SINGAO: a very large telescope for neutrino gamma astronomy and cosmic-ray studies

Summary We discuss the feasibility of a telescope consisting in a sampling array for extensive air showers measure combined with a muon tracking device. The sampling array will extend over a surface of ≥10⁷ m² while the muon tracking device will cover ≥10⁴ m². The telescope should be done with resistive plates counters and would become a very powerful device to study high-energy neutrinos and gamma-ray astronomy as well as cosmicray physics up to the highest energy (≥10¹⁹ eV) region. The content of this paper has been elaborated with the following people interested in performing the experiment: M. De Palma, G. Iaselli, C. Maggi, S. Natali, S. Nuzzo, A. Ranieri, C. Raso, F. Romano, F. Ruggeri, G. Selvaggi, P. Tempesta, G. Zito; A. Rossi, G. Susinno; A. Grillo, F. Ronga, V. Valente; P. Bernardini, P. Pistilli; A. Watson, R. Reid, M. Lawrence; M. Ambrosio, G. Barbarino, B. Bartoli, V. Silvestrini; R. Buccheri, M. Carollo, O. Catalano, J. Linsley, L. Scarsi; G. Bressi, A. Lanza, M. Cambiaghi, S. Ratti; M. Bonori, G. D'Agostini; M. De Vincenzi, E. Lamanna, P. Lipari, G. Martellotti, F. Massa, M. Mattioli, A. Nigro, S. Petrera; R. Cardarelli, F. Rossi, R. Santonico; L. De Cesare, G. Grella, M. Guida, F. Mancini, G. Marini, G. Romano, G. Vitiello; C. Cappa, B. D'Ettore Piazzoli, P. Ghia, G. Gomez, P. Trivero. [Bari, Cosenza, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati Lecce, Leeds, Napoli, Palermo, Pavia, Roma I, Roma II, Salerno, Torino, Istituto di Cosmogeofisica del CNR].     

FTIR spectra of the ν6 and ν8 bands of C formic acid molecule—Assignment of FIR-laser lines

Two interacting vibrational modes ν₆ and ν₈ of ¹³C species of formic acid have been studied with high resolution FTIR spectroscopy in the range 900-1300 cm⁻¹ with an instrumental resolution of 0.0018 cm⁻¹. More than 10 000 lines have been assigned and fitted with a RMS deviation of 0.00024 cm⁻¹. The band centers, as well as the rotational, quartic and sextic centrifugal distortion parameters and 6 interaction parameters have been determined. The obtained parameters have enabled the assignments of 24 FIR laser emissions of this molecule observed previously by Dangoisse and Glorieux [D. Dangoisse, P. Glorieux, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 92 (1982) 283-297], Luis et al. [G.M.R.S. Luis, E.M. Telles, A. Scalabrin, D. Pereira, IEEE J. Quantum. Electron. QE-34 (1998) 767-769], and Bertolini et al. [A. Bertolini, G. Carelli, C.A. Massa, A. Moretti, F. Strumia, Infrared Phys. Technol. 40 (1999) 33-36].     

MACRO, a large-area detector at the Gran Sasso Laboratory

Summary MACRO is a large-area detector to be installed in hall B of the Gran Sasso Laboratory. Making use of scintillation counters, plastic streamer tubes, and track-etch detectors, it is designed to search for superheavy magnetic monopoles beyond the Parker bound, high-energy gamma and neutrino cosmic sourcs, and, more in general, exotic phenomena in the cosmic radiation. MACTO is an acronym for Monopole, Astrophysics and Cosmic Ray Observatory. The present collaboration: Bari(**)C. De Marzo, O. Erriquez, N. Giglietto andF. Posa. Bologna(**):M. Attolini, F. Baldetti, G. Giacomelli, F. Grianti, A. Margiotta andP. Serra. Caltech:B. Barish, C. Lane andG. Liu. CERN:P. Musset, G. Poulard andH. Sletten. Drexel:R. Steinberg. Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN:G. Battistoni, H. Bilokon, C. Bloise, P. Campana, V. Chiarella, A. Ciocio, A. Grillo, E. Iarocci, A. Marini, A. Rindi, F. Ronga, L. Satta, M. Spinetti, L. Trasatti andV. Valente. Indiana:S. Ahlen, B. Brabson, R. Heinz, S. Mufson, H. Ogren andP. Smith. Michigan:J. Musser, J. Stone, L. Sulak andG. Tarlé. Pisa(**):C. Angelini, A. Baldini, C. Bemporad, A. Cnops, V. Flaminio, G. Giannini, R. Pazzi andB. Saitta. Roma(**):G. Auriemma, M. De Vincenzi, E. Lamanna, G. Martellotti, S. Petrera, L. Petrillo, P. Pistilli, G. Rosa, A. Sciubba andM. Severi. Texas A&M:R. Webb. Torino:M. Arneodo, G. Borreani, P. Giubellino, F. Marchetto, A. Marzari, S. Palestini andL. Ramello.Virginia Tech:S. Torres andP. Trower. (**) Sezione INFN e Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università.     

