Interpretation of quasi-elastic light scattering measurements from moderately concentrated solutions

The autocorrelation functions of elastic and quasi-elastic light scattering measurements of polystyrene ($\text{M}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>w</mtext>}}\text{= 670,000}$) in toluene at 20° and cyclohexane at 35° at concentrations up to 0·07 g cm^?3 are examined employing a scattering law that includes both the self and distinct part of the time-dependent pair correlation function. By taking the convolution approximation of Vineyard, it is shown that within experimental accuracy both terms are governed by the translational diffusion coefficient.     

Study on bromocresol green-cetyltrimethylammonium-deoxyribonucleic acids system by resonance light scattering spectrum methods

An assay of deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA) determination, with the sensitivity at nanogram level, was established in the present study by using a common spectrofluorometer to detect the intensity of resonance light scattering (RLS). In hexamethylene tetramine (HMTA) buffer (pH 11.00), Bromocresol Green (BCG) and deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA) react with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTMAB) to form large particles of three-component complex, which results in strong enhanced RLS signals characterized by three peaks at 336, 390, and 622 nm and at 336 nm that is the strongest of the three enhanced RLS peaks. Mechanistic studies showed that the enhanced RLS stems from the aggregation of BCG on DNA through the bridged and synergistic effect of CTMAB. Yeast DNA (yDNA), in the range of 0.05-0.90 ngml(-1), fish sperm DNA (fsDNA) in the range of 0.05-0.80 ngml(-1), and calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) in the range of 0.05-0.80 ngml(-1) can be determined if 2.0 x 10(-6) moll(-1) BCG was employed. The determination limit of yDNA was 12.7 ngml(-1). Three synthetic samples of yDNA were analyzed with good reproducibility.     

Interpretation of light scattering from supermolecular structures in liquid systems by master curves

By a detailed analysis of light scattering curves, a more complete characterization of colloidal particles may be achieved. For this purpose, a fitting procedure based on theoretical master curves of models of polydisperse systems of homogeneous spheres and Gaussian coils is presented. The use of a suitable logarithmic distribution function makes it possible to separate the influence of polydispersity from that of particle size on the shape of the scattering curve. A double logarithmic plot of master curves reduces the fitting procedure to translations of the experimental curves. The reliability and accuracy of this procedure are demonstrated by light scattering results on solutions of a polyelectrolyte complex with variation of salt content.     

Electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of the FCO2 radical isolated in noble gas matrices

The EPR spectra of the fluoroformyloxyl radical FCO(2) isolated in noble gas matrices at temperatures from 5 to 30 K have been investigated. This study provides principal g values and (19)F hyperfine coupling constants of FCO(2) measured in Ar matrices at 5 K, and yields isotropic values at 30 K. A detailed analysis of the coupling parameters obtained from the EPR and a concomitant high resolution spectroscopic MMW study supported by quantum chemical calculations rationalized the fine and hyperfine interactions of this simple fluorooxyl radical.     

Decomposition study of the electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of irradiated alanine

Recent Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) studies on alanine powders as a function of irradiation dose and temperature on the one hand and single crystal Electron Nuclear DOuble Resonance (ENDOR) studies on the other hand, showed the presence of at least three radicals contributing to the total alanine EPR spectrum. The latter spectrum obtained after irradiation at room temperature (RT), is dominated by the well-known stable-alanine-radical (SAR) CH3C*HCOO-, also denoted R1. Appropriate heating of irradiated alanine causes the relative contribution of R1 to decrease, resulting in a spectrum mainly caused by the H-abstraction radical CH3C*(NH3)COO-, denoted R2. Although the EPR spectrum of these two radicals could be satisfactorily simulated, their influence on dose reconstruction has not been reported yet. Therefore, a detailed Maximum Likelihood Common Factor Analysis (MLCFA) study has been performed on EPR spectra from polycrystalline alanine samples, after irradiation and heat treatments. Conclusions concerning the number of contributing radicals and their influence on the RT irradiated alanine EPR spectrum will be made.     

