Pre-transitional effects in a nematic and a polymesomorphic liquid crystal

Measurements of ultrasonic velocity V, specific volume v and adiabatic compressibility K_ad are carried out in a monotropic nematic liquid crystal, p-anisal-p-phenetidine (pApP), and a polymesomorphic liquid crystal, p-n-decyloxybenzoyl-p-cresol (DBC) with nematic and smectic A phases. Temperature variation of the order parameter is estimated. The pre-transitional effects observed in v and K_ad are discussed on the basis of de Gennes' theory generalized by Bendler, and the critical exponents are estimated.     

Coercivity analysis in R17Fe83−χBχ magnets

We studied the coercivity in magnets of composition R₁₇Fe_83−χB_χ (R = Nd, Pr and χ = 8, 30), using measurements of the coercive field H_c, its angular dependence, and the magnetic viscosity coefficient S_v, for temperatures between 4.2 and 500 K. The results are discussed in relation to a model which does not specifically consider the detailed mechanisms involved in magnetization reversal, but which provides information about the magnetic properties in the activation volume v where magnetization reversal is initiated. It is concluded that the ordering temperature in v tends to be slightly smaller than in the bulk and that the room temperature anisotropy in v is not strongly reduced with respect to the bulk value. Finally, a direct evaluation of the dipolar interactions is in good agreement with results obtained from H_c(T).     

Vibrationally resolved band profiles for autoionisation of NO (cΠ) nℓλ (vR=0) Rydberg states into NO AΠ (vi=0, 1, 2) vibronic levels

Excitation spectra for dispersed VUV-fluorescence of NO (λ_fl=134–152 nm) were measured in the exciting-photon energy range between 16.9 and 24.8 eV using monochromatised synchrotron radiation at medium bandwidth of 29 meV. Fluorescence from A¹Π (v_i=0, 1, 2) vibronic NO⁺-levels and fluorescence from excited dissociation fragments NI (3s ²P_J) was observed simultaneously by recording the dispersed fluorescence with a monochromator–position-sensitive detector combination. The autoionisation of NO (c³Π) nℓλ (v_R=0) Rydberg levels into the NO⁺ A¹Π (v_i=0, 1, 2) vibronic levels was observed vibrationally resolved. Different Beutler–Fano profiles for autoionisation of one Rydberg level NO (c³Π) nℓλ (v_R=0) into the different vibronic NO⁺ A¹Π (v_i=0, 1, 2) levels are clearly visible. The dependence of the Beutler–Fano profiles on the quantum numbers n, ℓ, and λ of the Rydberg electron is discussed. For the direct photoionisation into the NO⁺ A¹Π (v_i=0, 1, 2) vibronic levels a non-Franck–Condon behaviour was observed.     

Scaling probability, key to the equilibrium statistical volume distribution in foams

The equilibrium statistical volume distribution in foams, which has been previously demonstrated to be the so-called log-normal, is accounted on probability grounds by a scaling law on the bubble's volume time-evolution. This law states that the conditional probability for a given bubble to have the volume v(t + Δt), he assumption that it was v(t), to depend solely on the relationship v(t + Δt)/v(t), and in particular, to be independent of the time t. The theoretical results, however, allow to go further. Indeed, since the time dependece of its parameters (expectation and variance) are given functions of time, only two parameters are necessary to describe completely the foam.     

The dispersion properties of surface acoustic wave devices on AlN/LiNbO3 film/substrate structure

Highly c-axis oriented aluminum nitride (AlN) films were deposited on z-cut LiNbO₃ substrates by reactive rf magnetron sputtering. The crystalline properties investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed that AlN film with (0 0 2) preferred orientation was improved by an increase of the deposition time within the experimental range. However, the surface morphology of AlN film measured by scanning probe microscopy (SPM) showed that the roughness was getting worse with increase of deposition time. Surface acoustic wave (SAW) properties, measured by a network analyzer in the structure consisting of highly c-axis AlN films on z-cut LiNbO₃ substrates, were investigated. The phase velocity (V_P) was significantly increased by the increase of h/λ, where h is the thickness of AlN film and λ is the wavelength. However, the insertion loss (IL) of SAW filters was also increased by the increase of h/λ. Experimental results on the temperature characteristics of SAW devices are also presented.     

