We reanalyze literature data on neutron scattering by liquid metals and show that there is an additional broad (in energy) quasielastic mode present that is absent in x-ray scattering. This mode cannot be accounted for by the standard coherent and incoherent scattering mechanisms. We argue that this mode indicates that nonmagnetic liquid metals possess a magnetic moment which fluctuates on a pi...

The title complex, [Pb(C(8)H(5)N(2)O(2)S)(2)](n), consists of one Pb(II) ion located on a crystallographic twofold axis and two symmetry-related 2-amino-1,3-benzothia-zole-6-carboxyl-ate (ABTC) ligands. The central Pb(II) ion has a (4 + 2) coordination by four O atoms of the two ABTC ligands and two weaker Pb-S bonding inter-actions (Pb-S secondary bonds) from S atoms of other two neighbouring ...

Double-differential cross-sections for light-ion production (up to A = 4) induced by 96 MeV neutrons have been measured for Fe, Pb and U. The experiments have been performed at The Svedberg Laboratory in Uppsala, using two independent devices, MEDLEY and SCANDAL. The recorded data cover a wide angular range (20 degrees -160 degrees ) with low energy thresholds. The data have been normalised to ...

Absence of Gradients and Nernstian Equilibrium Stripping (AGNES) is a recently suggested electroanalytical technique designed for the determination of the free concentration of heavy metals (such as Zn, Cd or Pb) which is here developed and applied to seawater samples. A key improvement for the implementation of AGNES with complex matrices is the development of a new blank, called the shifted b...

293 118 reaction was repeated. No events corresponding to the synthesis of element 118 were observed with a total beam dose of 2.6 x 10 18 ions. The simple upper limit cross sections (1 event) were 0.9 and 0.6 pb for evaporation residue magnetic rigidities of 2.00 T m and 2.12 T m, respectively. A more detailed cross section calculation, accounting for an assumed narrow excitation function, the...

Profiling of putative lead compounds against a representative panel of relevant enzymes, receptors, ion channels, and transporters is a pragmatic approach to establish a preliminary view of potential issues that might later hamper development. An early idea of which off-target activities must be minimized can save valuable time and money during the preclinical lead optimization phase if pivotal...

The rapidity distribution of Λ and Λ̄ produced in nucleus-nucleus collisions at CERN energies is studied in the framework of an independent string model with quark-antiquark as well as diquark-antidiquark pairs in the nucleon sea. It is shown that, besides the Λ-Λ̄ pair production resulting from the fragmentation of sea diquarks, final state interactions of co-moving secondaries π +N → K + Λ and ...

A pulsed 14 GHz ECR4 source, adapted to operate in the afterglow mode, was delivered by GANIL to CERN in the framework of the Heavy Ion Facility Project. After four months of operation to commission the facility, it completed its first operational run of nine weeks at the end of 1994, providing lead ions to nuclear physics and ion cooling experiments. A very stable beam, with a useful length of...

In this research, traditional macroscopic studies were complemented with XAS analyses to elucidate the mechanisms controlling Pb(II) sorption onto ferrihydrite as a function of pH, ionic strength, and adsorbate concentrations. Analyses of XANES and XAFS studies demonstrate that Pb(II) ions predominantly sorb onto ferrihydrite via inner-sphere complexation, not retaining their primary hydration ...

Dispersions of nanoscale Pb particles embedded in Si, Al, and Cu matrices have been synthesized by ion implantation and subsequent annealing. The melting transitions of the embedded Pb nanocrystals with epitaxial particle/matrix interfaces were investigated by means of in situ high-temperature X-ray diffraction. Due to different levels of lattice mismatch, the Pb nanoprecipitates experience a d...