The discrimination algorithms for overlapped MPSK and MQAM modulations using higher-order cumulants

Automatic Modulation Classification (AMC) is responsible for detecting the correct modulation types in the intelligent receivers. AMC performance degrades when the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) decreases because of the overlapping among the digital modulation types’ features, and this performance worsens under fading channel conditions. This paper proposes two new algorithms that improve the AMC performance accuracy of the overlapped digital modulations in feature space by improving their discrimination. These algorithms are named temporal Fisher discriminant analysis (TFDA) and supervised Fisher discriminant analysis (SFDA). The simulation results show that TFDA improves AMC performance accuracy up to 19.01% compared with the reference paper (Ge et al., 2021) and up to 38.15% compared with the reference paper (Teng et al., 2018). In contrast, SFDA improves AMC performance accuracy up to 23.12 % compared with the reference paper (Ge et al., 2021) and up to 49.025% compared with the reference paper (Teng et al., 2018).     

Characterization of mineral paper by air-coupled ultrasonic spectroscopy

A novel technology in the paper industry makes possible to produce paper by using a mineral powder and a polymer instead of cellulose fibers. This new product is called mineral paper, it presents some potential environmental advantages compared with conventional paper, while it exhibit a similar appearance and properties. The purpose of this work is to determine the possibilities of an air-coupled ultrasonic technique using wide band signals and spectral analysis to study this kind of materials. As no direct contact nor coupling fluids between the paper and the transducers is required, this technique is specially well suited to this problem. It also offers good perspectives for the development of a on-line quality control system. A through transmission technique (0.15-2.3 MHz) is employed and Fourier analysis is performed to obtain both magnitude and phase spectra of the transmission coefficient. Properties in the thickness direction as well as in the paper plane has been determined by the excitation and analysis of thickness and plate resonances at several incident angles and different directions within the paper plane. Different paper grades (from 140 to 480 g/m²) have been studied. Very high attenuation coefficients and very low propagation velocities (and hence elastic constant) have been obtained for most cases, this can be explained by considering the large porosity of this material (up to 50%) and the microstructure: a mixture of solid grains with a resin with a relatively large fraction of air-filled pores. Measurements show that unlike conventional cellulose machine made paper this material is transversely isotropic (isotropic in the paper plane) and that the degree of anisotropy (when in-plane directions are compared with the thickness direction) largely depends on the level of resin impregnation.     

Graphical Models in Reconstructability Analysis and Bayesian Networks

Reconstructability Analysis (RA) and Bayesian Networks (BN) are both probabilistic graphical modeling methodologies used in machine learning and artificial intelligence. There are RA models that are statistically equivalent to BN models and there are also models unique to RA and models unique to BN. The primary goal of this paper is to unify these two methodologies via a lattice of structures that offers an expanded set of models to represent complex systems more accurately or more simply. The conceptualization of this lattice also offers a framework for additional innovations beyond what is presented here. Specifically, this paper integrates RA and BN by developing and visualizing: (1) a BN neutral system lattice of general and specific graphs, (2) a joint RA-BN neutral system lattice of general and specific graphs, (3) an augmented RA directed system lattice of prediction graphs, and (4) a BN directed system lattice of prediction graphs. Additionally, it (5) extends RA notation to encompass BN graphs and (6) offers an algorithm to search the joint RA-BN neutral system lattice to find the best representation of system structure from underlying system variables. All lattices shown in this paper are for four variables, but the theory and methodology presented in this paper are general and apply to any number of variables. These methodological innovations are contributions to machine learning and artificial intelligence and more generally to complex systems analysis. The paper also reviews some relevant prior work of others so that the innovations offered here can be understood in a self-contained way within the context of this paper.     

Improvement of the adhesion between polyaniline and commercial carbon paper by acid treatment and its application in supercapacitor electrodes

Commercial carbon paper was coated with polyaniline (PANI) using in situ polymerization of aniline. Prior to the PANI coating, acid treatment was performed to carboxylate the surface of the carbon paper for enhancing PANI adhesion by sonication of the carbon paper in a mixture of concentrated sulfuric and nitric acids. The loading mass density of PANI on the acid-treated carbon paper increased more than three times compared to that on the carbon paper without acid treatment. The specific capacitance also increased from 112 to 174 F/g in a two-electrode system (calculated using a total mass of carbon paper and PANI) due to better PANI coating on the acid-treated carbon paper. The simple acid treatment provides good adhesion of PANI to the commercial carbon paper and can be applied to prepare supercapacitor electrodes.     

