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BIOLOGICAL FERTILIZER EFFECT OF HEAVY METAL ABSORPTION OF COPPER AND LEAD TO BABY CORN CROP
Authors: Sudaryono Sudaryono
Published: August 2020

Absorption of heavy metals by plants is influenced by soil and plant biology. Heavy metals are absorbed into plant tissues through the root, then enter the food chain cycle. Metal will accumulate in body tissues and can have negative impacts for humans, animals, and plants when exceeding the limit of tolerance. Heavy metal accumulation in plant tissues can directly affect plant growth and production, can indirectly affect human health when consuming food contaminated heavy metals. The research objective was to determine the ability of biological fertilizers containing bacteria Azotobacter sp. and Pseudomonas sp., in absorbing heavy metals (Cu and Pb) contained in landfill waste compost, which is used to fertilize crops corn (baby corn). The research methodologyuses a split plot design arranged in Completely Randomized Design with 3 blocks as replicates. The first factor that serves as the main plot of the biological fertilizer, consisting of two cedars, namely: no biological fertilizers and biological fertilizers. The second factor that functions as a sub plot that is a combination of landfill waste compost with NPK fertilizer, consisting of four treatments, namely: Compost waste landfill: no fertilizer NPK = 1: 0; compost waste landfill: NPK = 2/3 : 1/3; compost waste landfill: fertilizer NPK = 1/3: 2/3Without landfill waste compost: NPK = 0: 1. The results showed that administration of biological fertilizers in combination with compost waste landfill is more dominant for increasing and improving soil physical chemistry, such as increasing soil pH, nutrientsÂ nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium and cation exchange capacity (KPK). Biological fertilizer containing bacteria Azotobacter sp. and Pseudomonas sp. may reduce the uptake of heavy metals Cu to below the threshold of 2.526 to 15.79 ppm, the maximum content of Cu ranges between 20-100 ppm. The mean content of Pb in tissues and cobs of corn is above the maximum limit of 29.80 to 42.69 ppm, which is still allowed Pb content between 0.1 to 10 ppm. Means baby corn crop is not safe for consumption.key words: compost from the landfill, heavy metals, biological fertilizer
Influence of electrodes area ratios and the discharge volume in RF capacitively coupled plasma
Authors: Ahmad Moyad Abdullah
Published: August 2020

Experimental results on harmonic distortions in 13.56 MHz RF Argon glow discharge using different grounded electrodes areas and electrodes spacing are presented. The experiment is carried out at four pressure values. RF power values used are between 20 and 90 watts. The results indicate significant increase in distortions at two specific values of the cone angle enclosing the two electrodes within its geometrical volume. The computation of the cone head angle gave the symmetry discharge or asymmetry as well as when the angle is small the condition is near symmetry discharge associated with decrease in the nonlinearity.
Density distributions and form factors of the exotic 8B nucleus
Authors: Majeed W. Z.
Published: August 2020

Results of charge, neutron and matter densities and related form factors for one- proton halo nucleus 8B are presented using a two- frequency shell model approach. We choose a model space for the core of 7Be different from that of the extra one valence proton. One configuration is assumed for the outer proton to be in 1p1/2 - shell. The results of the matter density distributions are compared with those fitted to the experimental data. The calculated proton and matter density distributions of this exotic nucleus exhibit a long tail behavior, which is considered as a distinctive feature of halo nuclei. Elastic electron scattering form factors of this exotic nucleus are also studied. The effects of the proton halo on the electron scattering form factors are analyzed. The form factors of the exotic unstable 8B nucleus are compared with those of the stable 10B nucleus. The differences between the results of unstable 8B and stable 10B nuclei come from the long tail in the density distribution of the last proton.
Dielectric behavior and AC electrical conductivity analysis of PMMA films
Authors: Hasan Bushra A.
Published: August 2020

PMMA films of different thickness (0.006, 0.0105, 0.0206, 0.0385 and 0.056cm) were synthesized by casting process. The temperature and frequency dependence of dielectric constant and AC electrical conductivity measurements at various frequencies (10kHz-10MHz) and temperatures (293-373K) were carried out. Few anomalies in dielectric studies were observed near 313 and 373 K respectively. These points were related to glass transitions temperature. The variation of activation energy and conduction behavior was studied .From the AC conduction studies, it is confirmed that the mechanism responsible for the conduction process is hopping of carriers. The variations of the dielectric constant and loss as function of frequency at different temperature was observed and the results were discussed. The calculated activation energy varied with the thickness, temperature, and applied frequency. Conductivity plots against frequency suggested that the response obeying the universal power law concerning the AC conductivity and dielectric behavior of polymer. The polarizability a increases with temperature but decreases with thickness indicating weekends and rising of intermolecular forces respectively.
Relationship between CML and Io's phase according to Jupiter's actual radio storms observations
Authors: Abood Kamal M.
Published: August 2020

The actual observations for Jupiter radio storm were taken for Hawaii station within multi years from 2001 to 2012. The Central Meridian Longitude (CMLІІІ) and Io's phase (γIo) were calculated for each year from Radio Jove program, the results of CMLІІІ for year 2006 was A=(180-300)º,B=(15-239)º, C=(60-280)º, phase was A=(182-260)º,B=(40-109)º, C=(200-260)º, which were close to the theoretical values, longitude was A=(180-300)º, B=(15-240)º, C=(60-280)º and phase was A=(180-260)º,B=(40-110)º and C=(200-260)º.
Synthesis of polyynes by laser ablation of graphite in ethanol
Authors: Khashan Khawla S.
Published: August 2020

