Issue 10 Volume 41 May 16, 2003

MARS SURFACE
Evaluation of Human vs. Teleoperated
Robotic Performance in Field Geology
Tasks at a Mars Analog Site – 236
Reinforcement Learning for Weakly-
Coupled MDPs and an Application to
Planetary Rover Control – 172
MASS FLOW RATE
Three-Dimensional Effects in Multi-
Element High Lift Computations – 2
MASS SPECTROMETERS
Application of Matrix-Assisted Laser
Desorption/ionization to On-line Aerosol
Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry – 92
Chemical Analysis of Diesel Nanoparticles
Using a Nano-DMA/Thermal Desorption
Particle Beam Mass Spectrometer.
Final Report for Phase 1 – 128
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
LLNL Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
System for Biochemical (14)C-
Measurements – 203
Measurement of Actinides in Environmental
Samples at Micro-Becquerel Levels
by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
– 116
Methyl Tin(IV) Derivatives of HOTeF5
and HN(SO2CF3)2: A Solution Multi-
NMR Study and X-ray Crystal Structures
of (CH3)2SnC1(OTeF5) and
(CH3)3Sn(H2O) 2N(SO2CF3)2 – 42
MASSIVE STARS
The Role of Rotation in the Evolution of
Massive Stars – 231
MATERIALS SCIENCE
Materials Science and Engineering
Laboratory, Ceramics Division, FY 2002
Programs and Accomplishments – 55
MATERIALS TESTS
Studies of Corrosion Resistant Materials
being Considered for High-Level Nuclear
Waste Containment in Yucca Mountain
Relevant Environments – 124
MATERIALS
Yes--This is Rocket Science: MMCs for
Liquid Rocket Engines – 15
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
A Distinguish Method of Epileptic EEG
and Deglutition EEG Based on Chaotic
Noise-Reduction – 180
A Reduced Model for Prediction of Thermal
and Rotational Effects on Turbine Tip
Clearance – 9
An Advanced Hierarchical Hybrid Environment
for Reliability and Performance
Modeling – 166
Antiproton Production by CR on Air Nuclei
– 201
Atomistic Modeling Of Co Growth On
Cu(111] – 211
Comparison of Near Infrared Spectroscopy
(NIRS) Signal Quantitation by Multilinear
Regression and Neural Networks
– 181
A-34
Decision-Theoretic Control of Planetary
Rovers – 19
Effect of Thermo-Mechanical Stress during
Quench on Nb(3)Sn Cable Performance
– 212
Flow Noise Mechanisms: Literature Survey
and Model Implementation – 199
Information Assurance Reliability Model
(IARM) – 221
Inverse Kinematics for a Parallel Myoelectric
Elbow – 162
Inverse Problem in the Surface EMG: A
Feasibility Study – 176
Jet Noise Physics and Modeling Using
First-Principles Simulations – 81
Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers,
Volume 26, No. 1, January
2003 – 62
Measured and Modeled Radiometric
Fluxes in the Arctic during FIRE-
ACE – 111
Moisture Retention Curves of Topopah
Spring Tuff at Elevated Temperatures
– 106
Nowcasting Surface Meteorological Parameters
Using Successive Correction
Method – 139
On the Determination of Ejecta Structure
and Explosion Asymmetry from the X-ray
Knots of Cassiopeia A – 231
On the Propagation of Plane Acoustic
Waves in a Duct With Flexible and Impedance
Walls – 196
Optimal Substrate Preheating Model for
Thermal Spray Deposition of Thermosets
Onto Polymer Matrix Composites – 32
Palm Tree (Euterpe Edulis Martius) Potential
Distribution Modeling in a Mountainous
Region Based on Topographic
Variables – 113
Physics of the Isotopic Dependence of
Galactic Cosmic Ray Fluence Behind
Shielding – 240
Predicting the Initial Crack Length in a
Solid Propellant – 57
Robustness Study of the Dynamic Inversion
Based Indirect Adaptive Control of
Flight Vehicles with Uncertain Model
Data – 14
Statistical Properties of Maximum Likelihood
Estimators of Power Law Spectra
Information – 231
The Accuracy of Remapping Irregularly
Spaced Velocity Data onto a Regular
Grid and the Computation of Vorticity
– 94
The Calculation of Hydrodynamic Coefficients
for Underwater Vehicles – 82
Using Plate Finite Elements for Modeling
Fillets in Design, Optimization, and Dynamic
Analysis – 102
Version 2.0 Visual Sample Plan (VSP):
Models and Code Verification – 86
Wall Modeling Techniques for Large-
Eddy Simulation – 83
MATRICES
Membranes and Matrix Models – 156
MATRIX MATERIALS
Multi-Scale Strain Measurements of a
Particular Composite Material – 32
MATTER (PHYSICS)
New Form of High Energy Density Matter
– 190
MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATES
Determination of Texture from Individual
Grain Orientation Measurements – 213
Statistical Properties of Maximum Likelihood
Estimators of Power Law Spectra
Information – 231
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
Air Monitoring for Hazardous Gas Detection
– 87
CdZnTe Background Measurements at
Balloon Altitudes with PoRTIA – 96
Installation of a Hydrologic Characterization
Network for Vadose Zone Monitoring
of a Single-Shell Tank Farm at the U.S.
Department of Energy Handford
Site – 105
Specifications, Tolerances, and Other
Technical Requirements for Weighing
and Measuring Devices as Adopted by
the 87th National Conference on Weights
and Measures 2002. 2003 Edition – 99
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers,
Volume 26, No. 1, January
2003 – 62
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
A Method for Estimating the Mechanical
Properties of a Solid Material Subjected
to Insonification - Part 1: Theory – 49
Development of a Toolbox for Dynamic
Analysis of Simplified Structures – 103
Erosion Resistant Coatings for Polymer
Matrix Composites in Propulsion Applications
– 33
Health Monitoring of Thermal Barrier
Coatings by Mid-Infrared Reflectance
– 32
Impact Resistance of Lightweight Hybrid
Structures for Gas Turbine Engine Fan
Containment Applications – 31
mc-Si: Relation Between Ingot Quality
and Cell Efficiency – 116
Mode I, Mode II, and Mixed-Mode Fracture
of Plasma-Sprayed Thermal Barrier
Coatings at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures
– 12
Near Tip Behavior in a Particulate Composite
Material Under Constant Strain
Rates Including Temperature and Thickness
Effects – 190
Predicting the Initial Crack Length in a
Solid Propellant – 57