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Submissions from 2011

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Measurement Of The Inclusive W And Z Production Cross Sections In pp Collisions At √s = 7 TeV With The CMS Experiment, S. Chatrchyan, Marc M. Baarmand, B. Dorney, Samir Guragain, Marcus Hohlmann, Himali Kalakhety, Igor Vodopiyanov, and The CMS Collaboration

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Measurement Of The Drell-Yan Cross Section In pp Collisions At √s = 7 TeV, S. Chatrchyan, Marc M. Baarmand, B. Dorney, Marcus Hohlmann, Himali Kalakhety, Igor Vodopiyanov, and The CMS Collaboration

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The Lightning-TGF Relationship On microsecond Ttimescales, Steven A. Cummer, Gaopeng Lu, Michael S. Briggs, Valerie Connaughton, Shaolin Xiong, Gerald Jerry Fishman, and Joseph R. Dwyer

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Low-energy Electron Production By Relativistic Runaway Electron Avalanches In Air, Joseph R. Dwyer and Leonid P. Babich

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High-speed X-ray Images Of Triggered Lightning Dart Leaders, Joseph R. Dwyer, M. M. Schaal, Hamid K. Rassoul, Martin A. Uman, Douglas M. Jordan, and Dustin Hill

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Melting Kinetics In Microgravity, Martin E. Glicksman

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Propagation Of Solar Energetic Particles In Three-Dimensional Interplanetary Magnetic Fields: In View Of Characteristics Of Sources, H. Q. He, Gang Qin, and Ming Zhang

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Inclusive b-hadron Production Cross Section With Muons In pp Collisions At √s = 7 TeV, Vardan Khachatryan, Marc M. Baarmand, B. Dorney, Samir Guragain, Marcus Hohlmann, Himali Kalakhety, Robert M. Ralich, Igor Vodopiyanov, and The CMS Collaboration

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Measurement Of BB̄ Angular Correlations Based On Secondary Vertex Reconstruction At √s = 7 TeV, Vardan Khachatryan, Marc M. Baarmand, B. Dorney, Samir Guragain, Marcus Hohlmann, Himali Kalakhety, Robert M. Ralich, Igor Vodopiyanov, and The CMS Collaboration

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Charged Particle Multiplicities In pp Interactions At √s = 0.9, 2.36, And 7 TeV, V. Khachatryan, Marc M. Baarmand, B. Dorney, Samir Guragain, Marcus Hohlmann, Himali Kalakhety, Robert M. Ralich, Igor Vodopiyanov, and The CMS Collaboration

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Measurements Of Inclusive W And Z Cross Sections In pp Collisions At √s = 7 TeV, V. Khachatryan, Marc M. Baarmand, B. Dorney, Samir Guragain, Marcus Hohlmann, Himali Kalakhety, Robert M. Ralich, Igor Vodopiyanov, and The CMS Collaboration

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Measurement of dijet angular distributions and search for quark compositeness in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV, V. Khachatryan, A. M. Sirunyan, Thomas Bergauer, Marc M. Baarmand, Marcus Hohlmann, H Kalakhety, Robert M. Ralich, Igor Vodopiyanov, B. Dorney, and S. Guragain

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Measurement of the B+ production cross section in pp collisions at √s= 7 TeV, V. Khachatryan, A. M. Sirunyan, Thomas Bergauer, Marc M. Baarmand, Marcus Hohlmann, H Kalakhety, Robert M. Ralich, Igor Vodopiyanov, B. Dorney, and S. Guragain

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Measurement of the isolated prompt photon production cross section in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV, V. Khachatryan, A. M. Sirunyan, Thomas Bergauer, Marc M. Baarmand, Marcus Hohlmann, H Kalakhety, Robert M. Ralich, Igor Vodopiyanov, B. Dorney, and S. Guragain

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Search for pair production of second-generation scalar leptoquarks in pp collisions at √s= 7 TeV, V. Khachatryan, A. M. Sirunyan, Thomas Bergauer, Marc M. Baarmand, Marcus Hohlmann, H Kalakhety, Robert M. Ralich, Igor Vodopiyanov, B. Dorney, and S. Guragain