In this work  Polyynes was synthesized by pulse laser ablation of graphite target in ethanol solution. UV-Visible Spectrophotometer, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to study the optical absorption, chemical bonding, particle size and the morphology.  UV absorption peaks coincide with the electronic transitions corresponding to linear hydrogen – capped polyyne (Cn+1H2), the absorption peaks intensity increased when the polyynes were produced at different laser energies and the formation rats of polyynes increased with the increasing of laser pulse number. The FTIR absorption peak at 2368.4 cm-1, 1640.0 cm-1 and 1276.8 cm-1 stretching vibration bond, were refer to the C ≡ C, C = C and C-C, respectively. A bond suggests the formation carbon nanoparticles suspend in this solvent and the TEM show the formation of spherical nanoparticles with size ranges from (1.2 to 105.9 nm) and aggregation of the carbon nanoparticles.
Construction and performance study of a solar - powered hybrid cooling system in Iraq
Authors: Mutlak Falah A-H.
Published: August 2020

The systems cooling hybrid solar uses solar collector to convert solar energy into the source of heat for roasting Refrigerant outside of the compressor and this process helps in the transformation of Refrigerant from the gas to a liquid state in two-thirds the top of the condenser instead of two-thirds the bottom of the condenser as in Conventional cooling systems and this in turn reduces the energy necessary to lead the process of cooling. The system cooling hybrid use with a capacity of 1 ton and Refrigerant type R22 and the value of current drawn by the system limits (3.9-4.2A), the same value of electric current calculated by the system are  Conventional  within this atmosphere of Iraq, and after taking different readings of the temperatures and pressure to several points in the system's found that the Refrigerant when it comes out of the compressor, it loses part of the temperature of the water in the solar collector through a heat exchanger while the literature published in accordance with the manufacturers that the solar collector, a kind of vacuum tubes contributes to raise the pressure and temperature of the fluid cooler to reduce the consumption of energy spent on compressor. Therefore, the system described by the current not fit for domestic use within the Iraqi environmental conditions.
Morphology, chemical and electrical properties of CdO Nanoparticles on porous silicon
Authors: Nayef Uday Muhsin
Published: August 2020

In this paper, CdO nanoparticles prepared by pulsed laser deposition techniqueonto a porous silicon (PS) surface prepared by electrochemical etching of p-type silicon wafer with resistivity (1.5-4Ω.cm) in hydrofluoric (HF) acid of 20% concentration. Current density (15 mA/cm2) and etching times (20min). The films were characterized by the measurement of AFM, FTIR spectroscopy and electrical properties.

  Atomic Force microscopy confirms the nanometric size.Chemical components during the electrochemical etching show on surface of PSchanges take place in the spectrum of CdO deposited PS when compared to as-anodized PS.

The electrical properties of prepared PS; namely current density-voltage characteristics under dark, show that the pass current through the PS layer is more than that obtained from the CdO/PS/Si which is related to increasing junction resistivity that come from increasing in depletion width.
Calculation the optical energy band gap of LR115 SSNTD irradiated by α particle
Authors: Jaber Al-Tai,i Hassan M.
Published: August 2020

The effect of α-particle irradiation on the optical absorption in nuclear track detectors (LR115) has been studied. These detectors have been irradiated with different doses. The optical absorption has been measured using the ultraviolet-visible (UV-1100) spectroscopy, that irradiation results in shifting the peaks of the optical absorption. The values of Urbach energy have been calculated from the position of steady-state optical band gap energy, for a standard sample which was unirradiated with indirect influence, has been found 1.9 eV  whereas its value after irradiation 1.98 eV. In case of the direct influence, it is found to be, respectively, before irradiation 1.98 eV and after irradiation 2.05 eV. From these results, we can reveal that the values of energy gaps in direct–coincidence before and after irradiation greater than those for indirect one. The number of carbon atoms has been determined in each case for the optical energy gaps.
The influence of CdCl2 layer and annealing process on the structural and electrical properties of CdTe films
Authors: Razooqi Mohammed A.
Published: August 2020

A polycrystalline CdTefilms have been prepared by thermal evaporation technique on glass substrate at room temperature. The films thickness was about700±50 nm. Some of these films were annealed at 573 K for different duration times (60, 120 and 180 minutes), and other CdTe films followed by a layer of CdCl2 which has been deposited on them, and then the prepared CdTe films with CdCl2 layer have been annealed for the same conditions. The structures of CdTe films without and with CdCl2 layer have been investigated by X-ray diffraction. The as prepared and annealed films without and with CdCl2 layer were polycrystalline structure with preferred orientation at (111) plane. The better structural properties have been observed in presence of CdCl2 layer. The D.C conductivity for CdTe films with CdCl2 layershowed higher values. The electrical activation energy influenced with increasing duration times of annealing. Hall Effect measurement was indicated that all CdTe films are p-type. The carrier concentration, Hall mobility and the carrier life time wereaffected by increasing duration times of annealing.
The solar eclipse and its relation with higree months
Authors: H. S. Abdul Rahman
Published: August 2020

The solar eclipse occurs at short time before the crescent birth moment when the moon near any one of moon orbit nodes It is important to determine the synchronic month which is used to find Higree date. The 'rules' of eclipses are: 

Y= ± 0.997  of Earth radius , the solar eclipse is central and 0.997 < |Y| < 1.026 the umbra cone touch the surface of the Earth, where Y is the least distance from the axis of the moon's shadow to the center of the Earth in units of the equatorial radius of the Earth.

