Low threshold optical oscillations in a whispering gallery mode CaF(2) resonator

We have observed low-threshold optical hyperparametric oscillations in a high-Q fluorite whispering gallery mode resonator. The oscillations result from the resonantly enhanced four-wave mixing occurring due to Kerr nonlinearity of the material. We demonstrate that, because of the narrow bandwidth of the resonator modes as well as the high efficiency of the resonant frequency conversion, the oscillations produce stable narrow-band beat-note of the pump, signal, and idler waves. A theoretical model for this process is described.     

Thermal explosion of a reactive mixture under conditions of oscillating ambient temperature

The problem of the thermal explosion of a finite volume of a reactive material in a medium with harmonically oscillating temperature is solved in the classical formulation. A kind of resonance is shown to arise when the oscillation period is commensurate with the adiabatic induction period of thermal explosion at the mean ambient temperature. At both high and very low oscillation frequencies, the critical condition parameter and induction period are only slightly affected by ambient temperature oscillations. By contrast, at moderately low frequencies, even small-amplitude oscillations of ambient temperature can strongly influence the critical condition and, especially, induction period of thermal explosion.     

Effect of Low-Amplitude Load Oscillations on Stiffness and Hardness for Al and W in Loaded Nanocontacts

The effect low-amplitude oscillations have on the mechanical properties of Al and W in nanocontacts is studied by means of continuous stiffness measurements (CSM). It is established that the additional superpositioning of oscillations until a critical amplitude is reached has no effect on the mechanisms, kinetics, or plastic deformation of a material. The threshold amplitudes and frequencies of such oscillations are determined for Al (2.5 nm) and W (3.5 nm).     

Undamped resonance spiking by internal modulation of pulsed solid state lasers

Cavity loss modulation is investigated in the low-frequency range of pulsed Nd-lasers. The response of the system shows a typical resonant behaviour, whose resonance frequency is equal to the frequency of the relaxation oscillations. The resonance step-up is in the order of 10³, which means that an extremely small driving voltage at the electrooptic cell results in very regular, undamped spikes.Experiments are performed with a pulsed Nd: YAG laser. Pulse power, half-width, and distance are in the range required for controlled material removal in high quality laser material processing.     

Concept of the effective potential in describing the motion of ions in a quadrupole mass filter

We propose a generalization of the effective potential theory for the motion of particles in a rapidly oscillating electric field for the stability parameters lying near the boundary of the diagram where the standard effective potential theory is inapplicable. We derive the dynamic equations describing the variation of the envelope of ion oscillations for the motion of ions near the stability vertex of the first zone of the quadrupole mass filter. We reduce them to the form of the Hamilton equations for oscillations of a material particle in the field of potential forces. We obtain expressions for the effective potential well. It is shown that in spite of the high kinetic energy of oscillations, the depth of the effective potential well for ions in the quadrupole is less than 1 eV in the case of filtration with a mass resolution exceeding 200 units. The acceptance of the mass filter is calculated as a function of the stability parameters and the resolving power.     

Local control of noise and vibration with KELTRACK™ friction modifier and Protector trackside application: an integrated solution

Wheel squeal is a source of continuing concern for many railroads and transits, as well as for their neighbours. The underlying mechanism for squeal noise has been well understood in the literature for some time. However an integrated abatement method addressing the underlying cause of the problem has not previously been reported.This paper describes practical experience using a water-based liquid Friction Modifier (KELTRACK™) applied using a top of rail trackside applicator (Portec Protector^®). The Friction Modifier and delivery equipment have been co-developed to provide an optimized product/delivery system that gives significant reduction of wheel squeal in curves.Wheels experiencing lateral creep in curves are subject to roll-slip oscillations as a result of the frictional characteristics of the interface layer between the wheel and rail. These roll-slip oscillations are amplified in the wheel web leading to the familiar squeal. Providing a thin film of material between the wheel and rail with positive friction characteristics can both in theory and practice greatly reduce the magnitude of these oscillations. The controlled intermediate friction characteristics of KELTRACK™ allow the material to be delivered to the top of both rails without compromising traction or braking.The positive friction aspects of the friction modifier are illustrated by published laboratory studies. Delivery of KELTRACK™ to the contact patch is achieved with a proprietary top of rail electric trackside applicator, the Portec Protector^®. The material is delivered to the top of both rails for optimum friction control.The integrated product/equipment technology is now successfully controlling noise at more than twenty transit sites. Typical sound level reduction is 10-15 dB, in some cases as high as 20 dB, depending on the initial sound level. Two case studies are presented illustrating the technology.     

