Charged particle fluctuation in Au+Au collision

In this paper,we present the centrality,transverse momentum region and rapidity window size dependence of charged particle fluctuation from Relativistic Quantum Molecular Dynamics (RQMD) model.D Q,Γ Q and Φ Q all depend on the rapidity windows we chosen.ν +-,dyn is a promising observable in experiments,it weakly depends on the acceptance.The beam energy dependence of ν +-,dyn has been studied to present baseline prediction for net charge fluctuations in experiments.     

Inclusive charged particle cross sections in full phase space from proton proton interactions at ISR energies

Measurements are presented of inclusive charged particle production in proton-proton collisions at √s=31, 44 and 62 GeV at the CERN ISR. The large acceptance of the Split Field Magnet detector allows a single experimental setup to cover almost the full longitudinal phase space up to a transverse momentum of 3 GeV/c.     

Measuring the charged particle multiplicity with ALICE

The charged particle multiplicity distribution is one of the first measurements that ALICE will be able to perform. The knowledge of this basic property at a new energy is needed to configure Monte Carlo generators correctly with the aim of understanding the background of other, especially rare, processes including new physics. It allows to study the scaling behaviour and to verify model predictions. The unfolding of the measurement is a non-trivial task due to the finite precision and acceptance of the detector. Solutions are based on χ ² minimization or iteratively using Bayes’ theorem. Both approaches to unfold the spectrum are presented. Furthermore, the capabilities of the SPD fast OR trigger are shown that enable physics at very high multiplicities.     

半导体带电粒子探测器的研制及其在空间物理中的应用

阐述了空间辐射环境监测的意义,描述了半导体带电粒子探测器的研制及由其组成的望远镜系统在空间物理中的应用,并给出了用此探测器在卫星上进行地球辐射环境监测、太阳质子事件和地磁暴探测的部分结果.     

基于粒子谱的多波长激光雷达近场大气光学参数校正方法

非同轴激光雷达由于存在发射激光与接收望远镜之间的不完全重叠区, 造成近场回波信号与真实大气信号不一致. 对于多波长激光雷达, 这种不一致更为突出和复杂. 然而, 近场大气是人类活动最集中的区域, 因此对多波长激光雷达近场信号进行校正, 对于了解和探究边界层大气具有十分重要的意义. 提出了一种利用粒子谱仪测量近地层气溶胶尺度谱分布并运用Mie 散射理论和低层大气指数衰减规律, 进而直接校正多波长激光雷达消光系数廓线近场信号的新方法. 通过对晴天、多云天气和雾天多波长气溶胶消光系数廓线近场信号的校正, 证明了该方法的可行性和实用性. 该方法着重考虑了多波长激光雷达比的波长依赖性和气溶胶粒子谱分布的天气相关性, 将该方法用于近地层大气消光系数廓线校正, 减少了由于不考虑这两个因素带来的消光系数廓线反演和校正的不确定性. 该方法对于研究不同天气情况下边界层内的大气气溶胶物理、光学特性具有一定的实用价值和借鉴意义.     

A study on particle identification in PTV particle mask correlation method

An algorithm for particle identification in PTV, which is classified in the category?particle mask correlation method, is presented and tested. A typical brightness pattern of a particle image is referred to as a particle mask. The particle mask is centered on a pixel in the image plane and the cross correlation between the particle mask and a region of the image plane centered on the given pixel is calculated. The particle mask is scanned over the entire image plane and the cross correlation coefficient is calculated at each pixel location. Small subareas with high correlation coefficients indicate central areas of particle images.     

半导体望远镜探测系统研制及其在卫星上的应用

简要介绍了由不同厚度的Au-Si面垒和Si(Li)半导体探测器组成的全耗尽带电粒子望远镜系统的制备及其性能,给出了载有该望远镜系统的风云三号卫星（FY-3A）在轨道高度约为830 km辐射区域监测2.9—100 MeV质子和0.15—5.7 MeV电子的结果。In this paper, the performances as well as the production procedure of the charged particle telescope systems consisting of Si(Au) surface barrier detector and Si(Li) detector with different thicknesses were introduced briefly. As an example, the density distributions of the protons and electrons in space detected by the telescope systems mounted on the Fengyun 3 satellite (FY 3A) were also presented.     

New test and analysis of position-sensitive-silicon-detector

We have tested and analyzed the properties of two-dimensional Position-Sensitive-silicon-Detector （PSD） with new integrated preamplifiers. The test demonstrates that the best position resolution for 5.5 MeV α particles is 1.7 mm （FWHM）, and the best energy resolution is 2.1%, which are notably better than the previously reported results. A scaling formula is introduced to make the absolute position calibration.     

