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Synthesis of isotactic polypropylene- block -polystyrene block copolymers as compatibilizers for isotactic polypropylene/polyphenylene oxide blends
PublicationPoly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO) and isotactic polypropylene (iPP) are highly incompatible and consequently their uncompatibilized blends are quite brittle regardless of the molecular weights and ductility of the individual components. Isotactic polypropylene-polystyrene block copolymers, to be applied as compatibilizers for a broad range of PPO/iPP blend compositions, were prepared by mechanism transformation from...
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Measurement data of cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance measurements of carbon samples synthesized on axes and off axes
Open Research DataThe electrochemical performance of the multielectrode samples were investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) using a VMP-300 BioLogic galvanostat potentiostat (France) under the EC-lab software. All electrochemical investigations were carried out in a three-electrode cell system. The carbon multi-electrode,...
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AFM visualization of Mg alloy surface modification
Open Research DataMagnesium alloys with additives improving their mechanical properties are valued as materials with low density and elasticity coefficient. Additionally, their biocompatibility and biodegradability make them interesting in prosthetic applications. However, the last of these features, valuable in medicine, contradicts the industrial needs for the described...
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Can sodium 1-alkylsulfonates participate in the sodium dodecyl sulfate micelle formation?
PublicationThe aggregation behavior of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) was studied in an aqueous solution in the presence of increasing concentrations of selected sodium 1-alkylsulfonates, namely sodium 1-octanesulfonate, sodium 1-decanesulfonate, and sodium 1-dodecanesufonate. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of SDS was determined by conductivity and fluorescence intensity measurements. The steady-state fluorescence quenching experiments...
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Diagnosing wind turbine condition employing a neural network to the analysis of vibroacoustic signals
PublicationIt is important from the economic point of view to detect damage early in the wind turbines before failures occur. For this purpose, a monitoring device was built that analyzes both acoustic signals acquired from the built-in non-contact acoustic intensity probe, as well as from the accelerometers, mounted on the internal devices in the nacelle. The signals collected in this way are used for long-term training of the autoencoder...
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Growth and Electric Transport of Ca-doped PrBa2Cu3O7-δSingle Crystals
PublicationCrystal growth of Ca-doped PrBa2Cu3O (Pr-123) single crystals by slow cooling of Pr3O11-CaCO3-BaCO3-CuO melts (self-flux technique) in ambient air atmosphere was studied. As the first approach the growth of Ca-free crystals in Al2O3 and ZrO2 crucibles was investigated. The best quality crystals with the average size of 5 x 5 x 0.2mm3 were obtained from Al2O3 crucibles for Ba/Cu = 0.41 and 15 wt.% (2.41 mol.%) of stoichiometric...
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Preparation and characterization of Pt–N/TiO2 photocatalysts and their efficiency in degradation of recalcitrant chemicals
PublicationSeries of Pt–N/TiO2 photocatalysts were synthesized using the sol–gel method. The photocatalysts’ characteristics by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) showed that sample with the molar ratio Ti:N equal 1:4 and platinum nanoparticles size of about 3 nm had anatase structure, about 94 m2/g specific surface area...
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Quantum metrology: Heisenberg limit with bound entanglement
PublicationQuantum entanglement may provide a huge boost in the precision of parameter estimation. However, quantum metrology seems to be extremely sensitive to noise in the probe state. There is an important still open question: What type of entanglement is useful as a resource in quantum metrology? Here we raise this question in relation to entanglement distillation. We provide a counterintuitive example of a family of bound entangled states...
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The Effect of Fly Ash Microspheres on the Pore Structure of Concrete
PublicationThe fly ash microspheres (FAMs) formed during the mineral transformation stage in coal combustion are hollow spherical particles with a density less than water. This paper presents the results of X‐ray micro‐computed tomography and an automatic image analysis system of the porosity in the structure of hardened concrete with microspheres. Concrete mixtures with ordinary Portland cement and two substitution rates of cement by microspheres—5%...
