Spin turning

Figure 1-10 also shows the vector that represents the field placed along the x axis. When the Bi frequency matches the Larmor frequency of the nuclei, some +5 spins turn over and become — spins, so that Af, decreases slightly. The vector B exerts a force on M whose result is perpendicular to both vectors (inset at lower right of the figure the force arises from the cross product F = M X B). If B is turned on just briefly, the magnetization... 

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A centrifuge is used as follows. Obtain a 10 x 75-mm or slightly larger test tube, and make certain that it fits properly into the centrifuge available for your use. CAUTION Check the test tube to be absolutely certain that it has no tinv cracks. Pour the suspension into the test tube, or carry out the chemical reaction to produce the suspension right in the test tube. Place the test tube in one of the sockets of the rotor so that it is in an inclined position with its mouth toward the center. CAUTION It is important to balance each tube bv mounting, diametrically opposite to it. a second tube similarly loaded with the same volume of suspension or of water. Obviously test tubes must be labeled or numbered if several different suspensions are placed in the centrifuge at the same time. Spin the rotor once by hand to make sure it is free to spin. Turn the switch ON, and... 

Fig. 31, Left Temperature dependence of local magnetic field at the muon site in ferromagnetic Gd at ambient and applied pressure (Schreier et al. 1997). Right Results of the detailed analysis of spectra in the spin turning regime. Two signals are present (open and solid symbols). Their meanings are described in the text (Hartmaim et al. 1994b). The lines are guides to the eye.

The single-crystal measurements by Hartmann et al. (1994b) add more details about the spin turning process. The study showed that the turning of spins does not occur uniformly and simultaneously over the whole sample. The spectra between 230 K and 220 K are best described by the sum of two subspectra. One exhibits an increase of fiequency (which indicates spin turning) with decreasing temperature while the other roughly shows... 

Fig. 32. Spin turning angle (with respect to the c-axis) in ferromagnetic Gd metal as a function of temperature for ambient (top) and applied pressures derived from the temperature variation of the internal field as shown in fig. 31. Results from other measurements at ambient pressure are shown for comparison. The panels depicting the results at applied pressures also contain the data for ambient pressure (dotted line) to make the differences...

Here the prototype is H4—as only three spin-pairing arrangements are possible, this system is simple to analyze. It turns out to be very frequently encountered in practice, even in rather complex systems. 

The sign of the last term depends on the parity of the system. Note that in the first and last term (in fact, determinants), the spin-orbit functions alternate, while in all others there are two pairs of adjacent atoms with the same spin functions. We denote the determinants in which the spin functions alternate as the alternant spin functions (ASF), as they turn out to be important reference terms. 

It turns out that the permutations P ean be allowed either to aet on the "names" or labels of the eleetrons, keeping the order of the spin-orbitals fixed, or to aet on the spin-orbitals, keeping the order and identity of the eleetrons labels fixed. The resultant wavefunetion, whieh eontains N terms, is exaetly the same regardless of how one allows the permutations to aet. Beeause we wish to use the above eonvention in whieh the order of the eleetronie labels remains fixed as 1,2, 3,... N, we ehoose to think of the permutations aeting on the names of the spin-orbitals. 

Here, the d>j represent the CSFs that are of the eorreet symmetry, and the Cj are their expansion eoeffieients to be determined in the variational ealeulation. If the spin-orbitals used to form the determinants, that in turn form the CSFs Oj, are orthonormal one-eleetron funetions (i.e., <(l)k (l)j> = 5kj), then the CSFs ean be shown to be orthonormal funetions of N eleetrons... 

Each of these factors can be viewed as combinations of CSFs with the same Cj and Cyj coefficients as in F but with the spin-orbital involving basis functions that have been differentiated with respect to displacement of center-a. It turns out that such derivatives of Gaussian basis orbitals can be carried out analytically (giving rise to new Gaussians with one higher and one lower 1-quantum number). 

Another related issue is the computation of the intensities of the peaks in the spectrum. Peak intensities depend on the probability that a particular wavelength photon will be absorbed or Raman-scattered. These probabilities can be computed from the wave function by computing the transition dipole moments. This gives relative peak intensities since the calculation does not include the density of the substance. Some types of transitions turn out to have a zero probability due to the molecules symmetry or the spin of the electrons. This is where spectroscopic selection rules come from. Ah initio methods are the preferred way of computing intensities. Although intensities can be computed using semiempirical methods, they tend to give rather poor accuracy results for many chemical systems. 

It turns out though that there are several possible variations on this general theme We could for example keep the magnetic field constant and continuously vary the radiofrequency until it matched the energy difference between the nuclear spin states Or we could keep the rf constant and adjust the energy levels by varying the magnetic... 

Poor performance can result from fan inlet eccentric or spinning dow, and discharge ductwork that does not permit development of hiU fan pressure. Sometimes inlet restrictions starve a fan and limit performance. To obtain rated performance, the air must enter the fan uniformly over the inlet area without rotation or unusual turbulence. This allows all portions of the fan wheel to do equal work. If more air is distributed to one side of the wheel, such as with an elbow on the inlet, the work performed by the lightiy loaded portions of the wheel is reduced and capacity is decreased by 5—10%. The use of an inlet box duct on a fan can reduce capacity by as much as 25% unless there are turning vanes in the duct. Use of the vanes reduces the capacity loss to around 5%. 

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