绳子上升与下降时其质心运动规律的分析

从运动学角度分析了提起或放下一根绳子时它的质心的运动情况。     

Temperature dependence of levitation force and its relaxation in a HTS levitation system

Using a modified Gifford–McMahon refrigerator to cool the cylindrical bulk YBaCuO superconductor within the region of 100–10 K, and using an updated high-temperature superconductor (HTS) maglev measurement system, the levitation force and its time relaxation at different temperatures between a YBaCuO bulk superconductor and a permanent magnet (PM) have been measured under zero-field cooling. It is found that decrease the cooling temperature of HTS can decrease the hysteresis of magnetization and increase the maximum levitation force of each hysteresis loop. For the relaxation of levitation force, if the temperature is continually lowered to 10 K after the relaxation measurement at given cooling temperature is performed for 600 s, the levitation force will continue to decrease sharply with the lowering of temperature even though it will get stable if the temperature is not lowered. Our results shown in this work are a benefit to the understanding of levitation systems.     

Observation of peak splitting in the Coulomb blockade regime of a carbon nanotube rope

Electronic transport measurements have been carried out on a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCN) rope contacted to a 4-probe Au/Pd electrode in the Coulomb blockade regime. With varying substrate backgate voltage, the observed Coulomb blockade peaks exhibit interesting three-way splitting. We find that this peak splitting can be attributed to a contribution from resonant tunnelling through discrete energy levels of a finite length metallic SWCN within the rope. We also consider the role that interactions between `quantum dot' (Q-dot) regions within the rope can play in causing the peak splitting.     

对一道典型力学问题的思考

分析了用悬线将一重球悬挂于天花板下,然后拉重球下方的另一悬线,此后两根悬线谁先断裂这一典型力学问题.结果表明,当拉动悬线的速度v小于某一临界速度V_c时,球上方悬线先断裂;当v>V_c时,则情况较为复杂,具体是上方悬线断裂还是下方悬线断裂取决于悬线能承受的极限张力F_m;当v>>V_c时,选取具有合适的F_m值的悬线,可使得球下方的悬线先断裂.     

Direct evidence for a three-dimensional magnetic flux rope flanked by two active magnetic reconnection X lines at Earth's magnetopause

We report the direct detection by three THEMIS spacecraft of a magnetic flux rope flanked by two active X lines producing colliding plasma jets near the center of the flux rope. The observed density depletion and open magnetic field topology inside the flux rope reveal important three-dimensional effects. There was also evidence for nonthermal electron energization within the flux rope core where the fluxes of 1-4 keV superthermal electrons were higher than those in the converging reconnection jets. The observed ion and electron energizations differ from current theoretical predictions.     

Observations of slow electron holes at a magnetic reconnection site

We report in situ observations of high-frequency electrostatic waves in the vicinity of a reconnection site in the Earth's magnetotail. Two different types of waves are observed inside an ion-scale magnetic flux rope embedded in a reconnecting current sheet. Electron holes (weak double layers) produced by the Buneman instability are observed in the density minimum in the center of the flux rope. Higher frequency broadband electrostatic waves with frequencies extending up to f(pe) are driven by the electron beam and are observed in the denser part of the rope. Our observations demonstrate multiscale coupling during the reconnection: Electron-scale physics is induced by the dynamics of an ion-scale flux rope embedded in a yet larger-scale magnetic reconnection process.     

Dynamic electromagnetic response of a homogeneous conducting cylinder for symmetric excitation

A stranded wire rope is idealized as a homogeneous conducting and permeable cylinder of circular cross section and of infinite length. The rope is excited by a coaxial solenoid or finite-length multi-turn coil that carries an azimuthally directed alternating current. The rope and the enclosing solenoid may have a uniform velocity relative to each other. Using a nonrelativistic analysis, the nature of this dynamic interaction is examined and numerical results are presented for parameter values that are relevant to both static and dynamic conditions in nondestructive testing of such cylindrical conductors. It is shown that for motional velocitiesv larger than about 50 m/s the dynamic interaction with the rope specimen is appreciably modified from that for the static condition (i. e., forv=0).     

