实验室天体物理研究进展

近年来,随着高功率激光实验装置的广泛应用,成像技术和模拟分析技术水平的进一步提高,实验室天体物理研究取得了一些新的重要进展,如激光等离子体实验中对流等离子体磁场结构,冲击波中磁场的湍流放大效应,实验室模拟原恒星喷流中磁场的准直效应和太阳风与偶极磁场之间相互作用等方面的研究。这些研究加深了人们对原恒星以及Herbig—Haro天体喷流、超新星遗迹冲击波、地球磁层中磁场活动等天体物理现象的理解。文章对上述几个方向进行了介绍,并对未来研究方向做一些展望。     

两个冲击波相互碰撞的演化过程

利用阴影成像诊断技术，对激光约束烧蚀所产生的两个冲击波相互碰撞的演化过程进行了研究.通过分析冲击波相互碰撞在时间上和空间上的演化过程发现，当冲击波相互碰撞的时候，两个冲击波本身并不发生相互作用，而是冲击波与烧蚀等离子体之间发生相互作用.     

对超短脉冲激光与固体密度等离子体相互作用动力学过程的研究

结合Saha方程,建立了一个超短脉冲激光与固体密度等离子体相互作用的动力学过程中电子温度和电子密度随时间变化的简单模型.在降温过程中采用绝热膨胀模型,讨论了等离子体在绝热膨胀过程中的特殊性质,考虑了离子声速随温度的变化,推算了状态演化过程,得到了电离度随时间变化的演化规律. 关键词： 超短超强脉冲激光 固体密度等离子体 电离度     

激光等离子体去除微纳颗粒的热力学研究

微杂质污染一直是影响精密器件制造质量和使用寿命的关键因素之一.对于微纳米杂质颗粒用传统的清洗方式(超声清洗等)难以去除,而激光等离子体冲击波具有高压特性,可以实现纳米量级杂质颗粒的去除,具有很大的应用潜力.本文主要研究了激光等离子体去除微纳米颗粒过程中的热力学效应:实验研究了激光等离子体在不同脉冲数下对Si基底上Al颗粒去除后的颗粒形貌变化,发现大颗粒会发生破碎而转变成小颗粒,一些颗粒达到熔点后发生相变形成光滑球体,这源于等离子体的热力学效应共同作用的结果.为了研究微粒物态转化过程,基于冲击波传播理论研究,得到冲击波压强与温度特性的演化规律;同时,利用有限元模拟方式研究激光等离子冲击波压强和温度对微粒作用规律,得到了颗粒内随时间变化的应力分布和温度分布,并在此基础上得到等离子体对颗粒的热力学作用机制.     

脉冲激光制膜过程中等离子体演化规律的研究

利用有限差分法对脉冲激光沉积(PLD)技术制备KTa065Nb035O3(KTN)薄膜过程中等离子体在等温和绝热两个阶段的速度演化进行了模拟，并给出了其中主要粒子在空间的具体演化规律，对等离子体在空间膨胀的物理机制，进行了深入的讨论，给出了相应演化过程的物理图像，并揭示了等离子体羽辉在膨胀过程中呈现椭球外形的内在原因.     

强激光与近临界密度等离子体相互作用中的无碰撞静电冲击波产生

本文通过一维粒子模拟(particle-in-cell)方法研究了强激光与近临界密度等离子体相互作用中的弱冲击波和强冲击波产生,并讨论了非相对论和相对论光强以及等离子体密度分布区间对无碰撞冲击波形成的影响.非相对论的弱驱动光与等离子体相互作用产生的是弱冲击波.由于电子加热不充分,电子能谱呈现出双温分布.较低温度的电子对弱冲击波的形成以及质子反射加速有重要作用.弱冲击波加速质子的能谱呈连续分布.在等离子体密度上升沿区间较大时,可观察到后孤子结构向离子声波结构演化并进一步演化为弱冲击波结构的过程.在相对论的强驱动光强下,电子加热比较充分可达到相对论温度,且呈现出单温分布.进一步分析密度分布区间大小对冲击波形成的影响时发现:1)当等离子体密度上升沿区间较大时,离子声波的势垒易被热电子屏蔽且离子声波结构在传输的过程中容易被后续的激光破坏而无法演化为无碰撞冲击波;2)当等离子密度分布区间较小时,离子声波中加速电场的有效距离(即德拜长度)和持续时间更长,这导致其结构在传输过程中更加稳定.当离子声波中加速的质子与靶后鞘层场加速的质子之间的速度差满足无碰撞冲击波的离子反射条件时,离子声波进一步演化为强...     

