Alternate stresses and temperature variation as factors of influence of ultrasonic vibration on mechanical and functional properties of shape memory alloys

It is known that the main factors in a variation in the shape memory alloy properties under insonation are heating of the material and alternate stresses action. In the present work the experimental study of the mechanical behaviour and functional properties of shape memory alloy under the action of alternate stresses and varying temperature was carried out. The data obtained had demonstrated that an increase in temperature of the sample resulted in a decrease or increase in deformation stress depending on the structural state of the TiNi sample. It was shown that in the case of the alloy in the martensitic state, a decrease in stress was observed, and on the other hand, in the austenitic state an increase in stress took place. It was found that action of alternate stresses led to appearance of strain jumps on the strain–temperature curves during cooling and heating the sample through the temperature range of martensitic transformation under the constant stress. The value of the strain jumps depended on the amplitude of alternate stresses and the completeness of martensitic transformation. It was shown that the heat action of ultrasonic vibration to the mechanical behaviour of shape memory alloys was due to the non-monotonic dependence of yield stress on the temperature. The force action of ultrasonic vibration to the functional properties was caused by formation of additional oriented martensite.     

多芯屏蔽电缆电容的多极理论分析

 介绍用多极理论计算多芯屏蔽电缆电容的基本原理和求解过程，给出多芯屏蔽电缆电容与多极理论级数项系数之间的关系。３个工程实例的计算结果表明：用多极理论计算多芯屏蔽电缆电容，不仅具有较高的计算精度，而且可以很方便地应用于各类复杂截面多芯屏蔽电缆的工程设计与计算，多极理论是分析多芯屏蔽电缆电容的一种有效方法。     

Investigation on shape variation of Au nanocrystals

A variety of shapes, such as rod, tripod, -shape and cube, of Au nanocrystals were synthesized by employing different reaction conditions. The nanocrystals and their shape variation were characterized by transmission electron microscopy and UV–vis spectrophotometry. The evolution of shape was accomplished by controlling the parameters used in their synthesis, the concentration of reducing agent and surface capping agent. The effect of synthetic parameters on shape was explored, to determine suitable conditions for producing each shape of nanocrystals. Nanocrystals with different shapes have different plasmon bands in the visible region of the spectrum, which is a valuable property for sensor applications.     

The current and capacitance response of radiation-damaged silicon PIN diodes

The current–voltage (I–V) and capacitance–voltage (C–V) characteristics of silicon p–i–n diodes have been investigated both prior to and after radiation-induced damage by 1 MeV neutrons. The results have been analysed and several rates of damage evaluated. The indication is mainly that radiation damage occurs only up to certain fluencies. Beyond these, the material becomes resistant to further damage. Thus, initial heavy radiation damage can be used to achieve radiation-hardness of detector diodes. This result is contrary to previous suggestions that continued irradiation renders the detectors inoperable but is in good agreement with our results on radiation-hardness induced by gold-doping.     

Anomalous capacitance of quantum well double-barrier diodes

The S-parameters of several different quantum well double barrier diodes have been measured. A technique has been developed for measuring whisker contacted diodes with and HP 8510B automatic network analyzer. Special coaxial mounts using K-connectors were designed to enable measurements up to 20 GHz. The voltage-dependent conductance and capacitance were derived from the measured reflection coefficient of each device. The C/V characteristics were observed to exhibit an anomalous increase at voltages corresponding the the negative differential resistance region (NDR). These are the first reported S-parameter measurements in the negative differential resistance region of quantum well double barrier diodes. A theory is presented that explains, in part, the observed results.     

Influence of the microstructure on the corrosion behaviour of a shape memory Cu-Al-Be alloy in a marine environment

The influence of the microstructure on the corrosion behaviour of a shape memory Cu-11.40Al-0.55Be (wt.%) polycrystalline alloy in 3.5% NaCl has been studied by microscopical examinations, spectroscopical and X-ray diffraction measurements, and electrochemical tests. Chloride environment can produce a dealuminization attack, and the corrosion behaviour is affected by the alloy microstructural conditions. After long times of immersion, the single β phase microstructure suffers localized corrosion in some regions but dealuminization is generalized on the whole surface. However, in the (β + γ₂) microstructure, preferential dissolution of γ₂ dendritic precipitates occurs, which seems to protect β matrix from dealloying.     

