Relaxation of the domain structure in triglycine sulfate and deuterated triglycine sulfate crystals in the course of polarization switching

Relaxation of the domain structure in triglycine sulfate and deuterated triglycine sulfate crystals is investigated using polarization switching (during which the domain structure is disturbed from an equilibrium state by a dc electric field) over a wide range of temperatures.     

Dielectric relaxation in deuterated triglycine sulfate crystals

A study has been made of the slow relaxation of the dielectric permittivity of deuterated triglycine sulfate (DTGS) initiated by application of a dc electric field. The field and temperature dependences of the relaxation time associated with domain-wall motion were obtained. The effect of the internal electric field on relaxation processes is seen in different behavior of the field and temperature dependences under different orientations of the external field. The existence in DTGS crystals of two temperature regions of domain-structure rearrangement lying 7–8 and 15–18 °C below the Curie point has been established. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 40, 1542–1545 (August 1998)     

Formation of a shock wave in aerogel irradiated with a high-current pulsed electron beam

The propagation of pressure jumps excited by a high-current pulsed electron beam in SiO₂ aerogels with density ranging from 0.025 to 0.25 g/cm³ is investigated using a laser differential interferometer and optical methods. Spallation on the back side of the aerogel targets is observed and the velocity of the spallation fragments is measured. The expansion velocity of the aerogel in the direction of the electron beam is determined. The parameters of the shock adiabat are established in a wide range of aerogel porosities. The depth of the energy-deposition zone of the electron beam is determined experimentally as a function of the aerogel density in the range from 0.015 to 0.25 g/cm³. A model describing highly porous materials which reflects the fractal properties of highly porous aerogels is developed on the basis of the experimental data. Numerical calculations of the observed phenomena are performed. Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 69, 18–25 (December 1999)     

Barkhausen jumps and switching current in triglycine sulfate crystals

The slow processes involved in establishment of the overall and discontinuous parts of the polarization of a triglycine sulfate crystal are compared on the basis of a joint study of the switching current and the Barkhausen jumps. Over a wide field range (10–10³ V/cm) the time required to establish the entire polarization is equal to the time required to establish its irreversible part due to jumps. The time dependences of the overall and discontinuous parts of the polarization are shown to be analogous. There is a threshold field above which the discontinuous repolarization processes play a decreasing role with increasing field.     

Specific heat and electrical conductivity of deuterated triglycine selenate single crystals

Measurements of the specific heat were carried out on deuterated trigylcine selenate (DTGSe) single crystals to clarify its critical nature near the ferroelectric transition point (T_c ). The results obtained have indicated that DTGSe crystals deuterated by 90% exhibit a first-order phase transition.

This paper presents also the electrical conductivity (δ) of DTGSe crystals. The deuterium substitution induces an increase in the Curie point T_c , and a decrease in the conductivity in the para- and ferroelectric phases accompanied by an increase in the activation energy (W) in both phases.     

Influence of weak pulsed magnetic fields on triglycine sulfate crystals

The influence of weak (≤0.02 T) pulsed magnetic fields on the ferroelectric and dielectric characteristics of nominally pure triglycine sulfate crystals was detected for the first time. A short-term (seconds) pulsed magnetic impact caused long-term (hundreds of hours) changes in the coercive field and the temperature dependences of the dielectric constant, the dissipation factor, and the relaxation time of the dielectric constant near the ferroelectric phase transition. It was assumed that the effects detected were caused by unpinning of domain walls and dislocations from stoppers, followed by the formation of new defect and domain structures.     

Acoustic emission upon spontaneous polarization in triglycine sulfate single crystals

We report on the results of analysis of acoustic emission (AE) under thermal action on a triglycine sulfate (NH₂CH₂COOH)₃ ? H₂SO₄ crystal. The triglycine sulfate single crystals grown from solution and not subjected to mechanical treatment are heated to a temperature above the Curie point (T_C = 49°C). During natural cooling of the crystal, a transition from the paraelectric to ferroelectric phase is accompanied by intense AE. In the temperature range ～28–30°C, an anomalous drop of the mean-square voltage in the AE signal is observed against the background of monotonic accumulation of AE events.     

高性能强流脉冲电子束源关键技术研究

强流脉冲电子束源是高功率微波系统的核心部件之一,针对未来应用需求,亟需从绝缘、束流输运和热管理等多个方面提升强流束源技术性能。介绍了国防科技大学在高功率微波源用强流真空电子束源方面的研究进展。针对高功率微波管保真空需求,基于陶瓷金属钎焊,设计并研制了一种强场陶瓷真空界面,耐压大于600 kV、平均绝缘场强达到44 kV/cm、耐受脉宽大于80 ns,重复频率运行稳定;研制了一种基于SiC纳米线的强流电子束源冷阴极,在90 kV/cm的场条件下获得了1.17 kA/cm²的束流密度,相比传统天鹅绒阴极,SiC纳米线阴极的宏观电稳定性、发射均匀性及运行寿命均得到显著提高;针对相对论返波管,研制基于螺旋水槽型的强流电子束收集极,克服了高比能和低流速的矛盾,耐受热流密度达到10¹² W/m²,能够满足系统长脉冲、高重复频率运行要求。     