Evaluating paper degradation progress. Cross-linking between chromatographic, spectroscopic and chemical results

The study presents an overview of the chromatographic (SEC), spectroscopic (FTIR, UV/VIS), viscometric (DP) and chemical methods (titration, pH) used for the evaluation of the degradation progress of various kinds of paper under various conditions. The methods were chosen to follow different routes of paper degradation. Model paper samples represented boundary paper types from pure cellulose cotton paper, through softwood to low quality acidic, sized groundwood paper The accelerated ageing conditions were adjusted to achieve maximum effect (climatic chamber RH 59%, 90^oC) and also to mimic the environment inside books (closed vials). The results were settled on the literature data on the degradation mechanisms and compared in terms of the paper types and ageing conditions. The estimators of coupled de-polymerisation and oxidation have been proposed based on the correlation between SEC, UV/VIS and titrative coppper number determination. The overall oxidation index derived from FTIR results was shown to correlate with the summary –CHO and –COOH concentration determined by titrative methods.     

对“部分相干高斯光束的M2因子及模系数”一文的评论

 指出了发表于《强激光与粒子束》刊2000年12卷6期由楚晓亮、张彬所写“部分相干高斯光束的M²因子及模系数”（简称楚文）一文中的错误并作了物理分析。首先，楚文没有什么新的结果，因为同样的方法和同样的结果可在《Opt.Lett.》1998年23卷13期和《Appl.Opt.》1999年38卷25期中查到。再者，在楚文中未对如何唯一确定束腰尺寸v₀和如何产生他们所提出与文献[2，3]（文献[3]发表于《IEEE J.Qua nt.Electron.》1999年35卷6期）不同的部分相干高斯光束作任何物理解释，甚至连“设束腰尺寸v₀已知”的话也未提及，因此从楚文会导致错误的结论。     

Cleaning of artificially soiled paper using nanosecond, picosecond and femtosecond laser pulses

Cleaning of cultural assets, especially fragile organic materials like paper, is a part of the conservation process. Laser radiation as a non-contact tool offers prospects for that purpose. For the studies presented here, paper model samples were prepared using three different paper types (pure cellulose, rag paper, and wood-pulp paper). Pure cellulose serves as reference material. Rag and wood-pulp paper represent essential characteristics of the basic materials of real-world artworks. The papers were mechanically soiled employing pulverized charcoal. Pure and artificially soiled paper samples were treated with laser pulses of 28 fs (800 nm wavelength) and 8–12 ns (532 nm) duration in a multi pulse approach. Additionally, the cellulose reference material was processed with 30 ps (532 nm) laser pulses. Damage and cleaning thresholds of pure and soiled paper were determined for the different laser regimes. Laser working ranges allowing for removal of contamination and avoiding permanent modification to the substrate were found. The specimens prior and after laser illumination were characterized by light-optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) as well as multi spectral imaging analysis. The work extends previous nanosecond laser cleaning investigations on paper into the ultra-short pulse duration domain.     

Erratum to “Nonlinear refraction measurements of materials using the moiré deflectometry” [K. Jamshidi-Ghaleh, N. Mansour, Opt. Commun. 234 (2004) 419]

This is an erratum to the paper [K. Jamshidi-Ghaleh, N. Mansour, Opt. Commun. 234 (2004) 419], in which a new method for measuring the nonlinear refractive index of materials using the moiré deflectometry is reported. The paper was published with an error in Eq. (4) and it has propagated through the paper.     

Acoustic emission technique for monitoring the pyrolysis of composites for process control

Carbonization is the first step in the heat and pressure treatment (pyrolysis) of composites in preparing carbon-carbon parts. These find many uses, including aircraft brakes, rocket nozzles and medical implants. This paper describes the acoustic emissions (AE) from various stages of the manufacturing process of carbon-carbon composites. This process involves carbonization at a high temperature and this results in both thermal expansion and volume change (due to pyrolysis in which a sacrificial polymer matrix is converted to carbon). Importantly the resultant matrix is porous and has a network of small intra-lamina cracks. The formation of these microcracks produces AE and this paper describes how this observation can be used to monitor (and eventually control) the manufacturing process. The aim is to speed up manufacture, which is currently time-consuming. The first section of the paper describes the design of unimodal waveguides to enable the AE to propagate to a cool environment where a transducer can be located. The second part of the paper describes various experimental observations of AE under a range of process conditions. In particular, this paper presents a technique based on detecting acoustic emissions and (1) uses wire waveguides to monitor parts within the autoclave to 800 degrees C, (2) monitors microcracking during pyrolysis, (3) uses a four-level threshold to distinguish between low- and high-amplitude cracking events, (4) recognizes the occurrence of harmful delaminations, and (5) guides the control of the heating rate for optimum efficiency of the pyrolysis process. In addition, supporting data are presented of in situ measurements of porosity, weight loss, cross-ply shrinkage, and mass spectroscopy of gases emitted. The process evolution is illustrated by the use of interrupted manufacturing cycle micrographs obtained by optical, scanning acoustic (SAM) and scanning electron (SEM) microscopy. The technique promotes in-process monitoring and control but also contributes to current understanding of pyrolysis.     