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Search for pair production of second-generation scalar leptoquarks in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV, V. Khachatryan, A. M. Sirunyan, Thomas Bergauer, Marc M. Baarmand, Marcus Hohlmann, H Kalakhety, Robert M. Ralich, Igor Vodopiyanov, B. Dorney, and S. Guragain

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Dijet azimuthal decorrelations in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV, V. Khachatryan, A. M. Sirunyan, A. R. Tumasyan, Marc M. Baarmand, B. Dorney, S. Guragain, Marcus Hohlmann, H Kalakhety, Robert M. Ralich, and Igor Vodopiyanov

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Search for stopped gluinos in pp collisions at √s= 7 TeV, V. Khachatryan, A. M. Sirunyan, A. R. Tumasyan, Marc M. Baarmand, Marcus Hohlmann, H Kalakhety, Robert M. Ralich, Igor Vodopiyanov, B. Dorney, and S. Guragain

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The Increasing Rotation Period Of Comet 10P/Tempel 2, Matthew M. Knight, Tony L. Farnham, David G. Schleicher, and Edward W. Schwieterman

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Cosmic-Ray Modulation By The Global Merged Interaction Region In The Heliosheath, Xi Luo, Ming Zhang, Hamid K. Rassoul, and Nikolai V. Pogorelov

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An X-Ray Imaging Survey Of Quasar Jets: Testing The Inverse Compton Model, Herman L. Marshall, Jonathan M. Gelbord, Daniel A. Schwartz, David W. Murphey, James E.J. Lovell, Diana M. Worrall, Mark Birkinshaw, Eric S. Perlman, Leith E.H. Godfrey, and David L. Jauncey

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Deep Multiwaveband Observations Of The Jets Of 0208-512 And 1202-262, Eric S. Perlman

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Optical Polarization And Spectral Variability In The M87 Jet, Eric S. Perlman, Mihai Cara, Matthew Bourque, and Raymond C. Simons

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Using Observations Of Distant Quasars To Constrain Quantum Gravity, Eric S. Perlman, Yeejack Ng, David J.E. Floyd, and Wayne A. Christiansen

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An Effect Of Perpendicular Diffusion On The Anisotropy Of Solar Energetic Particles From Unconnected Sources, Gang Qin, H. Q. He, and Ming Zhang

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The structure of X-ray emissions fromtriggered lightning leadersmeasured by a pinhole-type X-ray camera, M. M. Schaal, J. R. Dwyer, S. Arabshahi, E. S. Cramer, R. J. Lucia, N. Y. Liu, H. K. Rassoul, D. M. Smith, J. W. Matten, A. G. Reid, J. D. Hill, D. M. Jordan, and M. A. Uman

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A Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flash Observed From An Aircraft, D. M. Smith, Michael E. Splitt, and Steven M. Lazarus

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The Rarity Of Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes, D. M. Smith, Michael E. Splitt, Steven M. Lazarus, W. Ulrich, and Jospeh R. Dwyer

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Broad Lyα Emission From Three Nearby BL Lacertae Objects, John T. Stocke, Charles W. Danforth, and Eric S. Perlman

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The Period And Amplitude Changes In The Coolest GW Virginis Variable Star (PG 1159-type) PG 0122+200, Gérard P. Vauclair, Jianning Fu, Jan Erik Solheim, Seunglee Kim, Noël Dolez, M Chevreton, Li Chen, Matt A. Wood, Isaac M. Silver, Zs Bognár, Margit Paparó, and Alejandro H. Córsico

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A selection of hot subluminous stars in the GALEX survey – I. Correlation with the Guide Star Catalog, S. Vennes, A. Kawka, and P. Nemeth

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V344 Lyrae: A Touchstone Su UMa Cataclysmic Variable In The Kepler Field, Matt A. Wood, Martin D. Still, Steve B. Howell, John K. Cannizzo, and Alan P. Smale

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Hydrogenation Of Magnesium Nanoblades: The Effect Of Concentration Dependent Hydrogen Diffusion, Bo Yang, Yuping He, and Yiping Zhao

