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Submissions from 2005

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Numerical Modeling Of Hohlraum Radiation Conditions: Spatial And Spectral Variations Due To Sample Position, Beam Pointing, And Hohlraum Geometry, Physics Of Plasmas, David H. Cohen, O. L. Landen, and J. J. MacFarlane

Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals: The 2004 Benjamin Franklin Medal In Physics Presented To Robert B. Meyer Of Brandeis University, Journal Of The Franklin Institute: Engineering And Applied Mathematics, Peter J. Collings

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Generalized Ohm's Law In A 3-D Reconnection Experiment, Geophysical Research Letters, C. D. Cothran; Matthew Joseph Landreman , '03; Michael R. Brown; and W. H. Matthaeus

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Chandra HETGS Multiphase Spectroscopy Of The Young Magnetic O Star Theta(1) Orionis C, Astrophysical Journal, M. Gagné; M. E. Oksala; David H. Cohen; Stephanie Korinne Tonnesen , '03; A. Ud-Doula; S. P. Owocki; R. H.D. Townsend; and J. J. MacFarlane

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Aggregation Behavior And Chromonic Liquid Crystal Properties Of An Anionic Monoazo Dye, Physical Review E, Viva R. Horowitz , '05; L. A. Janowitz; Aaron L. Modic , '04; P. A. Heiney; and Peter J. Collings

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Correlation Length And Chirality Of The Fluctuations In The Isotropic Phase Of Nematic And Cholesteric Liquid Crystals, Physical Review E, Jacob J. Krich , '00; Mark B. Romanowsky , '03; and Peter J. Collings

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Fluid And Kinetic Structure Of Magnetic Merging In The Swarthmore Spheromak Experiment, Geophysical Research Letters, W. H. Matthaeus; C. D. Cothran; Matthew Joseph Landreman , '03; and Michael R. Brown

Submissions from 2004

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Tracer Spectroscopy Diagnostics Of Doped Ablators In Inertial Confinement Fusion Experiments On Omega, Physics Of Plasmas, David H. Cohen; J. J. MacFarlane; P. Jaanimagi; O. L. Landen; D. A. Haynes; David Scott Conners , '03; Katherine Lenore Penrose , '04; and Nathan Cooper Shupe , '05

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Infrared Absorption By Sulfur-Doped Silicon Formed By Femto Second Laser Irradiation, Applied Physics A, Catherine Hirshfeld Crouch, J. E. Carey, M. Y. Shen, E. Mazur, and F. Y. Génin

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Comparison Of Structure And Properties Of Femtosecond And Nanosecond Laser-Structured Silicon, Applied Physics Letters, Catherine Hirshfeld Crouch, J. E. Carey, J. M. Warrender, M. J. Aziz, E. Mazur, and F. Y. Génin

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Classroom Demonstrations: Learning Tools Or Entertainment?, American Journal of Physics, Catherine Hirshfeld Crouch, A. P. Fagen, J. P. Callan, and E. Mazur

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Testing Protoplanetary Disk Alignment In Young Binaries, Astrophysical Journal, Eric L.N. Jensen; R. D. Mathieu; A. X. Donar; and Allyn Dullighan , '01

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Mini-Conference And Related Sessions On Laboratory Plasma Astrophysics, Physics Of Plasmas, H. Ji, Michael R. Brown, S. C. Hsu, H. Li, and R. P. Drake

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Femtosecond Laser-Induced Formation Of Submicrometer Spikes On Silicon In Water, Applied Physics Letters, M. Y. Shen, Catherine Hirshfeld Crouch, J. E. Carey, and E. Mazur

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High-Resolution Chandra Spectroscopy Of Gamma Cassiopeiae (B0.5e), Astrophysical Journal, M. A. Smith, David H. Cohen, M. F. Gu, R. D. Robinson, N. R. Evans, and Prudence G. Schran

Submissions from 2003

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Rapid Multiplexed Data Acquisition: Application To Three-Dimensional Magnetic Field Measurements In A Turbulent Laboratory Plasma, Review Of Scientific Instruments, Michael R. Brown

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High-Resolution Chandra Spectroscopy Of Tau Scorpii: A Narrow-Line X-Ray Spectrum From A Hot Star, Astrophysical Journal, David H. Cohen; Genevieve Escande De Messières , '04; J. J. MacFarlane; N. A. Miller; J. P. Cassinelli; S. P. Owocki; and D. A. Liedahl

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X-Ray Spectral Diagnostics Of Neon Photoionization Experiments On The Z-Machine, Review Of Scientific Instruments, David H. Cohen, J. J. MacFarlane, J. E. Bailey, and D. A. Liedahl

