The studies on nuclear resonant scattering by 40K using synchrotron radiation are reviewed. Brilliant and high pure synchrotron radiation permitted us to observe the nuclear resonant forward scattering by 40K in a powdered KCl sample, the excitation of which is impossible with ordinary radioactive sources. Furthermore, nuclear resonant inelastic scattering of synchrotron radiation by 40K in the KCl sample at room temperature has been measured using a high-resolution monochromator. Adding to these, from the excitation experiments of 40K, the energy and lifetime of the first excited state of 40K were confirmed. These measurements clearly show that the studies on the electronic states through hyperfine interactions and the dynamical properties of potassium atoms, which are very important in material science and biology, are possible. It should be noted that 40K is the natural isotope of potassium and weakly radioactive. Our observation of forward and inelastic scattering of the radioactive nuclide 40K will lead to further studies on other radioactive nuclides the resonant forward and inelastic scattering of which are not observed to date. 相似文献
Summary: The temperature dependence of the structure of either cross‐linked or non‐cross‐linked ultra‐high‐molecular‐weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber compacts was studied by synchrotron microbeam wide‐angle X‐ray scattering (WAXS), focusing on the fiber‐fiber interface. The phase transition sequence is: melting of the monoclinic phase in the fiber skin, which was completed by 135 °C; melting of the unconstrained orthorhombic phase, by 152 °C; melting of the constrained orthorhombic phase and a orthorhombic‐hexagonal phase transition until 157 °C; and gradual melting of the hexagonal phase, up to 165 °C. Cross‐linking provides additional thermal stabilization.
Histograms of the azimuthally averaged X‐ray intensity as a function of temperature for cross‐linked ultra‐high‐molecular‐weight polyethylene fiber compacts molded at 145 °C. 相似文献
The recent progress of the structural studies of endohedral metallofullerenes by the synchrotron radiation (SR) powder diffraction utilizing the maximum entropy method (MEM) is reviewed. Results of the endohedral metallofullerenes (Y@C82, La@C82, Sc@C82, Sc2@C84, Sc3@C82, Sc2@C66, La2@C80 and Sc2C2@C84) are given. The precise MEM charge densities of metallofullerenes presents the direct image of endohedral nature of metallofullerenes indicating the charge transfer from metal atoms to carbon cage, which governs the stability of the unique endohedral structures. The MEM/Rietveld method and SR powder method using imaging plate (IP), which are the crucial methods for data analysis and measurement in order to determine structure of fulleride, are also mentioned in some detail. 相似文献
The photodissociation of gaseous molecular nitrogen has been investigated intensively, but the corresponding knowledge in a solid phase is lacking. Irradiation of pure solid nitrogen at 3 K with vacuum‐ultraviolet light from a synchrotron produced infrared absorption lines of product l‐N3 at 1657.8 and 1652.6 cm?1. The threshold wavelength to generate l‐N3 was determined to be (143.7±1.8) nm, corresponding to an energy of (8.63±0.11) eV. Quantum‐chemical calculations support the formation of l‐N3 from the reaction N2+N2, possibly through an activated complex l‐N4 upon photoexcitation with energy above 8.63 eV. The results provide a possible application to an understanding of the nitrogen cycle in astronomical environments. 相似文献
The fracturing behavior of polymers and polymeric composites is of great interest in the scientific and application community. Especially in the case of silicate-layered nanocomposites the influence of fillers on the fracturing behavior is still fairly unclear. Fractures of semicrystalline polymers are accompanied by various processes of which shearing and cavitations are the most common ones. Nanocomposite deformation due to the delamination of fillers seems to be the most practical way leading to fractures with relatively low strains. With the method of scanning small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) it is possible to combine information on the structural details with the position on the sample, with the actual position resolution of the investigation being defined by the size of the X-ray beam used to scan the sample. By means of the application of synchrotron radiation it is nowadays possible to adjust the actual beam size to the dimensions of the region of interest, which is why it is an adequate tool for studying the deformation region near a crack tip. In a native polypropylene sample, the fracturing process was accompanied by shear yielding as well as lamellae fragmentation and reorienting. In the highly deformed material near the crack tip fibrillated material could be found. However, in the polymeric nanocomposites (PNC) shearing, lamellae fragmentation, and fibrillation were hindered by the filler due to which the material did not have so much freedom to dissipate energy and fractures occurred much earlier. In this paper the comparison of a PNC and its native polymer is to provide an overview of the different deformation mechanism and the structural details around the crack tip. 相似文献
The vacuum ultraviolet photoionization of ferrocene has been studied by using synchrotron radiation and a time-of-flight(TOF)mass spectrometer. The photoionization TOF mass spectrum and photoionization efficiency (PIE)curves of some ions were measured. VUV absorption by ferrocene results in Fe(C5H5)2+,FeC5H5+,Fe+,FeC3H3+,FeC3H+,C10H9+,C10H8+ and C5H6+. The ionization potential(IP)of ferrocene is determined to be (6.78±0.05)eV. The appearance potential(AP)of the fragment FeC5H5+ was measured to be(13.40±0.10)eV. In addition,theoretical calculations with the density functional method B3LYP and the basis set 6-31G(d)have been carried out. The calculation result shows that the ionization potential of ferrocene is 6.16 eV,which is smaller than that from the experiment because the ionization potential from calculation is adiabatic value and the experimental result is vertical value. Due to the limited available computational cost,the case of the electron spin S=1/2 for Fe is only considered,which may lead to some low precision in calculation. So the calculation result is just as references. The appearance potential of FeC5H5+ is 12.17 eV,which is also smaller than the experimental value. According to the experimental and calculation results,the bond energies of D0(FeC5H5+-C5H5),D0(Fe+-C5H5),D0(C5H5-Fe+-C5H5)have been evaluated and the possible channels of dissociation photoionization have been analyzed. Sequential elimination of C5H5 ligands is a major dissociation channel,but concerted elimination of two C5H5 ligands also takes place. 相似文献