Axial-Vector Form Factor of Nucleons in the AdS/QCD Models

Russian Physics Journal - In the present paper, the axial-vector form factor of the nucleon is considered for the hard- and soft-wall models. Plots of the axial-vector form factor of the nucleon...     

A general analytical method for evaluation of the thermodynamic properties of matters using virial coefficients with Morse potential at high temperature

In this paper, we established an analytical formula for the second virial coefficient (SVC) with Morse potential without using any numerical methods, and the obtained formula is applied to the calculation of the speed of sound of some matter at high temperature. This approach is based on the series expansion formula and special functions, which allows the exact evaluations of any thermodynamic properties of matter using the SVC. As an application, the obtained analytical formula is used for evaluation of the SVC with Morse potential for high‐temperature gas and the plasma region of the intermolecular interactions of neutral atom gases of B, Si, Zn, H₂, N₂, O₂, NO, CO, He, Ne, Ar, Kr , and Xe . Based on the obtained formula of SVC, the speed of sound for gases of N₂, Ar , and Zn are also determined analytically. A specific maximum temperature is chosen for every gas to ensure that there are still neutral atoms in the gas, and low temperatures are avoided due to quantum effects. The results are compared with numerical data and another analytical data from the literature. The new analytical solution is shown to be in good agreement with the compared data and is verified to supply proper thermodynamic data.     

Experimental Study and 3D Modeling of the Phase Diagram of the Ag–Sn–Se System

In connection with the contradictoriness of literature data, phase equilibria in the Ag–Sn–Se system were restudied by differential thermal analysis and X-ray powder diffraction analysis. A number of polythermal sections and the isothermal section at room temperature of the phase diagram were constructed, and a projection of the liquidus surface was built. The primary crystallization fields of phases and the types and coordinates of in- and monovariant equilibria were determined. It was demonstrated that, in the system, two ternary compounds, Ag₈SnSe₆ and Ag_xSn_{2 – x}Se₂ (0.84 < x < 1.06), form. The former melts congruently at 1015 K and undergoes a polymorphic transformation at 355 K, and the latter melts with decomposition by a peritectic reaction at 860 K. The formation of the compound Ag₂SnSe₃, which was previously reported in the literature, was not confirmed. Based on the phase diagrams of boundary binary systems and the results of the differential thermal analysis of a limited number of samples of the ternary system, equations were obtained for calculation and 3D modeling of the liquidus and phase-separation surfaces.     

Calculation of two-center overlap integral in molecular coordinate system over Slater type orbital using Löwdin α-radial and Guseinov rotation–angular functions

By use of Löwdin and Guseinov relations for the radial and angular part of two-center overlap integrals, respectively, the computer calculations of overlap integrals over Slater type orbitals (STOs) in molecular coordinate system are performed. The results of calculations are valid for arbitrary principal quantum numbers, screening constants and location of STOs. Excellent agreement with benchmark results and stability of the technique are demonstrated.     

Three-component condensation of diethyl isophthaloyldiacetate, aromatic aldehyde, and urea as a new method for the synthesis of 1,3-bis(2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-6-yl)benzenes

Condensation of diethyl isophthaloyldiacetate, aromatic aldehyde, and urea in the presence of Me₃SiCl proceeds efficiently and faster than in the absence of the latter to form 1,3-bis(2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-6-yl)benzene derivatives capable to give inclusion complexes with DMF. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1233–1239, June, 2008.     

Features of laser-induced luminescence and photoconductivity of layered Cu<Subscript>3</Subscript>In<Subscript>5</Subscript>S<Subscript>9</Subscript> crystals

Luminescence and photoconductivity of layered Cu₃In₅S₉ crystals at high levels of optical excitation are studied experimentally. A pulsed nanosecond Nd:YAG laser with built-in second and third harmonic generators to generate 1064-, 532-, and 355-nm radiation is used as a light source. It is found that the photoluminescence spectra exhibit two emission bands due to zone–acceptor level and impurity donor–impurity acceptor transitions. It is shown that the photoconductivity in Cu₃In₅S₉ is monopolar. The waveform of the photoconductivity consists of fast and slow components associated with two channels of recombination.     

Synthesis of 5-[bromo(aryl)methyl]-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-oxazolidin-4-ones

A Darzens condensation of α-chloroacetamide with aromatic aldehydes furnished a series of 3-aryl-2,3-epoxypropionamides, which were further converted to 5-[bromo(aryl)methyl]-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-ones.     

Comparative study of the water oxidizing reactions and the millisecond delayed chlorophyll fluorescence in photosystem II at different pH

Water splitting activity, the multiline EPR signal associated with S(2)-state of the CaMn(4)-cluster and the fast and slow phases of the induction curve of the millisecond delayed chlorophyll fluorescence from photosystem II (PSII) in the pH range of 4.5-8.5 were studied in the thylakoid membranes and purified PSII particles. It has been found that O(2) evolution and the multiline EPR signal were inhibited at acidic (pK approximately 5.3) and alkaline (pK approximately 8.1) pH values, and were maximal at pH 6.0-7.0. Our results indicate that the loss of O(2) evolution and the S(2)-state multiline EPR signal associated with the decrease of the millisecond delayed chlorophyll fluorescence only in alkaline region (pH 7.0-8.5). Possible correlations of the millisecond delayed chlorophyll fluorescence components with the donor side reactions in PSII are discussed.     

Spectroscopic studies of sorbing fibers using combined elements with multiple attenuated total internal reflection

Spectroscopic studies of sorbing devices on the basis of silica capillaries coated by sorbing polymer films are carried out by methods of spectroscopy of multiple attenuated total internal reflection with the use of combined elements of internal reflection. A technique for inspecting and improving the technological process of manufacture of sorbing devices for solid-phase microextraction and subsequent chromatographic analysis of organic compounds is developed.     

Heat source optimization in a multisection heater for the growth of bismuth germanate crystals by the low-gradient Czochralski method

The growth of bismuth germanate crystals with uniform heater control has been simulated within the time-dependent approach. To optimize the multisection heater control, the global heat transfer optimization problem in a crystallization setup was considered. A new control algorithm, based on the solution of the optimization problem, is proposed.