Phase rotation scheme of laser-produced ions for reduction of the energy spread

In order to widely spread out particle beams utilized in cancer therapy, laser-produced ions are developed as the injection beam for an ion synchrotron dedicated for cancer therapy. Such a laser ion source is expected to contribute largely to the realization of compactness of the size and low cost of the cancer therapy accelerator. The energy spectrum of the laser-produced ions, however, has no peak, but their intensities decrease exponentially according to the increase of the energy. For the purpose of modifying such a situation, we have proposed a scheme to rotate the beam in the longitudinal phase space with the use of the RF electric field, which is phase-adjusted with the pulse laser. We aim for a reduction of the energy spread of ± 5% selected by an energy analyzer and slits to ±1% by such phase rotation. For this purpose, a quarter wavelength resonator with two gaps with the same resonant frequency as the source laser has already been fabricated, together with its RF power source. The above phase rotation system and its recent experimental realization are presented.     

Density estimation and adaptive control of markov processes: Average and discounted criteria

We consider a class of discrete-time Markov control processes with Borel state and action spaces, and ^d i.i.d. disturbances with unknown distribution . Under mild semi-continuity and compactness conditions, and assuming that is absolutely continuous with respect to Lebesgue measure, we establish the existence of adaptive control policies which are (1) optimal for the average-reward criterion, and (2) asymptotically optimal in the discounted case. Our results are obtained by taking advantage of some well-known facts in the theory of density estimation. This approach allows us to avoid restrictive conditions on the state space and/or on the system's transition law imposed in recent works, and on the other hand, it clearly shows the way to other applications of nonparametric (density) estimation to adaptive control.Research partially supported by The Third World Academy of Sciences under Research Grant No. MP 898-152.     

Acid properties of semicrystalline zeolitic mesoporous UL-ZSM-5 materials

UL-ZSM-5 materials have been prepared by templated solid-state crystallization of zeolites starting from the amorphous mesostructured aluminosilicate Al-Meso. Microcalorimetry and FTIR have been employed to characterize their surface acidity. In good agreement with ²⁷Al MAS NMR data, UL-ZSM-5 displayed an improved density and strength of Brönsted acid sites, as compared to Al-Meso, owing to the incorporation of aluminium in a tetrahedral environment similar to that of zeolite ZSM-5. Moreover, they showed an enhanced Brönsted/Lewis relative acid ratio. However, Al-Meso showed the highest concentration of strong Lewis acid sites due to its largest amount of aluminium in extraframework positions.     

N，N’－双［（1－苯基－3－甲基－5－氧－4－吡唑啉基）亚苄基］乙二亚胺萃取钯的机理及钯－铂体系中钯的选择性萃取

本文首次报道了标题试剂Ｈ２Ａ对钯的萃取行为，确定了萃取物的组成，讨论了萃取机理，算出了萃取平衡常数．通过化学分析、红外及拉曼光谱、紫外光谱，研究得出了萃合物的结构，并且实现了Ｈ２Ａ从钯－铂混合溶液中选择性萃取钯．     

Facile fabrication of AgCl@polypyrrole-chitosan core-shell nanoparticles and polymeric hollow nanospheres

A one-step sequential method for preparing AgCl@polypyrrole-chitosan core-shell nanoparticles and subsequently the formation of polypyrrole-chitosan hollow nanospheres is reported. The formation of the core and the shell is performed in one reaction medium almost simultaneously. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images show the presence of core-shell nanoparticles and hollow nanospheres. Ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) studies reveal that AgCl was formed first followed by polypyrrole. X-ray diffration (XRD) and UV-vis studies show that AgCl was present in the core-shell nanoparticles and could be removed completely from the core.     

Enantioselective separation in capillary electrophoresis using a novel mono-6-propylammonium-β-cyclodextrin as chiral selector

The chiral resolving ability of a novel single-isomer cationic β-cyclodextrin (CD), mono-6^A-propylammonium-6^A-deoxy-β-cyclodextrin chloride (PrAMCD), as a chiral selector in capillary electrophoresis (CE) is reported in this work for the enantioseparation of hydroxy, carboxylic acids and amphoteric analytes. The effect of chiral selector concentration on the resolution was studied. Good resolutions were achieved for hydroxy acids. Optimum resolutions were obtained even at 3.5 mM CD concentration for carboxylic acids. The electrophoretic method showed good linearity and reproducibility in terms of migration times and peak areas, which should make it suitable for routine analysis. In addition, baseline chiral separation of a six-acid mixture was achieved within 20 min. PrAMCD proved to be an effective chiral selector for acidic analytes.     

Acid-Catalyzed Cyclodehydration of Quinazolone Prepolymers

The effect of p-toluenesulfonic acid and phosphoric acid on the cyclodehydration of quinazolone prepolymers has been investigated. Isothermal weight loss during the curing process was monitored closely to follow the extent of cyclization. The optimum weight loss corresponding to 2 mol water is used as an indication of the formation of a fully cyclized quinazolone structure without concurrent decarboxylation. This can be achieved by incorporating the catalyst at 2 wt% concentration, which permits a lower curing temperature than those previously reported. The polymers formed in the presence of catalyst have thermal stability superior to those prepared without catalyst. The glass transition temperature is also raised. This we conclude to be a direct result of the decrease in the amount of incomplete quinazolone rings along the polymer backbone as a result of more efficient cyclization catalyzed by the acids.