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This is a Phase 2 proposal to develop an instrument to simultaneously measure particle size, velocity, and concentration in applications characterized by a large size range and high particle concentration. The instrument will be based on the Pulse Displacement Technique whose feasibility was demonstrated during Phase 1. Experiments performed during Phase 1 demonstrated a high accuracy in meas ...

PVPAEO proposes to build on the successful development of a head worn sensor package providing and displaying simultaneous images from LWIR and NIR sensors using a single aperture. The enhanced system will incorporate a higher resolution LWIR sensor andan image intensified camera. Pixel level sensor fusion demonstrated in a laboratory environment as part of the phase I effort will be incorporate ...

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As flip-chip bonding becomes the predominant standard in the electronics industry, the increased proximity between dice surfaces and packaging materials will require a significant reduction in the latter's alpha particle activity in order to avoid soft errors. Emission rates at or below 0.001 a/cm2/hr are desirable, which is well below the 0.0050 a/cm2/hr capability of today's best detectors. ...

As ever more of industry and commerce moves onto electronic networks, there is a growing appreciation for the usefulness of expressive general models of enterprise activities, such as design and manufacturing. Ontologies are commitments to formal declarative multi-purpose representations with clear semantics that can serve as a solid foundation for such models. While there has been much work ...

SILICON PHOTODIODES WITH STABLE, THEORETICALLY PREDICTABLE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY IN THE XUV SPECTRAL RANGE HAVE BEEN RECENTLY DEVELOPED BY RAJ KORDE AND SCIENTISTS AT NIST. SCIENTISTS AT BESSY AND PTB IN GERMANY HAVE INDEPENDENTLY CONFIRMED THAT THE CALCULATED QUANTUM EFFICIENCY OF THESE XUV SILICON DIODES CAN BE USED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT RESPONSIVITY SCALE IN THE XUV SPECTRAL RANG ...

DATA INTENSIVE APPLICATIONS PLACE A BURDEN ON EXISTING DATABASE SYSTEMS. ESPECIALLY ACUTE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS PLACED BY APPLICATIONS THAT REQUIRE DATABASE SEMANTICS BEYOND THE SCOPE OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENTS. WORK IN OBJECT-ORIENTED DATABASE TECHNIQUES PROMISES TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXTENSIBLE DATABASE ENVIRONMENTS WILL SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF OBJECTAPPROAC ...

THERE IS A NEED FOR AN UNATTENDED GAS CHROMATOGRAPH THAT CANMAKE CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS OF CARBON DIOXIDE ON SURFACE BUOYS OR SHIPS OF OPPORTUNITY. AN INNOVATIVE REAL TIME, LOWPOWER, AND INEXPENSIVE SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE (SAW) RESONATOR-BASED GAS CHROMATOGRAPH IS PROPOSED THAT OFFERS THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF RUGGED CONSTRUCTION, SMALL SIZE, AND LOW POWER AND GAS CONSUMPTION. THE UNIQUE IMPLEMENTATI ...

THIS PROPOSAL REQUESTS PHASE I FUNDING TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF EMPLOYING THE ACOUSTIC CORRELATION TECHNIQUE TO MEASURE HIGH RESOLUTION VERTICAL PROFILES OF HORIZONTAL OCEAN CURRENTS OVER RANGES OF SEVERAL THOUSAND METERS. THE GOAL OF THIS STUDY IS TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DEEP WATER ACOUSTIC CORRELATION CURRENT PROFILER (ACCP), WHI ...