Energy dependence of collective flow of neutrons and protons in197Au+197Au collisions

We investigate the beam energy dependence of neutron and proton squeeze-out in collisions of¹⁹⁷Au+¹⁹⁷Au atE/A=400—800 MeV. The azimuthal anisotropy that describes the enhanced emission of mid-rapidity neutrons perpendicular to the reaction plane rises strongly with the transverse momentum of the neutrons. This dependence of the azimuthal anisotropy follows a universal curve — independent of beam energy — if the neutron momenta are measured in fractions of the projectile momentum per mass unit. Analogously, the kinetic energy spectra of mid-rapidity neutrons exhibit a universal behaviour as a function of the kinetic energy of the projectile. The members of the FOPI-collaboration: J.P. Alard, Z. Basrak, N. Bastid, I.M. Belayev, M. Bini, R. Bock, A. Buta, R. aplar, C. Cerruti, N. Cindro, J.P. Coffin, M. Crouau, P. Dupieux, J. Erö, Z.G. Fan, P. Fintz, Z. Fodor, R. Freifelder, L. Fraysse, S. Frolov, A. Gobbi, Y. Grigorian, G. Guillaume, N. Herrmann, K.D. Hildenbrand, S. Hölbling, O. Houari, S.C. Jeong, M. Jorio, F. Jundt, J. Kecskemeti, P. Koncz, Y. Korchagin, R. Kotte, M. Krämer, C. Kuhn, I. Legrand, A. Lebedev, C. Maguire, V. Manko, T. Matulewicz, G. Mgebrishvili, J. Mösner, D. Moisa, G. Montarou, P. Morel, W. Neubert, A. Olmi, G. Pasquali, D. Pelte, M. Petrovici, G. Poggi, F. Rami, W. Reisdorf, A. Sadchikov, D. Schüll, Z. Seres, B. Sikora, V. Simion, S. Smolyankin, U. Sodan, N. Taccetti, K. Teh, R. Tezkratt, M. Trzaska, M.A. Vasiliev, P. Wagner, J.P. Wessels, T. Wienold, Z. Wilhelmi, D. Wohlfarth, A.V. Zhilin.     

Single-oscillator model and determination of optical constants of spray pyrolyzed amorphous SnO<Subscript>2</Subscript> thin films

It has recently been shown that growth of a multilayer structure with one or more delta-layers at high temperature leads to spreading and asymmetrization of the dopant distribution [see, for example, E.F.J. Schubert, Vac. Sci. Technol. A. 8, 2980 (1990), A.M. Nazmul, S. Sugahara, M. Tanaka, J. Crystal Growth 251, 303 (2003); R.C. Newman, M.J. Ashwin, M.R. Fahy, L. Hart, S.N. Holmes, C. Roberts, X. Zhang, Phys. Rev. B 54, 8769 (1996); E.F. Schubert, J.M. Kuo, R.F. Kopf, H.S. Luftman, L.C. Hopkins, N.J. Sauer, J. Appl. Phys. 67, 1969 (1990); P.M. Zagwijn, J.F. van der Veen, E. Vlieg, A.H. Reader, D.J. Gravesteijn, J. Appl. Phys. 78, 4933 (1995); W.S. Hobson, S.J. Pearton, E.F. Schubert, G. Cabaniss, Appl. Phys. Lett. 55, 1546 (1989); Delta Doping of Semiconductors, edited by E.F. Schubert (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1996); Yu.N. Drozdov, N.B. Baidus', B.N. Zvonkov, M.N. Drozdov, O.I. Khrykin, V.I. Shashkin, Semiconductors 37, 194 (2003); E. Skuras, A.R. Long, B. Vogele, M.C. Holland, C.R. Stanley, E.A. Johnson, M. van der Burgt, H. Yaguchi, J. Singleton, Phys. Rev. B 59, 10712 (1999); G. Li, C. Jagadish, Solid-State Electronics 41, 1207 (1997)]. In this work analytical and numerical analysis of dopant dynamics in a delta-doped area of a multilayer structure has been accomplished using Fick's second law. Some reasons for asymmetrization of a delta-dopant distribution are illustrated. The spreading of a delta-layer has been estimated using example materials of a multilayer structure, a delta-layer and an overlayer.     

Measurement of the e+e? → π+π? cross section with the CMD-2 detector in the 370–520-MeV energy range

The results of the experiment on the measurement of the e ⁺ e ⁻ → π⁺π⁻ cross section in a cm energy range of 370–520 MeV are presented. The systematic measurement error is equal to 0.7%. In the vector dominance model, the pion electromagnetic radius is calculated using all the CMD-2 data on the pion form factor. The cross section for the production of a muon pair is measured in the energy range of the experiment. Original Russian Text ? V.M. Aul’chenko, R.R. Akhmetshin, V.Sh. Banzarov, L.M. Barkov, N.S. Bashtovoĭ, D.V. Bondarev, A.E. Bondar’, A.V. Bragin, N.I. Gabyshev, D.A. Gorbachev, A.A. Grebenyuk, D.N. Grigor’ev, S.K. Dhawan, D.A. Epifanov, A.S. Zaĭtsev, S.G. Zverev, F.V. Ignatov, V.F. Kazanin, S.V. Karpov, I.A. Koop, P.P. Krokovny, A.S. Kuz’min, I.B. Logashenko, P.A. Lukin, A.P. Lysenko, A.I. Mil’shteĭn, K.Yu. Mikhaĭlov, I.N. Nesterenko, M.A. Nikulin, A.V. Otboev, V.S. Okhapkin, E.A. Perevedentsev, A.S. Popov, S.I. Redin, B.L. Roberts, N.I. Root, A.A. Ruban, N.M. Ryskulov, A.L. Sibidanov, V.A. Sidorov, A.N. Skrinsky, V.P. Smakhtin, I.G. Snopkov, E.P. Solodov, J.A. Thompson, G.V. Fedotovich, B.I. Khazin, V.W. Hughes, A.G. Shamov, Yu.M. Shatunov, B.A. Shvarts, S.I. éĭdel’man, Yu.V. Yudin, 2006, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2006, Vol. 84, No. 8, pp. 491–495.     

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Demonstration of the approximation of eliminating atomic excited populations in an atomben cavity system

Using the master equation approach to a V-type three-level atom inside a high-finesse single-mode cavity in the strong coupling condition, we demonstrate the approximation of eliminating populations of atomic excited states, which is widely used in the field of the atom-cavity systems [Hechenblaikner G, Gangl M, Horak P and Ritsch H 1998 Phys. Rev. A 58 3030]; Liu L W, Tan T and Xu Y 2008 J. Mod. Opt. 56 968; Cho J, Angelakis D G and Bose S 2008 Phys. Rev. A 78 062338. This is reflected in the deviation of the population δ, of which the value is 10^-3～10^-2. We further find the deviation of the dipole force and demonstrate that the deviation of atomic population will not notably affect the dipole force of the atom in the strong coupling condition. A relevant experimental case is also presented.     

