载体MCM-41对Tb(aspirin)3phen发光性能的影响

在室温下,乙二胺环境中合成了高度有序的介孔材料MCM-41,并将经热处理的发光客体Tb(aspi-rin)3phen组装进其孔道,通过激发发射光谱对其光致发光性能进行了研究。结果表明,Tb(aspirin)3phen240～375 nm区间的宽激发峰归属于配体aspirin羰基n→π*跃迁、苯环π→π*跃迁,和phen的杂菲基团吸收,Tb3 的特征发射是由于Antenna效应引起的。相对于纯Tb(aspirin)3phen,Tb(aspirin)3phen-MCM-41B和Tb(aspirin)3phen/MCM-41A的激发谱带出现了明显的分裂,而Tb(aspirin)3phen-MCM-41A只在353nm处剩下了相对较窄的单峰。Tb(aspirin)3phen-MCM-41B,Tb(aspirin)3phen/MCM-41A和Tb(aspirin)3phen-MCM-41A的短波段激发峰依次减弱消失,长波段激发峰逐渐增强,而405 nm发射峰强度IL和544 nm发射峰强度ILn的比值I(I=IL/ILn)依次减小。MCM-41骨架与Tb(aspirin)3phen成键后,不同程度降低了配体aspirin和phen单重态S1和三重态T1能级,且对phen的影响大于aspirin。不同的MCM-41表面晶格场对配体能级的影响顺序为:MCM-41B外表面>MCM-41A外表面>MCM-41A内表面。I值可定性表示MCM-41表面晶格场对配体能级影响程度和MCM-41表面Tb(aspirin)3phen的含量。     

不同功率密度1064nm激光辐照下小鼠皮肤热损伤研究

通过实验和理论分析研究1064 nm激光不同输出功率对小鼠皮肤的热损伤规律。利用皮肤镜与光学相干断层成像(OCT)评估小鼠皮肤组织热损伤程度;参考Arrhenius热损伤方程进行理论分析,并与实验结果对比。结果显示,当激光连续辐照时间为400 ms时,激光输出功率密度小于958 W/cm²时,激光辐照处泛红;激光输出功率密度为958～1160 W/cm²时,损伤呈白色水疱状;激光输出功率密度为1160～1370 W/cm²时,损伤呈浅坑状焦黄斑,损伤斑周围伴一圈鼓起的白色皮肤水疱;激光的功率密度在1370～2190 W/cm²,损伤呈红色坑状斑,损伤斑周围伴黑黄色焦痂。     

A New Method of Analyzing Edge Effect in Phase Contrast Imaging with Incoherent X-rays

A method has been devised to calculate the half-width of the phase contrast enhanced edge of an X-ray- image with incoherent X-rays. This method is based on changes in the wave fronts of X-rays after penetrating an object, and it takes into account the blur due to penumbra observed in practical radiographic imaging. The method closely predicted edge enhancement when images of a plastic fiber were produced with practical X-ray tubes (Cu, Mo, and W anodes with focus-diameters of 10,100, and 40 μ, respectively). Thus, the method shows promise in facilitating phase contrast X-ray imaging in both medical radiography and non-destructive inspection using incoherent X-rays from X-ray tubes with substantial focus-sizes.     

Multiscale approach to radiation damage induced by ion beams: complex DNA damage and effects of thermal spikes

We present the latest advances of the multiscale approach to radiation damage caused by irradiation of a tissue with energetic ions and report the calculations of complex DNA damage and the effects of thermal spikes on biomolecules. The multiscale approach aims to quantify the most important physical, chemical, and biological phenomena taking place during and following irradiation with ions and provide a better means for clinically-necessary calculations with adequate accuracy. We suggest a way of quantifying the complex clustered damage, one of the most important features of the radiation damage caused by ions. This quantification allows the studying of how the clusterization of DNA lesions affects the lethality of damage. We discuss the first results of molecular dynamics simulations of ubiquitin in the environment of thermal spikes, predicted to occur in tissue for a short time after an ion’s passage in the vicinity of the ions’ tracks.     

