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Notes: Thin superconducting Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O films have been grown by reactive magnetron sputtering with an average cation ratio of 2:2:1:2 on single-crystal (100)MgO. Films show a superconducting transition onset at 117 K, but do not go to zero resistance until 83–84 K. Secondary electron microscopy and electron beam microprobe showed two major phases with different compositions and morphologies. The dominant phase was a lamellar phase with composition very close to the 2:2:1:2 cation ratio. The second phase had a needle-like morphology, which was deficient in Bi, and had excess Cu. The nonsuperconducting Sr14−xCaxCu24O41 phase had been known to exist in bulk; therefore, the needle phase could be an intermediate step in the formation of Sr14−xCaxCu24O41 phase as Bi deficiency in the needles increased with increasing annealing temperature and/or time.

Notes: We have studied the structure and optical stability of Te–Cu thin film alloy candidates for write-once optical recording. Films prepared by rf diode sputtering with 20–50 at. % Cu are amorphous, as-sputtered. One of these, Te65 Cu35 , has a relatively high crystallization temperature (150 °C), as determined by x-ray diffraction. Near the eutectic composition (∼29 at .% Cu), alloy films have stable optical properties after accelerated aging at 60 °C and 85% relative humidity. The mechanism for film stability near the eutectic was studied by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and depth profiling using ion scattering spectroscopy. We found that a Cu-enriched surface oxide, formed at ambient conditions, passivates the film and is responsible for its subsequent stability after accelerated aging. We also demonstrated that a 14 in. diam, multilayer optical disk with a Te65 Cu35 recording medium exhibits excellent linearity for 3 and 8 MHz pulses, good written pulse length stability, and high signal-to-noise ratio. Thus, a Te–Cu recording medium can effectively use run-length-limited codes, which allow very high data storage capacity and data transfer rates.

Notes: A new experimental procedure for conducting reactive laser vaporizations is described and applied to the generation of the previously unreported copper radicals, 13CH3CuF, 12CH3CuF, HCuF, and DCuF, for rare gas matrix ESR investigations. Laser vaporization was conducted on a thin film of reactant condensed on the copper metal surface. The g and A tensors for these are compared with other small copper radicals in order to determine electronic structure and bonding trends. The neon magnetic parameters (MHz) for 13CH363CuF are: g(parallel) =1.965(1), g⊥ =2.3626(3); A(parallel)(63Cu) =3076(2), A⊥(63Cu) =2993(1); A(parallel)(19F) =94(1), A⊥(19F) =68(1); A(parallel)(13C) =19(1), A⊥(13C) 〈3. The H quartet hfs for CH3CuF was resolved on the perpendicular transitions, having an A value of 9.3(3) MHz. For H63CuF, the neon results (MHz) are: g(parallel) =1.975(1); g⊥ =2.4075(4); A(parallel)(63Cu) =2826(3), A⊥(63Cu) =2717(1); A(parallel)(19F) =127(2), A⊥(19F) =94(1); A(parallel)(H) =61(3), and A⊥(H) =29(1) MHz.

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Notes: A case of malignant hyperthermia in a small child with a chromosomal abnormality is described. The management of malignant hyperthermia in very small children is discussed.

Notes: A case of transient sympathetic block of the arm following percutaneous intercostal nerve injections is described and the possible aetiology discussed.

Notes: This is a retrospective study on the use of postoperative opioids in neonates admitted to the surgical intensive care unit at Great Ormond Street over a 5-year period (1980 84). A total of 131 (14%) babies received opioids out of 933 neonates admitted to the unit. The use of opioids increased from 9.7% to 27.2% of admitted cases during the survey period. Postoperative ventilation of the lungs was necessary in 240 (25.7%) cases and 88 (36.6%) of these were given opioids. Four babies initially failed to wean from controlled ventilation as a result of opioid induced respiratory depression. A total of 51 (7.35%) spontaneously breathing neonates received opioids and seven (13.7%) of these developed apnoea or respiratory failure thought to be induced by opioids. The administration of opioids by nurses occurred most frequently in the late evening and early hours of the morning, when medical cover is at its lowest level.