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Physics beyond Standard Model: Working group 3 report

This is a summary of the beyond the Standard Model (including model building) working group of the WHEPP-X workshop held at Chennai from January 3 to 15, 2008. Participants: Neelima Agarwal, S K Agarwalla, C S Aulakh, A Belyaev, S S Biswal, B Bhattacharjee, G Bhattacharyya, L Calibbi, D Choudhury, E J Chun, D Das, A De Roeck, N G Deshpande, E Dudas, A Giri, D Grellshceid, R Godbole, S Goswami, M Guchait, M Hirsch, R Kaul, B Kodrani, M C Kumar, A Kundu, Y Mambrini, P Mathews, B Mellado, R Mohanta, S Mohanty, A Nyffeler, S Pakvasa, M K Parida, M Passera, C Petridou, S Poddar, P Poulose, A Rajaraman, G Rajasekaran, V Ravindran, Kumar Rao, D P Roy, Probir Roy, K A Saheb, V H Satheeshkumar, T Schwetz, A Tripathi, R Vaidya and S Vempati     

Application of conformal mapping to the determination of magnetic moment distributions in typical antidot film nanostructures

There has been an increasing technological interest on magnetic thin films containing antidot arrays of hexagonal or square symmetry. Part of this interest is related to the possibility of domain formation and pinning at the antidots boundaries. In this paper, we develop an accurate method for the simulation of the magnetic moments distribution for such arrays. The method concentrates the calculations on the immediate vicinity of each antidot. For each antidot distribution (square or hexagonal) a suitable system of coordinates is defined to exploit the shape of the unit-cells of the overall nanostructure. The Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert-Brown equations that govern the distribution of moments are rewritten in terms of these coordinates. The moments orientation is calculated as a function of time until equilibrium is reached, in a Cartesian grid defined for these new coordinate systems. A conformal transformation is applied to insert the moment vectors into the actual unit-cell. The resulting vector maps display quite clearly regions of different moment orientation around the antidots, which can be associated with nanoscale domains. The results are similar to the ones obtained by other authors [C.C. Wang, A.O. Adeyeye, N. Singh, Nanotechnology 17, 1629 (2006); C.C. Wang, A.O. Adeyeye, N. Singh, Y.S. Huang, Y.H. Hu, Phys. Rev. B 72, 174426 (2005); C.T. Yu, H. Jiang, L. Shen, P. Flanders, G. Mankey, J. Appl. Phys. 87, 6322 (2000); E. Mengotti, L.J. Heyderman, F. Nolting, B.R. Craig, J.N. Chapman, L.L. Diaz, R.J. Matelon, U.G. Volkman, M. Klaui, U. Rudiger, C. Vaz, J. Bland, J. Appl. Phys. 103, 07D509 (2008)] using the NIST oommf method, but obtained in a much simpler and direct way.     

Dynamic spin relaxation processes of μ+ in an antiferromagnet

A new mechanism for positive muon spin-lattice relaxation (SLR) in an antiferromagnet is described. The temperature dependence of the relaxation rate (1/T ₁) is calculated in a simplified case, and SLR of muon in MnF₂ is studied in the context of this model.The author wishes to thank: S. R. Kreitzman and J. Shaham for their encouragement and stimulating ideas; L. P. Le, G. M. Luke, W. D. Wu, and Y. J. Uemura for helpful discussions.     

Papers to Appear in Forthcoming Issues

High Resolution FTIR Study of the ν₄+ 2ν₆Rovibrational Band of CH₃⁷⁹Br between 4870 and 5030 cm⁻¹Najate Ben Sari-Zizi and Claude AlamichelNew N⁺₂Electronic States in the Region of 23–28 eV H. Yoshii, T. Tanaka, Y. Morioka, T. Hayaishi, and R. I. HallLine Positions and Strengths of HDO between 6000 and 7700 cm⁻¹Robert A. TothAntisymmetric Amino-Wagging Band of Hydrazine up to K′ = 13 Levels Iwona Gulaczyk, Marek Kreglewski, and Alain ValentinThe Fundamental Vibrations of NC–CC–CN (Dicyanoacetylene) F. Winther and M. SchönhoffNew Band Systems of the YBr Molecule R. GopalDiode-Laser Measurements of He-Broadening Coefficients in the ν₆Band of¹²CH₃F Ivan M. Grigoriev, Jean-Pierre Bouanich, Ghislain Blanquet, Jacques Walrand, and Muriel LepèreLarge Amplitude Motions in 2,3-Cyclopentenopyridine Adolfo C. Fantoni and Walther CaminatiThe Stimulated Raman Spectrum of Cyanogen Dionisio Bermejo, Rafael Escribano, and Julio SantosTesting Lineshape Models: Measurements for y = 1–0 CO Broadened by He and Ar P. Duggan, P. M. Sinclair, R. Berman, A. D. May, and James R. DrummondHigh Resolution Fourier Transform Far Infrared Spectroscopy of CH₃OD Indranath Mukhopadhyay, Pradeep Kumar Gupta, Giovanni Moruzzi, Brenda P. Winnewisser, and Manfred WinnewisserAb Initio Relativistic CI Calculations of the Spectroscopic Constants and Transition Probabilities for the Low-Lying States of the BiOH/HBiO Isomers Yang Khandogin, Aleksey B. Alekseyev, Heinz-Peter Liebermann, Gerhard Hirsch, and Robert J. BuenkerAb Initio Potential Energy Surface and Internal Torsional–Wagging States of Hydroxylamine Jan Makarewicz, Marek Kreglewski, and Maria Luisa SenentSpectroscopy of NbO: Characterization of the Doublet Manifold O. Launila, B. Schimmelpfennig, H. Fagerli, O. Gropen, A. G. Taklif, and U. WahlgrenRotational Analyses of the Laser Induced Fluorescence Excitation Spectra of Jet-Cooled CF₃O and CF₃S M.-C. Yang, J. M. Williamson, and Terry A. MillerThe Rotational Spectrum and Anharmonic Force Field of Chlorine Dioxide, OClO Holger S. P. Müller, G. Ole Sørensen, Manfred Birk, and Randall R. FriedlFourfold Clusters of Rovibrational Energies in H₂Po Studied with an ab Initio Potential Energy Function P. C. Gómez, L. F. Pacios, and Per JensenA Systematic Approach for Determining Internal Rotation Potentials of Single-Top Molecules from Observed Transition Spectra W. E. Mellor, A. R. Lee, and T. M. KalotasThe C–D Stretch of Monodeuterated Propargyl Radical (CH₂CCD) Wade C. Eckhoff, Charles E. Miller, Charles F. Billera, Paul S. Engel, and R. F. Curl     

