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Contributors Handbook
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Subject Category Coverage
(Subject Categorization Guide for Defense Science & Technology)
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Acoustics
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Generation
and propagation of acoustic waves, including ultrasonic and infrasonic
radiation; Underwater acoustics. For noise pollution, See 24/02,
Noise Pollution and Control. For acoustooptic and optoacoustic devices,
See 09/06,
Acoustooptic and Optoacoustic Devices. See also 17/01,
Acoustic Detection and Detectors.
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Crystallography |
Study
of crystal structure; Theory, techniques and mechanics of crystal
growth. Includes grain structures and crystal lattice defects. For
the crystal structure of metals, See ll/06/01,
Properties of Metals and Alloys. For liquid crystals, See 07/04,
Physical Chemistry.
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Electricity
and Magnetism |
Theoretical
and experimental studies of electrical and magnetic phenomena; Circuit
theory. For geomagnetic fields, See 08/04, Geomagnetism. For radiofrequency
wave propagation, See 20/14, Radiofrequency Wave
Propagation. For electromagnetic pulses, See 20/15,
Electromagnetic Pulses.
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Fluid
Mechanics |
Theoretical and experimental studies of the dynamics and statics of
fluids, including aerodynamics and hydrodynamics. For all aircraft
applications, See 01/01,
Aerodynamics. For missile applications, See 16/02/01,
Guided Missile Dynamics, Configurations and Control Surfaces. For
spacecraft applications, See 22/03,
Spacecraft Trajectories and Reentry. See also 09/02,
Fluidics and Fluerics, 20/09, Plasma Physics
and Magnetohydrodynamics, and 13/07,
Hydraulic and Pneumatic Equipment
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Atomic
and Molecular Physics and Spectroscopy |
Study
of the structure of atoms and molecules and of the interactions between
atoms and molecules; Processes which involve the interaction of radiant
energy with matter; Infrared, optical and ultraviolet spectroscopy;
Atomic and molecular spectroscopy; Electron paramagnetic resonance;
Nuclear magnetic resonance; Quantum mechanics used to determine the
orbitals, energy levels or properties of atoms and molecules. For
interactions involving elementary particles and Nuclear energy levels,
See 20/08, Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particle
Physics. For the identification of inorganic and organic chemicals
by means of their spectra, See 07/02,
Inorganic Chemistry, and 07/03,
Organic Chemistry. For astronomical spectroscopy, See 03/02,
Astrophysics.
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Optics |
Generation,
propagation and interaction with matter of electromagnetic waves in
the infrared, visible and ultraviolet regions of the spectrum; Theory
and design of optical equipment. For optical equipment used for specific
applications, see group where application is treated. For identification
of inorganic and organic chemicals by means of their spectra, See
07/02, Inorganic
Chemistry, and 07/03,
Organic Chemistry. For spectroscopy applied to atomic and molecular
structures, See 20/05, Atomic and Molecular Physics
and Spectroscopy. For Astronomical spectroscopy, See 03/02,
Astrophysics. For electron optics, See 20/08,
Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particle Physics. For microwave optics,
See 20/14, Radiofrequency Wave Propagation. For
fiber optics, See 20/06/01, Fiber Optics and
Integrated Optics. See also 17/05,
Optical Detection Detectors; 17/05/01,
Infrared Detection and Detectors; and 17/05/02,
Ultraviolet Detection and Detectors.
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06/01 |
Fiber
Optics and Integrated Optics |
Theoretical
and technological studies of the transmission of light through fibers
of glass, plastic and other transparent materials; Studies of integrated
optical circuits. For the application of fiber optics or integrated
optics, see the group where the application is treated.
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Particle
Accelerators |
Design
and operation of particle accelerators; Betatrons; Cyclotrons; Synchrotrons.
Includes accelerator target design and accelerator particle beam control.
For directed energy weapons, See 19/12,
Directed Energy Weapons.
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Nuclear
Physics and Elementary Particle Physics |
Properties
and reactions of elementary particles, gamma rays and x rays; Nuclear
reactions, nuclear properties and nuclear structure; Electron optics.
For atomic and molecular structure and spectra, See 20/05,
Atomic and Molecular Physics and Spectroscopy. For nuclear magnetic
resonance, See 20/05, Atomic and Molecular Physics
and Spectroscopy. For solar and stellar nuclear physics, See 03/02,
Astrophysics.
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Plasma
Physics and Magneto-hydrodynamics |
Properties
and actions of plasmas, including pinch effect, plasma ocillations,
plasma jets. For magnetohydrodynamic(NHD) generators, See 10/02,
Electric Power Production and Distribution. For plasma propulsion
systems, See 21/03,
Electric and Ion Propulsion. For astrophysics, See 03/02,
Astrophysics. For aeronomy, See 04/01,
Atmospheric Physics.
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Quantum
Theory and Relativity |
Relativistic
and nonrelativistic quantum theory; Relativity theory; Quantum mechanics
and quantum statistics. For quantum chemistry, See 07/04,
Physical Chemistry.
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Mechanics |
Dynamics
and statics of solid bodies; Structural mechanics; Kinetics; Kinematics;
Equilibria; Stress Analysis; Buckling; Plasticity; Mechanical shock
and vibration; Theory of structural shells.
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Solid
State Physics |
Properties
exhibited by atoms and molecules because Of their association and
regular periodic arrangement in crystals; Properties of solids at
cryogenic temperatures; Fundamental research and theoretical studies
of semiconductors; Band structure of solids. For solid state electronic
devices, See 09/01,
Electrical and Electronic Equipment. For the structure of crystals,
See 20/02, Crystallography. For the structure
and property of metals, See 11/06/01,
Properties of Metals and Alloys.
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Thermodynamics |
Thermodynamic
theory; equations of state; Free energy; Enthalpy; Entropy; Thermodynamic
cycles; Theoretical studies of heat transfer; Cryogenic phenomena
and methods; Kinetic theory of gases. For properties of solids at
cryogenic temperatures, See 20/12, Solid State
Physics. For thermal radiation properties such as absorptance, emittance,
reflectance, and transmittance, See 20/06, Optics.
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Radiofrequency
Wave Propagation |
Generation
and propagation of radiofrequency waves and radar signals. Includes
microwave optics.
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Electromagnetic
Pulses |
Studies
of the properties and effects of electromagnetic pulses from all sources;
Studies of the generation of electromagnetic pulses by non-nuclear
sources. For the generation of electromagnetic pulses by nuclear explosions,
See 19/11, Nuclear
Weapons.
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