Professional Publications by department students and faculty

Note: The papers on this list were authored or co-authored by Calvin personnel while on the Calvin faculty, and bear a Calvin College address. Papers written by present staff before they joined the Calvin faculty are not included. Papers written by former staff during their time at Calvin are included.

Lawrence A. Molnar, *Melissa J. Haegert, and *Kathleen M. Hoogeboom, "Lightcurve Analysis of an Unbiased Sample of Trojan Asteroids", The Minor Planet Bulletin, volume 35, pages 82-84 (2008 April).

Deborah B. Haarsma, Joshua N. Winn, Irwin Shapiro, and Joseph Lehár, "The Central Component of Gravitational Lens Q0957+561" Astronomical Journal 135, 984 (March 2008).

Lawrence A. Molnar, *Melissa J. Haegert, *Christopher N. Beaumont, *Marjorie J. Block, *Timothy H. Brom, *Andrew R. Butler, *Peter L. Cook, *Allyson G. Green, *Joshua P. Holtrop, *Kathleen M. Hoogeboom, *Jason J. Kulisek, *Jonathan S. Lovelace, *Jeffery S. Olivero, *Achyut Shrestha, *Jessie F. Taylor, *Kenneth D. Todd, *John D. Vander Heide, and *Samuel O. Van Scoter, "Lightcurve Analysis of a Magnitude Limited Asteroid Sample", The Minor Planet Bulletin, volume 35, pages 9-12 (2008 January).

D. E. Dunn, I. Pater, L. A. Molnar, "Examining the wake structure in Saturn's rings from mircowave observations over varying ring opening angles and wavelengths" Icarus 192, 56 (December 2007).

S.L. Haan and *Z.S. Smith,"Classical explanation for electrons above the 2U_p cutoff in strong-field double ionization at 390 nm", Phys. Rev. A. 76, 053412 (November 2007).

Deborah B. Haarsma and Loren D. Haarsma, A Reformed Look at Creation, Design, and Evolution (Faith Alive Christian Resources: Grand Rapids), 2007

L. A. Molnar and *M. J. Haegert, "Lightcurve analysis of five main belt asteroids at the Calvin-Rehoboth Observatory" Minor Planet Bulletin, volume 34, p. 126-128 (September 2007).

David A. Mannock, Marcus D. Collins, Manfried Kreichbaum, Paul E. Harper, Sol.M. Gruner, Ronald N. McElhaney, "The thermotropic phase behaviour and phase structure of a homologous series of racemic b-d-galactosyl dialkylglycerols studied by differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction," Chemistry and Physics of Lipids 148, 26-50 (July 2007)

S.L. Haan, L. Breen,* A. Karim,* and J.H. Eberly, "Recollision Dynamics and
Time Delay in Strong-Field Double Ionization," Optics Express 15, 767-778
(February 2007).

S.L. Haan, L. Breen,* A. Karim,* and J.H. Eberly, "Variable time lag and backward ejection in full-dimensional analysis of strong-field double ionization," Physical Review Letters 97, 103008 (8 September 2006).

D. B. Haarsma, J. N. Winn, E. E. Falco, C. S. Kochanek, P. Ammar*, C. Boersma*, S. Fogwell*, T. W. B. Muxlow, B. A. McLeod, and J. Lehar, "The FIRST-Optical-VLA Survey for Lensed Radio Lobes," Astronomical Journal, 130, 1977 (November 2005).

S. L. Haan "Wavefunction Masking and Strong-Field Double Ionization," Laser Physics 15, 1413-1420 (October 2005).

M. Walhout, J. Léonard,  M. Leduc, "Exotic helium dimers:  A giant comes
out of the cold," Europhysics News, Vol. 36, p. 86-88 (May/June 2005).

L. Haarsma, "Physics: What are Matter and Energy at the Most Fundamental Level?", in Not Just Science: Questions where Christian Faith and Natural Science Intersect, ed. Dorothy F. Chappell and E. David Cook (Grand Rapids: Zondervan) 2005

Phay J. Ho, R. Panfili, S.L. Haan, and J.H. Eberly, "Nonsequential double
ionization as a completely classical photoelectric effect," Phys. Rev.
Lett. 94, 093002 (2005). Republished in Journal of Ultrafast Science 4,
Issue 4 (April 2005).

