Visualization of microvessels by angiography using inverse‐Compton scattering X‐rays in animal models

The fundamental performance of microangiography has been evaluated using the S‐band linac‐based inverse‐Compton scattering X‐ray (iCSX) method to determine how many photons would be required to apply iCSX to human microangiography. ICSX is characterized by its quasi‐monochromatic nature and small focus size which are fundamental requirements for microangiography. However, the current iCSX source does not have sufficient flux for microangiography in clinical settings. It was determined whether S‐band compact linac‐based iCSX can visualize small vessels of excised animal organs, and the amount of X‐ray photons required for real time microangiography in clinical settings was estimated. The iCSX coupled with a high‐gain avalanche rushing amorphous photoconductor camera could visualize a resolution chart with only a single iCSX pulse of ～3 ps duration; the resolution was estimated to be ～500 µm. The iCSX coupled with an X‐ray cooled charge‐coupled device image sensor camera visualized seventh‐order vascular branches (80 µm in diameter) of a rabbit ear by accumulating the images for 5 and 30 min, corresponding to irradiation of 3000 and 18000 iCSX pulses, respectively. The S‐band linac‐based iCSX visualized microvessels by accumulating the images. An iCSX source with a photon number of 3.6 × 10³–5.4 × 10⁴ times greater than that used in this study may enable visualizing microvessels of human fingertips even in clinical settings.     

Application of nano-scale zero-valent iron adsorbed on magnetite nanoparticles for removal of carbon tetrachloride: Products and degradation pathway

Nano-scale zero-valent iron (nZVI) attached to Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles (Fe⁰@Fe₃O₄), which has better dispersibility and a larger specific surface area than the nanoparticles alone, were prepared and applied to the reductive dechlorination of carbon tetrachloride (CT). CT removal efficiencies by Fe⁰@Fe₃O₄ composites with different ratios of the two components were compared. Under optimum conditions, when the Fe⁰/Fe₃O₄ ratio was 1:2, almost no CT was detected after 50 min and it took only about 30 min to reach a removal efficiency of 90%, compared with 120 min for an Fe⁰/Fe₃O₄ ratio of 1:4. An increase in the amount of nZVI in the catalyst effectively improved the removal of CT and accelerated the reaction rate. Chloroform was the main product. Compared with Fe₃O₄ alone, a significant increase in the solution concentrations of ferrous and ferric ions occurred in the Fe⁰@Fe₃O₄ system: both Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺ reached their maximum concentrations at 60 min and then tended to decline over the next 60 min. The increase in Fe²⁺ concentration was attributed to the reaction between nZVI and CT, which produces ferrous ions when electrons transfer from Fe⁰ to organic chlorides. Synergistic effects between the composite constituents promoted the relative rates of mass transfer to reactive sites and Fe²⁺ generated in solution facilitated the reduction of chlorinated organic pollutants by magnetite. Thus, Fe⁰@Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles effectively achieved reductive dechlorination of CT and provide an improved nZVI catalyst for the remediation of chlorinated organic compounds.     

Raman spectra of biphenyl negative ion in tetrahydrofuran solution

Raman spectra of the mono-negative ion of biphenyl in tetrahydrofuran solution were obtained by Ar⁺, He–Ne and Kr⁺ laser exciting lines. The observed frequency shift from the neutral molecule and intensity enhancement by resonance Raman effect is discussed on the basis of MO considerations.     

Resonant two-magnon Raman scattering and photoexcited States in two-dimensional mott insulators

We investigate the resonant two-magnon Raman scattering in two-dimensional (2D) Mott insulators by using a half-filled 2D Hubbard model in the strong coupling limit. By performing numerical diagonalization calculations for small clusters, we find that the Raman intensity is enhanced when the incoming photon energy is not near the optical absorption edge but well above it, being consistent with experimental data. The absence of resonance near the gap edge is associated with the presence of background spins, while photoexcited states for resonance are found to be characterized by the charge degree of freedom. The resonance mechanism is different from those proposed previously.     

Isotope dependence of widths of hole analog states

The isotope dependence of the widths of the hole analog states is studied for the Zr, Mo and Sn isotopes. In order to calculate the proton escape widths, we propose a microscopic model, in which the coupling of a neutron hole state to the isobaric analog state of the core is considered. It is found that the proton escape widths carry the observed isotope dependence of the widths of the hole analog states and that the isotope dependence of the proton escape widths is caused by two effects: the isotope dependence of the maximum available energy for a decaying proton, and that of the occupation probabilities of the excess neutron orbits in the parent state.     

Spurious states in extended RPA theories,part II

Using an extended RPA theory (ERPA) which contains the effects of ground-state correlations and preserves hermiticity, conditions that spurious modes have zero-energy solutions in extended RPA theories are investigated from a general point of view. The single and double excitations of translational motion are considered as illustrative examples.     

Retro‐ene reactions in heterocyclic synthesis. v. a novel synthetic method for 1,3,5‐triazine‐2,4(1H,3H)‐diones

N‐t‐Butylamidines 1 on heating with diphenyl carbonate ( 2 ) at 150‐180° gave the 1,3,5‐triazine‐2,4(1H,3H)‐dione derivatives 5 . Acylation of amidines 1 and cyclocondensation of the resulting carbamates 3 gave [1,3,5,7]tetrazocine‐2,6‐dione derivatives 4 , and subsequent retro‐ene reaction and ring contraction afforded triazine derivatives 5 .