Diagnostics of an O<Subscript>2</Subscript>(<Superscript>1</Superscript>Δ) generator using multichannel recording of oxygen emission spectra

The concentrations of water vapor and O₂(¹Δ), as well as the temperature in the gas flow at the exit of a singlet oxygen generator, are determined using multichannel recording of the singlet oxygen emission spectrum in the bands at 634, 703, 762, and 1268 nm. The water vapor concentration is found from the intensity ratio of the 762-nm band, which corresponds to the ¹Σ → ³Σ transition of the oxygen molecule, and the dimole emission band at 634 nm. From the ratio of the integrated intensities of the bands at 634 and 1268 nm, the O₂(¹Δ) concentration is determined and it is shown that the yield of O₂(¹Δ) at the exit from the gas generator is about 52%. The temperature of the gas flow, determined by the rotational structure of the oxygen emission spectrum in the band at 762 nm, is about 300 K under the nominal conditions of the gas generator operation. The ratio of the photon fluxes in the 703 and 634nm bands of the O₂(¹Δ) dimole emission is 1.06. The temperature dependence of the dimole emission bandwidths is determined, which can be used for estimating the gas temperature at the exit of the O₂(¹Δ) generator.     

Cryochemical modification,activity, and toxicity of dioxidine

Dioxidine nanoparticles are prepared via cryochemical modification of the pharmacopoeial dioxidine substance. The form of the cryomodified dioxidine is characterized by data from ¹H NMR spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction analysis; such thermal analytical methods as TG and DSC; low-temperature argon adsorption; and transmission electron microscopy. It is shown that the cryomodified samples are synthesized in the form of dioxidine nanocrystals 50–300 nm in size, with a crystal structure differing from that of the initial pharmacopoeial substance. The prepared cryomodified dioxidine nanoparticles inhibit the growth of E. coli 52, S. aureus 144, M. cyaneum 98, and B. cereus 9 better than the initial pharmacopoeial substance, and have comparable chronic toxicity.     

Industrial Reactor Power Monitoring Using Antineutrino Counts in the DANSS Detector

Detection of antineutrino by the reaction of the inverse β-decay can be used for an independent monitoring of a nuclear reactor power. DANSS detector is located directly under a commercial WWER-1000 reactor and counts up to 5000 antineutrino per day, providing the accuracy of 1.5% in 2 days of the flux measurement. A powerful system of the passive and active shielding in combination with the fine spatial segmentation of the detector allows to diminish the contribution of the background processes to a level, negligible in comparison to the statistical error. The influence of the nuclear fuel composition on the neutrino flux can be accounted for based on the input from the NPP staff.

     

Kinetics of energy deactivation in the O2(1Δ)-I medium

The kinetics of energy-exchange and quenching processes in the O₂(¹Δ)-I medium plays an important role in the operation of the chemical oxygen-iodine laser. However, up to now, many of the key processes in this medium are not fully understood. In this work, the flow tube technique is used to determine the rate of excitation energy deactivation in the O₂(¹Δ)-I medium in the presence of small concentrations of water and carbon dioxide. The concentrations of electronically excited species are measured with spectrometers calibrated in absolute spectral responsivity. The effective rate constant for the deactivation of O₂(¹Δ) molecules in processes involving iodine atoms is determined. The results are compared to those obtained in previous works.     

Collision-induced emission of singlet oxygen in the visible spectral region at temperatures of 90–315 K

Collision-induced emission of singlet oxygen molecules is studied using spectrometers calibrated for absolute spectral sensitivity. The collision-induced emission-rate constants at wavelengths of 479, 514, 577, 634, and 703 nm are determined within the temperature range 90–315 K. It is found that the intensities of the emission bands increase with decreasing temperature below 100 K. The interrelation between the collision-induced emission-rate constants and the intensities of the collision-induced absorption bands is discussed. The Einstein coefficients for spontaneous emission of excited free O₂: O₂ complexes are estimated.     

Effect of external influences on the structural and dynamic parameters of medicinal copolymers

ESR spectroscopy, DSC, IR spectroscopy are used to study the molecular dynamics, mechanical properties, the ability to ozone oxidation of ethylene-propylene copolymer (SEPE) and a copolymer of ether and urethane groups (SPEU). The behavior of the copolymers under tensile stress changes dramatically upon addition of > 5% ethylene units to polypropylene. Reversible deformation of oriented copolymers containing <5% ethylene units is accompanied by an increase in molecular mobility, with the opposite tendency being observed at a higher content of ethylene units. The sorption properties change in parallel with the molecular mobility. Samples containing >5% ethylene units turn out to be less resistant to ozone oxidation. Upon deformation of isotropic and weakly oriented SPEU sample, molecular mobility increases at the initial stage of stretching, decreasing throughout the strain range covered. Ozone oxidation, both in the loaded and unloaded states leads to an increase in the rigidity of SPEU chains, which manifests itself in the growth of the modulus of elasticity, correlation time, and activation energy. Thermal annealing in water also increases the rigidity of SPEU molecules.     

Cryochemical synthesis and antibacterial activity of hybrid nanocomposites based on dioxidine containing Ag and Cu nanoparticles incorporated in biopolymer cryostructurates

Russian Chemical Bulletin - Cryochemical synthesis of hybrid nanocomposites based on the antibacterial drug, dioxidine, and metals (Ag, Cu) was performed. According to the data of H1 NMR, UV, and...     

Kinetics of formation of O2(1Σ) molecules in reactions involving excited O2(1Δ) oxygen molecules and I(2P1/2) iodine atoms

The results of our experimental study of the kinetics of formation of O₂(¹Σ) molecules in energy-exchange reactions O₂(¹Δ) + I(⁵ p,² P _1/2) and O₂(a,¹Δ) + O₂(a,¹Δ) are presented. The ratio of rate constants was obtained for these reactions (4800 ± 300). Setting the rate constant of the deactivation of O₂(¹Σ) molecules on CO₂ molecules at 4.1 · 10^–13 cm³/s, we evaluated the rate constants for these reactions at a temperature of approximately 330 K: (1.7 ± 0.2) · 10⁻¹³ and (3.6 ± 0.5) · 10⁻¹⁷ cm³/s, respectively.