J. Léonard, A. P. Mosk, M. Walhout, M. Leduc, M. van Rijnbach, D. Nehari
and P. van der Straten, "Rotationally induced Penning ionization of ultracold photoassociated helium dimers," Europhys. Lett., 70 (2), pp. 190-196 (2005)

J. Kim, U.D. Rapol, S. Moal, J. Leonard, M. Walhout, M. Leduc, "Photoassociation experiments with ultracold metastable helium," European Physical Journal D 31, 227-237 (November 2004).

L. Haarsma, "Evolution and Divine Revelations: Synergy, Not Conflict, in Understanding Morality" in Evolution and Ethics: Human Morality in Biological and Religious Perspective, ed. P. Clayton and J. Schloss (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans) 2004

S.L. Haan, J. C. Cully*, and K. Hoekema*, "Speed-up collisions in strong-field double ionization", Optics Express 12, 4758-4767 (2004).

M. Leduc, J. Léonard, M. Walhout, "Des dimères géants avec des atomes
d'hélium très excités...mais ultra-froids," Bulletin de la Société Française de Physique 145, p. 4 (July-August 2004).

David E. Dunn, Lawrence A. Molnar, Jon T. Niehof*, Imke de Pater, and Jack J. Lissauer, "Microwave observations of Saturn's rings: anisotropy in directly transmitted and scattered saturnian thermal emission", Icarus, 171, 183-198 (2004).

J. Leonard, A.P. Mosk, M. Walhout, P. van der Straten, M. Leduc, and C. Cohen-Tannoudji, "Analysis of photoassociation spectra for giant helium dimers", Physical Review A, 69, 032702, 2004.

E. Behar, V. L. Jacobs, J. Oreg, A. Bar-Shalong, and S.L. Haan, "Effects of Quantum Interference Between Radiative and Dielectronic Recombination on the Photo-Recombination Cross Section Profiles of the He-Like Ions Ar16+ and Fe24+," Physical Review A 69, 022704-1, 2004.

L. Haarsma, "Does Science Exclude God? Natural Law, Chance, Miracles, and Scientific Practice", a chapter in Perspectives on an Evolving Creation, editor. K. Miller (Eerdmans:Grand Rapids) 2003

D. Haarsma, "Worshipping the God of Providence" and "Worshipping the Creator of the Cosmos", devotionals in Perspectives on an Evolving Creation, editor. K. Miller (Eerdmans:Grand Rapids) 2003

D. Haarsma and J. Wiseman, "An Evolving Cosmos", a chapter in Perspectives on an Evolving Creation, editor. K. Miller (Eerdmans:Grand Rapids) 2003

M. Leduc, M. Portier, J. Léonard, M. Walhout, F. Masnou-Seeuws, K. Willner, A. Mosk, "Photoassociation spectroscopy of ultracold metastable helium atoms: numerical analysis," in Laser Spectroscopy 16, Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Laser Spectroscopy, Eds P.Hannaford, H.A. Bachor, K.G.Baldwin, A.I.Sidorov, (World Scientific, Palm Cove, Australia, July 2003).

J. Leonard, M. Walhout, A.P. Mosk, T. Mueller, M. Leduc, and C. Cohen-Tannoudji, "Giant Helium Dimers Produced by Photoassociation of Ultracold Metastable Atoms," Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 073203 (15 August, 2003).

