Anomalous anisotropies and field dependencies of the muon Knight shift and the relaxation rate in monocrystalline Bi

The angular dependence of the muon Knight shift,K _μ, and the muon relaxation rate in Bi at 11 K were measured in external magnetic fields up to 1 T. BothK _μ and the second moment,M ₂, are field dependent and involveP ₄ ⁰(cos θ) andP ₄ ³(cos θ) terms in the angular dependence. The Knight shift behaviour is discussed in terms of the dipole-dipole interaction and the de Haas-van Alphen effect, a consistent interpretation was not achieved in either case. The field dependence ofM ₂ is in complete contrast to the second moment calculations and points to a field dependent redistribution of the charge distribution around the interstitial site.     

Preliminary study of the thermally stimulated blue luminescence of ulexite

In this paper, novel results on the blue thermally stimulated luminescence (TSL) emission of ulexite (NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O) have been studied. The four maxima appearing at 60, 110, 200 and 240°C on the TSL glow curves of this borate could be respectively associated to: (i) the first dehydration (NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O→NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·3H₂O), (ii) the creation-annihilation of the three-hydrated phase, (iii) the Na-coordinated chains dehydroxylation and the starting point of the alkali self-diffusion through the lattice and (iv) the amorphisation of the lattice. These results are fairly well correlated with the differential thermal analyses (DTA), in situ thermal observations under environmental scanning electron microscope (TESEM) and thermal X-ray diffraction (TXRD) techniques.     

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Evidence for complex magnetic order in U2Zn17: A μ+ SR studySR study

μ⁺ SR-measurements in transversally applied magnetic fields of 2000 G and 4000 G on heavy-electron single crystal U₂Zn₁₇ are presented. They reveal that at least two types of interstitial sites are occupied by the positive muons. One of these sites (1/3, 2/3, 5/6) could be identified via induced local dipolar fields which aboveT _N=9.7 K can exactly be derived from the magnetic susceptibility. The corresponding component of the μ⁺-signal exhibits a steplike decrease by about 40% atT _N which is caused by the onset of a very broad distribution of static internal magnetic fields (ΔB≈1000 G) with zero average. Such a field distribution is in distinct contrast to dipolar-field calculations performed for the simple antiferromagnetic structure deduced from neutron diffraction. The remaining 60% of the muons contributing to this component belowT _N are subject to a narrow static field distribution (ΔB≈1 G). The induced dipolar fields at the site (1/3, 2/3, 5/6) are temperature-independent belowT _N. A weak dipolar coupling to the U-moments renders similar observations for muons occupying the second type of interstitial impossible.     

Positive muons in bismuth: determination of their sites,detection of a large local lattice contraction and giant associated electric field gradients,evidence for short and long range diffusion

Using a high purity Bi single crystal the temperature and orientation dependence of the zero and transverse field muon spin relaxation rate has been studied in detail. The results imply that the ⁺ occupies one of the two possible interstitial sites in the distorted rhombohedral crystal structure of Bi below 10 K and the other site above 80 K. At both sites the nearest neighbor Bi atoms are found to be shifted towards the ⁺ by 10% of their nominal distance, implying a large local lattice contraction. In concomitance extremely strong electric field gradients are manifest at the nn Bi nuclei. An almost temperature independent reduced relaxation rate in the temperature range from 20 K to 60 K is interpreted in terms of short range diffusion along a limited chain of alternating types of sites. Above 100 K both long range and short range diffusion are indicated.     

Über die Standardisierung von Präparaten aus dem frischen Milchsaft von Lactuca virosa

Zusammenfassung Die Bitterwertbestimmung nachR. Wasicky und Mitarbeitern eignet sich zur Bestimmung des Gesamtbitterstoffgehalts von Präparaten aus dem Milchsaft vonLactuca virosa.

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Summary R. Wasicky's and his collaborators' method of evaluating bitters is suitable for the determination of the total contents of bitter principles of preparations derived from the milky juice of lactuca virosa.

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Résumé L'appréciation des amers d'aprèsR. Wasicky et ses collaborateurs peut être utilisée pour déterminer la teneur en amers totaux de préparations à base du suc laiteux de lactuca virosa.

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Zur quantitativen Bestimmung der Bitterstoffe inLactuca wurde von den Verfassern eine gustometrische Methode verwendet. Da diese grundsätzlich den kolorimetrischen Methoden gleichzustellen ist, außerdem infolge des häufigen Vorkommens von bitter schmeckenden Substanzen in biologischen Materialien ein Interesse für die Bestimmungsmöglichkeit dieser Verbindungen besteht, wurde die vorliegende Arbeit aufgenommen.Die Schriftleitung.     

Über Erdalkalimetalloxothallate. II. Darstellung und Kristallstruktur von Ba2Tl2O5

On Alkaline Earth Metal Oxothallates. II. Preparation and Crystal Structure of Ba₂Tl₂O₅ Ba₂Tl₂O₅ was prepared and investigated by X-ray single crystal methods (space group D? Pcmn, a = 6.264, b = 17.258, c = 6.05 Å) Ba₂Tl₂O₅ is isotypic with Ca₂Fe₂O₅.