New cephalostat for speech physiology research

A device for stabilizing a subject's head is described which does not depend on earposts, allows for voluntary evacuation by the subject, and can be constructed at low cost. This particular cephalostat is used currently for stabilizing the head in studies of speech production where lip and jaw transduction devices, mounted external to the subject, are employed.     

Acoustic method for calibration of audiometric bone vibrators

The standard method for the calibration of audiometric bone vibrators requires the use of an artificial mastoid, a device that converts vibratory energy to an electrical analog. The mechanical input impedance of the device is designed to represent the average mechanical impedance of the human head. For calibration purposes, it is not necessary that the coupling device represent the impedance of the head. It is only necessary that it provides a repeatable measurement of the output of the vibrator that can be related to the normal threshold of hearing at each test frequency. In addition to the mechanical output that serves as the stimulus for the hearing test, bone vibrators produce an acoustic signal that is proportional to the mechanical force delivered to the head. By determining the transfer function relating the acoustic sound pressure to the mechanical force, the acoustic signal can serve as a proxy for the vibratory stimulus. This article describes the design and validation of an acoustic coupler for the calibration of audiometric bone vibrators.     

An acoustic head simulator for hearing protector evaluation. I: Design and construction

As an alternative to subjective methods, an acoustic head simulator was constructed for hearing protector evaluation. The primary purpose of the device is for hearing protector testing and research under high-level steady-state and impulse noise environments. The design is based on the KEMAR manikin and therefore approximates the physical dimensions and the acoustical eardrum impedance of the median human adult. The head simulator includes a mechanical reproduction of the human circumaural and intraaural tissues with a silicone rubber material. A compliant head-neck system was constructed to approximate the vibrational characteristics of the human head in a sound field in order to simulate the inertia effect of earmuffs. The bone-conducted sounds are not mechanically reproduced in the design. Applications for the device are reported in a companion article [C. Giguère and H. Kunov, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 85, 1197-1205 (1989)].     

吉瓦级强流相对论多注电子束二极管的优化设计与实验研究

多注相对论速调管放大器可在较高的工作频段实现GW级功率微波产生,在很多领域得到了发展和应用.多注相对论速调管中强流相对论多注电子束相互之间存在空间电磁场的作用,使得多注电子束从二极管引入多注漂移管,以及在多注漂移管中的传输运动受到影响,导致电子束会轰击到管壁上,早期实验中多注电子束的传输通过率较低.本文对功率数GW的强流相对论多注电子束在二极管与多注漂移管中的运动过程进行了理论分析与粒子仿真模拟,得到强流相对论多注电子束的传输运动规律.对多注二极管的结构进行了优化设计,仿真设计实现强流相对论多注电子束的传输通过率达到99%,并且开展了验证实验研究,实验在电子束电压为801 kV,电流为9.3 kA的情况下,电子束的传输通过率达到92%.     

CCD摄像机光学惯性稳像跟踪头

本文主要论述ＣＣＤ摄像机光学惯性稳像跟踪头稳像系统光路选择、方框原理图，以及主要技术参数分析和总体设计应注意的问题。光学惯性稳像跟踪头为通用组件，不仅可用于ＣＣＤ摄像机之前，还可用于照相机、电影机、摄像机、热像仪等仪器之前，有广阔的应用前景。     

Current-driven transformations of a skyrmion tube and a bobber in stepped nanostructures of chiral magnets

Magnetic skyrmion tubes and bobbers are two types of different nanoscale spin configurations that can coexist in nanostructures of chiral magnets.They are then proposed to be utilized as binary bits to build racetrack memory devices.The ability to manipulate the two magnetic objects controllably by current in nanostructures is the prerequisite to realize the device.Here,we demonstrate by numerical simulations that a magnetic bobber and a skyrmion tube can be transformed to each other using spinpolarized current in nanostripes with stepped shape.We also show such stepped nanostructures can be readily applied as the write head for the skyrmion-bobber-based racetrack memory.     

Device for aeration and mixing of cell and organelle suspensions during NMR experiments

A device for aeration and mixing of cell or organelle suspensions in a vertical bore NMR magnet is described. Multiple external sensors (e.g., ion-selective electrodes) may be immersed in the suspension within the bore of the magnet. The sensors are positioned to avoid noise due to contact with gas bubbles and proximity to the probe head. The required sample volume is minimised. The modular design of components permits the use of the device in magnets of various internal dimensions, or with probe heads of different sample tube diameter, by modification of the simpler components of the assembly.     