Ultrasonic imaging of solid surfaces using a focussed air-coupled capacitance transducer

A variety of small solid objects have been imaged in atmospheric air using a focussed, micromachined air-coupled capacitance transducer. The transducer, which was capable of generating and receiving ultrasound in air over a large frequency bandwidth (< 100 kHz 1.5 MHz) was employed in a pulse-echo arrangement such that generated waves reflected off the surface of the object before returning to the same transducer for detection. By raster scanning the transducer in a plane and recording the detected ultrasonic echo amplitude as a function of transducer position, images of object surfaces were obtained. As the transducer had been fitted with a micromachined Fresnel zone-plate, the ultrasonic waves could be focussed to a spot-size of 680 μm so as to provide images of high lateral resolution. One of the key factors in making the Fresnel zone-plate function effectively in these imaging applications involved the inclusion of a second aperture in front of the zone-plate. This additional aperture blocked the zone-plate's side-lobes and reduced the appearance of multiple (diffracted) images.     

The neverending story of shape resonances

Shape resonances, their definition, their nature, their use and supposedly almost miraculous capabilities, have been a rather controversial topic in the scientific literature for quite a long time. There was an upsurge of papers and heated discussions at conferences about these issues more than 10 years ago, the main point of which was whether the shape resonance position in energy above a core level ionization threshold in molecules, either isolated or adsorbed on surfaces, bears some information on bond lengths, with two opposite schools of thought, one maintaining that such connection, if existent at all, is rather loose, the other one ready to use some linear dependence of the shape resonance energy upon bond lengths to actually derive unknown bond distances in adsorbed molecules (the so-called ‘bond-lengths-with-a-ruler’ party). The latest technical and instrumental developments have given rise to another wave of shape resonance papers in the last 3 years. Criteria to assign shape resonances have been reconsidered under the light of new experimental results, and some molecules which were categorized as textbook examples for shape resonances have been shown not to exhibit such continuum phenomena at all. Therefore it is time for a historical survey which hopefully will straighten up some misconceptions still floating around in the literature.     

The shape gradient of the least-squares objective functional in optimal shape design problems of radiative heat transfer

Optimal shape design problems of steady-state radiative heat transfer are considered. The optimal shape design problem (in the three-dimensional space) is formulated as an inverse one, i.e., in the form of an operator equation of the first kind with respect to a surface to be optimized. The operator equation is reduced to a minimization problem via a least-squares objective functional. The minimization problem has to be solved numerically. Gradient minimization methods need the gradient of a functional to be minimized. In this paper the shape gradient of the least-squares objective functional is derived with the help of the shape sensitivity analysis and adjoint problem method. In practice a surface to be optimized may be (or, most likely, is to be) given in a parametric form by a finite number of parameters. In this case the objective functional is, in fact, a function in a finite-dimensional space and the shape gradient becomes an ordinary gradient. The gradient of the objective functional, in the case that the surface to be optimized is given in a finite-parametric form, is derived from the shape gradient. A particular case, that a surface to be optimized is a “two-dimensional” polyhedral one, is considered. The technique, developed in the paper, is applied to a synthetic problem of designing a “two-dimensional” radiant enclosure.     

Surface shape estimation from photometric images

One of the most studied techniques for recovering surface shapes using a computer vision system is the photometric. This method is based on the analysis of one or several images of an object illuminated from a known direction . This kind of images can be considered reflectance maps that give us information of the surface gradient. In computer vision, the problem of recovering 3D information from shaded images is considered an inverse problem. To integrate surface gradient information it is proposed a regularization technique that gives a stable solution of the inverse problem and allows the possibility of reducing errors caused by noise. Results applied on synthetic and real experimental images are presented.     