”Illusion of control” in Time-Horizon Minority and Parrondo Games

Human beings like to believe they are in control of their destiny. This ubiquitous trait seems to increase motivation and persistence, and is probably evolutionarily adaptive [J.D. Taylor, S.E. Brown, Psych. Bull. 103, 193 (1988); A. Bandura, Self-efficacy: the exercise of control (WH Freeman, New York, 1997)]. But how good really is our ability to control? How successful is our track record in these areas? There is little understanding of when and under what circumstances we may over-estimate [E. Langer, J. Pers. Soc. Psych. 7, 185 (1975)] or even lose our ability to control and optimize outcomes, especially when they are the result of aggregations of individual optimization processes. Here, we demonstrate analytically using the theory of Markov Chains and by numerical simulations in two classes of games, the Time-Horizon Minority Game [M.L. Hart, P. Jefferies, N.F. Johnson, Phys. A 311, 275 (2002)] and the Parrondo Game [J.M.R. Parrondo, G.P. Harmer, D. Abbott, Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 5226 (2000); J.M.R. Parrondo, How to cheat a bad mathematician (ISI, Italy, 1996)], that agents who optimize their strategy based on past information may actually perform worse than non-optimizing agents. In other words, low-entropy (more informative) strategies under-perform high-entropy (or random) strategies. This provides a precise definition of the “illusion of control” in certain set-ups a priori defined to emphasize the importance of optimization. An erratum to this article is available at .     

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Physics and Chemistry of Electrons and Ions in Condensed Matter. Edited by J. V. Acrivos, N. F. Mott and A. D. Yoffe. (D. Reidel Publishing Company, 1984.) [Pp. xviii + 732.] Dfl. 245,—; $99.00; £62.25. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: For specialists only.

Foundations of Radiation Hydrodynamics. By D. Mihalas and B. W. Mihalas. (Oxford University Press, 1985.) [Pp. xv + 718.] £55.00. Scope: Postgraduate Research. Level: Advanced.

Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena Vol. 9. Edited by D. DomE and J. L. Lebowitz. (Academic Press Inc., 1984.) [Pp. xiv + 318.] £38.50; $60.00.

Microcircuit Engineering 83. Edited by H. Ahmed, J. R. A. Cleaver and G. A. C. Jones. (Academic Press Inc., 1984.) [Pp. xvi + 533.] $29.50 £18.00.

Electron Correlation in Molecules. By. S. Wilson. (Oxford University Press, 1984.) [Pp. x + 281.] £40.00. Level: Specialist and Specialist post-graduate.

Electronic Properties of Doped Semiconductors. By B. I. Shklovskii and A. L. Efros. (Springer-Verlag, 1984.) [Pp. 386.] $50.20.

Physical Acoustics, Volume XVII. Edited by P. Mason and R. N. Thurston. (Academic Press Inc., 1984.) [Pp. x + 326.] £62.50; $89.00. Level: Specialist.

Lecture Notes in Physics: Mathematical and Computational Methods in Nuclear Physics, Vol. 209. Edited by J. S. Dehesa, J. M. G. Gomez and A. Polls. (Springer-Verlag, 1984.) [Pp. 280.] DM 38,-; US $13.40. Scope: Theoretical nuclear spectroscopy. Level: Specialist.

Dynamics of First-Order Phase Transitions in Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Systems. By S. W. Koch. (Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1984.) [Pp. 148.] US$7.00; DM19,-. Level: Postgraduate/Research.

Principles of Plasma Electrodynamics. By A. F. Alexandrov, L. S. Bogdankevich and A. A. Rukhadze. (Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1984.) [Pp. xvi + 488.] DM135,-.

The Fundamental Physical Constants and Physical Measurement. By B. W. Petley. (Bristol: Adam Hilger Ltd., 1985.) [Pp. 346.] £28.50.

Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy 1984: Institute of Physics Conference Series. Edited by G. S. Hurst and M. G. Payne. (Bristol: Adam Hilger Ltd., 1984.) [Pp. ix + 362.] £32.00; $49.00. Scope: Postgraduate, Research worker. Level: Advanced.     

Laser Spectroscopy 1: Basic Principles & Laser Spectroscopy 2: Experimental Techniques (5th edition)

Electron and Ion Spectroscopy of Solids. Edited by L. Fiermans, J. Vennik and W. Dekeyser. (Plenum Publishing Corp., 1978.) [Pp. xi + 475.] $57·00.

Ellipsometry and Polarized Light. By R. M. A. Azzam and M. M. Bashara. (North-Holland, 1977.) [Pp. ix + 529.]

