A short,highly efficient synthesis of coenzyme Q(10)

The most efficient synthesis reported to date of ubiquinone (CoQ10) is described. A sequence consisting of six operations is involved which leads to crystalline material in an overall yield of >64%.     

Density-dependent spin polarization in ultra-low-disorder quantum wires

There is controversy as to whether a one-dimensional (1D) electron gas can spin polarize in the absence of a magnetic field. Together with a simple model, we present conductance measurements on ultra-low-disorder quantum wires supportive of a spin polarization at B=0. A spin energy gap is indicated by the presence of a feature in the range (0.5-0.7)x2e(2)/h in conductance data. Importantly, it appears that the spin gap is not constant but a function of the electron density. Data obtained using a bias spectroscopy technique are consistent with the spin gap widening further as the Fermi level is increased.     

Density-induced interchange of anisotropy axes at half-filled high Landau levels

We observe density-induced 90 degrees rotations of the anisotropy axes in transport measurements at half-filled high Landau levels in the two dimensional electron system, where stripe states are proposed ( nu = 9/2, 11/2, etc.). Using a field effect transistor, we find the transition density to be 2.9x10(11) cm(-2) at nu = 9/2. Hysteresis is observed in the vicinity of the transition. We construct a phase boundary in the filling factor magnetic field plane in the regime 4.4相似文献   

The influence of hyperoxia on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), regional cerebral blood volume (rCBV) and cerebral blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery (CBFVMCA) in human volunteers

Conflicting results reported on the effects of hyperoxia on cerebral hemodynamics have been attributed mainly to methodical and species differences. In the present study contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) perfusion measurement was used to analyze the influence of hyperoxia (fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) = 1.0) on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and regional cerebral blood volume (rCBV) in awake, normoventilating volunteers (n = 19). Furthermore, the experiment was repeated in 20 volunteers for transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD) measurement of cerebral blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery (CBFV(MCA)). When compared to normoxia (FiO2 = 0.21), hyperoxia heterogeneously influenced rCBV (4.95 +/- 0.02 to 12.87 +/- 0.08 mL/100g (FiO2 = 0.21) vs. 4.50 +/- 0.02 to 13.09 +/- 0.09 mL/100g (FiO2 = 1.0). In contrast, hyperoxia diminished rCBF in all regions (68.08 +/- 0.38 to 199.58 +/- 1.58 mL/100g/min (FiO2 = 0.21) vs. 58.63 +/- 0.32 to 175.16 +/- 1.51 mL/100g/min (FiO2 = 1.0)) except in parietal and left frontal gray matter. CBFV(MCA) remained unchanged regardless of the inspired oxygen fraction (62 +/- 9 cm/s (FiO2 = 0.21) vs. 64 +/- 8 cm/s (FiO2 = 1.0)). Finding CBFV(MCA) unchanged during hyperoxia is consistent with the present study's unchanged rCBF in parietal and left frontal gray matter. In these fronto-parietal regions predominantly fed by the middle cerebral artery, the vasoconstrictor effect of oxygen was probably counteracted by increased perfusion of foci of neuronal activity controlling general behavior and arousal.     

Interpretation of resonance cars and shpolskii spectra with calculated molecular geometries,vibrational frequencies and relative intensities: Chrysene in it's lowest excited singlet and triplet state

Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) spectra of excited molecules as well as Shpolskii spectra provide information about geometry changes between ground and excited states. Vibrational frequencies and relative intensities from recently obtained CARS spectra of the chrysene S₁ and T₁ state and earlier observed Shpolskii spectra are interpreted in terms of molecular geometry and force-field changes by means of quantum-chemical consistent force field (QCFF) and Franck-Condon factor calculations. The comparison of observed and calculated relative intensities indicates a coupling between the S₁ and S₂ state enhancing some of the vibrational radiative singlet transitions both in absorption and fluorescence spectra whereas within the phosphorescence spectra proportionality to calculated Franck-Condon factors is obeyed. The T₁ state is the more loosely bound state and its geometry change is different from that of the S₁ state. The resonance CARS transitions in the S₁ state are assigned to totally symmetric vibrations getting their intensity by a coupling scheme analogous to the A term of the resonance Raman effect: the relative intensity of a transition is shown to be proportional to the Franck-Condon factor to the higher excited state and to the squared vibrational frequency. Using this relation this state can be identified by means of its finger-print-like intensity pattern.     

Muonic X-ray intensities in SF6 and in H2+SF6

With a high pressure gas target muonic F and S X-ray intensities in SF₆ and H₂+SF₆ have been measured. It was found that the distribution of muons between sulphur and fluorine is not at all equal to the ratio of the atomic numbers Z.     

The influence of coherence effects on measurements of saturable absorption with broadband radiation

For a gaussian broadband radiation field (multimode laser without phase-correlation) the bleaching behaviour of a homogeneously broadened two level system is investigated in dependence on the spectral width (δυ) of the field. Taking into consideration the coherent mode-interaction, originating from the nonstationary reaction of population inversion on the fluctuations of the radiation field, a decrease of the bleaching effect results as soon as the spectral width δυ becomes larger than ⊥₁ = 1/T₁ with T₁ the longitudinal relaxation time of the molecular transition concerned. Neglecting this effect in the analysis of broadband bleaching measurements can result in the unjustified assumption of an inhomogeneous broadening of the spectral band under consideration, which has consequences on the magnitude of the molecular absorption cross-section derived from these measurements.     

Contactless gating,surface charging and illumination effects in a buried Al<Subscript>0.24</Subscript>Ga<Subscript>0.76</Subscript>As/GaAs quantum well structure

The conductivity of an Al_0.24Ga_0.76As/GaAs quantum well was studied as a function of the surface charge generated by electron bombardment of the sample in the absence of an externally applied surface electric field. Under a suitable rate of electron irradiation, it was possible to completely shut off the conductive channel, implying a surface density . Light illumination quenches the increase of the resistivity, apparently due to photoemission from the metastable surface states. Upon turning off the electron bombardment the surface charge on adsorbed layers of xenon and water at 8 K decays in room temperature darkness with a lifetime τ= 0.30 ±0.02 s. The average charging efficiency, is μ₀ ≃0.001. Surface charging is shown to be an effective method for contactless gating of field effect devices.