A new model have been designed, depend on the horizontal coordinates of the sun, moon, the distances Earth-Moon (rm), Earth-sun (rs) and |Y| to determine the date and times of total solar eclipse and the geographical coordinates of spot shadow as well as the shadow diameter and the variations with time.

The results are compared with Almanac and others programs are gets a good agreements and the results show the area of eclipse shadow inversely proportional with rm /rs .The Higree month which must be begin after  the solar eclipse and the relation were discussed hear.
Structural and electrical properties of CuLayFe2-yO4 ferrites
Authors: Al- Hilli Muthafar F.
Published: August 2020

Ferrite with the general formula CuLayFe2-yO4 (where y=0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08 and 0.1), were prepared by standard ceramic technique. The main cubic spinel structure phase for all samples was confirmed by x-ray diffraction patterns with the appearance of small amount of secondary phases. The lattice parameter results were 8.285-8.348 Å. X-ray density increased with La addition and showed values between 5.5826 – 5.7461gm/cm3. The Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) showed that the average grain size was decreasing with the increase in La concentration. The Hall coefficient was found to be positive. It demonstrates that the majority of charge carriers of p-type, suggesting that the mechanism of conduction is predominantly caused by hopping of holes. The resistivity was noticed to increase with the increase in La substitution. The activation energy Eav decreased with the frequency increase. The AC conductivity was found to increase with the frequency and La addition. Dielectric constant was noticed to decrease with frequency and La addition. The dielectric loss factor decreased with La content because rare earths are known as low dielectric loss materials.
Relative intensity distribution in the rotational structure for B1Σ+- A1Π and B1Σ+- X1Σ+ electronic systems of BeO molecule
Authors: Mahmod Marwa Waleed
Published: August 2020

Theoretical spectroscopic study of  Beryllium Oxide has been carried out, Boltzmann distribution of P, Q and R branches in the range of (0<J<13) at temperature 4200K for (0-0) band for electronic transitions B1Σ+-A1Π and B1Σ-X1Σ. The Boltzmann distribution of these branches has a maximum values at equal J approximately while the values of relative population are different. For the B1Σ+- X1Σ+ transition the branch's lines extend towards lower wavenumber. This is because (Bv'-Bv") value is negative, i.e  Bv'< Bv" For B1Σ+-A1Π transition branch's lines extend towards higher wave number .This is because (Bv'-Bv") value is positive, i.e. Bv'> Bv".
The evaluation of left ventricle stiffness index in patients suffering from hypertension
Authors: Al-Mashhadani Asia H.
Published: August 2020

Many diseases can produce cardiac overload, of these disease hypertension, valve disease congenital anomaly in addition to many other disease. One of the most common diseases causing left ventricle overload is hypertension. A long term hypertension can cause myocardium hypertrophy leading to changes in the cardiac contractility and reduced efficiency. The investigations were carried out using conventional echocardiography techniques in addition to the tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) from which many noninvasive measurements can be readily obtained. The study has involved the effect of hypertension on the myocardium stiffness index through the measurement of early diastolic filling (E) and the early velocity of lateral mitral annulus (Ea) from which left ventricle filling pressure can be obtained. Our aim was to investigate the changes in the myocardium index of diastolic stiffness using TDI for patients suffering from systemic hypertension. We studied 263 hypertensive patients (105 males and 158 females of average age of 54.07± 12.7) and 166 healthy subjects (age range 40.06± 12.8,53 males and 113 females) as a control group. Measurements were carried out using tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) of the mitral annulus in addition to other echocardiographic measurements for the assessment of  left ventricle end diastolic dimension (LVEDD), Doppler peak early (E) and late (A) diastolic filling velocities. Results reveal that mitral annular early diastolic velocity (Ea) measured by TDI, that (Ea) was significantly lower for the hypertensive group in comparison with the control group (Ea 9.81 ± 2.87 cm/s for hypertensive vs. 12.90 ± 2.395 cm/s for control  p value <0.001. Hypertensive group also showed a significantly higher mitral annular late diastolic velocity (Aa) in comparison with control group as Aa 11.21 ± 2.504 cm/s for hypertensive vs. 9.787 ±2.201cm/s for control, p value <0.001..  In conclusion, LV myocardial diastolic stiffness index is increased in hypertensive patients.
Density distributions, form factors and reaction cross sections for exotic 11Be and 15C nuclei
Authors: Abdullah Ahmed N.
Published: August 2020

The ground state proton, neutron and matter densities of exotic 11Be and 15C nuclei are studied by means of the TFSM and BCM. In TFSM, the calculations are based on using different model spaces for the core and the valence (halo) neutron. Besides single particle harmonic oscillator wave functions are employed with two different size parameters  Bc and Bv.  In BCM, the halo nucleus is considered as a composite projectile consisting of core and valence clusters bounded in a state of relative motion. The internal densities of the clusters are described by single particle Gaussian wave functions.

