A resistometric investigation of the decomposition kinetics of Al-21·8 at.% Zn solid solution at 276 °C

Under the condition of nearly equilibrium concentration of vacancies, time dependence of the amount of isothermal transformation given byy=R/R _f was investigated whereR _f is the total structural change of resistivity on completion of the whole process andR is the measured resistivity change. The investigation was done on the 21·8 at.% (40·3wt.%) Zn alloy under the condition of relatively low supersaturation of a few degrees centigrade below the metastable _R solvus line. The total transformation involves four kinetic stages: the first two stages correspond probably to diffusion-controlled growth of the _R particles from the supersaturated solid solution and to the ripening of these particles till their conversion to the cubic phase takes place. The last two kinetic stages account analogously for the particles growth and ripening. Both _R and phases were identified by the transmission electron microscopy. When separating the individual stages, the approximation byy=1–exp [–(mt) ⁿ] of the amount of transformationy was used. The approximation allowed to get the starting values of both the time and the change of the structural part of the electrical resistance for individual stages and also to derive the parametersm _i, n_i which had to be redetermined for the individual separated stages. These data made it possible to synthetize the experimental curves ofR andy vs. time for the total transformation.It is a pleasure to thank Doc. Dr. V.Syneek CSc. for stimulating the author's interest in this problem and for providing helpful discussions. I also would like to express my thanks to Ing. P.Bartuka CSc. for the transmission electron microscopic study carried out to identify the particular phases. The author is indebted to Ing.V. íma for the preparation of the investigated alloy and to Mrs. A.Mendlová and Mr. P.Vyhlídka for technical assistance.     

Temperature dependence of anisotropy in monocrystalline lithium ferrite films

A study of crystallographic and uniaxial anisotropy in monocrystalline Li-ferrite films in the temperature range 4.2–550°K is presented. The experimental results K₁(T) agree well with calculations based on the one ion model with crystalline field coefficients of a_A=–2.77 ·10^–2 cm^–1, a_B=3.34 · 10^–2 cm^–1. An experimental function K_u(T) is obtained which does not contradict the assumption that anisotropic stresses are responsible for the development of uniaxial anisotropy in Li-ferrite films.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 8, pp. 113–116, August, 1973.     

Interaction of Alkali Blue 6B with Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide

The microsurface adsorption–spectral correction (MSASC) technique has been applied to investigate the interaction of alkali blue 6B (AB6B) with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The aggregation of AB6B on CTAB obeys the Langmuir isothermal adsorption. The aggregate was characterized by MSASC. For the monomer aggregate AB6B₂CTAB formed, its binding constant is calculated to be K = 3.01·10⁵ and its molar absorptivity to be 2.45·10⁶ liters·cm^–1 at = 690 nm. The adsorption has been used to carry out quantitative detection of cationic surfactant in samples.     

Evaluation of hot spots parameters by simple soft x-ray diagnostics

Properties of the hot spots in Ar and Ne plasma of a gas-puff z-pinch were investigated. Pinhole cameras with entrance diameter 13–250 m, XRD, semiconductor detectors and flat crystal spectrographs with Si and KAP crystals were used for spatially, temporally and spectrally resolved soft x-ray diagnostics. The diameters of Ar (25–30 m) and Ne (40 um) hot spots were found and K-shell x-ray spectra were registered. Temporal evolution of x-rays within 600 ns was observed; the upper estimate of hot spots lifetime did not exceed 50 ns. The described processing and curve fitting of He-like Ar XVII lines provided the values the of electron temperature and density in Ar hot spotsT _e=1·0–1·1 keV,n _e=(1·8–4·0)×10²⁷ m^–3, which support the idea of the Bennett equilibrium validity for the spots.Reprinted with permission of American Institute of Physics from Dense Z-pinches, AIP Conf. Proc. 195 (Eds. N. R. Pereira, J. Davis, N. Rostoker), AIP, New York, 1989.     

An IR-Radiometer with Internal Signal Modulation

An infrared (IR) radiometer electrical circuit on the basis of photoresistors and photodiodes made of silicon doped with zinc (Si) as well as the narrow bandgap semiconductor alloy Pb_0.78Sn_0.22Te is presented. In the circuit suggested a bridge with the photoreceiver connected to the radiometer input and immediately fed by signal generators functions as a radiation modulator. The threshold sensitivity turned out on a recorder is 2·10^–13 W·Hz^–1/2 (for the n⁺–n–n⁺ structures made of Si, =0.8–l.2m, T=300K); 1.4·10^–15W·Hz^–1/2 (for p⁺–n–n⁺ S-diodes on the basis of Si, =0.8–1.2m, T=300K) and 10^–12W·Hz^1/2 (for photodiodes on the basis of Pb_0.78Sn_0.22Te, =8–13m, T=77K).     

