Energy spectrum of primary cosmic rays at energies of 2 × 10<Superscript>13</Superscript> to 5 × 10<Superscript>17</Superscript> eV,according to Tien Shan data

The primary cosmic ray energy spectrum at energies of 10¹⁵ to 5 × 10¹⁷ eV is presented using the results from observations by the Tien Shan HADRON array. The spectrum was obtained from the spectrum of showers according to the number of electrons using a new way of determining the parameter of spatial distribution function S of electrons. The energy spectrum can be extended to low energies up to 2 × 10¹³ eV using data from separate experiments at the former Tien Shan array. Conclusions are drawn regarding changes in the form of the spectrum and its chemical composition at energies over 10¹⁶ eV. The spectrum is compared to the results from the TUNKA installation.     

Relativmessung der Elektronenpolarisation beimxβ-Zerfall: RaE(Bi210)-P32

An apparatus is described for comparing the longitudinal polarization valuesP ofβ-particles from different emitters by the method of double scattering. For RaE(Bi²¹⁰) and P³² we have measured the ratio of polarization values to be P(RaE)/ P(P³²)=0·757±0·022 at 540 keV. This is in good agreement with previous measurements. Ratios of matrix elements are determined from polarization and spectrum shape data of RaE, but these values are not reliable because the spectrum shape shows a systematic discrepancy between theory and experiment below 200 keV. A discussion of electron polarization and spectrum shape data of P³² shows that deviations of polarization from the allowed value are probably very small.     

Derivation of muon spectrum at high energies from the recent JACEE primary cosmic-ray spectrum using Fermilab data on meson production

Summary The energy spectrum of sea level muons in the range (10²÷10⁴) GeV has been calculated from the latest directly measured JACEE primary spectrum using Fermilab results on pp→π^± X and pp→K^± X inclusive reactions. The conventional pion atmospheric diffusion equation after Bugaevet al. has been used in this analysis to account the flux of muons emerged from the multiple generation of mesons in air. The derived muon spectrum has been compared with the earlier magnetic spectrograph data of Durham and Kiel groups. The latest BAKSAN scintillator telescope data is well in agreement with the calculated integral spectrum originated from the meson decays in the range (1÷10⁴) GeV.     

X-ray emission from plasma generated by nanosecond laser irradiating tantalum

A continuum spectrum of X-rays, originating from the interaction of a moderate intensity nanosecond Nd:Yag laser (1064 nm, 9 ns, 30 Hz, 900 mJ, 10¹¹ W/cm²) with metal targets producing plasma, is investigated. The photon emission intensity is particularly high when the plasma expands in a low-pressure gas. The photon energy is measured through selective thin absorber films employed in front of the solid state detector. The temperature of the hot electrons generated from the plasma, responsible for the continuum spectrum emission, is calculated from the fit of the X-ray spectrum with a Maxwellian distribution, and it is about 1–2 keV.     

The dependence of muon intensity on the geomagnetic latitude

The vertical momentum spectrum of cosmic-ray muons has been determined by a counter controlled neon-hodoscope in the spectral region (0.2–3) Bev/c at geomagnetic latitude 12 °N. The observed spectrum agrees satisfactorily with the calculated spectrum of Olbert for muon momentum above 1.8 Bev/c. Below about 1.8 Bev/c, the measured spectrum exceeds slightly the theoretical spectrum of Olbert, calculated for the same geomagnetic latitude. The measured spectrum agrees with the experimental spectrum of Allkofer at 9 °N, but is somewhat below the spectrum obtained by Hayman in the low momentum region at 57.5 °N. This shows that there exists a latitude dependence of the low momentum muon spectrum. The estimated integral intensity of muon of momentum ≧320 Mev/c is found to be 7.3×10^?3 cm^?2 sec^?1 str^?1 which agrees with the value of other investigators^1–9.     

Emission of Spectrum of BIF Molecule

The BiF molecule has a very extensive spectrum, from 5065 Å in the visible to 2250 Å in ultraviolet region. It was studied by Howell and Rochester¹ in emission and by Morgan² in absorption. A year later, Rochester³ again studied its emission spectrum, and recorded three new band systems.     

