Mössbauer spectroscopic study on (Eu1−x Gd x )FeO3

Europium gadolinium ferrites (Eu_1?xGd_x)FeO₃ (X=0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8) are synthesized. The results of the X-ray diffraction show that all the compounds possess a perovskite structure. Both the¹⁵¹Eu Mössbauer spectra and the⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectra are measured. The¹⁵¹Eu Mössbauer spectra are considered to be the pure quadrupole spectra. The results show that the isomer shift and the quadrupole splitting of the¹⁵¹Eu spectra vary with x. The hyperfine filed of the⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectrum depends on the unit-cell volume. The⁵⁷Fe spectra of the samples synthesised by the high-pressure and high-temperature mothod show a part of paramagnetic structure.     

Magneto-optical properties of [Li]0 defects in MgO

Magnetic circular dichroism and optical absorption spectra are reported for MgO crystals containing [Li]⁰ defects. The spectra are identified by optical detection of the [Li]⁰ ground-state paramagnetic resonance spectrum. The spectra are interpreted for both the ion and polaron models of the defect. Either model gives a qualitative interpretation of the spectra, but neither gives quantitative agreement.     

EPR of Er3+, Nd3+, and Ce3+ ions in YAlO3 single crystals

EPR spectra of the Er³⁺, Nd³⁺, and Ce³⁺ ions substituting for the Y³⁺ ion in the YAlO₃ yttrium orthoaluminate lattice are studied. The EPR spectra of these rare-earth ions are described by a spin Hamiltonian of rhombic symmetry with an effective spin S=1/2. The principal values of the g tensors were determined from an analysis of the angular dependences of the EPR spectra. The orientation of the local magnetic axes of paramagnetic centers relative to the YAlO₃ crystallographic directions are shown to depend on the actual rare-earth species. The EPR spectra exhibit a hyperfine structure due to the ¹⁶⁷Er, ¹⁴³Nd, and ¹⁴⁵Nd odd isotopes, which permitted unambiguous identification of these spectra. The hyperfine coupling constants for the odd erbium and neodymium isotopes are determined.     

Spectroscopy of two coincident charged particles emitted following bound pion absorption in 12C, 59Co and 197Au

Energy spectra and angular distributions of two coincident charged particles emitted following stopped negative pion absorption in ¹²C, ⁵⁹Co and ¹⁹⁷Au were measured. Most of the data can be understood within the framework of a pair absorption model including final-state interactions. Ground-state transitions in the missing mass spectra of ⁴H and ⁴He deduced from the αα and tα spectra of ¹²C, respectively, show that reactions involving a large part of the nucleus also occur.     

Inclusive neutron and proton energy spectra following the negative pion absorption at rest in 12C

The results of a measurement of the inclusive energy spectra of the neutrons and protons emitted following the absorption at rest of negative pions on ¹²C are presented. The spectra have been measured with the time-of-flight method with an overall resolution of 650 psec. From the neutron spectrum the rate of 1.7 × 10^?2 neutrons per stopped pion has been deduced for the single-neutron emission reaction ¹²C(π^?, n)¹¹ B. Comparisons are made with calculated spectra and other experimental spectra.     

Infrared spectroscopy of a dense potassium vapor jet

In this paper we report the development of new apparatus for the containment and study of dense alkali metal vapors, and the use of the apparatus to study the infrared spectra of potassium vapor. The apparatus is the first to employ aerodynamic confinement of a dense alkali vapor. We have recorded absorption spectra, thermal emission spectra, and laser-induced emission spectra of dense potassium vapor. These techniques all reveal a spectral feature near 1.1 μm which we believe originates in ³Σ⁺_g→³Σ⁺_u transitions of the K₂ molecule.     

Paramagnetic centers in boron and aluminum borides

The electron spin resonance spectra of crystalline and amorphous boron and aluminum dode-caboride samples have been recorded on a Q-band spectrometer. The parameters of the spectra have been determined, and the concentration of paramagnetic centers has been estimated. It has been found that the concentration of the paramagnetic centers in amorphous boron is high and exceeds the corresponding value in crystals by two orders of magnitude. The spectra of boron powders enriched in ¹¹B and ¹⁰B isotopes have been measured. It has been established that the difference between the hyperfine interactions of the unpaired electron with the ¹¹B and ¹⁰B nuclei manifests itself as a change in the width of the structureless electron spin resonance spectra.     

Comparative mössbauer and TDPAC studies on the after-effects of the ec decays of119Sb and111In in α-Fe2O3

Mössbauer emission spectra of (¹¹⁹Sb→)¹¹⁹Sn and TDPAC spectra of (¹¹¹In→)¹¹¹Cd in α-Fe₂O₃ are measured. The origin of apparetly much pronouced after-effects of the EC decay observed in the TDPAC spectra, as compared with those in the Mössbauer spectra is clarified.     

