Energy-Pooling Collisions in Rubidium： 5P3/2 ＋ 5P3/2 → 5S ＋ （nl = 5D, 7S）

We experimentally study rubidium energy pooling collisions of Rb（SP3/2） ＋ Rb（5P3/2） → Rb（5S1/2） ＋ Rb （nlJ = 5DJ, 7S1/2） at low densities in a cell using diode laser excitation. The excited-atom density and spatial distribution are mapped by monitoring the absorption of a counterpropagating single-mode diode laser beam, tuned to the 5P3/2 → 7S1/2 transition, which could be translated parallel to the pump beam. The excited atom densities are combined with measured fluorescence ratios to determine cross sections for the rubidium energy pooling process. The cross sections for nlJ being 5D5/2, 5D3/2, and 7S1/2 are （1.32±0.59）×10^-14, （1.18±0.53）×10^-14 and （3.21±1.44）×10^-15cm^2, respectively.     

Resonant Reaction in Rb-Cs Vapour Mixture Rb（5P1/2） ＋ Cs（6P3/2） → Cs（8S1/2）＋Rb（5S1/2）

We experimentally study energy-pooling collision in the Rb-Cs vapour mixture at low densities in a cell. Atoms are excited to Rb（5P1/2） and Cs（6P3/2） states using two single-mode diode lasers. To isolate the heteronuclear contribution in the fluorescence spectrum, a double-modulation technique is adopted. The excited-atom density and spatial distribution are mapped by monitoring the absorption of a counterpropagating single-mode diode laser beam, tuned to Rb（5P1/2 → 7S1/2） and Cs（6Pa/2 → 8S1/2） transitions, respectively, which could be translated parallel to the pump beams. The excited atom densities are combined with the measured fluorescence ratios to determine cross section for the energy-pooling process [i.e. Rb（5P1/2） ＋Cs （6P3/2） → Cs（8S1/2）＋Rb （5S1/2）]. The cross section is 3.79 × 10^-14 cm^2 ± 45%.     

Excitation Transfer for K2 in High-Lying States by N2

A K-N2 mixture is irradiated in a glass fluorescence cell with pulses of 710hm radiation from an OPO laser, populated K2 （^1∧g） state by two-photon absorption. The cross section for ^1∧g →^3∧g transfer in K2 is determined using molecular fluorescence spectrometry. The cell temperature is kept constant at 553K. The N2 pressure is varied between 40 Pa and 400 Pa. The effects of K2-K collisions could not be neglected. These effects are subtracted out by using the results of the pure K experiment. The cross sections are （3.8 ± 1.5） ×10^-15 cm^2 for K2 （^1∧g） ＋ N2 → K2（^3∧g） ＋N2 and （8.9 ± 3.5） × 10^-15 cm^2 for K2 （^3∧g） collisions with N2.     

Measurement of Density Inhomogeneity for Glass Pendulum

The density inhomogeneity of a glass pendulum is determined by an optical interference method. The relative variations of the densities over a volume with sizes of 5 × 5×5 mm^3 are （0.64 ± 0.97） × 10^-5 and （0.99 ± 0.92） × 10^-5 for the K9 glass and silica glass pendulum, respectively. These variations of densities contributing to the relative uncertainties of the Newtonian gravitational constant G are 0.20 ppm and 0.21 ppm in our experiment on measurement of G.     

Integrated physics package of a chip-scale atomic clock

The physics package of a chip-scale atomic clock （CSAC） has been successfully realized by integrating vertical cavity surface emitting laser （VCSEL）, neutral density （ND） filter, λ/4 wave plate, 87Rb vapor cell, photodiode （PD）, and magnetic coil into a cuboid metal package with a volume of about 2.8 cm3. In this physics package, the critical component, 87Rb vapor cell, is batch-fabricated based on MEMS technology and in-situ chemical reaction method. Pt heater and thermistors are integrated in the physics package. A PTFE pillar is used to support the optical elements in the physics package, in order to reduce the power dissipation. The optical absorption spectrum of 87Rb D1 line and the microwave frequency correction signal are successfully observed while connecting the package with the servo circuit system. Using the above mentioned packaging solution, a CSAC with short-term frequency stability of about 7 × 10^-10τ-1/2 has been successfully achieved, which demonstrates that this physics package would become one promising solution for the CSAC.     

