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United States Government regulations cover industrial, medical and consumer ultrasound products for the protection of those using the equipment. There are currently five government agencies which regulate permissible power, intensity and radiation field patterns; permissible frequency and power bands; safety standards for the protection of consumers using ultrasound devices; safety and design standards for diagnosis and therapy by physicians; and standards for the protection of workers in factories using ultrasonic equipment.     

A frequency domain multiple-antenna and channel estimation approach for facilitation of UWB technologies coexistence in heterogeneous WPANs

Ultra wideband (UWB) communications is a promising technology which provides high data rates for short-range communications. There are currently two proposals as UWB standards, namely, multiband orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MB-OFDM) UWB and direct-sequence (DS) UWB. These two standards can cause interference on each other and also to other wireless technologies when they are located in their vicinity. In this paper, we focus on the mutual interference of these two UWB standards. In the first part of the paper, we address the channel estimation issue for DS-UWB receiver, in the presence of multi-user interference (MUI) and MB-OFDM interference within the framework of wireless personal area networks (WPANs). In fact, we use the minimum mean square error estimation (MMSE) to estimate the channel based on a pilot transmission scheme. In the second part, we propose a simple but effective design for the receiver structure of the DS-UWB which utilizes a frequency domain multiple-antenna approach in order to mitigate MUI as well as the MB-OFDM external interference. Channel estimation performed in part one will be used in the detection process in part two. Numerical results are provided to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed techniques for interference mitigation in DS-UWB.     

Frequency Response of Multilayer Media Comprised of Double-Negative and Double-Positive Slabs

We present the interactions of the electromagnetic waves with multilayer media formed by double-negative and double-positive slabs to find the frequency response of the structure. The double-negative slabs are analytically realized by using the frequency dispersive cold plasma medium. Numerical examples are performed using an in-house developed simulation programme code. The variation of the reflectance and the transmittance with the emphasis on the plasma frequencies is observed in these examples.     

Modulation of ionization on laser frequency in ultra-short pulse intense laser--gas-target

Based on the dispersion relation of intense laser pulse propagating in gradually ionized plasma, this paper discusses the frequency modulation induced by ionization of an ultra-short intense laser pulse interacting with a gas target. The relationship between the frequency modulation and the ionization rate, the plasmas frequency variation, and the polarization of atoms (ions) is analysed. The numerical results indicate that, at high frequency, the polarization of atoms (ions) plays a more important role than plasma frequency variation in modulating the laser frequency, and the laser frequency variation is different at different positions of the laser pulse.     

An account of monaural phase sensitivity

Listeners can detect phase differences between the envelopes of sounds occupying remote frequency regions, and between the fine structures of partials that interact within a single auditory filter. They are insensitive to phase differences between partials that differ sufficiently in frequency to preclude within-channel interactions. A new model is proposed that can account for all three of these findings, and which, unlike currently popular approaches, does not discard across-channel timing information. Sensitivity is predicted quantitatively by analyzing the output of a cochlear model using a spectro-temporal decomposition inspired by responses of neurons in the auditory cortex, and by computing a distance metric between the responses to two stimuli to be discriminated. Discriminations successfully modeled include phase differences between pairs of bandpass filtered harmonic complexes, and between pairs of sinusoidally amplitude modulated tones, discrimination between amplitude and frequency modulation, and discrimination of transient signals differing only in their phase spectra ("Huffman sequences").     

Hydrogenic systems,frequency standards and fundamental constants

Hydrogenic (two-body) systems are the only atomic systems for which uncertainties in calculations of the energy levels approach the current state of the art in frequency measurement. This article discusses progress in the theory and measurement of transition frequencies in hydrogenic systems. These studies have relevance to the determination of fundamental constants and the testing of physical theories, especially quantum electrodynamics. A set of high accuracy calculable frequency standards could also be realized by using hydrogenic systems.     

The effect of grinding on magnetic properties of agglomereted MnFe2O4 nanoparticles

The effects of grinding on interparticle magnetic interactions for an ensemble of agglomerated MnFe₂O₄ nanoparticles have been studied. Structural analyses showed that by grinding the samples, a small variation in size of crystallites and lattice strain will occur. ac Magnetic susceptibility measurements under different conditions and spin dynamics analysis suggest that freezing temperature is frequency dependent and it is in good agreement with critical slowing down model. This is an indication that these nanoparticles have superspin glass behavior. The estimated zυ and τ₀ parameters using critical slowing down model show that by increasing the grinding time the interaction between nanoparticles decreases. ac Susceptibility measurements in cooling and heating process show a thermal hysteresis. The thermal hysteresis decreased by increasing the grinding time. Also, the thermal hysteresis is frequency dependent and it increased as frequency decreased. These results showed that interparticle interactions such as dipole-dipole and exchange interactions between nanoparticles become weaker by grinding.     

