Quantum analogue of the spin-flop transition for a spin pair

Quantum (step-like) magnetization curves are studies for a spin pair with antiferromagnetic coupling in the presence of a magnetic field parallel to the easy axis of the magnetic anisotropy. The consideration is done both analytically and numerically for a wide range of the anisotropy constants and spins up to $S \gtrsim 100$. Depending on the origin of the anisotropy (exchange or single-ion), the magnetization curve can demonstrate the jumps more than unity and the concentration of the unit jumps in a narrow range of the field. We also point the region of the problem parameters, where the behavior is quasiclassical for $S = 5$, and where system is substantially quantum in the limit $S \to \infty$.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure

New Method of Plague Agent Lipopolysaccharide Obtaining

Put forward are two alternatives of a new method for optimization of conditions of LPS obtaining and purification from Y. pestis strains; as well as for avoiding application of poisonous and hard-to-remove reagents; for simplification and cost-cutting of the technique; and for rationalization of production waste management. This method involves preliminary salt-water extraction of bacteria, for elimination of easy-dissolving substances, with the subsequent fracturing using ultrasound in lysing buffer (0,1 M Tris-HCl, pH 8,0; 10 mmol of EDTA, 1 % Triton X-100). The first alternative for deproteinization of non-purified endotoxin is the commercial preparation of proteinase K (Sigma), the second one - an enzyme complex - proteovibrin, isolated from waste material accumulated in the process of cholera chemical bivalent vaccine production. Apart from this, introduced has been a phase of sample acidification by applying glacial acetic acid up to pH 3,2-3,4 to decontaminate LPS from nucleic acids. These two variations of the method provide for enhancement of LPS preparation quality as compared to prototype method, and for obtainment of plague agent endotoxin that is hardly distinguishable in physical-chemical properties, homogeneity, immunochemical activity and specificity from the antigen, manufactured by means of water-phenol extraction following Westphal O. technique

Properties of Neutral Charmed Mesons in Proton--Nucleus Interactions at 70 GeV

The results of treatment of data obtained in the SERP-E-184experiment "Investigation of mechanisms of the production of charmed particles in proton-nucleus interactions at 70 GeV and their decays" by irradiating the active target of the SVD-2 facility consisting of carbon, silicon, and lead plates, are presented. After separating a signal from the two-particle decay of neutral charmed mesons and estimating the cross section for charm production at a threshold energy {\sigma}(c\v{c})=7.1 \pm 2.4(stat.) \pm 1.4(syst.) \mub/nucleon, some properties of D mesons are investigated. These include the dependence of the cross section on the target mass number (its A dependence); the behavior of the differential cross sections d{\sigma}/dpt2 and d{\sigma}/dxF; and the dependence of the parameter {\alpha} on the kinematical variables xF, pt2, and plab. The experimental results in question are compared with predictions obtained on the basis of the FRITIOF7.02 code.Comment: 9 pages, 9 figures,3 table

Alternative approach to electromagnetic field quantization in nonlinear and inhomogeneous media

A simple approach is proposed for the quantization of the electromagnetic field in nonlinear and inhomogeneous media. Given the dielectric function and nonlinear susceptibilities, the Hamiltonian of the electromagnetic field is determined completely by this quantization method. From Heisenberg's equations we derive Maxwell's equations for the field operators. When the nonlinearity goes to zero, this quantization method returns to the generalized canonical quantization procedure for linear inhomogeneous media [Phys. Rev. A, 43, 467, 1991]. The explicit Hamiltonians for the second-order and third-order nonlinear quasi-steady-state processes are obtained based on this quantization procedure.Comment: Corrections in references and introductio

Comparative Study of Some Physical-Chemical and Immunochemical Properties of Plague Microbe Lipopolysaccharide Preparations Obtained with the Help of Different Techniques

, and degraded polysaccharide (PS) are easily soluble in water and in 0,9 % NaCl solution. They are homogenous and characterized by an adequate degree of purity. Aside from that, it is demonstrated that potentially PS is the most productive molecule fragment of LPS for the construction of plague immunodiagnostic preparation, since despite its decreased cytotoxocity PS retains identity of chemical composition and immunechemical specificity of endotoxin

Особенности кислородного обмена в лантан-стронциевых манганитах, допированных железом

Based on the data of thermogravimetric analysis the values of the oxygen index (3–δ) in the manganite of the La0.7Sr0.3Mn0.9Fe0.1O3-δ composition, obtained by solid-phase reaction technique, have been calculated. The analysis of oxygen sorption-desorption curves showed that the processes of oxygen release and absorption at pO2 = 10 Pa and pO2 = 400 Pa are not reversible. The minima of the derivative dδ/dt = f(T) corresponding to the maxima of the oxygen extraction rate indicate the complex character of changes in the oxygen desorption rate from manganite. The decrease in the heating and cooling rate from 6.6 to 2.6 K/min resulted in a significant change in the value ∆δ, indicating the dependence of anion mobility on the oxygen concentration in the magnet structure. It has been revealed that in the La0.7Sr0.3Mn0.9Fe0.1O3-δ manganite the oxygen desorption kinetics is well described by the exponential dependence on the Cramers model, which implies no return of desorbed oxygen to the sample. This model indicates the non-stationarity of the diffusion flux through the barrier during desorption of oxygen from samples. The calculation of the activation energy of oxygen desorption by the Merzhanov method at various partial pressures of oxygen has shown that at the initial stage of oxygen extraction from La0.7Sr0.3Mn0.9Fe0.1O3-δ, the activation energy of oxygen desorption has a minimum value (Еа = 103.7 kJ/mol at δ = 0.005) and as the concentration of oxygen vacancies increases, it rises reaching saturation (Еа = 134.3 kJ/mol at δ = 0.06). It is assumed that with an increase in the concentration of oxygen vacancies, an interaction occurs between them, followed by the processes of their ordering with the formation of associates.На основании данных термогравиметрического анализа рассчитаны значения кислородного индекса (3–δ) в манганите состава La0,7Sr0,3Mn0,9Fe0,1O3-δ, полученного методом твердофазных реакций. При анализе кривых сорбции-десорбции кислорода установлено, что процессы выделения и поглощения кислорода при парциальном давлении pO2 = 10 Па и 400 Па не являются обратимыми. Минимумы производной dδ/dt = f(T), соответствующие максимумам скорости выделения кислорода, свидетельствуют о сложном характере изменения скорости десорбции кислорода из манганита. Уменьшение скорости нагрева и охлаждения от 6,6 до 2,6 К/мин привело к существенному изменению значения ∆δ, что указывает на зависимость подвижности анионов от концентрации кислорода в структуре магнетика. Установлено, что в манганите La0,7Sr0,3Mn0,9Fe0,1O3-δ кинетика десорбции кислорода хорошо описывается экспоненциальной зависимостью по модели Крамерса, которая подразумевает отсутствие возвращения десорбированного кислорода в образец. Данная модель указывает на нестационарность диффузионного потока через барьер при десорбции кислорода из образцов. Проведенный расчет энергии активации десорбции кислорода методом Мержанова при различных парциальных давлениях кислорода показал, что на начальном этапе выделения кислорода из La0,7Sr0,3Mn0,9Fe0,1O3-δ энергия активации десорбции кислорода имеет минимальное значение (Еа = 103,7 кДж/моль при δ = 0,005) и по мере увеличения концентрации кислородных вакансий она увеличивается с выходом на насыщение (Еа = 134,3 кДж/моль при δ = 0,06). Сделано предположение, что с увеличением концентрации кислородных вакансий происходит взаимодействие между ними с последующим протеканием процессов их упорядочения с образованием ассоциатов