Objetivou-se avaliar a taxa de emissão de metano (CH4) pela técnica do gás traçador hexafluoreto de enxofre (SF6) e fermentação ruminal dos animais alimentados com feno de Brachiaria brizantha em diferentes estágios de crescimento. Os três tratamentos foram: I-Feno de Brachiaria brizantha com 15 dias de crescimento, II- Feno de Brachiaria brizantha com 45 dias de crescimento e III- Feno de Brachiaria brizantha com 90 dias de crescimento. Seis bovinos da raça nelore, machos, castrados, canulados no rúmen e com peso médio inicial de 402 ± 51,62 kg foram utilizados em delineamento em quadrado latino 3x3 duplicado. O experimento teve duração total de 60 dias. A adaptação às dietas durou 7 dias. No oitavo dia foram feitas coletas de fezes (5 dias) e mensuração do consumo voluntário para determinação da digestibilidade in vivo dos alimentos. No 13° dia iniciaram-se as coletas de metano (7 dias) através da técnica do gás traçador hexafluoreto de enxofre (SF6). No 20° dia foram tomadas amostras do líquido ruminal às 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 e 10 horas após a primeira alimentação para determinação do potencial hidrogeniônico (pH), N-amoniacal e ácidos graxos voláteis do líquido ruminal. A idade de corte não afetou substancialmente a concentração total ou a proporção molar dos AGV, bem como o pH, embora a concentração de N-NH3 ruminal tivesse diminuído com o avanço da idade de corte. Para os dados de digestão, apenas a digestibilidade da PB aumentou e os dados dos CNF diminuíram com o avanço da idade. A produção de metano por animal/dia não foi afetada pela idade de corte do capim. Os animais alimentados com o feno produzido com 45 dias de crescimento do capim apresentaram diminuição de consumo de MS, o que resultou em maior produção de metano por unidade de MS ingerida. / The objective was to evaluate methane (CH4) emission rate by sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) tracer technique in bovines of the Nelore breed fed with Brachiaria brizantha hay in different maturation stages. The three treatments wore: I- Hay of Brachiaria brizantha with 15 days of maturation, II- Hay of Brachiaria brizantha with 45 days of maturation and III- Hay of Brachiaria brizantha with 90 days of maturation. Six bovines of the Nelore breed, males, castrated, rumen-cannulated, and 402 ± 51,62 kg of initial average weight had been used in a duplicated 3X3 latin square design. Trial lasted 54 days. The adaptation to the diets lasted 7 days. In the eighth day excrement collections (5 days) and feed sampling were done. In 13th day the methane collections were initiated using the sulfur hexafluoride SF6) tracer technique. The 20th day was used for ruminal fluid sampling at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 hours after 1st meal for determination of pH, amoniacal-N, and volatile fatty acids in ruminal fluid. The ammoniacal nitrogen (NH3-N) concentration in treatment I was higher than II, 7,21; 2,22 mg/dl, respectively. Methane emission (g/kg DM) in treatment II was higher than I and II 23,41, 17,38, 20,02, respectively.

Dans cette thèse, la dynamique de photodissociation de l'azoture de chlore (ClN3) est étudiée dans le domaine temporel par imagerie de vecteur vitesse des photofragments, spécialement du chlore et de N3. Cette imagerie résolue à l'échelle femtoseconde permet d'extraire les temps de dissociation, l'établissement temporel de la balance d'énergie de la réaction ainsi que la conservation des moments. Cette étude a permis de différencier deux domaines d'énergie: l'un menant à la formation d'un fragment N3 linéaire (étude autour de 4.5 eV d'excitation électronique) et le plus intéressant aboutissant à la formation d'un fragment N3 cyclique (autour de 6 eV). Dans une seconde étude, la dynamique de relaxation électronique du tétrathiafulvalène (C6H4S4-TTF) est étudiée autour de 4 eV par spectroscopie de masse résolue en temps ainsi que par spectroscopie de photoélectron. Les seuils d'ionisation dissociative sont extraits d'une détection en coïncidence entre les photoélectrons de seuil et les fragments ionisés réalisée sur rayonnement synchrotron. Les deux dernières expériences sont basées sur la génération d'harmoniques d'ordre élevé dans l'XUV d'une impulsion femtoseconde à 800 nm ou à 400 nm. Dans la première expérience, les harmoniques sont couplées à un imageur de vecteur vitesse en tant que rayonnement secondaire VUV. Par imagerie de photoélectron résolue en temps, nous avons révélé ainsi les dynamiques de relaxation des états de Rydberg initiée par une impulsion femtoseconde XUV à 15.5 eV dans l'argon et à 9.3 eV dans l'acétylène. Dans la seconde expérience, couramment nommée spectroscopie attoseconde, les harmoniques constituent le signal pompe sonde. Deux types de spectroscopie attoseconde ont été réalisés pour étudier la dynamique vibrationnelle de SF6: une expérience en réseau transitoire créé par deux impulsions pompe Raman avec une impulsion sonde intense générant les harmoniques à partir du réseau d'excitation et une expérience d'interférence de deux rayonnement XUV en champ lointain créés par deux impulsions sonde intenses.

