Search results for "Neodymium"
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Decay of the heaviest isotope of neodymium:154Nd
1985
The neutron-rich isotope154Nd has been separated from235U fission products with the HELIum-jet On-line mass Separator HELIOS and investigated by γ-singles, γγ- and γX-coincidence measurements. The Z- and A-assignment have been confirmed by the observation of promethium KX-rays and by the genetic relationship to the daughter product 1.7-min154Pm. A half-life of 26±2 s has been obtained for154Nd, and a partial decay scheme is proposed. A 40 s activity previously assigned to154Nd could not be confirmed.
Evolution de la circulation oécanique profonde durant le Crétacé : apport des isotopes du néodyme
2014
The Cretaceous is depicted as the warmest period of the last 300 Ma. The oceanic circulation and location of the source zones of deep-waters are essential to understand the role of oceans in the evolution of the climate during the Cretaceous, yet they remain unclear for this period. The neodymium (Nd) isotopes are used to track oceanic circulation and exchanges between water masses, in both past and modern oceans. The Nd isotope composition (εNd) in the ocean is related to the nature of the surrounding continental landmasses. The oceanic currents transport this isotopic signature, thus every oceanic basin acquires a singular εNd. Unequivocal interpretations of the Cretaceous seawater εNd va…
Phacoemulsification and Vitrectomy with the Erbium: or Neodymium:YAG-Laser
2002
Summary There are an increasing number of applications for Erbium:YAG and Neodymium:YAG lasers in opthalmology. Laser phacoemulsification and Erbium-laser vitrectomy are of major interest. We report the underlying technology and more than 1-year-experience using the PHACOLASE (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany, 10–100 Hz frequency, 5–50 mJ single pulse energy) for phacoemulsification and pars plana vitrectomy and the Lyla-Dodick laser photolysis (A.R.C. Laser, Eckental-Forth, Germany, 1–20 Hz, up to 8 mJ single pulse energy). The Erbium:YAG laser and Neodymium:YAG laser enabled us to extract lenses with up to medium hard nuclei. Moreover, the Erbium laser enabled fast vitrectomy with little…
Experimental and theoretical study on the optical properties of LaVO4 crystals under pressure
2018
We report optical absorption and luminescence measurements in pure and trivalent neodymium (Nd3+) doped LaVO4 crystals up to 25 GPa. Nd3+ luminescence has been employed as a tool to follow the structural changes in the crystal. We also present band-structure and crystal-field calculations that provide the theoretical framework to accurately explain the observed experimental results. In particular, both optical absorption and luminescence measurements evidence that a phase transition takes place close to 12 GPa. They also provide information on the pressure dependence of the band-gap as well as the emission lines under compression. We found drastic changes in the optical properties of LaVO4 …
Multi-line NIR-RGB emission in Nd:LiNbO3 RPE optical waveguides
2007
Simultaneous generation of four spectral emission lines has been achieved in Nd-doped lithium niobate reverse proton exchange optical waveguide cavities. Using a pump at 800 nm, the four lines were found and they are due to lasing at 1.3735 combined with parametric conversion at 0.687, 0.574 and 0.4 mum.
Elucidation of constant current density molecular plating
2012
Abstract The production of thin layers by means of constant current or constant voltage electrolysis in organic media is commonly known as molecular plating. Despite the fact that this method has been applied for decades and is known to be among the most efficient ones for obtaining quantitative deposition, a full elucidation of the molecular plating is still lacking. In order to get a general understanding of the process and hence set the basis for further improvements of the method, constant current density electrolysis experiments were carried out in a mixture of isopropanol and isobutanol containing millimolar amounts of HNO 3 together with [Nd(NO 3 ) 3 ·6H 2 O] used as a model electrol…
Reduced dynamical equations for solid-state lasers and VCSELs
2007
It is the aim of this presentation to show that a reduction in the number of coupled equations is feasible for spatio-temporal laser models with generic values of the pump and other parameters. Reduced equations have been derived via the application of two separate, yet equivalent, methods: one based on the CM and the other on operational calculus. The long term dynamics of the reduced models for solid-state lasers and VCSELs have been compared with that of the full systems by using both mathematical methods. Extensive numerical simulations for the complex dynamics of these and other laser models become suddenly feasible within reasonable computational time.
Highly trans-stereospecific Isoprene Polymerization by Neodymium Borohydrido Catalysts
2005
Highly stereospecific polymerization of isoprene was achieved using borohydridoneodymium complexes. In combination with stoichiometric amounts of dialkylmagnesium, Nd(BH4)3(THF)3 (1) and Cp*‘Nd(BH4)2(THF)2 (2) (Cp*‘ = C5Me4nPr) afford very efficient catalysts. The activity reaches 37300 (g of polyisoprene/mol of Nd)/h. Half-lanthanidocene 2 gives rise to polyisoprene, 98.5% trans-regular, the highest content yet described for a homogeneous organometallic catalyst. NMR experiments argue for the formation of bimetallic Nd(μ-BH4)Mg active species.
Photoluminescence of neodymium and erbium doped NaLaF4 material
2013
Abstract In the course of this research several NaLaF 4 samples doped with different Er 3+ and Nd 3+ concentrations have been synthesized. For these samples photoluminescence spectra, kinetics and excitation spectra have been measured. It has been found that when samples containing Nd 3+ and Er 3+ impurities are excited in specific Nd 3+ bands not only Nd 3+ but also Er 3+ luminescence bands appear. The studies of the decay kinetics show that there is an energy transfer from Nd 3+ to Er 3+ , moreover “green” and “red” Er 3+ luminescence bands appear as result of two different energy transfer mechanisms. In addition, photoluminescence processes in Nd 3+ ions are investigated. Based on the ob…
CCDC 973932: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
2014
Related Article: Partha Pratim Chakrabarty, Sandip Saha, Kamalika Sen, Atish Dipankar Jana, Debarati Dey, Dieter Schollmeyer, Santiago García-Granda|2014|RSC Advances|4|40794|doi:10.1039/C4RA04531A