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The Chromospheric Activity, Age, Metallicity, and Space Motions Of 36 Wide Binaries, Jingkun Zhao, Terry D. Oswalt, Mark J. Rudkin, Gang Zhao, and Yuqin Chen

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Robust Decentralized Formation Flight Control, Weihua Zhao and Tiauw Hiong Go

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Energy Spectrum Of Energetic Particles Accelerated By Shock Waves: From Focused Transport To Diffusive Acceleration, Pingbing Zuo, Ming Zhang, Konstantin V. Gamayunov, Hamid K. Rassoul, and Xi Luo

Submissions from 2010

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The M•–σ* Relation Derived From Sphere Of Influence Arguments, Daniel P. Batcheldor

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A Displaced Supermassive Black Hole In M87, Daniel P. Batcheldor, A. Robinson, D. J. Axon, Eric S. Perlman, and D. Merritt

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First Results On Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes From The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor, Michael S. Briggs and Joseph R. Dwyer

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The Kepler Light Curve of V344 Lyrae: Constraining The Thermal-Viscous Limit Cycle Instability, John K. Cannizzo, Martin D. Still, Steve B. Howell, Matt A. Wood, and Alan P. Smale

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Associations Between Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes And Sferics From The World Wide Lightning Location Network, Valerie Connaughton, Eric S. Cramer, and Joseph R. Dwyer

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Diffusion Of Relativistic Runaway Electrons And Implications For Lightning Initiation, Joseph R. Dwyer

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Hubble Space Telescope Near-Infrared Snapshot Survey Of 3cr Radio Source Counterparts. III. Radio Galaxies And Quasars In Context, David J.E. Floyd, David Axon, Stefi Baum, Alessandro Capetti, Marco Chiaberge, Juan P. Madrid, Christopher P. O'Dea, Eric S. Perlman, and William B. Sparks

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Pitch Aangle Scattering In The Outer Heliosheath And Formation Of The Interstellar Boundary EXplorer Ribbon, Konstantin V. Gamayunov, Ming Zhang, and Hamid K. Rassoul

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Pitch Angle Scattering In The Outer Heliosheath And Formation Of The Interstellar Boundary EXplorer Ribbon, Konstantin V. Gamayunov, Ming Zhang, and Hamid K. Rassoul

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Observation Of Long-range, Near-side Angular Correlations In Proton-proton Collisions At The LHC, Vardan Khachatryan, Marc M. Baarmand, B. Dorney, Samir Guragain, Marcus Hohlmann, H. Kalakhety, Robert M. Ralich, Igor Vodopiyanov, and The CMS Collaboration

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Model Of Sprite Luminous Trail Caused By Increasing Streamer Current, Ningyu Liu

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A Flare In The Jet Of Pictor A, Herman L. Marshall and Eric S. Perlman

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A Multi-Wavelength Spectral And Polarimetric Study Of The Jet Of 3C 264, Eric S. Perlman

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Chandra Observations Of The Radio Galaxy 3C 445 And The Hot Spot X-Ray Emission Mechanism, Eric S. Perlman, Markos Georganopoulos, Emily M. May, and Demosthenes Kazanas

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Chandra Observations Of The Radio Galaxy 3C 445 And The Hot Spot X-ray Emission Mechanism, Eric S. Perlman, Markos Georganopoulos, Emily M. May, and Deosthenes Kazanas

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δ Sct-type pulsations in eclipsing binary systems: Y Cam, E. Rodriguez, J. M. Garcia, V. Costa, P. Lampens, P. J. Amado, J. Daszynska-Daszkiewicz, V. Turcu, S.-L. Kim, A. Y. Zhou, M. J. Lopez-Gonzalez, A. Rolland, D. Diaz-Fraile, and M. A. Wood

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Thunderstorm Characteristics Associated With RHESSI Identified Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes, Michael E. Splitt, Steven M. Lazarus, Diana H. Barnes, Joseph R. Dwyer, Hamid K. Rassoul, David M. Smith, Bryna J. Hazelton, and Brian W. Grefenstette