Neutron events in the underground monitor of the Tien Shan high-altitude station

The neutron multiplicity M spectrum was measured at the neutron monitor installed in the underground room of the Tien Shan high-altitude station (3340 m above sea level) of the Lebedev Physical Institute under a ground layer 20 m of water equivalent thick. To a first approximation, the differential multiplicity spectrum is power-law: dN/dM = 0.3 · M^−3.7m⁻²s⁻¹. The spectrum intensity is lower than the intensity of events in the ground-based NM64 supermonitor by a factor of 350–450. The spectrum slope exponent γ + 1 = 3.7 ± 0.1 is identical to the exponent of the energy spectrum of bremsstrahlung gamma-rays of energetic muons (above 1 TeV) generated in a lead absorber of the monitor. In this case, the experimental intensity is hundred times higher than the expected intensity of events from muon bremsstrahlung. The spatial distribution of neutrons in the monitor suggests that they are produced by single particles. The temporal distribution of neutrons in the monitor is exponential with lifetime constant τ = 360 − 390 μs. Difficulties are indicated in the interpretation of the multiplicity spectrum by electromagnetic and nuclear interactions of muons in the monitor without involving new penetrating particles. Original Russian Text ? A.P. Chubenko, A.L. Shchepetov, L.I. Vildanova, M.I. Vildanova, P.A. Chubenko, 2007, published in Kratkie Soobshcheniya po Fizike, 2007, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 21–31.     

Raman and Infrared Spectroscopic Study of the Borate Mineral Kaliborite

We have studied the mineral kaliborite. The sample originated from the Inder B deposit, Atyrau Province, Kazakhstan, and is part of the collection of the Geology Department of the Federal University of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The mineral is characterized by a single intense Raman band at 756 cm^?1 assigned to the symmetric stretching modes of trigonal boron. Raman bands at 1229 and 1309 cm^?1 are assigned to hydroxyl in-plane bending modes of boron hydroxyl units. Raman bands are resolved at 2929, 3041, 3133, 3172, 3202, 3245, 3336, 3398, and 3517 cm^?1. These Raman bands are assigned to water stretching vibrations. A very intense sharp Raman band at 3597 cm^?1 with a shoulder band at 3590 cm^?1 is assigned to the stretching vibration of the hydroxyl units. The Raman data are complimented with infrared data and compared with the spectrum of kaliborite downloaded from the Arizona State University database. Differences are noted between the spectrum obtained in this work and that from the Arizona State University database. This research shows that minerals stored in a museum mineral collection age with time. Vibrational spectroscopy enhances our knowledge of the molecular structure of kaliborite.     

Study of the X-ray emission from Ta plasma obtained by ns laser ablation

In this work, the continuum spectrum of X-rays originated from the interaction of a moderate intensity ns Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm, 9 ns, 30 Hz, 900 mJ, 10¹¹ W/cm²) with Ta target producing plasma is investigated. Plasma expands unisotropically with a velocity, depending on the pressure of the residual gas in the vacuum chamber. The X-ray intensity is a function of the laser energy and of the gas pressure inside the chamber. The X-ray energy is measured with an X-ray filter positioned in front of the Si(Li) solid-state detector. A temperature of about ～1–2 keV of the hot electrons, responsible for the continuum spectrum emission from the plasma, is calculated from the fit of the X-ray spectrum, applying a Maxwellian distribution.     

Valencies of manganese and iron ions in cubic ferrites as observed in paramagnetic Mössbauer spectra

The ground state of the ionic system Mn²⁺+Fe³⁺Mn³⁺+Fe²⁺ on octahedral sites in a spinel lattice is investigated on paramagnetic materials with specially chosen compositions. The valencies are established by means of the very different Mössbauer spectra of divalent and trivalent iron. Divalent iron is found to be unstable in the presence of trivalent manganese contrary to ?im?a's widely accepted model.A sample of ZnFe_1·75Ti_0·25O₄ shows at room temperature an Fe³⁺, Fe²⁺ spectrum, in which divalent and trivalent iron are indistinguishable, and at 78°K the superposition of a similar spectrum and a ferrous spectrum.     

