Chemiluminescence of Mn(II) complexes in oscillatory redox processes

It has been shown that the red chemiluminescence (CL) in the Belousov-Zhabotinskii system with Mn(II, III) cannot be attributed to the formation of excited oxygen or its dimers during the process. Chemiluminescence has been discovered upon the reduction of Mn(III) by malonic acid, and its spectrum coincides with the spectrum of the CL in the oscillatory system (with a maximum at 680–720 nm) and is found in the same region as the photoluminescence of Mn(II),- which is known from the literature data. It has been concluded that the principal emitter of the oscillatory CL is Mn(II), which is formed in an excited state upon the reduction of Mn(III).Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 191–197, March–April, 1989.     

A powerful source of entangled states of light

The simultaneous interaction of N two-level atoms with a quasi-resonant classical field and two quantized modes is considered under the assumption that the Rabi parameter of the classical mode substantially exceeds the effective Rabi parameters of the quantized modes. It is shown that, in a certain domain of the parameters, the population of the quantized modes exponentially depends on time and the number N. At certain instants of time, the states of the quantized modes prove to be close to the totally entangled state.     

Studies on the application of dynamic surface tensiometry of serum and cerebrospinal liquid for diagnostics and monitoring of treatment in patients who have rheumatic, neurological or oncological diseases

Human biological liquids comprise various surfactants, which adsorb at liquid interfaces and lead to a variation in surface tension. The adsorption processes involving low molecular weight surfactants, proteins and phospholipids play a vital role in the physiological functions of the human organism, especially if large surfaces are involved (e.g., gas exchange in lungs, metabolism of kidneys, liver and brain). Dynamic surface tensiometric studies of biological liquids like serum and cerebrospinal fluid provide surrogate parameters that reflect surface tension phenomena. We provide dynamic surface tension data of serum and cerebrospinal fluid that were collected from healthy volunteers and patients with rheumatic, neurological or oncological diseases. Our studies indicate that dynamic surface tension data are helpful for diagnostic purposes and for monitoring of therapeutic interventions.     

Chemiluminescence of Ru(bpy)3Cl2 complex in heterogeneous systems

Conclusions The excitation of the Ru(bpy)₃Cl₂ complex, deposited on a solid support, was observed in a chemiluminescent reaction involving hydroperoxides.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2365–2368, October, 1981.