 Elastic electron scattering proton form factors for these exotic nuclei are analyzed via the plane wave born approximation (PWBA). As the calculations in the BCM do not distinguish between protons and neutrons, the calculations of the proton form factors are restricted only by the TFSM.

The reaction cross sections for these exotic nuclei are studied by means of the Glauber model with an optical limit approximation using the ground state densities of the projectile and target, where these densities are described by single Gaussian functions. The calculated reaction cross sections at high energy are in agreement with the experimental data.
Measurement of radon and uranium concentration in soil samples from Babylon cement plant using nuclear track detector CR-39
Authors: Ahmed Israa Kamil
Published: August 2020

In this study, concentrations of radon and uranium were measured for twenty six samples of soil. The radon concentrations in soil samples measured by registrant alpha-emitting radon (222Rn) by using CR-39 track detector. The uranium concentrations in soil samples measured by using registrar fission fragments tracks in CR-39 track detector that caused by the bombardment of U with thermal neutrons from 241 Am-Be neutron source that has flux of 5 ×103n cm-2 s-1.The concentrations values were calculated by a comparison with standard samples The results show that the radon concentrations are between (91.931-30.645Bq/m3).The results show that also the uranium concentrations are in soil samples under 0.051-0.0079ppm.
Data visualization and distinct features extraction of the comet Ison 2013
Authors: Khalaf Salman. Z.
Published: August 2020

The distribution of the intensity of the comet Ison C/2013 is studied by taking its histogram. This distribution reveals four distinct regions that related to the background, tail, coma and nucleus. One dimensional temperature distribution fitting is achieved by using two mathematical equations that related to the coordinate of the center of the comet. The quiver plot of the gradient of the comet shows very clearly that arrows headed towards the maximum intensity of the comet.
A Study of the generation of laser soliton from spontaneous emission by ring cavity with carbon nanotube
Authors: Atiah Al-Zahy Younis Mohamed
Published: August 2020

We demonstrate a behavior of laser pulse grows through fiber laser inside and output cavity with a soliton fiber laser based on the multi-wall carbon nanotube saturable absorber (SA), we investigate the effects of a saturable absorber parameter on the mode-locking of a realistic Erbium fiber ring laser. Generalized nonlinear Schrodinger equation including the nonlinear effects as gain dispersion, second anomalous group velocity dispersion (GVD), self phase modulation (SPM), and two photon absorption used to describe pulse evolution. An analytical method has been used to understand and to quantify the role of the SA parameter on the propagation dynamics of pulse laser. We compute the chirp, power, width and phase of the soliton for range of SA parameters and we studied stability against nonlinear effects at different SA parameter ranges.
Laser wavelength and energy effect on optical and structure properties for nano titanium oxide prepared by pulsed laser deposit
Authors: Hattab Farah
Published: August 2020

Nano TiO2 thin films on glass substrates were prepared at a constant temperature of (373 K) and base vacuum (10-3 mbar), by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) using Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm wavelength. The effects of different laser energies between (700-1000)mJ on the properties of TiO2 films was investigated. TiO2 thin films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements have shown that the polycrystalline TiO2 prepared at laser energy 1000 mJ. Preparation also includes optical transmittance and absorption measurements as well as measuring the uniformity of the surface of these films. Optimum parameters have been identified for the growth of high-quality TiO2 films.
Structural, electrical and optical properties of CdS thin films and the effect of annealing on photoconductivity
Authors: Abdul-Ameer Al-Rehamey Haidar Jwad
Published: August 2020

Cadmium sulfide (CdS) thin films with n-type semiconductor characteristics were prepared by flash evaporating method on glass substrates. Some films were annealed at 250 oC for 1hr in air. The thicknesses of the films was estimated to be 0.5µ by the spectrometer measurement. Structural, morphological, electrical, optical and photoconductivity properties of CdS films have been investigated by X-ray diffraction, AFM, the Hall effect, optical transmittance spectra and photoconductivity analysis, respectively. X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern shows that CdS films are in the stable hexagonal crystalline structure. Using Debye Scherrerś formula, the average grain size for the samples was found to be 26 nm. The transmittance of the samples was determined from optical trasmittance spectra. It is observed that the direct band gap energy for as deposited and annealed films are (2.55, 2.45) eV, respectively. The effect of annealing at 250 oC for 1hr in air on optical and photoconductivity of films under various intensity of illuminations (43.81 and 115.12) mW/cm2 was studied. The dark and photocurrents of the annealed films were found to be greater than that of as deposited.
Wear and mechanical prop erties of epoxy/MgO-SiO2 hybrid nanocomposites
Authors: Al-Rawi Khalid R.
Published: August 2020

Preparation of epoxy/MgO and epoxy/SiO2 nanocomposites isstudding. The nano composites were processed by different nanofillers concentrations (0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.07 and0.1 wt%). Epoxy resin and nanocomposites containing differentshape nano fillers of (MgO:SiO2 composites), are shear mixing withratio 1:1,with different nano hybrid fillers concentrations (0.025,0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2 and 0.25 wt%) to preparation of epoxy/(MgOSiO2)hybrid nanocomposites. Experimental tests results indicate thatthe composite materials have significantly higher modulus ofelasticity than the matrix material but the hybrid nanocompositeshave lower modulus of elasticity. The wear rate was decreased innanocomposites and hybrid nanocomposites than the matrix materialand fatigue resistance was increased in nanocomposites and hybridnanocomposites than the matrix material.
A study of the effect of silica particles addition on some physical properties of PVC as a packaging material
Authors: Ali Zahra`a M.
Published: August 2020

