Residence time of metal ions generated from microsecond vacuum arcs

Vacuum gaps of 1 mm with lead or copper cathode are fired by a 13 μs duration sinusoidal arc or a 10 μs duration exponentially-decaying arc, and time-of-flight (TOF) ion measurements are made at variable times after the arc ignition. At the lead cathode, Pb⁺ and Pb⁺⁺ ions are generated and the upper limit on the times for Pb⁺ ion detection are 48 μs and 46 μs from the arc ignition for the sinusoidal and exponential arcs, respectively. At the copper cathode, Cu⁺, Cu⁺⁺, and Cu⁺⁺⁺ ions are generated and detected within 15 μs and 13 μs from the arc ignition for the sinusoidal and exponential arcs, respectively. The residence time of the Pb⁺ ions in the ion acceleration region is approximately 35 μs, regardless of the waveform of the arc current. The residence time of the copper ions, described by the time constant of the time-of-flight ion current delay characteristics, is 3 μs     

Charge state and residence time of metal ions generated from amicrosecond vacuum arc

Metal ions generated from a microsecond vacuum arc were measured using a time-of-flight (TOF) method. A point-plane vacuum gap was fired by an impulse voltage to generate metal ions. The risetime and time constant for the decay of the arc current were 0.1 and 4.5 μs, respectively. TOF ion currents were measured for variable ion extraction times after the arc ignition. At a lead cathode, Pb⁺ and Pb ⁺⁺ ions were detected for ion extraction times less than 45 μs. The average charge-state fractions of the Pb⁺ and Pb ⁺⁺ ions were 91 and 9%, respectively. At a copper cathode, Cu ⁺, Cu⁺⁺, and Cu⁺⁺⁺ ions were detected for ion-extraction times less than 12.5 μs, and the average charge-state fractions were 42, 41, and 17%, respectively. The residence times of the generated lead and copper ions were also discussed     

Velocities of copper and silver ions generated from an impulsevacuum arc

Vacuum gaps with copper and silver needle cathodes were fired by a 13 μs duration half-cycle sinusoidal arc, and charge states of the ions were analyzed using the time of flight (TOF) method at different positions in the direction perpendicular to the electrode axis. Velocities of each charge state ion were determined assuming a collisionless flight from the cathode region to the outside of the gap. The velocities of the fastest ions of copper and silver are 2.1 and 1.6×10⁴ m/s, respectively, regardless of the charge state. The velocities of the ions released with the arc extinction are lower, and differ depending on the state of the charge     

Pressure dependence of plasma parameters in medium-vacuum nitrogenarc discharge with the titanium cathode

The plasma properties of a medium-vacuum nitrogen arc discharge from a titanium cathode were studied. The arc chamber use was 400 mm in diameter and 600 mm in length. The cathode diameter and thickness were 64 and 25 mm, respectively. The experimental conditions are given as follows: pressure range=1×10^-3~2×10^-1 torr; N₂ gas flow rate=6 ml/min; arc current=50 A. Electric probe characteristics are measured as a function of pressure and distance from the cathode surface. The analytical results obtained show that the electron energy distribution takes 1-Mx at pressures above 1×10^-2 torr but 2-Mx at pressures under 4×10^-2 torr and that the electron density has a maximum value at a certain pressure. The Ti⁺, Ti⁺⁺, and N ⁺₂ ion spectral intensities are measured as a function of pressure and distance from the cathode surface. On comparison of these results and the electron density, the Ti⁺ spectral intensity turns out to be proportional to that of the electron density. This suggests that the major ion in the plasma volume is of the Ti⁺ species     

Pulse intense metal-ion diode with a vacuum arc plasma anode

An intense pulsed ion beam of metal was extracted from a magnetically insulated ion diode operated in a mode of plasma prefill generated from a vacuum arc discharge, anode plasma source. With this ion diode, an intense metal-ion beam of a high melting-point metal (Ta) was obtained. A variety of operational modes appeared, depending on the amount of plasma in the diode gap at the initiation of the high-voltage pulse. The energy, current, and duration time of the ion beam were 20~100 keV, ~1 kA, and 1 μs, respectively. Measurements of ions were performed with an ion energy analyzer or a biased ion collector located at the end of a long drift tube and a Thomson parabola ion spectrometer. The Ta ions in the first to fifth states of ionization were detected accompanied by C⁺, O⁺, F⁺, and H⁺ . A Ta ion beam current of about half the total ion flux was obtained in this experiment     

银纳米颗粒对掺铒铋酸盐玻璃光谱性质的影响

采用传统熔融淬火技术制备了一系列Er3+离子掺杂复合银纳米颗粒的铋酸盐玻璃样品.研究了纳米银含量的改变对Er3+离子荧光发射特性的影响.研究发现,铒在1.53 μm处的荧光强度在银纳米颗粒质量分数为0.2%处取得最大值,为未掺杂银纳米颗粒时的4.6倍.其荧光增强的原因归结于银纳米颗粒表面等离子体共振导致局域场增强和Ag...     