Amorphous silicon solar cells on nano‐imprinted commodity paper without sacrificing efficiency

Paper is a cheap substrate which is in principle compatible with the process temperature applied in the plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) and hot wire CVD (HWCVD) of thin film silicon solar cells. The main drawback of paper for this application is the porosity due to its fibre like structure. The feature size (micrometre scale) is larger than the thickness of the applied photovoltaic layers. To overcome this problem, UV curable lacquer was used to planarize the surface. Plain 80 grams printer paper was taken as a substrate and the lacquer smoothens the rough surface of the paper such that a designed nanostructure can be imprinted for light scattering. In this manner single junction amorphous silicon solar cells with a HWCVD deposited intrinsic layer were processed on paper, without any concessions to the process temperature of 200 °C. The cell performance is comparable to that of reference cells grown on stainless steel, proving that solar cells can be deposited on paper substrates without sacrificing performance. PV on paper could be applied as ”disposable” power source for gadgets, electronic labelling, remote sensing systems, etc. (Internet of Things). (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Corrigendum to “1/f Noise and intermittency due to diffusion of point defects in a semiconductor material” [Physica A 282 (2000) 108]

In the above-mentioned paper, the total rate of generation is defined by (unnumbered equation in Chapter 4.2 after Eq. (21)); in this equation the factor (1−c_d+) is missing. As a consequence, Eqs. (22)–(30) and Fig. 4 in the original paper have to be revised which is presented in this corrigendum. Numbering of references remains unchanged.     

对“部分相干高斯光束的M2因子及模系数”一文的评论

指出了发表于《强激光与粒子束》刊2000年12卷6期由楚晓亮、张彬所写“部分相干高斯光束的M2因子及模系数”（简称楚文）一文中的错误并作了物理分析。首先,楚文没有什么新的结果,因为同样的方法和同样的结果可在《Opt.Lett.》1998年23卷13期和《Appl.Opt.》1999年38卷25期中查到。再者,在楚文中未对如何唯一确定束腰尺寸v0和如何产生他们所提出与文献[2,3]（文献[3]发表于《IEEE J.Qua nt.Electron.》1999年35卷6期）不同的部分相干高斯光束作任何物理解释,甚至连“设束腰尺寸v0已知”的话也未提及,因此从楚文会导致错误的结论。     

Selective mode suppression in coplanar waveguides using metamaterial resonators

In this paper, it is shown that split-ring resonators (SRRs) and complementary split-ring resonators (CSRRs) can be used to selectively suppress the odd (slot) mode or the even (fundamental) mode, respectively, in coplanar waveguides. To this end, it is necessary to symmetrically etch the SRRs and the CSRRs in the line. An interpretation of this behavior is reported. The paper is also supported by experimental results, and some applications are highlighted.     

Development of technology for large-batch treatment of paper-based information carriers with carbon dioxide ensuring their long-term preservation

A method for nonaqueous neutralization of various brands of paper with alcohol solutions of magnesium methoxide and methoxycarbonate is investigated. The minimum level of alkali reserve (100–150 mg-eq/kg) required for a prolonged preservation of the properties of paper is determined. A method for paper treatment with a neutralizing solution containing Freon, alcohol, and a neutralizing agent and saturated with subcritical carbon dioxide is proposed and experimentally tested. It is shown that, under certain conditions, supersaturation with carbon dioxide leads to the recrystallization of neutralizing agent and its deposition in the pores of paper in the form highly dispersed particles. The method makes it possible to adjust the alkali reserve (AR) level by varying the concentration of neutralizing agent and the degree of saturation of the solution with CO₂. The possibility of using supercritical CO₂ as a solvent and transport medium for neutralizing agent (magnesium methoxycarbonate) to treat paper-based printings is examined. The optimal regimes of dissolution of neutralizing agent in supercritical CO₂ and of paper treatment were selected, and the working parameters in the reactor and the ratio between the components at which the required level of the AR in paper is achieved are determined. The proposed methods for large-batch neutralization of the acidity of paper provide the minimum required AR level capable of ensuring the preservation of paper for a long period (up to 100 years) under conditions of natural aging with minimum amounts of expensive organic solvents, which indicates a high competitiveness of the proposed technologies of large-batch treatment of printed materials.     

