Observation and analysis ofE mesons in\bar p p annihilation at rest in H2 gas

Antiproton-proton annihilation at rest in a gaseous H₂ target at NTP into the final state π⁺ π^? K ^± π^? (K ⁰) with an undetectedK ⁰ or \(\bar K^0 \) has been investigated. We observe theE(1420) resonance in the invariant mass spectrum (K ⁰)_miss K ^± π^? with massM _E =1413±8 MeV/c² and widthГ ^E =62 ± 16MeV/c² and find evidence for the production of thef ₁(1285). The absolute branching ratio of \(\bar p\) p → π⁺ π^? E ⁰,E ⁰ →K ₀ ^L K ^± π ^? at (61±6)%P wave annihilation is (3.0±0.9)·10^?4 of all annihilations. The observed suppression of theE production fromP wave with respect to theS wave together with some simple selection rules suggest that the quantum numbers of theE(1420) areJ ^pc=0^?+ and not I⁺⁺.     

Experimental results on radiative muon capture in complex nuclei

Experimental results for the radiative muon capture branching ratio in several nuclei and the photon-muon spin asymmetry in⁴⁰Ca are reported. For the measurements a two arm Nalspectrometer was used. Apart from²⁶O and⁴⁰Ca, where we confirm previous results of our group, new data on¹²C,²⁶Fe,¹⁶⁵Ho and²⁰⁹Bi are presented. No available theoretical models explain all the data consistently. The preliminary results for the asymmetry measurements, obtained using a stroboscopic method are in agreement with previous measurements and with theoretical calculations.Presented at the symposium Mesons and Light Nuclei, Bechyn, Czechoslovakia, May 27–June 1, 1985.     

PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTION OF 13-CIS-BACTERIORHODOPSIN STUDIED BY LOW TEMPERATURE SPECTROPHOTOMETRY

Abstract— The photoreaction cycle of 13- cis -bacteriorhodopsin (13- cis -bR) was investigated by low temperature spectrophotometry using two different preparations; 13- cis -bR constituted from bacterioopsin and 13- cis -retinal, and dark-adapted bacteriorhodopsin (bR^D), which is an equi-molar mixture of 13- cis -bR and trans -bR.
By irradiation with 500 nm light at — 190°C, 13- cis -bR was converted to its batho-product, batho-13- cis -bR (batho-bR¹³), which is different from batho-product from trans -bR, batho-bR^t. On warming batho-bR¹³ to -5°C in the dark, it completely changed to trans -bR. We estimated the composition of 13- cis -bR and trans -bR in the warmed sample spectrophotometrically and then the absorption spectrum of batho-bR¹³ was calculated. The absorption maximum lies at 608 nm, 1250 cm⁻¹ longer than that of 13- cis -bR; the molar extinction coefficient (ε) is about 74000 M ⁻¹ cm⁻¹, larger than that of 13- cis -bR (52000 M ⁻¹ cm⁻¹).
On the warming the sample containing batho-bR¹³ formed by irradiating 13- cis -bR or bR^D at — 190°C, we could not detect other intermediates such as the lumi- or meta-intermediates seen in trans-bR system.     

No pre-critical enhancement observed in 13C(π+, γ)13N(g.s.) at q ≅ 2mπ

The cross section and angular distribution for the reaction ¹³C(π⁺, γ)¹³N(g.s.) have been measured from 37 to 85° in the laboratory, at a pion energy of 115.5 MeV. The observed cross section ranges from 320 to 660 $\text{nb}\text{sr}$. These results do not show the large magnitude and wide-angle peaking expected if pre-critical effects due to nascent pion condensation were present. In addition, the observed cross section is less than one-half of the predictions of available theoretical calculations which do not include the pre-critical effect. Data on the reaction ¹H(π^?, γ)n at T_π = 116.6 MeV were also obtained for calibration purposes. These data agree with expectations based on knowledge of the inverse reaction and previous measurements.     

Magnetic field control of absorption coefficient and group index in an impurity doped quantum disc

The electronic properties and optical characteristics – absorption coefficient, refractive index and group index – in an impurity doped pseudo-harmonic quantum disc subjected to an applied magnetic field are investigated. Numerical calculations are performed using the exact diagonalization technique and the compact density-matrix formalism. It is found that the chosen structure could be switched between a lambda-type and a ladder-type configuration by a proper tailoring of the magnetic field strength. Furthermore, the absorption profile and the associated slow light frequency range can be controlled not only by varying the control field amplitude and its detuning but also by changing the impurity position and the magnetic field strength.     

Temperature dependence of muon-decay positron channeling in semiconductors

Planar channeling data ofμ ⁺-decay positrons in various semiconductors are reported. Together with the extensive spectroscopic data supplied by transverse μSR, the location of the different states of the hydrogen pseudo-isotopeμ ⁺ e⁻ (muonium) can be identified by means of planar simulations. In high purity silicon as well as in gallium arsenide a thermally activated site transition is observed which can be assigned to a transition between different muonium states.     

3W average power 4.3 μm CO2 laser

A 3 W average power CO₂ laser oscillating in the range of 4.3m (10°1 to 10°O transition) is described. At the same time, the laser can emit 100 W in the sequence band 00°2 to 10°1 (10.6m). It is based on a commercial system with continuous-wave discharge of 12 m length and a slow gas flow. It operates in the Q-switched mode at pulse repetition rates up to 15 kHz. The pulse peak power is 1 kW and the pulse duration is 200 ns. The deviation from the theoretical efficiency limit has been decreased by a factor 2.5 in our device, due to saturation of the pumping (sequence band) radiation. We predict an improvement by another factor of 5 (possible average power of 10 to 20 W), if one avoids the absorption in the discharge-free zones.