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Elastic scattering of pions from tritium and {sup 3}He in the backward hemisphere in the region of the {Delta}{sub 33}(1232) resonance

Description: Several experiments have measured nominally-charge-symmetric scattering of pions from tritium ({sup 3}H) and {sup 3}He. These experiments have covered incident pion energies from 142 MeV to 295 MeV and scattering angles up to 110{degrees} in the laboratory. The results have been used to study charge-symmetry breaking and nuclear scattering systematics. In the work I have extended these measurements to angles near 180{degrees} for pion energies of 142 MeV, 180 MeV, 220 MeV, and 256 MeV, which br… more
Date: November 1, 1993
Creator: Matthews, S. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Z1 Dependence of Ion-Induced Electron Emission

Description: Knowledge of the atomic number (Zt) dependence of ion-induced electron emission yields (Y) can be the basis for a general understanding of ion-atom interaction phenomena and, in particular, for the design of Zrsensitive detectors that could be useful, for example, in the separation of isobars in accelerator mass spectrometry. The Zx dependence of ion-induced electron emission yields has been investigated using heavy ions of identical velocity (v = 2 v0, with v0 as the Bohr velocity) incident in… more
Date: December 1993
Creator: Arrale, Abdikarim M. (Abdikarim Mohamed)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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1: Redox chemistry of bimetallic fulvalene complexes; 2: Oligocyclopentadienyl complexes

Description: The electrochemistry of the heterobimetallic complexes (fulvalene)WFe(CO){sub 5} (30) and (fulvalene)WRu(CO){sub 5} (31) has been investigated. Compound 30 is reduced in two one-electron processes, and this behavior was exploited synthetically to prepare a tetranuclear dimer by selective metal reduction. Complex 31 displayed a distinction between the metals upon reoxidation of the dianion, allowing the formation of a dimer by selective metal anion oxidation. The redox behavior of 30 led to an i… more
Date: November 1, 1993
Creator: Brown, D. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Properties of W + jet events in proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV

Description: W boson + QCD Jet events, produced in 1.8 TeV proton-antiproton collisions and measured by the Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF), were used to measure the center-of-mass production angle of the W + jet system, and were also used to place limits on the production of excited quark states. The center-of-mass production angular distribution agrees well with leading order and next-to-leading order QCD predictions. Excited quark states were searched for in the reaction q + g {yields} q* {yields} q … more
Date: November 22, 1993
Creator: Drucker, R. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A search for first generation scalar leptoquarks at {radical}s = 1.8 TeV with the D0 detector

Description: A search for first generation scalar leptoquarks was done at the DO detector at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory from 15 pb{minus}1 of data taken during the 1992--1993 colder run. At Fermilab`s p{bar p} collider with a center-of-mass energy of 1.8 TeV, leptoquarks are produced mostly by the strong force in pairs. Leptoquarks carry fractional charge, color, and also lepton and baryon quantum numbers. First generation leptoquarks couple exclusively to the electron, electron neutrino, and the… more
Date: December 31, 1993
Creator: Norman, D. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Direct {anti b}b production in {anti p}p collisions at {radical}s = 1.8 TeV

Description: The first measurement of bottom quark production in the forward detector at CDF is presented in this thesis. Events from the 1988/89 Fermilab collider run were selected with forward muons with nearby jets to form a bottom quark tag. The efficiency and acceptance of the detector are then taken into account and the number of events is turned into a cross section: {sigma}(p{sub t}{sup b} > 20 GeV, 1.9 < {vert_bar}{eta}{sup b}{vert_bar} < 2.5) = (124. {+-} 35. {+-} 76.) nb. The contribution from di… more
Date: December 31, 1993
Creator: Lamoureux, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Measurement of the production cross section for W + {gamma} in the electron channel in {radical}s = 1.8 TeV {bar p}p collisions

Description: The production cross section times decay branching ratio for W{sub +{gamma}} in the electron decay channel in {radical}s = 1.8 TeV {bar p}-p collisions has been measured using W {yields} e{gamma} data sample obtained from the CDF 1988--1989 Tevatron collider run. For photons in the central region ({vert_bar}{eta}{sub {gamma}}{vert_bar} < 1.1) of the CDF detector with transverse energies E{sub T}{sup {gamma}} 5.0 GeV and lepton-photon angular separation {Delta}R{sub {ell}}{gamma} > 0.7, eight el… more
Date: November 1, 1993
Creator: Benjamin, D. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Infrared diode laser studies of the products from the reaction CH{sub 2}({tilde X}{sup 3}B{sub 1}) + O{sub 2} and from the near-UV photolysis of CH{sub 3}NCS

Description: Absolute yields of CO, CO{sub 2}, and H{sub 2}CO formed in reaction of triplet methylene ({tilde X} {sup 3}B{sub 1} {triple_bond} CH{sub 2}) with O{sub 2} were determined using a flash kinetic spectrometer. CH{sub 2} radicals were generated by excimer laser photolysis of ketene and product formation was monitored by time-resolved infrared diode laser absorption. Reaction was carried out in a static gas cell at room temperature at 1--25 torr. Measured product yields were CO, 0.34 {plus_minus} 0.… more
Date: December 1, 1993
Creator: Alvarez, R. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Synthesis and development of processes for the recovery of sulfur from acid gases. Part 1, Development of a high-temperature process for removal of H{sub 2}S from coal gas using limestone -- thermodynamic and kinetic considerations; Part 2, Development of a zero-emissions process for recovery of sulfur from acid gas streams

