Angular dependence of the polarization of the recoil proton from the reaction γp→π0p in the region of the third resonance

The polarization of the recoil proton from the reactionp ⁰ p has been measured for photon energies between 900–1,350 MeV and pion c.m. angles between 70° and 150°. There are significant deviations from recent analysis.     

Ab initio study of the spectroscopy of the XΠ electronic ground states of CNO and NCO

The X²Π electronic ground states of NCO and CNO have been investigated by complete ab initio methods. The dependence of the Renner-Teller parameters, ? and , on the ab initio method and on the basis set have been studied. These parameters have also been compared to experimental data for NCO. The potential energy surfaces of the X²Π state have been determined by the MRCI method and the cc-pVQZ basis set for NCO and CNO. The rovibronic levels of both isomers have been calculated variationally up to approximatively 4000 cm⁻¹ for J ? 5/2 and K ? 2, with the inclusion of the geometry dependence of the spin-orbit coupling. The agreement with experimental data obtained for NCO is remarkable. A similar accuracy for the ab initio rovibronic levels of CNO is expected since no experimental data exists for this isomer.     

Behavior of the thermal expansion coefficient of α-MoO3 as a function of the concentration of the Nd ion

We carried out a comparative study of the thermal dilatation coefficient of molybdenum trioxide with and without Nd³⁺ doping. The doped samples were obtained from a solid state reaction of MoO₃ and Nd₂O₃ in concentrations from 0.2 to 20.0 at%. The prepared samples were analyzed as a function of the temperature through X-Ray diffraction (XRD), the chemical composition of the resultant material was studied using Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS). The results of the XRD show that the MoO₃ doped with Nd in concentrations of 0.2 and 1.0% atomic grows iso-structurally with α-MoO₃. Moreover, MoO₃ doped with Nd³⁺ in concentrations of 5.0, 10.0 and 20.0% atomic exhibits the monoclinic phase Mo₉O₂₆. Finally, we determined that the values of the thermal expansion coefficient of MoO₃, doped and un-doped, differ by less than 3%.     

Bifurcations of the normal modes of the Ne?Br2 complex

We study the classical dynamics of the rare gas-dihalogen Ne?Br₂ complex in its ground electronic state. By considering the dihalogen bond frozen at its equilibrium distance, the system has two degrees of freedom and its potential energy surface presents linear and T-shape isomers. We find the nonlinear normal modes of both isomers that determine the phase space structure of the system. By means of surfaces of section and applying the numerical continuation of families of periodic orbits, we detect and identify the different bifurcations suffered by the normal modes as a function of the system energy. Finally, using the Orthogonal Fast Lyapunov Indicator (OFLI), we study the evolution of the fraction of the phase space volume occupied by regular motions.     

Effect of the annealing temperature on the long-term thermal stability of Pt/Si/Ta/Ti/4H–SiC contacts

The Pt/Si/Ta/Ti multilayer metal contacts on 4H–Si C are annealed in Ar atmosphere at 600°C–1100°C by a rapid thermal processor(RTP). The long-term thermal stability is evaluated by aging the annealed contact at 600°C in air. The contact's properties are determined by current–voltage measurement, and the specific contact resistance is calculated based on the transmission line model(TLM). Transmission electron microscope(TEM) and energy-dispersive x-ray spectrometry(EDX) are used to characterize the interface morphology, thickness, and composition. The results reveal that a higher annealing temperature is favorable for the formation of an Ohmic contact with a lower specific contact resistance, and causes the rapid degradation of the Ohmic contact in the aging process.     

Influence of the internal degrees of freedom onJ/ψ suppression

The influence of the internal degrees of freedom on theJ/ψ suppression in relativistic heavy ion collisions is studied in the frame of a quantum-mechanical model. The wave function for the internal motion of ac?c \(\bar c\) pair obeys a time-dependent Schrödinger equation with a potential reflecting the properties of the medium in which the pair is travelling. The initial wave function is evaluated theoretically. An imaginary potential is introduced to account for the loss of probability due to the coupling to theD?c \(\bar D\) channels. TheJ/ψ survival probability is estimated as a function of the time spent inside the plasma. The connection with semi-classical approximations based on the formation time concept is established. The quantum-mechanical effects are exhibited and shown to lead to a smooth perpendicular momentum dependence of theJ/ψ suppression, in agreement with the recent reanalysis of the NA38 data by Gupta and Satz. Several plasma scenarios, including or not the presence of a mixed phase are investigated and the effect of the quantum-mechanical treatment is analyzed for each of them. It is shown that the data do not constraint the plasma scenario very strongly, but indicate the possibility of having a mixed phase with a rather long lifetime.     

Theoretical investigation of the structure of 19N

We have employed the shell model and Skyrme-Hartree-Fock methods to investigate the structure of the neutron-rich nucleus ¹⁹N. The level scheme of ¹⁹N from the shell-model calculation with the WBT interaction is displayed. The potential-energy-surface calculation with the SGII interaction implies that ¹⁹N should be a deformed nucleus. The theoretical β-decay half life of ¹⁹N reproduces well the available experimental data.     

