Matter-induced ω→ππ decay

We calculate the width for the ω→ππ decay in nuclear matter in a hadronic model including mesons, nucleons and Δ isobars. We find a substantial width of the longitudinally polarized ω modes, reaching ∼100 MeV for mesons moving suitably fast with respect to the nuclear medium. Received: 7 June 1999 / Revised version: 14 October 1999     

Toeplitz Operators on the Fock Space

We study Toeplitz operators on the Fock space with positive measures as symbols. Main results include characterizations of Fock–Carleson measures, bounded Toeplitz operators, compact Toeplitz operators, and Toeplitz operators in the Schatten p-classes.     

3D high-resolution acoustic imaging of the sub-seabed

Chirp sub-bottom profilers are marine acoustic devices that use a known and repeatable frequency-modulated source signature to produce vertical seismic reflection cross-sections of the sub-seabed. Here a 3D Chirp system is described that operates in the frequency range of 1.5-13 kHz, to produce a three-dimensional image of the sub-seabed, with typical penetration of 10-30 m and decimetric horizontal and vertical resolution. The system design incorporates a rigid frame that contains the Chirp source array together with 60 receiver elements, with positioning provided by an integrated real-time-kinematic (RTK) global positioning system (GPS). The system can be surface towed from a small survey vessel and can be applied to targets of marine geological, engineering, archaeological and defence interest. Data acquisition and processing are described for a case study which images a buried engineering structure in the Port of Southampton.     

Synthese,Aufbau und Eigenschaften Käfigartiger vinyl- und allylsilylierter Kieselsäuren

Synthesis, Constitution and Properties of Cage-like Vinyl- and Allylsilylated Silicic Acids By silyation of tetramethylammonium silicate [N(CH₃)₄]₈Si₈O₂₀ · 69 H₂O with vinyldimethylchlorosilane ( I ) and divinyltetramethyldisiloxane, respectively, or allyldimethylchlorosilane there were synthesized the crystalline silicic esters [CH₂?CH(CH₃)₂Si]₈Si₈O₂₀ and[CH₂?CH? CH₂(CH₃)₂Si]₈Si₈O₂₀. By means of gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, ¹H and ²⁹Si NMR the two compounds were identified to be cage-like double four-ring(D4R)-silicic esters containing eight vinyldimethylsilyl- or allyldimethylsilyl groups, Silylation with a mixture of I and trimethylchlorosilane yields in dependence on the ratio of silanes vinyldimethylsilyltrimethylsilyl D4R silicic esters with average numbers of unsaturated groups < 8.     

Über die Reaktion des käfigartigen Kieselsäurederivats [(CH3)2HSi]8Si8O20 mit ungesättigten organischen Verbindungen

Reaction of the Cage-like Silicic Acid Derivative [(CH₃)₂HSi]₈Si₈O₂₀ with Unsaturated Organic Compounds By ²⁹Si, ¹H, and ¹³C NMR investigations were shown that the eight HSi?groups of the double four-ring silicic acid derivative [(CH₃)₂HSi]₈Si₈O₂₀ react with the following unsaturated compounds: vinylcyclohexene, allyl glycidyl ether, methyl methacrylate, octadecene-1, and styrene. The resulting oily products are soluble in organic solvents. The compounds were characterized by the chemical shifts of the ²⁹Si, ¹H, and ¹³C NMR signals. Their formulae are [C₆H₉(CH₂)₂Si(CH₃)₂]₈Si₈O₂₀, [CH₃OOCCH(CH₃)CH₂Si(CH₃)₂]₈Si₈O₂₀, [CH₃(CH₂)₁₇Si(CH₃)₂]₈Si₈O₂₀ and [C₆H₅(CH₂)₂Si(CH₃)₂]₈Si₈O₂₀, and [C₆H₅CH(CH₃)Si(CH₃)₂]₈ Si₈O₂₀, respectively. Mainly the addition reactions do not follow the Markovnikov rule.     

The charge-transfer character of the S0 --> S2 transition in the carotenoid peridinin is revealed by Stark spectroscopy

Peridinin, the carotenoid in the peridinin chlorophyll a protein (PCP), was studied by Stark (electroabsorption) spectroscopy to determine the change in electrostatic properties produced on excitation within the absorption band, in methyl tetrahydrofuran (MeTHF) versus ethylene glycol (EG), at 77 K. Strikingly, a large change in the permanent dipole moment (|Deltamu|) was found between the ground state, S(0) (1(1)A(g)(-)), and the Franck-Condon region of the S(2) (1(1)B(u)(+)) excited state, in both MeTHF (22 D) and EG (approximately 27 D), thus revealing the previously unknown charge transfer (CT) character of this pi-pi transition in peridinin. Such a large |Deltamu| produced on excitation, we suggest, facilitates the bending of the lactone moiety, toward which charge transfer occurs, and the subsequent formation of the previously identified intramolecular CT (ICT) state at lower energy. This unexpectedly large S(2) dipole moment, which has not been predicted even from high-level electronic structure calculations, is supported by calculating the shift of the peridinin absorption band as a function of solvent polarity, using the experimentally derived result. Overall, the photoinduced charge transfer uncovered here is expected to affect the excited-state reactivity of peridinin and, within the protein, be important for efficient energy transfer from the carotenoid S(2) and S(1)/ICT states to the chlorophylls in PCP.     

Die Kristallstrukturen von {Li3(12-Krone-4)2[HC(CN)2]3}, {Na(15-Krone-5)-[HC(CN)2]} und {Na[N(nBu)4][HC(CN)2]2 · THF}

The Crystal Structures of {Li₃(12-crown-4)₂[HC(CN)₂]₃}, {Na(15-crown-5)[HC(CN)₂]}, and {NaN(nBu)₄[HC(CN)₂]₂ · THF} The preparation and the crystal structures of the title compounds 1 — 3 are described. 1 forms a polymeric chain structure, in which one of the lithium ions is linked by Li…NCC(H)CN… bridges. The remaining lithium ions form (12-crown-4)Li[NCC(H)CN] units, which are coordinated by one of the nitrogen atoms of the dicyanomethanide ions with the lithium ions of the chain. 2 forms an ion pair, in which the sodium ion is coordinated by the five oxygen atoms of the crown ether molecule and by one nitrogen atom of the dicyanomethanide ion. 3 has a threedimensional network, in which the sodium ions are coordinated in a distorted tetrahedral manner by the nitrogen atoms of the dicyanomethanide ions. In the cavities of the network the tetrabutylammonium ions and the THF molecules are found.