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Quiescent Superhumps Detected In The Dwarf Nova V344 Lyrae By Kepler, Martin D. Still, Steve B. Howell, Matt A. Wood, John K. Cannizzo, and Alan P. Smale

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The Heavily Polluted Atmosphere Of The DAZ White Dwarf GALEX J193156.8+011745, Stephane Vennes, Adéla Kawka, and Péter Németh

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Spitzer Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy Of Compact Symmetric Objects: What Powers Radio-Loud Active Galactic Nuclei?, Kyle W. Willett, John T. Stocke, Jeremy K. Darling, and Eric S. Perlman

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Acceleration Of Suprathermal Particles By Compressional Plasma Wave Trains In The Solar Wind, Ming Zhang

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Magnetic Cloud Boundary Layer Of 9 November 2004 And Its Associated Space Weather Effects, Pingbing Zuo, Fengsi Wei, Xueshang Feng, Xiaojun Xu, and Wenbin Song

Submissions from 2009

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Gluon-Spin contribution to the proton spin from the double-helicity asymmetry in inclusive π0 production in polarized p+p collisions at square root of s = 200 GeV, Andrew Marshall Adare, Sergey V. Afanasiev, Christine A. Aidala, N. N. Ajitanand, Yasuyuki Akiba, H. Al-Bataineh, Gyöngyi Baksay, László A. Baksay, Marcus Hohlmann, and S. Rembeczki

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Measurement of Bottom Versus Charm as a Function of Transverse Momentum with Electron-Hadron Correlations in p þ p Collisions at square root of s = 200 GeV, Andrew Marshall Adare, Sergey V. Afanasiev, Christine A. Aidala, N. N. Ajitanand, Yasuyuki Akiba, Gyöngyi Baksay, László A. Baksay, Marcus Hohlmann, S. Rembeczki, and Klaus Dehmelt

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Photon-Hadron Jet Correlations In p+p And Au+Au Collisions At √sNN = 200 GeV, Andrew Marshall Adare, Gyöngyi Baksay, László A. Baksay, Klaus Dehmelt, Marcus Hohlmann, and S. Rembeczki

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Multi-Site Photometry Of The Pulsating Herbig Ae Star V346 Ori, S Bernabei and T D. Oswalt

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Studies Of Magnetotail Dynamics And Energy Evolution During Substorms Using MHD Simulations, S Brogl, Ramon E. Lopez, Michael J. Wiltberger, and Hamid K. Rassoul

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Composition And Spectral Properties Of The 1 AU Quiet-Time Superthermal Ion Population During Solar Cycle 23, M. A. Dayeh, M. I. Desai, Joseph R. Dwyer, Hamid K. Rassoul, G. M. Mason, and J. E. Mazur

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FUSE Observations of Intermediate Temperature DA: Atmospheric Parameters and Metal Abundances, Jean François Dupuis, Vincent Hénault-Brunet, Perre Chayer, Stéphane Vennes, and Jeffrey W. Kruk

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Remote Measurements Of Thundercloud Electrostatic Fields, Joseph R. Dwyer, Martin A. Uman, and Hamid K. Rassoul

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Variability Timescales In The M87 Jet: Signatures Of E^2 Losses, Discovery Of A Quasi Period In HST-1, And The Site Of TeV Flaring, Daniel E. Harris, Chi C. Cheung, Łukasz Stawarz, J. A. Biretta, and Eric S. Perlman

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Spectral Dependence Of Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes On Source Distance, Bryna J. Hazelton, Brian W. Grefenstette, David M. Smith, Joseph R. Dwyer, Xuanmin Shao, Steven A. Cummer, Themis G. Chronis, Erin H. Lay, and Robert H. Holzworth

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Hubble Space Telescope Observations Of The Quasar PKS 0637-752: Equipartition Electron-Proton Jet From The Most Complete Spectral Coverage To Date, Kushal T. Mehta, Markos Georganopoulos, Eric S. Perlman, Charles A. Padgett, and George Chartas

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Preliminary XCOV26 Results For EC14012-1446, Judith L. Provençal, Matt A. Wood, and Stéphane Vennes

