First measurement of the ϱ spectral function in nuclear collisions

The NA60 experiment at the CERN SPS has studied low-mass muon pairs in 158 A GeV In–In collisions. A strong excess of pairs is observed above the yield expected from neutral meson decays. The unprecedented sample size close to 400000 events and the good mass resolution of about 2% made it possible to isolate the excess by subtraction of the decay sources. The shape of the resulting mass spectrum shows some non-trivial centrality dependence, but is largely consistent with a dominant contribution from π⁺π^-→ϱ→μ⁺μ^- annihilation. The associated ϱ spectral function exhibits considerable broadening, but essentially no shift in mass. The p_T-differential mass spectra show the excess to be much stronger at low p_T than at high p_T. The results are compared to theoretical model predictions; they tend to rule out models linking hadron masses directly to the chiral condensate. PACS 25.75.-q; 12.38.Mh; 13.85.Qk     

Colloidal properties of rubber latex

Summary This work describes the dialysis, the determination of the total soap content in the latex system by conductometric titration, the effect of dilution on soap distribution between the aqueous and polymer phases, the confirmation of the average diameter of the latex particles, the electrophoretic behavior, and the establishment of the solids content below which the latex behaves according toBeer's law for the transmission of light. The colloidal system used in this study was a styrenebutadiene ( 11) latex (Naugatex 2740) with potassium salt of the disproportionated rosin (Dresinate 214) as emulsifier.

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Zusammenfassung An einem Styrol-Butadien (11)-Latex (Naugatex 2740) mit dem Kaliumsalz von disproportioniertem Harz (Dresinate 214) als Emulgator wurden folgende Untersuchungen durchgeführt: Dialyse, konduktometrische Bestimmung der Gesamtkonzentration an Seife im Latex, Einfluß der Verdünnung auf die Verteilung der Seife zwischen wässeriger und polymerer Phase, Ermittlung des mittleren Durchmessers der Partikel und elektrophoretisches Verhalten. Weiterhin wurde noch festgestellt, bis zu welchem Feststoffgehalt dasBeersche Gesetz für die Latexssuspension gilt.

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Supported by the U.S. Army Research Office (Durham), Grant No. DA-ARO(D)-31-124-G 656.

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Part of a Ph. D. Thesis byC. G. Force.     

羟基硅酸盐润滑油添加剂对45#钢/球墨铸铁摩擦副摩擦磨损性能的影响

采用MM-200型摩塔磨损试验机考察了45^#钢／球墨铸铁摩擦副在650SN基础油和含羟基硅酸盐矿物复合微粉的650SN基础油(KF-1)润滑下的摩擦磨损性能，结果表明：在650SN基础油润滑下的摩擦系数和磨损率随试验时间增加变化较小；而在KF-1润滑下，试验初期的摩擦系数和磨损率比基础油润滑下的稍大，随着试验时间的延长，相应的摩擦系数和磨损率同基础油润滑下的相比明显降低．磨损表面显微硬度测试结果表明，在KF-1润滑下45^#钢磨损表面形成了多孔摩擦改性层，硬度明显提高，因而摩擦磨损性能显著改善．     

J/psi production in Indium-Indium collisions at 158 GeV/nucleon

The NA60 experiment studies muon pair production at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron. In this Letter we report on a precision measurement of J/psi in In-In collisions. We have studied the J/psi centrality distribution, and we have compared it with the one expected if absorption in cold nuclear matter were the only active suppression mechanism. For collisions involving more than approximately 80 participant nucleons, we find that an extra suppression is present. This result is in qualitative agreement with previous Pb-Pb measurements by the NA50 experiment, but no theoretical explanation is presently able to coherently describe both results.     

Characterization of mode II fracture behavior in fiber-reinforced ceramic composite utilizing laser interferometry

A test technique to characterize the mode II fracture behavior in fiber-reinforced ceramic composites utilizing laser interferometry was developed. This was demonstrated by measuring the mode II critical strain energy release rate at room temperature. The present study used the siliconcarbide-fiber/glass-ceramic matrix composite system. Paper was presented at the 1991 SEM Spring Conference on Experimental Mechanics held in Milwaukee, WI on June 9–13.     

