A flexible ultra-broadband multi-layered absorber working at 2 GHz–40 GHz printed by resistive ink

A flexible extra broadband metamaterial absorber(MMA) stacked with five layers working at 2 GHz–40 GHz is investigated. Each layer is composed of polyvinyl chloride(PVC), polyimide(PI), and a frequency selective surface(FSS),which is printed on PI using conductive ink. To investigate this absorber, both one-dimensional analogous circuit analysis and three-dimensional full-wave simulation based on a physical model are provided. Various crucial electromagnetic properties, such as absorption, effec...     

Optimization of the UTC-PD Epitaxy for Photomixing at 340?GHz

We present a method to optimize the epitaxial layer structure of an InGaAs/InP uni-traveling-carrier photo-diode (UTC-PD) for continuous THz-wave generation. The design approach used is general in that it can be applied for any target frequency while this study focuses on 340 GHz. The photodiode epitaxy is modeled and optimized using a TCAD software implementing the hydrodynamic semiconductor equations. This physical device model was found to be in good agreement with reported experimental results. It is shown that the UTC-PD can generate ~1 mW at 340 GHz by choosing the optimum absorption layer and collection layer thicknesses.     

Rotational Analysis of the 1–4 Band of the B 2Σ+–X 2Σ+ System of 14C16O+

ABSTRACT

High-resolution emission spectrum of the 1–4 band of the B ²Σ⁺–X ²Σ⁺ transition of ¹⁴C¹⁶O⁺ was observed for the first time by conventional emission spectroscopy. The band spectrum was excited in a water-cooled Geissler lamp filled with commercial gaseous carbon monoxide enriched in about 80% of the radiocarbon ¹⁴C. A rotational analysis has been carried out and obtained molecular constants have been merged with previously published data for the B ²Σ⁺–A ²Π_i and A ²Π_i–X ²Σ⁺ transitions. The principal equilibrium constants for the ground X ²Σ⁺ state obtained from this work are ω_e = 2121.7726(98), ω_e x _e = 13.9055(27), B _e = 1.815290(30), α_e = 1.6594(33) × 10^?2, and γ_e = ? 0.377(73) × 10^?4 cm^?1. Also, presently known experimental equilibrium molecular constants of the X ²Σ⁺ states of the CO⁺ isotopic molecules are summarized and isotopic dependence of the B _e and ω _e constants is discussed.     

A Stable Porous Silicon Dielectric Reflector with a Photonic Band Gap Centred at 10μm

By pulsed anodic etching at low temperature, we prepared a porous silicon reflector with a photonic band gap centred in the long-wavelength infrared spectral region （centred at about 12 μm）. After proper oxidation process, the stable reflector structure, which can reflect electromagnetic wave from 8 μm to 12 μm （centred at 10 μm） within wide incidence angles （about 50°）, is obtained. The wavelength shift of absorption peak of Si-H and Si-O shows the influence of oxidation process and indicates the stability of oxidized porous silicon dielectric reflector, which offers possible applications for the room temperature infrared sensor.     

SPDM: light microscopy with single-molecule resolution at?the?nanoscale

Far-field fluorescence techniques based on the precise determination of object positions have the potential to circumvent the optical resolution limit of direct imaging given by diffraction theory. In order to use localization to obtain structural information far below the diffraction limit, the ‘point-like’ components of the structure have to be detected independently, even if their distance is lower than the conventional optical resolution limit. This goal can be achieved by exploiting various photo-physical properties of the fluorescence labeling (‘spectral signatures’). In first experiments, spectral precision distance microscopy/spectral position determination microscopy (SPDM) was limited to a relatively small number of components to be resolved within the observation volume. Recently, the introduction of photoconvertable molecules has dramatically increased the number of components which can be independently localized. Here, we present an extension of the SPDM concept, exploiting the novel spectral signature offered by reversible photobleaching of fluorescent proteins. In combination with spatially modulated illumination (SMI) microscopy, at the present stage, we have achieved an estimated effective optical resolution of approximately 20 nm in the lateral and 50 nm in the axial direction, or about 1/25th–1/10th of the exciting wavelength.     

Synchronization of the Frenet–Serret Linear System with a Chaotic Nonlinear System by Feedback of States

A synchronization procedure of the generalized type in the sense of Rulkov et al. [Phys. Rev. E 51, 980 (1995)] is used to impose a nonlinear Malasoma chaotic motion on the Frenet–Serret system of vectors in the differential geometry of space curves. This could have application in biological molecular motion.     

Exact solution of an anisotropic J_1–J_2 model with the Dzyloshinsky–Moriya interactions at boundaries

We propose a method to construct new quantum integrable models. As an example, we construct an integrable anisotropic quantum spin chain which includes the nearest-neighbor, next-nearestneighbor and chiral three-spin couplings. It is shown that the boundary fields can enhance the anisotropy of the first and last bonds, and can induce the Dzyloshinsky–Moriya interactions along the z-direction at the boundaries. By using the algebraic Bethe ansatz, we obtain the exact solution of the system. The energy spectrum of the system and the associated Bethe ansatz equations are given explicitly. The method provided in this paper is universal and can be applied to constructing other exactly solvable models with certain interesting interactions.     

