Modular amino acid amide chiral ligands for enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aromatic aldehydes

Enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to a series of aromatic aldehydes was developed using a modular amino acid amide chiral ligand (2S)‐3‐phenyl‐N‐((R)‐1‐phenyl‐ethyl)‐2‐(tosylamino)propanamide without using titanium complex. The catalytic system employing 10 mol% of 1g was found to promote the addition of diethylzinc (ZnEt₂) to a wide range of aromatic aldehydes with electron‐donating and electron‐withdrawing substituents, giving up to 82% ee of the corresponding secondary alcohol under mild conditions. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Compact laser system for atom interferometry

We describe an optical bench in which we lock the relative frequencies or phases of a set of three lasers in order to use them in a cold atom interferometry experiment. As a new feature, the same two lasers serve alternately to cool atoms and to realize the atomic interferometer. This requires a fast change of the optical frequencies over a few GHz. The number of required independent laser sources is then only three, which enables the construction of the whole laser system on a single transportable optical bench. Recent results obtained with this optical setup are also presented. PACS 32.80.Pj; 42.50.Vk; 39.20.+q     

类锂离子2s2p2p^2S三激发态的能量和宽度

采用马鞍点变分方法和复数转动技术，计算了类锂离子２ｓ２ｐ２ｐ２Ｓ三激发共振态的能量，并运用截断变分方法得到能量改进量，以及计算了相对论效应、质量极化效应，从而获得了高精度的能量计算值。还计算了该系统的Ａｕｇｅｒ宽度，位移和辐射跃迁率。     

Adsorption of nitrogen-containing aromatic molecules on Si(1 1 1)-7 × 7

The adsorption configurations of pyrimidine and triazine on Si(1 1 1)-7 × 7 were investigated using high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS) X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations. The HREELS spectra of chemisorbed monolayer show the coexistence of the C(sp²)-H and C (sp³)-H stretching modes together with the observation of the unconjugated CN(C) vibrational feature suggesting that the carbon atom and its para-nitrogen atom of pyrimidine and triazine directly participate in binding with the surface to form Si-C and Si-N σ-linkages. The core levels of the C-atom and its opposite nitrogen atom directly binding with Si-atoms experience a down-shifting by 1.8-1.9 and 1.4-1.6 eV, respectively. These experimental findings are consistent with the density functional theory calculations indicating that the carbon atom and its para-nitrogen atom favorably link with the adjacent adatom and rest atom pair to form C-Si and N-Si linkages.     

Dual-frequency single-axis laser using a lead lanthanum zirconate tantalate (PLZT) birefringent etalon for millimeter wave generation: beyond the standard limit of tunability

We demonstrate the generation of optically carried, broadly tunable, millimeter-wave signals with a dual-frequency single-axis Nd:YAG laser. A frequency difference as high as 127 GHz is reached thanks to an intracavity electro-optically tunable etalon made of lead zirconate tantalate (PLZT) ceramic. We show that the available frequency range is actually limited by the bandwidth of the amplification medium, namely, far beyond the usually accepted free spectral range value in the case of a single-axis laser. Both coarse discrete and fine continuous tunabilities are obtained with the same voltage-controlled device, opening the way to widely tunable low-phase-noise optically carried submillimeter or even terahertz sources.     

基于最小Csiszár’s I-散度的高精度深度定位方法*

模态波束形成技术可用于水下目标定位,在深度定位方面,其定位精度(百米量级)往往不能满足实际需求;因此,高精度的深度定位方法需要被探索。传统高精度估计方法,如最小方差无畸变响应,面临着许多问题,如需要大量的快拍样本数等。最小Csiszár’s I-散度的迭代算法可以解决线性系统的求逆问题,但需满足系统的非负性条件,在图像的去模糊领域已得到广泛应用。该文将此算法和模态波束形成技术相结合,提出了一种新的高精度深度定位方法。基于SWellEx-96实验的海洋环境参数,分别用仿真和实验数据验证了该方法的以下性能：实现深度的高精度定位且抑制旁瓣能量;在小快拍数的情况下,深度定位性能良好。     

三山岛金矿控矿断层F1的力学性质及补强措施

作者以正在开采中的三山岛金矿采场为研究对象，分析矿区开采过程中的岩体结构特征及重力方向矿柱、护顶矿柱与控矿断层F1断层泥及其上覆岩体之间的关系和力学机制。通过试验研究了断层泥的物质成分和力学性质，总结了力学特性与断层泥厚度及含水量之间的关系。在此基础上提出锚固大于中倾角的结构面，提高结构面的抗滑阻力；增加含有高、陡倾角结构面矿柱的刚度等对矿柱的补强措施。对护顶矿柱提出预先锚固；分阶段开采的补强方法。在裂隙密集带设置排水设施，改善断层泥的赋存条件，提高它的力学性能。     

From Polymer to Monomer: Cleavage and Rearrangement of Si‐O‐Si Bonds after Oxidation Yielded an Ordered Cyclic Crystallized Structure

Polymerization reactions are very common in the chemical industry, however, the reaction in which monomers are obtained from polymers is rarely invesitgated. This work reveals for the first time that oxone can break the Si‐O‐Si bond and induce further rearrangement to yield an ordered cyclic structure. The oxidation of P1 , which is obtained by reaction of 2,2′‐1,2‐ethanediylbis(oxy)bis(ethanethiol) (DBOET) with 1,3‐divinyl‐1,1,3,3‐tetramethyldisiloxane (MM^Vi), with oxone yielded cyclic crystallized sulfone–siloxane dimer ( P1‐ox ) after unexpected cleavage and rearrangement of the Si‐O‐Si bond.