G. T. Lenters, P. M. Woods, J. E. Goupell, C. Kouveliotou, E. Gogus, K. Hurley, D. Frederiks, S. Golenetskii, and J. Swank "An Extended Burst Tail from SGR 1900+14 with a Thermal X-ray Spectrum", Astrophysical Journal, volume 587, p. 761-770 (2003)

D. E. Dunn, L. A. Molnar, and J. D. Fix "More microwave observations of Saturn: Modeling the Ring with at Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer Code", Icarus, volume 160, issue 1, p.132-160 (2002)

K. Razdan and D. A. Van Baak, "Demonstrating optical beat notes through heterodyne experiments," American Journal of Physics, v.70, p.1061 (2002)

L. Haarsma, "Can Many World Views Agree on Science?", Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith: Journal of the ASA, v.54, n.1, p.28-29 (2002)

S.L. Haan, *P.S. Wheeler, R. Panfili, and J. H. Eberly, "Origin of correlated electron emission in double ionization of atoms," Phys. Rev. A 66, 061402(R) (2002)

*J. Lefers, *N. Miller, *D. Rupke, *D. Tong, M. Walhout, "Direct measurement of the metastable ^3P_2 decay rate in krypton", Physical Review A 66, 012507 (2002)

R. Panfili, S. L. Haan, J. H. Eberly, "Dynamics of classical slow-down collisions in non-sequential double ionization," Physical Review Letters 89, 113001 (2002)

P.E. Harper, D.M. Mannock, R.N.A.H. Lewis, R.N. McElhaney, and S.M. Gruner, "X-Ray Diffraction Structures of Some Phosphatidylethanolamine Lamellar and Inverted Hexagonal Phases," Biophysical Journal, Vol 81 pg. 2693 (2001)

D.A. Mannock, P.E. Harper, S.M. Gruner, R.N. McElhaney, "The physical properties of glycosyl diacylglycerols. Calorimetric, X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform spectroscopic studies of a homologous series of 1,2 di-O-acyl-3-O-(beta-D-galactopyranosyl)-sn-glycerols," Chem. Phys. Lip. vol 111, pg. 139 (2001)

M. Klein*, N. Miller*, and M. Walhout, "Time-resolved imaging of spatiotemporal patterns in a one-dimensional dielectric-barrier discharge system," Phys. Rev. E, 64, 026402 (2001)

A. M. Hopkins, A. J. Connolly, D. B. Haarsma, and L. E. Cram, "Toward a Resolution of the Discrepancy Between Different Estimators of Star Formation Rate," 2001 Astronomical Journal, 122, 288

R. Panfili, J. H. Eberly and S. Haan, "Comparing classical and quantum simulations of strong-field double-ionization," Opt. Express 8, 431-435 (2001). PDF version available at the Optics Express website.

P.E. Harper and S.M. Gruner. "Electron density modeling and reconstruction of infinite periodic minimal surfaces (IPMS) based phases in lipid-water systems. I. Modeling IPMS-based phases." Eur. Phys. J. E.,2, 217-228, 2000

P.E. Harper, S.M. Gruner, R.N.A.H. Lewis, and R.N. McElhaney. "Electron density modeling and reconstruction of infinite periodic minimal surfaces (IPMS) based phases in lipid-water systems. II. Reconstruction of D surface based phases." Eur. Phys. J. E.,2, 229-245, 2000

A.S. Cohen, J.N. Hewitt, C.B. Moore, and D.B. Haarsma. "Further Investigation of the Time Delay, Magnification Ratios, and Variability in the Gravitational Lens 0218+357". Astrophysical Journal, 545, 578 (December 2000)

D. B. Haarsma, R. B. Partridge, R. A. Windhorst, and E. A. Richards. ``Faint Radio Sources and Star Formation History.'' Astrophysical Journal, 544, 651 (December 2000)

J. Guikema*, N. Miller*, J. Niehof*, M. Klein*, and M. Walhout. "Spontaneous pattern formation in an effectively one-dimensional dielectric-barrier discharge system," Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 3817 (2000)

E. Behar, V.L. Jacobs, J. Oreg, A. Bar-Shalom, and S.L. Haan, "A measure for the effect of quantum interference between radiative and dielectronic recombination," Phys. Rev. A. 62, 030501 (2000).

S.L. Haan, N. Hoekema*, S. Poniatowski*, W.-C. Liu, and J.H. Eberly, "Directional correlation in direct and sequential double ionization of model atoms," Optics Express 7, 29 (3 July 2000). Interactive version is available online. (It's a .pdf version, with animated figures.)

Loren Haarsma, "Cosmetic Surgery for the Soul?," Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Thought v.15 n.4 (April 2000) p.15-16.

