Linear perturbations of gauge fields

It is shown that under certain weak conditions (the vanishing of the field strength along a family of self-dual or anti-self-dual geodesic two-surfaces), in a curved or flat space-time, the linear perturbations of a given gauge field configuration can be expressed in terms of the solutions of a single second-order linear partial differential equation for a matrix potential. The particular case of the self-dual gauge fields is treated in some detail.     

The singly truncated normal distribution: A non-steep exponential family

This paper is concerned with the maximum likelihood estimation problem for the singly truncated normal family of distributions. Necessary and suficient conditions, in terms of the coefficient of variation, are provided in order to obtain a solution to the likelihood equations. Furthermore, the maximum likelihood estimator is obtained as a limit case when the likelihood equation has no solution.     

Three-body potential energy terms for methane trimers

An SCF LCAO MO calculation on the methane–methane–methane system is presented, in order to analyze the deviation from pairwise additivity of the interaction energy. Three-body terms are shown to be remarkably similar to those of noble gas trimers both in magnitude and in their dependence on the geometrical arrangements of the three molecules.     

Midrapidity antiproton-to-proton ratio from Au+Au collisions at sqrt [s(NN)]=130 GeV

We report results on the ratio of midrapidity antiproton-to-proton yields in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s(NN)] = 130 GeV per nucleon pair as measured by the STAR experiment at RHIC. Within the rapidity and transverse momentum range of /y/<0.5 and 0.4相似文献   

Droplet vaporization at critical conditions: long-time convective-diffusive profiles along the critical isobar

The heating of a cold fluid package introduced, at critical conditions, in a hotter environment of the same fluid at the critical pressure is analyzed. Critical anomalies of the fluid transport properties as well as an arbitrary equation of state are taken into account. In unconfined microgravity conditions and for times much longer than the characteristic acoustic time, the heat transfer becomes a convective-diffusive isobaric transient process. An asymptotic theory valid in the limit of very small ratio between the fluid densities in the hot and cold regions is developed. The divergency of the thermal conductivity kappa at the critical temperature controls the heat transfer to the cold region. In the present model it is shown that there exists a well defined border, denoted by R(t), delimiting two distinguishable regions. The outer region extends from the far field down to R(t) where the critical temperature T(c) is reached. There, the temperature gradient vanishes due to the divergency of kappa. Thus, heat does not penetrate in the inner cold region where the temperature remains equal to T(c). The heating of the initially cold fluid package takes place by the recession of the border R(t). The model predicts a temperature profile in the outer region which is quasisteady in a reference system receding with R(t). It is shown that R2(t) decreases linearly with time. The recession velocity and thus the vaporization time are obtained as a function of the geometry and of the far-field conditions. Furthermore, the restrictions imposed by the long-time isobaric hypothesis are analyzed.     

Radioactivity levels in peloids used in main Cuban spas

In this work, an approach for determining both the outer dead layer thickness of the p-type coaxial HPGe detector and the inner dead layer thickness of the n-type coaxial HPGe detector was proposed by using two full energy peak area count ratios of a X-ray and a gamma ray emitted from the same radioisotope of ¹³⁷Cs. Monte Carlo calculations and experimental measurements were conducted to determine these dead layer thicknesses. The results showed that the outer dead layer thickness reached 0.57 ± 0.03 mm on 06 Jan 2017 after nearly 3 years of use for the p-type detector. The inner dead layer thickness reached 1.21 ± 0.24 mm on 01 Aug 2016 after more than 3 years of operation for the n-type detector. Simulation model with the modified dead layer thicknesses was used to estimate full energy peak efficiencies and gamma spectra from seven radioactive sources. The results were in good agreement with the corresponding experimental values in the gamma energy region of interest.     

Application of a catalyst-free Domino Mannich/Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction for the synthesis of novel tetrahydroquinolines of potential antitumor activity

A useful and efficient method to construct diversely substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines in good to excellent yields has been developed through a catalyst-free Domino Mannich and intramolecular Friedel-Crafts alkylation reactions of N-arylamines with paraformaldehyde and electron-rich olefins via the formation of N-aryl-N-alkylmethyleneiminium ions as the key intermediates to afford the target products. Nine of the new compounds were evaluated in the US National Cancer Institute (NCI), where compound 5f (R1?=?6-MeO, R2?=?p-ClC6H4 and X?=?pyrrolidin-2-onyl) presented a remarkable activity against 57 cancer cell lines, with the most important GI50 values ranging from 1.46 to 8.28?μM from in vitro assays. Further studies performed over the active compound 5f on HCT116 colon cancer cells indicated that its effect on cell death is exerted through a cell cycle arrest (S phase) in a dose dependent manner, as well as suppression on the cell proliferation process.     

Kβ X‐Ray Emission Spectroscopic Study of a Second‐Row Transition Metal (Mo) and Its Application to Nitrogenase‐Related Model Complexes

In recent years, X‐ray emission spectroscopy (XES) in the Kβ (3p‐1s) and valence‐to‐core (valence‐1s) regions has been increasingly used to study metal active sites in (bio)inorganic chemistry and catalysis, providing information about the metal spin state, oxidation state and the identity of coordinated ligands. However, to date this technique has been limited almost exclusively to first‐row transition metals. In this work, we present an extension of Kβ XES (in both the 4p‐1s and valence‐to‐1s [or VtC] regions) to the second transition row by performing a detailed experimental and theoretical analysis of the molybdenum emission lines. It is demonstrated in this work that Kβ₂ lines are dominated by spin state effects, while VtC XES of a 4d transition metal provides access to metal oxidation state and ligand identity. An extension of Mo Kβ XES to nitrogenase‐relevant model complexes shows that the method is sufficiently sensitive to act as a spectator probe for redox events that are localized at the Fe atoms. Mo VtC XES thus has promise for future applications to nitrogenase, as well as a range of other Mo‐containing biological cofactors. Further, the clear assignment of the origins of Mo VtC XES features opens up the possibility of applying this method to a wide range of second‐row transition metals, thus providing chemists with a site‐specific tool for the elucidation of 4d transition metal electronic structure.