ZnS:Ag的ESR及结构相变研究

ESR实验表明Ag在ZnS微晶中是以Ag⁺离子的形式存在,没有测到Ag²⁺离子的信号.以Mn²⁺为探针的ESR和X射线衍射分析研究发现,在ZnS微晶由立方点阵(β相)变为六角点阵(α相)的结构相变中,Ag⁺离子对相变的影响与掺杂浓度和煅烧温度有关,当掺Ag量为5×10^-4g/g时相变在1100~1200℃出现逆转现象.由Mn²⁺的ESR谱得出α相的朗德因子g为2.006,越精细常数a为6.76mT,β相的g为2.002,a为6.81mT.     

咔唑-硫脲席夫碱荧光探针对Hg~(2+)和Ag~+的可视化识别

以3-溴代-N-丁基咔唑和4-苯基-3-氨基硫脲为原料,合成了一种新型含咔唑基的硫脲席夫碱L,使用紫外-可见光谱、荧光光谱、核磁氢谱以及质谱等对其成分结构、离子识别性能、识别模式进行了研究。结果表明:L对Hg2+和Ag+具有快速响应的可视化选择性识别。当Hg2+或Ag+加入后,L溶液的颜色由无色立刻变为黄色;同时,L溶液中加入Hg2+和Ag+后,荧光光谱有不同变化,且其他离子的存在并不干扰L对Hg2+和Ag+的选择性识别。研究还发现,L对Hg2+和Ag+的荧光识别模式不同:加入Ag+后,L与Ag+生成了配合物,发生荧光猝灭;加入Hg2+后,L先与Hg2+络合发生荧光猝灭,然后脱去Hg S。     

Investigation of arc roots of constricted high current vacuum arcs

The anodic and cathodic arc roots of constricted high current vacuum arcs were investigated with a fast framing charge-coupled device camera of 1 μs exposure time. The experiments were performed with cup-shaped contacts, with sinusoidal currents of amplitudes between 20 and 100 kA, and a sine halfwave duration of 10-12 ms. The arcs were drawn by contact separation and accelerated by the Lorentz force between the arc current and the transverse magnetic field generated by the contrate contact. The anode and cathode arc roots behave reproducibility and arc scaleable within the range of currents investigated. Both types of arc roots are elliptical, with a major to minor axis ratio of 1.4. The major axis points are in the direction of arc propagation. Anodic and cathodic arc root cross-sectional areas as a function of current can both be described by a potential law with a common exponent of 0.76. For currents of 20-100 kA, mean current densities of 81-121 and 41-60 kA/cm ² were found in anode and cathode arc roots, respectively. Estimations of their temperature and vapor densities were performed. For the investigated current range T_A≈3300-3600 K, n_A ≈1.6*10¹⁹-2.2*10¹⁹cm^-3 and T _C≈3200-3400 K, n_C≈0.8*10¹⁹-1.2*10 ¹⁹ cm^-3 were found for anode and cathode, respectively     

Measurement of cathode spot parameters with pulsed laserdiagnostics

The cathode spot formation in air within the first 170 ns was investigated by laser absorption photography and ps-pulse interferometry. The discharge was initiated between electrodes made from Ag or Pd with cathode-anode distance below 300 μm, the arc duration was some milliseconds, and the arc current 5-10 A. Picosecond holographic interferometry and momentary absorption photography yielded spatial-temporal density distributions in the ignition phase of the cathode spot. An absolute electron density value on the order of 4×10²⁶ m^-3 has been found. In contrast to vacuum, the cathode spot plasmas broaden little with increasing distance from the cathode, thus narrow plasma channels are observed in the vicinity of the cathode surface having diameters <20 μm     

基于萘酰腙类锌离子增强型荧光探针的合成及光谱性能

设计合成了一种简单的酰腙类结构的增强型荧光探针HM,实现了对锌离子（Zn²⁺）的高选择性识别。运用ESI-MS质谱、荧光光谱和紫外-可见光谱等手段研究了探针HM对Zn²⁺的识别过程。紫外光谱测试表明,当向探针HM中加入Zn²⁺后,386 nm处的吸收峰逐渐减弱,在420 nm处出现了新的吸收峰,并且强度逐渐增大,直至达到平衡,等吸收点为396 nm。荧光光谱分析表明,探针HM能够高选择性地识别Zn²⁺。在发射波长510 nm处的荧光增强2.5倍,最低检出限为1.0×10^-5 mol/L、量子产率为0.02。该识别过程为PET（光诱导电子转移机理）和CHEF（螯合荧光增强机理）共同作用的结果。通过电喷雾质谱和Job's plot实验证明探针HM与Zn²⁺以1：1配位,平衡常数（K）达到4.05×10⁶ L·mol^-1。     

