Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Digital Commons Network™

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

2001

Discipline
Institution
Keyword
Publication
Publication Type
File Type

Articles 6691 - 6720 of 6946

Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network

Thermogravimetric Investigation Of The Dehydration Kinetics Of Ksf, K10 And Turkish Bentonite, Yalçin Tonbul, Kadi̇r Yurdakoç Jan 2001

Thermogravimetric Investigation Of The Dehydration Kinetics Of Ksf, K10 And Turkish Bentonite, Yalçin Tonbul, Kadi̇r Yurdakoç

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The kinetic parameters for the dehydration of bentonite from Turkey, KSF and K10 were determined by using dynamic TG techniques. The Ozawa method is better for the dehydration of the clay samples than the first order equation of Coats and Redfern. The former function calculates consistently higher activation energies than the latter. The mean values of the activation energies in the \\alpha range 0.1-0.7, are 56-66 kJ mol^{-1} in the Ozawa method.

Go to article

Selenium Speciation In Karakaya Dam Lake's Water (Malatya-Turkey), F. Zehra Küçükbay, Mustafa Demi̇r Jan 2001

Selenium Speciation In Karakaya Dam Lake's Water (Malatya-Turkey), F. Zehra Küçükbay, Mustafa Demi̇r

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Concentrations of total inorganic selenium, Se(IV), Se(VI) and organically bonded selenium from samples of Karakaya dam lake\\\'s water were determined using ammonium pyrollidine dithio carbamate (APDC) as a chelating agent and subsequent adsorption on amberlite type XAD-8 resins. Eluted analytes are taken up in a matrix free acidic solution suitable for graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy (GFAAS). According to our results, levels of the total inorganic selenium, Se(IV), Se(VI) and organically bonded selenium were found to be between 0.11 \\pm 0.01 and 0.17 \\pm 0.01 \\mug/L, 0.07 \\pm 0.01 and 0.12 \\pm 0.01 \\mug/L, 0.02 \\pm 0.01 and 0.05 \\pm …

Go to article

Silver Recovery From Waste Photographic Films By Using Enzymatic Method, Nuri̇ Naki̇boğlu, Duygu Toscali, İhsan Yaşa Jan 2001

Silver Recovery From Waste Photographic Films By Using Enzymatic Method, Nuri̇ Naki̇boğlu, Duygu Toscali, İhsan Yaşa

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A different enzymatic method was developed for stripping the silver from waste X-ray photographic films. The silver having purity of > 99% was recovered by smelting the obtained slurry in the presence of borax. Enzyme extract, obtained from Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 by modifying Horikoshi medium, was used for stripping the silver layer. The metal impurities (Al, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb and Sn) in the recovered silver were determined using the ICP-MS method. The results were compared those in with literature for high purity silver using the same method.

Go to article

Adsorption Of Non-Ionic Surface Active Agent On Fine Coal And Lignite, Zeki̇ Aktaş Jan 2001

Adsorption Of Non-Ionic Surface Active Agent On Fine Coal And Lignite, Zeki̇ Aktaş

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The adsorption of Triton X-100 in aqueous solution on the less than 53 \\mum size fractions of Tunçbilek lignite and Zonguldak bituminous coal was studied. The adsorption isotherms were formed for 5, 30 and 1,440 (equilibrium) minutes. The isotherms were evaluated using both Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption equations. Concentrations of the reagent in the monolayer after equilibrium adsorption were determined to be 8.17 and 7.27 \\muM/g coal for the lignite and bituminous coal using the Langmuir adsorption equation. The specific adsorption capacity per unit area of Zonguldak bituminous coal was 5.3 times higher than that of Tunçbilek lignite. The adsorption …

Go to article

Flow Injection Analysis For Boron Determination By Using Methyl Borate Generation And Flame Atomic Emission Spectrometry, Deni̇z Yurtsever Sarica, Nusret Ertaş Jan 2001

