丙三醇溶液声致发光中的黑体辐射谱

利用U型管圆锥泡声致发光装置,测量到了丙三醇溶液中圆锥泡声致发光的光谱和光脉冲。结果表明,测量得到的发光光谱为光滑的连续谱,且与理论模拟得到的黑体辐射谱相吻合,拟合温度分布于2 600～3 500 K范围内。文章从空间和时间两方面分析了圆锥泡空化发光中存在黑体辐射的原因：较大的气泡体积(气泡塌缩半径为1.4 cm)与较长的发光时间(几十微秒)。另外,实验研究表明随着发光波长的增长,光脉冲宽度变宽,从而进一步证明了圆锥泡声致发光中的黑体辐射机制。最后,利用测量得到的发光光谱和脉冲计算得到了发光光强为0.18 J,远远高于其他方式得到的声致发光光强。     

溶液样品温度对ICP光源发射强度的影响

通过光电检测法研究了溶液样品温度在20,40和60 ℃条件下,对电感耦合等离子体(ICP)光源发射强度的影响。实验结果表明,随着溶液温度的提高,元素钡、铜和锌的谱线强度有明显的增强。观察了在不同溶液温度下,谱线强度随光源观察高度和载气压力的变化规律, 发现温度的提高使最佳观测高度位置降低,而最佳载气压力升高。     

防护板尺寸对Whipple防护结构撞击损伤影响的实验研究

通过高速撞击实验,探讨了采用小尺寸防护板的可行性。实验中采用的Whipple结构由尺寸变化的1 mm厚防护板（前板）和尺寸固定的3 mm厚舱壁板（后板）组成,防护板与舱壁板间隔10 cm。防护板为边长分别为8、12、16和20 cm的方形2A12铝合金板,舱壁板为边长为20 cm的方形5A06铝合金板。实验过程中均采用直径为4 mm的铝合金球形弹丸,撞击速度为1.45~1.71 km/s。实验结果表明:Whipple防护结构在舱壁板被击穿的概率大于0.8的条件下和击穿概率为0的条件下的极限速度以及舱壁板临界击穿条件下的速度都与防护板尺寸无关;并且,防护板前后表面击穿孔的直径及击穿孔侧壁的倾斜角也与防护板尺寸无关;但是,在速度相同的条件下随着板尺寸的增大,防护板板面的最大挠度增大,而且,防护板挠曲面的凸凹方向也由单一的凹向变成凸凹方向交替出现;随着速度的增加和板尺寸的增大,防护板最大挠度的增量减小。     

Forecasting with cue information: A comparison of multiple regression with alternative forecasting approaches

Multiple linear regression (MLR) is a popular method for producing forecasts when data on relevant independent variables (or cues) is available. The accuracy of the technique in forecasting the impact on Greek TV audience shares of programmes showing sport events is compared with forecasts produced by: (1) a simple bivariate regression model, (2) three different types of artificial neural network, (3) three forms of nearest neighbour analysis and (4) human judgment. MLR was found to perform relatively poorly. The application of Theil’s bias decomposition and a Brunswik lens decomposition suggested that this was because of its inability to handle complex non-linearities in the relationship between the dependent variable and the cues and its tendency to overfit the in-sample data. Much higher accuracy was obtained from forecasts based on a simple bivariate regression model, a simple nearest neighbour procedure and from two of the types of artificial neural network.     

