Cooling-induced increase of methane cluster size investigated under a Coulomb explosion scheme

In this letter, we discuss the increase in the average cluster size by lowering the stagnation temperature of the methane （CH4） gas. The Coulomb explosion experiments are conducted to estimate the cluster size and the size distribution. The average CH4 cluster sizes Nay of 6 230 and 6 580 are acquired with the source conditions of 30 bars at 240 K and 60 bars at 296 K, respectively. Empirical estimation suggests a five-fold increase in the average size of the CH4 clusters at 240 K compared with that at room temperature under a backing pressure of 30 bars. A strong nonlinear Hagena parameter relation （Г^＊∝ T0^-3.3） for the CH4 clusters is revealed. The results may be favorable for the production of large-sized clusters by using gases at low temperature and high back pressures.     

Manipulation of atom-to-molecule conversion in a magnetic lattice

Atom-to-molecule conversion by the technique of optical Feshbach resonance in a magnetic lattice is studied in the mean-field approximation. For the case of a shallow lattice, we give the dependence of the atomto-molecule conversion efficiency on tunnelling strength and atomic interaction by taking a double-well as an example. We find that one can obtain a high atom-to-molecule conversion by tuning the tunnelling and interaction strengths of the system. For the case of a deep lattice, we show that the existence of the lattice can improve the atom-to-molecule conversion for certain initial states.     

Pattern discrimination and firing behavior of cold receptor model aided with noise

A method for characterizing and identifying firing patterns of neural spike trains is presented. Three characteristic variables defined at sequential moments, including two formal derivatives and the integration of the counting process, are introduced to reflect the temporal patterns of a spike train. This paper also examines how noise interacts with encoding mechanisms of neuronal stimulus in a cold receptor. From ISI series and bifurcation diagrams it is shown that there are considerable differences in interval distributions and impulse patterns caused by purely deterministic simulations and noisy simulations. The ISI-distance can be used as an effective and powerful way to measure the noise effects on spike trains quantitatively. It is found that spike trains observed in cold receptors can be more strongly affected by noise for low temperatures than for high temperatures in some aspects; meanwhile, spike train has greater variability with the noise intensity increasing.     

稀土化合物RX的晶场参数分析

本文对NaCl型结构的稀土化合物RX(X=N,P,As,Sb,Bi)的晶场参数B₄⁰的实验值进行了分析。在此基础上我们提出一个新的利用简单点电荷模型计算RX晶场参数B₄⁰值的关系式:B₄⁰=k₃(B₄⁰)_p+c₃。用此关系式我们确定了一系列RX的晶场参数B₄⁰值,结果与实验值符合很好。对关系式的含义本文也作了充分讨论。 关键词：     

钙钛矿结构中的简谐子软模

利用复合空间型方法,在自由边界条件下解出了钙钛矿结构有限尺寸晶体的简谐振动方程.计算结果给出了收敛的简谐子谱分布,并发现了许多简谐子软模.用这些软模花样说明了钛酸钡晶体冷却时发生具有a畴和c畴结构的铁电相变.理论表明铁电相变过程涉及屏蔽电荷的激发及其在界面的缓慢扩散,以最后得出各个电畴内部的均匀自发极化 关键词： 晶格动力学 简谐子 软模 钛酸钡