Primary information sensors for AFM based on quasiparticle flows

A new class of experimental techniques is presented which allows the behavior of elementary collective excitations (quasiparticles) in solids to be studied at the mesoscopic scale. New experimental equipment is being constructed in the classical scheme of an atomic force microscope in which the sensor of primary information is a cantilever. The defining feature of the proposed sensor based on a cantilever is the addition of a generator and detector of quasiparticles to its design. The generator is located either on the tip of the cantilever or in close proximity to the needle on the cantilever, so that the flow of quasiparticles emitted by the generator propagates along the needle of the cantilever to the point where the needle tip touches the surface. The detector is located in a similar way. The measured quantity is the reflection coefficient of the flux of quasiparticles from the interface between the cantilever needle tip and the surface being scanned.     

空间光学遥感器热试验外热流模拟及程控实现

以某太阳同步轨道空间光学遥感器为例,阐述了空间外热流分析计算、热平衡试验外热流模拟以及外热流程控加载的全过程.首先,总结了空间光学遥感器外热流模拟的完整流程.其次,简要介绍了太阳辐射、地球反照、地球红外辐射三种空间外热流的计算方法.然后,对该空间遥感器进行了空间综合吸收外热流计算,获得了阳照区及阴影区外热流平均值.最后,确定了热平衡试验外热流的模拟方法和策略,利用LabVIEW语言编写了程控电源开环控制程序,实现了热试验外热流的准确加载.试验结果表明,外热流值加载偏差在±2.5%以内,满足热平衡试验要求.     

Superconducting film flux transformer for a sensor of a weak magnetic field

The object of study is a superconducting film flux transformer in the form of a square shaped loop with the tapering operative strip used in a sensor of a weak magnetic field. The magnetosensitive film element based on the giant magnetoresistance effect is overlapped with the tapering operative strip of the flux transformer and is separated from the latter by an insulator film. It is shown that the topological nanostructuring of the operative strip of the flux transformer increases its gain factor by one or more orders of magnitude, i.e. increases its efficiency, which leads to a significant growth of important parameters of a magnetic field sensor.     

微剪切应力传感器的加工工艺

提出了一种感测单元不直接接触流场的微剪切应力传感器结构,详细阐述了其感测单元MEMS制作工艺。采用热氧化硅掩膜方法解决了硅深刻蚀的选择比问题;优化后的硅深刻蚀工艺参数：刻蚀功率1600 W、低频(LF)功率100 W,SF6流量360 cm3/min,C4F8流量300 cm3/min,O2流量300 cm3/min。采用Cr/Au掩膜,30 ℃恒温低浓度HF溶液解决了玻璃浅槽腐蚀深度控制问题;喷淋腐蚀和基片旋转等措施提高了玻璃浅槽腐蚀表面质量。采用上述MEMS工艺制作了微剪切应力传感器样品,样品测试结果表明：弹性悬梁长度和宽度误差均在2 m以内、玻璃浅槽深度误差在0.03 m以内、静态电容误差在0.2 pF以内,满足了设计要求。     

Measurement of Essentially Nonstationary Heat Fluxes by a Bismuth-Based Gradient Sensor

Technical Physics - The gradient heat flux sensor made of a bismuth single crystal is calibrated. The volt–watt sensitivity of the sensor is determined and the method of data processing based...     

A guide for the use of the function specification method for 2D inverse heat conduction problems

The solution of the multidimensional inverse heat conduction problem (IHCP) requires much practice and several runs to determine the many parameters involved in the solution. This paper describes a step by step guide to identifying all of the parameters involved in the function specification method with spatial regularization: namely the number of future temperatures, the value of the regularization coefficient and the sensor locations. It also intends to show the new difficulties that arise from solving a 2D IHCP compared to a ID IHCP. The issue of finding the appropriate number of sensors and their locations so as to obtain a desired surface heat flux spatial resolution is addressed. An experimental set-up was built for the validation of the methodology. It also shows that the determination of surface temperature and flux that vary in both time and space from remote temperature measurements is possible when the sensors are properly placed.     

