Six-man, self-contained carbon dioxide concentrator subsystem for Space Station Prototype (SSP) application

A six man, self contained, electrochemical carbon dioxide concentrating subsystem for space station prototype use was successfully designed, fabricated, and tested. A test program was successfully completed which covered shakedown testing, design verification testing, and acceptance testing

Scattering into Cones and Flux across Surfaces in Quantum Mechanics: a Pathwise Probabilistic Approach

We show how the scattering-into-cones and flux-across-surfaces theorems in Quantum Mechanics have very intuitive pathwise probabilistic versions based on some results by Carlen about large time behaviour of paths of Nelson diffusions. The quantum mechanical results can be then recovered by taking expectations in our pathwise statements.Comment: To appear in Journal of Mathematical Physic

Numerical Study of a Field Theory for Directed Percolation

A numerical method is devised for study of stochastic partial differential equations describing directed percolation, the contact process, and other models with a continuous transition to an absorbing state. Owing to the heightened sensitivity to fluctuationsattending multiplicative noise in the vicinity of an absorbing state, a useful method requires discretization of the field variable as well as of space and time. When applied to the field theory for directed percolation in 1+1 dimensions, the method yields critical exponents which compare well against accepted values.Comment: 18 pages, LaTeX, 6 figures available upon request LC-CM-94-00

The Crystal and Molecular Structure and Absolute Configuration of (—)-(\u3ci\u3eS\u3c/i\u3e)-Warfarin

The crystal and molecular structure and the absolute configuration of (—)-(S)-warfarin, C19H1604, have been determined by X-ray crystallographic techniques. Crystals of (—)-(S)-warfarin are orthorhombic, space group P212121, with a=10·883 (3), b=9·562 (3), and c=14·902 (5) Å. Solution of the structure was by direct methods, and refinement by least-squares calculations led to a conventional R of 0·053 (Mo Kα data). The molecule crystallizes as the intramolecular hemiketal and thus may be described as (2S,4S)-2,3H-2-methyl-4-phenyl-5-oxobenzopyrano[3,4-e]dihydropyran-2-ol. The absolute configuration was confirmed by recollecting with Cu Kα radiation a group of reflect ions predicted to have the greatest observable Bijvoet differences based on the anomalous scattering of oxygen and the parameters from the refinement with Mo Kα data. A group of 51 Friedel pairs, 86% of which indicate the S enantiomer, gave a 17% decrease in the residual over the R enantiomer. Refinement of the imaginary part of the anomalous dispersion of oxygen gave a value of 0·037 for Δf

Investigation of external refrigeration systems for long term cryogenic storage Final report

Data on external refrigeration systems for space storage of cryogens for long period

Investigation of external refrigeration systems for long-term cryogenic storage

Evaluation of cryogenic refrigeration systems for space application

Changing shapes in the nanoworld

What are the mechanisms leading to the shape relaxation of three dimensional crystallites ? Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations of fcc clusters show that the usual theories of equilibration, via atomic surface diffusion driven by curvature, are verified only at high temperatures. Below the roughening temperature, the relaxation is much slower, kinetics being governed by the nucleation of a critical germ on a facet. We show that the energy barrier for this step linearly increases with the size of the crystallite, leading to an exponential dependence of the relaxation time.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures. Accepted by Phys Rev Let

Low-density series expansions for directed percolation IV. Temporal disorder

We introduce a model for temporally disordered directed percolation in which the probability of spreading from a vertex $(t,x)$, where $t$ is the time and $x$ is the spatial coordinate, is independent of $x$ but depends on $t$. Using a very efficient algorithm we calculate low-density series for bond percolation on the directed square lattice. Analysis of the series yields estimates for the critical point $p_c$ and various critical exponents which are consistent with a continuous change of the critical parameters as the strength of the disorder is increased.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figure

Directed Percolation with a Wall or Edge

We examine the effects of introducing a wall or edge into a directed percolation process. Scaling ansatzes are presented for the density and survival probability of a cluster in these geometries, and we make the connection to surface critical phenomena and field theory. The results of previous numerical work for a wall can thus be interpreted in terms of surface exponents satisfying scaling relations generalising those for ordinary directed percolation. New exponents for edge directed percolation are also introduced. They are calculated in mean-field theory and measured numerically in 2+1 dimensions.Comment: 14 pages, submitted to J. Phys.

Spin dynamics of the quasi two dimensional spin-1/2 quantum magnet Cs_2CuCl_4

We study dynamical properties of the anisotropic triangular quantum antiferromagnet Cs_2CuCl_4. Inelastic neutron scattering measurements have established that the dynamical spin correlations cannot be understood within a linear spin wave analysis. We go beyond linear spin wave theory by taking interactions between magnons into account in a 1/S expansion. We determine the dynamical structure factor and carry out extensive comparisons with experimental data. We find that compared to linear spin wave theory a significant fraction of the scattering intensity is shifted to higher energies and strong scattering continua are present. However, the 1/S expansion fails to account for the experimentally observed large quantum renormalization of the exchange energies.Comment: 13 pages, 11 figures, higher quality figures can be obtained from the author