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  • Evaluation of Materials for Use in Open-Cycle Magnetohydrodynamic Power Generation

    Creator:
    Bowen, Michael S.
    Abstract:
    Recent interest in oxy-fuel combustion for carbon capture, as well as advancements in technologies such as magnetics, materials, and computational modeling has sparked renewed interest in magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) power generation. The increased temperatures of oxy-fuel combustion versus air-fuel combustion poses a challenge in the selection of materials for plasma exposed...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    vast databases of information on phases in the form of both x-ray diffraction (XRD) data and density

  • Geometric reasoning in an active-engagement upper-division E&M classroom

    Creator:
    Cerny, Leonard Thomas
    Abstract:
    A combination of theoretical perspectives is used to create a rich description of student reasoning when facing a highly-geometric electricity and magnetism problem in an upper-division active-engagement physics classroom at Oregon State University. Geometric reasoning as students encounter problem situations ranging from familiar to novel is described using van Zee...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    there is no mention of students struggling, having difficulties, or having deficiencies. Instead there

  • High Field Terahertz Spectroscopy of Optically Excited Gallium Arsenide

    Creator:
    Compeau, James
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    High field time-domain terahertz spectroscopy (TDS) is used to determine the time dependent transmission and the time-delay and optical-power dependent conductivity of a wafer of gallium arsenide (GaAs). Gallium arsenide is a direct band-gap semiconductor and has potential as a computer processor component. Analysis of the transmission of terahertz (THz)...
    Resource Type:
    Undergraduate Thesis
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    (2.2) If there is no electric field applied to the metal, the average velocity of the electrons at any

  • Design of an Optical Medium for the Simulation of Neutron Transport in Reactor Component Materials

    Creator:
    Konyndyk, David M.
    Abstract:
    The scattering of optical rays by small spherical particles bears a strong resemblance to the diffusion of fission neutrons in solid materials. This work explores the feasibility of exploiting similarities between these two systems for the purposes of reactor component analysis, education, and outreach. After a brief overview of reactor-environment...
    Resource Type:
    Undergraduate Thesis
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    scalar neutron flux, as opposed to an angular neutron flux. Hence, it carries no information on neutron

  • The Formation of Astrophysical Dust

    Creator:
    Mauney, Christopher M.
    Abstract:
    The formation of carbonaceous and silicate precursor molecules to astrophysical dust grains is investigated. Using density functional theory (DFT) in combination with global optimization techniques, the ground-state binding energies of dust precursors are determined. These results are employed in atomistic nucleation theory (ANT) to predict the critical size and nucleation...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    parameter that contains significant information is RV , the ratio of total-to-selective extinction 10

  • Synthesis, structure and properties of some transition metal oxides

    Creator:
    Li, Jun
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    Dissertation
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    Properties of Some Transition Metal Oxides Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Transition Metal Oxides No other

  • Experimental verification of a mismatch-shaping DAC

    Creator:
    Hudson, William Forrest, 1971-
    Abstract:
    Delta-sigma data converters have gained popularity in both analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters (ADCs and DACs) due to their simplicity, high linearity and immunity to many analog circuit imperfections. These data converters include features such as oversampling, noise-shaping, and (historically) single-bit quantization. Single-bit converters are preferred for their inherent linearity. This...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    the conventional DAC selection: select the first v(n) elements in the array. No state information is

  • Generation of narrowband THz pulses and THz studies of ultrafast phenomena in semiconductor quantum wells

    Creator:
    Danielson, Jeremy R.
    Abstract:
    This work comprises two main parts: creating and shaping narrowband, pulsed THz radiation in a table-top optical setup; and applying THz pulses to semiconductor nanostructures to study electron dynamics. I developed a scheme to shape the THz output of a fanned-out periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crystal. The pulses are...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    -domain recording of the electric field. This yields not only frequency information of the THz response

  • Generating and using terahertz radiation to explore carrier dynamics of semiconductor and metal nanostructures

    Creator:
    Jameson, Andrew D.
    Abstract:
    In this thesis, I present studies in the field of terahertz (THz) spectroscopy. These studies are divided into three areas: Development of a narrowband THz source, the study of carrier transport in metal thin films, and the exploration of coherent dynamics of quasi-particles in semiconductor nanostructures with both broadband and...
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    Dissertation
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    both amplitude and phase information of the THz field. This allows direct access to fundamental

  • Spectral Analysis of Upper Ocean Surface Wave Structure using χSOLO Floats in the Bay of Bengal

    Creator:
    Ball, Matthew S.
    Abstract:
    Surface waves play a vital role in air-sea interactions, and being able to easily measure them in-situ validates and improves predictive models. Here, we diagnose surface wave properties in the Bay of Bengal using modified vertical SOLO II profiling floats, which are regularly used as part of the Argo ocean...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    waves have circular orbits that decay in depth with an e-folding scale of k. Because of this dependence