Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Ensemble Forecasting of Coronal Mass Ejections using the WSA-ENLIL with Coned Model, Daniel J. Emmons II
Matrix Determination of Reflectivity of Hidden Object via Indirect Photography, Simon S. Ferrel
A Programmable Liquid Collimator for Both Coded Aperture Adaptive Imaging and Multiplexed Compton Scatter Tomography, Jack G. M. FitzGerald
Investigation of BCF-12 Plastic Scintillating Coherent Fiber Bundle Timing Properties, Joel S. Gearhart
Electrical and Optical Characterization of Si-Ge-Sn, Merle D. Hamilton
Positron Lifetime Modulation by Electric Field Induced Positronium Formation on a Gold Surface, Daniel J. Higgins
Design and Characterization of a Three-Dimensional Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy System Using a Low-Energy Positron Beam, Stephen M. Jimenez
Comparative Statistical Analysis of Auroral Models, Cory T. Lane
Cesium Absorption Spectrum Perturbed by Argon: Observation of Non-Lorentzian Far Wings, Gordon E. Lott
Calibration of a Silver Detector using a PuBe Source, Melanie E. Mace
Passive Ranging Using a Dispersive Spectrometer and Optical Filters, Jacob A. Martin
Spectral and Spatial Coherent Emission of Thermal Radiation from Metal-Semiconductor Nanostructures, Shane N. McConnell
Neutron Detection Using Amorphous Boron-Carbide Hetero-Junction Diodes, Thomas P. McQuary
Application of an Imaging Fourier-Transform Spectrometer for the Means of Combustion Diagnostics, Michael R. Rhoby
Investigation of Diode Pumped Alkali Laser Atmospheric Transmission Using Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy, Christopher A. Rice
LADAR Performance Simulations with a High Spectral Resolution Atmospheric Transmittance and Radiance Model- LEEDR, Benjamin D. Roth
The Focusing of Light Scattered from Diffuse Reflectors Using Phase Modulation, Jessica M. Schafer
Mapping Nuclear Fallout Using the Weather Research & Forecasting (WRF) Model, Joseph C. Schofield
FDTD Simulation of Novel Polarimetric and Directional Refelectance and Transmittance Measurements from Optical Nano- and Micro-Structured Materials, Spencer R. Sellers
Theoretical Study of the Effects of Di-Muonic Molecules on Muon-Catalyzed Fusion, Eugene V. Sheely
Characterization of a Hyperspectral Chromotomographic Imaging Ground System, Chad B. Su'e
Design and Characterization of Optical Metamaterials Using Tunable Polarimetric Scatterometry, Jason C. Vap
A Quantitative Analysis of Solar Flare Characteristics as Observed in the Solar Observing Optical Network and the Global Oscillation Network Group, Thomas M. Wittman
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Background and Source Term Identification in Active Neutron Interrogation Methods, David A. Anthony
Gradients and Non-Adiabatic Derivative Coupling Terms for Spin-Orbit Wavefunctions, Lachlan T. Belcher
Characterization of a Boron Carbide Heterojunction Neutron Detector, James E. Bevins
Memristive Properties of Thin Film Cuprous Oxide, Brett C. Castle
Combined Effects of Radio Frequency and Electron Radiation on CMOS Inverters, Kristofer R. Dahl
Ray Next Event Estimator Transport of Primary and Secondary Gamma Rays, Whitman T. Dailey
Verification of Global Assimilation of Ionospheric Measurements Gauss Markov (GAIM-GM) Model Forecast Accuracy, Paul H. Domm
Cathodoluminescence and Photoemission of Doped Lithium Tetraborate, Christina L. Dugan
Changes to Electrical Conductivity in Irradiated Carbon Nanocomposites, Nickolas A. Duncan
