3 papers
cond-mat2002
Time Scales for Cold-Welding and the Origins of Stick-Slip Friction
R. Budakian, S. J. Putterman
Data from an instrument that measures conductance, stiffness and rupture strength of junctions indicates that when two macroscopic metal surfaces are brought into contact a nanomet…
cond-mat2002
Force Detection Using a Fiber-Optic Cantilever
R. Budakian, S. J. Putterman
A force measurement technique has been developed that utilizes a clamped fiber optic element both as a cantilever and as a highly sensitive probe of the static and dynamic displace…
physics.flu-dyn2000
Sonoluminescence: Nature's Smallest BlackBody
G. Vazquez, C. Camara, S. Putterman +1
The Spectrum of the light emitted by a sonoluminescing bubble is extremely well fit by the spectrum of a blackbody. Furthermore the radius of emission can be smaller than the wavel…