Ultrasonic spectroscopy in bovine serum albumin solutions

Ultrasonic absorption and velocity spectra in bovine serum albumin (BSA) aqueous solutions have been measured at 20 degrees C over the broad frequency range 0.1-1600 MHz in the pH range 1.5-13.2. Five different techniques were used: the plano-concave resonator, plano-plano resonator, pulse-echo overlap, Bragg reflection, and high-resolution Bragg reflection methods. The absorption spectrum at neutral pH was well fitted to the relaxation curve assuming a distribution of relaxation frequency with a high-frequency cutoff and long low-frequency tail. The relaxation behavior was interpreted in terms of various degrees of hydration of BSA molecules. At acid pH's, excess absorption over that at pH 7 was explained by double relaxation. The pH dependences of the relaxation frequency and maximum absorption per wavelength showed that the relaxation at about 200 kHz was related to the expansion of molecules and that at 2 MHz resulted from the proton transfer reaction of carboxyl group. At alkaline pH's, the excess absorption was explained by triple relaxation. The relaxation at about 200 kHz was associated with a helix-coil transition, and the two relaxations at 2 and 15 MHz were attributed to the proton transfer reactions of phenolic and amino groups, respectively. The rate constants and volume changes associated with these processes were estimated.     

Ultrasonic absorption in polymer gel dosimeters

Ultrasonic absorption in polymer gel dosimeters was investigated. An ultrasonic interferometer was used to study the frequency (f) dependence of the absorption coefficient (alpha) in a polyacrylamide gel dosimeter (PAG) in the frequency range 5-20 MHz. The frequency dependence of ultrasonic absorption deviated from that of an ideal viscous fluid. The presence of relaxation mechanisms was evidenced by the frequency dependence of alpha/f(2) and the dispersion in ultrasonic velocity. It was concluded that absorption in polymer gel dosimeters is due to a number of relaxation processes which may include polymer-solvent interactions as well as relaxation due to motion of polymer side groups.The dependence of ultrasonic absorption on absorbed dose and formulation was also investigated in polymer gel dosimeters as a function of pH and chemical composition. Changes in dosimeter pH and chemical composition resulted in a variation in ultrasonic dose response curves. The observed dependence on pH was considered to be due to pH induced modifications in the radiation yield while changes in chemical composition resulted in differences in polymerisation kinetics.     

Ultrasound absorption studies in the critical region of lithium-ammonia solutions

Measurement of the absorption of ultrasound in the critical region of lithium-ammonia solutions as a function of concentration, frequency, and temperature are presented. The absorption reaches a maximum at 4.2 mole percent lithium and is a function of the frequency. The frequency dependence can be explained either by a single relaxation at around 20 MHz or by using Fixman's theory with a correlation length of 51.3 Å.     

Dielectric studies of a α-LiIO<Subscript>3</Subscript> crystals grown from neutral and alkaline solutions

The dielectric properties of lithium iodate crystals of the hexagonal modification grown from solutions with pH = 6.2, 7.1, and 11.0 in the frequency range from 25 Hz to 1 MHz at temperatures of 290–420 K were investigated. The temperature dependence of the imaginary part of the permittivity was found to exhibit clearly pronounced relaxation peaks originating from ionic mobility. The shift in the position of the relaxation maxima was used to calculate the activation energy and attempt frequency for mobile ions. The Cole-Cole diagrams revealed the existence of a spectrum of relaxation times. The presence of the specific feature in the ionic mobility of lithium iodate crystals grown from solutions with pH ～ 7 was confirmed.     

Multistability of states of a molecular gas with the V-T relaxation time dependent on the vibrational energy

The possibility of realizing multistability of states under the action of IR radiation on a molecule under conditions of nonlinear absorption of light energy and dependence of the V-T relaxation time on its vibrational energy is shown. A two-wave optically bistable arrangement potentially having a highly contrasting range of states is proposed. The nonlinear dependence of the V-T relaxation time on the vibrational energy is shown to allow the realization of optical bistability based on the absorption of light energy at the frequency of the fundamental vibrational transition.     

Dielectric properties of liquid crystals of the cyano derivative compounds with different fragments in the molecular core

This paper reports on the results of investigations into the influence of variations in the chemical composition of the aromatic core of cyano-containing molecules of liquid crystals on their dielectric properties in the frequency range 1–2000 MHz. It is shown that the dispersion of the longitudinal permittivity is adequately described by the sum of two Debye processes with different weighting factors and relaxation times. The frequency dependence of the transverse permittivity is well approximated by the Debye process with a continuous distribution of relaxation times in a specified range. It is established that the replacement of one benzene ring in the biphenyl core of the 5CB liquid-crystal molecule by a cyclohexane (or bicyclooctane) fragment leads to a considerable decrease in both relaxation times for the longitudinal permittivity, a change in the low-frequency limit of the relaxation time range for the transverse permittivity, and the evolution of the frequency dependence of the dielectric anisotropy.     

