Effect of Ni substitution on the formability and magnetic properties of Gd_(50)Co_(50) amorphous alloy

A small amount of Ni was added into the binary Gd_(50)Co_(50) amorphous alloy to replace Gd in order to obtain ternary Co_(50)Gd_(50-x)Ni_x(x = 1, 2, and 3) amorphous alloys. Compared to the binary Gd_(50)Co_(50) amorphous alloy, the Co_(50)Gd_(50-x)Ni_x amorphous alloys show an enhanced Curie temperature(T_C) with a weakened formability. The maximum magnetic entropy change(-?S_m~(peak)) of the Co_(50)Gd_(50-x)Ni_x amorphous alloys is found to decrease with the increasing T_C.The adiabatic temperature rise(?T_(ad)) of the Co_(50)Gd_(47)Ni_3 amorphous alloy is superior to that of the Fe-based metallic glasses at room temperature. The variation of the T_C and -?S_~(peak) of the Gd_(50)Co_(50) amorphous alloy with Ni addition, and the mechanism involved, were discussed.     

Ni_(50)Al_(50)合金的液固转变及晶体生长过程的分子动力学模拟

采用分子动力学模拟技术研究了液态Ni50 Al50 合金在不同冷速下的凝固特点 ,模拟采用EAM作用势 ,计算了不同温度 ,不同冷速下Ni50 Al50 的偶分布函数。结果表明EAM作用势能很好地描述液态Ni50 Al50 的无序结构 ,在快速凝固条件下 ,液态Ni50 Al50 形成非晶 ,当冷速较慢时 ,液态Ni50 Al50 形成晶体 ,分析了不同冷速下体系的相变热力学及相变动力学特点。最后采用液固两层构型法 ,清楚地观察到Ni50 Al50 晶体生长的全过程。     

Desiccation sensitivity and cryopreservation of excised embryonic axes of Citrus suhuiensis cv. limau madu, Citrumelo [Citrus paradisi macf. × Poncirus trifoliata (l.) raf.] and Fortunella polyandra

Excised embryonic axes from seeds of three taxa, namely, Citrus suhuiensis cv. limau madu, Citrumelo (Citrus paradisi x Poncirus trifoliate) and Fortunella polyandra, were desiccated in a laminar airflow, over silica gel, and ultra-rapidly. Desiccation sensitivity (WC50) was estimated for each taxon using the quantal response model. High desiccation tolerance (WC50 = 0.11 g water per g dry mass. g/gdw) was observed for limau madu embryonic axes desiccated in a laminar airflow and ultra-rapidly (WC50 =0.10 g/gdw). Desiccation tolerance was substantially lower (WC50 = 0.19 g/gdw) for silica gel dehydration. Similarly, high desiccation tolerance (WC50 = 0.15 g/gdw) was associated with F. polyandra embryonic axes when desiccated in a laminar airflow, while a lower desiccation tolerance (WC50 = 0.17 g/gdw) was observed with silica gel dehydration. Ultra-rapid desiccation led to the highest desiccation tolerance (WC50 = 0.14 g/gdw). The dehydration rate, however, had no influence on desiccation tolerance (WC50 ~ 0.14 g/gdw) for Citrumelo embryonic axes. After each desiccation period, embryonic axes were directly immersed in liquid nitrogen (LN) followed by rapid rewarming. Normal seedling recovery of 80 to 83% for excised embryonic axes of limau madu was observed for laminar airflow and ultra-rapid dehydration, but for silica gel dehydration, 57% recovery was obtained. Similarly, for Citrumelo, high recoveries of 100% and 97% were obtained from axes desiccated in a laminar airflow and using ultra-rapid dehydration, respectively, whereas a lower value was associated with silica gel dehydration (80%). For F. polyandra, 50% recovery was obtained both for laminar airflow and ultra-rapid dehydration, while much lower recovery (43%) was associated with silica gel dehydration. Regardless of the drying method employed, axis survival percentages following exposure to LN were commensurate with the desiccation sensitivity pattern.     

