Photoluminescence properties of size-selected Si nanocluster films prepared by laser ablation

Size-dispersed Si nanocluster films have been synthesized by a method of crossing an Ar gas beam perpendicularly to a silicon cluster beam that is produced by a laser ablation technique. Flight directions of the nanoclusters are changed due to Ar gas collisions, and smaller nanoclusters are deflected further from the axis of the primary cluster beam. The size-dispersed nanocluster films exhibit strong red photoluminescence (PL) after exposure to the air. The PL peak energy changes between 1.42 and 1.72 eV depending on the sample position. The average diameter of the oxidized nanoclusters characterized by transmission electron microscopy is 10 nm at the position of the primary cluster beam axis and becomes smaller as deviated from the axis. The relation between the PL peak energy and the size of the oxidized Si nanoclusters is discussed. Received: 4 May 2000 / Accepted: 9 May 2000 / Published online: 13 July 2000     

Single-longitudinal mode Nd:YVO<Subscript>4</Subscript>/YVO<Subscript>4</Subscript>/KTP green solid state laser

We present the concept and practical realization of a single frequency, tuneable diode pumped Nd:YVO₄/YVO₄/KTP microchip laser operating at 532 nm. Theoretical analysis of the single mode operation of such a laser configuration is presented. The single frequency operation has been obtained in a birefringent filter, where an YVO₄ beam displacer acts as an ideal polarizer. Experimental results are in good agreement with theoretical analysis. We have obtained stable single frequency operation, tuneable over 0.6 nm in the spectral range around 1064 nm. The laser operated with output power up to 110 mW at 53 nm. The total optical efficiency (808 nm to 532 nm) was 14%.     

用质谱和光电子能谱研究飞秒强场中的电离动力学

报导了用自制飞秒激光器通过飞秒多光子电离质谱和光电子能谱对飞秒强激光场与分子（氨、苯）相互作用的研究,飞秒激光脉宽约１００ｆｓ,二倍频中心波长４０７．５ｎｍ,聚焦后脉冲功率密度达到１０＾１２Ｗ／ｃｍ＾２,氨的光电子能谱显示了（２＋２）ＲＥＭＰＩ和（２＋２）＋１ＡＴＩ、（２＋２）＋２ＡＴＩ三组电子峰,每组峰又包括伸缩振动ｖ１的带系,ＡＴＩ峰的振动布居出现反转,随着光强增加,谱峰加宽而且振动能级出现平     

Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization of NO via X2П→A2∑ transition

The resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) spectrum of NO has been obtained in the range of 420-480 nm with a Nd:YAG pumped optical parametric generator and amplifier. The spectral linescan be attributed to NO X2П(v" = 0, 1) → A2∑(v' = 0, 1) transitions. In this wavelength range, NO molecules are ionized via the resonant intermediate state A2∑+ and by a (2 + 2) REMPI process. The dependence of ion signals on laser intensity and gas pressure is discussed. The variation of the ionization signal versus laser intensity is near quartic. This is in good agreement with theory.     

1+1′ resonant multiphoton ionisation of OH radicals via the A2Σ+ state: insights from direct comparison with A-X laser-induced fluorescence detection

A 1+1′ resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionisation (REMPI) scheme for OH X²Π radicals is characterised for a broad range of intermediate A²Σ⁺ (v = 1, J, F_i) levels. The intensities of OH A-X (1,0) transitions detected by subsequent fixed-frequency VUV ionisation are compared with those obtained by near simultaneous laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) measurements. The ratios of the 1+1′ REMPI to LIF signals are used to derive enhancement factors which reflect the VUV absorption to the OH A³Π, 3d, v = 0 Rydberg state and/or the fast autoionisation process that yields OH⁺ ions. The determination of the enhancement factors permits 1+1′ REMPI to be utilised as a quantitative state-specific probe of OH X²Π radicals.     

Tuneable millimeter-wave gyrotrons

In the course of developing a low-power, tuneable millimeter-wave source, two gyrotrons have been constructed. Gyrotron I was a fixed-frequency device operating at 120 GHz while Gyrotron II produced more than 20 lines in the frequency range 130 to 260 GHz. The design of tuneable gyrotrons is discussed with reference to the Gyrotron II results.     

飞行时间质谱峰值的漂移

飞行时间质谱仪(time-of-flight mass spectrometer, TOF-MS)在分子团簇的激光电离/解离动力学研究中广泛使用。文章报道了在用脉冲355 nm的YAG激光进行水/甲醇二元团簇的多光子电离研究中,发现在电离激光相对于脉冲分子束的不同延时下,即激光作用于脉冲束的不同位置,飞行时间质谱仪测得的离子的质谱峰值发生漂移。在激光作用于脉冲束的中段时,离子的信号最强,同时离子的峰值漂移达到最大。分析认为：这种峰值漂移不是因为新质量数谱峰的出现,而是离子在穿越质谱仪的离子引出区和加速区极板时发生部分离子吸附,引起极板间电压的起伏造成的。离子在电场起伏下的数值模拟与实验中观测到的离子峰值漂移规律一致。     