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Investigations of size effect in concrete at aggregate level - experiments and calculations results using discrete element method
PublicationSize effect is a fundamental phenomenon in concrete. It is characterised by decreasing strength and increasing brittleness of concrete with increasing size. The thesis includes experimental and theoretical elements. The main goal of the thesis were investigations of a size effect at the aggregate level by taking fracture into account with the discrete element method (DEM) for various failure modes. Comprehensive experiments on...
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Size effect at aggregate level in microCT scans and DEM simulation – Splitting tensile test of concrete
PublicationThe paper describes an experimental and numerical study of size effect on concrete cylindrical specimens in splitting tensile test. Own experimental campaign was performed on specimens with 5 various diameters from D = 74, 105, 150, 192 and 250 mm with hardboard loading strips (distributed load according to standard methods) scaled proportionally to the specimen diameter. The crack opening-control system was applied to obtain the...
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Maxillary sinus aeration analysis using computational fluid dynamics
PublicationThe maxillary sinus aeration using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method based on individual adult patients’ computed tomography (CT) scans were analyzed. The analysis was based on CT images of 4 patients: one with normal nose anatomy and three with nasal septal deviation (NSD) and concha bullosa (CB). The CFD simulation was performed using the Reynolds-Average Simulation approach and turbulence closure based on linear...
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Proposal of New Tracer Concentration Model in Lung PCT Study Comparison with Commonly Used Gamma-variate Model
PublicationPerfusion computed tomography (pCT) is one of the methods that enable non-invasive imaging of the hemodynamics of organs and tissues. On the basis of pCT measurements, perfusion parameters such as blood flow (BF), blood volume (BV), mean transit time (MTT) and permeability surface (PS) are calculated and then used for quantitative evaluation of the tissue condition. To calculate perfusion parameters it is necessary to approximate...
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Two pseudopolymorphs of licl trimers with semicubane structures
PublicationCząsteczki tytułowych związków w ciele stałym przyjmują strukturę semikubanów - jest to pierwsza tego typu struktura dla solwatowanego chlorku litu. Jej budowę można opisać jako kuban [Li4Cl4(OPEt3)4], w którym jedna z cząsteczek LiCl została usunięta. Brak tej cząsteczki, a dokładniej mostkującego atomu Li, powoduje deformację struktury kubanu. Naroża zdeformowanego kubanu stanowią trzy atomy litu pochodzące z LiCl oraz cztery...
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Synthesis and electrochemical characteristics of novel dithiocarbamate polymers
PublicationNovel dithiocarbamate compounds have been obtained by reacting a linear poly(ethylenimine)polymer, MW 50,000, with CS2. The resulting anionic polymers contain, depending on the reaction conditions, up to two sulfur atoms per one nitrogen atom (approx. 40% w/w). The polymers are soluble in dimethylsulfoxide and insoluble in acetonitrile solutions. In both solvents they are electrochemically active, in the latter case as a cast film...
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Rozdział 10.2 Metody oznaczania właściwości przeciwutleniających próbek żywności
PublicationWystępowanie większości chorób cywilizacyjnych może być rezultatem stresu oksydacyjnego prowadzącego do różnorodnych zmian w ludzkim organizmie, wywołanych działaniem tzw. reaktywnych form tlenu. Z tego też powodu pojawiło się olbrzymie zapotrzebowanie na szybkie testy umożliwiające pomiar całkowitej zawartości przeciwutleniaczy czy też ogólnej siły przeciwutleniającej produktów żywnościowych a w szczególności świeżych warzyw...
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Core-Shell Nanoparticles with Hyperbranched Poly(arylene-oxindole) Interiors
PublicationCore-shell type star polymers composed of poly(tert-butyl acrylate) (poly(t-BuA)) arms and 100% hyperbranched poly(arylene-oxindole) interiors were synthesized via the "core-first" method. Atom transfer radical polymerization of t-BuA initiated by 2-bromopropionyl terminal groups of the hyperbranched core was applied for the synthesis of the stars. The resultant star structures were characterized by gel permeation chromatography...
