On the factors governing the minimum size of light beams during self-focusing

The final stage of self-focusing of 500-ps pulses of a neodymium laser in silicate and phosphate glasses and in the nonlinear liquids perfluorooctane, benzene, and toluene is studied theoretically and experimentally. The formation of spatial solitons, which are stable due to the nonlinearity saturation, is demonstrated. It is found that the intensity of the nonlinearity saturation is close to that of the threshold breakdown for glasses and the role of stimulated Raman scattering is significant for liquids.     

Rotation Part of the Dielectric Permittivity of Water Vapor for Different Spectral Line Profiles

We estimate the possible influence of spectral line profile (Lorentz profile, Van Vleck–Weisskopf profile, and profile obtained by solving kinetic equation) on the rotation part of the dielectric permittivity of water-vapor monomers. Spectral regions corresponding to long-wavelength (static) and high-frequency (optical) limiting cases as well as regions in close proximity to resonances of various intensities are considered. The studied effects are compared with the corresponding effects on water-vapor absorption coefficient, which are related to factors determining the line-shape structure.     

Study of the Influence of the Mutual Orientation of Antennas on the Characteristics of a Meteor Radio Channel

We describe equipment and a method for performing an experiment on a short meteor radio line of length 85 km. The feature of the experiment is monitoring of meteor-matter deposition to the atmosphere using a radar located at one point of the radio line with the simultaneous determination of the main radio-line characteristics.     

Molecular Structure of Phenylphosphine and Its Analogs by Gas-Phase Electron Diffraction and Quantum-Chemical Calculations

The molecular structures of phenylphosphine and its analogs, aniline and phenylarsine, were studied by gas-phase electron diffraction and quantum-chemical methods. The geometry and force constants were calculated at the HF/6-31G and B3LYP/6-31G^* levels of theory. Phenylphosphine and phenylarsine possess a bisector conformation with asymmetric phenyl rings. The main geometric parameters are as follows (r _a): P-C 1.833(6), C-Cav 1.397(1)Å. The structures of molecules like X₂YPh (X = H, F, Cl; Y = N, P, As) were discussed.     

Synthesis, spectroscopic and thermal studies of the copper(II) aspartame chloride complex

Aspartame adduct of copper(II) chloride Cu(Asp)₂Cl₂·2H₂O (Asp=aspartame) is synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, FT IR, UV/vis, ESR spectroscopies, TG, DTG, DTA measurements and molecular mechanics calculations. Aqueous solution of the green solid absorbs strongly at 774 and 367 nm. According to the FT IR spectra, the aspartame moiety coordinates to the copper(II) ion via its carboxylate ends, whereas the ammonium terminal groups give rise to hydrogen bonding network with the water, the chloride ions or neighboring carboxylate groups. The results suggest tetragonally distorted octahedral environment of the copper ions.     

Effect of phase composition of palladium-ruthenium membrane catalyst on selectivity of dehydrolinalool hydrogenation

Conclusions When the hydrogenation of dehydrolinalool to linalool is run on a Pd alloy containing 6 wt.% of Ru, which is lean in the -hydrogen phase, the selectivity is much greater than when the amount of the -hydrogen phase is greater. A high selectivity of the hydrogenation is achieved by reducing to a definite limit the amount of hydrogen in the membrane catalyst without using inhibitors of the side reactions, which can contaminate the hydrogenation products.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 926–928, April, 1984.     

Molecular structure of 2-dimethylamino-2-thioxo-6-methyl-1,3,2-oxathiaphosphorinane

A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated fromZhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 185–188, September–October, 1993.     

Reaction of 2-diethylamino-3-diethylaminomethyl-1,3,2-benzoxazaphospholine with hydroxyl-containing compounds

The reaction of 2-diethylamino-3-diethylaminomethyl-1,3,2-benzoxazaphospholine with functionally substituted alcohols and phenols occurs with the cleavage of exocyclic P-N bond followed by N→P migration of the diethylaminomethyl group and formation of imidophosphonate dimers. A similar reaction with polyhydroxy compounds (diethylene glycol, glycerol) results in symmetrical and asymmetrical spirophosphoranes. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1781–1784, October, 1993.