Dynamic behaviors of water contained in calcium-silicate-hydrate gel at different temperatures studied by quasi-elastic neutron scattering spectroscopy

The dynamic behaviors of water contained in calcium-silicate-hydrate(C-S-H) gel with different water content values from 10%to 30%(by weight),are studied by using an empirical diffusion model(EDM) to analyze the experimental data of quasi-elastic neutron scattering(QENS) spectra at measured temperatures ranging from 230 K to 280 K.In the study,the experimental QENS spectra with the whole Q-range are considered.Several important parameters including the bound/immobile water elastic coefficient A,the bound water index BWI,the Lorentzian with a half-width at half-maximum(HWHM) Γ_1(Q) and Γ_2(Q),the self-diffusion coefficients D_(t1) and D_(t2) of water molecules,the average residence times τ_(01)and τ_(02),and the proton mean squared displacement(MSD)(u~2) are obtained.The results show that the QENS spectra can be fitted very well not only for small Q(≤1 A~1) but also for large Q.The bound/immobile water fraction in a C-S-H gel sample can be shown by the fitted BWI.The distinction between bound/immobile and mobile water,which includes confined water and ultra-confined water,can be seen by the fitted MSD.All the MSD tend to be the smallest value below 0.25 A~2(the MSD of bound/immobile water) as the Q increases to 1.9 A~1 no matter what the temperature and water content are.Furthermore,by the abrupt changes of the fitted values of D_(t1),τ_(01),and Γ_1(Q),a crossover temperature at 250 K,namely the liquid-to-crystal-like transition temperature,can be identified for confined water in large gel pores(LGPs) and/or small gel pores(SGPs) contained in the C-S-H gel sample with 30% water content.     

Nuclear properties of Z=114 isotopes and shell structure of ~(298)114

The two-neutron separation energies(S_(2n)) and α-decay energies(Q_α) of the Z=114 isotopes are calculated by the deformed Skyrme-Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov(SHFB) approach with the SLy5,T22,T32 and T43 interactions.It is found that the tensor force effect on the bulk properties is weak and the shell closure at N=184 is seen evidently with these interactions by analyzing the S_(2n) and Q_α evolutions with neutron number N.Meanwhile,the single-particle energy spectra of ~(298)114 are studied using the spherical SHFB approach with these interactions to furthermore examine the shell structure of the magic nucleus ~(298)114.It is shown that the shell structure is almost not changed by the inclusion of the tensor force in the Skyrme interactions.Finally,by examining the energy splitting of the three pairs of pseudospin partners for the protons and neutrons of ~(298)114,it is concluded that the pseudospin symmetry of the neutron states is preserved better than that of the proton states and not all of the pseudospin symmetries of the proton and neutron states are influenced by the tensor force.     

A universal protocol for bidirectional controlled teleportation with network coding

We investigate bidirectional teleportation that works in a fair and efficient manner. Two explicit protocols are proposed to realize bidirectional teleportation with a controller. One is a symmetric protocol for two-qubit states. The other is an asymmetric protocol for single-and two-qubit states. We then devise a universal protocol for arbitrary n_1-and n_2-qubit states via a(2n_1+2n_2+1)-qubit entangled state, where n_1≤n_2.The receiver only needs to perform the single-qubit recovery operation, which is derived by a general expression. Moreover, a(2n_1+1)-bit classical communication cost can be saved within the controller's broadcast channel by the use of network coding technology.     

Elastic scattering of polarized deuterons from Al, Si and Ni between 7 and 11 MeV

Polarization parameters have been determined for deuteron elastic scattering from ²⁷Al, Si and ⁶⁰Ni at energies between 7 and 11 MeV and laboratory scattering angles from 30° to 135°. The vector polarization, iT₁₁, and two tensor parameters T₂₀ and T₂₂, were measured by scattering polarized and unpolarized deuterons which were obtained from a tandem accelerator. The largest polarization was |iT₁₁| ≈ 0.3 and |T₂₀| ≈ 0.2 for ²⁷Al at 11 MeV. For ⁶⁰Ni, the observed polarizations were substantially smaller. Angular distributions of the unpolarized cross section were also measured for ²⁷Al and Si. An optical-model analysis of the polarization and cross-section data was performed. The vector polarization was reproduced reasonably well by a vector spin-orbit coupling of similar strength as found for nucleon scattering. A tensor interaction appears to be needed to account for the observed tensor polarizations.     

Global features of intermediate mass fragment cross sections in Ne induced interactions

Inclusive cross sections of intermediate mass fragments (6Z16) have been measured in ²⁰Ne induced reactions on silver and gold targets at 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 MeV/u incident energies. Whereas the production yields remain approximately constant for the Ne+Ag system, they increase by a factor of two for the Ne+Au system over the same bombarding energy range. These results are discussed in the framework of two fragmentation models.     

