The crystal structure of rathite-I

Die Kristallstruktur von Rathit-I wurde mittels dreidimensionaler Intensitätsdaten bestimmt. Vier Formeleinheiten (Pb,Tl)3As4(As,Ag)S10 sind in der Einheitszelle der Symmetrie Ρ 21/a mit a = 25,16 Å, 6 = 7,94 Å, c = 8,47 Å, β = 100° 28' enthalten. Die wahre Symmetrie von Rathit-I ist möglicherweise triklin. Die Lösung lieferten die Ähnlichkeit der Struktur mit derjenigen von Rathit-III und spezielle Verhältnisse der Röntgendiagramme. Von drei unabhängigen Pb(Tl)-Atomen sind zwei von neun S-Atomen umgeben, das andere von sieben. Die As-Atome weisen trigonal-pyramidale Koordination durch die S-Atome auf. Von einem As-Atom wird angenommen, daß es statistisch von zwei verschiedenen trigonal -pyramidalen S-Koordinationen umgeben wird. Ein anderes As-Atom ist teilweise durch Ag ersetzt. Die Struktur besteht aus zweierlei Schichten parallel zu (100). Die erste Art hat die Zusammensetzung (Pb,Tl)S3 und besteht aus den Koordinationspolyedern um die Pb(Tl)-Atome mit Neuner-Koordination. Die zweite Art ist aus Pb(Tl)-, As(Ag)- und S-Atomen zusammengesetzt, welche ein deformiertes PbS-Gitter bilden. Trigonale As-S3-Pyramiden sind zu Ketten endlicher Länge vereinig

A study of nuclei of astrophysical interest in the continuum shell model

We present here the first application of realistic shell model (SM) including coupling between many-particle (quasi-)bound states and the continuum of one-particle scattering states to the spectroscopy of 8B and to the calculation of astrophysical factors in the reaction 7Be(p,gamma)8B.Comment: 9 pages incl. 3 figures, LaTeX with iopart class and epsf. Invited talk at the Int. Workshop on Physics with Radioactive Nuclear Beams, Jan. 12-17, 1998, Puri, India. Shortened version will be published in proceedings to apear as a separate J. Phys. G volum

The method of fundamental solutions for problems in static thermo-elasticity with incomplete boundary data

An inverse problem in static thermo-elasticity is investigated. The aim is to reconstruct the unspecified boundary data, as well as the temperature and displacement inside a body from over-specified boundary data measured on an accessible portion of its boundary. The problem is linear but ill-posed. The uniqueness of the solution is established but the continuous dependence on the input data is violated. In order to reconstruct a stable and accurate solution, the method of fundamental solutions is combined with Tikhonov regularization where the regularization parameter is selected based on the L-curve criterion. Numerical results are presented in both two and three dimensions showing the feasibility and ease of implementation of the proposed technique

A collaborative platform for integrating and optimising Computational Fluid Dynamics analysis requests

A Virtual Integration Platform (VIP) is described which provides support for the integration of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis tools into an environment that supports the use of these tools in a distributed collaborative manner. The VIP has evolved through previous EU research conducted within the VRShips-ROPAX 2000 (VRShips) project and the current version discussed here was developed predominantly within the VIRTUE project but also within the SAFEDOR project. The VIP is described with respect to the support it provides to designers and analysts in coordinating and optimising CFD analysis requests. Two case studies are provided that illustrate the application of the VIP within HSVA: the use of a panel code for the evaluation of geometry variations in order to improve propeller efficiency; and, the use of a dedicated maritime RANS code (FreSCo) to improve the wake distribution for the VIRTUE tanker. A discussion is included detailing the background, application and results from the use of the VIP within these two case studies as well as how the platform was of benefit during the development and a consideration of how it can benefit HSVA in the future

Ground-State Electromagnetic Moments of Calcium Isotopes

High-resolution bunched-beam collinear laser spectroscopy was used to measure the optical hyperfine spectra of the $^{43-51}$Ca isotopes. The ground state magnetic moments of $^{49,51}$Ca and quadrupole moments of $^{47,49,51}$Ca were measured for the first time, and the $^{51}$Ca ground state spin $I=3/2$ was determined in a model-independent way. Our results provide a critical test of modern nuclear theories based on shell-model calculations using phenomenological as well as microscopic interactions. The results for the neutron-rich isotopes are in excellent agreement with predictions using interactions derived from chiral effective field theory including three-nucleon forces, while lighter isotopes illustrate the presence of particle-hole excitations of the $^{40}$Ca core in their ground state.Comment: Accepted as a Rapid Communication in Physical Review