Wave function mapping of self-assembled quantum dots by capacitance spectroscopy

We use frequency-dependent capacitance–voltage spectroscopy to study the dynamic charging of self-assembled InAs quantum dots. With increasing frequency, the AC charging becomes suppressed, beginning with the low-energy states. By applying an in-plane magnetic field, we generate an additional magnetic confinement that alters the tunneling barrier and hence the charging dynamics. In traveling through the potential barrier, the electrons acquire an additional momentum k₀, proportional to the magnetic field B. As the tunneling is enhanced, when k₀ matches the maximum of the electronic wave function Ψ (in momentum representation), we are able to map out the shape of Ψ by varying B.     

温度变化对金属Ag膜反射镜偏振特性的影响研究

空间遥感应用中的光学有效载荷对系统偏振控制提出了越来越高的要求,作为常用的宽光谱反射镜,金属银(Ag)膜反射镜的偏振特性随着环境温度的改变而变化。本文设计并制备了低偏振灵敏度的Ag膜反射镜,研究了反射镜在45°和60°入射角下,从室温25℃升温到150℃时的偏振特性变化和反射光谱变化情况。随着温度的升高,Ag膜的折射率在350~1 200 nm波长范围内有所增加;Ag膜反射镜的反射光中s和p光的相位差Δ在350~600 nm波长范围内减小,在600~650 nm波长范围内基本稳定,在650~1 200 nm波长范围内增大。温度上升到125℃时,Ag膜和反射镜表面形貌发生改变,增加了表面散射和吸收,导致350~900 nm波段反射率降低,在波长350 nm附近的降低约25%。     

The influence of excluded volume and excess ion polarisability on the capacitance of the electric double layer

ABSTRACT

We apply a modified Poisson–Boltzmann theory which permits ions of different sizes and excess polarisabilities to the study of these properties’ effects on the differential capacitance of the electric double layer. For a planar electrode, we find an analytical expression for the differential capacitance, which is examined in the limits of low- and high-applied potential. In the low potential limit, a reduction of the solution relative permittivity caused by the ion polarisability causes the differential capacitance to decrease above a certain concentration, relative to the Gouy–Chapman–Stern theory. A similar effect is observed for the excluded volume, but only if the ions are of different sizes. In the high potential limit, the differential capacitance decreases inversely with the square root of the applied voltage. In a mixed electrolyte, asymmetries in both ion size and excess polarisability alter the surface adsorption of species: at high potentials, smaller ions displace larger ions and less polarisable ions displace more polarisable ions. The extent of the displacement agrees favourably with experimental data. A further consequence of this displacement is the appearance of a second peak in the differential capacitance, which is enhanced by excess ion polarisability.     

Research on three-dimensional shape reconstruction of circular cylindrical flaw

In this article, three-dimensional Born inverse scattering method is modified to convenient form for a cylindrical specimen that includes three-dimensional defect. One aluminum cylinder with flaw model is prepared and ultrasonic measurements are carried out. The measurement area in the modified methods is restricted in the plane perpendicular to the axis of cylindrical specimen. That’s to say that the method is modified to convenient form to use measured waveforms in the x₁ − x₂ plane. The measured wave data are fed into the inversion method and cross-sectional images are obtained. Then, three-dimensional shape reconstruction of flaw model in aluminum specimen is performed by piling up the cross-sectional images. At the same time, we get the numerical results from all directions by finite element method.     

Static dielectric constant assessment from capacitance over a wide range of electrode separations

Static dielectric constant extraction from two-electrode capacitance measurement over a wide range of electrode separations and dielectric constants involves careful assessment of fringe fields. Finite-element method has been employed to compute capacitance and quantify fringe fields for parallel electrode capacitor of (finite thickness, radii r, electrode separation d), with a homogeneous dielectric medium extending up to the geometric limits of the electrodes. Two distinct regimes, in the fringe field contributions are seen. A procedure to extract the static dielectric constant has been proposed for the first regime and a validation has been provided for the same.     