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Review Of "Liquid Crystals: Fundamentals" By S. Singh, Physics Today, Peter J. Collings

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Order Parameter Measurements Of Dichroic Dyes Dissolved In Smectic Liquid Crystals That Tilt Without Layer Contraction, Physical Review E, Peter J. Collings, B. R. Ratna, and R. Shashidhar

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Spheromak Merging And Field Reversed Configuration Formation At The Swarthmore Spheromak Experiment, Physics Of Plasmas, C. D. Cothran; Abram Lockhart Falk , '03; Matthew J. Landreman , '03; Michael R. Brown; and M. J. Schaffer

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Three-Dimensional Structure Of Magnetic Reconnection In A Laboratory Plasma, Geophysical Research Letters, C. D. Cothran; Matthew Joseph Landreman , '03; Michael R. Brown; and W. H. Matthaeus

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Test Particle Acceleration In Three-Dimensional Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence, Astrophysical Journal, P. Dmitruk, W. H. Matthaeus, N. Seenu, and Michael R. Brown

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Has Feminism Changed Physics?, Signs, Amy Lisa Graves

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Protoplanetary Disk Mass Distribution In Young Binaries, Astrophysical Journal, Eric L.N. Jensen and R. L. Akeson

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X-Ray Emission-Line Profile Modeling Of O Stars: Fitting A Spherically Symmetric Analytic Wind-Shock Model To The Chandra Spectrum Of Zeta Puppis, Astrophysical Journal, Roban Hultman Kramer , '03; David H. Cohen; and S. P. Owocki

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X-Ray Emission Line Profile Modeling Of Hot Stars, Review Of Scientific Instruments, Roban Hultman Kramer , '03; Stephanie Korinne Tonnesen , '03; David H. Cohen; S. P. Owocki; A. Ud-Doula; and J. J. MacFarlane

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Rapid Multiplexed Data Acquisition: Application To Three-Dimensional Magnetic Field Measurements In A Turbulent Laboratory Plasma, Review Of Scientific Instruments, Matthew Joseph Landreman , '03; C. D. Cothran; Michael R. Brown; M. Kostora; and J. T. Slough

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Report Of The First Fusion Energy Sciences Committee Of Visitors, Journal Of Fusion Energy, W. M. Nevins, Michael R. Brown, V. Chan, T. Ditmire, D. D'lppolito, D. Dubin, M. Greenwald, A. Glasser, W. Kruer, M. Mauel, M. Redi, R. Rosner, C. Sovinec, E. Synakowski, and R. Wolf

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Fusion In The Era Of Burning Plasma Studies: Workforce Planning For 2004-2014, Journal Of Fusion Energy, E. Thomas Jr., G. Morales, Michael R. Brown, T. Carter, D. Correll Jr., K. Gentle, A. Post-Zwicker, K. Schultz, D. Steiner, and E. Scime

Submissions from 2002

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Radiation Science Using Z-Pinch X-Rays, Physics Of Plasmas, J. E. Bailey, G. A. Chandler, David H. Cohen, M. E. Cuneo, M. E. Foord, R. F. Heeter, D. Jobe, P. W. Lake, J. J. MacFarlane, T. J. Nash, D. S. Nielson, R. Smelser, and J. Torres

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Experimental Observation Of Energetic Ions Accelerated By Three-Dimensional Magnetic Reconnection In A Laboratory Plasma, Astrophysical Journal, Michael R. Brown; C. D. Cothran; Matthew Joseph Landreman , '03; David J. Schlossberg , '01; and W. H. Matthaeus

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Energetic Particles From Three-Dimensional Magnetic Reconnection Events In The Swarthmore Spheromak Experiment, Physics Of Plasmas, Michael R. Brown; C. D. Cothran; Matthew J. Landreman , '03; and David J. Schlossberg , '01

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Analysis Of Doppler-Broadened X-Ray Emission Line Profiles From Hot Stars, High Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy With XMM-Newton And Chandra: Proceedings, David H. Cohen; Roban Hultman Kramer , '03; and S. P. Owocki

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Liquid Crystals: Nature's Delicate Phase Of Matter, Liquid Crystals: Nature's Delicate Phase Of Matter, Peter J. Collings

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Mass-Loss And Magnetospheres: X-Rays From Hot Stars And Young Stellar Objects, The High Energy Universe At Sharp Focus: Proceedings Of A Meeting Held In Conjunction With The 113th Annual Meeting Of The ASP, M. Gagné, David H. Cohen, S. P. Owocki, and A. Ud-Doula

