Suspension and fall of heavy particles in random two-dimensional flow

We investigate the settling of heavy particles in a steady, two-dimensional random velocity field, and find instances in which particle suspension occurs. This leads to a bimodal velocity distribution that may explain some apparently conflicting results reported in the literature. The bimodal distribution is typically smeared out by a time dependence of the ambient flow but, if the time variation is slow, the settling rates of some particles will be as well. The resulting broadbanded velocity distribution of the settling particles will have significance for processes such as rain drop formation, in which the spread of particle velocities affects the statistics of particle collisions.     

13C NMR Assignments of Artemisinin,Desoxyartemisinin and Artemether

The ¹³C nmr assignments for all carbons except the methylene groups were made for artemisinin (1), artemether (2) and desoxyartemisinin (3). The assignments were based on chemical shift theory and confirmed by selective band decoupling experiments.     

Synthesis and Spectral Study of Several Solid M3[Eu(2,6-Pyridinedicarboxylate)3] Salts (M=Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+, NH4 +, and Pyridinium+)

Abstract

Salts of the [Eu(2,6-pyridinedicarboxylate)₃]^3- complex anion and various monovalent inorganic and organic counterions (Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺, Cs⁺, NH₄ ⁺, and pyridinium⁺) have been synthesized and studied by emission spectroscopy. The Eu³⁺ ion emission spectra exhibited by these salts have been observed with high resolution (less than 1.0 cm^?1) and at low temperature (77 K). The emission spectra of these compounds indicate that changing the attached counterion does not affect the site symmetry observed by the europium ion beyond slight distortions indicated by small shifts in the energies of the Eu³⁺ electronic levels.     

Reconstruction of dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the breast with temporal constraints

A number of methods using temporal and spatial constraints have been proposed for reconstruction of undersampled dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. The complex data can be constrained or regularized in a number of different ways, for example, the time derivative of the magnitude and phase image voxels can be constrained separately or jointly. Intuitively, the performance of different regularizations will depend on both the data and the chosen temporal constraints. Here, a complex temporal total variation (TV) constraint was compared to the use of separate real and imaginary constraints, and to a magnitude constraint alone. Projection onto Convex Sets (POCS) with a gradient descent method was used to implement the diverse temporal constraints in reconstructions of DCE MRI data. For breast DCE data, serial POCS with separate real and imaginary TV constraints was found to give relatively poor results while serial/parallel POCS with a complex temporal TV constraint and serial POCS with a magnitude-only temporal TV constraint performed well with an acceleration factor as large as R=6. In the tumor area, the best method was found to be parallel POCS with complex temporal TV constraint. This method resulted in estimates for the pharmacokinetic parameters that were linearly correlated to those estimated from the fully-sampled data, with K^trans,R=6=0.97 K^trans,R=1+0.00 with correlation coefficient r=0.98, k_ep,R=6=0.95 k_ep,R=1+0.00 (r=0.85). These results suggest that it is possible to acquire highly undersampled breast DCE-MRI data with improved spatial and/or temporal resolution with minimal loss of image quality.     

Matrix isolation study of S2O6F2 pyrolysis products: The infrared spectrum of SO3F radical

Infrared and visible absorption spectra of the low pressure heated products of S₂O₆F₂ trapped in inert gas matrices at 14 K are presented. The following have been identified as major infrared-absorbing species: SO₃F, SO₃, HSO₃F, and S₂O₆F₂, with matrix spectra of the latter three unequivocally confirming their presence. Reasonable reactions accounting for the production of these species are proposed, and a reassignment of the fundamental vibrations of monomeric HSO₃F is offered. The infrared absorptions of the SO₈F radical have been observed for the first time, and the six fundamental vibrations determined. These frequencies are in good accord with earlier values deduced indirectly by King and Warren from hot band transitions in the visible absorption spectrum of the vapor. This same visible system (${}^2\text{E}\text{-}\text{X}\text{?}{}^2\text{A}{}_2$) has also been observed here for the matrix isolated species.     

ELEMENTAL SULFUR REACTIONS WITH 2-PICOLINE

Abstract

A study of the reaction of the elemental sulfur with 2-picoline is reported. The process was carried out at the boiling point of the 2-picoline under argon. After removing unreacted solids, the reaction products were identified by means of LC. GC and GC-MS. The following products have been identified by mass spectrometry: 1,2-di/2-pyridyl/-ethane. 1,2-di/2-pyridyl/-ethene. 2-methyl-x-[/2-pyridyl/methyl]pyridines, 2-mercapto-methyl-[x/2-pyridyl/methyl]-pyridines, l-mercapto-1,2-di/2-pyridyl/-ethane, 5,6-di/2-pyridyl/-5H-cyclopenta-[b]pyridine, 5,6-di/2-pyridyl/-7H-cyclopenta[b]pyridine, 1,2,3-tri/2-pyridyl/-propane. 1,2-di/2-pyridyl/-1-[x-/2-methyl/-pyridyl]-ethane, 5,6-di/2-pyridyl/-7-[/2-pyridyl/methyl]-7H-cyclopenta[b]pyridine, 5,6-di/2-pyridyl/-5-[/2-pyridyl/-methyl]-5H-cyclopenta-[b]pyridine. Di{7-[5,6-di/2-pyridyl/-7H-cyclopenta[b]pyridyl]} sulfide and di(7-[5,6-di/2-pyridyl/-7H-cyclopentalblpyridyl]} disulfide.