Dimensionally frustrated diffusion towards fractal adsorbers

Diffusion towards a fractal adsorber is a well-researched problem with many applications. While the steady-state flux towards such adsorbers is known to be characterized by the fractal dimension (D{F}) of the surface, the more general problem of time-dependent adsorption kinetics of fractal surfaces remains poorly understood. In this Letter, we show that the time-dependent flux to fractal adsorbers (1相似文献   

空间光学遥感器热设计

为了保证空间光学遥感器所需温度条件,本着被动热控为主、主动热控为辅的原则对其进行了热设计.首先,分析了遥感器在轨工作模式,建立了遥感器外热流计算模型,根据遥感器各面外热流变化,确定了3个极端工况.然后,以对日低温工况热设计为主对遥感器进行了热设计.最后,对热设计进行了热仿真分析和热试验验证.结果表明:镜组温度水平可控制...     

Responsivity of infrared antenna-coupled microbolometers for air-side and substrate-side illumination

The response of an antenna-coupled microbolometer fabricated on a Si wafer coated on both sides with thin films of SiO₂ was measured for two types of illumination: through the substrate and from the air side. The measurement was performed in the spectral range from 9.22 to 10.84 μm. Both cases are modeled by using the transmission, reflection, and absorption properties of the three-layer wafer. The spectral characteristics of the SiO₂ thin film play a major role in the response of the detector. The responses of the sensor to the parallel and perpendicular polarizations are modeled by using two main contributions: the heating by absorption in the SiO₂ layer and the coupling of incident flux on the bolometer. Fitting this model to the experimental data allows us to conclude that the antenna response is the result of the incident flux coming from the substrate side. When the device is illuminated from the air side, the antenna signal results from the flux reflected at the film/substrate interface. The efficiencies of the contributions to the antenna signal coming from the substrate or from the air side have been obtained from the data fitted with the model. The substrate-side contribution is 50 times larger than the air-side contribution, confirming the theory of lithographic antenna on a dielectric substrate.     

A magnetostatic-coupling based remote query sensor for environmental monitoring

A new type of in situ, remotely monitored magnetism-based sensor is presented that is comprised of an array of magnetically soft, magnetostatically-coupled ferromagnetic thin-film elements or particles combined with a chemically responsive material that swells or shrinks in response to the analyte of interest. As the chemically responsive material changes size the distance between the ferromagnetic elements changes, altering the inter-element magnetostatic coupling. This in turn changes the coercive force of the sensor, the amplitude of the voltage spikes detected in nearby pick-up coils upon magnetization reversal and the number of higher-order harmonics generated by the flux reversal. Since the sensor is monitored through changes in magnetic flux, no physical connections such as wires or cables are needed to obtain sensor information, nor is line of sight alignment required as with laser telemetry; the sensors can be detected from within sealed, opaque or thin metallic enclosures.     

Application of the gradient heat flux sensor to study pulsed processes in a shock tube

The surface temperature of a model body of revolution placed in a pulsed supersonic nitrogen flow is measured with the help of a gradient heat flux sensor. From the measured temperature, a heat flux toward the surface of the body is determined. The steady flow of a viscous transcalent gas about the body is numerically calculated. The results of the numerical calculation and measuring data are in good agreement.     

Directed segregation in compartmentalized bi-disperse granular gas

A bi-disperse granular gas in an asymmetrical two-compartment system is studied experimentally. The presence of asymmetry within the range of our experimental parameters results in a directed segregated state and a directed clustering state. This deterministic system does not depend on the initial conditions. A modified flux model based on Lohse's flux model for bi-disperse granular gases is derived. The modified flux model explains qualitatively the experimental results.     

