NASA Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

particular, a model for the ESTMD was developed and implemented in analog VLSl silicon.
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Detection; Insects; Silicon; Target Acquisition; Targets
20040050733 North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill, NC
The SOAR Telescope Project Southern Observatory for Astronomical Research (SOAR)
Evans, Charles R.; Clemens, J. C.; Mar. 21, 2003; 29 pp.; In English; Original contains color illustrations
Contract(s)/Grant(s): F29601-98-1-0032; Proj-1003
Report No.(s): AD-A421038; AFRL-DE-TR-2003-1101; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy
This document is the final report on progress in constructing the SOAR telescope. SOAR has been built with partial
support from an AFRL grant (F29601-98-l-0032) to the University of North Carolina. This report is intended to provide the
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) with both an overview of the work done in the past 12 months (from March 2002
through March 2003) and an overall summary of the status of the telescope and facility at the completion of the grant. SOAR
is a 4.2-meter aperture telescope employing state-of-the- art technologies to deliver high-resolution images, which are limited
only by the excellent seeing conditions of its site on Cerro Pachon in northern Chile. It is designed to operate from the
near-ultraviolet through the
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Astronomy; Observatories; Telescopes
20040050742 California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA
Large Amplitude Vibrational Influence on Electron Transfer Reactions
Wodtke, A. M.; Mar. 11, 2004; 26 pp.; In English
Contract(s)/Grant(s): F49620-01-1-0193
Report No.(s): AD-A421048; AFRL-SR-AR-TR-04-0159; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy
Our research into the chemical properties of highly vibrationally excited molecules has revealed a strong connection
between large amplitude vibrational motion and the ability of a molecule to accept or donate electrons. In this proposal, we
explain the work leading up to this insight and suggest ways to further test our understanding of this phenomenon. We suggest
two experiments to extrapolate these results to completely new kinds of chemical encounters: the vibrational enhancement of
electron capture and the direct observation of vibrational promotion of an electron transfer reaction. This work may have
significant implications for electron scavenging around re-entry vehicles and accompanying communications blackouts.
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Electron Transfer; Infrared Signatures; Molecular Dynamics; Vibration
20040050753 George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA
Intrusion Detection Using Data Mining Techniques
Wegman, Edward J.; Faxon, Don R.; Jan. 2004; 16 pp.; In English
Contract(s)/Grant(s): F49620-01-1-0274; CFDA-12.630
Report No.(s): AD-A421061; TR-2003-03; AFRL-SR-AR-TR-04-0157; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy
Principal Investigator and research fellows conduct research in the investigation of network-based intrusion detection
using data mining techniques based on advanced computational statistics and visualization techniques. These new methods
will provide the means to detect the presence of covert channels operating on user systems, passively perform continuous user
authentication, discern subtle network attacks and information-gathering activities, and provide interface support for ‘storm
center’ situational display of intrusion detection alerts, damage assessment, and current network state-of-health.
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Data Mining; Detection; Information Retrieval; Security; Warning Systems
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