SUSY in the sky with gravitons

Picture yourself in the wave zone of a gravitational scattering event of two massive, spinning compact bodies (black holes, neutron stars or stars). We show that this system of genuine astrophysical interest enjoys a hidden $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 supersymmetry, at least to the order of spin-squared (quadrupole) interactions in arbitrary D spacetime dimensions. Using the $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 supersymmetric worldline action, augmented by finite-size corrections for the non-Kerr black hole case, we build a quadratic-in-spin extension to the worldline quantum field theory (WQFT) formalism introduced in our previous work, and calculate the two bodies’ deflection and spin kick to sub-leading order in the post-Minkowskian expansion in Newton’s constant G. For spins aligned to the normal vector of the scattering plane we also obtain the scattering angle. All D-dimensional observables are derived from an eikonal phase given as the free energy of the WQFT that is invariant under the $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 supersymmetry transformations.

Mössbauer measurements of GaFeO3 single crystal multiferroic

Mössbauer measurements on single crystal absorbers at room and at low temperatures were performed. The results are fully consistent with previously published reports by other groups. Spectra of single crystals were simultaneously analyzed including magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole interactions. The analysis shows that there is a small component of magnetic moments perpendicular to the magnetic easy axis. Mössbauer data seem not agree with commonly accepted ferrimagnetic structure of GaFeO3.

Сверхтонкое и квадрупольное взаимодействия в ЭПР изотопов -=SUP=-153-=/SUP=-Eu-=SUP=-2+-=/SUP=- и -=SUP=-151-=/SUP=-Eu-=SUP=-2+-=/SUP=- в иттрий-алюминиевом гранате

In specially grown single crystals of yttrium-aluminum garnet, the orthorhombic centers 153Eu2+ and 151Eu2+ were investigated. The parameters of hyperfine and quadrupole interactions, which describe the hyperfine structure of the EPR spectrum of both isotopes, are determined.

Population of 0+ excited states in reactions with transmission of two nucleons

Properties of 0+ excited states, generated by the pair and quadrupole-quadrupole interactions in some isotopes of the rare-earth region, are studied. The excitation energies for 0+ states, E (0)- and E (2)-transitions, Rasmussen parameter X and cross sections for two nucleon transfer reactions are calculeted taking into account the mixing of excited states with different values. The contribution of mixing excited states underestimates the values of the calculated physical quantities.

Isolated Ti(III) Species on the Surface of a Pre-active Ziegler Natta Catalyst

The nature of Ti(III) species, introduced in working models of industrial Ziegler Natta catalyst precursors, consisting of MgCl2/TiCl4 binary systems, eventually containing different Lewis basis, are studied by a combination of X- and Q-band CW and pulse EPR spectroscopy. In Ziegler Natta catalysts, Ti(III) play the double role of active catalytic species and unconventional spin probes. On the binary system, two dominant Ti(III) species, characterized by distinctively different EPR spectra, are observed. 35,37Cl Q-Band HYSCORE spectra allow estimating the hyperfine and nuclear quadrupole interactions of directly coordinated Cl, characterized by a hyperfine dipolar contribution of the order of 5 MHz and nuclear quadrupole interactions of the order of e2qQ/h = 9 MHz. Interestingly, the two dominant EPR active species are selectively suppressed by the presence of different Lewis bases, indicating the possibility to address the long standing issue of the influence of Lewis bases in driving specific morphological configurations and influencing the catalytic properties of Ti(III) active sites.