Effect of anisotropy on acoustoelastic birefringence in wood

The ultrasonic velocity of shear waves propagating through radial direction of a wood plate specimen, transversely to the loading direction, was measured. By rotating an ultrasonic sensor, the oscillation direction of the shear waves was varied with respect to the wood plate axis and loading direction. The relationship between shear wave velocity and oscillation direction was examined to discuss the effect of anisotropy on the acoustoelastic birefringence in wood. The results obtained were summarized as follows. When the oscillation direction of the shear wave corresponded to the tangential direction of the wood specimen regardless of the stress direction, shear wave velocity decreased markedly and the relationship between shear wave velocity and rotation angle tended to become discontinuous. That is, when the shear waves oscillated in the anisotropic axis of the wood, the shear wave velocity peaked unlike in the case of oscillation in the stress direction. In an isotropic material (acrylic, aluminum 5052), on the contrary, when the shear waves oscillated in the stress direction of the specimen, the shear wave velocity peaked regardless of the main-axis direction of the specimen. On the basis of the discussion of these results, the ultrasonic shear wave propagating in wood under stress is confirmed to be polarized in the anisotropic axis of the wood.     

Tolerable Displacement for Perceiving a Natural Scene as Stable across Saccadic Eye Movements

We conducted an experiment in which subjects observed a picture of a natural scene while the picture was displaced according to a subject’s saccades. The threshold displacement ratio (the length of picture displacement/the length of saccade) that allowed subjects to perceive the stable picture was measured. In experiment 1 the threshold ratio was measured for each of five pictures when the picture was displaced in the same direction as each saccade. In experiment 2 the direction of the picture displacement was set in the same, opposite or orthogonal to the movement of the eye to examine effects of the relative displacement direction. The results showed that the subjects perceived a picture as stable despite fairly large displacement during saccades; the threshold ratio was influenced by the pictures and ranged from 18% to 26%. It was also found that the displacement in the same direction as the eye was more detectable than that in the opposite direction.     

一种基于PMP的圆型流水线上工件的三维在线检测方法

提出了一种基于PMP原理的对圆形流水线上工件面形进行在线检测的方法。利用DLP将一环形正弦光栅图投射在圆型流水线上某一区域，使用相移器在物体运动方向的垂直方向上进行相移，实现了圆周运动物体各物点相移一致性，同时由于相移方向与物体移动方向垂直，工件移动不会影响相移量，相移量可以较精确地控制。通过采用参考标记和图像旋转恢复可实现N帧变形条纹图像的像素匹配，从而提取三维物体的截断相位，经过相位展开，得到连续相位，并由相位最后解调出物体的高度信息。通过计算机仿真验证了方法的可行性。该方法具有在线、快速，非接触性等特点。     

单轴晶体的光程差和Lyot型滤光器的视场

 建立了以光线入射方向和晶体光轴方向为基准的入射坐标系，利用波法线反曲面方程和电磁场在晶体折射界面处切向分量连续性的边界条件，得到了晶体中波法线方向、射线方向、波法线折射率和射线折射率的表达式。从非常光的射线方向和射线折射率出发，得到了在任意的晶体光轴方向和入射角条件下，光通过单轴晶体后寻常光、非常光的光程差表达式。对Lyot型滤光单元的透射率和视场进行了计算分析后发现，滤光单元的透射率随光线入射角的变化呈现一定的周期性，视场随光轴倾角的增大而减小。得出了透射率和视场随光轴倾角(光轴与晶体表面的夹角)和光线入射角(光线在晶体表面的入射角)的变化规律。讨论了通过改变晶体倾角实现滤光器调谐和补偿晶体厚度加工误差等技术问题。     

Rotation of a Fine Particle with Circularly Polarized Anti-Parallel Collinear Laser Beams

We have succeeded in the operation of rotating a fine particle which was held without mechanical contact by circularly polarized laser beams with opposite propagation directions. A polystyrene latex particle 11.9 μm in diameter deformed in a disk-like shape was dispersed in water, and was trapped using the anti-parallel collinear laser beams which were set up so that they had the circular polarization rotating in the same direction. It was observed that the trapped particle rotated in the same direction as the rotation of the circular polarization of light. Inversion of the rotational direction of the circular polarization of light reversed the direction of the rotation of the particle. Although the rotational speed of a particle varied significantly from particle to particle, it was found to be proportional to the laser beam intensity. A typical value for the rotational speed per beam intensity was 2.1 Hz/W.     

