The application of the ERETIC method to 2D-NMR

As a means of obtaining precise quantitative data in 2D NMR spectroscopy, the use of an electronic reference signal (ERETIC) has been examined. The results presented demonstrate that the ERETIC method can be used in different situations encountered in 2D-NMR spectroscopy: homonuclear and heteronuclear spectra, phased or magnitude mode, symmetrization. The main restriction to introducing ERETIC in 2D spectra could be the need for several spectrometer channels. However, most modern NMR spectrometers are equipped with at least three channels, that allows the implementation of the ERETIC method as reference for 2D-NMR spectroscopy without needing any hardware modification.     

How to reduce the experimental time in isotopic 2H NMR using the ERETIC method

Deuterium site-specific natural isotope abundance (Ai) is routinely measured by NMR spectroscopy and quantified using an internal reference peak. This study demonstrates that the substitution of the chemical compound used as internal reference by an electronically generated signal (the ERETIC method) allows a dramatic reduction of the experimental time. Measurements of Ai on eight samples of methylsalicylate have been performed using either an internal reference (TMU) or ERETIC. No significant difference in accuracy or precision had been found between the two methods. However, because the method is applicable in partially saturated conditions, the experiment time was divided by a factor of 4 and the drawbacks associated with an internal chemical reference were avoided when ERETIC was used.     

非PLL相位平均型参考线原型验证

射频相位参考线是粒子加速器的重要组成部分之一,为射频低电平控制系统(LLRF)、束流诊断系统、定时系统等提供稳定的相位锁定参考信号。为减少远距离传输过程中由环境温度变化导致的射频传输线中的射频相位漂移,多个加速器装置中已经采用射频相位参考线提供射频相位参考,这些相位参考的实现方案主要是基于恒温控制和基于光纤锁相。与这些方案相比,采用相位平均方法不仅可以保持长距离节点之间的相位稳定,而且更易于现场安装与维护。现有的带有锁相环(PLL)的终端短路方式实现相位平均参考线的方案仍有一些节点数量限制等方面的不足,本文对相位平均参考线结构进行了去除PLL的简化设计并进行了验证,以期增加更多的相位分配节点以及降低对射频器件参数的要求。对非PLL的单端输入终端短路相位平均方案与两端输入各节点间互为参考的相位平均方案分别进行了实验测试,结果表明两者的相位RMS精度可以达到0.1°~0.3°。并对不同的相位平均实现方案中相位不稳定的产生原因进行了分析,结果表明,除环境温度外,同轴线缆材质、合成相位与幅度的不平衡合成等也是重要影响因素。     

Construction of the Phasing System for BEPCⅡ Linac

In order to get high beam quality, a RF distribution system is required, with minimal phase drifts and errors in the BEPCⅡ linac. The additional installation of phase reference cables and monitoring equipments and stable RF distribution for BEPC linac are finished. The master oscillator is chosen to offer RF signal with low phase noise and a stable phase distribution system is built to deliver RF signal to each klystron. A phase and amplitude detector is constructed to measure the phase precisely and an IΦA unit is used for a phase shifter. Control software based on EPICS is used to connect all the units of the system, and a phasing method based on BPM is adopted to optimize the phase of each klystron. Now the phasing system is installed and tested in the klystron gallery of the BEPCⅡ linac.     

Solid-state NMR as an analytical tool: quantitative aspects

Analytical methods based on solid-state NMR are becoming increasingly popular. However, these flourishing activities bring up the issue of how accurately NMR can assess an analyte proportion in a solid sample. The use of a chemical intensity reference for this purpose is a natural but often unsuitable choice, due to sample stability or preciousness. We propose here a protocol to perform quantitative measurements in solid-state NMR, by calibration of the circuit response through a low-power pulse injected during the acquisition (the so-called ERETIC method). Although this method has been in use for some time in liquid-phase and in vivo NMR, we point out here some peculiarities and useful applications typical of solids. Namely, the temperature dependence of the signal intensity imposes care in the application to MAS experiments.     

Intensity-modulated fiber Bragg grating sensor system based on radio-frequency signal measurement

An intensity-modulated, fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor system based on radio-frequency (RF) signal measurement is presented. The RF signal is generated at a photodetector by two modulated optical signals reflected from the sensing FBG and a reference FBG. Wavelength shift of the sensing FBG changes intensity of the RF signal through changing the delay between the two optical signals, with temperature effect being compensated automatically by the reference FBG. It also exhibits important features including potentially high-speed measurement, low cost, and adjustable sensitivity. In the experiment, strain measurement with a maximum sensitivity of -0.34 microV/micro epsilon has been achieved.     

