Description of low-lying state structures with Skyrme interaction

We use the quasiparticle random phase approximation to study properties of the low-lying 2⁺ states in the even-even nuclei around ¹³²Sn. Starting from a Skyrme interaction in the particle-hole channel and a density-dependent zero-range interaction in the particle-particle channel, the calculation within the finite-rank separable approximation for the residual interaction is performed.     

Observation of solar-magnetospheric and geophysical effects on the electron and proton fluxes detected by the satellite-borne ARINA instrument

New results are presented on the observations of bursts and variations in high-energy charged-particle fluxes in the near-Earth space by the ARINA instrument operated onboard the Resurs-DK1 satellite since 2006.     

Structures of distorted phases and critical and noncritical atomic displacements of elpasolite Rb<Subscript>2</Subscript>KInF<Subscript>6</Subscript> during phase transitions

The structures of all three phases of the Rb₂KInF₆ crystal have been determined from the experimental X-ray diffraction data for the powder sample. The refinement of the profile and structural parameters has been carried out by the technique implemented in the DDM program, which minimizes the differences between the derivatives of the calculated and measured X-ray intensities over the entire profile of the X-ray diffraction pattern. The results obtained have been discussed using the group-theoretical analysis of the complete order-parameter condensate, which takes into account the critical and noncritical atomic displacements and permits the interpretation of the experimental data obtained previously. It has been reliably established that the sequence of changes in the symmetry during phase transitions in Rb₂KInF₆ can be represented as $ Fm\bar 3m\xrightarrow[{0,0,\phi }]{{11 - 9\left( {\Gamma _4^ + } \right)}}{{I114} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{I114} {m\xrightarrow[{\left( {\psi ,\phi ,\phi } \right)}]{{11 - 9\left( {\Gamma _4^ + } \right) \oplus 10 - 3\left( {X_3^ + } \right)}}{{P12_1 } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{P12_1 } {n1}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {n1}}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {m\xrightarrow[{\left( {\psi ,\phi ,\phi } \right)}]{{11 - 9\left( {\Gamma _4^ + } \right) \oplus 10 - 3\left( {X_3^ + } \right)}}{{P12_1 } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{P12_1 } {n1}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {n1}}}} $ Fm\bar 3m\xrightarrow[{0,0,\phi }]{{11 - 9\left( {\Gamma _4^ + } \right)}}{{I114} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{I114} {m\xrightarrow[{\left( {\psi ,\phi ,\phi } \right)}]{{11 - 9\left( {\Gamma _4^ + } \right) \oplus 10 - 3\left( {X_3^ + } \right)}}{{P12_1 } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{P12_1 } {n1}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {n1}}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {m\xrightarrow[{\left( {\psi ,\phi ,\phi } \right)}]{{11 - 9\left( {\Gamma _4^ + } \right) \oplus 10 - 3\left( {X_3^ + } \right)}}{{P12_1 } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{P12_1 } {n1}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {n1}}}} .     

Trapped Positrons and Electrons in the Inner Radiation Belt According to Data of the PAMELA Experiment

Measurements of secondary-electron and secondary-positron fluxes below the geomagnetic cutoff in near-Earth space were performed by means of the PAMELA magnetic spectrometer installed on board the Resurs-DK1 satellite launched on June 15, 2006, in an elliptical orbit of inclination 70° and altitude 350 to 600 km. This spectrometer permits measuring the fluxes of electrons and positrons over a wide energy range, as well as determining their spatial distributions to a precision of about 2°. A calculation of particle trajectories in the geomagnetic field makes it possible to separate electrons and positrons originating from cosmic-ray interactions in the Earth’s magnetosphere. The spatial distributions of quasitrapped, trapped, and short-lived albedo positrons and electrons of energy above 70 MeV in the radiation belt were analyzed. The ratio of the electron-to-positron fluxes and the energy spectra of the electrons and positrons in question are indicative of different productionmechanisms for stably trapped and quasitrapped secondary particles.     

