The stability of cones and pyramids on sputtered surfaces of copper

A new modification of an earlier published model for the calculation of energy spectra of primary knocked atoms formed in the material under neutron, proton or other particle irradiation is being considered in the present paper. The new approach takes into account the angular momenta of interacting particles within the limits of the compound nucleus model. It is found that the model allows to carry out more accurate estimation of the quantities of nuclear reaction products. It also modifies the shape of the PKA energy spectrum. Control calculations for the nuclear reactions caused in proton irradiated copper have been made. The results of these calculations are in good agreement with the excitation functions for the nuclear reactions.     

The pyramidal life cycle of economic structures

The pyramidal character of life cycles of economic structures is empirically confirmed on the basis of official statistical data of the years 2003 and 2004. The ergodic hypothesis is applied as one of methods of economic forecasting in evolutionary economics, econophysics and applied researches.     

On the origin of pyramids and cones on ion-bombarded copper surfaces

It is shown that ion-bombardment-induced pyramids or cones on pure Cu surfaces originate mainly, at least in the absence of major surface impurities, from pre-existing asperities. Such features can in principle be formed due to mechanical treatment, to chemical treatment, to inclusions, to surface impurities, or to other causes, the precise details being unimportant. Once asperities are present, regions which have a convex-up curvature should, as argued by Carter, Colligon, and Nobes, evolve into facets having an angle near θ̂ between the beam and the target normal, θ̂ being the angle at which the sputtering coefficient, S(θ), maximizes. By considering the velocity of motion of the facets it follows that, after a critical bombardment dose given approximately by $\text{Nh}{}_1\text{[S(}\text{θ}\text{?}\text{)?S(0)]}$, the asperities will be pyramidal. (N = number density, h₁ = height of asperity.) It is also shown that the following play little or no direct role with Cu in causing pyramids or cones: grain boundaries, chemical etch pits, a Ti impurity on a smooth surface, minor surface impurities due to oxide or hydrocarbon films, annealing an otherwise stable surface. Major hydrocarbon contamination appeared to play a role but it was unclear whether it was a direct or indirect one, that is, whether or not pre-existing roughness was involved.     

Transient chaotic mixing during a baroclinic life cycle

We discuss how atmospheric eddies affect transport and mixing of tracers at midlatitudes. To this purpose, we study baroclinic life cycles in a simple dynamical model of the atmosphere. We consider the trapping properties of the developing eddies and the characteristics of meridional transport, and we identify regions of increased mixing. Although the flow is in principle three-dimensional, we illustrate how some of the concepts developed in the study of two-dimensional chaotic advection provide useful information on tracer dynamics in more complicated flows. (c) 2000 American Institute of Physics.     

The closure of cones in the algebra of test functions

We prove that the topological closure of the cone K of positive elements in the algebra of test functions is the same for several topologies (K?τo° = K?τ∞). Further we show that all elements of the closure of K are of the form

$\text{∑}\text{I=1}\text{∞}\text{f}{}^{\mathrm{(i)1}}\text{f}{}^{\mathrm{(i)}}\text{with f}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>(</mtext><mtext>i</mtext><mtext>)</mtext>}}\text{?}\text{L}{}_{\mathrm{?}}$

and the sum converges. Applying these results, we give a characterization of the elements of K?^τ_o too.     

The photocurrent response of human cones is fast and monophasic

Background  

The precise form of the light response of human cone photoreceptors in vivo has not been established with certainty. To investigate the response shape we compare the predictions of a recent model of transduction in primate cone photoreceptors with measurements extracted from human cones using the paired-flash electroretinogram method. As a check, we also compare the predictions with previous single-cell measurements of ground squirrel cone responses.     

Charges in spacelike cones

Starting from a conserved current, operators are defined which measure the charge in certain unbounded stringlike regions which are possible localization regions of charged fields in gauge theories.Research supported by Ministerio della Publica Istruzioni and C.N.R.-G.n.a.f.a.Heisenberg Fellow     

An examination of silver nanoparticles in socks using screening-level life cycle assessment

Screening-level life cycle assessment (LCA) can provide a quick tool to identify the life cycle hot spots and focus research efforts to help to minimize the burdens of a technology while maximizing its benefits. The use of nanoscale silver in consumer products has exploded in popularity. Although its use is considered beneficial because of antimicrobial effects, some attention must be given to the potential environmental impacts it could impart on the life cycle of these nanoproducts as production demands escalate. This work examines the environmental impact of including silver nanoparticles in commercially available socks using screening-level LCA. Initial results suggest washing during the use phase contributes substantially more than the manufacturing phase to the product life cycle impacts. Comparison of nanoparticles prepared by either chemical reduction, liquid flame spray (LFS), or plasma arc demonstrate how the type of manufacturing process used for the nanoscale silver can change the resulting life cycle impact of the sock product. The magnitude of this impact will depend on the type of process used to manufacture the nanoscale silver, with LFS having the most impact because of the need for large quantities of hydrogen and oxygen. Although the increased impacts for a single nanoproduct may be relatively small, the added environmental load can actually be a significant quantity when considered at the regional or global production level.     

