FRAGMENTATION OF GAMOW-TELLER STRENGTH OBSERVED IN SN-117,SN-120(HE-3,T)SB-117,SB-120 CHARGE-EXCHANGE REACTIONS

The (He-3,t) charge-exchange reaction has been studied at E(He-3) = 200 MeV and angles near 0-degrees on targets of Sn-117 and Sn-120. Fragmentation of the giant Gamow-Teller resonance into separate components of the particle-hole type has been observed in good agreement with theoretical predictions. These components are connected with what is usually referred to in the literature as direct-, core-polarization-, and back-spin-flip Gamow-Teller strength. The observed cross sections near theta = 0-degrees suggest contributions from the isovector spin-flip interaction as well as the isovector tensor interaction. A theoretically predicted configuration splitting of the main Gamow-Teller component into two components involving the 1h11/2 neutron orbital could not uniquely be identified. The data are compatible, though, with such a splitting since the observed widths of the main Gamow-Teller components in Sb-117 and Sb-120 exceed the predicted splittings

Estudo laboratorial do tempo de fechamento das alças e do grau de inclinação do canino, durante o procedimento de retração, empregando mecânica de arco segmentado Laboratorial study of loops closure time and degree of cuspid´s tipping, during the retraction phase, using segmented arch mechanics

OBJETIVO: avaliar o tempo de retração e o grau da inclinação sofrida pelo canino empregando três tipos de molas ortodônticas para retração - a alça em "T", a alça em "L" e a alça em forma de gota. MÉTODOS: foram utilizados três tipos de fio - aço inoxidável da marca comercial Morelli, aço inoxidável da marca comercial 3M Unitek e liga de beta-titânio da marca comercial Ormco; todos de calibre 0,019" x 0,025". A amostra resultante da combinação dos fatores mola e fio foi submetida à avaliação em modelo de typodont específico para essa finalidade. RESULTADOS: com relação ao tempo de fechamento das alças, verificou-se que um fechamento mais lento, e consequentemente com menor liberação de forças, foi obtido com o desenho de alça em "T" e, ainda, empregando-se a liga de beta-titânio para sua confecção. No que diz respeito à inclinação gerada pelas alças, as alças em forma de gota promoveram uma inclinação dentária maior do que as demais avaliadas. As alças em "T", por outro lado, mantiveram-se relacionadas estatisticamente aos menores valores de inclinação. Porém, quando se empregou o fio de aço inoxidável da marca comercial 3M Unitek para sua confecção, os três tipos de alça não apresentaram diferença estatisticamente significante. CONCLUSÃO: independentemente do desenho de alça empregado, aquelas construídas com liga de beta-titânio mantiveram-se relacionadas estatisticamente aos menores valores de inclinação observados para o elemento dentário movimentado.<br>OBJETIVE: Evaluate the cuspid's retraction time and tipping effects, after submitting it to three different orthodontic retraction loops: the "T" loop, the "boot" loop, and the "tear drop" loop. METHODS: It was used the following orthodontic wires: Morelli 0.019" x 0.025" stainless steel, 3M Unitek 0.019" x 0.025" stainless steel and Ormco 0.019" x 0.025" beta-titanium (TMA&trade;). The resulting sample from the combination of these variables was submitted to a test developed on a typodont simulator used specifically for this purpose. RESULTS: As the closure timing concerns, it was verified that a slower closure and therefore, a smaller releasing force system was achieved by the "T" loop design and still, by employing the beta-titanium alloy on its construction. As to the tipping effects generated by the retraction device, the "tear drop" loop caused greater tipping effects than the other loops evaluated. The "T" loop, on the other hand, showed itself statistically related to the lowest tipping numerical values. However, when the 3M Unitek stainless steel wire was used to produce the device, all of the types of loops evaluated were considered statistically similar. CONCLUSION: Regardless of the loop design, the ones built out of beta-titanium alloy kept them statistically related to the lowest tipping numerical values observed for the retracted dental element

Nickel-titanium alloys: a systematic review

OBJECTIVE: A systematic review on nickel-titanium wires was performed. The strategy was focused on Entrez-PubMed-OLDMEDLINE, Scopus and BioMed Central from 1963 to 2008. METHODS: Papers in English and French describing the behavior of these wires and laboratorial methods to identify crystalline transformation were considered. A total of 29 papers were selected. RESULTS: Nickel-titanium wires show exceptional features in terms of elasticity and shape memory effects. However, clinical applications request a deeper knowledge of these properties in order to allow the professional to use them in a rational manner. In addition, the necessary information regarding each alloy often does not correspond to the information given by the manufacturer. Many alloys called "superelastic" do not present this effect; they just behave as less stiff alloys, with a larger springback if compared to the stainless steel wires. CONCLUSIONS: Laboratory tests are the only means to observe the real behavior of these materials, including temperature transition range (TTR) and applied tensions. However, it is also possible to determine in which TTR these alloys change the crystalline structure