The properties of liquid nitrogen

The light-scattering ‘anisotropy’ spectrum of liquid nitrogen has been measured for the liquid along the liquid-vapour coexistence line from 69·4 K (almost the triple point) to near the critical point at 125 K and for the gas under pressure at 128 K. The spectrum is very broad (HWHH～50 cm^-1) due to rapid molecular reorientation. The molecular anisotropy spectrum is approximately gaussian, corresponding to a correlation time for molecular reorientation of order 2 × 10^-13 s at 80 K which is comparable with that obtained from nuclear magnetic resonance. A gaussian rather than a lorentzian form arises because molecular reorientation is not a ‘slow’ variable.

Above the critical temperature the molecular anisotropy spectrum can be roughly described as a collision-broadened rotational line spectrum.

The spectrum and its time Fourier Transform are analysed in terms of the dynamical correlation of orientation of the molecules.

A component of the spectrum due to induced polarization is separated from the anisotropy contribution by a study of the far wing of the spectrum and is observed on the Stokes side out to about 250 cm^-1. This depends exponentially on frequency shift and is interpreted in terms of molecular collision dynamics. The correlation time for this motion is about a factor three shorter than that for molecular reorientation.

The spectra are markedly asymmetric after all experimental corrections for asymmetry have been made. The asymmetry is shown to correspond to the detailed balance factor. It is pointed out that this factor should be allowed for in the case of induced scattering, in particular.

A theoretical analysis is given of the effect of correlation of molecular orientation on the light-scattering spectrum for centrosymmetric linear molecules. In particular it is shown that the normalized second moment of the spectrum is unaffected by correlation of orientation.     

Spin-spin interaction of Ni2+ ions in ZnSiF6·6H2O

The angular dependences of the electron spin resonance spectrum of 1% Ni²⁺ ions in a ZnSiF₆·6H₂O matrix are investigated experimentally at 36 GHz and 4.2 K. Besides the main spectrum of the isolated ion, we observed a spectrum due to interacting pairs of Ni²⁺ ions, located in the first (nn) and second (2n) coordination spheres and coupled by, besides the magnetic dipole-dipole interaction, isotropic exchange: J _nn = (−197±1)×10⁻⁴, J _2nα = (−5±1)×10⁻⁴, and J _2nβ = (3±2)×10⁻⁴ cm⁻¹. Lines due to other isolated Ni²⁺ ions, which have a different initial splitting D, are also present in the spectrum with intensity comparable to the pair spectrum. Low-symmetry distortions of the crystal field are observed, caused by a pair of impurity ions located close to one another. It is shown that the previously proposed interpretation is incorrect. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 41, 1602–1608 (September 1999)     

p型锑化铟中的噪声

测量了几个高纯的p型InSb样品在液氮温度下的噪声频谱,一般由产生复合噪声及调制噪声组成,前者与热平衡载流子浓度p₀的二次方成反比,后者与p₀成反比。因此,材料愈纯,产生复合噪声所占的比重就愈大。产生复合噪声的数值与频谱与已有的理论符合。由此频谱可确定多数载流子寿命τ,得到τp₀≈1.1×1O⁹秒/厘米³,并给予理论解释。     

Discovery of the First 2- State in 16C via Neutron Knockout Reaction

The ¹⁶C nucleus has been investigated by the neutron knockout reaction of ¹⁷C on a liquid hydrogen target. Applying the invariant mass method in inverse kinematics and γ-ray spectroscopy, the energy spectrum was reconstructed by triple-coincidence measurement, in which neutrons, charged fragments, and γ rays from the decay of the reaction residue (¹⁶C*) were detected. A peak at 0.47 MeV was observed in the invariant mass spectrum in coincidence with a peak at 0.74 MeV in the γ-ray spectrum, which indicates the presence of an unbound state with an excitation energy of 5.46 MeV. Comparison of the experimental cross section with the value derived by a theoretical calculation provided evidence that the spin-parity of this state is 2^?.     

