Characterization of magnetic nano-fluids via Mössbauer spectroscopy

The laser pyrolysis became a useful tool, providing various ways, in production of nano materials. The iron Mössbauer spectroscopy is one very accurate method in evidencing the physical properties and related processes in the nano scale compounds. The effect of pressure, laser spot area and induced combustion, of gas mixture and laser power on the phase composition and inside particle distribution, grain size as well as the related phenomena were investigated by temperature dependent Mössbauer spectroscopy. A selection of most relevant properties is presented and discussed in details.     

用于飞秒激光纳米加工的TiO_2粒子阵列诱导多种基底表面近场增强

利用纳米粒子辅助对飞秒激光能量进行空间局域化,使其在基底表面诱导产生纳米尺度的近场增强,这对超衍射极限微结构加工具有重要意义.目前对于粒子阵列诱导飞秒激光纳米孔加工的研究仅限于金属Au粒子及低折射率聚苯乙烯介电粒子等,本文提出并开展了应用高折射率TiO_2介电粒子阵列作为辅助诱导激光近场增强从而进行飞秒激光超衍射纳米孔加工的研究.对TiO_2介电粒子阵列在Si,Pt及SiO_2表面的近场强度分布进行了数值模拟,研究其基底表面近场增强的规律及物理过程.研究结果发现,使用硅基底时,阵列与单一TiO_2球形粒子相比其近场增强仅下降约30%;相对于入射激光强度而言,在直径约为100nm的空间范围内获得140倍的近场增强,这一现象可用于百纳米孔的激光加工.同时在其他典型基底的理论计算结果中也表明,几乎在所有金属及介电材料表面均可以实现良好的百纳米空间范围内的近场增强,并且具有近场随着基底折射率变大而增强的规律.这些现象的产生归因于TiO_2粒子中磁四极振荡产生的激光前向场增强及粒子与基底的耦合作用.进一步引入镜像电荷模型对基底光学参数对其表面近场增强的影响规律进行了分析和解释.本文的模拟结果对飞秒激光近场超衍射极限纳米加工的应用有着重要的意义.     

Mechanism of pulse laser interaction with colloidal nanoparticles

The laser is a very powerful and very useful instrument in modern nanoscience and nanotechnology. The knowledge of the interaction mechanism of the laser beam with nanoparticles is needed to control the laser processing of different nano‐objects. It was shown that the particle heating–melting–evaporation model can be successfully applied for many phenomena arising when colloidal nanoparticle interact with pulsed laser beams. The general approach of this model is discussed in detail. The two main components of the model, light absorption by particles, and the thermodynamics of phase transitions in particulate material are considered. Special attention is devoted to the correct estimation of the possible heat losses. The way in which the phase diagrams, where the different phase conditions of particle material are presented in laser fluence−particle diameter coordinates, were produced is demonstrated. It is shown how this model can be applied for understanding the mechanism of such complicated processes as particle‐size reduction and submicrometer spherical particle growth, as well as other processes that occur when colloidal particles are irradiated by a pulsed laser.     

Novel optical techniques for measurements of light extinction,scattering and absorption by single aerosol particles

Aerosol particles play important roles in a broad range of scientific disciplines, from atmospheric chemistry and physics, to the delivery of fuels for combustion and drugs to the lungs, and extending to industrial processes such as spray drying. Measurements of the light extinction, scattering and absorption by ensembles of aerosol particles can be used to non‐intrusively characterise aerosol particle samples. However, such measurements often lead to ambiguity in interpreting the properties and processes occurring on individual particles. In this review, recent developments in the use of laser based techniques to isolate and manipulate single particles and to characterise them will be highlighted. In particular, the use of cavity ring down spectroscopy, Bessel beams and optical tweezers for investigating light extinction, scattering and absorption, respectively, will be considered. The prospects for using optical techniques to interrogate the fundamental processes occurring in aerosol at the single particle level are discussed.     

