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Scanning mirror for infrared sensors
A high resolution, long life angle-encoded scanning mirror, built for application in an infrared attitude sensor, is described. The mirror uses a Moire' fringe type optical encoder and unique torsion bar suspension together with a magnetic drive to meet stringent operational and environmental requirements at a minimum weight and with minimum power consumption. Details of the specifications, design, and construction are presented with an analysis of the mirror suspension that allows accurate prediction of performance. The emphasis is on mechanical design considerations, and brief discussions are included on the encoder and magnetic drive to provide a complete view of the mirror system and its capabilities
Rate constant for deuterium atom recombination calculated by the orbiting resonance theory
Resonance theory for three body recombination kinetics for calculating recombination rate constant of deuterium ato
Dissociation energy and long-range potential of diatomic molecules from vibrational spacings - The halogens
Dissociation energy and long-range potential of diatomic molecules from vibrational spacings, halogen
Classical study of rotational excitation of a rigid rotor: Li+ plus H2
Classical trajectory study of rotationally inelastic scattering of hydrogen molecules by collisions with lithium ion
Shape resonances and rotationally predissociating levels - The atomic collision time delay functions and quasibound level properties of H2 /Chi /1 Sigma g plus//
Atomic collision time delay functions and quasibound level properties of ground state of molecular hydroge
Calculated elastic scattering cross sections for the liplus-he system
Elastic scattering cross sections of lithium plus helium syste
Sudden approximation applied to rotational excitation of molecules by atoms. ii- scat- tering of polar diatomics
Sudden approximation applied to computation of rotational transition probability and inelastic total cross sections for scattering of polar and nonpolar diatomic molecules by atom
Large-scale sea surface temperature variability from satellite and shipboard measurements
A series of satellite sea surface temperature intercomparison workshops were conducted under NASA sponsorship at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Three different satellite data sets were compared with each other, with routinely collected ship data, and with climatology, for the months of November 1979, December 1981, March 1982, and July 1982. The satellite and ship data were differenced against an accepted climatology to produce anomalies, which in turn were spatially and temporally averaged into two-degree latitude-longitude, one-month bins. Monthly statistics on the satellite and ship bin average temperatures yielded rms differences ranging from 0.58 to 1.37 C, and mean differences ranging from -0.48 to 0.72 C, varying substantially from month to month, and sensor to sensor
Rotationsal and vibrational spectra of molecular ions: Feasibility of laboratory and astrophysical observation
The rotational spectra of a number of small molecular ions should be detectable in the microwave or millimeter wave regions in laboratory experiments using currently available techniques. The dipole moments and absorption coefficients of polar diatomics CO(+) and NO(+) as well as asymmetric isotopically enriched species, like O-18O-16(+), NE-20NE-22(+), and OC-18 O-16(+) are calculated to be sufficiently large to allow observation of their spectra. In addition to the detailed molecular structure information which such spectral data would provide, precise knowledge of the transition frequencies would render likely the detection of certain of these ions in the interstellar sources or in planetary atmospheres. All of these ions also possess vibrational spectra which should be detectable in the infrared region in laboratory or astrophysical sources
The Extrema-effect in Total Elastic Molecular Beam Scattering Cross Sections for Characterization of the Potential Well
Extrema effect in total elastic molecular beam scattering cross sections for characterization of potential wel
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