Description: Limestone can be used more effectively as a sorbent for H{sub 2}S in high-temperature gas-cleaning applications if it is prevented from undergoing calcination. Sorption of H{sub 2}S by limestone is impeded by sintering of the product CaS layer. Sintering of CaS is catalyzed by CO{sub 2}, but is not affected by N{sub 2} or H{sub 2}. The kinetics of CaS sintering was determined for the temperature range 750--900{degrees}C. When hydrogen sulfide is heated above 600{degrees}C in the presence of car… more
Date: May 1, 1993
Creator: Towler, G. P. & Lynn, S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Extension of the T{sub z} = {minus}3/2, A = 4n + 1 series of beta-delayed proton emitters to {sup 65}Se and {sup 73}Sr, and low energy beta-delayed proton emission from the T{sub z} = {minus}3/2, A = 4n + 3 nucleus {sup 23}Al

Description: The series of known Tz = {minus}3/2, A = 4n + 1 nuclei has been extended to include the previously undiscovered isotopes {sup 65}Se and {sup 73}Sr, through the observation of beta-delayed proton emission via the isobaric analog state (IAS) of the beta-daughter (emitter). Due to the relatively large proton energies involved, these experiments were conducted using standard Si-Si {Delta}E-E telescopes. Beta-delayed protons arising from {sup 65}Se have been observed at an energy (laboratory) of 3.5… more
Date: December 1, 1993
Creator: Batchelder, J. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Riders to the Sea

Description: Riders to the Sea is a chamber opera in one act of approximately 40 minutes in duration. The single act is divided into six scenes that progress without pause. The vocal parts are comprised of 2 sopranos, 1 mezzo-soprano, 1 baritone, and an off-stage chorus of men's voices (tenor I, tenor II, baritone, and bass; two per part). The orchestra will be comprised of winds (1-1-1-1-1), brass (2-2-1-1), strings (2-2-2-2-1), piano, 2 percussionists, and tape, that will be used to provide a continuous b… more
Date: December 1993
Creator: Carson, Michael, 1959-
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Continuous, Nowhere-Differentiable Function with a Dense Set of Proper Local Extrema

Description: In this paper, we use the following scheme to construct a continuous, nowhere-differentiable function 𝑓 which is the uniform limit of a sequence of sawtooth functions 𝑓ₙ : [0, 1] → [0, 1] with increasingly sharp teeth. Let 𝑋 = [0, 1] x [0, 1] and 𝐹(𝑋) be the Hausdorff metric space determined by 𝑋. We define contraction maps 𝑤₁ , 𝑤₂ , 𝑤₃ on 𝑋. These maps define a contraction map 𝑤 on 𝐹(𝑋) via 𝑤(𝐴) = 𝑤₁(𝐴) ⋃ 𝑤₂(𝐴) ⋃ 𝑤₃(𝐴). The iteration under 𝑤 of the diagonal in 𝑋 defines a sequence of graphs of… more
Date: December 1993
Creator: Huggins, Mark C. (Mark Christopher)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Unimolecular photodissociation dynamics of ketene (CH{sub 2}CO): The singlet/triplet branching ratio and experimental observation of the vibrational level thresholds of the transition-state

Description: The rotational distributions of CO products from the dissociation of ketene at photolysis energies 10 cm{sup {minus}1} below, 56, 110, 200, 325, 425, 1,107, 1,435, 1,720, and 2,500 cm{sup {minus}1} above the singlet threshold, are measured in a supersonic free jet of ketene. The CO(v{double_prime} = 0) rotational distributions at 56, 110, 200, 325, and 425 cm{sup {minus}1} are bimodal. The peaks at low J`s, which are due to CO from the singlet channel, show that the product rotational distribut… more
Date: May 1, 1993
Creator: Kim, S. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Magnetization and magnetostriction in highly magnetostrictive materials

Description: The majority of this research has been in developing a model to describe the magnetostrictive properties of Terfenol-D, Tb{sub 1{minus}x}Dy{sub x}Fe{sub y} (x = 0.7-0.75 and y = 1.8--2.0), a rare earth-iron alloy which displays much promise for use in device applications. In the first chapter an introduction is given to the phenomena of magnetization and magnetostriction. The magnetic processes responsible for the observed magnetic properties of materials are explained. An overview is presented… more
Date: May 26, 1993
Creator: Thoelke, J. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nuclear magnetic relaxation studies of semiconductor nanocrystals and solids

