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The study of the vibrations of polyatomic molecules has recently
turned into one of the most widespread and powerful methods of
studying molecular structure. These vibrations ap pear directly in
the infrared absorption spectra and Raman spectra of gases,
liquids, and solids. A measurement of the number of bands in
addition to their positions (frequencies or wavelengths) offers the
possibility of obtaining a great deal of important information
regarding the geometric and mechanical properties of the molecules,
the types of chemical bonds, and so forth. It is now quite
difficult to list the vast number of specific problems solved by
measuring vibrational fre quencies. As a result of the successful
development of research methods and the widespread applica tion of
vibrational spectra in analyzing the structures of molecules and
the constitution of ma terials, it now becomes necessary to develop
the theory of molecular vibrations further. Existing theory, of
course, is based on the assumption of the harmonicity of molecular
vi brations, which, strictly speaking, is not justified
experimentally. The anharmonicity of the molecular vibrations has
therefore to be taken into account by introducing appropriate
approxi mations. Thus, in carrying out calculations on the
vibrations of polyatomic molecules, one uses the force constants
calculated from the observed frequency values. However, as a result
of the anharmonicity of the vibrations, the values of the observed
frequencies differ from the harmonic values, and the force
constants used therefore differ from the true ones, i. e.
In this paper we investigated the dynamics of the processes
occurring in a Q-switched laser. This work was stimulated by the
lack of data on the spatial and temporal development of generation,
despite the obvious importance of such data in the use of giant
light pulses in in vestigations of the nonlinear interaction of
radiation and matter. From a systematic con sideration of a
relatively simple model of a Q-switched laser we analytically
investigated two main phases of development of the giant pulse -
the phase of linear development of generation, which begins with
amplification of the spontaneous emission in the modes, and the
phase of nonlinear transverse development, during which the giant
light pulse proper is emitted. In ad dition, fo r a thorough inve
stigation of the picture of development of the pulse as a whole the
equations were numerically integrated. ' Subsequent experiments
[26, 27] confirmed the occurrence of transverse development of the
giant pulse, while recent experiments on nonlinear amplification
[28] have shown the sig nificance of this effect in the propagation
of the giant pulse in a nonlinear medium. A know ledge of the
transverse development of the giant pulse would appear to be
essential for the exact determination of the true strength of the
light field in experiments on multi photon pro cesses [29]. The
developed theory also leads to recommendations for the design of
lasers to generate giant light pulses of minimum length and minimum
divergence of emission.
This collection of articles contains a systematic outline of
original experimental and theoretical research on photoproduction
of neutral pions at protons and at a strongly bound system of a few
nucleons, i.e., the helium nucleus. Spark chambers and their use as
spectrometers for photons and electrons are described in detail.
The articles of the collection include information on a novel
method of determining the efficiency of recording apparatus by
generating monochromatic photons. The articles de- scribe original
theoretical research on the optical anisotropy of nuclei. Problems
encountered in experimental studies of operating the synchrotron as
a storage-type accelerator of electrons and positrons receive
particular attention. The results of this research work are listed,
and the problems of oppositely directed electron-positron beams in
the 250-MeV synchrotron are considered. The articles should be of
interest to physicists, including research workers, teachers,
engineers, graduate students, and students in advanced
undergraduate courses. v CONTENTS Photoproduction of Neutral Pions
at Nucleons and Nuclei B. B. Govorkov, S. P. Denisov, and E. V.
Minarik 0 Photoproduction of 1r Mesons at Helium and at Photon
Energies of 71 160-240 MeV ...
The principal results of the work are as follows: 1. A simplified
technique was devised for obtaining Raman spectra of powders. 2.
The Raman and infrared absorption spectra of the following oxides
were investigated: AsP3' SbP3' As 0 * SbP5. Te02. Ge02 (two forms)
in the crystalline state, and ASP3' Ge02' Te0 in the glassy state.
2 5 2 3. The vibrational spectra of the crystalline and glassy
forms of the oxides ASP3' Ge02' Te02 are simi- lar in many main
respects, indicating a similarity of their structural units which
determine the vibrational spec- tra of these substances. 4. By a
study of the vibrational spectrum it was shown that arsenious
anhydride has a molecular structure and consists of As0 molecules
having symmetry of the point group Td' The force constants and
vibration fre- 4 6 quencies of the As 0 molecule were calculated.
and the vibrational spectrum of arsenious anhydride was re- 4 6
liably interpreted with the aid of these results. 5. A similar
result was obtained for antimonous anhydride. consisting of Sb0
molecule.s with symmetry 4 6 ofthe point group Td. The force
constants for this molecule were found and the vibrational spectrum
was calculated.
It is well known that luminescence is the term used to describe the
excess radiation from a body over and above the thermal radiation
and persisting for a time which greatly exceeds the period of a
light vibration. The first half of this definition, proposed by
Wiedemann, distinguishes luminescence from equilibrium thermal radi
ation; the second half, introduced by Vavilov, distinguishes
luminescence from various forms of scattering and from induced
radiation, such as Vavilov-Cherenkov radiation, etc. Distinctions
are made between photo-, cathodo-, x-ray-, and other forms
ofluminescence, depending on how energy is introduced into the
luminescent body. Electroluminescence is the name given to that
form of fluorescence in which the radiating body receives energy
directly from an electric field. It should be noted that
luminescence under the influence of cathode rays is not called
electroluminescence, because in this case the necessary energy is
not supplied directly from the electric field to the radiating body
but by means of extraneous electrons. Electroluminescence of
gaseous bodies (radiation from a gas discharge) has been known for
a long time and is widely used in luminescent lamps and gas
discharge tubes. In 1923 Losev [1J observed radiation from silicon
carbide crystals when a voltage was applied to them di rectly.
This volume contains two papers that review certain theoretical
problems that have been studied in the Laboratory of Plasma
Accelerators and Plasma Physics of the P. N. Lebedev Physics
Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. The review of R.
R. Kikvidze and A. A. Rukhadze, "Theory of oscillations and
stability of a semiconductor plasma with low carrier density in a
strong electric field," is devoted to a solid-state plasma. The
main attention is devoted to the fact that in such a plasma electro
magnetic waves are effectively generated if there is a negative
current-voltage characteristic in the carrier current; this effect
can compete in importance with the well-known Gunn effect. In their
fundamental review paper "Nonlinear theory of the interaction of
waves in a plasma," V. V. Pustovalov and V. P. SHin set forth the
fundamentals of the theory of nonlinear interaction of waves in a
hot rarefied plasma. Besides a systematic exposition of the pro
cedure for deriving the equations that describe the nonlinear
interaction of waves in an iso tropic or an anisotropic
(magnetized) plasma, they study many concrete examples relating to
the interaction of definite types of waves under different
conditions."
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