应用分子子图指数估计与预测烷烃核磁共振碳谱位移和

系统地研究了核磁共振碳谱(¹³C NMR)与化学位移规律及其定量构谱关系(QSSR).本文研究了一组多元素分子子图指数矢量(VMSG),并发现它与烷烃化学位移和(CCSA)有很好线性相关性.采用多元线性回归(MVLR)进行准确估计与预测,结果良好.     

应用分子子图指数估计与预测烷烃核磁共振碳谱位移和

系统地研究了核磁共振碳谱(¹³C NMR)与化学位移规律及其定量构谱关系(QSSR).本文研究了一组多元素分子子图指数矢量(VMSG),并发现它与烷烃化学位移和(CCSA)有很好线性相关性.采用多元线性回归(MVLR)进行准确估计与预测,结果良好.     

Duree de vie et depolarisation par collisions avec l''helium des niveaux 5P3/2 Et 5P1/2 de l''ion Cd

The lifetimes of the Cd⁺ 5²P_3/2 and 5²P_1/2 states have been measured by the Hanle effect. The Cd⁺ ions are produced in a d.c. discharge in cadmium vapor, with helium as buffer gas. The results are: τ(5²P_3/2) = (2.60±0.20) ×10⁻⁹sec, and τ(5²P_1/2) = (3.05 ± 0.13) × 10⁻⁹sec.

We measured also the cross sections for the destruction of the orientation in the 5²P_1/2Cd⁺ state (<5Ų), of the orientation (18±10Ų) and of the alignment (46±10Ų) in the 5²P_3/2 state due to collisions with the helium atoms.     

3S1–3D1 coupled channel ΛcN interactions:chiral effective field theory versus lattice QCD

We study the lattice QCD Λ_cN phase shifts for the ³S₁-³D₁ coupled channel using both the leading order covariant chiral effective theory and the next-to-leading order non-relativistic chiral effective field theory(ChEFT).We show that although it is possible to describe simultaneously the ³S₁ and ³D₁ phase shifts and the inelasticity η₁,the fitted energy range is quite small,only up to E<...     

Zeeman scanning of alkaline-earth absorption line profiles in flames at atmospheric pressure

Absorption line profiles of the resonance lines (¹P₁-¹S₀) of calcium, strontium and barium were measured in laminar, premixed shielded acetylene-air flames at atmospheric pressure by making use of a Zeeman scanning technique. The central wavelenght of the narrow atomic emission line in a low-pressure discharge containing Ca, Sr and Ba, respectively, was changed by less than ±0.2 Å with a variable magnetic field.

Values for the line shift, the asymmetry ratio, collisional half-width and damping parameter “a” were derived from these profiles at a flame temperature of 2275 ±10°K. Effective values for collisional cross sections were calculated.

Values for the line-damping parameter (and effective collisional cross sections) were determined under the same experimental conditions by using a variant of the “curve-of-growth” method. The results derived from the two methods were found to be consistent.

The new experimental results were compared with recent literature data. An attempt was also made to fit our experimental data to the Lindholm-Foley line-broadening theory for a Lennard-Jones type interaction; we have derived values for the constants C₆ and C₁₂ occuring in this potential.     

The influence of fission on the fragmentation of relativistic Pb and U projectiles in peripheral collisions

The projectile fragmentation in peripheral nuclear collisions was studied using ≈ 1 GeV·A of ²⁰⁸Pb and ²³⁸U from the SIS at GSI, impinging on a copper target. Lead and thallium isotopes from the fragmentation of ²⁰⁸Pb as well as uranium and protactinium isotopes from ²³⁸U, were selected by the fragment separator FRS. In contrast to the fragmentation of ²⁰⁸Pb, the cross sections for the production of heavy fragments from ²³⁸U are strongly reduced by fission. The measured isotopic yields may be explained quantitatively by calculations in the framework of the abrasion-ablation model, if fission is allowed to compete with particle evaporation in the deexcitation of the prefragments.     

Cross sections of Au at 10 A GeV and of Pb at 158 A GeV

We have measured total and elemental charge changing cross sections fro the fragmentation of 10 AGeV ¹⁹⁷Au- and 158 AgeV ²⁰⁷Pb-beams interacting with different targets (C, CH₂, Al, Cu, Ag, and Pb) using stacks of CR-39 and of BP-1 nuclear track detectors. Electromagnetic dissociation (ED) significantly contributes to these interactions besides nuclear fragmentation. Based on the factorization of elemental cross sections it is possible to separate electromagnetic dissociation cross sections from the measured data. The analysis of the Au 10 AGeV experiment is completed. For the Pb-beam the analysis is in progress. First results will be reported.     