RVB description of the low-energy singlets of the spin 1/2 kagomé antiferromagnet

Extensive calculations in the short-range RVB (Resonating valence bond) subspace on both the trimerized and the regular (non-trimerized) Heisenberg model on the kagomé lattice show that short-range dimer singlets capture the specific low-energy features of both models. In the trimerized case the singlet spectrum splits into bands in which the average number of dimers lying on one type of bonds is fixed. These results are in good agreement with the mean field solution of an effective model recently introduced. For the regular model one gets a continuous, gapless spectrum, in qualitative agreement with exact diagonalization results. Received 7 March 2000     

Assessment of the possibility of determination of the electrophysical characteristics of CdxHg1–xTe p+–n-structures using differential hall measurements

The process of reconstuction of the distribution profile of hole concentration in the p ⁺–n structure by the method of differential Hall measurements upon implantation of ions As⁺ (Е = 190 keV, D = 3.10¹⁴ cm^-2, j = 0.025 μA/cm²) into epitaxial films Cd _x Hg_1–x Te for x ~ 0.2, with the initial electron concentration and mobility n = 10¹⁴ cm^-3 and μ = 2∙10⁵ cm²∙V^–1∙s^–1 is numerically simulated. The dependences of degree of reconstruction of the hole-concentration distribution profile on the depth of a shunting n-layer and magnitude of the magnetic field, at which the electrophysical parameters of the p ⁺–n structure are measured, are calculated. The dependence of the limiting magnetic field determining the magnetic-field range for measurements on the n-layer depth is found. It is shown that in calculations one should use the conduction values measured at the same magnetic fields as the Hall coefficients for determination of the holeconcentration distribution profile using the Petritz model.     

Stretch-Bender Calculations of the Rovibronic Energies in the Excited, ÃA1, Electronic State of NH2 and of the Near-Resonant High-Lying Levels of the X?B1 State

The extended stretch-bender Hamiltonian, incorporating spin-orbit coupling and overall rotation, has been used to calculate the spin-vibronic structure of the rovibronic energies in the region where the vibronic states of the excited òA₁ electronic state of NH₂ interact with near-resonant high-lying levels of the X?²B₁ state of NH₂. A detailed comparison has been made with the experimental measurements which were made of these rovibronic states, the majority of which are due to Ramsay, Vervloet, and their collaborators. We have shown that, as in our study of the vibronic levels of the X?²B₁ state below the barrier to linearity, in order to fit the variation of the effective vibronic spin-orbit coupling constant over the whole of this energy regime, the effective linear molecule spin-orbit coupling constant, A_SO must be increased from the earlier value of 50 cm⁻¹ of Ch. Jungen, K.-E. J. Hallin, and A. Merer (Mol. Phys.40, 65-94 (1980)) to 61.6 cm⁻¹. The impact of Fermi resonance, in both the òA₁ and X?²B₁ states, on the observed rovibronic structure has been assessed. The pattern of calculated spin-rovibronic levels, including the effects of spin uncoupling, is in good agreement with that measured experimentally.     

Determination of the probability of existence of pair interactions in the formation of M2tX2t?1Superstructures in MXy nonstoichiometric compounds

An analytical method has been proposed for calculating the probabilities P _i ^(2)(s) of existence of X-X, X−□, and □−□ pair interactions in the nonmetal sublattice of M _2tX_2t−1 superstructures formed in strongly nonstoichiometric compounds MX _y (MX _y □_1−y) and M ₂X _y (MX_y/2□_1−y/2) with a high content of structural vacancies □. The main characteristics necessary for the quantitative determination of the probabilities P_i(2)(s) as functions of the composition, degree of long-range order, symmetry, and structure type have been determined for all the known superstructures M _2tX_2t−1.     

Configuration of the valence neutrons of 17B

The reaction cross section of ¹⁷B on ¹²C target at (43.7±2.4)MeV/u has been measured at the Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou (RIBLL). The root-mean-square matter radius (R_rms) was deduced to be (2.92±0.10)fm, while the R_rms of the core and the valence neutron distribution are 2.28fm and 5.98fm respectively. Assuming a ``core plus 2n' structure in ¹⁷B, the mixed configuration of (2s_1/2) and (1d_5/2) of the valence neutrons is studied and the     

Kinetic Model of the Lysogeny/Lysis Switch of Phage λ

A kinetic model of the interactions between operators and regulators is developed to study the stabilities of genetic states and lysogeny/lysis switch in Eschemchia coli infected by bacteriophage lambda. Using adiabatic approximation, the kinetic evolutions of mRNA and regulator concentrations can be deduced from operators＇ equations. Furthermore, the stability of each state of the system is studied. The results show that the lysogenic state switches to the lytic state through two bifurcations： one from a single stable state to a three-point state, and the other from a three-point state to a single stable state. Then we indicate that the property of the lysogeny/lysis switch satisfies the topological characteristics theorem. Finally, the influence of the left operators on the lysogeny/lysis switch is briefly discussed. The results show that the cooperativity of the CI2 bound to left and right operators makes the lysogenic state more stable.     