Hydrogenlike highly charged ions for tests of the time independence of fundamental constants

Hyperfine transitions in the electronic ground state of cold, trapped hydrogenlike highly charged ions have attractive features for use as frequency standards because the majority of systematic frequency shifts are smaller by orders of magnitude compared to many microwave and optical frequency standards. Frequency measurements of these transitions hold promise for significantly improved laboratory tests of local position invariance of the electron and quark masses.     

频率对环绕声声像定位的影响

本文考虑双耳相位差的高级近似，导出了中频情况下适用的具有更普遍意义的平面环绕声声像定位公式。在低频时该式将化为通常的环绕声声像定位公式，而随着声音频率的增加，声像位置将与频率有关。将新的公式用到方型排列和棱型排列的４－４－４环绕声系统，得到了同实验相一致的结果。文中着重指出，声像随频率而变化是导致环绕声重发中侧向声像不稳定的重要在而为今后改进环绕声系统提供了理论基础。     

Sensitivity of Elastic Properties to Measurement Uncertainties in Laryngeal Muscles With Implications for Voice Fundamental Frequency Prediction

This paper discusses the effects of measurement uncertainties when calculating elastic moduli of laryngeal tissue. Small dimensions coupled with highly nonlinear elastic properties exacerbate the uncertainties. The sensitivity of both tangent and secant Young's Modulus was quantified in terms of the coefficient of variation, which depended on measurement of reference length and cross-sectional area. Uncertainties in the measurement of mass, used to calculate cross-sectional area of a small tissue sample, affected Young's Modulus calculations when tissue absorption of the hydrating solution was not accounted for. Uncertainty in reference length had twice the effect on elasticity than other measures. The implication of these measurement errors on predicted fundamental frequency of vocalization is discussed. Refinements on isolated muscle experimental protocols are proposed that pay greatest attention to measures of highest sensitivity.     

量子频标中的原子物理

频率是自然界中测量得最准的物理量.量子频标是频率的测量标准,它是利用原子跃迁谱线的稳定而准确的频率作为参考频率.频标研究中存在几乎所有的原子物理问题,如原子结构与光谱、原子与电磁场的相互作用以及原子碰撞等问题值得深入研究.本文就量子频标的基本原理和应用,量子频标中存在的原子物理问题做以简要评述.     

Dielectric relaxation in amorphous polyepichlorhydrin and polyepibromhydrin

The variation of the dielectric permittivity and loss factor with frequency and temperature has been measured for two polyethers with polar side groups, polyepichlorhydrin and polyepibromhydrin. Both polymers showed two distinct relaxation processes. The high-temperature relaxations correlate with the glass-to-rubber transition temperatures in accord with the WLF equation. For the low-temperature relaxations, attributed to rotational motion of the side groups, the activation energy for the bulkier—CH₂Br case is smaller than—CH₂Cl. This effect and the extreme broadness of these relaxations are explained by considering dipole-dipole interactions. Calculations for selected model conformations show that intramolecular dipole-dipole interactions are weak, but that inter-molecular dipole-dipole interactions can account for the observed order of activation energies.     

Laboratory spectroscopy and the search for variation of the fine-structure constant

Theories unifying gravity with other interactions suggest that fundamental “constants” could (or even should) vary with time and space in an expanding Universe. The value of the fine-structure constant, $\alpha = e^2/\hbar c$ , can be probed over the history of the Universe using quasar absorption systems. On the other hand by comparing atomic clocks over some reasonably long time period (~ years) we can test whether α is currently changing with time on Earth. In this paper we discuss the some of the directions in which this research is heading and some laboratory measurements of absolute frequency and isotope shift which are much needed for these studies of α-variation. Researchers who are interested in performing these measurements should contact the authors directly.     

Precision atomic spectroscopy for improved limits on variation of the fine structure constant and local position invariance

We report tests of local position invariance and the variation of fundamental constants from measurements of the frequency ratio of the 282-nm 199Hg+ optical clock transition to the ground state hyperfine splitting in 133Cs. Analysis of the frequency ratio of the two clocks, extending over 6 yr at NIST, is used to place a limit on its fractional variation of <5.8x10(-6) per change in normalized solar gravitational potential. The same frequency ratio is also used to obtain 20-fold improvement over previous limits on the fractional variation of the fine structure constant of |alpha/alpha|<1.3x10(-16) yr-1, assuming invariance of other fundamental constants. Comparisons of our results with those previously reported for the absolute optical frequency measurements in H and 171Yb+ vs other 133Cs standards yield a coupled constraint of -1.5x10(-15)相似文献   

Longitudinal ramsey-fringe spectroscopy in a calcium beam

For ultra-high resolution spectroscopic applications such as optical frequency standards, the value of thermal sources such as atomic beams is currently limited by secondorder Doppler broadening. The use of a longitudinal interaction geometry in which an atomic beam crosses the counter-propagating laser fields at a small angle is able to reduce second-order Doppler broadening to an insignificant level as well as to provide long interaction times without the necessity of large-diameter optical beams. We have analyzed this geometry for the case of the long-lived calcium intercombination line, and conclude that when combined with pulsed (Ramsey) excitation, the longitudinal interaction geometry could be used with a thermal calcium beam to create an optical frequency standard with a reproducibility of the order of 10^?14 for a few seconds averaging time. Our initial experimental results have demonstrated the first use of the longitudinal geometry.     

