Diffraction dissociation of nuclei in 450 GeV/c proton-nucleus collisions

Diffractive dissociation of nuclei (Be, Al, W) in collisions with 450 GeV/c protons,pApX, has been measured with the HELIOS spectrometer at the CERN Super Proton synchrotron. The dependence of the single-diffraction cross-section on the nuclear massA can be parametrized as _SD mb×A ^0.35±0.02, showing the peripheral nature of the process. The differential cross-section d_SD=(3.8±0.3)mb ×A ^0.35±0.02, is exponential with the slope parameter, increasing from 6.2±0.4 (GeV/c)^–2 for beryllium to 7.9±0.5 (GeV/c)^–2 for tungsten. The slope parameter also increases with increasing massM _X of the diffractively produced state. The rapidity, multiplicity, and transverse-momentum distributions of the particles of the diffractively produced stateX show a longitudinal phase-space population and are remarkably insensitive to the nuclear mass. This, together with theA ^1/3 dependence of _SD, suggests that the dominant process of nuclear diffractive excitation is the dissociation of single nucleons.Deceased     

A grothendieck factorization theorem on 2-convex schatten spaces

We prove that for every bounded linear operatorT:C ^2p →H(1≤p<∞,H is a Hilbert space,C ^{2 p} p is the Schatten space) there exists a continuous linear formf onC ^p such thatf≥0, ‖f‖(C _C ^p)*=1 and $$\forall x \in C^{2p} , \left\| {T(x)} \right\| \leqslant 2\sqrt 2 \left\| T \right\|< f\frac{{x * x + xx*}}{2} > 1/2$$ . Forp=∞ this non-commutative analogue of Grothendieck’s theorem was first proved by G. Pisier. In the above statement the Schatten spaceC ^2p can be replaced byE _E ² whereE ⁽²⁾ is the 2-convexification of the symmetric sequence spaceE, andf is a continuous linear form onC _E. The statement can also be extended toL _E{(su2)}(M, τ) whereM is a Von Neumann algebra,τ a trace onM, E a symmetric function space.     

Kb/Ka X-ray intensity ratios in calcium and potassium compounds

Summary Kb/Ka X-ray intensity ratios of some K and Ca compounds were studied. The samples were excited with 59.5 keV g-rays emitted from 75 mCi ²⁴¹Am radioisotope source and characteristic K X-ray from the samples were counted by means of an Si(Li) detector which has a resolution 155 eV at 5.9 keV. We found that Kb/Ka X-ray intensity ratios are changed by chemical effect for different K and Ca compounds. The experimental values were compared with the calculated theoretical values for elemental K and Ca.     

Efficient synthesis of 3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines from malononitrile and 5-amino-4-(cyanoformimidoyl)imidazoles

1-Aryl-5-amino-4-(cyanoformimidoyl)imidazoles 2 were reacted with malononitrile under mild experimental conditions and led to 3-aryl-5,7-diamino-6-cyano-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines 5, when the reaction was carried out in the presence of DBU, or to 3-aryl-5-amino-6,7-dicyano-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines 3, in its absence. Both reactions evolved from the adduct formed by nucleophilic attack of the malononitrile anion to the carbon of the cyanoformimidoyl substituent. A 5-amino-1-aryl-4-(1-amino-2,2-dicyanovinyl)imidazole 4 was isolated when this reaction was carried out in the presence of DBU. The structure of compound 4 was confirmed by spectroscopic methods and by reaction with triethyl orthoformate and with acetic anhydride, leading respectively to 9-aryl-6-(cyanomethylidene)purines 11 and 12. Imidazole 2b was also reacted with ethyl acetoacetate, a carbon acid with a pK(a) comparable to that of malononitrile. Similar reaction conditions were used and the product isolated was a 6-carbamoyl-1,2-dihydropurine 10, showing that a different mechanism was operating in this case.     

Crystal engineering of urea alpha-network via I...O2N synthon and design of SHG active crystal N-4-iodophenyl-N'-4'-nitrophenylurea

Crystalline nitrodiphenyl ureas adopt the N-H...O tape alpha-network only when stabilization accrues from the I...O(2)N or C[triple bond]C-H...O(2)N synthon, otherwise the ureanitro motif is preferred; soft, weak interactions can direct polar self-assembly in strong N-HO hydrogen-bonded crystals.     

Evidence of wave front folding of sonic booms by a laboratory-scale deterministic experiment of shock waves in a heterogeneous medium

The influence of the planetary boundary layer on the sonic boom received at the ground level is known since the 1960s to be of major importance. Sonic boom propagation in a turbulent medium is characterized by an increase of the mean rise time and a huge variability. An experiment is conducted at a 1:100,000 scale in water to investigate ultrasonic shock wave interaction with a single heterogeneity. The experiment shows a very good scaling with sonic boom, concerning the size of the heterogeneities, the wave amplitude, and the rise time of the incident wave. The wave front folding associated with local focusing, and its link to the increase of the rise time, are evidenced by the experiment. The observed amplification of the peak pressure (by a factor up to 2), and increase of the rise time (by up to about one magnitude order), are in qualitative agreement with sonic boom observations. A nonlinear parabolic model is compared favorably to the experiment on axis, though the paraxial approximation turns out less precise off axis. Simulations are finally used to discriminate between nonlinear and linear propagations, showing nonlinearities affect mostly the higher harmonics that are in the audible range for sonic booms.     

Radiation effect studies in single crystal of Trifluoroacetyl-α-Aminoisobutyric acid

In this study, electron paramagnetic resonance of γ-irradiated single crystals of N-Trifluoroacetyl-α-amino isobutyric acid (F₃Ac-Aib-OH) was investigated at room temperature and analyzed for different orientations of the crystal in the magnetic field. The paramagnetic species in N-Trifluoroacetyl-α-aminoisobutyric acid was attributed to the ?F₂-R radical (R= CONHC(CH₃)COOH). Hyperfine coupling constants and g value were also determined. In addition, the single crystal of F₃Ac-Aib-OH was UV-irradiated and paramagnetic species formed was studied at room temperature. The effects of gamma irradiation on fluoroamino acid and stability were discussed.     

Toward reactant encapsulation for substrate-selectivity

A synthetic tris-(bis-(aminomethyl)pyridine) receptor was prepared in excellent yields via reversible imine condensation strategy. Catalytic activity in Henry reactions of the corresponding copper(II) complex was studied. Capitalizing on previous works by Anslyn with related receptors, the dramatic increase in basicity induced by this type of complex on diketo-derivatives was used to perform a nucleophilic addition of a deprotonated substrate onto an electrophile within the cavity. Hence, a Lewis acid stabilized nitronate was reacted with various aldehydes. A notable preference for small reactants easily accommodated in the cavity over encumbered ones was observed, thus representing an example of substrate-selectivity.     

A precision measurement of the average lifetime ofB hadrons

The average lifetime ofB hadrons was measured using data collected with the DELPHI detector at the LEP collider during 1991 and 1992. The measurement was performed using two different anayses. The first method was an improvement on a previous technique, which used charged particle impact parameter distributions. This analysis measured an average lifetime forB hadrons of

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