Complete characterization of an (Sb2O3)n/SWNT inclusion composite

The detailed inclusion crystallography of a one-dimensional valentinite Sb₂O₃ crystal incorporated within a helical (21, ?8) single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) was identified from a phase image that was recovered via a modified object wave restoration scheme. A detailed analysis of asymmetric fringe contrast in the tube walls provided strong evidence for the chiral sense of the tube itself. Due to the good agreement of the observed wall periodicity with the determined absolute focus values and power spectra obtained from single-pixel line traces along both tube walls, we were able to determine the chiral sense of the SWNT and the tilt angle of the Sb₂O₃/SWNT composite relative to the electron beam. The angle between the optimum $\left\langle {10\bar 1} \right\rangle $ viewing direction of the crystal fraction and the tube axis, which is aligned with the $\left\langle {4\bar 12} \right\rangle $ direction of the Sb₂O₃ crystal, is 78.3°. Since small deviations from this viewing direction make an insignificant difference to the observed contrast, a tube inclination of 15° is plausible for both the Sb₂O₃ crystal and the assigned (21, ?8) SWNT, which is the mirror image of a (13, 8) SWNT.     

The preparation of organically functionalized chromium and nickel nanoparticles

Nanoparticles of chromium or nickel have been prepared by the reduction of either CrCl2 or Ni(acac)2 (acac = pentane-2,4-dionate) at elevated temperatures in various Lewis base solvents; the effect of the Lewis base, which acts as both a reaction solvent and passivating ligand on morphology are apparent; the nanostructures have been analysed by NMR, IR, TEM and XRD.     

On the Affine Temperley-Lieb Algebras

The paper describes the cell structure of the affine Temperley–Liebalgebra with respect to a monomial basis. A diagram calculusis constructed for this algebra.     

Discrete Series Characters for GL(n, q)

The discrete series characters of the finite general linear group GL(n, q) are expressed as uniquely defined integral linear combinations of characters induced from linear characters on certain subgroups Hd, n of GL(n, q). The coefficients in these linear combinations are determined (for all n, q) by a family of polynomials r(T) Z[T] indexed by the set of all partitions .     

Application of a computer-based chromatograph for automated water pollution analyses.

A modified head-space analysis technique, coupling thermal extraction with subsequent adsorption of organics on a poly (para 2,6-diphenyl phenylene) oxide adsorbent (Tenax-GC), has been found to be an efficacious tool when combined with gas chromatography for the study and monitoring of low molecular weight organics present in drinking water supplies (1-4). This procedure has allowed for the analysis of volatile organics in the low parts-per-billion range from 1 liter or less of tap water. Because thermal extraction requires smaller sample sizes than required in carbon-chloroform extraction methods and liquid/liquid extractions, the EPA has recently adopted this type of methodology (5,6). Passage of the Safe Water Drinking Act in December of 1974 has mandated that each state assumes the primary responsibility for carrying out the purposes of the legislation (7). Because the Act says that any supplier of water serving 25 individuals or more must comply with these regulations, large-scale monitoring programs will have to be undertaken. It was thus our desire to try to simplify the sample collection and data acquistion and reduction processes as much as possible, in the effort to make the procedure more adaptable for incorporation into routine monitoring programs. Also, automation reduces the experience and number of personnel required to perform the analyses. In addition to analysis of drinking water samples, the automated procedure described hereinafter can also be applied to monitoring industrial plant effluents, waste water treatment processes, and general quality control monitoring of low molecular weight organic compounds.     

Search for finite-mass neutrinos in the decay π+→μ+vμ

If neutrinos possess non-zero mass, pion decay might have small decay branches to neutrino states with large masses. We have searched for such branches in the decay of pions produced at the Indiana University Cyclotron. The energy spectrum of decay muons shows no evidence for such neutrino branches and if these decays do exist, their branching ratios must be less than 10^?2 to 10^?3 for neutrino masses in the ranFge 7–33 MeV.