Steady pulse propagation in an inhomogeneously broadened resonant medium

Steady propagation of a single pulse in an inhomogeneously broadened resonant medium is studied. 2π-pulse solutions which are slightly different from those given in the literature are reported and it is shown that π-pulse solutions do not exist.     

Dielectric behaviour of alkaline earth oxides and sulphides

Dielectric behaviour of MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, SrS and BaS has been studied on the basis of the shell model and the exchange charge shell model. Values of polarizabilities and effective charge parameter calculated from the two models are compared with experimental data.     

Analysis of polarizabilities of alkali halides using Narayan-Ramaseshan repulsive potential

The repulsive potential in ionic crystals recently proposed by Narayan and Ramaseshan (NR) can be expressed as the sum of the contributions from the individual ions. In the present paper we show that using this repulsive potential it is possible to divide the polarizability arising from the relative displacement of ions into its ionic constituents. NR have also derived the ionic radii in alkali halides which we have used to estimate the electronic polarizabilities of ions with the help of polarizability-radius cube relation. The electronic polarizabilities of alkali and halogen ions thus evaluated show a good agreement with those deduced from the experimental refraction data.     

Electronic polarizabilities and sizes of ions in AN B10−N type semiconductors

Electronic polarizabilities and sizes of ions in A^N B^10?N type semiconductors (PbS, PbSe, PbTe and SnTe) have been deduced in the present study. The free ion polarizabilities of Sn²⁺ and Pb²⁺ ions are estimated approximately following the procedure of Pauling. The effect of crystalline potential is then estimated on free cation polarizabilities. An empirical relation between ionic radii and polarizabilities has been applied to deduce the ionic sizes and anion polarizabilities. The calculated molecular electronic polarizabilities agree well with the experimental values. The variation of dielectric constant with strain has also been estimated in each crystal and the results are explained in terms of the optical anisotropy parameter.     

A method for the simultaneous estimation of228Th and229Th

A simple method is reported in this paper to estimate²²⁹Th in the presence of²²⁸Th. The total activity of²²⁹Th and²²⁸Th was determined by following the alpha activity growth (using a liquid scintillation counter and proportional counter) of purified thorium samples. The activity ratio of²²⁹Th/²²⁸Th was determined by alpha spectrometry. From the initial total activity and ratio, disintegration rates of²²⁹Th and²²⁸Th were calculated. The values obtained for the activities have a precision better than ±2%.