Effects of surface treatment and weave structure on interlaminar fracture behaviour of plain glass woven fabric composites: Part II. Report of the 2nd round robin test results

This paper reports the second part of the results from the round robin test program proposed by the Society of Interfacial Materials Science (SIMS) to characterise the interlaminar fracture behaviour of E-glass woven fabric reinforced vinylester composites. Special emphasis was placed on the study of loading direction (i.e. weft and warp directions) effect on interlaminar shear strength and fracture toughness. Ten laboratories worldwide participated in this test (Table 1). Each laboratory was supplied with composite laminates and conducted the tests according to its own procedure. The results showed that although there were large variations in absolute magnitude between laboratories, a general trend was established with higher interlaminar fracture resistance in the weft direction than in the warp direction for a given silane agent. The larger number of strands running in the warp direction with rougher, more undulating areas perpendicular to the direction of crack propagation was mainly responsible for this result. The results also confirmed the previous finding that the mode I interlaminar fracture toughness increased with increasing silane agent concentration.     

Diffusion-direction-dependent imaging: a novel MRI approach for peripheral nerve imaging

A novel magnetic resonance imaging approach, called diffusion-direction-dependent imaging (DDI), is introduced. Due to inherent anisotropic diffusion properties, peripheral nerves can be visualized on diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). The largest signal attenuation on DTI correlates with the direction of a nerve fiber, and the least signal attenuation correlates with the direction perpendicular to the nerve fiber. Since low signal-to-noise ratio is a concern in peripheral nerve DTI, we explored a new approach focusing on the perpendicular diffusion direction. A 36-gradient diffusion direction scheme was used. A mean expected curve specific for peripheral nerves was calculated based on the sciatic nerve and its division into the common peroneal nerve and the tibial nerve in three healthy volunteers. By a simple postprocessing method, a comparison of the mean expected curve and the measured curve was made voxel by voxel, and the sciatic nerve and its division were reconstructed, excluding other tissues. More studies are needed to investigate whether other postprocessing methods or other diffusion direction schemes are more suited for peripheral nerve imaging with DDI. Further studies may also be of interest to investigate whether DDI can be a complementary method to conventional T(1)-weighted and T(2)-weighted sequences in the imaging of peripheral nerve pathology or even in the visualization of other tissues, possibly with different diffusion direction schemes.     

The effect of water on some properties of oriented nylon

Samples of 66 nylon were oriented by rolling to produce structures in which the polymer chains are preferentially in the machine direction and the hydrogen bonds are in the transverse direction. Conditioning to 50 or 100% relative humidity (R.H.) produces anisotropic swelling with the transverse direction expanding much less than the other two directions. The dependence on temperature of the tensile modulus in the machine and transverse directions was examined for specimens which were dry, conditioned to 50% R.H., and saturated with water. At high temperatures, the modulus was larger in the transverse direction. At-40°C, it was larger in the machine direction and increased with increasing moisture. The data are interpreted in terms of crystals which have their largest dimension in the hydrogen bond direction.     

Magnetostriction of a single crystal of nickel observed with an X-ray four-circle goniometer

We proposed a technique to observe magnetostrictive coefficients of a single crystal specimen with X-ray diffraction. An angle between a direction of crystallographic orientation and a direction of magnetic field could be estimated with two kinds of diffraction peaks which were found with an X-ray four-circle goniometer. The magnetostriction was measured by a shift of Bragg angle. This technique was suitable for a case to observe the magnetostrictive coefficient which varied as a function of the magnetic field direction. We applied the technique to a single crystal specimen of nickel and showed dependences of the magnetostriction on the magnetic field strength and its direction around an axis of easy magnetization at room temperature.     

