A scaling property in critical spectra of discrete systems

Power spectra of discrete dynamical systems at the threshold of chaos contain line series obeying S_ω ∞ ω$\text{μ}$ for small ω. We explain $\text{μ}$ in terms of the Feigenbaum rescaling parameter α. Another parameter β related to the noise strength of states of periodic chaos and recently numerically determined by Huberman and Zisook is related to α as well.     

The oxidation of Ca,Sr, and Ba studied by appearance potential spectroscopy

The reaction of oxygen with evaporated films of Ca, Sr and Ba has been studied with soft X-ray appearance potential spectroscopy (SXAPS). Both O 1s and Ca 2p_{$\text{1}\text{2}\text{,}\text{3}\text{2}$}, Sr 2p_{$\text{3}\text{2}$} and Ba 3d_{$\text{5}\text{2}$} spectra were recorded. For Ca and Sr two distinct reactivity regimes were distinguishable: (i) a low exposure regime characterized by a single broad peak in the O 1s spectra and unchanged metal spectra, (ii) a high exposure regime or oxide regime characterized by multipeaked O1s spectra and appreciable changes in the metal spectra. The exposure at which the nucleation of oxide starts is determined. The bonding in the metal-oxygen complex is discussed.     

Temperature dependence of the i.r. optical properties of LiF1

Essentially distortion-free imaginary dielectric index spectra have been obtained for LiF from Kramers-Kronig (KK) dispersion analysis of I.R. reflectance data at 300 K, 80 K and 20 K. The frequency dependence of the damping function as well as the temperature dependence of the various dispersion parameters of the first transverse optic mode have been illustrated. The effective damping constant $\text{}\text{?}$gg_o, and the resonance frequency ν_o, are found to be in satisfactory agreement with the theoretical calculations.     

Proton-neutron correlations in nuclei with N = 30

Structure of the nuclei with N = 30 and Z = 20–28 is investigated by the nuclear shell model within the proton-neutron configurations (1f_{$\text{7}\text{2}$})^z?20_p × (2p_{$\text{3}\text{2}$}, 2p_{$\text{case1}\text{2}$}, 1f_{$\text{case5}\text{2}$})²_n. Effective proton-neutron interactions determined by a least-squares fit to the observed spectra of N = 29 nuclei are adopted. Agreement of the calculated spectra with experimental spectra is satisfactory. Strong correlations between protons and neutrons break down the pairing scheme and lower the first J = 2 levels in doubly even nuclei, which is shown from the resultant wave functions. A relation between the shell model and collective rotational model is discussed concerning the calculated rotation-like spectrum of ⁵⁶Fe. Electromagnetic properties and spectroscopic factors of single-nucleon transfer reactions are calculated. They are in good agreement with experiments.     

Characterisation of thin films of bismuth oxide by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

The XPS (or ESCA) technique has been used for the characterisation of vacuum-deposited thin films of bismuth oxide. The spectra of Bi metal and Bi₂O₃ powder are used for comparison. The characterisation is carried out by consideration of the positions of the Bi 4f_{$\text{7}\text{2}$} and 4f_{$\text{5}\text{2}$} peaks and by using peak-fitting routines. A lower suboxide of bismuth, and metallic bismuth are observed in bismuth oxide films as evaporated. Oxidation of these films by heating in air results in bismuth(III) oxide. A linear relation is found between the binding energies and oxidation state. The corresponding O 1s spectra for the two types of film are also discussed.     

An yttrium Mξ source for ESCA

A new source for producing YMξ radiation in an ESCA spectrometer is described. The system makes use of continuous evaporation of yttrium on a rotating anode. It is demonstrated that this scheme allows YMξ-excited electron spectra to be recorded without gradual loss of resolution and intensity due to anode oxidation. Electron spectra of Ar, Hg and N₂ excited by YMξ radiation are studied. Relative photoelectric cross-sections of the 5d_{$\text{5}\text{2}$}, 5d_{$\text{5}\text{2}$} and 6s orbitals in Hg and the four valence orbitals in N₂ are measured. The valence electron shake-up spectrum of N₂ is discussed.     

ESR of O-3 trapped in γ-irradiated NaClO3

The ESR spectra of γ-irradiated NaClO₃ was analysed at Q-Band, between 110 to 300 K. The single crystals were annealed at 180° C until the spectra indicated the presence of only one paramagnetic center. This center was indentified as the ozonide O^-₃ with $\text{g}\text{}\text{= 2.007±0.001}$, $\text{g}\text{⊥}\text{= 2.010±0.001}$ and g_av=2.009. Four magnetically inequivalent sites per unit cell with symmetry axes along the cube diagonals were observed. The axial symmetry found for the g-tensor was interpreted in terms of molecule rotation around the trigonal axes. A rotational frequency of 2×10⁹ c/s and an activation energy of 10 mev for the rotational motion could be estimated.     

