Transmission measurement of photo-absorption cross section of aluminum in soft X-ray region of 50 to 250 eV

The photo-absorption cross section of aluminum was obtained from the ratio of transmission of aluminum thin-films with different area densities from 50 to 250 eV with synchrotron radiation monochromatic beam.Two samples with different area densities were used to minimize the uncertainty caused by the sample surface oxidation and systematic factors of the X-ray source,beamline,and detector.The experimental results are in good agreement with the published data and FEFF program calculations in general.     

辐射加热铝Ka吸收谱测量

 铝K_a吸收谱是诊断辐射加热等离子体温度的重要方法之一。在星光Ⅱ激光装置上，利用激光金膜相互作用产生的X光辐射加热其背侧的铝夹层样品，采用天津Ⅲ号胶片记录的PET晶体谱仪测量了不同激光和样品参数条件下的铝Ka吸收谱。实验观察到非常清晰的类氦到类氟铝离子Ka吸收谱线，采用细致组态模型开展了铝Ka吸收谱的模拟计算，模拟计算结果与实验结果符合得较好，研究结果可应用于辐射不透明度样品温度诊断。     

A noncontact method for determining surface density of nonporous materials with the limp-wall mass law

A new noncontact technique for determining the surface density or mass per unit area of nonporous, homogeneous membranes and foils of sub-wavelength thicknesses is introduced. Surface densities are determined through application of the limp-wall mass law and through-transmission ultrasonic measurements of bulk waves. The ultrasonic measurements are performed with commercially-available, broadband air-coupled ultrasonic transducers. Surface densities of aluminum foil, brass shim, and plastic sheets are typically found to be within 3% of their accepted values.     

Sound insulation property of Al–Si closed-cell aluminum foam sandwich panels

Al–Si closed-cell aluminum foam sandwich panels (1240 mm × 1100 mm) of different thicknesses and different densities were prepared by molten body transitional foaming process in Northeastern University. The experiments were carried out to investigate the sound insulation property of Al–Si closed-cell aluminum foam sandwich panels of different thicknesses and different densities under different frequencies (100–4000 Hz). Results show that sound reduction index (R) is small under low frequencies, large under high frequencies; thickness affects the sound insulation property of material obviously: when the thicknesses of Al–Si closed-cell aluminum foam sandwich panels are 12, 22, and 32 mm, the corresponding weighted sound reduction indices (R_W) are 26.3, 32.2, and 34.6 dB, respectively, the rising trend tempered; the increase of density of Al–Si closed-cell aluminum foam can also increase the sound insulation property: when the densities of aluminum foam are 0.31, 0.51, and 0.67 g/cm³, the corresponding weighted sound reduction indices (R_W) are 28.9, 34.3, and 34.6 dB, the increasing value mitigating.     

Depth resolved Doppler broadening measurement of layered Al-Sn samples

The accumulation of positrons in a two-dimensional layer of tin embedded in aluminum is examined by Doppler broadening spectroscopy (DBS). For this purpose samples are grown out of high purity materials consisting of a step-shaped layer (0.1-200 nm) of tin on a substrate of aluminum and covered by an aluminum layer of constant thickness (200 nm).The positron implantation profile is varied by different positron acceleration energies of up to 15 keV. The pre-thermal implantation profile of the monoenergetic positron beam is examined since the effect of thermal positron diffusion is less significant at tin layers thicker than 50 nm. At thin layers (<50 nm), the positrons greatly accumulate either at the aluminum-tin interface or in the tin layer due to its higher positron affinity compared to aluminum. Thus a very high sensitivity of the measurement for low densities of tin is observed. Consequently from the experimental results, a sensitivity threshold for the detection of a low amount of tin in an aluminum matrix with DBS is determined. The DB results are compared to theory by an approximation for pre-thermal implantation in layered materials.     

