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Using 467 fb{sup -1} of e{sup +}e{sup -} annihilation data collected with the BABAR detector, they measure {Beta}({tau}{sup -} {yields} {mu}{sup -}{bar {nu}}{sub {mu}}{nu}{sub {tau}})/{Beta}({tau}{sup -} {yields} e{sup -} {bar {nu}}{sub e}{nu}{sub {tau}}) = (0.9796 {+-} 0.0016 {+-} 0.0036), {Beta}({tau}{sup -} {yields} {pi}{sup -} {nu}{sub {tau}})/{Beta}({tau}{sup -} {yields} e{sup -}{bar {nu}}{sub e}{nu}{sub {tau}}) = (0.5945 {+-} 0.0014 {+-} 0.0061), and {Beta}({tau}{sup -} {yields} K{sup -}{nu}{sub {tau}})/{Beta}({tau}{sup -} {yields} e{sup -}{bar {nu}}{sub e}{nu}{sub {tau}}) = (0.03882 {+-} 0.00032 {+-} 0.00057), where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. From these precision {tau} measurements, they test the Standard Model assumption of {mu}-e and {tau}-{mu} charge current lepton universality and provide determinations of |V{sub us}| experimentally independent of the decay of a kaon.
This paper is a continuation of earlier work for which the high resolution infrared spectrum of [1.1.1]propellane was measured and its k and l structure resolved for the first time. Here we present results from an analysis of more than 16,000 transitions involving three fundamental bands v 10 (E'-A1'), v 11 (E'-A1'), v 14 (A2''-A1') and two difference bands (v 10 - v 18 ) (E'-E'') and (v 11 -v 18 ) (E'-E"). Additional information about v18 was also obtained from the difference band (v 15 +v 1 8)-v 18 (E'-E") and the binary combination band (v 15 +v 18 ) (E'-A1'). Through the use of the ground state constants reported in an earlier paper [1], rovibrational constants have been determined for all the vibrational states involved in these bands. The rovibrational parameters for the v 18 (E'') state were obtained from combination-differences and showed no need to include interactions with other states. The v 10 (E') state analysis was also straight-forward, with only a weak Coriolis interaction with the levels of the v 14 (A2'') state. The latter levels are much more affected by a strong Coriolis interaction with the levels of the nearby v 11 (E') state and also by a small but significant interaction with another state, presumably the v16(E'') state, that is not directly observed. Gaussian calculations (B3LYP/cc-pVTZ) computed at the anharmonic level aided the analyses by providing initial values for many of the parameters. These theoretical results generally compare favorably with the final parameter values deduced from the spectral analyses. Finally, evidence was obtained for several level crossings between the rotational levels of the v 11 and v 14 states and, using a weak coupling term corresponding to a Δk = ±5, Δl = ∓1 matrix element, it was possible to find transitions from the ground state that, combined with transitions to the same upper state, give a value of C 0 = 0.1936519(4) cm -1 . This result, combined with the value of B 0 = 0.28755833(14) cm-1 reported earlier [1], yields a value of 1.586282(3) Å for the length of the novel axial CC bond in propellane.
High-resolution spectra of H 2 16 O were recorded with a Fourier-transform spectrometer covering transitions in the (100)-(010), (001)-(010), (100)-(000), and (001)-(000) bands. The measured line frequencies were used to determine high accuracy values of rotational energy levels in the (100) and (001) vibrational states. The experimental results provide a more accurate representation of the line positions and strengths than those presently available for these bands.
The synthesis of five new U( iv , v ) and U( v , vi ) silicates points toward moderate supercritical synthesis as a new route to the stabilization of mixed-valent uranium compounds.
