Analysis of the Zeeman effect on D_α spectra on the EAST tokamak

Based on the passive spectroscopy,the D_α atomic emission spectra in the boundary region of the plasma have been measured by a high resolution optical spectroscopic multichannel analysis(OSMA) system in EAST tokamak.The Zeeman splitting of the D_α spectral lines has been observed.A fitting procedure by using a nonlinear least squares method was applied to fit and analyze all polarization π and ±σ components of the D_α atomic spectra to acquire the information of the local plasma.The spectral line shape was investigated according to emission spectra from different regions(e.g.,low-field side and high-field side) along the viewing chords.Each polarization component was fitted and classified into three energy categories(the cold,warm,and hot components) based on different atomic production processes,in consistent with the transition energy distribution by calculating the gradient of the D_α spectral profile.The emission position,magnetic field intensity,and flow velocity of a deuterium atom were also discussed in the context.     

Sustained high βN plasmas on EAST tokamak

Sustained high normalized beta (${\beta }_N～1.9$) plasmas with an ITER-like tungsten divertor have been achieved on EAST tokamak recently. The high power NBI heating system of 4.8 MW and the 4.6 GHz lower hybrid wave of 1 MW were developed and applied to produce edge and internal transport barriers in high ${\beta }_N$ discharges. The central flat q profile with $q(\rho )～1$ at $\rho <0.3$ region and edge safety factor $q_{95}=4.7$ is identified by the multi-channel far-infrared laser polarimeter and the EFIT code. The fraction of non-inductive current is about 40%. The relation between fishbone activity and ITB formation is observed and discussed.     

Characteristics of dithering cycles during the L–I–H transition on Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST)

An intermediate phase (labeled I phase) with dithering cycles between the L-mode and H-mode has been observed and experimentally characterized on Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST). A typical characteristics of the I phase is that the $D_{\alpha }$ signal, edge density fluctuation level and edge radiation show several kHz periodical oscillation. The analysis shows that the dithering event is at least 2 cm inside the separatrix and extends into the scrape-off layer (SOL) region. It is found that this dithering occurs in plasma with double null (DN) or upper single null (USN) configuration and cannot be observed in plasma with lower single null (LSN) configuration where the ion $B\times \mathrm{?}B$ drift direction is ‘unfavorable’, i.e. away from the X-point, in this device. The dithering cycle length ($\mathrm{\Delta }{t}_{\text{<mi mathvariant="italic" is="true">dither</mi>}}$) has no clear dependence on the heating power. Both stored energy and density increase during the dithering phase and the increasing rates decrease with $\mathrm{\Delta }{t}_{\text{<mi mathvariant="italic" is="true">dither</mi>}}$. The evolution of density profiles during the L–I–H transition is analyzed and presented.     

The carbon impurity ohmic discharges on particle transport in the HT-7 tokamak

The line-integrated optical measurement of impurity radiation profiles for the study of light impurity transport is performed in the HT-7 tokamak. The carbon impurity line emissivity is obtained by Abel inversion. The radial transport behaviours of carbon impurities at different central line averaged electron densities ne are investigated in ohmic discharges. The diffusion coefficient Dk（r）, the convection velocity Wk（r） and the total flux of the impurity ions Fk decrease with the increase of ne, which shows a reduction in the impurity particle transport at higher electron densities.     

Analysis of asymmetry of the Dαemission spectra under the Zeeman effect in boundary region for D-D experiment on EAST tokamak