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Effective Index Of Refraction, Optical Rotation, And Circular Dichroism In Isotropic Chiral Liquid Crystals, Physical Review E, D. Lacoste, Peter J. Collings, and T. C. Lubensky

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New Challenges For Wind Shock Models: The Chandra Spectrum Of The Hot Star Delta Orionis, Astrophysical Journal, N. A. Miller, J. P. Cassinelli, W. L. Waldron, J. J. MacFarlane, and David H. Cohen

Submissions from 2001

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Neon Photoionization Experiments Driven By Z-Pinch Radiation, Journal Of Quantitative Spectroscopy And Radiative Transfer, J. E. Bailey, David H. Cohen, G. A. Chandler, M. E. Cuneo, M. E. Foord, R. F. Heeter, D. Jobe, P. W. Lake, D. A. Liedahl, J. J. MacFarlane, T. J. Nash, D. Nielson, R. Smelser, and W. A. Stygar

Short Range Order In The Isotropic Phase Of Antiferroelectric Liquid Crystals, Liquid Crystals, Gil M. Barretto , '98; Peter J. Collings; D. Bennemann; D. Lotzsch; and G. Heppke

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Chandra Detection Of Doppler-Shifted X-Ray Line Profiles From The Wind Of Zeta Puppis (O4f), Astrophysical Journal, J. P. Cassinelli, N. A. Miller, W. L. Waldron, J. J. MacFarlane, and David H. Cohen

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A Robotic Wide-Angle Hα Survey Of The Southern Sky, Publications Of The Astronomical Society Of The Pacific, John E. Gaustad, P. R. McCullough, W. Rosing, and D. Van Buren

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Optical Activity Measurements In The Smectic Blue Phases, European Physical Journal E, E. Grelet, Peter J. Collings, M. H. Li, and H.-T. Nguyen

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Can Post T Tauri Stars Be Found? Yes!, Young Stars Near Earth: Progress And Prospects: Proceedings Of A Workshop, Eric L.N. Jensen

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Disk Clearing In The Young Binary AK Sco, Formation Of Binary Stars: Proceedings Of The 200th Symposium Of The International Astronomical Union, Eric L.N. Jensen

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Disks In Young Binary Systems: Unresolved Millimeter-Wave Observations, Formation Of Binary Stars: Proceedings Of The 200th Symposium Of The International Astronomical Union, Eric L.N. Jensen

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Numerical Modeling Of Magnetohydrodynamic Activity In The Swarthmore Spheromak Experiment, Physics Of Plasmas, Vyacheslav S. Lukin , '00; G. Qin; W. H. Matthaeus; and Michael R. Brown

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Computational Study Of Molecular Hydrogen In Zeolite Na-A. II. Density Of Rotational States And Inelastic Neutron Scattering Spectra, Journal Of Chemical Physics, Jennifer A. MacKinnon , '95; J. Eckert; D. F. Coker; and Amy Lisa Graves

The 5° Diameter Ionized Halo of the Planetary Nebula Abell 36, Astronomical Journal, P. R. McCullough, C. Bender, John E. Gaustad, W. Rosing, and D. VanBuren

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X-Ray Line Profiles From Parameterized Emission Within An Accelerating Stellar Wind, Astrophysical Journal, S. P. Owocki and David H. Cohen

Interactions Of Copper(Il) Porphyrins With DNA, Inorganica Chimica Acta, Robert F. Pasternack; Sean M. Ewen , '99; Ashwin L. Rao , '99; Aviva S. Meyer , '01; Miriam A. Freedman , '00; Peter J. Collings; S. L. Frey; M. C. Ranen; and J. C. dePaula

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Gravitational Ultrarelativistic Interaction Of Classical Particles In The Context Of Unification Of Interactions, Classical And Quantum Gravity, R. Plyatsko and Oleksa-Myron Bilaniuk

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Energetic Particles And Magnetohydrodynamic Activity In The Swarthmore Spheromak Experiment, Physics Of Plasmas, G. Qin; Vyacheslav S. Lukin , '00; C. D. Cothran; Michael R. Brown; and W. H. Matthaeus

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Turbulent Conductivity Measurements In A Spherical Liquid Sodium Flow, Physical Review Letters, Amy Reighard , '01 and Michael R. Brown

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Field-Dependent Tilt And Birefringence Of Electroclinic Liquid Crystals: Theory And Experiment, Physical Review E, J. V. Selinger, Peter J. Collings, and R. Shashidhar

Photon Antibunching In The Fluorescence Of A Single Dye Molecule Embedded In A Thin Polymer Film, Optics Letters, F. Treussart, A. Clouqueur, Carl H. Grossman, and J. F. Roch

Submissions from 2000

Liquid Crystalline Materials, Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia Of Chemical Technology, Peter J. Collings

