We report the observation of symmetric fission in doubly charged Fe-S cluster anions, [Fe(4)S(4)X(4)](2-)-->2[Fe(2)S(2)X(2)](-) (X=Cl,Br), owing to both Coulomb repulsion and antiferromagnetic coupling. Photoelectron spectroscopy shows that both the parent and the fission fragments have similar electronic structures and confirms the inverted energy schemes due to the strong spin polarization of...

The alveolated structure of the pulmonary acinus plays a vital role in gas exchange function. Three-dimensional (3D) analysis of the parenchymal region is fundamental to understanding this structure-function relationship, but only a limited number of attempts have been conducted in the past because of technical limitations. In this study, we developed a new image processing methodology based on...

Aims. We study the implications of averaging methods with different reference depth scales for 3D hydrodynamical model atmospheres computed with the Stagger-code. The temporally and spatially averaged (hereafter denoted as 〈3D〉) models are explored in the light of local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) spectral line formation by comparing spectrum calculations using full 3D atmosphere structures...

It is generally accepted that definitive diagnosis of partial anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears is difficult without arthroscopic examination. Compared with patients with complete ACL tears, patients with partial ACL tears require fewer ACL reconstructions and more often return to sports when conservatively managed. The distinction between partial and complete ACL tears influences patient ...

The structure and hyperfine magnetic properties of epitaxial Fe ultrathin films on a vicinal Pds110d surface have been investigated by means of low-energy electron diffraction sLEEDd, reflection high-energy electron diffraction sRHEEDd and Fe conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy sCEMSd. LEED and RHEED provide evidence for initial pseudomorphic film growth. The RHEED determination of the i...

I present here the main results of recent realistic, 3D, hydrodynamical simulations of convection at the surface of metal-poor red giant stars. I discuss the application of these convection simulations as time-dependent, 3D, hydrodynamical model atmospheres to spectral line formation calculations and abundance analyses. The impact of 3D models on derived elemental abundances is investigated by ...

Microstructural aspects of composites such as particle size, shape, and distribution play important roles in deformation behavior. 3D visualization of porosity and Fe-rich inclusions in three dimensions is critical to a thorough understanding of fatigue resistance of metal matrix composites (MMC) because cracks often initiate at these defects. In this paper we have used X-ray synchrotron tomogr...

A study of the O/Fe ratio in metal-poor main sequence and subgiant stars is presented using the [O i] 6300Å line, the O i 7774Å triplet, and a selection of weak Fe ii lines observed on high-resolution spectra acquired with the VLT UVES spectrograph. The [O i] line is detected in the spectra of 18 stars with −0.5 < [Fe/H] − 2.4, and the triplet is observed for 15 stars with [Fe/H] ranging from −...

Reported are complexes of the formula Fe(dithiolate)(CO)2(diphos) and their use to prepare homo- and heterobimetallic dithiolato derivatives. The starting iron dithiolates were prepared by a one-pot reaction of FeCl2 and CO with chelating diphosphines and dithiolates, where dithiolate = S2(CH2)22- (edt2-), S2(CH2)32- (pdt2-), S2(CH2)2(C(CH3)2)2- (Me2pdt2-) and diphos = cis-C2H2(PPh2)2 (dppv), C...