Compact TEM<Subscript>00</Subscript> grazing-incidence Nd:GdVO<Subscript>4</Subscript> laser using a folded cavity

A compact diode-side-pumped Nd:GdVO₄ laser system using a folded cavity and grazing-incidence configuration is presented. The highest multimode output power obtained was 21.8 W at 36 W of effective diode pump power. Highest optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 61.5% was achieved at 33 W of effective diode pump power with 20.3 W of multimode output power. For single-mode TEM₀₀ operation, an intracavity telescope was adopted for mode matching in the horizontal direction. Because of the folded cavity and the intracavity telescope, this laser head was the most compact to our knowledge of the TEM₀₀ grazing-incidence laser geometry. At last, an output power of 15 W was produced at 36 W of effective diode pump power. The stable Q-switching operation was also obtained. PACS 42.55.-f; 42.55.Xi; 42.60.Gd     

双染料敏化光致聚合物的光化动力学研究

研究了光致聚合物的光化学反应理论模型及其动力学参量。合成了染料藻红B和亚甲基蓝作为联合光敏剂共同敏化的全息光存储光致聚合物材料。对材料测试分别得到在曝光波长为633 nm与曝光强度为65 mW/cm2时,透射率随曝光条件的变化关系以及材料各光化学参量。结果表明,随着曝光波长与曝光强度的增加,光致聚合物的光化漂白速率常数k与量子产率Φ增大,当曝光强度为65 mW/cm2时透射率在短波长下出现了下降,光化漂白速率常数k出现负值,而摩尔吸收系数ε在条件不同时则表现了不同的变化趋势。     

Role of NMDA receptor subtypes in different forms of NMDA-dependent synaptic plasticity

Background  

The involvement of different NMDA receptor (NMDAR) subunits has been implicated in several forms of synaptic plasticity. However, it is still controversial to what extent the involvement is specific, and little is known about the role of NMDAR subunits in certain "non-conventional" forms of plasticity. In this study we used subunit-specific blockers to test the roles of NR2A- and NR2B-containing NMDARs in a type of chemical long-term depression (LTD) induced by brief bath application of the NMDAR agonist NMDA to hippocampal slices from 12–18 days old rats. For comparison, we also examined other forms of plasticity, including a "slow LTD" induced by 0.1 Hz stimulation under low Mg²⁺ conditions as well as long-term potentiation (LTP).     

Superconductivity on the border of weak itinerant ferromagnetism in UCoGe

We report the coexistence of ferromagnetic order and superconductivity in UCoGe at ambient pressure. Magnetization measurements show that UCoGe is a weak ferromagnet with a Curie temperature T(C)=3 K and a small ordered moment m(0)=0.03 micro(B). Superconductivity is observed with a resistive transition temperature T(s)=0.8 K for the best sample. Thermal-expansion and specific-heat measurements provide solid evidence for bulk magnetism and superconductivity. The proximity to a ferromagnetic instability, the defect sensitivity of T(s), and the absence of Pauli limiting, suggest triplet superconductivity mediated by critical ferromagnetic fluctuations.     

扇形多注强流相对论电子束的产生与传输研究

多注相对论速调管相对于常规相对论速调管, 每注电子束具有更低的导流系数和更低的空间电荷力, 却具有更高的束波转换效率. 本文基于这方面的需求, 通过三维软件模拟与实验研究了扇形多注强流相对论电子束的产生与传输. 通过建立电子枪的三维模型, 分析了阴极端面静电场的分布及其对电子束产生的影响; 通过粒子模拟获得了发射束流, 然后通过粒子跟踪仿真, 得到了电子束在空心漂移管和多扇形孔漂移管中传输的束斑图, 并对其进行了理论分析与解释. 模拟和实验结果表明, 电子束在空心漂移管传输过程中不仅绕束自身中心旋转, 还绕系统的中心旋转, 通过旋转多扇形孔漂移管实现对中的方法可提高传输效率.     

采用Al/TaN叠层电极提高Si基Ge PIN光电探测器的性能

金属与Ge材料接触由于存在强烈的费米钉扎效应, 导致金属电极与n型Ge接触引入较大的接触电阻, 限制了Si基Ge探测器响应带宽. 本文报道了在SOI衬底上外延Ge单晶薄膜并制备了不同台面尺度的Ge PIN光电探测器. 对比了电极分别为金属Al和Al/TaN叠层的具有相同器件结构的SOI基Ge PIN光电探测器的暗电流、响应度以及响应带宽等参数. 发现在Al与Ge之间增加一薄层TaN可有效减小n型Ge的接触电阻, 将台面直径为24 μ的探测器在1.55 μ的波 长和-1 V偏压下的3 dB响应带宽提高了4倍. 同时, 器件暗电流减小一个数量级, 而响应度提高了2倍. 结果表明, 采用TaN薄层制作金属与Ge接触电极, 可有效钝化金属与Ge界面, 减轻费米钉扎效应, 降低金属与n-Ge接触的势垒高度, 因而减小接触电阻和界面复合电流, 提高探测器的光电性能.     

