Theoretical calculation of the triple differential cross sections of the 2p orbital of argon in a coplanar highly asymmetric（e,2e） reaction

The triple differential cross sections of the 2p electron of argon in a coplanar highly asymmetric geometry have been calculated with the modified distorted wave Born approximation (DWBA) and the target Hartree－Fock approximation methods. The damping polarization of the semi-classical short-range potentials and the M_ee factor are included in the distorting potentials of the modified DWBA. Theoretical results are compared with a recent experiment. The dynamic mechanism of inner shell ionization in a coplanar highly asymmetric geometry (e, 2e) reaction are also discussed.     

Positive-negative birefraction phenomenon for TM polarization in annular photonic crystal

We propose a two-dimensional (2D) annular photonic crystal (APC) with dual equi-frequency contours (EFCs) in one band. The refractive behaviors of a Gaussian beam incident from air to the APC are analyzed by the EFC analysis and finite-diflerence time-domain (FDTD) method. The results show the positive-negative birefraction phenomenon for the transverse magnetic (TM) polarization in the same band occurs at the interface between air and the APC, and the surface termination of the APC has a large effect on the strength of the negatively refracted beam.     

Polarization effect in （e, 2e） reaction process for Ar （3s） in coplanar asymmetric geometry

The （e, 2e） triple differential cross sections （TDCSs） of Ar （3s） are calculated by using distorted-wave Born approx- imation under coplanar asymmetric geometry. The incident electron energy is 113.5 eV, and the scattering electron angle 01 is -15~. The ejected electron energy is set at 10 eV, 7.5 eV, 5 eV, and 2 eV, respectively. The polarization effects have been discussed and the polarization potential Vpol changing from a second-order to a fourth-order term has been analyzed. Our calculated TDCSs have been compared with reported experimental and theoretical results, and the calculated TDCSs of polarization potential up to the fourth order could give a good fit with experimental results in the binary region, but fail to predict the correct recoil-to-binary ratio in most cases.     

Tunable negative-index photonic crystals using colloidal magnetic fluids

The model of using colloidal magnetic fluid to build tunable negative-index photonic crystal is established. The effective permittivity εe and permeability μe of the two-dimensional photonic crystal are investigated in detail. For transverse magnetic polarization, both εe and μe exhibit a Lorentz-type anomalous dispersion, leading to a region where εe and μe are simultaneously negative. Then, considering a practical case, in which the thickness of photonic crystal is finite, the band structures for odd modes are calculated by the plane wave expansion method and the finite-difference time-domain method. The results suggest that reducing the external magnetic field strength or slab thickness will weaken the periodic modulation strength of the photonic crystal. Simulation results prove that the negative-index can be tuned by varying the external magnetic field strength or the slab thickness. The work presented in this paper gives a guideline for realizing the flat photonic crystal lens with tunable properties at optical frequencies, which may have potential applications in tunable near-field imaging systems.     

Optical anisotropy and the direction of polarization of exciton emissions in a semiconductor quantum dot:Effect of heavy-and light-hole mixing

The dependence of the directions of polarization of exciton emissions, fine structure splittings(FSS), and polarization anisotropy on the light-and heavy-hole(LH–HH) mixing in semiconductor quantum dots(QDs) is investigated using a mesoscopic model. In general, all QDs have a four-fold exciton ground state. Two exciton states have directions of polarization in the growth-plane, while the other two are along the growth direction of the QD. The LH–HH mixing does affect the FSS and polarization anisotropy of bright exciton states in the growth-plane in the low symmetry QDs(e.g., C_(2V),C_S, C_1), while it has no effect on the FSS and polarization anisotropy in high symmetry QDs(e.g., C_(3V), D_(2d)). When the hole ground state is pure HH or LH, the bright exciton states in the growth-plane are normal to each other. The LH–HH mixing affects the relative intensities and directions of bright exciton states in the growth-plane of the QD. The polarization anisotropy of exciton emissions in the growth-plane of the QD is independent of the phase angle of LH–HH mixing but strongly depends on the magnitude of LH–HH mixing in low symmetry QDs.     

A novel four-legged loaded element thick-screen frequency selective surface with a stable performance

<正>A thick-screen frequency selective surface(FSS) has not only a broad bandwidth but also the advantages of overcoming the multilayer FSS shortcoming of complex structure and low transmittance of centre frequency due to the cascade of FSSs,and this means it could potentially be applied in a stealth curved streamlined radome.However,there is an unsteadiness of centre frequency in a wide range of incident angles and another unsteadiness of polarization in a big incident angle.In order to solve these problems,in this paper we provide a novel four-legged loaded element thick-screen FSS.The structure is analysed and simulated using the mode matching method and moment method.The centre frequency,the transmittance of centre frequency,and bandwidth of the structure are investigated when some parameters including the polarization at a big incident angle and the incident angles of TE & TM waves are changed. The novel four-legged loaded element thick-screen FSS has better transmission properties with a better steadiness of polarization and incident angle independence.The novel structure of the four-legged loaded element thick-screen FSS provides a valuable reference for their application in a stealth curved streamlined radome.     