密闭实验大厅内散射中子注量的模拟研究

为能够快速评判实验测试方案和预估实验结果,建立了中子体通量的快速估算模型。理论上,封闭空间中子平均体通量与特征长度的平方成反比,且中子体通量的大小能反映散射中子注量强弱。采用蒙特卡罗模拟方法,计算得到了密闭实验大厅内中子的体通量,以及不同位置处的散射中子注量,并将模拟得到的体通量和散射中子注量拟合成便于工程实践中应用的解析表达式,拟合结果与模拟结果的相对偏差小于10%。研究结果表明,球形空间内中子的体通量与球半径的1.905次方成反比;密闭实验大厅的中子体通量与大厅横截面宽度的1.948次方成反比,与长宽比的0.775次方成反比;球形空间结构内,每个源中子的平均径迹长度约为半径的5.4倍,而长方体密闭实验大厅内,单个源中子的平均径迹长度为大厅特征尺度的2~3倍。     

微尺度水平单管内流动沸腾特性实验研究

对非共沸混合工质R134a/R32(75/25)在水平微尺度管道内的流动沸腾换热实验结果进行了分析和讨论,以探究微细通道内流动沸腾换热的主导机制。对影响其换热的多种因素(热流密度、质量流量和质量干度)进行了分析,实验得出,当质量干度较低时,热流密度和质量流量共同控制着微尺度管内的换热方式,当热流密度的影响占主导地位时,管道内的换热以核态沸腾为主;当质量流量的影响占主导地位时,管道内的换热以强制对流为主。     

Magnetic circuit of a contactless torque sensor for electric power steering

Modern passenger cars are increasingly equipped with electromechanical steering assist rather than hydraulic systems known for many decades. Major benefits are reduced fuel consumption (up to 0.2l/100 km) and increased functionality. As such a system reacts to the drivers input in terms of steering torque or steering effort, a sensor is required that accurately measures the steering torque. Valeo has adopted a magnetic technology and has improved the performance by adding specially designed flux concentration devices. The magnetic circuit consists of a multi-pole ring magnet and a pair of ring-shaped soft magnetic parts rotating together with the steering shaft and an additional pair of soft magnetic flux concentration devices which are fixed stationary inside the housing. The steering torque causes a relative twist between magnet and the soft magnetic rings, therefore implementing a proportional magnetisation of the latter. A U-shape was chosen for the flux concentration devices in order to compensate mechanical tolerances of the system. The main focus of this paper will be on the tolerance behaviour of the sensor system and the impact of the flux concentration devices. Because of the nonlinear nature of the magnetisation curve of the NiFe alloy used extensive 3D FEM simulation was necessary. Simulation enables us to have a look inside the soft magnetic material and predict the spatial magnetisation distribution with the benefit of avoiding saturation. The result is an optimised sensor, which meets both the harsh environmental conditions inside the motor compartment as well as the cost pressure in the automotive business.     

Optical uniform/gradient waveguide sensor structure - characterization

The paper presents the characterization of a composite uniform/gradient waveguide sensor structure. The results of theoretical analysis and experimental studies have been presented. The influence of sensor structure parameters on homogenous sensitivity and on surface sensitivity has been analyzed. Gradient layers for composite sensor structures were produced using the ion-exchange method, and the uniform layers, using the sol-gel method. In the experimental studies, involving the produced sensor structures, a prism coupler and a grating coupler were applied. Excellent agreement between the results of theoretical analysis and experimental studies has been achieved.     

Embossable grating couplers for planar evanescent wave sensors

The paper presents the characterization of a composite uniform/gradient waveguide sensor structure. The results of theoretical analysis and experimental studies have been presented. The influence of sensor structure parameters on homogenous sensitivity and on surface sensitivity has been analyzed. Gradient layers for composite sensor structures were produced using the ion-exchange method, and the uniform layers, using the sol-gel method. In the experimental studies, involving the produced sensor structures, a prism coupler and a grating coupler were applied. Excellent agreement between the results of theoretical analysis and experimental studies has been achieved.     

What are the instrumentation requirements for measuring the isotopic composition of net ecosystem exchange of CO2 using eddy covariance methods?