Multifragmentation of target in Si–AgBr interactions at 14.5 A GeV—self affine or self similar

Nature of dynamical fluctuations of target evaporated slow particles is investigated in both forward and backward emission angular zones in the framework of multi-dimensional factorial moment methodology using the concept of Hurst exponent. Our analysis on target fragments emitted in ²⁸Si–AgBr interactions at 14.5 A GeV reveals the hint of self-affine dynamical fluctuations in the forward emission angular zone. However in the backward emission angular zone it cannot be unambiguously stated whether the nature of dynamical fluctuations is self affine in nature or self similar. This work further shows the presence of stronger intermittent type of fluctuations in the forward hemisphere.     

NMR study of local hole distribution, spin fluctuation and superconductivity in Tl2Ba2Ca2Cu3O10

⁶³Cu, ¹⁷O and ²⁰⁵Tl NMR have been performed in the high-T_c superconductor Tl₂Ba₂Ca₂Cu₃O₁₀ whose T_c(max) is 127 K. The hole densities at Cu and oxygen sites in the CuO₂ plane have been extracted from the nuclear quadrupole frequency ν_Q. The striking feature is that the Cu holes are significantly transferred to oxygen site due to strong hybridization between Cu and oxygen. From an analysis of T₁ and T_2G, it has been found that the spectral weight of the spin fluctuation is transferred to higher energy compared to YBa₂Cu₃O₇, while the magnetic correlation length ξ does not differ much. Thus, it is suggested that the higher T_c is due to higher characteristic energy of spin fluctuations, i.e. the superconductivity is spin fluctuation mediated. The superconducting properties are consistently explained by a d-wave superconductivity model with a finite density of states (DOS) at the Fermi level. We show that the disorder of the Ca/TlO layer caused by the partial inter-substitution of Tl and Ca is responsible for the potential scattering to produce such a DOS. It is found that if such a potential scattering were absent, T_c would go up to 132 K which is quite close to the record T_c realized in the Hg based compound.     

Temporal fluctuations in proton relaxation times

We studied mouse liver, heart and kidney for possible diurnal fluctuations of T₁ and T₂. In a subgroup of animals, we attempted to relate T₁ and T₂ of the organ samples to their water and lipid content (and in the liver, also to glycogen content). Diurnal periodic fluctuation was found only in liver T₂ and was of a very minor degree. Regression analysis of organ T₂ estabilished relationships with chemical composition which explained 25%–40% of the observed variation in T₂. No relationship with T₁ could be established.     

Effect of confined one-gluon-exchange potential and instanton-induced interaction on nucleon–nucleon interaction

The effect of confined one-gluon-exchange potential and instanton-induced interaction potential in the singlet(~1S_0) and triplet(~3S_1) channels for nucleon–nucleon interaction has been investigated in the framework of the relativistic harmonic model using the resonating group method in the adiabatic limit with the Born–Oppenheimer approximation. The contributions of the different components of the interaction potentials have been analyzed.     

Production ratio of pseudoscalar to vector mesons

The P/V ratio of directly produced pseudoscalar (P) to vector (V) mesons is analysed using the data on the K⁰_S and K^*(892) total inclusive cross sections in pp, π⁺p and K^±p reactions. The indication for a change of P/V from a value of about 1 at low energies, where the fragmentation processes dominate, to a value of 1/3, suggested by spin-statistics, at high energies is discussed.     

Compton scattering by the proton through θcms = 75° and 90° in the Δ-resonance region

Differential cross sections for Compton scattering by the proton have been measured in the energy interval between 200 and 500 MeV at scattering angles of θcms = 75° and θcms = 90° using the CATS, the CATS/TRAJAN, and the COPP setups with the Glasgow Tagger at MAMI (Mainz). The data are compared with predictions from dispersion theory using photo-meson amplitudes from the recent VPI solution SM95. The experiment and the theoretical procedure are described in detail. It is found that the experiment and predictions are in agreement as far as the energy dependence of the differential cross sections in the Δ-range is concerned. However, there is evidence that a scaling down of the resonance part of the M1+3/2 photo-meson amplitude by (2.8 ± 0.9)% is required in comparison with the VPI analysis. The deduced value of the M1+3/2-photoproduction amplitude at the resonance energy of 320 MeV is: |M1+3/2| = (39.6 ± 0.4) × 10−3 mπ+−1.     

Shell effects in the symmetric-modal fission of pre-actinide nuclei

Mass distributions of fragments in the low-energy fission of nuclei from ¹⁸⁷Ir to ²¹³At have been analysed. This analysis has shown that shell effects in symmetric-mode fragment mass yields from the fission of pre-actinide nuclei could be described if one assumes the existence of two strongly deformed neutron shells in the arising fragments with neutron numbers N₁ ≈ 52 and N₂ ≈ 68. A new method has been proposed for quantitatively describing the mass distributions of the symmetric fission mode for pre-actinides with A ≈ 180–220.