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Verification and Validation: High Charge and Energy (HZE) Transport Codes and Future Development

In the present paper, we give the formalism for further developing a fully three-dimensional HZETRN code using marching procedures but also development of a new Green's function code is discussed. The final Green's function code is capable of not only validation in the space environment but also in ground based laboratories with directed beams of ions of specific energy and characterized with detailed diagnostic particle spectrometer devices. Special emphasis is given to verification of the computational procedures and validation of the resultant computational model using laboratory and spaceflight measurements. Due to historical requirements, two parallel development paths for computational model implementation using marching procedures and Green s function techniques are followed. A new version of the HZETRN code capable of simulating HZE ions with either laboratory or space boundary conditions is under development. Validation of computational models at this time is particularly important for President Bush s Initiative to develop infrastructure for human exploration with first target demonstration of the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) in low Earth orbit in 2008.

Wilson, John W.↗

Identification and characterization of a class of MALAT1 -like genomic loci

The MALAT1 (Metastasis-Associated Lung Adenocarcinoma Transcript 1) gene encodes a noncoding RNA that is processed into a long nuclear retained transcript ( MALAT1 ) and a small cytoplasmic tRNA-like transcript (mascRNA). Using an RNA sequence- and structure-based covariance model, we identified more than 130 genomic loci in vertebrate genomes containing the MALAT1 3' end triple-helix structure and its immediate downstream tRNA-like structure, including 44 in the green lizard Anolis carolinensis . Structural and computational analyses revealed a co-occurrence of components of the 3' end module. MALAT1 -like genes in Anolis carolinensis are highly expressed in adult testis, thus we named them testis-abundant long noncoding RNAs (tancRNAs). MALAT1 -like loci also produce multiple small RNA species, including PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), from the antisense strand. The 3' ends of tancRNAs serve as potential targets for the PIWI-piRNA complex. Furthermore, we have identified an evolutionarily conserved class of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) with similar structural constraints, post-transcriptional processing, and subcellular localization and a distinct function in spermatocytes.

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Exact diagonalization library for quantum electron models

We present an exact diagonalization C++ template library (EDLib) for solving quantum electron models,including the single-band finite Hubbard cluster and the multi-orbital impurity Anderson model. Theobservables that can be computed using EDLib are single particle Green’s functions and spin–spincorrelation functions. This code provides three different types of Hamiltonian matrix storage that canbe chosen based on the model.

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Stochastic Real-Time Second-Order Green’s Function Theory for Neutral Excitations in Molecules and Nanostructures

We present a real-time second-order Green’s function (GF) method for computing excited states in molecules and nanostructures, with a computational scaling of O(N e 3 ), where N e is the number of electrons. The cubic scaling is achieved by adopting the stochastic resolution of the identity to decouple the 4-index electron repulsion integrals. To improve the time propagation and the spectral resolution, we adopt the dynamic mode decomposition technique and assess the accuracy and efficiency of the combined approach for a chain of hydrogen dimer molecules of different lengths. We find that the stochastic implementation accurately reproduces the deterministic results for the electronic dynamics and excitation energies. Furthermore, we provide a detailed analysis of the statistical errors, bias, and long-time extrapolation. Overall, the approach offers an efficient route to investigate excited states in extended systems with open or closed boundary conditions.

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Effect of phase transition on quantum transport in group-IV two-dimensional U-shape device

The effect of phase-transition from the quantum-spin-hall to the band-insulator phase on the transport through a three-terminal U-shape spin-separator has been computationally investigated via non-equilibrium green function formalism. Two-dimensional group-IV elements have been comprehensively appraised as the device material. The device separates the unpolarized current injected at the source-terminal into nearly 100% spin-polarized currents of the opposite polarities at the two drain terminals. The phase-transition activated by the electric-field orthogonal to the device is shown to extensively influence the current magnitude and its spin-polarization, and the effect is stronger for materials with smaller intrinsic spin-orbit coupling. Moreover, the device length and the area under field are shown to critically affect the device characteristics on phase change. It is shown that the same device can be operated as a spin-filter by inducing phase-transition selectively in the channel. The results are important for designing spin-devices from Group-IV monolayers.

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Atomistic modeling of a superconductor–transition metal dichalcogenide–superconductor Josephson junction

Using an atomistic tight-binding model, we investigate the characteristics of a Josephson junction formed by monolayers of MoS 2 sandwiched between Pb superconducting electrodes. We derive and apply Green's function–based formulation to compute the Josephson current as well as the local density of states in the junction. Our analysis of diagonal and off-diagonal components of the local density of states reveals the presence of triplet superconducting correlations in the MoS 2 monolayers and spin-polarized subgap (Andreev bound) states. Our formulation can be extended to other systems where atomistic details and large scales are needed to obtain accurate modeling of Josephson junction physics.

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Thermal decay without information loss in horizonless microstate geometries

We develop a new hybrid WKB technique to compute boundary-to-boundary scalar Green functions in asymptotically-AdS backgrounds in which the scalar wave equation is separable and is explicitly solvable in the asymptotic region. We apply this technique to a family of six-dimensional \frac{1}{8} 1 8 -BPS asymptotically AdS _3\,\times\, 3 × S ^3 3 horizonless geometries that have the same charges and angular momenta as a D1-D5-P black hole with a large horizon area. At large and intermediate distances, these geometries very closely approximate the extremal-BTZ \,\times\, × S ^3 3 geometry of the black hole, but instead of having an event horizon, these geometries have a smooth highly-redshifted global-AdS _3\,\times\, 3 × S ^3 3 cap in the IR. We show that the response function of a scalar probe, in momentum space, is essentially given by the pole structure of the highly-redshifted global-AdS _3 3 modulated by the BTZ response function. In position space, this translates into a sharp exponential black-hole-like decay for times shorter than N_1 N_5 N 1 N 5 , followed by the emergence of evenly spaced “echoes from the cap,” with period \sim N_1 N_5 ∼ N 1 N 5 . Our result shows that horizonless microstate geometries can have the same thermal decay as black holes without the associated information loss.

