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Metals In Metal Salts: A Copper Mirror Demonstration, Robert D. Pike Aug 2010

Metals In Metal Salts: A Copper Mirror Demonstration, Robert D. Pike

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A simple lecture demonstration is described to show the latent presence of metal atoms in a metal salt. Copper(II) formate tetrahydrate is heated in a round-bottom flask forming a high-quality copper mirror.


Reversible Luminescent Reaction Of Amines With Copper(I) Cyanide, Amanda N. Ley, Lars E. Dunaway, Timothy P. Brewster, Matthew D. Dembo, Et Al., Robert D. Pike Jul 2010

Reversible Luminescent Reaction Of Amines With Copper(I) Cyanide, Amanda N. Ley, Lars E. Dunaway, Timothy P. Brewster, Matthew D. Dembo, Et Al., Robert D. Pike

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Copper(I) cyanide exposed to various liquid or vapor-phase amines (L) at ambient temperature produces a variety of visible photoluminescence colors via reversible formation of amine adducts. The adducts show phase matches to authentic (CuCN)Ln, n = 0.75–2.0, produced by heating CuCN with liquid amine.


Dynamics Of Electron Wave Propagation In Photoionization Microscopy. Ii. Quantum-Mechanical Formulation, L. B. Zhao May 2010

Dynamics Of Electron Wave Propagation In Photoionization Microscopy. Ii. Quantum-Mechanical Formulation, L. B. Zhao

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Dynamics Of Electron Wave Propagation In Photoionization Microscopy: I. Semiclassical Open-Orbit Theory, L. B. Zhao, John B. Delos May 2010

Dynamics Of Electron Wave Propagation In Photoionization Microscopy: I. Semiclassical Open-Orbit Theory, L. B. Zhao, John B. Delos

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This is the first of two papers that develop theories and numerical methods for photoionization microscopy of hydrogen atoms in strong electric fields, in semiclassical and quantum-mechanical frameworks, respectively. In this paper, semiclassical open-orbit theory is presented to describe the propagation of outgoing electron waves to macroscopic distances. Spatial distributions of electron probability densities and current densities are predicted. The open-orbit theory, based on an assumption that electron waves propagate along classical paths from a pointlike source to a detector, provides a clear and intuitive physical picture to interpret structures of observed geometrical interference patterns in photoionization microscopy. We calculate …


Does Prodan Possess An O-Tict Excited State? Synthesis And Properties Of Two Constrained Derivatives, Christopher J. Abelt Apr 2010

Does Prodan Possess An O-Tict Excited State? Synthesis And Properties Of Two Constrained Derivatives, Christopher J. Abelt

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The synthesis and photophysical properties of 7-(dimethylamino)-3,4-dihydrophenanthren-1(2H)-one (7) and 3-(dimethylamino)-8,9,10,11-tetrahydro-7H-cyclohepta[a]naphthalen-7-one (8) are reported. These compounds possess a cycloalkanone substructure that controls the extent of twisting of the carbonyl group. The six-membered ring in 7 forces the carbonyl group to be coplanar with the naphthalene ring, whereas the seven-membered ring in 8 induces a significant twist. Both have the substructure of PRODAN (6-propionyl-2-(dimethylamino)naphthalene, 1). Comparing the photophysical behavior of these compounds with that of PRODAN and 2,2-dimethyl-1-(4-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[f]quinolin-8-yl)propan-1-one (3) indicates that PRODAN likely emits from a PICT excited state rather than from an O-TICT excited state.


Effect Of Node-Degree Correlation On Synchronization Of Identical Pulse-Coupled Oscillators, M. Drew Lamar, Gregory D. Smith Apr 2010

Effect Of Node-Degree Correlation On Synchronization Of Identical Pulse-Coupled Oscillators, M. Drew Lamar, Gregory D. Smith

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We explore the effect of correlations between the in and out degrees of random directed networks on the synchronization of identical pulse-coupled oscillators. Numerical experiments demonstrate that the proportion of initial conditions resulting in a globally synchronous state (prior to a large but finite time) is an increasing function of node-degree correlation. For those networks observed to globally synchronize, both the mean and standard deviation of time to synchronization are decreasing functions of node-degree correlation. Pulse-coupled oscillator networks with negatively correlated node degree often exhibit multiple coherent attracting states, with trajectories performing fast transitions between them. These effects of node-degree …


Automated Reduction Of Calcium Release Site Models Via State Aggregation, Yan Hao, Peter Kemper, Gregory D. Smith Jan 2010

Automated Reduction Of Calcium Release Site Models Via State Aggregation, Yan Hao, Peter Kemper, Gregory D. Smith

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Calcium Sparks And Homeostasis In A Minimal Model Of Local And Global Calcium Responses In Quiescent Ventricular Myocytes, Jana M. Hartman, Gregory D. Smith, Eric A. Sobie Jan 2010

Calcium Sparks And Homeostasis In A Minimal Model Of Local And Global Calcium Responses In Quiescent Ventricular Myocytes, Jana M. Hartman, Gregory D. Smith, Eric A. Sobie

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"We present a minimal whole cell model that accounts for both local and global aspects of Ca signaling in quiescent ventricular myocytes..."


Modeling The Effects Of Genetic Manipulations Of Calsequestrin On Local Calcium Release And Depletion In Cardiac Myocytes, Ryan P. Carpenter, Gregory D. Smith, Sandor Gyorke Jan 2010

Modeling The Effects Of Genetic Manipulations Of Calsequestrin On Local Calcium Release And Depletion In Cardiac Myocytes, Ryan P. Carpenter, Gregory D. Smith, Sandor Gyorke

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"Cardiac calsequestrin (CASQ2), a Ca buffer localized to the junctional SR (jSR) of cardiac myocytes, is known to bind to the RyR-triadin-junctin complex, participate in the luminal regulation of RyRs, and modulate Ca spark activity..."


A Technique To Accelerate Stochastic Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulations Of Calcium-Induced Calcium Release In Cardiac Myocytes, George Williams, Mohsin Saleet Jafri, Aristide Chikando, Gregory Smith Jan 2010

A Technique To Accelerate Stochastic Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulations Of Calcium-Induced Calcium Release In Cardiac Myocytes, George Williams, Mohsin Saleet Jafri, Aristide Chikando, Gregory Smith

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