Better quantification of isotope ratios of atmosphere-ecosystem exchange of CO2 could substantially improve our ability to probe underlying physiological and ecological mechanisms controlling ecosystem carbon exchange, but the ability to make long-term continuous measurements of isotope ratios of exchange fluxes has been limited by measurement difficulties. In particular, direct eddy covariance methods have not yet been used for measuring the isotopic composition of ecosystem fluxes. In this article, we explore the feasibility of such measurements by (a) proposing a general criterion for judging whether a sensor's performance is sufficient for making such measurements (the criterion is met when the contribution of sensor error to the flux measurement error is comparable to or less than the contribution of meteorological noise inherently associated with turbulence flux measurements); (b) using data-based numerical simulations to quantify the level of sensor precision and stability required to meet this criterion for making direct eddy covariance measurements of the 13C/12C ratio of CO2 fluxes above a specific ecosystem (a mid-latitude temperate forest in central Massachusetts, USA); (c) testing whether the performance of a new sensor-a prototype pulsed quantum cascade laser (QCL) based isotope-ratio absorption spectrometer (and plausible improvements thereon)-is sufficient for meeting the criterion in this ecosystem. We found that the error contribution from a prototype sensor (approximately 0.2 per thousand, 1 SD of 10 s integrations) to total isoflux measurement error was comparable to (1.5 to 2x) the irreducible 'meteorological' noise inherently associated with turbulent flux measurements above this ecosystem (daytime measurement error SD of approximately 60% of flux versus meteorological noise of 30-40% for instantaneous half-hour fluxes). Our analysis also shows that plausible instrument improvements (increase of sensor precision to approximately 0.1 per thousand, 1 SD of 10 s integrations, and increased sensor stability during the half-hour needed to integrate eddy covariance measurements) should decrease the contribution of sensor error to the point where it is less than the contribution from meteorological noise. This suggests that new sensors using QCL-based isotope ratio absorption spectroscopy should make continuous long-term observations of the isotopic composition of CO2 fluxes via eddy covariance methods feasible.     

光纤法布里-珀罗腔传感器双波长解调法及波长优化设计

提出了光纤法布里珀罗(F-P)腔传感器的双通道双波长解调方法,并在此基础上建立了传感器的实验解调系统。理论分析与实验研究了双波长法解调光纤法布里珀罗腔传感器的基本原理,证明了双波长双通道解调法可以补偿传感器光网中和波长无关的变动引起的误差。根据已知的法布里珀罗腔传感器初始腔长和腔两端面反射率,从腔长变化的动态范围、线性、灵敏度等方面考虑,对工作波长以及线宽进行了优化设计。对双波长双通道解调系统进行了实验和数据分析,经最小二乘法拟合后的线性拟合度达到98.35%。实验结果表明:该方法可满足解调光纤法布里珀罗腔传感器在灵敏度、响应速度以及稳定度上的要求。     

热流传感器传热特性电弧风洞实验及数值模拟

高超声速飞行器面临剧烈的气动加热环境, 电弧风洞是飞行器防热材料地面考核筛选的主力设备。热流密度是电弧风洞重要的模拟参数之一, 需要进行准确有效的测量。针对电弧风洞气流环境特点, 开展传统塞式量热计和新型同轴热电偶的对比测热试验, 并采用数值模拟对两种热流传感器的传热特性进行了分析。在电弧风洞平板自由射流试验热流密度分布在0~1 100 kW/m2范围内, 同轴热电偶的热流密度测试试验结果相对塞式量热计偏低10%~15%。数值模拟结果表明, 塞式量热计本身结构热物性参数不匹配会导致热流密度测量数值偏高至少10%, 而同轴热电偶测量数值偏高最大仅为2.19%, 相对塞式量热计具备更高的测量精度。同时, 电弧风洞中不同材质热流密度测试模型使用同轴热电偶进行测热试验时, 需要在同轴热电偶同模型之间增加适当厚度的不锈钢套以满足传感器周围环境的热匹配。