The heavy-ion magnetic spectrometer PRISMA

PRISMA is a magnetic spectrometer installed at Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (Italy) and designed for A=100–200, E=5–10 MeV-per-nucleon beams, and for possible use with the proposed radioactive beam facility SPES. The foremost features of the instrument are presented, along with the outline of two data analyses exemplifying the effectiveness of PRISMA-CLARA in studies of reaction dynamics.     

Co dissociation and recombination reactions on Ni(100)

The kinetics of atomic carbon and oxygen buildup on a Ni(100) surface exposed to carbon monoxide at high temperatures have been investigated by Auger electron spectroscopy. The experimental data, taken at different sample temperatures (453 , T 573 K) and at different CO partial pressures (3 ×10⁻⁷ , P_co , 3 ×10⁻¹ mbar) allowed the identification of the CO dissociation mechanism. By fitting the experimental data with a set of rate equations describing CO dissociation, CO reduction of surface oxygen, and C and O recombination, we have been able to determine the pre-exponential factors and the activation energies of these processes.     

Physical properties and structure ofa-Si1−x C x : H alloy films

Summary Two sets ofa-SiC:H films were deposited by glow discharge in an Ar-SiH₄-CH₄ atmosphere to investigate the effect of a variable CH₄/SiH₄ ratio on the physical properties. The composition of the films was determined by resonant nuclear reaction and by Rutherford backscattering measurements, the optical gap and the index of refraction by transmissivity measurements in the visible-UV-NIR range, the bonding configuration by IR transmissivity measurements and the resistivity and the photo-conductivity by electrical measurements in the dark and under a 500 W/m² illumination. Results indicate that with increasing carbon content the refractive index decreases systematically over all wavelengths, the energy gap increases, the dark resistivity increases, the bonding configuration becomes dominated by carbon-containing chains and the structure more disordered.

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Riassunto Sono stati realizzati film dia-SiC:H mediante glow-discharge in atmosfera Ar-SiH₄-CH₄ con differenti rapporti CH₄/SiH₄. La concentrazione di H nei film è stata determinate usando la reazione di risonanza¹H(¹⁵N, αγ)¹²C ed il contenuto di carbonio mediante spettrometria Rutherford-backscattering. Da misure di trasmittanza e riflettanza nella zona UV-visibile-vicino IR sono state ricavate le costanti ottiche, l'indice di rifrazione, la costante dielettrica, il coefficiente di assorbimento e il gap ottico. Un esame delle bande degli spettri vibrazionali dei vari legami CH, CSi e SiH ottenuti mediante misure di trasmissione nell'IR ha fornito un'interpretazione sulla struttura dei film. Sono state anche realizzate misure di conduttività di buio e di fotoconduttività sotto illuminamento di 500 W/m². I risultati indicano che all'aumentare del contenuto di carbonio l'indice di rifrazione diminuisce sistematicamente per tutte le lunghezze d'onda, il gap ottico aumenta, la conduttività di buio diminuisce e nella configurazione strutturale tendono a prevalere le catene contenenti il carbonio.

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Резюме Ъыли осаждены две системы пленокa-SiC:H в атмосфере Ar-SiH₄-CH₄, чтобы исследовать переменного отношения CH₄/SiH₄ на физические свойства. Состав пленок определяется с помощью резонансных ядерных реакций и измерений обратного резерфордовского рассеяния. Также определяются оптичззкся щеяь и показатель преломления с помщяю иемерений пронисаемости в видимойультрафиолетовой-близкой инфракрасной области, конфигурацуя связи с помощью измерений инфракрасной проницаемости и удельное сопротивление и фотопроводимость с помошью єлектрических измерений в темноте м при освешении 500 Bt/M². Полученные результаты покасывают, что с увеличением содержания углерода показатель преомления систематически уменьшается для всех длин волн, єнергетическая щель увеличивается, темновое сопротивление увеличивается, конфигурация связи становится доминирующей за счет углерод-содержащих цепочек и структура становится более разориентировнной.

     

Saturation of the Shepard operators

We discuss the Shepard operators S_n (f; x) in this paper and establish the saturation of the sequence {S_n f} _n-1 ^∞ , as well as investigate some related questions. The research of this author was supported in part by the Hungarian Science Foundation for Research, Grant. N ^o . 1157.     

An eco-friendly tandem tosylation/Ferrier N-glycosylation of amines catalyzed by Er(OTf)3 in 2-MeTHF

Er(OTf)₃ in 2-MeTHF provides a new and eco-friendly process for Ferrier glycosylation of sulfonamides and amino acids with various N-nucleophiles.The stereoselective synthesis of 2,3-unsaturated-N-pseudoglycals was carried out with 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-d-glucal and different nucleophiles affording good results in a short time.     

A new controlled release system of chlorhexidine and chlorhexidine:βcd inclusion compounds based on porous silica

The purpose of this study was to prepare and characterize a controlled release system based on porous silica loaded with chlorhexidine (Cx) and its inclusion compounds in β-cyclodextrin (βcd), and to evaluate its antimicrobial activity. Acetate chlorhexidine (CxA), gluconate chlorhexidine (CxG), βcd:chlorhexidine acetate 2:1 (βcd:CxA) and βcd:chlorhexidine gluconate 2:1 (βcd:CxG) were incorporated into porous silica. Drug loading was characterized by FTIR, powder X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis and BET, and was shown to be in an amorphous state and porous matrix. The kinetics release parameter of the drug was established, which showed that the Cx systems release profile followed zero order release until 400 h and Higuchi model release until 750 h, after the burst effect at the first 8 h. Chlorhexidine therapeutic range was reached near first hour for all systems. The chlorhexidine porous silica system was biologically active against Enterococcus faecalis and Candida albicans in vitro. The systems showed an efficient Cx controlled release modulated by the presence of the β-cyclodextrin and by the porous silica matrices, providing effective antimicrobial activity.