Assessment of the Effects of Plasma Bubbles on GAIM-GM, Kenneth R. Fenton
Radiation Effects on the Electrical Properties of Hafnium Oxide Based MOS Capacitors, Jesse C. Foster
Diffusion of Rubidium Vapor Through Hollow-Core Fibers for Gas-Phase Fiber Lasers, Eric M. Guild
Characterization of the Neutron Spectrum at the Indiana University NREP Neutron Source, Matthew R. Halstead
Remote Quantification of Smokestack Total Effluent Mass Flow Rates Using Imaging Fourier-Transform Spectroscopy, Jacob L. Harley
Directional Pair-Production Spectrometer Design for Airborne Stand-Off Detection of Special Nuclear Material, William L. Harrell
TOF-SIMS for Rapid Nuclear Forensics Evaluation of Uranium Oxide Particles, Hannah E. Hocking
Restoration of Scene Information Reflected from Non-Specular Media, Mark G. Hoelscher
Sensitivity Analysis of Empirical Parameters in the Ionosphere-Plasmasphere Model, Janelle V. Jenniges
Investigation of YAG:Ce Scintillating Fiber Properties Using Silicon Photomultipliers, Bradley S. Jones
Broadband Pumping Effects on the Diode Pumped Alkali Laser, Paul Nathaniel Jones
Characterization of Neutron-Induced Defects in Isotopically Enriched Lithium Tetraborate, Brant E. Kananen
Kinetics of the Electrical Discharge Pumped Oxygen-iodine Laser, Matthew A. Lange
Non-Adiabatic Atomic Transitions: Computational Cross Section Calculations of Alkali Metal-Noble Gas Collisions, Charlton D. Lewis II
Understanding the Influence of Turbulence in Imaging Fourier-Transform Spectrometry of Smokestack Plumes, Jennifer L. Massman
Investigation of Gate Leakage Current in Nitrogen-Irradiated AlGaN/GaN Heterostructures, Rose E. May
The Effects of Rare Earth Doping on Gallium Nitride Thin Films, Stephen R. McHale
A Comparison in the Accuracy of Mapping Nuclear Fallout Patterns using HPAC, HYSPLIT, DELFIC FPT and an AFIT FORTRAN95 Fallout Deposition Code, April D. Miller
Immediate and Delayed Drug Therapy Effects on Low Dose Sarin Exposed Mice Myocardial Performance, Joshua T. Miller
Analysis of Plasma Bubble Signatures in the Ionosphere, Omar A. Nava
Combating Biological Terrorism from Imported Food, Jeffrey S. Nelson
Cathodoluminescence of Irradiated Hafnium Dioxide, Emily A. Purcell
Nuclear Weapon Yield Determination through Nano Indentation of Thermally Degraded Automobile Paint, Michael J. Richards
Integration of a Worldwide Atmospheric Based Model with a Live Virtual Constructive Simulation Environment, David B. Simmons
Source Normalization Constants for Ground Distributed Fallout Fields, Justin M. Smith
Branch Point Mitigation of Thermal Blooming Phase Compensation Instability, Mark F. Spencer
Effect of Storm Enhanced Densities on Geo-Location Accuracy Over CONUS, Lindon H. Steadman
Improving the Efficiency of Photon Collection by Compton Rescue, Alexander W. Stevenson
Characterization and Discrimination of Large Caliber Gun Blast and Flash Signatures, Bryan J. Steward
Neutron Detection Using Gadolinium-Based Diodes, Benjamin R. Thomas
Passive Ranging of Dynamic Rocket Plumes using Infrared and Visible Oxygen Attenuation, Robert Anthony Vincent
Positron Annihilation Ratio Spectroscopy Study of Electric Fields Applied to Positronium at Material Interfaces, Ariella C. Walker
Optical and Electrical Characterization Melt-grown Bulk InGaAs and InAsP, Jean W. Wei
Adaptive Imaging Methods using a Rotating Modulation Collimator (RMC), Daniel T. Willcox
