Study of the ν2 + ν10 Hybrid Band of the Trans-C2H2D2 Molecule

Russian Physics Journal - The ν2 + ν10 (Bu) hybrid band of the trans-C2H2D2 molecule in the region 2100–2300 cm–1 is studied for the first time. The spectrum has been analyzed...     

Elasticity of the B2 phase and the effect of the B1–B2 phase transition on the elasticity of MgO

A study of the high-pressure anisotropy of MgO was conducted using first-principles calculations based on density functional theory within the generalized gradient approximations. The pressure dependence of the elastic stiffness coefficients and the anisotropy parameters, in both B1 and B2 phases, shows that for high-hydrostatic compression the easiest deformation is the shear along (100) plane and the the material's response to deformation and to shearing strains is quite the same. According to the calculations of the velocities of propagation of elastic waves, we deduced that MgO develop an elastic anisotropy, especially, in the B1 phase. We present the B2 phase elastic properties which are not already studied under high pressure.     

Influence of the reagent vibration on the stereo-dynamics of the reactions D^- ＋ H2 and H^- ＋ D2

Employing the quasi-classical trajectory method and the potential energy surface of Panda and Sathyamurhy [Panda A N and Sathyamurthy N 2004 J.Chem.Phys.121 9343],the effect of the reagent vibration on vector correlation of the ion-molecule reactions D～-+H₂ and H～-+D₂ is studied at a collision energy of 35.7 kcal/mol.Four generalized polarization-dependent differential cross sections （2π/σ）（dσ 00 /dωt）,（2π/σ）（dσ 20 /dωt）,（2π/σ）（dσ 22+ /dωt）,and （2π/σ）（dσ 21 /dωt） are presented in the centre-of-mass reference frame,separately.At the same time,the effects on the product angular distributions P （θr）,P （φr） and P （θr,φr） of the title reactions are also analysed.The calculated results show that the scattering tendencies of the product HD,the alignment and the orientation of j sensitively depend on reagent molecule vibration.     

B 2Σ u + excited states of the N + 2 ion and the electron temperature in the discharge afterglow of an Ar-N2 mixture

The electron energy distribution function in the afterglow of a low-pressure discharge in an Ar-N₂ mixture was experimentally found. The values of electron temperature were determined. At the initial stage of plasma decay, the electron temperature was shown to be close to the nitrogen vibrational temperature. A study was made of the afterglow observed in the bands of the first negative system of N ₊ ² , and it is shown that this afterglow may be attributed to collisions of argon ions with nitrogen molecules found on higher vibrational levels.     

High resolution vibration-rotation spectrum of the D2O molecule in the region near the 2ν1 + ν2 + ν3 absorption band

The high resolution Fourier transform spectrum of the D₂0 (ν = ν₁ + ν₂/2 + ν₃ = 3.5) polyad was analysed within the framework of the Hamiltonian model taking into account resonance interactions between the seven states (310), (211), (112), (013), (230), (131) and (032). Transitions belonging to the 2ν₁ + ν₂ + ν₃, 3ν₁ +ν₂ and 3ν₂ + 2ν₃ bands were assigned in the experimentally recorded spectrum. This provided the possibility of obtaining spectroscopic parameters of the ‘visible’ states (211), (310) and (032) and of estimating the band centres, and the rotational and resonance interaction parameters of the ‘dark’ states (112) and (131).     

Measurement of the integrated luminosity of the Phase 2 data of the Belle Ⅱ experiment

From April to July 2018,a data sample at the peak energy of the T(4 S) resonance was collected with the Belle Ⅱ detector at the SuperKEKB electron-positron collider.This is the first data sample of the Belle Ⅱ experiment.Using Bhabha and digamma events,we measure the integrated luminosity of the data sample to be(496.3±0.3±3.0) pb~(-1),where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic.This work provides a basis for future luminosity measurements at Belle Ⅱ.     

Effect of TiO2 addition on the crystallization of quenched glasses in the SiO2–Al2O3–ZrO2 system

The glass formation in the SiO₂-rich region of the ternary oxide system Al₂O₃–ZrO₂–SiO₂ with MgO, CaO, and TiO₂ as melting aids was analyzed. The crystallization of glasses with different content of TiO₂ and phase evolution with the temperature was studied by X-ray diffraction, infrared, laser Raman spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The use of TiO₂ favored formation and crystallization of the glasses due to the decrease of the viscosity of melts and acting as a nucleating agent. The crystalline phase of t-ZrO₂ was developed at temperatures as low as 880°C whereas in as prepared specimens without TiO₂ its presence was not detected. For the specimens with TiO₂, t-ZrO₂ and mullite were the principal phases at 1000°C. TiO₂ addition did not change the crystallization sequence but decreased the formation temperature of the crystalline phases. Most of Ti⁴⁺ ions entered into t-ZrO₂ and only a small portion in mullite, but the surplus was detected in ZrTiO₄.     

Construction of the HL-2A Tokamak

HL-2A is the first tokamak with divertor in China. The objectives of HL-2A are to produce more adaptable divertor configurations to study energy exhaust and impurity control, and to study enhanced core plasma confinement by profile control and moderate plasma shaping. HL-2A has well optimized operational flexibility and excellent accessi-bility for the diagnostic systems to facilitate various plasma experiments.     

Progress in the Secondary Heating System for the HL-2A Tokamak

In 2006, the following work on secondary heating systems for HL-2A tokamak have been done： the development of an electron cyclotron resonance heating （ECRH） system, the improvement of lower hybrid resonance heating （LHCD） system and the fabrication on neutral beam injection （NBI） system.     

