Low temperature Mössbauer spectra and magnetic ordering of lithiated ferric molybdate: Li2Fe2(MoO4)3

Powder x-ray diffraction, variable temperature magnetic susceptibility, and zero field Mössbauer spectroscopy measurements were used to characterize the new phase Li₂Fe₂ (MoO₄)₃. This material is obtained topochemically simply by the mixing of solutions of lithium iodide in acetonitrile with solid Fe₂(MoO₄)₃ at ambient temperature. Li₂Fe₂(MoO₄)₃ possesses the high temperature orthorhombic ferric molybdate $$\begin{gathered} Fe_2 (MoO_4 )_3 + 2LiI\xrightarrow{{CH_3 CN}}Li_2 Fe_2 (MoO_4 )_3 + I_2 \hfill \\ (solid)(solution)(solid)(solution) \hfill \\ \end{gathered}$$ structure. Guinier photographs were completely indexed in space group Pnca. Magnetic hyperfine splitting of the zero field Mössbauer spectrum below 12.5 K indicates a three-dimensional magnetically ordered state which susceptibility results show to be weakly ferromagnetic owing to probable canting of antiferromagnetically coupled sublattices.     

Field dependent critical fluctuations aboveT g in the ESR line width of the spin glassAgMn

The ESR of the spin glassAgMn (2.7 and 9.6 at %) has been investigated below and aboveT _g(0.1T _g<T<5T _g) at various microwave frequencies. The analysis yields:1) No explicit frequency dependence but strong magnetic field effects, inherent with ESR-experiments.2) Part of the excess line width is identified as critical spin fluctuations, following a power law. However, because of the presence of the applied field, the reduced temperaturet is not a good scaling variable. We choose the non-linear susceptibility X _s divided byH ², which scales as the order parameter susceptibility. The experiment yieldsW _ex(X _s /H ²) ^p ,p=0.42. From this we deduce z3.     

A new high-spin isomer in 39 97 Y58

An isomeric state at 3,523 keV excitation energy in⁹⁷Y with a half-life of 144(10) ms has been discovered with the fission-product separator JOSEF. This isomer is depopulated through aγ transition of 162 keV. AnE3 multipolarity for this transition is consistent with the measured conversion coefficients ofα _K =0.98(20) andα _T =1.00(19). Subsequent electromagnetic transitions populate several new⁹⁷Y levels which have high spins. For the isomer the three-quasiparticle configuration [πg _9/2?ν(h _11/2,g _7/2)]27/2^? is proposed. TheE3 transition with a strength about 2 single-particle units is supposed to be of the typeh ₁₁ ^2/+1 →d ₅ ^2/?1 . These findings provide evidence for the rapid shape transition atA?100 since they indicate shell-model character of ₃₉ ⁹⁷ Y₅₈ even at high excitation energies while the immediate neighbour ₃₉ ⁹⁸ Y₅₉ contains a rotational band based on a level at 495 keV.     

Influence of a continuous quenching procedure on the initial stages of spinodal decomposition

Instead of the standard assumption in the theory of phase separation where an instantaneous quench from an initial equilibrium state to the final state in the two-phase region is assumed, we consider the more realistic situation that the change of the external control parameter (e.g. temperature) can only be performed with finite rates. During the initial stages of spinodal decomposition the system then has some memory of the states intermediate between the initial and the final one. This influence of the finite quench rate in continuous quenching procedures is studied within the linearized theory of spinodal decomposition, with the Langer-Baron-Miller decoupling, and with Monte Carlo simulations. Both the case of thermally activated mobilities (applicable to solid metallic alloys) and the case of nearly temperature-independent mobilities (applicable to fluid polymer mixtures) are treated, and possible experimental applications are discussed. We find drastic deviations from the standard instantaneous quench situations in all cases of experimental interest.     

Low temperature anharmonicity in Sn(CH3)4 due to methyl group reorientation: A Mössbauer study

The detailed temperature variation of the Mössbauer spectral intensity in Sn(CH₃)₄ displays a pronounced drop of the Debye temperature from _D 96K below the transition temperature (T _t 43K) to _D 76K above it. The transition atT _t is discussed in terms of recent INS and NMR results where increased motion of inequivalent CH₃ groups has been observed around the temperatureT _t .Supported by the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation     

Umsetzung von hydrobromiertem 1,4-Polybutadien mit lithiumorganischen Verbindungen

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THE PHOTOSENSITIZED OXIDATION OF SULPHIDES

Abstract— The rates of photosensitized oxidation of a number of sulphides were determined under standard conditions in 1, 1, 2,2-tetrachloroethane and in methanol. It was found that the ratio of the rates of reaction in the two solvents was not constant for different sulphides and that t -butyl sulphide does not react in methanol. It is inferred that the presence of an H atom in the α position is essential for reaction in polar solvents and an appropriate mechanism is suggested. The results indicate that reaction in chlorinated solvents may take place by a different mechanism which possibly involves H-abstraction by triplet sensitizer.     

Analysis of tea components by high-performance liquid chromatography and high-performance capillary electrophoresis

Tea is one of the most popular beverages in the world. The number of reports on the analysis of tea components, especially for catechins, has recently been increasing. We review the recent reports on the analysis of tea components using the analytical methods of high-performance liquid chromatography and high-performance capillary electrophoresis.