Resonant parameters of <Superscript>5</Superscript>He and <Superscript>5</Superscript>Li states and nucleon-α scattering

A new method of analysis of resonant parameters in the framework of the J-matrix inverse scattering formalism is proposed. The method is applied to analysis of Nα scattering in various partial waves. The obtained 1/2^? and 3/2^? resonance energies and widths in ⁵He and ⁵Li nuclei are in good agreement with the results of other approaches. The eigenenergies entering the J-matrix phase shift parameterization are shown to correlate well with the respective results of no-core shell model calculations, in particular, in the case of non-resonant s-wave scattering.     

Perturbative analysis of the 2νββ decays of <Superscript>100</Superscript>Mo and <Superscript>116</Superscript>Cd

We have performed a theoretical analysis of the ground-state-to-ground-state transitions in ¹⁰⁰Mo and ¹¹⁶Cd, based on the quasiparticle random-phase approximation and on a straightforward perturbative scheme. The results show that the single-state dominance found in the realistic calculations of the nuclear matrix elements, which is consistent with data, can be viewed as a result of the interference between few two-quasiparticle configurations. Received: 12 August 2002 / Accepted: 23 October 2002 / Published online: 18 February 2003 RID="a" ID="a"e-mail: civitarese@fisica.unlp.edu.ar Communicated by V.V. Anisovich     

Antiviral activity of Engystol<Superscript>®</Superscript> and Gripp-Heel<Superscript>®</Superscript>: an in-vitro assessment

Background  

Infections with respiratory viruses can activate the innate immune response - an important host defence mechanism in the early stage of viral infection. Interferon (IFN) release, triggered by virus infection, is an important factor in establishing an antiviral state, where IFN activation occurs prior to the onset of the adaptive immune response.     

Photoproduction of π<Superscript>0</Superscript>π<Superscript>+</Superscript> pairs on proton and deuteron

The reaction of π⁰π⁺ photoproduction on free and quasi-free protons with γ-ray energies from 0.5 to 1.5 GeV has been studied. Its cross section was measured in the range θ _π ⁰ ≥ 20°. The distributions of π⁰π⁺, π⁰n, and π⁺n invariant masses were analyzed. The experiment was performed using the Compton back-scattered γ-ray beam at the GRAAL facility (Grenoble, France), applying liquid deuterium and hydrogen targets and a large-aperture (almost 4π) detector. Particular attention was paid to analysis of systematic errors related to the neutron detection efficiency.     

Decays of baryon resonances into ΛK<Superscript>+</Superscript>, ΣK<Superscript>+</Superscript> and Σ<Superscript>+</Superscript>K<Superscript>0</Superscript>

Cross-sections, beam asymmetries, and recoil polarisations for the reactions γp → K ⁺Λ;γp → K ⁺Σ⁰, and γp → K ⁰Σ⁺ have been measured by the SAPHIR, CLAS, and LEPS Collaborations with high statistics and good angular coverage for centre-of-mass energies between 1.6 and 2.3 GeV. The combined analysis of these data with data from π and η photoproduction reveals evidence for new baryon resonances in this energy region. A new P₁₁ state with mass 1840 MeV and width 140 MeV was observed contributing to most of the fitted reactions. The data demand the presence of two D₁₃ states at 1875 and, optimistically, at 2170 MeV.     

Angular Distributions and Anisotropy of the Fragments from Neutron-Induced Fission of <Superscript>239</Superscript>Pu and <Superscript>nat</Superscript>Pb in the Energy Range of 1–200 MeV

The angular distributions of fragments from the neutron-induced fission of ^natPb and ²³⁹Pu nuclei have been measured in the energy of range 1–200 MeV using the neutron time-of-flight spectrometer GNEIS. Fission fragments have been detected by position sensitive multiwire proportional counters. The results for the anisotropy of fission fragments deduced from the measured angular distributions have been presented. The results have been compared with the experimental data of other authors.     

Detailed Investigations of Neutron–Neutron Angular Correlations in Slow-Neutron-Induced Fission of <Superscript>233</Superscript>U, <Superscript>235</Superscript>U,and <Superscript>239</Superscript>Pu

An experiment devoted to studying neutron–neutron angular correlations in the slow-neutroninduced fission of ²³³U, ²³⁵U and ²³⁹Pu nuclei was performed. The experimentally determined angular dependence of the number of neutron–neutron coincidences was compared with the results of a Monte Carlo simulation for various values of the neutron-detection threshold in the range between 490 and 2080 keV. It was found that the experimental angular distributions in question can be described well under the assumption that 2% to 5% of all prompt fission neutrons are emitted isotropically in the laboratory frame. Probably, such neutrons can be interpreted as so-called scission neutrons directly associated with the nuclear-rupture instant. Energy distributions of this component were also obtained from the present analysis.     