MgB2各向异性光学性质的第一性原理研究

使用密度泛函第一性原理研究了超导体MgB₂单晶各向异性的光学性质.在描述光学性质的基本理论和计算方法的基础上,计算了MgB₂的光电导谱、反射谱以及电子能量损失谱,并通过MgB₂的各个原子分解态密度图对所得到的反射谱和损失谱的各个谱峰做了详尽地分析.从光电导谱上来看,x方向与z方向有着很大差别,而在反射谱与电子能量损失谱中,x方向与z方向的特征峰位置都是相互符合的.从光导谱来看,沿 关键词： 超导体 电子结构 光学性质     

Auger electron emission spectra from foil and gas excited carbon beams

Auger electron emission spectra from 2 MeV C⁺ ion excited by collisions with thin carbon foils and Ne gas are presented. The similarity of qualitative features for the C⁺ → C (foil) and C⁺ → Ne spectra indicates the similarity of ionization mechanisms for beam foil and beam gas excitation. The spectra were normalized to the lowest lying Li-like quartet state (1s 2s 2p)⁴P⁰ in carbon by comparison with time delayed foil excited electron decay-in-flight spectra. Comparison to Hartree-Fock calculated transition energies indicates that transitions in three and four electron carbon ions dominate the prompt spectra.     

高离化态金离子的辐射复合及其退激发过程的理论研究

利用基于多组态Dirac-Fock方法的程序包GRASP92和RATIP以及最新发展的RERR06程序,详细计算了高离化态金离子(类镍Au51+、类铜Au50+和类锌Au49+)俘获一个自由电子到nl(n=4—8,l=0—3)壳层的辐射复合谱以及相应的辐射退激发谱.理论计算的辐射复合谱很好地重现了实验谱.研究结果表明:对类镍Au51+、类铜Au50+和类锌Au49+而言,将一个自由电子俘获到n=4壳层的概率最大;在辐射复合过程之后,处在n=4壳层的俘获电子的辐射退激发谱线最强,并且体现了整个辐射退激发谱的主要特征.     

Intensities of DNA ion-phosphate modes in the low-frequency Raman spectra

The Raman intensities of counterion vibrations with respect to the phosphate groups of the double-helix backbone (ion-phosphate modes) in the low-frequency spectra (< 200 cm^-1) of B -DNA with different alkali metal counterions have been calculated using the model for DNA conformational vibrations and the valence-optic approach. The results have showed that the spectra of DNA with heavy counterions ( Rb⁺ and Cs⁺ differ from the spectra of DNA with light counterions ( Na⁺ and K⁺ . The calculated spectra of DNA with heavy counterions are characterized by intensive modes of ion-phosphate vibrations that form one united band near 115cm^-1. Ion-phosphate modes in the spectra of DNA with light counterions are characterized by higher frequencies (near 180cm^-1) and much lower intensity. Our calculations explain why the modes of ion-phosphate vibrations are observed in Cs-DNA spectra rather than in Na-DNA. The determined sensitivity of the intensities of DNA low-frequency spectra to the counterion type proves the existence of the ion-phosphate modes.     

Raman Spectra of Porphyrins

The spectroscopy of porphyrins has been developing rapidly during the last two decades, this class of compounds being of great biological importance and possessing a number of significant properties. Different spectroscopic techniques, viz., electronic spectroscopy including fine-structure quasiline spectra (Shpolsky effect), infrared spectroscopy, luminescence, flash photolysis, ESR and NMR spectroscopy etc., have been applied to the study of these molecules (see reference ¹ for a review). However until recently there were no publications on Raman spectra of porphyrins and related compounds although it is evident that a complete analysis of molecular vibrations is impossible without knowing the Raman frequencies, especially for centrosymmetrical molecules. We have obtained Raman spectra of two porphin derivatives, viz., copper and nickel octamethylporphin ² which seems to be, together with data on hemoglobin and cytochrome^3-5 and on chlorophylls ⁶, the first observation of Raman spectra of porphyrins. In this paper Raman spectra of several metalloporphyrins are presented including metal complexes of porphin, octamethylporphin, etioporphyrin I, meso-tetraphenylporphin and tetrabenzporphin. For some of them Shpolsky spectra have been obtained and a juxtaposition is made of the two kinds of spectral data concerning the frequencies of molecular no- modss. Also some data of infrared spectra are presented.     

N-Salicyloyltryptamine: An efficient fluorescent turn-on chemosensor for F and AcO based on an increase in the rigidity of the receptor

The binding abilities of N-salicyloyltryptamine for various anions were investigated by UV-vis, fluorescence and ¹H NMR titration spectra. The obtained results indicated that N-salicyloyltryptamine could selectively recognize biologically important F⁻ and AcO⁻ along with obvious changes in the absorption and emission spectra. Interestingly, addition of F⁻ or AcO⁻ to DMSO solution of N-salicyloyltryptamine caused a notable blueshift and remarkable enhancement in its fluorescence emission spectra.     

