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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Particle Correlations in Bose-Einstein Condensates, Zhang Jiang
Accessing Gluon Polarization Through the J/\u03c8 Longitudinal Double Spin Asymmetry in Polarized pp Collisions at PHENIX, James Aaron Key
Searching for the Long-Duration Gamma-Ray Burst Progenitor, Robert Mesler
Observations and Kinematic Modeling of Neutral Hydrogen in Spiral Galaxies: Implications for Disk-Halo Flows and Accretion, Laura Zschaechner
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Transport theoretical studies of some microscopic and macroscopic systems, Alden Astwood
Continuous Measurement and Stochastic Methods in Quantum Optical Systems, Robert Cook
Destruction of lipid-coated bubbles with pulsed ultrasound, Debra Cox
A Microfabricated Deuterium Ion Source for Compact Neutron Generators, Benjamin Johnson
Parsec-scale properties of gamma-ray bright blazars, Justin D. Linford
OPTICAL AND OPTOMECHANICAL RESONATORS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN COMMUNICATION AND SENSING, Fenfei Liu
HYPERSPECTRAL LINE-SCANNING MICROSCOPY FOR HIGH-SPEED MULTICOLOR QUANTUM DOT TRACKING, Michael David Malik
Measurements of railgun generated supersonic plasma jet propagation and two jet oblique merging, Elizabeth Catherine Merritt
The biophysical effects of deuterium oxide on biomolecules and living cells through open notebook science., Anthony Salvagno
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Fault-tolerance in two-dimensional topological systems, Jonas Anderson
Design and construction of a Bose Einstein condensate machine, Paul W. Blackburn
Quantum algorithms, symmetry, and Fourier analysis, Aaron Jafar Denney
Charge transfer embedded-atom potentials for atomistic simulations of amino acids and proteins, Amo-Kwao Godwin
Charged hadron beam therapy : fast computational physics methods, Roy William Keyes
Quantum correlations, chaos and information, Vaibhav Madhok
Development and characterization of a 171Yb+ miniature ion trap frequency standard, Heather Partner
Indirect detection signals beyond the simplest supersymmetric dark matter, Katherine Richardson
Continuous measurement quantum state tomography of atomic ensembles, Almeida Carlos Riofrío
Field evaporation and desorption ion sources, Isidro Solano
Dynamics and distribution of immunoglobolin E receptors : a dialog between experiment and theory, Kathrin Spendier
Nonlinear interferometry with Bose-Einstein condensates, Alexandre Tacla
Search for physics beyond the standard model in the trilepton signature in pbar-p collisions at sqrt s = 1.96 TeV with CDF II, Marcelo Vogel
CR geometry and twisting type N vacuum solutions, Xuefeng Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Fractal modeling of lightning, Paul Greninger
Flow measurements in a helicon plasma under biasing, Tiffany Hayes
Kinetic and Statistical Mechanical Modeling of DNA Unzipping and Kinesin Mechanochemistry, Lawrence Herskowitz
Structural and Magnetic Phase Transitions in Manganese Arsenide Thin-Films Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Felix T. Jaeckel
Synthesis and characterization of core-shell nanomaterials for solar production of hydrogen fuel, Darcy Kruse
Two pulse per cavity lasers and their applications, Andreas Schmitt-Sody
High redshift QSOs and cool dwarfs in the Deep Lens Survey, Paul Thorman
Coherent control of collective atomic spins, Collin Trail
Early stages of radio galaxy evolution, Steven Tremblay
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Parameter estimation, model reduction and quantum filtering, Bradley Chase
Low temperature transport and Coulomb drag studies of undoped electron-hole bilayers, Christian Morath
High electric field deuterium ion sources for neutron generators, Birk Reichenbach
Optical control and quantum information processing with ultracold alkaline-earth-like atoms, Iris Evelyn Nicole Reichenbach
Optical parametric oscillators for ultra-sensitive intracavity phase measurements, Andreas Velten
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
InAs quantum dot vertical-cavity lasers, Alexander R. Albrecht
Applications of statistical mechanics and nonlinear science to ecological phenomena, Luis Felipe Gonzalez-Palacio
Measurements of low energy nuclear recoil tracks and their implications for directional dark matter detectors, Christina Hagemann
Studies of ultra high energy cosmic rays, John Douglas Hague
Statistical mechanics of transport in disordered lattices and reaction-diffusion systems, Ziya Kalay
Uncovering the origins of spiral structure through the measurement of pattern speeds and their radial variation, Sharon Meidt
Quantum control of d-dimensional quantum systems with application to alkali atomic spins, Seth Merkel
Study of the current-voltage relation for a single C-60 transistor, Anita Parmar
