Why are Raman spectra peak-fited with Lorentzian peaks?

When I read literature about peak fitting of Raman spectra of semi-conductor, the authors always use Lorentzian peak profiles. Is there a particular reason for using Lorentzian peaks?

12 November 2019 5,991 2 View

What is the optimal amount of organic matter in agricultural soil ?

The organic matter content in the soil is very important when it comes to soil bacteria viability. some studies recommend having an average of 20% of organic matter in soil so that soil bacteria...

14 August 2019 5,698 16 View

Thikness according to path in solid sheet model

21 March 2017 7,873 3 View

How can I resolve the motion equations system by the Newmark B with Newton Raphson coupled method?

Hi searchers, I obtain the motion equations, I want to solve them by the Newmark B with Newton Raphson coupled method, How can I program it on Matlab?

01 January 1970 3,051 1 View

Does the pressure(-600 mmHg) affects pH?

When I conducted the degassing experiment using decompression under anaerobic condition(and I used ferrous based chelating agent), the oxidized ferric were observerd. So, could you tell me the...

03 March 2021 4,892 5 View

How to separate water from glycerol solvent in a solvent recovery vacuum distillation column?

I am currently doing my third year design project. I have been assigned to design a glycerol recovery column in vinyl acetate monomer production. The process unit before the recovery column is an...

01 March 2021 9,525 4 View

What is the state of the drug inside solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs)?

I am a little confuse with the mechanism of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs). The main point of encapsulating drugs into SLNs is because some drugs have low solubility in water. Therefore, SLNs...

01 March 2021 3,703 3 View

Why is the sum of the elements in a row in a Q matrix equal to zero?

When explaining substitution models, the substitutions are expressed as Q matrix. Why is the sum of the elements in a row zero?

28 February 2021 3,864 3 View

Does different dilution factors affect negatively on NH3 reading ?

I have a sample of treated water sample & asked to obtain ammonia conc. in sample using a machine with 5-25 ppm detection range. However, upon testing with different dilution factors, all...

27 February 2021 8,483 3 View

Which database would give me this list of chemical components?

Dear colleagues: I would like to know if anyone knows of a database that gives me the parameters pH, K, K, Mg, P, C, N, Zn, Cu, Ni and Cd of common foods. I find a lot of information of proteins,...

26 February 2021 5,525 3 View

LEDs on Vis Light photo degradation of MB water sol via N doped TiO2 in a mini flume?

Good day to all, I have no experience with light emitting diodes. I am building a glass mini flume to demonstrate the photo degradation of Methylene Blue in water running over self cleaning...

26 February 2021 4,026 5 View

To date, according to health authorities, 30% of the population's diseases are initiated by drinking water pollution. Do you know this problem?

The main studies are as follows: * regular and timely receipt of information about the state of the environment using automated systems (stationary and mobile); * operational analysis of the...

23 February 2021 912 5 View

Why is NH4OH added in heavy metals limit test?

The limit test I'm referring to is USP method II. In this procedure you need to dropwise add 6N of NH4OH to the sample until it the pH is alkali. After that you need to dilute and add HOAc until...

23 February 2021 2,049 3 View

Multinomial probabilities and confidence intervals - obtaining the CI of the reference category?

Hi, Some background to my question: I have fitted 1st order multinomial Markov models with covariates. Since all probabiilties (for each row of the transition matrix) sum to 1, I estimate only...

22 February 2021 2,541 4 View