金属杂质粒子诱导薄膜的损伤机理研究

薄膜内的杂质粒子极易诱导薄膜损伤,研究了金属粒子诱导HfO₂薄膜损伤的特征,并基于金属粒子的热力学过程进行了分析。金属粒子对激光的强烈吸收将引起薄膜的熔化、气化以及电离,从而引起薄膜的剥离和脱落,形成圆状坑点;金属粒子对激光的吸收、热扩散以及热膨胀效应与其尺寸等密切相关;从温升规律分析,在相同激光能量辐照下,粒子大小引起的温升不同,从而形成大小不一的点坑状破坏点,且存在一个温升效应最强的粒径,最易引起薄膜的损伤;从金属粒子激光等离子体的辐射效应分析,金属粒子的辐射谱主要集中在紫外部分,辐射光子能量比入射激光光子能量强,具有更强的电离能力,从而加剧了薄膜的去除。     

Laser micro-machining of small objects for high-energy laser experiments

Targets for high-energy laser experiments are polymer or metal objects of small dimensions. These objects need high-precision processes (typical sizes of a few hundred micrometers with micrometer accuracy). In this paper, some targets for high-energy laser experiments obtained by picosecond Q-switched Nd:YAG laser and KrF excimer laser micro-machining are presented. All of the targets use an original process. Activities include cutting, drilling, and marking elements. A summary of targets made using laser processes will be presented.     

Electron dynamics at surfaces

The physics of electron dynamics at surfaces and interfaces encompasses a rich variety of processes ranging from electron scattering and diffusion to electron-hole recombination and surface state and defect trapping. This review includes an overview of many of these important interactions and a detailed discussion of the experimental approaches used to study them. Particular attention is given to the surface-sensitive technique of angle-resolved photoemission carried out with nanosecond, picosecond and femtosecond laser sources which have revealed new insights into the modes of dynamical electronic properties at surfaces. A range of experiments carried out on semiconductor and metal surfaces will be described.     

Experimental study on negative laser bending process of steel foils

In this paper, laser bending experiments were carried out on the stainless foil for producing negative bending angles. BM-dominated laser parameters, such as larger ratio of beam diameter to specimen thickness and lower scanning speed, help to produce negative bending angles. However, the bending direction in BM-dominated process will be uncertain due to the influence of the specimen's initial stress state and surface conditions. For this reason, experiments on stainless foil loaded with controlled pre-stresses were carried out for producing certain negative bending angles. The effect of the pre-stress and laser parameters are investigated experimentally. The experimental results show that negative bending angles could be produced conveniently when the pre-stresses were induced by elastic pre-bending which direction away from the laser beam, and the angles increase remarkably with the pre-stresses increasing. A set of reasonable laser parameters (laser power, scanning speed and beam diameter) for good quality negative bending angles forming were gotten by analyzing the effect of each parameter respectively in the experiments.     

纳米金属粉对高氯酸铵热分解动力学的影响

用TG和DSC研究了普通级和纳米级的铝、镍金属粉对普通高氯酸铵热分解特性的影响 .结果表明 ,普通级和纳米级铝粉对普通高氯酸铵热分解几乎没有影响 ,纳米镍粉对普通高氯酸铵的热分解 ,特别是高温阶段的促进作用最明显 .这种促进作用随着纳米镍粉含量的减少而逐渐减弱 .利用Coats Redfern积分法计算了超细高氯酸铵热分解的动力学参数 ,结果显示纳米镍粉使超细高氯酸铵热分解的表观活化能从 15 7.9kJ/mol下降为134.9kJ/mol,而其热分解的机理函数都同属于“成核和核成长”的Avrami Erofeev方程系列的函数 ,同时还探讨了纳米镍粉对高氯酸铵热分解促进作用的机理 .     

