Precision measurement ofK-shell fluorescence yields in actinide elements

High-precision measurements ofK Auger electron andK x-ray intensities have been made for several transuranium elements and these have been used to determineK-shell fluorescence yields (ω _K ). The electron spectra were measured with a cooled Si(Li) spectrometer and the photon spectra were taken with Ge(Li) diodes. Very thin mass-separated samples of nuclides, which decay predominantly by electron capture, were used in the present experiments. From our present measurements the following values ofK- shell fluorescence yield have been obtained: Np, 97.2±0.3%; Pu, 97.2±0.4%; Cm, 97.1 ±0.6%; Bk, 97.1±0.4%; Cf, 97.3±0.4%; and Es, 97.2±0.5%. These numbers indicate that theK-fluorescence yield for elements in theZ=93 toZ=99 region remains constant within the experimental error. The weighted average of these numbers is 97.19% with external error of 0.03% and internal error of 0.17%. This value is in excellent agreement with known theoretical calculations.     

Study of pure and semileptonic decays of Ds meson within R-parity violating supersymmetric model

We present the comaprative study of semileptonic and leptonic decays of Ds, D±and D0meson（D →M l＋-αl-β, D → l＋αlβ, D → l＋αvα;α,β=e,μ） within the framework of R-parity violating the（ Rp） Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model（MSSM）. The comparison shows that combination and product couplings,（λβiα λ＊ ij qor λβqkλ＊αj k）contribution to the branching fractions of the said processes（under consideration） is consistent with or comparable to the experimental measurements in most of the cases. However, some cases exist where these contributions are highly suppressed. We identify such cases in our analysis and single out the important ones suitable for exploring in the future and current experiments.     

Development of a Validated High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography Method for the Simultaneous Estimation of Caffeic Acid,Ferulic Acid, β-Sitosterol,and Lupeol in Convolvulus pluricaulis Choisy and Its Adulterants/Substitutes

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - The present paper reports a validated high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC)—densitometric method for the...     

A validated high-performance thin-layer chromatography method for the determination of two bioactive lignans,phyllanthin and hypophyllanthin,in the seasonal variation study of Phyllanthus amarus

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn. belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae, commonly known as “Bhooamalakee” or...     

Thermodynamics and kinetics of NAD+ adsorption on a glassy carbon electrode

Thermodynamics and kinetics of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD⁺) adsorption on a glassy carbon (GC) electrode surface was investigated at various electrode potentials and NAD⁺ concentrations using differential capacitance (DC) and attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) techniques. Equilibrium adsorption measurements confirmed that NAD⁺ spontaneously and strongly adsorbs on the GC electrode surface. The affinity of NAD⁺ towards adsorption on the GC electrode surface was found to increase with an increase in electrode potential (charge) to more positive values; the corresponding apparent Gibbs free energy of adsorption was ?32.80?±?0.25, ?35.61?±?0.86, and ?38.02?±?0.40 kJ mol^?1 on negatively, neutral, and positively charged electrode surfaces, respectively. The kinetics of NAD⁺ adsorption is also found to be highly dependent on the electrode surface potential (charge), and it increases with an increase in electrode potential (charge) to positive values. The adsorption process was modeled using a two-step kinetic model, in which the adsorption process involves the formation of two forms of NAD⁺ on the surface: the thermodynamically unstable (NAD⁺ _ads,rev) and stable (NAD⁺ _ads,stable) forms. ATR-FTIR further confirmed that NAD⁺, indeed, adsorbed on the GC electrode surface.     

Synthesis,Structure and Elastic Properties of a New Hybrid Perovskite Material: [C6H14N2]KBr3

A new hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite(HOIP)material,[C6H14N2]KBr3,has been synthesized via hydrothermal method and fully characterized.[C6H14N2]KBr3 has a three-dimensional perovskite structure and crystalizes in a trigonal P3121 space group.The elastic properties of[C6H14N2]KBr3 were fully calculated via the density functional theory calculations,which reveal the elastic moduli(11.54~14.07 GPa),shear moduli(4.56~5.68 GPa),Poisson’s ratios(0.18~0.32),bulk modulus(8.51 GPa)and acoustic velocity(2.57~2.74 kms^-1).Additional nanoindentation experiments in the form of single-crystals confirmed the validity of our theoretical approach.[C6H14N2]KBr3 exhibits higher stiffness and thermal stability than the well-known photovoltaic CH3NH3PbI3,which makes it worthwhile for exploring optoelectronic properties.     

Instantaneous work hardening behaviour of two-phase tungsten heavy alloys: a phenomenological approach

ABSTRACT

The present work describes a phenomenological approach to explain the instantaneous behaviour of tungsten heavy alloys (WHAs) in heat-treated and swaged conditions. The strengths and elongation values of heat-treated materials are lower and higher than those of the swaged samples respectively. The heat-treated materials exhibit two slopes in true stress–true plastic strain curves and follow the Ludwigson constitutive equation. On the other hand, swaged materials display a single slope and adhere to typical Swift constitutive equation. The latter reflect the presence of pre-strain in the materials due to swaging deformation. The fracture surfaces in heat-treated materials consist of W-W decohesion along with matrix rupture and W-cleavage, while swaged samples consist of mainly W-cleavage. Both the materials display three typical stages (I, II and III) of work hardening. The second derivatives of true stress–true plastic strain curves of these alloys exhibit a perfect parabola although the nature of true stress–true strain as well as true stress–true plastic strain curves is quite different in heat-treated and swaged materials. This has been observed for the first time in WHAs consisting of matrix and W-grains. The shape of the parabola is simple and easy to fit. The fitting parameters of parabolas have been successfully employed to explain the flow behaviour of a large number of tungsten heavy alloys having two-phase microstructure in different processing conditions.     

The3He(γ,2p)n reaction for Eγ=80-170MeV

The cross section for the³He(γ, 2p) reaction has been measured in a complete kinematics experiment in the energy rangeE _γ=80–170 MeV, forθ _P1=θ _P2=90°. This configuration was selected in order to investigate the role of proton-proton final state interactions in the three-body breakup process. The measured proton spectra are seen to be consistent with a prediction using the Watson-Migdal formalism. The magnitude of the observed cross section clearly indicates an enhancement over phase space, presumably due to the strong proton-proton interaction in the final state. The experimental results agree, within their limited statistical accuracy, with a theoretical calculation which includes this effect.