Flow Injection Analysis For Boron Determination By Using Methyl Borate Generation And Flame Atomic Emission Spectrometry, Deni̇z Yurtsever Sarica, Nusret Ertaş

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Boron is one of the least sensitive elements in atomic emission spectrometry. As various refractory substances interfere in the analysis and because of the low sensitivity, sample enrichment and the separation of the interfering matrix is needed. Methyl borate has many advantages because of its simple generation conditions and its stability in the absence of moisture. New procedures for the generation of methyl borate without using external heating have also been investigated to produce a more rapid determination of boron. The on-line combination of flow injection analysis using methyl borate generation with flame atomic emission spectrometry as the detector is …

Go to article

Evaluation Of Sample Pre-Treatment Procedures For The Determination Of Cr, Ni And V In Biological Matrices By Etaas, Jan Medved, Jana Kubova, Eva Chmielewska, Vladimir Stresko Jan 2001

Evaluation Of Sample Pre-Treatment Procedures For The Determination Of Cr, Ni And V In Biological Matrices By Etaas, Jan Medved, Jana Kubova, Eva Chmielewska, Vladimir Stresko

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) was applied for the determination of chromium, nickel and vanadium in biological materials (earthworms, feather, lucerne). Three different decomposition procedures of biological matrices are presented. The utilization of NH_4H_2PO_4, Mg(NO_3)_2 and Pd(NO_3)_2+ Mg(NO_3)_2 as chemical modifiers are investigated and compared. Optimal temperature conditions for the electrothermal determination of Cr, Ni and V are selected. Precision of the determination expressed as relative standard deviations for Cr, Ni and V varied from 6 to 22% . The detection limits are for Cr 8 \\mu g kg^{ - 1}, Ni 12 \\mu g kg^{ - 1}, and V …

Go to article

Oxidation Of Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid By N-Bromosuccinimide In Aqueous Alkaline Medium -- A Kinetic Study, S. K. Mavalangi, M. R. Kembhavi, S. T. Nandibewoor Jan 2001

Oxidation Of Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid By N-Bromosuccinimide In Aqueous Alkaline Medium -- A Kinetic Study, S. K. Mavalangi, M. R. Kembhavi, S. T. Nandibewoor

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The kinetics of oxidation of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) by N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) in aqueous alkaline media was investigated at 25°C. Analysis of the results showed the reaction is first -- order with respect to [NBS] and apparently less than unit order each with respect to [EDTA] and [alkali]. The influence of the reaction products, ionic strength, temperature effect and dielectric constant of the medium on the rate of reaction was studied. The proposed mechanism is consistent with the observed kinetics. The reaction constants involved in the mechanism were derived. There is a good agreement between the observed and calculated rate constants …

Go to article

Electrooxidation Of Methanol And Formic Acid On Platinum Dispersed Polypyrrole Electrodes, İpek Beceri̇k, Fi̇gen Kadirgan Jan 2001

Electrooxidation Of Methanol And Formic Acid On Platinum Dispersed Polypyrrole Electrodes, İpek Beceri̇k, Fi̇gen Kadirgan

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The present study was performed in order to investigate the electrocatalytic properties of platinum incorporated polypyrrole films for methanol and formic acid oxidations. The behaviour of this modified electrode was characterised in acidic media (0.1M HClO_4). The electrodes exhibited excellent long-term stability in this media. After the modification and optimisation, the electrocatalytic properties of polypyrrole-metal particles and kinetics of the oxidation reactions were interpreted with regard to fuel cell applications.

