10BaF₂:NaF,Na₃AlF₆/TiO₂ composite as a novel visible-light-driven photocatalyst based on upconversion emission

A rare-earth free upconversion luminescent material, 10BaF 2 :NaF, Na 3 AlF 6 , is synthesized by a hydrothermal method. The study of fluorescent spectrum indicates that it can convert visible light (550 nm–610 nm) into ultraviolet light (290 nm–350 nm), and two emission peaks at 304 nm and 324 nm are observed under the excitation of 583 nm at room temperature. Subsequently, 10BaF 2 :NaF, Na 3 AlF 6 /TiO 2 composite photocatalyst is prepared and its catalytic activity is evaluated by the photocatalytic reduction of CO 2 under visible light irradiation (λ > 515 nm). The results show that 10BaF 2 :NaF, Na 3 AlF 6 /TiO 2 is a more effective photocatalyst for CO 2 reduction than pure TiO 2 , their corresponding methanol yields are 179 and 0 μmol/g-cat under the same conditions. Additionally, the mechanism of photocatalytic reduction of CO 2 on 10BaF 2 :NaF, Na 3 AlF 6 /TiO 2 is proposed.     

Measurement of the argon-gas-induced broadening and line shifting of the barium Rydberg level 6s24d ¹D₂ by two-photon resonant nondegenerate four-wave mixing

We apply two-photon resonant nondegenerate four-wave mixing with a resonant intermediate state to the observation of the broadening and shifting of the barium Rydberg level 6s24d 1D2 by collision with argon.The collision broadening and shifting cross sections are measured.This technique is purely optical,and can investigate the pressure dependence of the transverse relaxation rate Γ21 between the Rydberg state and an intermediate state,as well as the transverse relaxation rate Γ20 between the Rydberg state and the ground state.     

Two localized CO₂ laser treatment methods for mitigation of UV damage growth in fused silica

Two methods:high-power,short-time,single-shot irradiation(Method A) and low-power,long-time,multi-shot irradiation(Method B) are investigated to mitigate the UV damage growth in fused silica by using a 10.6-μm CO2 laser.To verify the mitigation effect of the two methods,the laser induced damage thresholds(LIDTs) of the mitigated sites are tested with a 355-nm,6.4-ns Nd:YAG laser,and the light modulation of the mitigation sites are tested with a 351-nm continuous Nd:YLF laser.The mitigated damaged sites treated with the two methods have almost the same LIDTs,which can recover to the level of pristine material.Compared with Method A,Method B produces mitigated sites with low crater depth and weak light modulation.In addition,there is no raised rim or re-deposited debris formed around the crater edge for Method B.Theoretical calculation is utilized to evaluate the central temperature of the CO2 laser beam irradiated zone and the radius of the crater.It is indicated that the calculated results are consistent with the experimental results.     

Research on the field emission mechanism of nano-structured carbon film

The field emission(FE) characteristics of nano-structured carbon films(NSCFs) are investigated.The saturation behaviour of the field emission current density found at high electric field E cannot be reasonably explained by the traditional Fowler-Nordheim(F-N) theory.A three-region E model and the curve-fitting method are utilized for discussing the FE characteristics of NSCFs.In the low,high,and middle E regions,the FE mechanism is reasonably explained by a modified F-N model,a corrected space-charge-limited-current(SCLC) model and the joint model of F-N and SCLC mechanism,respectively.Moreover,the measured FE data accord well with the results from our corrected theoretical model.     

Lion and man—can both win?

This paper is concerned with continuous-time pursuit and evasion games. Typically, we have a lion and a man in a metric space: they have the same speed, and the lion wishes to catch the man while the man tries to evade capture. We are interested in questions of the following form: is it the case that exactly one of the man and the lion has a winning strategy?As we shall see, in a compact metric space at least one of the players has a winning strategy. We show that, perhaps surprisingly, there are examples in which both players have winning strategies. We also construct a metric space in which, for the game with two lions versus one man, neither player has a winning strategy. We prove various other (positive and negative) related results, and pose some open problems.     