脉冲激光沉积动力学研究进展

脉冲激光沉积技术是现代常用的先进薄膜材料制备技术之一.文章在简要介绍脉冲激光沉积技术及其进展的基础上,较全面地介绍了脉冲激光沉积动力学的基本物理图像和动力学构架,深入地探讨了激光烧蚀靶材过程、等离子体膨胀过程和薄膜沉积过程的动力学规律,阐述了我国学者在脉冲激光沉积动力学研究方面的贡献,例如包括脉冲激光沉积三个工艺过程自洽的统一模型,等离子体膨胀的冲击波模型,基于局域能量动量守恒定律的新等离子体演化动力学模型,包括热源项、蒸发项、等离子体屏蔽效应和动态物性参数的烧蚀热传导模型,考虑电子碰撞效应和能带结构变化的修正双温模型,能统一描写从纳秒级到飞秒级脉冲激光烧蚀规律的统一双温模型等.     

磁场对激光驱动的喷流演化影响的二维数值研究

喷流的触发机制、准直传输和稳定性一直是天体物理学的研究热点.近年通过观测和实验室研究发现磁场在喷流准直传输和加速中起着关键作用.本文利用开源的辐射磁流体模拟程序FLASH对强激光驱动聚苯乙烯(CH)平面靶产生的靶前喷流进行了二维的数值模拟,系统地考察和比较了Biermann自生磁场以及不同方向、不同初始强度的外加磁场对喷流演化的动力学.模拟结果表明Biermann自生磁场不会影响喷流的界面动力学,而外加磁场对等离子体出流具有重定向作用,平行于靶前等离子体出流中心流向的外加磁场有助于喷流的产生和准直传输.其形成和演化过程是等离子体热压、磁压以及冲压三者相互竞争的结果.在受力方面,在喷流演化过程中等离子体热压梯度力和磁压力起决定性作用.研究结果为后续开展和喷流相关的实验研究提供借鉴,也有助于加深对天体喷流演化的理解.     

空间约束对激光诱导等离子体演化和光谱的影响

应用纳秒脉冲激光烧蚀铝的动力学模型分析了激光诱导等离子体的演化过程。通过设置有无空腔的不同情况，研究和讨论了空间约束对等离子体和光谱信号的影响，并得到了等离子体演化过程中的电子温度和电子数密度。基于局域热平衡的假设，计算了铝在396.15 nm波长处的谱线强度。与无空腔条件下产生的等离子体相比，有空腔时等离子体的电子温度和电子数密度都明显提高。随着空腔宽度的增加，增强效果减弱，光谱信号强度先升后降，在空腔宽度为1.4 cm处获得最大值。建立了实验装置，实验结果与仿真结果吻合得较好，在同一宽度下得到了最大的信号强度值。模拟和实验结果提供了膨胀过程中等离子体空间和时间分布的数值信息，并解释了空腔存在对等离子体演化产生影响的机制。     

超短激光脉冲在水中的非线性传输特性研究

基于扩展的非线性薛定谔方程及与其耦合的电子密度演化方程,理论研究了超短激光强脉冲在水中的非线性传输特性.理论模型综合考虑了衍射、正常群速度色散,多光子吸收、自聚焦及激光诱导产生的等离子体对光脉冲的自散焦效应.采用有限差分法模拟得到超短脉冲在传输过程中轴向上光功密度和等离子体密度的时空分布.系统分析了超短脉冲在水中传输的动力学过程,讨论了非线性自聚焦和等离子体自散焦效应在脉冲传输过程中的竞争关系.同时研究了不同入射激光能量,脉宽和聚焦条件对等离子体丝的时宅结构和脉冲能流横向分布的影响.该研究将有助于理解和推动超短光脉冲在激光医学、激光安全防护和水中激光加工中的应用.     

Spectrum of galactic cosmic rays accelerated in supernova remnants

The spectra of protons, nuclei, and electrons accelerated by shocks in supernova remnants of different types were determined. The calculations were made using a numerical code that allows us to model spherical shock evolution and particle acceleration with allowance for the back reaction of accelerating particles on a hydrodynamic flow. The effect of Alfvenic particle drift in the amplified magnetic field in the regions upstream and downstream of the shock was taken into consideration. The maximum energy of accelerated particles is as high as ∼5 × 10¹⁸ eV for iron nuclei in Type IIb supernova remnants. The calculated spectrum and composition of cosmic rays in the interstellar medium are in good agreement with observations.     

Macroscopic evidence of soliton formation in multiterawatt laser-plasma interaction

A novel physical phenomenon has been observed following the interaction of an intense (10(19) W/cm(2)) laser pulse with an underdense plasma. Long-lived, macroscopic bubblelike structures have been detected through the deflection that the associated electric charge separation causes in a proton probe beam. These structures are interpreted as the remnants of a cloud of relativistic solitons generated in the plasma by the ultraintense laser pulse. This interpretation is supported by an analytical study of the soliton cloud evolution, by particle-in-cell simulations, and by a reconstruction of the proton-beam deflection.     

