Zur Kinetik der Spinellbildung von β-Ga2O3 mit zweiwertigen Oxiden. IV. Reaktionen 2. Art im System CoO-β-Ga2O3

The solid-state reaction of the second kind in a sandwich type diffusion couple of $\text{Co}{}_{\mathrm{1?z}}\text{Ga}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>2z</mtext><mtext>3</mtext>}}\text{O}$ and β-Ga₂O₃ has been investigated between 1249 and 1550°C in air. The quantity z, which corresponds to the saturation concentration of β-Ga₂O₃ in CoO, was determined as a function of temperature by X-ray methods and the optical microscope; the homogeneity range of the spinel phase $\text{Co}{}_{\mathrm{1?y}}\text{Ga}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>2+</mtext><mtext>2y</mtext><mtext>3</mtext>}}\text{O}{}_4$ was investigated also. The growth of the thickness of the reaction layer follows a parabolic rate law; the activation energy is 71.6 kcal/mole. A comparison of reaction rate constants of the first and second kind in connection with experimental results, achieved with a modified marker technique, leads to confirmation of the Wagner mechanism for the formation of CoGa₂O₄ spinel as supposed before by Laqua. Reaction rate constants of the second kind, calculated from interdiffusion profiles in CoO-β-Ga₂O₃ diffusion couples, are in good agreement with experimental values. Presented data are used for estimating interdiffusion coefficients for the CoO-β-Ga₂O₃ system according to theoretical aspects developed by Pelton, Schmalzried, and Greskovich.     

Comparison of various calibration techniques for the direct spectroscopical analysis of SiC powders

Techniques for the direct analysis of powdered advanced ceramics provide an advantageous alternative to methods using wet digestion in sample preparation. The direct spectrochemical methods based on electrothermal vaporization (ETV-ICP-OES, solid-ETV-AAS, etc.) show a great similarity to the classical method of d. c. arc excitation. The calibration procedure is the major difficulty of all techniques applied for direct solid sample analysis, as there is a lack of suitable reference materials of ceramics. Consequently, it was necessary to verify various possibilities of preparation and application of model calibration samples. The results of such a calibration are compared with those using within-laboratory standards.     

A Novel Method for Quantification of Circulating DNA in Serum by Capillary Zone Electrophoresis

In this paper, we first presented a novel method for quantification of circulating DNA in human serum based on capillary zone electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection (CZE-LIF). The serum was digested by proteinase to release free DNA, and then CZE-LIF system was used for the quantification of total circulating DNA. This method was successfully used to quantify the circulating DNA levels in sera from healthy individuals and certain cancer patients.We found the significantly elevated circulating DNA levels in certain prostate cancer patients. Our results demonstrated that CZE-LIF system has good linearity, excellent sensitivity (0.5 ng/mL DNA),satisfactory reproducibility (RSDs in one day and between days were both less than 5%) and reliability, and is well suitable to the quantification of the circulating DNA in human serum or plasma.     

Computer simulation of ion recombination in irradiated nonpolar liquids

A review of the results of computer simulation of the diffusion controlled recombination of ions is presented. The ions generated in clusters of two and three pairs of oppositely charged ions were considered. The recombination kinetics and the ion escape probability at infinite time with and without external electric field have been computed. These results are compared with the calculations based on the single-pair theory.     

A continuous flow instrument with flow regulation and automatic sensitivity range adaptation for the determination of atmospheric H2S

A set-up for continuous measurements of atmospheric H₂S concentrations in the range between 0.138 g/m³ and 17.5 g/m³ is described. All flows are regulated by flow sensors which are connected to the respective pump by a feed back circuit. The instrument is working in two sensitivity ranges. One is provided for low H₂S concentrations (lower than 1.75 g/m³) and the other for higher levels (higher than 1.75 g/m³). During continuous measurements the set-up enables an automatic adaptation of one of the sensitivity ranges to ambient H₂S concentrations. The critical step of absorption of gaseous H₂S into the liquid phase of the continuous flow system could be stabilised by the development of a new fluid level control system. After numerous test measurements under laboratory conditions the instrument was tested for the first time in June 1993 during field measurements in the tropics. These measurements took place in the environment of natural and industrial sources of H₂S in the vicinity of Salvador da Bahia in Brazil. Data are presented which prove the ability of the instrument.Dedicated to Professor D. Dieter Klockow on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Absorption spectra and photochemistry of the toluene cation and benzyl radical in solid argon

Toluene diluted in argon subjected to continuous argon discharge radiation during condensation at 21 K revealed absorptions at 310.5 and 449.6 nm due to benzyl radical, and 317 nm due to a C₇7H₉ radical. A photosensitive 430 nm band, in agreement with photodissociation spectra of the toluene parent cation, is assigned to this species.     

Semi-empirical studies of molecular vibrations:: Part 2 A study of the vibrations of the benzene and perdeutero benzene molecules

The MINDO/2 prime method is applied to the study of the force field of the benzene molecule. Force constants are recorded and compared with the data of Duinker and Mills. The wavenumbers of vibration are calculated for both perhydro and perdeuterobenzene, and the values compared with experiment.     

Reaction d'un thiolate de molybdene sur l'hexafluorobutyne

Bis(methyl)disulphide and the organometallic compound {(Cp)Mo(CO)₃}₂ in low oxidation state under photolysis give especially with the hexa-fluorobut-2 yne a 18-electron olefin complexe {(Cp)Mo(CO)₃(CF₃C₂CF₃SCH₃)}. The new compounds are reported and the reaction discussed.     

Vibrational dephasing time of a molecular subgroup investigated by ultrashort coherent probing techniques

Normal vibrational modes which are broadened by a distribution of frequencies are coherently excited via transient stimulated Raman scattering. The dephasing time of a subgroup of molecules is observed using a new selective k-vector technique. In this way, one studies the homogeneous linewidth of an inhomogeneously broadened vibrational band. Results are reported on CH-stretching modes of methanol and ethylene glycol.     

Electron spin-spin contact interaction in many-electron atoms

A general formulation has been developed for the evaluation of the total electron spin-spin contact interaction in many-electron atoms, including both the intra- and inter-shell contributions. Calculations have been carried out, using existing analytical Hartree-Fock functions, for the positive ions, neutral systems, and negative ions for all the atoms from He to Kr.

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Zusammenfassung Es wird ein allgemeiner Formalismus zur Berechnung der gesamten Elektronen-Spin-Spin-Kontakt-Wechselwirkung in Vielelektronen-Atomen angegeben, der sowohl die Anteile der Wechselwirkung innerhalb einer Schale als auch zwischen einzelnen Schalen berücksichtigt. Berechnungen wurden unter Benutzung vorhandener analytischer Hartree-Fock-Funktionen für die positiven Ionen, die neutralen Systeme und die negativen Ionen aller Atome von He bis Kr durchgeführt.

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This work has been supported in part by the National Research Council of Canada.