A microprocessor stabilized submillimeter laser system

A mechanically and thermally stable submillimeter laser has been constructed and has an amplitude and frequency stability suitable for use as a local oscillator in a heterodyne receiver for astronomical investigations. The microprocessor stabilization reduces the receiver noise for different kinds of Schottky barrier diodes used. A short-time amplitude stability (10 minutes) of about ±0.5% and a long time amplitude stability (1 hour) of about ±1.2% have been recorded. Integration times up to one hour with a spectral resolution better than 200 KHz are possible with such a stabilized system.     

Kinematics of the reaction H2O+(H2,H)H3O+

The kinematics of the reaction H₂O⁺(H₂,H)H₃O⁺ were studied in crossed-beam experiments in the low collision-energy range 0.1–2 eV (c.m.). The scattering diagrams, center-of-mass angular distributions, and product relative translational energy distributions obtained show that the reaction proceeds predominantly by the impulsive, stripping mechanism. The translational exoergicity vs. collision energy plot obeys the spectator-stripping prediction.     

A novel cw optically pumped submillimeter laser

Laser operation has been achieved in an optically pumped submillimetre laser that employs a novel cw resonator design which separates the pumping optics from the resonator optics by the use of a Brewster window. This design also allows pumping by an unfocused CO₂ laser beam. The preliminary performance characteristics of the laser are presented.     

SIMS,EID and flash-filament investigation of O2, H2, (O2 + H2) and H2O interaction with vanadium

Comparative investigations of secondary ion emission, electron induced ion emission and flash filament signals from polycrystalline vanadium surfaces exposed to well-defined O₂, H₂, H₂O and (O₂ + H₂) doses (<500 L) have been carried out. The vanadium target could be heated and bombarded by either electrons (300 eV) or ions (3 keV) under ultra high vacuum conditions (<10^?10 Torr). The investigations were carried out with a computer controlled ultra high vacuum mass spectrometer. The experimental results establish exact reproducible spectra of well defined surface layers. They give detailed insight into the reactions between H₂, O₂ H₂O and vanadium, and some interactions between these species. They further indicate the importance of bulk and surface diffusion as well as the influence of the probing ion and electron bombardment. A clear distinction between bulk oxygen, surface oxides, and adsorbed oxygen for the vanadium-oxygen interaction at room temperature could be established. For the interaction of hydrogen with clean and oxygen covered vanadium surfaces the formation of adsorbed hydrogen, bulk solution of hydrogen, and the formation of OH groups and H₂O could be demonstrated. A detection limit below 10^?5 of one single monolayer for metal bonded hydrogen could be established.     

Study of nanocrystalline diamond film growth in rf hybrid laser deposition systems in O2, H2 and H2+Ar ambients

Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and hybrid pulsed laser deposition (HPLD) systems were used for nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) film growth on Si(100) and sapphire(0001) substrates. The PLD system was based on a KrF excimer laser (=248 nm,20 ns), which ablated a graphite target in pure oxygen or hydrogen ambient. The HPLD system was based on a combination of PLD and additional capacitively coupled radio-frequency discharges (13.56 MHz) in argon–hydrogen ambient. Radio-frequency power was applied to two plane parallel electrodes or directly to the substrate holder. The working atmosphere pressure was varied from 1 Pa to 220 Pa and the substrate temperature was varied from 20 °C to 660 °C. X-ray diffraction analysis, Raman spectroscopy and a profilometer were used to study the deposited film properties. A band around 1180 cm^-1, which can be attributed to NCD, occurred in the Raman spectra. A characteristic diamond peak at 1332 cm^-1 was not observed. Films prepared by HPLD showed better compositional homogeneity (from Raman analysis) than films created by PLD. PACS 52.80.Pi; 81.07.Bc; 81.15.Fg     

Electrical conductivity of BaCe0.9Nd0.1O3−α in H2+H2O+Ar gas mixture

Electroconductivity of BaCe_0.9Nd_0.1O_3−α was studied as a function of the composition of the H₂+H₂O+Ar mixture and temperature in the interval from 873 to 1173 K. It was shown that the electroconductivity was independent of P_H2 (0.97 to 0.10 atm) and P_O2 (10⁻²¹ to 10⁻²⁶ atm), but depended on P_H2O (0.08 to 0.005 atm). A mathematical processing of the P_H2O dependencies of the electroconductivity, which was performed in terms of a classical model of defect formation in high-temperature proton-conducting solid electrolytes, yielded equilibrium constants of the reaction of water dissolution in BaCe_0.9Nd_0.1O_3−α and mobilities of protons and oxygen ions. The temperature dependencies of these quantities were used to determine the mobility activation energies of protons (E_a=34±7 kJ/mole) and oxygen ions (E_a=72±8 kJ/mole), and also the enthalpy (ΔH=−150±25 kJ/mole) and the entropy (ΔS=153±26 kJ/mole·K) of the reaction of water dissolution in BaCe_0.9Nd_0.1O_3−α.     