NO分子和氧原子的高分辨离子谱实验研究

共振增强多光子电离及飞行时间质谱技术是一种具有高分辨率、高灵敏度的光谱研究技术。利用上述技术研究了由激光光解NO2产物-NO与原子O的离子谱,获得了振转态高度分辨的NO(X^2П,v″,J″)γ(0,0)γ(0,1)γ(1,1)带的离子谱以及自旋-轨道精细能级分辨的氧原子O(2P^3PJ^″=2,1,0)离子谱。氧原子O(2P^3PJ^″=2→3P^3PJ^″、2P^3PJ^″=1→3P^3PJ′、2P^3PJ″=0→3P^3PJ′)的离子信号位于紫外电离探测激光的波长分别为225．65nm,226．04nm,226．23nm。实验表明,共振增强多光子电离加飞行时间技术研究原子、分子光谱其灵敏度与分辨率远高于常用的激光感生荧光方法。所得到的NO分子与氧原子的离子谱及它们的离子信号对NO2分子光解及NO分子与氧原子的电离动力学研究提供了有益的实验信息。     

铁、铬、钒原子激发态的光电离截面

这篇文章分别在278~288 nm、335~361 nm、300~310 nm激光波长范围内分别报道过渡金属中的铁原子、铬原子和钒原子的共振增强多光子电离(REMPI)的实验结果. 实验中采用激光烧蚀和分子束相结合的技术制备金属原子.光离子产物由飞行时间质谱仪检测.根据共振电离离子信号对探测激光功率的依赖关系,得到原子激发态的光电离截面值.     

Near shot noise detection of oxygen in the A-band with vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

A dual-beam laser absorption spectrometer with balanced detection for high sensitivity detection of oxygen via the A-band at 760 nm is described. The 2×2 vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser arrays used for this set-up are characterized by their wavelength tuning behavior with temperature and current, amplitude modulation, side-mode suppression ratio and polarization contrast. The spectrometer performance is determined over time periods of up to 10 h using the variation in the differential absorption between two beam paths. With the R11R11 line at STP, 670 μW laser power and 200 mm-long absorption cells, we realized an excellent linearity (R=0.9999) and over a 5-min interval a record sensitivity for VCSEL-based spectrometers of 35 ppmV, corresponding to an optical density (O.D.) of 7×10^-7. For this specific set-up, this sensitivity is only a factor of 2.7 above the shot noise limit, giving us a normalized detection limit of 7.6 ppmV·m·. Over a 10-h interval we achieved a standard deviation of 65 ppmV. Received: 26 July 2000 / Revised version: 1 November 2000 / Published online: 6 December 2000     

钴、钛原子激发态光电离研究

本文报道紫外区钛和钴原子共振增强多光子电离(REMPI)谱和激发态绝对光电离截面。实验上通过激光烧蚀金属样品制备中性原子,由飞行时间质谱仪检测离子产物,在298-351nm范围扫描激光波长,得到钛原子和钴原子共振增强多光子电离谱;并根据共振离子信号强度与电离激光通量关系得到原子激发态的绝对光电离截面,这些激发态电离截面的实验值在0.5-4 Mb。     

Ti原子315nm-321nm区（1+1）共振增强多光子电离谱的实验研究

结合激光烧蚀、超声射流技术,在实验上制备了高浓度的Ti原子自由原子束源,测定了315nm-321nm光谱区过渡金属Ti原子的(1+1)共振增强多光子电离谱,并对光谱结构进行了归属.     

Generation of short-pulse VUV and XUV radiation

Starting from intense short-pulse KrF (248 nm, 25 mJ, 400 fs), ArF (193 nm, 10 mJ, 1 ps), and Ti:sapphire (810 nm, 100 mJ, 150 fs) laser systems, schemes for the generation of fixed-frequency and tunable VUV and XUV radiation by nonlinear optical techniques are investigated. With the KrF system, a four-wave mixing process in xenon yields tunable radiation in the range of 130–200 nm with output energies of, so far, 100 J in less than 1 ps. For the XUV spectral range below 100 nm, nonperturbative high-order harmonic generation and frequency mixing processes in noble gas jets are considered. To achieve tunability, the intense fixed-frequency pump laser radiation is mixed with less intense but broadly tunable radiation from short-pulse dye lasers or optical parametric generator-amplifier systems. In this way, tunability down to wavelengths of less than 40 nm has been demonstrated.     

