IVUS flow measurements: line spread function and decorrelation pattern

A method to measure transverse blood flow, based on correlation between consecutive radio frequency (RF) signals, has been developed. Currently, we are implementing the method for an intravascular (IVUS) array catheter. In this paper, the acoustical beam (line-spread function, LSF) was experimentally measured and compared with the simulated one. Next, the experimental LSF(E) was convolved with a matrix of white noise to produce RF(E) signals. Decorrelation pattern from the RF(E) signals was compared with the correspondent autoconvolution of the LSF(E) and a good agreement was found. We conclude that the transverse decorrelation pattern of the IVUS array catheter can be assessed from the properties of the acoustical beam.     

Confocal reflectance theta line scanning microscope for imaging human skin in vivo

A confocal reflectance theta line scanning microscope demonstrates imaging of nuclear and cellular detail in human epidermis in vivo. Experimentally measured line-spread functions determine the instrumental optical section thickness to be 1.7 +/- 0.1 microm and the lateral resolution to be 1.0 +/- 0.1 microm. Within human dermis (through full-thickness epidermis), the measured section thickness is 9.2 +/- 1.7 microm and the lateral resolution is 1.7 +/- 0.1 microm. An illumination line is scanned directly in the pupil of the objective lens, and the backscattered descanned light is detected with a linear array, such that the theta line scanner consists of only seven optical components.     

Experimental comparison of various techniques for spot size measurement of high-energy X-ray sources

In flash-radiography experiments,the quality of the acquired image strongly depends on the focal size of the X-ray source spot.A variety of techniques based on imaging of the pinhole,the slit and the rollbar are adopted to measure the focal spot size of the Dragon-I linear induction accelerator.The image of the pinhole provides a two-dimensional distribution of the X-ray spot,while those of the slit and the rollbar give a line-spread distribution and an edge-spread distribution,respectively.The spot size characterized by the full-width at half-maximum and that characterized by the LANL definition are calculated for comparison.     

目标光源差异对阵列式光谱辐射计测量的影响及紫外杂散辐射修正研究

应对气候变化预测与灾害天气防范等科学难题,空间观测领域提出高精度的光谱辐射度定标需求。阵列式光谱辐射计存在内部结构缺陷和光学元器件不理想等问题,导致杂散辐射,严重影响光谱辐射度测量结果的准确性。测量多种典型阵列式光谱辐射计的杂散辐射特性,考虑外场目标光源与实验室定标光源不一致对杂散辐射修正的影响,分别基于带通滤光片和可调谐激光器研究紫外杂散辐射修正方法。首先,利用不同光谱透过率的带通滤光片,测量可见及红外光谱辐射引起的紫外杂散信号。针对杂散辐射分布特点,建立数学修正模型,实现高效快捷的杂散辐射修正。地基验证场的光谱辐射亮度测量结果修正后,紫外杂散辐射信号显著降低。对于连续分布的宽谱段光源,带通滤光片修正法具有实验简便易行、测试过程高效等优点。然而,实现非连续分布或窄带光源的高精度杂散辐射修正存在困难。为此,建立基于可调谐激光器的杂散辐射测量系统,解决了各个像素点杂散辐射线扩展函数的测量难题。改变可调谐激光器的输出波长,精细化测量各个像素点的杂散辐射线扩展函数,再推导出杂散辐射信号分布函数,通过MATLAB软件将矩阵反演运算,得到各像素点的杂散辐射修正结果,实现杂散辐射的高精度修正。利用不同类型的阵列式光谱辐射计验证了该修正方法,对于非连续分布的窄带光源,测量结果修正后杂散辐射信号降低了一个数量级,并且谱线两边的杂散宽峰显著消除,大幅降低了紫外波段的测量偏差。针对不同光谱分布的光源,建立了两种优势互补的杂散辐射修正方法,有效改善了阵列式光谱辐射计的紫外测量结果偏差,进一步确保我国地球观测数据的准确性和国际等效互认。     

用偶幂级数处理Abel变换问题

本文提出了用偶幂级数代替对称分布函数,使其线积分成为递推可积,从而简化了Abel逆变换。引进权函数使本方法简单地过渡到非对称问题。对一组假想相移信号进行变换,获得了可靠的密度分布结果,并对影响变换精度的各种因素作了讨论。     

Stress functions and internal stresses in linear three-dimensional anisotropic elasticity

A stress function method is presented in order to give a general solution of the incompatibility problem of three-dimensional linear anisotropic elasticity theory. A relation between the internal stress tensor in terms of derivatives of a sixth-order stress function tensor will be derived. Using this formulation the so far open problem of the representation of the second-order stress function tensor by the fourth-order stress function tensor in anisotropic elasticity theory is solved in general.     

