Measurement of the differential cross section and of the tensor and vector analyzing powers for the fragmentation of 4.5-GeV/c deuterons on beryllium in the reaction involving proton emission at an angle of 80 mrad

The invariant differential cross section, the tensor analyzing power A _yy , and the vector analyzing power A _y for the reaction ⁹Be(d, p)X are measured at an initial deuteron momentum of 4.5 GeV/c and a proton detection angle of about 80 mrad. The data obtained for the differential cross section are consistent with the results of measurements at 3.5 and 5.78 GeV/c and a proton emission angle of 2.5°. The values found for the tensor analyzing power A _yy are compared with similar data obtained previously for the deuteron-fragmentation process occurring on a carbon target at various values of the initial deuteron momentum and leading to proton emission at zero angle. The data on the differential cross section for the reaction ⁹Be(d, p)X can be satisfactorily described within the relativistic impulse approximation by using standard deuteron wave functions; however, the approach based on this conceptual framework proves to be inadequate in dealing with data on the tensor analyzing power. These results indicate that it is necessary either to change the method for describing the relativistic deuteron or to take into account additional mechanisms.     

Some characteristic features of layered ferroelectrics of the type A m−1Bi2MmO3m+3

The values of the Curie temperatures of bismuth-containing layered ferroelectrics and deformations of the pseudoperovskite cell, distinguished in the perovskite-like layer of these compounds, are discussed. It is shown that the perovskite-like layers play an important role in the appearance of the ferroelectric state. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 39, 135–136 (January 1997)     

Nature of physical phenomena in ferroelectric relaxors

The nature of physical phenomena in ferroelectric relaxors, i.e., ferroelectrics undergoing smeared phase transitions, is discussed. These phenomena are closely related to the dynamics of polar regions (PRs), in which thermal fluctuations cause relaxation processes that control the crystal properties. The PRs interact with one another not only via electrical but also via mechanical interactions, and the deformed paraelectric interlayers between PRs play an important role in the transition to a macrodomain state.     

Tensor analyzing power T 20 of the dd → 3Hen and dd → 3Hp reactions at zero angle for energies 140, 200, and 270 MeV

RIKEN Accelerator Research Facility data on the tensor analyzing power T ₂₀ of the dd → ³Hen and dd → ³Hp reactions at zero angle for deuteron kinetic energies of 140, 200, and 270 MeV are reported. The observed positive sign of T ₂₀ clearly demonstrates the sensitivity to the D/S-wave ratio in the ³He and ³H wave functions in the energy range of the experiment. Data on T ₂₀ for the ³Hen channel are in agreement with those for the ³Hp channel within the experimental errors.     

Laser fluorescence-absorption analysis of iodine-129 and nitrogen dioxide impurities in a special atmosphere

Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 116–121, January, 1992.     

Detection equipment for investigating dp elastic scattering at internal target of nuclotron in the framework of DSS project

A complex of detection equipment based on scintillation detectors for investigating dp elastic scattering at the internal target of the Nuclotron developed in the framework of the Deuteron Spin Structure (DSS) project is presented. The results of optimizing scintillation detectors and the results of test measurements of a deuteron beam of the Nuclotron are given.     

Effect of violations of the structure and layer packing on the diffraction pattern of gibbsite and bayerite

Using the simulation method for the diffraction patterns of one-dimensionally disordered materials, the effect of different violations in the layered structure of aluminum trihydroxides (gibbsite and bayerite) on their diffraction patterns is analyzed. The features of the diffraction patterns of a disordered gibbsite sample obtained by intercalation-deintercalation of lithium salts are considered.     

Synthesis of arsenic sorbent by the reaction of magnesium hydroxide with aqueous iron(III) chloride solution

The reaction of magnesium hydroxide with a concentrated aqueous solution of iron(III) chloride yields a mixture of magnesium–iron layered double hydroxide and iron oxide–hydroxide in the akaganeite form. The content of these phases depends on the Mg/Fe atomic ratio in the starting reactant mixture. Iron oxide–hydroxide is the major reaction product at the Mg/Fe atomic ratio in the interval 1.5–1.75, and layered magnesium–iron layered double hydroxide, at Mg/Fe = 3–4. The ability of the synthesized products to take up As(III) from aqueous solutions was studied. These sorbents allow the arsenic concentration to be decreased from 3–5 mg L^–1 to values below MPC (0.01 mg L^–1).     

Mechanical Activation of Kaolinite in the Presence of Concentrated Sulfuric Acid

Physicochemical processes that occur in mechanical activation of kaolinite in centrifugal-planetary mills in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid were studied. A scheme of formation of aluminum sulfate in the course of acid activation was analyzed.__________Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, Vol. 78, No. 1, 2005, pp. 36–40.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Dudkin, Loukhina, Isupov, Avvakumov.