Laser marked shadowgraphy: a novel optical planar technique for the study of microbubbles and droplets

A novel combination of backlighting and glare point velocimetry and sizing (GPVS) is proposed to measure the size distribution of microbubbles (or microdroplets). This new technique, which we will call laser marked shadowgraphy, avoids sizing out-of-focus bubbles (or droplets) and the associated bias error. Compared to backlighting, this combination also improves the precision of the diameter measurement and allows void fraction measurements. Compared with GPVS, a more robust image processing is obtained. The applicability of the developed technique is demonstrated on a cloud of electrochemically generated hydrogen bubbles.     

57Co implanted in reactive and non-reactive frozen gases

⁵⁷Co was implanted in different reactive and non reactive frozen gases like Ne, Ar, N₂, Xe, CH₄ and C₂H₄. Higher ionization states of Fe and cryochemical compounds are detected.     

Infrared and Mössbauer studies of some diamine complexes with trimethyltin halides and dimethyltin dihalides

To obtain more structural information on complexes formed between alkyltin halides and bidentate ligands, the solid-state IR and Mössbauer spectra of the 1,2-ethanediamine and 1,4-butanediamine complexes of trimethyltin halides and dimethyltin dihalides were examined. The structures of the trimethyltin halide complexes were found to be trigonal bipyramidal with coplnar methyl groups. The dimethyltin dihalide complexes were octahedral with the methyl groups in the cis-positions and the halides trans to each other. However, there were no differences in the structures of the chloro and bromo complexes of either type.     

Multiple Wilson and Jacobi–Piñeiro polynomials

We introduce multiple Wilson polynomials, which give a new example of multiple orthogonal polynomials (Hermite–Padé polynomials) of type II. These polynomials can be written as a Jacobi–Piñeiro transform, which is a generalization of the Jacobi transform for Wilson polynomials, found by Koornwinder. Here we need to introduce Jacobi and Jacobi–Piñeiro polynomials with complex parameters. Some explicit formulas are provided for both Jacobi–Piñeiro and multiple Wilson polynomials, one of them in terms of Kampé de Fériet series. Finally, we look at some limiting relations and construct a part of a multiple AT-Askey table.     

Development of a digital freeprogrammable function generator for high precision double motion Mössbauer-drives

Construction and use of a function generator are presented. The flexible outline allows a high precision control for all required velocity profiles.     

Advantages of Odd Random Phase Multisine Electrochemical Impedance Measurements

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is a powerful technique to study electrochemical processes and to perform screening tasks. Recently an integrated measuring and modeling methodology for EIS based on a multisine excitation signal was developed. A key issue in this methodology is the data analysis, allowing us to rapidly quantify the reliability of the measured data. In this paper, a comparison is made between classical single‐sine and the proposed multisine measurements on the same system. The fitting of the impedance data obtained by single‐or multisine excitation and using different weighting factors is also discussed. In addition to the advantages reported in earlier work, it is concluded that, of all investigated frequencies, the odd random phase multisine excitation yields the highest quality data in the shortest measurement time.