A new window flow counter for counting radio gas-chromatography effluents

A thermal resistive window flow counter available for hard beta-emitters in radio gaschromatography effluents was developed. The plateau region of the counter showed more than 150 volts long even if the counter was operated at temperature up to 200°C. The radio gas-chromatograms for real samples containing high boiling compounds showed high resolution and shapper peaks.     

Stable-isotope dilution activation analysis,and determination of Ca,Zn and Ce by means of photon activation

As a new method, stable-isotope dilution activation analysis has been developed. When an element consists of at least two stable isotopes which are converted easily to the radioactive nuclides through nuclear reactions, the total amount of the element (xg) can be determined by irradiating simultaneously the duplicated sample containing small amounts of either enriched isotope (y g), and by using the following equation. $${{x = y\left( {{M \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {M {M*}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {M*}}} \right)\left[ {\left( {{{R*} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{R*} R}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} R}} \right)\left( {{{\theta _2^* } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\theta _2^* } {\theta _2 }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\theta _2 }}} \right) - \left( {{{\theta _1^* } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\theta _1^* } {\theta _1 }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\theta _1 }}} \right)} \right]} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{x = y\left( {{M \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {M {M*}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {M*}}} \right)\left[ {\left( {{{R*} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{R*} R}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} R}} \right)\left( {{{\theta _2^* } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\theta _2^* } {\theta _2 }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\theta _2 }}} \right) - \left( {{{\theta _1^* } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\theta _1^* } {\theta _1 }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\theta _1 }}} \right)} \right]} {\left[ {1 - \left( {{{R*} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{R*} R}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} R}} \right)} \right]}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\left[ {1 - \left( {{{R*} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{R*} R}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} R}} \right)} \right]}}$$ Where M and M^* are atomic weights of the element to be determined and the enriched isotope used as a spike,θ ₁ andθ ₂ are natural abundances of two stable isotopes in the element,θ ₁ ^* andθ ₂ ^* are isotopic compositions of the above isotopes in the enriched isotope, and R and R^* are counting ratios of gamma-rays emitted by two radionuclides produced in the sample and the isotopic mixture. Neither calibration standard nor correction of irradiation conditions are necessary for this method. Usefulness of the present method was verified by photon activations of Ca, Zn and Ce using isotopically enriched⁴⁸ca,⁶⁸Zn and¹⁴²Ce.     

Preparation of polymers containing sugar residues

The synthesis of five different polymers containing sugar residues on side chain is described. 1-O-Methacryloyltetra-O-acetyl-D -glucose, 1-O-methacryloyltetra-O-acetyl-D -galactose, and 6-O-methacryloyltetra-O-acetyl-D -glucose were prepared and polymerized. The polymethacrylates obtained were converted into water-soluble polymers by removing the acetyl protective group with sodium methoxide. 6-O-Methacryloyldiisopropylidene-D -galactose was also prepared and polymerized. The isopropylidene protective group was removed by acid hydrolysis. Poly (N-methacryloylglucosamine) was prepared directly by the polymerization of N-methacryloyl-D -glucosamine without the use of any protective group.     

Determination of antimony depth profiles in semiconductor silicon by chemical etching and nondispersive atomic fluorescence spectrometry with hydride generation

After the silicon has been anodized, the silica film formed is removed by dilute hydrofluoric acid, and the antimony in the etching solution determined by nondispersive atomic fluorescence spectrometry. The amount of silicon removed is measured in the etching solution by inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. Down to 10¹⁸ atoms Sb cm^-3 can be determined at sectioning intervals of 50 nm.     

Equilibrium anionic polymerization of the isopropenyl monomers containing aromatic heterocycles

The anionic polymerization of three monomers, 2-isopropenyl-4,5-dimethyloxazole(I), 2-isopropenylthiazole(II), and 2-isopropenylpyridine(III), was studied in THF. These monomers produced red-colored living polymers on addition of sodium naphthalene or living α-methylstyrene tetramer as an initiator. It was observed that a considerable amount of monomer remained in the respective living polymer–monomer system, indicating that an equilibrium between the polymer and the monomer existed as in the case of α-methylstyrene. At lower temperatures, the conversion of the monomer to the polymer increased. The equilibrium monomer concentrations [M_e] were determined at different temperatures, and the heats (ΔH) and the entropies (ΔS°) of polymerization were obtained by plotting In(1/[M_e]) against 1/T as ΔH = ?9.4, ?6.8, and ?6.2 kcal/mole, ΔS°S = ?22.9, ?16.5, and ?16.6, eu for I, II, and III, respectively.     

Confirmation of the crystal structure of poly(p‐phenylene benzobisoxazole) by the X‐ray structure analysis of model compounds and the energy calculation

To check the previously proposed crystal structure of poly(p‐phenylene benzobisoxazole) [PBO], we performed an X‐ray structure analysis for single crystals of low molecular weight model compounds with the following chemical formulas: Both of these two model compounds show essentially the same molecular and subcell structures as those of PBO: the molecular chains take an almost perfect planar conformation and are packed together with a relative height between the adjacent chains of about 3 Å along the chain axis, although for the polymer the chains are shifted by the same value but in a disordered mode with respect to the direction of the shift (upward or downward), different from the regular packing in model compounds. These structural features are reproduced well with energy calculations. Structural ordering in PBO fibers caused by heat treatment at high temperatures, as clarified by X‐ray diffraction measurement, are interpreted on the basis of the energy calculations. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 39: 1296–1311, 2001     

Channelling study on the lattice location of hydrogen in metals utilizing a nuclear reaction

The behaviour of hydrogen in metals has been investigated by a channelling method utilizing a nuclear reaction¹H(¹¹B, ). The results are briefly summarized.     

Chemical effects of L X-rays emitted from iodine and antimony compounds

L X-ray spectra of iodine and antimony compounds were measured using a doublecrystal spectrometer, L₄ X-rays emitted from the valence 5p electrons were found to be sensitive to the chemical environment. The L₄/L₃, L₁/L₁ and L_2,15/L₁ intensity ratios were remarkably changed in various compounds of these elements. L₄ energies of iodine compounds were shifted with the increase of the formal oxidation number.