Exploring nuclear symmetry energy with isospin dependence in neutron skin thickness of nuclei

We propose an alternative way to constrain the density dependence of the symmetry energy from the neutron skin thickness of nuclei which shows a linear relation to both the isospin asymmetry and the nuclear charge with a form of Z^2/3. The relation of the neutron skin thickness to the nuclear charge and isospin asymmetry is systematically studied with the data from antiprotonic atom measurement, and with the extended Thomas-Fermi approach incorporating the Skyrme energy density functional. An obviously linear relationship between the slope parameter L of the nuclear symmetry energy and the isospin asymmetry dependent parameter of the neutron skin thickness can be found, by adopting 70 Skyrme interactions in the calculations. Combining the available experimental data, the constraint of -20 MeV L 82 MeV on the slope parameter of the symmetry energy is obtained. The Skyrme interactions satisfying the constraint are selected.     

Mechanism of the metal-type conduction in organic nanostructures

A physical model of the metal-type conduction along the interface between organic materials, each being a dielectric, is proposed. The conduction is due to the formation of heminal electron-hole pairs with high enough surface density at the interface. The basic contribution to the conduction is made by a near-interface pair-containing layer of thickness of the order of a nanometer. Conditions have been determined under which a two-dimensional electron gas can be produced in this layer. A numerical simulation has been performed to estimate the conductivity and the mobility of charge carriers and to elucidate the relation of these quantities to the energy structure of the interface.     

The effect of surface cleanness of thin defects on the reflection of ultrasound

In a previous paper, the authors described experiments in which simulated defects of thickness 20–200 nm were detected ultrasonically. The defects were produced by creating thin gaps between the surfaces of optical flats. A relation between reflectivity and cleanness of the surfaces was noted.This paper describes new experiments and some theoretical considerations which further explore the relation between cleanness and reflectivity. It is concluded that the surface properties of the thin defects tested affect the reflectivity. In particular, it appears that the surface energy of the defect attracts additional material, which provides a mechanism for transmission of sound across the defect.     

核物质的对称能与中子皮厚度(英文)

在现有的平均场模型中引入同位旋相关的高阶修正项．研究了核物质对称能的密度依赖性和。^208Pb的中子皮厚度。采用新提出的PK1相互作用以及NL3．S271和Z271相互作用．得到核物质饱和点对称能的范围为29-38MeV以及相应的^208Pb中子皮厚度为0．17—0.28fm．在所有相互作用中，核物质饱和点的对称能与^208Pb的中子皮厚度近似呈线性关系。After adding isospin dependent high order correction terms to existing relativistic mean field models (RMF), the density dependence of symmetry energy and the neutron skin thickness S for 208Pb are studied. Using the new effective interaction PK1, together with NL3, S271 and Z271, a range of 29—38 MeV for the symmetry energy for nuclear matter at saturation point and the corresponding neutron skin thickness S = 0.14—0.28 fm for 208Pb are obtained. For all effective interactions, a linear relation between the symmetry energy at saturation point and the neutron skin thickness for 208Pb is observed.     

辐射照相系统中转换屏的分辨率研究

 在高能X光辐射照相系统中，通常使用闪烁体材料的转换屏将X光转换为可见光进行探测。建立了转换屏空间分辨率的计算模型，模拟了转换屏的空间分辨率随屏的厚度、材料及X光子能量的变化关系，为系统的设计提供了参数。     

Reconnaissance of the specific surface of vapour grown carbon micro and nanofibres as a main controller of the sorption of hydrogen

The influence of the hydrogen content in several physical aspects of carbonaceous microfibres obtained from a mixture of hydrogen and hydrocarbon gas is examinated in this study. The hydrogen content is evaluated behalf a measurement of the fibres density. These changes of content depend on the manufacturing process and further treatments of the fibres. The surface energy is established after contact angle evaluation. There is not a clear relation between the surface energy and the porosity, which is a very relevant parameter in order to establish the hydrogen storage capacity of all materials.The fibres have been evaluated using Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM), which provides a map of the surface potential. These measurements suggest a relation between the surface potential and the hydrogen adsorbed in the surface of the fibres.     