Determination of the strain potential constant by means of the p-InSb photoconductivity spectra under uniaxial compression

The influence of uniaxial pressure (0 < P < 2600 kg/cm2) on the intrinsic photoconductivity (PC) spectrum of p-InSb at 93 and 15°K is investigated. At 77°K the carrier concentration and mobility in the specimens were, respectively, (1.4–3.2)·10¹⁴ cm^–3 and 7000 cm²/V. sec. It is established that the maximum in the PC(E_m) spectra under compression is shifted towards higher energies. In the low-compression range E_m/P=5·10^–6eV·cm²/kg, while E_m/P=1·10^–6eV·cm²/kg for P > 1000 kg/cm². It is shown that the shift of the maximum of the intrinsic PC spectra with pressure is due to the growC;th in the forbidden bandwidth (E_g), and the change in parameters characterizing carrier diffusion in the specimen bulk (the diffusion coefficient, lifetime, surface recombination velocity) plays no part. The change in E_m/P with pressure is explained by the influence of valence band splitting. The deformation potential constants of the valence band |b|=(1.7±0.3) eV and |d|=(4.4±0.8)eV are calculated on the basis of a comparison between experimentally obtained data and theoretical results.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 2, pp. 159–162, February, 1976.     

Energy Spectra of the Local States in the Forbidden Gap of Monoclinic TlInS2xSe2(1?x) Crystals

Near IR properties of the mixed TlInS_2xSe_2(1–x) have been studied previously by the present authors. In this work the temperature and frequency dependence's of the conductivity and the current-voltage characteristics (in relatively weak electric field), have been investigated for monoclinic TlInS_2xSe_2(1–x) crystals, which are perspective materials for IR applications. From the temperature dependence's of conductivity in the direction perpendicular to c- axis the band gap E^g = 2.22 eV was determined for --TlInS₂ crystals. The impurity centres were determined located at 0.43, 0.73 eV and 0.35, 0.48, 1.12 eV for the direction of current i//c and i c, respectively. The concentration of the centres located at 0.48 and 1.12 eV were calculated to be N_A – N_D = 4.8 · 10⁹ cm^–3 and 1.9 · 10¹¹ cm^–3, respectively. It was found that in the solid solutions TlInS_2xSe_2(1–x) for 0.3 x 1, the conductivity follows the dependence (v) = ₀·^s in the temperature range between 100 to 600 K. In the temperature range of 80-400 K charge bounce plays an important role in the conductivity mechanism. Occurrence of the deep and low-levels impurity centres and a tail of the density of energy states in TlInS_2xSe_2(1–x) crystals make them perspective for practical applications: switching and memory effects, N-type current-voltage characteristics, induced conductivity etc.     

On the mechanism of the induced anisotropy of magnesium ferrites in the range of higher temperatures

A simple mechanism explaining not only the magnitude but also the type of induced anisotropy on the magnesium ferrite Mg_0·78 Fe_2·22 O_4·026 in the temperature range from 400 to 500°K has been designed. The experimentally estimated values of the microscopic bond energyl _p 7×10^–16 erg of the configuration contributing to theF-type anisotropy and the activation energy _exp = 1·1 eV are in good correspondence with the valuesl _d1·6×10^–16erg and _cal = 1·1₅ eV which have been calculated theoretically.Dedicated to Professor Dr. Jaromír Bro on his sixtieth birthday.The author would like to express his thanks to Dr. S. Krupika for valuable discussions and his interest in this paper.     

119Sn-mössbauer,IR, and DSC study of tin oxyfluoride glasses

The¹¹⁹Sn-Mössbauer spectra ofxSnO·(70–x)SnF₂·30P₂O₅ glasses (0 x70) measured at 78 K comprised a doublet due to Sn²⁺ (=3.30–3.36 mm s^–1, = 1.70–1.72 mm s^–1) and a weak singlet due to Sn⁴⁺ located at –0.23 mm s^–1 with respect to BaSnO₃. The and of Sn²⁺ were comparable to those of Sn₂P₂O₇. Small Debye temperatures (146 and 155 K) were obtained from the low-temperature measurements. These results indicate that Sn²⁺ and Sn₄₊ occupied interstitial sites, being loosely and ionically bonded to distorted PO_4–x F _x tetrahedra.     