Heredity of clusters in the rapidly cooling processes of Al-doped Zr_(50)Cu_(50) melts and its correlation with the glass-forming ability

The heredity of clusters in rapidly cooled(Zr_(50)Cu_(50))_(100-x)Al_x melts and its correlation with glass-forming ability(GFA) are studied via molecular dynamics simulations. Pair distribution function and the largest standard cluster(LSC)are adopted to characterize the local atomic structures in the(Zr_(50)Cu_(50))_(100-x)Al_x systems. The [12/555] icosahedra and their medium-range order(IMRO) play an important role in forming(Zr_(50)Cu_(50))_(100-x)Al_x metallic glasses(MGs). The fraction of [12/555], the number of IMRO, and the maximum size of IMRO in MGs increase significantly with increasing x. A tracking study further reveals that the configuration heredity of icosahedral clusters starts from supercooled liquids.No direct correlation exists between the GFA and the onset temperature of continuous or stated heredity. Instead, a larger hereditary supercooled degree of icosahedra matches with better GFA of Al-doped Zr_(50)Cu_(50) alloys.     

Experimental investigation of subcooled flow boiling of a 50/50 ethylene glycol/water mixture in finned rectangular aluminum channels

Subcooled flow boiling heat transfer experiments were performed with a 50/50 ethylene glycol/water mixture in a finned aluminum channel. The channel represented a hybrid electric vehicle power electronic cold plate receiving a 50/50 mixture from the radiator at 105°C and 2 atmospheres. Experiments used a range of mixture flow rates and both top- and bottom-heating situations. Boiling curves were generated, and subcooled flow boiling heat transfer coefficients were determined including the test channel fin effects. Subcooled flow boiling heat transfer coefficients showed a 25–30% increase compared to single-phase convection.     

Structure and magnetization of (100) FeCr and FeV films deposited on Pd/Cu/Si(100)

(100) oriented FeCr and FeV films, 1000 Å thick, have been deposited on (100)Si using (100)Pd/Cu seed layers. Three compositions are made for each alloy, 75/25, 50/50 and 25/75, all show lattice spacings corresponding to a body-centered cubic structure. Magnetic measurement shows composition dependent magnetization: both FeCr and FeV with compositions of 75/25 and 50/50 are ferromagnetic, but not the ones with the composition of 25/75. In-plane magnetization along different crystalline axes shows the same crystalline anistropy as that of bulk Fe crystal for both 75/25 structures, with a higher magnetization along the [100] edge than the [110] one. For the 50/50 structures, the [100] edge shows a smaller magnetization at low fields than the [110] one, but exceeds the latter at higher field. The measured magnetizations are less than those from linearly diluted Fe lattices. The correlation between the structures and magnetic properties is discussed.     

New progress on beam availability and reliability of PKU high intensity CW proton ECR ion source

The stability and reliability of an ion source and its beam availability are extremely significant for any accelerator,especially for those high current long term CW operation ones like ADS. Although the first high quality 306-hours continuous wave(CW) operating curve at 50 m A@35 ke V has been successfully obtained with a standard compact 2.45 GHz ECR ion source at Peking University(PKU), but the uncertainties that caused beam trips before are unacceptable during an accelerator real operation and should be eliminated. Meanwhile, no permission will be given when the beam power is upgraded from 50 m A@35 ke V to 50 m A@50 ke V. To improve the PKU CW proton source quality, several upgrades were done recently. After those improvements, a new long term CW proton beam experiment at 50 m A@50 ke V was carried out in June 2016. The total running time is 300.5 hours, including near 6 hours ion source preparation and 294 hours non-disturb continuous operation. Within the continuous 13 days operation, no beam-off happened, no spark was observed,no beam drop appeared, no interrupting action was needed, and only a few beam fluctuations caused by the air conditional failure occurred. Beam availability and reliability within the 294 hours is 100%. The root-mean-square(RMS) emittance of this 50 m A@50 ke V CW proton beam is about 0.186 π.mm.mrad. A careful inspection of the ion source was done after this long term operation and no obvious damage was found. The restart experimental results obtained after the ion source inspection prove the high repeatability of PKU PMECRIS. In addition, a 130-m A H+beam was obtained at 50 k V with duty factor of 10%(100 Hz/1 ms) with this source. Details will be presented in this paper.     