Physical Fluid Dynamics. By D. J. Tritton. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1977.) [Pp. xv + 362.] £5·50. Scope: Treatise/textbook. Level: Undergraduate/post graduate.

Laser Induced Fusion and X-ray Laser Studies. Edited by S. F. Jacobs, M. O. Scully, M. Sargent III and C. D. Cantrell III. (Addison-Wesley, 1976.) [Pp. xi + 667.] $27·50. Scope: Conference Proceedings; library (reference). Level: For specialists only, specialist/post-graduate.

Laser Photochemistry, Tunable Lasers and other Topics. Edited by S. F. Jacobs, M. Sargent III, M. O. Scully and C. T. Walker. (Addison-Wesley, 1976.) [Pp. xi + 470.] $23·50. Scope: Conference Proceedings, treatise/textbook, survey, library (reference). Level: Specialist/post-graduate.

Physical Properties of Materials. By M. C. Lovell, A. J. Avery, M. W. Vernon. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1976.) [Pp. xii + 304.] £12·00 hardback, £5·00 paperback. Scope: Textbook, library. Level: Undergraduate, general reader.

Focus on the Stars. Edited by H. Messel and S. T. Butler. (Heinemann, 1976/1977.) [Pp. 287.] £4·80. Scope: Comprehensive. Level: School and undergraduate, also general reader.

High Power Lasers and Laser Plasmas. Edited by N. G. Basov. (Plenum Press, Consultants Bureau, 1978.) [Pp. viii + 241.] $47·40. Scope: Laser Physics. Level: Research.

Laser Beam Propagation in the Atmosphere. By J. W. Strohbehn. (Springer-Verlag, 1978.) [Pp. xii + 325.] $46·00; DM 92. Scope: Specialist. Level: Research monograph.

Picosecond Phenomena. Edited by C. V. Shank, E. P. Ippen and S. L. Shapiro. (Springer-Verlag, 1978.) [Pp. xii + 359.] $32·00; DM 64. Scope: Research monograph. Level: Postgraduate.

Particles and Fields. Edited by D. H. Boal and A. N. Kamal. (Plenum Press, 1978.) [Pp. viii + 462.] $51·00. Scope: Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics. Level: Research.

Atomic Energy Levels and Grotrian Diagrams (Volume II). By S. Bashkin and J. O. Stoner, Jr. (North-Holland, 1978.) [Pp. 600.] $80·00; Dfl 180·00.

Coherence and Quantum Optics IV. Edited by Leonard Mastdel and Emil Wolf. (Plenum Press, 1978.) [Pp. xvi + 1011, Author and Subject Indexes, 13 pages.] £40·95. Proceedings of the Fourth Rochester Conference on Coherence and Quantum Optics, June 8-10, 1977. Level: High-level scholarship and research.

Molecular Structure and Dynamics. By W. H. Flygare. (Prentice-Hall, 1978.) [Pp. xviii + 696.] £18·25.

Current Topics in Materials Science (Volume 1). Edited by E. Kaldis. (North-Holland, 1978.) [Pp. xvi + 754.] Dfl 260.00, $115·50. Level: Research workers, University/Industry.

Electronic Properties of Two-dimensional Systems. Edited by G. Dorda and P. J. Stiles. (North-Holland, 1978.) [Pp. xi + 578.] $100·00; Dfl 225·00, Scope: Very comprehensive (Conference Proceedings). Level: Research workers.

Fluid Mechanics. By Ruth M. Rogers. (Routledge &; Kegan Paul, 1978.) [Pp. x + 322.] £9·75. Level: Undergraduate.

Optical Information Processing, Volume 2. Edited by E. S. Barrekete, G. W. Stroke, Y. E. Nesterikhin and W. E. Kock. (Plenum Publishing Corp., 1978.) [Pp. xi + 452.] $45·00. Scope: Seminar Proceedings. Level: Research.

Detection of Optical and Infrared Radiation. By R. H. Kingston. (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1978.) [Pp. viii + 140.] DM 43; $21·50. Scope: Monograph. Level: 2nd/3rd Year Undergraduate and Postgraduate.

Optical Shop Testing. Edited by Daniel Malacara. (John Wiley-Interscience, 1978.) [Pp. xix + 523.] £21·15; $38·00. Scope: Practical Manual. Level: Research.

A Practical Introduction to Electronic Circuits. Edited by M. Hartley Jones. (Cambridge University Press, 1978.) [Pp. xii + 237.] £9·50.

Vectors in Three-dimensional Space. By J. S. R. Chisholm. (Cambridge University Press, 1978.) [Pp. xii + 291.] Hardback £15·00; Soft cover £4·95.

Magnetic Field Generation in Electrically Conducting Fluids. By H. K. Moffatt. (Cambridge University Press, 1978.) [Pp. x + 343.] £15·50. Level: Specialist/postgraduate. Scope: Monograph.

Photoelectron Statistics. By B. Salbh. (Springer-Verlag, 1978.) [Pp. xiii + 441.] DM 68; $31·30. Level: Postgraduate and research.

Thermoelectricity in Metallic Conductors. Edited by F. J. Blatt and P. A. Schboeder. (Plenum Press, 1978.) [Pp. x + 421.] £26·77. Scope: Conference Meeting. Level: Specialist/Postgraduate.

The Force of Knowledge. The Scientific Dimension of Society. By J. M. Ziman. (Cambridge University Press, 1976-7.) [ix + 437 pp.] £4·75.     

Quantum Reflections,edited by J. Ellis and D. Amati

Relativistic Theories of Materials. By A. Bressan. (Springer-Verlag, 1978.) [Pp. xiv + 290.] DM 98; $49·00. Level: Research/postgraduate.

Quantum Physics. By R. D. Winter. (Wadsworth, Belmont, California, 1979.) [Pp. xi + 403.] Scope: Teaching text, Level: Undergraduate.