Theoretical study on collision dynamics of H+ + H2O at low energies

Scattering dynamics of a water molecule in collision with proton is studied based on a time-dependent density functional theory and coupled with the molecular dynamics method, in which the electrons are described by quantum mechanics and the nuclei are described by classical mechanics. Four different incident directions at 46 eV are chosen in order to investigate the orientations effect, and the energy-dependent effect in low energy region is explored under impact energies 27, 36 and 46 eV. Reaction channels, scattering angles and energy loss of protons are calculated. The differences between those characteristics are unobvious in large impact parameters, which are irrespective of the incident orientations due to weak projectile-target interaction. In small impact parameters, the results strongly depend on the collision energy and orientation.     

Raman spectroscopic study of the arsenite mineral vajdakite [(Mo6+O2)2(H2O)2As3+2O5]·H2O

Raman spectra of vajdakite, [(Mo⁶⁺O₂)₂(H₂O)₂As O₅]·H₂O, were studied and interpreted in terms of the structure of the mineral. The Raman spectra were compared with the published infrared spectrum of vajdakite. The presence of dimolybdenyl and diarsenite units and of hydrogen bonded water molecules was inferred from the Raman spectra which supported the known and published crystal structure of vajdakite. Mo O and O H···O bond lengths were calculated from the Raman spectra. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Magnetospectroscopy of CaF2:Dy2+ in the submillimeter1

The FIR (E₂ → T₂)-like transitions in CaF₂:Dy²⁺ have been observed with both a Fourier transform spectrometer and Submillimeter lasers at magnetic fields of up to 50 kG. Both the 1 → 6 and 2 → 6 transitions exhibit minima of transition energy vs magnetic field. The possibility of utilizing the 2 → 6 transition energy minimum in conjunction with an optically-pumped D₂O laser to produce tunable FIR laser radiation is discussed.     

A compact,sealed, single mode TEA CO2 laser

A compact, sealed, TEA-CO₂ laser utilizing a double-discharge technique has been constructed and operated under single-mode conditions. Sealed operational lifetimes exceeding 10⁶ pulses have been obtained by the addition of small quantities of hydrogen and CO to the initial gas mixtures. It has also been found that operation without helium is possible giving single-mode output energies of about 20 mJ/pulse at peak powers of about 150 kW. The pulse repetition frequency was 0.5 s^-1. The use of an 18 cm long laser cavity allowed the oscillation of only one longitudinal mode when the frequency of the cavity was tuned closely to the CO₂ line centre frequency. An iris was used to restrict transverse modes to the TEM₀₀. Beat frequency measurements using a stable, CW CO₂ laser indicate a “chirp” of about 5–6 MHz/μs in the tail of the pulse.     

Efficiencies of third bodies in the reaction H + O2 + M = HO2 + M

Vibrational transition probabilities have been calculated by the Schwartz, Slawsky and Herzfeld method [3] for the deactivation of HO₂* in collision with H₂, O₂ and CO₂. The relative efficiencies of H₂, O₂ and CO₂ are compared with their third-body efficiencies found experimentally and it is concluded that the transfer of large vibrational quanta from HO₂* is unlikely to play an important part in determining the position of the second explosion limit of the H₂/O₂ reaction. This conclusion is at variance with the explanation put forward by Walsh [1] of the ‘anomalous’ third-body efficiencies of H₂O and CO₂ in this reaction.     

Isotope selective laser enhancement of the Li+H2 reaction

The enhancement of the Li+H₂LiH+H reaction due to laser excitation of the Li atom to the2p state has been investigated using absorption techniques. Using a rate equation model we obtain from our data a reaction cross-section [Li(2p)+H₂LiH+H]=(0.10±0.03)Ų at 515°C. By selectively exciting one Li isotope the reaction is made isotope selective, suggesting an efficient means of isotope separation.     

A stable submillimeter laser local oscillator for heterodyne radiometry and spectroscopy

A submillimeter laser with off-axis pump beam injection is described. This design concept achieves complete isolation of the pump laser with respect to the pump radiation reflected from the smm resonator. Active line independent stabilization of the pump laser is obtained by the use of an external tunable etalon as a frequency reference. The smm output power is constant to within 4% over periods of hours. Mean frequency drifts of less than 2 parts in 10⁸ per minute were measured by mixing with very high harmonics of an X-band synthesizer in a planar Schottky diode.Supported in part by NSF     

铬焚烧中CrO3+H2(←→)CrO2+H2O反应机理研究

本文从量子化学角度研究了在含铬物质焚烧的反应中CrO3+H2(←→)CrO2+H2O反应机理.通过Gaussian 98软件计算,优化得到各反应物质的几何结构以及体系的内部反应路径,得出该反应体系为两步反应:首先由CrO3+H2经过一个过渡态生成中间体HCrO3+H,然后由中间体HCrO3+H经过一个过渡态生成CrO2+H2O.通过反应物和产物的活化能比较,得出该反应体系更易于正向反应发生.