Measurement of the spectral distribution of a multi-mode dye laser light by using speckle patterns

A simple method of measuring the wavelength γ₁ and the spectral line spacing Δγ of a multi-mode dye laser light by using the correlated speckle patterns produced at the far-field of a diffuser is proposed. Examples of the obtained values of γ₁ and Δγ are 6.0 × 10³ Å and 3.0 × 10¹ Å, respectively.     

Test by NMR of the phase coherence of electromagnetically induced transparency

Electromagnetically induced transparency is an effect observed in atomic systems, originating from quantum interference, in which electromagnetic transitions to and from a certain quantum state become suppressed. This dark state is also characterized by a quantum phase, relative to other states, which theoretically should stop evolving, but remain phase coherent, during transparency. We test this theoretical prediction using techniques developed for liquid-state nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computation, applied to a spin-7/2 nuclear spin system. A sequence of quantum operations is applied to create the dark state, and during transparency its phase evolution is measured relative to a reference state using Ramsey interferometry. Experimental measurements of the fringe visibility are in excellent agreement with theoretical expectations, taking into account measured decoherence rates.     

Parametric dependence of turbulent particle transport in tore supra plasmas

Steady state full noninductive current tore supra plasmas offer a unique opportunity to study the local parametric dependence of particle pinch velocity, in order to discriminate among different theories. Magnetic field shear is found to generate an inward pinch which is dominant in the gradient region (normalized radius 0.3相似文献   

Feasibility of proton chemical shift imaging with a stereotactic headframe

To prove feasibility of proton chemical shift imaging ((1)H CSI) during stereotactic procedure, authors performed (1)H CSI in combination with a stereotactic headframe and selected targets according to local metabolic information, evaluated the pathologic results. The (1)H CSI directed stereotactic biopsy was performed in four patients. (1)H CSI and conventional Gd-enhancement stereotactic MRI were performed simultaneously after the fitting of a stereotactic headframe. Focal areas of increased phosphocholine(Cho)/phosphocreatine(Cr) and Lactate/Cr ratios were selected as target sites in the stereotactic MR images. (1)H CSI is possible with the stereotactic headframe in place. Pathologic samples taken from areas of increased Cho/Cr ratios and decreased NAA/Cr ratios provided information upon increased cellularity, mitoses and cellular atypism, and facilitated diagnosis. Pathologic samples taken from areas of increased Lac/Cr ratio showed predominant feature of necrosis. (1)H CSI was feasible with the stereotactic headframe in place. The final pathologic results obtained were concordant with the local metabolic information from (1)H CSI. We believe that (1)H CSI-directed stereotactic biopsy has the potential to significantly improve the accuracy of stereotactic biopsy targeting.     

Immobilized heterobimetallic Ru/Co nanoparticle-catalyzed Pauson-Khand-type reactions in the presence of pyridylmethyl formate

Heterobimetallic Ru/Co nanoparticles, immobilized on charcoal, were synthesized and used as catalysts in the Pauson-Khand-type reaction in the presence of pyridylmethyl formate instead of carbon monoxide; the catalysts were effective for intra- and intermolecular reactions and easily reused without loss of catalytic activity.     

Transmetalation as a route to novel styryllithium reagents

[structure: see text] Transmetalation of beta-tributyl(styryl)stannanes with n-BuLi gives the functional equivalents of the corresponding styryllithium intermediates. Reaction of the intermediates with chlorotrimethylsilane, iodomethane, or dimethyl sulfate gives the substituted styryl products in moderate to good yields. In all cases, the configuration about the double bond was retained in the products.     

Detection of chlorinated methanes by tin oxide gas sensors

Tin oxide thin films prepared by thermal oxidation of Sn films were used for the detection of chlorinated methanes (CH2Cl2, CHCl3 and CCl4). This resulted in better chemical selectivity, sensitivity, response speed and detection limit than seen with previous detectors. The temperature dependence of the sensing of 1% CCl4 gas was studied and the best sensing behavior was observed at 300 degrees C. The films showed different chemical selectivity in both speed and direction of sensing response to each gas and were stable for more than 3 weeks under operating conditions. The films showed rapid gas sensing (<40 s to reach 90% of full response) and low detection limits (< 4 ppm CCl4). The role of oxygen in the detection of chlorinated methanes and in resistance changes without chlorinated methanes was also studied. The changes at the surface of the film after gas sensing were examined using scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry.     

Eigenvalues of Random Power law Graphs

Many graphs arising in various information networks exhibit the "power law" behavior -the number of vertices of degree k is proportional to k^-# for some positive #. We show that if # > 2.5, the largest eigenvalue of a random power law graph is almost surely(1+ o(1))?m (1+ o(1))\sqrt{m} where m is the maximum degree. Moreover, the klargest eigenvalues of a random power law graph with exponent # have power law distribution with exponent 2# if the maximum degree is sufficiently large, where k is a function depending on #, mand d, the average degree. When 2<#< 2.5, the largest eigenvalue is heavily concentrated at cm^3-# for some constant c depending on # and the average degree. This result follows from a more general theorem which shows that the largest eigenvalue of a random graph with a given expected degree sequence is determined by m, the maximum degree, and [(d)\tilde] \tilde{d} , the weighted average of the squares of the expected degrees. We show that the k-th largest eigenvalue is almost surely (1+ o(1))?{m_k} (1+ o(1))\sqrt{m_k} where m_k is the k-th largest expected degree provided m_k is large enough. These results have implications on the usage of spectral techniques in many areas related to pattern detection and information retrieval.     

Small Complete Arcs in Projective Planes

In the late 1950s, B. Segre introduced the fundamental notion of arcs and complete arcs [48,49]. An arc in a nite projective plane is a set of points with no three on a line and it is complete if cannot be extended without violating this property. Given a projective plane , determining , the size of its smallest complete arc, has been a major open question in finite geometry for several decades. Assume that has order q, it was shown by Lunelli and Sce [41], more than 40 years ago, that . Apart from this bound, practically nothing was known about , except for the case is the Galois plane. For this case, the best upper bound, prior to this paper, was O(q ^3/4) obtained by Sznyi using the properties of the Galois field GF(q).In this paper, we prove that for any projective plane of order q, where c is a universal constant. Together with Lunelli-Sces lower bound, our result determines up to a polylogarithmic factor. Our proof uses a probabilistic method known as the dynamic random construction or Rödls nibble. The proof also gives a quick randomized algorithm which produces a small complete arc with high probability.The key ingredient of our proof is a new concentration result, which applies for non-Lipschitz functions and is of independent interest.* Research supported in part by grant RB091G-VU from UCSD, by NSF grant DMS-0200357 and by an A. Sloan fellowship.Part of this work was done at AT&T Bell Labs and Microsoft Research     

Role of stress on charge transfer through self-assembled alkanethiol monolayers on Au

We have studied charge transfer through alkanethiol molecules self-assembled on Au(111) substrates using interfacial force microscopy. Simultaneous measurement of the tip-substrate current and the normal interfacial force reveals the critical role of tip-film contact. Measurable currents are seen only for tip-applied stresses above about 20 MPa, after which the current rises exponential with stress. We suggest that charge transfer results from stress-induced band-gap states near the Fermi level in these normally highly insulating molecular films.