Measurement of the magnetic field of resin-impregnated bulk superconductor annuli

Large single-grain bulk RE–Ba–Cu–O (RE: rare earth elements) superconductors can trap large fields exceeding several teslas and thus can function as very strong quasi-permanent magnets. We have found that the resin can penetrate into a bulk superconductor, when the sample was immersed in molten resin. Hence, resin impregnation was effective in improving mechanical properties. Three bulk superconductors‘ annuli with resin impregnation, each 50-mm i.d. and 80-mm o.d. was built and energized, by a field-cool method, to generate, in a bath of liquid nitrogen, a persistent trapped field of 1.62 T.     

Electrical conducting bis(oxalato)platinate complex with direct connection of CuII ions

Reactions of K1.62[Pt(ox)2].2H2O and [Cu(bpy)(H2O)3](NO3)2 yielded partially oxidized one-dimensional (1D) bis(oxalato)platinates of [Cu(bpy)(H2O)n]6[Pt(ox)2]7.7H2O (n = 2, 3, or 4) (1) and [Cu(bpy)(H2O)n]8[Pt(ox)2]10.8H2O (n = 3 or 4) (2). The average oxidation numbers of the platinum ions in 1 and 2 are +2.29 and +2.40, respectively. Complexes 1 and 2 crystallize in the triclinic P and monoclinic C2/c space groups, respectively, and the [Pt(ox)2]n- anions are stacked along the crystallographic b axis with 7-fold periodicity for 1 and 10-fold periodicity for 2. In 1, an oxalato ligand in the platinum chain directly coordinates to a paramagnetic [Cu(bpy)(H2O)3]2+ ion, whereas no such direct coordination was observed for 2. The electrical conductivity of 2 at room temperature along the platinum chain is approximately 3 orders of magnitude smaller (sigma||= 1.3 x 10(-3) S cm(-1)) than that of 1 (sigma|| = 0.9-0.5 S cm(-1)), and the activation energies of 1 and 2 are 29 and 67 meV, respectively. The longest inter-platinum distances in 1 and 2 are 2.762 and 3.0082 A, respectively, and this is responsible for the lower electrical conductivity of 2. An X-ray oscillation photograph taken along the b axis of 1 reveals the 7-fold periodicity in the 1D chain, consistent with the period of the Peierls distortion estimated from the degree of partial oxidation. The semiconducting state of 1 can therefore be regarded as a commensurate Peierls state. The magnetoresistance of 1 at ambient pressure indicates no interaction between conduction electrons in the platinum chain and local spins of the paramagnetic CuII ions. Application of hydrostatic pressures of up to 3 GPa enhances electrical conduction, as is often seen as the usual pressure effect on the electrical conductivity, which is due to enhanced orbital (Pt-5dz2) overlap by pressure application.     

Admissibility of unbiased tests for a composite hypothesis with a restricted alternative

This paper discusses -admissiblility and d-admissiblity which are important concepts in studying the performance of statistical tests for composite hypotheses. A sufficient condition for -admissibility is presented. When =1/m, the Nomakuchi-Sakata test, which is uniformly more powerful than the likelihood ratio test for hypotheses min (₁, ₁) = 0 versus min (₁, ₁) > 0, is generalized for a class of distributions in an exponential family, and its unbiasedness and -admissibility are shown. Finally, the case of 1/m is discussed in brief.     

Reaction of cyanide ions with copper on Si surfaces and its use for Si cleaning

A Si cleaning method has been developed by use of potassium cyanide (KCN) dissolved in methanol. When silicon dioxide (SiO₂)/Si(1 0 0) specimens with 10¹⁴ atom/cm² order copper (Cu) contaminants are immersed in 0.1 M KCN solutions of methanol at 25 °C, the Cu concentration is reduced to below the detection limit of total X-ray fluorescence spectrometer of ∼3 × 10⁹ atoms/cm². X-ray photoelectron spectra show that the thickness of the SiO₂ layers is unchanged after cleaning with the KCN solutions. 10¹⁴ cm⁻² order Cu contaminants on the Si surface can also be removed below ∼3 × 10⁹ atoms/cm², without causing contamination by potassium ions. UV spectra show that Cu-cyano complex ions are formed in the KCN solutions after the cleaning. The main Cu species in the KCN solutions is ions with the concentration of []:[Cu⁺] = 1:1.6 × 10²³. Even when the KCN solutions are contaminated with 64 ppm Cu²⁺ ions in the solutions, which form ions, the cleaning ability does not decrease, showing that ions are not re-adsorbed. The KCN solutions can also passivate defect states such as Si/SiO₂ interface states, leading to the improvement of characteristics of Si devices.     

Terabit all-optical logic based on ultrafast two-dimensional transmission gating

Terabit all-optical complementary logic is proposed using two successive time slots to represent a unique logical status. An organic molecular thin film is used as an array of optically controlled optical switches. By utilizing the planar structure of the film and its ultrafast optical response, proof-of-principle fully optical NOT and AND logic operations were demonstrated with 400-fs interval pulses.     