一种水中爆炸气泡脉动实验研究方法

 在2 m×2 m×2 m的实验水箱中开展小当量PETN炸药水中爆炸气泡脉动实验时,利用弹性波从声阻抗高的物质传入声阻抗低的物质时的“减震缓冲”原理,采用在水箱壁贴低声阻抗材料的方法,有效降低了水箱壁反射冲击波对气泡脉动过程的影响,获得了清晰的气泡脉动过程图像、气泡水射流形成过程图像和气泡脉动压力曲线。将水箱实验结果与8 kg TNT当量爆炸水池实验结果对比,得到的最大相对误差仅为5.1%,验证了水箱实验方法的准确性,为炸药水中爆炸气泡脉动现象研究提供了一种简便有效的实验方法。     

Investigation of oscillations of biological tissues and their phantoms with model defects

The potential to create a remote, contactless, diagnostic method for biological tissues or materials with properties similar to those of biological tissues, so-called phantoms, is studied. The method is based on measurement of local oscillations of the surface of material under study under the action of acoustic and ultrasonic waves. The application of a laser-scanning vibrometer provides a means for visualization oscillations of a biological tissue phantom with model defects in the form of air bubbles, regions with higher density, and laminations, and allows determination of the positions of these defects.     

Stabilization of the ion acoustic instability by high frequency oscillations

The dielectric function for long wavelength, low frequency ion waves in the presence of short wavelength, high frequency electron oscillations is presented. It is shown that high frequency oscillations may stabilize a linearly unstable double-humped ion distribution function.     

牛津型斯特林制冷机回热器特性的理论研究

考虑到工质气体的可压缩性和非理想效应 ,在进入气流简谐波动的条件下对回热器建立了理论模型 ,对牛津型斯特林制冷机的回热器动态热力特性进行了理论求解。通过对动态压力、速度、温度等参数的求解结果分析可知 ,气体与填料之间的热交换对气流压力波动和速度波动影响很小 ,而对气流温度波动影响很大。并且给出了回热器优化的措施。     

Mechanical oscillations at the cellular scale

Active phenomena which involve force generation and motion play a key role in a number of phenomena in living cells such as cell motility, muscle contraction and the active transport of material and organelles. Here we discuss mechanical oscillations generated by active systems in cells. Examples are oscillatory regimes in muscles, the periodic beating of axonemal cilia and flagella and spontaneous oscillations of auditory hair cells which play a role in active amplification of weak sounds in hearing. As a prototype system for oscillation generation by proteins, we discuss a general mechanism by which many coupled active elements such as motor molecules can generate oscillations.     

Steady-state property and dynamics in graphene-nanoribbon-array lasers

In this work, we present a schematic configuration and device model for a graphene-nanoribbon (GNR)-array-based nanolaser, which consists of a three-variable rate equations that takes into account carrier capture and Pauli blocking in semiconductor GNR-array lasers to analyze the steady-state properties and dynamics in terms of the role of the capture rate and the gain coefficient in GNR array nanolasers. Furthermore, our GNR-array nanolaser device model can be determined as two distinct two-variable reductions of the rate equations in the limit of large capture rates, depending on their relative values. The first case leads to the rate equations for quantum well lasers, exhibiting relaxation oscillations dynamics. The second case corresponds to GNRs nearly saturated by the carriers and is characterized by the absence of relaxation oscillations. Our results here demonstrated that GNR-array as gain material embedded into a high finesse microcavity can serve as an ultralow lasing threshold nanolaser with promising applications ranging widely from optical fiber communication with increasing data processing speed to digital optical recording and biology spectroscopy     

The effect of small-amplitude load oscillations on the nanocontact characteristics of materials in nanoindentation

A continuous stiffness measurement method allowing one to obtain physical-mechamical characteristics of materials in the process of indentation during gradually increasing loading has been scrutinized. The limits of applicability of this approach depend on the testing conditions at which the additional smallamplitude oscillations exert no influence on the mechanics, kinetics, and plastic strain of material being in contact with the indenter. As is shown by taking as examples specimens with amorphous structure, and fcc and bcc lattices, various techniques for determining the nanocontact characteristics of materials are different by their sensitivity to small-amplitude load oscillations. The oscillation amplitudes and the indentation depth ranges where one can neglect the oscillation effects have been evaluated. The impacts of the oscillations on the behavior of the contact (local) characteristics of the studied materials in supercritical modes have been established.     