The decay D(1865)→eνK1(890) and the right-handed current

The possible existence of a right-handed current in the charm sector is investigated by studying the principal D_?3 mode: $\text{D}\text{→}\text{e}\text{ν}\text{K}{}^1\text{(890)}$. Explicit expressions are given for the energy spectra of both K¹ and e as well as for their angular correlation. It is emphasized that the most sensitive model-independent test of the helicity property of the current is provided by the angular correlation rather than by the electron energy spectrum.     

Angular momentum fluctuation energy in the cranking model

Angular momentum is approximately projected from Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov cranked (HFBC) wave functions. At each J the projected energy is $\text{E}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>proj</mtext>}}\text{≈ E}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>HFBC</mtext>}}\text{? (Δ}\text{J}\text{)}{}^2\text{/2}\text{J}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>HFBC</mtext>}}$. The spin-dependent fluctuation $\text{Δ}\text{J}$ includes contributions from J_y and J_z as well as J_x. There are no correlations in the three angular momentum components. Projected energies are calculated for ^{168, 170}Yb and ¹⁷⁴Hf. When compared to experimental energies, the projected spectra are less compressed than the HFBC spectra. At low spins the projected and experimental energies are in good agreement.     

Systematics of core line asymmetries in XPS spectra of Ni

Core line asymmetries have been observed in the 3p_{$\text{1}\text{2}$}, 3p_{$\text{3}\text{2}$}, 3s, 2p_{$\text{1}\text{2}$} and 2p_{$\text{3}\text{2}$} XPS spectra of Ni. The asymmetry parameters are the same for all lines within the experimental accuracy. The absence of exchange splitting in the 3s line indicates a 3d¹⁰ configuration for the fully screened final state of Ni.     

Investigation of emission spectra and lifetimes of Cs2NaErCl6 single crystals

The fluorescence spectra and lifetimes of low lying states of Er³⁺ in Cs₂NaErCl₆ single crystals have been investigated at room temperature and at 77 K. The assignments of the ⁴F_{$\text{9}\text{2}$}-⁴I_{$\text{15}\text{2}$} and ⁴I_{$\text{11}\text{2}$}-⁴I_{$\text{15}\text{2}$} phonon-assisted transitions have been proposed. The fluorescence lifetimes of low lying fluorescing levels have been estimated.     

A combined LEED,AES and XPS study of the ZnO {0001} polar surfaces: I. LEED,AES and XPS of contaminated surfaces

The {0001} polar surfaces of ZnO single crystals have first been examined after a chemical treatment involving HCl and H₃PO₄ and a 24 hr bakeout at 250 °C. The impurities detected on the (000$\text{1}$)-O surface with AES were carbon, chlorine, phosphorus and to a lesser extent sulphur. On the (0001)-Zn surface, carbon, chlorine and sulphur were the dominant impurities, while the phosphorus signal was less important. These results were confirmed by XPS measurements on frehsly etched surfaces. The AES spectra were recorded as distribution curves N(E). Averaging, curve-fitting and related numerical techniques were used to obtain high resolution spectra, enabling the identification of the phosphorus L₁-transitions. The etched surfaces were cleaned progressively using argon ion bombardment and ohmic heating. It has been consistently observed that the clean surfaces exhibit primitive (1 × 1) structures. Superstructures such as $\text{(}\text{3}\text{×}\text{3}\text{)}$ on the (000$\text{1}$)-O surface, and $\text{(4}\text{3}\text{× 4}\text{3}\text{)}$ and (3 × 3) on the (0001)-Zn surface, were repeatedly observed at discrete spots of contaminated surfaces. A clear correlation with impurities as observed by AES however could not be found. Facetting was observed after prolonged heating.     

Analyzing powers of the continuum spectra: 65 MeV polarized protons on 12C, 28Si, 45Sc, 58Ni, 93Nb, 165Ho, 166Er and 209Bi

Analyzing powers of the continuum spectra were measured for 65 MeV protons from ¹²C, ²⁸Si, ⁴⁵Sc, ⁵⁸Ni, ⁹³Nb, ¹⁶⁵Ho, ¹⁶⁶Er, ${}^{209}\text{Bi}\text{(}\text{p}\text{,}\text{p\#}\text{prime;}\text{X}\text{)}$ and ($\text{p}$, dX) reactions and from ⁹³Nb, ²⁰⁹Bi($\text{p}$, αX) reactions. The analyzing powers of the continuum spectra were found to be small at forward angles where the pre-equilibrium process is important. However they do not show a systematic tendency. This feature indicates the importance of the spin-dependent interaction as well as nuclear structure effects. On the other hand, the analyzing powers were very large and positive at backward angles where the shape of the energy spectra resembles that of an evaporation spectrum. The maximum values of the analyzing power in the backward hemisphere depend on the target mass for the A < 45 mass region and they are as large as 15%, 20% and 35% for ${}^{93}\text{Nb}\text{(}\text{p}\text{,}\text{p}\text{′}\text{X}\text{)}$, ($\text{p}$, dX), ($\text{p}$, αX) reactions at E_X = 20 MeV, respectively. These large values are mainly due to the entrance channel effect. There is no appreciable even-odd mass effect on the analyzing power for medium-mass nuclei. These features were unexpected from the conventional pre-equilibrium reaction models.     

