Internal magnetic gradient fields in glass bead packs from numerical simulations and constant time diffusion spin echo measurements

Internal magnetic field gradients in water saturated glass bead packs were studied by numerical simulations and a constant time spin echo (CTSE) experiment. The CTSE is comprised of two spin echo refocusing periods where each of the two evolution periods, tau1 and tau2, is varied so that the total evolution, 2(tau1 + tau2), is held constant. The experiment is similar to that introduced by Norwood and Quilter and allows the effects of dephasing due to diffusion in a magnetic field gradient to be separated from other relaxation mechanisms. In our experiments, the magnetic susceptibility difference between the pore fluid and glass beads creates the internal field gradient. CTSE measurements were performed at 7 T (300 MHz 1H) for water saturated in 50 microm diameter glass bead pack. We find that the internal gradients in the center of the pore bodies, where free diffusion applies, is in the range of 10 to 100 G/cm. This fluid volume accounts for < or =10% of the total pore volume. From direct numerical simulations of the internal magnetic field based on a first principles calculation, we find that the major fraction, >90%, of the pore volume has internal gradients of order 500 to 5,000 G/cm. Signals from water in these large gradients is not observed in our CTSE measurements.     

高折射玻璃微珠粒径与折射率关系的研究

利用激光照射高折射率玻璃微珠下形成的二次彩虹现象,以艾里的虹理论为基础对玻璃微珠折射率进行了测量。推导了玻璃微珠尺寸对折射率影响的计算公式,表明半径差异在10μm时,折射率的测量误差为10^-3数量级。此外,通过软件模拟计算玻璃微珠的二次彩虹现象,并对微珠的折射率进行了测量,验证了二次彩虹方法的正确性,同时也表明玻璃微...     

新疆巴里坤石人子沟遗址群出土玻璃珠的成分分析

巴里坤县位于新疆东部哈密地区,是连接内地与北疆的重要通道,巴里坤县境内的石人子沟遗址群是新疆东天山地区的古代游牧民族大型聚落遗址,其中西沟遗址M1墓和石人子沟遗址M011墓分别出土了一批战国晚期至西汉早期的古代玻璃珠,为了解这批玻璃珠的来源,采用激光剥蚀电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(LA-ICP-AES)和激光拉曼光谱(LRS)方法对这两批玻璃珠样品进行化学成分分析。结果表明,西沟遗址M1墓出土玻璃珠均为钠钙玻璃体系,以植物灰作为助熔剂,同时其中七件绿色玻璃珠样品均以锑酸铅作为乳浊剂;石人子沟遗址M011墓出土玻璃珠均为铅钡玻璃体系,以含铅矿物作为助熔剂。与同时期其他已经发表的玻璃数据进行比较,显示西沟遗址出土玻璃珠在成分上与美索不达米亚及古埃及钠钙玻璃不同,推测西沟遗址出土玻璃珠在中亚或新疆地区制作而成;石人子沟遗址出土玻璃珠的化学组成相对集中,应在同一地点制作而成,可能为中原地区传入。本研究证实了新疆巴里坤地区是古代东西方物质文化交流的重要节点,而游牧民族在玻璃制品传播和交流过程中扮演着重要的角色。     

Biomolecular self-assembly of micrometer sized silica beads on patterned glass substrates

A self-assembly process for the two-dimensional arrangement of micrometer sized silica beads on glass slides was developed. It is based on the hybridization of two single stranded DNA-oligonucleotides to a DNA double helix. To prepare for the self-assembly process the silica beads as well as the glass slides were modified covalently with matching DNA-molecules. The patterned areas on the slides were defined by printing DNA-molecules with an optimized micro contact printing procedure using agarose gel stamps. In the following hybridization experiment the addressed beads self-assemble selectively on the matching areas of the glass substrate. Control experiments with mismatching DNA-oligonucleotides showed that silica beads tend to adhere strongly to the glass surfaces. Washing conditions must be controlled carefully to differentiate between hybridized beads and non-specifically bound beads. With regard to the use of this method in microelectronic chip assembly it could be shown that the salt concentration during the hybridization step can be reduced drastically without affecting the hybridization reaction.     