Description: Semiconductor nanocrystals, small biomolecules, and {sup 13}C enriched solids were studied through the relaxation in NMR spectra. Surface structure of semiconductor nanocrystals (CdS) was deduced from high resolution {sup 1}H and {sup 13}C liquid state spectra of thiophenol ligands on the nanocrystal surfaces. The surface coverage by thiophenol was found to be low, being 5.6 and 26% for nanocrystal radii of 11.8 and 19.2 {angstrom}. Internal motion is estimated to be slow with a correlation tim… more
Date: September 1, 1993
Creator: Sachleben, J. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Synthesis and Characterization of Methylated PCU Dimers

Description: Conversion of 1-Methylpentacyclo[5.4.0.0²⋅⁶.0³⋅¹⁰.0⁵⋅⁹]undecane- 8,11-dione into the corresponding mono(ethylene ketal) followed by Wolff-Kishner reduction resulted in a mixture of two isomers (i.e., 1- and 7-methyl-8-[2',-(1',3',dioxolano)]pentacyclo[5.4.0.0²⋅⁶.0³⋅¹⁰.0⁵⋅⁹] undecane. Hydrolysis of each isomer in turn resulted in 1- and 7- methyl pentacyclo[5.4.0.0²⋅⁶.0³⋅¹⁰.0⁵⋅⁹ ]undecan-8-ones (i.e.,"methylated PCU-8-ones"), respectively. "Titanium-promoted reductive dimerization of each of the… more
Date: August 1993
Creator: Zope, Anjali U. (Anjali Umesh)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Strange meson spectroscopy in K{omega} and K{phi} at 11 GeV/c and Cherenkov ring imaging at SLD

Description: This thesis consists of two independent parts; development of Cherenkov Ring Imaging Detector (CRID) system and analysis of high-statistics data of strange meson reactions from the LASS spectrometer. Part 1: The CRID system is devoted to charged particle identification in the SLAC Large Detector (SLD) to study e{sup +}e{sup {minus}} collisions at {radical}s = m{sub Z{sup 0}}. By measuring the angles of emission of the Cherenkov photons inside liquid and gaseous radiators, {pi}/K/p separation wi… more
Date: January 1993
Creator: Kwon, Youngjoon
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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RHEED studies of the nucleation, growth, and mobility of Ag atoms on the Si(111)7 x 7 surface

Description: The low temperature and flux dependent growth of ultrathin Ag films on the Si(111)7x7 surface is studied with Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction (RHEED). The grazing incidence geometry of RHEED allows for an incident molecular beam normal to the surface, and makes it an ideal surface probe for studying ultrathin film growth in real time. Short-lived oscillations in the diffracted intensity are observed during Ag deposition at 150 K, indicating quasi-layer-by-layer growth mediated by ad… more
Date: July 1, 1993
Creator: Roos, Kelly Ryan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geometric structures of thin film: Pt on Pd(110) and NiO on Ni(100)

Description: This thesis is divided into 3 papers: dynamical low-energy electron- diffraction investigation of lateral displacements in topmost layer of Pd(110); determination of (1{times}1) and (1{times}2) structures of Pt thin films on Pd(110) by dynamical low-energy electron-diffraction analysis; and structural determination of a NiO(111) film on Ni(100) by dynamical low-energy electron-diffraction analysis.
Date: July 1, 1993
Creator: Warren, O. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Development of Predictive Models for the Acid Degradation of Chrysotile Asbestos

Description: The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting the acid degradation of chrysotile asbestos (Mg_3Si_2O_5(OH_4)) . Millions of tons of asbestos have found use in this country as insulative or ablative material. More than 95 percent of the asbestos in use is of the chrysotile variety. The remaining 5 percent is composed of various types of fibrous amphiboles. The inhalation of asbestos can lead to several diseases in humans. Asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma are the most c… more
Date: May 1993
Creator: Ingram, Kevin D. (Kevin Dean)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Measurement of the Inclusive B-Lifetime Using $\rm {J/\psi}$'s at the CDF Experiment

Description: This dissertation describes the measurement of the average B hadron lifetime using a high statistics sample of B → J/ΨX decays produced in p$\bar{p}$ collisions at a center of mass energy of √s = 1.8 TeV at the Fermilab Tevatron. The integrated luminosity of the sample is 10.1 pb<sup>-1</sup> recorded with the Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF). In this analysis the decay vertex of the decay J/Ψ → μ<sup>+</sup>μ<sup>-</sup> as reconstructed by a silicon vertex detector is used to extract the l… more
Date: August 1, 1993
Creator: Wenzel, Hans-Joachim
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Immunotoxicity of Chromium Contaminated Soil in the Earthworm, Lumbricus Terrestris

Description: Objective was to assess the toxicity of chromium (Cr) contaminated soil (CS) using the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris. Specific aims were to determine: (1) survival (LC50); .(2) immunotoxicity as indicated by lysozyme activity, coelomocyte counts, secretory (SR) and erythrocyte rosette (ER) formation, and phagocytosis; and (3) compare effects of CS exposure with those of Cr spiked artificial soil (AS) . CS Cr concentration was 8.78 mg/g with 98.2% being Cr^3+ and 1.8% being Cr^6+. Using 14 d AS… more
Date: May 1993
Creator: Mohammadian, Gholamreza
Partner: UNT Libraries
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