Meeting Reports

From the Introductory Course in Saclay to ECNS 2005 in Montpellier, by Joel Mesot Magnetism and Progress in Superconductors, by Stephane Raymond Chemical Structure and Dynamics, by Don Kearley Industrial and Medical Applications, by P. Allenspach Section Instruments and Methods, by Helmut Schober Soft Matter, by Arantxa Arbe Fundamental Physics with Neutrons, by Tyno Abdul-Redah and C. Aris Chatzidimitriou-Dreismann Disordered and Frustrated Systems, by Reiner Zorn Neutrons and Life Science, by Stephane Longeville Mecasens 2003 Comes to Manchester, by Sue Edwards Oxford Summer School Takes Place in September 2003, by Gerry Lander KEK and JAERI Host IPN2003, by Masatoshi Arai UKJ2003 Held in Japan, by Uschi Steigenberger     

Impurity band conduction in CdHgTe crystals

Electrical conduction at 77 K in Cd_xHg_1−xTe, with the composition x ⩽ 0.2, is by electrons in the conduction band, by holes in the valence band and by holes in the impurity band. In samples with zero energy gap, x < 0.14, electrical conduction by holes in the valence band is comparable to electrical conduction by holes in the impurity band. In the open energy gap CdHgTe, electrical conduction by holes in the valence band is negligible in comparison to electrical conduction by holes in the impurity band. In CdHgTe samples, electrical conduction in the impurity band is described by the “Fermi Glass” model.     

Republication of: The beginning of the world from the point of view of quantum theory

This is a reprinting of a very short note by Georges Lemaitre, first published in Nature in 1931, in which he envisages the Universe evolving out of a single atom by quantum processes. The paper has been selected by the Editors of General Relativity and Gravitation for re-publication in the Golden Oldies series of the journal. This republication is accompanied by an editorial note written by Jean-Pierre Luminet.     

Republication of: On the gravitational stability of the expanding universe

This is the republished English edition of a paper by E. Lifshitz, first published in 1946, in which the author investigates the gravitational stability of the non–stationary isotropic models of the universe. The paper has been selected by the Editors of General Relativity and Gravitation for re-publication in the Golden Oldies series of the journal. This republication is accompanied by an editorial note written by George F. R. Ellis, and by a brief biography of Evgenii Mikhailovich Lifshitz, written by Andrzej Krasiński.     

Republication of: Observations in cosmology

This is a reprinting of a paper by Jerome Kristian and Rainer K. Sachs, first published in 1966, in which they proposed a power-series scheme for reading out various parameters of the Universe directly from observations in a model-independent way. The paper has been selected by the Editors of General Relativity and Gravitation for re-publication in the Golden Oldies series of the journal. This republication is accompanied by an editorial note written by George Ellis and by a brief biography of J. Kristian, compiled by A. Krasiński from internet sources.     

局域共振型声学超材料机理探讨

本文以二维固体薄板中的弹性波传播为例, 对基于共振子结构的声学超材料带隙机理进行了探讨, 证明在声学超材料中带隙形成既与共振子对波的散射相位有关, 也与波在共振体之间的几何传播相位有关. 通过调节散射相位和几何传播相位均能实现对色散关系的调控. 基于这一理解, 探究了弹性波超材料中的次波长缺陷态和负折射现象的实现条件.     

碳化硅反射镜坯体光学加工的残余应力测量与分析

测量并分析了碳化硅反射镜坯体光学加工的残余应力。采用X射线衍射法测定了磨削成形、研磨以及抛光过程引入的表面残余应力的性质和大小;采用逐层抛光法测定了在用120#粒度金刚石砂轮磨削时引入的残余应力层厚度。研究结果表明:在用120#金刚石砂轮磨削加工时沿磨削方向和垂直于磨削方向分别引入了残余拉应力和残余压应力,其大小分别为40MPa和70MPa,应力层深度约为60μm,大于裂纹层深度;在用W7金刚石微粉研磨时引入了残余压应力,在其作用范围内残余应力平均值为60～80MPa;在抛光时理论上会引入残余压应力。在此基础上提出了在碳化硅反射镜坯体的光学加工过程中,可以通过研磨消除磨削引入的裂纹层和残余应力层。     

Republication of: On the initial value problem of the equations of gravitation

This is an English translation of a paper by Karl Stellmacher, first published in German in 1938, in which he presented the first, correct and successful, formulation of the initial value problem for Einstein’s equations in vacuum and with a dust source. The paper has been selected by the Editors of General Relativity and Gravitation for re-publication in the Golden Oldies series of the journal. This republication is accompanied by an editorial note written by Helmut Friedrich and Stellmacher’s brief biography written by Hubert Goenner.     