二次彩虹法测量高折射率玻璃微珠折射率研究

基于米氏散射理论解释了激光照明下玻璃微珠的二次彩虹精细结构的成因,发现折射率的差异将直接影响二次彩虹精细结构的位置.对于实验中玻璃微珠半径变化引起二次彩虹精细结构间距变化的现象亦用米氏散射理论进行了模拟分析和实验研究.利用米氏散射的近似理论——艾里理论对玻璃微珠的折射率进行了测量.在对玻璃微珠二次彩虹精细结构所计算得到的折射率的统计分析基础上,通过校正测量误差后得到了玻璃微珠折射率的准确数据.     

Investigation of the correlation between internal gradients and dephasing effect in inhomogeneous field

Internal magnetic gradient plays a significant role in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) measurements of fluid saturated porous media. The quantitative characterization and application of this physical phenomenon could effectively improve the accuracy of NMR measurements and interpretations. In this paper, by using the equivalent magnetic dipole method, the three-dimensional distribution of internal induced magnetic field and its gradients in the randomly packed water saturated glass beads are quantitatively characterized. By simulating the diffusive motion of water molecules in porous media with random walk method, the computational dephasing effects equation related to internal gradients is deduced. Thereafter, the echo amplitudes are obtained and the corresponding T ₂-G spectrum is also inverted. For the sake of verifying the simulation results, an experiment is carried out using the Halbach core analyzing system (B ₀=0.18 T, G=2.3 T/m) to detect the induced internal field and gradients. The simulation results indicate the equivalent internal gradient is a distribution of 0.12–0.3 T/m, which matched well with the experimental results.     

A Raman spectroscopic study of the Mapungubwe oblates: glass trade beads excavated at an Iron Age archaeological site in South Africa

Oblate seed beads (2–4 mm) excavated on Mapungubwe hill, an Iron Age site in South Africa, were analysed with Raman microscopy and supportive techniques to determine the glass technology and pigments used to produce the beads. The Raman spectra and XRF analysis of the beads classify the glass as a typical soda/lime/potash glass similar to Islamic glass from the 8th century (Ommayad), but with higher levels of aluminium, iron and magnesium. The turquoise, bright green, bright yellow and orange colours were obtained by utilizing a combination of cassiterite (SnO₂) and lead tin yellow type II (PbSn_1−xSi_xO₃). Doping with cobalt and manganese produced dark blue and plum‐coloured beads. The Fe‐S chromophore was detected through its resonance‐enhanced spectrum in the black beads. Corrosion of the black beads was investigated and an organic phase detected on the beads, which might have influenced the corrosion process. This detailed profile of the glass technology used to produce the Mapungubwe oblates might eventually help to determine their provenance. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Low-temperature photon echo study of 2-MTHF glass under high pressure

A high-pressure photon echo study of the low-temperature dynamics of rhodamine 640 in a 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MTHF) molecular glass is reported. High pressure is found to decrease the homogeneous dephasing rate comparably to the volume compression ratio. The pressured-induced line narrowing is also qualitatively similar to high-pressure hole burning results reported for a 2-MTHF glass doped with bacteriochlorophyll a. The results are consistent with a pressure-induced decrease in the number of tunneling two-level systems (TLSs) that may be associated with collapsible void space in the molecular glass. Comparable high-pressure photon echo studies of organic polymer glasses over the same low-temperature range do not show line narrowing at high pressure, suggesting an intrinsic difference in the nature of TLSs for molecular versus polymer glasses.     

洛阳北魏大市遗址出土玻璃珠成分分析

采用原子吸收光谱法（ＡＡＳ）洛阳北魏大市遗址出土的玻璃珠成分和用Ｘ射线衍射（ＸＲＤ）技术研究了其晶体结构,实验结果显示了玻璃珠主要成分Ｎａ２Ｏ、Ｋ２Ｏ、ＣａＯ、ＭｇＯ、Ｆｅ２Ｏ３、ＣｕＯ、ＰｂＯ、ＭｎＯ、Ａｌ２Ｏ３、ＺｎＯ、ＮｉＯ、ＳｉＯ２和给出了其ＸＲＤ图,并以这些实验数据为依据讨论了玻璃珠的来源及形态。     

