New aspect in transient magnetic fields using heavy ion beams

Transient field precessions have been measured with the first excited 2 ₁ ⁺ -state as probe for ions of²⁸Si traversing Fe at v_ion?1v₀ and 13v₀(v₀=c/137) and⁶²Ni being stopped in Fe. The degree of polarization deduced for the Si ions, p_1s=0.19(6), is consistent with low-velocity data. There is clear evidence that the field strength is attenuated by heavy ion beams. For the⁶²Ni(2 ₁ ⁺ ) state at 1.173 MeV a g-factor value of g=0.34(7) was obtained in good agreement with a previous result.     

Measurements of lifetime andg-factor of the 32S(4 1 + ) state at 4.459 MeV

Precessions of the very short-lived 2 ₁ ⁺ - and 4 ₁ ⁺ -states in³²S have been measured using the transient field technique. The deducedg-factor of the 4 ₁ ⁺ -state g=+0.40(15) agrees with the known value of the 2 ₁ ⁺ -state and with theoretical predictions. In addition, the lifetimes of both states were redetermined and are consistent with previous results.     

Structure of nuclei near100Sn and theπg 9/2 →vg 7/2 Gamow-Teller beta decays

Selected properties of the Gamow-Teller beta decay of even nuclei near¹⁰⁰Sn have been studied. Two theoretical models were used: a self-consistent Hartree-Fock-Bogolyubov approach with the Skyrme interaction and a shell-correction model with a Woods-Saxon average field and monopole pairing residual interaction. Calculations reproduce fairly well both theQ _EC values and the average energies of theI ^π=1⁺ states fed directly in the decay. It is shown that the observed energy splitting between the 1⁺ states cannot be associated with a stable deformation of a final doubly-odd nucleus. The calculated pairing factors are used to estimate the 0⁺ → 1⁺ GT transition strength in the neighbourhood of doubly-magic ₅₀ ¹⁰⁰ Sn₅₀.     

Amperometric flow-injection analysis of hydrazine by electrocatalytic oxidation at cobalt tetraphenylporphyrin modified electrode with heat treatment

Chemically modified electrodes prepared by treating the cobalt tetraphenylporphyrin modified glassy-carbon electrode at 750 degrees (HCME) are shown to catalyze the electrooxidation of hydrazine. The oxidation occurred at +0.63 V vs. Ag/AgCl (saturated potassium chloride) in pH 2.5 media. The catalytic response is evaluated with respect to solution pH, potential scan-rate, concentration dependence and flow-rate. The catalytic stability of the HCME is compared with that of the cobalt tetraphenylporphyrin adsorbed glassy-carbon electrode. The stability of the HCME was excellent in acidic solution and even in solutions containing organic solvent (50% CH(3)OH). When used as the sensing electrode in amperometric detection in flow-injection analysis, the HCME permitted sensitive detection of hydrazine at 0.5 V. The limit of detection was 0.1 ng. The linear range was from 50 ng to 2.4 mug. The method is very sensitive and selective.     

Separation and analysis of radioiodine in nuclear reprocessing solutions of high ionic strength

Ion chromatography (IC) can be used to separate radioiodine from fission products and other ionic species in complex reprocessing solution matrices. A preliminary concentration and separation of the radioiodine is performed using a column filled with a platinum-coated copper bed which converts all forms of iodine to iodide and selectively adsorbs the iodide. The separation is completed by employing an anion chromatographic system. The iodide peak aliquot is collected for subsequent radioanalysis by low energy photon spectroscopy. Results indicate quantitative separation and recovery of iodine. The entire system is automated under computer control and is able to handle small (l) and large (500 ml) sample sizes.     

Multiplicity distributions at 250 GeV/c,a comparison of fits

The multiplicity distribution of all charged particles, as well as that of negatives and positives taken separately have been fitted by a number of recently proposed parametrizations. The negative binomial (2 parameters) and Laguerre distribution (3 parameters), in general, give good and very similar fits, but one of the parameters of the Laguerre distribution remains undetermined by the fit. The Krasznovszky-Wagner distribution (3 parameters) is better than the two first ones for full phase space, but slightly worse in intermediate rapidity intervals. Its disadvantage is the behaviour atn=0. The Branching distribution does not fit at an energy of \(\sqrt s = 22\) GeV.     

Forward-backward multiplicity correlations in σ+ p,K + p andpp collisions at 250 GeV/c

Forward-backward multiplicity correlations in σ⁺,K ⁺ p andpp collisions at 250 GeV/c ( \(\sqrt s \) =22 GeV) are given for all charges and for the different charge combinations. The correlations are found to be caused predominantly by centrally produced particles. It is demonstrated that this result is an agreement with observations at the ISR and the CERNp \(\bar p\) -Collider. The results are compared to expectations from LUND, DPM and FRITIOF Monte Carlo models and a geometrical picture relating correlations in hadron-hadron collisions toe ⁺ e ^? data in terms of impact parameters is tested.     

Observation and analysis ofE mesons in\bar p p annihilation at rest in H2 gas

Antiproton-proton annihilation at rest in a gaseous H₂ target at NTP into the final state π⁺ π^? K ^± π^? (K ⁰) with an undetectedK ⁰ or \(\bar K^0 \) has been investigated. We observe theE(1420) resonance in the invariant mass spectrum (K ⁰)_miss K ^± π^? with massM _E =1413±8 MeV/c² and widthГ ^E =62 ± 16MeV/c² and find evidence for the production of thef ₁(1285). The absolute branching ratio of \(\bar p\) p → π⁺ π^? E ⁰,E ⁰ →K ₀ ^L K ^± π ^? at (61±6)%P wave annihilation is (3.0±0.9)·10^?4 of all annihilations. The observed suppression of theE production fromP wave with respect to theS wave together with some simple selection rules suggest that the quantum numbers of theE(1420) areJ ^pc=0^?+ and not I⁺⁺.     

Backward particle production in neutrino neon interactions

Backward proton and pion production is studied in ν and \(\bar v\) charged current interactions in neon. The results are compared with other experiments and theory. The complete backward proton data is compatible with protons produced by reinteractions in the nucleus. However in events with only one proton, muon variables appear correlated to those for the backward proton, as expected by the two-nucleon correlation model.     

Lie-symmetry vector fields for linear and nonlinear wave equations

We derive the Lie symmetry vector fields for the linear wave equation u=0 and nonlinear wave equation u=u ³. The conformal vector fields for the underlying metric tensor fieldg are also given. We construct the conservation laws and derive similarity solutions. Furthermore, we perform a Painlevé test for the nonlinear wave equation and discuss whether Lie-Bäcklund vector fields exist.