Off-resonance frequency filtered magnetic resonance imaging

One of the main problems with rapid magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques is the artifacts that result from off-resonance effects. The proposed off-resonance frequency filtered MRI (OFF-MRI) method focuses on the elimination of off-resonance components from the image of the observed object. To maintain imaging speed and simultaneously achieve good frequency selectivity, MRI is divided into two steps: signal acquisition and post-processing.     

Adsorption of carboxymethylester-azobenzene on copper and?gold?single crystal surfaces

The adsorption of 3,3′-di(methoxycarbonyl)azobenzene (CMA) on Au(111) and on Cu(001) substrates was studied by X-ray absorption spectroscopy measurements at the C, N, and O K edges. We find the molecules physisorbed in a planar conformation flat on the Au(111) surface. At higher coverages, a molecular crystal is formed wherein the molecules have the same flat geometry. On Cu(001), additional chemical bonds are formed between the molecules and the surface via the nitrogen atoms. Here the methyl benzoate moieties are tilted out of the surface plane.     

Confinement of monopole field lines in a superconductor at T ≠ 0

We apply the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations to the confinement of a monopole-antimonopole pair in a superconductor. This is related to the problem of a quark-antiquark pair bound by a confining string, consisting of a colour-electric flux tube, dual to the magnetic vortex of type-II superconductors. We study the confinement of the field lines due to the superconducting state and calculate the effective potential between the two monopoles. The monopoles can be simulated in a real experiment inserting two long and thin magnetic rods. At short distances the potential is Coulombic and at large distances the potential is linear, as previously determined solving the Ginzburg-Landau equations. The magnetic field lines and the string tension are also studied as a function of the temperature T. Because we take into account the explicit fermionic degrees of freedom, this work may open new perspectives to the breaking of chiral symmetry or to colour superconductivity.     

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Energies of the transitions 1s²2s²2p⁴?1s²2s2p⁵?1s²2p⁶ belonging to the isoelectronic sequence of oxygen have been calculated. The Hartre-Fock energy and the correlation energy, as well as relativistic corrections, were taken into account. The results have been compared with experimental data. Agreement was found to be good, thus suggesting that the $\text{(}\text{1}\text{Z}\text{)-}\text{expansion}$ converges rapidly. Perturbation theory was used for calculations of transition probabilities for the transitions 1s²2s²2p⁴?1s²2s2p⁵?1s²2p⁶ of the isoelectronic sequence of oxygen. The results may be useful in interpreting soft X-ray line radiation from these transitions, as observed in the solar corona and in high-temperature laboratory-generated plasmas.     

On Jacobi fields

We define curves on a Riemannian manifold as integrals of generalized Jacobi fields. We show that the force term that deviates the trajectory from the geodesic motion can be constructed as a functional of the metric tensor. These curves can be interpreted as particles (observers) coupled nonminimally with gravitation that can provide a class of residual observers for the inevitable singularity—as shown in the text.This essay received an honorable mention (1976) from the Gravity Research Foundation-Ed.     

Die Stabilität der Kobalt(II)- und Kupfer(II)-Komplexe mit α-, β- und γ-Aminobutyrat

Stability constants of cobalt(II) and copper(II) complexes with α-, β-, and γ-aminobutyrate as well as the protonation constants of these ligands have been determined by potentiometric titration. ΔG ^? values, computed from the stability constants, increase in the orderAABA. The increase in ΔG ^? AABA→BABA amounts approx. 15 per cent. The same difference was observed for α- and β-alaninato complexes with various transition metal ions.     

Investigation of thermal decomposition reactions by means of thermal analysis and dielectric constant measurement

Dielectric constant measurements as a function of temperature and thermal analysis were performed in copper sulphate pentahydrate and sodium nitrite to study the nature of the decomposition reactions. The application of these combined techniques to the study of several possible mechanisms of thermal decomposition is advanced.     