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Monocular Passive Ranging by an Optical System with Band Pass Filtering, Joel R. Anderson
Tunable Optical Delay in Doppler-Broadened Cesium Vapor, Monte D. Anderson
Scattering matrix elements for the nonadiabatic collision B (2Pjₐ) + H2 (1Σ+g, ν, ј) ↔ B (2Pj’ₐ) + H2 (1Σ+g, ν’, j’)., Luke A. Barger
Optical and Electrical Characterization of Bulk Grown Indium-Gallium-Arsenide Alloys, Austin C. Bergstrom
Numerical Investigation of Statistical Turbulence Effects on Beam Propagation through 2-D Shear Mixing Layer, James C. Bowers
Thermal Neutron Point Source Imaging using a Rotating Modulation Collimator (RMC), Nathan O. Boyce
Calculation of Collisional Cross Sections for the ²P3/2 > ²P1/2 Transition in Alkali-Noble Gas Systems, Samuel D. Butler
Changes to Electrical Conductivity in Irradiated Carbon-Nickel Nanocomposites, David F. Coy
The Combined Effects of Radio Frequency and Gamma Irradiation on P-Channel MOSFETs, Joshua D. Daniel
Time Dependent Channel Packet Calculation of Two Nucleon Scattering Matrix Elements, Brian S. Davis
Evaluation of Interplanetary Magnetic Field Tracing Models Using Impulsive SEPs, Brian P. Elliott
Simulation of a Diode Pumped Alkali Laser, a Three Level Numerical Approach, Shawn W. Hackett
Experimental Validation Techniques for the HELEEOS Off-Axis Laser Propagation Model, John D. Haiducek
An Evaluation of a Networked Radiation Detection System, Leif A. Hansen
Optical Properties of Si, Ge, GaAs, GaSb, InAs, and InP at Elevated Temperatures, Thomas R. Harris
AFM-Patterned 2-D Thin-Film Photonic Crystal Analyzed by Complete Angle Scatter, Nicholas C. Herr
The Material Properties of CsSnBr3 and CsBr:Sn-1% and Their Potential as Scintillator Detector Material, Neal B. Kleinschmidt
Passive Ranging Using Infra-Red Atmospheric Attenuation, Douglas J. Macdonald
Application of Satellite-Derived Wind Profiles to Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) Operations, David C. Meier
In-situ, Gate Bias Dependent Study of Neutron Irradiation Effects on AlGaN/GaN HFETs, Janusz K. Mikina
Rubidium Recycling in a High Intensity Short Duration Pulsed Alkali Laser, Wooddy S. Miller
Development and Demonstration of a Field-Deployable fast Chromotomographic Imager, Daniel C. O'Dell
Collisional Dynamics of the Cesium D1 and D2 Transitions, Greg A. Pitz
Realistic Vertical Atmospheric Profiles and Effects from Limited Surface Observations, Dane P. Ranney
Nuclear Forensics: Measurements of Uranium Oxides Using Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS), Wesley A. Schuler
Improved Modeling of Midlatitude D-region Ionospheric Absorption of High Frequency Radio Signals during Solar X-ray Flares, Evelyn A. Schumer
Positron Annihilation Ratio Spectroscopy (PsARS) Applied to Positronium Formation Studies, Robert C. Slaughter
Improving Low Order, Linear, Positive Spatial Quadratures for the Partial Current Neutron Transport Method, John M. Snyder
Laser Demonstration and Performance Characterization of an Optically Pumped Alkali Laser System, Clifford V. Sulham
Hard Collisions in Rubidium using Sub-Doppler Spectroscopy, Douglas E. Thornton
Uncertainty Quantification of Multi-Component Isotope-Separation Cascade Model, Khoi D. Tran
All Solid-State Mid-IR Laser Development, Nonlinear Absorption Investigation and Laser-Induced Damage Study, Torrey J. Wagner
Three Dimensional Positron Annihilation Momentum Measurement Technique (3DPAMM) Applied to Measure Oxygen-Atom Defects in 6H Silicon Carbide, Christopher S. Williams