Interpretation of the microwave spectrum of 2-methoxy ethylamine using its ab initio structures

The 7₃ ← 6₃ μ_aK₋₁ doublet line series of 2-methoxy ethylamine, previously recorded with the radiofrequency microwave double resonance technique, was interpreted for the T and G conformations of this compound with a number of structural models including the 4-21G optimized geometries. A single model of G can reproduce the doublet series as the vibrational progression of the CO skeletal mode, starting with the υ_CO = 0 groundstate at 35 457 MHz, and stepping in approximately 95 MHz intervals up to the vibrational satellite of υ_CO = 9, with the υ_CO = 5 doublet missing. When model calculations are performed for T with the structural parameters of G which reproduce the 7₃ ← 6₃K₋₁ doublet series, except for rotating the NH₂ group by 120° to obtain T, the frequency of its groundstate doublet is found at lower frequencies than that of G. In contrast to this, when the empirically corrected 4-21G parameters of T are used in the analysis, the calculated groundstate of T coincides with the expected υ_CO = 6 doublet of G. The 4-21G geometries of G and T are in good agreement with the rotational constants and the conformational energy difference derived from the microwave spectra. Thus, this analysis clearly confirms the assignment of the observed 7₃ ← 6₃K₋₁ series as the progressions of the υ_CO = 0 to υ_CO = 4 states of G, and the υ_CO = 0 to υ_CO = 3 states of T.     

Interpretation of the water surface vibrational sum-frequency spectrum

We propose a novel interpretation of the water liquid-vapor interface vibrational sum-frequency (VSF) spectrum in terms of hydrogen-bonding classes. Unlike an absorption spectrum, the VSF signal can be considered as a sum of signed contributions from different hydrogen-bonded species in the sample. We show that the recently observed positive feature at low frequency, in the imaginary part of the signal, is a result of cancellation between the positive contributions from four-hydrogen-bonded molecules and negative contributions from those molecules with one or two broken hydrogen bonds. Spectral densities for each of these subgroups span the entire relevant spectral range. Three-body interactions within our newly developed E3B water simulation model prove to be critical in describing the proper balance between different hydrogen-bonded species, as (two-body) SPC/E, TIP4P, and TIP4P/2005 models fail to reproduce the positive feature. The results clarify the molecular origin of the VSF signal, and highlight the importance of many-body interactions for water in heterogeneous situations.     

Direct method of calculating the dynamic scattering spectrum

A method of obtaining the scattering spectrum that bypasses the need to solve for the configurational distribution function of the macromolecules is presented. It involves the direct calculation of averages that appear in the structure factor expression. Application of the method to Rouse coils recovers Pecora's classical results. The method is applied to obtain the coherent spectrum of a solution of “encapsulated” dumbbells for which the configurational distribution is not available.     

Study of the spectrum of cherenkov light

It is pessible to study experimentally Cherenkov light spectra in a liquid scintillation spectrometer with colour filters. Cherenkov light spectra of⁶⁰Co,¹⁹⁸Au,¹¹⁵Cd,¹⁴³Ce,¹⁴⁰La,³²P,⁸⁶Rb,⁷⁶As,⁴²K and an external standard were studied in a Packard 3375 type liquid scintillation spectrometer, using 11 various Kodak Wratten filters. The absorption maxima of the filters ware in the 410–796 nm interval.     

Effect of polycrystalline structure of TiO2 particles on the light scattering efficiency

The opacifying power of synthesized polycrystalline TiO2 particles in a cellulose matrix was found experimentally and theoretically to be superior to that of a commercial rutile pigment, depending on crystal structure of the synthesized particles. The crystal structure of the particles was varied by calcination of amorphous titania nanoparticles at different temperatures and was characterized using SEM, TEM, and XRD. Polycrystalline anatase pigments had less opacifying power than commercial rutile, while polycrystalline pigments containing a one-to-one mixture of anatase and rutile had similar opacifying power as the commercial pigment if they have a similar overall particle size. The polycrystalline rutile pigments composed of a linear linkage of several individual rutile crystals gave 6% more opacity than the commercial rutile pigment. Theoretical light scattering calculations using the T-matrix method showed the light scattering efficiency of linearly arranged polycrystalline rutile particles to depend on number and size of crystals composing the particle. It is suggested that the efficiency of rutile pigments can be increased dramatically by controlling both the primary crystal size and the overall particle size. It is believed that the greater than expected light scattering efficiency of the biphasic pigment results from reflection and refraction of light at the grain boundaries between crystals of different phase, which have different refractive indices.     