利用Grad-Shafranov重构方法研究磁尾通量绳的特征参量和内部结构

2009年2月21日THEMIS-C卫星在磁尾X=-15.7R_E(R_E为地球半径,1R_E=6371 km)观测到典型的磁通量绳事件.采用Grad-Shafranov 重构技术研究该磁通量绳的特性、内部磁场和电流结构.研究表明,磁通量绳不变轴位于GSM(geocentric solar magnetospheric coordinates)坐标为(-0.3975,0.8905,0.221 关键词： 磁尾 磁通量绳 Grad-Shafranov重构 多X线重联     

Ground-state correlation energy of counterions at a charged planar wall: Gibbs-Bogoliubov lower-bound approach

Recent simulation results imply the lowering of the ground-state correlation energy per counterion at a charged planar wall, compared with that of the 2D and 3D one-component plasma systems. Our aim is to correctly evaluate the ground-state energy of strongly-coupled counterion systems by considering a quasi-2D bound state where bound counterions are confined to a layer of molecular thickness. We use a variational approach based on the Gibbs-Bogoliubov inequality for the lower-bound free energy so that the liquid-state theory can be incorporated into the formulations. The soft mean spherical approximation demonstrates that the lowered ground-state energy can be reproduced by the obtained analytical form of a quasi-2D bound state.     

Modeling and simulations of the behavior of glass particles in a rotating drum in heptane and water vapor atmospheres

We have performed noise measurements on suspended ropes of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT) between 1 and 300 K for different values of dc current through the ropes. We find that the shot noise is suppressed by more than a factor 100 compared to the full shot noise 2eI. We have also measured an individual SWNT and found a level of noise which is smaller than the minimum expected. Another finding is the very low level of 1/f noise, which is significantly lower than previous observations. We propose two possible interpretations for the strong shot noise reduction: i) Transport within a rope takes place through few nearly ballistic tubes within a rope and possibly involves non integer effective charges with e ^*∼ 0.3e. ii) A substantial fraction of the tubes conduct with a strong reduction of effective charge (by more than a factor 50). Received 25 January 2002 Published online 19 July 2002     

Supercooling across first-order phase transitions in vortex matter

Hysteresis in cycling through first-order phase transitions in vortex matter, akin to the well-studied phenomenon of supercooling of water, has been discussed in literature. Hysteresis can be seen while varying either temperature T or magnetic field H (and thus the density of vortices). Our recent work on phase transitions with two control variables shows that the observable region of metastability of the supercooled phase would depend on the path followed in H-T space, and will be larger when T is lowered at constant H compared to the case when H is lowered at constant T. We discuss the effect of isothermal field variations on metastable supercooled states produced by field-cooling. This path dependence is not a priori applicable to metastability caused by reduced diffusivity or hindered kinetics.     

Superfluidity of a perfect quantum crystal II

This paper continues the work begun in a previous paper [Eur. Phys. J. B 71, 85 (2009)]. To treat the equations that describe a crystal with condensate that can be superfluid, a method termed the Kirkwood approximation is used. Earlier, the method was found to be rather seminal when applied to a classical crystal. In the case of a simple cubic lattice, solutions to the equations under study can be expressed in terms of the well-known Mathieu functions. A more realistic case of the face centered cubic lattice is also considered although in this case the three-dimensional equations cannot be reduced to one-dimensional ones. Condensate crystals without superfluidity are studied first and then the same crystals in a superfluid state. It is shown in particular that a crystal in which the condensate is formed is energetically preferable with respect to the same quantum crystal without condensate at absolute zero of temperature. Therefore, on lowering the temperature there must somewhere occur Bose-Einstein condensation in the crystal. In the concluding section, we discuss various physical aspects of the problem.     

Hydrogen chemisorption on <Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">sp</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Bold">2</Emphasis></Superscript>-bonded carbon: Influence of the local curvature and local electronic effects

We report on the interaction of hydrogen with sp²-bonded carbon which has been investigated on graphite (0001), single-walled carbon nanotubes and C₆₀ multilayer films. These substrates have been chosen to represent a large range of curvature in the carbon network. The photoelectron spectroscopy study of the samples treated with atomic hydrogen and low-energy hydrogen ions reveals that hydrogen is chemisorbed on the basal plane of the sp²-bonded carbon networks, as evidenced by the lowered emission from -derived states and a lowering of the electron work function of up to 1.3 eV. The hydrogen adsorption energy barrier is found to strongly depend on the local curvature of the carbon network whereby the barrier is lowered with increasing curvatures. Whereas in the case of C₆₀ and single-walled carbon nanotubes, hydrogen chemisorption can be achieved by exposure to atomic hydrogen, the chemisorption on graphite (0001) requires hydrogen ions of low kinetic energy (1 eV). Furthermore, the adsorption energy barrier is found to increase with hydrogen coverage.The scanning tunnelling microscopy study of individual adsorption sites on the graphite (0001) surface reveals long-ranged (5 nm) electronic effects observed as a (sqrt(3)×sqrt(3))R30° superstructure in the local density of states. It is shown that this superstructure is due to the scattering of delocalized electron wavefunctions at the point defects. The resulting standing waves induce a redistribution of the local density of states which is directly related to the point-like Fermi surface of graphite. PACS 68.43.-h; 71.20.Tx; 68.37.Ef     

