Use of an adjustable soft segment as an effective molecular design for crystal engineering of hydrogen-bonded tape motifs

From all the 11 alkylsilylated guanosine and adenosine derivatives having different numbers and types of nonpolar and flexible alkylsilyl side chains, 13 crystals were obtained from appropriate solvents in spite of their low molecular symmetry, and their crystal structures were studied by X-ray crystallography and thermal analysis. In these crystals, a clear structural hierarchy was observed, and one-dimensional tape motifs were preferentially formed by multiple inter-base hydrogen bonds. The tape motifs were arranged in lamellar-like (L), herringbone (H) or widened lamella (WL) structures in the crystals. However, the alkylsilylated ribose unit adopted a variety of conformations with notable disorders at the alkylsilyl moiety. These results suggested that role of the adjustable and nonpolar alkylsilyl ribose unit was to provide cushioning or a filling effect as a molecular pad, which assisted the crystal packing of the robust tape motifs. The packing mode of the tape motifs could be understood from the size instead of the shape of the adjustable alkylsilyl ribose moiety, offering a novel approach to their crystal engineering.     

The time-resolved ADMR in the photolysis of the polymethylene-linked system of xanthone and xanthene: Power dependence

The time-resolved ADMR (absorption-detected magnetic resonance) spectrum of the polymethylene linked biradical generated in the photolysis of α-(xanthene-2-carbonyloxy)-ω-(xanthene-2-carbonyloxy) dodecane is observed at various microwave power. When the lower microwave power is low, the ADMR spectrum is totally negative (the absorbance of xanthyl radical decreases by the microwave irradiation) and is interpreted in terms of the hyperfine structure of the terminal radicals. In contrast with this, the ADMR spectrum obtained at high microwave field consists of two components: central component and wing component. The central component is positive and is interpreted in terms of the deceleration of the intersystem crossing by microwave, which is known as the spin locking. The wing component is negative and the linewidth is much larger than that of the central one. It is ascribed to the transitions from |T₊₁> and |T_?1> states to singlet state having a slight |T₀> character. It is proposed that the width of the time resolved spectrum is due to the fluctuation of the exchange integral (modulated exchange integral) by the motion of the polymethylene chain. The time dependence of the central and wing components and the conditions for observation of them are discussed.     

Topologies induced by representations of the canonical commutation relations

This paper is concerned with continuity properties of representations of the canonical commutation relations, and is mainly devoted to a detailed discussion of the topologies induced on the test function spaces. The notion of closability of a representation of the canonical commutation relations is introduced and studied. We also discuss the strong continuity of functions of self-adjoint operators, and use bounded functions to define an analogue of the strong operator topology on the set of all self-adjoint operators.     

A single quark model for single pion photoproduction at threshold

Single pion photoproduction is studied in a single quark model in which a quark absorbs the photon and then emits the pion, propagating as a quark between the two interactions. Two different chiral bag models are used which allow for the coupling of the quarks to the pion. Surprisingly, the single quark model reproduces the results of phenomenological models and agrees with the experimental amplitudes to within 30% at threshold.     

Intermittent frequency offset lock of a symmetric three-mode stabilized He-Ne laser to an iodine stabilized He-Ne laser

There is a need for an intense, unmodulated single-frequency stabilized laser light that guarantees absolute optical frequency in a rapid laser calibration or an ultra-high resolution interferometer. To obtain such a light, we developed a new laser system that uses an intermittent frequency offset lock of a symmetric three-mode stabilized He-Ne laser to an iodine stabilized He-Ne laser. The proposed laser system provides two operational modes: (1) independent and (2) slave mode. In the independent mode, frequency of the three-mode laser is stabilized via control of frequency difference between two intermode beats. The resultant output is a single longitudinal mode light of maximum intensity that locates at the top of the gain curve. Frequency instability of 8X10^-12 (at a sampling time of 100 s) which is better than conventional stabilized lasers is attained in the independent mode. Slow optical frequency drift during the independent mode is periodically corrected by the offset lock to the iodine stabilized laser (slave mode), resulting in accurate reset of the frequency drift. After reset of the frequency deviation, the three-mode laser is again operated in the independent mode. Due to such intermittent offset lock, duty factor of the iodine stabilized laser was reduced to a few % of continuous operation.     

Sterological modeling and micromechanical analysis of rubber particle-reinforced epoxy composite materials

Some brittle epoxies can be said to be toughened significantly by a dispersion of rubber particles. Several models have been proposed to explained the role of the rubber particles in toughening. In the present research, by introducing the stereological concept based upon the statistical geometry to the microstructural modeling of composites and considering the interfacial phenomena between a matrix and a particle, the micromechanical modeling by means of the generalized equivalent inclusion method is made of the rubber particle-reinforced epoxy composite having the crack bridging particles whose radius are various in size. By analyzing the micromechanical model, the critical length a_c of the matrix crack whose propagation will be arrested, which implies the fracture toughness of such a composite, can be calculated. The effects of the volume fraction of the particles and the variance of the radii of the particles on the toughness can be evaluated. The results obtained are consistent with the common experimental findings.Presented at the Ninth International Conference on the Mechanics of Composite Materials. Riga. October, 1995.Published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 317–329, May–June, 1996.