Laser-induced emission spectrum from high-temperature silica-generating flames

High-temperature silica-generating flames were probed with 266 nm plane, linearly polarized light to produce laser-induced emission spectra with prominent peaks at the blue- and red-shifted sides from the probe wavelength. The radiation induced is ascribed to silicon monoxide (SiO) present in the flame, and appears to be caused by a combination of fluorescence and near-resonance-enhanced Raman scattering. The signal contribution due to strongly depolarized radiation near the probe wavelength complicates extraction of size information based on Rayleigh- and Mie-scattering in investigations of silica nanoparticle formation and growth in flames where temperatures are above 2000 K, oxygen partial pressures are moderate and the particulate matter is in its early stages of evolution. However, the observed radiative process may have utility as the basis for temporally and spatially resolved species and temperature diagnostics.     

SNR-optimized myocardial perfusion imaging using parallel acquisition for effective density-weighted saturation recovery imaging

The concept of density-weighted imaging and parallel acquisition for effective density-weighted (PLANED) imaging was transferred to saturation recovery (SR) sequences, in order to increase the SNR in first-pass myocardial perfusion imaging. Filtering in combination with density-weighted imaging allows SNR-optimized data weighting and the free choice of the corresponding spatial response function (SRF) simultaneously. This method was evaluated in simulations and applied successfully to phantom and in vivo first-pass myocardial perfusion studies. Unfiltered, Cartesian sampled images were compared to images acquired with SR-PLANED, which has been adjusted to result in an identical SRF as the Cartesian imaging. SNR-optimized SR-PLANED imaging improved the SNR up to 15% without changing acquisition time, the SRF or the field of view (FOV). The presented method provides high image quality and optimized SNR for first-pass myocardial perfusion imaging.     

Determination of genuine diffusivities in heterogeneous media using stimulated echo pulsed field gradient NMR

Pulsed field gradient (PFG) NMR diffusion measurements in heterogeneous media may lead to erroneous results due to the disturbing influence of internal magnetic field gradients. Here, we present a simple theoretical model which allows one to interpret data obtained by stimulated spin echo PFG NMR in the presence of spatially varying internal field gradients. Using the results of this theory, the genuine self-diffusion coefficients in heterogeneous media may be extrapolated from the dependence of the apparent diffusivities on the dephasing time of the simulated echo PFG NMR sequence. Experimental evidence that such extrapolation yields satisfactory results for self-diffusion of hexadecane in natural sediments (sand) and of n-octanol in doped MgO pastes is provided.     

NMR studies of water diffusion and relaxation in hydrating slag-based construction materials.

The NMR relaxation properties of hydrating blast-furnace slag cements have recently been shown to be dominated by the effect of water self-diffusion in internal magnetic field gradients in the pastes. While this was suggested on the basis of NMR relaxometry and magnetic susceptibility data, we report here the results from first direct studies of the water self-diffusion in the hydrating paste using a specialized PFG sequence and very intensive magnetic field gradient pulses.     

Microscopic theory of charge-density wave systems

An effective action (in imaginary time) for the phase of the order parameter is derived using the path integral formulation of the microscopic theory. After analytic continuation, the classical equation of motion is derived. Dissipation is found to arise from impurity scattering and from the screened Coulomb interaction with normal electrons. Similarities to a recent theory of Josephson junctions are discussed.     

Buckling analysis of discretely stiffened composite curved panels under compression and shear

An analytical method for the buckling discretely thin-wall stiffened composite curved panels under compression and shear is presented by use of finite strip-element method.In the report a simplified scheme for complex displacement functions is developed. It enables that computation to be performed in real number algebra easily. And a simple and easy way to satisify the boundary conditions is introduced.Numerical results are given and are in good agreement with available data.     

Synthesis and structure of [Na11(OtBu)10(OH)]: 1H NMR shift of a hydroxide ion encapsulated in a 21-vertex alcoholate cage

[Na11(OtBu)10(OH)], a hydroxide enclosing 21-vertex cage compound, was found to crystallize from mixtures of sodium tert.butanolate with sodium hydroxide. Its structure can be derived from the known (NaOtBu)6-hexaprismane by replacing one butanolate unit with OH- and capping the latter with five additional units of NaOtBu. The hydroxide shows a signal at -3.21 ppm in the 1H NMR spectrum.     

Human Enzymes for Organic Synthesis

Human enzymes have been widely studied in various disciplines. The number of reactions taking place in the human body is vast, and so is the number of potential catalysts for synthesis. Herein, we focus on the application of human enzymes that catalyze chemical reactions in course of the metabolism of drugs and xenobiotics. Some of these reactions have been explored on the preparative scale. The major field of application of human enzymes is currently drug development, where they are applied for the synthesis of drug metabolites.