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The White Dwarfs Within 20 Parsecs Of The Sun: Kinematics And Statistics, Edward M. Sion, Jay B. Holberg, Terry D. Oswalt, George P. McCook, and Richard Wasatonic

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HST/ACS Emission Line Imaging Of Low-Redshift 3CR Radio Galaxies. I. The Data, Grant R. Tremblay, Marco Chiaberge, William B. Sparks, Stefi A. Baum, Mark G. Allen, David J. Axon, Alessandro Capetti, David J. E. Floyd, F. Duccio Macchetto, George K. Miley, Jacob Noel-Storr, Christopher P. O'Dea, Eric S. Perlman, and Alice C. Quillen

Submissions from 2008

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J=c Production in square root of sNN = 200 GeV Cu + Cu Collisions, Andrew Marshall Adare, Sergey V. Afanasiev, Christine A. Aidala, N. N. Ajitanand, Yasuyuki Akiba, Gyöngyi Baksay, László A. Baksay, Marcus Hohlmann, S. Rembeczki, and Klaus Dehmelt

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Onset of tt0 Suppression Studied in Cu + Cu Collisions at square root of sNN = 22:4, 62.4, and 200 GeV, Andrew Marshall Adare, Sergey V. Afanasiev, Christine A. Aidala, N. N. Ajitanand, Yasuyuki Akiba, Gyöngyi Baksay, László A. Baksay, Marcus Hohlmann, S. Rembeczki, and Klaus Dehmelt

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Suppression Pattern of Neutral Pions at High Transverse Momentum in Au + Au Collisions at square root of sNN = 200 GeV and Constraints on Medium Transport Coefficients, Andrew Marshall Adare, Sergey V. Afanasiev, Christine A. Aidala, N. N. Ajitanand, Yasuyuki Akiba, Gyöngyi Baksay, László A. Baksay, Marcus Hohlmann, S. Rembeczki, and Klaus Dehmelt

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Charged Hadron Multiplicity Fluctuations In Au+Au And Cu+Cu Collisions From √sNN=22.5 To 200 GeV, Andrew Marshall Adare, Gyöngyi Baksay, László A. Baksay, Klaus Dehmelt, Marcus Hohlmann, S. Rembeczki, and PHENIX Collaboration

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Cold Nuclear Matter Effects On J/ψ Production As Constrained By Deuteron-Gold Measurements At sNN=200 GeV, Andrew Marshall Adare, Gyöngyi Baksay, László A. Baksay, Klaus Dehmelt, Marcus Hohlmann, S. Rembeczki, and PHENIX Collaboration

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Dihadron Azimuthal Correlations In Au+Au Collisions At √sNN=200 GeV, Andrew Marshall Adare, Gyöngyi Baksay, László A. Baksay, Klaus Dehmelt, Marcus Hohlmann, S. Rembeczki, and PHENIX Collaboration

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Quantitative Constraints On The Transport Properties Of Hot Partonic Matter From Semi-Inclusive Single High Transverse Momentum Pion Suppression In Au+Au Collisions At √sNN = 200 GeV, Andrew Marshall Adare, Gyöngyi Baksay, László A. Baksay, Klaus Dehmelt, Marcus Hohlmann, S. Rembeczki, and PHENIX Collaboration

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Transverse Momentum And Centrality Dependence Of Dihadron Correlations In Au+Au Collisions At sNN=200 GeV: Jet Quenching And The Response Of Partonic Matter, Andrew Marshall Adare, Gyöngyi Baksay, László Baksay, Klaus Dehmelt, Marcus Hohlmann, S. Rembeczki, and PHENIX Collaboration

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Quantitative Characterization Of Resistive Defects In Thick Composites Using Step Heating Thermography, Adel A. Badghaish and David C. Fleming

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Study Of The Solar Anisotropy Of Cosmic Ray Primaries Of About 200 GeV Energy With The L3+C Muon Detector, G Baksay, L Baksay, K Dehmelt, M Hohlmann, Z Szillasi, I Vodopianov, and The L3 Collaboration