Er^3＋-doped phosphor-tellurite glass for broadband short-length Er^3＋-doped fiber amplifier

Er^3＋-doped phosphor-tellurite glass for broadband short-length Er^3＋-doped fiber amplifier （EDFA） is fabricated and characterized. The differential value （AT） of onset crystalline temperature （Tx） and glass transition temperature （Tg） is 206 ℃. The stimulated emission cross section of Er^3＋ is calculated from absorption spectrum by McCumber theory and is 0.87 × 10 ^-20 cm^2 at 1532 nm. A broad 1.5-μm fluorescence spectrum with 54-nm full-width at half maximum （FWHM） is demonstrated. Especially, the maximum phonon energy of undoped phosphor-tellurite glass is 1100 cm^- 1, which restricts the upconversion luminescence. It is possible to pump efficiently at 980 nm. These results indicate Er^3＋-doped phosphor-tellurite glass is suitable for fabricating broadband short-length EDFA.     

Stereodynamics of the reactions Ne＋H＋/Ne＋D2＋/Ne＋W2

The vector correlations between products and reagents for the reactions Ne＋H2＋, Ne＋D2＋, and Ne＋T2＋ are calculated by means of the quasi-classical trajectory method on a new potential energy surface constructed by Lfi et al, [J. Chem. Phys. 2010 132, 014303]. The polarization-dependent differential cross-sections （27π/σ）（dσ00/dωt）, （2π/σ）（dσ20/dwt）, （27π/σ）（dσ22＋/dwt）, and （2π/σ）（dσ21-/dwt）, and the distributions of P（θr）, P（φ）, and P（θr, Cr） are calculated. The isotopic effect, which is associated with the difference in mass factor among the three reactions, is revealed.     

Study of the process e^＋e^- →π^＋π^-π^0π^0 at energies √s 〈 1 GeV

In an experiment with the Spherical Neutral Detector at VEPP-2M collider the cross section of the process e^＋e^- →π^＋π^-π^0π^0 was measured. At energies √s 〈 920 MeV this cross section was measured for the first time. The energy dependence of the cross section is well discribed by the vector dominance model with contributions from p, p＇, p＂ mesons. The decay probability ρ→π^＋π^-π^0π^0 was found to be Bρ = （1.60±0.74±0.18） × 10^-5. The upper limit for the decay ω→π^＋π^-π^0π^0 was improved by two orders of magnitude compared to the previous measurements and is Bω 〈 2 × 10^-4 at 90% confidence level.     

Rotational and Vibrational State Distributions of CsH and Relative Reactivity in Reactions of Cs（6^2D,7^2D） with H2

By using a pump-probe technique, the nascent rotational and vibrational state distributions of CsH are obtained in the Cs（6^2 D,7^2 D） plus H2 reaction. The nascent CsH molecules are found to populate the lowest two vibrational （v″ = 0 and 1） levels of the ground electronic state. By comparing the spectral intensities of the CsH action spectra with those of pertinent Cs atomic fluorescence excitation spectra, the relative reactivity with 1-12 is in an order of6^2D3/2 〉 6^2D5/2 〉 7^2D3/2 〉 7^2D5/2. The rotational temperatures are found to be slightly below the cell temperature. The relative fractions （〈fV〉, 〈fR〉, 〈fT〉） of average energy disposal are derived as （0.2,0.12,0.68）, （0.2,0.12,0.68）, （0.07,0.04,0.89） and （0.07,0.04,0.89） for the 6^2D3/2, 6^2D5/2, 7^2D3/2 and 7^2D5/2, respectively. The major available energy is released as translation. These results support that the reaction mechanism of Cs（6^2 D,7^2 D） plus 112 is primarily a eollinear abstraction and not an insertion.     