飞秒激光在透明介质中诱导光学微腔的实验研究

鉴于飞秒激光脉冲持续时间极短且峰值功率极高，将其紧聚焦到透明介质体内部时，易引发双光子效应、碰撞电离、雪崩击穿等一系列非线性过程，在焦点处产生微爆，从而形成微腔结构。提出采用25fs的激光脉冲在透明介质内部诱导形成微腔结构。分析了微腔的能量阈值。结合三维精密位移台，制备了三维微腔点阵。探讨了超短激光脉冲在透明介质内部形成微腔结构的方法与基本实验参数。试验发现：采用更短脉宽的飞秒脉冲时可以降低微腔形成的能量阈值；通过调整飞秒激光功率、脉冲作用次数和光束聚焦情况等因素，可以有效改变微腔的纵深比；在数值孔径较低时因无法实现紧聚焦，故不能形成微腔。     

Generation and expansion of laser-induced plasma as a spectroscopic emission source

Laser-induced plasma represents today a widespread spectroscopic emission source. It can be easily generated using compact and reliable nanosecond pulsed laser on a large variety of materials. Its application for spectrochemical analysis for example with laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has become so popular that one tends to forget the complex physical and chemical processes leading to its generation and governing its evolution. The purpose of this review article is to summarize the backgrounds necessary to understand and describe the laser-induced plasma from its generation to its expansion into the ambient gas. The objective is not to go into the details of each process; there are numerous specialized papers and books for that in the literature. The goal here is to gather in a same paper the essential understanding elements needed to describe laser-induced plasma as results from a complex process. These elements can be dispersed in several related but independent fields such as laser-matter interaction, laser ablation of material, optical and thermodynamic properties of hot and ionized gas, or plasma propagation in a background gas. We believe that presenting the ensemble of understanding elements of laser-induced plasma in a comprehensive way and in limited pages of this paper will be helpful for further development and optimized use of the LIBS technique. Experimental results obtained in our laboratory are used to illustrate the studied physical processes each time such illustration becomes possible and helpful.     

Laser isotope separation

This work describes the atomic route to laser isotope separation. This is a process which uses intense pulsed lasers to photoionize one isotopic species of a chemical element, after which these ions are extracted electromagnetically. The paper describes only the isotopic enrichment of uranium for nuclear fuel cycles. It makes brief mention of the traditional cascade processes used at present, and then turns to the atomic physics of laser photoionization. The principles of the laser isotope separation process, important spectroscopic experiments and considerations which determine the design of a plant are described. This review concentrates on the laser ionization process, few details of vaporization of uranium metal or the extraction of ions are given.     

Colorizing stainless steel surface by femtosecond laser induced micro/nano-structures

We demonstrate colorizing of stainless steel surfaces by femtosecond laser induced periodic microholes and micro/nano-gratings on sample surfaces. Suitable adjustment of laser induced features on stainless steel surfaces offer a variety of colors, including multi-color, gold, and black. We also report that multi-color metal surfaces exhibit diverse colors when they are exposed to the incident light of different incident and azimuthal angles. Finally, we briefly explain how the femtosecond laser induced micro/nano scale features introduce different colors on stainless steel surfaces.     

饱和激发情况下的荧光关联谱测量

研究了激发光增强时其对荧光关联谱(FCS)测量的影响. 强激发光产生的饱和激发会改 变激光诱导荧光的空间分布函数,从而影响FCS的测量结果. 首先根据饱和吸收的物理模型,推导出强激发光情况下有效探测区域变化的定量公式,获得了FCS测量所得到的粒子数和扩散时间与饱和激发光强和激光光强的函数关系,并用于消除饱和吸收造成的系统误差.采用Monte-Carlo模拟方法和实验,对理论分析结果进行了验证. 这将有助于完善FCS分析方法的理论模型,为高激发光强度下的FCS探测提供依据. 关键词： 荧光关联谱 饱和激发 Monte-Carlo模拟     

Plasmonic metasurfaces for waveguiding and field enhancement

The explosive progress in nanoscience has led to uncovering and exploring numerous physical phenomena occurring at nanoscale, especially when metal nanostructures are involved so that optical fields and electronic oscillations can be resonantly coupled. The latter is the subject of (nano) plasmonics with implications extending from subwavelength waveguiding to localized field enhancements. In this review paper, we consider making use of various phenomena related to multiple scattering of surface plasmons (SPs) at periodically and randomly (nano) structured metal surfaces. After reviewing the SP waveguiding along channels in nanostructured areas exhibiting band‐gap and localization effects, SP‐driven field enhancement in random structures and plasmonic fractal drums is discussed in detail. SP manipulation and waveguiding using periodic nanostructures on the long‐wavelength side of the band gap is also considered.     