铝球弹丸超高速斜撞击薄铝板特性研究

 利用2017铝合金球形弹丸超高速斜撞击2A12铝合金薄板,模拟空间碎片对航天器防护屏的超高速撞击作用。分析了铝合金薄板超高速斜撞击穿孔特性与弹丸滑弹返溅特性,建立了铝合金球形弹丸超高速斜撞击铝合金薄板的穿孔经验公式。弹丸撞击速度分别为2.58、3.56和4.31 km/s,撞击角度为10°~80°。实验结果表明：铝合金薄板超高速斜撞击椭圆穿孔尺寸与撞击速度和撞击角度有关,直径为3.97 mm的铝合金球形弹丸超高速斜撞击厚度为1 mm的铝合金薄板时,发生滑弹返溅的临界撞击角在30°~40°之间。最大滑弹返溅角随着撞击角的增大而逐渐减小,此时滑弹返溅碎片云的影响范围缩小,但破坏能力增强。弹丸撞击速度对铝合金薄板超高速斜撞击穿孔的椭圆度影响较小。     

铝纳米晶的低温导电特性研究

采用真空热压技术将电磁感应加热-自悬浮定向流法制备的铝纳米粉末压制成块体样品.通过X射线衍射、透射电子显微镜、扫描电子显微镜及X射线能谱分析了铝纳米晶的微观结构,并用四探针法测量了不同温度下(8—300 K)样品的电阻率,研究了铝纳米晶的电阻率(ρ)随温度的变化规律.结果表明:由于晶界(非晶氧化铝)对电子的散射以及晶界声子对电子的散射效应,低温(40 K)下,铝纳米晶的本征电阻率随温度变化关系明显不同于粗晶铝,不仅呈现出T~4变化,还表现出显著的T3变化规律.因晶界等缺陷和非晶氧化铝杂质对电子的散射,铝纳米晶残余电阻率比粗晶铝电阻率大5—6个数量级.     

Lattice Heat Capacity of Nanostructured Materials Based on Titanium/Zirconium and Aluminum

The dynamic and thermal properties of nanostructured materials based on aluminum with the periodic inclusions of Ti or Zr clusters have been investigated by the method of molecular dynamics. The elastic moduli, spectral vibrational densities of states, and temperature dependences of heat capacity for different Ti–Al and Zr–Al systems have been obtained. The effect of specific features of the phonon spectrum on the heat capacity of the nanocomposite lattice has been examined. It is shown that the ordering type and size of Ti/Zr clusters in the aluminum matrix significantly affect the elastic properties and heat capacity. The results obtained can be used for fabricating new aluminum-, titanium-, and zirconium-based composites with the desired properties.     

Characterization of Ta and TaN diffusion barriers beneath Cu layers using picosecond ultrasonics

In computer chips, aluminum is being replaced with copper in order to produce smaller, faster and more efficient electronic devices. The usage of copper allows higher current densities and thus higher packaging densities than aluminum. However, copper leads to new challenges and problems. It has different mechanical properties and a tendency to migrate into the surrounding dielectric and/or semiconducting layers. These diffusion processes can be prevented by so called diffusion barriers. A diffusion barrier is a very thin layer consisting of tantalum and tantalum nitride or titanium and titanium nitride, deposited between the copper and the substrate. A pump-probe setup is used to determine the mechanical properties of the barrier layers and of the copper layer. This short-pulse-laser-acoustic method is contact-free and non-destructive. Mechanical waves are excited and detected thermoelastically using laser pulses of 70 fs duration. Thin film measurements of buried diffusion layers are provided and compared with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy measurements (RBS). Results of a thermo-elasto-mechanical simulation are presented and a short overview of the simulation procedure is given. Current limits of the presented method are discussed and future directions of the on-going research project are presented.     

Specific features of the transformation of local levels into an impurity band of Ag<Subscript>1−<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>Al<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript> disordered solid solutions

The phonon densities of states in disordered solid solutions of aluminum in silver are determined using the Jacobi matrix method. The transformation of discrete vibrational levels (local vibrational modes) into an impurity band with increasing concentration of impurity atoms is investigated. The formation of discrete vibrational levels is associated with the presence of individual aluminum impurity atoms in the lattice. It is demonstrated that, at relatively low (approximately 5–15%) aluminum concentrations, the broadening of the main local level is accompanied by the appearance of additional resonance peaks, which contain important information on the interatomic interactions in these solid solutions.     

