, Y, Ho, Er): Lattice dynamics

Description: The first chapter gives a brief overview of the system discussed in this dissertation. Chapters 2--5 and Appendix B of this dissertation consist of papers that are published, or have been submitted, which show experimental data regarding the phonon softening of LuNi{sub 2}B{sub 2}C. These papers have been removed and processed separately. Chapter 6 will contain a summary of the conclusions up to date. Appendix A will consist of a brief derivation of {chi}(q) which is talked about in the introdu… more
Date: February 23, 1998
Creator: Bullock, M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Zintl cluster chemistry in the alkali-metal-gallium systems

Description: Previous research into the alkali-metal-gallium systems has revealed a large variety of networked gallium deltahedra. The clusters are analogues to borane clusters and follow the same electronic requirements of 2n+2 skeletal electrons for closo-deltahedra. This work has focused on compounds that do not follow the typical electron counting rules. The first isolated gallium cluster was found in Cs{sub 8}Ga{sub 11}. The geometry of the Ga{sub 11}{sup 7{minus}} unit is not deltahedral but can be de… more
Date: March 27, 1998
Creator: Henning, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Interfacial characterization and analytical applications of chemically-modified surfaces

Description: The goal of this work is to explore several new strategies and approaches to the surface modification and the microscopic characterization of interfaces in the areas mainly targeting sensor technologies that are of interest to environmental control or monitoring, and scanning probe microscopies techniques that can monitor interfacial chemical reactions in real time. Centered on the main theme, four specific topics are presented as four chapters in this dissertation following the general introdu… more
Date: February 23, 1998
Creator: Wang, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A proper time dependent measurement of Delta M {sub D} using jet charge and soft lepton flavor tagging

Description: This thesis presents a proper time dependent measurement of the B{sup 0}{sub d} mixing frequency {Delta}M{sub d} using jet charge and soft lepton flavor tagging in p - {anti p} collisions at {radical}s = 1.8 TeV. The measurement uses the inclusive e and {mu} trigger data of the CDF detector from an integrated luminosity of 91 pb{sub -1}. The proper time at decay is measured from a partial reconstruction of the B associated with the trigger lepton. The measurement of {Delta}M{sub d} yields {Delt… more
Date: August 1, 1998
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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On the geometry of inhomogeneous quantum groups

Description: The author gives a pedagogical introduction to the differential calculus on quantum groups by stressing at all stages the connection with the classical case. He further analyzes the relation between differential calculus and quantum Lie algebra of left (right) invariant vectorfields. Equivalent definitions of bicovariant differential calculus are studied and their geometrical interpretation is explained. From these data he constructs and analyzes the space of vectorfields, and naturally introdu… more
Date: January 1, 1998
Creator: Aschieri, P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Control of nonlinear systems using periodic parametric perturbations with application to a reversed field pinch

Description: In this thesis, the possibility of controlling low- and high-dimensional chaotic systems by periodically driving an accessible system parameter is examined. This method has been carried out on several numerical systems and the MST Reversed Field Pinch. The numerical systems investigated include the logistic equation, the Lorenz equations, the Roessler equations, a coupled lattice of logistic equations, a coupled lattice of Lorenz equations, the Yoshida equations, which model tearing mode fluctu… more
Date: June 1, 1998
Creator: Mirus, Kevin A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Advanced far infrared blocked impurity band detectors based on germanium liquid phase epitaxy

Description: This research has shown that epilayers with residual impurity concentrations of 5 x 10{sup 13} cm{sup {minus}3} can be grown by producing the purest Pb available in the world. These epilayers have extremely low minority acceptor concentrations, which is ideal for fabrication of IR absorbing layers. The Pb LPE growth of Ge also has the advantageous property of gettering Cu from the epilayer and the substrate. Epilayers have been grown with intentional Sb doping for IR absorption on lightly doped… more
Date: May 1, 1998
Creator: Olsen, C.S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Gas Phase Chromatography of some Group 4, 5, and 6 Halides

Description: Gas phase chromatography using The Heavy Element Volatility Instrument (HEVI) and the On Line Gas Apparatus (OLGA III) was used to determine volatilities of ZrBr{sub 4}, HfBr{sub 4}, RfBr{sub 4}, NbBr{sub 5}, TaOBr{sub 3}, HaCl{sub 5}, WBr{sub 6}, FrBr, and BiBr{sub 3}. Short-lived isotopes of Zr, Hf, Rf, Nb, Ta, Ha, W, and Bi were produced via compound nucleus reactions at the 88-Inch Cyclotron at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and transported to the experimental apparatus using a He ga… more
Date: October 1, 1998
Creator: Sylwester, Eric Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The structure-property relationships of powder processed Fe-Al-Si alloys

Description: Iron-aluminum alloys have been extensively evaluated as semi-continuous product such as sheet and bar, but have not been evaluated by net shape P/M processing techniques such as metal injection molding. The alloy compositions of iron-aluminum alloys have been optimized for room temperature ductility, but have limited high temperature strength. Hot extruded powder alloys in the Fe-Al-Si system have developed impressive mechanical properties, but the effects of sintering on mechanical properties … more
Date: February 23, 1998
Creator: Prichard, P.D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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