Counter-propagation of harmonic waves in exponentially graded materials

Counter-propagation and interaction of two ultrasonic harmonic waves in strongly inhomogeneous exponentially graded material is studied. Deformations of a specimen with two parallel boundaries are described by the five-constant nonlinear theory of elasticity. One-dimensional problems are investigated in detail. The influence of material properties variation on the profile of boundary oscillations is clarified. The obtained results will be useful in ultrasonic nondestructive material characterization.     

Studies on Rheological Behavior and Structure Development of High‐Density Polyethylene in the Presence of Ultrasonic Oscillations During Extrusion

The effects of ultrasonic oscillations on properties and structure of extruded high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) were studied. The experimental results show that ultrasonic oscillations can improve the surface appearance of the HDPE extrudates; increase the productivity of the HDPE extrudates; and decrease the die pressure, melt viscosity, and flow activation energy of the HDPE. The processing properties of the HDPE improve greatly in the presence of ultrasonic oscillations. Linear viscoelastic properties tests show that dynamic shear viscosity and zero shear viscosity decrease in the presence of ultrasonic oscillations. Ultrasonic oscillations can improve crystal perfection and thermal stability of HDPE. At appropriate ultrasound intensity, ultrasonic oscillations could also increase the mechanical strength of extruded HDPE. The gel permeation chromatography (GPC) results show that at high ultrasound intensity and low rotation speed of extrusion, ultrasonic oscillations causes chain scission of HDPE, which result in a decrease of molecular weight and an increase of melt flow index.     

Exact solution for large amplitude free and forced oscillation of a thin spherical shell

The title problem is analyzed on the basis of the finite deformation theory of elasticity. The material of the shell is considered neo-Hookean. The governing equation is simplified for thin spherical shells. Exact expressions for the displacement field are derived for free oscillation and forced oscillations with prescribed pressure differences.     

Transport evidence of 3D topological nodal-line semimetal phase in ZrSiS

Topological nodal-line semimetal is a new emerging material, which is viewed as a three-dimensional (3D) analog of graphene with the conduction and valence bands crossing at Dirac nodes, resulting in a range of exotic transport properties. Herein, we report on the direct quantum transport evidence of the 3D topological nodal-line semimetal phase of ZrSiS with angular-dependent magnetoresistance (MR) and the combined de Hass-van Alphen (dHvA) and Shubnikov-de Hass (SdH) oscillations. Through fitting by a two-band model, the MR results demonstrate high topological nodal-line fermion densities of approximately 6×10²¹ cm⁻³ and a perfect electron/hole compensation ratio of 0.94, which is consistent with the semi-classical expression fitting of Hall conductance Gxy and the theoretical calculation. Both the SdH and dHvA oscillations provide clear evidence of 3D topological nodal-line semimetal characteristic.     

Dispersion properties of two-dimensional phonon crystals with a hexagonal structure

Acoustic and optical properties of two-dimensional phonon crystals with a hexagonal symmetry are described. Differential-difference equations describing plane oscillations of a two-dimensional lattice of material structures are derived in a harmonic approximation, and dispersion dependences of acoustic and optical phonons are calculated. Branches of optical oscillations and intervals of forbidden frequencies are shown to appear when a lattice consists of two types of atoms.     

Astability and negative differential resistance of the Wigner solid

We report spontaneous narrow band oscillations in the high field Wigner solid. These oscillations are similar to the recently seen and yet unexplained oscillations in the reentrant integer quantum Hall states. The current-voltage characteristic has a region of negative differential resistance in the current biased setup and it is hysteretic in the voltage biased setup. As a consequence of the unusual breakdown, the oscillations in the Wigner solid are of the relaxation type.     

Quantum interference and decoherence in hexagonal antidot lattices

The Altshuler–Aronov–Spivak (AAS) oscillations and the Aharonov–Bohm (AB) type oscillations both at low and high magnetic fields were observed in hexagonal antidot lattices fabricated from a GaAs/AlGaAs two-dimensional electron gas sample. The periodicities in the magnetic field and in the gate bias voltage, of the high field AB oscillation furnish information on the edge states localized around the antidots. The temperature dependences of these quantum oscillations are studied.