Emission spectroscopy of the A<Superscript>1</Superscript>Π–X<Superscript>1</Superscript>Σ<Superscript>+</Superscript> system of AlH

The high-resolution emission spectrum of the A¹ Π–X¹Σ⁺ transition of AlH was observed in the 18 000–25 000 cm^-1 spectral region using a conventional spectroscopic technique. The AlH molecules were excited in an Al hollow-cathode lamp filled with a mixture of Ne carried gas and a trace amount of NH₃. The emission from the discharge was observed with a plane grating spectrograph and recorded by a photomultiplier tube. In total 163 transition wave numbers belonging to six bands (0-0,1 and 1-0,1,2,3) were precisely measured and rotationally analysed. In the final fit the present data have been combined with available high-resolution measurements of the vibration-rotation bands by White et al. [J. Chem. Phys. 99, 8371 (1993)]. This procedure enabled extracting molecular constants for the A¹ Π and X¹ Σ⁺ states of AlH. A very slight local perturbation has been discovered in the v=1 vibration level of the A¹ Π state at J=5. This was probably caused by the interaction with the a³Π state.     

Exchange mechanism of dα interaction and vertex constants of <Superscript>6</Superscript>Li

In this work, we use a model for describing the dα interaction in a ⁶Li nucleus, in which the dα nuclear potential is written as the sum of the local folding potential and a nonlocal term originating from the deuteron exchange mechanism and corresponding to a three-deuteron component of the ⁶Li wave function. This model was used to calculate the nuclear vertex constants and the corresponding asymptotic normalization coefficients of ⁶Li in the dα channel. Both values L = 0 and L = 2 of relative dα orbital angular momentum L were considered. Calculations were performed with and without allowance for the Coulomb dα interaction.     

On the nature of the lowest 1/2<Superscript>-</Superscript> baryon nonet and decuplet<Superscript>⋆</Superscript>

From our recent study of properties of the lowest spin-parity 1/2^- baryons, N ^*(1535) and Δ^*(1620) , new pictures for the internal structure of the lowest 1/2^- baryon nonet and decuplet are proposed. While the lowest 1/2^- baryon nonet may have large diquark-diquark-antiquark component, the lowest 1/2^- baryon decuplet is proposed to have large vector-meson-baryon components. Evidence for “missing" members of the new pictures is pointed out and suggestions are made for detecting these predicted states from forthcoming experiments.     

Cold and ultracold collisions of MgH (<Superscript>2</Superscript>Σ<Superscript>+</Superscript>) with helium

The cross sections for rotational, fine-structure and projection-change transitions in collision of MgH (²Σ⁺) molecule with ³He and ⁴He atoms were computed at cold and ultracold temperatures using the ab initio potential energy surface. The significant suppression feature and resonance pattern caused by spin-rotation interaction were found and discussed. The collisions exhibit a strong isotope effect in the ultracold regime. The rotational relaxations of the fine-structure excited energy levels tendentiously preserve the F index. The ratio of the cross sections for elastic and spin-flipping collision with ³He partner is always greater than seven orders of magnitude for the energy range 10^-6−1cm^-1 and suggests the MgH molecule is a good candidate for ³He buffer gas cooling.     

Study of ground states of <Superscript>3</Superscript>H, <Superscript>3,4,6</Superscript>He, <Superscript>6</Superscript>Li,and <Superscript>9</Superscript>Be nuclei by Feynman’s continual integrals method

The ground-state energies and the squared moduli of the ground-state wave functions are calculated for the ³H, ^3,4,6He, ⁶Li, and ⁹Be nuclei by Feynman’s continual (path) integrals method. The results are in satisfactory agreement with experimental data.     

Mössbauer Studies and the Microwave Properties of Al<Superscript>3+</Superscript>- and In<Superscript>3+</Superscript>-Substituted Barium Hexaferrites

The correlation of the chemical composition, the structure, and the microwave characteristic of solid solutions of the BaFe_{12 – x}D_xO₁₉ (0.1 ≤ x ≤ 1.2) barium hexaferrite substituted with diamagnetic Al³⁺ and In³⁺ ions has been studied. The precise data on the crystal structure have been obtained by powder neutron diffraction using a high-resolution Fourier diffractometer (Dubna, JINR). The data on the distribution of the diamagnetic substituting ions in the hexaferrite structure have been obtained by Mössbauer spectroscopy. The microwave properties (the transmittance and the reflectance) have been studied in the frequency range 20–65 GHz and in external magnetic fields to 8 kOe. It is found that the transmission spectra are characterized by a peak that corresponds to the resonant frequency of the electromagnetic energy absorption, which is due to the ferromagnetic resonance phenomenon. The correlation of the chemical composition, the features of the ion distribution in the structure, and the electromagnetic properties has been revealed. It is shown that external magnetic fields shift the absorption peak of electromagnetic radiation to higher frequencies due to an increase in the magnetocrystal anisotropy. The results enable the conclusion that the features of the intrasublattice interactions and the electromagnetic properties should be explained using the phenomenological Goodenough–Kanamori model.     

