Broadband Polarizers for High-Power Multi-Frequency ECRH Systems

A new broadband ECRH (Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating) system is currently under construction at the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak. This system will employ multi-frequency gyrotrons step-tunable in the range 105–140 GHz. A set of two corrugated polarizer mirrors will be applied to provide for an arbitrary polarization of the Gaussian beam injected into the plasma. The principal bandwidth of such a two-polarizer setup has been evaluated. It can be shown that two mirrors with sinusoidal grooves and corrugation depths adjusted to the center frequency of 122.5 GHz will satisfy the requirements.     

Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy of Gases

Abstract

Coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy, or CARS as it has come to be known, is a relatively new spectroscopic technique which has gained considerable interest over the past few years because of its potential use as a powerful analytical tool and because of its unique and curious properties [1–98], Several review articles on the subject have been written recently [4, 30, 33, 35, 49, 67, 72, 90]. Some papers have attempted to describe the theoretical background [30, 33] and others have surveyed the entire subject matter [4, 35, 49, 67, 72, 90]. In this report we will review only CARS spectroscopy of gases. However, because of recent progress it might be well to at least reference some new results [18–21, 42, 47, 66] in resonance and “normal” CARS of biological and fluorescent materials in dilute solution (as low as ～ 10^?7 M). Moreover, since the emphasis of this paper is on applications, we will not attempt to derive the theory or the principles behind CARS but merely describe the results.     

Are Coaxial Super Power Gyrotrons Feasible?

Limits on the power generated by coaxial gyrotrons are investigated. It is shown that among all the operating modes suggested recently for coaxial super power gyrotrons only modes with azimuthal index m lower than about 44 pass the spatial stochasticity test. Modes with higher azimuthal indices cannot be used as operating modes because gyrotron oscillations become chaotic in the azimuthal direction and efficiency is very low. It is argued that there exists a natural upper limit on power generated by gyrotrons which is about 4 MW.     

Sum rules for the baryon20, baryon20′ and meson 16-plet coupling constants in broken SU (4) and SU (3) symmetry

Sum rules for the coupling constants for D (20), B (20′) and P (16) are given taking into account first order breaking of SU (4) and SU (3) symmetries. The D (20) and B (20′) contain the usual 3/2⁺ baryon decuplet and 1/2⁺ baryon octet of SU (3), while the P (16) contains the usual pseudoscalar octet of pions, etc. These sum rules generalize the decuplet → octet + octet sum rules of broken SU (3 to a broken SU (4) symmetry scheme, in particular the charm SU (4) for hadrons. It is pointed out that, of the many sum rules, it may be possible to check some of them experimentally (see Section 5) and thus provide a test for an underlying SU (4 symmetry for strong interactions.     

The hyperfine interaction of Ho3+ in gold

Summary Ho in Au exhibits interesting paramagnetism. The full J=8 angular momentum is partially quenched by the crystal field. At sufficiently low temperatures, however, the ion acts like a Van Vleck paramagnet although it has a non-magnetic doublet at ground state instead of a singlet ground state. An applied magnetic field definitely is enhanced by the large hyperfine interaction and excited ground state mixing. This results in anisotropy all the way up to 1 K which makes^166m HoAu an excellent candidate for a secondary thermometer in the 10mK-1 K region. The complete interpretation of the^166m Ho³⁺ Au experiments will require sizeable computing times.     

Frequency dependence of the freezing temperature in spin glasses: A comparative study of (La, Gd)B6, (Y, Gd)Al2 and (La, Gd)Al2

The frequency dependence of the freezing temperatureT _f() is determined for the dilute spin glass systems (La, Gd)B₆ and (Y, Gd)Al₂ in the frequency range 10–1,000 Hz. While for (La, Gd)B₆,T _f() is found to be weak, for (Y, Gd)Al₂ T _f() is even stronger than for the previously studied system (La, Gd)Al₂. Both, measurements of the temperature dependence of the susceptibility nearT _f and calculations of the RKKY pair interaction, suggest that this difference is correlated with a different sign of the nearest-neighbor interaction, which appears to be antiferromagnetic for (La, Gd)B₆ and ferromagnetic for (Y, Gd)Al₂ as well as (La, Gd)Al₂.     

