Simulation study of a magnetocardiogram based on a virtual heart model: effect of a cardiac equivalent source and a volume conductor

In this paper,we present a magnetocardiogram(MCG) simulation study using the boundary element method(BEM) and based on the virtual heart model and the realistic human volume conductor model.The different contributions of cardiac equivalent source models and volume conductor models to the MCG are deeply and comprehensively investigated.The single dipole source model,the multiple dipoles source model and the equivalent double layer(EDL) source model are analysed and compared with the cardiac equivalent source models.Meanwhile,the effect of the volume conductor model on the MCG combined with these cardiac equivalent sources is investigated.The simulation results demonstrate that the cardiac electrophysiological information will be partly missed when only the single dipole source is taken,while the EDL source is a good option for MCG simulation and the effect of the volume conductor is smallest for the EDL source.Therefore,the EDL source is suitable for the study of MCG forward and inverse problems,and more attention should be paid to it in future MCG studies.     

Angular spectrum redistribution from a real image of a light as a secondary source

Coherence theory predicts that the correlation in the fluctuations of a source distribution can cause frequency shifts in the spectrum of the emitted radiation, even when the source is at rest relative to the observer. Recently we measured angular spectrum redistribution, or frequency shifts from a real image of a point source, and further verified the coherent interference effect of a finite-band source.     

Radiation from a source near a jet

The problem examined is that of analysing the field of sound radiation caused due to the presence of a source in the immediate neighbourhood of a cylindrical jet in motion. The general analysis is restricted to low Mach number flow and special consideration is given to the high and low frequency limiting behaviour of the sound in the far field. The reflexion coefficient obtained in the high frequency case is exactly the same as that obtained by previous investigators for a source in the neighbourhood of an interface in relative motion [1, 2]. Also predicted here, however, is the existence of a “zone of excess attenuation” surrounding the jet fluid in motion, on both sides, far beyond the location of the acoustic source.     

Effect of switching a magnetoplasma medium on the duration of a monochromatic pulse

The main effect of switching a magnetoplasma medium is to split the source wave into new waves whose frequencies are different from the source wave. In addition, if the source is a monochromatic pulse, the duration of the pulse is altered. Analytical expressions for the pulse duration of the various characteristic waves in a magnetoplasma are derived. The variations of the pulse duration with the source frequency, the plasma frequency and the cyclotron frequency are illustrated. The principle of the change in the pulse duration may be used to diagnose dynamically the time — varying parameters of a magnetoplasma medium.     

Wavelength-tunable high-energy soliton pulse generation from a large-mode-area fiber pumped by a time-lens source

We demonstrate high-energy soliton generation from 1560?nm to 1700?nm using soliton self-frequency shift in a large-mode-area fiber. A 1.5?ps time-lens source at 1544?nm is used as the input source. The combination of a time-lens source and soliton self-frequency shift in a large-mode-area fiber enables a turn-key, high pulse quality, wavelength-tunable, energetic femtosecond source with arbitrary pulse repetition rate.     

Active noise cancellation of a spherical multipole source using a radially vibrating spherical baffled piston

The creation of quiet zones in a diffuse sound field due to a multipole spherical primary source by means of a radially vibrating surface set in the side of a rigid sphere (secondary source) is investigated in this article. The formulation utilizes the appropriate wave field expansions along with the translational addition theorems for spherical wave functions to develop a closed-form solution in the form of an infinite series. The numerical results reveal that using a baffled spherical piston model as a secondary source instead of a monopole control source will obviously improve the sound minimization efficiency of such noise-control systems in all cases, especially for a dipolar primary source.     