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Rattling-enhanced superconductivity in MV2Al20 (M = Sc, Lu, Y) intermetallic cage compounds
PublicationPolycrystalline samples of four intermetallic compounds: MV2Al20 (M=Sc, Y, La, and Lu) were synthesized using an arc-melting technique. The crystal structures were analyzed by means of powder x-ray diffraction and Rietveld analysis, and the physical properties were studied by means of heat capacity, electrical resistivity, and magnetic susceptibility measurements down to 0.4 K. For ScV2Al20, LuV2Al20, and YV2Al20, superconductivity...
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Electron scattering from tin tetrachloride (SnCl4) molecules
PublicationAbsolute grand-total cross section (TCS) for electron scattering from a tin tetrachloride, SnCl4, molecule was measured at electron-impact energies ranging from 0.6 to 300 eV, in the linear electron-transmission experiment. The measured TCS energy dependence shows two very pronounced enhancements peaking near 1.2 eV and around 9.5 eV, separated with a deep minimum centered close to 3 eV. The low energy structure is attributed to...
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9-Cyano-10-methylacridinium hydrogen dinitrate
PublicationThe title compound, C15H11N2+·HN2O6−, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with four molecules in the unit cell. The planar 9-cyano-10-methylacridinium cations lie on crystallographic twofold axes and are arranged in layers, almost perpendicular to the ac plane, in such a way that neighbouring molecules are positioned in a `head-to-tail' manner. These cations and the hydrogen dinitrate anions are linked through C—H⋯O...
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Organic syntheses greenness assessment with multicriteria decision analysis
PublicationGreen chemistry requires a metrics system that is comprehensive by the criteria included and simple in the application at the same time. We propose the application of multicriteria decision analysis for com- parative greenness assessment of organic synthesis procedures. The assessment is based on 9 criteria (the reagent, reaction efficiency, atom economy, temperature, pressure, synthesis time, solvent, catalyst and reactant) for...
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Superconductivity in a new intermetallic structure type based on endohedral Ta@Ir7Ge4 clusters
PublicationWe report the observation of superconductivity at a temperature near 3.5 K for the previously unreported compound TaIr2Ge2. In addition to being a superconductor, this material displays a new crystal structure type that contains endohedral clusters, as determined by single-crystal x-ray diffraction structure refinement; the structure is more complex than those of the commonly observed tetragonal 122 intermetallic phases. Despite...
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Effect of osmolytes on the thermal stability of proteins: replica exchange simulations of Trp-cage in urea and betaine solutions
PublicationAlthough osmolytes are known to modulate the folding equilibrium, the molecular mechanism of their effect on thermal denaturation of proteins is still poorly understood. Here, we simulated the thermal denaturation of a small model protein (Trp-cage) in the presence of denaturing (urea) and stabilizing (betaine) osmolytes, using the all-atom replica exchange molecular dynamics simulations. We found that urea destabilizes Trp-cage...
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Syntheses, Structures and Reactivity of Terminal Phosphido Complexes of Iron(II) Supported by a β-Diketiminato Ligand
PublicationWe report the synthesis of the first series of terminal phosphido iron complexes supported by a β‐diketiminato ligand (Dippnacnac) and their catalytic activity in dehydrocoupling of secondary phosphines. Anionic and neutral mono‐ or diphosphido complexes were obtained from the reaction of [(Dippnacnac)FeCl2Li(dme)2] with the R2PLi (R = iPr, tBu, Cy, Ph) phosphides by tuning the stoichiometric ratio, polarity of the solvent, and...
