The mechanical properties of surfaces of layered materials (highly oriented pyrolytic graphite, InSe, and GaSe) and single-crystal ionic materials (NaCl, KBr, and KCl) have been investigated at the nanometer scale by using nanoindentations produced with an atomic force microscope with ultrasharp tips. Special attention has been devoted to the elastic response of the materials before the onset o...

Submonolayer coverages of C60 deposited on KBr and NaCl are characterized by noncontact atomic force microscopy. Island shapes are described both qualitatively and quantitatively and their dependence on growth parameters and substrate is discussed. At room temperature, both compact and branched island morphologies are observed to coexist. An analysis of the island areas shows a distinct transit...

A new method is described for the rapid preparation of apolipoproteins for polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. It is suitable for all serum lipoproteins including chylomicrons. The procedure involves extraction with diethyl ether in the presence of trichloroacetic acid and sodium deoxycholate. The method gives an improved protein recovery, in particular with chylomicrons. In addition, samples d...

Machinery Technology, for KBR, in Houston, Texas. In his assignment, he is responsible in the preparation and auditing of specifications, equipment evaluation, engineering coordination, and testing and installation startup of rotating and special equipment. He has worked in various applications of rotating machinery in the petrochemical and refinery processes including ammonia, LNG, olefins, ca...

We examined the variation with ionic strength (I, adjusted with KCl, KNO(3), KBr, NaCl or NaClO(4)) of the formal potential (E(const)) for glass electrodes exhibiting a Nernstian response (i.e. E(cell)=E(const)-slog[H(+)]). For this purpose, we investigated the different factors included in the formal potential, so we obtained reported values for the liquid junction potential as a function of i...

The theory of non radiative electronic transitions is represented in two papers. In the first of these we calculate wavefunctions, energies, matrix-elements etc. In the second we discuss the general reaction mechanism and apply the theory to two examples. The wavefunction of a crystal volume containing one defect is calculated on the base of a microscopic theory. For our numerical discussion we...

In this work, statistical analysis of the main ionospheric trough was performed using K-band ranging system (KBR) measurements from GRACE satellite constellation 2002 to 2015. The investigated period covers high- and low-solar-activity conditions. mid-latitude (MIT) characteristics were for both northern southern hemispheres. MIT parameters such as minimum position, width depth, occurrence prob...