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The Pulsation Modes Of The Pre-White Dwarf PG 1159-035, Jörge E.S. Costa, Matt A. Wood, and Thomas J. Ahrens

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SPH Simulations Of Direct Impact Accretion In The Ultracompact AM CVn Binaries, Joshua Dolence, Matt A. Wood, and Isaac Silver

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Source Mechanisms Of Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes, Joseph R. Dwyer

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High-energy Electron Beams Launched Into Space By Thunderstorms, Joseph R. Dwyer, Brian W. Grefenstette, and David M. Smith

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Cosmic Ray Transport And Production In The Galaxy: A Stochastic Propagation Simulation Approach, Ashraf Farahat, Ming Zhang, Hamid Rassoul, and James J. Connell

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Hubble Space Telescope Near-Infrared Snapshot Survey Of 3CR Radio Source Counterparts. II. An Atlas And Inventory Of The Host Galaxies, Mergers, And Companions, David J. E. Floyd and Eric Perlman

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A Novel Method for Measuring the Extragalactic Background Light: Fermi Application to the Lobes of Fornax A, Markos Georganopoulos, Rita M. Sambruna, Demosthenes Kazanas, Analia N. Cillis, Chi C. Cheung, Eric S. Perlman, Katherine M. Blundell, and David S. Davis

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A Multizone Model For Simulating The High-Energy Variability Of TeV Blazars, Philip B. Graff, Markos Georganopoulos, Eric S. Perlman, and Demosthenes Kazanas

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Time Evolution Of Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes, Brian W. Grefenstette, David M. Smith, Joseph R. Dwyer, and Gerald Jerry Fishman

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Constraining Convection Parameters From The Light Curve Shapes Of Pulsating White Dwarf Stars: The Cases Of EC 14012-1446 And WD 1524-0030, Gerald Handler, Judith L. Provençal, Michael H. Montgomery, Encarni Romero-Colmenero, Kaushar Sanchawala, Monika A. Lendl, Matt A. Wood, Isaac M. Silver, Paul G. Beck, and Wenping Chen

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A New Look At The Local White Dwarf Population, Jay B. Holberg, Edward M. Sion, Terry D. Oswalt, George P. McCook, S Foran, and John P. Subasavage

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The WARPS survey. VII. The WARPS-II cluster catalog, Donald J. Horner, Eric S. Perlman, Harald Ebeling, Laurence R. Jones, Caleb A. Scharf, Gary Wegner, Matthew Malkan, and Ben Maughan

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Co-location Of Lightning Leader X-ray And Electric Field Change Sources, John J. Howard, Martin A. Uman, Joseph R. Dwyer, Dustin Hill, Christopher J. Biagi, Ziad H. Saleh, Jason E. Jerauld, and Hamid K. Rassoul

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Orbital Parameters And Chemical Composition Of Four White Dwarfs In Post-Common-Envelope Binaries, Adéla Kawka, Stéphane Vennes, Jean François Dupuis, Pierre Chayer, and Thierry M. Lanz

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The Extreme Outburst Of EX Lup In 2008: Optical Spectra And Light Curve, Ágnes Kóspál, P. Németh, Péter Ábrahám, Mária Kun, Arne A. Henden, and Albert F. Jones

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Abundances And Energy Spectra Of Corotating Interaction Region Heavy Ions Observed During Solar Cycle 23, Glenn M. Mason, Richard A. Leske, Mihir I. Desai, Christina M.S. Cohen, Joseph R. Dwyer, Joseph E. Mazur, Richard A. Mewaldt, Robert E. Gold, and Stamatios M. Krimigis

Submissions from 2007

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Study Of Resonance Formation In The Mass Region 1400- 1500 MeV Through The Reaction γγ→K0 SK±π ∓, P. Archard, Gyöngyi Baksay, László A. Baksay, Klaus Dehmelt, Marcus Hohlmann, S. Rembeczki, Zolton Szillási, Igor Vodopiyanov, and The L3 Collaboration

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The WEBT Campaign On The Blazar 3C 279 In 2006, Markus Böttcher, Jeff W. Robertson, and Stéphane Vennes