Interaction of a scanning laser-generated ultrasonic line source with a surface-breaking flaw

The scanning laser source (SLS) technique has been proposed recently as an effective way to investigate small surface-breaking cracks. By monitoring the amplitude and frequency changes of the ultrasound generated as the SLS scans over a defect, the SLS technique has provided enhanced signal-to-noise performance compared to the traditional pitch-catch or pulse-echo ultrasonic methods. In previous work, either a point source or a short line source was used for generation of ultrasound. The resulting Rayleigh wave was typically bipolar in nature. In this paper, a scanning laser line source (SLLS) technique using a true thermoelastic line source (which leads to generation of monopolar surface waves) is demonstrated experimentally and through numerical simulation. Experiments are performed using a line-focused Nd:YAG laser and interferometric detection. For the numerical simulation, a hybrid model combining a mass-spring lattice method (MSLM) and a finite difference method (FDM) is used. As the SLLS is scanned over a surface-breaking flaw, it is shown both experimentally and numerically that the monopolar Rayleigh wave becomes bipolar, dramatically indicating the presence of the flaw.     

High-resolution gamma-ray radiography produced by a laser-plasma driven electron source

An electron beam from a laser-plasma accelerator is converted into a gamma-ray source using bremsstrahlung radiation in a dense material. The gamma-ray beam has a pointlike source size because it is generated by a high quality electron beam with a small source size and a low divergence. Using this gamma-ray source, the radiography of complex and dense objects with submillimeter resolution is performed. It is the first evidence of a gamma-ray source size of a few hundreds micrometers produced with laser-driven accelerators. This size is consistent with results from Monte Carlo simulations.     

Two-pion interferometry for a partially coherent evolution source

We give the formulas of two-pion Hanbury-Brown-Twiss (HBT) correlation function for a partially coherent evolution pion-emitting source, using quantum probability amplitudes in a path-integral formalism. The multiple scattering of the particles in the source is taken into consideration based on Glauber scattering theory. Two-pion interferometry with effects of the multiple scattering and source collective expansion is examined for a partially coherent source of hadronic gas with a finite baryon density and evolving hydrodynamically. We do not find observable effect of either the multiple scattering or the source collective expansion on HBT chaotic parameter.     

Two-pion interferometry for a partially coherent evolution source

We give the formulas of two-pion Hanbury-Brown-Twiss (HBT) correlation function for a partially coherent evolution pion-emitting source,using quantum probability amplitudes in a path-integral formalism.The multiple scattering of the particles in the source is taken into consideration based on Glauber scattering theory.Two-pion interferometry with effects of the multiple scattering and source collective expansion is examined for a partially coherent source of hadronic gas with a finite baryon density and evolving hydrodynamically.We do not find observable effect of either the multiple scattering or the source collective expansion on HBT chaotic parameter.     

The possibility of suppressing a near-by interfering point source by using a mode-selective array in shallow water

It is suggested that the available information—the differences in both range and depth between a target point source and an interfering point source—in a shallow water channel should be processed by a vertical mode-selective array. The processing gain of the mode-selective array for suppressing the near interference point source is estimated theoretically.     

Acoustic propagation from a spiral wave front source in an ocean environment

A spiral wave front source generates a pressure field that has a phase that depends linearly on the azimuthal angle at which it is measured. This differs from a point source that has a phase that is constant with direction. The spiral wave front source has been developed for use in navigation; however, very little work has been done to model this source in an ocean environment. To this end, the spiral wave front analogue of the acoustic point source is developed and is shown to be related to the point source through a simple transformation. This makes it possible to transform the point source solution in a particular ocean environment into the solution for a spiral source in the same environment. Applications of this transformation are presented for a spiral source near the ocean surface and seafloor as well as for the more general case of propagation in a horizontally stratified waveguide.     