A 400–500 GHz Balanced SIS Mixer with a Waveguide Quadrature Hybrid Coupler

We have developed a 400–500 GHz low-noise balanced SIS (Superconductor Insulator Superconductor) mixer, which is based on a waveguide RF quadrature hybrid coupler. The RF quadrature hybrid was designed and fabricated as a broadband hybrid with good performance at 4 K. The fabricated RF quadrature hybrid was measured at room temperature with a submillimeter vector network analyzer to check amplitude and phase imbalance between two output ports. Then the balanced mixer was assembled with the RF hybrid, two DSB mixers, and a 180° IF hybrid. Several important parameters such as noise temperature, LO power reduction, and IF spectra were measured. The LO power reduction is defined as how much LO power the balanced mixer saves compared with a typical single-ended mixer. The measured noise temperature of the balanced mixer was ~ 55 K at the band center which corresponds to ~ 3 times the quantum noise limit (hf/k) in DSB, and ~ 120 K at the band edges. The noise performance over LO frequency was almost the same as that of the worse DSB mixer used in the balanced mixer. In addition the LO power required for the balanced mixer is ~ 11 dB less than that of the single-ended mixers.     

Classify the Higgs decays with the PFN and ParticleNet at electron–positron colliders

Various Higgs factories are proposed to study the Higgs boson precisely and systematically in a model- independent way. In this study, the Particle Flow Network and ParticleNet techniques are used to classify the Higgs decays into multicategories, and the ultimate goal is to realize an "end-to-end" analysis. A Monte Carlo simulation study is performed to demonstrate the feasibility, and the performance looks rather promising. This result could be the basis of a "one-stop" analysis to measure all the branching fractions of the Higgs decays simultaneously.     

A Thermodynamic Model of Nucleation of p-Terphenyl Crystals with Surface Energy Anisotropy at the Liquid–Air Interface

Physics of the Solid State - An analysis of the variation of Gibbs free energy ΔG upon the formation of a plane nucleus of the p-terphenyl crystal at the liquid–air interface is...     

A Monitor and Control System for the Synchrotron Radiation Beam Lines at DAΦNE

Three synchrotron radiation beam lines have been built on DAΦNE,the Frascati electron-positron accelerator.It is Possible to monitor and control all the elements on the beam lines using a modular network distributed I/O system by National Instrunments (FieldPoint) with Bridge VIEW/Lab VIEW programs,Two of these beam lines have radiation safety problems solved by two independent and redundant systems,using mechanical switches ,and S7-200 PLC‘s by Siemens.In this article our solution will be described in details.     

Another look at the moist baroclinic Ertel–Rossby invariant with mass forcing

Due to the importance of the mass forcing induced by precipitation and condensation in moist processes, the Lagrangian continuity equation without a source/sink term utilized to prove the Ertel–Rossby invariant(ERI) and its conservation property is re-derived considering the mass forcing. By introducing moist enthalpy and moisture entropy, the baroclinic ERI could be adapted to moist flow. After another look at the moist ERI, it is deployed as the dot product between the generalized velocity and the generalized vorticity in moist flow, which constitutes a kind of generalized helicity.Thus, the baroclinic ERI is further extended to the moist case. Moreover, the derived moist ERI forumla remains formally consistent with the dry version, no matter whether mass forcing is present. By using the Weber transformation and the Lagrangian continuity equation with a source/sink effect, the conservation property of the baroclinic ERI in moist flow is revisited. The presence or absence of mass forcing in the Lagrangian continuity equation determines whether or not the baroclinic ERI in moist flow is materially conserved. In other words, it would be qualified as a quasi-invariant but only being dependent on the circumstances. By another look at the moist baroclinic ERI, it is surely a neat formalism with a simple physical explanation, and the usefulness of its anomaly in diagnosing atmospheric flow is demonstrated by case study.     

Nonlinear Bethe–Heitler pair creation with attosecond laser pulses at the LHC

The creation of lepton pairs (e⁺e⁻$e^{+}{e}^{-}$ and μ⁺μ⁻${\mu }^{+}{\mu }^{-}$) via multiphoton absorption in collisions of ultrarelativistic ion beams with ultrashort high-frequency laser pulses is considered. Both the free and the bound-free production channels are addressed, where in the latter case the negatively charged lepton is created in a bound atomic state. It is shown that these nonlinear QED processes are observable when a table-top source of intense xuv or X-ray laser radiation is operated in conjunction with the LHC. We discuss the relative effectiveness of protons versus Pb ions and specify for each pair production channel the most suitable collision system.     

Band Alignment at the Al_2O_3/β-Ga_2O_3 Interface with CHF_3 Treatment

The energy band alignment at the atomic layer deposited Al_2O_3/β-Ga_2O_3 interface with CHF_3 treatment was characterized by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and secondary ion mass spectrometry(SIMS).With additional CHF_3 plasma treatment,the conduction band offset increases from 1.95±0.1 eV to 2.32±0.1 eV;and the valence band offset decreases from 0.21±0.1 eV to-0.16±0.1 eV.As a result,the energy band alignment changes from type I to type II.This energy band alignment transition could be attributed to the downshift of the core-level of Ga 3d,resulting from the Ga–F bond formation in the F-rich interfacial layer,which is confirmed by the SIMS results.