Surface structure studies of Cl adsorption on Ag{001} using energetic ion beams

Angle-resolved SIMS experiments have been employed to study the bonding geometry of Cl on Ag{001}. The procedure was to bombard the target with 2 or 3 keV Ar⁺ ions in the low dose mode at various incident angles and to measure the desorption of Ag⁺ or Cl⁻ ions at various detection angles. For the case of the c(2 × 2)-Cl/Ag{001} structure, azimuthal angle distributions of both Ag⁺ and Cl⁻ ions indicate that the Cl atom binds in the four-fold hollow site. Measurement of the polar angle distributions suggests that the Cl overlayer is above the surface plane, ruling out the formation of an epitaxial AgCl layer. The Ag---Cl bond-length was determined to be 2.60 ± 0.04 Å using shadow-cone enhanced desorption. With this measurement the angle of incidence of the ion beam is varied until the shadow-cone created by a target Cl atom intersects a nearby Ag atom. The result is in agreement with earlier LEED experiments.     

Excitation, ionization, and reaction mechanism of a reactivecathodic arc deposition of TiN

This paper discusses the excitation, ionization and reaction mechanism of reactive cathodic arc deposition of TiN. Such arc plasmas art operated in the arc discharge type PVD apparatus. The 50 A arc is operated in N₂ atmosphere of 0.13 to 26.6 Pa. The arc voltage, the electron energy distribution and the spectral intensities are measured as a function of pressure. The deposited films are analyzed by XPS. It follows from the result that (1) the N₂ molecules impact with the high energy electron to be excited or ionized; (2) Ti ⁺⁺ ions which are initially emitted from the cathode spot recombine with electrons and turn Ti⁺ ions and Ti atoms and the recombination ratio increases with increasing pressure; (3) the TiN compound is produced on the substrate surface in the ensuing process, the excited N₂ are adsorbed on the substrate surface, the N ₂ are dissociated to N atoms through collisions with Ti⁺ ions of 40-60 eV, the N atoms react with the Ti atoms to form TiN     

Measurements of the behaviour of neutral atom density in a diffusevacuum arc by laser-induced fluorescence (LIF)

The method of laser-induced fluorescence was used to study the behavior of the absolute neutral vapor density of a diffuse vacuum arc on FeCu contacts. The local and temporal resolutions were 1 mm³ and 10 μs, respectively. The arc current had a sinusoidal shape of 5.8-ms duration with peak values of 90 and 510 A. It was found that the maximum densities of the iron and copper atoms are 1.2×10 ¹⁷ m^-3 and 7.5×10¹⁷ m^-3, respectively. During the arc the density was correlated with the current. At current zero the measured densities decreased to 10 ¹⁶ m^-3. After current zero, an exponential density decay with a time constant of about 100 μs was observed, indicating the recovery of dielectric strength after current zero. Measurements of the neutron iron vapor density at different spatial positions in the electrode gap reveal a nonisotropic distribution. From the measurements of the population distribution of the iron ground-state multiplet a ⁵D, the excitation temperature was derived. This temperature was low compared with the cathode spot temperature 2500-4000 K and decreased from 1600 K at the current maximum to 1000 K at current zero. The results indicate that the generation of neutrals is caused by flying evaporating metal droplets rather than by molten surface areas     

Electrochemical study of the silver-sodium substitution in a borosilicate glass

The study of the silver for sodium ions substitution kinetics is carried out using an electrochemical set-up. A silver metal anode, a reference and counter electrode are deposited as thin films on a 0.6 SiO₂-0.2 B₂O₃-0.2 Na₂O glassy electrolyte. The anode dissolution is studied by a chronoamperometric method. The generally proposed interdiffusion models assuming constant diffusion coefficients for both Ag⁺ and Na⁺ cations are not able to justify the experimental voltage time dependence. The deviation from theoretical predictions can be minimised by assuming a mixed cation effect in the glass, taking into account a concentration dependence of the Ag⁺ and Na⁺ diffusion coefficients.     

Study of influence of metal ions on CdTe/H2O2 chemiluminescence

Water-soluble CdTe nanocrystals (NCs) were synthesized and applied to study the effect of metal ions on chemiluminescence (CL) of the CdTe/H₂O₂ system. The effects of experimental factors, such as pH, particle sizes of CdTe and reagent concentration, on kinetics curve and CL intensity of the CdTe/H₂O₂ system were examined. The results showed that under the optimal conditions Ba²⁺, Ca²⁺, Fe²⁺, Pb²⁺ and Cu²⁺ enhanced the CL intensity, and Cr³⁺, Ni²⁺, Zn²⁺ and Ag⁺ inhibited the CL intensity.     