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Visible light activity of pulsed layer deposited BiVO4/MnO2 films decorated with gold nanoparticles: The evidence for hydroxyl radicals formation
PublicationThin films containing BiVO4 and MnO2 deposited on FTO and modified by Au nanoparticles were studied towards their photoelectrochemical and photocatalytical activities in an aqueous electrolyte. Electrodes were prepared by the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method. The surfactant-free ablation process was used for preparation of the gold nanoparticles (GNP) water suspension. Obtained layers of varied thicknesses (27–115 nm) were...
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Photocatalytical properties of maze-like MoO3 microstructures prepared by anodization of Mo plate
PublicationIn this work, we present a simple method of the formation of MoO3 microstructures via an electrochemical anodization of Mo plate carried out under varied conditions. The morphology, composition and structure of samples were investigated by SEM, EDX, XRD and Raman spectroscopy. The band gap energy was estimated using the Kubelka–Munk function and was found to be 2.87 eV. Finally, the photocatalytic activities of MoO3 samples were...
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Shape Memory Alloy-Based Fluidically Reconfigurable Metasurfaced Beam Steering Antenna
PublicationA low-cost actuator-based fluidically programmable metasurface (FPMS) antenna is proposed to solve the slow tuning speed problem of the manually fluidic based reconfigurable antennas. The FPMS-based antenna is probe-fed and comprises a 4 × 4 square ring metasurface as a superstrate. Moreover, two shape memory alloy (SMA)-based electrically-controlled actuators are employed in the design for controlling the position of the 3D-printed...
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Low-strain sensor based on the flexible boron-doped diamond-polymer structures
PublicationA free-standing high boron-doped diamond nanosheet (BDDNS) has been fabricated for the development of a flexible BDDNS strain senor. High boron-doped diamond was initially grown on a tantalum substrate in a microwave plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition method, and was then transferred to a Kapton polymer substrate to fabricate the flexible BDDNS/Kapton device. Before performing the transfer process, the thin BDDNS’s morphology...
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Morphology and conductivity investigations of nickel-molybdenium alloy by means of Scanning Spreading Resistance Microscopy
Open Research DataElectrolytically deposited nickel-molybdenum alloys are interesting materials because of their high corrosion resistance and low over-potential for hydrogen evolution. Despite many studies devoted to the deposition of these alloys, the mechanism of co-deposition is not fully understood [1]. The aim of the research was to preserve the electrochemically...
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Nonlinear dynamic analysis of the pure “buckling” mechanism during blow-out trauma of the human orbit
PublicationConsidering the interplay between orbital bones and intraorbital soft tissues, commonly accepted patterns of the blow-out type of trauma within the human orbit require more thorough investigation to assess the minimal health-threatening impact value. Two different three-dimensional finite element method (FEM) models of the human orbital region were developed to simulate the pure “buckling” mechanism of orbital wall fracture in...
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Non-uniqueness of fracture parameter choice in simulations of concrete cracking at mesoscale level
PublicationIn the paper a non-uniqueness of fracture parameter choice in simulations of cracking process in plain concrete specimens at mesoscale level under monotonic static loading is analysed. The Finite Element Method is used, where cracks are defined in a discrete way using interface cohesive elements with nonlinear material law including softening. The concrete mesostructure (such as: cement matrix, air voids, aggregates, and Interfacial...
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Mechanical Performance and Environmental Assessment of Sustainable Concrete Reinforced with Recycled End-of-Life Tyre Fibres
PublicationThe presented research’s main objective was to develop the solution to the global problem of using steel waste obtained during rubber recovery during the tire recycling. A detailed comparative analysis of mechanical and physical features of the concrete composite with the addition of recycled steel fibres (RSF) in relation to the steel fibre concrete commonly used for industrial floors was conducted. A study was carried out using...
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Image-based numerical modeling of the tensile deformation behavior and mechanical properties of additive manufactured Ti–6Al–4V diamond lattice structures
PublicationThis work concerns the numerical modeling of the deformation process and mechanical properties of structures obtained by the additive method laser power bed fusion (LPBF). The investigation uses diamond structures of Ti–6Al–4V titanium implantation alloy with various relative densities. To model the process of tensile deformation of the materials, geometric models were used, mapping the realistic shape of the examined structures....