On the magnetic dipole moment of the153Tb ground state

Temperature dependence of the angular distribution anisotropy of the 212·0 keV gamma-ray following the decay of¹⁵³Tb oriented in a gadolinium host was measured at temperatures from 16 to 70 mK. Magnetic dipole hyperfine splitting parameter a₀ for¹⁵³Tb(Gd) and magnetic dipole moment of the¹⁵³Tb ground state were estimated to be ¦a ₀¦1·2×10^–5 eV and ¦¦3·1 nuclear magnetons, respectively.Authors are indebted to Dr. N. A. Lebedev, Yu. V. Yushkewich and the staff of the JINR synchrocyclotron for the preparation of the¹⁵³Tb activity. The participation of Ing. L. Mare, J. Ferencei and S. I. Antonov in the measurements is also acknowledged.     

Electrical properties of p-type ZnGeP2 irradiated by H+ ions

The properties of p-type ZnGeP₂ [p₀=(5–10)·10¹⁰ cm^–3, ₀=(2–5)·10^–7 (·cm)^–1], irradiated with H⁺ ions [E=5 MeV, T_irr=300 K, D=(1·10¹²–1.7·10¹⁶) cm^–2] are studied. An increase in the resistivity (to gr_max - 5·10¹¹ ·cm) and subsequent reduction in for large currents of H⁺ ions ( - 9·10⁸ ·cm for D - 1.7·10¹⁶ cm^–2), is observed in irradiated crystals. The resistivity of irradiated p-type ZnGeP₂ is found to be very sensitive to hydrostatic pressure [(4–5)·10^–5 bar^–1]. The annealing of radiation defects in the temperature interval (20–600) °C is examined.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 10, pp. 91–93, October, 1991.     

Ferromagnetic resonance and magnetic crystallographic anisotropy of monocrystalline lithium ferrite films

The crystallographic anisotropy constant K₁ of monociystalline lithium ferrite films was measured by the methods of ferromagnetic resonance and rotational moments. The presence of uniaxial anisotropy in the plane of a film with the constant K_u 10₃ erg · cm^–3 is established experimentally. The nature of the uniaxial anisotropy is explained by the anisotropy of the stresses in the plane of the film, a formula is obtained to compute the angle of deflection of the easy magnetization axis from the crystallographic direction. An estimate is made of the difference in the stresses along the axes (_x–_z) 10¹⁰ dyne · cm^–2.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, Vol. 16, No. 9, pp. 86–89, September, 1973.     

On determination of the 2p-energy level shift and width for π−-4He atom

The strong interaction shift and width in the 2p-level of the pionic helium have been deduced from the analysis of the low-energy -⁴He scattering data. The obtained values are: _2p=4·0 × × 10^–3 eV and _2p=1·6 × 10^–3 eV. The analysis has been performed within the framework of the UST approach.Presented at the IV International Symposium Mesons and Light Nucler, Bechyn, Czechoslovakia, September 5–10, 1988.     

Matrix field theory for disordered local pairing superconductors with two glass order parameters and spin-flip pairbreaking processes

We derive the exact matrix field theory for a replicated grassmannian representation of a local pairing superconducting disorder ensemble including three superconducting order parameters and the spin-flip pairbreaking mechanism. Disorder is assumed to be gaussian distributed. We find by exactly solving the saddle-point equation the criterion for a vanishing gap ^–1 + ^–1 , where denotes the averaged superconducting order parameter, ^–1 the spin-flip scattering rate, and ^–1 the scattering rate corresponding to correlations of Re(–). Taken at =0, our field theory, which is exact in all orders of ^–1 , contains new terms in addition to those of theO( ^–1 ) model derived by Efetov et al. Our formulation transfers correctly to all orders the invariances of the action into symmetries of the matrix field theory. The saddle point approximation is outlined and it is shown how singular corrections to the saddle point density of states arise atE _F in a gapless superconductor. Finally singular corrections in the two particle propagator, the density correlation function and the conductivity are calculated for =0 in one loop order. It turns out that these corrections can be entirely expressed by those of the single particle density of states.     

Electrical resistivity and thermoelectric power of amorphous niobium-nickel alloys synthetized by vapour quenching

Thin film samples (10–20 thick) of niobium-nickel alloys in the composition range Nb-5 to 95 at % Ni were vapour quenched by R. F. sputtering onto fused quartz substrates held at a temperature of 450 K. It was found that fully glassy alloys were synthetized in the composition range Nb-30 to 85 at % Ni, 2·5 times larger than reported for splat-quenched alloys. Crystallization temperatures exhibited maxima near the eutectic composition and are comparable to those of splat-quenched materials. At room temperature, the electrical resistivity of these alloys lies between 176–210 cm, and the absolute thermoelectric power S between 2·20–2·52 V/K. On increasing the temperature from 4·2 to 775 K, up to which the amorphous alloys are stable, the resistivity of the alloy with=0·50 decreases by about 1·5%; the value of d/dT progressively increases with increasing Ni content, becoming positive at 0·50dS/dT of all alloys lies between 6–8·5×10^–3V deg^–2. The electrical behaviour of these alloys may be treated in terms of electron scattering in disordered structures assuming the nearly free-electron model, in a manner analogous to Ziman's theory of electronic transport in liquid metals.     

