Properties and efficiency of catalysts produced by an ION beam processing technology

Paper presents the test results and properties of catalysts produced by an ion implantation technique. New catalysts showed the same efficiency with much lower expense of noble metals as compared with the catalysts produce by an impregnation. Also shown, that the ion bombardment did not reduce the specific surface area of the catalyst.Приведены свойства и результаты испытаний катализаторов, полученных путем ионной имплантации. По сравнению с катализаторами, полученными обычными технологиями, опытные катализаторы показывают те же значения коэффициента нейтрализации при значительно меньшем содержании благородных металлов. Показано, что ионная бомбардировка не уменьшает эффективную поверхность носителей

The minimal conformal O(N) vector sigma model at d=3

For the minimal O(N) sigma model, which is defined to be generated by the O(N) scalar auxiliary field alone, all n-point functions, till order 1/N included, can be expressed by elementary functions without logarithms. Consequently, the conformal composite fields of m auxiliary fields possess at the same order such dimensions, which are m times the dimension of the auxiliary field plus the order of differentiation.Comment: 15 page

Direct evidence for a piezoelectriclike effect in coherently strained SiGe/Si heterostructures

A hybrid acoustic spectroscopy technique has been used to demonstrate the (reversible) conversion of high frequency electric fields into longitudinal acoustic waves within a modulation-doped pseudomorphic Si/Si0.88Ge0.12/Si heterostructure. This provides compelling evidence for the existence of a piezoelectriclike coupling within such structures

Synthesis and crystal structure of a new hexagonal perovskite 7H-Ba7Li1.75Mn3.5O15.75 with Mn4+/Mn5+ charge distribution.

Our work describes the synthesis and crystal structure of a new hexagonal perovskite 7H-Ba7Li1.75Mn3.5O15.75with Mn4+/Mn5+charge distribution.</p

The structure of Green functions in quantum field theory with a general state

In quantum field theory, the Green function is usually calculated as the expectation value of the time-ordered product of fields over the vacuum. In some cases, especially in degenerate systems, expectation values over general states are required. The corresponding Green functions are essentially more complex than in the vacuum, because they cannot be written in terms of standard Feynman diagrams. Here, a method is proposed to determine the structure of these Green functions and to derive nonperturbative equations for them. The main idea is to transform the cumulants describing correlations into interaction terms.Comment: 13 pages, 6 figure

Metal vapor lasers with increased reliability

Results of investigation and development of an excitation pulse generator with magnetic pulse compression by saturation chokes for pumping of active media of CuBr, Sr, and Ca vapor lasers are presented. A high-power IGBT transistor is used as a commutator. The generator can operate at excitation pulse repetition frequencies up to 20 kHz. The total average power for all laser lines of the CuBr laser pumped by this generator is ~6.0 W; it is ~1.3–1.7 W for the Sr and Ca lasers

Operator approach to analytical evaluation of Feynman diagrams

The operator approach to analytical evaluation of multi-loop Feynman diagrams is proposed. We show that the known analytical methods of evaluation of massless Feynman integrals, such as the integration by parts method and the method of "uniqueness" (which is based on the star-triangle relation), can be drastically simplified by using this operator approach. To demonstrate the advantages of the operator method of analytical evaluation of multi-loop Feynman diagrams, we calculate ladder diagrams for the massless $\phi^3$ theory (analytical results for these diagrams are expressed in terms of multiple polylogarithms). It is shown how operator formalism can be applied to calculation of certain massive Feynman diagrams and investigation of Lipatov integrable chain model.Comment: 16 pages. To appear in "Physics of Atomic Nuclei" (Proceedings of SYMPHYS-XII, Yerevan, Armenia, July 03-08, 2006

Selfdual Spin 2 Theory in a 2+1 Dimensional Constant Curvature Space-Time

The Lagrangian constraint analysis of the selfdual massive spin 2 theory in a 2+1 dimensional flat space-time and its extension to a curved one, are performed. Demanding consistence of degrees of freedom in the model with gravitational interaction, gives rise to physical restrictions on non minimal coupling terms and background. Finally, a constant curvature scenario is explored, showing the existence of forbidden mass values. Causality in these spaces is discussed. Aspects related with the construction of the reduced action and the one-particle exchange amplitude, are noted.Comment: 20 pages, references added, little modifications performe