Study of As―Se―Te glasses by neutron-, X-ray diffraction and optical spectroscopic methods

The atomic structures of amorphous As₄₀Se_(60?x)Te_x (x = 10 and 15) and As₄₀Se₆₀ glasses have been investigated by neutron and high energy X-ray diffraction methods. The two datasets were modeled simultaneously by reverse Monte Carlo (RMC) simulation technique. The RMC simulations revealed a glassy network built-up from As(Se, Te)₃ pyramids in which Te atoms substitute Se atoms. The As―Se correlation function shows a strong and sharp first peak at 2.4 Å and two broad and much less intense peaks at 3.7 and 5.6 Å, related to 1st, 2nd and 3rd neighbor distances of the As―Se bonds, respectively. They are an evidence for existence of short and medium ordering in the studied glasses. The similarity of Θ_Te―As―Te and Θ_Se―As―Se bond distributions suggests that Te atoms have a similar role in the structure formation as Se atoms. The FTIR spectra analysis revealed impurity bonds of Se―H, As―O, Se―O, and Te―O in the glasses which contributed to enhanced absorption in visible spectral range. From the ellipsometric data analysis the optical constants and the energetic parameters of the studied glasses were established. The compositional variation of these parameters is explained in terms of chemical bonds formation and change in the density of charged defects.     

近红外显微成像技术及其应用进展

综述了近红外显微成像技术的基本原理、技术特点、图像处理、应用领域及国内外发展现状,并对该技术的应用前景进行了展望。     

傅里叶变换计算全息彩色再现

通过博奇编码获得傅里叶变换计算全息图,将其加载在空间光调制器上进行光学再现,分析了影响再现像分辨率和色彩还原性的因素.实验结果表明:基元尺寸与再现像的大小与中心位置成反比;单色光波长与再现像的大小与中心位置成正比;滤光片三基色的透过率不同和半高全宽将分别影响再现像的色彩还原性和分辨率;CMOS三基色的光谱灵敏度不同也是再现像色彩失真的原因之一.基元尺寸和波长的影响用比例系数修正,滤光片与CMOS的影响用权重系数修正,实现了彩色再现像的色彩不失真合成.     

Traffic resource allocation for complex networks

In this paper, an optimal resource allocation strategy is proposed to enhance traffic dynamics in complex networks. The network resources are the total node packet-delivering capacity and the total link bandwidth. An analytical method is developed to estimate the overall network capacity by using the concept of efficient betweenness (ratio of algorithmic betweenness and local processing capacity). Three network structures (scale-free, small-world, and random networks) and two typical routing protocols (shortest path protocol and efficient routing protocol) are adopted to demonstrate the performance of the proposed strategy. Our results show that the network capacity is reversely proportional to the average path length for a particular routing protocol and the shortest path protocol can achieve the largest network capacity when the proposed resource allocation strategy is adopted.     

S~6上仿Blaschke张量的特征值为常数的超曲面

设x:Mn→Sn+1是(n+1)-维单位球面上不含脐点的超曲面,在Sn+1的Mbius交换群下浸入x的四个基本不变量是:一个黎曼度量g称为Mbius度量;一个1-形式Φ称为Mbius形式;一个对称的(0,2)张量A称为Blaschke张量和一个对称的(0,2)张量B称为Mbius第二基本形式。对称的(0,2)张量D=A+λB也是Mbius不变量,其中λ是常数,D称为x的仿Blaschke张量,李海中和王长平研究了满足条件:(ⅰ)Φ=0;(ⅱ)A+λB+μg=0的超曲面,其中λ和μ都是函数,他们证明了λ和μ都是常数,并且给出了这类超曲面的分类,也是在Φ=0的条件下D只有一个互异的特征值的超曲面的分类。对S6上满足如下条件的超曲面进行了分类:(ⅰ)Φ=0;(ⅱ)对某常数λ,D具有3个互异的常数特征值。