Thermodynamic treatment of experimental data obtained by direct measurement of adsorption isosteres

AbstractApplication of a fibre-optic Sagnac interferometer as a rotational seismometer is presented in this paper. It is a new device which parameters (sensitivity equal to 4.3×10−8 rad/s for 2σ) are comparable with the parameters of typical mechanical rotational seismometers. However, a direct measurement of rotation without influence of linear motions for fibre-optic rotational seismometer designed it for a direct measurement of a ground rotation component. Experimental data obtained during simultaneous application of the above two types of sensors are also presented. Research of near-field seismic events, the amplitude of which has been identified in the range of 1.5×10−6 rad/s to 2×10−7 rad/s, shows directly that, so-called, seismic rotational waves exist independently of typical seismic waves generated during earthquakes.

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Experimental Investigations on the Thermal Conductivity of Silica Aerogels by a Guarded Thin-Film-Heater Method

Journal of Heat Transfer ◽

10.1115/1.3089547 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 131 (7) ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Sandra Spagnol ◽

Bérangère Lartigue ◽

Alain Trombe ◽

Florence Despetis

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Experimental Data ◽

Thermal Conductivity ◽

Direct Measurement ◽

Silica Aerogels ◽

Experimental Investigations ◽

Experimental Setup ◽

Insulating Materials ◽

Grain Sizes ◽

Major Interest

A thin-film-heater method is setup to measure the thermal conductivity of super insulating materials such as silica aerogels. The experimental setup is purposely designed for insulating materials and allows direct measurement of the thermal conductivity. Few experimental data are available in the literature concerning thermal conductivity of aerogels even though these materials are of major interest in thermal insulation. More data are necessary in order to understand thermal transport and to validate existing models. Monolithic and granular silica aerogels are investigated. Our experimental technique enables to quantify the influence of important parameters, such as air pressure and distribution of grain sizes, on the insulating performance of this material.

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Microdiffraction Patterns of Small Metallic Particles II; Theoretical Analysis

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100055680 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 40 ◽

pp. 668-669

Author(s):

A. Gómez ◽

P. Schabes-Retchkiman ◽

M. José-Yacamán ◽

T. Ocaña

Keyword(s):

Experimental Data ◽

Electron Diffraction ◽

Theoretical Analysis ◽

Size Range ◽

Dynamical Theory ◽

Metallic Particles ◽

Splitting Effect

The splitting effect that is observed in microdiffraction pat-terns of small metallic particles in the size range 50-500 Å can be understood using the dynamical theory of electron diffraction for the case of a crystal containing a finite wedge. For the experimental data we refer to part I of this work in these proceedings.

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Evidence for ordered Fe3Ni

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100125981 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 45 ◽

pp. 216-217

Author(s):

K.B. Reuter ◽

D.B. Williams ◽

J.I. Goldstein

Keyword(s):

Experimental Data ◽

Martensitic Transformation ◽

Electron Diffraction ◽

Room Temperature ◽

Direct Evidence ◽

Transformation Product ◽

Iron Meteorites ◽

X Ray ◽

Ni Content ◽

Temperature Transformation

In the Fe-Ni system, although ordered FeNi and ordered Ni3Fe are experimentally well established, direct evidence for ordered Fe3Ni is unconvincing. Little experimental data for Fe3Ni exists because diffusion is sluggish at temperatures below 400°C and because alloys containing less than 29 wt% Ni undergo a martensitic transformation at room temperature. Fe-Ni phases in iron meteorites were examined in this study because iron meteorites have cooled at slow rates of about 10°C/106 years, allowing phase transformations below 400°C to occur. One low temperature transformation product, called clear taenite 2 (CT2), was of particular interest because it contains less than 30 wtZ Ni and is not martensitic. Because CT2 is only a few microns in size, the structure and Ni content were determined through electron diffraction and x-ray microanalysis. A Philips EM400T operated at 120 kV, equipped with a Tracor Northern 2000 multichannel analyzer, was used.

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EELS white line intensities calculated for the 3d and 4d metals

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100153919 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 47 ◽

pp. 388-389

Author(s):

C. C. Ahn ◽

D. H. Pearson ◽

P. Rez ◽

B. Fultz

Keyword(s):

Experimental Data ◽

Line Intensity ◽

Transition Probabilities ◽

Initial Increase ◽

White Line ◽

Hartree Fock ◽

Line Intensities ◽

Integrated Intensity ◽

X Ray Absorption ◽

The Continuum

Previous experimental measurements of the total white line intensities from L2,3 energy loss spectra of 3d transition metals reported a linear dependence of the white line intensity on 3d occupancy. These results are inconsistent, however, with behavior inferred from relativistic one electron Dirac-Fock calculations, which show an initial increase followed by a decrease of total white line intensity across the 3d series. This inconsistency with experimental data is especially puzzling in light of work by Thole, et al., which successfully calculates x-ray absorption spectra of the lanthanide M4,5 white lines by employing a less rigorous Hartree-Fock calculation with relativistic corrections based on the work of Cowan. When restricted to transitions allowed by dipole selection rules, the calculated spectra of the lanthanide M4,5 white lines show a decreasing intensity as a function of Z that was consistent with the available experimental data.Here we report the results of Dirac-Fock calculations of the L2,3 white lines of the 3d and 4d elements, and compare the results to the experimental work of Pearson et al. In a previous study, similar calculations helped to account for the non-statistical behavior of L3/L2 ratios of the 3d metals. We assumed that all metals had a single 4s electron. Because these calculations provide absolute transition probabilities, to compare the calculated white line intensities to the experimental data, we normalized the calculated intensities to the intensity of the continuum above the L3 edges. The continuum intensity was obtained by Hartree-Slater calculations, and the normalization factor for the white line intensities was the integrated intensity in an energy window of fixed width and position above the L3 edge of each element.

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Direct Measurement of the Listening of Hearing-Impaired Children

Journal of Speech and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/jshr.1301.65 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 65-73 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Mary Mira

Keyword(s):

Direct Measurement ◽

Continuous Measurement ◽

Hearing Impaired ◽

Reinforcement System ◽

School Aged Children ◽

Conjugate Reinforcement ◽

Impaired Children ◽

Hearing Impaired Children

Listening, a significant dimension of the behavior of hearing-impaired children, may be measured directly by recording childrens' responses to obtain audio narrations programmed via a conjugate reinforcement system. Twelve hearing-impaired, school-aged children responded in varying ways to the opportunity to listen. Direct and continuous measurement of listening has relevance for evaluation of remediation methods and for discovery of variables potentially related to listening.

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