Interacting Holographic Dark Energy in the Scalar Gauss-Bonnet Gravity

We study cosmological application of interacting holographic dark energy density in the scalar Gauss-Bonnet framework. We employ the interacting holographic model of dark energy to obtain the equation of state for the interacting holographic energy density in a spatially fiat universe. Our calculations show that taking Ω∧ = 0.73 for the present time, it is possible to have w∧^eff crossing -1. This implies that one can generate a phantom-like equation of state from the interacting holographic dark energy model in flat universe in the scalar Gauss-Bonnet cosmology framework. Then we reconstruct the potential of the scalar field.     

Effect of TiO2 Nanotubes on Polymer-Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

We investigate the photovoltaic properties of hybrid organ/c solar cell based on the blend of poly[2-methoxy-5-（2- ethylhexoxy-l,4-phenylenevinylene） （MEH-PPV）, C60 and titanium dioxide （TiO2） nanotubes. In comparison of the composite devices with different TiO2：[MEH-PPV ＋C60] weight ratios of lw$.% （D1-1）, 2wt.% （D1-2）, 3wt.% （D1-3）, 5wt.% （D1-4）, 10wt.% （D1-5） and 20wt.% （D1-6）, it is found that the device Dl-a exhibits the best performance. The conversion efficiency is improved by a factor of 3 compared with the MEH-PPV：C60 device.     

Evolution of Quantum Phase Space Distribution: a Trajectory-Density Approach

The trajectory-density method operators. We propose a new of a quantum system is developed by scheme of approximation from two using local Koopman and Frobenius-Perron sets of trajectory-density mixed equations. By examining the local generation and termination of trajectories, we show how they can be adopted to the propagation of negative values of the Wigner function even if it starts off positive everywhere.     

Influence of the Nonlinearity of Loudspeakers on the Performance of Thermoacoustic Refrigerators Driven by Current and Voltage

The influence of the nonlinearity of electrodynamic loudspeakers on the performance of thermoacoustic refrigerators with the loudspeakers as acoustic sources is studied by nonlinear equivalent circuit models of electrodynamic loudspeakers driven by current and voltage. The simulated results demonstrate that there are different nonlinear effects between current-drive and voltage-drive refrigerators, and the differences are mainly induced by the motional electromotive force caused by the coil moving in the magnetic field. With voltage driving, the influence of the nonlinearity of the loudspeaker on the diaphragm displacement and acoustic output power is much smaller than that with current driving. Therefore, considering the nonlinearity of the loudspeakers, a proper driving method must be chosen according to the practical applications although little difference is found with the linear models.     

Structures and Equation of State of ε-Fe under High Pressure

The equation of state （EOS） and the axial ratio c/a of ε-Fe at high pressures are investigated by using the gen- eralized gradient approximation （GGA） within the plane-wave pseudopotential density functional theory （DFT）. The results show that at the lower pressure, the EOS of ferromagnetic ε-Fe is consistent with the experimental result. While at higher pressure, the EOS of the nonmagnetic ε-Fe is in good agreement with the experimental result. Meanwhile, we find an obvious increase of the axial ratio c/a with pressure, and there is only a small increase with increasing temperature at high pressure.     

Ultrasonic Vibration Suspends Large Pendant Drops

A stationary substrate can suspend only small pendant drops even with excellent wetting ability because of gravity. We report the suspension of large pendant water drops by a copper substrate that vibrates ultrasonically with a frequency of 22 kHz. The mass of the largest pendant drop suspended by the vibrating substrate reaches 1.1 g, which is 9 times that by the same stationary substrate. The pendant drop deforms drasticaJly and quickly at both the beginning and the end of the vibration procedure. As the vibration power increases, the contact area between the drop and substrate expands and the drop height shrinks accordingly. Theoretical analysis indicates that the Bernoulli pressure induced by ultrasonic vibration may contribute strongly to enhancing the suspensibility of pendant drops.     

