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Vibrational entropy of L12 Cu3Au measured by inelastic neutron scattering
The phonon density of states of elemental Au, Cu, and Cu3Au with L12 chemical order were measured by inelastic neutron scattering and used to calculate the vibrational entropy of formation of the ordered compound from the elemental metals. A vibrational entropy of formation of (0.06±0.03) kB/atom at 300 K was obtained, with the vibrational entropy of the ordered alloy being larger than that of the elemental metals. The phonon DOS of the disordered Cu3Au was simulated by adding the phonon DOS curves of fcc Cu, L12 Cu3Au, and fcc Au to match the numbers of first-nearest-neighbor pairs in a disordered alloy. The vibrational entropy obtained with this simulated DOS disagrees with calorimetric data and theoretical estimates, indicating that the phonon DOS of disordered Cu3Au depends on chemical order at spatial lengths larger than is set by first-nearest-neighbor pairs
Recommendations and comments concerning documentation on the microwave active spectrometer systems
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Ab initio calculations of edge-functionalized armchair graphene nanoribbons: Structural, electronic, and vibrational effects
We present a theoretical study on narrow armchair graphene nanoribbons
(AGNRs) with hydroxyl functionalized edges. Although this kind of passivation
strongly affects the structure of the ribbon, a high degree of edge
functionalization proves to be particularly stable. An important consequence of
the geometric deviations is a severe reduction of the band-gap of the
investigated 7-AGNR. This shift follows a linear dependence on the number of
added hydroxyl groups per unit cell and thus offers the prospect of a tunable
band-gap by edge functionalization. We furthermore cover the behavior of
characteristic phonons for the ribbon itself as well as fingerprint modes of
the hydroxyl groups. A large down-shift of prominent Raman active modes allows
the experimental determination of the degree of edge functionalization.Comment: 6 pages, 9 figure
Analysis of Jovian decametric data: Study of radio emission mechanisms
The Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 Planetary Radio Astronomy Experiments (PRA) have produced the finest set of Jovian decametric radio emission data ever obtained. Jovian decametric L-burst and S-burst arcs were characterized and the data reconciled with models for the radio emission geometry and mechanisms. The first major results involve comparisons of the distribution of arc separations with longitudes. The identification and analyses of systematic variations in the PRA data have yielded interesting results, but only the most obvious features of the data were examined. Analyses of the PRA data were extended with the use of new 6-Sec formats that are more sensitive to the S-bursts
Greenhouse Fungicide — Environmental Carcinogen?
A simple screening method, in which a bacterial mutant deficient in its ability to repair DNA, was used to detect genetic damage from a widely-used fungicide. The finding strengthens the suspicion that it may be a potent human carcinogen. The unique role of the physician in eliciting a history of exposure from a patient with cancer is emphasized in the case report
Symmetry of re-entrant tetragonal phase in Ba1-xNaxFe2As2: Magnetic versus orbital ordering mechanism
Magneto-structural phase transitions in Ba1-xAxFe2As2 (A = K, Na) materials
are discussed for both magnetically and orbitally driven mechanisms, using a
symmetry analysis formulated within the Landau theory of phase transitions.
Both mechanisms predict identical orthorhombic space-group symmetries for the
nematic and magnetic phases observed over much of the phase diagram, but they
predict different tetragonal space-group symmetries for the newly discovered
re-entrant tetragonal phase in Ba1-xNaxFe2As2 (x ~ 0.24-0.28). In a magnetic
scenario, magnetic order with moments along the c-axis, as found
experimentally, does not allow any type of orbital order, but in an orbital
scenario, we have determined two possible orbital patterns, specified by
P4/mnc1' and I4221' space groups, which do not require atomic displacements
relative to the parent I4/mmm1' symmetry and, in consequence, are
indistinguishable in conventional diffraction experiments. We demonstrate that
the three possible space groups are however, distinct in resonant X-ray Bragg
diffraction patterns created by Templeton & Templeton scattering. This provides
an experimental method of distinguishing between magnetic and orbital models
Analysis of Jovian decamteric data: Study of radio emission mechanisms
This research effort involved careful examination of Jovian radio emission data below 40 MHz, with emphasis on the informative observations of the Planetary Radio Astronomy experiment (PRA) on the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft. The work is divided into three sections, decametric arcs, decametric V bursts, and hectometric modulated spectral activity (MSA)
Spectroscopic evidence for temperature-dependent convergence of light and heavy hole valence bands of PbQ (Q=Te, Se, S)
We have conducted temperature dependent Angle Resolved Photoemission
Spectroscopy (ARPES) study of the electronic structures of PbTe, PbSe and PbS.
Our ARPES data provide direct evidence for the \emph{light} hole upper valence
bands (UVBs) and hitherto undetected \emph{heavy} hole lower valence bands
(LVBs) in these materials. An unusual temperature dependent relative movement
between these bands leads to a monotonic decrease in the energy separation
between their maxima with increasing temperature, which is referred as band
convergence and has long been believed to be the driving factor behind
extraordinary thermoelectric performances of these compounds at elevated
temperatures.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures. arXiv admin note: text overlap with
arXiv:1404.180
Atmospheric frontal zone studies
The research supported by this contract and directed Activities in the inversion and interpretation of data produced by the Nimbus-7 scanning multichannel microwave radiometer (SMMR) are reported. There were five principal subjects: (1) modeling of the emissivity of foam patches on the ocean surface; (2) inversion of radiometric data by a multidimensional algorithm; (3) an operational water vapor retrieval algorithm; (4) inference of Antarctic firm accumulation rates; and (5) inference of water vapor over the Arctic sea ice
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