Development of 1.3GHz high-T-c rf SQUID

A new high-T_c (HT_c) rf SQUID working at around 1.3GHz has been developed to avoid electromagnetic interference such as growing mobile communication jamming. This new system works in a frequency range from 1.23 to 1.42GHz (centred at 1.3GHz), which is not occupied by commercial communication. The sensor used in the 1.3GHz rf SQUID is made of a HT_c coplanar superconducting resonator and a large-area HT_c superconducting film concentrator. We have achieved in the 1.3GHz HT_c rf SQUID system a minimal flux noise of 2.5×10^{-5}Φ_0/\sqrt{Hz} and a magnetic field sensitivity of 38fT/\sqrt{Hz} in white noise range, respectively. The effective area of the concentrator fabricated on a 15×15mm^2 substrate is 1.35mm^2. It is shown that the 1.3GHz rf SQUID system has a high field sensitivity. Design and implementation of 1.3GHz HT_c rf SQUID offers a promising direction of rf SQUID development for higher working frequency ranges.     

Development of series SQUID array with on-chip filter for TES detector

A cold preamplifier based on superconducting quantum interference devices(SQUIDs)is currently the preferred readout technology for the low-noise transition edge sensor(TES).In this work,we have designed and fabricated a series SQUID array(SSA)amplifier for the TES detector readout circuit.In this SSA amplifier,each SQUID cell is composed of a first-order gradiometer formed using two equally large square washers,and an on-chip low pass filter(LPF)as a radiofrequency(RF)choke has been developed to reduce the Josephson oscillation interference between individual SQUID cells.In addition,a highly symmetric layout has been designed carefully to provide a fully consistent embedded electromagnetic environment and achieve coherent flux operation.The measured results show smooth V-Φcharacteristics and a swing voltage that increases linearly with increasing SQUID cell number N.A white flux noise level as low as 0.28μφ;/Hz;is achieved at 0.1 K,corresponding to a low current noise level of 7 pA/Hz;.We analyze the measured noise contribution at mK-scale temperatures and find that the dominant noise derives from a combination of the SSA intrinsic noise and the equivalent current noise of the room temperature electronics.     

Structure determination, magnetic and optical properties of a new chromium(II) thioantimonate, [Cr((NH2CH2CH2)3N)]Sb4S7

The chromium(II) antimony(III) sulphide, [Cr((NH₂CH₂CH₂)₃N)]Sb₄S₇, was synthesised under solvothermal conditions from the reaction of Sb₂S₃, Cr and S dissolved in tris(2-aminoethyl)amine (tren) at 438 K. The products were characterised by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, SQUID magnetometry and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The compound crystallises in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a=7.9756(7), b=10.5191(9), c=25.880(2) Å and β=90.864(5)°. Alternating SbS₃³⁻ trigonal pyramids and Sb₃S₆³⁻ semi-cubes generate Sb₄S₇²⁻ chains which are directly bonded to Cr(tren)²⁺ pendant units. The effective magnetic moment of 4.94(6)μ_B shows a negligible orbital contribution, in agreement with expectations for Cr(II):d⁴ in a ⁵A ground state. The measured band gap of 2.14(3) eV is consistent with a correlation between optical band gap and framework density that is established from analysis of a wide range of antimony sulphides.     

Sonochemically assisted synthesis of zinc-doped maghemite

Nanoparticles of zinc-doped maghemite were prepared using ultrasonic radiation. As a precursor, a suspension of maghemite in an alkaline aqueous solution of zinc nitrate at pH 9 was sonicated. The zinc-doped maghemite nanoparticles were investigated by X-ray diffraction, Mössbauer spectroscopy, high-resolution electron microscopy (HREM) and SQUID magnetometry. The Mössbauer measurements, which cover the temperature range 4.2 K to room temperature, were acquired in zero field and an applied field of 5 T. The results show that by using ultrasound radiation, zinc Zn²⁺ can substitute for Fe³⁺ up to a composition close to zinc ferrite (ZnFe₂O₄), which has a random distribution of Fe³⁺ ions over both A and B sublattices in the spinel structure with an inversity parameter of δ = 0.322. This leads to a maximum saturation magnetization (M_s) of 64.1 emu/g at 300 K and 73.5 emu/g at 2 K.     

