Laser-Cooled Ions and Atoms in a Storage Ring

Hyperfine Interactions - We review recent experiments at the Heidelberg Test Storage Ring which apply advanced laser cooling techniques to stored ion beams. Very high phase-space densities are...     

Speaking rate of adventitiously deaf male cochlear implant candidates

No objective group data on speaking rate or speaking duration have been reported on the speech of adventitiously profoundly hearing-impaired adults. Results of the present study showed that speaking rate, i.e., number of syllables per second, was significantly slower and speaking duration was significantly longer for 25 adventitiously profoundly hearing-impaired adult male cochlear implant candidates than for 10 normal-hearing control subjects. The factors of length of time since onset of profound hearing loss and hearing aid use did not significantly affect speaking rate. Based on these objective data, a rationale and method are presented for aural rehabilitation of the profoundly hearing-impaired who exhibit speaking rate abnormalities.     

Boussinesq–Cerruti problems for the hexagonally symmetric system of elasticity in n–dimensional half-space

The Poisson matrices of the analoga to the Boussinesq–Cerruti boundary value problems for the operator of transversely isotropic elastostatics in n–dimensional half-space are computed by Fourier transformation and given in explicit form. (Received: May 4, 2004; revised: January 30, 2006)     

Triphilic Ionic‐Liquid Mixtures: Fluorinated and Non‐fluorinated Aprotic Ionic‐Liquid Mixtures

We present here the possibility of forming triphilic mixtures from alkyl‐ and fluoroalkylimidazolium ionic liquids, thus, macroscopically homogeneous mixtures for which instead of the often observed two domains—polar and nonpolar—three stable microphases are present: polar, lipophilic, and fluorous ones. The fluorinated side chains of the cations indeed self‐associate and form domains that are segregated from those of the polar and alkyl domains. To enable miscibility, despite the generally preferred macroscopic separation between fluorous and alkyl moieties, the importance of strong hydrogen bonding is shown. As the long‐range structure in the alkyl and fluoroalkyl domains is dependent on the composition of the liquid, we propose that the heterogeneous, triphilic structure can be easily tuned by the molar ratio of the components. We believe that further development may allow the design of switchable, smart liquids that change their properties in a predictable way according to their composition or even their environment.     

Experimental investigation of the effect of aircraft trailing vortices on roofs

Roofs of buildings in the vicinity of airports can be damaged by trailing vortices of aircraft during take-off and landing. Preliminary experimental investigations have been conducted in a water towing tank in order to examine a discrepancy between damage probability assumptions and actual roof damage frequency. (© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Numerical investigation of vortex roll-up processes using different wingtip shapes

Vortex roll-up processes of different generic wingtip shapes are investigated using the DLR TAU flow solver in combination with a Reynolds Stress Model. In contrast to a non-rounded layout an elliptical rounding of the wingtip planform leads to multiple vortices at the wingtip and results in an axial velocity deficit in the vortex core further downstream. (© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Wärmeleitfähigkeit poröser Stoffe Teil II

Zusammenfassung Die in einem ersten Teil dieser Untersuchung erhaltenen Ergebnisse werden durch zusätzliche neue Versuche kontrolliert. Der Meßbereich wird auf Rohdichten von 9,5 kg/m³ erweitert; die notwendigen Versuchsdaten für reines Polystyrol werden experimentell neu ermittelt. Ein Vergleich mit den Meßwerten anderer Beobachter ergibt gute Übereinstimmung aller Daten, wenn gleichartige Versuchsbedingungen eingehalten wurden. Der Verlauf der gemessenen (effektiven) Wärmeleitfähigkeit von Polystyrolpartikel-Hartschaumplatten (Styropor) in Abhängigkeit von Rohdichte und Schichtdicke wird aufgezeigt und diskutiert. Zusätzliche Messungen der Absorptionsspektren von Polystyrol und Polystyrol-Schaumstoff ergänzen die Messung der Wärmeleitfähigkeit und mögen zur Klärung des Wärmetransportes in porösen Schaumstoffen beitragen.

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A contribution to the knowledge of heat conductivity of porous materials part II

The results obtained in the first part of this experimental research are controlled by new measurements. The range of apparent over-all density was enlarged till 9.5 kg/m³. The necessary dates for pure polystyrene were experimentally determined. A comparison with the results of other observers shows good agreement, if equal measuring conditions are given. The behaviour of the measured (effective) thermal conductivity of polystyrene foam as function of apparent over-all density and the thickness of the layer may be learned from several diagrams; these are discussed. Additional measurements of some optical absorption spectra of pure polystyrene and polystyrene foam follow the measurement of thermal conductivity; they may contribute to the clearing up of heat transfer through porous materials.

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Herrn Dr.-Ing. F. Stastny, Ludwigshafen/Rh. und der BASF haben wir für sehr entgegenkommende Lieferung der verschiedenartigen Proben zu danken, ferner Herrn Techn. Reg. Amtmann Jugel für sorgfältige Kontrollversuche.     

High-pressure in situ 129Xe NMR spectroscopy and computer simulations of breathing transitions in the metal-organic framework Ni2(2,6-ndc)2(dabco) (DUT-8(Ni))

Recently, we have described the metal-organic framework Ni(2)(2,6-ndc)(2)(dabco), denoted as DUT-8(Ni) (1) (DUT = Dresden University of Technology, 2,6-ndc = 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate, dabco = 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane). Upon adsorption of molecules such as nitrogen and xenon, this material exhibits a pronounced gate-pressure effect which is accompanied by a large change of the specific volume. Here, we describe the use of high-pressure in situ (129)Xe NMR spectroscopy, i.e., the NMR spectroscopic measurements of xenon adsorption/desorption isotherms and isobars, to characterize this effect. It appears that the pore system of DUT-8(Ni) takes up xenon until a liquid-like state is reached. Deeper insight into the interactions between the host DUT-8(Ni) and the guest atom xenon is gained from ab initio molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. van der Waals interactions are included for the first time in these calculations on a metal-organic framework compound. MD simulations allow the identification of preferred adsorption sites for xenon as well as insight into the breathing effect at a molecular scale. Grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations have been performed in order to simulate adsorption isotherms. Furthermore, the favorable influence of a sample pretreatment using solvent exchange and drying with supercritical CO(2) as well as the influence of repeated pore opening/closure processes, i.e., the "aging behavior" of the compound, can be visualized by (129)Xe NMR spectroscopy.