CHEMICAL PHYSICS RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS -- CHEMICAL PHYSICS RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- PHOTOPERCEPTION IN PLANTS: STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL HETEROGENEITY OF PHYTOCHROME A -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. PHYTOCHROME: MOLECULAR NATURE AND MECHANISMS OF ACTION -- 3. LIGHT SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION WITH PARTICIPATION OF PHYTOCHROME -- 4. MULTIPLE PHYTOCHROMES - PRODUCTS OF DIFFERENT GENES, MAJOR PHYTOCHROMES A AND B -- 5. POLYMORPHISM OF PHYTOCHROME A -- 5.1. In-Planta Phytochrome Fluorescence and Photochemistry -- 5.2. The Energy Level Scheme of the Initial Photoprocesses in Phytochrome -- 5.3. Spectroscopically and Photochemically Distinct Phytochrome Species in the Plant Cell -- 5.4. Two Molecular Species of Phytochrome A -- 6. THE NATURE OF THE PHYTOCHROME A ISOFORMS -- 7. FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICITY OF PHYA' AND PHYA'' -- 7.1. Participation of PhyA' and PhyA'' in the Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Partitioning -- 7.2. Photophysiological Distinctions between the Two PhyA Pools -- 7.3. Light Regulation of PhyA' and PhyA'' Content in the Cell -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- HOMOCHIRAL POROUS METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS: A STEP TO THE FUTURE OF STEREOSELECTIVE RECOGNITION AND CATALYSIS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS FOR CHIRAL SEPARATIONS -- METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS FOR ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS -- CONCLUDING REMARKS AND OUTLOOK -- REFERENCES -- UNDERSTANDING NANOSCALE PHENOMENA USING SINGLE PARTICLE MASS SPECTROMETRY AND IMPROVEMENT OF ITS PERFORMANCE - A REVIEW -- ABSTRACT -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. SINGLE PARTICLE MASS SPECTROMETRY (SPMS) -- II.1. Working Principle of the SPMS -- II.2. Difference between SPMS and ATOFMS -- II.3. Determination of Chemical Composition of a Particle Using SPMS -- II.4. Size Estimation of a Particle Size from Its Mass Spectrum -- II.5. Transport Losses of Energetic Ions.

II.6. Nanosecond Laser-Induced Energetic Ion Formation -- III. APPLICATIONS OF SINGLE PARTICLE MASS SPECTROMETRY -- III.1. Kinetic Measurement of Aerosol-Phase Spray Pyrolysis Reaction -- Spray Pyrolysis Reaction -- Measurement of Kinetic Data of the Spray Pyrolysis Reaction -- Change in Reaction Kinetics with Decreasing Initial Sample Mass -- III.2. Size-Resolved Kinetic Measurement of Aluminum Nanoparticle Oxidation -- Kinetic Measurement of Aluminum Nanoparticle Oxidation -- A Mechanism of Aluminum Nanoparticle Oxidation -- III.3. Characterization of Metal-Containing Diesel-Emitted Particles -- Classification of Particles and Size Distributions for Their Classes -- Mechanism of Particle Formation -- IV. DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE PARTICLE MASS SPECTROMETRY -- IV.1. Design of a New Ion Optics -- Trial 1: Curved Repelling Plate -- Trial 2: Einzel Lens -- Trial 3: A Tubular Electrode and the Final Design -- IV.2. Design of an Aerodynamic Lens -- Analysis of Single Aerodynamic Lens -- Analysis of Multi-Lens System -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CLUSTER FUSION ALGORITHM: APPLICATION TO LENNARD-JONES CLUSTERS -- Abstract -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Theoreticalmodelforclusterfusionprocess -- 2.1.Atomicclusters -- 2.2.Lennard-Jonespotential -- 2.3.Noblegasclustersmassspectraandthesequenceofmagicnumbers -- 2.4.Clusterfusionprocess -- 2.5.Scenariosforclusterfusionprocess -- 2.6.Selectioncriteriaforclusterfusionprocess -- 2.7.Symmetricalclusterfusion -- 2.8.Manualclustermodifications -- 3.Resultsanddiscussions -- 3.1.Fusionofglobalenergyminimumclusters -- 3.1.1.LJclustergeometries -- 3.1.2.Surfaceatomsrearrangements -- 3.1.3.AveragenumberofbondsinLJclusters -- 3.1.4.LJclusterlattices -- 3.1.5.LJclusterlatticerearrangements -- 3.2.Clusterbindingenergies -- 3.3.Liquiddropmodel -- 3.4.Clustermagicnumbers -- 3.5.Spontaneousclusterfusion.