Evolution of magnetic polarons and spin-carrier interactions through the metal-insulator transition in Eu(1-x)Gd(x)O

Raman scattering studies as functions of temperature, magnetic field, and Gd substitution are used to investigate the evolution of magnetic polarons and spin-carrier interactions through the metal-insulator transition in Eu(1-x)Gd(x)O. These studies reveal a spin-fluctuation-dominated paramagnetic (PM) regime for T>T*>T(C), and a coexistence regime for T相似文献   

Chemistry in space

Summary Molecules have been observed in widely disparate astronomical objects, from comets to supernova remnants. Interstellar space appear to be a real chemical laboratory, able to produce a large number of molecules, some of them relatively complex. The abundances show a very high sensitivity to local physical properties and dynamical history. This sensitivity renders molecular observations and astrochemical modelling very flexible tools for investigating the properties and evolution of the interstellar medium. A brief outline of morfology of interstellar medium is given, together with a discussion of the basic chemical processes leading to the molecular formation. Since interstellar-dust particles play a crucial role in the chemical evolution of interstellar medium, physical and chemical properties of dust are reviewed. Finally, by way of an example of modelling exercise, a toy model of the chemical evolution of interstellar gas is presented. Paper presented at the V Cosmic Physics National Conference, S. Miniato, November 27–30, 1990.     

Collapse of magnetized hypermassive neutron stars in general relativity

Hypermassive neutron stars (HMNSs)--equilibrium configurations supported against collapse by rapid differential rotation--are possible transient remnants of binary neutron-star mergers. Using newly developed codes for magnetohydrodynamic simulations in dynamical spacetimes, we are able to track the evolution of a magnetized HMNS in full general relativity for the first time. We find that secular angular momentum transport due to magnetic braking and the magnetorotational instability results in the collapse of an HMNS to a rotating black hole, accompanied by a gravitational wave burst. The nascent black hole is surrounded by a hot, massive torus undergoing quasistationary accretion and a collimated magnetic field. This scenario suggests that HMNS collapse is a possible candidate for the central engine of short gamma-ray bursts.     

Observation of magnetized soliton remnants in the wake of intense laser pulse propagation through plasmas

Slowly evolving, regularly spaced patterns have been observed in proton projection images of plasma channels drilled by intense (?101? W?cm?2) short (～1 ps) laser pulses propagating in an ionized gas jet. The nature and geometry of the electromagnetic fields generating such patterns have been inferred by simulating the laser-plasma interaction and the following plasma evolution with a two-dimensional particle-in-cell code and the probe proton deflections by particle tracing. The analysis suggests the formation of rows of magnetized soliton remnants, with a quasistatic magnetic field associated with vortexlike electron currents resembling those of magnetic vortices.     

TiAl/Ti3Al体系剪切变形的分子动力学研究

利用分子动力学方法研究了正化学比的TiAl/Ti3Al双相体系中剪切变形诱发位错形核以及相关结构转变的动态过程以及切变力场对最终结构的影响.研究发现,在TiAl/Ti3Al双相体系中剪切变形诱发黏滞-滑移式的滑移行为;界面在其中起到了传递能量、均衡协变的作用,界面两侧的异相结构保留了单相形变特征.六角密堆积(HCP)-Ti3Al部分各原子层较长时间内呈整体剪切协变,其后形变分化为应力集中诱发层错区和初始完整结构回复区;而面心立方(FCC)-TiAl部分因刚性较大仅存在微协变,其后局部受力区直接诱发相邻原子层间相对滑移,发生FCC向HCP结构转变.变形结构方面,HCP-Ti3Al部分在剪切力较大区域形成连续且稳定的FCC堆垛,近界面区FCC薄层与HCP相交替并存;而FCC-TiAl部分内禀层错和孪晶共存,当力场增大时形成亚稳HCP结构.     

Charged black hole remnants at the LHC

We investigate possible signatures of long-lived (or stable) charged black holes at the Large Hadron Collider. In particular, we find that black hole remnants are characterised by quite low speed. Due to this fact, the charged remnants could, in some cases, be very clearly distinguished from the background events, exploiting dE/dX measurements. We also compare the estimate energy released by such remnants with that of typical Standard Model particles, using the Bethe–Bloch formula.     

Quantum Gravity Corrections to the Tunneling Radiation of Scalar Particles

The original derivation of Hawking radiation shows the complete evaporation of black holes. However, theories of quantum gravity predict the existence of the minimal observable length. In this paper, we investigate the tunneling radiation of the scalar particles by introducing the quantum gravity effects influenced by the generalized uncertainty principle. The Hawking temperatures are not only determined by the properties of the black holes, but also affected by the quantum numbers of the emitted particles. The quantum gravity corrections slow down the increase of the temperatures. The remnants are found during the evaporation.     

Leptogenesis

I present the theoretical basis for leptogenesis and its implications for the structure of the universe. It is suggested that density fluctuations grow during the transition period and remnants of this effect should be sought in the universe. The relation between theories with Majorana neutrinos and low energy phenomena, including oscillations, advanced considerably during the past two years with a consistent picture developed in several models.