Ag-Fe2O3 and Sn-doped Ag-Fe2O3 nanocomposite photocatalysts were optimized by scanning photoelectrochemical microscopy (SPECM) as a potential photoelectrochemical material for visible light irradiation (λ g 420 nm). The photocurrent vs potential response and the action spectra were investigated in a three-electrode cell. Among different mole ratios, the composition of nanocomposite with 50%Ag-5...

We show that for a discrete semigroup S there exists a uniquely determined complete Boolean algebra B(S) the algebra of clopen subsets of M(S). M(S) is the phase space of the universal minimal dynamical system for S and it is an extremally disconnected compact Hausdorff space. We deal with this connection of semigroups and complete Boolean algebras focusing on structural properties of these alg...

We have theoretically studied the space-time entangled biphoton state generated from a two-level atomic system. In the photon counting measurement, the two-photon coincidence counting rate is a damped oscillation. The oscillation period is determined by the effective Rabi frequency and the damping rate is determined by the linewidth of the inhomogeneous-broadened ground state and the dipole dep...

We study probabilistic logic under the viewpoint of the coherence principle of de Finetti. In detail, we explore the relationship between coherencebased and model-theoretic probabilistic logic. Interestingly, we show that the notions of g-coherence and of g-coherent entailment can be expressed by combining notions in model-theoretic probabilistic logic with concepts from default reasoning. Cruc...

A generalized solid-state nudged elastic band (G-SSNEB) method is presented for determining reaction pathways of solid-solid transformations involving both atomic and unit-cell degrees of freedom. We combine atomic and cell degrees of freedom into a unified description of the crystal structure so that calculated reaction paths are insensitive to the choice of periodic cell. For the rock-salt to...

We study several effects that influence the strength of the proton cyclotron and atomic features in the thermal spectra of magnetic neutron stars. Magnetic field variations over the neutron star surface leads to broadening of features. Vacuum polarization can strongly suppress spectral lines when B >∼ 10 G. The surface spectrum is unaffected by vacuum polarization when B <∼ 7× 10 G; thus the pr...

We have recently completed a measurement of the Newtonian constant of gravitation G using atomic interferometry. Our result is G=6.67191(77)(62)×10(-11) m(3) kg(-1) s(-2) where the numbers in parenthesis are the type A and type B standard uncertainties, respectively. An evaluation of the measurement uncertainty is presented and the perspectives for improvement are discussed. Our result is appro...

We report absolute elastic differential, integral and momentum transfer cross sections for electron interactions with CCl(4). The incident electron energy range is 1.5-100 eV, and the scattered electron angular range for the differential measurements varies from 15°-130°. The absolute scale of the differential cross section was set using the relative flow technique with helium as the reference ...

Multiwall carbon nanotubes, prepared by chemical vapor deposition, have an average diameter of 60-100 nm as shown by High Resolution Transmittance Electron Microscope, HR-TEM. The Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were further characterized using X-ray Diffraction and Raman Spectroscopy. Mercury uptake capacity of MWCNTs was studied using batch adsorption method at different concentration ran...