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Photon Radiation Scatter from Heterogeneous Shields using Green's Functions

The effect of shielding on ionizing photon radiation can be estimated using radiation transport simulations. This report covers the methodology and implementation of using Green's Functions to pre-compute this effect, which allows the radiation field exiting a variety of shielding configurations to be quickly computed. It also covers a weighting function that makes a relatively small pre-computed library applicable to a large variety of heterogeneous shields. The method enables rapid computation of the intensity versus energy for scattered radiation exiting a variety of shield materials and thicknesses without running a full transport simulation.

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Procurement Analysis Tool (PAT) Informational Webinar

This is a slide deck for the public PAT Informational Webinar scheduled for July 22, 2025. This the first webinar for PAT after the new tool was launched on nrel.gov on June 16, 2025.

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Experimental flaw detection by scattering of plate waves

The surface displacements of elastic waves scattered from a surface-breaking crack are measured with a capacitive transducer on a 2D plate, and comparisons with theoretical predictions are reported. The noncontacting detector has a wide and flat frequency response which measures the response of a glass plate to the propagation of Rayleigh-Lamb waves. A theoretical simulation of the surface displacements is generated by multiplying experimental traces with a cosine window, and Green's function is used to compute the source function. Power spectra are also recorded from the experiment to compare the results with a finite-element model of the crack, and good agreement is reported for results in both the time and frequency domains. The crack can be detected in the far field when the spacing of the receiver locations is small, and the transducer/probe appears to be a practical flaw-detection instrument.

Spetzler, Hartmut↗

Modeling Sound Propagation Through Non-Axisymmetric Jets

A method for computing the far-field adjoint Green's function of the generalized acoustic analogy equations under a locally parallel mean flow approximation is presented. The method is based on expanding the mean-flow-dependent coefficients in the governing equation and the scalar Green's function in truncated Fourier series in the azimuthal direction and a finite difference approximation in the radial direction in circular cylindrical coordinates. The combined spectral/finite difference method yields a highly banded system of algebraic equations that can be efficiently solved using a standard sparse system solver. The method is applied to test cases, with mean flow specified by analytical functions, corresponding to two noise reduction concepts of current interest: the offset jet and the fluid shield. Sample results for the Green's function are given for these two test cases and recommendations made as to the use of the method as part of a RANS-based jet noise prediction code.

Leib, Stewart J.↗

Ecological Study of Lagoons Surrounding the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida : Theses and Project Reports - Volume 2

Many of the detailed studies done in connection with Ecological Study of the Lagoons surrounding the John F. Kennedy Space Port were performed as Master's Thesis investigations by various graduate students enrolled at F. I. T. during and subsequent to the report. The scope and purpose of what we came to call "the KSC Baseline Study" caught the imagination and interest of our student body. Many who were not financially or otherwise connected with the project found their inspiration in studies that were directly connected with project, and thus added materially to the totality of the knowledge gained. An example of one such study is the first article included in this Volume, A Master's Thesis study performed by Shen Phillip Chen, who chose the site for his investigation so that his results would correlate with and extend the results of others. In addition to the Master's Theses contained in this Volume, six other graduate studies must be acknowledged here as contributing to this Report, although they have not reached the stage of final publication. Ms. Sandra Fettes has completed a study of the amounts of five trace metals in mangrove leaves from plants at various locations around the Kennedy Space Center. Mr. Bernard Cohenour has isolated and identified a number of oil consuming bacteria endemic in the waters of the Indian Rivers. Mr. Charles Waterhouse has analyzed historic data of tidal gauges in the lagoonal area and correlated it with wind field records. Mr. Renkert Meyer has measured the vertical and horizontal currents of the lagoons and is attempting an interpretation of them in terms of the wind field as a driving force. Mr. Richard Campbell has measured the rate of nitrogen fixation in both the water columns and the sediments under them in the lagoons. Mr. Craig Weiderhold has measured thl3 annual variations in the populations of benthic invertebrates in the lagoons. An integral part of the F. I. T. curriculum is a requirement that each undergraduate student perform an independent study during his Senior year and submit his results in the form and format of a professional scientific report. While none of these senior Project Reports have been included in this Volume because of space limitations, many of them aided significantly in the overall study. Typical of these were: light and dark bottle studies of the blue-green algae respiration; writing and executing computer studies comparing the water chemistry data from various sites; detection and identification of nitrogen fixation bacteria in the Indian River; measurement of dissolved oils and greases in the river, photographically recording the benthic life-forms found in the river bottom; measuring the vertical structure of drift and slope currents in too lagoons; and measurement of water level variations along the long axis of a lagoon as a function of wind stress. These articles are published as a part of this Final Report in an effort to make available for the record as much of the basic data as possible. The few articles published on the Indian River have in general not contained much detailed data, so that comparisons of current status to conditions of the past are difficult or impossible. A major effort of both the Oceanographic and Ecological communities for the past decade has been the retrieval and storage of basic data in order to permit determinations of trends or changes in baseline conditions. It is believed that the information compiled here will be of great value in any future investigations.

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