Thermal stability and thermal decomposition of N-oxides

Kinetic manometric studies indicate that the first step in the thermal decomposition of a number of N-oxides is the formation of a cyclic activated complex. There is a correlation between the thermal stability of the compounds studied in the liquid phase and the charge on the oxygen atom of the N-oxide group calculated by the MPDP method. Autocatalysis of gas evolution from halogenopyridine N-oxides is explained by hydrogen halide autocatalysis. The limit of thermal stability for N-oxides is likely to be no greater than 270°C.Biisk Lyceum, Altai Region, Biisk 659302. Kazan' State Technological University, Kazan' 420015. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1573–1576, November, 1995. Original article submitted October 20, 1995.     

A study of an elastomeric coating based on EPDM of cold vulcanization

Studies of the thermostability of vulcanizates of ethylene–propylene–diene rubbers (EPDM) obtained by using dinitrosogenerating systems of low-temperature vulcanization are performed. It is shown that vulcanizates retain sufficient high properties in operation up to 200°C for a long time. The use of such compositions for producing thin rubber coatings applied on a number of insulating materials allows the effect of energy saving to be obtained.     

Modernized active spectroscopic diagnostics (CXRS) of the T-10 tokamak

This work presents the results of modernization of the CXRS (charge exchange recombination spectroscopy) diagnostics [1] at the T-10 tokamak. The relevance of this work is due to the importance of measurements of the ion temperature and nuclei density of the working gas and impurities for analysis of transport processes in the plasma ion component. Measurements of radial profiles of the ion temperature are extremely important for investigating the geodesic acoustic mode behavior which is conducted at the T-10 [2]. The modernized scheme of CXRS measurements, as well as the design and operational features of the spectrometer created for the new diagnostics, is described. Principles of data recording and further processing are considered in detail; attention is given to the problem of calibration of the whole complex of equipment. The performed changes in diagnostics allow the measurements to be taken simultaneously in three spectral intervals: in the region of the beam line H_α, the CXRS line of carbon ion C⁵⁺, and the CXRS line of one of the hydrogen-like ions: He¹⁺, Li²⁺, N⁶⁺, O⁷⁺ or Ne⁹⁺. This makes it possible to measure the density profiles of two plasma impurities simultaneously, as well as the ion temperature from CXRS lines of different elements. The modernized diagnostics significantly broadens the possibilities of studying the physics of transport processes and quasi-coherent modes of plasma oscillations at the T-10.     

Exact relations for structure factor of a Coulomb system

Institute of High Temperatures, USSR Academy of Sciences. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 89, No. 2, pp. 263–277, November, 1991.     

Structural kinetic rules governing the thermal decomposition of pyridine N-oxides

The Arrhenius parameters of the thermal composition of pyridine N-oxides in the liquid phase have been determined. The conclusion has been reached that the formation of an oxaziridine activated complex can be considered as the initial act of the thermolysis. A correlation has been found to exist between the rate constants of the thermal decomposition and the calculated values of the fractional electron charge at the oxygen of the N-oxide, and the length of the N- O bonds.Kazan' State Technological University, Kazan' 420015. Biisk Liceum of the Altai Region, Biisk 659322. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 644–646, May, 1994. Original article submitted April 4, 1994.     

Molecular emission in the edge plasma of T-10 tokamak

The experiments on recording molecular emission in the edge plasma of the T-10 tokamak are described. To obtain reliable spectra with sufficient spectral, temporal, and spatial resolution, the optical circuit is optimized for various experimental conditions. Typical spectra measured in two sections of the tokamak are shown. It is shown that, upon varying the parameters of the discharge, the molecular spectrum not only changes significantly in intensity but also undergoes a qualitative change in the rotational and vibrational structure. For a detailed analysis, we use the Fulcher-α system (d³Π_u–a³Σ _g ⁺ ) of deuterium in the wavelength range from 590 to 640 nm. The rotational temperatures of ground state X¹Σ _g ⁺ and upper excited state d³Π_u are estimated by the measured spectra.