Study on the resonance light scattering spectrum of berberine-cetyltrimethylammonium bromide system and the determination of nucleic acids at nanogram levels

The interaction of berberine with nucleic acid in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTMAB) in aqueous solution has been studied by spectrophotometry and resonance light scattering (RLS) spectroscopy. At pH 7.30, the RLS signals of berberine were greatly enhanced by nucleic acid in the region of 300-600 nm characterized by four peaks at 324.0, 386.5, 416.5 and 465.0 nm. The binding properties were examined by using a Scatchard plot based on the measurement of enhanced RLS data at 416.5 nm. Under optimum conditions, the increase of RLS intensity of this system at 416.5 nm is proportional to the concentration of nucleic acid. The linear range is 7.5 x 10(-9)-7.5 x 10(-5) g ml(-1) for calf thymus DNA, 7.5 x 10(-9)-2.5 x 10(-5) g ml(-1) for herring sperm DNA, and 5.0 x 10(-9)-2.5 x 10(-5) g ml(-1) for yeast RNA. The detection limits (S/N = 3) are 2.1 ng ml(-1) for calf thymus DNA, 6.5 ng ml(-1) for herring sperm DNA and 3.5 ng ml(-1) for yeast RNA, respectively. Three synthetic samples were analyzed satisfactorily.     

Hyper-Rayleigh scattering spectrum of liquid nitromethane

The vertical vertical (VV), horizontal vertical (HV), and vertical horizontal (VH) hyper-Rayleigh scattering (HRS) spectra were measured for liquid CH3NO2 at T= 300 K. The main HRS spectral component has a width upsilon1=1.28 +/- 0.04 cm(-1), which gives an orientation relaxation time pi=4.1 +/- 0.1 ps in good agreement with other experiments. However, the VH spectrum also contains a previously unobserved strong narrow peak at zero-frequency shift, absent from the VV and HV spectra, which is due to a slowly relaxing longitudinal orientation mode. The upper bound on the width of this peak is 5 MHz, which corresponds to a relaxation time pi > 30 ns.     

Interpretation of the 13C NMR spectrum of physostigmine

The 25.1 MHz ¹³C nmr spectrum of physostigmine in deuteriochloroform has been reanalysed with the aid of high resolution proton coupled spectrum and selective proton irradiation experiments. In addition to unambiguous assignment the analysis yielded values for carbon-proton coupling constants.     

碳包覆氟化亚铁纳米复合材料的制备及电化学性能

通过高温热分解法制备了碳包覆氟化亚铁纳米复合材料(FeF₂/C), 并对其结构、 形貌及电化学性能进行了研究. 结果表明, 该方法对FeF₂实现了碳包覆, 且形成部分碳化铁(Fe₃C). 电化学性能测试结果表明, 该材料在0.1C倍率下循环100周后的放电比容量达到246.7 mA·h/g, 相比于第2周的容量保持率高达93.6%, 具有良好的循环稳定性.     

The nature of paramagnetic species in nitrogen doped TiO2 active in visible light photocatalysis

Nitrogen doped TiO2, a novel photocatalyst active in the decomposition of organic pollutants using visible light, contains two different types of paramagnetic centres (neutral NO radicals and NO2(2-) type radical ions respectively) which are likely related to specific properties of the solid.     

Effect of birefringence on the scattering of light

The effect of birefringence on light scattering is considered, using classical theory. It is shown that in conjunction with polarized light scattering, the use of birefringence can aid in the reduction of experimental errors; also how new checks on theory can be made. The treatment is applied to scattering from simple gaseous molecules and thin polymeric films.     

On the structure of the FeF3 molecule

With increasing computational possibilities the question of critical comparison of computed results with experimental data gains importance. Differences in the physical meaning of parameters determined by different techniques and the uncertainties of both experimental and computed parameters need to be scrutinized in such comparisons. In view of a recent computational study [V. G. Solomonik, J. F. Stanton, and J. E. Boggs, J. Chem. Phys.122, 094322 (2005)] of the FeF(3) molecule, its earlier electron-diffraction data were reanalyzed and compared with the theoretical results. Based on this reanalysis we can rule out the suggested source of the slight discrepancy between the computed and measured bond lengths.