Theψ-particles in an SU4 scheme with anomalous currents

The recently discovered narrow peaks (theψ-particles) in e⁺e⁻ system at 3.105 and 3.695 GeV are interpreted as hadrons in a broken SU₄ symmetry scheme. A new additional additive quantum number, parachargeZ, is combined with the usual SU₃ quantum numbers in the group SU₄. Theψ (3.1) is assigned to a near ideally mixed15⊕1 multiplet of vector mesons (containing theρ) as theI=Y=0, charge conjugationC=−combination ofZ=±1.members. Theψ (3.7) is assigned correspondingly to another mixed15⊕1 multiplet containing theρ′ (1600). The hadronic electromagnetic interactions are modified by the addition of (non-minimal) anomalous pieces that can changeZ. The decays of theψ-particles are discussed. New enlarged SU₄ multiplets of other hadrons are proposed. Tests of our scheme are put forward. The most crucial test will be the observation of two rather broad resonances in e⁺ e⁻ collisions with masses around 4.2 GeV and 5.1 GeV. Another prediction is the presence of energetic photons in the decays of theψ-particles. Important results concerning the recently observed phenomena in the process e⁺e⁻→hadrons follow in this scheme.     

1H NMR Spectral Simplification with Achiral and Chiral Lanthanide Shift Reagents. Lofexidine

The ¹H NMR spectra of the potent anti-hypertensive drug, lofexidine, 1, have been studied in CDCl₃ at 60 and 300 MHz. Both the achiral shift reagentr tris (6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptafluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3,5-octanedionatol-europium(III), 2 and the chiral reagents1 tris[3-(heptafluoropropylhydroxymethylenel-d-camphoratoleuropium(III), 3 and tris[3-(trifluoromethylhydroxymethylenel-d-camphoratoleuropium(III), 4, were employed. Substantial lanthanide induced shifts were observed with 2, 3 or 4, with the largest shifts seen for the methine at the chiral centerr followed by the signal of the NH. Enantiomeric shift differences for the CH₃ signal of 1 were seen with 3 OK 4, with 4 inducing larger values of potential analytical utility. Using a non-racemic sample of 1, the (-) enantiomer was shown to have a downfield sense of magnetic nonequivalence for the methyl resonance in the presence of added 4.     

The electric field gradient at188Os nuclei in Re metal

The electric quadrupole interaction of the first excited 2⁺ state of¹⁸⁸Os in hexagonal rhenium metal was investigated by means of the time-differential perturbed angular correlation technique. From the observed quadrupole frequencyV _Q=170(7) MHz, we deduce an electric field gradient value of |V_zz|=4.77(23)·10²¹V/m² for the system OsRe. The half-life of the 2⁺ state was measured to be 641(4)ps.     

II. XPS study of 3d-metal ions dissolved in noble metals

Valence and core level spectra ofAgMn,AuFe,AuCo,AuNi,CuFe,CuCo andCuNi will be reported. Clearly defined virtual bound states (vbs) can only be detected in the spin fluctuating systemsAuNi andCuNi. An increase in the density of states near the Fermi energy, in the region of the flats-p band of the host metal is observed in the other magnetic alloys. There are indications that a large hybridization between the impurity and the host metald-electrons exist. The impurity core levels show satellites. They can originate from the emission from real isolated impurities and from many body effects.     

Cyclotron resonance masers: State of the art

Cyclotron resonance masers, gyrotrons and gyroklystrons, are dominant high-energy sources at millimeter wavelengths and still have considerable margins of power and efficiency. The present-day challenge of creating CW megawatt gyrotrons is associated with many problems, among which the output window problem is a key one. New results of the investigation of gyrotrons and gyroklystrons in Russia are reported. A state-of-the-art analysis of gyrotrons for plasma heating in fusion installations and technological applications as well as gyroklystrons for millimeter-wavelength radars is performed.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 39, No. 6, pp. 635–670, June, 1996.     