Go to article

Synergistic Solvent Extraction Of Zinc(Ii) And Cadmium(Ii) From Sulfate Medium By A Mixture Of 1 - Phenyl - 3 - Methyl - 4 - Benzoylpyrazol - 5 - One And Methyl - Isobutyl Ketone, Djamel Barkat, Zoubir Derriche, Abdelkader Tayeb Jan 2001

Synergistic Solvent Extraction Of Zinc(Ii) And Cadmium(Ii) From Sulfate Medium By A Mixture Of 1 - Phenyl - 3 - Methyl - 4 - Benzoylpyrazol - 5 - One And Methyl - Isobutyl Ketone, Djamel Barkat, Zoubir Derriche, Abdelkader Tayeb

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The solvent extraction of zinc(II) and cadmium(II) from sulfate medium by 1 - phenyl - 3 - methyl - 4 - benzoylpyrazol - 5 - one (HPMBP) was studied in the following parameter functions: pH, concentration of the extractant, nature of diluent, concentration of the mineral anion and synergism. In the absence of the synergic agent methyl - isobutyl ketone (MIBK), the complexes extracted are ZnL_2(H_2O)_{x(org)} and CdL_2(H_2O)_{y(org)} . In the presence of MIBK, the curves of extraction show the presence of several species of complexes that depend on the concentration of MIBK. For very weak concentrations, the extracted complexes …

Go to article

Cover And Contents Jan 2001

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Lewis Acid Catalyzed 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditon Reactions Of Stabilized Azomethine Ylides, Özdemi̇r Doğan, Hasan Koyuncu, Ümi̇t Kanişkan Jan 2001

Lewis Acid Catalyzed 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditon Reactions Of Stabilized Azomethine Ylides, Özdemi̇r Doğan, Hasan Koyuncu, Ümi̇t Kanişkan

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Diethylzinc was tested for the first time as the Lewis acid in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of azomethine ylides to synthesize pyrrolidine derivatives. A new, easily applicable and highly selective method was developed for the synthesis of highly substituted pyrrolidines. By the application of this method, the synthesis of three new pyrrolidine derivatives was achieved.

Go to article

Calculation Of Multi-Center Integrals For The Region Of Moderate And Weak Overlap, Abdulhali̇k Karabulut, Gökhan Budak, Lütfü Demi̇r, Nagi̇f Sefteroğlu Nabi̇yev, Yusuf Şahi̇n Jan 2001

Calculation Of Multi-Center Integrals For The Region Of Moderate And Weak Overlap, Abdulhali̇k Karabulut, Gökhan Budak, Lütfü Demi̇r, Nagi̇f Sefteroğlu Nabi̇yev, Yusuf Şahi̇n

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In this study a general formula was established for multi-center integrals over Gaussian basis sets using the two-center expansion of nuclear attraction and electron repulsion potentials. The terms of the formula are the analytical functions of interatomic distances. Three kinds of integrals contained in these formulae can be evaluated analytically. In the presented method, unlike many other popular methods, the numerical integrations procedure is unnecessary since it does not contain the incomplete gamma function. A computer program was written and tested for various orbitals. The calculations show that the series converge very rapidly.

Go to article

Effect Of Acid Treatment On Volumetric Swelling Ratios Of Coals, Nejat Mesci̇, Aki̇f Şenelt, Taner Toğrul, Aral Olcay Jan 2001

Effect Of Acid Treatment On Volumetric Swelling Ratios Of Coals, Nejat Mesci̇, Aki̇f Şenelt, Taner Toğrul, Aral Olcay

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

To remove Ca^{2+} ions, six low rank coals and one coking coal were treated with 0.1 and l.0 N HC1 for 24 h. IR spectra and proximate analysis of the lignites indicated that only slight structural changes had occurred during acid treatment. The swelling ratios of parent and acid-treated coal samples showed that removal of Ca^{2+} resulted in an increase in the swelling ratios. Higher swelling ratios were obtained with acid-washed coal samples. While the highest swelling ratios of the parent lignites were obtained in ethylenediamine, those of acid-treated samples were obtained in pyridine and dimethylformamide.

