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Meyer, S.

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NASA NTRS2008

The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Source Catalog

We present the list of point sources found in the WMAP 5-year maps. The technique used in the first-year and three-year analysis now finds 390 point sources, and the five-year source catalog is complete for regions of the sky away from the galactic plane to a 2 Jy limit, with SNR greater than 4.7 in all bands in the least covered parts of the sky. The noise at high frequencies is still mainly radiometer noise, but at low frequencies the CMB anisotropy is the largest uncertainty. A separate search of CMB-free V-W maps finds 99 sources of which all but one can be identified with known radio sources. The sources seen by WMAP are not strongly polarized. Many of the WMAP sources show significant variability from year to year, with more than a 2:l range between the minimum and maximum fluxes.

Wright, E.L.↗
NASA NTRS1990

Manufacture and evaluation of Li/BCX DD cells

This project is divided into four main tasks: cell manufacture, acceptance, and lot certification of cells, performance testing of cells, and abuse testing of cells. Lithium/bromine chloride in thionyl chloride (Li/BCX) 149 DD cells (PN 3B2085-XA) were built according to the provisions of Electrochem Industries Quality Plan 17096. Acceptance and lot certification testing was performed according to NASA JSC Document EP5-83-025, Revision B. Acceptance testing included open circuit and load voltage check, visual examination, size and weight measurements, and high temperature exposure. Lot certification tests were performed for capacity performance and for performance under conditions of thermal and electrical abuse. These tests included 149 C exposure, capacity discharge, fuse check, high temperature exposure, high rate discharge, short circuit, vibration, and overdischarge testing. A quantity of 200 cells was delivered to Johnson Space Center for life test evaluation. A parametric evaluation of the capacity discharge of Li/BCX DD cells was performed over a variety of temperatures and discharge rates. This testing served to map the performance capability of the cell. Tests were also performed over a variety of electrical and thermal abuse conditions. Abuse tests included short circuit, charging, overdischarge, high temperature exposure, shock, and vibration.

Meyer, S.↗
NASA NTRS1985

Deconfining phase transition and the continuum limit of lattice quantum chromodynamics

A large-scale Monte Carlo calculation is presented of the deconfining phase-transition temperature in lattice quantum chromodynamics without fermions. By using the Wilson action, it is found that the transition temperature as a function of the lattice coupling g is consistent with scaling behavior dictated by the perturbative beta function for 6/g-squared greater than 6.15.

Gottlieb, S. A.↗
NASA NTRS1985

Where is the continuum in lattice quantum chromodynamics?

A Monte Carlo calculation of the quark-liberating phase transition in lattice quantum chromodynamics is presented. The transition temperature as a function of the lattice coupling g does not scale according to the perturbative beta function for 6/g-squared less than 6.1. Finite-size scaling is used in analyzing the properties of the lattice system near the transition point.

Kennedy, A. D.↗
NASA NTRS1981

Traction drive for cryogenic boost pump

Two versions of a Nasvytis multiroller traction drive were tested in liquid oxygen for possible application as cryogenic boost pump speed reduction drives for advanced hydrogen-oxygen rocket engines. The roller drive, with a 10.8:1 reduction ratio, was successfully run at up to 70,000 rpm input speed and up to 14.9 kW (20 hp) input power level. Three drive assemblies were tested for a total of about three hours of which approximately one hour was at nominal full speed and full power conditions. Peak efficiency of 60 percent was determined. There was no evidence of slippage between rollers for any of the conditions tested. The ball drive, a version using balls instead of one row of rollers, and having a 3.25:1 reduction ratio, failed to perform satisfactorily.

Meyer, S.↗