Order-disorder effects in GaAs(110)-oxygen interaction: A LEED-ups analysis

Cleaved GaAs(110) surfaces were exposed to oxygen (10⁶ ? 5 × 10¹⁰ L) and analysed by LEED and UPS. Very important changes in the electron diffraction occur at 10⁸ L and the analysis of the LEED pattern shows a bulk-like diffraction superposed on a high background, implying that a thin layer (1–3 Å) disordered by the oxidation covers the GaAs lattice relaxted to its bulk structure.     

Surface electronic structure of the organic superconductor κ-(ET)2Cu(NCS)2 studied via photoemission microscopy

The surface electronic structure of cleaved single crystals of the organic superconductor κ-(ET)₂Cu(NCS)₂ has been studied using photoemission microscopy. Two types of cleaved surfaces were observed, displaying different valence band photoemission spectra and different spectral behavior near the Fermi level, E_F. In particular, spectra from one surface type display relatively broad spectral features in the valence band and finite spectral intensity at E_F, while spectra from the other surface type show well-defined valence band emission features and zero photoemission intensity at E_F. We propose that the spectral differences are due to a very short electron mean free path in this material, and our results are used to explain the differences between previously published photoemission spectra from this superconductor. We also report the results of an investigation of the electronic structure of defects in this material.     

Oscillations in the compositional depth profile of Cu/Ni alloys: A study by UPS

The composition in the surface region of a (110) oriented single crystal of Cu/Ni alloy was studied by ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy (UPS) in the energy range hv = 32–240 eV. The data indicate a surface enrichment of Cu and that the composition, as a function of depth below the surface, does not approach the bulk value in a monotonic manner but shows at least one oscillation. The depth sampled by the UPS experiment was varied by changing the photon energy and thus the escape length of the photoemitted electrons. Two surfaces of a single bulk crystal (bulk atomic composition 90% Ni and 10% Cu) were studied. One was the high temperature equilibrium surface (AES measurements yielded a surface composition of ~65% Cu and 35% Ni); the second surface was higher in Ni concentration (AES measurements gave ~65% Ni and 35% Cu) and was obtained by annealing at a lower temperature. Theories based on the quasi-chemical and regular solution models predict a surface enrichment of Cu for the alloy, but do not predict any oscillation in composition below the surface.     

The temperature dependence of the interaction of oxygen with Pd(111); A study by photoemission and auger spectroscopy

The temperature dependence of the different binding states of oxygen on Pd(111) has been studied using photoemission spectroscopy and Auger spectroscopy. By examining the oxygen 2s binding energies, three distinct states are observed, which are identified as surface chemisorbed oxygen, oxygen incorporated into the first Pd layer, and subsurface oxygen. Changes in the relative oxygen Auger peak heights for 1000 K exposure temperature are explained if the oxygen is assumed to become more negatively charged as it penetrates the Pd surface. A model for the interaction of oxygen with the Pd(111) surface is proposed.     

Photoemission studies of clean and oxidized Cs

Photoemission studies of the oxidation of Cs at ～ 140 K have been carried out. Four different states of oxygen were observed. Definitive identification of three of the four states has been achieved in two steps: (1) comparison of the multiplet structure of free oxygen ions and the multiplet structure in the photoemission spectra of oxygen sorbed in Cs (i.e., comparison of the energy separations of the various oxygen levels involved); and (2) comparison of experimentally measured binding energies of various states of oxygen with calculated binding energies of known oxygen species inserted in Cs. The oxygen species identified are O^2?, O₂^2? and O₂^?. The multiplet structure of O₂^2? in Cs is identical to that expected for free O₂^2? with no differential relaxation of orbital energies. In contrast, significant differential relaxation in orbital energies is observed for O₂^? in Cs. This difference is attributed to the closed-shell and open-shell configurations of O₂^2? and O₂^?, respectively. The oxidation-induced changes in the Cs 4d, 5s and 5p core levels and the NOO and OVV Auger transitions have also been studied in detail. A discussion of the oxidation of Cs, based on the oxygen species identified definitively, is also given.     

The equivalence theorem and effective Lagrangians

We point out that the equivalence theorem, which relates the amplitude for a process with external longitudinally polarized vector bosons to the amplitude in which the longitudinal vector bosons are replaced by the corresponding pseudo-Goldstone bosons, is not valid for effective Lagrangians. However, a more general formulation of this theorem also holds for effective interactions. The generalized theorem can be utilized to determine the high-energy behaviour of scattering processes just by power counting and to simplify the calculation of the corresponding amplitudes. We apply this theorem to the phenomenologically most interesting terms describing effective interactions of the electroweak vector and Higgs bosons in order to examine their effects on vector-boson scattering and on vector-boson-pair production in $f\bar f$ annihilation. The use of the equivalence theorem in the literature is examined.     

[2,3] Sigmatropic rearrangement of S-(3-chloroallyl) thiocarbamate sulfoxides followed by a 1,2-elimination reaction yielding unsaturated aldehydes and acid chlorides

Peracid oxidation of $\text{S}$-(2,3-dichloroarryl) was $\text{S}$-(2,3,3-trichloroallyl) thiocarbamates yields 2-chloroacrolein and 2-chloroacrylyl chloride, respectively, via intermediate $\text{S}$-allyl thiocarbamate sulfoxides and $\text{S}$-$\text{O}$-allyl thiocarbamate sulfenate esters.     

Separation of a glycosylated and non-glycosylated fraction of caseinomacropeptide using different anion-exchange stationary phases

Caseinomacropeptide (CMP), a heterogeneous group of peptides regarding the degree of glycosylation and phosphorylation, has so far not been effectively fractionated into its two major fractions: the glycosylated gCMP and the non-glycosylated aCMP. Therefore, an anion-exchange chromatography (AEC) process for the fractionation of CMP in those two fractions was developed and optimized. Furthermore, the method was applied to compare membrane adsorption chromatography (MAC) devices with classical bead-based column chromatography. It was shown that MAC devices can separate gCMP from aCMP, however, at a lower level of binding capacity and chromatographic resolution compared to classical chromatography. On the other hand, a fractionation is achieved at a four times faster separation speed.