多通道心磁系统标定方法研究

在多通道超导量子干涉器件（SQUID）磁探测系统中,磁场电压转换系数（∂ B/∂ V）是系统的一个重要参数由于SQUID器件和读出电路之间不可避免地存在差异性因此对传感器系统进行系统标定（每个通道的单独标定）显得十分重要本文采用（PCB） 板印制圆形线圈对36通道心磁系统进行标定,并与传统的亥姆霍兹方形线圈产生均匀场的标定方法进行比较结果显示PCB圆形线圈的标定结果 在1.46–1.73 pT·mV^-1 之间,亥姆霍兹方形线圈标定的结果大都在1.56–1.64 pT·mV^-1之间,结果基本一致. 关键词： 超导量子干涉器件 磁探测 磁场-电压转换系数 系统标定     

Magnetic study of the UPt3 superconducting phases

In order to distinguish the UPt₃ superconducting (s.c.) phases we have studied their magnetic properties at low fields in a SQUID magnetometer and up to fields >H_c2(0) with a capacitive torque-meter. With the SQUID we measure the magnetic penetration depth and find the second s.c. transition at T_c⁻ when the field is applied along the c-axis, but not with . This result, combined with power-law behavior at low temperature T, is most consistent with the two-dimensional E_2u s.c. order parameter. Below 20 mK we find an additional diamagnetic signal that we ascribe to the normal state magnetism. In high fields our torque measurements show a kink of the perpendicular magnetization component at the B–C phase line, pointing to an enhanced Ginzburg–Landau parameter in the C phase.     

具有Washer型输入线圈的超导量子干涉放大器的制备与表征

超导量子干涉仪(SQUID)放大器具有低输入阻抗、低噪声、低功耗等优点, 目前被广泛用于微弱信号的检测领域. 与其他工艺相比, Nb/Al-AlO_x/Nb结构的约瑟夫森结具有相对较高的转变温度(T_c)、高的磁通电压调制系数以及良好的热循环能力、较宽的临界电流范围, 因此是制备SQUID放大器的很好选择. 设计并制作了欠阻尼、过阻尼约瑟夫森结以及具有Washer型输入线圈的单SQUID放大器, 通过在He³制冷机3 K温区下对器件电流-电压特性进行测量, 得到良好的结I-V特性曲线、SQUID调制特性, 初步实现利用SQUID进行放大作用, 并计算了SQUID的电流分辨率. 此项工作对于超导转变边沿传感器读出电路的实现具有重要的意义.     

Modulation depth of series SQUIDs modified by Josephson junction area

The superconducting quantum interference device(SQUID) amplifier is widely used in the field of weak signal detection for its low input impedance, low noise, and low power consumption. In this paper, the SQUIDs with identical junctions and the series SQUIDs with different junctions were successfully fabricated. The Nb/Al-AlO_x/Nb trilayer and input Nb coils were prepared by asputtering equipment. The SQUID devices were prepared by a sputtering and the lift-off method.Investigations by AFM, OM and SEM revealed the morphology and roughness of the Nb films and Nb/Al-AlO_x/Nb trilayer.In addition, the current–voltage characteristics of the SQUID devices with identical junction and different junction areas were measured at 2.5 K in the He~3 refrigerator. The results show that the SQUID modulation depth is obviously affected by the junction area. The modulation depth obviously increases with the increase of the junction area in a certain range. It is found that the series SQUID with identical junction area has a transimpedance gain of 58 ? approximately.     

Granularity, microstructure, and flux creep in TlBa2Ca2Cu3O9+δ superconducting powder and silver-sheated tapes

Silver-sheathed TlBa₂Ca₂Cu₃O_9+δ (Tl-1223) tapes, with a transport critical current density, J_ct, of 6200 A/cm² at 75 K under zero magnetic field, were fabricated by the oxide-powder-in-tube (OPIT) method and characterized using an X-ray diffractometer (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), and superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer. The results of the magnetization and SEM study indicate that, in these tapes, individual grains are distributed randomly in orientation and weak links exist. However, strongly linked percolative current paths within the tape persisting in increasing fields, accompanied by strong intrinsic interplanar coupling, sustain a significant J_ct at high fields and lead to the plateau in the J_ct-H curve. Dislocation networks, which may act as effective pinning centers, are the common features observed in the tapes. To investigate the effects on flux pinning due to thermomechanical processing, magnetic relaxation at 1 and 2 T over 5–50 K was measured. The tape shows slightly lower normalized relaxation rates (S=-(1/M_o)dM/ dln t) than the cauliflower-like precursor powder. Analyses of the relaxation data obtained from the tape, after incorporating temperature dependence and field scaling, yield an expression for the effective pinning energy U_eff(J,T,H) = (U₁/H^0.54)[1-(T/ 72.5)²]⁴(J/J_i)^μ. This result was compared with the prediction of the collective flux-creep model, which suggests that Tl-1223 has a three-dimension-like (3D-like) vortex lattice. Presumably, a more plate-like powder morphology may result in improved texturing by the OPIT process. Tl_0.5Bi_0.5Sr₂CaCu₂O_7+δ ((Tl,Bi)-1212) powder with this morphology was therefore synthesized for comparison.     