A new method for analyzing the collimation angle of a neutron Soller collimator

A new method for analyzing the collimation angle of a neutron Soller collimator is described. A Gaussian distribution formula is used to define the angular distribution function of the neutron source and the neutron transmission function of the Soller collimator. A relationship between the FWHM of the collimator rocking curve and the collimation angle is derived. Using this method, some rocking curve experiment results are analyzed. The results show that the new function can be a good theoretical model for fitting the experimental data, especially for the data of two collimators with different collimation angles.     

在巴黎势的波函数中氘核的形状因子A(Q~2)(英文)

在非相对论的框架内和应用描述了高动量过程的巴黎势所产生的氘核的波函数,计算了氘核的电磁形状因子A(Q~2)。A(Q~2)因子化为氘核的结构函数Z(t)和偶极形状G_D(t)之积。结构函数Z(t)是用巴黎势的波函数做数值计算而得到的。对A(Q~2)的预言跟实验数据的分析非常一致,这一对实验结果的成功描述说明:氘核形状因子A(Q~2)这一简单的理论描述是非常成功的,并且可以用到氘核的其他静态性质的研究。     

Green's function estimation using secondary sources in a shallow water environment

This work provides a new way to measure the Green's function between two points in an acoustic channel without emitting a pulse by any of the two points. The Green's function between A and B is obtained from a set of secondary sources in the guide by averaging either the correlation or the convolution of the signals received in A and B. A theoretical approach based on mode propagation in a monochromatic regime is presented. Results are then extended to the time domain. Estimation of the Green's function is performed numerically in a range-independent and a range-dependent environment. Application to discreet acoustic communications is discussed.     

Colloidal glass transition: beyond mode-coupling theory

A new theory for the dynamics of concentrated colloidal suspensions and the colloidal glass transition is proposed. The starting point is the memory function representation of the density correlation function. The memory function can be expressed in terms of a time-dependent pair-density correlation function. An exact, formal equation of motion for this function is derived and a factorization approximation is applied to its evolution operator. In this way a closed set of equations for the density correlation function and the memory function is obtained. The theory predicts an ergodicity breaking transition similar to that predicted by mode-coupling theory, but at a higher density.     

Measurement of the spatial coherence function of undulator radiation using a phase mask

A measurement of the horizontal coherence function of 7.9 keV radiation from an undulator beam line at the Advanced Photon Source is reported. X-ray diffraction from a phase-shifting mask was used, and the coherence function was measured as a function of the width of beam-conditioning slits in the beam line. The coherence distribution is found to be best described by a Lorentzian function.     

Resonance, Multi-resonance, and Reverse-resonance Induced by Multiplicative Dichotomous Noise

A constant-potential system driven by multiplicative dichotomous noise and subject to an input oscillatory signal is investigated. Two phenomena of stochastic resonance are observed. One is the response as a function of the noise＇s parameters; the other is that as a function of the input signal frequency. A phenomenon of multi-resonance （there are three or four peaks） is found for the response as a function of a parameter of the noise. A phenomenon of reverse-resonance is found, for which the response of the system to the signal can be weakened by the presence of the noise （there is an optimal minimum）. These results help in studies of the systems with multiplicative dichotomous noise, such as the semiconductor, the proteins motor, the chemical reaction, and so on.     

Impurity effects in amorphous germanium and silicon

A systematic study of the hoping conductivity of amorphous germanium-transition metal (Cr, Co, Fe) films reveals an exponential decrease of the hopping parameter, T_o, as a function of the transition metal concentration. A similar, but often unnoticed, behavior is found in the literature. A linear decrease in the energy gap as a function of concentration is postulated as an explanation.     