Go to article

Propylene Dimerization Over Nickel-Ion Exchanged Zeolites In The Liquid Phase, Mina K. Munshieva Jan 2001

Propylene Dimerization Over Nickel-Ion Exchanged Zeolites In The Liquid Phase, Mina K. Munshieva

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The possibility of the dimerization of propylene in the liquid phase over nickel-ion exchanged zeolites (Ni-zeolites) modified by treatment with AlEt_{2}Cl to provide enhanced activity is studied. In order to determine the influence of the crystalline structure of zeolites on their catalytic activity and the selection of the most active catalyst the zeolites of faujasite (NaX, NaY), eryonite and mordenite types with various structures and different cell sizes have been chosen. The samples of Ni-zeolites were prepared by ion exchange with nickel nitrate in a corresponding zeolite. The treatment of these zeolites with AlEt_{2}Cl leads to the formation of active …

Go to article

Hydrothermal And Microwave Synthesis Of Boron Phosphate, Bpo_{4}, A. Baykal, Meral Kizilyalli, M. Toprak, R. Kniep Jan 2001

Hydrothermal And Microwave Synthesis Of Boron Phosphate, Bpo_{4}, A. Baykal, Meral Kizilyalli, M. Toprak, R. Kniep

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

BPO_4 was previously synthesized by the solid state reactions of (NH_4)_2HPO_4 and B_2O_3 at 1000 ^oC and was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction and IR methods. We have now succeeded in preparing BPO_4 from H_3BO_3 and P_2O_5 using hydrothermal synthesis by heating at 160 ^oC for 2 days and obtained a single phase product. We observed that a microwave-assisted synthesis takes only 3 to 5 minutes to transform a solid mixture of (NH_4)_2B_4O_7.4H_2O, and solid H_3PO_4 or B_2O_3 + P_2O_5 into the crystalline title compound. Its X-ray powder diffraction data and IR spectra were in good agreement with the literature …

Go to article

Synthesis Of Azobenzo[B]Thiophene Derivatives And Their Dyeing Performance On Polyester Fibre, Hari Raghav Maradiya Jan 2001

Synthesis Of Azobenzo[B]Thiophene Derivatives And Their Dyeing Performance On Polyester Fibre, Hari Raghav Maradiya

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Ethyl 2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylate was synthesised by the reaction of cyclohexanone and sulphur with ethylcyanoacetate. The 2-aminothiophene derivative was diazotised and coupled with various N-arylmaleimides to give monoazo disperse dyes. The dyeing performance of these dyes was assessed on polyester fabric. These dyes were found to give light pink to reddish pink shades with very good depth and levelness on polyester fabric. The dyed fabric showed fair light fastness and excellent washing, rubbing, perspiration and sublimation fastness. The dyebath exhaustion on polyester fabric was found to be good and acceptable.

Go to article

The Influence Of Transition Metal Ions On The Kinetics Of Ascorbic Acid Oxidation By Methylene Blue In Strongly Acidic Media, M. Nasiruddin Khan, Anila Sarwar Jan 2001

The Influence Of Transition Metal Ions On The Kinetics Of Ascorbic Acid Oxidation By Methylene Blue In Strongly Acidic Media, M. Nasiruddin Khan, Anila Sarwar

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The kinetics of the oxidation of L-ascorbic acid (H_{2} A) by methylene blue was investigated in strongly acidic media over the temperature range 22-40 ^oC. The kinetic studies were carried out as a function of different variables like concentration, pH, ionic strength and temperature. The rate was found to be a linear relation with [H_{2} A], [M.B.] and [H^{+}]. Ionic strength dependence formation indicated complex formation by monocationic and anionic species in solution. The reaction rate was greatly catalyzed by the presence of trace amounts of copper (II) ion. Possible mechanisms for the catalyzed and uncatalyzed reactions are proposed. Kinetic …

Go to article

Study Of The Effect Of Number Of Layers On The Electrosynthesis Of Cobalt(Iii) Acetate In A Bipolar Packed-Bed Flow Reactor, Altan Güvenç, Belgi̇n Karabacakoğlu Jan 2001