铝试剂的共振散射光谱研究

研究了铝试剂 (ATA)的共振散射光谱、吸收光谱和荧光光谱。在pH3 7～ 1 1 0的溶液中 ,ATA的共振光散射 (RLS)信号很弱 ;当pH <3 7时 ,RLS随pH值减小而增强 ,pH 2 7时达到最大。RLS信号增强的原因是ATA由带负电荷的型体转变为中性分子并聚集形成超分子聚合体。RLS光谱图中 2 60和 340nm出现两个散射峰 ,30 0nm处为一峰谷 ,而在吸收光谱图中 30 0nm处为一吸收峰 ,由此可知ATA的RLS光谱与其吸收光谱有关 ,RLS信号强度随波长的变化不符合瑞利散射定律。ATA的荧光激发光谱和发射光谱不重叠 ,说明RLS光谱中没有共振荧光成分。在实验条件一定时 ,RLS强度与ATA浓度有关 ,但不是严格的线性关系。     

Diode laser study of IR multiphoton-induced depletion of rotational sublevels of the ground vibrational state of SF6 molecules cooled in a pulsed free jet

A pulsed frequency tunable diode laser was used to investigate the IR multiphoton-induced depletion of rotational sublevels of the ground vibrational state of SF₆ molecules cooled in a pulsed free jet at exciting energy densities between ≈10^-2 and 2.3 J cm^-2. The depletion of all rotational sublevels was effective at considerable (≈5–11 cm^-1) pumping frequency detunings from the linear absorption spectrum (LAS) of the molecule the width of which under the conditions of experiment (T_rot ≈ 18 K) was ≈2–3 cm^-1. The fraction of molecules excited by a pumping pulse from individual rotational sublevels was measured and its dependence on the exciting pulse frequency and energy density investigated. The effect of collisions on the depletion of the rotational sublevels was studied.     

Ultrasonic absorption in binary liquid mixtures

Ultrasonic absorption in binary liquid mixtures containing benzene, chloroform, cyclohexane and toluene with triethylamine, a rotational isomeric relaxing liquid, as a common component has been studied at a frequency of 7.56 MHz. A pulse techrique has been used for the measurement of absorption with an accuracy of ±5%. Bauer-Sette formula has been used to calculate the absorption of these liquid mixtures at different concentrations. The theoretical values evaluated on the basis of Bauer-Sette theory appear to have good agreement with experimental values. In view of the discrepancy pointed out by Mallikarjuna Rao and Suryanarayana, the mixtures of benzene and ethylacetate have been studied in this context and found the theoretical values coinciding with experimental values.     

Iodine stabilization of a diode laser in the optical communication band

The iodine molecule has frequently been used as a frequency reference from the green to the near-infrared wavelength region (500-900 nm). We describe the frequency locking of the second-harmonic signal of a 197.2-THz (1520.25-nm) distributed-feedback diode laser to the absorption lines of the iodine hyperfine structure; a frequency jitter below 0.1 MHz was achieved at a 300-ms time constant. This scheme provides a simple, compact, and high-performance frequency reference in the optical communication band.     

Effects of alcohols on multi-bubble sonoluminescence spectra

Spectra of multi-bubble sonoluminescence (MBSL) were measured in argon-saturated water and ethanol solutions in the concentration range 2-100 mM at the frequencies of 116 kHz and 1.0 MHz. The spectral peaks from OH-radical emission near 310 nm were observed at relatively low ultrasonic power at both frequencies. The sub-peaks at 290 and 340 nm were also observed, which are attributed to OH-radical vibronic transition. The MBSL spectra from ethanol solutions indicated that the quenching of OH-radical emission was more efficient than that of underlying continuous spectrum. The continuous spectrum suggested the decrease in temperature with increasing ethanol concentration. The concentration dependence of spectrum quenching showed no frequency dependence. A new peak was observed at 385 nm only at small ethanol concentrations and at the frequency of 1.0 MHz, which attributed to CH or CN molecule emission.     

Specific features of the absorption and phase velocity of ultrasound near the low-temperature phase transition induced by 3<Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis> impurities in a ZnSe crystal

This paper reports on the results of temperature investigations into the absorption and velocity of ultrasound in ZnSe: Ni and ZnSe: Cr crystals in the frequency range 33–268 MHz. The frequency dependence of the absorption at the maximum is analyzed, and the energy of the excited state of the Ni²⁺ ions is calculated. The dynamic contribution to the effective elastic modulus is determined, and the results obtained are used to construct the temperature dependences of the relaxed and unrelaxed elastic moduli.     

Ultrasonic studies on lyotropic liquid crystal CTAB in heavy water

Ultrasonic absorption and velocity measurements have been made on cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) solution in heavy water. Velocity measurements have been made of CTAB concentration at 25°C and a frequency of 2.0?MHz. Absorption measurements have been made in the frequency range of 5.0–55.0?MHz for various CTAB concentration. The results of these measurements indicate micelle formation. Absorption measurements show the existence of a single relaxation frequency. A detailed analysis of the data has been presented. Theoretical and experimental relaxation frequencies are approximately the same.     