Enantiomeric separation by cyclodextrin modified capillary zone electrophoresis (CD-CZE) of quaternary tetrahydroprotoberberine alkaloids

A cyclodextrin modified capillary zone electrophoresis (CD-CZE) for the enantiomeric separation of tetrahydroprotoberberine N-metho salts was established. The resolution was optimized by changing the concentration of the electrolyte solution, hydroxypropyl-beta-CD (0.02 M, 0.07 M, or 0.14 M) or dimethyl-beta-CD (0.05 M or 0.15 M) in phosphate buffer (pH 2.5 or 3) containing 10% acetonitrile with an applied voltage of 20 kV. This method was applied toward the enantioselective bio-conversion of quaternary tetrahydroprotoberberine N-metho salts in cultured cells of Corydalis species.     

Structure and photochemistry of nitrocobalt(III) tetraphenylporphyrin with axial triphenylphosphine in toluene solutions

Thermal and photochemical reactions of nitroaquacobalt(III) tetraphenylporphyrin, (NO(2))(H(2)O)Co(III)TPP, have been investigated in toluene solutions containing triphenylphosphine, P phi(3). It is found that Pphi(3) thermally abstracts an oxygen atom from the NO(2) moiety of (NO(2))(H(2)O)Co(III)TPP with a rate constant 0.52 M(-1) s(-1), resulting in the formation of nitrosylcobalt porphyrin, (NO)CoTPP. The 355-nm laser photolysis of (NO(2))(H(2)O)Co(III)TPP at low concentrations of P phi(3) (<1.0 x 10(-4) M) gives Co(II)TPP and NO(2) as intermediates. The recombination reaction of Co(II)TPP and NO(2) initially forms the coordinately unsaturated nitritocobalt(III) tetraphenylporphyrin, (ON-O)Co(III)TPP, which reacts with P phi(3) to yield nitro(triphenylphosphine)cobalt(III) tetraphenylporphyrin, (NO(2))(P phi(3))Co(III)TPP. Subsequently, the substitution reaction of the axial P phi(3) with H(2)O leads to the regeneration of (NO(2))(H(2)O)Co(III)TPP. From the kinetic studies, the substitution reaction is concluded to occur via a coordinately unsaturated nitrocobalt(III) porphyrin, (NO(2))Co(III)TPP. At higher concentrations of P phi(3) (>4 x 10(-3) M), (NO(2))(H(2)O)Co(III)TPP reacts with P phi(3) to form (NO(2))(P phi(3))Co(III)TPP: the equilibrium constant is obtained as K = 4.3. The X-ray structure analysis of (NO(2))(P phi(3))Co(III)TPP reveals that the P-Co-NO(2) bond angle is 175.0(2) degrees and the bond length Co-NO(2) is 2.000(7) A. In toluene solutions of (NO(2))(H(2)O)Co(III)TPP containing P phi(3) (>4 x 10(-3) M), the major light-absorbing species is (NO(2))(P phi(3))Co(III)TPP, which yields (NO)CoTPP by continuous photolysis. The laser photolysis of (NO(2))(P phi(3))Co(III)TPP gives Co(II)TPP, NO(2), and P phi(3) as initial products. The NO(2) molecule is suggested to be reduced by P phi(3) to yield NO, and the reaction between NO and Co(II)TPP gives (NO)CoTPP. The quantum yield for the photodecomposition of (NO(2))(P phi(3))Co(III)TPP is determined as 0.56.     

An Approach to Optical Reflection Tomography along the Geometrical Thickness

We propose and demonstrate a novel optical reflection tomography along the geometrical thickness. This technique is based on simultaneous measurement of refractive index n and thickness t of a sample using the combination of a low coherence interferometer and confocal optics. The interferometer provides optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the dimension of the optical thickness (=n × t) along the optical axis, while the confocal optics gives us another type of reflection tomography, having the thickness dimension of nearly t/n along the optical axis. This sort of tomography can be called confocal reflection tomography (CRT) and has not yet been demonstrated, to our knowledge. Simple image processing of OCT and CRT results in the desired reflection tomographic image, showing two-dimensional refractive index distribution along the geometrical thickness.     

In-beam γ-spectroscopy with relativistic radioactive ion beams

This work demonstrates the feasibility of in-beam %-spectroscopy employing radioactive ion beam species at relativistic energies of E = 210 ~ 280 A · MeV. Neutron-rich nuclei below ⁴⁸Ca with neutron number between the two magic numbers 20 and 28 have been investigated. Using a Pb target, single step inelastic excitation originating mainly from Coulomb interaction takes place populating preferentially low-lying low-spin states and enabling the extraction of B(E2) values. On a C target, nucleon removal reactions are dominating and medium-spin states are populated thus offering spectroscopic information in neighboring nuclei. Cross sections of inelastic excitation are determined and compared to coupled-channels calculations. Two new states of the very neutron-rich nucleus ⁴⁴Ar at 1.78(8) MeV and 2.61(16) MeV are deduced from %-transitions.