Intensity distribution in the rotational structure of the electron-vibrational bands of nitrogen

The intensity distribution was measured for the rotational lines of the N₂ molecule in the radiation of a glow discharge in the pure gas, at pressure 0.1–5 torr, or with argon, at a total pressure of 2 torr, at a current of 40 mA. The distribution found lags behind a Boltzmann distribution in the 0–3 band (corresponding to the C³-B³ transition; the second positive system) over the pressure range 0.1–2 torr and in the 1–4 band (the C³-B³ transition; second positive system) at a pressure of 0.1 torr. In the N₂ + Ar mixture there is selective amplification of the J=25, 26 rotational lines.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 9, pp. 17–21, September, 1970.     

Die Magnetische SuszeptibilitÄt von Kristallinem n-CdGeAs2

The specific magnetic susceptibility of polycrystalline and powdered samples was measured between 77 °K and 570 °K. This dependence was interpreted in intrinsic range suggesting the susceptibility is given as a sum of contributions of the lattice ^G and of free carriers _L. The temperature dependence of the lattice susceptibility _G= _G ⁰ +T was checked: _G ⁰ =–2·35× ×10^–7, =4·5×10^–11. The contribution _L enabled to check the effective mass of holes m_h=0·25m₀ suggesting m_em_h.

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Herrn A. Hrubý gilt mein Dank für die Vorbereitung des polykristallinen Ingots von CdGeAs₂.     

The effect of low-temperature electron irradiation on the transition temperature of YBa2Cu3O7−δ superconductors

Measurements of the complex susceptibility =–i of electron-irradiated YBa₂Cu₃O_7– show a strong influence of the electron irradiation dose, ·t on the transition temperatureT _c . For irradiation doses of ·t=2.2·10¹⁹ e^–/cm² we find a damage rate of T _c /(·t)=–1.6·10^–19 K/(e^–/cm²). It is assumed that the decrease ofT _c is mainly a bulk effect due to the production of atomic defects like vacancies and interstitials in the Cu–O–Cu chains and in the basal planes of the unit cells.     

Determination of the Dipole Moments of the Molecules of 4′-Substituted 3-Hydroxyflavones Using the Electrooptic Absorption Method

The dipole moments in the equilibrium ground ( _g) and excited Franck–Condon states ( _e ^FC) of the molecules of 4-(methoxy)-3-hydroxyflavone (FOM), 4-(dimethylamino)-3-hydroxyflavone (FME), and 4-N-(15-azacrown-5(-3-hydroxyflavone (FCR) in 1,4-dioxane were measured. Characteristic of these probes is excited-state intramolecular proton transfer. For comparison, the dipole moments of the molecules of 4-(dimethylamino)-3-methoxyflavone (FME3ME) were measured, for which the excited-state intramolecular proton transfer is lacking. It is established that in the case of FME, FCR, and FME3ME the dipole moments _g and _e ^FC are parallel to the absorption transition dipole moment m _a responsible for absorption. Among the compounds studied, FOM has the least values of _g and _e ^FC, only 9.4·10^–30 and 26.3·10^–30 C·m, respectively. The dipole moments _g, _e ^FC and m _a are not parallel to one another, and the angles between them lie in the range 4–55°. This effect is due to FOM not having a strong electron-donating group, such as an amino group.     

Simultaneous determination of benomyl and morestan residues in waters by synchronous solid-phase spectrofluorimetry

In this paper a new, sensitive, and simple method for simultaneous determination of pesticides morestan and benomyl at trace levels in waters is reported. Both chemicals, showing native fluorescence in solution at neutral medium, were fixed on C-18 silica gel at pH 1, giving a fluorescent system. The benomyl-morestan-silica gel system, after dry, was packed in a 1-mm silica cell and its synchronous fluorescence spectra were recorded at =80 nm for determination of benomyl and =25 nm for determination of morestan. Measurements of fluorescence were performed at ₁=289 nm and ₂=367 nm for benomyl and morestan analysis, respectively. The applicable concentration ranges were from 0.5 to 15.0 ng·ml^–1 for benomyl and from 0.6 to 15.0 ng·ml^–1 for morestan, with relative standard deviations of 1.2 and 1.5% for benomyl and morestan, respectively, being 0.15 and 0.18 ng·ml^–1 its respective detection limits. The method was applied to the simultaneous determination of residues of both pesticides in water of different provenances.