Line Intensity of R(0) and R(3) of the CH4 2ν3 Band from Diode Laser Spectroscopy

We have determined the spectroscopic parameters that are necessary to describe accurately the R(0) line profile of the CH₄ 2ν₃ band from about 1 Torr to a few hundred Torr of pure CH₄. The intensities determined at each pressure are in overall agreement to better than 0.7%. The R(3) manifold of the same band has also been investigated. Relative positions and absolute intensities of the three transitions composing the triplet have been determined. The intensity distribution inside the triplet is in fair agreement with recent theoretical predictions.     

Search for new heavy particles in the WZ0 final state in pp collisions at square root[s] = 1.8 TeV

We present the first general search for new heavy particles, X, which decay via X --> WZ0 --> e(nu)+jj as a function of M(X) and Gamma(X) in pp collisions at square root[s] = 1.8 TeV. No evidence is found for production of X in 110 pb(-1) of data collected by the Collider Detector at Fermilab. General cross section limits are set at the 95% C.L. as a function of mass and width of the new particle. The results are further interpreted as mass limits on the production of new heavy charged vector bosons which decay via W' --> WZ0 in an extended gauge model as a function of the width, Gamma(W'), and mixing factor between the W' and the standard model W bosons.     

Some comments on the parameter choices for S.C.M.O. calculations on five membered heteroatomic π-electron systems

It has been reported [1] that the usual semi-empirical S.C.M.O. treatments of heteroatomic -electron systems yield unexpected dependencies of charge distribution on the _core terms involving the heteroatoms. Other workers [2] have claimed that the most usual choices of parameters yield chemically unreasonable charge densities in furan and pyrrole. It is shown here that the first effect is related to the relative magnitudes of the diagonal elements of the Fock matrix and that the second depends very strongly on the nonnearest neighbor F matrix elements but can be overcome with certain parameter choices by the inclusion of non-nearest neighbor _core terms in the calculations.

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Zusammenfassung Bei den üblichen semiempirischen SCMO-Rechnungen an Heteroaromaten ergeben sich unerwartete Abhängigkeiten der Ladungsverteilung von den _Rumpf-Termen [1]. Die gebräuchlichste Parameterwahl führt zu chemisch unverständlichen Ladungsverteilungen bei Furan und Pyrrol [2]. Es wird gezeigt, daß der erste Effekt mit der relativen Größe der Diagonalelemente der Fockmatrix zusammenhängt; der zweite Effekt hängt sehr stark von den Nichtnachbarelementen ab: Bei Einschluß von Nichtnachbar- _Rumpf-Termen und entsprechender Parameterwahl erhält man befriedigende Ladungsverteilungen.

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Résumé Il a été indiqué [1] que le traitement semi-empirique S.C.M.O. habituel des systèmes d'électrons dans les hétérocycles comporte des relations in attendues entre la distribution de charge et les termes _coeur impliquant les hétéroatomes. D'autres chercheurs [2] ont affirmé que les choix les plus communs de paramètres fournissent des densités de charge dans le furane et le pyrrole déraisonnables sur le plan chimique. On montre ici que le premier effet est lié aux grandeurs relatives des éléments diagonaux de la matrice de Fock et que le second effet dépend fortement des éléments non immédiatement voisins de cette matrice, mais peut être annulé avec certains choix de paramètres par introduction des termes non voisins _coeur dans les calculs.

     

Morphology of uniaxially oriented poly(ethylene terephthalate)

The morphological character of uniaxially oriented poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) films was investigated as a function of draw ratio. Dynamic mechanical, infrared, and crystallite-size measurements were made on the samples. In addition, selective degradation experiments and molecular weight determinations were employed. The dynamic mechanical measurements indicated a sharp decrease in irregular folds for draw ratios of 3.0 and higher, which also coincided with the essentially complete disappearence of regular folds (from the 988 cm^?1 band in the infrared spectra) in unannealed samples. Infrared studies of drawn samples annealed under different conditions gave evidence in support of a structure in which the chains are stretched out. Apparent crystallite-size measurements showed a sudden increase in length of the crystals in the direction of the draw beyond a draw ratio of 3.0. Molecular weight measurements showed a large increase in average chain length in the residue after selective degradation of amorphous material and folds; undrawn and slightly drawn samples gave a much lower M _n. Based on these observations, it is postulated that for higher draw ratios and present drawing conditions, the crystals are of the straight chain type, somewhat similar to the fringed-micelle crystal concept.     

The reaction π−p → K0Σ0 up to 2375 MeV/c

Differential cross-section and polarization measurements for the reaction π^?p → K⁰Σ⁰ are presented from 1395 to 2375 MeV/c incident beam momentum. The polarization data from an earlier experiment, from thershold to 1334 MeV/c, have been re-analysed by an improved method leading to a substantial reduction in the errors.     

A New Procedure for the Distribution of Periodicals

The magazine and newspaper wholesaler or distributor faces the problem of allocating copies of each new issue of each periodical among the retail outlets that sell that particular title. A large distributor will typically distribute over 150 new issues each week, with some issues being sent to more than 1000 retail outlets. This paper describes the development of a new distribution procedure which was undertaken for a major distributor.