Double-time Green's functions for crystals with defects

A general method for the calculation of the double-time Green's function of displacements for a crystal with arbitrary symmetry and arbitrary point defect is given in a harmonic approximation. Green's function is derived in two forms. In the first form Green's function of the ideal crystal is modified by the defect, in the second form Green's function of the defect molecule is modified by the ideal part of the crystal.     

Voigt线型函数及其最大值的研究

研究了多普勒和洛伦兹线型函数卷积形式的Voigt线型函数, 给出了它的最大值.结果表明, Voigt线型函数是关于中心频率的对称函数, Voigt线型函数的最大值由多普勒和洛伦兹线型函数的半宽度决定, 与中心频率无关, 且比洛伦兹和多普勒线型函数的最大值都小.提出了利用Voigt线型函数最大值和半宽度获得多普勒线型函数和洛伦兹线型函数的方法, 并利用Monte Carlo方法进行了验证. 关键词： Voigt线型函数 半宽度 最大值 傅里叶变换     

Two-dimensional linearly anisotropic scattering in a semi-infinite cylindrical medium exposed to a laser beam

A modification of Ambarzumian's method is used to develop the integro-differential equations for the source function, flux, and intensity at the boundary of a two-dimensional, semi-infinite cylindrical medium which scatters linearly. The incident radiation is collimated, normal to the top surface of the medium, and is dependent only on the radial coordinate. The radial variation is assumed to be a Bessel function or a Gaussian distribution. The Gaussian boundary condition is used to simulate a laser beam. Numerical results are presented in graphical and tabular forms for both boundary conditions. Results for forward and backward scattering phase functions are compared with those for isotropic scattering. A method is presented for extending these results to the problem of a strongly anisotropic phase function which is made up of a spike in the forward direction superimposed on a linear phase function.     

Positive distribution description for spin states

We investigate a possibility of describing spin states in terms of a positive distribution function depending on continuous variables like Euler's angles. A spin state reconstruction procedure similar to the symplectic tomography is considered. A quantum evolution equation for the classical-like positive distribution function is found. Generalization to arbitrary values of angular momentum is discussed.     

Dirac-delta function approximations to the scattering phase function

Dirac-delta function approximations are used to represent the single scattering phase function of large spherical particles or voids. The phase function for a spherical particle or void can be represented by a series of Legendre polynomials; however, as the diameter is increased, forward scattering becomes dominant and the number of terms in the series becomes very large. A Dirac-delta function approximation consists of a Dirac-delta function in the forward direction plus a finite series of Legendre polynomials. The Dirac-delta function accounts for strong forward scattering. Particular attention is given to large ice spheres and spherical voids in ice. The Dirac-delta function is shown effective in reducing the number of terms needed to describe the phase function.     

基于驻留时间补偿的抛光误差控制方法

 针对计算机控制光学表面成形中光学表面存在中高频误差的问题,提出了一种基于驻留时间补偿的有效控制方法。分析了抛光误差的形成机理和影响因素,对系统的误差影响因素进行分类和定量描述,构建了抛光过程中磨损影响因子、浓度变化影响因子和系统影响因子。基于各影响因素的影响因子对抛光驻留时间的求解函数进行了修正,提出采用离散最小二乘法对修正的函数求解驻留时间。研究表明：这种补偿方法能提高计算机控制光学表面成形技术中加工模型的精度,减小光学表面的残余误差。     

A correlation-based phase unwrapping method for Fourier-transform profilometry

A new phase unwrapping algorithm based on correlation map for Fourier-transform profilometry (FTP) method is presented in this paper. It is a quality-guided phase-unwrapping method. The modulation is used as an effective parameter to indicate the reliability of the fringe image for the quality-guided phase-unwrapping method. A filtering window is introduced to calculate the modulation easily. A correlation-map function is proposed to calculate the reliability of the fringe image and to avoid choosing the width of the window in calculating the modulation. As the value of the correlation-map function is lower in areas of the local shadow and abrupt discontinuity than that in other areas, the correlation-map function is used as a guide to find the optimized phase-unwrapping path. The experimental results show that the method is feasible.