Microfiltration membranes prepared from polyethersulfone powder grafted with acrylic acid by simultaneous irradiation and their pH dependence

Polyethersulfone (PES) powder was grafted with acrylic acid (AAc) by simultaneous γ-ray irradiation. The kinetics of the radiation induced graft polymerization was studied and the grafted PES powder was characterized. Then, microfiltration (MF) membranes were prepared from PES-g-PAAc powder with different degrees of grafting (DG) under phase inversion method. The swelling behavior and the mean pore size of MF membranes were measured, and the filtration property was tested. The results showed that the pore size and the flux of MF membranes increased with the increase in DG. And, MF membranes’ properties were dependent on the pH value.     

Effect of gamma radiation on growth and survival of common seed-borne fungi in India

The present work describes radiation-induced effects of major seeds like Oryza sativa Cv-2233, Oryza sativa Cv-Shankar, Cicer arietinum Cv-local and seed-borne fungi like Alternaria sp., Aspergillus sp., Trichoderma sp. and Curvularia sp. ⁶⁰Co gamma source at 25 °C emitting gamma ray at 1173 and 1332 keV energy was used for irradiation. Dose of gamma irradiation up to 3 kGy (0.12 kGy/h) was applied for exposing the seed and fungal spores. Significant depletion of the fungal population was noted with irradiation at 1–2 kGy, whereas germinating potential of the treated grain did not alter significantly. However, significant differential radiation response in delayed seed germination, colony formation of the fungal spores and their depletion of growth were noticed in a dose-dependent manner. The depletion of the fungal viability (germination) was noted within the irradiation dose range of 1–2 kGy for Alternaria sp. and Aspergillus sp., while 0.5–1 kGy for Trichoderma sp. and Curvularia sp. However, complete inhibition of all the selected fungi was observed above 2.5 kGy.     

Paramagnetic defects induced by ion implantation in oxide glasses

Radiation defects induced by ion bombardment of multicomponent oxide glasses of five compositions (phosphates and borosilicates) were investigated by means of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). The samples were implanted with N⁺, O⁺, Ar⁺, Mn⁺, Cu⁺ and Pb⁺ ions at energy E=150 keV at three different doses between 3×10¹⁵ and 10¹⁷ ions/cm². The broad anisotropic EPR spectra with principal g-values answering the relationship g_z>g_y>g_x˜g_e (g_e is g-factor of free electron) were observed for the samples of all five compositions. The g-values depend on glass composition. For example, g_z ranges from 2.016 to 2.057. Computer simulation shows that the spectra of many samples are superpositions of two spectra with g-values answering the mentioned relationship. These spectra are attributed to molecular O₂⁻ ions weakly coupled with glass network. In some samples narrow almost symmetric lines with g=2.0025±0.0005 were observed. The possible radiation defects responsible for this signal are discussed.     

Force approach to radiation reaction

The difficulty of the usual approach to deal with the radiation reaction is pointed out, and under the condition that the radiation force must be a function of the external force and is zero whenever the external force be zero, a new and straightforward approach to radiation reaction force and damping is proposed. Starting from the Larmor formula for the power radiated by an accelerated charged particle, written in terms of the applied force instead of the acceleration, an expression for the radiation force is established in general, and applied to the examples for the linear and circular motion of a charged particle. This expression is quadratic in the magnitude of the applied force, inversely proportional to the speed of the charged particle, and directed opposite to the velocity vector. This force approach may contribute to the solution of the very old problem of incorporating the radiation reaction to the motion of the charged particles, and future experiments may tell us whether or not this approach point is in the right direction.     

多波段微量TNT成像探测的数值分析和实验研究

建立了CO2激光器辐照微量爆炸物温升分布三维模型,对激光辐照过程和冷却过程中8~14μm和3~5μm波段内的目标表面辐射温度变化特性分别进行分析.利用设计的探测系统对目标进行初步探测,用8~14μm和3~5μm热像设备对目标进行观察分析.研究表明:在10.6μm激光照射过程中,8~14μm波段内沾有TNT目标的辐射温度分别由TNT、基底在8~14μm波段的发射率和对激光辐照的反射率共同决定;在3~5μm内目标辐射温度主要由TNT、基底在3~5μm波段的自身发射率决定.在探测过程中,8~14μm波段内沾染TNT区域的辐射温度明显高于周围区域,而在3~5μm波段内,目标表面辐射温度整体下降,并且沾染区域的辐射温度变得低于周围.     

天然橡胶/石墨烯纳米复合材料的制备及耐核辐射性能

采用乳液共混和原位还原法制备了天然橡胶(NR)/还原氧化石墨烯(RGO)纳米复合材料,研究了γ射线辐照对复合材料力学性能和热稳定性的影响.研究结果表明,RGO以少数几层堆叠片层结构均匀分散于NR基体中.RGO的加入可显著提高NR的力学性能和热稳定性,加入质量分数为0.6%的RGO可使材料拉伸强度由(22±1.4)MPa提升至(25±1.1)MPa,质量损失50%对应的温度(T50)升高6.4℃.经200 k Gy的γ射线辐射后,纯NR的拉伸强度和T50分别下降了75%和4.5℃,而NR/RGO-0.6%复合体系仅分别下降了56%和1.2℃.揭示了RGO提高材料耐辐射性能的机理,由于RGO可捕捉猝灭因辐射产生的自由基,从而减弱了辐射老化降解和交联反应的发生.     

光子晶体Vlasov天线辐射特性研究

 通过在Vlasov天线口径上加装金属面，再在金属面上环绕天线口径排布金属圆柱构成光子晶体，设计出一种新型的光子晶体Vlasov天线。数值仿真及实验结果均表明，光子晶体的带隙特性改善了天线的辐射特性，使得E面上的最大增益在工作频段内平均提高了2.43 dB。     

Influence of defects on the optical and structural properties of Ge dots embedded in an Si/Ge superlattice

In this work we studied the influence of high-energy proton irradiation on the optical and structural properties of an Si/Ge superlattice (SL) with embedded Ge quantum dots (QDs). The presence of QDs in the as-grown samples was established by transmission electron microscopy and photoluminescence (PL). The samples were irradiated with 2.0 MeV protons to fluences in the range 2×10¹²-2×10¹⁴ cm^-2. The structural characterization made by X-ray reciprocal space mapping, X-ray reflection and Rutherford backscattering/channelling has shown no changes in the as-grown heterostructure due to the irradiation. In spite of the expected high concentration of nonradiative recombination centres caused by the proton-induced damage, the PL emission from the Ge dots has been observed even for the highest irradiation fluence. The studied QD-in-SL structure has shown an extraordinarily high radiation hardness when compared with previously studied QD heterostructures.     

Interactions between kinetic and radiative processes inside moving absorbing fluids

The aim of this paper is to present several features of the couplings occurring between radiative transfer and the kinetics of a moving dielectric. After determining how the velocity field affects the apparent thermo-optical properties of matter, the energy transport problem is investigated in instationary regime and the general form of transient radiative transfer equation inside a moving medium is built. Then, the model is applied to the particular case of turbulent flows: a system of two equations for mean and fluctuating radiative energies is presented, and the resolution of this system is finally carried out.