Lifetimes of charged and neutralD mesons

We have measured the lifetimes of hadronically produced charged and neutralD mesons using silicon microstrip detectors and an active silicon target in the NA32 spectrometer at the CERN SPS. We obtainτ _D± = (10.9± _1.5 ^1.9 )·10^?13s andτ _D ^(?)10 = (4.2±0.5)·10^?13s based on 59 and 90 fully reconstructed decays respectively, giving a ratioτ _D±/τ _D ^(?)10 of 2.6 ±0.5.     

Measurements of circular polarization correlations following excitation of Ar and Kr by electron impact

We report measurements of the circular polarization correlation parameterP ₃ for the excitation of the 4s′[1/2] _j=1 state in Ar by 40 eV electrons and for the excitation of the Kr 5s[3/2] _J=1 state by 30 eV electrons at electron scattering angles up to 50°. The measured Ar data are compared to predictions of a distorted wave Born approximation (DWBA). The agreement is in general not very good with theory predictingP ₃ values considerably larger than the measured values in the regime of small scattering angles. In Kr, where the measured data are compared to theoretical predictions from a DWBA, a first-order many-body theory (FOMBT) and a relativistic distorted wave theory (RDW), the level of agreement between experiment and theory is somewhat better. The measuredP ₃ parameters in conjunction with the previously measured linear coherence parametersP ₁ undP ₂ under the same scattering conditions yield the total polarizationP _tot ⁺ which is a measure for the level of coherence in the excitation process. In both cases studied here, we found values of eliminateP _tot ⁺ that were consistent with a fully coherent excitation process.     

Ab Initio High Pressure Investigations of InI

The high pressure behaviour of InI is studied by DFT‐calculations and compared with experimental data. The existence of a 5s² electron pair in In⁺ represents an unfavourable bonding situation for high symmetry structures because of effective closed shell repulsion. Since cations with a ns² electron pair are highly polarizable and the electronic situation is more favourable in the low symmetry structure InI prefers a TlI‐type structure at ambient pressure. A pressure induced transition to the more densely packed high symmetry CsCl‐type structure takes place at about 19 GPa according to our calculations. At ambient pressure the interactions are predominantly ionic. However with increasing pressure the distances between In⁺ cations in the TlI‐type structure diminish drastically, mainly due to the changing space requirement of the lone electron pair. Apart from ionic interactions further bonding interactions between the In⁺ cations occur. At elevated pressure the electron localization function (ELF) as well as the band structure diagrams suggest metallic bonding between the In⁺ within the zigzag chain, i. e. increasing bonding interactions between the In⁺ cations due to the electron pair and its s‐p‐mixing. At ambient pressure In‐In interactions are rather weak and the space requirement of the lone electron pair mainly determines the characteristic arrangement of the ions. At elevated pressure the In‐In interactions become stronger and stabilise themselves additionally the specific structural arrangement.     

Investigation of the formation process of MCs+-molecular ions during sputtering

In secondary ion mass spectrometry, the detection of MCs+ clusters (with M an element of the specimen) under a Cs bombardment is frequently used for the quantification of major elements. Despite some very good results obtained by this method, some problems still remain. In order to gain some more insight into these problems, the formation mechanism of the MCs+ clusters is investigated using a Monte Carlo model. It is shown that the majority of the constituent particles of the formed clusters are initially first or second neighbor atoms at the surface and that the velocity distribution of the MCs+ clusters becomes broader and peaked at higher velocities with increasing surface binding energy of the M atom. In addition, it is demonstrated that the interaction potential between the M and Cs+ particle has no influence on the velocity distribution of the MCs+ clusters. On the other hand, the cluster formation probability, defined as the probability that a sputtered M and Cs+ particle will form a MCs+ cluster, is extremely sensitive to this interaction potential. It is also shown that the cluster formation probability decreases with increasing surface binding energy. Finally, a good correspondence is obtained between the calculated and experimental velocity distributions of MCs+ clusters sputtered from different monoatomic materials. As a consequence, the Monte Carlo model and the discussed results can be validated.     

