Cwbr Author Interview: Reluctant Rebels: The Confederates Who Joined The Army After 1861

Interview with Dr. Kenneth W. Noe, Professor of History at Auburn University Interviewed by Nathan Buman Civil War Book Review (CWBR): I\u27m here today with Kenneth Noe, author of Reluctant Rebels: The Confederates Who Joined the Army after 1861. Professor Noe, thank you for joining me. Kenneth Noe (KN): I\u27m happy to be here Nathan

Punitive War: Confederate Guerrillas and Union Reprisals

A New Look at a Different Kind of War An old truism warns historians that their books often reflect the times during which they were written. When it comes to the Civil War’s guerrilla conflict, for example, it is hard to miss the shadow of Vietnam that looms over works such as Philip ...

The Left-Armed Corps: Writings by Amputee Civil War Veterans

Reviewer Kenneth W. Noe writes that Allison M. Johnson\u27s curatorship of the writings by Civil War amputees is an impressive example of historical editing and a worthy monument to soldiers who suffered for their country long after they left the battlefield

Cavity-enhanced Raman Microscopy of Individual Carbon Nanotubes

Raman spectroscopy reveals chemically specific information and provides label-free insight into the molecular world. However, the signals are intrinsically weak and call for enhancement techniques. Here, we demonstrate Purcell enhancement of Raman scattering in a tunable high-finesse microcavity, and utilize it for molecular diagnostics by combined Raman and absorption imaging. Studying individual single-wall carbon nanotubes, we identify crucial structural parameters such as nanotube radius, electronic structure and extinction cross-section. We observe a 320-times enhanced Raman scattering spectral density and an effective Purcell factor of 6.2, together with a collection efficiency of 60%. Potential for significantly higher enhancement, quantitative signals, inherent spectral filtering and absence of intrinsic background in cavity-vacuum stimulated Raman scattering render the technique a promising tool for molecular imaging. Furthermore, cavity-enhanced Raman transitions involving localized excitons could potentially be used for gaining quantum control over nanomechanical motion and open a route for molecular cavity optomechanics

Ein einfaches Verfahren zur Herstellung anellierter Thiophene

A simple method for the synthesis of fused thiophenes by reaction of agr-carboxymethyl substituted cyclic ketones withLawesson-reagent is described. Considerations concerning the reaction mechanism are given