基于LIBS技术和主成分分析的快速分类方法研究

将激光诱导击穿光谱（LIBS）技术与主成分分析（PCA）法相结合用于铝合金分类研究,对Al—Cu系、Al—Si系、Al—Mg—Si系、Al—Zn系四类13种铝合金标准样品进行了分类实验,实验结果证明LIBS-PCA方法可以实现铝合金的快速分类。通过使用LIBS技术激发130个铝合金标准样品得到130个光谱样本,再用主成分分析方法进行降维分析,计算出贡献率最大的三个主成分并计算各光谱的主成分得分绘制在三维空间中,发现光谱样本点按照铝合金的种类发生了明显的汇聚现象,由此确定了三个主成分和铝合金类型区域。用20个不同类型的铝合金进行实验对所得铝合金类型区域的准确性进行验证,发现所得20个光谱样本点全部落在其对应的标准样品类型区域内, 在一定程度上证明所得的铝合金标准样品类型区域的正确性,在此基础上可以进行未知类型铝合金的鉴别。实验结果表明基于LIBS光谱的PCA方法分类精度达到97.14%以上,能够有效的完成不同模式的区分,相比于常用的化学方法,LIBS技术可以原位快速地对待测样品进行检测,样品预处理简单,因此将激光诱导击穿光谱（LIBS）技术与主成分分析（PCA）法相结合用于质量检测和在线工业控制等领域,可以节约大量的时间及成本,提高检测效率。     

Effects of controllable process factors on Al rear surface bumps in Si solar cells

High efficiency solar cells require good back surface field passivation and high back reflectance in the rear Al region. In module processes, wafer-based solar cell can break through stress during soldering uneven rear aluminum surfaces - a serious problem that affects throughput. This work examined rear surfaces with respect to controllable process factors such as ramping and cooling rates during rapid thermal processing, and the fineness of aluminum powder used in the screen-printed paste. A faster ramp up rate resulted in a uniform temperature gradient between the aluminum and silicon surfaces. As a results, the bumps on the aluminum surface were small and of high density. Fine aluminum metal powder in the paste for screen-printing contact points resulted in large distribution, high density bumps. Bumps formed during cooling in metallization, their sizes and densities were dependent the on uniformity of the aluminum and silicon liquid wetting of the silicon surface.     

K-shell aluminum resonance line ratios for plasma diagnosis using spot spectroscopy

Using a detailed atomic model of K shell aluminum ions, we have calculated four diagnostic resonance line ratios as a function of temperature and density for cylindrical aluminum plasmas of diameter 50 and 100 μm, assumed in collisional-radiative equilibrium. The ion densities vary from 10¹⁹ cm^-3 to 10²¹ cm^-3, the temperatures range from 200 to 700 eV. The conditions are applicable to experiments using the spot spectroscopy technique for plasma diagnosis.     

Radiative properties of matter based on quantum statistical method

We present the preliminary results of our code OPAQS(opacity calculation using quantum statistical model) that is based on the self consistent Hartree-Fock-Slater model for the average atom. The code is capable of performing robust calculations of average charge state, frequency-dependent and mean opacities. The accuracy of the atomic model is verified by comparing the calculations of average charge state with various published results. The monochromatic opacities for iron computed at different sets of temperatures and densities are compared with LEDCOP. The Rosseland and Planck opacities for iron and aluminum are validated with some state-of-the-art codes. The results are in good agreement with the published data.     

分光光度法研究铝制品对水样溶出铝含量的影响

采用分光光度法,在pH为3-4的酸度条件下,以二甲酚橙为显色剂,快速检测水样中微量铝的含量.研究了不同情况下不同铝制品对水样溶出铝含量的影响.结果表明:水样在铝制品中放置时间越长,从铝制品中溶解出的铝越多,而且薄的铝制品中溶出的铝要比铝合金锅中溶出的多;当在水中加入一定量的食盐后,由铝制品中溶解出的铝含量明显增多.本方法简便快速,灵敏度高,对样品测定的结果令人满意.     

Effect of the density of an ammonium perchlorate-ultradispersed aluminum composition on the threshold of its ignition by a millisecond-long laser pulse

Pyrotechnical ammonium perchlorate-ultradispersed aluminum compositions were ignited in air with 1.06-μm 3.5-ms-long laser pulses. The reflection coefficients, ignition energy threshold, and ignition delay were measured at various densities of the samples. The peculiarities of the ignition and burning of this composition were examined.     

