A reconfigurable terahertz polarization converter based on metal–graphene hybrid metasurface

A metal-graphene hybrid metasurface polarization converter is designed in this Letter.The unit cell of the hybrid metasurface is composed of a butterfly-shaped structure whose branches are connected by multi-layer graphene sheets.The proposed device can be reconfigured from linear-to-circular polarization to cross-polarization by changing the Fermi energy of graphene.The simulation results show that for three-layer graphene,the device acts as a linear-to-circular polarization converter when EF=0 eV and switches to a cross-polarization converter when EF=0.5 eV.Compared with single-layer graphene,the device with three-layer graphene can maintain the cross-polarization conversion performance under low Fermi energy.Furthermore,two equivalent circuits in the x and y directions are developed to understand the working mechanism of the device.     

An improved evaluation of the neutron background in the PandaX-Ⅱ experiment

In dark matter direct detection experiments,neutron is a serious source of background,which can mimic the dark matter-nucleus scattering signals.In this paper,we present an improved evaluation of the neutron background in the PandaX-II dark matter experiment by a novel approach.Instead of fully relying on the Monte Carlo simulation,the overall neutron background is determined from the neutron-induced high energy signals in the data.In addition,the probability of producing a dark-matter-like background per neutron is evaluated with a complete Monte Carlo generator,where the correlated emission of neutron(s)andγ(s)in the(α,n)reactions and spontaneous fissions is taken into consideration.With this method,the neutron backgrounds in the Run 9(26-ton-day)and Run 10(28-ton-day)data sets of PandaX-II are estimated to be(0.66±0.24)and(0.47±0.25)events,respectively.     

Multi-guasiparticle excitations of ~(91)Ru

The level structure in neutron-deficient nucleus 91Ru was investigated via the 58Ni(36Ar,2 plnγ)Ru reaction at a beam energy of 111 MeV.Charged particles,neutrons,and y-rays were emitted in this reaction and detected by the DIAMANT CsI ball,Neutron Wall,and the EXOGAM Ge clover array,respectively.In addition to the previously reported levels in 91Ru,new low-to-medium spin states were observed.Angular correlation and linear polarization measurements were performed to unambiguously determine spins and parities of the excited states in 91 Ru.The low-spin states of 91 Ru exhibit a scheme of multi-quasiparticle excitations,which is very similar to that of the neighboring N=47 isotone.These excitations have been interpreted in terms of the shell model.The calculations performed in the configuration space(p3/2,f5/2,p1/2,g9/2)reproduce the experimental excitation energies reasonably well,supporting the interpretation of the newly assigned positive-parity states in terms of the three quasiparticle configurationsπ(g9/2)^-2v(g9/2^-1 and v(g9/2)^-3.     

Investigation of β-Ga_2O_3 films and β-Ga_2O_3/GaN heterostructures grown by metal organic chemical vapor deposition

In this work,(-201) β-Ga_2O_3 films are grown on GaN substrate by metal organic chemical vapor deposition(MOCVD). It is revealed that the β-Ga_2O_3 film grown on GaN possesses superior crystal quality, material homogeneity and surface morphology than the results of common heteroepitaxial β-Ga_2O_3 film based on sapphire substrate. Further, the relevance between the crystal quality of epitaxial β-Ga_2O_3 film and the β-Ga_2O_3/GaN interface behavior is investigated. Transmission electron microscopy result indicates that the interface atom refactoring phenomenon is beneficial to relieve the mismatch strain and improve the crystal quality of subsequent β-Ga_2O_3 film. Moreover, the energy band structure of β-Ga_2O_3/GaN heterostructure grown by MOCVD is investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and a large conduction band offset of 0.89 eV is obtained. The results in this work not only convincingly demonstrate the advantages of β-Ga_2O_3 films grown on GaN substrate, but also show the great application potential of MOCVD β-Ga_2O_3/GaN heterostructures in microelectronic applications.     

The Effect of Water on Precipitation from Organic System

An organic compound [(5-propylthio)-lH-(benzimidazol)-2-yl-(carbamic acid-methyl ester)] was dissolved by conc. HCl in water-acetone mixtures. The solution was precipitated by NH₃-solution which was diluted with pure water, acetone-water mixtures and pure acetone, respectively. Acetonewater ratio (weight-fraction) was the same in the solution-, and precipitating material when the diluting material was acetone-water mixture. The NIELSEN homogeneous nucleation theory was applied to determine the interfacial tension, σ, the value of which decreased with increasing the water content in the system. This result agrees well with literature data on the wetting behaviour of organic solid compounds in organic solvent-water systems.     

激光烧蚀铜产生原子和离子光谱线的研究

通过测定Nd∶YAG脉冲激光烧蚀金属Cu诱导产生光谱线及其强度随时间与空间的分布,结果表明等离子体辐射光谱线由原子光谱线、离子光谱线及连续辐射背景光组成,Cu原子光谱线的数目不仅比离子光谱线多,而且辐射强度比离子光谱线的大,以连续辐射背景光的辐射强度为最弱;原子光谱线的发光范围最大,持续时间最长;离子光谱线发光范围中等,持续时间中长;连续辐射背景光的发光范围最小,持续时间最短.讨论了激光诱导发光的机理,认为等离子体羽中连续辐射背景光主要来自近靶处高能电子的韧致辐射和电子与离子的复合激发,原子和离子光谱线主要由等离子体中高能电子的碰撞传能激发所引起,并用之较好地解释了所观察的实验现象.     

一种利用电光效应测量微小转角的新方法

利用线性电光效应发展出一种新的、高准确度的微小转角测量法.根据W.L. She等人提出的线性电光效应耦合波理论,求得出射光强与入射光强比值（即出射率）对入射光方向的依赖曲线,利用该曲线,通过测量出射率可以确定入射光的方向.并根据此原理,设计了一套简单的装置,该装置可以测量出物体微小转角的变化量,同时测量范围及准确度都可通过外加电场和入射光波长加以调节.对此微小转角测量法作了理论分析,在LiNbO3器件上,得到测量范围大于3′,准确度为3.5″的设计结果.     

Characterization of star polymers in solution by small angle neutron scattering

In this paper we present the small angle neutron scattering characterization of two polyisoprene and one poly(ethylenepropylene) star polymers in solution. In the limit of low scattering vector, Q, and low concentration, φ, the molecular characteristics were determined. The molecular weights obtained are in good agreement with light scattering data. Deviations in second virial coefficients are due to a difference in solvent quality. Radii of gyration of the stars are well determined by the use of Kratky plots as is shown by the good agreement with average values of Zimm and Guinier analysis. Additionally, some thermodynamic properties were investigated in dilute and semidilute solutions. We have found that the concentration dependence of the osmotic compressibility is influenced by an expected step at the overlap concentration in both concentration regions.     

Competition of spiral waves in heterogeneous CGLE systems

Nonlinear Dynamics - The effects of spatial heterogeneity on a two-dimensional complex Ginzburg–Landau equation model are studied. In general, the interaction of a pair of spiral waves with a...