C. Szymanowski, R. Panfili, W.-C. Liu, S.L. Haan, and J.H. Eberly, "The role of the correlation charge in double ionization of two-electron model atoms exposed to intense laser fields," Phys. Rev. A 61,, 055401 (2000).

D.A. Van Baak, "The Light Switch, the Heavy Responsibility," editorial published in Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Thought, 14, 23 (December, 1999).

J. Demb, L. Haarsma, M. A. Freed, and P. Sterling, "Functional circuitry of the retinal ganglion cell's nonlinear receptive field", Journal of Neuroscience 19(22), 9756 (15 November 1999).

K. Razdan and D.A. Van Baak, "Demonstrating optical saturation and velocity selection in rubidium vapor," American Journal of Physics 67, 832 (September 1999).

M. Dekker*, A.J. Kromminga, D.A. Van Baak, O.J. Pilskalns, and J.P. Jacobs, "Quantitative investigation of Fresnel reflection in the electromagnetism laboratory," American Journal of Physics 67, 606 (July 1999).

W.-C. Liu, J.H. Eberly, S.L. Haan,, and R. Grobe, "Correlation effects in two-electron model atoms in intense laser fields," Physical Review Letters 83, 520 (19 July 1999).

S.L. Haan, "Why I teach my students things that are incorrect," editorial in the Newsletter of the Forum on Education of the American Physial Society, Spring 1999, pages 12-13. Reprinted in APS News 8, 4 (August/September 1999).

David V. Baxter, S.D. Steenwyk, J. Bass, and W.P. Pratt, Jr., "Resistance and spin-direction memory loss at Nb/Cu interfaces," Journal of Applied Physics 85, 4545-4547 (1999).

R. Grobe, S.L. Haan, and J.H. Eberly, "A split-domain algorithm for time-dependent multi-electron wave functions," Computer Physics Communications 117, 200 (1999).

C. Orzel, M. Walhout, U. Sterr, P.S. Julienne, and S.L. Rolston, "Spin polarization and quantum-statistical effects in ultracold ionizing collisions," Physical Review A 59, 1926 (1999).

Stanley L. Haan and James Jadrich,, "A thematic integration of physical and earth science for elementary education students," Journal of College Science Teaching 28, 331-335 (March/April 1999).

S.L. Haan, M. Dekker,* E. Hamilton,* and D. Streutker,* "Numerical studies of one-photon near-threshold photodetachment," Laser Physics 9, 190-200 (1999).

H.J. Van Till, "The Fully Gifted Creation," a chapter in the book Three Views on Creation and Evolution edited by J. P. Moreland and John Mark Reynolds (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1999).

J. Jadrich and S.L. Haan, "Class simulation of thermal energy and heat," The Physics Teacher 37, 98 (1999).

D. A. Van Baak, "Variational alternatives to Kirchhoff's loop theorem in dc circuits," American Journal of Physics 67, 36-44 (1999.)

Howard J. Van Till, "The Creation: Intelligently Designed or Optimally Gifted?" published in Theology Today, October, 1998, pp. 344-64.

S.L. Haan and R. Grobe, "Stabilization and decay in near-threshold photodetachment," Laser Physics 8, 885 (1998).

Jim Jadrich, "Constructivism in science and math: Is it Christian?", Christian Educators Journal,38, 17-18 (1998).

R. Gupta, J.H. Burnett, U. Griesmann, and M. Walhout, "Absolute refractive indices and thermal coefficients of fused silica and calcium fluoride near 193nm," Applied Optics 37, 5964-5968 (1998).

Angela Portenga* and Sarah Fay,* "Hey, you! Shut the refrigerator door!," The Physics Teacher 36, 336 (1998).

Howard J. Van Till, "No Place for a Small God," published as a chapter in John Marks Templeton, ed., How Large is God? (Philadelphia: Templeton Foundation Press, 1997), pp. 113-136.

H.S. Schnyders, J. Hahn,* D. Streutker,* and J.B. Van Zytveld, "The electronic transport properties of liquid Ag-Te," J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 9 (1997) 10121-10128.

