Highly accurate determinations of CO(2) line strengths using intensity-stabilized diode laser absorption spectrometry

An intensity-stabilized laser absorption spectrometer, which incorporates a mirror-extended cavity diode laser, a temperature-stabilized gas cell, and a Michelson interferometer, was developed and applied to a highly accurate investigation of line intensity factors within the nu(1)+2nu(2) (0)+nu(3) combination band of carbon dioxide, around 2 microm wavelength, at a temperature of 296.0 K. This relatively complex apparatus enables one to observe the absorption line shape with high precision and accuracy in such a way that it is possible to retrieve the integrated absorbance with a relative uncertainty better than 0.1%. The absorption spectra were interpolated with the uncorrelated strong-collision model of Rautian and Sobel'man in order to take into account Dicke narrowing effects, thus obtaining an agreement at a level of a few parts per 10(-5). We report line strength values for the R(2)-R(18) transitions with an unprecedented level of accuracy, in the range between 0.1% and 0.15%. Finally, we discuss the possibility of providing a first experimental test of the theoretical model for molecular line strengths based on the Herman-Wallis expansion.     

Measuring the 13C/12C isotope ratio in atmospheric CO2 by means of laser absorption spectrometry: a new perspective based on a 2.05-microm diode laser

The potential use of high sensitivity laser absorption spectroscopy for measuring the 13C/12C isotope ratio in atmospheric CO2 has been demonstrated, using a GaSb-based diode laser at 2.05 microm. In this spectral region, the overlapping between relatively strong 12CO2 and 13CO2 absorption features gives rise to several line pairs which are well suitable for a spectroscopic determination of the isotope ratio. Preliminary results have demonstrated that a short-term precision better than 1 per thousand can be easily obtained, for a CO2 concentration of 1000 ppm. We extensively discuss the influence of a possible non-linearity in the detectors' response on the delta-value and suggest an instrumental development that would allow to eliminate this effect.     

Construction and evaluation of tubular potentiometric detectors sensitive to chloride, bromide, and iodide and based on homogeneous crystalline membranes

Summary The construction of tubular potentiometric detectors is described, without an inner reference solution, sensitive to chloride, bromide, and iodide. They are based on homogeneous crystalline membranes obtained by high-pressure pressing of AgX/Ag₂S powdered mixtures (X = Cl, Br and I). The respective operating characteristics are evaluated by comparison with conventionally-shaped electrodes with the same sensor. In general, the detectors showed similar operating characteristics as those of the corresponding conventional electrodes, namely the concentration range, in which they presented a Nernstian response, an excellent reproducibility, and an extremely rapid response rate which in some cases enabled the FIA manifolds to attain sampling rates of 360 samples/h.     

C-Glycosides V: Données mécanistiques sur l'halogénation d'hydrazones et d'oximes dérivées de sucres. Communication préliminaire

The bromination of aldehydo-sugars p-nitrophenylhydrazones has been studied and the gem-bromo-azo intermediates isolated and characterized in some cases. In the same way, in the chlorination of aldehydo-sugars oximes gem-chloro-nitroso intermediates have been obtained and in some instances isolated. These observations support a S_E2′ mechanism for such reactions.     

On the averaging principle for one-frequency systems. An application to satellite motions

This paper is related to our previous works (Morosi and Pizzocchero in J. Phys. A, Math. Gen. 39:3673–3702, 2006; Nonlinear Dyn., 2008), on the error estimate of the averaging technique for systems with one fast angular variable. In the cited references, a general method (of mixed analytical and numerical type) has been introduced to obtain precise, fully quantitative estimates on the averaging error. Here, this procedure is applied to the motion of a satellite in a polar orbit around an oblate planet, retaining only the J ₂ term in the multipole expansion of the gravitational potential. To exemplify the method, the averaging errors are estimated for the data corresponding to two Earth satellites; for a very large number of orbits, computation of our estimators is much less expensive than the direct numerical solution of the equations of motion.     

4E analysis and three-objective optimization for selection of the best prime mover in smart energy systems for residential applications: a comparison of four different scenarios

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Recently, using integrated energy systems for residential-scale applications has been of great interest to the researchers. The objective of this study...