拓扑绝缘体椭球粒子的电磁散射

利用麦克斯韦方程组,用球矢量波函数展开了长椭球坐标系中的电磁场分量; 根据拓扑绝缘体的本构关系,修正了椭球内外的电磁场;利用拓扑绝缘体的边界条件, 推导了散射系数和散射电磁场.模拟结果表明:当时间反演对称打破时,拓扑磁电参数对散射截面有明显影响.     

水下目标对幅度高斯相关海面环境噪声场扰动特性的研究

理论探讨了水下目标受海面环境噪声场激发产生的散射场对海洋环境噪声场的扰动特性,基于幅度高斯型相关海面噪声源模型,利用任意声源分布声场的积分表达式和单极子源半无限空间格林函数的球面波展开式,获得了刚性球目标在海面单极子和偶极子源海洋环境噪声“照射”下的直达噪声场、散射噪声场、总噪声场,以及二接收点直达、散射和总噪声协方差的理论表达式,表明总噪声场除了和目标阻抗特性、接收点的方向有关外,还受到海面噪声源相关特性,以及直达与散射噪声场之间干涉的较大影响。数值计算结果给出较近距离范围内,刚球目标声学可见度约为4~5dB,并指出在海洋环境噪声场中,刚球目标散射的方向特性明显不同于平面波入射。      

Optical control of magnetic Feshbach resonances in Bose gases

We theoretically investigate optical control of magnetic Feshbach resonance in Bose gases with two optical fields. The two optical fields couple two ground states through an excited state. Compared with the usual single-optical scheme, two optical fields can greatly suppress the inelastic loss resulting from spontaneous emission by the destructive quantum interference. Using the mean field theory, the analytical formula of the scattering length is obtained. The results show that the scattering length can be modified in a large range by changing the Rabi frequency or the optical field frequency. The strong atom–molecule interaction has obvious effect on the scattering length.     

Gravitational scattering of electromagnetic radiation

The scattering of electromagnetic radiation by linearized gravitational fields is studied to second order in a perturbation expansion. The incoming electromagnetic radiation can be of arbitrary multipole structure, and the gravitational fields are also taken to be advanced fields of arbitrary multipole structure. All electromagnetic multipole radiation is found to be scattered by gravitational monopole and time-varying dipole fields. No case has been found, however, in which any electromagnetic multipole radiation is scattered by gravitational fields of quadrupole or higher-order multipole structure. This lack of scattering is established for infinite classes of special cases, and is conjectured to hold in general. The results of the scattering analysis are applied to the case of electromagnetic radiation scattered by a moving mass. It is shown how the mass and velocity may be determined by a knowledge of the incident and scattered radiation.This work was supported in part by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation. It incorporates some of the results of the first author's doctoral dissertation at the University of Pittsburgh.     

Computer simulation of surface-enhanced Raman scattering in nanostructured metamaterials

The simulation of local field fluctuations and surface-enhanced Raman scattering in percolation systems at the percolation threshold is described. An approximate real-space renormalization group method was used in the simulation. It allows one to radically reduce the computation time compared to an exact calculation and to obtain detailed information about the electromagnetic field. The local fields in real macroscopic systems can be calculated by using this approximation. A computer simulation of the local fields in metal island (percolation) films has been performed by the developed method. The calculation has confirmed the existence of giant local field fluctuations. In turn, the local electric field excites Raman scattering. The local fields of surface-enhanced Raman scattering have been calculated for the first time. The dependence of the Raman scattering enhancement factor on the reference frequency and Stokes shift has been derived. An experimental observation of this dependence could be considered as a confirmation of the electromagnetic nature of the enhancement.     

A two-way parabolic equation that accounts for multiple scattering

A two-way parabolic equation that accounts for multiple scattering is derived and tested. A range-dependent medium is divided into a sequence of range-independent regions. The field is decomposed into outgoing and incoming fields in each region. The conditions between vertical interfaces are implemented using rational approximations for the square root of an operator. Rational approximations are also used to relate fields between neighboring interfaces. An iteration scheme is used to solve for the outgoing and incoming fields at the vertical interfaces. The approach is useful for solving problems involving scattering from waveguide features and compact objects.     