In this work, varying compositions of SiO2 micro filler were addedwith the Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and samples have been preparedusing film casting technique. The results have been analyzed andcompared for PVC samples with (1 wt%, 3 wt%, 5 wt% and 10 wt%)SiO2 micro filler. Mechanical characteristics such as tensile strength,elongation at break and Young`s modulus were measured for all thesamples, where the tensile strength was increased from 8.39 Mpa forpurified PVC to 16 Mpa for 3% SiO2/PVC composite. Also, thermalconductivity measurement values illustrated that composite materialshave a good thermal insulation at 10 wt. %, thermal conductivity wasdecreased from 0.1684 W/m. K for PVC to 0.1310W/m. K at 10%SiO2/PVC composite. Absorptivity test was also carried out for thesesamples, the results of this study proved that PVC and SiO2-PVCcomposites have low diffusion coefficients ranging from (10-13- 10-10m2/s). Similarly, the dielectric properties like dielectric constant, lossfactor, resistance, and volume resistivity were performed; thedielectric constant was increased from 2.1039 for PVC to 3.658 for3% SiO2/PVC composites, while the dielectric loss factor wasdecreased from 0.0144 for PVC to 0.0137 for 5%SiO2/PVCcomposite. The values of resistance were increased from17259.99(Ω) for purified PVC to 29185.75(Ω) for 10% SiO2/PVCcomposites. Volume resistivity was increased from 0.3794 x109 (Ω.cm) for PVC to 0.5179x109 (Ω. cm) for 10% SiO2/PVC composites.FTIR spectroscopy was employed for all PVC-composite samplesand its results were investigated, there are systematic increases inabsorbance intensity spectra with SiO2 ratios attributed to gooddistribution of inorganic fillers (Symmetric increases). Themicrostructure and morphology of the prepared samples wereinvestigated by using optical microscope. It can be observed that, thesamples with (3% SiO2/PVC) are glossy and smooth withoutagglomeration of (SiO2) particles in (PVC) matrix. The resultsdemonstrate that PVC-composite films prepared in this study showpromising potential to achieve good materials for plastic packagingapplications.
Estimating excess of lung risk factor of radon gas for some houses in Al-Fallujah city
Authors: Al-Mashhadani Asia H.
Published: August 2020

Instruments for the measurements of radon, thoron and its decayproducts in air are based mostly on the detection of alpha particles.The health hazards of radon on general public are well known. Inorder to understand the level and distribution of 222Rn concentrationsindoor in Al-Fallujah City; new technique was used, this techniquewas three radon–thoron mixed field dosimeters is made up of a twinchamber cylindrical system and three LR-115 type II detectors wereemployed. The aim of this work was to measurement radon gas usingSSNTD technique door in in Al-Fallujah City, and estimation ofexcess in cancer due to increment in radon gas. Results for sampleswhich are collected from January to April 2013 show that the 222Rnconcentration varies from 52.33 to 108.70 Bq.m-3 with an average of84.64 Bq.m-3, according to EPA and ICRP, the average indoor radonlevel should be 148 Bq/m3 and 300 Bq/m3, respectively, whereasapproximately 15 Bq/m3 (ranging from 1 Bq/m3 to 100 Bq/m3 ofradon concentration is normally found in outside air. Also the valuesof annual effective dose and excess lung cancer per million peopleper year (ELC) have also been calculated and found to vary from0.941 to 2.350 mSv.y-1 with an overall average of 1.581 mSv.y-1 and,565 to 1410 with an overall average 948, respectively.
Spectroscopic measurements of the electron temperature in low pressure microwave 2.45 GHz argon plasma
Authors: Ismael Mohammed E.
Published: August 2020

The main goal of this work is to obtain the plasma electron temperature Te by optical emission spectroscopy of low pressure microwave argon plasma, as a function of working pressure and microwave power. A plasma system was designed and constructed in our laboratory using a magnetron of domestic microwave oven with power 800W without any commercial part. The applied voltage on the magnetron electrical circuit is changed for the purpose of obtaining the variable values of the microwave power. The spectral detection is performed with a spectrometer of wavelength range (200−1000nm). The working pressure and magnetron applied voltage were 0.3-3.0mbar and 180-240V, respectively. Two methods had been applied to estimate the electron temperature, the ratio of two lines’ intensity and Boltzmann plot method. It was found that, for the plasmas investigated, an increase of the electron temperature when the applied voltage has been increasing, while the electron temperature decreases when the working pressure is increasing.
Gamma ray effect on the properties of R590 and C480 laser dyes
Authors: Fazaa Wijdan T.
Published: August 2020

In the current research, we investigated the absorption spectrum for R590 and C480 dyes in ethanol solvent for different dye solution concentrations of 10-4, 10-5 and 10-6M. These dyes have been prepared and studied before and after gamma irradiation (first, second ionization) using cesium-137 source with absorbed doses of 18.36 Gy (time exposure of 10 days) and 73.44 Gy (with time exposure of 40 days). We noticed that the absorption intensity was decreased with decreasing concentration, before gamma irradiation while the absorption spectrum peak shifted towards the short wavelength (blue shift). It was also found that the intensity of absorption spectrum increased and shifted the absorption spectrum peak towards the long wavelength (red shift) when irradiation exposure times and doses by gamma rays from (Cs137) source increased
Environmental study of groundwater in southwest of Baghdad, Yusufiyah using GIS
Authors: Hassan Mustafa Ali
Published: August 2020

