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Improved electro-optical tracking system
Electro-optical tracking system employs a laser beam illuminating source, an electronic laser beam deflector, and an image dissector photomultiplier. An electronic scanning transmitter and receiver follows rapid movements or accelerations of the target
Results of the 1992 NASA/JPL Balloon Flight Solar Cell Calibration Program
The 1992 solar cell calibration balloon flight was completed on August 1, 1992. All objectives of the flight program were met. Forty-one modules were carried to an altitude of 119,000 ft (36.3 km). Data telemetered from the modules was corrected to 28 C and 1 AU. The calibrated cells have been returned to 39 participants and can now be used as reference standards in simulator testing of cells and arrays
Results of the 1987 NASA/JPL balloon flight solar cell calibration program
The 1987 solar cell calibration balloon flight was successfully completed on August 23, 1987, meeting all objectives of the program. Forty-eight modules were carried to an altitude of 120,000 ft (36.0 km). The cells calibrated can now be used as reference standards in simulator testing of cells and arrays
Results of the 1988 NASA/JPL balloon flight solar cell calibration program
The 1988 solar cell calibration balloon flight was successfully completed on August 7, 1988, meeting all objectives of the program. Forty-eight modules were carried to an altitude of 118,000 ft (36.0 km). The calibrated cells can now be used as reference standards in simulator testing of cells and arrays
Results of the 1989 NASA/JPL balloon flight solar cell calibration program
The 1989 solar cell calibration balloon flight was successfully completed on August 9, 1989, meeting all objectives of the program. Forty-two modules were carried to an altitude of 118,000 ft (36.0 km). The calibrated cells can now be used as reference standards in simulator testing of cells and arrays
Results of the 1986 NASA/JPL Balloon Flight Solar Calibration Program
The 1986 solar cell calibration balloon flight was successfully completed on July 15, 1986, meeting all objectives of the program. Thirty modules were carried to an altitude of 118,000 ft (36.0 km). The calibrated cells can now be used as reference standards in simulator testing of cells and arrays
Results of the 1991 NASA/JPL balloon flight solar cell calibration program
The 1991 solar cell calibration balloon flight was completed on August 1, 1991. All objectives of the flight program were met. Thirty-nine modules were carried to an altitude of 119,000 ft. (36.3 km). Data telemetered from the modules were corrected to 28 C and to 1 AU. The calibrated cells have been returned to the participants and can now be used as reference standards in simulator testing of cells and arrays
Path-integral Monte Carlo simulations for interacting few-electron quantum dots with spin-orbit coupling
We develop path-integral Monte Carlo simulations for a parabolic
two-dimensional (2D) quantum dot containing interacting electrons in the
presence of Dresselhaus and/or Rashba spin-orbit couplings. Our method solves
in a natural way the spin contamination problem and allows for numerically
exact finite-temperature results at weak spin-orbit coupling. For
electrons, we present data for the addition energy, the particle density, and
the total spin in the Wigner molecule regime of strong Coulomb
interactions. We identify magic numbers at N=3 and N=7 via a peak in the
addition energy. These magic numbers differ both from weak-interaction and
classical predictions, and are stable with respect to (weak) spin-orbit
couplings.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figures, 1 table, few minor changes, published versio
Microvax-based data management and reduction system for the regional planetary image facilities
Presented is a progress report for the Regional Planetary Image Facilities (RPIF) prototype image data management and reduction system being jointly implemented by Washington University and the USGS, Flagstaff. The system will consist of a MicroVAX with a high capacity (approx 300 megabyte) disk drive, a compact disk player, an image display buffer, a videodisk player, USGS image processing software, and SYSTEM 1032 - a commercial relational database management package. The USGS, Flagstaff, will transfer their image processing software including radiometric and geometric calibration routines, to the MicroVAX environment. Washington University will have primary responsibility for developing the database management aspects of the system and for integrating the various aspects into a working system
Considerations for the design of an onboard air traffic situation display
The basic concept of remoting information to the cockpit is used to design and develop a computerized airborne traffic situation display device that automatically selects and presents segments of a controller's scope to the aircraft pilot via a narrow band digital data link. These data are integrated with aircraft heading and navigation information to provide a display useful in congested air space. The display can include alphanumerical symbols, air route maps, and controller instructions
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