武器装备全寿命复杂电磁环境试验与评估方法

介绍了业内普遍接受的电磁环境和武器装备电磁环境效应概念,以及美军电磁环境效应试验的相关内容和理念,说明了电磁环境效应问题与复杂电磁环境问题的关系与本质。通过对复杂电磁环境的分解,从数学上给出武器装备复杂电磁环境适应性试验与评估的理论方法,这种方法在实施效益上具有全面性、完整性、通用性和可操作性,试验与评估结果具有客观稳定性。结合武器装备全寿命周期过程,给出了武器装备论证阶段、技术开发阶段、研制试验阶段、量产和装备部署阶段、形成完全作战能力阶段武器装备复杂电磁环境试验与评估的实施方法。     

一种新的纳米结构--管状石墨锥

文章作者利用微波等离子体辅助化学气相沉积的方法在铁针尖上合成了一种新的纳米结构，并称之为管状石墨锥．管状石墨锥在外形上由多面锥体组成，其内部是同心的圆柱形石墨层，其空心的直径为几个纳米到几十个纳米．这些管状石墨层从内到外地逐渐变短，从而使得它们呈现出锥形外观．锥的顶角一般为6-7度左右，锥的尖端只有几个纳米大小，而锥的底部可达到微米量级．值得注意的是，组成管状锥体的石墨层具有惟一的手性，都表现为锯齿型。     

Dirac fermions on graphite cones

The electronic structure of graphitic cones is investigated within the self-consistent field-theory model. The local and total density of states near the apex are found for cones of different opening angles. For extended electronic states, the total density of states is found to vanish at the Fermi level at any opening angles more than 60° In turn, for power-law localized states, normalized zero-energy modes are shown to emerge.     

Positive cones in enveloping algebras

The concept of strong ordering on enveloping algebras of finite-dimensional Lie algebras is introduced and studied as a generalization of the corresponding notion for the commutative polynomial algebra. A linear functional f on an enveloping algebra $\text{E}$ (G) is called strongly positive if f(x) ? 0 for all x ? $\text{E}$(G) which are mapped on positive operators for all G-integrable irreducible representations of $\text{E}$(G). We prove that for each real connected Lie group G ≠ R₁ there are positive, not strongly positive, linear functionals on $\text{E}$(G). A non-commutative problem of moments is defined. It has a solution iff the corresponding linear functional is strongly positive.     

Geometric phases in graphitic cones

In this Letter we use a geometric approach to study geometric phases in graphitic cones. The spinor that describes the low energy states near the Fermi energy acquires a phase when transported around the apex of the cone, as found by a holonomy transformation. This topological result can be viewed as an analogue of the Aharonov-Bohm effect. The topological analysis is extended to a system with n cones, whose resulting configuration is described by an effective defect.     

Topological phases in graphitic cones

The electronic structure of graphitic cones exhibits distinctive topological features associated with the apical disclinations. Ahranov-Bohm magnetoconductance oscillations (period Phi(0)) are completely absent in rings fabricated from cones with a single pentagonal disclination. Close to the apex, the local density of states changes qualitatively, either developing a cusp which drops to zero at the Fermi energy, or forming a region of nonzero density across E(F), a local metallization of graphite.     

A life cycle framework for the investigation of environmentally benign nanoparticles and products

While significant advances in our understanding of the behavior of engineered nanoparticles in the environment continue, there remains a need to engage the nanoparticle research community directly in the development and evaluation of environmentally benign nanoparticles to ensure that nanomaterial‐based industries emerge as tools for sustainability rather than environmental liabilities. Current research efforts aimed at understanding the environmental implications of nanotechnology emphasize existing groups of nanoparticles and products already in commercial distribution. While this is clearly necessary, this approach fails to identify and address the many tradeoffs associated with product performance and environmental quality. We believe this to be a critical gap in the ongoing exploration of nanostructured materials and their properties and applications. We posit that a number of issues are not being holistically addressed, including resource availability and allocation, manufacturing energy requirements and embodied energy, material efficiency, environmental properties of nanomaterials and nanoproducts, and waste generation. An interdisciplinary approach to research, based on the life cycle paradigm and devoted to the identification, investigation, synthesis, testing, and analysis of groups of new, more environmentally conscious nanoparticles is needed. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Unique electrical properties of nanostructured diamond cones

The preparation and electrical properties of diamond nanocones are reviewed, including a maskless etching pro- cess and mechanism of large-area diamond conical nanostructure arrays using a hot filament chemical vapor deposition （HFCVD） system with negatively biased substrates, and the field electron emission, gas sensing, and quantum transport properties of a diamond nanocone array or an individual diamond nanocone. Optimal cone aspect ratio and array density are investigated, along with the relationships between the cone morphologies and experimental parameters, such as the CH4/H2 ratio of the etching gas, the bias current, and the gas pressure. The reviewed experiments demonstrate the possi- bility of using nanostructured diamond cones as a display device element, a point electron emission source, a gas sensor or a quantum device.     

k=0处的类狄拉克锥

狄拉克锥在电子和经典波体系中分别被发现, 由于其线性能带关系, 伴随着很多独特的现象. 除了一般存在于布里渊区边界处的狄拉克锥, k=0处也存在包含线性能带关系的类狄拉克锥. 这个类狄拉克锥可以由单极子和偶极子的偶然简并而形成. k=0处的类狄拉克锥可以通过两维电介质光子晶体来实现, 利用等效媒质理论, 此时的光子晶体在类狄拉克点频率可以等效为介电常数和磁导率都为零的材料. 电介质双零折射率材料既可以避免阻抗的不匹配, 也可以避免体系推广到高频所引起的强烈损耗. 此外, k=0处的类狄拉克锥与双零折射率的概念可以从两维体系拓展到三维体系, 而且还可以从电磁波体系推广到声波和弹性波体系. 利用具有类狄拉克点的两维光子晶体, 在材料参数都偏离类狄拉克点条件的两个半无限大光子晶体所构成的界面中, 一定存在界面态. 这些界面态的存在可以通过层状多重散射理论得到的表面阻抗以及体能带的几何相位来彻底解释.