Superconducting phase qubits with shadow-evaporated Josephson junctions

We develop a fabrication process for the superconducting phase qubits in which Josephson junctions for both the qubit and superconducting quantum interference device(SQUID) detector are prepared by shadow evaporation with a suspended bridge. Al junctions with areas as small as 0.05 μm~2 are fabricated for the qubit, in which the number of the decoherencecausing two-level systems(TLS) residing in the tunnel barrier and proportional to the junction area are greatly reduced. The measured energy spectrum shows no avoided crossing arising from coherent TLS in the experimentally reachable flux bias range of the phase qubit, which demonstrates the energy relaxation time T_1 and dephasing time T_φ on the order of 100 ns and 50 ns, respectively. We discuss several possible origins of decoherence from incoherent or weakly-coupled coherent TLS and further improvements of the qubit performance.     

Magnetic and relaxometric properties of polyethylenimine-coated superparamagnetic MRI contrast agents

Novel systems to be employed as superparamagnetic contrast agents (CA) for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been synthesized. These compounds are composed of an iron oxide magnetic core coated by polyethylenimine (PEI) or carboxylated polyethylenimine (PEI-COOH). The aim of the present work was to prepare and study new nanostructured systems (with better or at least comparable relaxivities, R₁ and R₂, with respect to the commercial ones) with controlled, almost monodisperse average dimensions and shape, as candidates for molecular targeting. By means of atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements we determined the average diameter, of the order of 200 nm, and the shape of the particles. The superparamagnetic behavior was assessed by SQUID measurements. From X-ray data the estimated average diameters of the magnetic cores were found to be 5.8 nm for PEI-COOH60 and 20 nm for the compound named PEI25. By NMR-dispersion (NMRD), we found that PEI-COOH60 presents R₁ and R₂ relaxivities slightly lower than Endorem^®. The experimental results suggest that these novel compounds can be used as MRI CA.     

Calculations of the dynamic dipole polarizabilities for the Li~+ ion

The B-spline configuration-interaction method is applied to the investigations of dynamic dipole polarizabilities for the four lowest triplet states(2~3S,3~3S,2~3P,and 3~3P) of the Li~+ ion.The accurate energies for the triplet states of n~3S,n~3P,and n~3D,the dipole oscillator strengths for 2~3S(3~3S)→n~3P,2~3P(3~3P)→n~3S,and 2~3P(3~3P)→n~3D transitions,with the main quantum number n up to 10 are tabulated for references.The dynamic dipole polarizabilities for the four triplet states under a wide range of photon energy are also listed,which provide input data for analyzing the Stark shift of the Li~+ ion.Furthermore,the tune-out wavelengths in the range from 100 nm to 1.2 μm for the four triplet states,and the magic wavelengths in the range from 100 nm to 600 nm for the 2~3S→3~3S,2~3S→2~3P,and 2~3S→3~3P transitions are determined accurately for the experimental design of the Li~+ ion.     

