Die Schmelzdiagramme der Systeme CsN3/Zn(N3)2 und KN3/Zn(N3)2

The phase diagrams of the systems CsN₃/Zn(N₃)₂ and KN₃/Zn(N₃)₂ have been obtained employing the microscopic technique ofL. Kofler andA. Kofler. Within the system CsN₃/Zn(N₃)₂ three eutectics at 148°C, 142°C, and 210°C were found. Besides Cs₂Zn(N₃)₄, melting incongruently in the interval 153°C to 170°C, there exist two further compounds of the most probable composition Cs₃Zn₂(N₃)₇ and CsZn₂(N₃)₅, melting congruently at 170°C and 210°C, resp. In the system KN₃/Zn(N₃)₂ there exist two eutectics at 203°C and 172°C and two compounds, one of them, i.e. K₂Zn(N₃)₄, melting congruently at 206°C, the other one, with composition KZn₃(N₃)₇ or KZn₄(N₃)₉, melting incongruently at 210°C.

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Herrn Professor Dr.Heribert Grubitsch zum 70. Geburtstag gewidmet.     

Über das «pK» elektronisch angeregter Azulenium-Kationen

It is shown that azulenium cations in the first electronically excited state S₁ are stronger acids than in the ground state S₀. Their apparent pK″*, obtained from the H₀-dependence of the quenching of the azulenium cation S₁ → S₀ fluorescence does not correspond to a true acid-base equilibrium in the electronically excited state S₁. The pK″* values are kinetically controlled, the rate of reprotonation of azulene in the S₁ state being too low to compete with the internal conversion to S₀.     

Klassifikation der verallgemeinerten Regelflächen durch ihre Kommerellhyperflächen

In this paper we investigate (k+1)-dimensional generalized ruled surfaces generated by a one-parameter family of k-dimensional linear subspaces of the n-dimensional Euclidean space \(\mathbb{E}^n \) .     

High Probe Intensity Photobleaching Measurement of Lateral Diffusion in Cell Membranes

Lateral diffusion measurements, most commonly accomplished through Fluorescence Photobleaching Recovery (FPR or FRAP), provide important information on cell membrane molecules' size, environment and participation in intermolecular interactions. However, serious difficulties arise when these techniques are applied to weakly expressed proteins of either of two types: fusions of membrane receptors with visible fluorescent proteins or membrane molecules on autofluorescent cells. To achieve adequate sensitivity in these cases, techniques such as interference fringe FPR are needed. However, in such measurements, cytoplasmic species contribute to the fluorescence recovery signal and thus yield diffusion parameters not properly representing the small number of surface molecules. A new method helps eliminate these difficulties. High Probe Intensity (HPI)-FPR measurements retain the intrinsic confocality of spot measurements to eliminate interference from fluorescent cytoplasmic species. However, HPI-FPR methods lift the previous requirement that FPR procedures be performed at probe beam intensities low enough to not induce bleaching in samples during measurements. The high probe intensities now employed provide much larger fluorescence signals and thus more information on molecular diffusion from each measurement. We report successful measurement of membrane dynamics by this technique.     

Snapshot Mueller matrix spectropolarimeter

We present a new snapshot technique for performing spectrally resolved Mueller matrix polarimetry. The basic approach is an extension of the channeled spectropolarimetry technique, employing frequency-domain interferometry to encode polarization information into modulation of the spectrum.     

Estimation of higher-order magnetic spin interactions of Fe(III) and Gd(III) ions doped in α-alumina powder with multifrequency EPR

Fe(III) and Gd(III) ions in α-alumina (A1₂O₃) exhibit spin states ofS = 5/2 andS = 7/2 respectively. The magnitude of the zero-field interaction (ZFI) (D = 0.10?0.15 cm^?1) gives rise to an inter Kramers doublet splitting in the same order of magnitude as the X-band electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) quantum (0.3 cm^?1). It is demonstrated that through a careful step-by-step analysis and spectral simulation of EPR spectra taken at D-band (130 GHz), Q-band (35 GHz), and X-band (9 GHz) at room temperature, the (relative) sign and magnitude of the ZFI parameters, b ₂ ⁰ , b ₄ ⁰ , and b ₄ ³ , can be reliably estimated.     

Nonholonomic Mapping Principle for Classical and Quantum Mechanics in Spaces with Curvature and Torsion

I explain the geometric basis for the recently-discovered nonholonomic mapping principle which permits deriving laws of nature in spacetimes with curvature and torsion from those in flat spacetime, thus replacing and extending Einstein's equivalence principle. As an important consequence, it yields a new action principle for determining the equation of motion of a free spinless point particle in such spacetimes. Surprisingly, this equation contains a torsion force, although the action involves only the metric. This force makes trajectories autoparallel rather than geodesic, as a manifestation of inertia. A generalization of the mapping principle transforms path integrals from flat spacetimes to those with curvature and torsion, thus playing the role of a quantum equivalence principle. This generalization yields consistent results only for completely antisymmetric or for gradient torsion.     

Strong Photoluminescence Enhancement from Colloidal Quantum Dot Near Silver Nano-Island Films

We present the fabrication and optical investigation of highly random self-assembled, nano-scale films, probing their influence on the luminescence properties of near surface CdSe/ZnS colloidal quantum dots. When compared to quantum dots distributed on unstructured quartz substrates, the average luminescence intensity is found to be enhanced by a factor of 160×. The silver nanoparticles are prepared using slow thermal evaporation on quartz substrates and post-deposition annealing to produce a randomly-arranged layer of smooth nano-islands. Clear polarization dependent hot spots are observed. Such hot spots deliver a maximal enhancement of the emission intensity of 240× and have a spatial density of (0.050±0.002) μm^− 2. The results show that silver nano-island films strongly enhance the optical efficiency of near quantum dots emitters.