Temperature dependence of the reflectance spectrum of tetrathiafulvalenium iodide (TTF)I0.71 single crystal

The reflectance spectrum of (TTF)I_0.71 exhibits a Drude-like plasma edge near 10 × 10³ cm^-1, and the reflectivity below this region increases as the temperature is lowered from room temperature to 210 K. However, the near-infrared reflectivity decreases with lowering temperature in the semiconductive phase below 210 K, and an additional peak attributable to the charge transfer between (TTF)⁺ ions grows up as the temperature is lowered. Discussion is given on these behaviors of (TTF)I_0.71.     

Energetics and stability of vacancies in carbon nanotubes

In this work we present ab initio calculations of the formation energies and stability of different types of multi-vacancies in carbon nanotubes. We demonstrate that, as in the case of graphene, the reconstruction of the defects has drastic effects on the energetics of the tubes. In particular, the formation of pentagons eliminates the dangling bonds thus lowering the formation energy. This competition leads to vacancies having an even number of carbon atoms removed to be more stable. Finally the appearance of magic numbers indicating more stable defects can be represented by a model for the formation energies that is based on the number of dangling bonds of the unreconstructed system, the pentagons and the relaxation of the final form of the defect formed after the relaxation.     

On the work done in changing the state of a black hole

We examine the process of slowly lowering a charged particle to the event horizon of a static charged black hole and then allowing it to be absorbed by the black hole. This process is examined both using the laws of black-hole thermodynamics and using general relativity. The work done in this process is calculated. In addition, we calculate the change in the mass, charge, and area of the black hole. We find that the area (i.e., entropy) is left unchanged.     

Intertube coupling in ropes of single-wall carbon nanotubes

We investigate the coupling between individual tubes in a rope of single-wall carbon nanotubes using four probe resistance measurements. By introducing defects through the controlled sputtering of the rope we generate a strong nonmonotonic temperature dependence of the four terminal resistance. This behavior reflects the interplay between localization in the intentionally damaged tubes and coupling to undamaged tubes in the same rope. Using a simple model we obtain the coherence length and the coupling resistance. The coupling mechanism is argued to involve direct tunneling between tubes.     

Scattering by a slender void in a homogeneous conducting wire rope

A thin prolate spheroidal void in an infinite conducting circular cylinder is used to model a broken strand in a wire rope. The rope is excited by an azimuthal magnetic line current which is a model for a thin toroidal coil. The anomalous external fields are computed from the induced electric and magnetic dipole moments of the void. The results have applications to nondestructive testing of wire ropes.     

Rope coiling

We present the results of the combined experimental and theoretical investigation of rope coiling arising from the buckling instability. The shape of the rope is perfectly circular in the coiling region and is straight in the region below the feeding point. In between these two distant regions, the rope assumes a catenary-like shape in the limit of slow feeding velocity and a helix-like shape in the limit of fast feeding velocity. When there is an increase in the feeding velocity, the transverse displacement of deformation persists over the long distance far beyond the coiling region. The catenary is associated with the purely imaginary wave number and the helix is associated with the real wave number. The catenary-to-helix shape transition is particularly evident when the rope is fed from a large height.     

Significantly Improving the Escape Time of a Single ~(40)Ca~+ Ion in a Linear Paul Trap by Fast Switching of the Endcap Voltage

Sympathetic cooling is a method used to lower the kinetic energy of ions with complicated energy-level structures,via Coulomb interactions with laser-cooled ions in an ion trap.The ion to be sympathetically cooled is sometimes prepared outside of the trap,and it is critical to introduce this ion into the trap by temporarily lowering the potential of one endcap without allowing the coolant ion to escape.We study the time required for a laser-cooled ion to escape from a linear Paul trap when the v...