Analysis of a tripartite entanglement distribution switch

Queueing Systems - We study a quantum switch that distributes tripartite entangled states to sets of users. The entanglement switching process requires two steps: First, each user attempts to...     

Microwave promoted energy-efficient N-formylation with aqueous formic acid

Microwave-induced organic reaction enhancement (‘MORE’) chemistry technique (open vessel; controlled microwave energy to stay below the boiling point of the reaction mixture) was used for the N-formylation of aliphatic and aromatic amines and amino heterocycles with aq formic acid (80%) on a multiple gram scale in a few minutes.     

Intermittency in the Slow Particle Emission During Hadron–Nucleus Interactions

The study of the angular distribution of slow particles during high energy hadron-nucleus interaction indicates that emission of slow particles takes place from a thermally non-equilibrated system. This evidence has come out from the presence of intermittency - a phenomenon that reveals a fractal structure and represents a self-similarity in the particle production process. Hence, this study highlights inadequacy of cascade-evaporation model and advocates the need of its refinement.     

Fluctuation study of pionisation in ultrarelativistic nucleus-nucleus interaction

The scaled factorial moments and the multifractal moments have been investigated in differentη-intervals to study the dynamical fluctuation of pions produced in 200 AGeV³²S-Ag/Br interaction. In order to investigate the detail characteristics of intermittency behaviour, theF-moments are extracted up to the eighth order of moments in differentM-intervals. The analysis indicates a non-thermal phase transition and different regime of particle production during the hadronisation process.     

Some generating functions of Jacobi polynomials

In this paper, Weisner’s group-theoretic method of obtaining generating functions is utilized in the study of Jacobi polynomialsP> _n ^(a,ß)(x) by giving suitable interpretations to the index (n) and the parameter (β) to find out the elements for constructing a six-dimensional Lie algebra.     

Parametric Excitation of the Electron-Acoustic Wave in a Multiply Ionized Plasma

Parametric excitation of the electron-acoustic wave (EAW) has been analysed using a hydrodynamical model. The plasma has been assumed to consist of multiply charged ions. The ratio (α) of the hotter ion concentration to that of the electrons is a sensitive parameter. The condition for the occurrence of the EAW is well satisfied for the smaller values of α. The growth rate of the instability gets enhanced by increasing α and the charge state of the hotter ions. The values of α can be varied within short range only.     

Where is the sodium in self-assembled monolayers of single-stranded DNA?

Monolayers of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) immobilized on surfaces form the basis of a number of important biotechnology applications, including DNA microarrays and biosensors. The organization of ssDNA as layer on a solid substrate allows one to investigate various properties of the DNA in a controlled manner and to use DNA for analytical applications as well as for exploring futuristic schemes for molecular electronics. It is commonly assumed that the adsorbed DNA layer contains some structural water and the cations. Here we show, based on XPS studies, that when monolayers of ssDNA are formed from sodium phosphate buffer and washed thoroughly, no Na+ signal is detected. A finite concentration of ions is observed when the DNA is made from a solution of Mg2+ ions, but it is still only a fifth of what it would be if all the phosphate ions were fully neutralized by the metal cations.     

Catalytic properties of vanadium bronzes, I. Decomposition of isopropanol

Decomposition of isopropanol on V₂O₅ and the bonzes Li_0.02V₂O₅, Na_0.02V₂O₅, Na_0.06V₂O₅, Li_0.33V₂O₅, and Na_0.33V₂O₅ has been studied in the temperature range 168–300°C. The main reaction was found to be dehydration to propene with negligible dehydrogenation to acetone on the first four catalysts. Dehydration on these catalysts increased with the alkali metal content, but the energy of activation remained unchanged. On the last two catalysts, dehydration and dehydrogenation proceeded at comparable rates. A tentative mechanism for the dehydration of isopropanol is proposed, based on the effect of the product on the initial rate, the electric conductivity of the catalysts and their ESR spectra.

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V₂O₅ : Li_0,02V₂O₅, Na_0,02V₂O₅, Na_0,06V₂O₅, Li_0,33V₂O₅ Na_0,33V₂O₅ 186–300°C. . , . . , , .

     

Recombination reactions of oxygen atoms on an anodized aluminum plasma reactor wall, studied by a spinning wall method

We have studied the recombination of O atoms on an anodized Al surface in an oxygen plasma, using a new "spinning wall" technique. With this method, a cylindrical section of the wall of the plasma reactor is rotated and the surface is periodically exposed to an oxygen plasma and then to a differentially pumped mass spectrometer (MS). By varying the substrate rotation frequency (r), we vary the reaction time (t(r)), that is, the time between exposure of the surface to O atoms in the plasma and MS detection of desorbing O(2) (t(r) = 1/2r). As t(r) is increased from 0.7 to 40 ms, the O(2) desorption signal decreases by a factor of 2 for an O-atom flux of 1 x 10(16) cm(-2) s(-1) and by a factor of 6 when the O flux is 1 x 10(17) cm(-2) s(-1). The O(2) signal decay is highly nonexponential, slowing at longer times and reaching zero signal as r --> 0. A model of O-atom recombination is compared with these time-dependent results. The model assumes adsorption occurs at surface sites with a range of binding energies. O can detach from these sites, become mobile, and diffuse along the surface. This leads to desorption of O, reattachment at free adsorption sites, and recombination to form O(2) that promptly desorbs. With several adjustable parameters, the model reproduces the observed shapes of the O(2) desorption decay curves and the lack of detectable desorption of O and predicts a high O-atom recombination coefficient on anodized aluminum.