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Selected entries from Methods in Enzymology [vol, page(s)] Theoretical aspects, 76, 354-356 diagmagnetic contribution, 76, 358-359 experimental methods, 76, 356-360 Faraday balance technique, 76, 360-361 Gouy technique, 76, 357, 360 instrumentation, 76, 360-369 oxygen contribution, 76, 360, 368 sources of experimental errors, 76, 359-360 SQUID magnetometer use, 76, 364-365 thermal equilibria, 76, 358, 370 thermal expansion, 76, 358. 

While sensitivity reduction may be desirable only rarely, the necessity for sensitivity increases arises on numerous occasions and methods to this end have been studied by many. Double beam instruments and scale expansion techniques provide optimal experimental conditions and presently little gain can be expected from further instrumental improvements. Elongations of the absorption path for sensitivity increases... 

In the next section we will discuss the approach we have developed for obtaining the molecular Hartree-Fock continuum orbitals. We will discuss how our approach is based on the Schwinger variational method and how in its present form it can be viewed as a hybrid method that uses both the basis-set expansion techniques of quantum chemistry and the numerical single-center expansion techniques of atomic collision physics. We will then discuss the results of applications of this approach to study shape resonances in the photolonlzatlon of several molecules, e.g., N2, CO, CO2, C2H2, and C2N2. These results will also be compared with available experimental data and with the results of studies of these same systems by different methods and models. 

We continue to believe that the force-field method offers a rapid, convenient and reliable method for the determination of molecular structures and energies. While there are limitations to the method, as there are with each of the experimental methods, the usefulness of this technique now seems generally appreciated. We can forsee only a continuing expansion of the development and applications of force-field calculations in many areas of chemistry. 

The kinetics of formation and disintegration of micelles has been studied for about thirty years [106-130] mainly by means of special experimental methods, which have been proposed for investigation of fast chemical reaction in liquids [131]. Most of the experimental methods for micellar solutions study the relaxation of small perturbations of the aggregation equilibrium in the system. Small perturbations of the micellar concentration can be generated by either fast mixing of two solutions when one of them does not contain micelles (method of stopped flow [112]), or by a sudden shift of the equilibrium by instantaneous changes of the temperature (temperature jump method [108, 124, 129, 130]) or pressure (pressure jump method [1, 107, 116, 122, 126]). The shift of the equilibrium can be induced also by periodic compressions or expansions of a liquid element caused by ultrasound (methods of ultrasound spectrometry [109-111, 121, 125, 127]). All experimental techniques can be described by the term relaxation spectrometry [132] and are characterised by small deviations from equilibrium. Therefore, linearised equations can be used to describe various processes in the system. 

Using both classical techniques to look at new systems, and exciting novel experimental methods, there is still great scope for advanc ent within this expansive and continually evolving field. 

The problem is also a challenge from both group theoretical [6,7] and experimental [8] point of view. In the following we will use a method which is based on a multipole expansion of the Coulomb interaction between electrons on a same molecule [9,10]. Thereby we systematically include electronic transitions which go beyond the usual Hartree-Fock scheme and hence our approach is equivalent to a full configuration interaction calculation. The details of our technique are given in Ref. [10]. 

Although gas phase clusters can be generated by a number of techniques, adiabatic expansions are the most widely utilized method for the generation of vdW clusters. A wealth of information regarding the energetics, dynamics, and structures of clusters has been recently obtained due to the availability of many new and improved experimental techniques. Although a number of spectroscopic techniques have been utilized in investigating vdW clusters, mass spectrometry (MS) is extensively employed for the study of clusters, as it enables size selective... 

For T measurements, calorimetry (DSC-990 Du-Pont), linear and volume cubic thermal expansion (TMS-2 Perkin-Elmer), thermo-stimulated discharge (TSD) technique, dynamic mechanical Young modulus and damping (DMA-981 DuPont) and dielectric (102-105 Hz) measurements have been used as experimental techniques. All methods gave very well correlated values of T 19). 

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