The structure of a stepped copper (410) surface determined by ion scattering spectroscopy

Ion Scattering Spectroscopy applied in the multiple scattering mode is used to determine the structure of a stepped Cu(410) surface. The energy of singly scattered ions is influenced by the presence of neighbour surface atoms. This effect can be used to determine interatomic distances up to about 10Å, as is shown by the results of 8 keV Ar⁺ and 11 keV Ne⁺ scattered through θ = 50°. The edge-edge distance of the stepped copper surface appears to be in accordance with the results of LEED experiments obtained by other investigators. The experiments show a good agreement with the results of the analytical 3-atom model of Poelsema. The energy of the so-called “plateau collision” appears to depend on the effective plateau length l as measured in the plane of incidence. Lengths l between 15 and 60 Å can be determined with an accuracy of 5 Å. Results are shown for 8 and 12 keV Ar⁺, θ = 40° and 60°, and 8 keV Kr⁺ θ = 40°. The experimental dependence of the energy on lis described correctly by a phenomenological model.     

Effect of pressure on fluorescence of Nd3+ in LaCl3

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Fluorescence from Nd³⁺ in LaCl₃ is measured at 100 K under pressures up to about 10 GPa. The observed variations of the energy levels are used for the evaluation of crystal field parameters. The pressure-dependence of these parameters is compared with the previous results on Pr³⁺ in LaCl₃.     

Diastereoselectivity and kinetics of hetero diels-alder reactions under high pressure

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The Hetero Diels-Alder reaction of enamino ketones and ethyl vinyl ether to give dihydropyrans is studied in different solutions under pressure up to 7 kbar. The kinetics is measured via on-line FT IR spectroscopy. The cycloaddition shows a remarkable pressure dependent increase in diastereo-selectivity. For the difference in activation volumes referring to the reaction to the two diastereomers, values up to 5.9 ± 0.5 cm³/mol are observed. The ratio of cis and trans diastereomers can be improved by almost one order of magnitude by changing pressure and temperature from 1 bar and 90 °C to 6 kbar and 0.5 °C.     

The Intrusion of the Meissen Pluton (Elbe Valley-Zone): Evidence from Geochemical and Isotopic Data

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Geochemical and mineralogical investigations of plutonic rocks from the Meiβen massif indicate different magmatic evolution trends of the Freital sequence as well as for the central part of the complex Constant ε-Nd_T-345 values of ?1.5 of the Freital sequence and major/trace element data point to a fractional crystallization process. Based on ε-Nd values, ¹⁴⁷Sm/¹⁴⁴Nd ratios as well as on geochemical data affinities to alkali basalts cannot be excluded.

Analogous conclusions have been drawn regarding mineral chemical data [10] and cathodoluminescence spectra of apatite [13]. Assimilation of old continental crust, reflected by relics of apatite and zircon, may be the reason that the ε-Nd values plot at the lower end of the “mantle array”. The pyroxene-monzodiorite from Gröba belongs to the same source environment as the Freital sequence (Nd-characteristics).

The geological evolution of the central part of the studied plutonic complex is completely different to the Freital sequence: most of the intrusions show signatures of open system fractionation processes. The ε-Nd_T-345 value of ?1.46 of the Leuben monzonite indicates a narrow relation to the Freital sequence, whereas the ε-Nd_T-345 value of +2.27 of the Spitzgrund monzonite either reflects the derivation of another basic material then the Freital-type or the participation of other mixing component(s) from geologically young crust.

Fabric and mineral chemical investigations of the porphyry-like granite GII point to a mixing process of basic xenocrysts, resembling the corresponding minerals of the Freital sequence, and granite melts [10]. Large amounts of old zircon cores [11] indicate the inheritance of continental crust components by the Hauptgranit. Isotopic investigations on various granitic samples (GII, Hauptgranit and Riesensteingranit) reflect an increasing trend towards the crustal source(s) of their parental melts. The ε-Nd_T-345 values are ?3.75, ?4.16 and ?6.13, respectively.

Chemical parameters and the ε-Nd_T value of the Riesensteingranit agree with data of granites from the Saxonian Granulite Massif (see e.g. Wand et al. [8]; von Quadt, 1992). Thus, it may be possible that both granite types derived from similar sources.     

Fractal dimension,attractors, and the boussinesq approximation in three dimensions

The Boussinesq approximation, where the viscosity depends polynomially on the shear rate, finds more and more frequent use in geological practice. In the paper, this modified Boussinesq approximation is investigated as a dynamical system for which the existence of a global attractor is proved. Finally, a new criterion for estimating the fractal dimension of invariant sets is formulated and its application to the problem under consideration is illustrated.     

Systematic trends in the237neptunium Mössbauer isomer shift: Overlap of IV,V and VI neptunium oxidation states and correlation between isomer shift and crystal structure

The influence of the neptunium ion environment on the²³⁷Np Mössbauer isomer shifts has been studied in various metal coordination complexes: fluorides, oxides, oxide fluorides and polycarboxylates. A linear dependence between the isomer shift and the mean neptunium-ligand distance in a series of hexavalent Np compounds has been evidenced and the feasibility of overlapped isomer shift areas, namely Np(IV), Np(V) and Np(VI) has been established.