Thin-film material libraries in the ternary and quaternary metal oxide systems Fe–V–O, Cu–V–O, and Cu–Fe–V–O were synthesized using combinatorial reactive co-sputtering with subsequent annealing in air. Their compositional, structural, and functional properties were assessed using high-throughput characterization methods. Prior to the investigation of the quaternary system Cu–Fe–V–O, the compositions (Fe 61 V 39 )O x and (Cu 52 V 48 )O x with promising photoactivity were identified from their ternary subsystems Fe–V–O and Cu–V–O, respectively. Two Cu–Fe–V–O material libraries with (Cu 29-72 Fe 4-27 V 22-57 )O x and (Cu 11-55 Fe 27-73 V 12-34 )O x composition spread were investigated. Seven mixed ternary and quaternary phase regions were identified: I (α-Cu 3 FeV 6 O 26 /FeVO 4 ), II (Cu 5 V 2 O 10 /FeVO 4 /α-Cu 3 Fe 4 V 6 O 26 ), III (Cu 5 V 2 O 10 ), IV (Cu 5 V 2 O 10 /FeVO 4 , V (FeVO 4 /γ-Cu 2 V 2 O 7 /α-Cu 3 Fe 4 V 6 O 26 ), VI (β-Cu 2 V 2 O 7 /α-Cu 3 Fe 4 V 6 O 26 /FeVO 4 ), and VII (β-Cu 3 Fe 4 V 6 O 26 /FeVO 4 ). Furthermore, in the investigated composition range, two photoactive regions, (Cu 53 Fe 7 V 40 )O x and (Cu 45 Fe 21 V 34 )O x , were identified, exhibiting 103 μ A/cm 2 and 108 μ A/cm 2 photocurrent density for the oxygen evolution reaction at 1.63 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode, respectively. The highest photoactive region (Cu 45 Fe 21 V 34 )O x comprises the dominant α-Cu 3 Fe 4 V 6 O 24 phase and minor FeVO 4 phase. This photoactive region corresponds to having an indirect bandgap of 1.87 eV and a direct bandgap of 2.58 eV with an incident photon-to-current efficiency of 30% at a wavelength of 310 nm.
Aqueous fluorido complexes of niobium and tantalum were studied by using synchrotron‐based extended X‐ray absorption spectroscopy (EXAFS) as model systems for comparison of the structural and coordination chemistry of the group V metals Nb, Ta, and their pseudo‐homologue Pa V . The EXAFS measurements indicate differences in the coordination chemistry of Nb and Ta in these systems that were not intuitively based on their similar charge and ionic radii. The Ta speciation is dominated by six‐ and seven‐coordinate fluorido complexes, while the chemical speciation of Nb under the same conditions is dominated by its hydrolyzed oxyfluoride complexes. Quantum chemical computations were performed to more fully describe these observations, and these results are compared to our earlier study on the fluorido complexes of protactinium. Computations performed with and without the inclusion of scalar relativistic effects reveal that the differences in chemistry among the group V elements and their pseudo‐homologue protactinium are due to the increasing influence of relativistic effects as Z increases from niobium to protactinium.
Heating a mixture of uranyl(VI) nitrate and tantalum(V) oxide in the molar ratio of 2 : 3 to 1400 °C resulted in the formation of a new compound, UTa 3 O 10 . The honey colored to yellow brown crystals of UTa 3 O 10 crystallize in an orthorhombic structure with the space group Fddd (no. 70), lattice parameters a = 7.3947(1), b = 12.7599(2), c = 15.8156(2) Å, and Z = 8. Vertex sharing [TaO 6 ] 7- octahedra of two crystallographically distinct Ta cations form a three dimensional tantalate framework. Within this framework, six membered rings of [TaO 6 ] 7- octahedra are formed within the (001) plane. The center of these rings is occupied by the uranyl cations [UO 2 ] + , with an oxidation state of +5 for uranium. The pentavalence of U and Ta was confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray adsorption spectroscopy. The enthalpy of formation of UTa 3 O 10 from Ta 2 O 5 , β-U 3 O 7 , and U 3 O 8 has been determined to be 13.1 ± 18.1 kJ mol -1 using high temperature oxide melt solution calorimetry with sodium molybdate as the solvent at 700 °C. The close to zero enthalpy of formation of UTa 3 O 10 can be explained by closely balanced structural stabilizing and destabilizing factors, which may also apply to other UM 3 O 10 compounds.
The Sedna Planitia Quadrangle (V-19) extend from 25 deg N - 50 deg N latitude, 330 deg - 0 deg longitude. The quadrangle contains the northern-most portion of western Eistla Regio and the Sedna Planitia lowlands. Geologic maps of Sedna Planitia (V-199), Hecate Chasma (V-28) quadrangles have been completed at the 1:5,000,000 scale as part of the NASA Planetary Geologic Mapping Program. All quadrangles (V-53, V-28 and V-19) have been reviewed at lease once and will be resubmitted. In V-28 and V-53, more plains materials units have been mapped than in previously mapped quadrangles V-46 and V-39. V-19 is more comparable to these latter maps in terms of numbers of plains units. In V-28, all of the plains materials units to the south of the rift have an unusually high concentration of volcanic edifices, which both predate and postdate the units. A similar situation is seen in V-53 and V-19, where small edifice formation is not confined to any specific time period. In the two chasma-related quadrangles, coronae are located along the rift, as well as to the north and the south of the rifts. Coronae in both quadrangles exhibit all forms of corona topographic shapes, including depressions, rimmed depressions, plateaus and domes. In V-28 and V-53, some coronae along the rift do not have much associated volcanism; coronae with the most volcanism in these quadrangles are located at least 500 km off the rifts or on the Themis Regio highland. All three quadrangles have very horizontal stratigraphic columns, as limited contact between units prevents clear age determinations. While this results in the appearance that all units formed at the same time, the use of hachured columns for each unit illustrates the limited nature of our stratigraphic knowledge in these quadrangles, allowing for numerous possible geologic histories. The scale of resurfacing in these quadrangles is on the scale of 100s of kilometers, consistent with the fact that they lie in the most volcanic region of Venus.
