[Bis(trispivalatodimolybdenum (II))-μ-bis(4′-carboxylato-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine) Ruthenium (II)] (2+) Tetrafluoroborate. Preparation,Electronic Structure and Physical Properties

The homoleptic compound Ru(II)(L)₂ where L = 4′-carboxylato-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine was employed as a bridge to link two [Mo₂(O₂CBu ^t )₃]⁺ units in the formation of the title complex: [Mo₂(O₂CBu ^t )₃]₂-μ-Ru(II)L₂] (2+) [BF₄⁻]₂, which has been characterized by ¹H-NMR, UV–vis and emission spectroscopy, MALDI-TOF-MS and cyclic voltammetry. The electronic structure of the complex has been investigated by density functional theory employing Turbomole on the model complex cation [Mo₂(O₂CH)₃]₂-μ-(Ru(II)L₂)²⁺. The intense blue color of the cation arises from M₂ δ to bridge/terpyridine charge transfer. This paper is dedicated to Prof. F. A. Cotton in memoriam.     

Preparation of biomolecule-ligated polystyrene cuvets and their applications in diagnostics

Activated polystyrene cuvet is used for the determination of oxalate in urine sample and immunoglobulin in human sera. Polystyrene cuvet was activated by introducing active functional group onto its surface by coating the surface with a heterobifunctional photolinker, 1-fluoro-2-nitro-4-azidobenzene and exposing to UV light at 365 nm. Modified cuvet was active enough to covalently link oxalate oxidase in just 45 min at 50 °C without any additional catalyst or reagent. Remarkable reduction of time was achieved when immobilization was carried out by microwave irradiation. It took only 50 s to immobilize oxalate oxidase in the activated cuvet when exposed to microwaves in a domestic microwave oven. Immobilized-oxalate oxidase was stable, reusable and conveniently used for determination of urinary oxalate for diagnosis of primary hyperoxaluria and calcium oxalate nephrolithaiasis. Detection of human IgG involving ELISA in antihuman IgG-immobilized cuvet showed the feasibility of the cuvet in other immunoassays.     

Ultracold Rydberg atoms for efficient storage of terahertz frequency signals using electromagnetically induced transparency

Quantum communication with terahertz (THz) frequency signals has many advantages like reduced attenuation and scintillation effects in certain atmospheric conditions along with very high level of data security. In this work, we propose a scheme to realize Quantum Memory (QM) for efficient storage of terahertz (THz) frequency signals using Electromagnetically Induced Transparency (EIT) in an ultracold atomic medium of ⁸⁷Rb Rydberg atoms prepared in a Two Dimensional Magneto Optical Trap (2D-MOT). The uniqueness of our scheme lies in the choice of the energy levels involved in the EIT process, all three of which have been chosen to be the Rydberg levels (enabling signal beam to be in THz) in a lambda type arrangement. This first of its kind proposal reveals that atomic media are a potential candidate for devising QMs which can store THz frequency signals. We have estimated that the Optical Depth (OD) in our scheme can reach a very high value of 690, very high maximum obtainable storage efficiency (η) of ～99%, the group velocity ($v_g$) can be as low as 5.07 × 10³ m/s, and the Delay Bandwidth Product (DBP) can be as high as 9.5. All of these estimates emphasize the feasibility of our scheme as a QM device for efficient storage of THz pulses.     

$$Q\bar{Q}$$ ($$Q\in \{b,c\}$$Q∈{b,c}) spectroscopy using the Cornell potential

The mass spectra and decay properties of heavy quarkonia are computed in nonrelativistic quark-antiquark Cornell potential model. We have employed the numerical solution of Schrödinger equation to obtain their mass spectra using only four parameters namely quark mass (\(m_c\), \(m_b\)) and confinement strength (\(A_{c\bar{c}}\), \(A_{b\bar{b}}\)). The spin hyperfine, spin-orbit and tensor components of the one gluon exchange interaction are computed perturbatively to determine the mass spectra of excited S, P, D and F states. Digamma, digluon and dilepton decays of these mesons are computed using the model parameters and numerical wave functions. The predicted spectroscopy and decay properties for quarkonia are found to be consistent with available data from experiments, lattice QCD and other theoretical approaches. We also compute mass spectra and life time of the \(B_c\) meson without additional parameters. The computed electromagnetic transition widths of heavy quarkonia and \(B_c\) mesons are in tune with available experimental data and other theoretical approaches.     

Design and Optimization of Nonlinear Tapers using Particle Swarm Optimization

In this paper the design and optimization of a nonlinear diameter taper, connecting the output section of a gyrotron cavity to the uniform output waveguide section, is presented. The design of a nonlinear taper of a 42 GHz, 200 kW CW gyrotron operating in the TE_0,3 cavity mode with axial output collection has been taken as a case study. The taper synthesis has been carried out considering a raised cosine type of nonlinear taper and the analysis is done using a dedicated scattering matrix code. In addition, an improved particle swarm optimization - an evolutionary optimization - algorithm is used for the design optimization of this nonlinear taper. The optimum design of the taper shows the effectiveness of the presented method.     

Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of Oxadiazole Incorporated Ellipticine Derivatives

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - A series of ellipticine derivatives 8a–8j containing oxadiazole structural block are synthesized and evaluated for their anticancer activity on human...     

Charged-particle multiplicity distributions in different rapidity windows in 800 GeV proton-nucleus interactions

Multiplicity distributions of charged particles produced in interactions of 800 GeV protons with emulsion nuclei in various rapidity windows are presented. The data is also analyzed separately for the forward and the backward hemispheres, for rapidity windows of different widths. It is found that the Negative Binomial Distribution (NBD) describes well the multiplicity distribution of secondary particles in various rapidity windows and also in both the hemispheres. We have compared the NBD parameters, in both the hemispheres, at 200 GeV and 360 GeV, with those at 800 GeV. The behaviour of NBD parameters in rapidity windows of different widths and for different targets has also been studied. Received: 30 August 2001 / Accepted: 28 January 2002     

Biomimetic oxidation of curcumin with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by 5,10,15,20-tetraarylporphyrinatoiron(III) chlorides in dichloromethane

The biomimetic oxidation of curcumin, a main turmeric pigment with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by different 5,10,15,20-tetraarylporphyrinatoiron(III) chlorides [TAPFe(III)Cl] in dichloromethane has been studied to give a C-C coupled curcumin dimer in 40-70% yield. The structure of the dimer has been elucidated by (1)H-, (13)C-NMR, IR and FAB-Mass spectroscopic data.     

XANES and EXAFS study of some metal-metalloid glasses

XANES and EXAFS techniques are proving very popular in the study of local environment in disordered systems. Results of such studies in a large number of metal (Fe, Co, Ni, etc)-metalloid (B, Si, C, etc) glasses are reported. Experiments were done with synchrotron radiation as well as an x-ray tube. The values of bond lengths and co-ordination numbers computed from one-electron single scattering Fourier transform method turn out substantially smaller. The values of bondlength determined from the other EXAFS calculation method and the multiple-scattering computation scheme show good agreement. Importance of choice of suitable reference materials for analysis of data is emphasized. The experimental work was done at EXAFS 5.1 Station at Daresbury Laboratory, U.K.