S.D. Steenwyk, S.Y. Hsu, R. Loloee, J. Bass, W.P. Pratt, Jr., "Perpendicular-current exchange-biased spin-valve evidence for a short spin diffusion length in permalloy," J. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 170, L1, (1997).

S.L. Haan, E. Hamilton,* and B. Langdon,* "Collapsing dressed states and photoelectron spectra in near-threshold photodetachment," Laser Physics 7, 892-896 (1997).

H.S. Schnyders and J.B. VanZytveld, "Electron Transport and Neutron Diffraction Evidence for Chemical Short-Range Order in Liquid Cu/sub 6/Ce," Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter Volume 9, No. 50, 1997 L677.

S.D. Steenwyk, S. Y. Hsu, R. Loloee, J. Bass, and W. P. Pratt, Jr., "A Comparison of Hysteresis Loops from CPP Giant Magnetoresistance and Magnetometry of Exchange Biased Spin Valves," Journal of Applied Physics, 81 (8), 15 April (1997).

O. Pfister, J.S. Wells, L. Hollberg, L. Zink, D.A. Van Baak, M.D. Levenson, and W.R. Bosenberg, "Continuous-wave frequency tripling and quadrupling by simultaneous three-wave mixings in periodically poled crystals: application to a two-step 1.19 - 10.71 micrometer frequency bridge," Optics Lett. 22, 1211 (1997).

S.L. Haan, B. Langdon,* D. Streutker,* and H. Nymeyer,* "Formation and collapse of a bound dressed state in strong-field, near-threshold photodetachment," Laser Physics 7, 115-118 (1997).

W.P. Pratt Jr.,S. Steenwyk, S.Y. Hsu, W.-C. Chiang, A.C. Schaefer, R. Loloee, and J. Bass, "Perpendicular Transport in Exchange-Biased Spin-Valves," IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 33, 3505 (1997).

D. Zuo,* T. Voss,* H.Nymeyer,* L. Reynolds,* H. Schnyders, and J.B. VanZytveld, "The electronic properties of the liquid semi metallic alloys: AlCa, AlBa", Journal of Non Crystalline Solids 205-207 (1996) 328-331.

A.T. Burkov, D.A. Kolgunov, K. Hoag,* and J.B. Van Zytveld, "Thermopower and electrical resistivity of liquid and crystalline Dy and Ho at temperatures 300-2000 K, Journal of Non Crystalline Solids 205-207 (1996) 332-337.

D. A. Van Baak, "Resonant Faraday rotation as a probe of atomic dispersion," Am. J. Phys. 64, 724 (1996).

H.S. Schnyders and J.B.VanZytveld, "The electronic properties of liquid Si and liquid Ge", Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 8, no. 50, 10875 (1996).

R. Grobe, S.L. Haan, and J.H. Eberly, " Double-core resonance in two-electron atoms," Phys. Rev. A. 54, 1516 (1996).

H.J. Van Till,"Basil, Augustine, and the Doctrine of Creation's Functional Integrity," Science and Christian Belief, Vol. 8 (1), April 1996, pp. 21-38.

D. You,* H. Schnyders, and J.B. VanZytveld, "Chemical short range order and the Meyer Neldel Rule in liquid AlCaGa alloys", Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 9, no.7, 1407-15 (1996).

S.L. Haan and R. Grobe, "Comment on 'Theory of Core-Resonant Ionization'," Europhysics Letters, Europhys. Lett. 33, 247-249 (1996).

H.J. Van Till,"Special Creationism in Designer Clothing: A Response to The Creation Hypothesis," an essay review published in Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, Vol. 47, No. 2 (June, 1995), pp. 123-31.

D. A. Van Baak, "Just how bright is a laser?" The Physics Teacher 33, 497-499 (1995).

S.L. Haan, M. Bolt,* H. Nymeyer,* and R. Grobe, "Effects of positive-ion resonances in photoionization of neutral atoms," Phys. Rev. A 51, 4640-4651 (1995).

