1997–1998 Physics Division Progress Report

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Cover and Frontmatter (PDF 209KB) Cover, title page, abstract, and contents.

Introduction (PDF 124KB) Director's message, mission and goals, and organization chart.

Section 1: Group Descriptions (PDF 824KB) Descriptions of the activities conducted in the Physics Division groups with bookmarks for each group. Below are links to individual group descriptions:

P-21: Biophysics (PDF 149KB)

P-22: Hydrodynamic and X-Ray Physics (PDF 148KB)

P-23: Neutron Science and Technology (PDF 117KB)

P-24: Plasma Physics (PDF 209KB)

P-25: Subatomic Physics (PDF 91KB)

Section 2: Research Highlights (PDF 2MB) Descriptions of the Division's top research and development activities with bookmarks for each article. Below are links to individual research highlights:

The Birth of Structural Genomics (PDF 138KB)

Bayesian Inference Applied to the Electromagnetic Inverse Problem (PDF 187KB)

Design and Preliminary Results from a High-Temperature SQUID Microscope for Nondestructive Evaluation (PDF 423KB)

CYRAX™: A Portable Three-Dimensional Laser-Mapping and Imaging System (PDF 83KB)

Remote Ultralow-Light Imaging (PDF 75KB)

High-Energy-Density Physics at the Pegasus II Pulsed-Power Facility (PDF 118KB)

Subcritical Plutonium Experiments at the Nevada Test Site (PDF 82KB)

Fundamental Symmetries with Magnetically Trapped Rubidium-82 (PDF 74KB)

Advanced in Quantum Computation (PDF 55KB)

Practical Free-Space Quantum Key Distribution (PDF 57KB)

"Interaction-Free" Measurements: The In's and Out's of Quantum Interrogation (PDF 121KB)

Plasma Source Ion Implantation Research, Development, and Applications (PDF 160KB)

Convergent Hydrodynamics of Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions (PDF 208KB)

Trident Research Campaigns (PDF 141KB)

Development of and Infrared Imaging Bolometer (PDF 117KB)

Proton Radiography (PDF 132KB)

Looking for Antiquarks in Nuclei (PDF 67KB)

Section 3: Project Descriptions (PDF 497KB) Brief descriptions of projects conducted throughout the Division with bookmarks for each project.

Appendices (PDF 687KB) Staffing, budget, and publications data. Below are links to each section:

Staffing and budget data for FY97 and FY98 (PDF 35KB)

Publications (PDF 515KB)