The Canadian Nanosatellite Advanced Propulsion System is a liquefied cold-gas thruster system that provides propulsive capabilities to CanX-4/-5, the Canadian Advanced Nanospace eXperiment 4 and 5. With a launch date of early 2014, CanX-4/-5's primary mission objective is to demonstrate precise autonomous formation flight of nanosatellites in low Earth orbit. The high-level CanX-4/-5 mission and system architecture is described. The final design and assembly of the propulsion system is presented along with the lessons learned. A high-level test plan provides a roadmap of the testing required to qualify the propulsion system for flight. The setup and execution of these tests, as well as the analyses of the results found therein, are discussed in detail.

Kleine Moleküle wie Treibhausgase, aber auch Distickstoff und Disauerstoff stehen im Fokus der chemischen Forschung. Solche Moleküle sind durch ihr Vorkommen in der Atmosphäre ubiquitär vorhanden, preiswert und könnten als Synthesebausteine für die Darstellung von komplexeren Molekülen verwendet werden. In dieser Arbeit wurde die Reaktion koordinativ ungesättigter Diketiminato-Nickelkomplexe ([LNi] Komplexe) mit kleinen Molekülen untersucht. Zunächst wurden die Mechanismen der N2-Aktivierung durch reduzierte [LtBuNiI]- und [LMe6NiI] Komplexe miteinander verglichen. Dabei konnte das distickstoffaktivierende Schlüsselintermediat identifiziert und strukturell charakterisiert werden. Weiter wurden die N2-Komplexe [(LtBuNiI)( 1 1 N2)] bzw. K2[(LtBuNiI)( 1 1 N2)], die Vorläufer für [LNiI]- und [LNi0]– Komplexfragmente darstellen, hinsichtlich ihrer Potentials zur Aktivierung der reaktionsträgen Treibhausgase SF6 und NF3 untersucht. Über Reaktionen von Übergangsmetallkomplexen mit NF3 war bis dahin noch nicht berichtet worden; zur Umsetzung von SF6 existierten wenige Publikationen, in denen aber sehr viele mechanistische Fragen offengeblieben sind. Die Mechanismen der SF6- und NF3-Aktivierung wurden durch Kombination einer Vielzahl von ex- und in situ Analysen beleuchtet. Im Falle der SF6 Aktivierung gelang es zudem, ein Nickel(I)-Intermediat zu isolieren. Ein Produkt beider Systeme war der Fluorido-Nickel(II)-Komplex [LtBuNiIIF], dessen Reaktionsverhalten ebenfalls studiert wurde. Doch nicht nur Komplexe mit Nickelatomen in niedrigen Oxidationsstufen erwiesen sich für die Aktivierung kleiner Moleküle geeignet, sondern auch kationische [LtBuNiII(D)]+-Komplexe. Diese Nickel(II)-Komplexe reagierten mit fluorierten Molekülen, N2O sowie O2, was bemerkenswert ist, da Nickel(II)-Komplexe üblicherweise inert gegenüber O2 sind. Im Zuge der O2-Studien wurde ein metastabiler Oranoperoxidkomplex isoliert und strukturell charakterisiert, was beispiellos in der Literatur ist. / Current research focuses on the activation of small molecules like greenhouse gases, thermodynamically stable molecules like N2 and kinetically stabilized molecules like O2, which are all abundant in the atmosphere. Thus, it appears to be alluring to use them as cheap and readily available building blocks for the synthesis of value-added compounds. This dissertation deals with the reaction of low-coordinate diketiminate nickel complexes [LNi] and such small molecules. Initially, the mechanisms of the dinitrogen activation by reduced [LtBuNiI] and [LMe6NiI] complexes were studied. As a result, the key intermediate [(LtBuNiI)x(3 Br)xKx] (x > 1) was identified and structurally characterized. Subsequently, the nickel complexes [(LtBuNiI)( 1 1 N2)] and K2[(LtBuNiI)( 1 1 N2)], which represent sources for [LtBuNiI] and [LtBuNi0]– moieties, were applied to the activation of the inert, but very efficient greenhouse gases SF6 and NF3. Prior to these investigations, no transition metal complex had been reported to react with NF3. Publications dealing with the conversion of SF6 had been scarce, too, while at same time, the mechanisms involving its activation had been speculative. The mechanisms of the NF3 and SF6 activation reactions were deduced combining numerous ex-situ and in situ analytical methods. In case of the SF6 activation, even an intermediate could be isolated. In both systems, the nickel fluoride complex [LtBuNiIIF] was formed and its reaction behaviour was also studied. Furthermore, not only [LtBuNiI]- and [LtBuNi0]– moieties proved to be reactive towards small molecules, but also cationic [LtBuNiII(D)]+ complexes, which were specifically developed for this purpose. The reactions of [LtBuNiII(D)]+ complexes with fluorinated molecules (e. g. PhF, NF3), O2 and N2O were studied. In course of the O2 activation, a metastable organoperoxide complex was isolated and structurally characterized, which is unparalleled in the literature.