强流脉冲电子束应力诱发的微观结构

利用强流脉冲电子束装置在各种工艺条件下对奥氏体不锈钢、单晶铝及多晶铝等面心立方金属进行辐照处理.利用扫描电子显微镜和透射电子显微镜等详细分析了辐照样品的变形组织与结构.通过分析，在一定程度上建立起强流脉冲电子束诱发的应力特征与变形结构之间的关系，并对目前现有的几种应力波数值模拟结果进行了分析.实验结果表明，强流脉冲电子束能够在材料内部诱发10²—10³MPa的应力，其传播方式与材料的 晶体结构关系密切.这一应力是导致材料深层性能与微观组织结构发生变化的根源所在. 关键词： 强流脉冲电子束 应力 微观结构 变形     

Generation of a pulsed high-current low-energy beam in a plasma electron source with a self-heated cathode

The transition of a low-current discharge with a self-heated hollow cathode to a high-current discharge is studied, and stability conditions for the latter in the pulsed–periodic mode with a current of 0.1–1.0 kA, pulse width of 0.1–1.0 ms, and a pulse repetition rate of 0.1–1.0 kHz are determined. The thermal conditions of the hollow cathode are analyzed, and the conclusion is drawn that the emission current high density is due to pulsed self-heating of the cathode’s surface layer. Conditions for stable emission from a plasma cathode with a grid acting as a plasma boundary using such a discharge are found at low accelerating voltage (100–200 eV) and a gas pressure of 0.1–0.4 Pa. The density of the ion current from a plasma generated by a pulsed beam with a current of 100 A is found to reach 0.1 A/cm². Probe diagnostics data for the emitting and beam plasmas in the electron source are presented, and a mechanism behind the instability of electron emission from the plasma is suggested on their basis.     

Comparative study of the effect of low-dose gamma irradiation on phase transitions in single crystals of triglycine sulfate and its deuterated analog

The effect of low γ-radiation doses (< 0.5 MR) on the specific heat C _p of crystals of triglycine sulfate and its deuterated analog was studied using precision vacuum adiabatic calorimetry in the temperature range 80–350 K. Appreciable changes in the behavior of C _p of nominally pure and γ-irradiated crystals were detected near the phase transition temperature (T _c ), which decreased as the dose was lowered.     

Relaxation of piezobirefringence in triglycine sulfate crystals

The effect of photoelastic relaxation is investigated using triglycine sulfate ferroelectric crystals as an example. The optical and deformation contributions to the photoelastic relaxation are described, and their percentage in the combined effect is determined. Consideration is given to the temperature dependences of the relaxation amplitudes of the path difference and birefringence, which are induced by mechanical stress.     

Relaxation of radiative defects in irradiated triglycine sulfate

Nonmonotonic temporal behavior of the temperature dependence of the conductivity of ferroelectric triglycine sulfate is observed after its irradiation by small doses of x radiation. Such behavior is associated primarily with the formation of two types of radiation defects having different lifetimes. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 40, 116–117 (January 1998)     

Spectrokinetic characteristics of light emission from pentaerythritol tetranitrate single crystals detonating under the action of a high-current electron beam

The spectrokinetic characteristics of light emission from pentaerythritol tetranitrate exposed to an electron beam pulse (0.25 MeV, 20 ns, 15 J/cm²) are measured in real time. It is shown that, during the impact of an electron beam, cathodoluminescence from the sample is observed. Light emission from PETN explosion occurs on the microsecond time scale. Spectral pyrometry measurements processed in the Wien coordinates yielded a sample explosion temperature of T ≈ 3000 K.     

强流脉冲电子束辐照下单晶铝中的堆垛层错四面体

利用强流脉冲电子束技术对单晶铝进行了辐照,并利用透射电镜对强流脉冲电子束诱发的空位簇缺陷进行分析.实验结果表明,强流脉冲电子束能够诱发位错圈、孔洞甚至堆垛层错四面体这种通常在高层错能金属中不能形成的空位簇缺陷,并且三种不同类型的空位簇缺陷的形核过程并不同时发生,三种空位簇缺陷存在着密切的关系.根据实验结果提出了堆垛层错四面体形成与生长机理. 关键词： 强流脉冲电子束 堆垛层错四面体 单晶铝 空位簇缺陷     

强流脉冲电子束辐照下单晶铝中的堆垛层错四面体

利用强流脉冲电子束技术对单晶铝进行了辐照，并利用透射电镜对强流脉冲电子束诱发的空位簇缺陷进行分析.实验结果表明，强流脉冲电子束能够诱发位错圈、孔洞甚至堆垛层错四面体这种通常在高层错能金属中不能形成的空位簇缺陷，并且三种不同类型的空位簇缺陷的形核过程并不同时发生，三种空位簇缺陷存在着密切的关系.根据实验结果提出了堆垛层错四面体形成与生长机理.     

Modification of the defect substructure in a quenched steel by a low-energy high-current pulsed electron beam

The regularities of evolution of the defect substructure of a previously quenched carbon steel, irradiated with a low-energy high-current microsecond electron beam, have been revealed by diffraction electron microscopy.