Higgs boson mass bounds in the Standard Model with type III and type I seesaw

In type III seesaw utilized to explain the observed solar and atmospheric neutrino oscillations the Standard Model (SM) particle spectrum is extended by introducing three SU(2)_L triplet fermion fields. This can have important implications for the SM Higgs boson mass (MH$M_H$) bounds based on vacuum stability and perturbativity arguments. We compute the appropriate renormalization group equations for type III seesaw, and then proceed to identify regions of the parameter space such that the SM Higgs boson mass window is enlarged to 125 GeV?MH?174 GeV$125\text{GeV}?M_H?174\text{GeV}$, with the type III seesaw scale close to TeV. We also display regions of the parameter space for which the vacuum stability and perturbativity bounds merge together for large neutrino Yukawa couplings. Comparison with type I seesaw is also presented.     

Harmonic measure and winding of random conformal paths: A Coulomb gas perspective

We consider random conformally invariant paths in the complex plane (SLEs). Using the Coulomb gas method in conformal field theory, we rederive the mixed multifractal exponents associated with both the harmonic measure and winding (rotation or monodromy) near such critical curves, previously obtained by quantum gravity methods. The results also extend to the general cases of harmonic measure moments and winding of multiple paths in a star configuration.     

Divergent 2-Chloroquinazolin-4(3H)-one Rearrangement: Twisted-Cyclic Guanidine Formation or Ring-Fused N-Acylguanidines via a Domino Process

A highly efficient 2-chloroquinazolin-4(3H)-one rearrangement was developed that predictably generates either twisted-cyclic or ring-fused guanidines in a single operation, depending on the presence of a primary versus secondary amine in the accompanying diamine reagent. Exclusive formation of twisted-cyclic guanidines results from pairing 2-chloroquinazolinones with secondary diamines. Use of primary amine-containing diamines permits a domino quinazolinone rearrangement/intramolecular cyclization, gated through (E)-twisted-cyclic guanidines, to afford ring-fused N-acylguanidines. This scalable, structurally tolerant transformation generated 55 guanidines and delivered twisted-cyclic guanidines with robust plasma stability and an abbreviated total synthesis of an antitumor ring-fused guanidine (4 steps, 55 % yield).     

The gross beta activity of surface sediment in different urban landscape areas

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - A castable polyurethane (PUR) with soft segment made by polytetrahydrofuran polyol (or polytretramethylene ether glycol?=?PTMEG)...     

Catalytic Behavior of Mono-N-Protected Amino-Acid Ligands in Ligand-Accelerated C−H Activation by Palladium(II)

Mono-N-protected amino acids (MPAAs) are increasingly common ligands in Pd-catalyzed C−H functionalization reactions. Previous studies have shown how these ligands accelerate catalytic turnover by facilitating the C−H activation step. Here, it is shown that MPAA ligands exhibit a second property commonly associated with ligand-accelerated catalysis: the ability to support catalytic turnover at substoichiometric ligand-to-metal ratios. This catalytic role of the MPAA ligand is characterized in stoichiometric C−H activation and catalytic C−H functionalization reactions. Palladacycle formation with substrates bearing carboxylate and pyridine directing groups exhibit a 50–100-fold increase in rate when only 0.05 equivalents of MPAA are present relative to Pd^II. These and other mechanistic data indicate that facile exchange between MPAAs and anionic ligands coordinated to Pd^II enables a single MPAA to support C−H activation at multiple Pd^II centers.     

Growth of New Linear Phenylene-Oxazole Oligomers with a Central Benzothiadiazole Fragment from Solutions of Crystals

Physics of the Solid State - For the first time, the results on the solubility and growth of new oligomers with a single conjugated core from solutions of organic crystals are reported. The new...     

Synchronization in ensembles of delay-coupled nonidentical neuronlike oscillators

Nonlinear Dynamics - We study both numerically and experimentally the synchronization in an ensemble of nonidentical neuronlike oscillators described by the FitzHugh–Nagumo equations. The...     

Electrosynthesis of Н<Subscript>2</Subscript>О<Subscript>2</Subscript> from О<Subscript>2</Subscript> in a Gas-Diffusion Electrode Based on Mesostructured Carbon CMK-3

Mesostructured carbon CMK-3 (Carbon Mesostructured by KAIST) synthesized by the template method is studied as the electrocatalyst for electrosynthesis of Н₂О₂ from О₂ in a gas-diffusion electrode (GDE) in alkaline and acidic solutions. The texture characteristics of the original material and its mixture with hydrophobizer (polytetrafluoroethylene) are studied by the method of low-temperature nitrogen adsorption. The rate constants for hydrogen peroxide decomposition on these materials in alkaline and acidic solutions are calculated. Kinetic parameters of oxygen reduction in alkaline and acidic solutions are determined as well as the capacitance of gas-diffusion electrodes based on mesocarbon. The selectivity of the electrocatalyst is estimated by finding the current fracture γ consumed in oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide. Data on the kinetics of hydrogen peroxide accumulation during electrosynthesis of Н₂О₂ from О₂ are obtained. The acidic solution of hydrogen peroxide with the concentration more than 3 M is obtained with the current efficiency higher than 80%.     

On the application of ICP-MS techniques for measuring uranium and plutonium: a Nordic inter-laboratory comparison exercise

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) techniques are widely used for determination of long-lived radionuclides and their isotopic ratios in the nuclear fields. Uranium (U) and Plutonium (Pu) isotopes have been determined by many researchers with ICP-MS due to its relatively high sensitivity and short measurement time. In this work, an inter-laboratory comparison exercise among the Nordic countries was performed, focusing on the measurement of U and Pu isotopes in certified reference materials by ICP-MS. The performance and characters of different ICP-MS instruments are evaluated and discussed in this paper.     

Solid state structure of 4,4,6,6-tetraphenylcyclohex-2-en-1-one

Synchrotron data allowed the crystal structure determination of 4,4,6,6-tetraphenylcyclohex-2-en-1-one (1). The cyclohexenone ring is in a half-chair conformation ³H₂violating the planarity of a conjugated -system. The geometry of 1 optimized with semiempirical and density functional theory calculations is in good agreement with the experimental data. Compound 1 crystallizes in triclinic space group with unit cell parameters a = 9.7995(19) Å, b = 10.5263(32) Å, c = 12.2001(37) Å, = 96.916(10)°, = 112.971(10)°, = 102.589(10)°, V = 1100.86(17) ų, and Z = 2.