Second Harmonic Generation in Thin Zinc Sulfide Films

Optical second harmonic generation, mechanical stresses, and structure are investigated in thin polycrystalline zinc sulfide films. The resulting data indicate that there is no correlation between the mechanical stresses and the quadratic optical nonlinearity. In view of the X-ray diffraction results, the nature of the nonlinearity is explained using the model of a nanotextured film consisting of crystallites with the sphalerite or wurtzite structure. It is shown that this model allows satisfactory agreement between calculations and experiment.     

Formation of Polymer Nanolayers with Special Properties at Polymer Surfaces

A principal possibility of the utilization of polymer peroxides for the modification of polymer surfaces that provides an immobilization of the tailored quantity of peroxide groups at them has been established. The processes of polymer surface activation with following “grafting from” or “grafting to” utilizing immobilized peroxide groups has been studied using a FTIR-ATR spectroscopy, ellipsometry and measurements of contact angles. The proposed technique of polymer surface activation is based on the universal ability of carbon chain polymer to participate the free radical reactions.     

Noise Behaviour of a THz Superconducting Hot-Electron Bolometer Mixer

A quasi-optical superconducting NbN hot-electron bolometer （HEB） mixer is measured in the frequency range of 0.5-2.5 THz for understanding of the frequency dependence of noise temperature of THz coherent detectors. It has been found that noise temperature increasing with frequency is mainly due to the coupling loss between the quasioptical planar antenna and the superconducting HEB bridge when taking account of non-uniform distribution of high-frequency current. With the coupling loss corrected, the superconducting HEB mixer demonstrates a noise temperature nearly independent of frequency.     

Ultra-high efficiency multilayer blazed gratings through deposition kinetic control

Diffraction efficiency of multilayer-coated blazed gratings (MBG) strongly depends on the perfection of the sawtooth-shaped layers in the overall composite structure. Growth of multilayers on sawtooth substrates should be carefully optimized to reduce groove profile distortion and, at the same time, to avoid significant roughening of multilayer interfaces. In this work, we report on a way to optimize growth of sputter-deposited Mo/Si multilayers on sawtooth substrates through variation of the sputtering gas pressure. We believe a new record for diffraction efficiency of 44% was achieved for an optimized MBG with groove density of 5250 lines/mm at the wavelength of 13.1 nm.     

Luminescence spectra of Ho3+ in distorted parity-breaking HoF63− octahedra

Low temperature luminescence spectrum of holmium ions in monoclinic Rb₂KHoF₆ crystal was found to be well analyzable by the comparison with earlier studied cubic Cs₂NaHoF₆. The manifestation of the local symmetry influence on the strength of individual lines is found to be distinctive. In the absence of structural data, the local symmetry of holmium in Rb₂KHoF₆ is proved to be a non-centrosymmetric one. The concentration quenching of holmium luminescence in Rb₂KHoF₆ is found to be rather modest.     

Potassium and ammonium dihydrogen phosphates activated with thallium: Growth and luminescence and scintillation properties

The conditions for the growth of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) and ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (ADP) crystals with concentrations of the thallium activator in the initial solution of 0.01, 0.1, and 1.0 wt % are investigated. It is shown that the character of incorporation and distribution of thallium in the KDP and ADP lattices is limited, apparently, by the difference in the ionic radii of K⁺, NH ₄ ⁺ , and Tl⁺ cations and the charge state of prismatic {100} and pyramidal {101} growth planes. Doping of KDP and ADP with thallium (to 0.1 and 1.0 wt %, respectively) does not deteriorate the structural quality of these crystals. The dependence of the lattice parameters a and c on the thallium impurity concentration is investigated. The absorption bands of thallium in the KDP:Tl⁺ and ADP:Tl⁺ crystals peak at 218 and 215 nm, respectively, while the photoluminescence band peaks at 280 nm for both types of crystals. The relative light yield upon excitation of scintillations by α particles (Pu²³⁹) and β particles (Bi²⁰⁷) is measured.