Pattern transition and regulation in a subthalamopallidal network under electromagnetic effect

Although the significant roles of magnetic induction and electromagnetic radiation in the neural system have been widely studied, their influence on Parkinson's disease (PD) has yet to be well explored. By virtue of the magnetic flux variable, this paper studies the transition of firing patterns induced by magnetic induction and the regulation effect of external magnetic radiation on the firing activities of the subthalamopallidal network in basal ganglia. We find: (i) The network reproduces five typical waveforms corresponding to the severity of symptoms: weak cluster, episodic, continuous cluster, episodic, and continuous wave. (ii) Magnetic induction is a double-edged sword for the treatment of PD. Although the increase of magnetic coefficient may lead the physiological firing activity to transfer to pathological firing activity, it also can regulate the pathological intensity firing activity with excessive β-band power transferring to the physiological firing pattern with weak β-band power. (iii) External magnetic radiation could inhibit continuous tremulous firing and β-band power of subthalamic nucleus (STN), which means the severity of symptoms weakened. Especially, the bi-parameter plane of the regulation region shows that a short pulse period of magnetic radiation and a medium level of pulse percentage can well regulate pathological oscillation. This work helps to understand the firing activity of the subthalamopallidal network under electromagnetic effect. It may also provide insights into the mechanisms behind the electromagnetic therapy of PD-related firing activity.     

Real time estimation of CO2 laser weld quality for automotive industry

Laser welding is one of the most precise welding processes in joining sheet metals. In laser welding, performing real time evaluation of the welding quality is very important to enhance the efficiency of the welding process. In this study, the plasma and spatter, which are generated during laser welding, are measured using UV and IR photodiodes. The factors that influence weld quality are classified into five categories; optimal heat input, slightly low heat input, low heat input, partial joining due to gap mismatch, and nozzle deviation. The data number deviated from reference signals and their standard deviations were also considered to evaluate the qualities. A system was also formulated to perform real time evaluations of the weld quality using a fuzzy multi-feature pattern recognition with the measured signals.     

Patterns at the onset of electroconvection in freely suspended smectic films

We report the results of experiments on electrically driven convection that occurs in a thin, freely suspended film of smectic A liquid crystal when an electric field is applied in the plane of the film. Convection in a vortex pattern is found above a well-defined critical voltage. The film behaves as a two-dimensional isotropic liquid: neither its thickness nor the director field are modified by the flow. We present measurements of the critical voltage at the onset of convection in two experimental configurations—one which allows the injection of charges into the film from the electrodes, and one which does not. When injection is present, the critical voltage for the onset of flow increases monotonically with increasing frequency of applied field. With no injection, there is no instability at DC and the critical voltage diverges there. The nature of the flow pattern observed at onset changes with frequency. Below a certain frequency the film flows in vortices that extend over the width of the film; above this frequency the flow is confined to two lines of smaller vortices localized along the electrodes. We present a simple discussion of the mechanisms which drive the convection.     

〈111〉晶向冲击加载下单晶铜中纳米孔洞增长的早期动力学行为

利用分子动力学方法模拟计算了单晶铜中纳米孔洞在沿〈111〉晶向冲击加载下增长的早期过程.测量发现不同加载强度下等效孔洞半径随时间近似成线性变化.观测到单孔洞增长的两种位错生长机理：加载强度较低时，只在沿着冲击加载方向的孔洞顶点附近区域有位错的成核和运动；而随着加载强度超过一定阈值，在沿冲击加载和其垂直方向的孔洞顶点区域都观察到位错的成核和运动.在前一种机理作用下，孔洞只沿加载方向增长；在后一种机理作用下，孔洞同时沿加载和垂直于加载方向增长.分析孔洞表面原子的位移历史，发现沿加载及与其垂直方向的孔洞顶点沿径向的速度基本恒定，由此提出了一个孔洞生长模型，可以解释孔洞增长的线性生长规律. 关键词： 纳米孔洞 分子动力学 冲击加载 位错     

一种时延范德波尔电磁系统中的复杂行为(Ⅱ)——时空混沌图案动态

对于一个由线性无损传输线加非线性边界条件组成的简单无穷维电磁系统，应用行波理论确定了电压反射波的局部映射关系.数值仿真结果表明，当系统参数发生变化时，传输线沿线电压存在着非常丰富的时空非线性现象.通过描绘出空间振幅变化图和时空行为发展图，定性分析了传输线沿线电压的时空混沌图案动态，为研究和理解时空混沌提供了一种良好的可求解模型. 关键词： 图案 时空混沌 无穷维系统 时延范德波尔电磁系统     

迈克尔逊干涉仪中补偿板与干涉条纹

通过分析缺失补偿板的迈克尔逊干涉仪中的附加光程差,推出干涉条纹满足的方程式,并用计算机模拟了动镜移动过程中变化的干涉条纹,与实验结果相一致.     

Using multi-exposure of color fringes to measure the beating motion of a moth

A multi-exposure of color fringes method has been developed to improve the capture speed of a conventional color CCD camera. In the method, four groups of projected fringe patterns encoded with different colors and different directions are stored in one CCD frame. Therefore the capture frequency of the conventional CCD can be improved to 200 Hz. It is available to measure the insect wings with low beating frequency, such as dragonfly, moth, or butterfly, whose beating frequency is about 30–40 Hz. We have used the method to measure the beating motion of a moth successfully.     

面心立方晶体外延膜沉积生长中失配位错的结构与形成过程

用分子动力学方法对5%负失配条件下面心立方晶体铝薄膜的原子沉积外延生长进行了三维模拟.铝原子间的相互作用采用嵌入原子法(EAM)多体势计算.模拟结果再现了失配位错的形成现象.分析表明，失配位错在形成之初即呈现为Shockley扩展位错，即由两个伯格斯矢量为〈211〉/6的部分位错和其间的堆垛层错组成，两个部分位错的间距、即层错宽度为1.8 nm,与理论计算结果一致；外延晶体薄膜沉积生长中，位错对会发生滑移，但其间距保持稳定.进一步观察发现，该扩展位错产生于一种类似于“局部熔融-重结晶”的表层局部无序紊乱- 关键词： 失配位错 外延生长 薄膜 分子动力学 铝     

A simple electronic speckle shearing interferometer

A new speckle shearing interferometer with simple setup is proposed. The interferometer can be converted easily from a speckle referenced speckle pattern interferometer into a speckle shearing interferometer and vice versa. A beamsplitter and a mirror are used to generate the shear. The amount of shear can be adjusted by simply rotating the mirror. The costs involved are low and it is particularly useful for fast inspection in non-destructive testing of structural integrity. Both the theoretical studies of the method of measurement and the experimental results are presented.     

三维光晶格中玻色凝聚气体基态波函数及干涉演化

基于Gross-Pitaevskii方程，运用有效化学势概念，研究了囚禁在组合势(由磁阱和三维光 晶格组成)中玻色凝聚气体在三维光晶格中的分布规律，并由此得到玻色凝聚气体的归 一化基态波函数.在取消组合势和仅取消光晶格而保留磁阱的两种情况下，运用传播子方 法求解出玻色凝聚气体密度分布的解析表达式.取消组合势后，理论计算所得到的玻色凝聚 气体聚随时间的演化规律与Greiner等的实验结果相一致.仅取消光晶格而保留磁阱时，研 究表明玻色凝聚气体的干涉模式呈现周期性的振荡行为.此外，在磁阱为各向异性的情况下 ， 关键词： 玻色凝聚气体 磁阱 光晶格 干涉模式