In 2015 campaign,deuterium atomic emission spectra(D_α)under the Zeeman effect in boundary region had been measured by a high resolution optical spectroscopic multichannel analysis(OSMA)system based on passive spectroscopy during the deuterium plasma discharge on EAST tokamak,and part of the works about the Zeeman effect on D_αspectra had already been done.However,the asymmetric phenomena of D_αemission spectra under the Zeeman effect were observed in process of analyzing the spectral data.To understand the asymmetric phenomena and acquire the useful local plasma information,an algorithm was proposed and used to analyze the asymmetry of the emission spectra under the Zeeman effect with all polarization components(πand±σ).In the algorithm,the neutral atoms were considered to follow the Maxwell distribution on EAST,and I+σ=I-σwas considered and set.Because of the line-averaged spectra along the viewing chord,the emission spectra were considered from two different regions:low-field side(LFS)and high-field side(HFS).Each spectral line was classified into three energy categories(the cold,warm,and hot)based on different atomic production processes in boundary recycling.The viewing angleθ(between the magnetic field B and the viewing chord),magnetic field B at two spectral emission positions(HFS and LFS)and the Doppler shift of all three energy categories of each spectral line were all considered in the algorithm.The effect of instrument function was also included here.The information of the boundary plasma were acquired,the reason for the asymmetric phenomena was discussed,and the boundary recycling during the discharge were studied in the paper.Based on fitting a statistical data of acquired fitting results,an important conclusion was acquired that the ratio of the spectral line intensity in HFS and LFS was proportional to the square of that of the corresponding magnetic field.     

Inspection on SiC coated carbon–carbon composite with subsurface defects using pulsed thermography

An investigation on SiC coated carbon–carbon (C/C) composite plates has been undertaken by pulsed thermography. The heat transfer model has been built and the finite element method (FEM) is applied to solve the thermal model. The simulation results show that defects with DA/DP smaller than one can hardly be detected by an infrared camera with the sensitivity of 0.02 °C. Certificated experiments were performed on the built pulsed thermography system. The thermal wave signals have been processed by subtracting background image method (SBIM), pulsed phase thermography (PPT), and temperature–time logarithm fitting method (TtLFM). The limit DA/DP of defects in SiC coated C/C composite plates with the thickness of 6 mm that can be detected by pulsed thermography with the presented signal analysis algorithms has been obtained.     

Combined energy–power action on a source in the constant Mach number regime with the given external force

Combined action on a source that flows into a submerged area or vacuum in the constant Mach number regime has been studied. The action by an external force has been defined with a constant distribution function (the force is given per unit volume) and with a distribution function proportional to the gas density (the force is given per unit mass). The investigations have been carried out for cylindrical and spherical sources. Similarity and differences, advantages and drawbacks of the above-mentioned cases and variants have been analyzed. It has been shown that the enthalpy increases significantly in subsonic flow (for the Mach number smaller than unity) by several times in the cylindrical source and by more than an order of magnitude in the spherical source. The total enthalpy increment increases with the length of the action zone or with the coordinate of the closing section.     

Quantum chemical studies on a series of transition metal carbon dioxide complexes: Metal–carbon bonding and electronic structures

The bonding features and electronic structures of a series of transition metal carbon dioxide complexes have been studied by density functional theory (DFT) calculations combined with natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis and energy-decomposition analysis (EDA). NBO analysis shows that the interaction between the metal center and the carbon atom of the carbon dioxide ligand (M–C) is stronger than the other interaction between the metal center and the carbon dioxide ligand. Natural hybrid orbital (NHO) analysis gives the detailed bonding features of the M–C bond for each complex. The NBO charge distribution on the carbon dioxide unit in all studied complexes is negative, which indicates charge transfer from the metal center to the carbon dioxide ligand for all studied complexes. The hyperconjugation effect of the metal center and the two C–O bonds of the carbon dioxide ligand has been estimated using the NBO second-order perturbation stabilization energy. It was found that the NBO second-order stabilization energy of C–O?→?nM* is sensitive to the coordinated sphere and the metal center. Frontier molecular orbital (FMO) analysis shows that complexes 1 and 4 may be good nucleophilic reagents for activation of the carbon dioxide molecule. However, the EDAs show that the M–CO₂ bond interaction energy of complex 4 is about two times as large as that of complex 1. The high M–CO₂ bond interaction energy of complex 4 may limit its practical application.     

