Electrochemical Corrosion Behavior of Monel Alloy in Carbonate Melts

The interaction of the monel alloy and its corrosion resistance in a melt of alkali metal carbonates in an oxidizing atmosphere was studied. The selectivity of alloy dissolution and modification of the electrode surface after storage at a constant anode potential were analyzed. The generation and development of local corrosion defects (pit corrosion, intercrystallite corrosion, corrosion cracking) on monel alloy (70% nickel, 28% copper), copper, and nickel electrodes in the molten eutectic of lithium, sodium, and potassium carbonates at a working temperature of 773 K were studied. The anode polarization was accompanied by a change in the state of the electrode surface.     

Search for the νμ → ντ oscillation with the OPERA hybrid detector

This work reviews the status of the international OPERA experiment aimed at searching for the ν_μ → ν_τ oscillation. Development of the emulsion techniques in the preceding DONUT and CHORUS experiments is described. A brief overview of the NOMAD experiment is given, in which properties of ν_τ interactions were thoroughly investigated. Characteristics of the CERN-Gran Sasso (CNGS) neutrino beam are given, the structure of the OPERA hybrid detector and the functions of its subsystems are considered, and the automatic emulsion scanning technique is briefly reviewed. Uncertainties in reconstruction of event parameters using the electronic and emulsion detectors are discussed and the procedure adopted in the experiment for identification of ν_τ interactions is described. The main sources of background in the search for ν_μ → ν_τ oscillation are considered. Topologies of the first two ν_τ candidates observed in the OPERA emulsion detector are presented. Possibilities of increasing the ν_τ interaction selection efficiency using multidimensional criteria are briefly discussed.     

Lifetimes of Rydberg states in ions of the group II elements

Total probabilities A _nl of spontaneous radiative transitions, which determine lifetimes τ _nl = 1/A _nl of nS-, nP-, nD- and nF-states in singly charged ions of the group IIa (Be⁺, Mg⁺, Ca⁺, Sr⁺, Ba⁺) and IIb (Zn⁺, Cd⁺, Hg⁺) elements, were calculated in the single-electron Fues’ model potential (FMP) method. An asymptotic dependence is determined for highly excited states with small angular momentums and presented in the form τ _nl = τ _l ⁽⁰⁾ n ³ Q _l (1/n) and numerical values of the factors τ _l ⁽⁰⁾ and coefficients of the cubic polynomial Q _l (x) are calculated, which approximate results of numerical computations with relative error below 2% in the range of states with principal quantum numbers from n = 7 to n ≈ 2000. The comparison of the numerical results with data in literature is presented, and applicability and reliability of single-electron model calculations are discussed in detail for positive singly charged ions of the group II elements.     

Effect of Pt and Pd Additives on the Hydrogen Sensitivity of Semiconductor Sensors and Their Catalytic Activity in Oxidation of Hydrogen

We have studied the effect of small additives of Pt and Pd on the hydrogen sensitivity of semiconductor adsorption sensors based on SnO₂ and on the catalytic activity of sensor materials of the same composition in oxidation of hydrogen. We have shown that as the amount of Pt or Pd increases, the catalytic activity increases and the sensitivity of the sensors passes through a maximum. The results obtained are explained taking into account the hydrogen spillover phenomenon. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Eksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 41, No. 5, pp. 302–306, September–October, 2005.     

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Fluorescence spectra of some cross-conjugate ketones: Experiment and calculations based on the model of two-well adiabatic potentials

Fluorescent properties of some cross-conjugate ketones were studied at 4.2, 77, and 300 K. Anomalies were observed in the fluorescence and fluorescence-excitation spectra of one of the studied compounds; these anomalies consisted in a pronounced upset of mirror symmetry of the spectra and a large Stokes shift. The experimental spectra and the spectra calculated theoretically using the theory of two-well adiabatic potentials were subjected to a comparative analysis.     

On oscillations of a frictional pendulum

Conditions are established under which a standard limit cycle occurs in the system under consideration, or the trajectory closes under the influence of a stagnation domain. It is pointed out that when the solution falls into the stagnation domain it makes no sense to use the asymptotic method because of a large error __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 104–112, February 2006.     

Organylthiochloroacetylenes: III. Nucleophilic Addition of Di(2-phenylethyl)phosphine Oxide to Alkylthiochloroacetylenes: Configuration and Conformation of Adducts

Alkylthiochloroacetylenes regio- and stereospecifically react with di(2-phenylethyl)phosphine oxide in dioxane at 20-22°C in the presence of potassium hydroxide to form 1-chloro-2-(alkylthio)vinyl[di(2-phenylethyl)]phosphine oxides in a 78-85% yield. According to IR and ¹H and ^{3 1}P NMR data, dielectrometric measurements, and quantum-chemical calculations, the obtained adducts have the Z configuration and exist mainly in the sp,sp conformation.     

Synthesis and Antimycotic Properties of Hydroxy Sulfides Derived from exo- and endo-4-phenyl-3,5,8-trioxabicyclo[5.1.0]octanes

Both exo- and endo-isomers of 4-phenyl-3,5,8-trioxabicyclo[5.1.0]octane were reacted with thiophenol to afford individual diastereomers of hydroxy sulfides which were further processed in search for new antimycotic substances.     

First coordination polymer based on diterpenoids. Synthesis,structure, and magnetic properties

Russian Chemical Bulletin - One-dimensional coordination polymer was obtained by cation exchange reaction of triethylammonium salt of methyl ent-16α-H-phosphonyloxybeyeran-19-oate with CuCl2....