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Gender And Physical Science: A Hard Look At A Hard Science, Women Succeeding In The Sciences: Theories And Practices Across Disciplines, Amy Lisa Graves

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Calculation Of Neutron Spectra For Hydrogen In Zeolites: Rotational Motions And Translational Motions In The Born-Oppenheimer Limit, Chemical Physics, Amy Lisa Graves and G. J. Martyna

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Helix Inversion In The Chiral Nematic And Isotropic Phases Of A Liquid Crystal, Physical Review E, Benjamin P. Huff , '99; Jacob J. Krich , '00; and Peter J. Collings

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A Single Circumbinary Disk In The Hd 98800 Quadruple System, Astrophysical Journal, D. W. Koerner, Eric L.N. Jensen, K. L. Cruz, T. B. Guild, and K. Gultekin

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A Two-Chain Path Integral Model Of Positronium, Journal Of Chemical Physics, L. Larrimore, R. N. McFarland, P. A. Sterne, and Amy Lisa Graves

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Young Binary Stars And Associated Disks, Protostars And Planets IV, R. D. Mathieu, A. M. Ghez, Eric L.N. Jensen, and M. Simon

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Aggregation Kinetics Of Extended Porphyrin And Cyanine Dye Assemblies, Biophysical Journal, Robert F. Pasternack; Cavan N. Fleming , '96; Stephanie C. Herring 99; Peter J. Collings; J. C. de Paula; G. DeCastro; and E. J. Gibbs

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Report Of The U.S. Department Of Energy Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) Panel Reviewing The Theory And Computing Program, Journal Of Fusion Energy, J. Sheffield, T. M. Antonsen Jr., L. A. Berry, Michael R. Brown, J. P. Dahlburg, R. C. Davidson, M. Greenwald, C. C. Hegna, W. McCurdy, D. E. Newman, C. Pellegrini, C. K. Phillips, D. E. Post, M. N. Rosenbluth, T. C. Simonen, and J. Van Dam

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Optical Density Changes Of Gafchromic MD-55 Film Resulting From Laser Light Exposure At Wavelengths Of 671 Nm And 633 Nm, Medical Physics, P. R. Sullivan, B. F. Hasson, Carl H. Grossman, and L. D. Simpson

Submissions from 1999

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Computational Study Of Molecular Hydrogen In Zeolite Na-A. I. Potential Energy Surfaces And Thermodynamic Separation Factors For Ortho And Para Hydrogen, Journal Of Chemical Physics, Cherry-Rose K. Anderson , '95; D. F. Coker; J. Eckert; and Amy Lisa Graves

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Experimental Studies Of Magnetic Reconnection, Physics Of Plasmas, Michael R. Brown

Magnetic Helicity In Space And Laboratory Plasmas, Magnetic Helicity In Space And Laboratory Plasmas, Michael R. Brown, R. C. Canfield, and A. A. Pevtsov

Resonance Light Scattering And Its Application In Determining The Size, Shape, And Aggregation Number For Supramolecular Assemblies Of Chromophores, Journal Of Physical Chemistry B, Peter J. Collings; E. J. Gibbs; T. E. Starr; O. Vafek; Cyril S.-M. Yee , '97; Laura A. Pomerance , '00; and Robert F. Pasternack

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Implications Of Hα Observations For Studies Of The CMB, Microwave Foregrounds, P. R. McCullough, John E. Gaustad, W. Rosing, and D. Van Buren

Synthesis And Aggregation Of A Conjugated Helical Molecule, Journal Of The American Chemical Society, C. Nuckolls, T. J. Katz, G. Katz, Peter J. Collings, and L. Castellanos

Submissions from 1998

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Nature Of The Blue-Phase-III-Isotropic Critical Point: An Analogy With The Liquid-Gas Transition, Physical Review E, M. A. Anisimov, V. A. Agayan, and Peter J. Collings

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Ultrafast Phenomena: A Laboratory Experiment For Undergraduates, American Journal Of Physics, T. D. Donnelly and Carl H. Grossman

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Scaling Studies Of Spheromak Formation And Equilibrium, Physics Of Plasmas, Cameron G. R. Geddes , '97; Thomas W. Kornack , '98; and Michael R. Brown

Ultrashort Dephasing-Time Measurements In Nile Blue Polymer Films, Optics Letters, Carl H. Grossman and J. J. Schwendiman

A Decade Of Starspot Activity On The Eclipsing Short-Period RS Canum Venaticorum Star WY Cancri: 1988-1997, Astronomical Journal, P. A. Heckert, G. V. Maloney, M. C. Stewart, J. I. Ordway, Mary Ann Hickman, and M. Zeilik

