Optodynamic phenomena in aggregates of polydisperse plasmonic nanoparticles

We propose an optodynamical model of interaction of pulsed laser radiation with aggregates of spherical metallic nanoparticles embedded into host media. The model takes into account polydispersity of particles, pair interactions between the particles, dissipation of absorbed energy, heating and melting of the metallic core of particles and of their polymer adsorption layers, and heat exchange between electron and ion components of the particle material as well as heat exchange with the interparticle medium. Temperature dependence of the electron relaxation constant of the particle material and the effect of this dependence on interaction of nanoparticles with laser radiation are first taken into consideration. We study in detail light-induced processes in the simplest resonant domains of multiparticle aggregates consisting of two particles of an arbitrary size in aqueous medium. Optical interparticle forces are realized due to the light-induced dipole interaction. The dipole moment of each particle is calculated by the coupled dipole method (with correction for the effect of higher multipoles). We determined the role of various interrelated factors leading to photomodification of resonant domains and found an essential difference in the photomodification mechanisms between polydisperse and monodisperse nanostructures.     

Theory of the stopping of fast heavy highly charged structured ions in their collisions with complex atoms

We have developed a nonperturbative theory of the energy losses by fast heavy structured ions in their collisions with neutral complex atoms by taking into account all of the possible, including multiple, excitations and ionizations of both projectile and target. We have been able to achieve a significant simplification of the problem by considering multielectron targets and by restricting our analysis to highly charged structured ions with charges much larger than unity, when the characteristic size of the electron coat of the projectile ion is much smaller than that of the neutral target atom. The errors in the approximations used and in the calculations of inelastic cross sections are estimated. We have derived formulas for the effective stopping similar to the well-known Bethe-Bloch formulas. To illustrate the contribution from multielectron excitations of the ion coat to the effective stopping, we make a comparison with the calculations based on the perturbation theory. The energy losses of U ^q+ (10 ≤ q ≤ 70) ions in their collisions with argon atoms and the energy losses of Pb and Bi ions on several targets have been calculated. A comparison with experiment is made.     

Collective oscillations of the magnetic moments of a chain of spherical magnetic nanoparticles with uniaxial magnetic anisotropy

Magnetic particles moving freely in a fluid can organize dense phases (3D clusters or linear chains). We analyze the spectrum of magnetic oscillations of a chain of spherical magnetic particles taking into account the magnetic anisotropy of an individual particle for an arbitrary relation between the anisotropy energy and the energy of the dipole interaction of particles. For any relation between these energies, the spectrum contains three branches of collective oscillations: a high-frequency branch and a weakly split doublet of low-frequency branches. The frequency of the high-frequency branch is determined by a stronger interaction, while the frequencies of the low-frequency branches are determined by the weakest interaction. Accordingly, the dispersion is maximal for oscillations formed by the dipole-dipole interaction of particles, which have high frequencies in the case of a strong dipole interaction or low frequencies in the case of a strong anisotropy.     

On Screening Induced Fluctuations in Ostwald Ripening

In this paper we derive a model for the evolution of the particle radius density for a system of many particles that evolve according to the Mullins–Sekerka problem. The derived model is a correction of the classical LSW theory that takes the effect of the fluctuations of the particle density into account. The main difference between the model derived in this paper and the classical LSW theory is the presence of a second order term which yields a boundary layer effect for large particles. In particular this model provides a possible solution for the so-called “selection problem” in the LSW theory.     

Long range and temperature-dependent interaction between an alkali atom and a metallic surface; application to surface ionization

For explaining some long range and temperature dependent charge transfer involved in surface processes dealing with particles leaving a surface, we extend the usual chemisorption theory to larger distances. Treating the interaction of an alkali atom (lithium and sodium) on a metal surface (rhenium) in the chemisorption model, we introduce the temperature in the expression for the effective charges of the adsorbed atom. These effective charges are shown to be very sensitive to the temperature for atom-surface distances larger than 5 Bohr radii. The Coulomb repulsion effect between opposite spin electrons on the adsorbed particle allows us to describe the effective charges of both the positive and negative adsorbed ions. We apply our treatment to the positive surface ionization of thermal particles and give a new expression of the degree of ionization which asymptotically tends to the values of the Saha-Langmuir law. We found that the surface ionization process occurs at distances slightly decreasing with increasing temperatures, which are of the order of 13 Bohr radii for lithium on rhenium and of 15 Bohr radii for sodium on rhenium.     

On the fragmentation of biomolecules: Fragmentation of alanine dipeptide along the polypeptide chain

The interaction potential between amino acids in alanine dipeptide has been studied for the first time taking into account exact molecular geometry. Ab initio calculation has been performed in the framework of density functional theory taking into account all electrons in the system. The fragmentation of dipeptide along the polypeptide chain, as well as the interaction between alanines, has been considered. The energy of the system has been analyzed as a function of the distance between fragments for all possible dipeptide fragmentation channels. Analysis of the energy barriers makes it possible to estimate the characteristic fragmentation times and to determine the degree of applicability of classical electrodynamics for describing the system energy.     

