Backward particle production in neutrino neon interactions

Backward proton and pion production is studied in ν and \(\bar v\) charged current interactions in neon. The results are compared with other experiments and theory. The complete backward proton data is compatible with protons produced by reinteractions in the nucleus. However in events with only one proton, muon variables appear correlated to those for the backward proton, as expected by the two-nucleon correlation model.     

Coherent single pion production by antineutrino charged current interactions and test of PCAC

The cross section for coherent production of a single π^? meson in charged current antineutrino interactions on neon nuclei has been measured in BEBC to be (175±25) 10^?40 cm²/neon nucleus, averaged over the energy spectrum of the antineutrino wide band beam at the CERN SPS; this corresponds to (0.9±0.1) % of the total charged current \(\bar v_\mu \) cross section. The distributions of kinematical variables are in agreement with theoretical predictions based on the PCAC hypothesis and the meson dominance model; in particular, theQ ² dependence is well described by a propagator containing a massm=(1.35±0.18) GeV. The absolute value of the cross section is also in agreement with the model. This analysis thus provides a test of the PCAC hypothesis in the antineutrino energy range 5–150 GeV.     

New class of carbohydrate-based nonionic surfactants: diblock co-oligomers of tri-<Emphasis Type="Italic">O</Emphasis>-methylated and unmodified cello-oligosaccharides

Mixtures of diblock co-oligomers of tri-O-methylated and unmodified cello-oligosaccharides have been found to be amphiphilic, as reported before. In order to clarify their accurate amphiphilic property, diblock co-oligomers of tri-O-methylated and unmodified cello-oligosaccharides with monodispersity, methyl β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-2,3,6–tri-O-methyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-2,3,6–tri-O-methyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-2,3,6-tri-O-methyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-2,3,6-tri-O-methyl-d-glucopyranoside (1, pentamer), methyl β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)- β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-2,3,6-tri-O-methyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-2,3,6-tri-O-methyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-2,3,6-tri-O-methyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-2,3,6-tri-O-methyl-d-glucopyranoside (2, hexamer), and methyl β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-2,3,6-tri-O-methyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)- 2,3,6-tri-O-methyl-d-glucopyranoside (3, trimer) were synthesized independently. These compounds had higher surface activities compared to the mixture of diblock co-oligomers of tri-O-methylated and unmodified cello-oligosaccharides and commercially available methylcellulose (MC) SM-4. This paper describes the methods of synthesis of these compounds, and the influence of amphiphilic character on their surface activity. A new class of carbohydrate-based nonionic surfactant without long alkyl chain was discovered.     

Preparations of regioselectively methylated cellulose acetates and their 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopic analyses

Seven possible regioselectively methylated cellulose acetates (RS‐MCAs)—2,3,6‐tri‐O‐methyl cellulose acetate, 3,6‐di‐O‐methyl cellulose acetate, 2,6‐di‐O‐methyl cellulose acetate, 2,3‐di‐O‐methyl cellulose acetate, 6‐O‐methyl cellulose acetate, 3‐O‐methyl cellulose acetate, and 2‐O‐methyl cellulose acetate—were prepared for the first time from chemically synthesized cellulose derivatives obtained by cationic ring‐opening polymerization and then were analyzed by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The chemical shifts of ring protons and carbons were influenced by substituent groups (methyl or acetyl) and clearly reflected the pattern of substituent distribution in anhydroglucose units. These data may conveniently be used for the determination of the substituent distribution of methyl cellulose. The synthesized RS‐MCAs also may be used for the elucidation of the structure–property relationship. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 4167–4179, 2002     

Phase-field modeling of void evolution and swelling in materials under irradiation

Void swelling is an important phenomenon observed in both nuclear fuels and cladding materials in operating nuclear reactors. In this work we develop a phase-field model to simulate void evolution and void volume change in irradiated materials. Important material processes, including the generation of defects such as vacancies and self-interstitials, their diffusion and annihilation, and void nucleation and evolution, have been taken into account in this model. The thermodynamic and kinetic properties, such...