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Electronic transition dipole moment functions of the first singlet Delta gerade and first triplet Delta ungerade states of the Lithium dimer
Open Research DataElectronic transition dipole moment functions (ETDMF) of the first singlet Delta gerade (1sDg) and first triplet Delta ungerade (1tDu) states have been calculated for the Lithium dimer. ETDMFs are needed in understanding processes like photodissociation, photoassociation, cooling, and trapping of molecules. The results of the four ETDMFs have been obtained...
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Electronic transition dipole moment functions of the second triplet Sigma ungerade plus state of the Lithium dimer
Open Research DataElectronic transition dipole moment functions (ETDMF) of the second triplet Sigma ungerade plus (2tSu+) state have been calculated for the Lithium dimer. ETDMFs are needed in understanding processes like photodissociation, photoassociation, cooling, and trapping of molecules. The results of the five ETDMFs have been obtained by the nonrelativistic multireference...
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Electronic transition dipole moment functions of the second singlet Sigma ungerade plus and second triplet Sigma gerade plus states of the Lithium dimer
Open Research DataElectronic transition dipole moment functions (ETDMF) of the second singlet Sigma ungerade plus (2sSu+) and second triplet Sigma gerade plus (2tSg+) states have been calculated for the Lithium dimer. ETDMFs are needed in understanding processes like photodissociation, photoassociation, cooling, and trapping of molecules. The results of the four ETDMFs...
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Electronic transition dipole moment functions of the third singlet Sigma gerade plus state of the Lithium dimer
Open Research DataElectronic transition dipole moment functions (ETDMF) of the third singlet Sigma gerade plus (3sSg+) state have been calculated for the Lithium dimer. ETDMFs are needed in understanding processes like photodissociation, photoassociation, cooling, and trapping of molecules. The results of the five ETDMFs have been obtained by the nonrelativistic multireference...
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Electronic transition dipole moment functions of the first singlet Sigma ungerade plus and first triplet Sigma gerade plus states of the Lithium dimer
Open Research DataElectronic transition dipole moment functions (ETDMF) of the first singlet Sigma ungerade plus (1sSu+) and first triplet Sigma gerade plus (1tSg+) states have been calculated for the Lithium dimer. ETDMFs are needed in understanding processes like photodissociation, photoassociation, cooling, and trapping of molecules. The results of the four ETDMFs...
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Electronic transition dipole moment functions of the third triplet Sigma ungerade plus state of the Lithium dimer
Open Research DataElectronic transition dipole moment functions (ETDMF) of the third triplet Sigma ungerade plus (3tSu+) state have been calculated for the Lithium dimer. ETDMFs are needed in understanding processes like photodissociation, photoassociation, cooling, and trapping of molecules. The results of the five ETDMFs have been obtained by the nonrelativistic multireference...
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Electronic transition dipole moment functions of the fourth triplet Sigma ungerade plus state of the Lithium dimer
Open Research DataElectronic transition dipole moment functions (ETDMF) of the fourth triplet Sigma ungerade plus (4tSu+) state have been calculated for the Lithium dimer. ETDMFs are needed in understanding processes like photodissociation, photoassociation, cooling, and trapping of molecules. The results of the five ETDMFs have been obtained by the nonrelativistic multireference...
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Electronic transition dipole moment functions of the fourth singlet Sigma gerade plus state of the Lithium dimer
Open Research DataElectronic transition dipole moment functions (ETDMF) of the fourth singlet Sigma gerade plus (4sSg+) state have been calculated for the Lithium dimer. ETDMFs are needed in understanding processes like photodissociation, photoassociation, cooling, and trapping of molecules. The results of the five ETDMFs have been obtained by the nonrelativistic multireference...
