Second experiment at VASSILISSA separator on the synthesis of the element 112

The upgraded separator VASSILISSA was used to confirm results of previous experiments on the synthesis of the heavy isotopes of the element 112 obtained in complete-fusion reactions of ⁴⁸Ca and ²³⁸U. An additional reason was the non-observation of any events in the same reaction studied with the BGS separator at Berkeley. Limits of for the atomic mass number of the observed spontaneously fissioning isotope were measured. The obtained results on the decay mode, half-life and production cross-section are in agreement with those obtained in our first experiment.Received: 10 June 2003, Revised: 29 July 2003, Published online: 2 December 2003PACS: 23.60. + e decay - 25.70.-z Low and intermediate energy heavy-ion reactions - 25.85.Ca Spontaneous fission - 27.90. + b      

Interaction of elemental mercury with selenium surfaces: model experiments for investigations of superheavy elements copernicium and flerovium

The adsorption behavior of ¹⁹⁷Hg and ^183–185Hg on red amorphous selenium (red a-Se) and trigonal selenium (t-Se) was investigated experimentally by off-line and on-line gas chromatographic methods, in preparation of a sensitive chemical separation and characterization of the transactinides copernicium (Cn, Z = 112) and flerovium (Fl, Z = 114). Monte-Carlo simulations of a diffusion controlled deposition were in good agreement with the experimental results, assuming as interaction limits ?ΔH _ads ^red a-Se (Hg) > 85 kJ/mol, and ?ΔH _ads ^t-Se (Hg) < 60 kJ/mol. Both Se allotropes can be used as stationary surfaces in comparative gas-chromatographic chemical investigations of Cn and Fl.     

Separation of group five elements by reversed-phase chromatography

A chemical separation method based on reversed-phase chromatography has been developed to separate the group five elements from the reaction products produced in the bombardment of ²⁴³Am with ⁴⁸Ca ions. Decontamination factors on the order of 10⁶ were achieved for group-three elements such as americium, and 10⁷ or more for selected reaction products as measured by gamma-ray spectrometry pre-and post-chemistry. Details of the chemical separation scheme are discussed and compared to previously reported results.     

Molar extinction coefficients of some carbohydrates in aqueous solutions

Molar extinction coefficients of some carbohydrates viz. l-arabinose (C₅H₁₀O₅), d-glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆), d-mannose (C₆H₁₂O₆), d-galactose (C₆H₁₂O₆), d(-) fructose (C₆H₁₂O₆) and maltose (C₁₂H₂₄O₁₂) in aqueous solutions have been determined at 81, 356, 511, 662, 1173 and 1332 keV by gamma ray transmission method in a narrow beam good geometry set-up. These coefficients have been found to depend upon the photon energy following a 4-parameter polynomial. These extinction coefficients for different sugars having the same molecular formula have same values varying within experimental uncertainty. Within concentration ranges studied, Beer-Lambert law is obeyed very well.     

A simple and quick method for the preparation of radionuclide <Superscript>87</Superscript>Y/<Superscript>87m</Superscript>Sr generator using the <Superscript>nat</Superscript>Rb(α,xn)<Superscript>87</Superscript>Y reaction

A rapid method for the preparation of ⁸⁷Y/^87mSr radionuclide generator from a rubidium chloride target irradiated with 35 MeV α-particles is described. A simple two-step procedure is used to obtain a carrier-free ^87mSr isotope with a high enough radiochemical yield and high purity in the final aqueous fraction.     

Homoconjugation in the adamantane cage: DFT/IGLO studies of the 1, 3-dehydro-5-adamantyl cation, its isoelectronic boron analogue 1, 3-dehydro-5-boraadamantane, and related systems(1)(,)

The structure of 1,3-dehydro-5-adamantyl cation and its isoelectronic boron analogue 1,3-dehydro-5-boraadamantane as well as some related adamantane systems, hitherto unknown as persistent long-lived species, were investigated by using the density functional theory (DFT) method. (13)C and (11)B NMR chemical shifts of the compounds were also calculated using the IGLO method. Stabilization of the systems due to homoconjugation is discussed.     

Theoretical study of relative width of photonic band gap for the 3-D dielectric structure

Calculations for the relative width (Δω/ω₀) as a function of refractive index and relative radius of the photonic band gap for the fcc closed packed 3-D dielectric microstructure are reported and comparison of experimental observations and theoretical predictions are given. This work is useful for the understanding of photonic crystals and occurrence of the photonic band gap.     

离子液体作为溶剂/催化剂用于卤代烃对胺的选择性烷基化反应

在三乙胺存在下,在离子液体([bmim]I和[bmim]PF6)中进行了各种卤代烃对胺类化合物中氨基的选择性烷基化反应.反应在相对温和的条件下进行,转化率和选择性优异.离子液体可以回收并重复使用.     

New insights into the 243Am + 48Ca reaction products previously observed in the experiments on elements 113, 115, and 117

Results of a new series of experiments on the study of production cross sections and decay properties of the isotopes of element 115 in the reaction (243)Am+(48)Ca are presented. Twenty-one new decay chains originating from (288)115 were established as the product of the 3n-evaporation channel by measuring the excitation function at three excitation energies of the compound nucleus (291)115. The decay properties of all newly observed nuclei are in full agreement with those we measured in 2003. At the lowest excitation energy E*=33 MeV, for the first time we registered the product of the 2n-evaporation channel, (289)115, which was also observed previously in the reaction (249)Bk+(48)Ca as the daughter nucleus of the decay of (293)117. The maximum cross section for the production of (288)115 is found to be 8.5 pb at E*≈36 MeV.     

High quality beam shaping by square soft-edge diaphragm combined with liquid crystal spatial light modulator

<正>The square soft-edge diaphragm with round angle is designed by Matlab,and is sent to a liquid crystal spatial light modulator by the computer.In order to obtain precompensation for the following laser system, local diaphragm transmission can be adjusted by feedback signals of surface-channel charge-coupled device (SCCD).This method can reduce the diffraction effect and realize no modulation,high stability,high homogeneity,and large scale laser beam.Several parameters of soft-edge diaphragms which affect the laser beam quality are studied systematically,and the optimized values are obtained.The method can avoid the serious modulation of hard edges and provide soft-edge diaphragms of different shapes in a fast and convenient way for the large scale laser beam system.