Nonlinear optical properties of [（CH3）4N]Au（dmit）2 using Z-scan technique

The third-order optical nonlinearities of [（CH3）4N]Au（dmit）2 （dmit = 4,5-dithiolate-1,3-dithiole-2-thione） at 532 nm and 1064 nm are investigated using the Z-scan technique with pulses of picoseconds duration. The Z-scan spectra reveal a strong nonlinear absorption （reverse saturable absorption） and a negative nonlinear refraction at 532 nm. No nonlinear absorption is observed at 1064 nm. The molecular second-order hyperpolarizability γ for the [（CH3）4N]Au（dmit）2 molecule at 532nm is estimated to be as high as （2.1 ±0.1） × 10^-31 esu, which is nearly three times larger than that at 1064 nm. The mechanism responsible for the difference between the results is analysed. Nonlinear transmission measurements suggest that this material has potential applications in optical limiting.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Vacuum Ultraviolet-Excited Luminescence Properties of Novel Dy^3＋-doped GdPO4 White Light Phosphors

Novel Dy^3＋-doped GdPO4 white light phosphors with a monoclinic system are successfully synthesized by the hydrothermal method at 240℃. The strong absorption at around 147nm in the excitation spectrum is assigned to the host absorption. It is suggested that the vacuum ultraviolet excited energy is transferred from the host to the Dy^3＋ ions. The f - d transition of the Dy^3＋ ion is observed to be located at 182nm, which is consistent with the calculated value using Dorenbos＇s expression. Under 147nm excitation, Gd0.92PO4：0.08Dy^3＋ phosphor exhibits two emission bands located at 572 nm （yellow） and 478 nm （blue）, which correspond to the hypersensitive transitions ^4 F9/2-^6 H13/2 and ^4 F9/2-^6 H15/2. The two emission bands lead to the white light. Because of the strong absorption at about 147nm, Gd0.92PO4：0.08Dy^3＋ under vacuum ultraviolet excitation is an effective white light phosphor, and has promising applications to mercury-free lamps.     

Quasi-Classical Trajectory Study on Ar＋H2＋/D2＋/T2＋ Reactions

In order to explore the isotope effect on stereo dynamics, we investigate the trajectory calculations of Ar＋H2＋/D2＋/T2＋ and Ar＋T2＋ reactions on the ab initio potential energy surface constructed by us and calculate the distributions of product polarization P（θr）, P（r） and four generalized polarization-dependent differential cross-sections. The product rotational alignment parameters （P2（j＇ · k）） for the title reactions are compared and discussed with mass factors. Furthermore, the angular distributions of the product rotational vectors in the form of polar plot in θr and r are presented. The results indicate that the stereo dynamics properties of the title reactions are sensitive to the mass factor.     

Franck--Condon factors and r-Centroids for the A 1∑+u-X1∑+g Band System of 107,109Ag2: Comparison of the Observed and Calculated Absorption Band Strengths

Franck-Condon factors and r-centrolds for the, A^1 ∑^＋ u-X^1∑^＋ 9 band system of ^107,109Ag2 are computed using Morse and Rydberg-Klein-Rees potentials for both lower and upper electronic states. The differences between the two sets of results are typically in the third decimal place for transitions involving vibrational levels with ν＇ and ν＂ up to about 15. Somewhat larger deviations appear for higher vibrational levels, but both sets of results follow the same pattern, which is to match well with the relative absorption band strength distribution in our experimental spectrum. The relative absorption band strengths are calculated by assuming that the electronic transition moment has only a weak dependence on the internuclear distance r. Good agreement between our measured and calculated absorption band strength ratios is found, which provides an excellent test of the calculated Franck- Condon factors and relative absorption band strengths. The r-centrold value for the （ν＇ = 0, ν＂ = 0） band is found to be approximately equal to the average value of r＇ and r＇＇e , indicating that the potentials of both states are not significantly aaharmonic around their minimum regions.     

High Resolution and High Sensitivity Measurement of Methane at 1.51μm

The high-resolution absorption spectrum of CH4 at 1.51μm is observed by direct absorption spectroscopy technique with a White absorption cell. Multi-peak fitting technique is adopted to reveal line positions and line intensities of CH4 from 6608cm^-1 to 6625 cm^-1. Special attention is paid on the determination of the line positions, and the accuracy is better than ±0.002cm^-1. A minimum measurable absorption of 2.1×10^-8 （3σ） has been achieved based on the measured direct absorption spectroscopy.     

Measurement of Diffusion Coefficient of Liquids by Using an Asymmetric Liquid-Core Cylindrical Lens： Observing the Diffusion Process Directly

We report a method for measuring diffusion coefficient D of liquids by using an aplanatic and asymmetric cylinder lens with a liquid core, which is designed as both a diffusion pool and the main imaging element. The precision is better than 10-4 RIU in measuring refractive index. The D values of ethylene glycol （EG） in water are measured for various EG concentrations at 25℃, and Dinf = 1.043 × 10^-5 cm^2/s under the condition of infinite dilution is obtained. The method is characterized by observing the diffusion process directly, faster measurement and obtaining the D value under the condition of infinite dilution.     

