Some Properties of Smooth Convex Functions and Newton’s Method

Doklady Mathematics - New properties of convex infinitely differentiable functions related to extremal problems are established. It is shown that, in a neighborhood of the solution, even if the...     

Controlled Formation of β-Si3N4 on Native Oxidized Silicon Wafers in Ammonia Flow

Crystallography Reports - The formation of β-Si3N4 for subsequent growth of AlGaN and GaN heterostructures of silicon wafers has been studied. It is established that the native oxide layer...     

Modeling of Molten Corium Oxidation in the Presence of an Oxide Crust on the Melt Surface

Technical Physics - In the case of a severe accident at a nuclear power plant with light-water reactors, the most effective method for localization of the formed melt (corium) is its retention in...     

Elemental analysis of particulate matter in a metal workshop and of biological samples from exposed workers

During metal welding and cutting, large amounts of particulate matter (PM) are produced that might represent a significant health risk for the exposed workers. In the present pilot study, we performed an elemental analysis of fine PM collected in a metal workshop. Also, elemental analysis of the hair and nail samples collected from workers exposed to the workshop dust and control group was done. Concentrations of 15 elements in PM were measured with X‐Ray Fluorescence (XRF) and Particle Induced X‐ray Emission (PIXE), whereas inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP‐MS) was used to determine 12 elements in hair and nail samples. Mean 8‐hr concentrations of PM_2.5, Fe, and Mn in the vicinity of welders were up to 1803, 860, and 30 μg/m³, respectively, whereas in the nearby city, daily PM_2.5 concentrations are on average 11 μg/m³. We found that several elements, especially Fe and Mn, had substantially higher concentrations in hair and nail samples of exposed workers than in the control group, which indicates the accumulation of metals in workers' tissues, although limit values were not exceeded.     

Two-Dimensional Excitons in Multiple GaN/AlN Monolayer Quantum Wells

JETP Letters - The decay kinetics of low-temperature exciton photoluminescence in a heterostructure with multiple GaN/AlN monolayer quantum wells, which is prepared by molecular beam epitaxy, is...     

Fully Piecewise Linear Vector Optimization Problems

Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications - We distinguish two kinds of piecewise linear functions and provide an interesting representation for a piecewise linear function between two normed...     

Simulation of Dampers Made of Viscoelastic Materials

Technical Physics - Taking damping into account in the problems of structural dynamics is an important and nontrivial problem. Its complexity is primarily determined by the required specification...     

Cumulative $${\pi}$$ -Mesons in $${}^{{12}}{C}{+}{}^{{9}}$$ Be-Interactions at 3.2 GeV/Nucleon

Physics of Atomic Nuclei - In the FRAGM experiment at the heavy-ion accelerator $$-$$ accumulator complex ITEP $$-$$ TWA, yields of cumulative charged $$\pi$$ mesons have been measured in a...     

Raman Scattering Study of Natural and Synthetic Compounds Containing Polyene Chains

Doklady Physics - The dependence of Raman spectra of the molecules containing polyene chains on the conjugation length, structure of side and end groups, and isomer type is analyzed theoretically.     

Localized Plastic Deformation of Metal-Intermetallic Laminated Composites after Equal Channel Angular Pressing

Russian Physics Journal - The paper presents mathematical simulation of localized plastic deformation of metal-intermetallic laminated composites after equal channel angular pressing. Deformation...