The Structure of Planets. By G. H. A. Cole. (London: Wykeham Publications, 1978.) [Pp. vii + 232.] Cloth. ISBN 0-85109-610-7 £7·25. Paper. ISBN 0-85109-600-X, £3·75. Scope: introduction planetary studies. Level: sixth form: undergraduate.

For Ilya Prigogine. Edited by S. A. Rice. (John Wiley, 1978.) [Pp. 472.] £25·75. Scope: Festschrift. Level: Research workers.

Defects and Radiation Effects in Semiconductors, 1978 (Nice Conference). By J. H. Albany. (The Institute of Physics, 1979.) [Pp. xii + 583.] £32·00. Level: Postgraduate/Research Scientist.

Physics of the Environment. By H. Inhaber. (Ann Arbor Science Publishers Inc., 1978.) [Pp. xii + 225.] £10·50. Scope: Introductory survey. Level: Undergraduate.

Active Galactic Nuclei. Edited by C. Hazard and S. Mitton. (Cambridge University Press, 1979.) [Pp. viii + 317.] £15·00. Level: Research.

Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. By P. T. Landsberg. (Oxford University Press, 1979.) [Pp. xii + 461.] £9·75. Scope: Textbook/treatise. Level: Postgraduate.

The Structure of Matter. By R. M. Turnbull. (Blackie, 1979.) [Pp. xii + 266.] £7·95. Scope: Atomic, nuclear and particle physics. Level: Undergraduate.

Advances in Nuclear Physics Volume 2. Edited by J. W. Negele and E. Vogt. (Plenum Press, 1979.) [Pp. xiv + 420.] £37·50. Scope: Nuclear structure. Level: Postgraduate.

Atomic and Molecular Collisions. By Sir Harrie Massey. (Taylor &; Francis Ltd, 1979.) [Pp. xviii + 320.] £12·00. Level: Undergraduate.

Trends in Physics, 1978. Papers presented at the Fourth General Conference of the European Physical Society. Edited by M. M. Wolfson. (Adam Hilger, 1979.) [Pp. xi + 589.] £30·00.

Atomic Spectra and Radiative Transitions. By I.I. Sobelman. (Springer-Verlag, 1979.) [Pp. xii + 306.] DM 59; $32·50. Scope: Theoretical monograph. Level: Postgraduate.

Adhesion of Solids. By B. V. Deryagin, N. A. Krotova and V. P. Smilga. Translated by R. K. Johnston. (Consultants Bureau, 1978.) [Pp. xvi + 457.] £31·18.

Hadron Structure and Lepton-Hadron Interactions (Proceedings of the Carègè Summer School, 1977). Edited by M. Levy, J.-L. Basdevant, D. Speiser, J. Weyers, R. Gastmans and J. Zinnjustin. (Plenum Press, 1979.) [Pp. viii + 736.] £40·95.

Analytical Laser Spectroscopy. Edited by N. Omenetto. (Wiley-Interscience, 1979.) [Pp. xi + 550.] £24·50. Scope: Research monograph. Level: Research and applications.

Disorder in Crystals. By N. G. Parsonage and J. A. K. Staveley. (Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press. 1979.) [Pp. xxviii + 926.] £28·00. Scope: Monograph. Level: Postgraduate/research.

Progress in Optics. Volume XVI. Edited by E. Wolf. (North-Holland, 1978.) [Pp. xvi + 464.] $78·00; Dfl 160·00.

Holographic Interferometry. By C. M. Vest. (John Wiley, 1979.) [Pp. xiii + 465.] £19·50; $36·50.

Elements of Nuclear Physics. By W. E. Burcham. (Longmans, 1979.) [Pp. xii + 409.] £7·95.

Non-metallic Materials and Composites at Low Temperatures. Edited by A. F. Clark, R. P. Reed and G. Hartwig. (Plenum Press, 1979.) [Pp. xvi + 440.] £24·88.

Science with Pocket Calculators. By D. R. Green and J. Lewis. (Wykeham Publications, 1978.) [Pp. viii + 300.] £4·00 paperback

Mesons in Nuclei. Edited by Manque Rho and Denys Wilkinson. In 3 volumes. (north-Holland, 1979.) [Pp. 1155.] £95·00.

Surface Crystallography by LEED. By M. A. Van Hove and S. Y. Tong. (Springer-Verlag, 1979.) [Pp. ix + 286.] DM 59, $32·50.     

Book reviews

Holography in Medicine and Biology. Edited by G. von Bally. (Springer-Verlag, 1979.) [Pp. ix + 269.] DM 78; $42.90.

Laser Spectroscopy IV. Edited by H. Walther and K. W. Rothe. (Springer-Verlag, 1979.) [Pp. xiii + 652.] DM 84; $46.20. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Specialist/Postgraduate.

Thermally Stimulated Relaxation in Solids. Edited by P. Braunlich. (Springer-Verlag, 1980.) [Pp. xiii + 331.] DM 98; $c.54·90. Scope: Treatise/text-book. Level: Specialist. Postgraduate/Undergraduate.

The Physics of Selenium and Tellurium. Edited by E. Gerlach and P. Grosse. (Springer-Verlag, 1980.) [Pp. x + 281.] DM 54; $c. 29·70. ISBN 3 540 09692 2. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Specialist/Postgraduate.

The Classical Thermodynamics of Deformable Materials. By A. G. McLellan. (Cambridge University Press, 1980.) [Pp. xvii + 338.]

Stellar Turbulence. Edited by D. F. Gray and J. L. Linsky. (Springer-Verlag, 1980.) [Pp. 308.] Dm 37·60, $22.20.

Atomic and Molecular Methods in Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion. Edited by M. R. C. McDowell and A. M. Ferendici. (Plenum Press, 1980.) [Pp. vii + 493.] $55.00.

Introduction to Nuclear Reactions. By G. R. Satchler. (Macmillan Press, 1980.) [Pp. xii + 316.] £25.00.