Measuring magnetic fields in plasmas by means of light scattering

The theory of light scattering in plasmas containing a magnetic field yields the special case of modulated scattering spectra. The modulation frequency is governed by the field in the plasma and is equal to the electron cyclotron frequency. In this investigation magnetic fields in a plasma were determined by a laser scattering experiment. The experimental data were: electron densityn _e=10¹⁶cm^?3, electron temperatureT _e=3.2 eV, scattering angle θ=90 °, scattering parameter α=0.6, and a maximum field in the plasma of 125 kG. The spectrum measured at the maximum magnetic field was modulated with 3.6 × 10¹¹ Hz. In scattering experiments with a field reduced by about 20% the observed modulation frequency was 2.8 × 10¹¹ Hz. A thermal spectrum with a smooth profile was found when no field was present in the plasma. Applying the theory of cyclotron modulated spectra one obtains from the scattering experiment magnetic fields of 128, 100, and 0 kG. Within the experimental accuracy these values agree well with the fields determined by means of magnetic probes. Other possible interpretations of the measured deviations from thermal spectra (modulation with the plasma frequency or additional cold electron components in the plasma) are discussed, but they afford no explanation. This experiment has domonstrated that magnetic fields in plasmas can be measured locally and almost without disturbance by means of light scattering.     

Longitudinal magnetoresistance of platinum: The influence of lattice vacancies

The longitudinal magnetoresistance of polycrystalline platinum wires has been measured in magnetic fields up to 45 kOe at liquid helium temperatures. The deviations from Kohler's rule found depend on the concentration of quenched-in vacancies, and are interpreted as due to the contribution of single vacancies in platinum to the small angle scattering of electrons. The small-angle scattering may also be responsible for the linear magnetoresistance of platinum in high magnetic fields.     

Change in the intensity of light scattering in a magnetite colloid under the simultaneous action of electric and magnetic fields

The change in the intensity of light scattering in a colloidal solution of magnetite particles in kerosene under the simultaneous action of coaxial and mutually perpendicular electric and magnetic fields has been studied. It has been found that, at certain strengths of mutually perpendicular fields, the change in the scattering intensity is maximal. The effect observed has been interpreted on the basis of the Rayleigh-Debye-Gans anisotropic approximation within the model of orientation of aggregates of magnetite particles under the joint action of the fields.     

Scattering of particles in wave beam based on series expansion

Based on the orthogonalities of the vector wave functions, the expressions of scattering fields are developed as the particle in the zero order field and in the first order fields of x, y, and z, respectively. A general relation between the expansion coefficients of scattering field and incident field is presented. Taking the elliptical beam for example, the scattering property of a particle in beam is investigated. After analyzing the effects of the beam waist, irradiating distance, etc. on scattering property, the validity of the proposed algorithm is demonstrated. Results show that the beam waist may improve the particle identification property and the particle has a strong scattering both in the forward direction and in the backward direction. The method proposed is simple and is a new way of researching the scattering from particles in electromagnetic beams.     

Analysis of one-dimensional rough surface scattering based on bidirectional reflectance distribution function model

Through in-depth analysis of the scattering properties of a one-dimensional random rough surface, a method to calculate the spatial bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) characteristics of a randomly rough surface is proposed. The scattering characteristics of an electrically large rough surface can be substituted by combination of subsection electromagnetic fields. The radar cross-section (RCS), which is transformed from the BRDF, is compared with numerical results from the Method of Moment (MoM). The agreement of the results verifies that this method could calculate the electromagnetic scattering field efficiently and straightforwardly. Moreover, the resulting combined fields from the BRDF of subsections in the rough surface show a good match with the entire scattering field of a whole surface, which indicates that a large electrically rough surface could be feasibly and effectively substituted with the combination of scattering elements using the BRDF method and the statistical method.     

High-field magnetoresistance of noble metals containing rare-earth impurities

We report on magnetoresistance measurements in longitudinal and transverse magnetic fields up to 320 kG for silver and gold containing rare-earth impurities. We focus mainly on the strong anisotropy of the magnetoresistance related to the scattering of conduction electrons by the 4f quadrupoles (non-S ions) and we derive the magnitude of the electron-quadrupole interaction from the analysis of the results. We also consider the isotropic contribution to the magnetoresistance due to exchange scattering. In a number of alloys this contribution is negative in low fields, as this is usually observed in magnetic alloys, but becomes positive in high fields. This change of spin can be ascribed to crystal-field effects.     

Semiclassical calculation of ionisation rate for Rydberg helium atoms in an electric field

The ionisation of Rydberg helium atoms in an electric field above the classical ionisation threshold has been examined using the semiclassical method, with particular emphasis on discussing the influence of the core scattering on the escape dynamics of electrons. The results show that the Rydberg helium atoms ionise by emitting a train of electron pulses. Unlike the case of the ionisation of Rydberg hydrogen atom in parallel electric and magnetic fields, where the pulses of the electron are caused by the external magnetic field, the pulse trains for Rydberg helium atoms are created through core scattering. Each peak in the ionisation rate corresponds to the contribution of one core-scattered combination trajectory. This fact further illustrates that the ionic core scattering leads to the chaotic property of the Rydberg helium atom in external fields. Our studies provide a simple explanation for the escape dynamics in the ionisation of nonhydrogenic atoms in external fields.     