We report the structure of the metallic high-temperature (ht) form of V{sub 9}O{sub 17}, determined from single crystal X-ray diffraction: space group=P-1 a=5.4219(7) A, b=7.0142(9) A, c=14.5252(19) A, {alpha}=97.0310(10) Degree-Sign , {beta}=90.9900(10) Degree-Sign , {gamma}=108.9630(10) Degree-Sign , V=517.53(12) A{sup 3}, and Z=2. We also report refinement of the structure of metallic ht-V{sub 8}O{sub 15}, space group=P-1, a=5.4315(17) A, b=7.015(2) A, c=13.147(5) A, {alpha}=100.144(4) Degree-Sign , {beta}=95.776(4) Degree-Sign , {gamma}=108.965(3) Degree-Sign , V=459.6(3) A{sup 3}, and Z=2. The structure of metallic V{sub 9}O{sub 17} is interpreted and discussed in the context of the V{sub n}O{sub 2n-1} Magneli phases, yielding trends about how the underlying forces contribute to the metal to insulator transition (MIT). The manner in which structural features of the metallic phases change as a function of n supports previous arguments that there is a turnover in the forces leading to the MIT between n=6 and n=8. - Graphical abstract: Left: The crystal structures of V{sub 8}O{sub 15} and V{sub 9}O{sub 17} shown in context of the crystallographic shear family V{sub n}O{sub 2n-1}. Right: The lattice parameters of V{sub n}O{sub 2n-1} as a function of n. The anamolous trend in b exhibits similar behavior as the metal to insulator (MIT) transition temperature (red). Highlights: Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Crystal structures of the metallic forms of V{sub 8}O{sub 15} and V{sub 9}O{sub 17}. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer General trends across the V{sub n}O{sub 2n-1} allow designation of two chain types in all phases. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Triclinic b lattice parameter varies anomalously with n, in V{sub n}O{sub 2n-1}. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Trend in b matches the metal to insulator transition temperature trend.
We present that these title compounds are bimetallic MOFs containing [Cu(pyz) 2 ] 2+ square lattices linked by MF 6 n- octahedra. In each, only the Cu 2+ spins exhibit long-range magnetic order below 3.5 K (M = V 4+ ) and 2.6 K (M = Ga 3+ ). The V 4+ spins remain disordered down to 0.5 K.
Here, crystals of ASr 2 V 3 O 3 (Ge 4 O 13 )Cl, A = Na, K, were synthesized from high-temperature hydrothermal brines, and their structure and magnetic properties were investigated. These materials present a unique combination of a salt inclusion lattice, a polar crystal structure, and isolated V 4+ ( S = 1/2) trimer magnetic clusters. The structures consist of a trimeric V 3 O 13 unit based on V 4+ ( S = 1/2), having rigorous 3-fold symmetry with a short V–V separation of 3.325(3) Å. The trinuclear V 4+ units are formed by three edge shared VO 6 octahedra sharing a central μ3-oxygen atom, which also imparts a polar sense on the structure. The V 3 O 13 units are isolated from one another by tetranuclear Ge 4 O 13 units, which are similarly arranged in a polar fashion, providing a unique opportunity to study the magnetic behavior of this triangular d 1 system as a discrete unit. Magnetization measurements indicate spin-1/2 per V atom at high temperature, and spin-1/2 per V 3 trimer at low temperature, where two V moments in each triangle are antiferromagnetically aligned and the third remains paramagnetic. The crossover between these two behaviors occurs between 20 and 100 K and is well-described by a model incorporating strong antiferromagnetic intra-trimer interactions and weak but nonzero inter-trimer interactions. More broadly, the study highlights the ability to obtain new materials with interesting structure–property relationships via chemistry involving unconventional solvents and reaction conditions.
