Russian Ministry of the Emergency Situations

About: Russian Ministry of the Emergency Situations is a government organization based out in Moscow, Russia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Combustion & Liquid crystal. The organization has 218 authors who have published 172 publications receiving 453 citations. The organization is also known as: Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters.

Chemical sensors based on a hydrochemically deposited lead sulfide film for the determination of lead in aqueous solutions

Abstract: Chemical sensors for determining lead in aqueous solutions are developed based on hydrochemically deposited lead sulfide (PbS) films; their composition and surface morphology are studied. The sensors are sensitive to lead to 31.5–32.5 mV/pc Pb with the limit of detection of the metal 1.5 × 10–8 M. The role of photoactivation and doping of films in increasing the sensitivity of the film sensor to lead is determined. The studied chemical sensors can be relatively easily regenerated by soaking in distilled water for 10–30 min; they have sufficiently high selectivity to lead in the presence of sodium, nickel, zinc, and cadmium salts in solution.

Quadrupole Moments and Deformation Parameters of the ^{166-180}Hf, ^{180-186}W and ^{152-168}Sm Isotopes

Abstract: In this study, the quadrupole moments of the 166−180Hf, 180−186W and 152−168Sm isotopic chains have been calculated by using the Woods-Saxon mean field potential in the framework of the superfluid model of the atomic nucleus. Our calculation showed that the deformation parameter mainly used in literature overestimates the actual values of deformation parameters β2 by 10% for the well-deformed rare-earth nuclei. Besides, the contribution of the hexadecapole deformation to all quadrupole moments in question is smaller than 0.01 barn. The results showed that the theoretical values of the quadrupole moments are in good agreement with the previous theoretical works which have been done only for Sm isotopes and the corresponding experimental data for nuclei in question. The best theoretical value for quadrupole moment has been reached for the Sm isotope.

The ground-state magnetic moments of odd-mass Hf isotopes

Abstract: In this paper the Quasiparticle-Phonon Nuclear Model (QPNM), based on QRPA (Quasiparticle Random Phase Approximation) phonons, has been utilized to investigate spin polarization effects on the groundstate magnetic properties such as intrinsic magnetic moment (g K ) and effective spin gyromagnetic factor (g . ) of odd-mass deformed 165–179Hf isotopes with K > 1/2. Investigations of the spin polarization effects of the even core on the magnetic moments show that the spin gyromagnetic factors (g s ) of the nucleons in the nucleus differ noticeably from the corresponding values for free nucleons and that the spin-spin interactions play an important role in the re-normalization of g s factors of the odd-mass 165–179Hf isotopes. In addition, some theoretical predictions are presented for the magnetic moments of 165Hf, 167Hf, and 169Hf, whose ground state magnetic moments haven’t been experimentally determined yet.

Fluctuating asymmetry of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha Pall.) and floating pondweed (Potamogeton natans L.) in water bodies within the Chernobyl accident Exclusion Zone

Abstract: The main purpose of the study is establishment how radioactive contamination with different exposures affect aquatic living organisms by means of the fluctuating asymmetry determination. Studies are also aimed for the assessment of relative contamination of the water bodies by man-made radionuclides taking into account biological aspects. Represented results of studies are the pilot researches towards to the estimation of bilateral asymmetry of aquatic organisms in conditions of long-term radioactive impact and can be the part of complex radioecological monitoring of aquatic ecosystems within the Chernobyl accident Exclusion Zone in future.

Hierarchically-structured hollow CuO microparticles for efficient photo-degradation of a model pollutant dye under the solar light illumination

Abstract: In this study, hierarchically-structured hollow CuO microspheres were utilized for potential solar light-assisted degradation of a model pollutant dye. Morphological analysis revealed that prepared hollow CuO microspheres (~9–16 µm) composed of small crystal strips pointed towards the center of the microsphere. Nitrogen adsorption–desorption experiments revealed that prepared hollow CuO microspheres have a specific surface area of ~12.184 m2/g. It was shown that prepared CuO microspheres can be used as an effective H2O2-assisted solar light-activated photocatalyst. In particular, prepared CuO microspheres significantly accelerate the degradation rate of aqueous Rhodamine B dye solution as compared to some other CuO structures reported to date. The recyclability study revealed that these CuO microspheres can be re-used several times without losing the photocatalytic activity.