R. Grobe and S.L. Haan, "Spectral manifestation of core coherence in photoionization," J. Phys. B 27, 735-740 (1994).

V.L. Jacobs, J. Cooper, and S.L. Haan, "Influence of relaxation phenomena in the unified description of resonant and nonresonant radiative transitions," Phys. Rev. A 50, 3005 (1994).

G. Lenters,* S. Platt,* S. Remillard,* J. Kooistra,* J.B. Van Zytveld, "Thermoelectric power of solid and liquid gadolinium", J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 6, 3653 (1994).

S.L. Haan, R. Grobe, and J. H. Eberly, "Numerical study of autoionizing states in completely correlated two-electron systems," Phys. Rev. A 50, 378 (1994).

Y. Kita, J.B. Van Zytveld, Z. Morita, I. Iida, "Covalency in liquid Si and liquid transition-metal-Si alloys: X-ray diffraction studies",J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 6, 811 (1994).

S.L.Haan, D.P. Steensma,* and R.S. Steen,* "Spatial wavefunction for photoionization from a one-dimensional delta-function potential," J. Phys. B 27, 33 (1994).

D. A. Van Baak and L. Hollberg, "A proposed sum-and-difference method for optical frequency measurement in the near infrared," Optics Letters 19, 1586-8 (1994).

S.L. Haan, R. Grobe, and J.H. Eberly, "Two-electron wavefunctions for model helium," in Multiphoton Processes, Series in Optics and Photonics Vol. 6, ( D.K. Evans and S.L. Chin, Ed., World Scientific, 1994) p. 365.

D. A. Van Baak, "An improved way to use thermistors in temperature servomechanisms," Meas. Sci. Technol. 5, 864-5 (1994).

H.J. Van Till, "Is Special Creationism a Heresy?" Christian Scholar's Review, XXII:4, June, 1993, pp. 380-95.

D.M. Verbrugge* and J.B.Van Zytveld, "Liquid semiconductors and thermoelectric power generation: MgSb",J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 26 1722 (1993).

D.M. Verbrugge* and J.B. Van Zytveld, "Electronic properties of liquid MgSb," J. Non-cryst. Solids 156-158 736 (1993).

H.J. Van Till, "When Faith and Reason Meet," published as a chapter in Man and Creation: Perspectives on Science and Theology (Hillsdale, MI: Hillsdale College Press, 1993), pp. 141-64.

I. Yamamoto, J. Van Zytveld, and H. Endo, "Electronic and atomic structure of AlxLa70-xNi30 amorphous alloys," J. Non-crystalline Solids 156-158, 302 (1993).

H.J. Van Till, "Can the Creationist Tradition be Recovered?" an essay review of the book, Creation and the History of Science , by Christopher Kaiser, in Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, Vol. 44, No. 3 (September, 1992), pp. 178-85.

S.L. Haan, P.A. Polstra,* W.H. Schotanus,* and E. Van Timmeren,* "Threshold effects and Photoelectron Spectra in Model-System Descriptions of Photodetachment," Phys. Rev. A 46, 5600 (1992).

D. A. Van Baak, "Temperature servomechanisms using thermoelectric modules," Am.J. Phys. 60, 803-815 (1992).

H.J. Van Till, "When Faith and Reason Cooperate," Christian Scholar's Review, XXI:1, September, 1991, pp. 33-45.

A.J. Kromminga, P.S. DeVos,* and S.L. Haan, "A Direct Solution for Projected T Operators with Application to Photorecombination in an External Electric Field," Phys. Rev. A 42, 2670 (1990).

PORTRAITS OF CREATION: Biblical and Scientific Perspectives on the World's Formation, by Howard J. Van Till, Robert E. Snow, John H. Stek and Davis A. Young (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990). This book was the product of a year-long collaborative study at the Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship.

J.B. Van Zytveld, "Thermopower and the virtual bound state in liquid CuNi," Proc. 7th Int. Conf. on Liquid and Amorphous Metals, Kyoto, Japan, J. Non-crystalline Solids, 117 & 118, 437 (1990).

S.L. Haan, M. Walhout,* and J. Cooper, "Threshold Effects in Photodetachment near an Autodetaching or Excited State Resonance," Phys. Rev. A 41, 2598 (1990).