Phase modulation of the signal beam in three-wave forward mixing in photorefractive bismuth silicon oxide

The interaction of three forward beams in a BSO crystal is investigated under conditions when the two pump beams are anti-symmetrically detuned and the signal beam is phase modulated. For sinusoidal phase modulation the signal gain is shown to be dependent on the instantaneous frequency detuning. Single and double maxima in gain are obtained depending on the voltage amplitude applied to the piezoelectric mirror. For triangular phase modulation a slight asymmetry is found in the gain versus detuning curve.     

Lattice animals: Supplementation of perimeter polynomial data by graph-theoretic methods

Application of graph-theoretic methods to new perimeter polynomials for connected clusters on a lattice yields extra data on the total number of clusters and for the coefficients in the series expansion for the mean size of clusters at low densities. The lattices studied are the square, the square with next nearest neighbors, the triangular, and the simple cubic.     

About the focal mechanism of Friuli earthquake occurred on May 6, 1976

Summary We are going to present the focal-mechanism solution of Fruili earthquake occurred on May 6, 1976, as it results from the analysis, on original seismograms, of the polarities of initial longitudinal waves obtained in 92 seismic stations. The polarities so obtained have been reported on the projection which represents the surface of the Earth and the solution has been drawn, directly, from the study of the resulting distribution, by establishing through Gr?fe's theory the two couples of forces considered as the sources of the seism at the focus. At last, a comparison has been carried out with the solution already obtained by other authors.

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Riassunto Si presenta la soluzione del meccanismo focale del terremoto del Fruili del 6/5/1976 ottenuta dallo studio, sui sismogrammi originali, della polarità delle onde longitudinali iniziali, quale si è presentata in 92 stazioni sismiche vicine e lontane. Le polarità ottenute sono state riportate sulla superficie della Terra e la soluzione è stata ricavata direttamente dallo studio della distribuzione così ottenuta, definendo mediante la teoria di Gr?fe le due coppie di forze che hanno agito all'ipocentro. Un confronto è stato infine eseguito con le soluzioni in precedenza ottenute da altri autori.

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Резюме Предлагается решение фокального механизма землетрясения, имевшего место в Фриули 6 мая 1976 г. Решение есть результат анализа исходных сейсмограмм, которые получены на 92 сейсмнческих, удаленнынных и близких. Полученные пояьрности представлены в проекции на поверхность Земли. Решение получено непосредственно из исследования результируюшего распределения, которое следует из теории Грефа для для двух пар сил, представляюших источники землетрясения в фокусе. В заключение проводится сравнение с решением, полученным ранее другими авторами.

     

Reaction of 2-formyl-1,3-cyclohexanediones with cyanoacetamide

Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds -     

OnQ-order andR-order of convergence

We give sufficient conditions for a sequence to have theQ-order and/or theR-order of convergence greater than one. If an additional condition is satisfied, then the sequence has an exactQ-order of convergence. We show that our results are sharp and we compare them with older results.This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMS-85-03365. The author wishes to thank J. E. Dennis and R. A. Tapia for helpful comments, and the referee for pointing out a number of typographical and mathematical errors in the original version of this paper.     

On the Numerical Range of Operator Polynomials

An upper bound for the number of components of the numerical range of matrix polynomials is established. We also establish a necessary condition and a sufficient condition for the connectedness of the numerical range of a quadratic selfadjoint matrix polynomial. The boundary of the numerical range of linear matrix polynomials is also considered.     

Statistical study of nanosecond electric breakdowns in n-hexane

Methods for analyzing statistical distributions of the breakdown delay time are generalized. A statistical approach is used to study electric breakdown in n-hexane in a 2.1-MV/cm quasi-uniform electric field at a pulse duration of ∼5×10⁻⁸ s. Two different mechanisms for the anode breakdown are shown to coexist and compete with each other. One of them incorporates the “bubble” stage, whereas the other one is related to ionization in the liquid itself. It is found that the weaker influence of the external pressure on the pulsed electric strength of liquids in the nanosecond range is caused by a transition to the ionization mechanism for the anode breakdown at elevated pressures.     

Observation of hydrogen induced intermediate borides in PrFeB based alloys by Mössbauer effect spectroscopy

In the present work, a quantitative analysis of the phase compositions by Mössbauer effect spectroscopy of solid and conventional hydrogen disproportionated Pr_13.7Fe_80.3B_6.0 and Pr_13.7Fe_63.5Co_16.7Zr_0.1B_6.0 alloys was carried out. Significant amounts of intermediate borides t-Fe₃B and Pr(Fe, Co)₁₂B₆ were detected after solid hydrogen disproportionation treatment in Pr_13.7Fe_80.3B_6.0 and Pr_13.7Fe_63.5Co_16.7Zr_0.1B_6.0 alloys, respectively. After conventional hydrogenation–disproportionation–desorption–recombination treatment these phases were not detected and in no case residual Pr₂Fe₁₄B-phase was found. It was observed that the amount of intermediate borides after disproportionation can be correlated with the degree of texture after recombination at various temperatures.     

Detailed Description of Mixed Symmetry States in 94Mo Using Interacting Boson Model

We have investigated the low-lying collective states and electromagnetic transitions in 94Mo within the framework of the interacting boson model. The influence of model parameters on the energy levels and electromagnetic properties has been investigated. The analysis of the obtained results and the parameter values predict that the 23+state is the lowest mixed symmetry state with pure F = Fmax - 1 in this nucleus. The calculated results predicate that the 25+ (two-Q-phonon) mixed symmetry state is closed to the J = 2+ at 2.870 MeV in the experimental data, and the 2.965 MeV state is the lowest mixed symmetry with J = 3+.