双石英玻璃珠的低速冲击破碎行为

应用分离式霍普金森压杆(SHPB)加载装置,对直径为8.30、11.68、15.42、17.50 mm的石英玻璃珠开展了冲击速度为5.6~11.5 m/s的双玻璃珠系动态破碎实验。利用高速摄影技术记录双玻璃珠在动态冲击下的破碎过程,结合透射载荷-位移曲线以及破碎产物的粒度分析结果,探讨了石英玻璃双颗粒在冲击下的破坏机制。结果表明:由于双颗粒系中载荷的不均匀特性,两个玻璃珠的破碎具有时序特征,随冲击速度的增加而改变;玻璃珠的冲击破碎源于接触部位局部的Hertz裂纹扩张和裂纹系的扩散,而不是通常认为的贯穿性的斜裂纹体系;瞬态红外测温揭示了玻璃珠冲击破碎的两种主要机制和临界破碎扩散阻力的存在。研究结果对认识脆性颗粒介质的动态破坏机制具有良好的参考意义。     

彩虹法和成像法测量玻璃微珠折射率对比研究

基于几何光学原理,彩虹法使用激光作为光源,利用激光在玻璃微珠中进行一次或者多次内反射后出射形成最小偏向角,在最小偏向角附近形成彩虹条纹,通过测量彩虹条纹来反演计算玻璃微珠的折射率。然而,成像法则根据厚透镜的成像原理,对玻璃微珠所成的像经过显微物镜放大后使用CCD相机进行接收,获得玻璃微珠的焦距,进而测得对应玻璃微珠的折射率。较传统方法来说,彩虹法和成像法具有安全、简便和快捷的优点。对型号不同的玻璃微珠,分别使用彩虹法和成像法测量其折射率,并对它们的测量结果进行了对比分析,都获得相对于名义值的误差小于1%的结果。     

高折射率玻璃微珠色散特性及影响

基于二次彩虹法用三种不同波长(632.8 nm、532 nm、404 nm)的激光测量了玻璃微珠的折射率,并由柯西色散公式拟合得到三种典型高折射率玻璃微珠1.90、1.93和2.2的色散方程,得出现行的玻璃微珠具有正常色散但色散较大的结论.通过分析在不同入射角情况下,色散对玻璃微珠回归反射性能的影响,得出折射率1.90和1.93的玻璃微珠具有优良的回归反射性能.此外,用光线追迹模拟了色散对回归反射后光能量在近轴区域分布的影响,折射率1.90和1.93的玻璃微珠回归反射光线的能量主要集中在5°范围内.     

湖北襄樊出土有色玻璃串饰的检测分析

运用X射线衍射(XRD)和X射线荧光光谱(XRF)等手段,对湖北襄樊一处时代在东汉末年至魏晋初年之间贵族墓出土的不同颜色玻璃珠串饰进行了物相和成分分析.结果表明,这些玻璃珠属于低铅的PbO-SiO2系统配方,各种助熔剂的含量都很低,且矿物原料比较纯,杂质含量低;古代玻璃中常见的铜、铁等致色元素含量很低,而铋的氧化物含量...     

Multiple spin echoes in heterogeneous systems: physical origins of the observed dips

Dipolar interactions in liquids have recently offered a new challenge to investigate porous media by exploiting intermolecular quantum coherences, which are obtained through a simple two-pulse sequence (90 degrees -tau-120 degrees ). This sequence, in the presence of an external gradient (G), refocuses a train of echoes at multiple integer values of time tau. The first and second echo amplitudes are acquired for heterogeneous systems such as porous media at different time values (tau). In our first experiments on bovine bone samples we have observed unpredicted dips on the second echo time behavior. We argue that a strict relation occurs between the average pore dimensions and the dips time position through the correlation distance d=pi/(gamma G tau) (defined as half a cycle of the magnetization helix, which originates in the presence of an external gradient). Although the experimental results have revealed an exceptional connection between the porous structure and the correlation distance, no physical explanation was so far provided. In this paper we propose a possible physical cause of the observed phenomenon. In addition we report an accurate analysis of new experiments performed on glass beads phantoms, which confirms our conclusions.     