Ground water hydrochemical study in Yusufiyah depends upon (25) wells where major cations and anions were obtained as well as trace elements. The hydrochemical properties include the study of (pH, EC, TDS, and TH). The groundwater of the study area is odorless and colorless except the wells (13 and 16) with a salty taste due to the elevated (TDS) concentration in it, where the wells depth ranges between 7-20 meters. Depth of water in these wells was about 25-35 meters above sea level. Groundwater generally flows from east to west and from north east to south west. The resource of groundwater depends upon surface water. Physical specifications are measured in the water samples included temperature, color, taste, odor, pH, electrical conductivity (EC) and total dissolved solids (TDS). The chemical specifications included major cations (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, and K+) and major anions (NO3, SO42- ,Cl-, and HCO3-) in addition to the trace elements (Fe, Ni, Co, Cd, Cu, Zn, Pb, Mn). The groundwater in the study area is polluted with some heavy elements like (Fe, Ni, Cd and Pb) because their concentrations are higher than the permissible limits according to WHO (2007) and IQS (2009).
Rapid thermal oxidation of copper nanostructure thin film for solar cell fabrication
Authors: Fakhri Makram A.
Published: August 2020

In the present work is the deposition of copper oxide using the pulsed laser deposition technique using Reactive Pulsed Laser as a Deposition technique (RPLD), 1.064μm, 7 nsec Q-switch Nd-YAG laser with 400 mJ/cm2 laser energy’s has been used to ablated high purity cupper target and deposited on the porous silicon substrates recorded and study the effect of rapid thermal annealing on the structural characteristics, morphological, electrical characteristics and properties of the solar cell. Results of AFM likelihood of improved absorption, thereby reducing the reflection compared with crystalline silicon surface. The results showed the characteristics of the solar cell and a clear improvement in the efficiency of the solar cell in the case of copper deposition or not.
Diagnostics of low-pressure capacitively coupled RF discharge argon plasma
Authors: Aadim Kadhim A. , Hussain Ali A-K , Yaseen Waleed I.
Published: August 2020

Low-pressure capacitively coupled RF discharge Ar plasma has been studied using Langmuir probe. The electron temperature, electron density and Debay length were calculated under different pressures and electrode gap. In this work the RF Langmuir probe is designed using 4MHz filter as compensation circuit and I-V probe characteristic have been investigated. The pressure varied from 0.07 mbar to 0.1 mbar while electrode gap varied from 2-5 cm. The plasma was generated using power supply at 4MHz frequency with power 300 W. The flowmeter is used to control Argon gas flow in the range of 600 standard cubic centimeters per minute (sccm). The electron temperature drops slowly with pressure and it's gradually decreased when expanding the electrode gap. As the gas pressure increases, the plasma density rises slightly at low gas pressure while it drops little at higher gas pressure. The electron density decreases rapidly with expand distances between electrodes.
Electrical, thermal and optical characteristics of plasma torch
Authors: Hussain Ali A-K.
Published: August 2020

Non thermal argon plasma needle at atmospheric pressure was constructed. The experimental set up was based on simple and low cost electric components that generate electrical field sufficiently high at the electrodes to ionize various gases which flow at atmospheric pressure. A high AC power supply was used with 9.6kV peak to peak and 33kHz frequency. The plasma was generated using two electrodes. The voltage and current discharge waveform were measured. The temperature of Ar gas plasma jet at different gas flow rate and distances from the plasma electrode was also recorded. It was found that the temperature increased with increasing frequency to reach the maximum value at 15 kHz, and that the current leading the voltage, which demonstrates the capacitive character of the discharge. The electron temperature was measured at about 0.61 eV, and we calculated the electron number density to be 4.38×1015 cm-3.
Naturally occurring radioactive materials and related hazard indices in Ahdeb oil field
Authors: Hassan Zainab Mohammed
Published: August 2020

In this work, measurements of activity concentration of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) isotopes and their related hazard indices for several materials such as crude oil, sludge and water in Ahdeb oil fields in Waste governorate using high pure germanium coaxial detection technique. The average values for crude oil samples were174.72Bq/l, 43.46Bq/l, 355.07Bq/l, 264.21Bq/l, 122.52nGy/h, 0.7138, 1.1861, 0.601 mSv/y, 0.1503mSv/y and 1.8361 for Ra-226, Ac-228, K-40, Ra eq, D, H-external and H-internal respectively. According to the results; the ratio between 238U to 232Th was 4, which represents the natural ratio in the crust earth; therefore, one can be strongly suggested that the geo-stricture of the Ahdeb oil fields dose not contents any kind of rocks. Although the results indicate the rising in the activity concentration of NORM isotopes, the national and international comparisons proved that it is still in the world range limits.
Inelastic electron scattering form factors involving the second excited 2+ level in the isotopes 50,54,52Cr
Authors: Flaiyh Ghaith Naima
Published: August 2020

