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The reaction p(e,e'p)pi^0 has been studied at Q^2=0.2 (GeV/c)^2 in the region of W=1232 MeV. From measurements left and right of q, cross section asymmetries \rho_LT have been obtained in forward kinematics \rho_LT(\theta_\pi^0=20deg) = (-11.68 +/- 2.36_stat +/- 2.36_sys)$ and backward kinematics \rho_LT(\theta_\pi^0=160deg) =(12.18 +/- 0.27_stat +/- 0.82_sys). Multipole ratios \Re(S_1+^* M_1+)/|M_1+|^2 and \Re(S_0+^* M_1+)/|M_1+|^2 were determined in the framework of the MAID2003 model. The results are in agreement with older data. The unusally strong negative \Re(S_0+^* M_1+)/|M_1+|^2 required to bring also the result of Kalleicher et al. in accordance with the rest of the data is almost excluded.

This work describes methodical studies of thermally assisted hydrolysis and methylation (THM) of fatty acids (FA) and triglycerides comparing different derivatization reagents, such as tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH), tetramethylammonium acetate (TMAAc), trimethylsulfonium hydroxide (TMSH), trimethylphenylamine hydroxide (TMPAH), and (m-trifluoromethylphenyl) trimethylammonium hydroxide (MethPrep 2). The performance of these reagents using different injection techniques, such as pyrolysis, hot split injection, and programmed temperature vaporization (PTV) has been investigated.

AGC method has been developed for the analysis of tricholoroacetic acid (TCA) in water samples. It entails large-volume injection (LVI) and programmed-temperature vaporization (PTV) of water samples, thermal decarboxylation of TCA to chloroform in the injector, and GC-ECD analysis of the decarboxylation product. Conditions such as final injector temperature, splitless time, and injection volume were optimized. The limit of detection is approximately 0.1 μg L−1 Several real samples were analyzed. The method presented is an easy means of determination of TCA and eliminates sample-preparation steps such as extraction and derivatization.

Relativistic corrections have been calculated for the Drell-Hearn-Gerasimov sum rule in the framework of the constituent-quark model. These corrections lead to additional absorption strength due to relativistic dipole currents in the case of a hyperfine interaction. The introduction of anomalous magnetic moments requires a subtraction of the dispersion integral at infinity. The additional effects of such anomalous moments, however, are numerically very small within the model.

The helicity structure function of the nucleon has been calculated for the constituent quark model and compared to the prediction of the Drell-Hearn-Gerasimov sum rule. The multipole decomposition of the sum rule shows large cancellations between different resonances. The small isoscalar-isovector contribution is related to the admixture of aD-state (“bag deformation”) in the nucleon's wave function. The calculations indicate a relatively slow saturation of this part of the sum rule with excitation energy.

The influence of internal nucleon structure on meson exchange currents has been investigated, in the framework of the nonrelativistic constituent quark model and the MIT bag model with massless quarks. In comparison with the conventional theory of exchange currents, one finds different strengths for the model-dependent higher-order terms and no ambiguity between pseudoscalar and pseudovector pion couplings. Furthermore, the retardation and excitation effects in the many-body system have to be treated consistently, in order to preserve gauge invariance. In this way one obtains 'damping' factors, which differ in structure from the phenomenological form factors.

The relativistic pair current and contributions of nucleon isobars are evaluated in the constituent-quark model. Isovector charge and isoscalar current contributions change substantially compared to previous calculations. The magnetic form factor of the deuteron and the charge form factors of3He and3H are modifed significantly and the previously predicted large differences in the form factors of3He and3H are considerably reduced.