Experimental calculations of number,energy and dose albedos for various materials using 662 keV gamma rays

ABSTRACT

Number, energy and dose albedos are measured at a scattering angle of 180° for a broad beam of 662 keV gamma rays obtained from a radioactive source of ¹³⁷Cs (having strength in µCi; 1 Ci?=?3.7?×?10¹⁰ disintegrations per second). The gamma beam is incident on semi-infinite thick targets of variable atomic numbers. The scattering media is divided into three sets, which are pure elements, alloys and composite materials. Experiments are carried out using a 3^″?×?3^″ NaI(Tl) scintillation detector. To obtain precision in data, the response unfolding of a scintillation detector is used, which converts the observed pulse-height distribution to a true photon spectrum over the energy range of 2.5 to 640 keV. The detector response unfolding results in the true intensity of back-scattered gamma flux by shifting the events resulting from partial absorption of photons to the full energy peak of the spectrum. In the present study, albedo factors are studied as a function of target thickness and their atomic number. The experimentally calculated numbers of back-scattered gamma photon are in good agreement with theoretically generated numbers of multiple back-scattered counts by using a Monte Carlo simulation code. The experimental data on energy and intensity of 662 keV gamma photons are used to evaluate the number, energy and dose albedos for different materials under investigation.     

Total FTIR Spectra Translation for Improving Quantification of Protids

Abstract

In infrared spectroscopy, uncertain variations of the baseline are observed and these add an arbitrary constant to every absorbance. We have recently proposed an automatic baseline correction method by total translation of the infrared spectrum with regard to a reference spectrum (Cadet and Offmann, 1996a). This method improved the precision of the values obtained during quantitative determination of parotids in raw sugar cane juices: the mean and standard deviation values before correction were 1.3 × 10^?2 and 8.58 × 10^?2 and after correction they were 1.4 × 10^?2 and 7.05 × 10^?2respectively.     

The neutron-neutron scattering length from a complete experiment on the 3H(d, 2n)3He reaction at 8.45 MeV

The spectrum of the time-differences between the two neutrons from the ³H(d, 2n)³He reaction detected by two plastic scintillators situated at 0.2 and 2.0 m from the target was measured at 0°. The spectrum was compared with a Jost-function final-state interaction enhancement factor and yielded a value of 16.2 ± 1.2 fm for a_n?n, the neutron-neutron scattering length.     

High resolution absorption and magnetic circular dichroism of spin-forbidden ligand field transitions in Cs3CoBr5

The axial absorption spectrum of Cs₃CoBr₅ has been recorded from 3100 to 6500 Å at 4·2 K with a spectral bandpass of 0·1 Å and the magnetic circular dichroism spectrum at 4·2 K and 47·5 kG over the same wavelength range with a spectral bandpass of 1 Å. The electronic origins of the spinorbit and tetragonal field components of most of the doublet ligand field states are definitively located and assigned. In a number of instances it has also proved possible to determine whether the doublet gains its intensity from the 3/2 U′ or 5/2 U′ spin-orbit component of ⁴ T ₁, and arguments are also presented to show that the higher energy doublets derive the greater part of their intensity from the lowest ⁴ T ₁ charge transfer state and not the ⁴ T ₁(P) ligand field state. The vibronic sidebands accompanying the doublet transitions are also assigned to internal modes of CoBr₄ ^2- and to lattice modes. In a number of the transitions non-totally symmetric modes are excited with greater intensity than totally symmetric.     

The F+ center in reactor-irradiated aluminum oxide

A point-ion calculation has been performed for the F⁺ center in α-Al₂O₃ (one electron in an O^2? vacancy). Optical transitions are predicted at 2·26, 3·39 and 5·15 eV. Contact hyperfine interactions with the two nearest pairs of Al³⁺ ions are calculated to be 151 and 39 G. Single crystals of α-Al₂O₃ were reactor-irradiated up to doses of 10²⁰ fast neutrons per cm², and studied by electron spin resonance (ESR). A broad ESR spectrum with 13 resolved components at g=2·0029±0·0005 was interpreted as the interaction of an unpaired electron with two pairs of Al³⁺ nuclei with hyperfine constants of 49·2 and 13·5 G. These values are in the same ratio as the values calculated for the F⁺ center, to which this ESR spectrum is attributed. The discrepancy of a factor of three is typical of point-ion calculations. The optical absorption spectrum for heavily-irradiated samples is not available for comparison with calculated transition energies.     

Glueball spectroscopy in 4d SU(3) lattice gauge theory (II)

We report on a Monte Carlo variational calculation of the SU(3) glueball mass spectrum on a 5³ · 8 lattice. This investigation relies on Wilson loops up to length 8. Within finite-size effects and statistical fluctuations our previous results from a 4³ · 8 lattice are confirmed: we find a scaling window for the 0⁺⁺ state, but no scaling for 15 other states considered.