Search for a W' boson via the decay mode W'-->munumu in 1.8 TeV pp collisions

We report the results of a search for a W' boson produced in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 1.8 TeV using a 107 pb-1 data sample recorded by the Collider Detector at Fermilab. We consider the decay channel W'-->&munumu and search for anomalous production of high transverse mass munumu lepton pairs. We observe no excess of events above background and set limits on the rate of W' boson production and decay relative to standard model W boson production and decay using a fit of the transverse mass distribution observed. If we assume standard model strength couplings of the W' boson to quark and lepton pairs, we exclude a W' boson with invariant mass less than 660 GeV/c2 at 95% confidence level.     

Analytical Modeling of Soil Solution Monitoring by Diffusion in Porous Cups

There is increasing interest toward in situ solution monitoring of soil chemicals for agricultural, industrial, and ecological purposes. Rather than extracting soil solution, a series of laboratory experiments was conducted to evaluate a diffusion equilibration technique, providing for real time in situ soil solution nitrate concentration via UV absorption spectroscopy. Experiments allowed for diffusion of nitrate from an outside reservoir into a porous cup. The experimental data were compared with model predictions using three different analytical solutions: (i) an exact solution (EX model) assuming radial symmetry that includes a porous cup with a porous wall and a finite size outside reservoir, (ii) an approximate solution (RC model) that assumes an infinitely large supply reservoir with a porous cup wall that does not influence ion diffusion, and (iii) and a model based on an electric circuit analog (ECA model). The results indicate that the ECA solution provides the best match overall to the experimental data.     

Structural,spectral, experimental,and theoretical investigations of (E)-4-fluoro-N′-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)benzohydrazide monohydrate

The structural and nonlinear optical properties of the Schiff base material, (E)-4-fluoro-N′-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)benzohydrazide monohydrate (FPMBH) were studied. The experimental investigations were performed using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), ultraviolet (UV) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectral techniques. The computational analyses were made by DFT method. A comparison between experimental and theoretical predictions was made and interpreted. The maximum absorption wavelength was found by both experimental and theoretical analyses. The Hirshfeld surface analysis was performed to understand the various molecular interactions. Highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (HOMO–LUMO) analysis was performed for the title molecule to know about the possible charge transfer taking place within the molecule. Reactivity features were also determined by molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) analysis. The third-order nonlinear optical studies were done by z-scan experiment, and the results were discussed.