Free Electron Generators of Coherent Radiation. Edited by S. F. Jacobs, H. S. Pilloff, Murray Sargent III, M. O. Scully and R. Spitzer. (Addison-Wesley, 1980.) [Pp. xix + 813.] $56.50.

Crystalline Electric Field and Structural Effects in f-Electron Systems. Edited by J. F. Crow, R. P. Guertin and T. W. Mihailisin. (Plenum Press, 1980.) [Pp. xii + 628.] $59.50. Scope: Specialist. Level: Advanced.

Understanding Space and Time. A Third Level Course of The Open University, Milton Keynes. Five Blocks comprising three volumes. [Pp. 136 (Vol. 1), 122 (Vol. 2), 112 (Vol. 3).] £4.95 per volume; with further material to come.

General Relativity and Gravitation. Edited by A. Held. (Plenum Press, 1980.) Volume 1 [Pp. xix + 598.]; Volume 2 [Pp. xviii + 540.] $57.50 each volume.     

Scattering of Stark-decelerated OH radicals with rare-gas atoms

We present a combined experimental and theoretical study on the rotationally inelastic scattering of OH (X²Π_3/2, J = 3/2, f) radicals with the collision partners He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, and D₂ as a function of the collision energy between ～70 cm^?1 and 400 cm^?1. The OH radicals are state selected and velocity tuned prior to the collision using a Stark decelerator, and field-free parity-resolved state-to-state inelastic relative scattering cross sections are measured in a crossed molecular beam configuration. For all OH-rare gas atom systems excellent agreement is obtained with the cross sections predicted by coupled channel scattering calculations based on accurate ab initio potential energy surfaces. This series of experiments complements recent studies on the scattering of OH radicals with Xe [J.J. Gilijamse, S. Hoekstra, S.Y.T. van de Meerakker, G.C. Groenenboom, G. Meijer, Science 313, 1617 (2006)], Ar [L. Scharfenberg, J. K?os, P.J. Dagdigian, M.H. Alexander, G. Meijer, S.Y.T. van de Meerakker, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 12, 10660 (2010)], He, and D₂ [M. Kirste, L. Scharfenberg, J. K?os, F. Lique, M.H. Alexander, G. Meijer, S.Y.T. van de Meerakker, Phys. Rev. A 82, 042717 (2010)]. A comparison of the relative scattering cross sections for this set of collision partners reveals interesting trends in the scattering behavior.     

Neutrino,by Frank Close

The Structure of Low-medium Mass Nuclei. Edited by J. P. Davidson and B. D. Kern. (University Press of Kentucky, 1973.) [Pp. viii+ 302.] $12.50. Scope: Conference Proceedings/Library (reference). Level: For specialists only; specialist/postgraduate.

Computational Physics. By D. Potter. (John Wiley, 1973). [Pp. xi+304.] £6.95. Scope: Treatise/textbook. Level: Postgraduate.

Cooperative Phenomena. Edited by M. Haken and M. Wagner. (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg and New York, 1973.) [Pp. xii+ 458.] $59.40. Scope: Treatise. Level: Specialist.

Polymers. Chemistry and Physics of Modern Materials. By J. M. G. Cowie. (Intertext, 1973.) [Pp. 298.] Scope: Textbook/treatise. Level: Undergraduate.

Space Dynamics. Vol. 1. By J. M. J. Kooy. (Stam Technical Publications, Cologne, 1972.) [Pp. xx + 473.] £12.00. Scope: Treatise/textbook. Level: Undergraduate.

Flectron Spin Resonance of Paramagnetic Crystals. By L. A. Sorin and M. V. Vlasova (translated by P. Cluck). (Plenum Press, 1973.) [Pp. xii+ 254.] $26.00. Scope: Treatise/Textbook. Level: For specialists only.

Nuclear Physics. By R. Bowler. (Pergamon, 1973.) [Pp. xi+ 420.] £6.00. Scope: Treatise/Textbook. Level :Undergraduate/post-graduate.

Electronic Transitions and the High Pressure Chemzstry and Physics of solids. By H. G. Drickamer and C. W. Frank. (Chapman and Hall, 1972.) [Pp. x + 220.] £5.00. Scope: Treatise Textbook. Level: Specialist/post-graduate.

Towards Quantum Mechanics. By J. Cunningham. (Transworld Publishers, 1973.) [Pp. 92] 75p. Scope: Textbook. Level: Undergraduate.

An Introduction to the Quantum Chemistry of Solids. By C. M. Quinn. (Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press, 1973.) [Pp. viii + 308.] £7.00. Scope: Textbook. Level: Postgraduate/undergraduate.

Magnetically Ordered Crystals Containing Impurities. By Yu. A. Izyumov and M. V. Medvedev. (Consultants Bureau, 1973.) [Pp. x+ 168.] $34.00. Scope: Monograph. Level: Specialist/post-graduate.

Tensors and Group Theory for the Physical Properties of Crystals. By W. A. Wooster. (Clarendon Press: Oxford University Press, 1973.) [Pp. x + 344.] $7.00. Scope: Textbook. Level: Post-graduate/undergraduate.

Magnetic Interactions in Solids. By H. J. Zeiger and G. W. Pratt. (Clarendon Press: Oxford University Press, 1973.) [Pp. xv+ 660.] £19.50. Scope: Treatise/textbook. Level: Postgraduate.

Electrical Breakdown in Gases. Edited by J. A. Rees. (Macmillan, 1973.) [Pp. ix+ 294.] £7.95. Level: Specialist/postgraduate.

Introduction to Experimental Nuclear Physics. By R. M. Singru. (Wiley-Eastern, New Delhi, 1972). [Pp. x+ 195.] Scope: Textbook. Level: Postgraduate; undergraduate.