基于多视场星点椭圆率的望远镜主动准直方法

光学元件的准直失调会引起天文望远镜在观测过程中的像质退化,该问题在大口径快焦比的天文光学系统中更为突出。针对此问题,本文提出一种用于望远镜日常观测过程中的主动准直方法,通过星像解算实时校正副镜位置及姿态达到维持望远镜像质的目的。该方法基于多视场星点椭圆率,利用粒子群优化算法迭代求解望远镜光学元件失调量,从而校正由光学元件失调引起的低阶像差。利用1.6 m多通道测光巡天望远镜光学系统进行模拟仿真,求解副镜失调量残余误差小于1%,在系统设计公差范围以内。利用南极巡天望远镜AST3-3模拟及实验验证,表明该方法可高精度求解望远镜光学元件的失调误差。     

Simultaneous measurements of the release of atomic sodium, particle diameter and particle temperature for a single burning coal particle

The temporal history of the release of volatile alkali species during coal combustion is a significant, but poorly understood factor in the fouling and corrosion of heat transfer surfaces within industrial coal-fired boilers. We present new results of the simultaneous measurement of particle temperature, particle size and the atomic sodium concentration in the plume of a burning coal particle. During the char phase, the sodium concentration in the plume was found to be linearly dependent on the inverse of particle diameter, but during the ash phase the sodium concentration was found to decay exponentially with decreasing particle temperature. The centreline decay of Na within the plume above the burning particle consists of one region controlled by a first order chemical reaction and a second region controlled by diffusion.     

An improved particle correction procedure for the particle level set method

The particle level set method [D. Enright, R. Fedkiw, J. Ferziger, I. Mitchell, A hybrid particle level set method for improved interface capturing, J. Comput. Phys. 183 (2002) 83–116.] can substantially improve the mass conservation property of the level set method by using Lagrangian marker particles to correct the level set function in the under-resolved regions. In this study, the limitations of the particle level set method due to the errors introduced in the particle correction process are analyzed, and an improved particle correction procedure is developed based on a new interface reconstruction scheme. Moreover, the zero level set is “anchored” as the level set functions are reinitialized; hence the additional particle correction after the level set reinitialization is avoided. With this new scheme, a well-defined zero level set can be obtained and the disturbances to the interface are significantly reduced. Consequently, the particle reseeding operation will barely result in the loss of interface characteristics and can be applied as frequently as necessary. To demonstrate the accuracy and robustness of the proposed method, two extreme particle reseeding strategies, one without reseeding and the other with reseeding every time step, are applied in several benchmark advection tests and the results are compared with each other. Three interfacial flow cases, a 2D surface tension driven oscillating droplet, a 2D gas bubble rising in a quiescent liquid, and a 3D drop impact onto a liquid pool are simulated to illustrate the advantages of the current method over the level set and the original particle level set methods with regard to the smoothness of geometric properties and mass conservation in real physical applications.     

ANTARES, Physics potential, progress and status

Observational neutrino astronomy can bring information - also on particle physics - that can not be obtained in other ways. In general this concerns processes at extreme energy and distance scales. Particularly of interest are cosmic accelerators, GUT phase transition remnants and dark matter annihilation. After four years of R&D the ANTARES Collaboration begins the actual construction of a neutrino telescope to be deployed at 2400 m depth near Toulon in the Mediterranean sea. The telescope will be particularly sensitive to high-energy upward-going neutrinos. The physics case, measurements, the structure of the detector and recent progress are discussed.     

用于层析粒子图像测速的模拟粒子场成像

对层析粒子图像测速(PIV)技术中示踪粒子成像部分进行理论分析,并结合真实风洞的相应参数,通过搭建模拟粒子成像平台的方法来进行研究。设计了一套体积为80 mm×100 mm×100 mm的激光照明系统,以提供粒子场的入射光强。建立了示踪粒子的三维成像模型,从而得到层析PIV系统的模拟图像。分析了影响PIV系统成像质量的相关因素。在单像素粒子数为0.007 7的情况下,通过真实粒子图像和模拟粒子图像比较,验证了该方法的正确性。     

基于Stiefel流形的粒子滤波器研究

为了解决粒子滤波的粒子退化和粒子多样性丧失问题,提出了一种基于Stiefel流形的粒子滤波算法.该算法将系统模型置于Stiefel流形上,用朗之万分布描述过程转移概率分布,用矩阵正态分布表示似然函数分布,在流形分布上进行粒子采样.在计算加权粒子的均值时,将流形嵌入到欧氏空间中,先计算欧氏空间中的粒子均值,再将计算结果投影到嵌套流形上,这就排除了噪声统计特性对粒子权重方差的影响,得到了一种受系统状态模型限制较少的重要性概率密度函数通用选择方案.仿真时选取单变量非静态增长模型,仿真结果验证了该算法的实时性、鲁棒性,滤波精度和滤波效率均比无味粒子滤波算法更好.     

An analytical particle damping model

Particle damping is a passive vibration control technique where multiple auxiliary masses are placed in a cavity attached to a vibrating structure. The behavior of the particle damper is highly non-linear and energy dissipation, or damping, is derived from a combination of loss mechanisms. These loss mechanisms involve complex physical processes and cannot be analyzed reliably using current models. As a result, previous particle damper designs have been based on trial-and-error experimentation. This paper presents a mathematical model that allows particle damper designs to be evaluated analytically. The model utilizes the particle dynamics method and captures the complex physics involved in particle damping, including frictional contact interactions and energy dissipation due to viscoelasticity of the particle material. Model predictions are shown to compare well with test data.     

