Effect of interference pattern on femtosecond laser-induced ripple structure

Combined structures composed of a micron-sized periodic structure and a nano-sized quasi-periodic ripple structure were generated by a single process of multiple shots of an interfering femtosecond laser. The former structure was generated by an interference pattern and controlled by a number of beams. The latter structure was generated by a multiple shot method. As a result, multiple periodic structures were generated. The periodicity of the structures was analyzed by two-dimensional (2D) fast Fourier transform (FFT). The most probable period of ripple structure was downsized to 177 nm by restricting irradiated region by a TM wave interference pattern. The smallest period was 105 nm. The dispersion angle of a ripple decreased to about 50%. The period and direction of the ripples were for a first time controlled by using interference.     

Control of a Bose–Einstein condensate on a chip by external optical and magnetic potentials

In this paper we explore the possibilities of control of a Bose–Einstein condensate on an atom chip by the use of potentials generated by photonic and magnetic components. We show that the fields produced by both types of components can be modelled by a generic exponential potential and derive analytic expressions that allow for an easy assessment of their impact on a trapped condensate. Using dynamical numerical simulations we study the transport of the condensate between the control structures on a chip. We study in detail different regimes of the condensate behaviour in an evanescent light potential generated by a photonic structure in the vicinity of the condensate and in magnetic potentials generated by a wire or a coil. The calculations are based on the reported parameters of atom chip setups and available photonic and magnetic components. Finally, the model is verified by an experiment with a condensate on an atom chip and a coil.     

Republication of: Observations in cosmology

This is a reprinting of a paper by Jerome Kristian and Rainer K. Sachs, first published in 1966, in which they proposed a power-series scheme for reading out various parameters of the Universe directly from observations in a model-independent way. The paper has been selected by the Editors of General Relativity and Gravitation for re-publication in the Golden Oldies series of the journal. This republication is accompanied by an editorial note written by George Ellis and by a brief biography of J. Kristian, compiled by A. Krasiński from internet sources.     

Electron holography with atomic focusers

In a modified form of electron holography, as originally proposed by Gabor, a specimen illuminated by the focused, convergent beam of a scanning transmission electron microscope is followed by a thin crystal which acts as a periodic array of atomic focusers. Each of the broad diffraction spots of the crystal then contains a magnified image of the specimen with a resolution limit of 0.05 nm or less. The method is illustrated by images of crystal lattice planes and tungsten atoms in the diffraction patterns formed by crystals in the walls of carbon nanoshells.     

Scattering and absorption of particles by a black hole involving a global monopole

Under the conditions that the wavelength of a particle is much larger than its radius of central mass, and the Schwarzschild field is weak, the scattering of a particle has been studied by many researchers. They obtained that scalar and vector particles abide by Rutherford’s angle distribution by using the low level perturbation method and the scattered field’s approximation in a weak field. The scattering cross section of a photon coincides with the section in Newton’s field of point mass. We can obtain the photon’s polarization effect by calculating the second-order perturbation in the linear Schwarzschild field. This article discusses the scattering and absorption of a particle by a black hole involving a global monopole by using the aforesaid method.     

What initiates the explosion of a current-carrying conductor?

It is shown that the explosion of a conductor heated by a high-power current pulse is initiated by the nuclei of liquid phase that appear in the layer of a supersaturated vapor surrounding the liquid current-carrying core. The instant of electric explosion and the expansion velocity predicted by this scenario are confirmed by the experimental and computational data on current-induced heating of a tungsten conductor.     

Experimental verification of the optimal distribution of exposures in speckle coded image subtraction configurations

Subtracted images can be obtained by optical filtering of a composite record containing multiple exposures of the two scenes suitably encoded by a speckle pattern. An experiment has been carried out to compare the performance of such a system when the multiple exposures are related to each other by the binomial coefficients or by the optimal coefficients which are determined by the size of the filtering slit.     

A method to predict the transmission of sound through corridors

This paper describes research carried out to provide a method by means of which sound levels in rooms adjacent to a corridor, produced by the transmission of sound through the corridor from another room, can be predicted. This has been done by using an acoustic scale model to show how the physical parameters of the corridor affect the transmission of sound into, out of and along the corridor. From analysis of the experimental results, empirical formulae are obtained to predict: (1) sound levels along a corridor produced by a sound source in the corridor or an adjacent room, (2) sound levels along a side corridor produced by a sound source in the main corridor and (3) sound levels in rooms adjacent to the corridor produced by a sound source in another room.     

Slow-light fourier transform interferometer

We describe a new type of Fourier transform (FT) interferometer in which the tunable optical delay between the two arms is realized by using a continuously variable slow-light medium instead of a moving arm as in a conventional setup. The spectral resolution of such a FT interferometer exceeds that of a conventional setup of comparable size by a factor equal to the maximum group index of the slow-light medium. The scheme is experimentally demonstrated by using a rubidium atomic vapor cell as the tunable slow-light medium, and the spectral resolution is enhanced by a factor of approximately 100.     

