不同产地翡翠的紫外-可见吸收光谱特征研究

翡翠为一种珍贵的玉石。不同产地的翡翠价值差异较大,有些不法商人以某些产地的翡翠冒充缅甸翡翠以获取高价。迫切需要一种可靠方法来确定宝石地理起源,翡翠的产地研究具有重要的宝石学意义,目前主要在翡翠生成时代、矿物组合、硬玉组分含量等方面探讨不同产地翡翠,缺乏快速有效鉴别产地的方法,以缅甸、俄罗斯、危地马拉翡翠为研究对象,对不同产地相同厚度翡翠样品的谱学研究发现：不同产地翡翠紫外-可见吸收光谱中都存在两个明显的吸收峰,紫区437 nm的吸收峰为Fe3+的吸收,430 nm处的吸收峰为Ｍn２＋的自旋禁阻跃迁所致,但是三个产地翡翠紫外-可见吸收光谱的吸收系数范围不同,430 nm处吸收系数峰值范围小于0.62,437 nm处吸收系数峰值小于0.66时,为缅甸翡翠,430 nm处吸收系数峰值范围大于1.1,437 nm处吸收系数峰值大于1.1,为危地马拉翡翠,430 nm处吸收系数峰值范围0.62~1.14,437 nm处吸收系数峰值范围0.66~1.1时,俄罗斯、危地马拉及缅甸翡翠紫外吸收波段重合,为三个产地翡翠共同区域。采用激光剥蚀电感耦合等离子体质谱仪(LA-ICP-MS)确定MnO和FeO元素含量,发现不同翡翠产地紫外-可见430和437 nm吸收峰值与MnO和FeO元素含量呈正相关关系,该研究为紫外-可见吸收光谱技术应用于翡翠产地快速鉴别,有一定的实用性和可行性。     

Coupling-induced oscillations in nonhomogeneous, overdamped, bistable systems

Coupling-induced oscillations in a homogeneous network of overdamped bistable systems have been previously studied both theoretically and experimentally for a system of N (odd) elements, unidirectionally coupled in a ring topology. In this work, we extend the analysis of this system to include a network of nonhomogeneous elements with respect to the parameter that controls the topology of the potential function and the bistability of each element. In particular, we quantify the effects of the nonhomogeneity on the onset of oscillations and the response of the network to external (assumed to be constant and very small) perturbations, using our (recently developed) coupled core fluxgate magnetometer as a representative system. The potential applications of this work include signal detection and characterization for a large class of sensor systems.     

Environmentally stable all-normal-dispersion femtosecond fiber laser

We demonstrate a mode-locked all-normal-dispersion ytterbium-doped fiber laser constructed with polarization-maintaining fibers. Spectral filtering of a chirped pulse in the cavity, along with a semiconductor saturable absorber, produce self-starting femtosecond mode-locked operation with large normal dispersion. Environmentally stable generation of 2 nJ and 300 fs pulses is achieved.     

Large Eddy Simulation of a Bluff Body Stabilised Premixed Flame Using Flamelets

Large Eddy Simulations of an unconfined turbulent lean premixed flame, which is stabilised behind a bluff body, are conducted using unstrained flamelets as the sub-grid scale combustion closure. The statistics from the simulations are compared with the corresponding data obtained from the experiment and it is demonstrated that the experimental observations are well captured. The relative positioning of the shear layers and the flame brush are analysed to understand the radial variations of the turbulent kinetic energy at various streamwise locations. These results are also compared to confined bluff body stabilised flames, to shed light on the relative role of incoming and shear driven turbulence on the behaviour of the flame brush and the turbulent kinetic energy variation across it.     

Evaluation of an electrochemical sensor based on gold nanoparticles supported on carbon nanofibers for detection of tartrazine dye

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - An electrochemical sensor for the detection of tartrazine (Tz), a synthetic azo dye customarily found in commercial soft drinks, is herein reported. This...