Li~+,Zn~(2+),Mg~(2+)掺杂Lu_2O_3∶Er~(3+)荧光粉的制备及发光特性

用微波高温固相法合成了Er~(3+)单掺Lu_2O_3,Li~+与Er~(3+)共掺Lu_2O_3及Li~+,Zn~(2+),Mg~(2+)掺杂Lu_2O_3∶Er~(3+)的荧光粉。实验表明金属离子Li~+、Zn~(2+)、Mg~(2+)、Er~(3+)掺杂Lu_2O_3,不影响Lu_2O_3的立方晶相。扫描电子显微镜测量表明,Li~+掺杂可以有效改善粉体的分散性和形貌,Li~+,Zn~(2+),Mg~(2+)共掺杂获得的粉体颗粒分布更加均匀,粒径范围为80～100 nm。379 nm激发下,Li~+与Er~(3+)共掺样品发光较单掺Er~(3+)样品在565 nm处的发光增强了4.5倍,而Li~+、Zn~(2+)、Mg~(2+)与Er~(3+)共掺样品较其发光增强5.3倍。980 nm激发下,Li~+与Er~(3+)共掺样品,Li~+、Zn~(2+)、Mg~(2+)与Er~(3+)共掺样品的发光分别比单掺Er~(3+)样品在565 nm处发光增强23倍与39倍,在662 nm处发光强度分别增强20倍与43倍。379 nm激发下,较单掺Er~(3+)的样品,掺杂Li~+的样品和Li~+,Zn~(2+),Mg~(2+)和Er~(3+)共掺的样品荧光寿命均有所增加,而Zn~(2+)、Er~(3+)共掺及Mg~(2+)、Er~(3+)共掺样品的荧光寿命则有所缩短。     

Co,Zn共掺铌酸锂电子结构和吸收光谱的第一性原理研究

利用基于密度泛函的第一性原理的计算方法,研究了Co单掺及Co和Zn共掺LiNbO_3晶体的电子结构和吸收光谱.研究显示,各掺杂体系铌酸锂晶体的带隙均较纯铌酸锂晶体变窄. Co:LiNbO_3晶体禁带宽度为3.32 eV; Co:Zn:LiNbO_3晶体, Zn的浓度低于阈值或达到阈值时,禁带宽度分别为2.87或2.75 eV. Co:LiNbO_3晶体在可见-近红外光波段2.40, 1.58, 1.10 eV处形成吸收峰,这些峰归结于Co 3d分裂轨道的跃迁;加入抗光折变离子Zn~(2+),在1.58, 1.10 eV处的吸收峰增强,可以认为Zn~(2+)与Co~(2+)之间存在电荷转移,使e_g轨道电子减少,但并不影响t_(2g)轨道电子.结果表明,晶体中的Co离子在不同共掺离子下可充当深能级中心(2.40 eV),或可充当浅能级中心(1.58 eV),两种情况下,掺入近阈值的Zn离子均有助于实现优化存储.     

Pulsed dye laser diagnostics of vacuum arc cathode spots

The ignition and arc phases of vacuum arcs were investigated using differential dye laser absorption photography with simultaneous high spatial (micrometer) and temporal (nanosecond) resolution. The discharge duration was 800 ns, the current 50-150 A, the electrode material copper, and the cathode-anode distance less than 50 μm. A 0.4 ns laser pulse (tunable, γ=480-530 nm) was used to obtain momentary absorption photographs of the cathode region. During ignition, an optically thick anode plasma expanded toward the cathode, decaying within 25 ns after bridging the electrode gap. In the arc phase, a fragmentary structure of the cathode spots was observed in situ for the first time. The microspots have a characteristic size of 5-10 μm. They appear and disappear on a nanosecond time scale. The plasma density of the microspots was estimated to be greater than (3-6)×10²⁶ m^-3     

Measurement of the tungsten ion concentration after forcedextinction of a vacuum arc

The concentrations of singly ionized and neutral tungsten atoms were measured by laser-induced fluorescence after the forced extinction of vacuum arcs between tungsten-copper butt contacts, 28-mm in diam. and 10-mm apart. The 50-Hz current was forced to zero at its maximum of 200 A in 1.3 μs by application of a reverse voltage. Near current zero, the ion concentration of 4×10¹⁷ m^-3 is of the same order of magnitude as the atomic tungsten concentration, which is 6×10¹⁷ m^-3. While the concentration of the neutrals remains virtually constant during 20 μs after current zero, the ion concentration decays by three orders of magnitude in the same time. The decay-time constant varies from 1.9 μs close to the postarc cathode to 3.6 μs near the postarc anode. It is concluded that the dielectric recovery of vacuum gaps after diffuse arcs is mainly controlled by residual charge carriers