Electron state density and electron diffusion coefficient in energy space in nonideal nonequilibrium plasmas

We suggest a model for a hydrogenic low-temperature nonequilibrium nonideal plasma that allows the kinetic parameters of the plasma to be calculated by the method of molecular dynamics by taking into account the interparticle interaction. The charges interact according to Coulomb’s law; for unlike charges, the interaction is assumed to be equal to a constant at a distance smaller than several Bohr radii. For a system of particles, we solve the classical equations of motion under periodic boundary conditions. The initial conditions are specified in such a way that the electrons have a positive total energy. We consider the temperatures 1-50 K and densities n = 10⁹?10¹⁰ cm^?3 produced in an experiment through laser cooling and resonant excitation. We calculate the electron state density as a function of the plasma coupling parameter and the electron diffusion coefficient in energy space for highly excited (Rydberg) electron states close to the boundary of the discrete and continuum spectra.     

Dependence of the self-sputtering yield upon ion incidence angle

Solution of the problem of angular dependence of sputtering yield is divided into three parts: calculation of the number of cascade particles as a function of their path length, definition of the path length distribution of reflected particles, and convolution of the two results obtained. The theory is valid for the case of equal ion and target atom masses (self-sputtering) and contains two parameters: the ratio of the transport path length to the mean free path length and the parameter of inelastic energy losses.     

Distribution function and electron state density in nonequilibrium plasma created by dye laser

Ultracold nonequilibrium plasma created by a dye laser has been studied by the molecular dynamics method. Electrons and protons in this model of nonequilibrium plasma interacted according to the Coulomb law. In the case of electron-proton interaction and a distance between particles r < a ₀ (Bohr radius), the interaction energy is constant, e ²/a ₀ (e is the charge of electron). An initial proton kinetic energy is set randomly so that the average kinetic energy is 0.01–1 K. Initial full electron energy is also set randomly, but at the same time it is positive; i.e., all the electrons according to our task are located in the continuous spectrum. Average kinetic electron energy per one particle varies from 1 to 50 K. The motion equations in periodical boundary condition for this system have been solved by molecular dynamics method. We have calculated the distribution function in the region near the ionization threshold. The distribution function is being described using electron state density in the nearest neighbor approximation with activity correction.     

Stopping power of an electron gas: The sum rule approach

The stopping power of dense electron plasmas is determined using a simplified version of the method of moments based on some interpolation formulas for the sum rules of the loss function. The energy losses of ions are evaluated with various projectile charges moving in a plasma at different values of the coupling and degeneracy parameters. The losses of slowly moving charged particles are closely examined. The results obtained are compared with those of some alternative approaches and the particle‐in‐cell (PIC) simulation data.     

Multiplication of high-energy electrons in irradiated materials studied using the Boltzmann kinetic equation

Processes involved in the formation of electron collision cascades created by nonrelativistic high-energy electrons, which can develop in materials exposed to electron and gamma radiation fluxes, have been considered. The problem is solved using the Boltzmann kinetic equation for high-energy electrons moving in a medium. A model scattering indicatrix is constructed for this equation with an arbitrary potential of interaction between colliding particles. Using this scattering indicatrix, the distribution of the particle energies is obtained. Based on this energy distribution (with an arbitrary interparticle interaction potential), a cascade function is found that describes the multiplication of knock-out electrons (electron cascade) generated when a high-energy electron with a certain energy is scattered on the electron subsystem of the irradiated material. The cascade function has been calculated for the Coulomb potential of the interaction between a high-energy electron and atomic-shell electrons.     

通过计算氢原子的玻尔半径,加深对量子力学的理解

通过玻尔理论基本假设、不确定关系、薛定谔方程以及波函数性质4种方法求氢原子的玻尔半径,理解了玻尔理论基本假设的半经典、半量子;不确定关系正是微观粒子波动性的必然结果;氢原子中电子遵从薛定谔方程,方程的解析即为波函数,是概率波.     

