We present the first results from a proof-of-concept search for dark sectors via invisible decays of pseudoscalar η and η^{'} mesons in the NA64h experiment at the CERN SPS. Our novel technique uses the charge-exchange reaction of 50 GeV π^{-} on nuclei of an active target as the source of neutral mesons. The η,η^{'}→invisible events would exhibit themselves via a striking signature-the complete disappearance of the incoming beam energy in the detector.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSecondary phosphine selenides were found to react with γ-aminoacetylenic ketones (80-85 °C, MeCN, 17-40 h) to afford 1,2-dihydro-3-pyrrole-3-selones in 48-80% yields, products of unprecedented selenium transfer from the P═Se bond to replace the carbonyl oxygen and to form dihydro-3-pyrrole-3-selones having a C═Se bond stable under ambient conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe paper considers the possibility of using the diamond-silicon carbide composite Skeleton with a technological coating of polycrystalline silicon as a substrate for X-ray mirrors used with powerful synchrotron radiation sources (third+ and fourth generation). Samples were studied after polishing to provide the following surface parameters: root-mean-square flatness ≃ 50 nm, micro-roughness on the frame 2 µm × 2 µm σ ≃ 0.15 nm.
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