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Experimental Observation Of Correlated Magnetic Reconnection And Alfvénic Ion Jets, Physical Review E, Thomas W. Kornack , '98; Peter K. Sollins , '98; and Michael R. Brown

A Nonconventional Approach To Supramolecular Formation Dynamics. The Kinetics Of Assembly Of DNA-Bound Porphyrins, Journal Of The American Chemical Society, Robert F. Pasternack, E. J. Gibbs, Peter J. Collings, J. C. dePaula, L. C. Turzo, and A. Terracina

Submissions from 1997

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Experimental Evidence Of Rapid Relaxation To Large-Scale Structures In Turbulent Fluids: Selective Decay And Maximal Entropy, Journal Of Plasma Physics, Michael R. Brown

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Phase Structures And Transitions In Thermotropic Liquid Crystals, Handbook Of Liquid Crystal Research, Peter J. Collings

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Point And Line Disclinations In Models Of The Blue Phases, Molecular Crystals And Liquid Crystals, Peter J. Collings

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Handbook Of Liquid Crystal Research, Handbook Of Liquid Crystal Research, Peter J. Collings and J. S. Patel

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Blue Light Second Harmonic Generation In The Organic Crystal Ortho-Dicyanovinyl-Anisole, Applied Physics Letters, Carl H. Grossman; Samuel Aryeh Schulhofer-Wohl , '98; and Erik Robert Thoen , '95

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Optimization Of Plasmas For Recombination-Pumped Short-Wavelength Lasers, Physical Review A, Michael James Murphy , '98; Catharine Glasheen , '97; Frank Moscatelli; and T. D. Donnelly

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Classical And Quantum Transition State Theory For The Diffusion Of Helium In Silica Sodalite, Journal Of Physical Chemistry B, Michael J. Murphy , '98; G. A. Voth; and Amy Lisa Graves

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Static And Dynamic Light Scattering Near The Liquid Crystalline Blue Phase III - Isotropic Liquid Critical Point, Journal De Physique II, U. Singh, Peter J. Collings, C. J. Booth, and J. W. Goodby

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Light Diffusion And Diffusing-Wave Spectroscopy In Nematic Liquid Crystals, Journal of the Optical Society of America A, H. Stark; M. H. Kao; Kristen Anne Jester , '94; T. C. Lubensky; A. G. Yodh; and Peter J. Collings

Submissions from 1996

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Spheromak Experiment Using Separate Guns For Formation And Sustainment, Fusion Science And Technology, Michael R. Brown and A. Martin

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An Upper Limit On The Contribution Of Galactic Free-Free Emission To The Cosmic Microwave Background Near The North Celestial Pole, Publications Of The Astronomical Society Of The Pacific, John E. Gaustad, P. R. McCullough, and D. VanBuren

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Observation Of Light Diffusion And Correlation Transport In Nematic Liquid Crystals, Physical Review Letters, M. H. Kao; Kristen Anne Jester , '94; A. G. Yodh; and Peter J. Collings

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Critical Point For The Blue-Phase-III-Isotropic Phase Transition In Chiral Liquid Crystals, Physical Review E, Z. Kutnjak; C. W. Garland; Colin G. Schatz , '97; Peter J. Collings; C. J. Booth; and J. W. Goodby

Submissions from 1995

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Optical Measurements On The BP III To Isotropic Phase Transition In Highly Chiral Liquid Crystals, Molecular Crystals And Liquid Crystals, Jonathan Brent Becker , '92 and Peter J. Collings

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Liquid Crystal Displays, American Journal Of Physics, Peter J. Collings

Liquid Crystalline Materials, Encyclopedia Of Chemical Technology, Peter J. Collings

Lattice Melting At The Clearing Point In Frustrated Systems, Liquid Crystals, J. W. Goodby, D. A. Dunmur, and Peter J. Collings

Classical Electromagnetic Radiation, Classical Electromagnetic Radiation, Mark A. Heald and J. B. Marion

An Infrared Color-Magnitude Relationship, Astronomical Journal, Mary Ann Hickman, G. C. Sloan, and R. Canterna

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Supercritical Conversion Of The 3rd Blue Phase To The Isotropic-Phase In A Highly Chiral Liquid-Crystal, Physical Review Letters, Z. Kutnjak, C. W. Garland, J. Loren Passmore, and Peter J. Collings

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Evidence For A Supercritical ‘Transition’ To The Isotropic Phase In A Highly Chiral Liquid Crystal, Physical Review Letters, Z. Kutnjak; C. W. Garland; John Loren Passmore , '94; and Peter J. Collings