低剂量连续辐射引起的小鼠免疫系统的变化

为了评估低剂量X射线连续辐射对BALB/c小鼠健康机体免疫系统的影响, 实验采用X射线全身连续照射BALB/c小鼠, 照射第一天剂量为0.07 Gy, 剂量率0.2 Gy/min, 之后每天照射0.08 Gy, 共照射12 d, 累积剂量1.03 Gy, 照射后24和48 h取血、胸腺和脾脏。 流式细胞仪检测免疫细胞周期和凋亡的变化, 胸腺和脾脏指数用重量法获取。 实验结果表明, 小鼠胸腺细胞的周期在照射后24 h被阻滞在G2/M期; 外周血淋巴和胸腺细胞周期48 h被阻滞在 G0/G1期, 细胞凋亡比例在照射后两个时间点都显著增加; 脾脏淋巴细胞周期24 h被阻滞在 G0/G1期, 48 h被阻滞在 S期, 细胞凋亡比例在24和48 h显著减少; 脾脏指数在照射后48 h显著减少。 故低剂量X射线连续全身照射BALB/c小鼠可激活免疫细胞不同的周期监测点, 引起免疫细胞凋亡比例发生变化, 造成一定的辐射损伤, 且这种影响随着免疫器官的不同而不同。 For estimating the effect of low doses X ray continual irradiation to immunity system of mouse, BALB/c mice were continually irradiated to 1.03 Gy by X rays at a dose rate of 0.2 Gy/min in 13 d. At 24 or 48 h after irradiation, the immunocyte cycle and apoptosis were determined by flow cytometry, and the thymus and spleen weights were measured too. The results showed that the cycle of thymocyte were arrested in G2/M at 24 h, the number of peripheral blood lymphocytes and thymocytes in G0/G1 phase at 48 h was up and the percentage of apoptosis had a significance increase in both of time points; the cycle of spleen lymphocytes was delayed in G0/G1 at 24 h, in S phase at 48 h, the apoptosis had a significance decrase at 24 and 48 h; spleen index declined significantly at 48 h. The results suggested that low doses continual X ray whole body irradiation could activate different cell cycle checkpoints, and result in some changes of apoptosis and some damages to immunocytes. The continual X ray irradiation affects the organs differently, it might provide experiment basis for radioprotection.     

无机基质MCM-41掺杂Yb3+对组装体中客体Tb(aspirin)3phen发光性能的影响

在室温下,以掺Yb3+的MCM-41作为主体,"热处理"后的Tb(aspirin)3phen作为发光客体,将其进行组装,通过XRD和N2-吸附脱附和IR对组装体的结构和物理性质进行了研究.利用激发和发射光谱分析了组装体的光致发光性能和主客体关系.采用了一种新型的掺杂方法"直接焙烧法",用以避免在试样合成中掺杂离子的损失.在Yb/MCM-41和Tb(aspirin)3phen-Yb/MCM-41的XRD谱图中同时在20=2.6时出现了(100)晶面衍射峰,表明试样为规则有序,六方结构的MCM-41材料.Tb(aspirin)3phen进入Yb/MCM-41孔道后,无机骨架的有序性进一步增加.相对于MCM-41,Yb/MCM-41在IR谱图中波数963cm-1的谱带减弱,表明Yb3+已经进入无机骨架.另外,波数1 384 cm-1的吸收谱带也能提供组装体Tb(as-pirin)3phen-MCM-41中成键的特征信息.PL测试结果表明,Tb(aspirin)3phen在240～375 nm区间的宽激发吸收分别归属于配体aspirin羰基n→π跃迁,苯环,π→π跃迁和phen的杂菲基团吸收.对客体Tb(aspirin)3phen进行热处理,能增强Tb(aspirin)3phen在MCM-41孔道中的发光效率,并且当基质MCM-41硅骨架掺杂Yb3+后,组装体的发光强度进一步增强,当Yb/Si=7.579×10-3时,发光强度最高.     