Raman classification of glass beads excavated on Mapungubwe hill and K2, two archaeological sites in South Africa

About 200 coloured glass beads (red, yellow, green, blue, white, black, pink, plum) excavated on Mapungubwe hill and at K2, archaeological sites in the Limpopo valley South Africa, were studied with Raman scattering. This is also the most southern site in Africa where evidence for glass reworking has been found. The glass matrix of the beads was classified according to its Raman signature into three main subgroups and corroded glass could also be identified. At least seven different chromophores or pigments (lazurite, lead tin yellow type II, Ca/Pb arsenate, chromate, calcium antimonate, Fe–S ‘amber’ and a spinel) were identified. Many of the pigments were manufactured after the 13th century, confirming the presence of modern beads in the archaeological record. This calls for further research to find a way to reconcile the carbon dating of the hill, which currently gives the last occupation date on the hill as 1290 AD with the physical evidence of the modern beads excavated on the hill. The results are discussed in terms of the glass production origin of the beads (Europe, Mediterranean area, India, China). Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

高折射率玻璃微珠折射率的测量

用激光作为测量光源,利用激光经玻璃微珠一次或多次内部反射后出射,形成最小偏转角的原理,对高折射率玻璃微珠折射率的测量进行了理论分析和实验测试.比较了不同内反射次数对测量精度的影响.该测量方法尤其适用于已在微珠列阵逆向反光膜上大量使用的、折射率位于1.8～2.4之间的高折射率玻璃微珠折射率的测量,较传统方法具有简便、快捷和安全的特点.经分析和对不同类型微珠样品的实测比较,获得了测量精度优于1%的结果.     

二维核磁共振观测岩石润湿性

润湿性是反映储层中油水分布状况的一个重要表征参数,因此研究储层岩石的润湿性对原油开采有着重要的意义. 扩散弛豫二维谱可展示扩散系数与弛豫时间的相关性,并可以对油水的弛豫时间、扩散系数分别进行研究,与核磁共振一维弛豫谱相比极大地提高了区分油水的能力. 该文首先通过多组实验验证扩散-弛豫二维谱可以很好地观测到油水共存状态下玻璃珠表面的润湿性,继而通过对3组人造岩心表面润湿性的测量,获得了人造岩心表面润湿性的信息,解决了此时单独用一维弛豫谱方法难以区分油水的问题. 利用二维谱观察岩石润湿性的研究对油田提高采收率的研究有较大的参考价值.     

"Work-Hardenable" ductile bulk metallic glass

Usually, monolithic bulk metallic glasses undergo inhomogeneous plastic deformation and exhibit poor ductility (< 1%) at room temperature. We present a new class of bulk metallic glass, which exhibits high strength of up to 2265 MPa together with extensive "work hardening" and large ductility of 18%. Significant increase in the flow stress was observed during deformation. The "work-hardening" capability and ductility of this class of metallic glass is attributed to a unique structure correlated with atomic-scale inhomogeneity, leading to an inherent capability of extensive shear band formation, interactions, and multiplication of shear bands.     

NMR relaxation and pulsed field gradient study of alginate bead porous media

Experiments are presented, which correlate molecular displacement with the multi-exponential T2 relaxation times of water flowing and diffusing through an alginate bead pack. Three systems were studied comprising beads of 3, 1 or < mm in diameter. T2-resolved propagators were obtained through a combined pulsed gradient stimulated echo (PGSTE) and Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) experiment. Fourier transformation with respect to q produces a propagator for each echo in the CPMG train. Inverse Laplace transformation of the CPMG decays for each point (Z) in the propagator produced a two-dimensional propagator. Analysis of these two-dimensional propagators provided insight into the transport and exchange behaviour of water flowing through this system. This experiment has been simulated in a model bead structure and the resulting T2 relaxation time behaviour and T2-resolved propagators were found to be in good agreement with the experimental data. We also present a theoretical analysis of the response to the combined PGSTE/CPMG sequence in the simple model case of Pouseille flow in a cylindrical capillary, where diffusion to a surface sink is assumed to be the dominant relaxation mechanism.     

Percolation of immobile domains in supercooled thin polymeric films

We present an analysis of heterogeneous dynamics in molecular dynamics simulations of a polymeric film supported by an absorbing surface. Using a bead-spring model for polymers, we show that slow, immobile beads occur throughout the film, with the probability of their occurrence decreasing with distance from the substrate. Still, enough immobile beads are located near the free surface to cause them to percolate in the direction perpendicular to the substrate, at a temperature near the glass transition one. This result is consistent with a recent theoretical model of glass transition.