Photoluminescence of porous silicon saturated with tungsten-tellurite glass with rare-earth metal impurities

It has been shown that the presence of silicon nanoparticles in a layer of porous silicon saturated with tungsten-tellurite glass causes an increase in the photoluminescence quantum efficiency of erbium (1530 nm) by an order of magnitude in the case of long-wavelength excitation and an enhancement of the ytterbium photoluminescence (980 nm) by almost 50 times and erbium photoluminescence by 25 times in the case of short-wavelength pumping. This luminescence enhancement is explained by the formation of additional channels of transfer of external excitation by silicon nanocrystallites in porous silicon to impurity ytterbium and erbium ions in tungsten-tellurite glass.     

原子吸收光谱法测定中成药阿胶中铜、铬、镉、铅、砷、锑、锡和汞

本文以５０ｍｌ比色管作消化容器，硝酸－高氯酸混酸消化中成药阿胶，采用火焰原子吸收法测定其中的铜；石墨炉法测定其中的铬、镉、铅；氢化物法测定其中的砷、锑、锡。以硝酸－硫酸加过氧化氢水浴加热消化处理样品、采用冷原子法测定其中的汞，均取得较满意的结果。     

Supernova explosions and constraints on mass and lifetime of heavy neutrinos

Constraints on mass and lifetime of heavy neutrinos imposed by supernova explosions are investigated. It is found that in the mass range of 10–70 MeV the constraint imposed by supernovae is more stringent than those given by cosmology. Any lifetime in this mass range is almost ruled out by the present constraint imposed by supernovae together with those imposed by high-energy experiments. It is suggested that if heavy neutrinos have mass and lifetime not ruled out by these constraints, the energy released by neutrino decay can induce supernova explosions even if the standard bounce-shock mechanism fails in explosions.     

Fourth-order image formation by spontaneous parametric down-conversion: The effect of anisotropy

We analyze the transfer of angular spectrum and fourth-order image formation in two-photon states generated by spontaneous parametric down-conversion in both type I and type II phase matchings. We show how the image transfer from the pump beam to the two-photon field is affected by the anisotropy of the nonlinear crystal and by the coupling between frequency and wave vector. We also show how the distortion produced by the anisotropy can be compensated by the frequency bandwidth in type II phase matching.     

Two-dimensional phased arrays for application in surgery: Scanning by several focuses

Numerical simulation and comparative analysis of acoustic fields formed by two-dimensional phased arrays designed for ultrasonic surgery are conducted for the case of scanning by several focuses (in particular, by nine focuses arranged in a line and also by an array of nine focuses forming a 3×3 square grid). Calculations are performed for arrays with elements positioned at the surface both regularly (in square, ring, or hexagonal patterns) and randomly. Criteria for evaluating the “quality” of the intensity distributions in the field formed by the array in the case of scanning by several focuses are proposed. The quality of the intensity distributions for arrays containing 255 and 256 elements 5 mm in diameter arranged in regular patterns on the array’s surface (in square, ring, or hexagonal patterns) is inferior to that for arrays containing 256 randomly positioned elements. Among the regular arrays, the highest quality of intensity distributions is obtained for ring arrays, and the lowest quality is obtained for arrays with elements arranged in square or hexagonal patterns. The irregularity in the element positioning the array’s surface improves the quality of intensity distributions by reducing the secondary intensity peaks in the field formed by the array and, primarily, in the focal plane.     

Republication of: On the formal analogy between the basic electromagnetic equations and Einstein’s gravity equations in first approximation

This is an English translation of a paper by Hans Thirring, first published in German in 1918, which contains the first and correct presentation of the basic equations of gravitomagnetism in linear order. The paper has been selected by the Editors of General Relativity and Gravitation for republication in the Golden Oldies series of the journal. This republication is accompanied by an editorial note written by Herbert Pfister, and Thirring’s brief biography compiled by Andrzej Krasinski from internet sources     