Suppression of thermoelastic damping in MEMS beam resonators by piezoresistivity

Microelectronic mechanical (MEM) beam resonators with high quality factors are always preferred in practical applications. As one of the damping sources, thermoelastic damping (TED) caused by irreversible heat flows is usually considered as an upper limit of the overall damping effect. A new method is proposed in this work to compensate TED by taking advantage of the piezoresistive effect. Such a method is implemented by applying an electrostatic field along the beam length with a negative piezoresistive coefficient. During a resonance, the stretched part of the beam generates a higher electrical power density and thus a higher temperature, while the compressed region leads to a lower temperature. Such a temperature distribution is opposite to the temperature change caused by the thermoelastic effect. The working principle is described by a set of coupled differential equations, which are subsequently solved by the finite element method. The result indicates that the TED in the beam resonators can be completely compensated when the strength of electrical field is tuned to a critical value, namely CEF. The value of the CEF is further analyzed by a series of parametric studies on various material properties and geometric factors.     

Direct observation of the phenomenology of a solid thermal explosion using time-resolved proton radiography

We present a new phenomenology for burn propagation inside a thermal explosion based on dynamic radiography. Radiographic images were obtained of an aluminum cased solid cylindrical sample of a plastic bonded formulation of octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine. The phenomenology observed is ignition followed by cracking in the solid accompanied by the propagation of a radially symmetric front of increasing proton transmission. This is followed by a further increase in transmission through the sample, ending after approximately 100 micros. We show that these processes are consistent with the propagation of a convective burn front followed by consumption of the remaining solid by conductive particle burning.     

A theory of the diffraction of an electromagnetic wave by a plane screen

The problem of the diffraction of an arbitrarily polarized electromagnetic plane wave by a perfectly conducting plane screen of infinitesimal thickness is reduced to scalar problems by the method known from earlier papers. The wave field diffracted either by a screen of infinite extent which is perforated by an aperture of arbitrary size and shape or by a complementary screen is then described by means of the bra-vectors, ket-vectors and linear operators introduced by the present author in one of his preceding papers.     

Direct fabrication of microgratings in fused quartz by laser-induced plasma-assisted ablation with a KrF excimer laser

We report precision microfabrication of fused quartz by laser ablation with a conventional UV laser for what is believed to be the first time. A high-quality micrograting structure is fabricated in fused quartz by a novel technique of laser-induced plasma-assisted ablation with a single KrF excimer laser (248 nm). The plasma generated from a metal target by laser irradiation effectively assists in ablation of the fused-quartz substrate by the same laser beam, although the laser beam is transparent to the substrate. A grating with a period of 1.06 mum is achieved by use of a phase mask. We can control the grating depth to 300 nm by changing the pulse number. This technique permits high-quality microfabrication of electronic and optoelectronic devices based on fused quartz and related silicate materials by use of a conventional UV laser.     

多孔硅制备的二维光子晶体生长过程监控

采用单槽电化学腐蚀法在预置有倒金字塔结构的n型单晶硅上制备用于二维光子晶体的多孔硅。利用基于LabVIEW的虚拟仪器技术对实验仪器编程,搭建实时测控系统,实现对反应过程中所需电源的控制,并且实时显示采集到的随时间变化的电压和电流信号,将采集的数据存储在计算机里。实验表明,恒电流供电模式下致使电压剧烈变动,导致多孔硅侧向...     

A new method for predicting nonlinear structural vibrations induced by ground impact loading

Based on nonlinear theory and field measurements, a hybrid method for modeling the time history of structural vibrations resulting from impact loading in the vicinity of a structure is presented in this paper. The characteristics of the medium present between the impact source and a measured location inside of a structure are depicted by a nonlinear system that can be modeled by a Volterra functional series. The nonlinear system can be identified by the inputs and the corresponding output signals, which can be obtained by performing in situ experiments. Then, the predicted signal induced by a known impact loading at the measured location can be calculated using the identified Volterra functional series. Moreover, the structural vibration under a known impulse train can be controlled by adjusting the delay period according to the predicted results. In addition, the method has been verified by applying it in two practical applications: the cases of impact loading induced by either the impact of a hammer or blasting. The results show that the method features convenient application, high precision and extensive applicability for various types of impact loadings.     

Plasma generated from collision of cluster beams

Processes are analyzed in the course of production of a microplasma as a result of the collision of two dense cluster beams. In reality, this microplasma is characterized by a lifetime of ～1 ns, by a size of ～0.01 cm, by a number density of electrons of ～10²⁰ cm^?3, by an electron temperature of several tens of eV, and by a charge of its multicharged ions of up to z = 10. Under contemporary conditions, the laser method allows one to create a hot microplasma with a higher electron temperature and charge of atomic ions.     

Failure of a proposed superluminal scheme

We consider a “superluminal quantum Morse telegraph”, recently proposed by Garuccio, involving a polarization-correlated photon pair and a Michelson interferometer in which one of the mirrors is replaced by a phase-conjugating mirror (PCM). Superluminal information transfer in this scheme is precluded by the impossibility of distinguishing between unpolarized photons prepared by mixing linear polarization states or by mixing circular polarization states.     

Generation of terahertz radiation by the optical breakdown induced by a bichromatic laser pulse

Experimental results are presented on generation of terahertz radiation by the air breakdown induced by a high-intensity laser pulse having not only a fundamental component, but also a second-harmonic one. A theoretical explanation of the experimental data is proposed, based on a model of field ionization of a gas by a bichromatic laser.     

Mean square pressure of a transient oscillator and applications to punch press noise

This paper considers the transient sound radiated by a perfect radiator and a pulsating sphere. The motions are governed by the free decay of a linear spring-mass-dashpot system. Predictions of the mean square pressure radiated by the above are then applied to the case of the sounnd radiated by a punch press.