PROJECTILE FRAGMENTATION OF Ar-36,Ar-40 INDUCED REACTIONS

Fragment yields for Z >= 5 from projectile fragmentation using primary beams of Ar-36,Ar-40 at 50 MeV/nucleon on Ni-64 target have been measured in RIBLL fragment separator. We compare the fragment cross sections with the predictions of the empirical EPAX parametrization of fragmentation cross-sections and Statistical Abration-Ablation model (SAA) by considering the RIBLL separator transmission rate. Isotope yield ratios between these two reactions were calculated and isoscaling parameters alpha and beta are extracted, their dependences on fragment atomic number Z and neutron number N were presented.

CONSISTENT THREE-BODY FORCE WITH BONN B POTENTIAL AND NEUTRON STAR STRUCTURE

Microscopic three-nucleon force consistent with the Bonn B two-nucleon potential is constructed, which includes Delta(1232), Roper, and nucleon-antinucleon excitation contributions. Recent results for the choice of the meson parameters are discussed. The forces are used in Brueckner calculations and the saturation properties of nuclear matter are determined. At the high densities,the nuclear equation of state and the symmetry energy are calculated. The corresponding neutron star mass-radius relations are presented.

Effects of pH on the Interactions and Conformation of Bovine Serum Albumin: Comparison between Chemical Force Microscopy and Small-Angle Neutron Scattering

The conformation of bovine serum albumin (BSA), as well as its interactions with negatively charged mica surfaces in saline solutions of different pH values, have been studied by small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and chemical force microscopy (CFM), respectively. A new approach to extract the contribution of elementary interactions from the statistically averaged force-extension curves through self-consistent fitting was proposed and used to understand the effects of pH on the interactions and conformation of BSA in saline solutions. When pH increases, the SANS results reveal that the sizes of BSA molecules increase slightly, while the statistical analysis of the CFM results shows that the averaged pull-off force for the elongation monotonously decreases. The decrease of pull-off force with the increase of pH results from the decrease in the strength of hydrogen bonding and the number of interaction pairs, as well as the slight increase of the strength of van der Waals interaction. When pH approaches the isoelectric point (pI) of BSA, results from both SANS and CFM suggest a loss of long-range interactions in BSA molecules. Our results also suggest that the force-extension curve is mainly contributed by the van der Waals interaction. The combination of SANS and CFM provides new insight to understand the interactions and conformation of BSA molecules

Investigation of sol-gel transition in Pluronic F127/D2O solutions using a combination of small-angle neutron scattering and Monte Carlo simulation

Physical gelation in the concentrated Pluronic F127/D2O solution has been studied by a combination of small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and Monte Carlo simulation. A 15% F127/D2O solution exhibits a sol-gel transition at low temperature and a gel-sol transition at the higher temperature, as evidenced by SANS and Monte Carlo simulation studies. Our SANS and simulation results also suggest that the sol-gel transition is dominated by the formation of a percolated polymer network, while the gel-sol transition is determined by the loss of bound solvent. Furthermore, different diffusion behaviors of different bound solvents and free solvent are observed. We expect that this approach can be further extended to study phase behaviors of other systems with similar sol-gel phase diagrams.

Formation of channels for fast-ion diffusion in alkali silicate melts: A quasielastic neutron scattering study

Kargl, Florian; Meyer, A.; Koza, M.M.; Schober, H., (2006) 'Formation of channels for fast-ion diffusion in alkali silicate melts: A quasielastic neutron scattering study', Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 74 pp.14304 RAE2008

Inelastic neutron scattering on sodium aluminosilicate melts: sodium diffusion and intermediate range order

Kargl, Florian; Meyer, A., (2004) 'Inelastic neutron scattering on sodium aluminosilicate melts: sodium diffusion and intermediate range order', Chemical Geology 213(1-3) pp.165-172 RAE2008

The dynamics of water in hydrated white bread investigated using quasielastic neutron scattering

Kargl, Florian; Sj?str?m, J.; Fernandez-Alonso, F.; Swenson, J., (2007) 'The dynamics of water in hydrated white bread investigated using quasielastic neutron scattering', Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 19 pp.415119 RAE2008

Liquid alumina: detailed atomic coordination determined from neutron diffraction data using empirical potential structure refinement

Greaves, George; Jenkins, T.E.; Landron, C.; Hennet, L., (2001) 'Liquid alumina: detailed atomic coordination determined from neutron diffraction data using empirical potential structure refinement', Physical Review Letters 86 pp.4839-4842 RAE2008