We present an analysis of exclusive charmless semileptonic B-meson decays based on 377 million B{bar B} pairs recorded with the BABAR detector at the {Upsilon} (4S) resonance. We select four event samples corresponding to the decay modes B{sup 0} {yields} {pi}{sup -}{ell}{sup +}{nu}, B{sup +} {yields} {pi}{sup 0}{ell}{sup +}{nu}, B{sup 0} {yields} {rho}{sup -}{ell}{sup +}{nu}, and B{sup +} {yields} {rho}{sup 0}{ell}{sup +}{nu}, and find the measured branching fractions to be consistent with isospin symmetry. Assuming isospin symmetry, we combine the two B {yields} {pi}{ell}{nu} samples, and similarly the two B {yields} {rho}{ell}{nu} samples, and measure the branching fractions {Beta}(B{sup 0} {yields} {pi}{sup -}{ell}{sup +}{nu}) = (1.41 {+-} 0.05 {+-} 0.07) x 10{sup -4} and {Beta}(B{sup 0} {yields} {rho}{sup 0}{ell}{sup +}{nu}) = (1.75 {+-} 0.15 {+-} 0.27) x 10{sup -4}, where the errors are statistical and systematic. We compare the measured distribution in q{sup 2}, the momentum transfer squared, with predictions for the form factors from QCD calculations and determine the CKM matrix element |V{sub ub}|. Based on the measured partial branching fraction for B {yields} {pi}{ell}{nu} in the range q{sup 2} < 12 GeV{sup 2} and the most recent LCSR calculations we obtain |V{sub ub}| = (3.78 {+-} 0.13{sub -0.40}{sup +0.55}) x 10{sup -3}, where the errors refer to the experimental and theoretical uncertainties. From a simultaneous fit to the data over the full q{sup 2} range and the FNAL/MILC lattice QCD results, we obtain |V{sub ub}| = (2.95 {+-} 0.31) x 10{sup -3} from B {yields} {pi}{ell}{nu}, where the error is the combined experimental and theoretical uncertainty.
Absorption oscillator strengths, calculated with the molecular quantum defect orbital method, for the c{sub 4}{sup ′1} Σ{sub u}{sup +}(3)–X{sup 1}Σ{sub g}{sup +}(v{sup ′′} = 0–12), c{sub 4}{sup ′1}Σ{sub u}{sup +}(4)–X{sup 1}Σ{sub g}{sup +}(v{sup ′′} = 0–12), c{sub 4}{sup ′1}Σ{sub u}{sup +}(6)–X{sup 1}Σ{sub g}{sup +}(v{sup ′′} = 0–12), b{sup ′1}Σ{sub u}{sup +}(10)–X{sup 1}Σ{sub g}{sup +}(v{sup ′′} = 0–12), b{sup ′1}Σ{sub u}{sup +}(13)–X{sup 1}Σ{sub g}{sup +}(v{sup ′′} = 0–12), b{sup ′1}Σ{sub u}{sup +}(20)–X{sup 1}Σ{sub g}{sup +}(v{sup ′′} = 0–12), and c{sub 5}{sup ′1}Σ{sub u}{sup +}(1)–X{sup 1}Σ{sub g}{sup +}(v{sup ′′} = 0–12) bands of molecular nitrogen are reported. The Rydberg–valence interaction between states of {sup 1}Σ{sub u}{sup +} symmetry has been treated through an interaction matrix that includes vibrational coupling. Due to the homogeneous interaction, the intensity distribution of the bands within each progression deviates from the Franck–Condon predictions. The present results for vibronic transitions from the X{sup 1}Σ{sub g}{sup +}(0) ground state agree rather well with reported high-resolution measurements. As far as we know, f-values for bands originating from v″ > 0 vibrational levels of the electronic ground state are reported here for the first time. These data may be useful in the interpretation of the extreme ultraviolet spectra from Earth’s and Titan’s atmospheres, in which several bands of the c{sub 4}{sup ′}(3), c{sub 4}{sup ′}(4), and c{sub 4}{sup ′}(6) progressions have been identified.
We have examined the formation of nanostructures on ion-irradiated compound semiconductor surfaces. We computed the ion doses needed to fully deplete group V elements from the surfaces. These group V depletion doses are in good agreement with the measured threshold ion doses for nucleation of group III-rich nanostructures on a wide variety of III-V compound semiconductor surfaces. Since the group V depletion doses decrease with increasing sputtering yield, these results suggest a universal nanostructure formation mechanism which depends upon the total sputtering yield of each III-V compound.