Molecular structure of pyrimidine by NMR in the nematic phase

The NMR spectrum of pyrimidine has been studied in the nematic phase of 4-methoxy benzylidene-4-amino-α-methyl cinnamic acid-n-propyl ester at room temperature. The ratios of all the interproton distances are determined and found to differ significantly from those obtained from microwave data. The molecule, like other aromatics, is shown to orient preferentially with its plane in the direction of the magnetic field.     

Proton magnetic resonance in coumarins

The high resolution proton magnetic resonance spectra of AB, ABC and ABCD systems in fourteen coumarins have been studied. Chemical shifts and spin coupling constants for the protons in various positions in the benzo-α-pyrone ring have been obtained. The spectrum of coumarin confirms the ethylenic nature of double bond between carbon atoms in positions 3 and 4. The chemical shifts for the phenyl protons are in conformity with the reactivities of the coumarins at various positions in the ring. A linear relation has been observed between the chemical shift for proton in 8 position in various 6 substituted coumarins and the Hammett’s constants (σ) for substituents in themeta position. The NMR spectra offer a very convenient method for distinguishing between 3 and 4 substituted coumarins on account of the large chemical shift for the protons in positions 3 and 4. The results do not substantiate resonance of the naphthalene type in coumarin as suggested to explain its dipole moment.     

A systematic scheme of qualitative analysis for anions. III

The completeness of precipitation of anions and basic radicals by the two group reagents, zinc acetate and cadmium nitrate, has been investigated. It has been shown that the two reagents precipitate many of the anions quantitatively and can thus be used for their gravimetric estimation.     

A study of the vestigial records of cosmic rays in lunar rocks using a thick section technique

An experimental technique has been developed for systematic measurements of fossil tracks along selected planes cut from grains and rocks. With controlled etching, the technique allows successive revelation of tracks in different minerals in the same section, a typical sequence being olivine, anorthite, clinopyroxene. It thus becomes possible to study precisely the cosmic ray track density variations over dimensions much greater than those of individual crystals. The technique also provides accurate information on the relative recording characteristics of different minerals present in a rock and cosmic ray tracks can be studied with a minimum interference of tracks due to spontaneous fission of uranium and transuranic elements. Continuous chains of sections, each section measuring approximately 1 cm., have been cut along several different planes in fifteen rocks from Mare Tranquillitatis, Oceanus Procellarum and Fra Mauro region. The cosmic ray track measurements from these sections have provided dramatic evidence for a number of processes affecting lunar rocks. The statistical, and non-uniform nature of erosion by micrometeorite bombardment can be seen in sections intersecting exposed surface which show regions of very steep track density gradients interspersed with eroded regions having lower track densities. The thick section technique permits determination of the energy spectrum of VH nuclei from track density gradients that extend over distances limited only by the dimensions of the rock, and, more important, in samples of identical orientation. The latter is particularly important in higher energy regions (deeper within the rock) where variations in crystal orientation cause track density differences of the same order as real changes in the gradient. Also in the near surface regions of rocks where low energy particles produce steep track density gradient, the thick section method has proved indispensable since it permits accurate depth determinations not possible in the spot sampling procedure. In this paper the technique of studying track profiles in thick sections is described. Although developed primarily for studying lunar samples, the thick section technique is also useful for similar studies in meteorites, particularly for gas-rich meteorites containing irradiated grains. In contrast to single grain studies, thick sections preserve the grain boundaries and permit accurate depth—density measurements. In addition thick section studies have revealed occasional large uniformly irradiated lithic fragments which would not have been possible to discover by spot sampling methods.     

NMR spectrum of benzo[b]furan in a nematic phase

The proton NMR spectrum of benzo[b]furan has been investigated in the nematic phase of a liquid crystal. Dipolar couplings obtained from the spectral analysis have been used to derive the interproton distance ratios. The phenyl ring geometry differs from that in benzo[b]thiophene. The deviations have been explained in terms of bond polarization effects.     

Nuclear matter test for a separable non-localN-N interaction

A nuclear matter test has been conducted on a separable non-localN-N interaction proposed by Sirohi and Srivastava. The potential had been constructed by fitting the phase-shifts. The results obtained compare with those obtained by Tabakin in each partial wave. The binding energy per particle and the symmetry energy coefficient obtained are 19.4 MeV and 66.5 MeV respectively atk _F=1.65 fm⁻¹, while the best estimated values for these quantities are 16 MeV and 30–35 MeV atk _F=1.5 fm⁻¹. Single particle potential generated out of this NLSI has in general the same shape as the one obtained through Tabakin potential. Finally as a test of non-locality the integrated photoabsorption cross-section parameterh has been calculated and the value of 1.03 agrees with other reported values.     

Fission track annealing and age determination of hornblende

Hornblende which occurs in igneous and metamorphic rocks is well suited for age determination by the fission track method. The tracks which are readily etched in hydrofluoric acid are annealed in 1 hr at 530° C. Extrapolation of the experimentally determined temperatures suggest that a temperature of 200° C for one m.y. will erase all the tracks present before the heating. Fission track ages of hornblende agree with the main orogenic metamorphic cycles.     

Absorption and laser excited fluorescence of Ho3+:LaF3

Pramana - The absorption and fluorescence spectra of Ho3+:LaF3, in the wavelength region from 4000 Å to 7500 Å have been reinvestigated incorporating polarization features, for the first...