140GHz大功率交错双栅行波管的设计和模拟研究

采用交错双栅结构,结合带状电子注,研究了一种工作在140 GHz频段的大功率行波管. 本振模数值计算表明该结构具有良好的色散特性和耦合阻抗.针对所采用的慢波结构, 提出了慢波过渡结构、输入输出耦合器和集中衰减器,保证了行波管的良好工作. 利用三维大信号模拟计算的方法得到的结果显示,当电子注直流功率为5.115 kW,输入信号功率为0.1 W时, 所研究的行波管能在132-152 GHz范围内提供大于300 W的峰值功率,其中在138 GHz时得到最大功率546 W, 对应增益为37.37 dB.当在0.027-0.46 W内调节输入信号功率,可以保持该行波管在128-152 GHz 频带内得到大于440 W的峰值功率,对应的电子效率大于8.6%. 结果显示该行波管将在大功率短毫米波领域具有重要意义和潜在应用价值.     

铟镓锌氧薄膜晶体管的悬浮栅效应研究

为了避免光照对铟镓锌氧薄膜晶体管(InGaZnO thin film transistors,IGZO TFTs)电学特性的影响,IGZO TFT要增加遮光金属层.本文研究了遮光金属栅极悬浮时,IGZO TFT的输出特性.采用器件数值计算工具TCAD(technology computer-aided design)分析了IGZO层与栅介质层界面处电势分布,证实了悬浮栅(floating gate,FG)IGZO TFT输出曲线的不饱和现象是由悬浮栅与TFT漏端的电容耦合造成.基于等效电容的电压分配方法,提出了悬浮栅IGZO TFT电流的一阶模型.TCAD数值分析及一阶物理模型结果与测试具有较高程度的符合,较完整地解释了悬浮栅IGZO TFT的电学特性.     

高准确度的钙离子光频标

近年来,冷原子技术和激光技术促进了高精度光频标的发展,有望在建立时间基准、推动基础研究和满足国家需求等方面发挥重要的作用.本文介绍了中国科学院武汉物理与数学研究所近年来在高准确度钙离子(~(40)Ca~+)光频标研究方面的进展:采用新的ULE腔系统,实现了729 nm钟跃迁激光器1—100 s的频率稳定度均优于2×10~(-15),通过对外场和环境效应的控制及克服,特别是囚禁离子运动效应的抑制,获得单个钙离子光频标的不确定度优于5.5×10~(-17);通过两台光频标的比对,测得20000 s的稳定度也进入10~(-17)量级;基于高精度钙离子光频标平台,进行了相关精密测量的工作,包括:基于全球定位系统的超高精度远程光频绝对值测量方案,第二次测量了钙离子的光频跃迁绝对值,该测量结果再次被国际时间频率咨询委员会采纳,更新了钙离子的频率推荐值;精确测量了钙离子的钟跃迁魔幻波长,由此提出新型的全光囚禁离子光频标的方法;精密测量了钙离子的亚稳态寿命等参数.以上工作推动了基于冷原子的精密测量工作.     

Modeling the radio and optical/NIR afterglows of GRB 980703: A numerical study

Extensive multi-band afterglow data are available for GRB 980703. Especially, its radio afterglow was very bright and was monitored until more than 1000 days after the trigger time. Additionally, there is no obvious special feature, i.e., no rebrightenings, no plateau, and no special steep decay or slow decay in the multi-band afterglow light curves. All these conditions make GRB 980703 a precious sample in gamma-ray burst research. Here we use the observational data of GRB 980703 to test the standard fireball model in depth. It is found that the model can give a satisfactory explanation to the multi-band and overall afterglow light curves. The beaming angle of GRB 980703 is derived as ∼ 0.23 radian, and the circum-burst medium density is ∼ 27 cm⁻³. The total isotropic equivalent kinetic energy of the ejecta is ∼ 3.8 × 10⁵² ergs. A rest-frame extinction of A _V ∼ 2.5 mag in the host galaxy is also derived.