太赫兹FEL束流输运线传输效率及轨道校正计算

太赫兹自由电子装置注入束流输运线的束团有着较长的尾部。在束团尾部能散较大的粒子由输运线中的能量狭缝加以剔除,仅保留头部满足出光要求的粒子输入波荡器。利用Elegant的模拟计算表明在目前采用的输运线设计可以将束团有效部分的粒子完整地传输至波荡器。输运线所采用的磁铁的加工和安装误差会导致束流轨道的畸变,需要利用校正磁铁对束流的偏移加以校正。利用AT for MATLAB仿真计算结果表明,合理选择校正线圈的布局可以有效地校正束流偏差。     

用于原子吸收光谱仪的高灵敏度燃烧器

本文介绍了一种用于原子吸收光谱仪的气－样分进、双通道燃烧器，经过实际检测比较，该坷提高原子吸收灵敏度１￣５倍，且稳定性好。     

基于FPGA的静止电压稳定优化器设计

基于FPGA设计的Buck-Boost型静止电压稳定优化器,直接串联于市电与敏感负荷之间,当供电电压发生电压骤升或骤降时,可快速稳定电压,确保敏感负荷不受影响。采用前端整流装置代替固定储能装置可获取更长的故障穿越时间,采用单同步旋转坐标系软件锁相环(SSRF-SPLL)技术实现电网电压同步,而采用电压双闭环控制技术改善了系统的响应速度。试验结果表明,该装置能快速稳定电压骤升骤降,并能较好的抑制谐波。     

相变光盘分离式光学头设计

光学头是光盘存储系统的核心器件，分离式光学头是把聚焦物镜和光学头的其他部分分离开来，以降低光学头可动部分的重量和体积，提高光学头的飞行速度，实现快速存取的目的。本文设计的相变光盘直接重写分离式光学头．具有结构简单，信号检出方便．易于装配等特点。     

Detection of nanoscale ESD effect on GMR head signal using the wavelet transform technique: HBM and CDM cases

An electrical signal anomaly is an undesired signal and is difficult to detect by a commercial instrument due to its short duration and unpredictable fault on a signal. Since a GMR recording head is a stack of nanometer thick multilayers, in particular, a magnetic layer and conductor layers, for magnetic insulating spacers, it is very sensitive to electron movements. Visible damage is understandable and protectable but latent failure cannot be measured. It is possibly observed by using frequency-domain apparatus but certainly it is not real-time detection. Therefore, in order to detect a latent failure head affected by ESD in the time domain, current conventional instruments are ineffective. In this study, the wavelet transform technique using the 4th order Daubechies is proposed to detect the glitches on a magnetic recording head signal in the time domain. It is found that the glitches occur when the ESD level of the charged device model (CDM) and human body model (HBM) on giant magnetoresistive (GMR) heads are in ranges of 6–15 V and 40–120 V, respectively. The electrical test parameters and scanning electron microscope (SEM) photo of the recording heads show no visible change in reader sensor. To ensure the results, the GMR damage is observed by SEM when the CDM-ESD and HBM-ESD are 10 V and 130 V, respectively. The glitches in the magnetic response signal of the GMR head are found to increase when the ESD level is increased. Thus, the Daubechies wavelet transform technique can be a novel approach to detect the pre-degradation of a GMR head due to an ESD effect.     

激光扫描轮廓曲面的动态测量

本文提出一种新颖的轮廓曲面动态，实时，非接触光学测量方法，对飞机机翼，汽轮机叶片以及坦克，轿车等的轮廓曲面提供了一种有效的测量方法，该方法是利用激光测头扫描探测，ＣＣＤ（电荷耦合器件）或ＰＳＤ作为光电接收器件，利用微机控制的闭环测量方法，文中还给出了一种ＣＣＤ的新探测驱动方法。     

The impact of ground plane size upon the performance of Field-induced Charged Device Model ESD testing systems

Experimental measurements of peak stressing current in a laboratory prototype Field-induced Charged Device Model (FCDM) ESD testing system have revealed a nonlinear dependence upon ground plane area and test module capacitance. This dependence is explained by an expanded equivalent circuit model for the testing system that takes explicit account of the parasitic capacitance between the ground plane on the test head and the underlying field plate. The results of this work underscore the importance of ensuring that the ground plane is sufficiently large to cover the device under test.     

An optical telemetry device to identify which dolphin produces a sound

A small telemetry device, called a "vocalight," was designed for attachment to a dolphin's head using a suction cup. The vocalight lights up a variable number of light-emitting diodes depending upon the loudness of sounds received at a hydrophone within the suction cup. If vocalights matched for sensitivity are put on each dolphin within a captive group, observers can identify which dolphin produces a vocalization. Use of vocalights indicates that source levels of whistles from captive bottlenosed dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, range from approximately 125 to over 140 dB re: 1 microPa at 1 m.     