Magnetic hyperfine fields of Zr in nickel and iron measured by the DPAD method

The magnetic hyperfine fields of Zr in nickel and iron were measured by the DPAD method. Using the 8⁺ isomeric states in⁹⁰Zr and⁸⁸Zr these fields were found to beH _hf(ZrNi)=–4.65(10) T andH _hf(ZrFe)=–27.4(4) T, respectively.     

Fermi Resonance In the Infrared Spectra of endo,anti-Tetracyclo[5.2.1.02,6.03,5]dec-8-en-10-one and endo,anti-Tetracyclo[5.2.1.02,6.03,5]decan-10-one

We have uncovered strong Fermi resonance coupling^2–4 in endo, anti-tetracyclo[5.2.1.0^2,6.0^3,5]dec-8-en-10-one (I) and the related tetracyclodecan-10-one (II).     

Temperature dependence of quadrupole interaction of99Ru in Zn

The quadrupole interaction (QI) of⁹⁹Ru as a dilute impurity in Zn, Cd and Sn lattices was studied by using time differential perturbed angular correlation technique. The electric field gradients calculated from the measured quadrupole interaction frequencies at room temperature are 5.14 × 10¹⁷ volts/cm² for⁹⁹RuZn, 4.58 × 10¹⁷ volts/cm² for⁹⁹RuCd and 2.87 × 10⁹⁹ volts/cm² for⁹⁹RuSn. The temperature dependence of the QI studied in the case⁹⁹RuZn is similar to that of¹¹⁷InZn.     

Numerical Analysis of Weakly Relativistic Large Orbit Gyrotron with Permanent Magnet System

High-harmonic gyro-devices with axis-encircling electron beams known as large orbit gyrotrons (LOG) represent an appealing alternative to the conventional gyrotrons. In this paper we investigate the feasibility of such device operating with low current and low energy electron beams formed by a novel electron gun with a permanent magnet system. The results from the numerical experiments indicate the possibility to excite TE₄₁ mode at fourth harmonic of the cyclotron frequency. Simulations predict generation of microwave radiation with frequency 104 GHz and output power near 1 kW.     

Recent experiments with mapon spectroscopy

Electric quadrupole interactions of impurity nuclei in single crystals of⁵⁴MnNi,¹²⁵SbNi and¹²⁵SbFe have been studied as a function of crystal field direction and applied magnetic field using MAPON. Distributions are in all cases broad compared with the mode values of the EQI's. For⁵⁴MnNi the mode efg is isotropic to better than 5% between the easy <111> axis and a hard <100> axis. The efg is +0.88 (15)x 10¹⁹ Vm⁻². The mode efg for¹²⁵SbFe along its easy <100> axis is one half of that along a hard <112> axis, and one third of that measured along the easy <111> axis of¹²⁵SbNi. The much larger efg mode and distribution seen in¹²⁵SbNi, for four to eight times greater dilution than for¹²⁵SbFe, suggests intrinsic contributions due to valence screening effects in the more itinerant nickel host.     

Mössbauer and molecular orbital (MO) study of localized and delocalized mixed-valence organo-FeIIFeI bisandwiches

A Mössbauer study of two mixed-valence Fe^IIFe^I compounds C₅H₅Fe(C₅H₄)₂ FeC₆(CH₃)₆ (1) and ¦C₆(CH₃)₆ Fe(C₅H₄)₂ Fe C₆(CH₃)₆¦⁺ (2 ⁺) was carried out from 4.2K to room temperature. Zero-field spectra show two types of iron atoms for1 and one type for2 ⁺. Hence1 is a localized mixed-valence complex and2 ⁺ a delocalized mixed-valence complexe. High magnetic field spectra for 2⁺ give a negative sign for the EFG and show the valence electron is delocalized on the two centers. IEHT-MO calculations confirm the results and allow to explain the temperature independence of the quadrupole splitting (QS) of2 ⁺.     