A study of π andK production in proton-uranium and oxygen-uranium interactions at 22 GeV/A using decay muons

The like-sign dimuons copiously recorded in the NA 38 experiment both inp-U and O?U reactions at 200 GeV/nucleon are interpreted as resulting from decays of π andK mesons in comparable proportions. The ++/?? ratio is large (?1.7) and ascribed to theK ⁺ being more copiously produced than theK ^?. Both the average transverse momentum and the ++/?? ratio are comparable forp-U and O?U reactions, and both increase only slightly with the transverse energyE _T .     

XPS and 1H NMR study of thermally stabilized Rh/CeO2 catalysts submitted to reduction/oxidation treatments

Rh/CeO2 catalysts submitted to different H2 reduction, Ar+ sputtering, and oxidation treatments have been studied by X-ray photoelectron (XPS) and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopies. Depending on the reduction temperature, two stages have been identified in the reduction of the catalyst: below 473 K, reduction increases the amount of OH and Ce3+ species; above this temperature, reduction produces oxygen vacancies at the surface of the support. Volumetric and microcalorimetric techniques have been used to study hydrogen adsorption on the catalyst, and 1H NMR spectroscopy was used to differentiate hydrogen adsorbed on the metal from that adsorbed on the support. From 1H NMR and TEM results, the main metal particle size (38 A) in the Rh/CeO2 catalyst has been estimated. The influence of the support reduction on the metal adsorption capacity has also been investigated, showing that formation of oxygen vacancies at the metal-support interface enhances the electronic perturbation and decreases the hydrogen adsorption on metal particles. The comparison of data reported on catalysts of high and low surface area supports has shown that both processes are shifted to higher temperatures in the Rh/CeO2 catalyst of lower surface area.     

A weight-function approach for determining watershed initial conditions for combustion waves

In many generic combustion models, one finds that a combustionwave will develop with a specific wave speed. However, thereare possible initial temperature profiles which do not evolveinto such waves, but rather die out to the ambient temperature.There can exist, in some models, a clear distinction betweenthose initial conditions that do evolve into combustion wavesand those that do not; this is sometimes referred to as thewatershed initial condition. When fuel consumption is consideredto be negligible, analytical methods can be used to obtain theexact watershed. In this paper, we consider the problem of determiningpseudo-watersheds and ascertaining the relationship betweenthese pseudo-watersheds and the exact watersheds. In the processa novel weight-function approach for infinite spatial domainsis developed.     

φ production in In–In collisions at 158 A GeV

The NA60 experiment has measured muon pair production in In–In collisions at 158 AGeV at the CERN SPS. This paper presents a high statistics measurement of φ→μ μ meson production. Differential spectra, yields, mass and width are measured as a function of centrality and compared to previous measurements in other colliding systems at the same energy. The width of the rapidity distribution is found to be constant as a function of centrality, compatible with previous results. The decay muon polar angle distribution is measured in several reference frames. No evidence of polarization is found as a function of transverse momentum and centrality. The analysis of the p _T spectra shows that the φ has a small radial flow, implying a weak coupling to the medium. The T _eff parameter measured in In–In collisions suggests that the high value observed in Pb–Pb in the kaon channel is difficult to reconcile with radial flow alone. The absolute yield is compared to results in Pb–Pb collisions: though significantly smaller than measured by NA50 in the muon channel, it is found to exceed the NA49 and CERES data in the kaon channel at any centrality. The mass and width are found to be compatible with the PDG values at any centrality and at any p _T : no evidence for in-medium modifications is observed.     

强恒磁场对动物血清中锌铜影响的研究

用ＡＡＳ研究了加磁前后的家兔和小鼠血清中锌，铜含量的变化。结果表明，家兔加磁１６天后血清中锌较加磁前无显著差异（Ｐ＞０．０５），而血清中铜则显著降低（Ｐ＜０．０５）；小鼠加磁１６天，血清中锌，铜较对照组均有显著的降低（Ｐ＜０．０１）。