Diagnostics for Electromagnetic Conditions in the Heliosphere by Cosmic Ray Effects

Physics of Atomic Nuclei - We review some results of diagnostics for the electromagnetic characteristics of the heliosphere and of the Earth magnetosphere within the model for cosmic ray modulation...     

Effect of a Thin Longitudinal Inviscid Vortex on a Two-Dimensional Pre-Separation Boundary Layer

For large Reynolds numbers, an asymptotic solution of the Navier-Stokes equations describing the effect of a thin longitudinal vortex with a constant circulation on the development of an incompressible steady two-dimensional laminar boundary layer on a flat plate is obtained. It is established that, in a narrow wall region extending along the vortex filament, the viscous flow is described by the 3-D boundary layer equations. A solution of these equations for small values of the vortex circulation is studied. It is found that the solution of the two-dimensional pre-separation boundary layer equations collapses. This is attributable to the singular behavior of the 3-D disturbances near the zero-longitudinal-friction points.     

Numerical solution of the problem of the mixing of the boundary layers shed from the trailing edge of a wing

During the mixing of viscous incompressible flows with different velocities, in the vicinity of a trailing edge an interaction region with a three-layer structure is formed, similar to that in the case of symmetric shedding with equal velocities. The boundary layers developing on the upper and lower sides of the airfoil form a viscous mixing layer, or vortex sheet, which separates the flows downstream of the trailing edge. The boundary value problem corresponding to the flow in the viscous sublayer in the vicinity of the trailing edge of a flat plate is solved for high Reynolds numbers using an efficient numerical method for solving the equations of asymptotic interaction theory.     

Study of local atomic and electronic structure of titanium-containing forsterite based on analysis of X-ray absorption spectra

The local atomic structure of titanium-containing forsterite is investigated based on analysis of X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectra. The Ti K-XANES spectra of the mineral under study are calculated for several possible structural models. Theoretical analysis of the X-ray absorption spectra is performed based on the full-potential finite-difference method. The local geometry of the titanium environment is determined by comparing the experimental Ti K-XANES spectrum with the theoretical spectra calculated for different structural models. The structural model where titanium atoms substitute for silicon ones is found to be most likely for titanium-containing forsterite. The calculated partial densities of electron states of titanium near the bottom of the conduction band of titanium-containing forsterite are analyzed.     

Composites based on doped polyaniline and polyimide with tricyclodecene structures in the backbone

Conducting composites based on an alicyclic polyimide and polyaniline doped with nonylnaphthalenesulfonic acid or with undoped polyaniline were prepared. Their physicomechanical and electrical properties were studied. The accelerating effect of conducting polymers on the polycondensation was demonstrated.     

Semifield planes of odd order that admit a subgroup of autotopisms isomorphic to <Emphasis Type="Italic">A</Emphasis> <Subscript>4</Subscript>

We develop an approach to constructing and classification of semifield projective planes with the use of a linear space and a spread set. We construct a matrix representation of the spread set of a semifield plane of odd order that admits a Baer involution in the translation complement or a subgroup of autotopisms isomorphic to the alternating group A₄. We give examples of semifield planes of order 81 satisfying the above indicated condition.     

Preparation and Study of New Metal-Containing Polymer Compositions Based on an Alicyclic Polyimide

New film-forming metal-containing polymer compositions based on an alicyclic polyimide and on arylalicyclic copolyimides synthesized from tricyclodecene-, oxydiphenyl-, and benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydrides and oxydianiline in the presence of cobalt, nickel, iron, and copper salts in amide solvents were prepared, and their main properties were studied. Optimum synthesis conditions and compositions of metalcontaining composites with improved thermal, electrical, and other characteristics were found. The possibility of using the modified alicyclic polyimide films for fabricating integrated circuits by magnetron sputtering was examined. The samples prepared by sputtering of metals onto SPI-1 polyimide films with a chromium sublayer are characterized by high adhesion of the metal to the film surface.     

Determination of the local atomic structure of the active center of bromoperoxidase protein via the analysis of x-ray absorption spectra

The existing model of the active center of bromoperoxidase protein, which has been obtained via x-ray diffraction methods, is defined more precisely. The processes occurring in the active center of this protein interacting with hydrogen peroxide are studied. It is shown that the existing model of the active center of bromoperoxidase is not sufficiently accurate. To study the adequacy of certain structural parameters of the active center, the atomic structure has been optimized using electron density functional theory. A new model of the active center of bromoperoxidase protein is proposed.