A new analysis of the ν2 fundamental band of H2O^＋＊

This paper reports that the absorption spectra of H2O^＋ have been measured by tunable mid-infrared diode laser spectroscopy in the spectral range of 1100-1380 cm^-1. The H2O＋ ions are generated in an AC glow discharge of the gaseous mixtures of H2O/He and detected with the velocity modulation technique. Forty new lines are assigned to the ν2 fundamental band of H2O^＋ （X^2B1）. The observed lines together with other data published previously are fitted to the standard effective Hamiltonian of an asymmetric top, yielding a set of improved rotational constants, spin-rotation constants and their quartic and sextic centrifugal distortion constants for the ν2=1 vibrational state of H2O＋.     

Judd--Ofelt analysis of spectra and experimental evaluation of laser performance of Tm3+ doped Lu2SiO5 crystal

This paper reports that the Tm^3＋：Lu2SiO5 （Tm：LSO） crystal is grown by Czochralski technique. The roomtemperature absorption spectra of Tm：LSO crystal are measured on a b-cut sample with 4 at.% thulium. According to the obtained Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters Ω2=9.3155×10^-20 cm^2, Ω4=8.4103×10^-20 cm^2, Ω6=1.5908×10^-20 cm^2, the fluorescence lifetime is calculated to be 2.03 ms for ^3F4 → ^3H6 transition, and the integrated emission cross section is 5.81×10^-18 cm^2. Room-temperature laser action near 2μm under diode pumping is experimentally evaluated in Tm：LSO. An optical-optical conversion efficiency of 9.1% and a slope efficiency of 16.2% are obtained with continuouswave maximum output power of 0.67 W. The emission wavelengths of Tm：LSO laser are centred around 2.06μm with spectral bandwidth of -13.6 nm.     

Measurement of Branching Ratio of Deuteron Induced Reactions on ^2H at 20 keV

The γ-rays and protons from Ed = 20keY deuterons incident on a D-Ti target are measured. The branching ratio of the 2H （d, γ）4He reaction to the ^2H （d, p）^3H reaction is obtained to be Гγ/Гp= （1.06 ±0.42） ×10^-7, and the astrophysical S factor of the ^2He（d, γ）^4He reaction is deduced to be （5.7±2.4）×10^-6.     

Off-Resonant Third-Order Optical Nonlinearity of Au Nanoparticle Array by Femtosecond Z-scan Measurement

A periodic triangular-shaped Au nanoparticle array is fabricated on a quartz substrate using nanosphere lithography and pulsed laser deposition, and the linear and nonlinear optical properties of metal particles are studied. The morphology of the polystyrene nanosphere mask （D = 820 nm） and the Au nanoparticle array are investigated by scanning electron microscopy. The surface plasmon resonance absorption peak is observed at 606 nm, which is in good agreement with the calculated result using the discrete dipole approximation method. By performing the Z-scan method with femtosecond laser （800 nm, 50 fs）, the optical nonlinearities of A u nanoparticle array are determined. The results show that the Au particles exhibit negative nonlinear absorption and positive nonlinear refractive index with the effective third-order optical nonlinear susceptibility Xeff^（3） can be up to （8.8 ± 1.0）× 10^-10 esu under non-resonant femtosecond laser excitation.     

Photoassociation Reactions H＋D^＋ and H^＋ ＋D in Ultrashort Pulse Laser Fields

The photoassociation reactions H＋D^＋ and H＋ ＋D induced by the one- and two-colour laser pulses are theoretically studied. The reactions occur through two channels： （i） H（1S）＋D^＋ →HD^＋, and （ii） H^＋ ＋D（1S）→HD^＋. The reaction probability through channel （ii） is higher than through channel （i）. The populations of the products H^＋ ＋D and HD＋ and the ratio of H^＋ ＋D to HD＋ can be controlled by laser pulses. The two-colour laser pulses can more efficiently lower the dissociation probability and therefore enhance the yield ratio of the product HD＋.