Structural fluctuations in argon and gold microclusters

A set of extensive molecular dynamics simulations of clusters of 79 argon and gold atoms is performed to investigate structural fluctuations in microclusters. Within a finite range of total energy, the cluster exhibited structural fluctuations between solid-like and liquid-like states and among different solid-like states. Based on the simulations, it may be concluded that the thermal expansion of the cluster initiates the structural fluctuations. The qualitative features are the same for argon and gold microclusters.     

Relations for molecular integrals of relativistic interactions

Relations are derived which connect the molecular integrals of variation of electron mass from relativity, spin—orbit interaction, orbit—orbit interation and spin—spin interaction with the overlap, the nuclear attraction and the electron repulsion integrals.     

Production of an Intense, Well-Collimated Submillimeter Wave Beam and Its Application to Plasma Scattering Measurements

Intense submillimeter wavelength radiation (f=354 GHz, P=110 W) from Gyrotron FU II is converted into a well-collimated, linearly-polarized beam by a quasi-optical transmission line consisting of a quasi-optical antenna and several mirrors. The observed focusing of the beam agrees with calculations based on the Huygens equation. We have used this intense beam to study low frequency density fluctuations by plasma scattering in Compact Helical System (CHS) plasmas at the National Institute for Fusion Science.     

Relaxation and quantum beat of picosecond backward echo in Na vapor

The backward photon echo has been realized for the first time in the picosecond regime on the Na D line, and used to measure collisional relaxation of the Na-Ar system. The separations of the successive 10 ps excitation pulses were varied from 300 to 1500 ps. By means of a streak camera, we directly observed a quantum beat of the echo pulse arising from the hyperfine splitting of the 3S_{$\text{1}\text{2}$} ground state of Na.     

Double tracer autoradiography of bone tumor using 3H-thymidine and radionuclides for diagnostic purpose

Whole body distribution and accumulation of radionuclide for diagnostic purpose such as 99mTc-MDP (methylene diphosphonate), 67Ga-citrate (67Ga) and 201Tl-chloride (201Tl) in implanted osteosarcoma of human origin were evaluated by macroautoradiography of Balb/c nude mouse. 3H-thymidine of which uptake has a close relation to growth pattern of tumors was used for a partner of target nuclide in double tracer technique to examine the distribution characteristics. Separated distribution pattern of coupled nuclides was imaged by a difference both of half life and energy of radiation between radionuclides. The distribution pattern of each target nuclide and 3H-thymidine were compared to clarify distribution characteristics respectively in specimen. 67Ga and 201Tl were taken around the tumor and the mode of their distribution was identical to that of 3H-thymidine. Uptake of 67Ga in tumor was much higher. 99mTc-MDP accumulated in the central zone of the tumor and its pattern was quite different from that of 3H-thymidine. From above result it was demonstrated that the accumulation mechanism of 67Ga, 201Tl and 99mTc-MDP are quite different in the tumor each other. So we concluded that our method of double tracer technique was useful for evaluation of distribution pattern of radionuclides for diagnostic purpose.     

Photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy of GaP1−xNx alloys: conduction-band-edge formation by nitrogen incorporation

We have investigated the conduction-band-edge formation in GaP_1−xN_x alloys by nitrogen incorporation into GaP using photoluminescence excitation (PLE) spectroscopy. The PLE spectra of GaP_1−xN_x alloys with various nitrogen concentrations show that the absorption edge shifts to lower energies with increasing nitrogen concentration. From the nitrogen concentration dependence of the absorption edge energy we found that the conduction-band-edge formation in GaP_1−xN_x alloys originates from the formation of the A line.     

Preparation of ketones by direct reaction of grignard reagents with acid chlorides in tetrahydrofuran

Grignard reagents react with acid chlorides in tetrahydrofuran at low temperature to produce ketones in excellent yields. The results reported here strongly indicate the importance of the solvent in Grignard reagent chemistry.     

Cooperative cascade emission

An experimental and theoretical study has been performed on the generating process of a cascade emission in a sample three-level system where the ground and the highest excited levels have been initially brought into a coherent superposition state by two-proton excitation. Experimentally the forward and the backward emissions of the upper and the lower transitions of the cascade were observed in Li, and each of the emission lines showed a characteristic growth. In the theoretical analysis it is found that a dephasing in the prepared superposition state is required for the cascade emission as a coupled three level superradiance to grow. Using the concepts of delay time, threshold, lifetime, etc. of the cooperative cascade emission, the general behavior of the experimental results is explained.