A path integral approach to electronic friction of a nanometer-sized tip scanning a metal surface

In this work, we study the dissipation mechanism and frictional force of a nanometer-sized tip scanning a metal surface via a path integral approach. The metal, with internal degrees of freedom (c, c^†) and a tip with an internal degree of freedom (d, d^†) couple with one another by means of an exchanged potential, V. Having integrated out all internal degrees of freedom, we obtain the in-out amplitude. Moreover, we calculate the imaginary part of the in-out amplitude and the frictional force. We find the imaginary part of the in-out amplitude to be positive, and correlated to the sliding velocity in most cases. The frictional force is proportional to the sliding velocity for the case where v < 0.01. However, for cases where v > 0.01, the frictional force demonstrates nonlinear dependence on sliding velocity.     

基于ab initio的BD~+离子激光冷却理论研究

基于相关一致基组aug-cc-pV5Z,采用内收缩多参考组态相互作用方法计算了BD~+离子两个最低解离极限B~+(~1Sg)+D(~2Sg)和B+(~3Pu)+D(~2Sg)对应的5个Λ—S态(X~2Σ~+,A~2Π,B~2Σ+,a~4Π和b~4Σ~+)的势能曲线和跃迁偶极矩.根据计算结果,求解核运动的径向薛定谔方程得到相应电子态的振-转光谱常数、Franck-Condon(F-C)因子和振动能级辐射寿命.其中A~2Π—X~2Σ~+的F-C因子(f_(00)=0.923)、辐射寿命(τ=235 ns)满足激光直接冷却的条件.因此,我们基于分子转动跃迁提出了一个可实现Doppler激光冷却的光循环方案:A~2Π_(1/2)(υ′=0)—X~2Σ+(υ′′=0,1),其中υ′=0中包含2个转动能级,υ′′=0和υ′′=1中分别包含6个和4个转动能级.根据方案,模拟了激光冷却过程中的分子布居数动力学变化过程,并计算了初速度为100 m/s的BD~+,历经5.4 ms散射1150个光子可减速到4.6 m/s、温度为13 mK.     

虚阴极产生微波的一些基本特性

用Vlasov-Poisson方程对相对论电子束在单板、双板间的传播过程进行了数值模拟,给出了单板模型空间电荷积累最大的位置,不同位置上的电流J、电子数密度n、电场E的振荡频率随入射电子数密度n₀、入射速度v₀的变化关系,双板模型空间电荷积累最大的位置,J、n、E的振荡频率随入射流J₀及两板间距离的变化关系。虚阴极位置的数值结果与稳态理论给出的结果相近,它的振荡频率符合经验公式(1~√2π)ω_peb。单板时入射电子数密度按速度服从高斯分布,能散△E_n/E_n < 10%时的数值结果给出与单能情况基本相同的结论。     

Magnetic aftereffect associated with narrow domain walls in some rare earth based intermetallic compounds

Using quasi-static fields and pulsed fields we have measured the magnetization rate dM/dt = v as a function of field H for Dy₃Al₂ and DyCoNi which present narrow domain walls. The experimental results follow the empirical law v = v∞ exp (−H_o/H). An analogous experimental law has been observed for domain reversal in ferroelectrics and for dislocation motion.     

Determination of elastic properties of Si/Ge superlattices and Si1-xGex films from surface acoustic modes by Brillouin scattering

Surface acoustic waves (SAW) have been measured by means of Brillouin scattering (BS) both as a function of k×h and the direction of k in the sample plane (k is the wavevector of the surface acoustic mode and h the thickness of the film). The velocity of the Rayleigh wave on sufficiently thick films (h > 4000 Å) has been experimentally found to ve uneffected by the elastic properties of the substrate material. Thus the directional dependence of the hypersonic surface wave is completely determined by the elastic properties of the layer material alone and reflects its crystallographic symmetry. The SL's can be treated as media with effective elastic constants because the wavelength of the thermally excited Rayleigh wave is much longer than the SL period. Furthermore, the angular dispersion of the SAW can be used to calculate the elastic constants of each film separately.     

