Potentiometric stripping analysis for mercury after preconcentration in a potassium permanganate trap

Water samples of total volume 0.5–5 l, containing mercury in the range 0.05–5 μg l^-1 are oxidized with excess of potassium permanganate and then reduced with tin(II) chloride. The mercury is transferred to 5–10 ml of a dilute potassium permanganate trap solution by cycling air through the sample and the trap solution. The mercury(II) content of the trap solution is determined by potentiometric stripping analysis. The accuracy, precision and detection limit of the technique are discussed.     

The inclusion of electron correlation in intermolecular potentials: applications to the formamide dimer and liquid formamide

A test of the quality of the electrostatic properties and polarizabilities used in the nonempirical molecular orbital (NEMO) potential is carried out for formamide by calculating the molecular dipole moment and polarizability at the second-order M?ller–Plesset (MP2) level of theory. The molecular dipole moment is 11% lower at the MP2 level than at the Hartree–Fock (HF) level, whereas the isotropic part of the polarizability is increased by 36% by adding electron correlation and using a considerably larger basis set. The atomic charges, dipole moments and polarizabilities obtained at the HF level are rescaled to get the correct molecular properties at the MP2 level. The potential minimum for the cyclic dimer of formamide is −17.50 kcal/mol with the MP2-scaled properties and is significantly lower than other potentials give. Two intermolecular potentials are constructed and used in subsequent molecular dynamics simulations: one with the regular NEMO potential and the other with the rescaled MP2 properties. A damping of the electrostatic field at short intermolecular distances is included in the present NEMO model. The average energies for liquid formamide are lower for the MP2-scaled model and are in good agreement with experimental results. The lowering of the simulation energy for the MP2-scaled potential indicates the strong dispersive interactions in liquid formamide. Received: 20 March 2000 / Accepted: 18 April 2000 / Published online: 18 August 2000     

Charged particle production and correlations at high transverse momentum at the CERN intersecting storage rings

We study the production of identified charged particles in pp collisions at a c.m. energy of 63 GeV in events with an identified high-p_T trigger particle. The measurements were performed at the CERN Intersecting Storage Rings using the Axial Field Spectrometer.Production ratios are presented as a function of p_T in the range 2.5 to 8 GeV/c.     

A unified approach to particle-holes and rotations in the spectrum of 16O

The cranked Nilsson-Strutinsky formalism is applied to the many-faceted spectrum of ¹⁶O. The deformation parameters ?, γ and ε₄ are varied independently and many-particle-many-hole excitations are considered in the rotating system. Potential-energy surfaces are presented at different values of spin, parity and signature. Surprisingly good agreement is obtained when the different minima are compared with the measured states. Generally, it is observed that the more particles that are excited to higher shells, the larger becomes the intrinsic deformation. Rotational bands as well as pure p-h excitations, the latter sometimes constituting the termination of a rotational band, are identified. Additional high-spin states (I ? 12) are suggested. A microscopic analysis is performed of the rotational bands which emerge when ¹⁶O in its triaxial 4p-4h configuration rotates around each of its three principal axes.     

Continuous cellobiose hydrolysis using self-immobilized β-glucosidase fromAspergillus phoenicis QM 329 in a fluidized-bed reactor

Aspergillus phoenicis QM 329 was grown in the shape of beads in shake flasks and in an air-lift fermentor. The production of β-glucosidase started when the carbon source, glucose, was consumed. The β-glucosidase activity was retained in the beads at a pH below 6.0. The influence of bead diameter on enzyme activity and the pH and temperature optima for cellobiose hydrolysis has been studied. The enzyme-containing beads were used in a fluidized-bed reactor for continuous cellobiose hydrolysis, and a productivity of 2.0 g/L-h at a substrate conversion of 76% was obtained. The self-immobilized β- glucosidase is a stable and reusable enzyme with a half-life of 700 h when operating at 50°C and pH 4.8.

     

Magnetic inelastic scattering of neutrons by a ferromagnetic crystal

This paper deals with a theoretical investigation of the energy spectrum of thermal neutrons inelastically scattered by a ferromagnetic crystal. The method of double-time temperature-dependent Green’s functions is used. Formulæ are derived for the line width and for an asymmetry parameter leading to a deviation from the Lorentzian form. The results are discussed and compar d with earlier work. Special attention is paid to the question of the deviation of the energy distribution from the purely Lorentzian form.     

Influence of fresnel losses and multiple-beam interference in the measurement of polarized light absorption

A theory is presented describing macroscopic optical effects observed in different applications of linear and circular dichroism spectroscopy. It is shown that the optical Fresnel losses and multiple-beam interference may influence this type of measurement.     

Strong correlation effects in the ionisation of CS2

The Hell photoelectron spectrum of CS₂ is presented. This spectrum is investigated by two different Green's function calculations. For the outer valence region the origin and assignment of satellite lines of significant intensity is clarified. Strong final state correlation effects are found for the inner valence region showing the so-called breakdown of single-particle picture of ionisation.     

Zig-Zag procedures for memory allocation and retrieval of dense equilateral arrays of dynamically varying order

A zig-zag method is introduced for efficient memory allocation and retrieval of dense equilateral arrays. These arrays are of dynamically varying order. No repacking of elements is required.