Natural radiative lifetimes in the1 P 1 and1 F 3 sequences of Sr I

We have measured radiative lifetimes in the 5s n p ¹ P ₁ (n=5–29) and 5s n f ¹ F ₃ (n=4–11) Rydberg series in neutral strontium. The measurements were performed with single-step laser excitation starting from the ground state or from a metastable state populated by collisions. The decay photons were detected using delayed coincidence technique or a transient recorder. The presence of configuration interaction in the 5s n p ¹ P ₁ series can be observed aroundn=8. The perturbation in the 5s n f ¹ F ₃ series is not reflected in the behaviour of the lifetime values.     

Luminescence of F + and F centers in YAlO3

In YAlO₃ crystals grown in vacuum or reduced by annealing at low oxygen pressure, the luminescence of F centers in the band at 420 nm, with τ=30 ms at 9 K, excited in the bands at 212 and 242 nm, as well as the luminescence of F ⁺ centers in the band at 355 nm, with τ=2.7 ns, excited in the main band at 220 nm and weaker bands at 190 and 288 nm, was detected. On the basis of the results obtained and data in the literature, the behavior of the emission of F ⁺ and F centers in oxides of the Al₂O₃-Y₂O₃ system is analyzed on the example of the compounds α-Al₂O₃, YAlO₃, and Y₃Al₅O₁₂. The role of antisite defects in the stabilization of F-like luminescence and absorption centers in multisublattice oxides is discussed.     

Infrared-microwave two-photon spectra of the ν3 bands of 12CH3F and 13CH3F

Infrared-microwave two-photon spectra have been obtained for the ν₃ bands of ¹²CH₃F and ¹³CH₃F with a two-photon spectrometer employing a CO₂ laser and a computer-coupled microwave source operating in the 8–18 GHz region. Even though the intensities of the spectra for the double parity levels in these molecules are inversely proportional to the square of the microwave frequency, transitions have been observed with microwave frequencies of up to 16 GHz. Comparison of these observed two-photon frequencies to frequencies predicted from infrared laser Stark spectroscopy, and to frequencies calculated from vibration-rotation parameters obtained by fitting these and other frequencies, shows agreement to within a few MHz. Spectroscopic parameters for the ground and ν₃ excited states of the two species are reported.     

谈力F1和F2的合力

两个互成角度的共点力F1和F2，它们的合力的大小和方向，遵循力的平行四边形定则．如图1所示．显然，合力F的大小和方向与F1和F2的大小及F1和F2的夹角α有关．合力F大小范围在(F1 F2)～｜F1-F2｜,合力F的大小由(F1 F2)到｜F1-F2｜间，那么，合力F的方向如何变化呢?其方向可以用F和F1的夹角θ来表示．     

High resolution F1s absorption spectra of solid fluorides of 3d elements

The near-edge fine structure of the 1s absorption spectrum of fluorine atoms from solid-state fluorides of some elements belonging to the first-row transition series was studied for the first time with a high-energy resolution. The spectra were measured with the method of total electron yield by using the Russian-German beamline of monochromatized synchrotron radiation at the electron storage ring BESSY II. The fine structure in the spectra of these most ionic compounds of the 3d atoms is analyzed from comparison of their spectra with the absorption spectrum of fluorine in TiF ₆ ^2? molecular anions from the K₂TiF₆ crystal. The latter absorption spectrum is preliminarily identified by its simultaneous consideration with the 2p absorption spectrum of titanium in TiF ₆ ^2? and the spectrum of fluorine in PF ₆ ^? anions from the KPF₆ crystal and in free SF₆ molecules. The lowest free electronic states are shown to form due to covalent mixing of the 3d states of a metal atom with the 2p states of the nearest fluorine atoms.     

K2NaAlF6:Ce3+和KAlF4:Ce3+磷光体的光谱特性

采用高温固相反应法,在Ar气氛中,合成了K2NaAlF6和KAlF4基质化合物.分别测定了它们的结构,并计算了晶胞参数.测定了K2NaAlF6:Ce3+和KAlF4:Ce3+磷光体的激发光谱和荧光光谱,根据Ce3+的光谱结构的特点,讨论了Ce3+的取代格位.     

Selective F MR imaging of 5-fluorouracil and α-fluoro-β-alanine

A ¹⁹F MR chemical shift imaging (CSI) technique is presented which enables selective imaging of the antineoplastic drug 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and its major catabolite α-fluoro-β-alanine (FBAL). The CSI sequence employs a chemical shift selective (CHESS) saturation pulse to suppress either the 5-FU or the FBAL resonance before the other component of the two-line ¹⁹F MR spectrum is measured. Because the transmitter frequency can always be set to the Larmor frequency of the ¹⁹F resonance to be imaged, this approach yields 5-FU and FBAL MR images free of chemical shift artifacts in read-out and slice-selection direction. In phantom experiments, selective 5-FU and FBAL images with a spatial resolution of 15 × 15 × 20 mm³ (4.5 ml) were obtained in 30 min from a model solution, whose drug and catabolite concentrations were similar to those estimated in the liver of tumor patients undergoing IV chemotherapy with 5-FU. The drug-specific MR imaging technique developed is, therefore, well-suited for the direct and noninvasive monitoring of the up-take and trapping of 5-FU in liver tumors in vivo.     

On the relation between x-dependences of the higher-twist contribution to F 3 and g 1 p -g 1 n

We compare the higher-twist (HT) contribution to the unpolarized structure function F ₃ with its contribution to the nonsinglet combination g ₁ ^p -g ₁ ⁿ of the polarized proton and neutron structure functions using the assumption that the HT contributions to the Gross-Llewellyn Smith and the Bjorken sum rules are similar. We have found that the relation is valid for x≥0.1 and for x≥0.2 in the case of LO and NLO QCD approximations, respectively. The text was submitted by the author in English.     