Friction anisotropy of the surface of organic crystals and its impact on scanning force microscopy

The transverse component of the friction forces acting on the tip of an atomic force microscope scanning on the surface of an organic crystal was monitored as a function of the scan direction. The relation between friction and the crystallographic system is disclosed, revealing that the symmetry of the friction phenomenon is dictated by the direction of the prominent corrugations of the crystal surface. It is also illustrated that molecular-resolution images can be collected through the monitoring of the motion of the tip in a transverse direction with respect to the scan direction.     

Magnetization anisotropy of Ni dots with several tens of nanometer diameter

We have studied the magnetization of Ni dot with 50 to 70 nanometer diameter and 12 nanometer thickness using a magnetic force microscopy with an in-plane magnetic field. The Ni dots were prepared using self-assembled dot patterns with poly (styrene-b-methyl mathacrylate) diblock copolymers on Ni film and ion etching. It was found that the remanent magnetization direction of the dot was perpendicular to the plane as prepared. From the vibrating sample magnetometer measurement, a hysteresis loop was found in the perpendicular magnetization. When an in-plane external magnetic field was applied, the magnetization was rotated into a horizontal direction with low coercivity along the field direction.     

基于方向预估计的边界跟踪算法

 为了实现多目标轮廓高效跟踪,提出了基于方向预估计的边界跟踪算法。研究了多目标轮廓模型表达以及轮廓初始点选取方法,为多轮廓跟踪提供模型依据。定义了4方向操作模板和方向矩阵实现轮廓走向的估计,通过定义权重矩阵避免轮廓跟踪算法进入搜索陷阱,提高算法的鲁棒性。对多组头部MR图像进行实验,结果表明,在同等边界数据情况下,新算法跟踪效率较变窗爬虫跟踪算法和传统跟踪算法平均提高约21%,鲁棒性明显增强。     

飞秒激光-固体靶相互作用中超热电子能量分布的实验研究

用3TW飞秒激光器研究了激光-固体靶相互作用中产生的超热电子的能量分布.超热电子构成各向异性的能量分布：在靶法线方向，超热电子能谱呈类麦克斯韦分布，拟合的温度约为206keV，该方向占主导地位的加速机理是共振吸收；在激光反射方向，超热电子能谱先是出现一个局部的平台，然后逐渐衰减，呈现非类麦克斯韦分布，这是由于几种加热机理共同作用的结果，其中占主导地位的是反射激光对电子的加速.在靶法线方向超热电子的温度和产额均大于激光反射方向超热电子的温度和产额，证明共振吸收机理对电子的加速更有效. 关键词： 飞秒激光 等离子体 超热电子 能谱     

磁流变抛光二次非球面工件位置对刀校正

近年来,磁流变抛光作为一种确定性加工方法已成为获得高精度非球面的重要手段。作者以回转对称二次抛物面为例,分析了磁流变抛光中使用抛光轮校正工件位置的理论方法,并通过实验在Φ230 mm熔石英样件上验证对刀理论,分别在X方向和Y方向以少于3次的调整次数校正工件位置,实现了X方向、Y方向偏置量均低于0.009 mm;采用磁流变抛光技术对工件进行了修形实验验证,加工后面形精度RMS由λ/7收敛至λ/40。实验结果表明:作者提出的非球面工件位置对刀校正方法简单、可靠,能够很好地对工件进行精确定位,利于高精度非球面磁流变抛光加工。     

Measured anisotropic air flow resistivity and sound attenuation of glass wool

The air flow resistivity of glass wool has been measured in different directions. The glass wool was delivered from the manufacturer as slabs measuring 100x600x900 mm3, where the surface 600x900 mm2 was parallel with the conveyor belt used in the manufacturing. Directions in the glass wool are described by a coordinate system with the X axis perpendicular to the conveyor belt, the Z axis in the direction the conveyor belt moves, and the Y axis perpendicular to the two other axes. It was found that the resistivities in the Y and Z directions were equal in all cases. For density 14 kg/m3 the mean resistivity in the X direction was 5.88 kPa s m(-2) and in the Y direction 2.94 kPa s m(-2). For density 30 kg/m3 the mean resistivity in the X direction was 15.5 kPa s m(-2) and in the Y direction 7.75 kPa s m(-2). A formula for prediction of resistivity for other densities is given. By comparing measured values of sound attenuation with results calculated from resistivity data, it is demonstrated that the measured attenuation can be predicted in a simple manner.     

