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The Possible Interstellar Anion CH2CN-: Spectroscopic Constants, Vibrational Frequencies, and Other Considerations
It is hypothesized that the A ^1B_1 <- X ^1A' excitation into the
dipole-bound state of the cyanomethyl anion (CH2CN-) is proposed as the carrier
for one diffuse interstellar band. However, this particular molecular system
has not been detected in the interstellar medium even though the related
cyanomethyl radical and the isoelectronic ketenimine molecule have been found.
In this study we are employing the use of proven quartic force fields and
second-order vibrational perturbation theory to compute accurate spectroscopic
constants and fundamental vibrational frequencies for ^1A' CH2CN- in order to
assist in laboratory studies and astronomical observations
Measuring the notched compressive strength of composite laminates: Specimen size effects
Large fibre reinforced composite structures can give much lower strengths than small test specimens, so a proper understanding of scaling is vital for their safe and efficient use. Small size (scale) specimens are commonly tested to justify allowable stresses, but could be dangerous if results are extrapolated without accounting for scaling effects. On the other hand large factors are sometimes applied to compensate for uncertainties, resulting in overweight designs. The most important variables of scaling effects on the strength of composites with open holes have been identified from experimental tests as notch size, ply and laminate thickness. In this study, these have been scaled both independently and simultaneously over a large range of combinations. The specimens are fabricated from commercially available (Hexcel Composites Ltd.) carbon/epoxy pre-impregnated tapes 0.125 mm thick (IM7/8552). The material is laid up by hand in unidirectional [04]ns with n = 2, 3, 4, and 8 (i.e., 2, 3, 4 and 8 mm thick) and multidirectional laminates; two generic quasi-isotropic lay-ups, one fabricated with blocked plies [45n/90n/−45n/0n]s and the other with distributed layers [45/90/−45/0]ns with n = 2, 4 and 8 are examined. It is shown that the critical failure mechanism in these laminates is in the form of fibre microbuckling or kinking. The unnotched compressive strength in unidirectional specimens thicker than 2 mm is found to be limited by the stress concentration developed at the end tabs and manufacturing induced defects in the form of ply waviness, fibre misalignment and voids rather than specimen size (scaling). In the open hole specimens, for both lay-ups, the strength reduction observed is due to hole size effect rather than specimen thickness or volume increase. The open hole (notched) compressive strength results obtained compare favourably to predictions by a linear softening cohesive zone fracture model developed in earlier work by the second author
Spin Hall effect due to intersubband-induced spin-orbit interaction in symmetric quantum wells
We investigate the intrinsic spin Hall effect in two-dimensional electron
gases in quantum wells with two subbands, where a new intersubband-induced
spin-orbit coupling is operative. The bulk spin Hall conductivity
is calculated in the ballistic limit within the standard Kubo
formalism in the presence of a magnetic field and is found to remain finite
in the B=0 limit, as long as only the lowest subband is occupied. Our
calculated exhibits a nonmonotonic behavior and can change its
sign as the Fermi energy (the carrier areal density ) is varied between
the subband edges. We determine the magnitude of for realistic
InSb quantum wells by performing a self-consistent calculation of the
intersubband-induced spin-orbit coupling.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figure
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A Comparison of Interpolation Methods for Sparse Data: Application to Wind and Concentration Fields
In order to produce gridded fields of pollutant concentration data and surface wind data for use in an air quality model, a number of techniques for interpolating sparse data values are compared. The techniques are compared using three data sets. One is an idealized concentration distribution to which the exact solution is known, the second is a potential flow field, while the third consists of surface ozone concentrations measured in the Los Angeles Basin on a particular day. The results of the study indicate that fitting a second-degree polynomial to each subregion (triangle) in the plane with each data point weighted according to its distance from the subregion provides a good compromise between accuracy and computational cost
New Distribution Records of Ground Beetles From the North Central United States (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
We report 39 ground beetles new to five states in the upper midwestern United States. These species records include 19 new to Illinois (all but one from Lake County), 11 from Iowa, three from South Dakota, eight from Wisconsin, and two from Michigan. (Three species are new to more than one state). Enigmatically disjunct collections include the myrmecophile, Helluomorphoides nigripennis from western Illinois, known previously only from the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plain and piedmont, and Chlaenius amoenus, reported only from southeastern states and now from northeast Iowa
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