Radiative transfer in an LTE atmosphere: An integral kernel formulation of the Compton scatter source term

The purpose of this paper is the computation of the spectrum of the radiation scattered by an LTE atmosphere irradiated by a given spectrum. The expression given for the integral kernel of Compton scatter takes into account both the Doppler shift and the Compton frequency shift. Collective (plasma) phenomena are neglected, and we use throughout the binary encounter approximation. Our result is accurate to terms of 2nd order in v/c (v being the electron velocity, c the light velocity). A comparison is made with some previous results ( ,^{(1) (2)}).     

利用准谐频叉指换能器实现GHz高频SAW滤波器

本文利用准谐频设计方法,在常规光刻工艺水平上,成功地实现了ＧＨＺ级声表面波（ＳＡＷ）器件,准谐频叉指换能器（ＱＨＩＤＴ）的优点为：其指条宽与指间隙可以比一般的单指换能器宽,克服了单指换能器内指间的多次反射,并且又较好地解决了普通谐频叉指换能器基频抑制不好的缺点,本文给出了制作在ＳＴ石英基片上,工作频率１１２８ＭＨＺ的声表面波滤波器的实验结果。     

Landau damping in degenerate solid state plasmas

Helicon waves are found useful for studying Landau damping in degenerate plasmas. The damping is analyzed as the phase velocity of the wave is increased from ω/q v_F to ω/q v_F. There is no first-orderlike transition at ω/q = V_F. In the collisionless limit, the damping tends to zero as ω/q → v_F. For finite collision times τ it does not vanish for ω/q > v_F. Nonlocal corrections to the wavelength exhibit a peak at ω/q = V_F, which degenerates into a shoulder for ωτ 100.     

混合对流的数值模拟

分别采用(-v'2)-f模型、k-ε模型和室内零方程模型对通风空调中典型的气流组织形式混合对流进行数值模拟.研究表明:在通风入口附近存在一个分离涡,对这个分离涡预测的准确程度是整个计算成败的关键因素.将预测结果和实验进行比较,发现这个涡的尺度介于(-v'2)-f模型和零方程模型预测的结果之间,比k-ε模型预测的结果大.虽然从流场上看,零方程模型预测的结果和实验结果吻合很好,但从模型构造的角度看,它不具备普遍的意义.从对温度场的预测看,(-v'2)-f模型预测结果最好,室内零方程模型次之,k-ε模型结果最差.     

Quadratic,Higgs and hilltop potentials in Palatini gravity

In this work, we study the theory of inflation with the non-minimally coupled quadratic, standard model Higgs, and hilltop potentials, through ξφ~2R term in Palatini gravity. We first analyze observational parameters of the Palatini quadratic potential as functions of ξ for the high-N scenario. In addition to this, taking into account that the inflaton field f has a non-zero vacuum expectation value v after inflation, we display observational parameters of well-known symmetry-breaking potentials. The types of potentials considered are the Higgs potential and its generalizations, namely hilltop potentials in the Palatini formalism for the high-N scenario and the low-N scenario. We calculate inflationary parameters for the Palatini Higgs potential as functions of v for different ξ values, where inflaton values are both φv and φv during inflation, as well as calculating observational parameters of the Palatini Higgs potential in the induced gravity limit for high-N scenario. We illustrate differences between the Higgs potential's effect on ξ versus hilltop potentials, which agree with the observations for the inflaton values for φv and ξ, in which v1 for both these high and low N scenarios. For each considered potential, we also display n_s-r values fitted to the current data given by the Keck Array/BICEP2 and Planck collaborations.     

The stereodynamic properties of the F + HO (v,j)→HF + O reaction on the 1A' and 3A' potential energy surfaces by quasi-classical trajectory: Initial excitation effect (v =1-3, j = 0 and v = 0, j =1-3)