Measurement of Inherent Material Density of Nanoparticle Agglomerates

We describe a new technique to measure the size dependent inherent material density of chain agglomerate particles. Measurements were carried out for diesel soot and aluminum/alumina agglomerate particles in the nanometer size range. Transmission electron microscopy was used to measure the volumes of agglomerate particles that were preselected by mass using an aerosol particle mass analyzer. We found that the density of diesel exhaust particles increased from 1.27 to 1.78g/cm³ as particle mobility size increased from 50 to 220nm. When particles are preheated to remove volatile components, the density was 1.77±0.07g/cm³, independent of particle size. The densities measured after heating correspond to the inherent material density of diesel soot. Measurements with aluminum nanoparticles were made downstream of a furnace where aluminum (Al) was converted to alumina (Al₂O₃). From measurements of inherent material density we were able to infer the extent of reaction, which varied with furnace temperature.     

Evolution of Voronoi/Delaunay Characterized Micro Structure with Transition from Loose to Dense Sphere Packing

Micro structures of equal sphere packing （ranging from loose to dense packing） generated numerically by discrete element method under different vibration conditions are characterized using Voronoi/Delaunay tessellation, which is applied on a wide range of packing densities. The analysis on micro properties such as the total perimeter, surface area, and the face number distribution of each Voronoi polyhedron, and the pore size distribution in each Voronoi/Delaunay subunit is systematically carried out. The results show that with the increasing density of sphere packing, the Voronoi//Delaunay pore size distribution is narrowed. That indicates large pores to be gradually substituted by small uniformed ones during densification. Meanwhile, the distributions of face number, total per/meter, and surface area of Voronoi polyhedra at high packing densities tend to be narrower and higher, which is in good agreement with those in random loose packing.     

Metal particle combustion and nanotechnology

Metal combustion has received renewed interest largely as a result of the ability to produce and characterize metallic nanoparticles. Much of the highly desirable traits of nanosized metal powders in combustion systems have been attributed to their high specific surface area (high reactivity) and potential ability to store energy in surfaces. In addition, nanosized powders are known to display increased catalytic activity, superparamagnetic behavior, superplasticity, lower melting temperatures, lower sintering temperatures, and higher theoretical densities compared to micron and larger sized materials. The lower melting temperatures can result in lower ignition temperatures of metals. The combustion rates of materials with nanopowders have been observed to increase significantly over similar materials with micron sized particles. A lower limit in size of nanoenergetic metallic powders in some cases may result from the presence of their passivating oxide coating. Consequently, coatings, self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), and the development of composite materials that limit the volume of non-energetic material in the powders have been under development in recent years. After a brief review of the classifications of metal combustion based on thermodynamic considerations and the different types of combustion regimes of metal particles (diffusion vs. kinetic control), an overview of the combustion of aluminum nanoparticles, their applications, and their synthesis and assembly is presented.     

An investigation of mechanisms for the enhanced coagulation removal of Microcystis aeruginosa by low-frequency ultrasound under different ultrasound energy densities

There is a lack of studies elaborating the differences in mechanisms of low-frequency ultrasound-enhanced coagulation for algae removal among different ultrasound energy densities, which are essential to optimizing the economy of the ultrasound technology for practical application. The performance and mechanisms of low-frequency ultrasound (29.4 kHz, horn type, maximum output amplitude = 10 μm) -coagulation process in removing a typical species of cyanobacteria, Microcystis aeruginosa, at different ultrasound energy densities were studied based on a set of comprehensive characterization approaches. The turbidity removal ratio of coagulation (with polymeric aluminum salt coagulant at a dosage of 4 mg Al/L) was considerably increased from 44.1% to 59.7%, 67.0%, and 74.9% with 30 s of ultrasonic pretreatment at energy densities of 0.6, 1.11, and 2.22 J/mL, respectively, indicating that low-frequency ultrasound-coagulation is a potential alternative to effectively control unexpected blooms of M. aeruginosa. However, the energy density of ultrasound should be deliberately considered because a high energy density (≥18 J/mL) results in a significant release of algal organic matter, which may threaten water quality security. The specific mechanisms for the enhanced coagulation removal by low-frequency ultrasonic pretreatment under different energy densities can be summarized as the reduction of cell activity (energy density ≥ 0.6 J/mL), the slight release of negatively charged algal organic matter from cells (energy density ≥ 1.11 J/mL), and the aggregation of M. aeruginosa cells (energy density ≥ 1.11 J/mL). This study provides new insights for the ongoing study of ultrasonic pretreatment for the removal of algae via coagulation.