蚜虫胁迫下棉叶光谱特征及其遥感估测

在棉蚜危害棉花的主要生育期测试蚜害后不同严重度叶片的理化参数和光谱,分析并比较了不同时期、不同品种蚜害棉叶理化参数和光谱反射率特征,确定了蚜害棉叶光谱敏感波段,建立了蚜害棉叶严重度估测模型。结果表明:蚜害棉叶的理化参数和光谱特征明显,蚜害棉叶平均厚度,含水量,温度和叶片CHL.b均增加,叶片而平均CHL.a,CHL.a+b和Cars含量减少。不同时期、不同品种蚜害棉叶光谱反射率在可见光均表现先升后降的特征,但不同品种蚜害棉叶在近红外波段反射率不同。434～727和648nm可分别作为蚜害棉叶的光谱敏感波段和最佳波段。基于敏感波段建立的蚜害棉叶遥感估测模型均达到显著相关,其中以(R1589-R648)/(R1589+R648)为自变量建立的估算模型精度最高,相对误差最小(0.128),可作为蚜害棉叶严重度最佳识别模型。该研究为遥感大面积监测棉花蚜虫提供了理论依据及参考。     

The effect of porphyrin supramolecular structure on singlet oxygen photogeneration

This work is to show that activity of porphyrins in singlet oxygen generation (SOG) is determined not only by their molecular structure but also by supramolecular structure of porphyrin containing systems. This is demonstrated by results of studies of SOG in the gas phase by vacuum deposited tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) layers under photoexcitation conditions. The structure of the layers was studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM), TEM in diffraction regime (TED) and by the flicker-noise spectroscopy (FNS) method. It was shown that substrates affect the deposited layers structure only at earlier stages of the layer formation. AFM and TED data, together with FNS quantitative parameters of TPP layers, show directly that the chemical activity of solid-phase systems can be determined not only by their chemical nature but also by their supramolecular structure.     

Na2CO3调质钙基脱硫剂硫化机理实验研究

对经Na2CO3溶液调质石灰石煅烧产物CaO的物理结构及硫化特性进行了研究,发现同等条件下调质后石灰石煅烧产物CaO(M-CaO)比未经调质的CaO(N-CaO)具有更高的钙转化率.利用XRD技术对CaO晶体结构进行了测定,通过比较二者的晶胞参数和晶格畸变度等并结合其孔特性,证实M-CaO之所以比N-CaO具有更高的钙转化率,是由于M-CaO比N-CaO具有更高的晶体缺陷浓度,使得在硫化反应过程中通过产物层的扩散具有更高的离子扩散率.     

Photoluminescent properties of Y2O3:Eu phosphors prepared via urea precipitation in non-aqueous solution

Europium-doped yttrium oxide phosphors were obtained by firing precursors prepared by urea precipitation in ethanol and ethylenediamine. The precipitation in non-aqueous solution was carried out in an autoclave at 150°C to allow the decomposition of urea. The photoluminescent intensities of the phosphors prepared in ethanol and ethylenediamine increased by about 30% compared to that of the phosphor prepared by the conventional urea homogeneous precipitation in aqueous solution. Amorphous carbonates and amorphous hydroxides/carbonates mixtures were identified as precursors from ethanol and ethylenediamine, respectively. The morphology and particle size were studied by SEM and dynamic laser scattering method.     

激光对红外系统的失效机理和破坏效应研究

 根据红外光学系统的会聚特性，用光学增益方法分析了红外系统中各元件对应的光强分布，确定了位于焦面附近光学元件是激光破坏的易损部件，并提出了强激光对红外系统元件损伤,造成其探测、制导功能失效的硬破坏机理；由红外滤光片、探测器和信号处理电路与入射激光波长的光谱响应分析，提出了弱激光对红外系统干扰，导致其探测、制导功能在激光辐照一段时间内失效的软破坏机理；开展了激光辐照红外系统的失效验证实验，较好地解释了其失效的机理和效应。     

利用X射线衍射技术与红外光谱分析真菌侵蚀的木材

为了弄清真菌侵蚀木材的微细结晶构造与主成分官能团的变化,利用X射线衍射技术和红外光谱研究了分别经过黄孢原毛平革菌(PC)和棉腐卧孔菌(PP)侵蚀不同时间后毛白杨木材的结晶度、晶胞内层间距、晶粒宽度和主成分官能团的变化情况。结果表明：(1)PC与PP的侵蚀对木材纤维素结晶区的晶格构造没有影响,纤维素结晶区衍射2θ角和层间距基本保持不变,但纤维素结晶度和晶粒宽度随侵蚀时间增加而呈减小的趋势,并且受PP侵蚀的要比受PC侵蚀的明显,表明PP侵蚀对纤维素的破坏程度要大于PC侵蚀;(2)半纤维素在侵蚀过程中其木聚糖被不同程度的降解,使得产物中羰基含量增加,PC与PP对半纤维素的降解效果与纤维素几近相同;(3)木质素受PC侵蚀后苯环被氧化裂解生成链烃,而受PP侵蚀的变化不明显。