Comparative Study of LiInSe2 Single Crystals for Thermal-Neutron Detection

Crystallography Reports - Two LiInSe2 single crystals, grown under different conditions, have been studied. Characteristics of these crystals for neutron detection have been compared using...     

A study for the selection of NPE-free cocktails for LSC routine measurements

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - In this paper a study for the selection of an NPE (nonylphenol ethoxylates)—free cocktail is discussed in order to be used for our routine...     

Study of the Photocatalytic Antimicrobial Activity of Nanocomposites Based on TiO2–Al2O3 under Action of LED Radiation (405 nm) on Staphylococci

Optics and Spectroscopy - We study the photocatalytic activity of nanocomposites based on θ-phase alumina (Al2O3) with different TiO2 concentrations for heterogeneous photocatalysis and...     

Tandem silylation—desilylation reaction in the synthesis of N-methyl carboxamides

Russian Chemical Bulletin - The N-methylation of primary carboxamides is based on two consecutive reactions. The silylation of the corresponding carboxamides with chloro(chloromethyl)dimethylsilane...     

Electron Backscattered Diffraction for the Study of Matrices for Immobilization of Actinides Composed of the Murataite-Type Phases

Crystallography Reports - Electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) has been used to analyze structures of natural minerals and artificial compounds for almost three decades. In recent years, it is...     

Dispersive correction for the second- and the third-order nonlinear terms of the electrical energy density for a light-dielectric system

Optical and Quantum Electronics - Classification of hyperspectral image (HSI) is widely used for the study of remotely sensed images. Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are one of the most...     

Robustness of the Spin-Navigator Based Method for the Manipulation of the Beam Polarization Axis in a Spin-Transparent Storage Ring

Physics of Atomic Nuclei - We have investigated the robustness of the spin-navigator based method for manipulating the beam polarization to bend magnet installation errors. Toward that end,...     

Effect of External Factors on the Ferromagnetic Resonance Line Width in Exchange-Biased Structures

Physics of the Solid State - The external factors which influence the ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) line width in bilayer (ferromagnet/antiferromagnet) exchange-biased systems are studied. The...     

Portable single-sided NMR measurements at variable temperatures: Implementation of a thermo-controlled device and application to the heating of bread dough

A temperature control unit was implemented to vary the temperature of samples studied on a commercial Mobile Universal Surface Explorer nuclear magnetic resonance (MOUSE-NMR) apparatus. The device was miniaturized to fit the maximum MOUSE sampling depth (25 mm). It was constituted by a sample holder sandwiched between two heat exchangers placed below and above the sample. Air was chosen as the fluid to control the temperature at the bottom of the sample, at the interface between the NMR probe and the sample holder, in order to gain space. The upper surface of the sample was regulated by the circulation of water inside a second heat exchanger placed above the sample holder. The feasibility of using such a device was demonstrated first on pure water and then on several samples of bread dough with different water contents. For this, T1 relaxation times were measured at various temperatures and depths and were then compared with those acquired with a conventional compact closed-magnet spectrometer. Discussion of results was based on biochemical transformations in bread dough (starch gelatinization and gluten heat denaturation). It was demonstrated that, within a certain water level range, and because of the low magnetic field strength of the MOUSE, a linear relationship could be established between T1 relaxation times and the local temperature in the dough sample.