The birhythmicity increases the diversity of p53 oscillation induced by DNA damage

The tumor suppressor p53 mediates the cellular response to various stresses. It was experimentally shown that the concentration of p53 can show oscillations with short or long periods upon DNA damage. The underlying mechanism for this phenomenon is still not fully understood. Here, we construct a network model comprising the ATM-p53-Wip1 and p53-Mdm2 negative feedback loops and ATM autoactivation. We recapitulate the typical features of p53 oscillations including p53 birhythmicity. We show the dependence of p53 birhythmicity on various factors such as the phosphorylation status of ATM. We also perform stochastic simulation and find the noise-induced transitions between two modes of p53 oscillation,which increases the p53 variability in both the amplitude and period. These results suggest that p53 birhythmicity enhances the responsiveness of p53 network, which may facilitate its tumor suppressive function.     

Quantitative analysis of oxidative DNA damage induced by high-voltage pulsed discharge with cavitation

Pulsed discharge is used for sterilization and disinfection, but the details of the molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. Since pulsed discharge generates reactive oxygen species (ROS), we analyzed the oxidative DNA damages after pulsed discharge treatment to consider the involvement of ROS in the damaging process. We applied pulsed discharge with cavitation to plasmid DNA molecules and estimated the yields of the damages by agarose gel electrophoresis. The treated DNA contained various oxidative DNA damages, including single and double strand breaks and base lesions. The yields of the damages increased in response to the energy used for pulsed discharge. We also measured the yield of 8-hydroxyguanine (8-OH-G), one of the major oxidative base lesions, in the treated plasmid DNA by mass spectrometry quantitatively and found that the yield of the oxidative base lesion corresponded to the increment of the applied energy. In addition, we observed the involvement of mutM gene, which is responsible for repair of 8-OH-G, in the increased sensitivity of Escherichia coli to pulsed discharge. Therefore, ROS seem to mediate the sterilization ability of pulsed discharge.     

Observation of parametric X-rays produced by 400 GeV/c protons in bent crystals

Spectral maxima of parametric X-ray radiation (PXR) produced by 400 GeV/c protons in bent silicon crystals aligned with the beam have been observed in an experiment at the H8 external beam of the CERN SPS. The total yield of PXR photons was about 10⁻⁶ per proton. Agreement between calculations and the experimental data shows that the PXR kinematic theory is valid for bent crystals with sufficiently small curvature as used in the experiment. The intensity of PXR emitted from halo protons in a bent crystal used as a primary collimator in a circular accelerator may be considered as a possible tool to control its crystal structure, which is slowly damaged because of irradiation. The intensity distribution of PXR peaks depends on the crystal thickness intersected by the beam, which changes for different orientations of a crystal collimator. This dependence may be used to control crystal collimator alignment by analyzing PXR spectra produced by halo protons.     

Influence of Kr doping on neon soft X-rays emission in fast miniature plasma focus device

An investigation on the possibility of enhancement of soft X-ray (SXR) (900–1600 eV) emission from a fast miniature plasma focus (FMPF) device of 235 J (at 14 kV) storage energy through doping of operating gas was performed. Neon (Ne), the operating gaseous medium, was doped with krypton (Kr) in different volumetric ratios at various operating pressures ranging from 2 to 14 mbar. The 1% Kr doping increased the average optimum SXR emission efficiency from 0.47% to 0.6% without enhancing the hard X-ray (HXR) (>1600 eV) emission. The Kr doping influenced the major pinching characteristics such as focusing efficiency and time to pinch with consequential effect on X-ray emissions. Synchronous operation of the 4 pseudo-spark gap (PSG) switches was mandatory for efficient discharge current delivery to the electrodes. A drastic improvement in the pinching efficiency was obtained with replacement of old and worn out PSG switches with the new ones. Optical imaging of current sheath dynamics was performed using gated ICCD camera to verify the normal operation of the device after the PSGs replacement. A numerical simulation analysis on the 2 cm long stainless steel tapered anode, used in this study, was done to predict the maximum SXR emission efficiency and the peak operating gas pressure. An analysis on the amount of SXR fluence generated at the source position and the proportion of it reaching the target position is also reported.     

