Study of the decay D0 --> K+pi-

Using a large sample of photoproduced charm mesons from the FOCUS experiment at Fermilab (FNAL-E831), we observe the decay D0-->K+pi- with a signal yield of 149+/-31 events compared to a similarly cut sample consisting of 36 760+/-195 D0-->K-pi+ events. We use the observed ratio of D0-->K+pi- to D0-->K-pi+ (0.404+/-0.085+/-0.025)% to obtain a relationship between the D0 mixing and doubly Cabibbo suppressed decay parameters.     

温度与应变率对钽流动应力的影响

 研究了温度在-100～400 ℃、应变率在10^-5～10³ s^-1范围内温度和应变率的变化对钽的流动应力的影响。结果表明,钽的流动应力对温度和应变率的变化相当敏感。同时还就两种本构模型对钽的温度效应与应变率效应的不同处理方法作了比较,指出Zerilli-Armstrong模型能更好地描述温度与应变率对钽流动应力的影响。     

冲击波作用下CHBr3/NaCl界面热弛豫特性研究

非透明材料冲击温度测量是通过对界面光辐射历史的观察实现的 ,因此对界面光辐射历史的研究是非透明材料冲击温度测量的基础。但由于冲击阻抗的失配导致界面上出现波的反射而引起温度的变化与界面热流动产生的温度变化交杂在一起 ,以及过程的瞬时性 ,使得对这一过程的实验研究显得非常困难。设计了一种界面波阻抗近似相同的特殊实验装置 ,用光辐射测量技术研究了在冲击压缩下CHBr3/NaCl界面的热弛豫过程。实验结果和理论分析表明CHBr3/NaCl界面的热弛豫时间在纳秒量级 ,与Grover等人的理论预估一致。     

Li_3N在生成BN反应中的作用

研究了常压高温下Li3N在B4 C与含氮化合物生成BN反应中的作用。实验结果表明 ,在 950℃高温下 ,B4 C与Si3N4 反应不生成hBN ,B4 C与NH4 Cl反应只生成少量hBN。在该两种原料中加入Li3N后 ,反应产物中hBN的生成量都明显增多。但Li3N本身没有与B4 C生成hBN的反应。由此推断 ,Li3N在上述B4 C与含氮化合物生成hBN的反应中表现出了催化作用。此外 ,在以hBN为原料 ,以Li3N为催化剂合成出cBN的温度压力区域内 ,对B4 C Si3N4 Li3N体系所做的高温高压实验没有合成出hBN或cBN。还讨论了在低压条件下原位合成cBN的探索实验中 ,应如何选择硼源和氮源的问题     

Flow of two liquids in sloping tubes: An analogue of high pressure steam and water

A two-liquid system provides a better analogue for visualization purposes of high pressure boiler systems, where the density ratio is typically 4:1, than air and water at atmospheric pressure. A study is presented of the flow of isoamyl alcohol and water in sloping tubes and a stratified ribbon of alcohol is found, which is not seen with air and water, and this accounts for some corrosion failures in boilers. A critical condition is also encountered when the ribbon starts to be broken into drops and this quantitatively explains the occurrence of a minimum in the curve of burnout heat flux vs water velocity in steam-water systems from 11 to 18 MN/m².     

Influence of drying method on the material properties of nanocellulose I: thermostability and crystallinity

The effect of drying method on selected material properties of nanocellulose was investigated. Samples of nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) were each subjected to four separate drying methods: air-drying, freeze-drying, spray-drying, and supercritical-drying. The thermal stability and crystallinity of the dried nanocellulose were evaluated using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and X-ray diffraction. Supercritical-drying produced NFCs with the least thermal stability and the lowest crystallinity index. Air-drying or spray-drying produced NFCs which were more thermally stable compared with freeze-dried NFCs. The CNCs dried by the three methods (air-drying, freeze-drying, and spray-drying) have similar onset temperature of thermal degradation. The different drying methods resulted in various char weight percentages at 600 °C for the dried NFCs or CNCs from TGA measurements. The dried NFCs are pure cellulose I while the dried CNCs consist of cellulose I and II. The calculated crystallinity indices differ with each drying method. The cellulose II content in CNCs changes as a function of drying method. For the application of nanocellulose in non polar thermoplastics, spray-dried products are recommended according to their higher thermal stability and higher crystallinity index.     

Evidence of resonance energy transfer in molecular bilayers on Al2O3 (0 0 0 1)

Energy transfer between aromatic molecules was observed on a dielectric surface. The donor and acceptor molecules were vacuum deposited as bilayers and the surface temperature was linearly ramped in a temperature programmed desorption experiment (TPD). During the TPD procedure, the luminescence of the surface molecules was monitored as a function of temperature. Close to the desorption temperature of the lower layer, mixing of the layers occurred that resulted in energy transfer.     

Nonlinear optical probe of tunable surface electrons on a topological insulator

We use ultrafast laser pulses to experimentally demonstrate that the second-order optical response of bulk single crystals of the topological insulator Bi(2)Se(3) is sensitive to its surface electrons. By performing surface doping dependence measurements as a function of photon polarization and sample orientation we show that second harmonic generation can simultaneously probe both the surface crystalline structure and the surface charge of Bi(2)Se(3). Furthermore, we find that second harmonic generation using circularly polarized photons reveals the time-reversal symmetry properties of the system and is surprisingly robust against surface charging, which makes it a promising tool for spectroscopic studies of topological surfaces and buried interfaces.