Luminescence of Crystale, Molecules and Solublea. Edited by F. Williams. (Plenum Press, 1973.) [Pp. xix+ 723.] $37.00. Scope: Conference Proceedings; Library. Level: For specialists only; Specialist/postgraduate.

Turbulence in the Free Atmosphere. By N. K. Vinnichenko, N. Z. Pinus, S. M. Shmeter and G. N. Shur. (Consultants Bureau, 1973.) [Pp. x+ 168.] $34.00. Scope: Survey. Level: Specialist/postgraduate.

Weather Forecasting as a Problem in Physics. By A. S. Monin, translated by P. Superak. (M.I.T. Press, 1972.) [Pp. x+ 199.] £5.65. Scope: Survey. Level: Specialist/post-graduate; undergraduate.

Interactions between Electromagnetic Fields and Matter. By K. H. Steiner. (Pergamon Press, 1973.) [Pp. xvi+ 351.] £12.50. Scope: Treatise; Library (reference). Level: For specialists only.

New Developments in Semiconductors. Edited by P. R. Wallace, R. Harris and M. J. Zuckerman. (Noordhoff International, Leyden, 1973.) [Pp. viii+ 584.] D fl. 115.40. Scope: Survey. Level: Specialist/postgraduate.

Electromagnetic Fields, Energy and Waves. By L. M. Magid. (John Wiley, 1972.) [Pp. xxiv+ 781.] £5.80.

$EAlectricit$eA Magn$eAtisme Cours. By P. Baruch, M. Hulin and J. F. P$eAtroff. (Hermann, 1972.) [Pp. 318.] 49F.

The Theory of Electrical Conduction and Breakdown in Solid Dielectrics. By J. J. O'Dwyer. (Clarendon Press: Oxford University Press, 1973.) [Pp. ix+ 317.] £10.00. Scope: Treatise/Textbook. Level: specialist/post-graduate.

Le Froid. By Fernand Laurent. (Presses Universitaires de France, 1972.) [Pp. 124. Scope: Survey. Level: Undergraduate.

Paradoxes of Physics. By P. Chambadal translated by M. F. Ingham. (Transworld Publications, 1972.) [Pp. 186.] 85p. Scope: Treatise/textbook. Level: Undergraduate.

Revolutions an Physics. By B. M. Casper and R. J. Noel. (W. W. Norton, 1972.) [Pp. x+ 479]. $8.95. Scope: Textbook. Level: Undergraduate.

The Field Concept in Contemporary Science. By M. Sachs. (C. C. Thomas, 1973.) [Pp. xi+ 129.] $9.75. Scope: Survey. Level: Undergraduate.

Methods of Mathematical Physics. (3rd Edition.) By H. Jeffreys and B. Jeffreys. (Cambridge University Press, 1972.) [Pp. v+ 718.] £3.80. Scope: Textbook. Level: Postgraduate.

M$oUssbauer Effect Data Index. Edited by J. G. Stevens and V. E. Stevens. (Plenum Press, 1972.) [Pp. x+ 430.] $37.50. Scope: Survey; library (reference). Level: For specialists only.

The Boltzmann Equation, Theory and Applications. Edited by E. G. D. Cohen and W. Thirring. (Springer-Verlag, 1973.) [Pp. 642.] $54.80. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Specialist/postgraduate.

Introduction to Diffraction, Information Processing and Holography. By F. T. S. Yu. (M.I.T. Press, 1973.) [Pp. xii+ 366.] £6.75. Scope: Textbook. Level: Specialist/postgraduate; undergraduate.

Magnetic Properties of Rare Earth Metals. Edited by R. J. Elliott. (Plenum Press, 1973.) [Pp. vii+ 425.] $32.00. Scope: Treatise; survey. Level: Specialist/post-graduate.

Proceedings of the International Conference on Nuclear Moments and Nuclear Structure, Osaka, September, 1972. Edited by H. Horle and K. Sugimoto. (Physical Society of Japan, 1973.) [Pp. x+ 637.] 9000 yen-£6.00. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Specialist/postgraduate.

Thermodynamics of Solids. Second Edition. By R. A. Swalin. (John Wiley, 1973.) [Pp. xii + 387.] £8.70. Scope: Treatise/textbook. Level: Postgraduate; undergraduate.

Entropy. By J. Zernike. (Kluwer-Deventer, The Netherlands, 1972.) [Pp. 150.] Hf 34.75. Scope: Treatise/textbook. Level: Specialist/postgraduate; undergraduate.

The Foundations of Modern Science. By J. B. Marion. (John Wiley, 1973.) [Pp. vii+ 333.] £5.50.

The Logical Basis of Quantum Mechanics. By E. Scheibe. (Pergamon, 1973.) [Pp. viii+ 204.] £6·00. Scope: Treatise; survey; library; library (reference). Level: Specialist/post-graduate.

Guide to Electronic Measurements and Laboratory Practice. S. Wolf. (Prentice-Hall, 1973.) [Pp. xii+ 494.] Price not stated. Scope: Survey.

The Work of the Rutherford Laboratory, 1972. Edited by J. R. Smith and F. M. Telling. (SRC, 1973.) [Pp. 215.] £1.50. Scope: Library (reference). Level: Specialist/post-graduate.

Daresbury Nuclear Physics Laboratory Annual Report, 1972. (SCR, 1973.) [Pp. iv+ 141.] Scope: Library (reference). Level: Specialist/post-graduate.

Elementary Electromagnetic Theory. By B. H. Chirgwin, C. Plumpton and C. W. Kilmister. (Pergamon, 1973.) [Pp. viii+ 160.] £3.00; (flexi, £1.85.) Scope: Textbook. Level: Undergraduate.

Physical Chemistry of Fast Reactions. (Volume 1). Edited by B. P. Levitt. (Plenum Press, 1973.) [Pp. viii+ 332.] $26.00. Scope: Treatise/textbook; Survey. Level: Specialist/postgraduate.