On the sources of astrometric anomalous refraction, Malinda Suzanne Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Observation of high-lying resonances in the H- ion, Philip G. Harris
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
The Classical Limit of the Quantum Baker's Map, Mark Morgan-Tracy
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Design Of A Device Independent Computer Graphic Software Package, An-Shyang Chu
Silcom Quantum Walls: Fabrication and Opticla Analysis, An-Shyang Chu
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
Saturated Solar Ponds: Modified Equations and Results of a Laboratory Experiment, Markus Karl Rothmeyer
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
Polynomial and Rational Fraction Representations of a Diatomic Molecular Potential, Paul R. Findley
Energy and Angular Distribution of Neutrons from Proton-Proton Inelastic Scattering at 800 MEV, Ted Dean Rupp
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
Infrared Observations of HII Regions and Comet West, Paul A. Heckert
Plasma Sheath Analysis by Computer Simulation, Leo J. Rahal
Heights of Formation for Certain Solar Spectral Lines, Erik J. Schwendeman
Measurement of the H- Photodetachment cross Section in the Continuum Region from 1.5 to 10.5 eV, Mohammad Hassan Sharifian-Attar
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
The Determination Of Double Mode Variable Star Periods, Arne A. Henden
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
A Method For Measuring The Electrical Conductivity Of A Shocked Liquid, Richard James Hassman
General Geodesic Motion in the Extended Kerr Manifold, Richard H. St. John
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
Dynamic Impulse Calibration Of Sheet Loaded Explosive, William James Johnson
A Photographic Study Of The Infrared OH Airglow, G. C. Loos
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
Cellular Absorbed Dose Spectrometer (Cads) Data Reduction And Analysis., John T. Cervini
First Measurements of Earth Albedo Neutrons in Space, James R. Place
Development of the OSO-6 High-Energy Neutron Detector and Correlation of Measured Solar Neutron Fluxes to Solar Flares, Frederick Young
Theses/Dissertations from 1971
Increasing the Efficiency of a Surface Ionization Mass Spectrometer, Thomas Curtis Adams
Intensity Ratios For Polarized Refracted Light Near The Critical Angle., Stephanie Layne Moore
Linear Pulsation Analysis of Cluster Cepheid Variables, Charles E. Needham
Measurement of the Average Solar Neutron Flux and its Correlation with Solar Activity, Pyung Syk Ro
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
Propagation of Ultrasound in Plastic Crystals, Carl E. Scheie
Measurement of Cyclohexane Ultrasonic Velocity Using Photon-Phonon Scattering Interactions, Edward W. Taylor Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 1969
A Shock Tube Study Of Recombination In The Lean Hydrogen-Oxygen Reaction Based On The Infrared Emission From Water Vapor, Larry S. Blair
A Study Of The Sidereal Diurnal Variations Of Cosmic Rays Underground., Albert Brunsting
Meteorological Effects On Cosmic Rays At Albuquerque, New Mexico., David Nason Glidden
A Calculation of Photodetachment from Molecular Oxygen, Raymond Pollock Jr.
The Monte Carlo Method Applied to an Estimation of Delayed Neutron Response, Garland David Turner
Theoretical Determination Of The Spectroscopic Constants Of The H₂ Ground State, Fun-Min Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 1968
Pressure and Temperature Dependence of the Acoustic Velocities in Polymethylmethacrylate, James Russell Asay
The Red Leak And Its Effect In Ultraviolet Photometry., Jeffrey David Colvin
Response Prediction For The Oso-G Satellite Solar Neutron Instrument By Matrix Methods., John Coalmer Conklin
The Motion of a Charged Particle in the Field of a Magnetic Dipole, E. Royce Fletcher
The Spectroscopic Constants Of The Ground Electronic State Of Hydrogen Molecular Ion, Bertle Daniel Hansen
Theoretical Analysis of the Vibrations and Rotations of the B¹[Sigma][Mu] State of the Hydrogen Molecule, Sandra Zink Moody
Dose and Depth Dose Measurements on the Sixth Gemini Flight, a Comparison with the Gemini-4 Radiation Measurements, Marion F. Schneider
Surface Resonances In High Frequency Scattering From A Nearly-Sharp Three Dimensional Well., Jaime Marcelo Wong Luy Tay
Theses/Dissertations from 1967
Nuclear Quadrupole Relaxation., Derwin F. Brown
Surface-Wave Phenomena At Liquid-Air Interfaces, Robert H. Dungan
Analysis of Particle Counting Rate Variations Observed on Satellite OSO-B2, Esther Y. Ma
An Introduction To The Fundamentals Of Radiation Transport Theory., William A. Proctor
Rocket Probe Measurement of Electron Energy Spectra in the Earth's Radiation Belts, Donald Stuart Robb
²⁰⁷Pb (n, n') ²⁰⁷Pbm And ²⁰⁸Pb (n, 2n) ²⁰⁷Pbm Cross Sections, Edward Raymond Shunk