Use of thermo‐Raman spectroscopy and chemometric analysis to identify dehydration steps of hydrated inorganic samples—application to copper sulfate pentahydrate

In situ thermo‐Raman spectroscopy (TRS) measurements were performed in order to investigate solid‐phase transformation of the copper sulfate pentahydrate from room temperature up to 300 °C. Band‐target entropy minimization (BTEM), a blind‐source separation algorithm, was employed in order to identify and reconstruct the pure component spectra of the species involved in the dehydration process. In spite of low signal‐to‐noise ratio and elevated baseline spectral data, BTEM was successfully utilized to identify and reconstruct four pure component spectra of copper sulfate pentahydrate, trihydrate, monohydrate, and anhydrate, which were formed during this thermally induced process. Subsequent mapping of these four pure component spectral estimates back onto the preprocessed spectra yielded the relative concentrations of each individual species. Finally, the transition temperatures of each dehydration step could be unambiguously deduced from the obtained concentration profile. The current study shows that combined thermo‐Raman spectroscopy and chemometric analysis provides an effective tool to determine the dehydration temperatures as well as to identify the structures of each individual species involved in a solid‐phase dehydration process. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Melting of microinclusions close packed in an elastic matrix

A novel representation is proposed of the liquid state in a microcavity, the collective nature of that state being taken into account. In this case a microinclusion undergoing melting is described as a single two-level system. The phase transition of melting in a close-packed system of such inclusions embedded in an elastic medium is described rigorously within the framework of the self-consistent approach. When an additional intermediate premelting state is taken into account, the curve of the steady-state phase transition with a critical point that happens on the phase diagram can be transformed in different ways, depending on the values of the specific parameters. In the simplest case shortening of the straight line takes place; bending is also possible. There is a region of the parameters where the critical line is split. In the latter case the existence of the triple point is also possible. The results obtained are in agreement with the experimental data.     

Study on a broad-area laser diode with external cavity feedback

The external cavity feedback of a broad-area laser diode is investigated. In Fourier optic methods, the inserted prism in an external cavity can be interpreted as a spatial filter in the Fourier plane of the laser diode. The transverse mode can be selected by changing the position of the filter. As the result of a self-consistency theoretical analysis, the output beam of the external cavity has a single-lobed far-field profile. It agrees well with the experiment result. The beam times-diffraction-limit-factor M² is measured to be 1.16.     

An alternative phase modulator half-wave voltage measurement based on photonic link

We measure the half-wave voltage of LiNbO 3 phase modulators in a 26-GHz wideband frequency range, and then analyze it by the phase modulation photonic peak gain linked to the interferometric demodulation. The optical interferometer is constructed with two 50:50 couplers and two fiber arms with a 1-m difference in fiber length. The photonic link gain peaks are frequency dependent, as indicated by the differential time delay in the interferometer. The procedure described is a new and practical half-wave voltage measurement method that can accurately predict the nonlinear frequency characteristics of the phase modulator. Moreover, the method can be applied to various types of LiNbO 3 phase modulators.     

Evidence of the kappa1-1 law in a high-Reynolds-number turbulent boundary layer

Dimensional analysis and overlap arguments lead to a prediction of a region in the streamwise velocity spectrum of wall-bounded turbulent flows in which the dependence on the streamwise wave number, kappa(1), is given by kappa(1)(-1). Some recent experiments have questioned the existence of this region. In this Letter, experimental spectra are presented which support the existence of the kappa(1)(-1) law in a high-Reynolds-number boundary layer. This Letter presents the experimental results and discusses the theoretical and experimental issues involved in examining the existence of the kappa(1)(-1) law and the reasons why it has proved so elusive.     

基于基数排序及属性约简的雷电预报因子提取方法

雷电预报因子筛选是构建雷电预报模型的关键,也是提高雷电预报准确度的一个瓶颈问题。本文提出了一种基于粗糙集正域属性约简的雷电预报因子提取方法,该方法采用基数排序方法快速求解决策表的正域,引入可分辨度概念度量属性的重要性,提出了基于可分辨度的核属性与非核属性的提取方法,设计了相应的面向雷电预报因子提取的属性约简算法。真实气象数据集测试结果表明,该方法能有效提取最小集合的雷电预报因子,并较以往方法具有更好的性能。     

A K-shell model for laser-produced Al plasma

The spectra from laser-produced plasma have been simulated by the newly developed model. The simulation agrees well with the experimental results, which can prove that the K-shell model is suitable for the application of the spectrum from laser-produced plasma. Also, the jkl satellite lines were found important for predicting the spectra.     

Enhancing optomechanical force sensing via precooling and quantum noise cancellation

We theoretically investigate optomechanical force sensing via precooling and quantum noise cancellation in two coupled cavity optomechanical systems.We show that force sensing based on the reduction of noise can be used to dramatically enhance the force sensing and that the precooling process can eifectively improve the quantum noise cancellation.Specifically,we examine the effect of optomechanical cooling and noise reduction on the spectral density of the noise of the force measurement;these processes can significantly enhance the performance of optomechanical force sensing,and setting up the system in the resolved sideband regime can lead to an optimization of the cooling processes in a hybrid system.Such a scheme serves as a promising platform for quantum back-action-evading measurements of the motion and a framework for an optomechanical force sensor.     

基于矿物质定量热分析的灰熔融反应动力学

利用矿物质定量热分析理论对三种典型煤样灰熔融过程进行了详细分析,借助化学反应动力学相关概念,计算了灰样熔融反应动力学参数,结果表明:灰样熔融过程呈明显的三阶段反应过程,即初始熔融阶段、矿物共熔阶段以及熔融末期;熔融初始阶段反应活化能均大于后面两个阶段,矿物共熔过程活化能较初始阶段明显下降;在理论上证明了灰熔融逐渐加剧的过程。     

Superfluidity and dimerization in a multilayered system of fermionic polar molecules

We consider a layered system of fermionic molecules with permanent dipole moments aligned perpendicular to the layers by an external field. The dipole interactions between fermions in adjacent layers are attractive and induce interlayer pairing. Because of the competition for pairing among adjacent layers, the mean-field ground state of the layered system is a dimerized superfluid, with pairing only between every other layer. We construct an effective Ising-XY lattice model that describes the interplay between dimerization and superfluid phase fluctuations. In addition to the dimerized superfluid ground state, and high-temperature normal state, at intermediate temperature, we find an unusual dimerized "pseudogap" state with only short-range phase coherence. We propose light-scattering experiments to detect dimerization.