Size dependent surface energy of nanoplates: Molecular dynamics and nanoscale continuum theory correlations

A nanoscale gradient continuum theory along with molecular dynamics simulations are employed to investigate the size-dependent surface energy of nanoplates. Molecular dynamics simulations reveal that upon nanoplate thickness reduction, the redistribution of surface energy density along thickness direction causes the decrease of the surface energy of nanoplate free surfaces. Via introducing a calibration benchmark, the length scale model parameter of the gradient continuum theory is methodically determined. The calibrated continuum theory is shown to well predict the size-dependent surface energy and the associated redistribution of surface energy density within nanoplates.     

纳米铜团簇在常温和升温过程中能量特征的分子动力学研究

采用分子动力学方法和F-S多体势函数，模拟研究纳米铜团簇常温下能量特征及其在升温直到熔化过程中的变化，确定了常温下纳米铜团簇的表面原子厚度和表面能，给出在不同温度下纳米铜团簇能量大小分布比例和能量的概率密度，细致描述了团簇升温过程团簇内部原子和表面原子之间不同的变化特征. 关键词： 铜团簇 分子动力学 能量特征 温度     

Statistical energy analysis of inhomogeneous systems with slowly varying properties

This paper is concerned with the analysis of high frequency vibrations of inhomogeneous systems with slowly varying properties subjected to harmonic excitation. A formula for the spatial scaling of the vibrational energy density of such systems is derived and is used to predict the mean and the variance of their vibrational energy response. The derivations are based on the assumption that waves propagate with negligible partial reflections in the systems, which holds when the relative variation of the properties of the systems is small over a wavelength of vibration. To validate the theoretical findings, numerical simulations of two plate systems are performed: a plate with a linearly varying thickness and a plate with a thickness bump.     

薄膜体内缺陷对损伤概率的影响

由实验中得到的激光损伤概率与表面杂质密度的关系出发，结合XRD测试和激光损伤测试的结果，得到体缺陷或杂质破坏起主导作用的损伤机理.将激光作用时杂质吸收的热学和力学过程与杂质分布的统计规律结合起来，得到了深埋于薄膜内部的杂质诱导薄膜损伤概率与杂质密度、激光功率密度以及薄膜厚度的关系.该模型认为能诱导薄膜破坏的杂质尺寸范围与杂质填埋深度有关，所以不同深度处能诱导薄膜损伤的杂质密度不一样，理论结果与实验结果符合得很好.该理论模型还可以很好地解释损伤形貌.     

Driving forces for the adsorption of cyclopentene on InP(001)

In this work the interaction of cyclopentene with a set of InP(001) surfaces is investigated by means of the density functional theory. We propose a simple approach for evaluating the surface strain and based on it we have found a linear relation between bond and strain energies and the adsorption energy. Our results also indicate that the higher the bond energy, the more disperse the charge distribution is around the adsorption site associated to the high occupied state, a key feature that characterizes the adsorption process. Different adsorption coverages are used to evaluate the proposed equation. Our results suggest that the proposed approach might be extended to other systems where the interaction of the semiconductor surface and the molecule is restricted to first neighbor sites.     

Destabilizing effect of a surface electric field generated by ionic adsorption on the molecular orientation of nematic liquid crystals

The destabilizing effect of a surface electric field, produced by selective ionic adsorption, on the molecular orientation of a nematic-liquid-crystal sample is analyzed for a cell in the shape of a slab of thickness d. The electric-field distribution considered in the analysis is the one obtained in the limit in which essentially all the positive ions are adsorbed. Because of the coupling of this surface field with the nematic director, the surface anchoring energy depends on the thickness of the sample as well as on the adsorption energy characterizing the surfaces. A relation connecting the threshold field for the destabilization of the homeotropic pattern to the adsorption energy and to the thickness of the sample is established in closed form, after solving a set of two coupled non-linear equations determining the electric-field distribution across the sample. It is shown that the values of surface electric field generated by adsorbed ions that can lead to a destabilization of the homeotropic alignment can be attained by real samples.     