Design of a 50/50 splitting ratio non-polarizing beam splitter based on the modal method with fused-silica transmission gratings

The optical design of a beam splitter that has a 50/50 splitting ratio regardless of the polarization is presented. The non-polarizing beam splitter (NPBS) is based on the fused-silica rectangular transmission gratings with high intensity tolerance. The modal method has been used to estimate the effective index of the modes excited in the grating region for TE and TM polarizations. If a phase difference equals an odd multiples of π/2 for the first two modes (i.e. modes 0 and 1), the incident light will be diffracted into the 0 and ?1 orders with about 50% and 50% diffraction efficiency for TM and TE polarizations, respectively.     

Combined modified-Dixon and PROPELLER method with low refocusing flip angle for contrast-enhanced fat-suppressed T1-weighted MRI: A prospective cross-sectional study

PurposeTo propose the combined modified-Dixon and PROPELLER sequence with low refocusing flip angle (RFA) and investigate whether this sequence can acquire clinical contrast-enhanced (CE), fat-suppressed T1-weighted (T1W) images of the head and neck.MethodsThe optimal RFA for T1W imaging was investigated in the brain of a healthy volunteer. The motion artifacts, water–fat separation error, contrast ratio (CR), and comprehensive quality were evaluated through comparison with a standard Cartesian modified-Dixon sequence in 50 patients. Two radiologists independently scored motion artifacts and water–fat separation error using a 4-point scale (1, unacceptable; 4, excellent) and comprehensive quality using a 5-point scale (1, substantially inferior; 5, substantially superior). The CR between CE lesions and non-CE muscle was calculated.ResultsThe optimal RFA of 40° was determined. In the motion artifact assessment, ratings of 3 or 4 points were assigned to 83% (observer-1, 42/50; observer-2, 41/50) and 99% (50/50; 49/50) of cases for the standard and proposed sequences, respectively (p < 0.001; p < 0.001). For the water–fat separation error assessment, ratings of 3 or 4 points were assigned to 100% (50/50; 50/50) and 97% (48/50; 49/50) of cases, respectively (p < 0.001; p = 0.02). In comprehensive evaluation, the proposed sequence was equal, slightly superior, or substantially superior to the standard sequence in 85% (39/50; 46/50). The CR was significantly higher with the proposed sequence [2.27 (1.99–2.97) vs. 2.08 (1.88–2.42), p < 0.001].ConclusionThe proposed sequence acquired stable fat-suppressed CE T1W images without motion artifacts and yielded superior overall image quality compared with the standard sequence.     

Crystal structure and compressibility of FePt nanoparticles under high pressures and high temperatures

FePt nanoparticles with an average grain size of 4 nm and equiatomic composition of Fe and Pt was studied under high pressures in a diamond anvil cell to investigate its structural stability and compressibility under high compression. The ambient pressure disordered face-centered-cubic (fcc) phase was found to be stable to the highest pressure of 61 GPa (compression of 15%) at room temperature. The compression of Fe₅₀Pt₅₀ nanoparticles is closer to the compression curve for pure Pt and shows lower compressibility than what would be expected for a bulk Fe₅₀Pt₅₀ alloy. The nanoparticle character of Fe₅₀Pt₅₀ sample is maintained to the highest pressure without any observable grain coarsening effects at ambient temperature. Laser heating of disordered fcc phase at 32 GPa to a temperature of 2000 K resulted in a phase transformation to a microcrystalline phase with the distorted fcc structure.     