用于HLS单束团运行模式的高频剔除系统

 介绍了主要用于实现合肥光源单束团运行模式的高频剔除（RFKO）系统。该系统完全基于仪器设备(分频器、波形发生器、宽带放大器和具有I/Q调制功能的矢量信号发生器),无任何专门设计的电子线路。高频剔除的原理是激励粒子横向振荡而丢失。激励信号产生的过程是：将取自储存环高频系统的信号进行分频,得到束团同步信号;用束团同步信号触发波形发生器,生成窄脉冲;该窄脉冲调制信号发生器,输出高频剔除信号,放大后加在条带电极上,进行束团剔除。目前获得了18 mA的单束团最高流强。改变分频数和脉冲长度,可得到其它一些周期性填充模式,其中3串6束团以及非均匀填充模式得到了实验验证。     

Wideband RF photonic in-phase and quadrature-phase generation

A photonic implementation of a practical broadband RF Hilbert transformer is demonstrated by using a four-tap transversal system. An almost ideal 90 degrees phase shift with less than 3 dB of amplitude ripple has been achieved from 2.4 to 17.6 GHz. An efficient method to realize both transformed (quadrature-phase) and reference (in-phase) signal has been achieved by using a coarse wavelength division multiplexing coupler. Extension of the transformer bandwidth and further improvements of its implementation are discussed.     

High speed integrated RF–VLC data communication system: Performance constraints and capacity considerations

In this research paper, we propose a two-hop integrated radio frequency–visible light communication (RF–VLC) system which may provide a better option to transceive between the hospitals and some laboratory to transfer patient’s information. In the proposed system model, the data (such as patient’s lab test reports) is transmitted towards the amplify and forward (AF) relay mounted on the top of the hospital building via the RF channel. Further, the AF relay amplifies and converts the received information into corresponding optical signal using light emitting diodes (LED) and supporting circuitry. This optical signal is then forwarded towards the destination device (equipped with VLC transceiver), via the VLC channel. To analyse the performance of the system, we first derive the closed form analytical expressions for the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of the end-to-end (e2e) signal to noise ratio (SNR) of the system by using the moment generating function (MGF) of the SNR of the individual RF and VLC channels. Further, we use these statistical expressions to obtain the outage probability, average bit error rate (BER) and the average capacity of the system. Moreover, the asymptotic performance of the proposed system is also analysed to study the system’s behaviour at high SNR regimes. Finally, we studied the impact of the variations in channel parameters on the proposed system model performance through numerically simulated plots.     

One-way radio frequency dissemination through the atmosphere using two optical carriers

A method of transferring an RF reference frequency through the turbulent atmosphere is presented. Using two optical wavelengths close to each other can compensate for the influence of the atmospheric piston error. The influence of the atmosphere on the phase of the optical signal is calculated together with the remaining error by transferring two carriers. The system was implemented in a laboratory test-bed, and stability measurements are shown.     

采用直接数字频率合成器混频信号的高频功率源设计

 提取直接数字频率合成器芯片AD9850输出的混频信号作为系统的频率源,介绍了高频功率源的结构和原理。系统的工作频率范围为(96±1) MHz,最大输出功率为10 kW。驱动级采用MOSFET晶体管功率放大模块,末级采用高频真空四极管4CW10000B。四极管采用阴地电路,工作在甲乙类。高频功率源采用压控可变衰减器进行幅度调制,为满足系统的频率和幅值稳定度要求,功率源采用带温度补偿的晶体振荡器,并让四极管工作在过压状态。在应用Ziegler-Nichols法整定控制器的PID参数时,为实现控制系统的在线自整定,系统采用了继电反馈法,由极限周期和增益得出PID参数。     

基于对数比电路的HLS turn-by-turn系统

 较详细地介绍了合肥光源逐圈束流位置测量(turn-by-turn)系统设计思想和理论分析。该系统是为了判定二期工程升级后的注入系统的注入效率和Damping率,研究Beta振荡和轨迹瞬时变化以及其他束流动力学问题如工作点变化等的研究而研制。选择了新近受到广泛重视的对数比电路服务束流瞬时位置信号的处理。利用工作在204MHz的对数比电路完成被激励束的turn-by-turn位置测量和相空间检测。给出了该系统各部分性能和理论分析结果，介绍了快速多通道ADC在该系统的数据获取中的应用。     

Passive and temporally continuous optical spectral analyzer of RF signals via wavelength coding

A novel approach realizing an optical spectrum analyzer for photonic detection of an unknown RF carrier signals is presented. The described module may be part of an electronic warfare system in which detection of a narrow band RF signal is required. Moreover, The RF signal is characterized by an unknown time varying carrier frequency embedded in wide band noise. The system uses a passive, fiber based photonic configuration. It allows the spectrum mapping of an incoming electronic RF signal modulated on an optical carrier. The spectral analyzer configuration uses a finite impulse response (FIR) filter that is realized by two different optical paths of parallel fibers which generate a spectral notch filter. Hence, a wavelength coding is realized by chromatic dispersion such that each wavelength is filtered by a different FIR filter. Therefore, the energy at a WDM demux output channels is actually proportional to the spectrum of the input RF signal. This spectral mapping is obtained without lose of temporal RF information.     

