Search results for "Solid-state"

Optical spectroscopy and performance tests with a solid state laser ion source at HRIBF

2008

An ISOLDE-type hot-cavity laser ion source based on high-repetition-rate Ti:Sapphire lasers has been set up at the Holifield radioactive ion beam facility. To assess the feasibility of the all-solid-state laser system for applications at advanced radioactive ion beam facilities, spectroscopy and performance tests have been conducted with this source. The results of recent studies on excitation schemes, source efficiency, beam emittance and ion time structure are presented.

State of the art of CPMAS 13C-NMR spectroscopy applied to natural organic matter

2004

A number of different techniques are presently available for characterizing humified natural organic matter (NOM). Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (13C-NMR) in the solid state using cross-polarization (CP) and magic angle spinning (MAS) represents the most powerful experimental approach used to collect direct information on the structural and conformational characteristics of humic carbon backbones. Despite the problems due to the presence of paramagnetic impurities and the generally low organic matter concentration, cross-polarization magic angle spinning 13C-NMR spectroscopy (CPMAS 13C-NMR) is applied in soil chemistry and geochemistry mainly because of its relevance in …

Nonlocal energy density functionals for pairing and beyond-mean-field calculations

2017

We propose to use two-body regularized finite-range pseudopotential to generate nuclear energy density functional (EDF) in both particle-hole and particle-particle channels, which makes it free from self-interaction and self-pairing, and also free from singularities when used beyond mean field. We derive a sequence of pseudopotentials regularized up to next-to-leading order (NLO) and next-to-next-to-leading order (N2LO), which fairly well describe infinite-nuclear-matter properties and finite open-shell paired and/or deformed nuclei. Since pure two-body pseudopotentials cannot generate sufficiently large effective mass, the obtained solutions constitute a preliminary step towards future imp…

Neutrino phenomenology and stable dark matter with A4

2011

We present a model based on the A4 non-abelian discrete symmetry leading to a predictive five-parameter neutrino mass matrix and providing a stable dark matter candidate. We found an interesting correlation among the atmospheric and the reactor angles which predicts theta_23 ~ pi/4 for very small reactor angle and deviation from maximal atmospheric mixing for large theta_13. Only normal neutrino mass spectrum is possible and the effective mass entering the neutrinoless double beta decay rate is constrained to be |m_ee| > 4 10^{-4} eV.

Solid-state NMR investigation on the interactions between a synthetic montmorillonite and two homopolypeptides.

2006

Abstract Interactions of two homopolypeptides (polylysine and polyglutamic acid) with a synthetic montmorillonite were studied by 1H MAS, 1H–27Al HETCOR and 1H–13C CP-MAS NMR experiments. 1H–27Al HETCOR with 1H spin-diffusion NMR appears to be a powerful probe for the identification of the polypeptide fragments, which interact with the montmorillonite interlayer surfaces. In particular, selective interactions were observed between the polypeptide side-chains and the montmorillonite octahedral aluminum atoms. 1H–13C CP-MAS NMR experiments were used to assess the dynamics of the two polypeptides through the measurement of the t1/2 characteristic time of selected carbons. Results indicate that…

Diode-pumped bulk Er:Yb:Glass 1.54μm pulsed laser with 1.2J output and 25% optical efficiency

2002

We report a pulsed transversely diode-pumped compact Er:Yb:Glass laser of uncomplicated design, delivering output energy of approx. 1.2J in free-running operation and 25% optical slope efficiency.

Phosphorescent hybrid organic-inorganic light-emitting diodes.

2010

Identification and quantification of phosphorus in cheeses - methodological investigations by solid-state 31P NMR spectroscopy

2008

International audience; NMR has been shown to be an interesting tool for investigating dairy foods, in particular cheese products, for which the method is non-destructive and well suited for investigating their compounds showing different structure and mobility during ripening. Solid-state magic angle spinning 31P NMR spectroscopy was used to characterize the structure and composition of semi-hard cheeses. Assignment including overlapping resonances from mobile/immobile phosphorylated serine residues and inorganic calcium phosphates, has been realised using different NMR techniques (spin echo, cross polarisation and single pulse excitation) and by comparison with spectra of literature. Stud…

Forward tracking at the next e+ e- collider part II: Experimental challenges and detector design

2013

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Analytical solution of 1D Ising-like systems modified by weak long range interaction

1999

It is well-known that 1D systems with only nearest neighbour interaction exhibit no phase transition. It is shown that the presence of a small long range interaction treated by the mean field approximation in addition to strong nearest neighbour interaction gives rise to hysteresis curves of large width. This situation is believed to exist in spin crossover systems where by the deformation of the spin changing molecules, an elastic coupling leads to a long range interaction, and strong bonding between the molecules in a chain compound leads to large values for nearest neighbour interaction constants. For this interaction scheme an analytical solution has been derived and the interplay betwe…