This project calculates the value of β for ice particles based on wavelength dependent values of their refractive and absorptive indices. β is the ratio of the force due to radiation to the force due to gravity acting on a particle in the solar system. This parameter can later be...
Lipids, especially phospholipids, are very common
but important molecules found in cells and animal
tissue, performing many biological functions, particularly
in membranes. Lipids, when mixed with water,
spontaneously form ordered systems, such as micelles,
vesicles and multibilayers. The size of these systems
and their degree of ordering depend on the...
Stacked sheets of polyethylene terephthalate andpolystyrene provide a means
for recovering projectiles travelling at hypervelocities. The transparency of these
multiple diaphragms is utilized so that light generated from hypervelocity impacts
can be studied.
A method for gathering visible as well as ultraviolet light from less
transparent polymer foams has been...
Shocked porous granular material experiences pressure dependent compaction. D. John
Pastine introduced a model in which the degree of compaction is dependent on the pressure induced
by the shock wave, the shear strength of the material, and the distribution of void sizes. In the
past, the model could only be...
Allochthonous litter inputs are a primary source of organic matter in low-order
forested streams. A major component of this litter moves through small streams as fine
particulate organic matter (FPOM). Litter decomposition has been well studied, but few
studies have examined benthic FPOM (FBOM) dynamics. The purpose of this study...
