Geometries, stabilities, and electronic properties of small anion Mg-doped gold clusters: a density functional theory study

First-principle density functional theory is used for studying the anion gold clusters doped with magnesium atom. By performing geometry optimizations, the equilibrium geometries, relative stabilities, and electronic and magnetic properties of [Au(n)Mg]? (n = 1-8) clusters have been investigated systematically in comparison with pure gold clusters. The results show that doping with a single Mg atom dramatically affects the geometries of the ground-state Au(n+1)? clusters for n = 2-7. Here, the relative stabilities are investigated in terms of the calculated fragmentation energies, second-order difference of energies, and highest occupied?lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy gaps, manifesting that the ground-state [Au(n)Mg]? and Au(n+1)? clusters with odd-number gold atoms have a higher relative stability. In particular, it should be noted that the [Au?Mg]? cluster has the most enhanced chemical stability. The natural population analysis reveals that the charges in [Au(n)Mg]? (n = 2-8) clusters transfer from the Mg atom to the Au frames. In addition, the total magnetic moments of [Au(n)Mg]? clusters exhibit an odd-even oscillation as a function of cluster size, and the magnetic effects mainly come from the Au atoms.     

Double dark resonances and the dispersion properties in a four-level inverted-Y atomic system

The electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) and its dispersion properties in a four-level inverted-Y atomic system are investigated. The absorption spectrum of a weak probe field shows two EIT windows (dark resonances) whose location, width, and depth can be controlled by manipulating the parameters of the coupling fields; the corresponding dispersion properties are also measured by using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The experimental measurements agree well with the theoretical calculations. This kind of system can find important applications in two-channel quantum communication and information storage.     

基于独立成分分析的高光谱图像异常检测

针对高光谱图像中背景及目标先验知识未知条件下的异常目标检测问题,提出了一种基于独立成分分析(ICA)的异常探测算法.首先估计原始数据的虚拟维(VD)以确定要分离的独立成分个数,在此基础上进行快速独立成分分析(FastICA),然后基于平均局部奇异度选择含异常信息较多的独立成分,最后使用丰度量化算法得到异常目标的丰度图像...     

高速双光谱遥感图像传输系统

提出并设计了一种高速舣光谱遥感图像传输系统.对该系统所采用的传输策略,传输帧结构以及时序恢复等问题进行了深入的研究.首先,将双探测器一行数据中有效部分提取后传输,采用行有效标志中断发送的方式在接收端恢复时序,保证了系统输入输出数据、时序的完全一致;接着,采用发送与接收缓存机制,利用时分复用打法将双探测器的数据在单根光纤...     

透射光栅的实验标定和衍射效率的理论模拟

透射光栅广泛应用于软X射线能谱测量.为了获得用于惯性约束聚变研究的透射光栅的各级衍射效率及其他参数,在北京同步辐射源上200—1600 eV能量范围内对其进行了标定,获得了透射光栅衍射效率的实验结果.扩展了透射光栅衍射效率的计算方法,提出了7边准梯形截面衍射效率计算模型.分析拟合了实验数据,理论结果与实验结果很好符合.得到了7边准梯形的透射光栅栅线截面结构. 关键词： 透射光栅 衍射效率 实验标定 光栅模型     

Surface structure monitoring with plastic optical fiber

A sensor was designed using a plastic optical fiber to study the potential of detecting structural deformities and corrosion of metallic surfaces, in particular for applications in constricted areas such as pipes. The principle of the sensor is based on the collection of scattered light reflected by the surface imperfections. Several types of metallic materials in various surface profiles and stages of corrosion have been studied. The sensor was able to determine the position of ridges on the surface and corroded regions in all cases evaluated in the study. A sensitivity of 100 mV/mm was detectable for proximity and a vertical resolution of 1 mm has been measured.     

Fabrication and surface characterization of biomimic superhydrophobic copper surface by solution-immersion and self-assembly

Biomimic superhydrophobic surfaces with contact angle greater than 150° and low sliding angle on copper substrate were fabricated by means of a facile solution immersion and surface self-assembly method. The scanning electron microscopy showed a nanoneedle structure copper surface with sporadic flower-like aggregates after treatment with sodium hydroxide and potassium persulfate solution. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction results confirmed that the formed nanoneedles were crystallized Cu(OH)₂. And the hydrophilic Cu(OH)₂ surface can be further modified into superhydrophobic through surface self-assembly with dodecanoic acid.     

Geometries, stabilities, and electronic properties of gold-magnesium (AunMg) bimetallic clusters

The geometrical structures, relative stabilities, and electronic properties of bimetallic Au_nMg (n=1-8) clusters have been systematically investigated by means of first-principle density functional theory. The results show that the ground-state isomers have planar structures for n=1-7. Here, the calculated fragmentation energies, the second-order difference of energies, the highest occupied-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy gaps, and the hardness exhibit a pronounced odd-even alternation, manifesting that the clusters, especially Au₂Mg, with even-number gold atoms have a higher relative stability. On the basis of natural population analysis, the charge transfer and magnetic moment are also discussed.     

On a further search for a yearly modulation of the rate in particle Dark Matter direct search

The results achieved with a statistics of 14962 kg·day, collected with the large mass highly radiopure DAMA NaI(Tl) set-up, are described and investigated in terms of WIMP annual modulation signature. A maximum likelihood analysis of these data, combined with the statistics of 4549 kg·day previously published (total statistics of 19511 kg·day), favours the hypothesis of presence of an annual modulation at 99.6% C.L.