icMRCI+Q理论研究BF~+离子电子态的光谱性质和预解离机理

采用考虑Davidson修正的内收缩多参考组态相互作用(icMRCI+Q)方法,结合相关一致基组aug-ccpV5Z和aug-cc-pV6Z,计算了BF+离子前两个离解极限B~+(~1S_g)+(~2P_u)和B+(~3P_u)+F(~2P_u)对应的14个Λ-S态(X~2Σ~+,1~2Π,2~2Π,2~2Σ~+,1~4Σ~+,1~4△,1~4Σ~-,1~2△,1~2Σ~-,3~2Σ~+,1~4Π,2~4Π,2~4Σ~+和3~2Π)和30个Ω态的势能曲线.在势能曲线的计算中,考虑了旋轨耦合效应、核价相关和标量相对论修正以及将参考能和相关能分别外推至完全基组极限.基于得到的势能曲线,获得了束缚和准束缚的12个A-S态和28个Ω态的光谱常数,并且X~2Σ~+态的光谱常数与已有的实验结果符合.此外,计算了BF分子X~1Σ~+态到BF+离子X~2Σ~+,1~2Π和2~2Σ~+态的垂直电离势和绝热电离势,并且BF~+(X~2Σ~+)←BF(X~1Σ~+)的垂直电离势和绝热电离势与相应的实验结果非常符合.由X~2Σ~+,2~2Π,1~4Σ~+,3~2Σ~+和3~2Π态和其他的激发A-S态势能曲线的交叉现象,借助于计算的旋轨耦合矩阵元,首次分析了X~2Σ~+和3~2Π态的预解离机理以及2~2Π(v′≥9),1~4Σ~+(v′≥4)和3~2Σ~+(v′≥4)的振动能级受到其他电子态的微扰.计算了30个Ω态离解极限处的相对能量,并且与实验结果十分符合.最后计算了2~2Π(v′=0—9)—X~2Σ~+,2~2Σ~+(v′=0—2)—X~2Σ~+,(3)1/2—(1)1/2~(势阱一)和(2)3/2(v′=0—9)—(1)1/2~(势阱一)跃迁的Franck-Condon因子、爱因斯坦自发辐射系数和辐射寿命.     

Peculiarities of rf SQUID response in finite magnetic fields

Single-layer washer-type high-T_c YBa₂Cu₃O_7−x rf SQUIDs with grain-boundary Josephson junctions, as well as low-T_c Nb rf SQUIDs with Nb–Al₂O₃–Nb tunnel junctions, have been investigated in finite magnetic fields. It was shown experimentally that the suppression of the critical current of the Josephson junction due to the magnetic field leads to a modulation of the amplitude of the SQUID output signal. The role of the “unwanted” junction in high-T_c rf SQUIDs, which is formed by the grain boundary running through the washer of the SQUIDs on bicrystal substrates, has also been clarified. The drop of the SQUID signal at a finite magnetic field is originated by the penetration of the magnetic field into the unwanted junction. Based on these results, a direct radio-frequency method for the determination of the first critical field H_c1 for long Josephson junctions has been developed.     

Λc重子谱疑难(英文)

Λ_c+重子家族存在一个疑难,也就是重夸克有效理论预言的轨道角动量为L=2的多重态中JP=3/2+的态在实验上是缺失的,而且已发现的Λ_c（2765）+和Λ_c（2940）+的JP量子数仍然未知。在本工作中,我们使用双夸克图像计算了重子的质量,研究了Λ_c（2765）+和Λ_c（2940）+的可能归类以及仍缺失的具有L=2和JP=3/2+量子数的Λ_c+态,进而指出Λ_c（2880）+的峰结构中实际上已经包含了L=2、JP=3/2+这一缺失态,并建议Λ_c（2765）+和Λ_c（2940）+的量子数应分别为2S（1/2+）和2P（1/2-）。There is a puzzle in the Λ_c+ family, i.e., one member with JP=3/2+ is missing in a L=2 multiplet which the heavy quark effective theory predicts, and JP's of Λ_c(2765)+ and Λ_c(2940)+ are unknown. Using a light diquark picture to calculate baryon masses, we study possible assignments of two Λ_c's with unknown JP and the missing Λ_c+ with 3/2+ for L=2, and we find the most probable possibility that the peak corresponding to Λ_c(2880)+ actually includes a missing member with spin 3/2+ for L=2 and that quantum numbers of Λ_c(2765)+ and Λ_c(2940)+ are 2S(1/2+) and 2P (1/2-), respectively.     

Universal Associated Legendre Polynomials and Some Useful Definite Integrals

We first introduce the universal associated Legendre polynomials, which are occurred in studying the non-central fields such as the single ring-shaped potential and then present definite integrals I_A^±(a, τ)=∫_-1⁺¹x^a[P_l'^m'(x)]²/(1±x)^τdx, a=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, τ=1, 2, 3, I_B(b, σ)=∫_-1⁺¹x^b[P_l'^m'(x)]²/(1- x²)^σdx, b=0, 2, 4, 6, 8, σ=1, 2, 3, and I_C^±(c, κ)=∫_-1⁺¹x^c[P_l'^m'(x)]²/[(1-x²)^κ(1±x)]dx, c=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, κ=1, 2. The superindices “±” in I_A^±(a, τ) and I_C^±(c, κ) correspond to those of the factor (1±x) involved in weight functions. The formulas obtained in this work and also those for integer quantum numbers l' and m' are very useful and unavailable in classic handbooks.     