Direkte fluorimetrische Bestimmung von 3,4-Benzpyren im w?\rigen Medium

Zusammenfassung Es wurde eine direkte Bestimmung des 3,4-Benzpyrens in wä\riger Lösung beschrieben, die auf der Löslichkeitserhöhung beruht, die das in Wasser schwer lösliche 3,4-Benzpyren durch Coffein erfährt. Es können so noch 4 ng/ml bei der angegebenen Standardisierung bestimmt werden. Bei der Direktbestimmung des 3,4-Benzpyrens im System Coffein-Wasser ist ein p_H >6,0 einzuhalten, da bei höheren Wasserstoffionenkonzentrationen die Fluorescenzintensität stark abnimmt.

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Direct fluorimetric determination of benzo(a)pyrene in aqueous medium

A method for the direct determination of benzo(a)pyrene in aqueous solution is based on the increase of its solubility by coffeine. 4 ng of benzo(a)pyrene/ml can be determined by the procedure described. In this direct determination in the system coffeine-water the p_H has to be adjusted to >6.0, as the fluorescence intensity considerably decreases with higher H⁺ concentrations.

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Eine ausführliche Darstellung findet sich in der Dissertation von G. Becker, Univ. Karlsruhe 1968.

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Die Messungen zu dieser Arbeit -wurden an dem Chemischen Untersuchungsamt für das Saarland, Saarbrücken, mit einem Spektralphotometer der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft ausgeführt. Beiden Institutionen sind wir zu Dank verpflichtet.     

Der Gaskomplex MnAlF5 und sein Einfluß auf die sublimative Reinigung von AlF3

The Gas Complex MnAlF₅ and its Influence on the Purification of AlF₃ by Sublimation The gas complex MnAlF₅ has been determined mass spectroscopically by the ions MnAlF₅⁺ and MnAlF₄⁺. The gas complex MnAlF₅ is formed above 973 K by heating up mixtures of AlF₃/MnF₂ or AlF₃ · 3 H₂O endowed with Mn²⁺ or by heating up solid MnAlF₅ too. At 1 008 K the enthalpie of dissociation is 197 kJ/mole. The equilibrium structures of the high spin molecule MnAlF₅ (S = 5/2) were examined with ab initio calculations at the HF-level by comlete gradient optimizing. Two minimum structures were found on the potential energy surface. A bidentate fluorine bridged structure was found to be the most stable at the HF-level. Vibrational frequencies and thermodynamic functions of complex formation were estimated for both minimum structures. The importance of the formation of the gas complex for the separation of MnF₂ and AlF₃ by sublimation is discussed.     

Acyl- und Alkylidenphosphane. XXIII [1]. Synthese und Struktur der [Bis(trimethylsilylsulfano)methyliden]phosphane

Acyl- and Alkylidenephosphines. XXIII. Synthesis and Structure of [Bis(trimethylsilylsulfano)methylidene]phosphines Analogous to the phenyl derivative 1a [2] tert-butyl- 1b , mesityl- 1c and methylbis-(trimethylsilyl)phosphine 1 d react with carbon disulfide to give the corresponding [bis(trimethylsilylsulfano)methylidene]phosphines 4 . Only in case of the mesitylphosphine 1 c the intermediate compounds 2 and 3 could be detected by n.m.r. spectroscopic methods; thermally unstable [bis(trimethylsilylsulfano)methylidene]methylphosphine 4 d dimerizes rapidly [1]. [Bis(trimethylsilylsulfano)methylidene]phenylphosphine 4 a crystallizes in the monoclinic centrosymmetric space group P2₁/c with following dimensions of the unit cell determined at ?95 ± 3°C: a = 1386.4(8); b = 1036.0(7); c = 1281.7(8) pm; ß = 101.23(4)°; Z = 4. An X-ray structure determination (R = 0.032) proves the constitution of this compound as already derived from its nmr spectra. Characteristic bond lengths and angles are: P?C 170; P? C(phenyl) 183; C? S 176; S? Si 219 pm; C? P?C 107; P?C? S 124 and 120; S? C? S 116 and C? S? Si 111°.