Determination of the atmospheric neutrino spectra with the Fréjus detector

The combined analysis of the final event set of data on neutrino interactions inside the detector, upward going stopping muons and horizontal muons recorded in the Fréjus experiment is presented. The absolute atmospheric neutrino spectra in the energy range for electron neutrinos and for muon neutrinos are determined. Based on the parameterization of Volkova for thev ^µ a spectral index of =2.66±0.05 is obtained from the ratio of horizontal muons over upward going stopping muons and from the measurement of the energy loss of horizontal muons inside the detector. The neutrino spectra are compared with various flux calculations. They do not show any evidence for neutrino oscillations in agreement with earlier analyses of the Fréjus data.Now atUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA     

Weak decays of heavy mesons in the instantaneous Bethe Salpeter approach

In the framework of the instantaneous Bethe Salpeter equation we investigate weak decays ofB andD mesons. Mesons are described asq $\bar q$ states interacting via a mixture of a scalar and a vector confining kernel and a one gluon exchange. The model parameters are fixed by a fit to the meson mass spectrum including also the light mesons. We calculate form factors and compare our results to the pole dominance hypothesis. From a fit to ARGUS and CLEO data onB→D ^*?v semileptonic decay we extract the Cabbibo Kobayashi Maskawa matrix element to beV _cb =(0.032 ± 0.003)(1.49ps/τ _b )^1/2 The Isgur Wise function is calculated utilizing the heavy quark mass limit. Finally, we give some results on nonleptonic decays.     

Full-wave analysis of waveguide-to-microstrip transitions for millimeter wave applications

A full-wave solution is presented for the waveguide to microstrip transition. The exact Green's function of the transition is used in a moment method procedure. The behavior of the microstrip transition to a rectangular waveguide is studied with respect to the critical dimensions of the microstrip width, length and backshort location. The convergence characteristics of the full wave analysis method are investigated, along with the current distribution and the input impedance. Results given for the return loss is compared with measurements.     

Piezoelectric sound generation and detection at 70 GHz using the technique of linear frequency modulation of a continuous wave

The method of linear frequency modulation of a continuous wave (FM-CW) in sound-echo experiments is demonstrated at a sound frequency of 70 GHz. A reflex klystron with a cw power of only 300 mW and a planar Hertzian resonator are used for the piezoelectric sound excitation. Applying homodyne detection, spectral echo signals are detected in the kHz range by means of a spectral analyzer. The detected echoes show an excellent signal-to-noise ratio. Details of the experimental setup and the underlying theory of the FM-CW sound experiments are presented. We observe experimentally two excited needle-like sound beams in 65 m distance, each about 30 m in diameter.     

Observation of isomeric states in197Bi

The high spin states of¹¹⁹Te, populated in¹¹⁰Pd(¹³C,4n) and¹¹⁰Pd(¹²C,3n) reactions, have been studied through -ray spectroscopy. The level scheme has been established upto a spin of 55/2. Three-quasiparticle states, based on g² _7/2h_11/2 and g_7/2d_5/2h_11/2 configurations, have been identified. The 35/2 and 39/2 states are suggested to be the fully aligned states constituted by five valence h_11/2 ³, g_7/2, d_5/2 quasiparticles.     

Luminescence centers in porous silicon

Photoluminescence studies on porous silicon show that there are luminescence centers present in the surface states. By taking photoluminescence spectra of porous silicon with respect to temperature, a distinct peak can be observed in the temperature range 100–150 K. Both linear and nonlinear relationships were observed between excitation laser power and the photoluminescence intensity within this temperature range. In addition, there was a tendency for the photoluminescence peak to red shift at low temperature as well as at low excitation power. This is interpreted as indicating that the lower energy transition becomes dominant at low temperature and excitation power. The presence of these luminescence centers can be explained in terms of porous silicon as a mixture of silicon clusters and wires in which quantum confinement along with surface passivation would cause a mixing of andX band structure between the surface states and the bulk. This mixing would allow the formation of luminescence centers.     

Some properties of higher-order Darboux transformations

We introduce the operator of the Darboux transformation of order n as an nth-order differential operator transforming the solution of the one-dimensional Schrödinger equation with a given potential into the solution corresponding to a different potential. For n=1 we obtain the usual Darboux transformation. It is shown that when n1 this transformation can always be represented as a product of n first-order Darboux transformations. We discuss the relationship between higher-order Darboux transformations and the supersymmetric approach to quantum mechanics and also the algebra of the dynamical symmetry of the system.Tomsk State University. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 7, pp. 3–8, July, 1995.     

The development of a sampler-sensor using a vanadium-oxinate-polymer film for the selective and direct determination of atmospheric ethanol

The development of a sensor for the direct and selective determination of atmospheric ethanol is in the initial stages. The sensor takes advantage of the selective chemical reaction between ethanol and vanadium oxinate. This reaction occurs in an organic medium where a red colored complex is the product. This reaction is determined spectrophotometrically where the absorbance maxima is 475 nm. The focus of this paper is to discuss the parameters necessary to develop a solid sorbent sampling-sensor which can be used to determine atmospheric ethanol.     

Investigation of the extraction equilibria in the system hexachloridorhenate(IV)-neotetrazolium chloride-dichloroethane-water

The neotetrazolium hexachloridorhenate(IV) (NTReCl(6)) has been synthesized and its composition checked. The optimum conditions for the extraction of NTReCl(6) with dichloroethane have been established. The recovery factor for one-fold extraction is R = 74%. The distribution constant, K(D), extraction constant, K(ex), and ion-association constant, beta, have been determined. Neotetrazolium chloride was found to be suitable reagent for extraction-spectrophotometric determination of rhenium(IV) ((NTReCl(6)) = 3.42 +/- 0.20 x 10(4)M(-1) cm(-1)).