Millimeter-wave spectrum of isocyanamide,H2N-NC

The a-type rotational spectrum of isocyanamide was observed in the frequency range 147–300 GHz. Ether extraction of the hydrolysis products of diazomethyllithium was employed to isolate the isocyanamide. 53 rotational lines were assigned to molecules in the ground vibrational state (NH₂-inversion state 0⁺) and in the lowest excited vibrational state (NH₂-inversion state 0^?.     

Color singlet strangelets

When considering strangelets at finite temperature it is important to obey the constraint that any observed state must be color singlet. This constraint results in an increase in strangelet masses as calculated at fixed entropy per baryon. We use the color singlet partition function for an MIT bag, derived using the group theoretical projection method, to calculate strangelet masses. Mean shell effects are included in a liquid drop model, by using a density of states obtained from the multiple reflection expansion. Another important effect of the color singlet restriction, namely many orders of magnitude suppression of thermal nucleation of quark-gluon plasma in collisions, will also briefly be described.     

Development of a high current pseudospark switch and measurement ofelectron density

The pseudospark, a low-pressure gas discharge in a special geometry, is suitable for high-current switching. A single-channel prototype is tested with a 3.3-μF capacitor bank, voltages up to 30 kV, and peak currents up to 120 kA. The electrical circuit, not comprising any load resistor causes weakly damped sinusoidal pulses of 5-μs duration at 90% current reversal. For lifetime tests, a switch with an alumina insulator and copper seals is used. Hydrogen is the working gas. Several electrode materials like molybdenum, tungsten, graphite and chromium-copper are tested. Optical investigations of the discharge and of plasma parameters are done with an O-ring sealed pseudospark switch. The light of the discharge is observed spectrally integrated with a streak camera. Spectral resolution is obtained by using a high-speed shutter in combination with a monochromator. The radial electron density is determined by measuring the Stark broadening of the Balmer H_β-line. At 60 kA a maximum electron density of about 2×10¹⁷cm^-3 is calculated     

Response theory for vibrational wave functions

A formalism for deriving and implementing response functions for vibrational wave functions is described. The formalism utilizes a recently developed second-quantization formulation of many-mode dynamics to define nonredundant parameterizations for different types of approximate vibrational wave functions. The derived response functions cover the cases of an exact state, a vibrational self-consistent field state, and a vibrational configuration interaction state. Sample calculations are presented for the linear-response function and response excitation energies for a two-mode model system and for formaldehyde employing a quartic force field. The advantages and disadvantages of the response theoretical approach for describing excitation energies using different parameterizations are discussed.     

A dual finite element complex on the barycentric refinement

A simplicial mesh on an oriented two-dimensional surface gives rise to a complex $X^{?}$ of finite element spaces centered on divergence conforming Raviart–Thomas vector fields and naturally isomorphic to the simplicial cochain complex. On the barycentric refinement of such a mesh, we construct finite element spaces forming a complex $Y^{?}$, centered around curl conforming vector fields, naturally isomorphic to the simplicial chain complex on the original mesh and such that $Y^{2?i}$ is in ${\mathrm{L}}^2$ duality with $X^i$. In terms of differential forms this provides a finite element analogue of Hodge duality. To cite this article: A. Buffa, S.H. Christiansen, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 340 (2005).     

Measurements of spatial cyclotron damping in a uniform magnetic field

The dispersion and damping of whistler waves has been measured in an essentially collisionless plasma at frequencies up to 0.92ω_c, the electron cyclotron frequency. The experimental results agree to within ± 10% of the plane wave hot plasma dispersion relation.     

Polarization of neutrons from the reaction H(d, n)He

The angular dependence of the polarization of neutrons from the reaction ³H(d, n)⁴He was measured at deuteron energies of 3.35, 4.35 and 5.35 MeV for reaction angles up to 165° lab. Polarization values were derived from the left-right asymmetry in n- scattering.     

Reflection of fluxons on a Josephson line cavity

A single fluxon on a semi-infinite Josephson line is reflected at a passive or an active termination. By numerical computation we find a single reflected fluxon, an antifluxon, absorption of the incident fluxon, or fission into an arbitrary number of fluxons depending on the boundary condition. For the passive termination an analytical approximation based on energy analysis is developed.