Capillary electrophoresis of the scrapie prion protein from sheep brain

Scrapie in sheep and goats causes a progressive, degenerative disease of the central nervous system and is the prototype of other transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) found in humans and in animals. In samples of TSE-affected brains, unique rod-shaped structures are found and are infectious. These rods are composed of a protease-resistant, post-translationally modified cellular protein (PrP^sc) that has a molecular mass of ca. 27 000 on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Laboratory tests used for the diagnosis of scrapie detect PrP^sc. The overall concentration of PrP^sc in tissues is low. The present methods to diagnose scrapie are lengthy, require relatively large quantities of starting material to detect PrP^sc and lack sensitivity. We explored the use of free zone capillary electrophoresis and immunocomplex formation to detect PrP^sc in the brain tissue of infected sheep. Brain tissue from both infected (as confirmed by histological and biological tests) and from normal animals was used to prepare the PrP^sc. After treatment with proteinase K and non-ionic detergents, PrP^sc was solubilized and reacted with a rabbit antiserum specific for a peptide of the prion protein. Immunocomplex formation was observed for the samples from scrapie-infected brain but not for samples from normal brain. When a fluorescein-labeled goat anti-rabbit immunoglobulin was used as a second antibody, the detection of immunocomplex formation was enhanced both by the immunological technique and by using laser-induced fluorescence for detection. This same rabbit antiserum was used on immunoblot analysis. Three bands were observed for material from an infected sheep but none in preparations from brain material from normal sheep. Capillary electrophoresis can be used to show immunocomplex formation when PrP^sc is present in sheep brain.     

Vortex pinning in polycrystalline Eu1.5Ce0.5Sr2Cu2NbO10 from rotational magnetic measurements

Rotational magnetization-vector measurements were carried out on a superconducting polycrystalline disk of EuCSCNO. The results at 4.2 K and low fields resemble recent results for YBa₂Cu₃O_7−δ (YBCO) and Ba_0.57K_0.43BiO₃ (BKBO) in revealing a broad distribution in the strength of the vortex pinning torques. This resemblance extends to higher fields, where it was found that the average pinning torque per vortex (τ_p), which is directly related to the critical current density, decreases steadily with increasing field in a manner consistent with vortex bundling. Quantitatively, however, the values of τ_p for EuCSCNO are smaller by an order of magnitude than those for YBCO but are only moderately smaller than those for BKBO. This comparison supports the notion that the vortex pinning may derive in part from deviations from oxygen stoichiometry, which are normally present in YBCO but are essentially absent in EuCSCNO and BKBO. Moreover, as in YBCO and BKBO, the τ_p in EuCSCNO at fixed field is found to diminish rapidly as the temperature rises towards T_c.     

A possible replacement of single crystal by melt-textured material in the study of YBa2Cu3O7−y

Improved superconducting properties were observed in melt-textured YBa₂Cu₃O_7-y ceramic material. The inductive current density has a small field dependence up to 5.5 T over a wide temperature range. The field and temperature dependences of the magnetic properties are similar to the behavior found in single crystals. Values of the intragrain critical current density in melt-texture samples have the same order of magnitude as in single crystals. The reduced porosity and improved grain alignment help to probe intrinsic physical properties that depend on crystallographic orientation. Thus experiments similar to those involving single crystals are possible. The modified Bean critical state model applied to single crystals can also be used in these melt-textured samples. Thus, it is possible to use melt-textured samples in some basic research which originally required the use of single crystals.     

乙醇—丙烯酸体系中乙醇的γ辐解研究

研究了乙醇-丙烯酸体系在低剂量下的γ辐解产物H_2、2,3-丁二醇及乙醛的生成.结果表明,乙醛不是在α-羟乙基自由基的歧化反应中生成的,而是来源于刺迹中的快反应;在该体系中丙烯酸(未与溶剂化电子反应)可清除H原子,其反应速率常数k_4=7.5×10~(9)mol~(-1)s~(-1);2,3-丁二醇由α-羟乙基自由基的再结合反应生成,动力学方程可表示为:G=G_0—[k_(11)/2(k_10)~(1/2)](G/K'D)~(1/2)[AAH].     

SYNTHESIS AND SPECTROSCOPIC DIFFERENTIATION OF 2- AND 4-ALKOXYTHIOTETRONIC ACIDS

O-Alkylation of thiotetronic acids gives a mixture of 2- and 4-position enol ether products. Comparison of the physical data revealed that UV spectroscopy was the most reliable method of distinguishing between these related ethers. We have determined that 4-position ethers have a distinct absorption between 235-240 nm, while 2-position ethers have two absorbance peaks, one between 205-220 nm and the other between 305-310 nm. This report describes the synthesis and unambiguous characterization of 2- and 4-methoxy-3,5-dimethylthiotetronic acids. The UV absorption properties of several other pairs of thiotetronic acid ethers confirm that these differences are general features that provide a simple method for distinguishing between 2- and 4-substituted isomers.