Study Of The Effect Of Number Of Layers On The Electrosynthesis Of Cobalt(Iii) Acetate In A Bipolar Packed-Bed Flow Reactor, Altan Güvenç, Belgi̇n Karabacakoğlu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Cobalt(III) acetate, which is an important oxidizing agent and catalyst in organic reactions, was electrosynthesized from cobalt(II) acetate solution in a bipolar packed-bed flow reactor. In order to determine the effect of the number of layers on the yield of cobalt(III) acetate, experiments were performed in three different lengths of bipolar electrode cells, namely 16, 29 and 55 layers of graphite Raschig rings. The experiments were carried out at controlled potentials of 50-450 V, measuring the total current and using the solution (5% H_{2}O, 95% CH_{3}COOH, 0.06MCo(CH_{3}COO)_{2}.4H_{2}O, 0.2M CH_{3}COONa.3H_{2}O) at 298 K and 0.133 L.h^{-1} flow rate. According to the …

Go to article

Voltammetry Of The Anticancer Drug Mitoxantrone And Dna, Arzum Erdem, Mehmet Özsöz Jan 2001

Voltammetry Of The Anticancer Drug Mitoxantrone And Dna, Arzum Erdem, Mehmet Özsöz

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The interaction of mitoxantrone (MTX) with calf thymus double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) and calf thymus single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) was studied electrochemically by using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) at a carbon paste electrode (CPE). The changes in the experimental parameters (the concentration of MTX, the concentration of DNA and the accumulation time of MTX) were studied by DPV; in addition, the detection limit and the reproducibility were determined. It was observed for the interaction of MTX with dsDNA and ssDNA that the signal of the bare electrode was higher than the signal of the dsDNA modified CPE. The …

Go to article

Separation Process Of Citric Acid With Tertiary Amines/Diluents In Supercritical Co_{2}, Arzu Koparan, Afi̇fe Güvenç, Nurcan Kapucu, Ülkü Mehmetoğlu, Ayla Çalimli Jan 2001

Separation Process Of Citric Acid With Tertiary Amines/Diluents In Supercritical Co_{2}, Arzu Koparan, Afi̇fe Güvenç, Nurcan Kapucu, Ülkü Mehmetoğlu, Ayla Çalimli

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Reactive extraction of citric acid was investigated at atmospheric and supercritical conditions. The most suitable diluent and amine from among the tertiary amines and eight different diluents were determined at atmospheric conditions. The distribution coefficient values obtained with Hostarex A 327 were higher than those of Alamine 336. The selected amine (Hostarex A327) and the diluent (Oleyl alcohol) were used for reactive extraction of citric acid at supercritical conditions. Separation yields of citric acid were obtained in the temperature ranges of 308 to 328 K and in the pressure ranges of 80 to 180 bars in a supercritical extraction system …

Go to article

Conductimetric And Potentiometric Titration Of Some Hydroxylated Cinnamic Acids With Tetrabutylammonium Hydroxide In Non-Aqueous Media, A.Hakan Aktaş, Gülsüm Yaşar, Güleren Özkan Alsancak, Şahi̇nde Demi̇rci̇ Jan 2001

Conductimetric And Potentiometric Titration Of Some Hydroxylated Cinnamic Acids With Tetrabutylammonium Hydroxide In Non-Aqueous Media, A.Hakan Aktaş, Gülsüm Yaşar, Güleren Özkan Alsancak, Şahi̇nde Demi̇rci̇

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In this study, four hydroxycinnamic acids, namely 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid, 4-hydroxycinnamic acid, 4-hydroxy --3- methoxycinnamic acid and 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxycinnamic acid, were titrated conductimetrically and potentiometrically using triethylamine and tetrabutylammonium hydroxide in acetonitrile, 2-propanol, and pyridine solvents under a nitrogen atmosphere at 25 ^oC. In conductimetric titration with tetrabutylammonium hydroxide all of the compounds exhibited conventional stoichiometric titration curves in 2-propanol . As is evident from the titration curves, all these compounds gave two well-defined end points. The first end point corresponds to exactly one equivalent and the second one to the two equivalents of the base. In conductimetric titration with tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, …

