Milliwatt-peak-power pulse characterization at 1.55 microm by wavelength-conversion frequency-resolved optical gating

A novel wavelength-conversion configuration based on four-wave mixing in an optical fiber has been used to generate a frequency-resolved optical gating (FROG) trace identical to that obtained from second-harmonic generation (SHG). The use of an optical fiber waveguide permits enhanced measurement sensitivity compared with that of conventional SHG-FROG and has been used for complete characterization of 1-mW peak-power picosecond pulses at 1.55 microm from an unamplified semiconductor laser diode gain switched at 10 GHz.     

Hamilton's Principle and Rankine–Hugoniot Conditions for General Motions of Mixtures

In previous papers [1, 2], we presented hyperbolic governing equations and jump conditions for barotropic fluid mixtures. Now we extend our results to the most general case of twocomponent media. We obtain governing equations for each component. This is not a system of conservation laws. Nevertheless, using Hamilton's principle we are able to obtain a complete set of Rankine–Hugoniot conditions. For the twofluid case, the jump relations do not involve the conservation of the total momentum and the total energy.Sommario. In precedenti lavori [1, 2] sono state dedotte equazioni di governo iperboliche e condizioni di salto per miscele fluide barotropiche. I risultati sono estesi al caso più generale di mezzi a due componenti, ottenendo le equazioni di governo per ciascun componente. Questo sistema non è derivabile dalle leggi di conservazione. Nondimeno, usando il principio di Hamilton è possibile ottenere un insieme completo di condizioni di Rankine–Hugoniot. Nel caso dei due fluidi, le condizioni di salto non coinvolgono la conservazione del momento e dell'energia totali.     

Completeness and Admissibility for General Heuristic Search Algorithms—A Theoretical Study: Basic Concepts and Proofs

We propose a formal generalization for various works dealing with Heuristic Search in State Graphs. This generalization focuses on the properties of the evaluation functions, on the characteristics of the state graphs, on the notion of path length, on the procedures that control the node expansions, on the rules that govern the update operations. Consequently, we present the algorithm family and the sub-family Ã, which include Nilsson's A or A_* and many of their successors such as HPA, B, A ^* , A, C, BF^*, B, IDA^*, D, A^**, SDW. We prove general theorems about the completeness and the sub-admissibility that widely extend the previous results and provide a theoretical support for using diverse kinds of Heuristic Search algorithms in enlarged contexts, specially when the state graphs and the evaluation functions are less constrained than ordinarily.     

Chemoenzymatic synthesis of α-halogeno-3-octanol and 4- or 5-nonanols. Application to the preparation of chiral epoxides

A study of the microbiological reduction of different α-halogenoketones (4-chloro-3-octanone, 4-chloro-5-nonanone, 5-bromo-4-nonanone and 5-chloro-4-nonanone) with several strains of microorganism showed great difficulty in reducing ketone functions located in the middle of carbon chains. However, by choosing the appropriate microorganism, several enantiomerically pure diastereoisomers of the corresponding halohydrins have been obtained and were transformed into chiral epoxides.     

Étude des restes pour les suites de Van Der Corput généralisées

We get the asymptotic behaviour of the remainder function with respect to the Van Der Corput generalized sequences construted in a previous paper (in Bulletin de la S.M.F, n^o 109, 1981). As a consequence, we obtain the intervals [0, a] for which the remainder is bounded. Moreover, we give an explicit formula for the remainder with respect to the Van Der Corput sequence in the r-adic system.     

Clinical investigations of catecholaminergic systems using liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection

Catecholamine levels in body fluids are reliable biochemical markers of several types of tumors, cardiovascular diseases and hereditary and metabolic disorders. Reversed-phase liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection (RPLC-EC) is now the method of choice for catecholamine analysis.     

Tetraazamacrocycles lipophiles : synthese et application a l'extraction de Cu (II), Cd (II) et Pb (II)

The synthesis of three lipophilic n-dodecyl tetraazacycloalkanes is described. Extraction of Cu(II), Cd(II) and Pb(II) is related.