BH~+离子基态及激发态的势能曲线和跃迁性质的研究

利用高精度的多组态相互作用及Davidson修正方法 (MRCI+Q),采用ACV5Z-DK全电子基组计算了BH~+离子的前4个离解通道B~+(~1S_g)+H(~2S_g),B~+(~3Pu)+H(~2S_g),B(~2P_u)+H~+(~1Sg)和B~+(~1Pu)+H(~2Sg)的9个Λ—S态的势能曲线.X~2Σ~+,A~2Π和B~2Σ~+态的光谱常数和已有实验值符合得很好,其中b~4Σ~+,3~2Σ~+,3~2Π和4~2Σ~+态的光谱常数为首次报道,3~2Π和4~2Σ~+态具有双势阱结构.预测了A~2Π和B~2Σ~+态的辐射寿命:τ(A~2Π)=239.2 ns和τ(B~2Σ~+)=431.2 ns.最后在考虑自旋轨道耦合效应下讨论了B~2Σ~+与A~2Π态的势能曲线的相交对激光冷却BH~+离子的影响.     

The ΔNγ electromagnetic transition form factors GM(q) and GE(q)

A parameter-free, nonperturbative calculation of the ΔNγ electromagnetic transition amplitudes GM*(q2), GE*(q2), and the resonant multipole ratio REM(q2)≡E1+3/2(q2)/M1+3/2(q2) is performed in terms of the well-known nucleon isovector Sachs form factor GMV. Our methods are fully relativistic with conservation of the electromagnetic current guaranteed. We find that GM*(q2) decreases more rapidly than the nucleon dipole form factor when −q21 GeV2/c2 and that REM(q2) remains small even for very high four-momentum transfer implying that the perturbative QCD prediction REM(q2)→1 is purely asymptotic and is valid only for extremely high |q2|.     

Potential energy curves,transition dipole moments,and radiative lifetimes of KBe molecule

An ab initio calculations on the ground and low-lying excited states(X~2Σ+, 2~2Σ+, 3~2Σ+, 1~4Π, 2~4Π, 1~4Σ~+, 2~4Σ~+,and 3~4Σ~+) of KBe molecule have been performed using multireference configuration interaction(MRCI) plus Davidson corrections(MRCI+Q) approach with all electron basis set aug-cc-p CV5Z-DK for Be and def2-AQZVPP-JKFI for K.The 3~2Σ+, 1~4Π, 2~4Π, 1~4Σ~+, 2~4Σ~+, and 3~4Σ~+states are investigated for the first time. Inner shell electron correlations are computed on the potential energy curves(PECs) calculations. The spectroscopic and molecular parameters are also predicted. In addition, The transition properties including transition dipole moment, Franck–Condon factors qv'v', Einstein coefficients Av'v', and the radiative lifetimes τυ for the 2~2Σ~+–X~2Σ~+, 3~2Σ~+–X~2Σ~+, and 2~4Π–1~4Π transitions are predicted at the same time.     

一种新型罗丹明类荧光分子探针及其对Fe(Ⅲ)的选择性识别

以罗丹明B、乙二胺和乙二醛为反应原料,合成了一种新型的荧光增强型识别Fe³⁺的分子探针（fluorescent probe,FP）。用核磁和质谱对其分子结构进行了表征,并通过荧光光谱研究了FP对Al³⁺、Pb²⁺、Cu²⁺、Cd²⁺、Mn²⁺、Hg²⁺、Mg²⁺、Ca²⁺、K⁺、Na⁺等不同金属离子的识别性能。研究结果表明：在纯甲醇溶剂中,探针FP对Fe³⁺的识别具有较好的选择性,且基本不受其他金属离子的干扰;通过Jobs曲线可知,探针FP与Fe³⁺的络合比为1：3;Fe³⁺浓度在4×10^-4~5×10^-3 mol/L范围内时,探针FP的荧光强度与Fe³⁺浓度具有良好的线性关系,线性相关系数为0.995 3。