Go to article

Synthesis And Spectrophotometric Investigation Of A New Vic-Dioxime Ligand And Its Transition Metal Complexes, Mustafa Dolaz, Mehmet Tümer, Ayşegül Gölcü, Selahatti̇n Seri̇n Jan 2001

Synthesis And Spectrophotometric Investigation Of A New Vic-Dioxime Ligand And Its Transition Metal Complexes, Mustafa Dolaz, Mehmet Tümer, Ayşegül Gölcü, Selahatti̇n Seri̇n

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A new vic-dioxime ligand and its Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Pd(II), VO(IV) and Zn(II) complexes have been prepared and characterized by elemental analyses, infrared, electronic spectra, magnetic moment and molar conductance data. The Ni(II), Pd(II) and Zn(II) complexes have a diamagnetic character. The ^{1}H- and ^{13}C-nmr and GC/MS spectra of the vic-dioxime ligand and its Ni(II), Pd(II) and Zn(II) complexes were recorded. In addition, all compounds are non-electrolyte.

Go to article

Heavy Metal Contents Of Lake Sapanca, Nevi̇n Yalçin, Vahdetti̇n Sevi̇nç Jan 2001

Heavy Metal Contents Of Lake Sapanca, Nevi̇n Yalçin, Vahdetti̇n Sevi̇nç

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The heavy metal pollution of Lake Sapanca located in the Marmara region (Turkey), was investigated over time. The lake is the drinking water source of the city of Adapazarı and its environs. The D-80 (TEM) motorway passes about 5 km along the lake's zero point in the Sapanca district. The motorway's wastewater drainages have been connected to the lake without having been subjected to any wastewater treatment. The motorway was opened to service in October 1990. Analyses were performed in 1991 and were repeated in 1999 in order to observe changes in Pb, Fe and Zn contents. Samples were collected …

Go to article

New Photochemical And Electrochemical Methods For The Degradation Of Pesticides In Aqueous Media. Environmental Applications, J. J. Aaron, Mehmet A. Oturan Jan 2001

New Photochemical And Electrochemical Methods For The Degradation Of Pesticides In Aqueous Media. Environmental Applications, J. J. Aaron, Mehmet A. Oturan

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The development of new electrochemical and photochemical methods for the decontamination of natural water containing significant concentrations of aromatic pesticides is described. The electrochemical method is based on the electro-Fenton process, i.e. the simultaneous reduction of O_{2} and Fe^{3+} ions. Hydroxyl (OH^{.}) radicals are electrosynthesized in aqueous solutions, followed by complete mineralization of the initial pollutants. The photochemical methods involve either a direct photodegradation reaction of pesticides by UV light, or indirect photodegradation processes including H_{2}O_{2} photolysis or photo-Fenton reagents (H_{2}O_{2}/ Fe^{3+} ). Examples of the application of these methods to chlorophenoxy acid herbicides and four aromatic pesticides (bendiocarb, pirimiphos-methyl, …

Go to article

Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach, Susan Sturm Jan 2001

Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach, Susan Sturm

Faculty Scholarship

The judiciary's traditional rule-based approach has been successful in reducing overt discrimination against women and people of color. It has been less effective in addressing more subtle and complex forms of workplace inequity. These second generation forms of bias result from patterns of interaction, informal norms, networking, mentoring, and evaluation. Drawing on the potential of recent Supreme Court decisions, Professor Sturm proposes a structural regulatory solution to this problem of second generation employment discrimination. Her approach links the efforts of courts, workplaces, employees, lawyers, and mediating organizations to construct a regime that encourages employers to engage in effective problem solving. …

Go to article

Single-Pulse Characteristics Of The Millisecond Radio Pulsar Psr B1937 + 21 At 430 Mhz, F. A. Jenet, S. B. Anderson, T. A. Prince Jan 2001

