Magnetism in disordered magnetic Fe82−xNixCr18

The zero field μSR-method has been used to study the magnetism in the disordered magnetic alloy Fe_82−xNi_xCr₁₈ near the three-critical, pointx=25. The dynamic and static local field distributions are analyzed. The difference between spin-glass states obtained either from the paramagnetic or after the double transition is discussed.     

Investigation of the spectral and angular distribution of gamma radiation of ultrarelativistic electrons in crystals

A technique and experimental apparatus are described for measuring the properties of radiation from relativistic electrons in crystals as a function of frequency and angle. The results of these measurements are compared with calculations and with the results obtained by other workers.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 6, pp. 54–62, June, 1991.     

Charged Particle Trajectories in the MAVR High-Resolution Magnetic Spectrometer

Charged-particle trajectories in the MAVR high-resolution magnetic spectrometer [1] are simulated. The latter has been constructed at the U400 accelerator for purifying the incident beam and identifying the products of nuclear reactions induced by the beams of stable and radioactive nuclei. In this paper we present the MAVRPC software package, aimed at reconstructing the spectrometer focal plane, optimizing the fields of quadrupole and dipole magnets, and estimating the solid-angle acceptance for secondary particles.     

Spin relaxation and magnetic shielding of 93Nb nuclei in [NbCl n Br6-n ]- anions

The temperature dependence of T ₁ and T ₂ relaxation times of ⁹³Nb nuclei in octahedral [NbCl _n Br_6-n ]^-(n = 0 to 6) complexes contained in acetonitrile solution is measured. The relaxation rate is found to be controlled by quadrupole interactions in all complexes except cis-[NbCl₃Br₃]^-. The relaxation mechanism in cis-[NbCl₃Br₃]^- anion depends on exchange processes associated with intramolecular cis?trans isomerization. Calculated values of the electric field gradient (EFG) tensor invariant g _φ ² agree qualitatively with experimental values of T _1,2 ^-1. For cis-[NbCl₃Br₃]^- g _φ ² = 0. On the basis of data for T ₁ and T ₂ the assignment of resonant signals to isomers has been established. The relative chemical shift of cis and trans isomers does not correspond to that evaluated by using a pairwise additivity model. The variations of diamagnetic Δσ^d and paramagnetic Δσ^p contributions to the shielding constant of ⁹³Nb nuclei with the composition of coordination sphere are calculated. Δσ^p contribution to the chemical shifts in the [NbCl _n Br_6-n ]^- is shown to be about 70 per cent.     

Jahn-teller chromium ions in CdF<Subscript>2</Subscript> and CaF<Subscript>2</Subscript> crystals: An EPR spectroscopic study in the frequency range 9.3–300 GHz

The bivalent chromium impurity centers in CdF₂ and CaF₂ crystals are investigated using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) in the frequency range 9.3–300 GHz. It is found that Cr²⁺ ions in the lattices of these crystals occupy cation positions and form [CrF₄F₄]^6? clusters whose magnetic properties at low temperatures are characterized by orthorhombic symmetry. The parameters of the electron Zeeman and ligand interactions of the Cr²⁺ ion with four fluorine ions in the nearest environment are determined. The initial splittings in the system of spin energy levels of the cluster are measured.     

Investigation of the Speed of a SINIS Bolometer at a Frequency of 350 GHz

We have measured the time of the optical response of a 350-GHz radiation detector based on a superconductor–insulator–normal metal–insulator–superconductor tunnel structure with a suspended normal-metal bridge integrated into a planar log-periodic antenna. The transient characteristics of the detector were recorded when irradiated by a fast cryogenic blackbody source with a rise time of the order of microseconds. For this purpose, a short intense heating pulse was fed to an emitting NiCr film radiation source with a low heat capacity. The measured response time was 1.8 ± 0.5 μs at a bolometer electron temperature of 0.17 K, with a detection sensitivity of 10^–17–10^–18 W Hz^–1/2 being potentially achievable.     

Carbon nanotube based bolometer

The contacts of single carbon nanotubes and bundles of carbon nanotubes with superconducting and metallic electrodes are investigated in order to create bolometers and electron coolers. Tunneling contacts of the carbon nanotubes with aluminum electrodes are obtained. The current-voltage characteristics of junctions are analyzed for temperatures from room temperature to 300 mK. The resistance of individual nanotubes is primarily determined by defects and is too large for applications. The use of the bundles of carbon nanotubes makes it possible to considerably reduce the resistance of the bolometer, which is determined by a small number of conducting tubes with good tunneling contacts with the electrodes. The energy gap is equal to hundreds and tens of millivolt in the former and latter cases, respectively. Structures containing bundles of carbon nanotubes can be described in a model with a Schottky barrier. The samples with bundles of carbon nanotubes exhibit the bolometric response to external high-frequency radiation at a frequency of 110 GHz with an amplitude up to 100 μV and a temperature voltage response to 0.4 mV/K.     

Watson representation for the amplitude of lepton-pair production in nucleus-nucleus collisions

An expression for the amplitude of lepton pair production in nucleus-nucleus collisions is obtained in terms of the amplitudes of lepton-nucleus scattering. By using this representation an approximate compact expression for this amplitude valid to terms of the order (Zα)⁵ is obtained.