Enhanced decay of the 31-yr isomer of (178)Hf induced by x-ray irradiation has been reported previously. Here we describe an attempt to reproduce this result with an intense "white" x-ray beam from the Advanced Photon Source. No induced decay was observed. The upper limits for the energy-integrated cross sections for such a process, over the range of energies of 20--60 keV x rays, are less than 2 x 10(-27) cm(2) keV, below the previously reported values by more than 5 orders of magnitude; at 8 keV the limit is 5 x 10(-26) cm(2) keV.
We describe results from highly charged ion extraction experiments at the Electron Beam Ion Trap (EBIT) facility which is now operated at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory after transfer from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Requirements on ion source performance for the application of highly charged ions (e.g., Xe44+) in surface analysis and materials science are discussed.
Heterocyclic fulvenes and fulvalenes iso‐π‐electronic with phenafulvenes and phenafulvalenes have now been prepared. One example is the dark blue crystalline fulvalene (1).
Hydrierungswarmen von Verbindungen rnit C=N-Doppelbindungen wurden bisher noch nicht direkt bestimmt. Wir haben"] in einem in Anlehnung an das Kalorimeter von Bretsclzneider und Rogers['] konstruierten Hydrierungswarmekalorimeter die Hydrierungswarmen der Imine ( I a ) bis ( 1 c), der Diimine (2) und ( 3 ) und des Pyrazins ( 4 ) gemessen. Die in Tabelle 1 zusammengestellten Ergebnisse sind um die in einem Blindversuch ermittelten Losungsund Verdunnungswarmen korrigiert. Die Verbindungen ( I a ) bis (1 c) geben eine mittlere Hydrierungswarme von 21.8 & 1.3 kcal/mol (91.2 k 5.4 kJ/mol) fur eine isolierte C=N-Doppelbindung. Mit zunehmender Verzweigung des N-gebundenen Substituenten (prim-< sec-< tert-Alkyl) steigen die Werte an, was fur eine zunehmende sterische Behinderung spricht. Der Mittelwert steht in guter Ubereinstimmung mit der von Jackman und P a c k h~r n [~] indi-
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