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Electronic transition dipole moment functions of the first singlet Pi gerade and first triplet Pi gerade states of the Lithium dimer
Open Research DataElectronic transition dipole moment functions (ETDMF) of the first singlet Pi gerade (1sPg) and first triplet Pi gerade (1tPg) states have been calculated for the Lithium dimer. ETDMFs are needed in understanding processes like photodissociation, photoassociation, cooling, and trapping of molecules. The results of the four ETDMFs have been obtained...
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Electronic transition dipole moment functions of the second singlet Sigma gerade plus state of the Lithium dimer
Open Research DataElectronic transition dipole moment functions (ETDMF) of the second singlet Sigma gerade plus (2sSg+) state have been calculated for the Lithium dimer. ETDMFs are needed in understanding processes like photodissociation, photoassociation, cooling, and trapping of molecules. The results of the five ETDMFs have been obtained by the nonrelativistic multireference...
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Electronic transition dipole moment functions of the fifth singlet Sigma gerade plus state of the Lithium dimer
Open Research DataElectronic transition dipole moment functions (ETDMF) of the fifth singlet Sigma gerade plus (5sSg+) state have been calculated for the Lithium dimer. ETDMFs are needed in understanding processes like photodissociation, photoassociation, cooling, and trapping of molecules. The results of the five ETDMFs have been obtained by the nonrelativistic multireference...
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Electronic transition dipole moment functions of the third singlet Sigma ungerade plus and third triplet Sigma gerade plus states of the Lithium dimer
Open Research DataElectronic transition dipole moment functions (ETDMF) of the third singlet Sigma ungerade plus (3sSu+) and third triplet Sigma gerade plus (3tSg+) states have been calculated for the Lithium dimer. ETDMFs are needed in understanding processes like photodissociation, photoassociation, cooling, and trapping of molecules. The results of the four ETDMFs...
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Electronic transition dipole moment functions of the second singlet Pi gerade and second triplet Pi gerade states of the Lithium dimer
Open Research DataElectronic transition dipole moment functions (ETDMF) of the second singlet Pi gerade (2sPg) and second triplet Pi gerade (2tPg) states have been calculated for the Lithium dimer. ETDMFs are needed in understanding processes like photodissociation, photoassociation, cooling, and trapping of molecules. The results of the four ETDMFs have been obtained...
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Electronic transition dipole moment functions of the fifth triplet Sigma ungerade plus state of the Lithium dimer
Open Research DataElectronic transition dipole moment functions (ETDMF) of the fifth triplet Sigma ungerade plus (5tSu+) state have been calculated for the Lithium dimer. ETDMFs are needed in understanding processes like photodissociation, photoassociation, cooling, and trapping of molecules. The results of the five ETDMFs have been obtained by the nonrelativistic multireference...
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Electronic transition dipole moment functions of the first singlet Sigma gerade plus state of the Lithium dimer
Open Research DataElectronic transition dipole moment functions (ETDMF) of the first singlet Sigma gerade plus (1sSg+) state have been calculated for the Lithium dimer. ETDMFs are needed in understanding processes like photodissociation, photoassociation, cooling, and trapping of molecules. The results of the five ETDMFs have been obtained by the nonrelativistic multireference...
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Electronic transition dipole moment functions of the first triplet Sigma ungerade plus state of the Lithium dimer
Open Research DataElectronic transition dipole moment functions (ETDMF) of the first triplet Sigma ungerade plus (1tSu+) state have been calculated for the Lithium dimer. ETDMFs are needed in understanding processes like photodissociation, photoassociation, cooling, and trapping of molecules. The results of the five ETDMFs have been obtained by the nonrelativistic multireference...
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Spin-Orbit Coupling Matrix Elements in the KRb Molecule
Open Research DataThe allowed 190 spin-orbit coupling (SOC) matrix elements have been calculated for the singlet (s) and triplet (t) Sigma+ (S+), Pi (P), and Delta (D) electronic states of the KRb molecule. These SOCs are needed for investigations of areas connected with classical spectroscopy, deperturbation analysis of the observed spectra, atom-molecule and molecule-molecule...