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Harrison-Zel'dovich primordial spectrum is consistent with observations
2010
Inflation predicts primordial scalar perturbations with a nearly scale-invariant spectrum and a spectral index approximately unity (the Harrison--Zel'dovich (HZ) spectrum). The first important step for inflationary cosmology is to check the consistency of the HZ primordial spectrum with current observations. Recent analyses have claimed that a HZ primordial spectrum is excluded at more than 99% c.l.. Here we show that the HZ spectrum is only marginally disfavored if one considers a more general reionization scenario. Data from the Planck mission will settle the issue.
Impact of general reionization scenarios on extraction of inflationary parameters
2010
Determination of whether the Harrison-Zel'dovich spectrum for primordial scalar perturbations is consistent with observations is sensitive to assumptions about the reionization scenario. In light of this result, we revisit constraints on inflationary models using more general reionization scenarios. While the bounds on the tensor-to-scalar ratio are largely unmodified, when different reionization schemes are addressed, hybrid models are back into the inflationary game. In the general reionization picture, we reconstruct both the shape and amplitude of the inflaton potential. We discuss how relaxing the simple reionization restriction affects the reconstruction of the potential through the c…
Primordial power spectrum features in phenomenological descriptions of inflation
2016
We extend an alternative, phenomenological approach to inflation by means of an equation of state and a sound speed, both of them functions of the number of $e$-folds and four phenomenological parameters. This approach captures a number of possible inflationary models, including those with non-canonical kinetic terms or scale-dependent non-gaussianities. We perform Markov Chain Monte Carlo analyses using the latest cosmological publicly available measurements, which include Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) data from the Planck satellite. Within this parametrization, we discard scale invariance with a significance of about $10\sigma$, and the running of the spectral index is constrained as …
Regional Susceptibility in VCD Spectra to Dynamic Molecular Motions
2018
Experimental and theoretical studies of the vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) spectrum of 3-methyl-1-(methyldiphenlsilyl)-1-phenylbutan-1-ol, whose absolute configuration is key to elucidating the Brook rearrangement of tertiary benzylic α-hydroxylsilanes, are presented. It is found that the entire OH-bending region in this spectrum—a region that provides important marker bands—cannot be reproduced at all by standard theoretical approaches even though other regions are well described. Using a novel approach to disentangle contributions to the rotational strength of these bands, internal coordinates are identified that critically influence the appearance of this part of the spectrum. We s…
Unveiling the nature of six HMXBs through IR spectroscopy
2008
The International Gamma-Ray Astrophyiscs Laboratory (INTEGRAL) is discovering a large number of new hard X-ray sources, many of them being HMXBs. The identification and spectral characterization of their optical/infrared counterparts is a necessary step to undertake detailed study of these systems. In particular, the determination of the spectral type is crucial in the case of the new class of Supergiant Fast X-ray Transients (SFXTs), which show X-ray properties common to other objects. We used the ESO/NTT SofI spectrograph to observe proposed IR counterparts to HMXBs, obtaining Ks medium resolution spectra (R = 1320) with a S/N >= 100. We classified them through comparison with publishe…
Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy of the Water Liquid–Vapor Interface from Density Functional Theory-Based Molecular Dynamics Simulat…
2013
International audience; The vibrational sum frequency generation (VSFG) spectrum of the water liquid-vapor (LV) interface is calculated using density functional theory-based molecular dynamics simulations. The real and imaginary parts of the spectrum are in good agreement with the experimental data, and we provide an assignment of the SFG bands according to the dipole orientation of the interfacial water molecules. We use an instantaneous definition of the surface, which is more adapted to the study of interfacial phenomena than the Gibbs dividing surface. By calculating the vibrational (infrared, Raman) properties for interfaces of varying thickness, we show that the bulk spectra signature…
Infrared and quantum-chemical studies of the structure and vibrations of methyldisilylamine
2002
Abstract Infrared spectra are reported from labelled species of methyldisilylamine (N(CH 3 )(SiH 3 ) 2 ) in the gas and solid phase. Quantum-chemical (QC) calculations of structure and force field have been carried out at HF, MP2 and B3LYP levels using 6-31G ∗ and 6-311G ∗∗ basis sets. The equilibrium structure belongs to the point group C s with the plane of symmetry at right angles to the NSi 2 angle and a slight non-planarity of the CNSi 2 moiety ( C s ,⊥ ). Spectra in the ν SiH region however suggest an effective C 2 v structure, with two distinct types of SiH bond. Two strong SiH bonds lie in the skeletal plane, eclipsing each other. The single ν is CH band in the CHD 2 species suggest…
SYNTHESIS, LASER-RAMAN, INFRARED AND PROTON MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTRA OF (CH3)3PtX2- 3 IONS (X = Cl−, Br−) AND (CH3)3Ptiv ISOCYANIDE COMPLEXES
1976
Abstract The novel ionic complexes [(C6H5)4As]2 [(CH3)3PtX3](X = Cl− and Br−) and [(CH3)3Pt(bipy)L]+[B(C6H5)4]− (bipy = 2,2′-bipyridine, L = aliphatic and aromatic isocyanide) have been prepared. The structure of the complex ions has been inferred from Laser-Raman and infrared spectra in the solid state and 1H NMR in solution. These data are consistent with a facial configuration of the organometallic moiety. Trends in vibrational frequencies ν(Pt-C) and ν(Pt-X) indicate a “trans” influence sequence for the ligands, which in the case of (CH3)3PtX2- 3 is related with that found for (CH3)2AuX− 2 ions.
Complexes of organothallium(III) with Cis-1,2-dicyanoethylenedithiolate ion and a ‘tripod’ ligand. Synthesis, infrared and proton magnetic resonance …
1980
Abstract The reaction of cis-1,2-dicyanoethylenedithiolate ion (mnt2− with organothallium(III) derivatives has been examined. The complexes [(CH3)2Tl]2mnt and [(C4H9)4N] [(C6H5)2Tl mnt] have been synthesized. The results seem to indicate a trend in reactivity similar to that of arylmercury(II) derivatives towards chelating agents with nucleophilic character. In addition, the complex [(CH3)2Tl(tren)] [BPh4] has been obtained as a test of the complexing ability of 2,2′, 2″-triaminotriethylamine(tren) towards organometallic moieties. I.r. and 1H n.m.r. are presented and discussed.
Antimony-121 mössbauer and infrared spectral study on halophenylantimonate(III) Compounds
1981
Abstract The synthesis and the 121 Sb Mossbauer and infrared spectra of halophenylantimonates(III) M[PhSbX 3 ] (M Me 4 N, Ph 4 As;X Cl, Br, I) are reported, and the spectral data are discussed and compared with those of SbX 4 and other related systems. The results are in accord with the participation of the antimony 5s electrons in the SbPh bond. In the interpretation of the electric field gradient, the contributions to V zz from both the lone pair and the SbPh bond electron densities are assumed to be dominant.