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Formaldehyde measurements by Proton transfer reaction – Mass Spectrometry (PTR-MS): correction for humidity effects
Formaldehyde measurements can provide useful information about photochemical activity in ambient air, given that HCHO is formed via numerous oxidation processes. Proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) is an online technique that allows measurement of VOCs at the sub-ppbv level with good time resolution. PTR-MS quantification of HCHO is hampered by the humidity dependence of the instrument sensitivity, with higher humidity leading to loss of PTR-MS signal. In this study we present an analytical, first principles approach to correct the PTR-MS HCHO signal according to the concentration of water vapor in sampled air. The results of the correction are validated by comparison of the PTR-MS results to those from a Hantzsch fluorescence monitor which does not have the same humidity dependence. Results are presented for an intercomparison made during a field campaign in rural Ontario at Environment Canada's Centre for Atmospheric Research Experiments
Optical and dynamic nuclear polarization of 29Si nuclei via photoexcited triplet states of oxygen-vacancy complexes in isotopically controlled silicon
Optical and dynamic nuclear polarization o
Superconducting properties of sulfur-doped iron selenide
The recent discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in single-layer
iron selenide has generated significant experimental interest for optimizing
the superconducting properties of iron-based superconductors through the
lattice modification. For simulating the similar effect by changing the
chemical composition due to S doping, we investigate the superconducting
properties of high-quality single crystals of FeSeS (=0, 0.04,
0.09, and 0.11) using magnetization, resistivity, the London penetration depth,
and low temperature specific heat measurements. We show that the introduction
of S to FeSe enhances the superconducting transition temperature ,
anisotropy, upper critical field , and critical current density
. The upper critical field and its anisotropy are strongly
temperature dependent, indicating a multiband superconductivity in this system.
Through the measurements and analysis of the London penetration depth and specific heat, we show clear evidence for strong coupling two-gap
-wave superconductivity. The temperature-dependence of
calculated from the lower critical field and electronic specific heat can be
well described by using a two-band model with -wave-like gaps. We find that
a -wave and single-gap BCS theory under the weak-coupling approach can not
describe our experiments. The change of specific heat induced by the magnetic
field can be understood only in terms of multiband superconductivity.Comment: 13 pages, 7 figure
Nonlinear interfacial waves in a constant-vorticity planar flow over variable depth
Exact Lagrangian in compact form is derived for planar internal waves in a
two-fluid system with a relatively small density jump (the Boussinesq limit
taking place in real oceanic conditions), in the presence of a background shear
current of constant vorticity, and over arbitrary bottom profile. Long-wave
asymptotic approximations of higher orders are derived from the exact
Hamiltonian functional in a remarkably simple way, for two different
parametrizations of the interface shape.Comment: revtex, 4.5 pages, minor corrections, summary added, accepted to JETP
Letter
Electron paramagnetic resonance versus spin-dependent recombination: Excited triplet states of structural defects in irradiated silicon
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