On anomalous drift mobility results in α-silicon alloys

Standard carrier drift experiments using a nano second pulsed laser have been performed on near micron thick α-Si alloys sandwiched between blocking metal and injecting contacts. Our results show that the transient response is only partially due to the drifting carriers. Another major contribution comes from the previously neglected time-dependent relaxation of the Schottky barrier space charge layer after excitation. The accompanying current resembles a slow dispersive drift of carriers. Consequently, generally accepted estimates for the drift mobility which ignored this extra current may therefore be unreliable.     

Thermal modelling of laser welding and related processes: a literature review

The main emphasis of this review is on thermal modelling and prediction of laser welding in metals. However as similar techniques are employed to model conventional welding processes such as arc, resistance and friction, as well as related processes such as alloying, cladding and surface hardening, part of this review is given over to the modelling of these processes where appropriate. The time frame of the review is up to the year 2002.     

微波吸收法研究ZnO光电子衰减过程

微波吸收无接触测量技术可以用于半导体粉体材料、微晶材料等研究光生载流子衰减过程。本文采用微波吸收法在室温下分别测量了ZnO纳米材料和微晶材料的光电子衰减过程。发现在紫外激光短脉冲激发下,两种材料的导带光电子寿命有很大的差异,ZnO微晶粉体材料的光电子寿命为50ns,而ZnO纳米材料的光电子寿命仅为10ns。分析认为纳米ZnO的光电子寿命缩短是由于纳米ZnO晶体的表面积远远大于体材料的表面积,纳米材料的表面形成了大量的缺陷能级,加速了光电子的表面复合,缩短了光电子的寿命。纳米材料内部缺陷增多和量子限域效应同样会缩短光电子的寿命。     

IceHEP high energy physics at the South Pole

With the solar and SN87 neutrino observations as proofs of concepts, the kilometer-scale neutrino experiment IceCube will scrutinize its data for new particle physics. In this paper, we review the prospects for the realization of such a program. We begin with a short overview of the detector response and discuss the reach of “beam” luminosity. After that we discuss the potential of IceCube to probe deviations of neutrino-nucleon cross-sections from the Standard Model predictions at center-of-mass energies well beyond those accessible in man-made accelerators. Then we review the prospects for extremely long-baseline analyses and discuss the sensitivity to measure tiny deviations of the flavor mixing angle, expected to be induced by quantum gravity effects. Finally, we discuss the potential to uncover annihilation of dark matter particles gravitationally trapped at the center of the Sun, as well as processes occurring in the early Universe at energies close to the Grand Unification scale.     

Modification of the ultrasound induced activity by the presence of an electrode in a sono-reactor working at two low frequencies (20 and 40 kHz). Part II: Mapping flow velocities by particle image velocimetry (PIV)

Sonoelectrochemical experiments differ from sonochemical ones by the introduction of electrodes in the sonicated reaction vessel. The aim of the study is to characterize the changes in the ultrasonic activity induced by the presence of an electrode located in front of the transducer. The scope of our investigations concerns two low frequency vibration modes: 20 and 40 kHz. For this purpose, two laser visualization techniques have been used. The first part of the study, described in a previous paper (Part I), deals with the laser tomography technique which provides an accurate picture of the reactor active zones, related to numerous cavitation events. The second part of the paper (Part II) will describe the particle image velocimetry (PIV) technique used to measure the velocity vector field in the fluid portion between the horn and the electrode. As for the previous study, two parameters were studied: the electrical power supplied to the transducer and the electrode/transducer distance. The velocity vector fields show a main flow in the reactor axis. This flow seems to correspond to the conical cavitation bubbles structure which is observed on the laser tomography pictures. When an electrode is introduced into the reactor, two additional symmetric transversal flows can be quantified on both sides of the electrode.