New mesoionic systems of the azolopyridine series. 1. Synthesis and structures of thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridinium 2-thiolates

A procedure was developed for the synthesis of representatives of the previously unknown bicyclic mesoionic thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridinium 2-thiolate system by the reaction of 2-X-N-phenacylpyridinium salts (X = Cl, SMe) with CS₂ in the presence of Et₃N. The three-dimensional structure of 3-(p-nitrobenzoyl)thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridinium 2-thiolate was established by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Subpicosecond electro-optic measurement of relativistic electron pulses

Time-resolved measurements of the transverse electric field associated with relativistic electron bunches are presented. Using an ultrafast electro-optic sensor close to the electron beam, the longitudinal profile of the electric field was measured with subpicosecond time resolution and without time-reversal ambiguity. Results are shown for two cases: inside the vacuum beam line in the presence of wake fields, and in air behind a beryllium window, effectively probing the near-field transition radiation. Especially in the latter case, reconstruction of the longitudinal electron bunch shape is straightforward.     

On the Effect of Anomalous Photoabsorption in Parametric X Radiation

The parametric X radiation of relativistic electrons passing through a monocrystal is considered. It is demonstrated that, contrary to widespread opinion, conditions for the effect of anomalous photoabsorption to show up can be realized in the Laue scattering geometry. It is expected that the predicted effect will increase the spectral-angular density of the radiation several times.     

Anisotropy of torsional rigidity of sheet polymer composite materials

Wide application of polymer composite materials (PCM) in modern technology calls for detailed evaluation of their stress-strain properties in a broad temperature range. To obtain such information, we use the dynamic mechanical analysis and with the help of a reverse torsion pendulum measure the dynamic torsional rigidity of PCM bars of rectangular cross section in the temperature range up to 600 K. It is found that the temperature dependences of the dynamic rigidity of the calculated values of dynamic shear moduli are governed by the percentage and properties of the binder and fibers, the layout of fibers, the phase interaction along interfaces, etc. The principles of dynamic mechanical spectrometry are used to substantiate and analyze the parameters of anisotropy by which the behavior of a composite can be described in the temperature range including the transition of the binder from the glassy into a highly elastic state. For this purpose, the values of dynamic rigidity are measured under low-amplitude vibrations of the PCM specimens with a fiber orientation angle from 0 to 90°. It is shown that for unidirectional composites the dependence between the dynamic rigidity and the fiber orientation angle is of extreme character. The value and position of the peak depend on the type of the binder and fibers and change with temperature. It is found that the anisotropy degree of PCM is dictated by the molecular mobility and significantly changes in the temperature range of transition of the binder and reinforcement from the glassy into a highly elastic state (in the case of SVM fibers). The possibility of evaluating the anisotropy of composites with other reinforcement schemes, in particular, of orthogonally reinforced PCMs, is shown.Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 291–308, May–June, 1999.     

Coherence of Active Noise Interference in Radar Systems with Antenna Arrays

Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics - We analyze the coherence degree of active noise interference in radar systems. The entropy of the distribution of eigenvalues of the interference correlation...