Al-Mg合金熔体快速凝固过程中微观结构演化机理的模拟研究

采用分子动力学方法对Al₅₀Mg₅₀合金熔体的快速凝固过程进行了模拟,并采用双体分布函数、键型指数法和原子团类型指数法等方法,从微观结的不同层面对Al-Mg合金熔体快速凝固过程中微观结构的演化机理进行了深入的分析研究.结果表明：本模拟所获得的Faber-Ziman偏结构因子与实验结果符合较好.Al₅₀Mg₅₀合金熔体具有遗传性,在快速凝固过程形成了非晶态结构,其中二十面体短程序结构对非晶态结构的形成起决定性作用.基于原 关键词： Al-Mg合金熔体 快速凝固过程 分子动力学模拟 微观结构     

HEPS在轴注入冲击器系统及快脉冲电源样机研制

高能同步辐射光源(HEPS)是我国计划建造的下一代基于储存环的高亮度光源,束流自然发射度已经接近衍射极限。作为典型的低发射度储存环(LER),HEPS的动力学孔径远小于物理孔径,传统的离轴累积注入已经无法满足要求,只能采用基于strip-line kicker的在轴注入方案。为了实现逐束团操控,HEPS要求注入kicker脉冲电源底宽(3%~3%) < 10 ns,半高宽(50%~50%)>4.5 ns,幅度>±17.5 kV(50 Ω负载),重复频率>50 Hz。高能同步辐射光源验证装置(HEPS-TF)工程研制了一台基于DSRD的双极性快脉冲电源性能样机,在50 Ω负载上可以获得上升时间(10%~90%) < 2.6 ns,下降时间(90%~10%) < 3.2 ns,半高宽(50%~50%)>5 ns,底宽(3%~3%) < 10 ns,幅度>±18 kV的脉冲高压,可以满足HEPS注入基准方案——在轴置换注入的要求。     

Cu50Ni50合金快速凝固的分子动力学模拟

采用分子动力学模拟的方法研究了Cu₅₀Ni₅₀合金在不同冷却速度下的凝固过程,利用均方位移、径向分布函数和结构可视化等方法分析其微观结构.并对凝固模型进行拉伸模拟,通过应力应变曲线和直观结构变化分析其性能.研究表明：冷却速度对Cu₅₀Ni₅₀合金凝固形成的结构有较大影响,随着冷却速度的升高,凝固形成的结构中晶体含量减少,在较低的冷却速度下,如冷却1×10¹²K/s时,Cu₅₀Ni₅₀合金凝固形成晶体结构;在较高的冷却速度下,如1×10¹⁴K/s时,Cu₅₀Ni₅₀合金凝固形成非晶体结构,且非晶Cu₅₀Ni₅₀合金的抗拉性能要优于晶体Cu₅₀Ni₅₀合金.     

Comparative Study by MS and XRD of Fe50Al50 Alloys Produced by Mechanical Alloying, Using Different Ball Mills

In this work we report a comparative study of the magnetic and structural properties of Fe₅₀Al₅₀ alloys produced by mechanical alloying using two different planetary ball mills with the same ball mass to powder mass relation. The Fe₅₀Al₅₀ sample milled during 48 h using the Fritsch planetary ball mill pulverisette 5 and balls of 20 mm, presents only a bcc alloy phase with a majority of paramagnetic sites, whereas that sample milled during the same time using the Fritsch planetary ball mill pulverisette 7 with balls of 15 mm, presents a bcc alloy phase with paramagnetic site (doublet) and a majority of ferromagnetic sites which include pure Fe. However for 72 h of milling this sample presents a bcc paramagnetic phase, very similar to that prepared with the first system during 48 h. These results show that the conditions used in the first ball mill equipment make more efficient the milling process.     

Experimental research on the residual magnetization of a rare-earth permanent magnet for a cryogenic undulator

The magnetic properties of commercial polycrystalline Nd2Fe14B (N50M,N45H,N40SH,N35EH) and Sm2Co17(XG30/20,XG26/25,XG22/20) magnets at cryogenic temperatures were tested by using a comprehensive physical properties measurement system (PPMS). The results show that the spin tilt temperature Tst of Nd2Fe14B magnets is closely related to intrinsic coercivity Hci , N50M and N45H with smaller Hci show a residual magnetization jump at 235K and 225K, respectively. For Sm2Co17 magnets, in 50-300 K, with temperature decreasing, residual magnetization Mrc shows a nearly linear increase, while in 10-50 K, Mrc has little change. The research results provide a reference for cryogenic undulators and other high-precision cryogenic devices.     