(EC + β<Superscript>+</Superscript>) decays of the 11/2<Superscript>-</Superscript> isomer and 1/2<Superscript>+</Superscript> ground state of <Superscript>143</Superscript>Dy

The 1/2⁺ ground state and a 11/2^- isomer of very neutron-deficient isotope ¹⁴³Dy were produced by irradiation of an enriched target of ¹⁰⁶Cd with ⁴⁰Ca and studied by using a helium-jet fast tape-transport system in combination with proton-γ, X-γ and γ-γ coincidence measurements. A simple ( EC + β⁺) decay scheme of ^143mDy with a half-life of 3.0(3) s and a tentative ( EC + β⁺) decay scheme of ^143gDy with a half-life of 5.6(10) s are proposed. As a by-product, the 347- and 545-keV γ transitions in ¹³⁸Sm following the β-delayed proton emission of ¹³⁹Gd decay and the 323-keV γ transition in ¹³⁹Eu following the β-delayed proton emission of ¹⁴⁰Tb decay could be observed for the first time. Received: 20 August 2002 / Accepted: 28 October 2002 / Published online: 11 February 2003 RID="a" ID="a"e-mail: xsw@ns.lzb.ac.cn Communicated by D. Schwalm     

Angular distributions and anisotropy of the fragments from neutron-induced fission of <Superscript>233</Superscript>U and <Superscript>209</Superscript>Bi in the intermediate energy range of 1–200 MeV

New results of the neutron-induced fission experiments carried out at the neutron time-of-flight spectrometer GNEIS of the PNPI are given. Angular distributions of fission fragments from the neutron-induced fission of ²³³U and ²⁰⁹Bi nuclei have been measured in the energy range 1–200 MeV using position sensitive multiwire proportional counters as fission fragment detector. The recent improvements of the measurement and data processing procedures are described. The data on anisotropy of fission fragments deduced from the measured angular distributions are presented in comparison with the experimental data of other authors.     

An Efficient Fluorescence “Turn-On” Chemosensor Comprising of Coumarin and Rhodamine Moieties for Al<Superscript>3+</Superscript> and Hg<Superscript>2+</Superscript>

A potent fluorescence ‘turn-on’ receptor (HL) based on rhodamine and coumarin moieties for the detection of Hg²⁺ and Al³⁺ is synthesized by condensation of rhodamine 6G hydrazide and 4-hydroxy-3-acetylcoumarin. In presence of Al³⁺ and/or Hg²⁺ the receptor (HL) exhibits deep pink colouration and a sharp band at 528 nm is appeared in UV–vis titration. Upon gradual addition of Al³⁺ and/or Hg²⁺ to the solution of HL significant enhancement of fluorescence intensity is observed at 564 nm in MeCN:H₂O (1:5, v/v) medium. The receptor is strongly bound to Al³⁺ and/or Hg²⁺ and the association constants (K_a) are found to be 1.74?×?10⁴ and 1.04?×?10⁴ M^??1 for Al³⁺ and Hg²⁺ respectively.

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Graphical Abstract A potent fluorescence ‘turn-on’ receptor (HL) based on rhodamine and coumarin moieties for the detection of Hg²⁺ and Al³⁺ is synthesized and characterized. In presence of Al³⁺ and/or Hg²⁺ the receptor (HL) exhibits deep pink colouration and significant enhancement of fluorescence intensity is observed at 564 nm in MeCN:H₂O (1:5, v/v) medium. The receptor is strongly bound to Al³⁺ and/or Hg²⁺ and the association constants (K_a) are found to be 1.74?×?10⁴ and 1.04?×?10⁴ M^??1 for Al³⁺ and Hg²⁺ respectively.

     

Experimental Determination of the Effective Resonance Absorption Integrals of <Superscript>238</Superscript>U and <Superscript>158</Superscript>Gd in Urania–Gadolinia Rods

The experimental procedure and the results of determination of the effective resonance neutron absorption integrals of ²³⁸U and ¹⁵⁸Gd for isolated UO₂–Gd₂O₃ rods are presented. Measurements were performed using the activation method. UO₂–Gd₂O₃ rods were irradiated in the neutron field with the Fermi spectrum formed at the center of the core of the F-1 research reactor at the National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute.     

Mössbauer study of copper ferrite diluted by Ga<Superscript>3+</Superscript> and Al<Superscript>3+</Superscript> ions

Mössbauer spectra of the CuGa _x Al_2x Fe_{2 ? 3x} O₄ system (x = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5) have been studied at a temperature of 295 K. The results obtained are compared with Mössbauer data for the CuGa _x Al _x Fe_2?2x O₄ system. It is established that the hyperfine magnetic fields H _B (for octahedral sites) and H _A (for tetrahedral sites) for ferrites in both systems with ferrimagnetic ordering decrease linearly depending on the total number of nonmagnetic ions in octahedral and tetrahedral sites of the two systems.