拉曼和紫外光谱法研究阿司匹林及其与DNA的相互作用

检测了阿司匹林对照品与肠溶片的常规拉曼光谱和表面增强拉曼光谱,归属了各个振动峰位和增强峰位;研究了阿司匹林溶液与DNA相互作用的表面增强拉曼光谱与紫外光谱。结果表明:阿司匹林对照品与肠溶片的NRS及SERS图谱基本一致,药品的辅料对阿司匹林的检测几乎没有影响;在SERS中,阿司匹林分子是通过羧基和苯环垂直吸附在纳米银表面;阿司匹林分子与DNA相互作用的主要键合模式是插入作用,阿司匹林中的苯环和CO插入到DNA双螺旋结构的碱基对之间,为深入了解此类药物的作用机理提供了十分重要的信息和有益的参考。     

熔石英表面热致应力对激光损伤行为影响的研究

为了研究热致应力对光学元件损伤特性的影响,通过实验测试退火处理消除热应力和未消热应力石英基片的激光损伤特性,研究了热致应力对石英元件初始损伤阈值、损伤增长阈值以及损伤增长规律的影响.结果表明,热致应力对熔石英光学元件的初始损伤阈值有影响,初始损伤阈值随着热致应力增大而降低;热致应力会加剧激光引发的损伤增长,相同的激光通量下,表面应力越大的区域拥有越高的损伤增长因子,但损伤增长仍遵从指数增长规律.热致应力对损伤增长阈值没有明显的影响.本文的研究将为CO2激光预处理工艺能否被应用于大口径光学元件提供一个必要的技术参考.     

Enhancement of ultrasonically induced cell damage by phthalocyanines in vitro

In this work, erythrocytes from carp were used as a nucleated cell model to test the hypothesis that the phthalocyanines (zinc - ZnPc and chloroaluminium -AlClPc) enhance ultrasonically induced damage in vitro. In order to confirm and complete our earlier investigation, the influence of ultrasound (US) and phthalocyanines (Pcs) on unresearched cellular components, was studied. Red blood cells were exposed to 1 MHz continuous ultrasound wave (0.61 and/or 2.44 W/cm²) in the presence or absence of phthalocyanines (3 μM). To identify target cell damage, we studied hemolysis, membrane fluidity and morphology of erythrocytes. To demonstrate the changes in the fluidity of plasma membrane we used the spectrofluorimetric methods using two fluorescence probes: 1-[4-(trimethylamino)phenyl]-6-phenyl-1,3,5,-hexatriene (TMA-DPH) and 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH). The effect of US and Pcs on nucleated erythrocytes morphology was estimated on the basis of microscopic observation.The enhancement of ultrasonically induced membrane damage by both phthalocyanines was observed in case of hemolysis, and membrane surface fluidity, in comparison to ultrasound. The authors also observed changes in the morphology of erythrocytes. The obtained results support the hypothesis that the Pcs enhance ultrasonically induced cell damage in vitro.Furthermore, the influence of ultrasound on phthalocyanines (Pcs) in medium and in cells was tested. The authors observed changes in the phthalocyanines absorption spectra in the medium and the increase in the intensity of phthalocyanines fluorescence in the cells. These data can suggest changes in the structure of phthalocyanines after ultrasound action.     

Diagnosis of phasma in CCD damage process induced by laser

In this paper, the shapes of plasma produced by a Q-switched YAG laser acted repeatedly upon a CCD with MOS structure are used, to investigate the destroying process of the optoelectronic device. The experimental results of CCD destroyed by a 1.06μm laser beam with a pulse width of 15 ns are given.     

