Analytical applications of infra-red spectroscopy : The behaviour of the oxinates of niobium,tantalum and associated elements

The behaviour of the oxinates of niobium, tantalum and associated metals in the infra-red region was studied and a method developed for the determination of niobium and tantalum. Vanadium caused no interference, but other heavy metals, such as molybdenum, manganese and cobalt, which interfered were removed by preliminary treatment when the method was applied to the determination of niobium and tantalum in steels.     

Zur Hemmung der katalytischen Jodwirkung auf das system Cer(IV)-sulfat—arsenige Säure

Zusammenfassung Die Hemmung der katalytischen Jodwirkung auf die Redoxreaktion Cer(IV)-sulfat—arsenige Säure wird hinsichtlich ihrer Vorund Nachteile bei analytischer Anwendung untersucht. Brucinacetat gibt mit Ceriion in schwefelsaurer Lösung nachFischl eine quantitativ auswertbare Farbreaktion. Kritische Untersuchungen hierzu ergeben, daß die Lösungen zur vollen Entwicklung und Stabilität der orangeroten Farbe (Absorptionsmaximum 470 nm) mindestens 10 bis höchstens 12 Min. auf 105° zu erhitzen sind. Die Anwendung auf die Jodbestimmung im Blutserum nachSpitzy, Reese undSkrube bietet infolge methodischer Komplizierung keinen besonderen Vorteil.

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Summary The inhibition of the catalytic action of iodine on the redox-reaction ceric sulphate—arsenious acid was investigated with regard to the advantages and disadvantages in its analytical application. Brucine acetate gives, according toFischl, a quantitative colour reaction with ceric ions in sulphuric acid. Critical investigations carried out show that the solution only develops a stable, orange-red colour (absorption maximum 470 nm) between 10 and 12 minutes heating. Application of this procedure to the determination of iodine in blood serum by the method ofSpitzy, Reese, andSkrube introduces complications and has, therefore, no special advantage.

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Résumé Etude des avantages et des inconvénients de l'emploi en chimie analytique de l'inhibition de l'effet catalytique de l'iode sur la réaction d'oxydo-réduction cerium(IV)-sulfate—acide arsenieux. Avec les ions cériques l'acétate de brucine donne, en solution sulfurique, d'aprèsFischl, une réaction colorée susceptible d'être employée pour une détermination quantitative. Des recherches critiques ont montré que les solutions devaient être chauffées pendant au moins 10 min. et au plus 12 min. à 105° pour développer complètement la couleur rouge orangé et obtenir sa stabilité (maximum d'absorption à 470 nm). L'application à la détermination de l'iode dans le sérum sanguin d'aprèsSpitzy, Reese etSkrube n'offre aucun avantage particulier du fait de la complication de la méthode.

     

Freezing and folding behavior in simple off-lattice heteropolymers

We have performed parallel tempering Monte Carlo simulations using a simple continuum heteropolymer model for proteins. All 10 heteropolymer sequences which we have studied have shown first-order transitions at low temperature to ordered states dominated by single chain conformations. These results are in contrast with the theoretical predictions of the random energy model for heteropolymers, from which we would expect continuous transitions to glassy behavior at low temperatures.     

The determination of vanadium,molybdenum and tungsten by infrared spectroscopy

The infrared spectra of the 8-hydroxyquinolinates of molybdenum, vanadium and tungsten in the region 3–15 μ were investigated. It was found possible to determine the elements quantitatively, singly or in pairs, with an error of about 3%. Molybdenum was determined at 10.80 μ and 10.93 μ, vanadium at 10.50 μ, and tungsten at 10.61 μ or 10.90 μ.     

Observation of weak impact of a stochastic magnetic field on fast-ion confinement

Fast ions are observed to be very well confined in the Madison Symmetric Torus reversed field pinch despite the presence of stochastic magnetic field. The fast-ion energy loss is consistent with the classical slowing down rate, and their confinement time is longer than expected by stochastic estimates. Fast-ion confinement is measured from the decay of d-d neutrons following a short pulse of a 20 keV atomic deuterium beam. Ion confinement agrees with computation of particle trajectories in the stochastic magnetic field, and is understood through consideration of ion guiding center islands.     

Secondary ion yields produced by keV atomic and polyatomic ion impacts on a self-assembled monolayer surface

A suite of keV polyatomic or 'cluster' projectiles was used to bombard unoxidized and oxidized self-assembled monolayer surfaces. Negative secondary ion yields, collected at the limit of single ion impacts, were measured and compared for both molecular and fragment ions. In contrast to targets that are orders of magnitude thicker than the penetration range of the primary ions, secondary ion yields from polyatomic projectile impacts on self-assembled monolayers show little to no enhancement when compared with monatomic projectiles at the same velocity. This unusual trend is most likely due to the structural arrangement and bonding characteristics of the monolayer molecules with the Au(111). Copyright 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Direct equilibration of soil water for delta(18)O analysis and its application to tracer studies

Current methods for stable oxygen isotopic (delta (18)O) analysis of soil water rely on separation of water from the soil matrix before analysis. These separation procedures are not only time consuming and require relatively large samples of soil, but also have been shown to introduce a large potential source of error. Current research at Queen's University Belfast is focused on using direct equilibration of CO(2) with the pore water to eliminate this extraction step using the automated Multiprep system and a Micromass Prism III isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS). The findings of this research indicate the method is less time consuming, more reliable, and reproducible to within accepted limits (+/-0.1% per thousand delta (18)O). In this study the direct equilibration method is used to analyse delta (18)O tracer profiles in the unsaturated zone of field soils, concurrently with chloride tracer profiles, which can be used to assess infiltration rates and mechanisms through the unsaturated zone. Copyright 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Anisotropic ion heating and tail generation during tearing mode magnetic reconnection in a high-temperature plasma

Complementary measurements of ion energy distributions in a magnetically confined high-temperature plasma show that magnetic reconnection results in both anisotropic ion heating and the generation of suprathermal ions. The anisotropy, observed in the C(+6) impurity ions, is such that the temperature perpendicular to the magnetic field is larger than the temperature parallel to the magnetic field. The suprathermal tail appears in the majority ion distribution and is well described by a power law to energies 10 times the thermal energy. These observations may offer insight into the energization process.