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Analysis of the rovibrational spectrum of 13CH4 in the Octad range
2013
Abstract We have measured the infrared spectrum of methane 13 CH 4 from 1100 cm −1 (33 THz), below the fundamental range, to about 12 000 cm −1 (360 THz) in the high overtone region at temperatures ranging from 80 K to 300 K by high resolution Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. With instrumental bandwidths between 0.0027 cm −1 (80 MHz) and 0.01 cm −1 (300 MHz) this provides close to Doppler-limited spectra, using the Zurich prototype spectrometer (ZP2001, Bruker 125HR) combined with a multipath collisional cooling cell. Using perturbation theory and an accurate empirically adjusted potential we have computed ro-vibrational energy levels of 13 CH 4 and 12 CH 4 in the same energy…
Rovibrational Interactions in the Local-Mode Limit: The (n000) Stretching Overtone Bands of Spherical Tops
1995
Abstract We present a tensorial formalism adapted to the study of the ( n 000) rovibrational stretching states of spherical tops in the local mode limit. A local symmetrized rovibrational basis is built to take explicitly into account the fact that, in these states, the local symmetry is C 3ν rather than T d . Likewise, we introduce local rovibrational operators to build an effective Hamiltonian for these states. We then test our model by fitting the energy levels of 28 SiH 4 for 3 ≤ n ≤ 5.
On the Optical Counterpart of SAX J1808.4-3658 during Quiescence: Evidence for an Active Radio Pulsar?
2003
The optical counterpart of the binary millisecond X-ray pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658 during quiescence was detected at V =21.5 mag, inconsistent with intrinsic emission from the faint companion star. We propose that the optical emission from this system during quiescence is due to the reprocessing by the companion star and a remnant accretion disk of the rotational energy released by the fast spinning neutron star, switched on, as magneto-dipole rotator (radio pulsar), during quiescence. In this scenario the companion behaves as a bolometer, reprocessing in optical the intercepted fraction of the power emitted by the pulsar. This reprocessed fraction depends only on known binary parameters. Thus…
Eulerian models of the rotating flexible wheelset for high frequency railway dynamics
2019
Abstract In this paper three formulations based on an Eulerian approach are presented to obtain the dynamic response of an elastic solid of revolution, which rotates around its main axis at constant angular velocity. The formulations are especially suitable for the study of the interaction of a solid with a non-rotating structure, such as occurs in the coupled dynamics of a railway wheelset with the track. With respect to previous publications that may adopt similar hypotheses, this paper proposes more compact formulations and eliminates certain numerical problems associated with the presence of second-order derivatives with respect to the spatial coordinates. Three different models are dev…
The semi-experimental equilibrium structures of AlCCH and AlNC
2015
Abstract Based on experimental rotational constants available in the literature (Walker and Gerry, Chem. Phys. Lett. 278, 9 (1997); Walker et al., J. Mol. Spectrosc. 209, 178 (2001); Sun et al., Chem. Phys. Lett. 553, 11 (2012)) [14,17,19] for five isotopologues of AlCCH and three isotopologues of AlNC as well as quantum-chemical computations for the vibrational corrections to rotational constants, the semi-experimental structures of these two aluminum compounds are determined. These empirical equilibrium structures (AlCCH: r e (Al C) = 1.957 A, r e (C C) = 1.222 A, r e (C H) = 1.065 A; AlNC: r e (Al N) = 1.850 A, r e (N C) = 1.181 A) compare favorably with theoretical best-estimate structu…
Stadnik and Flambaum Reply:
2016
In the comment of Avelino, Sousa and Lobo [arXiv:1506.06028], it is argued, by comparing the kinetic energy of a topological defect with the overall energy of a pulsar, that the origin of the pulsar glitch phenomenon due to the passage of networks of topological defects through pulsars is faced with serious difficulties. Here, we point out that topological defects may trigger pulsar glitches within traditional scenarios, such as vortex unpinning. If the energy transfer from a topological defect exceeds the activation energy for a single pinned vortex, this may lead to an avalanche of unpinning of vortices and consequently a pulsar glitch, and therefore the source of angular momentum and ene…
Discrete-Gauss states and the generation of focussing dark beams
2014
Discrete-Gauss states are a new class of gaussian solutions of the free Schr\"odinger equation owning discrete rotational symmetry. They are obtained by acting with a discrete deformation operator onto Laguerre-Gauss modes. We present a general analytical construction of these states and show the necessary and sufficient condition for them to host embedded dark beams structures. We unveil the intimate connection between discrete rotational symmetry, orbital angular momentum, and the generation of focussing dark beams. The distinguishing features of focussing dark beams are discussed. The potential applications of Discrete-Gauss states in advanced optical trapping and quantum information pro…
Field-free molecular alignment for probing collisional relaxation dynamics
2013
International audience; We report the experimental study of field-free molecular alignment in CO2 gas mixtures induced by intense femtosecond laser pulses in the presence of collisional processes. We demonstrate that the alignment signals exhibit specific features due to nontrivial collisional propensity rules that tend to preserve the orientation of the rotational angular momentum of the molecules. The analysis is performed with a quantum approach based on the modeling of rotational J- and M-dependent state-to-state transfer rates. The present work paves the way for strong-field spectroscopy of collisional dynamics.
Ab InitioCalculations and High-Resolution Spectroscopy of the Bending Pentad of SiH2D2in the 10–16 μm Region
1998
Abstract The SiH 2 D 2 asymmetric top has nine vibrational modes, five of them forming a pentad strongly perturbed by Coriolis interactions. High-level ab initio calculations of SiH 2 D 2 have been performed which yield numerous spectroscopic parameters related to the harmonic and anharmonic force fields. The bending pentad comprising ν 4 (A 1 ), ν 7 (B 1 ), ν 5 (A 2 ), ν 9 (B 2 ), and ν 3 (A 1 ) has been studied by high-resolution Fourier transform spectroscopy; the region 600–1050 cm −1 has been investigated with a resolution of ca. 4 × 10 −3 cm −1 . Raman BOXCARS spectroscopy has been used for the infrared inactive ν 5 band. The Raman apparatus function was 0.0054 cm −1 . Assignments of …
Axisymmetric solutions for a chemotaxis model of Multiple Sclerosis
2018
In this paper we study radially symmetric solutions for our recently proposed reaction–diffusion–chemotaxis model of Multiple Sclerosis. Through a weakly nonlinear expansion we classify the bifurcation at the onset and derive the amplitude equations ruling the formation of concentric demyelinating patterns which reproduce the concentric layers observed in Balò sclerosis and in the early phase of Multiple Sclerosis. We present numerical simulations which illustrate and fit the analytical results.