Crystallization temperatures of thin Co−Zr amorphous alloy films from electron diffraction

The transformation of amorphous thin alloy films of Co–Zr to the crystalline state was observed with an electron microscope in the diffraction mode. This investigation elucidates the crystallization temperatures,T _x , of thin films as opposed to theT _x presented for thicker samples; usually melt-quenched in the thickness range of 20–50 m. TheT _x of the thin films are compared also with theT _x for sputtered alloys of Co–Zr at 5 m.     

Lorentz electron microscopy

This paper reviews the theory and practice of Lorentz electron microscopy in the investigations of magnetic domain structure. The transmission electron microscope, the necessary operational procedures and imaging theory required for Lorentz microscopy are described. Magnetization devices and other facilities that have been developed over the last two years to study domain magnetization in situ in the electron microscope are discussed. Results so far obtained on such materials as thin single crystals and polycrystals of ferromagnetic metals, magnetic oxides, evaporated and electrodeposited single crystal and polycrystal films, and whisker and single domain particles are reviewed. The methods available for preparing specimens in a suitable form for transmission electron microscopy are described.     

Three-dimensional blow-up solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations

In this paper we extend the plane blow-up results of Grundy& McLaughlin (1997) to the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations.Using a solution structure originally due to Lin we first providenumerical evidence for the existence of blow-up solutions on- < x, z < , 0 y 1 with boundary conditions on y = 0and y = 1 involving derivatives of the velocity components.The formulation enables us to consider plane and radial flowas special cases. Various features of the computations are isolatedand are used to construct a formal asymptotic solution closeto blow-up. We show that the numerical and asymptotic analysesprovide a mutually consistent global picture which supportsthe conclusion that, for the family of problems we considerhere, blow-up in fact can take place in three dimensions butat an inverse linear rate rather than the faster inverse squareof the plane case.     

Synthesis of transition metal—heterocyclic carbene complexes. Oxazol-2-ylidene and oxazolidin-2-ylidene complexes of osmium(II) derived from coordinated tosylmethylisocyanide

Tosylmethylisocyanide, when coordinated to osmium(II), reacts with aldehydes and ketones in the presence of sodium methoxide, to produce oxazol-2-ylidene and oxazolidin-2-ylidene complexes.     

Transport and harvesting of suspended particles using modulated ultrasound

Polystyrene particles of 9 μm diameter were acoustically concentrated along the axis of a water-filled cylindrical waveguide containing a 3 MHz standing wave field. Modulation of the acoustic field enabled transport of the concentrated particles in the axial direction. Four modulations were investigated; 1, a fixed frequency difference introduced between two transducers; 2, ramping the transducer frequency; 3, tone burst, i.e. sound that is pulsed on and off, allowing intermittent sedimentation under gravity; and 4, switching the sound off to allow continuous sedimentation. The most efficient transport (leaving the fewest particles in suspension) of clumps to one end of the container was achieved with method 1 above. In this system the maximum speed of transport of the axial clumps was 24 mm s^-1. A theory developed here for the transport of particles in a pseudo (i.e. slowly moving) standing wave field predicts an upper limit, which increases with particle size, for the speed of an entrained body. For a single 9 μm diameter particle in a field with a spatial peak pressure amplitude of 0.4 MPa this speed would be 0.5 mm s^-1. The higher experimental speeds observed here emphasize the value of acoustically concentrating particles into relatively large clumps prior to initiating transport.     

57Fe Mössbauer study of f-riebeckite

F-riebeckite has been subjected to analysis by 57-Fe Moessbauer spectroscopy from 4. 2K to 501K. The spectra obtained above the magnetic transition temperature, were analyzed in terms of three ferrous doublets in M1, M3 and M2 sites and two ferric doublets occupying M2 and M1 sites. The ratios of these occupations, together with their quadrupole splittings, were then used to fit the 4.2K magnetic spectrum.