Energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence – A tool for interdisciplinary research

Trace elements have been at the focus of attention for decades with considerable emphasis on their role in biology and biomedical sciences, environmental sciences, geology, archaeology and material sciences. They comprise a large number of elements, some having essential physiological functions, whereas others are toxic, mutagenic or carcinogenic. A few even have antiproliferative and anticarciniogenic properties. The advent of various instrumental techniques and sophisticated instrumentations has made their detection to very low limits possible, making this a very important multidisciplinary study. Among these techniques the energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) technique is being widely used for trace element detection in various fields of science. Keeping the importance of trace elements in mind, the Kolkata centre of UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research initiated several research schemes in different fields of trace element research using various techniques, EDXRF being one of the main techniques. A Xenemetrix (erstwhile Jordan Valley) EX 3600 EDXRF spectrometer is being used to carry out the research. This presentation aims to highlight some of the very recent applications of EDXRF in the study of the role of trace elements in pre-cancerous tissues, medicinal plants and also in some environmental studies.     

SBS新介质C4Cl6参数确定及性能研究

 从介质对光的吸收机理出发，研究了吸收系数较小的受激布里渊散射（SBS）新介质六氯-1,3-丁二烯（C4Cl6）。通过基本的物理参数，确定了入射光波长为1 064 nm时C₄Cl₆的SBS参数，其吸收系数约为0.003 cm^-1，声子寿命约为0.25 ns，增益系数约为4.9 cm·GW^-1。分析了入射光波长与介质SBS参数的关系，布里渊频移与入射光波长成反比，声子寿命与入射光波长的平方成正比，增益系数一般与入射光波长无关。在单池SBS系统中，利用Nd:YAG调Q激光器研究了C₄Cl₆的SBS性能。实验结果表明：由于其吸收系数小，与具有相同增益系数的H₂O比较，C₄Cl₆具有较高的能量反射率（饱和能量反射率大于55%）和较宽的SBS脉宽；由于其声子寿命短，与具有相同吸收系数的CS₂比较，C₄Cl₆的SBS波形上升时间较短。吸收系数小和声子寿命短的特点，使C₄Cl₆适合作为放大池介质，这对优化SBS介质选取，提高SBS系统性能具有一定意义。     

Taming fluorescence yield of dye insensitive to temperature by non-covalent complex with the host CB[7] for aqueous dye lasers

Quantum yield of fluorescence (QYF) of widely used Rhodamine (RhB) dye in ethanol and water was observed to decrease rapidly with increase in temperature of the dye solutions, which was correlated to enhanced torsional motion of its flexible diethylamino groups. This is harmful for its use in high-average power dye lasers, pumped by copper vapour laser (CVL) or diode-pumped solid-state green laser (DPSSGL), in which bulk temperature of the dye solution was found to increase due to the heat generated by circulation pumps and non-radiative decay processes of excited dye molecules. The QYF of RhB dye in water was found to be not sensitive to temperature in the practical operating region 16–25°C of dye laser by adopting supramolecular route to form an inclusion complex of RhB with the container molecule cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]).     

Design of nanocomposite film-based plasmonic device for gas sensing

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is a very efficient tool for chemical and biological sensing in nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology, medicine and environmental monitoring. A theoretical simulation study incorporating the use of admittance loci design methodology in SPR-based sensing device using gold-tungsten trioxide (Au-WO_3?x ) nanocomposite film is reported in this paper. A simple Kretschmann–Raether-type prism-based plasmonic device consisting of a glass prism, Au-WO_3?x nanocomposite film and various gas samples is considered. Complex permittivity for both stoichiometric and non-stoichiometric Au-WO_3?x nanocomposite films has been used for the simulation of the admittance loci plots, resonance curves and sensitivity curves by considering angular interrogation at a fixed wavelength of 632.8 nm.     

利用表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)技术快速检测水与尿液中舒芬太尼的研究

该文建立了基于表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)技术检测水和尿液中舒芬太尼的方法。首先制备了银溶胶SERS基底并进行表征。随后通过理论计算和实验对比,对舒芬太尼的拉曼特征峰进行了归属。通过探索最佳实验条件,确定了促凝剂及其浓度。对水和人工尿液中的舒芬太尼进行了SERS检测,检出限分别为0.09μg/mL和1.55μg/mL。水和尿液中舒芬太尼的特征峰(1 004 cm~(-1))强度与舒芬太尼质量浓度在一定范围内呈线性关系,相关系数(r~2)分别为0.979和0.968。水和尿液中舒芬太尼的回收率分别为96.3%～107%和95.8%～106%,相对标准偏差分别为4.2%～4.7%和3.3%～5.2%。该方法具有快速、准确、无损、操作简便等优点,为水和尿液中舒芬太尼的快速检测打下了良好的基础。     

Pulse Compression Based on Laser-Induced Optical Breakdown in Suspension

Pulse compression based on laser-induced optical breakdown in suspension is investigated. The physical mechanism behind it is analyzed theoretically and validated in the Q-switched Nd：YAG laser system. A 12-ns pump pulse is suppressed to 5ns With good fidelity in the front edge and sharp steepness in the trailing edge. The HT-270, which has a small gain coefficient and absorption coefficient, is used as a solvent, and therefore the disturbance induced by stimulated Brillouin scattering and absorption are minimized and the transmittivity is enhanced.