Defocus and binocular vision based stereo particle pairing method for 3D particle tracking velocimetry

We propose a new method, based on the depth-from-defocus technique and binocular vision, for solving the stereo particle pairing problem in 3D particle tracking velocimetry (PTV). Firstly, the apparent particle depth is measured with a single camera, using the depth-from-defocus technique. Secondly, a strict mathematical model of the particle-to-particle correspondence relationship between the left and right images, taking into account the refractions at the interfaces in the optical path, is presented, with the assumption that the apparent particle depth is measured. Thirdly, based on the apparent particle depth and particle-to-particle correspondence relationship, the epipoplar line is truncated into a short line segment by cutting off, where the apparent particle depth extends beyond its estimated range. For the first time, the range of the blur circle radius is employed as an additional stereo particle pairing constraint. Finally, the optimal pairing particle is selected by applying the epipolar line segment and blur circle radius constraints. The experimental results show that the rate of correct pairing is significantly improved compared with the epipolar line nearest neighbor analysis, especially when the particle density is increasing.     

正交电磁场中粒子束的质量聚焦及粒子轨迹

<正>交电磁场中粒子的运动轨迹在拐点处按指数规律变化,使不同质量离子的轨迹有明显区别,由此可创建新的电磁核素分离法。从牛顿运动方程出发,基于单粒子轨道法阐述被分离核素在正交电磁场中的运动规律,重点找出轨迹的拐点。给出了多质量粒子束在正交电磁场中的质量聚焦特性,以Li离子为例,应用MATLAB模拟粒子束的运动轨迹,结果表明正交电磁场中可实现多质量束流的质量分离。总结出粒子轨迹方程的特点,为多质量束流分离结构的工程化实现提供参数。研究成果可应用到质量分离器、质谱分析仪及材料提纯等装置的研制中,同时对于特殊位形电磁场控制多质量束流等相关领域的研究亦有一定的参考价值。     

Influence of particle size on the breaking of aluminum particle shells

Rupturing the alumina shell (shell-breaking) is a prerequisite for releasing energy from aluminum powder. Thermal stress overload in a high-temperature environment is an important factor in the rupture of the alumina shell. COMSOL Multiphysics was used to simulate and analyze the shell-breaking response of micron-scale aluminum particles with different particle sizes at 650 ℃ in vacuum. The simulation results show that the thermal stability time and shell-breaking response time of 10 μm-100 μm aluminum particles are 0.15 μs-11.44 μs and 0.08 μs-3.94 μs, respectively. They also reveal the direct causes of shell breaking for aluminum particles with different particle sizes. When the particle size is less than 80 μm, the shell-breaking response is a direct result of compressive stress overload. When the particle size is between 80 μm and 100 μm, the shell-breaking response is a direct result of tensile stress overload. This article provides useful guidance for research into the energy release of aluminum powder.     

Sonolysis of synthetic sediment particles: particle characteristics affecting particle dissolution and size reduction

The effect of ultrasound on particle shape and surface structure was explored to understand particle characteristics affecting contaminant desorption and destruction from sediment particles. Compared to only hydrodynamic mixing, in the presence of an ultrasonic probe, operating at 20 kHz with a power density of 460 Wl-1, sonication decreased the particle size of alumina and silica particles following a first-order regime. In addition, the dissolution of particles during sonication is 7-20 times higher than that of non-sonicated solutions. However, the decrease of particle size was not totally explained by dissolution. Scanning electron microscopy studies showed that the surface of particles both became smoothed and pitted as a result of sonication. Therefore, it seems that multiple mechanisms are occurring simultaneously; microstreaming acts to smooth particle surfaces and dissolve particles and shockwaves and microjets imploding on the particle surfaces both shear and pit the surface of the particles. The sonication of humic acid laden particles resulted in a similar decreasing trend. However, the existence of humic acid increased the complexity of the system.     

气温和颗粒密度对声场中颗粒动力学影响的数值模拟

综合考虑黏性夹带力、Basset力、虚拟质量力和压力梯度力,建立颗粒在声场中的动力学模型,利用变步长四阶RungeKutta算法和二阶隐式Adams插值算法对颗粒的受力和运动进行数值模拟。将模拟和实验得到的颗粒运动特性进行对比,验证数值模拟的正确性。在此基础上,研究气温和颗粒密度对颗粒动力学的影响规律。结果表明,黏性夹带力对颗粒运动起主导作用;气温升高,压力梯度力与黏性夹带力之间的相位差减小,Basset力、虚拟质量力与黏性夹带力之间的相位差增大。研究还发现,气温较低时,颗粒密度对颗粒运动有重要影响,夹带系数随着密度的增加而迅速下降;气温较高时,颗粒密度对颗粒运动的影响较小,颗粒位移振幅和夹带系数相对低温时明显增加。