We present a novel stereoscopic mapping system for use in post-nuclear accident operations. First we discuss a radiation shielded sensor array designed to tolerate extended cumulative dose using 4 shielding. Next, we outline procedures to ensure timely, accurate range estimation using trinocular stereo. Finally, we review the implementation of a system for the integration of range information i...

The BIAcore is an instrument for measuring rate constants in real time by using a surface–volume geometry. Though current models for the resulting reaction include transport effects for the reactant in solution, they do not account for spatial nonuniformities in the reactant attached to the wall. This work accounts for such nonuniformities and establishes that in the limit of small Damköhler nu...

Directional surface reflectance is defined as the ratio between the radiance measured in specific observation geometry (zenith and azimuth) and a direct source of illumination (zenith and azimuth) in an infinitely small solid angle. The directional surface reflectance is determined from satellite observations though the atmospheric correction process. When properly retrieved, the directional re...

The floating body approach to affine surface area is adapted to a holomorphic context providing an alternate approach to Fefferman’s invariant hypersurface measure.

Introduction: Surface coatings on rocks are common if not ubiquitous on Earth, and now they have been observed and documented on the surface of Mars [1-3]. They occur in a variety of environments, and vary in composition, thickness, and physical properties. Surface coatings are important because they record conditions of alteration mostly owing to exposure to the planet’s atmosphere. Coatings a...

We report the results of a phase-shift analysis (PSA) of the low-energy elastic-scattering data. Following the method which we had set forth in our previous PSA [1], we first investigate the self-consistency of the low-energy elastic-scattering databases, via two separate analyses of (first) the and (subsequently) the elasticscattering data. There are two main differences to our previous PSA: 1...