The stereodynamic properties of the F + HO (v, j) reaction are explored by quasi-classical trajectory (QCT) calculations performed on the ¹A' and ³A' potential energy surfaces (PESs). Based on the polarization-dependent differential cross sections (PDDCSs) and the angular distributions of the product angular momentum with the reactant at different values of initial v or j, the results show that the product scattering and product polarization have strong links with initial vibrational-rotational numbers of v and j. The significant manifestation of the normal DCSs is that the forward scattering gradually becomes predominant with the initial vibrational excitation increasing, and the scattering angle of the HF product taking place on the ³A' potential energy surface is found to be more sensitive to the initial value of v. The product orientation and alignment are strongly dependent on the initial rovibrational excitation effect. With enhancement in the initial rovibrational excitation effect, there is an overall decrease in the product orientation as well as in the product alignment either perpendicular to the reagent relative velocity vector k or along the direction of the y axis, for which the initial rotational excitation effect is much more noticeable than the vibrational excitation effect. Moreover, the initial rovibrational excitation effect on the product polarization is more pronounced for the ³A' potential energy surface than for the ¹A' potential energy surface.     

Infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy of dipole-forbidden adsorbate vibrations

Formally dipole-forbidden adsorbate vibrational modes have recently been detected using infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (IRAS). In an earlier publication we have proposed that the excitation of these modes is indirect, mediated by the metal electrons and closely related to the concept of surface resistivity. Here we extend that theory to lower frequencies; for parallel adsorbate vibrations the theory predicts an anti-absorption resonance with an unique asymmetry which only depends on the ratio ω₀/ω₁ between the adsorbate vibrational frequency ω₀ and ω₁ = v_F/δ where v_F is the Fermi velocity and δ = c/ω_p the skin depth. The theory is in very good agreement with the IRAS measurements of Hirschmugl et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 65 (1990) 480] for CO on Cu(100) and in qualitative agreement with the measurements of Lin et al. [Phys. Rev. B 48 (1993) 2791] for CO on Ni(100).     

Critical behavior of diluted Heisenberg ferromagnets with competing interactions

The pure and the site-diluted classical Heisenberg model on the face centered cubic (fcc) lattice with ferromagnetic exchange J_nn between nearest neighbors and antiferromagnetic exchange J_nn = −J_nn/2 between next nearest neighbors is studied by Monte Carlo simulation. Data are generated by the heat bath algorithm for lattice sizes L = 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24, using histogram reweighting techniques and sampling up to several hundred configurations of the random site disorder. From a finite size scaling analysis both the critical temperature and the critical exponents are estimated. For the pure system, the data are in very good agreement with the critical exponent estimates 1/v ≈ 1.42, β/v ≈ 0.51 obtained from other methods (as a check of the accuracy of our approach, we also study the nearest neighbor model — where J_nn ≡ 0− and again obtain very good agreement with the known behavior). However, for the diluted systems evidence for a new universality class is found. While for concentration c = 0.875 of occupied sites strong crossover phenomena preclude us from giving exponent estimates, for c = 0.75 we find 1/v ≈ 1.2 and β/v ≈ 0.45. Possible reasons why the Harris criterion may not apply for this system are discussed. The application of this study to experiments on Eu_xSr_1−xS is briefly mentioned.     

Translational energy release in the recombinative desorption of H2 from Ag(111)

We have investigated the recombinative desorption of H₂ from Ag(111) using (2 + 1) REMPI to detect the desorbing molecules. We describe a method for determining the energy released into translational motion normal to the surface over a wide range of surface temperatures. This was achieved by using a weak electric field to disperse the ions, in contrast to the usual field-free method. Calibration and analysis methods are discussed and energy distributions P(E) are reported for H₂ (v=0). Desorption from a 295 K surface shows only a single low-energy peak ( ), whereas the translational energy release is bimodal for desorption from a 580 K surface, with mean desorption energies of approximately 140 meV and 1 eV for the two pathways. Sticking functions are calculated using detailed balance, revealing a large dependence on surface temperature.     

Monte Carlo and coarse graining renormalization studies for the XY model with cubic anisotropy

The XY model with cubic anisotropy is studied using a Monte Carlo coarse graining renormalization calculation. Particular emphasis is placed on the accuracy of phase diagrams and the finite-size effects on the phase transition. Non-universal behavior of the correlation-length critical exponent v with respect to variation of the cubic anisotropic field h₄ is analysed and an empirical formula v = [1 − exp(− ch₄)]⁻¹ is proposed. The results are discussed with reference to the surface reconstruction phase transition of the W(001) surface.