Digital prototype of LLRF system for SSRF

This paper describes a field programming gate array(FPGA)based low level radio frequency (LLRF)prototype for the SSRF storage ring RF system.This prototype includes the local oscillator(LO),analog front end,digital front end,RF out,clock distributing,digital signal processing and communication functions.All feedback algorithms are performed in FPGA.The long term of the test prototype with high power shows that the variations of the RF amplitude and the phase in the accelerating cavity are less than 1%and 1°respectively.and the variation of the cavity resonance frequency is controlled within ±10 Hz.     

Investigation of high sensitivity radio-frequency readout circuit based on AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor

An Al Ga N/Ga N high electron mobility transistor(HEMT) device is prepared by using a semiconductor nanofabrication process. A reflective radio-frequency(RF) readout circuit is designed and the HEMT device is assembled in an RF circuit through a coplanar waveguide transmission line. A gate capacitor of the HEMT and a surface-mounted inductor on the transmission line are formed to generate LC resonance. By tuning the gate voltage V g, the variations of gate capacitance and conductance of the HEMT are reflected sensitively from the resonance frequency and the magnitude of the RF reflection signal. The aim of the designed RF readout setup is to develop a highly sensitive HEMT-based detector.     

用软件无线电方法实现MRI回波信号接收

该文首先简要介绍了软件无线电的基本原理和基于软件无线电的射频接收系统的3种结构形式：射频全宽开低通采样结构,射频直接带通采样结构和宽带中频带通采样结构;并介绍了磁共振成像（MRI）回波信号接收的基本原理和将软件无线电方法应用于MRI回波信号接收的意义. 然后该文重点介绍了采用3种软件无线电结构实现MRI回波信号接收系统的具体设计方案,包括接收系统方框图、工作原理、设计参数的选择和分析、部分功能模块的实现方法、设计和实现中需要注意的问题. 最后以一个低场通用MRI回波接收系统为实例,分析比较了3种设计方案并给出了实际系统的测试结果.     

A6相对论磁控管模式切换射频信号馈入方法

目前国际上提出了采用短脉冲射频（RF）信号实现相对论磁控管的模式切换,数值模拟经证实了可以采用几十kW到几百kW的RF信号实现相对论磁控管采用轴向提取功率的相邻模式以及同一模式的不同纵向模式之间的切换,这里假设所需的RF信号的能量已经馈入到相对论磁控管腔体内。提出了实验系统中采用扇形波导和探针天线来馈入前级微波源来提供模式切换所需的RF信号的能量的方法。该方法分为两个步骤,首先采用扇形波导来将前级微波源提供的能量馈入到相对论磁控管的阳极体中;然后利用探针天线将馈入的RF信号辐射至相对论磁控管腔体内,提供模式切换所需的能量。数值模拟证实了该方法在实际应用中具有可行性以及实用性。     

Design and evaluation of a downconverter based on MicroTCA.4

Modern low-level RF(LLRF) control systems of particle accelerators are designed to achieve extremely precise field amplitude and phase regulation inside the accelerating cavities. The RF field signal is usually converted to an intermediate frequency(IF) before being sampled by ADC. As the down-conversion is an important procedure of digital signal processing in LLRF system, designing a high performance and broad band downconverter compatible with various accelerators is important. In this paper, the design of a downconverter based on Micro TCA and its performance evaluation on different frequency points are presented. The major design objective of this module is a wider operating frequency range and more flexibility in application.     

Radio Frequency Fingerprint extraction based on Multiscale Approximate Entropy

Radio Frequency (RF) fingerprinting is the technology of recognizing the transmitter using the non-linear characteristics of an intercepted RF signal. The underlying inevitable impairments of the hardware chain in transmitters are used as unique RF signatures for the distinct identification of various radios. The technique can be applied to distinguish not only between the radio of different make but also between the radios of the same make and type. In this paper, we propose a novel RF fingerprinting method, based on Multi-Scale Approximate Entropy (MSAE) which utilizes the steady-state section of the RF signal, extracted through the Higuchi Fractal Dimension (HFD) method. The MSAE feature extraction method is validated using real-world data-set for Very High Frequency (VHF) radios. The proposed method uses MSAE features which are subsequently fed to Machine Learning (ML) algorithms for classification accuracy comparison. In terms of classification accuracy, the proposed MSAE features outperforms some of the existing steady-state methods, especially at low SNR.     

高温超导磁共振成像射频接收线圈的研究

为了提高低场磁共振成像系统的信噪比,提出了具有失谐电路的Bi2223带高温超导射频接收线圈.该线圈采用了电耦合方式传输超导谐振回路的磁共振信号,这种方式有利于进一步制成正交结构或相阵结构的超导接收线圈.为了防止趋肤效应降低超导接收线圈的性能,采用化学腐蚀的方法先将超导带的包套去掉,然后再制成超导主谐振电感.采用一种双探测线圈法对高温超导接收线圈和相同结构的常规铜线圈的Q值进行了测量,结果表明超导接收线圈比常规铜线圈的Q值约高一倍.