The curvilinear coordinate method associated with the short-coupling-range approximation for the study of scattering from one-dimensional random rough surfaces

This paper deals with the scattering of an incident plane wave from a mono-dimensional rough surface. The analysis of the scattering phenomenon is performed using the curvilinear coordinate method (C method) associated with the short-coupling-range approximation (SCRA) and the Huygens principle. The C method is based on the solving of Maxwell’s equations under their covariant form written in a nonorthogonal coordinate system which fits the scattering surface profile. This leads to eigenvalue problems. The scattered surface fields are expressed as linear combinations of eigensolutions and the combination coefficients are determined using the boundary conditions. Electromagnetic fields are obtained using the surface fields and the Huygens principle. The short-coupling-range approximation (SCRA) applied with the C method allows a significant saving in computation time. We confirm the efficiency and the validity of this new approach with respect to the C method.     

Ultracold collision properties of metastable alkaline-earth atoms

Ultracold collisions of spin-polarized 24Mg, 40Ca, and 88Sr in the metastable 3P2 excited state are investigated based on molecular potentials obtained from ab initio calculations. We calculate the long-range interaction potentials and estimate the scattering length and the collisional loss rate as a function of magnetic field. The scattering lengths show resonance behavior due to the appearance of a molecular bound state in a purely long-range interaction potential and are positive for magnetic fields below 50 mT. A loss-rate model shows that losses should be smallest near zero magnetic field and for fields slightly larger than the resonance field, where the scattering length is also positive.     

Scattering polarization in the presence of magnetic and electric fields

The polarization of radiation by scattering on an atom embedded in combined external quadrupole electric and uniform magnetic fields is studied theoretically. Limiting cases of scattering under Zeeman effect, and Hanle effect in weak magnetic fields are discussed. The theory is general enough to handle scattering in intermediate magnetic fields (Hanle-Zeeman effect) and for arbitrary orientation of magnetic field. The quadrupolar electric field produces asymmetric line shifts, and causes interesting level-crossing phenomena either in the absence of an ambient magnetic field, or in its presence. It is shown that the quadrupolar electric field produces an additional depolarization in the Q/I profiles and rotation of the plane of polarization in the U/I profile over and above that arising from magnetic field itself. This characteristic may have a diagnostic potential to detect steady-state and time-varying electric fields that surround radiating atoms in solar atmospheric layers.     

不同散射机理对 Al2O3/InxGa1-xAs nMOSFET 反型沟道电子迁移率的影响

通过考虑体散射、界面电荷的库仑散射以及 Al₂O₃/In_xGa_1-xAs 界面粗糙散射等主要散射机理, 建立了以 Al₂O₃为栅介质In_xGa_1-xAs n 沟金属-氧化物-半导体场效应晶体管 (nMOSFETs) 反型沟道电子迁移率模型, 模拟结果与实验数据有好的符合. 利用该模型分析表明, 在低至中等有效电场下, 电子迁移率主要受界面电荷库仑散射的影响; 而在强场下, 电子迁移率则取决于界面粗糙度散射. 降低界面态密度, 减小 Al₂O₃/In_xGa_1-xAs 界面粗糙度, 适当提高In含量并控制沟道掺杂在合适值是提高 InGaAs nMOSFETs 反型沟道电子迁移率的主要途径. 关键词： InGaAs MOSFET 反型沟道电子迁移率 散射机理     

Scattering of spatially inhomogeneous sound waves by a spherical particle

The problem of monopole, dipole, and rotational scattering of a spatially inhomogeneous time-harmonic sound field by an arbitrary spherical particle is solved for the cases of the medium being a viscous compressible liquid or an isotropic elastic medium. Equations for the spherical mean fields at the particle are obtained. These equations are used to derive the formulas for the scattered fields. Different limiting cases of particle behavior are considered. In particular, it is shown that the dipole scattering is determined by two components of particle oscillations, one of which corresponds to translational oscillatory motion and the other to oscillations of two antiphase monopoles. For these types of particle oscillations, a scattering matrix, which determines the scattering of an arbitrary field by a particle, is constructed. The matrix allows the formalization of the processes of multiple sound scattering by particles and is valid for any distances between the particles down to their contact.