3.6.Symmetricalclusterfusion -- 4.Conclusion -- 5.Acknowledgments -- References -- INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS IN BINARY LIQUID MIXTURES OF ANISALDEHYDE WITH NITROBENZENE AND ETHYL BENZENE BY ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENTS AT (303.15, 313.15 AND 323.15) K -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 2.1. Density -- 2.2. Ultrasonic Velocity -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- ADVANCED POWER OF DISAPPEARANCE POTENTIAL SPECTROSCOPY IN THE ADSORBED SPECIES IDENTIFICATION -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL -- 2.1. UHV Device Facilities -- 2.2. Spectra Processing -- 3. THEORETICAL APPROACHES -- 4. THE CONJUGATE ELECTRON EXCITATION -- 4.1. Selected Experimental Data -- 4.1.1. H2 and O2 Adsorption -- 4.1.2. Peak Assignment -- 4.1.3. CO Adsorption and NO+Hads Interaction -- 4.2. Summary -- 4.3. CEE Mechanism -- 4.3.1. Similar Phenomena -- 4.3.2. The Conjugate Electron Excitation Scheme -- 5. ADSORBED ATOMS LOCATION -- 6. PLASMON EXCITATIONS -- 7. OUTLOOK -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- BINDING AND STRUCTURE PROPERTIES IN MONTE CARLO SIMULATION FOR NON-ISOSYMMETRIC NUCLEI -- Abstract -- 1.Introduction -- 2.NuclearSimulations -- 3.NuclearBindingandStructureResults -- 4.Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- PHONON DISPERSION IN ZR-NI BULK METALLIC GLASSES -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THEORETICAL METHODOLOGY -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- EFFECT OF H20 CONTENT ON STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF TIO2 THIN FILMS DERIVED BY SOL-GEL DIP-COATING PROCESS AT LOW TEMPERATURE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE -- STRUCTURAL STUDY -- OPTICAL STUDY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- COMPUTATIONAL STUDY OF NOVEL TRIS-(5-ARYL-8-HYDROXYQUINOLATO) ALUMINUM (III) COMPLEXES WITH USE IN MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION.

2. THEORY AND COMPUTATIONAL DETAILS -- 2.1. Data Set and Theoretical Methodology -- 2.2. Theoretical Background in DFT-Based Reactivity Descriptors -- 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 3.1. Ground State Geometries (S0) -- 3.2. Electronic Properties -- 3.2.1. Electron Distribution and Molecular Orbital Analysis -- 3.2.2. Relationships between Some Molecular Reactivity Parameters -- 3.2.3. Charge Distribution -- 3.3. Local Reactivity Analysis -- 3.3.1. Reactivity of the Phenoxide Ring -- 3.3.2. Reactivity of the Pyridyl Ring -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- ON SUM RULES AND RECURRENCE RELATIONS FOR MATRIX ELEMENTS IN RELATIVISTIC QUANTUM MECHANICS -- Abstract -- 1.Introduction -- 2.TheRelativisticMethod -- 2.1.TheUnshiftedTwo-CenterProblem -- 2.2.TheFirstSumRule -- 2.3.TheSecondSumRule -- 2.4.TheThirdandFourthSumRules -- 2.5.SumRulesforConstantf -- 2.5.1.TheRelativisticVirialTheoremintheCoulombCase -- 2.5.2.ARelationamongInversePowersofr -- 3.RecurrenceRelationsofMatrixElementsofrbetweenRelativisticEnergyEigenstates -- 3.1.RecursionswithPowerPotentials -- 3.2.UncouplingtheRecurrenceRelations -- 4.Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- SUPERCOOLED WATER: CONTRADICTION TO A THERMODYNAMIC RELATION -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THEORY -- 3. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.