Diffuse Reflectance Spectra of Some Nd3+ Complexes: Bonding

The absorption spectra of Na³⁺ complexes have been a subject of several recent investigations.^1–7 In the absorption spectra of solutions, the solvent effect makes it difficult to study the energy levels of the complexes. This difficulty can be overcome by studying the absorption spectra of single crystals or diffuse reflectance spectra of powders. Since the complexes under study do not form good single crystals, it was thought worthwhile to study their diffuse reflectance spectra, which have not been studied so far. The present communication reports a comparative study of bonding in six complexes inferred from their diffuse reflectance spectra.     

Unusual effects in variable temperature powder NMR spectra of the methyl group protons in 9,10-dimethyltriptycene-d12

Variable temperature ¹H wide line NMR spectra of polycrystalline 9,10-dimethyltriptycene-d₁₂ deuterated in the aromatic positions were studied. The spectra show different patterns in an unrepeatable dependence on the way of preparation of the powdered samples. Simultaneously, no anomalies were seen in the MAS and CPMAS proton-decoupled room-temperature ¹³C spectra as well as in powder X-ray diffraction patterns. The effects observed in the ¹H spectra are tentatively explained in terms of a phenomenological model. For one of the examined samples it afforded a consistent interpretation of the entire series of temperature dependent spectra in terms of structural non uniformity of the solid material studied. Quantum character of the stochastic dynamics of the methyl groups in the investigated compound was confirmed, although these dynamics are close to the classical limit where the familiar random jump model applies.     

The characteristic X-ray spectra of free atoms of metals

The article presents the results of a study of characteristic X-ray spectra of free atoms by means of a new simple technique. A pulsed electron beam was used for evaporation and to create inner-shell vacancies in free atoms of metals. The spectra were obtained with the help of an X-ray monochromator which allowed precise comparison between the free-atoms spectra and corresponding solid-state spectra. The shifts of the peaks were measured and found to be in the range Δλ/λ≈10⁻⁵–10⁻⁴. The K-, L- and M-series spectra were studied. A number of the free-atoms spectra revealed structure which was not resolved in the solid-state spectra and which is of interest for atomic structure calculation applications. This electron beam technique for the investigation of X-ray characteristic spectra of free atoms can be used for the refinement of X-ray wavelength standards.     

Raman spectroscopy of the OH group vibrations in structural complexes of liquid water

A number of spectral features in the structure of the OH band of water located at ～3450 cm^?1 are registered in a series of 34 Raman spectra. Each spectrum of the series is excited by a pair of successive secondharmonic pulses of a moderate intensity (15–20 MW/cm²) from a Nd:YAG laser operating at a pulse repetition frequency of 1 Hz. The pairs of pulses in the series follow at an interval of 15–20 s. It is found that, in ten measurements of the first series, there occur three successively reproduced spectra with an anomalously narrow band (down to 260 cm^?1) and spectra with a local minimum in the range of 3400 cm^?1. The occurrence of the latter spectra was predicted previously as a manifestation of the occurrence of structural fragments of water. In the range 3690–3700 cm^?1, a narrow peak of free OH vibrations is observed, whose intensity decreases in subsequent series. Some Raman spectra are similar to the spectra of the OH vibrations of water clusters in molecular beams and surface layers. These data make it possible to assume that structural complexes exist in the volume of water irradiated by the laser beam, with the lifetime of some of them being no shorter than 40 s.     

Energy distribution of electrons ejected from a thin carbon foil by alpha particles and fission products

Secondary electron spectra up to 3.5 keV electron energy arising from the passage of alpha particles and²⁵²Cf fission products through a 2μg/cm² carbon foil are measured for a forward (42°) and a backward (138°) angle of emission. The forward spectra induced by alpha-particles are compared to binary encounter calculations and to a gas target spectrum. Systematic differences in the shapes of the alpha particle and the fission product induced spectra are discussed. Total yields and mean energies of the secondary electrons are derived from the spectra.     

Broadening of the lines due to the 4f n -4f n − 15d transitions of Ce3+, Pr3+, and Tb3+ ions in the absorption spectra of CdF2 crystals

The structure of the absorption spectra of Ce³⁺, Pr³⁺, and Tb³⁺ ions in the vicinity of 4f-5d transitions has been investigated. At low temperatures the absorption spectra exhibit a weakly pronounced fine structure, in contrast to narrow-line spectra in crystals of Ca, Sr, and Ba fluorides. The spectra of Ce³⁺, Pr³⁺, and Tb³⁺ ions in CdF₂ can be considered as the absorption spectra of these ions in alkali-earth fluorides, broadened by 60–75 cm^?1. The broadening is related to the autoionization of electron from the local 5d(e _g ) level to the energy-degenerate states of the conduction band of CdF₂ crystal.