Single-Pulse Characteristics Of The Millisecond Radio Pulsar Psr B1937 + 21 At 430 Mhz, F. A. Jenet, S. B. Anderson, T. A. Prince

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

The single-pulse characteristics of the millisecond pulsar PSR B1937 + 21 are studied using the recently installed Caltech baseband recorder at the Arecibo Radio Observatory in Puerto Rico. This is the first such analysis of this object that includes both average intensity pulses as well as \"giant pulses.\" Pulse ensemble-averaging techniques are developed in order to study the characteristics of PSR B1937 + 21's single pulses since the high time resolution signal-to-noise ratio is less than unity. This analysis reveals that the non-giant pulse radio emission is extremely stable. All observed fluctuations are consistent with diffractive interstellar scattering. Such intrinsic …

Go to article

Probing The Strong Boundary Shape Dependence Of The Casimir Force, Thorsten Emig, Andreas Hanke, Ramin Golestanian, Mehran Kardar Jan 2001

Probing The Strong Boundary Shape Dependence Of The Casimir Force, Thorsten Emig, Andreas Hanke, Ramin Golestanian, Mehran Kardar

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

We study the geometry dependence of the Casimir energy for deformed metal plates by a path integral quantization of the electromagnetic field. For the first time, we give a complete analytical result for the deformation induced change in Casimir energy δE in an experimentally testable, nontrivial geometry, consisting of a flat and a corrugated plate. Our results show an interesting crossover for δE as a function of the ratio of the mean plate distance H, to the corrugation length λ: For λ≪H we find a slower decay ∼H−4, compared to the H−5 behavior predicted by the commonly used pairwise summation …

Go to article

Polymer Depletion Interaction Between Two Parallel Repulsive Walls, F. Schlesener, Andreas Hanke, R. Kimpel, S. Dietrich Jan 2001

Polymer Depletion Interaction Between Two Parallel Repulsive Walls, F. Schlesener, Andreas Hanke, R. Kimpel, S. Dietrich

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

The depletion interaction between two parallel repulsive walls confining a dilute solution of long and flexible polymer chains is studied by field-theoretic methods. Special attention is paid to self-avoidance between chain monomers relevant for polymers in a good solvent. Our direct approach avoids the mapping of the actual polymer chains on effective hard or soft spheres. We compare our results with recent Monte Carlo simulations [A. Milchev and K. Binder, Eur. Phys. J. B 3, 477 (1998)] and with experimental results for the depletion interaction between a spherical colloidal particle and a planar wall in a dilute solution of nonionic …

Go to article

Modified Critical Correlations Close To Modulated And Rough Surfaces, Andreas Hanke, Mehran Kardar Jan 2001

Modified Critical Correlations Close To Modulated And Rough Surfaces, Andreas Hanke, Mehran Kardar

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

Correlation functions are sensitive to the presence of a boundary. Surface modulations give rise to modified near surface correlations, which can be measured by scattering probes. To determine these correlations, we develop a perturbative calculation in deformations in height from a flat surface. The results, combined with a renormalization group around four dimensions, are also used to predict critical behavior near a self-affine rough surface. We find that a large enough roughness exponent can modify surface critical behavior.

Go to article

Chemical Transferability Of Single- And Multiple-Scattering Exafs Debye-Waller Factors, Nicholas Dimakis, Grant Bunker Jan 2001

Chemical Transferability Of Single- And Multiple-Scattering Exafs Debye-Waller Factors, Nicholas Dimakis, Grant Bunker

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

Single- and multiple-scattering EXAFS Debye-Waller factors are amplitude reduction parameters that appear in the EXAFS x(k) equation accounting for the structural and thermal disorder of a given sample. These parameters must be known accurately in order to obtain quantitative agreement between theory and experiment. Since experimental data can only support a limited number of fitted parameters these factors must be known from another source. Although various approaches have been considered in the past with a variety of results, the self-consistent ab initio Density functional theory stands for the most accurate and reliable method regardless of molecular symmetry or other specific …

Go to article

First Prev Next Last