Nonextensive Statistical Mechanics Application to Vibrational Dynamics of Protein Folding

The vibrational dynamics of protein folding is analyzed in the framework of Tsallis statistics. We employ exact expressions for classical harmonic oscillators by considering the unnormalized constraints. As q→1, we show that these approximations agree with the result of Gaussian network model.     

Spectral manifestations of distorted forms of Pd-porphin at helium temperatures: The effect of the matrix

The occurrence of two noninteracting forms of Pd-porphin in the ground electronic state in a wide number of Shpolskii matrices maintained at liquid helium temperature was observed with the help of the finestructure phosphorescence spectra of these systems. The ratio between these forms can be varied in wide limits by choosing a particular matrix, which indicates that the matrix plays a significant role in the conformation formation of the tetrapyrrole macrocycle. Based on comparison both with the resonance Raman spectra and with the results of investigations of metal complexes of porphin by the selective spectroscopy methods, the shortwavelength spectral form has been shown to correspond to the planar molecular structure, whereas the longwavelength form has been attributed to a nonplanar molecular structure with the distortion of the porphin macrocycle of the saddle type. The results obtained indicate that the methods of fine structure spectroscopy make it possible to efficiently study distorted molecular structures stabilized in solid matrices at low temperatures.     

Polarization dynamics of intracavity frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser

Experimental study of low-frequency dynamics of an intracavity frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser demonstrates the influence of the interaction of orthogonally polarized modes, participating in frequency doubling (type II phase matching), on the stability of the laser output. At a sufficiently low pump rate and low conversion efficiency, the laser shows stable operation with a low noise level at the frequencies of relaxation oscillations. At a high pump power and/or a high conversion efficiency, the laser emission becomes unstable as a result of Hopf bifurcation at the frequencies of relaxation oscillations that are responsible for the anti-phase polarization dynamics of the laser.     

Some applications of polarized inelastic neutron scattering in magnetism

A brief account of applications of polarized inelastic neutron scattering in condensed matter research is given. We show that full polarization analysis is the only tool allowing to discriminate unambiguously between different magnetic modes in various magnetic materials. We show by means of recent results in the Heisenberg ferromagnet EuS that the effects of dipolar interactions can be studied on a microscopic scale. Moreover, we have found for the first time indications for the divergence of the longitudinal fluctuations belowT _c. In the itinerant antiferromagnet chromium we demonstrate that the dynamics of the longitudinal and transverse excitations are very different, resolving a long standing puzzle concerning the slope of their dispersion. Finally, we show that a measurement of the polarization-dependent part of the cross section of non-centrosymmetric MnSi proves directly that the chirality of the magnetic fluctuations is left-handed.     

What Oxidation State of Iron Determines the Amethyst Colour?

A colourless quartz crystal doped with ⁵⁷Fe³⁺ was obtained by hydrothermal synthesis in an NH₄F solution. The crystal was transformed into violet amethyst by gamma-irradiation. The change in colour was accompanied by changes in the Mössbauer spectrum that can be interpreted as the conversion of trivalent iron into the tetravalent state: Fe³⁺→Fe⁴⁺.

     

Die Bestimmung des Harzes in Seifen und Fetten

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