Physico-Chemical Properties of Deuteriated Compounds. 2nd Communication. The isotope partition coefficient in methylcyclohexane-hydrogen

The deuterium isotope partition coefficient α has been determined as a function of total pressure, temperature and degree of deuteriation for methylcyclohexane/hydrogen over Ni/Al₂O₃. Good agreement with theory has been obtained for the dependence on temperature but not for that on total pressure or on the degree of deuteriation.     

Matrix‐free single‐cell LDI‐MS investigations of the diatoms Coscinodiscus granii and Thalassiosira pseudonana

Single‐cell investigations of the diatoms Coscinodsicus granii and Thalassiosira pseudonana were performed using laser desorption/ionization (LDI)‐MS without the addition of chemical matrices. The unique cell wall architecture of these microalgae, more precisely the biomineralized nanostructured surface, supported the ionization of cellular as well as surface‐related metabolites. In model experiments with purified diatom cell walls of eight species C. granii and T. pseudonana proved to promote the ionization of the polymer polyethylene glycol most efficiently. These species were therefore chosen for further experiments. Without any additional workup, living diatom cells can be washed, can be placed on the LDI target and can immediately be profiled using LDI‐MS. Characteristic signals arising from the two species were assigned to common metabolites known from diatom metabolism. Among others, chlorophyll, phospholipids and amino acids were detected. Using these fingerprint signals, we were able to perform species‐specific MS imaging down to a single‐cell resolution of 20 by 20 µm. The larger C. granii cells can be directly visualized, while more than one of the smaller T. pseudonana cells is needed to generate high‐quality images. The introduced technique will pave the way toward a chemotyping of phytoplankton that will enable the automated annotation of microalgal species. But also, an assignment of metabolic plasticity on a single‐cell level that could answer fundamental questions about plankton diversity is now in reach. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Hyperfine structure and isotope shift of the 3s-3p transitions of atomic oxygen

Using high-resolution saturation spectroscopy, by means of both double heterostructure and multiple quantum-well AlGaAs diode lasers, we investigate the isotope shifts and the hyperfine structure in the 3s-3p transitions of the triplet and quintet systems of atomic oxygen. From the analysis of the signals from¹⁷O we can deduce precise values for the hyperfine structure magnetic dipole constants. A theoretical analysis allows us to bring into evidence core polarization effects in the hyperfine structure. By heterodyning two frequency locked lasers, we perform a direct frequency measurement of the isotope effect on the³ S ₁→³ P _1,2,0 transitions. From the comparison with similar accuracy data on the corresponding quintet transitions, an upper bound to the size of the nuclear volume effect is given, and precise values for the specific mass contributions are consequently obtained.     

New Characterizations of Besov-Triebel-Lizorkin-Hausdorff Spaces Including Coorbits and Wavelets

In this paper, the authors establish new characterizations of the recently introduced Besov-type spaces $\dot{B}^{s,\tau}_{p,q}({\mathbb{R}}^{n})$ and Triebel-Lizorkin-type spaces $\dot{F}^{s,\tau}_{p,q}({\mathbb{R}}^{n})$ with p∈(0,∞], s∈?, τ∈[0,∞), and q∈(0,∞], as well as their preduals, the Besov-Hausdorff spaces $B\!\dot{H}^{s,\tau}_{p,q}({\mathbb{R}}^{n})$ and Triebel-Lizorkin-Hausdorff spaces $F\!\dot{H}^{s,\tau}_{p,q}({\mathbb{R}}^{n})$ , in terms of the local means, the Peetre maximal function of local means, and the tent space (the Lusin area function) in both discrete and continuous types. As applications, the authors then obtain interpretations as coorbits in the sense of Rauhut (Stud. Math. 180:237–253, 2007) and discretizations via biorthogonal wavelet bases for the full range of parameters of these function spaces. Even for some special cases of this setting such as $\dot{F}^{s}_{\infty,q}({\mathbb{R}}^{n})$ for s∈?, q∈(0,∞] (including ?BMO(? ⁿ ) when s=0 and q=2), the Q space Q _α (? ⁿ ), the Hardy-Hausdorff space HH _?α (? ⁿ ) for α∈(0,min{n/2,1}), the Morrey space ${\mathcal{M}}^{u}_{p}({\mathbb{R}}^{n})$ for 1<p≤u<∞, and the Triebel-Lizorkin-Morrey space $\dot{\mathcal{E}}^{s}_{upq}({\mathbb{R}}^{n})$ for 0<p≤u<∞, s∈? and q∈(0,∞], some of these results are new.     

Laser sources for precision spectroscopy on atomic strontium

We present a new laser setup designed for high-precision spectroscopy on laser cooled atomic strontium. The system, which is entirely based on semiconductor laser sources, delivers 200 mW at 461 nm for cooling and trapping atomic strontium from a thermal source, 4 mW at 497 nm for optical pumping from the metastable P23 state, 12 mW at 689 nm on linewidth less than 1 kHz for second-stage cooling of the atomic sample down to the recoil limit, 1.2 W at 922 nm for optical trapping close to the "magic wavelength" for the 0-1 intercombination line at 689 nm. The 689 nm laser was already employed to perform a frequency measurement of the 0-1 intercombination line with a relative accuracy of 2.3 x 10(-11), and the ensemble of laser sources allowed the loading in a conservative dipole trap of multi-isotopes strontium mixtures. The simple and compact setup developed represents one of the first steps towards the realization of a transportable optical standards referenced to atomic strontium.     

Cellular model for the compaction of a vertically tapped granular column

A cellular model for the compaction of granular material is described. It takes into account horizontal redistribution as well as vertical transfer of particles. Parameters are the width of the horizontal redistribution and the settling probability. Numerical simulations of the behaviour of a granular column in a container are shown as an example, and the evolution of some characteristic features over time has been followed for some typical configurations. Experimental results for the time evolution of the density can be reproduced for a settling probability proportional to the unoccupied spaces for particles in the lower cells. Received 3 March 2000 and Received in final form 21 July 2000     

2 μm semiconductor disk laser with a heterodyne linewidth below 10 kHz

We demonstrate a 2 μm semiconductor disk laser emitting in a single longitudinal mode with a linewidth in the <10 kHz range. A heterodyne detection scheme was used for precise linewidth measurements. In these experiments, the output beams of two identical laser cavities were superposed in order to generate a beat note signal on a photodiode. In the absence of active frequency stabilization, a linewidth of 45 kHz was measured at an output power of 100 mW. When using a frequency stabilization consisting of a feedback loop with a Fabry-Perot interferometer as wavelength reference, the linewidth could be further reduced to 9 kHz.     

A continuous cold atomic beam from a magneto-optical trap

We have developed and characterized a new method to produce a continuous beam of cold atoms from a standard vapour-cell magneto-optical trap (MOT). The experimental apparatus is very simple. Using a single laser beam it is possible to hollow out in the source MOT a direction of unbalanced radiation pressure along which cold atoms can be accelerated out of the trap. The transverse cooling process that takes place during the extraction reduces the beam divergence. The atomic beam is used to load a magneto-optical trap operating in an ultra-high vacuum environment. At a vapour pressure of 10^-8mbar in the loading cell, we have produced a continuous flux of 7×10⁷atoms/s at the recapture cell with a mean velocity of 14 m/s. A comparison of this method with a pulsed transfer scheme is presented. Received 19 February 2001