Selected Papers from the 3rd International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).

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Multiple Phase Stepping Generation in Alkali Metal Atoms: A Comparative Theoretical Study
by Abu Mohamed Alhasan, Abeer S. Altowyan, A. Y. Madkhli and Salah Abdulrhmann
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(6), 3670; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13063670 - 13 Mar 2023
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We theoretically demonstrated optical phase switches in light storage-like experiments. Typical light storage (LS) and retrieval experiments consist of the probe field in the probe channel with writing and reading fields across the drive branch, as well as its recovery. The probe and [...] Read more.
We theoretically demonstrated optical phase switches in light storage-like experiments. Typical light storage (LS) and retrieval experiments consist of the probe field in the probe channel with writing and reading fields across the drive branch, as well as its recovery. The probe and first drive pulses as the standard electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) effect of storing light are used in the proposed scheme for the atomic excitations. A train of probe pulses is used after a short storage period to induce Raman gain in the drive channel. The proposed scheme was applied to alkali-metal atoms such as 23Na, 87Rb, and 39K vapours. Spatiotemporal phase variations for generated drive pulses were found to shape in the form of discrete phase distributions. The proposed approach in the process of obtaining phase discrete distributions for different irradiation intensities was tested. For weak fields, the discrete distributions were distinct as a result of the differences in the upper hyperfine structure (hf) and the atomic relaxations. However, for moderate fields, the discrete phase distributions are smeared by the atomic relaxations. Full article
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Characteristics of Commercial Effervescent Tablets Using Selected Pharmacopeial and Novel Analytical Methods
by Michał Meisner, Piotr Duda, Beata Szulc-Musioł and Beata Sarecka-Hujar
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(5), 3171; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13053171 - 01 Mar 2023
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In the present study, we aimed to determine whether the shelf life of effervescent tablets may be assessed during storage using total directional hemispherical reflectance (THR). We also analyzed selected pharmacopeial parameters of the tablets and used X-ray microtomography to assess the internal [...] Read more.
In the present study, we aimed to determine whether the shelf life of effervescent tablets may be assessed during storage using total directional hemispherical reflectance (THR). We also analyzed selected pharmacopeial parameters of the tablets and used X-ray microtomography to assess the internal structure of the tablets. Two types of effervescent tablets of one commercial product containing magnesium and vitamin B6 (expired and unexpired) were analyzed. In addition, randomly selected unexpired and expired tablets were dried in a vacuum oven for 24 h at 50 °C. The expired effervescent tablets disintegrated in a significantly shorter time than the unexpired tablets (68 s vs. 83 s, p = 0.016). The remaining pharmacopeial parameters did not differ between the two types of tablets. We observed that expired effervescent tablets showed lower mean values of THR in five spectral ranges, which indicates that a greater amount of radiation beam was transmitted into their inner structure than for unexpired tablets. The density of the inner structure assessed on the microtomographic scans differed significantly between all the analyzed tablets (p < 0.001). The highest mean density was observed in the case of the unexpired tablets dried in a vacuum oven (1.273 g/cm3), while the lowest density was observed in the case of the expired tablets (1.261 g/cm3). The expired tablets had a larger pore diameter compared to the unexpired tablets (0.095 mm vs. 0.074 mm, respectively; p = 0.007). Additionally, the percentage of porosity was higher in the expired tablets compared to the unexpired tablets (p < 0.001). Full article
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