An expression for the transition charge density is investigated where the deformation in nuclear collective modes is taken into consideration besides the shell model transition density. The inelastic longitudinal form factors C2 calculated using this transition charge density with excitation of the levels for Cr54,52,50 nuclei. In this work, the core polarization transition density is evaluated by adopting the shape of Tassie model together with the derived form of the ground state two-body charge density distributions (2BCDD's). It is noticed that the core polarization effects which represent the collective modes are essential in obtaining a remarkable agreement between the calculated inelastic longitudinal F(q)'s and those of experimental data.
Elastic electron scattering from 17Ne and 27P exotic nuclei
Authors: Ridha A. R.
Published: August 2020

The ground state proton, neutron and matter densities andcorresponding root mean square radii of unstable proton-rich 17Neand 27P exotic nuclei are studied via the framework of the twofrequencyshell model. The single particle harmonic oscillator wavefunctions are used in this model with two different oscillator sizeparameters core b and halo , b the former for the core (inner) orbitswhereas the latter for the halo (outer) orbits. Shell model calculationsfor core nucleons and for outer (halo) nucleons in exotic nuclei areperformed individually via the computer code OXBASH. Halostructure of 17Ne and 27P nuclei is confirmed. It is found that thestructure of 17Ne and 27P nuclei have 25 / 2 (1d ) and 1/ 2 2s -dominantconfigurations, respectively. Elastic electron scattering form factorsof these exotic nuclei are also studied using the plane wave Bornapproximation. Effects of the long tail behavior of the proton densitydistribution on the proton form factors of 17Ne and 27P areanalyzed. It is found that the difference between the proton formfactor of 17Ne and that of stable 20Ne (or of 27P and that of stable31P) comes from the difference in the proton density distribution ofthe last two protons (or of the last proton) in the two nuclei. It isconcluded that elastic electron scattering will be an efficient tool (inthe near future) to examine proton-halo phenomena of proton-richnuclei.
Microstructure properties of lead silicate glasses
Authors: M. Al-Nasrawy Dunia K.
Published: August 2020

In the present work, lead silicate glasses have been prepared withdifferent amount of lead oxide content. Structure properties such asX-ray diffraction, AFM, and FTIR analyses have been done. Theexceeding of PbO content more than 25wt% revealed a decreasing indensity. The X- ray revealed that the strongest peak related toHexagonal silica dioxide and the other crystal phases formed wererelated to silica oxide (SiO2) and lead oxide (PbO). Growth anddecayed phases in X-ray have been observed with changing leadoxide content. Homogeneous surface was obtained using AFManalyzer with an average diameter around 100 nm. Infrared spectrumis characterized by the presence of large absorption band between1200 and 900cm-1 and have its maximum at 1080 cm-1 which istypical to stretching vibrations of Si–O–Si bonds, another bandsnoticed were attributed to Pb–O–Pb, Pb–O–Si, [AlO4]-tetrahedron,and to Si–O–Al bond.
Effect of pyridine and pyridine with substituent on photoluminescence of nanoparticles CdS prepared by liquid –liquid interface reaction
Authors: Ahmed A. S.
Published: August 2020

Liquid – liquid interface reaction is the method forpreparation nanoparticles (NP'S) which depend on the supersaturation of ions that provide by using the system that consist fromtoluene and water, the first one is above the second to obtainnanoparticles (NP's) CdS at the interface separated between thesetwo immiscible liquid. The structure properties were characterized byXRD-diffraction and transmission electron microscopy.The crystalline size estimate from X-ray diffraction patternusing Scherer equation to be about 7nm,and by TEM analysis give usthat ananosize is about 5 nm which give a strong comparable withBohr radius. Photoluminescence analysis give two emission peak,the first one around the 380 nm and the second around the 760nmwhich indicate to the band edge and surface defect emissionrespectively and the intensity of these emission change with thechange of the pyridine substituent.
Experimental investigation of dusty plasma characteristics in AC discharge system
Authors: Hameed Safaa Ali
Published: August 2020

In the present work, the effect of size of zinc dust particles onAC argon discharge characteristics are investigatedexperimentally. The plasma characteristics are determined byusing optical emission spectroscopy (OES) techniques. Theresults illustrated that the electron temperature (Te) in the presentand absent of Zinc dust particle is reduced with increasing ofpressure. The electron temperature decreases with increasing ofZinc dust size. Excitation temperature Tex is reduces withincreasing of Ar pressure in present and absent of zinc dustparticles. The present of Zinc dust reduce the Tex of Ar in bothZinc dust size. The electron density increasing in the present andabsent of both zinc dust size. Furthermore, the introduced of zincdust in AC discharge increasing of ne.
Effect of indium content on X- ray diffraction and optical constants of InxSe1-x thin films
Authors: Hasan Bushra A.
Published: August 2020