Research of the behaviour of O chemisorption on the (110) surface of Rhx--Pt1－x alloy

An atomic group model of the disordered binary alloy Rhx-Pt1-x has been constructed to investigate surface segregation. According to the model, we have calculated the electronic structure of the Rhx-Pt1-x alloy surface by using the recursion method when O atoms are adsorbed on the Rhx-Pt1-x （110） surface under the condition of coverage 0.5. The calculation results indicate that the chemical adsorption of O changes greatly the density of states near the Fermi level, and the surface segregation exhibits a reversal behaviour. In addition, when x 〈 0.3, the surface on which O is adsorbed displays the property of Pt; whereas when x 〉 0.3 it displays the property of Rh.     

Squeezing and Higher-order Squeezing Properties of Eigenstates of the Operator akqs

The squeezing and higher-order squeezing properties of k orthonormalized eigenstates of the higher powers akqs(k≥3) of the annihilation operator of two-parameter deformed harmonic oscillator are investigated. It is found that the Nth-power squeezing [N=(m+1/2)k, m=0,1,2,…] can exist in the all of them when k is even.     

Study on the formation of the composite system of 238U+238U

Strongly damped reactions of ²³⁸U+²³⁸U, at E_cm= 680—1880 MeV have been studied based on the improved quantum molecular dynamics model. We find that at a certain energy region the entrance channel potential is weakly repulsive and the dissipation is very strong after touching configuration, these two effects make the time delay of re-separation for colliding system. The single particle potential well of the transiently formed composite system has Coulomb barrier about 15—20 MeV high at the surface, which makes the excited unbound protons being still embedded in the potential well and moving in a common mono-single particle potential for a period of time and thus restrains from quick decay of the composite system.     

Investigation of Hypernucleus Λ5He Structure and the Calculation of the Binding Energy

In this paper the nuclear structure of hypernucleus ₅^ΛHe and its effect on the binding energy B_Λ of A hyperon are systematically studied. The Polarization effect of the core a is explored. The binding energy B_Λ of ₅^ΛHe including D-state mixing component is calculated. The results show that the core α suffers a serious distortion by the interaction with Λ hyperon and has no longer the structure of a free Alpha Particle. The D-state mixing can improve the B_Λ calculated value about 0.5MeV. A Possible three cluster structure is further explored. The Λ+d+d model can give a B_Λ value close to the experimental one. The further exploration is necessary.     

A QM/QTAIM microstructural analysis of the tautomerisation via the DPT of the hypoxanthine·adenine nucleobase pair

We provide a pathway for the tautomerisation of the biologically important hypoxanthine·adenine (Hyp·Ade) nucleobase pair (C_s) formed by the keto tautomer of the Hyp and the amino tautomer of the Ade into the Hyp*·Ade* base pair (C_s) formed by the enol tautomer of the Hyp and the imino tautomer of the Ade by applying quantum-mechanical calculations and Bader's Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules analysis. It was found out that the dipole active Hyp·Ade?Hyp*·Ade* tautomerisation occurs via the asynchronous concerted double proton transfer (DPT) through the TS_{Hyp·Ade?Hyp*·Ade*} (C_s). Based on the sweeps of the energies of the intermolecular H-bonds along the intrinsic reaction coordinate, it was established that the N6H···O6 H-bond (5.40) is cooperative with the N1H···N1 H-bond (6.99) in the Hyp·Ade base pair, as well as the O6H···N6 H-bond (11.50) is cooperative with the N1H···N1 H-bond (7.28 kcal·mol^?1) in the Hyp*·Ade* base pair, mutually strengthening each other. The Hyp*·Ade* base pair possesses an extremely short lifetime 2.68·10^?14 s, which is predetermined by the negative value of the Gibbs free energy of the reverse barrier of its tautomerisation, and all of the six low-frequency intermolecular vibrations cannot develop during this period of time. Consequently, the Hyp·Ade→Hyp*·Ade* DPT tautomerisation cannot serve as a source of the rare tautomers of the bases.     

Determination of the number of J/ψ events with inclusive J/ψ decays

A measurement of the number of J/ψ events collected with the BESⅢ detector in 2009 and 2012 is performed using inclusive decays of the J/ψ. The number of J/ψ events taken in 2009 is recalculated to be(223.7±1.4)×10~6, which is in good agreement with the previous measurement, but with significantly improved precision due to improvements in the BESⅢ software. The number of J/ψ events taken in 2012 is determined to be(1086.9±6.0)×10~6. In total, the number of J/ψ events collected with the BESⅢ detector is measured to be(1310.6±7.0)×106, where the uncertainty is dominated by systematic effects and the statistical uncertainty is negligible.