Darstellung und einige Eigenschaften von Kupfer(I)-Kupfer(II)-Selenocyanaten

Preparation and Some Characteristics of Copper(I)-Copper(II) Selenocyanates From the system Cu²⁺-H₂O-en-SeCN-in dependence on the conditions two new complexes have been prepared: Cu₃en₂(SeCN)(CN)₃· H₂O(I) and Cu₃en₂(SeCN)₂(CN)₂· H₂O(II). They were studied by the methods of infra-red and EPR spectra as well as by those of X-ray diffraction. It has been found that Cu₂₊ is coordinated in these complexes with two molecules of ethylene diamine and one molecule water. The anion ligands have a bridging function and coordinate the copper(I). The EPR spectra show that the two complexes exhibit around the atom Cu²⁺ have different ligand field symmetry. For complex (I) it is a typically axial spectrum with two values of the gfactor g⊥? 2.18 and g⊥? 2.05 while complex (II) has an asymmetrical isotropic spectrum with one g-factor value only g⊥? 2.07.     

Heterogeneous reactions of solid nickel(II) complexes

The influence of different modes of preparation on the stoichiometry of thermal decomposition of isothiocyanatonickel(II) complexes with ammonia was studied. It was found that the complex Ni(NCS)₂(NH₃)₄ (I) prepared by heterogeneous reaction undergoes decomposition in two steps (–2 NH₃, –2 NH₃), while for complex II, of the same composition but prepared by homogeneous reaction from solution, the decomposition proceeds in three steps (–1 NH₃, –1 NH₃, –2NH₃). Electronic and infrared absorption spectra were used for the study of the spectral properties of the starting complex. It was found that the different stoichiometries of thermal decompositions of complexes I and II do not cause differences in the bonding strength of the ammonia molecules (chemical factor); this effect is rather brought about by physical factors such as different imperfections of the crystal lattice.

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Zusammenfassung Der Einfluß der Herstellung auf die Stöchiometrie der thermischen Zersetzung von Amin-Komplexen des Isothiocyanatonickels wurde studiert. Der Zerfall des Komplexes Ni(NCS)₂(NH₃)₄ (I), hergestellt durch heterogene Reaktion, verlief in zwei Etappen (–2 NH₃, –2 NH₃). Beim selben Komplex (II), hergestellt durch homogene Reaktion in Lösung, wurden jedoch drei Etappen beobachtet (–1 NH₃, –1 NH₃, –2 NH₃). Die Eigenschaften des Ausgangsproduktes wurden durch Elektronen- und IR-Spektroskopie untersucht. Das unterschiedliche thermische Verhalten ist nicht auf eine verschiedene Bindungsstärke der NH₃ Moleküle, sondern auf physikalische Ursachen, wie z. B. Unregelmässigkeiten im Kristallgitter zurückzuführen.

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Résumé On a étudié l'influence des diverses méthodes de préparation sur la stoechiométrie de la réaction de décomposition thermique des complexes de l'isothiocyanate de nickel(II) avec l'ammoniac. On a établi que le complexe Ni(SCN)₂(NH₃)₄, (I), préparé rar réaction hétérogène, subit une décomposition en deux étapes (–2NH₃, –2NH₃), tandis que le complexe (II), de même composition, mais préparé par réaction homogène, à partir de solutions, se décompose en trois étapes (–1NH₃,–1NH₃, –2NH₃). Les propriétés spectrales du complexe initial ont été étudiées par absorption électronique et infrarouge. On a trouvé que les différences de stoechiométrie des réactions de décomposition thermique des complexes (I) et (II) n'apportaient pas de différences entre les énergies de liaison des molécules d'ammoniac (facteur chimique). C'est plutôt à des facteurs physiques, comme les différentes imperfections du réseau cristallin, que cet effet serait dû.

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(II) . , Ni(NCS)₂(NH₃)₄ (I), , (–2NH₃,–2NH₃). , II , , (–1 NH₃,–1 NH₃ –2NH₃). . , I II ( ), , .

     

Determination of manganese in ores by activation analysis using a californium-252 neutron source

A²⁵²Cf neutron source has been used to analyse manganese in ores such as pyrolusite, rodonite (manganese silicate) and blends used in dry-batteries. Samples with about 150 mg and standards of manganese dioxide were irradiated for about 20 min and counted using a well-type NaI(Tl) scintillation counter and scaler, with or without pulse-height discriminator between the detector and the scaler. The interferences of nuclear reactions⁵⁶Fe(n,p)⁵⁶Mn and⁵⁹Co(n,α)⁵⁶Mn were studied, as well as problems in connection with neutron shadowing during irradiation, gamma-rays attenuation during counting and influence of granulometry of samples. Some of the samples were also analysed by wet-chemical method (sodium bismuthate) in order to compare results.