Anomalous quasielastic electron scattering from single H2, D2, and HD molecules at large momentum transfer: indications of nuclear spin effects

Quasielectron electron scattering from gaseous H2, D2, a 50:50 mixture of H2 and D2, and HD is investigated with 2.25 keV impact energy and a momentum transfer variant Planck's over 2piq of 19.7 a.u. The energy transfer is less than the dissociation energy. The spectral positions of the H and D recoil peaks agree with Rutherford scattering theory. Surprisingly, in the spectrum of the 50:50 H2-D2 mixture, the integrated intensity of the H peak is 31%+/-4% lower (as compared to that of D) than predicted by Rutherford scattering, despite equal screening of nuclear charges by the electrons. In contrast, the ratio of scattering intensities from H and D in HD agrees with the predictions of Rutherford scattering. Comparison is made with neutron Compton scattering results from the same systems, but at higher energy transfers causing bond breaking. Possible theoretical explanations are outlined.     

Geometric modelling of viscosity of copper-containing liquid alloys

In this work, viscosities of ternary Au–Ag–Cu and Al–Cu–Si liquid alloys have been calculated as a function of gold, aluminium and copper compositions for the sections Au–Ag–Cu (x_Ag/x_Cu = 0.543 at 1373 K), Al_x(Cu₅₀–Si₅₀)_(1–x) and Cu_x(Al₅₀–Si₅₀)_(1–x) at 1375 K using Chou’s general solution model, Muggianu, Kohler, Toop, Hillert, Budai et al., Kozlov et al., Schick et al. and Kaptay et al. models. The present study finds that a comparison of the predicted values of viscosities associated with the geometric and physical models indicate good mutual agreement. The Muggianu model indicates the best agreement with the results obtained for Au–Ag–Cu and Al_x–Cu₅₀–Si₅₀ alloy systems and the Kaptay et al. model, which is a physical model, indicates the best agreement with the results obtained for Al₅₀–Cu_x–Si₅₀.     

Synthesis and characterization of stoichiometric NiCo nano particles dispersible in both aqueous and non aqueous media

Oleic acid (OA) coated stoichiometric NiCo (50:50) nanoparticles, with and without polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) coating, dispersible in aqueous and non aqueous media have been synthesized by a polyol process for the first time. Structural studies by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed the formation of an impurity free face centred cubic phase NiCo alloy. EDS analysis confirmed nearly 50:50 alloy composition. The magnetization, as a function of field and temperature, of these samples showed a soft ferromagnetic nature. The novelty of our method is that the particles are dispersible in non aqueous and aqueous media, which will facilitate preparation of films of these particles.     

Determination of the s-wave scattering length of chromium

We have measured the deca-triplet s-wave scattering length of the bosonic chromium isotopes 52Cr and 50Cr. From the time constants for cross-dimensional thermalization in ultracold atomic samples, we have determined the magnitudes |a(52Cr)|=(170+/-39)a(0) and |a(50Cr)|=(40+/-15)a(0), where a(0)=0.053 nm. By measuring the rethermalization rate of 52Cr over a wide temperature range and comparing the temperature dependence with the effective-range theory and numerical single-channel calculations, we have obtained strong evidence that the sign of a(52Cr) is positive. Rescaling our 52Cr model potential to 50Cr strongly suggests that a(50Cr) is positive also.     

Arrays of silicon microdischarge devices with multicomponent dielectrics

Arrays as large as 15x15 of microdischarge devices having inverted pyramidal silicon cathodes (50mumx50mum) and SiO(2)- Si(3)N(4)- polymer composite dielectrics have been fabricated and characterized with Ne gas. The lifetimes, reliability, and ignition characteristics of the arrays are superior to those of earlier designs having a single polymer dielectric. Operating voltages as low as 150 V for a 10x10 pixel array and 1000 Torr of Ne have been measured. Single (50mumx50mum) pyramidal cathode devices operate at voltages as low as 113 V when the Ne pressure is 900 Torr.