氢原子的X射线新谱系的实验观测及其解释

 引出氢（氘）气放电产生的射线和粒子流打在非晶聚氘乙烯C₂D₄和有机玻璃C₅H₈O₂等靶上,测得其散射谱上有多条尖锐的X谱线,其中除一条外都是（不经散射的）原始谱中没有的。经反复证认,这些谱线不是靶中元素（如C或O）和可能包含的杂质元素的特征X射线,也不是原始谱中X射线的衍射线,更不可能是低能电子的轫致辐射经吸收后形成的峰,认为该谱线很可能是前所未知的一类新的原子态的X射线新谱系的一部分。用曾提出的一个“小氢原子”理论模型予以解释,即认为氢（氘）气放电中产生了“小氢原子”,其（在基态）电子轨道半径约为普通氢原子的玻尔半径的1/274,该小氢原子能级之间的跃迁能够很好地解释所测到的X射线新谱系。     

Doppler-Rabi oscillations of a moving atom due to the roentgen interaction in a cavity

The dynamics of energy exchange between an atom moving in a high-Q cavity and the cavity field is analyzed by taking into account the Roentgen interaction. A two-level atom coupled to a Fock or coherent state of an optical or microwave cavity is considered. The mean cavity photon number required for high-frequency Doppler-Rabi oscillations to occur is relatively high for both Fock-and coherent-state cavity fields and increases with the atomic transition frequency. Conditions are found when the Roentgen interaction plays a key role in the Doppler-Rabi oscillations and must be taken into account, in addition to the conventional electric field-dipole interaction.     

The theory of the optogalvanic effect in metal vapour-rare gas discharges

A theory of the laser-excited optogalvanic effect in metal vapour-rare gas discharges is elaborated. The metal vapour depletion due to the ionization processes and the energy losses from the plasma caused by the ion and electron flux to the wall and the elastic and inelastic collisions between electrons and atoms are taken into account. The metal atom depletion increases if the discharge current or the intensity of the laser radiation are increased. The more complete energy balance leads to a substantially greater optogalvanic signal than obtained from previous theories. The metal atom depletion, however, appreciably decreases the optogalvanic signal except very small discharge currents.     

Cross sections of electron capture and electron capture ionization versus the impact parameter in collisions of a proton with multielectron atoms

The absolute differential cross sections of scattering of hydrogen atoms resulting from an electron capture and an electron capture ionization are measured for collisions of 4.5- and 11-keV protons with argon and xenon atoms. The range of scattering angles is 0°–2°. From the scattering differential cross section found experimentally, the probabilities of single-electron capture and electron capture ionization as a function of the impact parameter are calculated. The dependences of the incident particle scattering angle on the impact parameter (deviation function) for interactions with Ar and Xe atoms are calculated in terms of classical mechanics using the Moliére—Yukawa potential to describe the interaction of atomic particles. Analysis is given to the probabilities of electron capture and electron capture ionization versus the impact parameter and to the distribution of the electron density on different electron shells in a target atom versus a distance to the core. It is concluded that only electrons from the outer shell of the target atom are involved in the process of electron capture ionization. The cross section of electron capture ionization is calculated in the proton energy range 5–20 keV.     

A Theory of Electronic Energy Transfer in Complex Molecular Systems

The Förster theory for energy transfer is critically reviewed in the context of the present-day theory of nonradiative transitions, and the fundamental tenets of the Förster theory are shown to be erroneous. A new theory of electronic energy transfer is constructed taking into account the electronic transition theory. The intermolecular interaction between donor and acceptor molecules is assumed to perturb electron states of isolated molecules before the donor-molecule excitation. A distinguishing characteristic of the intermolecular interaction is spatial delocalization of the wave functions of electron states of the interacting molecules. It is this fact that has made it possible to realize ordinary photophysical processes between electron states of various molecules in a bimolecular system. In the experiments under study, the result of the intermolecular nonradiative photoprocess is given as evidence of electronic energy transfer from the donor molecule to the acceptor molecule.     

Ionization losses of fast charged particles in an anisotropic medium

The energy losses of fast charged particles in anisotropic media are investigated. The macroscopic Maxwell equations are used to find the electromagnetic field of particles moving according to a given law in an anisotropic medium. A solution in quadratures is obtained for the energy loss of a charge moving at an angle to the optical axis of a weakly anisotropic uniaxial crystal; the result is in the form of a correction to the ionization losses in an isotropic medium. In the case of a medium consisting of anisotropic oscillators, an analytic formula is obtained for the correction: It is inversely proportional to the square of the velocity at particle velocities much less than the velocity of light and tends to zero for ultrarelativistic particles.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 1, pp. 14–19, January, 1978.Finally, it remains to thank O. B. Evdokimov for formulating the problem and for useful discussions.     

近Bohr速度I20+离子在不同靶面上的L壳层X射线辐射

在兰州重离子加速器国家实验室,利用硅漂移X射线探测器探测了4.5 MeV I20+离子入射到Fe,Co,Ni,Cu,Zn靶表面时产生I的L壳层X射线.实验观察到Li,La1,2,Lb1,3,4,Lb2,15,Lg1,Lg2,3,4,4'等6组分辨较好的谱线,各分支X射线的能量发生了蓝移;Lb1,3,4,Lb2,15与L...