环丙沙星的光谱性质、质子化作用与荧光量子产率

研究了环丙沙星(ciprofloxacin, CIP)在不同pH条件下的荧光光谱、紫外吸收光谱和质子化作用,测量了CIP在中性条件下的荧光量子产率。在H+浓度大于1 mol·L-1的HCl介质中,CIP分子(简写为HL)可以结合3个质子而以H₄L3+形式存在,有微弱的荧光,最大荧光发射波长(λ_ｍａｘ)为456 nm。在pH 0～2的酸性条件下,CIP主要以H₃L2+形式存在,λ_ｍａｘ为450 nm,荧光较弱,荧光强度随pH的升高而上升。在pH 2～4时,CIP主要以H₂L+形式存在,具有强荧光,λ_ｍａｘ仍为450 nm。当pH＞4时,λ_ｍａｘ逐步蓝移到414 nm,荧光强度随pH的升高而稍有降低,同时紫外吸收光谱也有明显变化,表明H₂L+随pH升高而失去质子,以双极离子HL形式存在。当pH＞8时,荧光强度随pH升高而减弱至消失,表明HL逐步失去质子,转化为无荧光的阴离子L-。在分子形态变化过程中,最大荧光激发波长始终在275 nm附近,但最大荧光发射波长有较大变化。在pH 7.0的缓冲溶液中,以硫酸奎宁为参比,测得CIP在最大荧光激发波长275 nm处的荧光量子产率为0.12。     

Influence of oxygen adsorption on the surface potential of a metal oxide semiconductor

Analytical expressions describing dependences of the surface density of adsorbed oxygen ions and energy band bending in the subsurface region of a metal oxide semiconductor on the oxygen concentration that consider not only the process of neutral gas particle adsorption, but also their charge transfer at the expense of electron capture from the conduction band are presented. It is demonstrated that the heat of oxygen ion absorption is equal to the sum of the heat of neutral particle adsorption and the energy gap between the Fermi level and the level of the oxygen ion on the semiconductor surface. When the adsorption equilibrium is established, an analytical expression describing the time dependence of the energy band bending can be obtained only for small change of the oxygen concentration in the gas mixture.     

Zur Deutung der Protonenspinrelaxation in Glycerin

In contrast with the usual assumption that proton spin relaxation in glycerol originates from rotational molecular diffusion, quantitative evaluation of the temperature and Larmor frequency dependence in the ranges ?30 °C to+70 °C and 10 kHz to 120 MHz, respectively, gives extensive agreement with Fick's translational random walk model. This observation is supported by direct measurements of the self-diffusion constant by means of the pulse gradient method, which reveals the same activation barrier as relaxation spectroscopy.     

罗丹明B的共振散射光谱研究

研究了罗丹明B(RhB)的共振光散射的特性与机理。在 pH =- 0 38至 pH 4 10的酸性溶液中 ,共振光散射信号随pH值增大而增强 ,近中性时散射强度达到最大。散射强度随波长的变化不符合瑞利散射定律。RhB的荧光激发光谱与发射光谱有部分重叠 ,共振散射峰处于荧光激发峰和荧光发射峰之间。在三维荧光等高线光谱图中 ,瑞利散射线与荧光等高线相交。在光偏振实验中 ,测得共振散射光的偏振度P≈ 0 1。上述实验结果揭示RhB的共振散射光主要是共振荧光。共振光散射信号随 pH值增大而增强的机理是RhB酸碱平衡移动导致荧光型体的形成。RhB的共振散射峰位于吸收曲线轮廓之中 ,共振光散射受光吸收的影响 ,因此 ,散射光强度与浓度之间不是严格的线性关系。     

Relaxation of the volume and shear viscosities in diethyl siloxane and ethyloctyl siloxane

The variable distance pulsed phase-locked method is applied to study the temperature and frequency dependences of the rate and coefficient of ultrasound absorption in diethyl siloxane and ethyloctyl siloxane in the frequency range 4–63 MHz at temperatures from 293 to 348 K. Based on experimental data, the frequency dependence of the volume and shear viscosities is derived. The values of the shear and volume viscosity coefficients, as well as the relaxation times of processes discovered, are found.     

Determination of the parameters of the rotational diffusion of complexes of serum albumins with Triton X-100 from analysis of tryptophan fluorescence

The rotational diffusion of complexes of human serum albumin (HSA) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) with neutral surfactant Triton X-100 is study by analyzing the polarized tryptophan fluorescence and its parameters are determined (rotational relaxation time, diffusion coefficient, effective radius). Similarities in the solubilization of both proteins are revealed: an effective solubilization BSA and HSA in solutions containing neutral surfactant Triton X-100 is achieved at concentration of the latter of 0.3 mM, slightly greater than its critical micelle concentration (0.25 mM), with the most significant effect taking place at pH 5.0, a value close to the isoelectric points of the proteins.