Effects of Motion, Implied Direction and Displacement of a Large-Visual-Stimulus on Postural Control

Effects of motion, implied direction in a static stimulus and displacement on postural control were examined independently. In Experiment 1, rotation of a random-dot stimulus was presented. In Experiments 2 and 3, photographic slides of natural scenes were used; participants closed their eyes during stimulus rotation to eliminate motion information. In Experiment 2, the stimulus was presented upright initially, then presented again with a tilt. In Experiment 3, the order was reversed to separate the effects of implied direction and displacement. Results showed that all information of motion, implied direction, and displacement had some effect on postural control, although visual information of motion has been presumed to have a principal effect on postural control. Results suggested that the effects of implied direction might reflect an immediate processing of information. The effects of displacement and motion might reflect a continuous processing of information.     

狭缝中蒸发水分子的红外吸收光谱（英文）

本文研究了硅片狭缝内水分子蒸发过程中的红外光谱吸收特性。通过改变相对于硅片狭缝的红外光偏振方向(水平:偏振方向与硅片狭缝方向平行;垂直:偏振方向与硅片狭缝方向垂直),测量了水分子在3900~3600 cm-1(伸缩振动)和1800~1400 cm-1(弯曲振动)的偏振红外光吸收。结果表明,经硅片间隙蒸发出来的水分子,在3900~3600 cm-1(伸缩振动)和1800~1400 cm-1(弯曲振动)区间,对垂直偏振光吸收较强,对水平偏振光吸收较弱,表明毛细效应导致蒸发的水分子偶极矩方向倾向于硅片狭缝的法线方向。     

A reversible reaction forming (---Cu---O---) strings and (Cu)6-clusters on Ag(110) shown by STM

An artificial new surface of (---Cu---O---) chains grown on Ag(110) surface was prepared by reacting a surface with Cu atoms, where the (---Cu---O---) chains grow in the [1 0] direction and are self-assembled on the Ag(110) surface in a (2 x 2)-p2mg structure. When the Cu---O/Ag(110) surface was heated in vacuum, the (---Cu---O---) chain decomposed to uniform cluster dots arranged along the [1 0] direction, where the cluster dots were composed of six Cu atoms. When the Ag(110) surface with the Cu---cluster dots was exposed to O₂, the (---Cu---O---) lines were redrawn along the [1 0] direction by reacting a s in the [1 0] direction with O₂. This is a reversible chemical reaction in one dimensional regime proved in atomic resolution.     

Temperature dependence of the induced torque of potassium

Sharp peaks observed in the induced torque of potassium as a function of magnetic field direction above about 4 T are temperature dependent in the range 1.1–1.9 K that was investigated. The amplitude and magnetic field direction of some of the peaks change with temperature. Induced torque amplitude at a fixed field direction and magnetic field above 4 T changes non-monotonically with temperature. The high-field peaks are independent of the presence of a four-fold torque which depends on sample conditions.     

Effects of Colored Noise on Self-Propelled Particles in a Two-Dimensional Potential

The effects of colored noise on self-propelled particles in a two-dimensional potential are investigated. The resonance phenomenon was found as the the average velocity has a maximum value with increasing x direction noise intensity. The average velocity takes its maximal value as the parameters (the y direction noise intensity, the self-propelled angle noise intensity, and so on) take suitable values. The y direction noise and the self-propelled angle noise have great effects on the x direction particles transport. The y direction noise and the self-propelled angle noise cannot induce x direction particles transport in the absence of x direction noise. The ratchet effect should disappear when there is no coupling between the x direction potential and the y direction potential.