NMR Studies of Drugs. Applications of Achiral and Chiral Lanthanide Shift Reagents to a 5-Substituted-4-thiazolidinone

The 60 MHz ¹H NMR spectra of racemic 5-[[3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl]methyl]-4-thiazolidinone, 1, have been studied in CDCl₃ solution at 28° with the achiral lanthanide shift reagent (LSR), tris (6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptafluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3,5-octanedionato)europium (III), 2, and the chiral LSRs, tris[3-(heptafluoropropylhydroxymethylene)- (+)-camphoratojeuropium(III), 3, and tris[3-(trifluoromethylhydroxymethylene-(+) -camphorato]europium (III), 4, Significant enantiomeric shift differences were observed in the presence of added 3, for the aryl protons of 1 that should permit direct determination of enantiomeric excess. Relative magnitudes of lanthanide-induced shift for the different nuclei of 1 with the three LSRs are compared and discussed in terms of preferred LSR binding sites. A favored conformation of 1 with respect to rotation about the C(5)-CH₂ bond is suggested.     

NMR-ON measurements of187WFe,182,183,186ReNi,186ReFe and203PbFe

The magnetic hyperfine splitting frequencies of¹⁸⁷WFe,¹⁸²Re(j ^π=2⁺)Ni,¹⁸³ReNi,¹⁸⁶ReNi,¹⁸⁶ReFe and²⁰³PbFe in a zero external magnetic field have been determined by the NMR-ON method at about 7 mK as 225.56(6), 130.9(1), 98.17(4), 136.6(4), 1007.0(3) and 58.43(3) MHz, respectively. With the knowng-factors ofg(¹⁸⁶Re, 1⁻)=1.739(3) andg(²⁰³Pb, 5/2⁻)=0.27456(20), the following hyperfine fields were deduced:B _HF(¹⁸⁶ReNi)=−103.05(35) kG;B _HF(¹⁸⁶ReFe)=−759.7(13) kG;B _HF(²⁰³PbFe)=+279.18(25) kG. Taking hyperfine anomalies into account, theg-factor of¹⁸³Re was deduced as |g(¹⁸³Re, 5/2⁺)|=1.267(6). With the assumption of Knight shift factorK=0, theg-factors of¹⁸²Re and¹⁸⁷W and the hyperfine field of¹⁸⁷WFe were determined as |g(¹⁸²Re, 2⁺)|=1.63(5), |g(¹⁸⁷W, 3/2⁻)|=0.414(10) andB _HF(¹⁸⁷WFe) =−714(18) kG. The large hyperfine anomaly was deduced to be¹⁸³W Δ¹⁸⁷W =−0.124(22).     

1H NMR Spectral Simplification with Chiral Solvating Agents and with Achiral and Chiral Lanthanide Shift Reagents. Cis-4,5-Dihydro-4-Methyl-5-Phenyl-2-Oxazolamine, “Cis-4-Methylaminorex,” a Potent Stimulant and Anorectic

Abstract

The 60 MHz ¹H NMR spectra of racemic (+)-cis-4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-5-phenyl-2-oxazolamine, 1, have been studied at 28° in CDC1₃, solution with the achiral lanthanide shift reagent (LSR), tris(6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptafluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3,5-octanedionato) europium(III), 2, and the chiral reagent tris[3?(heptafluoropropylhydroxymethy1ene)-d-camphor-ato]europium(III), 3. Additional NMR studies were performed at 400 MHz in CDC1, solution at 24° using the chiral solvating agents (CSA), (E)-(-)-2,2,2-trifluoro-1- (9-anthryl) ethanol, 4, and (R) - (+) -α-methoxy- α-(trifluoromethy1)phenylacetic acid, 5. Substantial enantiomeric shift differences, for the CH₃, signal of 1 using 3 or 5, and for the ortho aryl protons using4, which should make possible direct optical purity determinations of 1. Accurate 400 MHz data f o r chemical shifts and vicinal coupling constants of, of racemic cis-1 are presented, and compared with values for (optically active) (-)-trans-1; some dfferences are seen compared to previously reported data. solution. The LSR and CSA results are compared and Some additional data were obtained in C₆D₆ discussed.