Structural,spectroscopic, and thermophysical investigations of the oxyfluorides CsZnMoO3F3 and CsMnMoO3F3 with the pyrochlore structure

The structure, infrared and Raman spectra, heat capacity, and thermal expansion have been investigated. It has been shown that, down to liquid-helium temperatures, the cubic pyrochlore structure of the CsMnMoO₃F₃ and CsZnMoO₃F₃ oxyfluorides remains stable. The influence of cation substitution on individual features of the properties of the oxyfluorides has been analyzed.     

DC Breakdown of C3F8/Ar and C3F8/N2 Mixtures

Paschen curves are presented for C3F8/Ar and C3F8/N2 mixtures in the range of 500 torr · cm ? pds ? 1000 torr · cm. The dielectric strength and dynamic characteristics of these mixtures make them suitable candidates for diffuse discharge switches.     

Molecular constants of XeO3F2

The force constants of XeO₃F₂ have been evaluated using the general valence force field. The mean square amplitudes of vibration, the generalised mean square amplitudes and shrinkage constants, Coriolis coupling coefficients and centrifugal distortion constants have also been calculated for the first time using the vibrational frequencies and the structural parameters. The thermodynamic properties have been computed for the ideal gaseous state at 1 atmospheric pressure for 11 temperatures from 100° to 1000°K using a rigid rotor harmonic oscillator approximation.     

Radiative lifetimes and tensor polarizabilities of 1s4f 1 F and 1s5f 1 F level of He I

He atoms have been excited by Ne⁺ ion impact and the depolarization of the fluorescence lines at 668 nm and 492 nm by magnetic and electric fields has been studied. The Ne⁺ ion energy could be chosen such that pure cascade level crossing signals were observed. From the widths of magnetic depolarization signals the radiative lifetimes τ(1s4f ¹ F)=74(2) ns and τ(1s5f ¹ F)=133(5) ns have been determined. By investigating the electric field splitting of the magnetic depolarization signals the tensor polarizabilities ¦α _ten(1s4f ¹ F)¦=0.58(1) kHz/(V/cm)² and ¦α _ten(1s5f ¹ F)¦=4.2(1) kHz/(V/cm)² have been deduced. From the latter value a mean frequencyv(1s5g?1s5f)=14.4 GHz of the transitions between the levels of the 1s5f configuration and those of the 1s5g configuration has been derived.α _ten(1s4f ¹ F) depends sensitively on the singlet-triplet mixing in the 1s4f configuration and thus a mixing coefficient could be deduced for this configuration.     

Discrete symmetries and 1/3-quantum vortices in condensates of F=2 cold atoms

In this Letter we study discrete symmetries of mean field manifolds of condensates of F=2 cold atoms, and various unconventional quantum vortices. Discrete quaternion symmetries result in two species of spin defects that can only appear in integer vortices while cyclic symmetries are found to result in a phase shift of 2pi/3 (or 4pi/3) and therefore 1/3- (or 2/3-) quantum vortices in condensates. We also briefly discuss 1/3-quantum vortices in condensates of trimers.     

Photoabsorption spectra of CF3I and thermally dissociated CF3I near the C 1s, I 3d and F 1s ionisation thresholds

We report soft X-ray total ion yield and angular-resolved ion yield spectra of CF₃I in the C 1s, I 3d and F 1s ionisation regions, and tentatively assign the observed electronic states. Anisotropy in ion yield is observed only for the C transition, indicating that the dipole moment for this transition is parallel to the C_3v. The effusive source of CF₃I is heated to 800 K to produce a mixture of CF₃ and I, and the resulting spectra are compared to those recorded at room temperature.     

The magnetoelastic interaction of optical phonons in Ce c La1−c F3 single crystals

Splitting and renormalisation of doubly-degenerate optical phonons in Ce _c La_1?c F₃ single crystals (0≦c≦1) has been observed in Raman-scattering experiments. The effects depend on the 4f-electron concentrationc, the magnetic field and temperature. A quantitative interpretation is given using a Jahn-Teller type Hamiltonian with only one phenomenological coupling constant.     

19F nuclear magnetic resonance in CeF3

A ¹⁹F pulsed NMR investigation of single crystals of CeF₃ and CaF₂-doped CeF₃ has been undertaken in the temperature range 300–570K at a frequency of 14 and 60 MHz. It was found that the free-induction decay is non-linear and could be fit by a sum of exponentials using a nonlinear least square procedure to an appropriate functional form. The results of this analysis indicate that there are three distinct spin-spin relaxation times T₂, which is consistent with the existence of three inequivalent fluorine sublattices. At room temperature, fluorine ions on two of the sublattices were found to be in motion, with the fastest ion specified as the F3-type in the Oftedal structure.The temperature dependence of the spin-spin relaxation time T₂ for the fastest ions was found to undergo an inversion at 400 and 385K for the pure and doped samples, respectively. The inversion indicates an increase in the interchange rate of ions between two sublattices. Activation energies are 0.29 ± 0.02 eV in the low temperature region and 0.21 ± 0.01 eV in the high temperature region for the pure sample, with corresponding values of 0.24 ± 0.01 eV and 0.23 ± 0.02 eV for the doped sample.T₁ was approximately the same for both samples, and essentially temperature independent, indicating an exchange-dominated spin-lattice decay mechanism.     

Proximity Effect in a Superconducting Triplet Spin Valve S1/F1/S2/F2

Physics of the Solid State - Сritical temperatures of multilayer structures of the superconductor/ferromagnet/ferromagnet (S/F/F) type are obtained using the matrix method for solving the...