Analytical studies on the Benney–Luke equation in mathematical physics

The enhanced (G′/G)-expansion method presents wide applicability to handling nonlinear wave equations. In this article, we find the new exact traveling wave solutions of the Benney–Luke equation by using the enhanced (G′/G)-expansion method. This method is a useful, reliable, and concise method to easily solve the nonlinear evaluation equations (NLEEs). The traveling wave solutions have expressed in term of the hyperbolic and trigonometric functions. We also have plotted the 2D and 3D graphics of some analytical solutions obtained in this paper.     

Effect of the excimer laser irradiation on sol–gel derived tungsten–titanium dioxide thin films

A novel technique based on the excimer laser induced crystallization and modification of TiO₂ thin films is being reported. W⁺⁶ ions loaded TiO₂ (WTO) precursor films were prepared by a modified sol–gel method and spin-coated onto microscopic glass slides. Pulsed KrF (248 nm, 13 ns) excimer laser was used to irradiate the WTO amorphous films at various laser parameters. Mesoporous and nanostructured films consisting of anatase and rutile were obtained after laser irradiation at room temperature. The effect of varying W⁺⁶ ions concentrations on structural and optical properties the WTO films was analyzed by X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscope, UV-Vis spectrophotometer and transmission electron microscope before and after laser treatment. Films irradiated for 10 pulses at 65–75 mJ/cm² laser fluence, exhibited anatase whereas higher parameters promoted the formation of rutile. XPS results revealed WO₃ along with minor proportion of WO₂ compounds after laser irradiation. Photo-absorbance of the WTO films was increased with increase in W⁺⁶ ions concentration in the film. TEM results exhibited a crystallite size of 15 nm which was confirmed from SEM results as well.     

Exploring the hydrogen absorption into Pd–Ir nanoalloys supported on carbon

Journal of Nanoparticle Research - Copper/silver core/shell nanopowders with different metal ratio have been elaborated by electrochemistry (ultrasound-assisted electrolysis followed by a...     

Mössbauer studies of the H2 reduction effects on magnetic properties of Ba–Sr hexagonal ferrite

Hyperfine Interactions - The concept of composite magnets with hard materials and soft materials have been applied for increasing specific saturation magnetization (σs) of M-type hexagonal...     

Effect of carbon nanotubes chirality on the E–C photo-isomerization switching behavior in moelcular device

Applying nonequilibrium Green's function formalism in combination with the first-principles density functional theory, we investigate the electronic transport properties of optical molecular switch based on the fulgide molecule with two different single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) electrodes. The molecule that comprises the switch can convert between E isomer and C isomer by ultraviolet or visible irradiation. Theoretical results show that these two isomers exhibit very different conductance properties both in armchair and zigzag junction, which can realize the on and off states of the molecular switch. Meantime, the chirality of the SWCNT electrodes strongly affects the switching characteristics of the molecular junctions, which is useful for the design of functional molecular devices.     

The Klein–Gordon–Zakharov equations with the positive fractional power terms and their exact solutions

In this paper, the famous Klein–Gordon–Zakharov (KGZ) equations are first generalized, and the new special types of KGZ equations with the positive fractional power terms (gKGZE) are presented. In order to derive exact solutions of the new special gKGZE, subsidiary higher-order ordinary differential equations (sub-ODEs) with the positive fractional power terms are introduced, and with the aid of the sub-ODE, exact solutions of four special types of the gKGZE are derived, which are the bell-type solitary wave solution, the algebraic solitary wave solution, the kink-type solitary wave solution and the sinusoidal travelling wave solution, provided that the coefficients of gKGZE satisfy certain constraint conditions.     

BEEM studies on GaAs/AlxGa1–xAs quantum wire structures

Ballistic electron emission microscopy (BEEM) was used to study laterally patterned GaAs/Al_xGa_1–xAs heterostructures. The measurements were carried out at room temperature in air as well as in liquid helium. Wet chemically etched quantum wires were identified both in topographic and BEEM current imaging. We find that the BEEM current is enhanced if ballistic electronis are injected directly into the quantum wire. The subsurface Al_xGa_1–xAs barrier influences the collector current by determining the BEEM current threshold and by influencing the Fermi level pinning position.     