Confocal three-dimensional micro-X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy used to retrieve the information covered in printed paper

Confocal three-dimensional micro-X-ray fluorescence (3D-μXRF) spectroscopy based on laboratory X-ray tube was employed to unravel the three-dimensional (3D) distribution of metal element (Fe) inner the paper. According the distribution of the Fe in the paper, the information covered in the printed paper could be retrieved. Before the experiment, the performance of the confocal 3D-μXRF setup was described. The two-dimensional (2D) mapping of printed character covered by the opaque tape and contaminated by the black ink was scanned by confocal 3D-μXRF setup. Furthermore, 2D and 3D mapping of a printed number covered by the paper with printed character was performed by micro-X-ray fluorescence and confocal 3D-μXRF setup, respectively. The scanning results indicated that confocal 3D-μXRF was more suitable for retrieving the information covered in the paper. Furthermore, the confocal 3D-μXRF setup has potential application on the identification of unseen letter or painting that was covered by others, such as ink.     

A cell-based study on pedestrian acceleration and overtaking in a transfer station corridor

Pedestrian speed in a transfer station corridor is faster than usual and sometimes running can be found among some of them. In this paper, pedestrians are divided into two categories. The first one is aggressive, and the other is conservative. Aggressive pedestrians weaving their way through crowd in the corridor are the study object of this paper. During recent decades, much attention has been paid to the pedestrians’ behavior, such as overtaking (also deceleration) and collision avoidance, and that continues in this paper. After sufficiently analyzing the characteristics of pedestrian flow in transfer station corridor, a cell-based model is presented in this paper, including the acceleration (also deceleration) and overtaking analysis. Acceleration (also deceleration) in a corridor is fixed according to Newton’s Law and then speed calculated with a kinematic formula is discretized into cells based on the fuzzy logic. After the speed is updated, overtaking is analyzed based on updated speed and force explicitly, compared to rule-based models, which herein we call implicit ones. During the analysis of overtaking, a threshold value to determine the overtaking direction is introduced. Actually, model in this paper is a two-step one. The first step is to update speed, which is the cells the pedestrian can move in one time interval and the other is to analyze the overtaking. Finally, a comparison between the rule-based cellular automata, the model in this paper and data in HCM 2000 is made to demonstrate our model can be used to achieve reasonable simulation of acceleration (also deceleration) and overtaking among pedestrians.     

载Au@Ag核壳复合双金属纳米棒的复合滤纸用作SERS基底

通过静电相互作用将单分散性良好的Au@Ag核壳复合双金属纳米棒(Au@AgNRs)负载于滤纸,制得载Au@AgNRs的复合滤纸。用扫描电子显微镜观察了使用不同Au@AgNRs溶液制备的复合滤纸Au@AgNRs中的分布情况,并统计了单位面积滤纸中Au@AgNRs的粒子数。将制得的载不同数量Au@AgNRs复合滤纸用作表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)基底,通过擦拭载玻片检测了其表面吸附的微量二硫化四甲基秋兰姆,发现使用150 nmol·L-1 Au@AgNRs溶液制备的复合滤纸具有较好的增强效果和检测重复性,十次重复检测结果的相对标准偏差为3.1%,检测线性范围为10-14~10-7 mol·L-1。载Au@AgNRs复合滤纸可作为SERS基底用于蔬菜水果表面农残的检测。     

基于波长选择的纸页厚度太赫兹时域光谱检测新方法

光谱数据的波长选择是太赫兹光谱定量分析的关键。以纸页厚度检测为例,提出了一种基于波长选择的纸页厚度太赫兹相位谱检测新方法。首先采用离散离子群算法进行太赫兹相位信号优选,并应用偏最小二乘法建立纸页厚度定量模型,以模型的预测均方根误差作为太赫兹相位信号优选的评价标准,选择出预测效果最优的太赫兹相位信号,进行纸页厚度预测。最后将本文方法的预测结果与采用全谱和单频相位信号的预测结果进行比较,结果表明,提出的方法预测结果最好。     

复相系平衡条件及平衡稳定性条件的分析

复相系平衡条件及平衡稳定性条件的分析曾丹苓（重庆大学热力工程系重庆６３００４４）关键词复相系，平衡条件，平衡稳定性条件１引言汽液相变是工程上常见的现象，它是一个复杂的物理过程，涉及到传热传质、相转变、表面现象、流体流动及工质热物性等领域，但从热力学的...     

用LMTO方法对清洁Nb(100)面电子结构的研究

用LMTO-ASA方法计算了铌的体态密度和清洁Nb(100)表面的局域态密度以及有关的表面能。所计算的体态密度与用其它方法计算的态密度符合得很好,表面能则支持了低能电子衍射(LEED)动力学计算的结果,并且通过分析表面局域态密度,提出了清洁Nb(100)表面存在表面态,表面态位于费密能级的上方。 关键词：