The Introduction to the ECRH System of the HL-2A Tokamak

The 1 MW/68 GHz/1 s ECRH system of HL-2A device is being designed or fabricated. The O mode wave beams are injected into plasma from low field side of the HL-2A tokomak. Because the EC wave can heat plasma locally, it is a very versatile scheme which has been employed to heating, current drive, profile control, confinement improvement. Up to now, the basic physical and engineering parameters of the whole system have been fixed and the subsystems are being designed or fabricated.     

Special Features of the Correlation between the Uranium–Oxygen Interatomic Distances and the Frequencies of the Valence Vibrations of the UO2 2+ Group in Complex Compounds of Uranyl

We considered the factors due to which the dependences between the uranium–oxygen distances R ₀ and the frequencies of valence vibrations _as for complex compounds of uranyl are described by two independent expressions generally represented by equations of the type R ₀ = a + b_as ^–2/3 (b > 0) with the coefficients a and b differing in the regions R ₀ < 0.178 nm and R ₀ > 0.178 nm. It is shown that the reason is that there is a mutual effect of the ligands in the uranyl complex responsible for different partial contributions of the uranium orbitals and of the atoms of the first coordination sphere to the chemical bonding.     

Analysis of the hadronic light-by-light contributions to the muon g − 2

We calculate the hadronic light-by-light contributions to the muon g − 2. We use both 1/N_c and chiral counting to organize the calculation. Then we calculate the leading and next-to-leading order in the 1/N_c expansion low energy contributions using the Extended Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model as hadronic model. We do that to all orders in the external momenta and quark masses expansion. Although the hadronic light-by-light contributions to muon g − 2 are not saturated by these low energy contributions we estimate them conservatively. A detailed analysis of the different hadronic light-by-light contributions to muon g − 2 is done. The dominant contribution is the twice anomalous pseudoscalar exchange diagram. The final result we get is a_μ^{light-by-light} = (−9.2 ± 3.2) × 10⁻¹. This is between two and three times the expected experimental uncertainty at the forthcoming BNL muon g − 2 experiment.     

Scaling of the temperature-dependent resistivity in SrFe2−xNixAs2

We show that the zero-field normal-state resistivity of temperature-dependent resistivity ρ(T) of SrFe_2?xNi_xAs₂ can be reproduced by the expression ρ(T) = ρ₀ + c T exp(?2Δ/T). ρ(T) can be scaled using both this expression where the energy scale Δ, c and the residual resistivity ρ₀ are scaling parameters and a recently proposed model-independent scaling method (H.G. Luo, Y.H. Su, T. Xiang, Phys. Rev. B 77 (2008) 014529). The scaling parameters have been calculated and the compositional variation of 2Δ(x) has been determined. This dependence show almost a linear decreasing in the underdoped regime similar to that reported for cuprates. The existence of a universal metallic ρ(T) curve in a wide temperature range which, however, is restricted for the underdoped compounds to temperatures above a structural and anitiferromagnetic transition is interpreted as an indication of a single mechanism which dominates the scattering of the charge carriers in SrFe_2?xNi_xAs₂ (x = 0–0.3).     

Energy-dependent enhancement of the electron-coupling spectrum of the underdoped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O(8+δ) superconductor

We have determined the electron-coupling spectrum of superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O(8+δ) from high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectra by two deconvolution-free robust methods. As hole concentration decreases, the coupling spectral weight at low energies ?15 meV shows a twofold and nearly band-independent enhancement, while that around ～65 meV increases moderately, and that in ?130 meV decreases leading to a crossover of dominant coupling excitation between them. Our results suggest the competition among multiple screening effects, and provide important clues to the source of sufficiently strong low-energy coupling, λ(LE)≈1, in an underdoped system.     

Can VMD improve the estimate of the muon g－2?

We show that a VMD based theoretical input allows for a significantly improved accuracy for the hadronic vacuum polarization of the photon which contributes to the theoretical estimate of the muon g-2. We also show that the only experimental piece of information in the τ decay which cannot be accounted for within this VMD framework is the accepted value for Br（τ→ππvτ）, while the T spectum lineshape is in agreement with expectations from e^＋e^- annihilations.     

Overview of the Power Supply System on the HL-2A Tokamak

This paper shows the R＆D results of the power supply system in 2006, including the application of speed control assemblies of two 80 MVA MG sets, the modification of the exciting field system, the development of the new HV modulators in ECRH system, the update of several poloidal power supplies. It also presents the status of the power suppIy system in HL-2A experimental operation and foresees the power and energy requirements for new power supply system at HL-2M device.     

Can VMD improve the estimate of the muon g－2?

We show that a VMD based theoretical input allows for a significantly improved accuracy for the hadronic vacuum polarization of the photon which contributes to the theoretical estimate of the muon g-2.We also show that the only experimental piece of information in the τ decay which cannot be accounted for within this VMD framework is the accepted value for Br(τ→ππντ),while the τ spectum lineshape is in agreement with expectations from e+e-annihilations.     

Mössbauer study of the quasi-binary sections FeSn2-FeSb2 and FeSn2-FeTe2 of the corresponding ternary systems Fe-Sn-Sb and Fe-Sn-Te

⁵⁷Fe and¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer and X-ray diffraction studies have been performed at room temperature to establish the presence of various intermediate phases in the quasibinary sections FeSn₂-FeSb₂ and FeSn₂-FeTe₂ {i.e. Fe (Sn_1–xSb_x)₂ and Fe (Sn_1–xTe_x)₂ for 0x1·0 of the respective ternary systems Fe-Sn-Sb and Fe-Sn-Te at 500°C. Using significantly different Mössbauer hyperfine parameters and the X-ray powder diffraction patterns for each existing stable phase, solid solubility limits and presence of single and multiphase regions have been estimated and are reported.