Ionization formation of plasma inhomogeneity by the near-zone field of a magnetic-type source in a magnetized plasma

An investigations is made of the steady-state structure of a plasma inhomogeneity arising as a result of high-frequency heating and additional ionization of a background magnetized plasma by the near-zone field of a magnetic-type source (ring electric current). It is assumed that the source axis is parallel to an external magnetic field; the source frequency belongs in the low hybrid band. The main attention is focused on the particular case (important for possible applications) when the characteristic longitudinal and transverse scales of density distribution considerably exceed the corresponding scales of distribution of the electron temperature and of the source field. Simplified equations for the near-zone field of the source, the electron temperature, and the plasma density are written for this particular case. Based on the numerical solution of these equations, steady-state distributions of plasma parameters in the formed plasma inhomogeneity are found. It is demonstrated that a plasma inhomogeneity proves to be markedly extended along the external magnetic field. It is found that, for the values of the source current that are attainable under the conditions of active ionospheric and model laboratory experiments, the maximum plasma density in a nonuniform plasma may appreciably exceed the background value.     

On superdiffusive behavior of a passive tracer in a random flow

In this note we consider a passive tracer model describing particle dispersion in a turbulent flow. The trajectory of the particle is given by the solution of an ordinary differential equation , , where is a divergence-free, random vector field that is spatially homogeneous and isotropic. We show that trajectories of the tracer display superdiffusive behavior when the random velocity decorrelates, at large distances, but does it not rapidly but rather at some moderate rate. The main tools used in the proofs are variational principles and Tauberian-type theorems.     

Sound radiation into air by a point source moving underwater

Based on the discovery that the majority of radiated energy of a stationary sound source in shallow water is into the air at infrasonic frequencies, the sound transmission into air from a point source moving underwater is investigated in this letter. It is found that a moving sound source can radiate more acoustic energy into the air than a stationary one and the amount of energy radiated into the air increases with the speed of the moving source. Simulations show that the sound transmission into air is dominated by the inhomogeneous waves generated by the moving source.     

Soret-driven convection of binary mixture in a horizontal porous layer in the presence of a heat or concentration source

Soret-driven convection of a binary mixture in a shallow porous layer is analyzed. The analysis focuses on the behavior of the system in the presence of a concentration or heat source. In the long-wavelength limit, regimes are found in which the flow regions near the source and at the periphery are separated by narrow annular transition regions. It is also shown that the outward concentration flux from the source is dominated by convection, whereas heat can be transferred from the source both by convection and by diffusion. Multistability between these two regimes is possible.     

Effects of Spatial Coherence and Dispersive Diffraction on a Change in Optical Spectrum

This paper describes a change in optical spectrum on propagation in free space for a particular class of spatially partially coherent fields emanating from a polychromatic secondary source. A rectangular opening aperture in an opaque screen, illuminated with an extended incoherent polychromatic primary source, works as the secondary source. The spectral change is explored in detail theoretically and experimentally in association with spatial coherence in the secondary source as well as dispersive diffraction by the secondary source. The peak shift of the spectrum is associated with the coherence area for characterizing the secondary source. The peak shift becomes maximum if the secondary source is spatially coherent, but no shift occurs if the secondary source is spatially incoherent.     

Characterization of a velocity-tunable 87Rb cold atomic source with a high-speed imaging technology

This paper has developed and characterized a method to produce a velocity-tunable 87 Rb cold atomic source for atomic interferometry application.Using a high speed fluorescence imaging technology,it reports that the dynamic process of the atomic source formation is observed and the source performances including the flux and the initial velocity are characterized.A tunable atomic source with the initial velocity of 1.4～2.6 m/s and the atomic source flux of 2 × 10 8 ～ 6 × 10 9 atoms/s has been obtained with the built experimental setup.     

基于小型加速器的编码中子源成像研究

编码中子源成像可以在对中子注量率影响不大的情况下大大提高成像的准直比, 从而提高成像质量.北京大学开展了基于小型加速器的编码中子源成像技术研究工作. 不同于已有的基于反应堆的小面积编码板的研究工作, 北京大学建立了基于小型加速器的大面积编码板的编码中子源成像实验平台, 并对加速器中子源上的实验方法和数据处理进行了探索, 对比了重建算法, 获得了初步的重建照片.研究工作表明, 编码中子源成像技术可用于加速器中子源, 但重建图像质量仍须提高. 关键词： 加速器中子源 中子成像 编码源成像 图像重建