探讨大学物理实验教学中物理常量的使用和测量结果的表示

指出并探讨当前大学物理实验教学尚存部分内容陈旧落后、与科学技术发展脱节以及是否采用国际、国家通用标准等问题.通过介绍基本物理常量的研究进展,建议在教学中采用国际科学技术数据委员会2006年推荐的基本物理常量;根据国内外学术惯例及国家标准,提出测量结果不确定度的表示方法;为避免有效数字缺乏统一的定义或引起误解,建议在实验教学中用修约间隔规定后的修约值来代替有效位数的概念,同时要引入修约间隔的概念;最后,给出了微小标准差的可忽略准则.     

The Optical Frequency Standards for the Realization of the Meter

Optical‐frequency standards with various levels of performance are indispensable in metrology and have many applications from length measurement to atomic clocks and much more. The evolution of optical‐frequency standards has been considerable. Originally introduced as primary realizations for the meter, they have evolved to optical clocks, which surpass the uncertainty and stability of microwave clocks. Herein, the status of the development of optical‐frequency standards as far as length metrology is concerned is reviewed, giving a broad overview of the historical context, as well as an outlook about future evolution.     

Dynamic recording of χ<Superscript>(2)</Superscript> holograms with multifrequency object and reference waves

The transformation properties of images formed by inertialess dynamic χ⁽²⁾ holograms recorded by multifrequency reference and object beams are studied theoretically and experimentally. The regular features of the spatial localization and scales of holographic images obtained with different frequency combinations of the reference and object image-forming beams are ascertained. It is shown that, in the general case of an arbitrary variation in the ratio of these frequencies, the reconstructed images of an object point source are localized on a segment of a straight line, which we referred to as the locris. The slope of the locris does not depend on the frequency ratio of the reference and object beams, and its endpoints are specified by the positions of the reference and object sources. The possibility of obtaining of achromatic holographic images for noncollinear multifrequency interactions is demonstrated. The conditions for the noncollinear phase matching of interacting waves in a KTP crystal, as well as for simultaneous attainment of phase matching for selected frequency combinations, are determined. The important role of controlling the shape of wavefronts in experiments with frequency conversion of radiation in the reference beam by stimulated Raman scattering of light is ascertained.     

原子喷泉频标:原理与发展

介绍了喷泉频标的原理与发展.喷泉频标是一项近20年来发展起来的原子钟技术,它以激光冷却技术为基础,利用该技术实现了冷原子介质的俘获与上抛.冷原子介质在上抛下落过程中首先完成原子态制备,然后两次通过微波谐振腔实现Ramsey作用,在两次作用之间原子经历自由演化,最后原子经过探测区,通过双能级荧光探测法探测原子跃迁概率得到鉴频的Ramsey干涉条纹,并实现频率锁定,其中心条纹的线宽在1Hz左右.频率稳定度和频率不确定度是喷泉频标的两个重要指标.影响喷泉钟频率稳定度的因素主要有量子投影噪声和电子学噪声,目前喷泉钟的短期稳定度为(10~(-13)—10~(-14))τ~(-1/2),长期稳定度在(10~(-16)—10~(-17))量级.喷泉频标的频率不确定度主要受二阶塞曼频移、黑体辐射频移、冷原子碰撞频移以及与微波相关的频移等的影响.目前喷泉钟的不确定度在小的10~(-16)量级.作为基准频标,喷泉钟的工作介质主要是~(133)Cs,~(87)Rb.国际各大计量机构都研制了喷泉频标,它在各地协调世界时的建立、国际原子时的校准等方面发挥着越来越重要的作用.此外,喷泉频标还用于研究高精度时频基准和时间比对链路、验证基本物理理论等.     

Protective area of laser eye protectors

An objective definition of the protective area of laser eye protectors is discussed. First an appropriate test method is described, which is based on the current eye protection standard EN 168. For a variety of already CE type approved laser eye protectors, i.e. for different goggle and spectacle types, results of corresponding measurements are shown. From these results the requirements on the vertical and horizontal angle ranges are derived, which have to be covered by laser eye protectors. This proposal will be implemented in the currently processed amendments of the laser safety standards EN 207 and EN 208.