Turbulence-induced changes in degree of polarization, degree of coherence and spectrum of partially coherent electromagnetic beams

Based on a recently formulated unified theory of coherence and polarization, a method is described to study turbulence-induced changes in the polarization, the coherence and the spectrum of partially coherent electromagnetic beams on propagation. The electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam is taken as a typical example of partially coherent electromagnetic beams, and the closed-form expressions for the degree of polarization, the degree of coherence and the spectrum of electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beams propagating through atmospheric turbulence are derived in the quadratic approximation of Rytov's phase structure function. Some interesting results are obtained, which are illustrated by numerical examples and are explained in physics.     

Application of the method of equivalent edge currents to composite scattering from the cone-cylinder above a dielectric rough sea surface

Compared with scattering from a rough surface only, composite scattering from a target above a rough surface has become so practical that it is a subject of great interest. At present, this problem has been solved by some numerical methods which will produce an enormous calculation amount. In order to overcome this shortcoming, the reciprocity theorem (RT) and the method of equivalent edge currents (MEC) are used in this paper. Due to the advantage of RT, the difficulty in computing the secondary scattered fields is reduced. Simultaneously, MEC, a high-frequency method with edge diffraction considered, is used to calculate the scattered field from the cone-cylinder target with a high accuracy and efficiency. The backscattered field and the polarization currents of the rough sea surface are evaluated by the Kirchhoff approximation (KA) method and physical optics (PO) method, respectively. The effects of the backscattering radar cross section (RCS) and the Doppler spectrum on the size of the target and the windspeed of the sea surface for different incident angles are analysed in detail.     

The Effects of Spherical Surface and Laser Polarization on the Photodetachment Cross Section of H~-

We report the combined effects of laser polarization and curvature of the spherical surface on the detached electron spectra from H-.The Theoretical imaging method is used as a tool of investigation.The photodetachment cross sections for various polarization angles,radii of curvatures and inter ion surface distances are displayed.The analysis of the spectra reveals that the laser polarization angle θL,curvature of the surface rc and inter ion surface distance d strongly affect oscillations in the spectra.Therefore,a fine control on the laser polarization and that of curvature in the surface can be used to control oscillations in the photodetachment of negative ions.     

Theoretical calculation of triple differential cross sections of 3s orbital of argon in coplanar symmetric （e, 2e） reaction

The triple differential cross section for the low-energy electron impact ionization of inner-valence 3s orbital of argon has been calculated using the modified distorted wave Born approximation in coplanar symmetric energy-sharing geometry. Satisfactory agreement between theory and experiraent is achieved when the polarization and post-collisional interaction (PCI) are included in the calculations. It is shown that the polarization and PCI effects play a very important role in the case of argon at low incident energies.     

Polarization Dependence of Linewidth Enhancement Factor in Semiconductor Optical Amplifier and Its Implication for Nonlinear Polarization Rotation

Linewidth enhancement factors （LEFs） of the transverse electric mode and the transverse magnetic mode in bulk semiconductor optical amplifiers are measured using the nonlinear optical loop mirror method and the principal state of polarization vector method. The polarization dependence of LEFs plays an important role in the nonlinear polarization rotation. The relationship between the polarization-dependence of LEFs and nonlinear polarization rotation in the Stokes space is demonstrated.     

Controlling optical properties of periodic gold nanoparticle arrays by changing the substrate, topologic shapes of nanoparticles, and polarization direction of incident light

The effects of various parameters including thickness and dielectric constants of substrates,shapes of nanoparticles,and polarization direction of incident light,on the extinction spectra of periodic gold nanoparticle arrays are investigated by the full-vectorial three-dimensional (3D) finite difference time domain (FDTD) method.The calculated results show that the substrate affects the extinction spectra by coupling the fields co-excited by the substrate and gold nanoparticles.Extinction spectra are influenced by the shapes of the nanoparticles,but there are no obvious changes in extinction spectra for similar shapes.The polarization direction of incident light has a great influence on the extinction spectra.The implications of these results are discussed.     

Resonant charge transfer in slow Li~+–Li(2s) collision

The resonant charge transfer process for Li+–Li(2s) collision is investigated by the quantum-mechanical molecular orbital close-coupling(QMOCC) method and the two-center atomic-orbital close-coupling(AOCC) method in an energy range of 1.0 e V/u–104e V/u. Accurate molecular structure data and charge transfer cross sections are given. Both the allelectron model(AEM) and one-electron model(OEM) are used in the QMOCC calculations, and the discrepancies between the two models are analyzed. The OEM calculation can also give a reliable prediction of the cross sections for energies below 1 ke V/u.     