甲胺分子共振增强多光子电离的波长依赖性

使用激光多光子电离质谱技术，研究了甲胺分子在４２５ｎｍ－４９５ｎｍ波长范围内共振增强多光子电离碎裂过程，记录了母体离子和与碎片离子产额与波长的依赖关系。由于共振增强多光子电离母体离子与碎片离子谱的相似性，可用探测总离子信号的方法来替代单独的母离子探测，有效地提高痕量探测的灵敏度。     

钴、钛原子激发态光电离研究

本文报道紫外区钛和钴原子共振增强多光子电离(REMPI)谱和激发态绝对光电离截面。实验上通过激光烧蚀金属样品制备中性原子,由飞行时间质谱仪检测离子产物,在298-351nm范围扫描激光波长,得到钛原子和钴原子共振增强多光子电离谱;并根据共振离子信号强度与电离激光通量关系得到原子激发态的绝对光电离截面,这些激发态电离截面的实验值在0.5-4 Mb。     

Size distributions and synthesis of nanoparticles by photolytic dissociation of ferrocene

Iron-containing nanoparticles were made by laser-assisted (ArF excimer laser, λ=193 nm) photolytic dissociation of ferrocene (Fe(C₅H₅)₂ or FeCp₂) in argon and an oxygen/argon gas mixture. The particle-size distributions were obtained on-line by using differential mobility analysers (DMAs) and were found to be log-normal with a geometric standard deviation of 1.85. In argon, particle sizes between 3 and 100 nm were generated. The volumes of these particles were found to increase linearly with the increased repetition rate, fluence and beam size of the laser. These observations are explained on the basis of the residence-time approach model. Received: 23 November 1999 / Accepted: 19 September 2000 / Published online: 22 November 2000     

Broad-area diode-laser system for a rubidium Bose-Einstein condensation experiment

We report on master-oscillator power amplification using a broad-area laser diode (BAL) emitting at a wavelength of λ =780 nm. The master oscillator is an injection-locked single-mode diode laser delivering a seeding beam of 35 mW, which is amplified in double pass through the BAL up to 410 mW. After beam shaping and spatial filtering by a single-mode fibre we obtain a clean Gaussian beam with a maximum power of 160 mW. There is no detectable contribution of the BAL eigenmodes in the spectrum of the output light. This laser system is employed for operation of a ⁸⁷Rb magneto-optical trap (MOT) and for near-resonant absorption imaging in a Bose-Einstein condensation experiment. Received: 10 April 2000 / Revised version: 13 June 2000 / Published online: 2 August 2000     

Excimer laser surface treatment of aluminum alloy in nitrogen

The excimer laser nitriding process reported is developed to enhance the mechanical and chemical properties of aluminum alloys. An excimer laser beam is focused onto the alloy surface in a cell containing 1-bar nitrogen gas. A vapor plasma expands from the surface and a shock wave dissociates and ionizes nitrogen. It is assumed that nitrogen from plasma in contact with the surface penetrates to some depth. Thus it is necessary to work with a sufficient laser fluence to create the plasma, but this fluence must be limited to prevent laser-induced surface roughness. The nitrogen-concentration profiles are determined from Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy coupled to energy-dispersive X-ray analysis. Crystalline quality is evidenced by an X-ray diffraction technique. Transmission electron microscopy gives the in-depth microstructure. Fretting coefficient measurements exhibit a lowering for some experimental conditions. The polycrystalline nitride layer obtained is several micrometers thick and composed of a pure AlN (columnar microstructure) top layer (200–500 nm thick) standing on an AlN (grains) in alloy diffusion layer. From the heat conduction equation calculation it is shown that a 308-nm laser wavelength would be better to increase the nitride thickness, as it corresponds to a weaker reflectance R value for aluminum. Received: 17 October 2000 / Accepted: 19 October 2000 / Published online: 23 May 2001     

切向气流作用下玻璃纤维复合材料的激光辐照效应

实验研究了样品表面有切向空气气流、切向氮气气流和无气流时,976 nm连续激光对玻璃纤维增强E-51环氧树脂复合材料的辐照效应。结果表明:无气流时,喷出的热分解产物会对入射激光产生屏蔽作用;有气流时,激光对玻璃纤维的破坏方式是其升温熔化后再被切向气流带走;当激光功率密度较低时,切向空气气流以加强样品表面的对流冷却作用为主,不利于激光对玻璃纤维复合材料的破坏;当激光功率密度较高时,切向空气气流以降低屏蔽作用和提供氧气助燃为主,有利于激光对玻璃纤维复合材料的破坏。三种气流状态下,质量损失随功率密度呈现单调增加趋势,当入射激光功率密度在100~600 W/cm2范围内,随着功率密度的增大,激光能量的利用效率逐渐增大并趋于稳定。     

切向气流作用下玻璃纤维复合材料的激光辐照效应

实验研究了样品表面有切向空气气流、切向氮气气流和无气流时,976 nm连续激光对玻璃纤维增强E-51环氧树脂复合材料的辐照效应。结果表明:无气流时,喷出的热分解产物会对入射激光产生屏蔽作用;有气流时,激光对玻璃纤维的破坏方式是其升温熔化后再被切向气流带走;当激光功率密度较低时,切向空气气流以加强样品表面的对流冷却作用为主,不利于激光对玻璃纤维复合材料的破坏;当激光功率密度较高时,切向空气气流以降低屏蔽作用和提供氧气助燃为主,有利于激光对玻璃纤维复合材料的破坏。三种气流状态下,质量损失随功率密度呈现单调增加趋势,当入射激光功率密度在100~600 W/cm2范围内,随着功率密度的增大,激光能量的利用效率逐渐增大并趋于稳定。