Vacuum Conditions and the Lifetime of a Single-Charged Helium Ion Beam in the Booster Synchrotron of the NICA (First Run)

JETP Letters - The results of the first run (December 2020) for the commissioning of the new superconducting synchrotron Booster at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research are presented. Vacuum...     

Analysis of the Results of Magnetic Measurements of the Structural Elements of the Nuclotron Booster

Physics of Particles and Nuclei Letters - —The results of a statistical and harmonic analysis of the magnetic measurement data of structural elements (dipole magnets) of the Nuclotron Booster...     

Optimization the Optical Structure of the NICA Collider

Physics of Particles and Nuclei Letters - The optimization of the optical structure of the NICA Collider is presented. The Collider optics settings are given for a working point of 9.44/9.44 and a...     

Measurement of the S-Factor of the T(1H, γ)4He Reaction at Astrophysical Energies

JETP Letters - The T(1H, γ)4He reaction has been studied for the first time in the energy range Elab = 12–34 keV in the laboratory coordinate system (E = 7.8–20.1 keV in the...     

Astrophysical <Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>-factor of T(<Superscript>4</Superscript>He, γ)<Superscript>7</Superscript>Li reaction at <Emphasis Type="Italic">E</Emphasis><Subscript>cm</Subscript> = 15.7 keV

The astrophysical S-factor of the reaction T(⁴He, γ)⁷Li is measured for the first time at the center of mass energy E _cm = 15.7 keV, lower than the energy range of the Standard Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (SBBN) model. The experiment is performed on a Hall pulsed accelerator (TPU, Tomsk). An acceleration pulse length of 10 μs allows one to suppress the background of cosmic radiation and the ambient medium by five orders of magnitude. A beam intensity of ~ 5 × 10^{14 4}He⁺ ions per pulse allows one to measure an extremely low reaction yield. The yield of γ-quanta with the energies E _γ ⁰ = 2483.7 keV and E _γ ¹ = 2006.1 keV is registered by NaI(Tl) detectors with the efficiency ε = 0.331 ± 0.026. A method for direct measurement of the background from the chain of reactions T(⁴He, ⁴He)T→T(T, 2n)X→(n, γ) and/or (n, n′γ) which ends by neutron activation of materials surrounding the target is proposed and implemented in this study. The value of the astrophysical S-factor of the reaction T(⁴He, γ)⁷Li S _αt (E _cm = 15.7 keV) = 0.091 ± 0.032 keV b provides the choice from the set of experimental data for the astrophysical S _αt -factor in favor of experimental data [4] with S _αt (E _cm = 0) = 0.1067 ± 0.0064 keV b.     

The edge wave in the problem of diffraction on a boundary with jump of curvature

The problem of the diffraction of creeping waves on a point of transition of the convex boundary to the straight boundary of a domain is investigated. It is assumed that at the point of jump of curvature, the tangent to the boundary is continuous and its derivative has a jump. An expression for the edge wave is obtained and investigated. Bibliography: 4 titles. Translated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 250, 1998, pp. 274–287. Translated by N. Ya. Kirpichnikova.     

Quantum-chemical modeling of the structure of strained silicon nanocrystals on a germanium substrate

The results of optimization of the atomic and electronic structure of strained silicon clusters Si₅₁ on a germanium substrate are presented. The interaction of boundary nanocluster atoms with the substrate is studied. The effect of strain and impurities on the distribution of electronic states is analyzed.     

Scattering of Plane Electromagnetic Waves from a Small Inhomogeneity in a Slightly Curved Layer

The problem on the diffraction of the elastic plane wave of horizontal polarization (SH wave) from a small inhomogeneity lying in a slightly bent layer is investigated. The layer is situated on the boundary of a half-space. The inhomogeneity is assumed to be a cylinder the cross-section diameter of which is small in comparison with the length of the incident wave. The wave is polarized parallel to the axis of the cylinder. It is proved that the small inhomogeneity radiates as a point source the intensity of which is proportional to the area of the cross-section of the inhomogeneity and to the jumps of the squared velocities in the layer and in the inhomogeneity. Bibliography: 10 titles.__________Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 297, 2003, pp. 106–115.     

A Combined Method for Calculating the Field of a Point Source in a Waveguide (Slightly Curved Media)

The two-dimensional problem of propagating the waves generated by a point source in a depth slightly curved waveguide is investigated. The Dirichlet condition is given on the boundary of the waveguide, and also two consistency conditions are defined on the interface between the fluid and the bottom. The velocity of the acoustic wave is assumed to be arbitrarily dependent on the depth of the waveguide and weakly dependent on the trace coordinate. With the help of rather cumbersome transformations, the solution is expressed as a sum of geometric-optical waves, normal waves, and a remainder. Sufficient conditions on the total amount of detached normal and geometric-optical waves are obtained. Bibliography: 2 titles. Dedicated to P. V. Krauklis on the occasion of his seventieth birthday __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 308, 2004, pp. 225–234.     

Diffraction of the Electromagnetic Wave on a Small Obstacle of Elliptic Form in a Layer

The problem on the diffraction of the electromagnetic plane wave on a small obstacle included in a layer is investigated. The obstacle is assumed to be an elliptic cylinder whose diameter and focal distance are small in comparison with the length of the incident wave. It is proved that the small obstacle radiates as a point source, and its amplitude is proportional to the area of the cross-section and the jumps of the dielectric and magnetic constants on the interfaces. Bibliography: 5 titles.