Andreev Tunneling Through a Ferromagnet／Quantum－Dot／Superconductor System

We study Andreev tunneling through a ferromagnet/quantum-dot(QD)/superconductor system,By using nonequilibrum Green function method.the averaged occupation of electrons in QD and the Andreev tunneling current are studied.Comparing to the norma-metal/quantum-dot/superconductor,the system shows significant changes:(i) The averaged occupations of spin-up and spin-down electrons are not equal,(ii)With the increase of the polaryzation of ferromagnetic lead,the Andreev reflection current decreases.(iii) However,even the ferromagnetic lead reaches full polarization,the averaged occupation of spin-dowm electrons is not zero,The physics of these changes is discussed.     

Structural, magnetic, electronic, and elastic properties of face-centered cubic PuHx （x=2, 3） ： GGA （LSDA） ＋ U ＋ SO

We perform first-principles calculations to investigate the structural, magnetic, electronic, and mechanical properties of face-centered cubic (fcc) PuH 2 and fcc PuH 3 using the full potential linearized augmented plane wave method (FP-LAPW) with the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and the local spin density approximation (LSDA) taking account of both relativistic and strong correlation effects. The optimized lattice constant a0 = 5.371  for fcc PuH2 and a0 = 5.343  for fcc PuH3 calculated in the GGA + sp (spin polarization) + U (Hubbard parameter) + SO (spin-orbit coupling) scheme are in good agreement with the experimental data. The ground state of fcc PuH3 is found to be slightly ferromagnetic. Our results indicate that fcc PuH2 is a metal while fcc PuH3 is a semiconductor with a band gap about 0.35 eV. We note that the SO and the strong correlation between localized Pu 5f electrons are responsible for the band gap of fcc PuH3 . The bonds for PuH2 have mainly covalent character while there are covalent bonds in addition to apparent ionicity bonds for PuH3 . We also predict the elastic constants of fcc PuH2 and fcc PuH3 , which were not observed in the previous experiments.     

Theoretical study of stereodynamics for reaction O(3P)+HCl

<正>The vector correlation between products and reagents for reaction O(~3P)+HCl→OH+Cl is studied using a quasiclassical trajectory(QCT) method on the benchmark potential energy surface of the ground ~3A" state[Ramachandran and Peterson,J.Chem.Phys.119(2003)9550].The generalised differential cross section(2π/σ)(dσ_(00)/dω_t) is presented in the centre of mass frame.The distribution of dihedral angles,P(φr),and the distribution of angles between k and j', P(θ_r),are calculated.The influence of the collision energy and the influence of the reagent rotation and vibration on the product polarization are studied in the present work.The calculated results indicate that the rotational polarization of the product molecule is almost independent of collision energy but sensitive to the reagent rotation and vibration.     

Spin-polarized transport in graphene nanoribbon superlattices

By the Green’s function method,we investigate spin transport properties of a zigzag graphene nanoribbon superlattice(ZGNS) under a ferromagnetic insulator and edge effect.The exchange splitting induced by the ferromagnetic insulator eliminates the spin degeneracy,which leads to spin-polarized transport in structure.Spin-dependent minibands and minigaps are exhibited in the conductance profile near the Fermi energy.The location and width of the miniband are associated with the geometry of the ZGNS.In the optimal structure,the spin-up and spin-down minibands can be separated completely near the Fermi energy.Therefore,a wide,perfect spin polarization with clear stepwise pattern is observed,i.e.,the perfect spin-polarized transport can be tuned from spin up to spin down by varying the electron energy.     

Far-field properties of a cylindrically polarized vector beam and its beam quality beyond the paraxial approximation

<正>The far-field analytical expressions for the electromagnetic fields of a cylindrically polarized vector beam propagating in free space are obtained based on the vector angular spectrum and the method of stationary phase.The far-field energy flux distributions and the beam quality by the power in the bucket(PIB) in the nonparaxial regime have been investigated.The PIB of the cylindrically polarized beam depends on the ratio of the waist width to wavelength,the order of the Laguerre polynomial,and the angle between the electrical vector and the radial direction.The analyses show that azimuthal polarization compared with radial polarization has better energy focusability in the far field.     

Phonon dispersion on Ag(100) surface:A modified analytic embedded atom method study

Within the harmonic approximation, the analytic expression of the dynamical matrix is derived based on the modified analytic embedded atom method(MAEAM) and the dynamics theory of surface lattice. The surface phonon dispersions along three major symmetry directionsΓˉXˉ, Γˉ Mˉ, and Xˉ Mˉ are calculated for the clean Ag(100) surface by using our derived formulas. We then discuss the polarization and localization of surface modes at points Xˉ and Mˉ by plotting the squared polarization vectors as a function of the layer index. The phonon frequencies of the surface modes calculated by MAEAM are compared with the available experimental and other theoretical data. It is found that the present results are generally in agreement with the referenced experimental or theoretical results, with a maximum deviation of 10.4%. The agreement shows that the modified analytic embedded atom method is a reasonable many-body potential model to quickly describe the surface lattice vibration. It also lays a significant foundation for studying the surface lattice vibration in other metals.