Minimal Contact Circuits for a Sequence of Boolean Functions

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Electron Microscopy and Electron Diffraction Studies of Morphology and Crystal Structure of Natural Silicas

Crystallography Reports - The development of fundamental and applied geology requires an ever-increasing amount of data on the structures and properties of rocks at different scales. Of particular...     

On the redox reactions between allyl radicals and NOx

NO_x mitigation is a central focus of combustion technologies with increasingly stringent emission regulations. NO_x can also enhance the autoignition of hydrocarbon fuels and can promote soot oxidation. The reaction between allyl radical (C₃H₅) and NO_x plays an important role in the oxidation kinetics of propene. In this work, we measured the absolute rate coefficients for the redox reaction between C₃H₅ and NO_x over the temperature range of 1000–1252 K and pressure range of 1.5–5.0 bar using a shock tube and UV laser absorption technique. We produced C₃H₅ by shock heating of C₃H₅I behind reflected shock waves. Using a Ti:Sapphire laser system with frequency quadrupling, we monitored the kinetics of C₃H₅ at 220 nm. Unlike low-temperature chemistry, the two target reactions, C₃H₅ + NO → products (R1) and C₃H₅ + NO₂ → products (R2), exhibited a strong positive temperature dependence for this radical-radical type reaction. However, these reactions did not show any pressure dependence over the pressure range of 1.5–5.0 bar, indicating that the measured rate coefficients are close to the high-pressure limit. The measured values of the rate coefficients resulted in the following Arrhenius expressions (in unit of cm³/molecule/s):$k_1\left({\mathrm{C}}_3{\mathrm{H}}_5+\text{NO}\right)=1.49\times {10}^{?10}\exp \left(?6083.6\frac{\mathrm{K}}{T}\right)\left(1017?1252K\right)$$k_2\left({\mathrm{C}}_3{\mathrm{H}}_5+\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{O}}_2\right)=1.71\times {10}^{?10}\exp \left(?3675.7\frac{\mathrm{K}}{T}\right)\left(1062?1250K\right)$To our knowledge, these are the first high-temperature measurements of allyl + NO_x reactions. The reported data will be highly useful in understanding the interaction of NO_x with resonantly stabilized radicals as well as the mutual sensitization effect of NO_x on hydrocarbon fuels.     

Source Localization in a Randomly Inhomogeneous Channel Using the Multirank Capon Algorithm

Acoustical Physics - An adaptive version of the multirank Capon algorithm is constructed for acoustic-source localization by a vertical array in the case of incomplete information on the random...     

Local symmetry rank bound for positive intermediate Ricci curvatures

Geometriae Dedicata - We study the speed of convergence to the asymptotic cone for a finitely generated nilpotent group endowed with a word metric. The first result on this theme is given by Burago...     

Differential Graded Bocses and A ∞ $A_{\infty }$ -Modules

Algebras and Representation Theory - We introduce and study the category of twisted modules over a triangular differential graded bocs. We show that in this category idempotents split, that it...     

Step cost functions in a fleet size and mix vehicle routing problem with time windows

Annals of Operations Research - The vehicle routing problem is a traditional combinatorial problem with practical relevance for a wide range of industries. In the literature, several specificities...     

Non-Hermitian electronics multipods of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) and absorption (EIA)

Optical and Quantum Electronics - In the past few decades, the academic research and industrial synergy is dramatically accelerating to conceptualize high data rate services. The congestion in the...     

Growth of $${\text{N}}{{{\text{d}}}_{{{\text{1}}\; - \;y}}}{\text{Eu}}_{y}^{{{\text{2}} + }}{{{\text{F}}}_{{{\text{3}}\; - \;y}}}$$ Single Crystals with Tysonite-Type (LaF3) Structure and Investigation of the Concentration Dependence of Some Their Properties

Crystallography Reports - Nd1 – yEuyF3 – y crystals (y is the molar fraction of EuF2; 0 ≤ y ≤ 0.15) with a tysonite (LaF3) structure have...     

Manganese and Iron Complexes with Malonic Acid Bis[2-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxybenzyl)hydrazide]

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - New manganese(II) and iron(III) complexes with hydrazones derived from malonic acid dihydrazide and 3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylaldehyde have been synthesized....