Alloys of InxSe1-x were prepared by quenching technique withdifferent In content (x=10, 20, 30, and 40). Thin films of these alloyswere prepared using thermal evaporation technique under vacuum of10-5 mbar on glass, at room temperature R.T with differentthicknesses (t=300, 500 and 700 nm). The X–ray diffractionmeasurement for bulk InxSe1-x showed that all alloys havepolycrystalline structures and the peaks for x=10 identical with Se,while for x=20, 30 and 40 were identical with the Se and InSestandard peaks. The diffraction patterns of InxSe1-x thin film showthat with low In content (x=10, and 20) samples have semicrystalline structure, The increase of indium content to x=30decreases degree of crystallinity and further increase of indiumcontent to x=40 leads to convert structure to amorphous. Increase ofthickness from 300 to 700nm increases degree of crystallinity for allindium content. Transmittance measurements were used to calculaterefractive index n and the extinction coefficient k using Swanepole’smethod. The optical constants such as refractive index (n), extinctioncoefficient (k) and dielectric constant (εr, εi) increases for low indiumcontent samples and decreases for high indium content samples,while increase of thickness increases optical constants for all xvalues. The oscillator energy E0, dispersion energy Ed, and otherparameters have been determined by Wemple - DiDomenico singleoscillator approach.
Thickness and gamma-ray effect on physical properties of CdO thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition
Authors: Nasir Eman M.
Published: August 2020

Polycrystalline Cadmium Oxide (CdO) thin films were preparedusing pulsed laser deposition onto glass substrates at roomtemperature with different thicknesses of (300, 350 and 400)nm,these films were irradiated with cesium-137(Cs-137) radiation. Thethickness and irradiation effects on structural and optical propertieswere studied. It is observed by XRD results that films arepolycrystalline before and after irradiation, with cubic structure andshow preferential growth along (111) and (200) directions. Thecrystallite sizes increases with increasing of thickness, and decreaseswith gamma radiation, which are found to be within the range(23.84-4.52) nm and (41.44-4.974)nm before and after irradiation forthickness 350nm and 400nm respectively, The dislocation density,microstrain and number of crystallites per unit surface area,decreases with increasing of thickness, while they increases withgamma radiation. From the atomic force microscope (AFM), thegrain size of CdO films decrease from 96.69nm before radiation to89.49 nm after gamma radiation and RMS roughness increases forthe irradiated sample from 4.26nm to 4.8nm, increase in the surfaceroughness is advantages as it increases the efficiency of the CdOsolar cells. The optical properties for thin CdOfilms with differentthickness before and after gamma irradiation have been determinedand reveals direct energy gap. It is decrease with the increase ofthickness, while it is increase after gamma irradiation. These films apromising candidate for the window layer in solar cells and otherpossible optoelectronic application.
Inelastic longitudinal electron scattering C42 form factors in42Ti nucleus
Authors: Khudayer Firas Y.
Published: August 2020

Inelastic longitudinal electron scattering form factors for secondexcited state C42 in 42Ti nucleus have been calculated using shellmodel theory. Fp shell model space with configuration (1f7/2 2p3/21f5/2 2p1/2) has been adopted in order to distribute the valenceparticles (protons and neutrons) outside an inert core 40Ca. Modernmodel space effective interactions like FPD6 and GXPF1 have beenused to generate model space vectors and harmonic oscillator wavefunction as a single particle wave function. Discarder space (coreorbits + higher orbits) has been included in (core polarization effect)as a first order correction in microscopic theory to measure theinterested multipole form factors via the model space.Gogny and Michigan sum of three-range Yukawapotential (M3Y-p2) have been utilized as a residual interaction tocouple the (particle-hole) pair across the model space active particlesand the excitation energy of the pair is (2ħω) and four options for theused effective and residual interactions were determined for thetransitions from (+0) to (+01,2,3), (+21,2,3) and (+41,2,3).
Effect of laser energy and pulses on size and concentration of gold nanoparticles in DDDW by LALP method
Authors: Al-Alousi Mazin A.
Published: August 2020

The size and the concentration of the gold nanoparticles (GNPs)synthesized in double distilled deionized water (DDDW) have beenfound to be affected by the laser energy and the number of pulses.The absorption spectra of the nanoparticles DDDW, and thesurface plasmon resonance (SPR) peaks were measured, and found tobe located between (509 and 524)nm using the UV- Visspectrophotometer. SPR calculations, images of transmissionelectron microscope, and dynamic light scattering (DLS) methodwere used to determine the size of GNPs, which found to be rangedbetween (3.5 and 27) nm. The concentrations of GNPs in colloidalsolutions found to be ranged between (37 and 142) ppm, andmeasured by atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS).
Investigation of density and form factor of some F isotopes using Hartree-Fock and shell model calculations
Authors: Majeed Wasan Z.
Published: August 2020

Structure of unstable 21,23,25,26F nuclei have been investigatedusing Hartree – Fock (HF) and shell model calculations. The groundstate proton, neutron and matter density distributions, root meansquare (rms) radii and neutron skin thickness of these isotopes arestudied. Shell model calculations are performed using SDBAinteraction. In HF method the selected effective nuclear interactions,namely the Skyrme parameterizations SLy4, Skeσ, SkBsk9 andSkxs25 are used. Also, the elastic electron scattering form factors ofthese isotopes are studied. The calculated form factors in HFcalculations show many diffraction minima in contrary to shellmodel, which predicts less diffraction minima. The long tailbehaviour in nuclear density is noticeable seen in HF more than shellmodel calculations. The deviation occurs between shell model andHF results are attributed to the sensitivity of charge form factors tothe change of the tail part of the charge density. Calculations donefor the rms radii in shell model showed excellent agreement withexperimental values, while HF results showed an overestimation inthe calculated rms radii for 21,23F and good agreement for 25,26F. Ingeneral, it is found that the shell model and HF results have the samebehaviour when the mass number (A) increase.