减压氩气下基体对激光微等离子体电子温度的影响

以激光微区发射光谱分析仪结合CCD光栅光谱仪为装置，采用二谱线法，以FeⅠ356.54nm和FeⅠ358.12 nm为分析线，在减压氩气下，测量了镁基体、铝基体、硅基体和低碳钢标样6-0中的激光微等离子体的电子温度及其空间分布，给出了相同基体中微等子体电子温度的空间变化趋势和不同基体中相同空间位置处的电子温度的差异并进行了分析.利用测量的结果，以CuⅠ324.75 nm和ZnⅠ334.50 nm为分析线，从电子温度角度探索了两分析谱线相对强度的基体效应，给出了合理的解释. 关键词： 激光微等离子体 电子温度 减压氩气 基体     

Electrical capacitance of dielectric coated metallic parallelepiped and closed cylinder isolated in free space

This paper presents a method for the evaluation of the capacitance and the charge distribution of a dielectric coated metallic parallelepiped and a dielectric coated metallic hollow cylinder with the top and bottom cover plates using the method of moments (MoM) based on the pulse basis function and the point matching. Boundary conditions for the potential on the conductor surfaces and continuity of the normal component of the displacement density at the dielectric-free space interface is used to generate two integral equations. Two sets of simultaneous equations are formed from the two integral equations using the MoM. The total charge on the conductor surface is found from the solution for the set of simultaneous equations. The validity of the analysis has been justified by comparing the data on the capacitance available in the literature for metallic cube and hollow cylinder with top and bottom cover plates with the data on capacitance, computed by the present method for similar structures considering a very low dielectric constant as well as a very thin dielectric coating.     

曲率变化对激光陀螺损耗及性能的影响研究

为了研究曲率半径变化对激光陀螺性能参数的影响,基于谐振腔理论,建立了衍射损耗理论计算模型,通过仿真计算了曲率变化引起激光陀螺束腰的变化,从而导致衍射损耗的变化。从光阑处衍射损耗对陀螺背向散射的影响出发,分析了束腰对激光陀螺性能的影响。通过分析计算得出:当反射镜曲率变化小于0.3 m时,引起衍射损耗变化3%,导致零偏最大变化约0.013;当反射镜曲率变化0.6 m时,引起衍射损耗变化约15%,导致零偏最大变化约0.021;而曲率半径变化大于1.5 m时,衍射损耗变化达30%以上,这将引起谐振腔失谐即无法产生激光振荡。通过改变不同曲率,测量陀螺腔损耗和性能,所得的试验结果和理论计算一致,曲率半径变化对衍射损耗和陀螺性能影响较为显著。     

Influence of temperature on phosphorescence spectra of Pd-porphine in Shpol’skii matrices

We have studied the temperature dependence of the radiative deactivation of the Pd-porphine triplet states in Shpol’skii matrices in the temperature range 1.2–210 K. A substantial transformation of the phosphorescence spectra is observed as the temperature increases and is due to the inclusion of thermally activated Pd-porphine states in the radiative deactivation processes. The activation energy E_a of these Pd-porphine states is measured in matrices of n-octane and n-nonane. The splitting of the lowest quasidegenerate triplet state ΔE(T₂−T₁) is determined for planar and distorted conformations of the Pd-porphine macrocycle in the n-octane matrix as 40 and 57 cm⁻¹, respectively. The ability to use the temperature dependence of the phosphorescence properties of Pd-porphine to fabricate molecular thermometers for the low-temperature range is analyzed. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 74, No. 4, pp. 460–464, July–August, 2007.     

Infinitely many shape invariant potentials and new orthogonal polynomials

Three sets of exactly solvable one-dimensional quantum mechanical potentials are presented. These are shape invariant potentials obtained by deforming the radial oscillator and the trigonometric/hyperbolic Pöschl–Teller potentials in terms of their degree ℓ polynomial eigenfunctions. We present the entire eigenfunctions for these Hamiltonians (ℓ=1,2,…) in terms of new orthogonal polynomials. Two recently reported shape invariant potentials of Quesne and Gómez-Ullate et al.'s are the first members of these infinitely many potentials.