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Gross, R.

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DOE OSTI2014

A carrier relaxation bottleneck probed in single InGaAs quantum dots using integrated superconducting single photon detectors

Using integrated superconducting single photon detectors, we probe ultra-slow exciton capture and relaxation dynamics in single self-assembled InGaAs quantum dots embedded in a GaAs ridge waveguide. Time-resolved luminescence measurements performed with on- and off-chip detection reveal a continuous decrease in the carrier relaxation time from 1.22 ± 0.07 ns to 0.10 ± 0.07 ns upon increasing the number of non-resonantly injected carriers. By comparing off-chip time-resolved spectroscopy with spectrally integrated on-chip measurements, we identify the observed dynamics in the rise time (τ{sub r}) as arising from a relaxation bottleneck at low excitation levels. From the comparison with the temporal dynamics of the single exciton transition with the on-chip emission signal, we conclude that the relaxation bottleneck is circumvented by the presence of charge carriers occupying states in the bulk material and the two-dimensional wetting layer continuum. A characteristic τ{sub r} ∝ P{sup −2∕3} power law dependence is observed suggesting Auger-type scattering between carriers trapped in the quantum dot and the two-dimensional wetting layer continuum which circumvents the phonon relaxation bottleneck.

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DOE OSTI2014

THE EFFECTS OF MAINTENANCE ACTIONS ON THE PFDavg OF SPRING OPERATED PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES

The safety integrity level (SIL) of equipment used in safety instrumented functions is determined by the average probability of failure on demand (PFDavg) computed at the time of periodic inspection and maintenance, i.e., the time of proof testing. The computation of PFDavg is generally based solely on predictions or estimates of the assumed constant failure rate of the equipment. However, PFDavg is also affected by maintenance actions (or lack thereof) taken by the end user. This paper shows how maintenance actions can affect the PFDavg of spring operated pressure relief valves (SOPRV) and how these maintenance actions may be accounted for in the computation of the PFDavg metric. The method provides a means for quantifying the effects of changes in maintenance practices and shows how these changes impact plant safety.

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NASA NTRS2000

Combining Earth Orientation Measurements Using a Kalman Filter

A Kalman filter has many properties that make it an attractive choice as a technique for combining Earth orientation measurements. It allows the full accuracy of the measurements to be used, whether the measurements are degenerate or are of full rank, are irregularly or regularly spaced in time, or are corrupted by systematic or other errors that can be described by stochastic models.

Earth rotation combination Kalman filter↗
NASA NTRS2000

Coseismic Excitation of the Earth's Polar Motion

Apart from the shaking near the epicenter that is the earthquake, a seismic event creates a permanent field of dislocation in the entire Earth. This redistribution of mass changes (slightly) the Earth's interia tensor; and the Earth's rotation will change in accordance with the conservation of angular momentum.

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NASA NTRS2000

Oceanic Excitation of Polar Motion During 1992-1994

Two global ocean general circulation models have been used to compute the angular momentum of nontidal oceanic current and sea level height variations: (1) the Princeton Modular Ocean Model (MOM) having 22 vertical layers and a rigid lid, and (2) the Miami Isopycnic-Coordinate Ocean Model (MICOM) having 11 vertical layers with a mixed layer and a free surface. Both models were run on the same 2 degree longitude by 1 degree latitude grid spanning 80 S to 80 N latitude. Following a 10-year spin-up with climatological air-sea fluxes, both models were forced during 1992-1994 with daily wind and heat flux from the NCEP operational analysis and sea surface salinity restoring to Levitus climatology. After correcting for the effects of mass non-conservation in these models, they are shown to predict similar effects on polar motion excitation of sea level height variations, but the effect of currents predicted by MOM is much larger than that predicted by MICOM.

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NASA NTRS1999

A Combined Length-of-day Series Spanning 1832-1997: Lunar97

Universal time measurements taken by the lunar occultation, optical astrometry, lunar laser ranging, and very long baseline interferometry have been combined using a Kalman filter to produce a smoothed length-of-day series, LUNAR97, spanning 1832.5-1997.5 at yearly intervals.

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NASA NTRS1999

Long-Period Tidal Variations of the Earth's Rotation Rate

Long-period tidal variations of the Earth's rotation rate are caused by the redistribution of mass associated with the respective elastic solid Earth tides, the ocean tide heights, and the anelasticity of the Earth's mantle, and by the relative angular momentum associated with the long-period ocean tide currents.

Ocean tides Earth Rotation↗