Superradiant transitions between high-lying levels of Sr in an external electric field

Superradiant transitions were observed between high lying levels in Sr. The transitions react very sensitively to an external electric field. Superradiant cascades or one transition in a superradiant branching can be suppressed. The square root of the high of a superradiant pulse decreases with the second power of the electric field strength. This behaviour can be explained by calculations.Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Herbert Welling on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Measurement of electric field strengths in a waveguide by means of the dynamic Stark effect in hydrogen and neutral helium spectral lines

The dynamic Stark effect of the spectral lines H_β and of the neutral helium lines λ=402.6 nm (2³ P ⁰−5³ D) and λ=438.8 nm (2¹ P ⁰−5¹ D) emitted from a discharge tube was used for probing rf electric fields in a transverse waveguide. Calculations accounting for the pertubation of the atomic states by strong unidirectional fields prove to be suitable in order to interprete the main experimental results. If the waveguide is terminated with a metallic reflector and the plasma in the discharge tube becomes overdense—then representing a slightly permeable mirror—a resonant enhancement of the electric field strength may be achieved by tuning. This enhancement is well recognizable in the spectral line contours.     

Interaction of polar molecules with a resonant RF electric field: strong deflection of a NO molecular beam

Deflection of a cold supersonic NO beam seeded in He has been observed when these molecules interact with both static and a resonant oscillating electric field. The NO beam splits into two beams each one deflecting about 0.5° towards the positive and negative direction of the Stark field when the employed resonant frequency between the two Stark levels of the NO molecule is 1515 kHz. This deflection angle is about four orders of magnitude higher than the value one would expect from the NO dipole moment and the employed RF field gradient. This phenomenon suggests the possibility of a significant translational motion perpendicular to the beam axis, which is induced by the resonant RF electric field on the cold and high-density supersonic beam.     

A longitudinal stern-gerlach atomic interferometer

A new magnetic field configuration has been used in the mixing and elongating regions of the longitudinal Stern-Gerlach interferometer. This configuration has proven to considerably improve the performances of the interferometer. An analysis in terms of the vector model of a spin 1 particle is presented.Laboratoire associé au CNRS, URA 282     

Ti-pumped Mo X-ray laser at 24 Å

We propose using the Ti XXI He- emission line to resonantly photo-pump Li-like Mo (Z=42) and produce lasing on several n=5 n=4 transitions near 24 Å. The continuum emission from Ti photoionizes the Mo to the Li-like isoelectronic sequence. Gains of 1–2 cm^–1 are calculated on these lines before the inclusion of Stark broadening which lowers the gain by as much as a factor of two.     

High-resolution selective reflection spectroscopy in intermediate magnetic fields

We have measured the modifications of frequency-modulated selective reflection spectra of the CsD ₂ line recorded with circularly polarized light by a longitudinal magnetic field in the range 120–280 G. The spectra recorded with ⁺ and ^– polarizations were found to be qualitatively different, but are well described by a theoretical model based on the diagonalization of the hyperfine-Zeeman Hamiltonian. The technique presented here is a simple way for investigating fully resolved complex Zeeman spectra in moderate magnetic fields and may find applications in the investigation of anisotropies in long-range atom-surface interactions.     

Interaction of a supersonic beam of toluene with a resonant RF electric field

Deflection of a cold supersonic toluene beam seeded in He has been observed when these molecules interact with both a static and a resonant oscillating electric field. The toluene beam splits into two beams each one peaking at a deflection angle of 1 degree towards the positive and negative direction of the Stark field when the employed resonant frequency between the two Stark levels of the toluene molecule is 1411 kHz. This deflection angle is about four orders of magnitude higher than the value one would expect from the toluene dipole moment and the employed RF field gradient. Different hypothesis are suggested to explain the observed strong beam splitting including the possibility of transverse beam interferences induced by both the resonant RF field and the transverse uniform electric field. A theoretical model is presented based on molecular beam interferences induced by the resonant RF field which seems to account satisfactorily for the present observations.     