Cylinder head temperature determination using high-speed phosphor thermometry in a fired internal combustion engine

This paper documents the application of high-speed phosphor thermometry to measure cylinder head temperatures under fired engine conditions. The thermographic phosphor Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂:Cr,Ce was synthesized with a special composition to meet the requirements of the measurement technique and the device under test. Calibration measurements are given in the first section, providing the temperature lifetime characteristic and temporal standard deviations in order to quantify single-shot precision. Accuracy was investigated for laser-induced heating. Measurements inside an optically accessible combustion engine are presented in the second section. Measurement locations at the cylinder head were determined, as well as temperature evolutions for variations in spark timing and air–fuel ratio.     

Isolating the auditory system from acoustic noise during functional magnetic resonance imaging: examination of noise conduction through the ear canal, head, and body

Approaches were examined for reducing acoustic noise levels heard by subjects during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a technique for localizing brain activation in humans. Specifically, it was examined whether a device for isolating the head and ear canal from sound (a "helmet") could add to the isolation provided by conventional hearing protection devices (i.e., earmuffs and earplugs). Both subjective attenuation (the difference in hearing threshold with versus without isolation devices in place) and objective attenuation (difference in ear-canal sound pressure) were measured. In the frequency range of the most intense fMRI noise (1-1.4 kHz), a helmet, earmuffs, and earplugs used together attenuated perceived sound by 55-63 dB, whereas the attenuation provided by the conventional devices alone was substantially less: 30-37 dB for earmuffs, 25-28 dB for earplugs, and 39-41 dB for earmuffs and earplugs used together. The data enabled the clarification of the relative importance of ear canal, head, and body conduction routes to the cochlea under different conditions: At low frequencies (< or =500 Hz), the ear canal was the dominant route of sound conduction to the cochlea for all of the device combinations considered. At higher frequencies (>500 Hz), the ear canal was the dominant route when either earmuffs or earplugs were worn. However, the dominant route of sound conduction was through the head when both earmuffs and earplugs were worn, through both ear canal and body when a helmet and earmuffs were worn, and through the body when a helmet, earmuffs, and earplugs were worn. It is estimated that a helmet, earmuffs, and earplugs together will reduce the most intense fMRI noise levels experienced by a subject to 60-65 dB SPL. Even greater reductions in noise should be achievable by isolating the body from the surrounding noise field.     

Temperature independent torsion sensor using a high-birefringent Sagnac loop interferometer

A high-birefringent (Hi-Bi) Sagnac loop interferometer for torsion measurement is demonstrated. The sensing head is formed by a section of standard single mode fiber spliced between the output ports of a Hi-Bi coupler at 3 dB. The sensing configuration is characterized in torsion, temperature and strain. The results obtained indicate the viability of a torsion sensor independent of the temperature and strain cross-sensitivity effects. Additionally, in the proposed configuration all measurements are performed without the need of a polarization controller, a device most often required in standard Sagnac loops applied for sensing.     

Neutron spectrometry and determination of neutron ambient dose equivalents in different LINAC radiotherapy rooms

A project has been set up to study the effect on a radiotherapy patient of the neutrons produced around the LINAC accelerator head by photonuclear reactions induced by photons above ～8 MeV. These neutrons may reach directly the patient, or they may interact with the surrounding materials until they become thermalised, scattering all over the treatment room and affecting the patient as well, contributing to peripheral dose. Spectrometry was performed with a calibrated and validated set of Bonner spheres at a point located at 50 cm from the isocenter, as well as at the place where a digital device for measuring neutrons, based on the upset of SRAM memories induced by thermal neutrons, is located inside the treatment room. Exposures have taken place in six LINAC accelerators with different energies (from 15 to 23 MV) with the aim of relating the spectrometer measurements with the readings of the digital device under various exposure and room geometry conditions. The final purpose of the project is to be able to relate, under any given treatment condition and room geometry, the readings of this digital device to patient neutron effective dose and peripheral dose in organs of interest. This would allow inferring the probability of developing second malignancies as a consequence of the treatment. Results indicate that unit neutron fluence spectra at 50 cm from the isocenter do not depend on accelerator characteristics, while spectra at the place of the digital device are strongly influenced by the treatment room geometry.     

Fiber type of optical coherence tomography with an auto-focus device

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a novel technique for non-invasive imaging based on low coherence interferometer. In this study, we develop a new optical fiber type of OCT with a commercial auto-focus device to simultaneously measure the refractive index and thickness of a single-layer for demonstration. An auto-focus device can be easily implemented into the new OCT in order to diminish the measurement error resulting from the slight vibration of the sample and/or the sample stage. However, if the conventional OCT is implemented with an auto-focus device, it would be extremely difficult in locating and controlling the positions of the sample and scanning stages.From the experimental results, the error percentage from various frequency of the simulated noise is almost under 0.4%. Due to the resonance frequency of a DVD pickup head is around 40 Hz, the error percentage is apparently highest up to 1%; however still acceptable. It is concluded that the auto-focus device indeed works in an OCT system.