线偏振器对偏振法折射率测量的影响

在一阶近似下，本文着重分析了偏振法折射率测量中线偏振器漏光误差和转角误差的影响，并导出了有关公式。数据计算表明，当线偏振器位于反射光路中时，转角误差影响最大，若转角误差小于５′时，由此产生的折射率误差约为５．５×１０（－７），此时漏光误差不影响折射率测量精度。当线偏振器位于人射光路中时，若利用中高精度线偏振器（消光比１０（－５）），则由此产生的折射率测量误差约为２．３×１０（－７）。相对该方法的随机误差１０（－５），无论线偏振器位于反射光路或入射光路中，由它产生的折射率测量误差均可忽略不计。     

Transverse magnetic scattering of two incident plane waves by a dielectric coated cylindrical reflector

Scattering characteristics of two plane waves are investigated for a circular cylinder covered by a dielectric substance. Fields are assumed to be transverse magnetic (TM) and represented in an exponential series form. The diffracted radiations are found by applying the boundary conditions to the wave functions. The wave transformation method and the orthogonality of the exponential functions are respectively employed to obtain an infinite series in the solution. Numerical results are evaluated by reducing the infinite series to a finite number of terms and comparing estimates with the single plane wave scattering situation.     

Proton polarization with p-terphenyl crystal by integrated solid effect on photoexcited triplet state

We have carried out the experiments for polarizing protons in single crystals of p-terphenyl doped with 0.1 mol% pentacene. The experiments have been performed in a magnetic field of 3 kG at room temperature or at 77 K. We obtained the polarization of 1.3% for protons in bulk at room temperature by using a pulsed dye-laser with the wavelength of 590 nm, the average power of 150 mW, and the repetition rate of 50 Hz. The polarization at 77 K reached 18% by irradiation with the dye-laser of 500 mW, 50 Hz and the same wavelength. The polarization of protons was measured by the neutron transmission method also. The result was consistent with that measured by the nuclear magnetic resonance.     

Probing space-time structure of new physics with polarized beams at the international linear collider

At the international linear collider large beam polarization of both the electron and positron beams will enhance the signature of physics due to interactions that are beyond the standard model. Here we review our recently obtained results on a general model-independent method of determining for an arbitary one-particle inclusive state the space-time structure of such new physics through the beam polarization dependence and angular distribution of the final state particle.      

Magnetization of an electron plasma by microwave pulses: Faraday induction

It has been argued theoretically that the recently proposed vacuum fieldB ⁽³⁾ is not accompanied by a real electric fieldE ⁽³⁾ . Experimental evidence for this interence is available in the data reported by Deschampset al. [10], using microwave magnetization of an electron plasma set up in helium gas. Faraday induction due toB ⁽³⁾ does not occur in the inert gas and is not observed experimentally in the absence of free electrons. WheneverB ⁽³⁾ interacts with free electrons, however, Faraday induction occurs through a pulse of induced magnetization (i.e., induced orbital electronic angular momentum).     

Numerical study on the wavelength-dependent polarization of light scattered by aqueous droplets for RGB spectrums

Based on Lorenz-Mie scattering theory, the transformation matrix of an aqueous droplet is derived analytically. By employing single scattering approximation and log-normal size distribution function, the DOP (degree of polarization) of the light scattered by a unit volume of aqueous droplets for RGB (red, green and blue) spectrums is studied. In our study, the wavelength-dependent complex refractive index for water with fine resolution is novelly obtained by using Piecewise Interpolation method based on Segelstein's refractive index data. The analytical results reveal that extrema of the DOP which is dependent on the relative intensities of the orthogonal polarizations are associated with scattering angles, and, for RGB spectrums, increasing wavelength can alleviate the influence of the resonance on the orthogonal polarizations and the DOP.     

Influence of fluorescent dye on the linear polarization direction of stimulated Raman Stokes scattering in liquid‐core optical fibers

We present a simple analytical model to describe the stimulated Raman Stokes scattering (SRS) linear polarization spectroscopy of fluorescent dye solutions in liquid‐core optical fibers (LCOFs). In this scheme, the linear polarization direction of the pump pulse is set parallel to the y‐axis through a straight polarization‐maintaining LCOF, in which the energy of the total optical field is kept invariant, and different fluorescence dyes are used to generate different first‐order Stokes intensities. We demonstrate the SRS of all‐trans‐β‐carotene and fluorescein in carbon disulfide (CS₂) solutions due to the optical field‐induced reorientation effect, which makes the first‐order Stokes polarization direction rotate by an angle of 88° or 61°, respectively. This demonstrates the good agreement between the theory presented and the experiment. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Flip-back, an old trick to face highly contrasted relaxation times: application in the characterization of pharmaceutical mixtures by CPMAS NMR

The ¹³C–¹H CPMAS with flip-back pulse NMR experiment is revisited in view of applications to pharmaceutical mixtures. The analysis of the kinetics of relaxation and CP transfer with and without the flip-back pulse shows that a significant gain in ¹³C signal can be expected (thus in experimental time) from the flip-back pulse for protons with long T₁. The gain is of the order of T₁ of the protons expressed in seconds. The experiment is applied on samples with highly contrasted spin-lattice relaxation times T₁ for protons, situation encountered in pharmaceutical mixtures. The application of the flip-back increases significantly the relative signal intensity of the component with the longer T₁, making this component detectable even after using short recycle delays. Therefore, this CPMAS with flip-back experiment could be used routinely to get ¹³C CPMAS NMR spectra of mixtures in constant experimental time and signal-to-noise ratio without the need for optimization of the recycle delays, and for whatever may be the degree of crystallinity of the active principal ingredient (API) and/or excipients.