Uniqueness of methyl fluoride force field

The uniqueness of the general harmonic force field of methyl fluoride is analyzed. The analysis is applicable to other methyl halides as well. Through the compliance scheme, it is seen that by supplementing the data employed by Aldous and Mills (i.e., vibrational frequencies ω_i, Coriolis coupling constants ζ_i and the centrifugal stretching constants D_J, D_JK of CH₃F and CD₃F molecules), with the frequencies of A′ or A″ species of either CH₂DF or CD₂HF, the force field is uniquely determined. The addition of any other extra data including the ¹²CH₃F¹³CH₃F isotopic shifts only makes the determination of the force field parameters more precise.     

High resolution spectrum and analysis of the ν2 band of 14N16O2

The ν₂ band of ¹⁴N¹⁶O₂ near 13.3 μm has been measured under high resolution using a vacuum grating spectrograph equipped with a liquid helium cooled Ge:Cu detector. Over 750 transitions were identified. Analysis of the band, combined with previous work at shorter wavelengths, led to modified constants for the ground state, (0, 0, 0), and new values for the constants of the upper state, (0, 1, 0). The new constants reproduced 272 nonzero-weighted transitions with a standard deviation of 0.011 cm^?1 and reproduced 346 ground state combination differences with a standard deviation of 0.010 cm^?1. The spin-rotation line splittings which were observed were described satisfactorily using existing formulations.     

Studies of mass and energy correlations in thermal neutron fission of U-235 accompanied by long range alpha particles

Several characteristics of fission accompanied by long range alpha particles (LRA) have been studied in the thermal neutron induced fission of²³⁵U. The kinetic energies of fission fragments and the LRA were measured with a back-to-back ionization chamber and semiconductor detectors respectively. The kinetic energies of the two fragments and the LRA in LRA fission, along with the energies of pair fragments in the normal binary fissions, were recorded event by event on a magnetic tape by means of a four-parameter data acquisition system. The data were analysed to study the dependence of different quantities in LRA fission on the fragment mass ratio, LRA energy and the total kinetic energy of the fission fragments. It is seen that the most probable energy of LRA increases significantly for near symmetric mass divisions. The total kinetic energy for all mass ratios in LRA fission is found to be (2.6±0.7) MeV larger than that in binary fission. The difference in the total kinetic energies in LRA and binary fissions is seen to be dependent on mass ratio. This result may suggest that the scission configuration in LRA fission is different for different mass ratios. Correlations between the fission fragment and LRA energies have been studied for several mass ratios. It is seen that the most probable fragment kinetic energyĒ _k varies nearly linearly with the LRA energyE _a for various mass divisions but the variation of the most probable LRA energyĒ _a with fragment kinetic energyE _k is found to deviate from linearity for several mass ratios. From a least square fit to the variation ofĒ _k withE _a it is found that the slope (dĒ _k/dE_a) increases with the increase in mass ratio. The present results are discussed to arrive at a better understanding of the scission configuration in the fission accompanied by LRA emission.     

Infrared bands of the HCNO molecule

Several vibration rotation bands of the H¹²C¹⁴N¹⁶O molecule have been studied by using high resolution vacuum grating infrared spectrographs. A linear molecular model has been used in establishing the vibrational assignments and evaluating the molecular constants. A value of 224.101 cm^?1 has been determined for the band center of the ν₅ fundamental by application of the Ritz combination principle. Future efforts will be directed to arriving at a similar result for the ν₄ fundamental.     

Phonon dispersion relations,effective interionic potential and liquid resistivity of Al

Phonon dispersion relations and effective interionic potential for solid Al are calculated using the nonlocal optimized model potential of Shaw screened with the improved self-consistent dielectric function of Vashishta and Singwi. A very good agreement is obtained between the calculated and experimental phonon frequencies. Comparison is made using three other dielectric functions. It turns out that in Al the interionic potential is very sensitive to the screening function. Also electrical resistivity of liquid Al has been calculated using the model potential when screened with the four different dielectric functions. Influence of the spatial distribution of depletion charge at the ion site is discussed. A comparative study of nonlocal and local potentials by taking two local potentials: (1) modified point-ion, and (2) empty core, screened with the self-consistent dielectric function, is also presented.     

Search for physiologically active compounds

A number of 3-(3-pyridyl) coumarins with and without 4-methyl substituent have been prepared following Oglialoro and modified Perkin reactions. These compounds have been tested against fish and bacteria. Of all the compounds tested, 7-bromo-4-methyl-3-(3-pyridyl) coumarin exhibited maximum activity. A few have also shown bacteriostatic activity.     

Finite representation of Banach spaces-smoothness

We discuss the finite representability of a Banach space E in another Banach space F, assuming that F satisfies certain smoothness conditions. We apply these results to develop a classification of superreflexive spaces into isomorphic classes, called k-superreflexive spaces (k = 1, 2,…, ∞); and we derive a strong converse to Dvoretsky's near-sphericity theorem. Further, our main theorem complements an important recent result of Krivine.     

Table of hyperfine fields for impurities in Fe,Co, Ni and Gd

All data available in the literature for the impurity hyperfine fields in Fe, Co, Ni and Gd matrices are collected and tabulated. The literature search was carried out for all references listed in Physics Abstracts on papers published till the end of December 1978. The present work is an extension of similar earlier compilations [1–6]. The data are arranged in ten columns as explained below:     

Steady state and transient fluorescence studies of CaF2: Dy single crystals

The steady state and transient fluorescence spectra of CaF₂: Dy³⁺ have been studied using Ar⁺ and N₂ lasers in the temperature range 77–673 K and in the wavelength region 4500–9000 Å. The spectra show the presence of two types of centers (type A and type B) with decay times of 1.3 and 3.5 ms. The observed spectrum is mostly due to type A centers. Three new groups of fluorescence ⁴F_9/2−⁶H_11/2, ⁴F_9/2−(⁶H_9/2, ⁶F_11/2) and ⁴F_9/2−(⁶H_7/2, ⁶F_9/2) have been observed for type A centers, and a tentative assignment of the positions of the Stark levels of ⁶H_11/2, (⁶H_9/2, ⁶F_11/2) and (⁶H_7/2, ⁶F_9/2) has been made. The change in the intensity of the transitions with temperature and excitation wavelength are discussed.     

Analysis of the ν3 band of NO2

The rotational structure of the ν₃ fundamental of ¹⁴N¹⁶O₂ has been recorded by employing a vacuum grating infrared spectrograph. The analysis has led to the assignment of over 500 R- and P-branch transitions in the spectral region 1562–1650 cm⁻¹. Molecular constants for the upper state, 001, have been presented. No Q-branch transitions were used in the evaluation of these constants. The presently obtained and the band center ν₀ = 1616.846 cm⁻¹ differ significantly from previous determinations. Spin splitting was observed but no information was extracted about upper state spin splitting parameters.