Semiclassical origins of density functionals

The relation between semiclassical and density-functional approximations is clarified. Semiclassical approximations both explain and improve upon density-gradient expansions for finite systems. We derive highly accurate density and kinetic energy functionals of the potential in one dimension.     

Dependence of resonance condition on pressure in an RF resonancemethod

The plasma density is shown as functions of pressure and magnetic flux density in an RF resonance method using the XPDP1 simulation code. The RF resonance method has the unique feature that a strong electric field in bulk controls the plasma density. Owing to the balance between the electric field decrease and the collision rate increase, the plasma density in the RF resonance method has a peak with respect to pressure. The plasma density with respect to the magnetic flux density depends on the condition of the RF resonance method, and the dependence is strong at low pressure because of the strong resonance. Sheath thickness is the most important parameter that determines the strength of the resonance induced. It is shown that the sheath thickness s is related to the plasma density n as a function of ns, obtained from a dispersion relation at constant external parameters. The magnetic flux density which induces the strong resonance is determined from sheath thickness. The plasma density in the RF resonance method can be predicted from discharge parameters using the relation between plasma density and sheath thickness     

Quantum phase transitions and bipartite entanglement

We develop a general theory of the relation between quantum phase transitions (QPTs) characterized by nonanalyticities in the energy and bipartite entanglement. We derive a functional relation between the matrix elements of two-particle reduced density matrices and the eigenvalues of general two-body Hamiltonians of d-level systems. The ground state energy eigenvalue and its derivatives, whose nonanalyticity characterizes a QPT, are directly tied to bipartite entanglement measures. We show that first-order QPTs are signaled by density matrix elements themselves and second-order QPTs by the first derivative of density matrix elements. Our general conclusions are illustrated via several quantum spin models.     

Boundary conditions and non-equilibrium thermodynamics

The theory of non-equilibrium thermodynamics is applied to a system of two immiscible fluids and their interface. A singular energy density at the interface, which is related to the phenomenon of surface tension, is taken into account. Furthermore the momentum and the heat currents are allowed to be singular at the interface. Using the conservation laws and the Gibbs' relation for the surface, an expression for the singular entropy production density at the interface is obtained. The linear phenomenological laws between fluxes and thermodynamic forces occurring in this singular entropy production density are given. Some of these linear laws are boundary conditions for the solution of the differential equations governing the evolution of the state variables in the bulk.     

Density scaling and virial theorem

The virial theorem, the Levy–Perdew relation and the differential virial theorem are derived for density–scaled Kohn–Sham systems. Earlier it was shown that there exists a value of the scaling factor for which the correlation energy disappears and we should treat only exchange for which a simple approximation was proposed. The new Levy–Perdew relation is applied to judge the quality of this approximation.     

Influence of elastic strains in sublayers on the critical thickness of the Stranski-Krastanow transition for the GeSi/Si(001) system

A novel estimation of the critical thickness of the epitaxial layer in the Stranski-Krastanow (SK) transition is proposed. The transition criterion is based on accumulation of the energy of the effective strain up to a certain critical value. The calculation includes the elastic energy stored in elastically strained layers, takes into account the restriction on the depth of the strained layer still affecting the transition, and a segregation effect described by thermally activated atomic exchange. The equations of growth on the vicinal substrate surface that divide each monolayer into submonolayers parallel to the surface are used. Simulation results are compared with the corresponding experimental data for the heterostructures built of a strained sublayer covered by a spacer layer on which a wetting layer is deposited until the SK transition occurs. The Ge/Si structures of this type are grown by molecular beam epitaxy, and in addition, the experimental results for InAs/GaAs systems, published in the literature, are used. A comparison of experimental and calculated data on the dependence between the critical thickness of the wetting layer and the thickness of the spacer layer shows good agreement for both Ge/Si and InAs/GaAs systems.