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Light cone QCD sum rules study of the semileptonic heavy and transitions to and baryons
The semileptonic decays of heavy spin--1/2, and
baryons to the light spin-- 1/2, and baryons are investigated
in the framework of the light cone QCD sum rules. In particular, using the most
general form of the interpolating currents for the heavy baryons as well as the
distribution amplitudes of the and baryons, we calculate all
form factors entering the matrix elements of the corresponding effective
Hamiltonians in full QCD. Having calculated the responsible form factors, we
evaluate the decay rates and branching fractions of the related transitions.Comment: 30 Pages, 5 Figures and 18 Table
Single-Step Production of Nanostructured Copper-Nickel (CuNi) and Copper-Nickel-Indium (CuNiIn) Alloy Particles
Nanostructured copper-nickel (CuNi) and copper-nickel-indium (CuNiIn) alloy particles were produced from aqueous solutions of copper, nickel nitrates and indium sulfate by hydrogen reduction-assisted ultrasonic spray pyrolysis. The effects of reduction temperatures, at 973 K, 1073 K, and 1173 K (700 A degrees C, 800 A degrees C, and 900 A degrees C), on the morphology and crystalline structure of the alloy particles were investigated under the conditions of 0.1 M total precursor concentration and 0.5 L/min H-2 volumetric flow rate. X-ray diffraction studies were performed to investigate the crystalline structure. Particle size and morphology were investigated by scanning electron microscope and energy-dispersive spectroscopy was applied to determine the chemical composition of the particles. Spherical nanocrystalline binary CuNi alloy particles were prepared in the particle size range from 74 to 455 nm, while ternary CuNiIn alloy particles were obtained in the particle size range from 80 to 570 nm at different precursor solution concentrations and reduction temperatures. Theoretical and experimental chemical compositions of all the particles are nearly the same. Results reveal that the precursor solution and reduction temperature strongly influence the particle size of the produced alloy particles