The predictions of the critical point parameters for Al, Cu and W found from the correspondence between the critical point and unit compressibility line (Zeno line) positions

2009 ◽  
Vol 467 (4-6) ◽  
pp. 318-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.M. Apfelbaum ◽  
V.S. Vorob’ev
Author(s):  
V.B. Rogankov ◽  
M.V. Shvets ◽  
O,V, Rogankov

Such paradigms of the coupled classical metastability and nonclassical criticality as the existence of a unified EOS (common for both gas and liquid phases) with its mean-field (mf), so-called Andrews-van der Waals’ critical point (CP) should be questioned to recognize the realistic stratified structure of a mesoscopic liquid phase. It exists supposedly in the wide range of temperatures located between about zero , K and up to the singular first Boyle’s point . Its opposite, also singular second Boyle’s point  corresponds to the alternative origin for the crossover continuous bounds separating the specific structural strata of a mesoscopic liquid. The region of a heterogeneous l-phase spanning the whole temperature range can be termed the non-Gibbsian phase (due to its discrete cluster-like structure) without any appeals to the concept of a spinodal decomposition. The respective metastable liquid stratum is formed by three segments of supercritical , subcritical  and sublimation  metastable states of a formally incompressible liquid constrained by the pair of fixed extensive parameters (N,V). Its location on the CVL-diagram is restricted by the new introduced here ml-bound and by the known Zeno-line (ZL) bound. Thus, all above-mentioned strata belong to the region of soft fluid with the dominance of interparticle attraction. The remaining parts of CVL-diagram are spanned either by the real gas state-points and solid state-points (crystalline and/or amorphous) or by the region of hard fluid in the classification proposed by Ben-Amotz and Herschbach.


1997 ◽  
Vol 107 (10) ◽  
pp. 3747-3757 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Urdahl ◽  
D. J. Myers ◽  
K. D. Rector ◽  
P. H. Davis ◽  
B. J. Cherayil ◽  
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Author(s):  
Charles TurnbiLL ◽  
Delbert E. Philpott

The advent of the scanning electron microscope (SCEM) has renewed interest in preparing specimens by avoiding the forces of surface tension. The present method of freeze drying by Boyde and Barger (1969) and Small and Marszalek (1969) does prevent surface tension but ice crystal formation and time required for pumping out the specimen to dryness has discouraged us. We believe an attractive alternative to freeze drying is the critical point method originated by Anderson (1951; for electron microscopy. He avoided surface tension effects during drying by first exchanging the specimen water with alcohol, amy L acetate and then with carbon dioxide. He then selected a specific temperature (36.5°C) and pressure (72 Atm.) at which carbon dioxide would pass from the liquid to the gaseous phase without the effect of surface tension This combination of temperature and, pressure is known as the "critical point" of the Liquid.


Author(s):  
B. K. Kirchoff ◽  
L.F. Allard ◽  
W.C. Bigelow

In attempting to use the SEM to investigate the transition from the vegetative to the floral state in oat (Avena sativa L.) it was discovered that the procedures of fixation and critical point drying (CPD), and fresh tissue examination of the specimens gave unsatisfactory results. In most cases, by using these techniques, cells of the tissue were collapsed or otherwise visibly distorted. Figure 1 shows the results of fixation with 4.5% formaldehyde-gluteraldehyde followed by CPD. Almost all cellular detail has been obscured by the resulting shrinkage distortions. The larger cracks seen on the left of the picture may be due to dissection damage, rather than CPD. The results of observation of fresh tissue are seen in Fig. 2. Although there is a substantial improvement over CPD, some cell collapse still occurs.Due to these difficulties, it was decided to experiment with cold stage techniques. The specimens to be observed were dissected out and attached to the sample stub using a carbon based conductive paint in acetone.


Author(s):  
T. G. Naymik

Three techniques were incorporated for drying clay-rich specimens: air-drying, freeze-drying and critical point drying. In air-drying, the specimens were set out for several days to dry or were placed in an oven (80°F) for several hours. The freeze-dried specimens were frozen by immersion in liquid nitrogen or in isopentane at near liquid nitrogen temperature and then were immediately placed in the freeze-dry vacuum chamber. The critical point specimens were molded in agar immediately after sampling. When the agar had set up the dehydration series, water-alcohol-amyl acetate-CO2 was carried out. The objectives were to compare the fabric plasmas (clays and precipitates), fabricskeletons (quartz grains) and the relationship between them for each drying technique. The three drying methods are not only applicable to the study of treated soils, but can be incorporated into all SEM clay soil studies.


Author(s):  
Linda M. Sicko ◽  
Thomas E. Jensen

The use of critical point drying is rapidly becoming a popular method of preparing biological samples for scanning electron microscopy. The procedure is rapid, and produces consistent results with a variety of samples. The preservation of surface details is much greater than that of air drying, and the procedure is less complicated than that of freeze drying. This paper will present results comparing conventional air-drying of plant specimens to critical point drying, both of fixed and unfixed material. The preservation of delicate structures which are easily damaged in processing and the use of filter paper as a vehicle for drying will be discussed.


Author(s):  
Barry S. Eckert ◽  
S. M. McGee-Russell

Difflugia lobostoma is a shelled amoeba. The shell is an external structure of considerable mass which presents the animal with special restrictions in cell locomotion which are met by the development of active pseudopodial lobopodia containing, apparently, an organized system of thick and thin microfilaments (Eckert and McGee-Russell, 1972). The shell is constructed of sand grains picked up from the environment, and cemented into place with a secretion. There is a single opening through which lobopods extend. The organization of the shell was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).Intact shells or animals with shells were dried by the critical point method of Anderson (1966) or air dried, after primary fixation in glutaraldehyde.


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