Nature of the high-pressure transition in Fe2O3 hematite

We present a new method to separate the crystallographic and electronic phase transitions in hematite using x-ray emission spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction. Our observations, based on the behavior of a metastable high-pressure phase in the stability domain of the low-pressure phase, show that the electronic transition is preempted by the crystallographic transition. The former occurs only afterwards in the high-pressure phase, possibly as a result of a Mott transition. The idea that the electronic transition drives the transition in hematite is therefore invalidated. Such methods should help elucidate the mechanics and the driving forces behind a number of first-order high-pressure phase transitions.     

α preformation and penetration probability for heavy nuclei

The α preformation factor and penetration probability have been analyzed for even--even nuclei of Po, Rn, Ra using experimental released energies and α decay half-lives in the frame of the double folding model. It is shown that N=126 is a neutron magic number from α preformation and shell effects play an important role in α preformation. The closer the nucleon number is to the magic number, the more difficult α formation in the parent nucleus is. The preformation factor can supply information on the nuclear structure and the penetration probability mainly determines α decay half-life.     

Thermoelastic behaviour of hexagonal graphite-like boron nitride

Abstract

A synchrotron X-ray diffraction study on hexagonal graphite-like boron nitride (h-BN) was performed under high pressures and temperatures. From the measured P-V-Trelation for h-BN (with a three-dimensional ordering parameter P₃ = 0.9) in the temperature range from 298 to 1273 K and up to 6.7 GPa, the thermoelastic parameters are derived by fitting a modified high temperature Birch-Murnaghan equation of state. The results are: bulk modulus B₀[GPa] = 27.6-0.0081(T[K]-298) and its pressure derivative B¹ = 10.5 + 0.0016(T [K] - 298). These values are for samples with P₃ = 0.9 and are quite different for samples with different values of the order parameter. This parameter is shown to have a leading role in the determination of the thermoelastic properties of h-BN, which explains and reconciles the differences between previous results.     

Thermoluminescence characteristics of rare-earth-doped LiCaBO3 phosphor

LiCaBO₃ was synthesized by high-temperature solid-state reaction. The influence of different rare earth dopants, i.e. Dy³⁺, Tb³⁺, Tm³⁺ and Ce³⁺, on thermoluminescence (TL) of LiCaBO₃ phosphor was discussed. We studied the TL properties and some dosimetric characteristics of Ce³⁺-activated LiCaBO₃ phosphor in detail. The effect of the concentration of Ce³⁺ on TL was investigated, the result of which showed that the optimum Ce³⁺ concentration was 1 mol%. The TL kinetic parameters of LiCaBO₃:0.01Ce³⁺ were studied by computer glow curve deconvolution (CGCD) method. The three-dimensional (3D) TL emission spectra were also studied, peaking at 431 and 474 nm due to the characteristic transition of Ce³⁺. We also studied the linearity, annealing condition, reproducibility, fading and different heating rate of the LiCaBO₃:0.01Ce³⁺ phosphor.     

Origin of constant loss in ionic conductors

We have analyzed the constant loss contribution to the ac conductivity in the frequency range 10 Hz-1 MHz and temperatures down to 8 K, for two Li ionic conductors, one crystalline (Li(0.18)La(0.61)TiO(3)) and the other glassy (61SiO(2);35Li(2)O.3Al(2)O3.P(2)O(5)). As temperature is increased a crossover is observed from a nearly constant loss to a fractional power law frequency dependence of the ac conductivity. At any fixed frequency omega, this crossover occurs at a temperature T such that omega approximately nu(0)exp(-E(m)/k(B)T), where nu(0) is the attempt frequency and E(m) is identified with the barrier for Li+ ions to leave their wells.     

Critical-point phase separation in laser ablation of conductors

Laser ablation due to an ultrashort laser pulse on a massive aluminum target was investigated by means of a one-dimensional fluid code. Clear separation between the ablated matter and the unablated target is seen to occur through spinodal decomposition involving thermodynamic instabilities near the critical point of aluminum. The code also shows that the end of the ablation process is preceded by the ejection of droplets, which form about 15% of the total ejected mass.     

在线单模光纤偏振控制器研究

利用Ｐｏｉｎｃａｒｅ球理论首次全面分析了在线全光纤偏振控制器。结果发现该偏振器可以有八种不同路径，实现任意偏振态之间的转化，最后通过实验验证了其工作性能。     

单重态氧发生器出口气流中水汽含量的光谱测量法

水汽的含量是化学法单重态氧发生器（ＳＯＧ）的重要性能参数之一，因为它不仅对Ｏ＿２（￣１△）有猝灭作用，而且在氧碘化学激光器（ＣＯＩＬ）光腔中对Ｉ￣＊也有严重猝灭作用。因此测控ＳＯＧ出口处的水汽含量有重要意义。本实验采用光谱强度比较法测量ＳＯＧ中的水汽含量，利用ＯＭＡ－３的二维扫描积累功能，可对不同测点的光谱进行同时扫描积累，从而可以对ＳＯＧ的数个测点同时进行水汽含量测定。测试精度可达±１０％。     

Representation of the category of tangles by Kontsevich's iterated integral

Applying Kontsevich's iterated integral for tangles, we get an isotopy invariant of tangles. We give a method to compute the integral of a tangle combinatorially from modified integrals of some simple tangles. We localize the integral by moving the end points of the tangle to an extreme configuration, and modify the integral so that it is convergent. By using a similar technique, we generalize Kontsevich's invariant to a framed tangle.