Infrared and Raman spectra of MnS2

The infrared and Raman spectra of the pyrite-type crystal MnS₂ are reported. Nine of the ten optically allowed $\text{q≌0}$ phonons are observed. A comparison of the phonon frequencies with those of FeS₂ allows us to conclude that the electrostatic forces as well as the covalent sulfur-sulfur bonds are about the same strength in the two compounds. The short-range forces between metal and sulfur ions in the two cases, however, are quite different.     

Existence of charged excitons in CuCl

New experimental as well as theoretical results allow us to attribute the v₂ line (25,654 cm^?1at 4.2 K) of the copper chloride absorption spectra, to a direct optical transition between a Γ₇ free hole and a $\text{Γ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>6</mtext>}}$ positive X⁺₂ charged exciton.     

The application of tailored modulation techniques to depth profiling with auger electron spectroscopy

Tailored modulation techniques (TMT) are applied to depth profiling to eliminate errors in signal strength measurements caused by Auger line shape changes. The application of TMT is illustrated by profiling through Al₂ O₃Al interfaces. When peak-to-peak heights in first derivative spectra $\text{n}$⁽¹⁾_m (E) are used for profiling, the measured Al KL_2,in3L_2,3 signal strength shows a large decrease near the interface. This artifact is reduced when peak heights in $\text{n}$_m (E) are used but can be eliminated only when Auger area values are used for profiling. The peak heights in $\text{n}$_m (E) and Auger area values can both be obtained in real time with TMT and plotted automatically with conventional multiplexing equipment. Some features of Auger spectra obtained using TMT are illustrated, and a comparison of depth profiles obtained using peak-to-peak heights in $\text{n}$¹_m (E), peak heights in $\text{n}$_m (E) and Auger area values demonstrates the usefulness of TMT in depth profiling.     

A theoretical model for the interacting upper states of the ν1, ν3, 2ν2, ν2 + ν4, and 2ν4 bands in methane

The effective vibration-rotation Hamiltonians complete to fourth order in the Amat-Nielsen scheme for the upper states of the ν₁, ν₃, 2ν₂, ν₂ + ν₄, and 2ν₄ bands in methane are reviewed, and the major vibration-rotation interactions (H₃₀, $\text{H}\text{?}{}_{40}$, $\text{H}\text{?}{}_{21}$, $\text{H}{}_{31}$, $\text{H}\text{?}{}_{22}$) connecting the different vibrational states are discussed. Explicit matrix elements in a basis of harmonic oscillator-symmetric rotor basis functions are given for the purely vibrational terms and for the vibration-rotation interactions. Expressions for spectral intensities of infrared and Raman spectra are presented, and the selection rules and transition moment matrix elements are stated. A computer program is described which, incorporating all these features, can be used for prediction of infrared and Raman spectra and for determination of molecular constants from observed spectra by a least-squares routine. As an example the program is applied to the 2ν₄ isotropic Raman spectrum of ¹²CH₄, leading to a very good agreement between the experimental and calculated spectra.     

Low binding energy satellites in the 3d X-ray photoelectron spectra of rare earths (R) in RMn2Si2 and RGa2

The 3_d core-level X-ray photoelectron spectra of rare earths (R) in RMn₂Si₂ (R = Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd) and RGa₂ (R = Pr, Nd, Sm) have been recorded. A structure has been detected on the low binding energy side of each of the 3d_{$\text{5}\text{2}$} and 3d_{$\text{3}\text{2}$} photoemission peaks. The structure identified as a shake-down satellite shows no chemical shift. The energy separation of the satellite has been measured with respect to the main 3d_{$\text{5}\text{2}$} peak. The present results have been examined in the light of recent experimental and theoretical reports.     

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic study of perovskite titanates and related compounds: An example of the effect of polarization on chemical shifts

The differences of the binding energy of the Ti 2P_{$\text{3}\text{2}$} electrons obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy in various perovskite type titanates and related compounds have been studied. The titanium compounds studied were titanium dioxide (anatase and rutile), calcium titanate, strontium titanate, lead titanate and barium titanate. The oxidation number of the titanium ion for all of these compounds is formally 4+. However, the X-ray photoelectron spectra show small shifts in the Ti 2p_{$\text{3}\text{2}$} binding energy as the cation is varied. An analysis of data led to the conclusion that this shift is mainly due to differences in polarization energy between these compounds.