Thermal studies on ethylene–vinylcyclohexane copolymers prepared with bis-indenyl type metallocene catalyst systems

Ethylene–vinylcyclohexane copolymers (EVCH) were synthesized with unsubstituted and substituted bis-indenyl type metallocene catalysts and their thermal and dynamic mechanical behavior was studied and compared to a series of metallocene catalyzed ethylene-1-hexene (EH) and ethylene-1-hexadecene (EHD) copolymers. Increasing comonomer incorporation in the chain decreased the melting point, the level of crystallinity, and the density of all copolymers, but the bulky size of the vinylcyclohexane (VCH) group made this decrease very insignificant for the EVCH copolymers. The influence of the VCH group was also noticed in the loss tangent curves by dynamic mechanical analysis as a very insignificant shift of the β-transition to lower temperatures at increasing comonomer content, a behavior quite opposite to the behavior of the EH and EHD copolymers. The storage modulus curves explained that the stiffness properties of the EVCH copolymers are as good or better than those of the EH and EHD copolymers at the same comonomer level. The intensities of the maximum in the loss tangent curves indicate that EVCH copolymers may have good impact properties. Fractionation studies by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) using a self-nucleation/annealing (SSA) procedure confirmed a broadening of the lamellar thickness distribution as the amount of comonomer increased. Self-nucleation/annealing curves of highly branched EVCH and EH copolymers exhibited big similarities suggesting similar random comonomer distributions.     

Effect of the temperature of megaplastic deformation on the redistribution of carbon in Fe–Ni–C austenite

Structural phase transitions induced by megaplastic deformation at temperatures of 80–573 K are investigated in high-carbon Fe–Ni austenite of the invar range of compositions. Phase transformations change their direction from the nonequilibrium dissolution of graphite particles upon low-temperature (80 and 293 K) deformation and the activation of carbon precipitation from the fcc matrix to graphite upon high-temperature (373–573 K) deformation, due to the structure being saturated with point defects.     

Effect of B2O3 on the structure and properties of tungsten–tellurite glasses

The elastic properties and Debye temperatures of xB₂O₃–70TeO₂–(30–x)WO₃, (0 ≤ x ≤ 30 mol%) glasses have been investigated using sound velocity measurements at 4 MHz. Ultrasonic and thermal parameters, combined with the results of IR spectroscopic analyses, were employed to explore the effect of B₂O₃ on the structure of tungsten–tellurite glasses. According to IR analysis, there is competition between WO₆ and TeO₄ units to form BO₄ units, and the vibrations of the tellurite structural units are shifted towards lower wavenumbers on the formation of non-bridging oxygens. It is assumed that B₂O₃ acts as a modifier by decreasing the glass-transition temperature T _g and increasing both the thermal stability and glass formation range of the tellurite glasses. The change in density and molar volume with B₂O₃ content reveals that the borate units are less dense than the tellurite structural units. The observed compositional dependence of elastic moduli is interpreted in terms of the effect of B₂O₃ on the coordination number of the tellurite units. A good correlation was observed between experimentally determined elastic moduli and those computed with the Makishima–Mackenzie model.     

Influence of the annealing atmosphere on the properties of LiCoPO4–graphitic carbon foams composites

The investigation on the properties of LiCoPO₄–graphitic carbon foams (LCP-GCF) composites is reported in this work. The diffraction analysis (XRD) on powders confirmed the presence of LiCoPO₄ as major crystalline phase and Li₄P₂O₇ and Co₂P as secondary phases. The morphological investigation of the composites shows a layer of crystalline spongy-like material on the surface of the GCF for t?=?0 h and of acicular crystallites with different dimensions (5–50 μm) for t?≥?0.1 h. The voltammetric curves (cyclic voltammogramms) show mean values of reduction potential above 5.0 V independently of the annealing time. The LCP-GCF composites deliver a discharge-specific capacity of 76mAh g^?1 (t?=?0 h) and of 102mAh g^?1 (t?=?0.1 h) at a discharge rate of C/10 and room temperature. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy data reveal a decrease of the electrical resistance and the improvement of the Li-ion conductivity as a function of the annealing time.