Methods for optimizing the detection of HMX by nuclear quadrupole resonance

A study of multipulse sequences that can be used for the detection of HMX (N₄(CH₂)₄(NO₂)₄) has been undertaken. On the basis of this study, a general method for experimentally optimizing multipulse sequences for the efficient detection of substances is proposed. The relaxation parameters and signal intensities for the nitrogen-14 spectral lines of a polycrystalline HMX sample were measured and the lines that are the most important for practical purposes were chosen.     

Multipulse sequences for explosives detection by NQR under conditions of magnetoacoustic and piezoelectric ringing

A number of methods for cancelling magnetoacoustic and piezoelectric ringing signals in the spectroscopy of the nuclear quadrupole resonance are presented. The suggested methods include using the sequence (?₀)_?-(τ-?_x-2τ-? _y -2τ-?_?x -2τ-?_?y -τ) _n and a multipulse analog of the two-pulse Hahn sequence with the first pulse replaced by a short steady-state sequence. Another method presented is the method of orthogonal effective fields for a fast saturation of the quadrupole spin system which can be used for subtracting the magnetoacoustic and piezoelectric components from the signal. The suggested methods can be used for the practical purposes of detecting explosive substances and narcotics.     

Synthesis of a Wideband Diplexer Based on Interdigital Resonators for the Antennas Of Mobile-Communication Base Stations

Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics - We study theoretically and experimentally a new design of the diplexer for mobile-communication base stations, which is based on interdigital resonators. A...     

Kinetics of catalytic oxidation of aliphatic alcohols in aqueous alkaline solutions of copper phenanthroline complexes

The effect of Cu(II), phenanthroline, alcohol, NaOH and O₂ concentrations on the oxidation rates of alcohols in aqueous alkaline solutions has been studied and a reaction mechanism is proposed.

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Abnormal positional selectivity of toluene nitration by acetyl nitrate in CCl4 medium

An abnormally high yield (>50%) of m-nitrotoluene has been observed at the initial reaction period in the system AcONO₂/CCl₄.

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AcONO₂/CCl₄ (>50%) -.

     

Substrate selectivity and mechanism of oxidation of alkanes by peroxynitrous acid in aqueous solution

The relative rate constants (k_rel) were measured for the oxidation of alkanes (RH) by peroxynitrous acid (HOONO) in aqueous solutions at 25 °C. The krel values for the reactions of RH with HOONO and with OH radicals in the series of C₂-C₇ alkanes and the isotopic effects (c-C₆H₁₂/c-C₆D₁₂) agree. However, the k_rel value for methane was lower than for its reaction with OH. Possible reaction mechanisms are discussed. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i éksperimental’naya Khimiya, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 295–299, September–October, 2006.     

Seismic Prospecting by the Method of Reflected Waves from a Historical Standpoint

Relationship is established between some periods in the history of seismic prospecting and the changes in the understanding of its physical and geological foundations. Particular attention is given to the influence of the technological progress in seismic data processing on the change in the understanding of the structure and composition of a medium. Bibliography: 46 titles.