Effect of spherical aberration on scintillations of Gaussian beams in atmospheric turbulence

The effect of spherical aberration on scintillations of Gaussian beams in weak, moderate and strong turbulence is studied using numerical simulation method. It is found that the effect of the negative spherical aberration on the on-axis scintillation index is quite different from that of the positive spherical aberration. In weak turbulence, the positive spherical aberration results in a decrease of the on-axis scintillation index on propagation, but the negative spherical aberration results in an increase of the on-axis scintillation index when the propagation distance is not large. In particular, in weak turbulence the negative spherical aberration may cause peaks of the on-axis scintillation index, and the peaks disappear in moderate and strong turbulence, which is explained in physics. The strong turbulence leads to less discrepancy among scintillations of Gaussian beams with and without spherical aberration.     

Effect of porosity on the laser induced damage threshold of porous anodic alumina films

Thermal stress of porous alumina films has been simulated by finite element method based on thermal transfer equation and thermal stress formulas. The influence of equivalent thermal conductivity and elastic modulus on laser induced damage threshold (LIDT) has been studied. It was found that the biggest circumferential tensile stress will be small with the porosity from 15% to 35%, and it effectively improves the LIDT. The equivalent thermal conductivity and LIDT decreases with the increase of porosity. The equivalent elastic modulus decreases and LIDT increase with the increase of porosity.     

Trench formation and lateral damage induced by gallium milling of silicon

Molecular dynamics simulations are performed to model the nanomachining of materials via focused ion beams (FIBs). The goal of this research is to investigate the fundamental dynamics which govern the interaction of FIB with materials which are vital to the semiconductor industry, namely silicon. Specifically, we focus on the formation of trenches/holes within the sample and the dynamics responsible for their characteristic v-shape, as well as the extent of lateral damage due to a gallium beam. These phenomena have been successfully modelled, with evidence that the lateral and subsurface damage created is much larger than the beam itself. The results presented here begin to elucidate the dynamics governing the spatial resolution of these experiments, and provide an idea of some of the technical issues associated with these beams.     

Theoretical and experimental study of laser induced damage on GaAs by nanosecond pulsed irradiation

The surface damage experiments of gallium arsenide (GaAs) single crystal irradiated by 1.06 and 0.53 μm nanosecond irradiations are carried out with fundamental and frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser, respectively. The surface damage thresholds for both wavelengths are experimentally determined and the damaged morphologies and elementary component are analyzed with electron probe microanalyzer (EPM). It is found that the components of Ga and As almost keep constant in our experiments when the irradiated fluence is just around the surface damage threshold and no oxygen is found at all. The theoretical calculations on temperature rise for both wavelengths are carried out using the purely thermal model. It is shown that for irradiation with photon energy above the corresponding band gap the theoretical calculation is in good agreement with the experimental results; however, for that with photon energy just below the band gap, the experimental results cannot be effectively explained by the purely thermal heating mechanism. Combining with the experiment of multi-shot damage from references we finally conclude that the damage by laser irradiation with photon energy below the band gap should be explained by the micro-defect accumulation and consequently enhanced absorption heating mechanism.     

Some practical considerations about the effects of radiation damage on hydrated cells imaged by X-ray fluorescence microscopy

X-ray fluorescence (XRF) microscopy features unique capabilities which make it well suited for biological investigations. Its high sensitivity together with high spatial resolution and penetration depth provide a unique tool for trace elements analysis in heterogeneous samples. Like most of the X-ray based techniques, radiation damage sets hard limits on the ultimate performance. Although the interactions between matter and photons are well described from a physics point-of-view, there is a lack of experimental data, in particular for XRF imaging mode. In this context, this work proposes a practical approach in addressing the limits set by radiation damage to X-ray fluorescence imaging in the case of hydrated and unfixed cells at room temperature. We find that the maximum dose tolerated by ascidian blood cells is 10⁵ Gy. A simple theoretical model allowed the minimal doses required for a good image contrast to be determined for various experimental schemes. The results are consistent with the experimental observation on ascidian blood cells which exemplifies the peculiar case of highly concentrated samples (>10,000 ppm) at room temperature. The same simple model predicts that in the case of the detection of high Z trace elements in cryo-preserved cells, the relative detection limit set by radiation damage is below 0.1 ppm at a spatial resolution of 100 nm.