Performance of Non-Contact Linear Actuators Driven by Surface Acoustic Waves*

A new kind of non-contact linear actuator （motor） driven by surface acoustic waves （SAWs） is presented, in which the stators are made from SAW delay lines using 128° YX-LiNbO3 substrates. A fluid layer is introduced between the slider and the stator of the actuator, and the slider is a circular aluminum disk suspended on the surface of the liquid （water） layer. As the SAW is excited on the stator, the SAW is converted to a leaky wave in the interface of the stator and the liquid, and then propagates into the liquid. Owing to the nonlinear effect of wave propagation, acoustic streaming is generated, which pushes the slider to move. By the experiments, the relations between the slider velocity and the experimental parameters, such as the exciting voltage of the SAWs, the thickness and the kinematic viscosity of the liquid layer, are obtained.     

Improvement of a Fission-Like Model for Nuclear α Decay

Theα decay constant is the product of the penetrability P and assault frequency vo in the fission-like model. An effective assault frequency Pv replacing the previous assault frequency uo is introduced for improvement of a fission-like model named the generalized liquid drop model （GLDM） to describe the nuclear α decay process more accurately. Two analytical formulae are proposed for the effective assault frequency due to experimental data within the GLDM. The improved model can be used to give accurate calculations for α decay half-lives.     

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.     

Low-Voltage Depletion-Mode Indium-Tin-Oxide Thin-Film Transistors Gated by Ba0.4Sr0.6TiO3 Dielectric

We report on the fabrication and characterization of low-voltage indium-tin-oxide （ITO） thin-film transistors （TFTs） gated by a0.4Sr0.6TiO3 （BST） gate dielectric deposited at room temperature. The 400-nm-thick BST film shows a low leakage current density of 6 × 10^-8 A/cm^2 and a high specific capacitance of 83 nF/cm^2 （corresponding εr= 37）. The ITO TFTs gated by such BST dielectric operate in a depletion mode with an operation voltage of 5.0 V. The device exhibits a threshold voltage of -3.7 V, a subthreshold swing of 0.5 V/decade, a field effect mobility of 3.2cm^2/Vs and a current on/off ratio of 1.4× 10^4.     

A New Method for Determination of Sublimation Energy

Sublimation energy is the latent heat of phase transition from sohd state directly to gas state, but it is difficult to measure experimentally. We propose a new method to determine the sublimation energy of materials by using the experimental data of blow-off impulse induced by electron beam and the computer program DRAM. With th＆ new method, the sublimation energy of polyester is finally determined to be about 1.1 k Jig.     

Homoclinic Breather-Wave with Convective Effect for the （1＋1）-Dimensional Boussinesq Equation

A new type of two-wave solution, i.e. a homoclinic breather-wave solution with convective effect, for the （1＋1）- dimensional Boussinesq equation is obtained using the extended homoelinic test method. Moreover, the mechanical feature of the wave solution is investigated and the phenomenon of homoelinic convection of the two-wave is exhibited on both sides of the equilibrium. These results enrich the dynamical behavior of （1＋1）-dimensional nonlinear wave fields.     

Transport Behaviour of La0.8Sr0.2AlO3 Thin Film on Oxygen Deficient SrTiO3 Substrate

La_0.8Sr_0.2AlO₃ (LSAO) thin films are grown on SrTiO₃ (STO) and MgO substrates by laser molecular beam epitaxy. The LSAO thin film on oxygen deficient STO substrate exhibits metallic behaviour over the temperature range of 80--340K. The optical transmittance spectrum indicates that theLSAO thin films on MgO substrate are insulating at room temperature. The transport properties of LSAO thin films on STO substrates deposited in different oxygen pressure are compared. Our results indicate that oxygen vacancies in STO substrates should be mainly responsible for the transport behaviour of LSAO thin films.