Machine learning-based direct solver for one-to-many problems on temporal shaping of relativistic electron beams

To control the temporal profile of a relativistic electron beam to meet requirements of various advanced scientific applications like free-electron-laser and plasma wakefield acceleration, a widely-used technique is to manipulate the dispersion terms which turns out to be one-to-many problems. Due to their intrinsic one-to-many property, current popular stochastic optimization approaches on temporal shaping may face the problems of long computing time or sometimes suggesting only one solution. Here we propose a real-time solver for one-to-many problems of temporal shaping, with the aid of a semi-supervised machine learning method, the conditional generative adversarial network (CGAN). We demonstrate that the CGAN solver can learn the one-to-many dynamics and is able to accurately and quickly predict the required dispersion terms for different custom temporal profiles. This machine learning-based solver is expected to have the potential for wide applications to one-to-many problems in other scientific fields.     

Effect of Coconut Protein and Xanthan Gum,Soybean Polysaccharide and Gelatin Interactions in Oil-Water Interface

We report on our study of the interactions between coconut protein extracted from coconut meat and three hydrocolloids (gelatin, xanthan gum, and soybean polysaccharide) and their interfacial adsorption and emulsification properties. We used Zeta potential, fluorescence spectroscopy scanning and ITC to investigate the interactions between a fixed concentration (1%) of coconut protein and varying concentrations of hydrocolloid. Through the interfacial tension and interfacial viscoelasticity, the interfacial properties of the hydrocolloid and coconut protein composite solution were explored. The physical stability of the corresponding emulsion is predicted through microstructure and stability analysis. Xanthan gum forms a flocculent complex with coconut protein under acidic conditions. Soy polysaccharides specifically bind to coconut protein. Under acidic conditions, this complex is stabilized through the steric hindrance of soy polysaccharides. Due to gelatin-coconut protein interactions, the isoelectric point of this complex changes. The interfacial tension results show that as time increases, the interfacial tensions of the three composite solutions decrease. The increase in the concentration of xanthan gum makes the interfacial tension decrease first and then increase. The addition of soybean polysaccharides reduces the interfacial tension of coconut protein. The addition of xanthan gum forms a stronger elastic interface film. Emulsion characterization showed that the gelatin-added system showed better stability. However, the addition of xanthan gum caused stratification quickly, and the addition of soybean polysaccharides also led to instability because the addition of polysaccharides led to a decrease in thermodynamic compatibility. This research lays the foundation for future research into coconut milk production technology.     

氧化镁中子过滤器研究

核电厂反应堆乏燃料水池格架材料在生产和使用过程中需要对其中子吸收性能进行监测和检测,针对这两方面需求,研制了乏燃料水池格架B₄C＿Al材料的中子吸收性能检测设备。为了降低检测过程中超热中子本底的影响,考虑采用氧化镁超热中子过滤器滤除超热中子。对10和5 cm氧化镁单晶的中子透射率与宏观总截面进行了理论计算,对慢化体表面中子成分进行蒙特卡罗模拟计算并开展实验测量。实验结果表明,10 cm氧化镁对采用8 cm聚乙烯慢化后的²⁵²Cf中子源的中子透射率为60.16%,相对镉比值比未加10 cm氧化镁时提高了93.85%,证明常温下采用氧化镁单晶做B₄C＿Al检测装置的超热中子过滤器是可行的。     

First-principles study of structural and opto-electronic characteristics of ultra-thin amorphous carbon films

Most amorphous carbon(a-C)applications require films with ultra-thin thicknesses;however,the electronic structure and opto-electronic characteristics of such films remain unclear so far.To address this issue,we developed a theoretical model based on the density functional theory and molecular dynamic simulations,in order to calculate the electronic structure and opto-electronic characteristics of the ultra-thin a-C films at different densities and temperatures.Temperature was found to have a weak influence over the resulting electronic structure and opto-electronic characteristics,whereas density had a significant influence on these aspects.The volume fraction of sp3 bonding increased with density,whereas that of sp2 bonding initially increased,reached a peak value of 2.52 g/cm³,and then decreased rapidly.Moreover,the extinction coefficients of the ultra-thin a-C films were found to be density-sensitive in the long-wavelength regime.This implies that switching the volume ratio of sp2 to sp3 bonding can effectively alter the transmittances of ultra-thin a-C films,and this can serve as a novel approach toward photonic memory applications.Nevertheless,the electrical resistivity of the ultra-thin a-C films appeared independent of temperature.This implicitly indicates that the electrical switching behavior of a-C films previously utilized for non-volatile storage applications is likely due to an electrically induced effect and not a purely thermal consequence.     

Prospective study on observations of γ-ray sources in the Galaxy using the HADAR experiment

The High Altitude Detection of Astronomical Radiation (HADAR) experiment is a refracting terrestrial telescope array based on the atmospheric Cherenkov imaging technique. It focuses the Cherenkov light emitted by extensive air showers through a large aperture water-lens system for observing very-high-energy γ-rays and cosmic rays. With the advantages of a large field-of-view (FOV) and low energy threshold, the HADAR experiment operates in a large-scale sky scanning mode to observe galactic sources. This study presents the prospects of using the HADAR experiment for the sky survey of TeV γ-ray sources from TeVCat and provids a one-year survey of statistical significance. Results from the simulation show that a total of 23 galactic point sources, including five supernova remnant sources and superbubbles, four pulsar wind nebula sources, and 14 unidentified sources, were detected in the HADAR FOV with a significance greater than 5 standard deviations (σ). The statistical significance for the Crab Nebula during one year of operation reached 346.0 σ and the one-year integral sensitivity of HADAR above 1 TeV was ~1.3%–2.4% of the flux from the Crab Nebula.     

相位—啁啾调控对高次谐波光谱的影响

理论研究了在激光相位和啁啾调控共同影响下高次谐波光谱的变化。结果表明：当激光相位为0时,一阶啁啾调控使谐波能量延伸。二阶啁啾调控会呈现高强度谐波平台区。当激光相位为0.5π时,一阶啁啾调控可以获得连续平台区,但是强度较弱。在二阶啁啾调控下,谐波能量得到明显增大。通过谐波时频分析给出了不同激光波形下产生高次谐波光谱的原因。     

地面积水与装甲目标毫米波被动探测信号差异研究

以往毫米波被动探测中以平面金属目标代替立体金属目标(如装甲目标),而平面金属目标的探测信号又和地面积水的探测信号非常相似,所以导致这三种目标难以分辨。针对这一问题,从毫米波被动探测平面金属、积水、装甲目标探测信号的基本理论出发,通过建立目标模型、推导天线温度计算模型,仿真得到了这三种目标的探测信号,查找信号差异并分析总结了造成差异的根源。仿真结果证实了分析的正确性和有效性,为地面装甲目标识别算法的研究提供了必要的理论支撑和分析依据。     

上海光源储存环磁聚焦结构设计

上海光源是一台正在建设中的低发射度第三代同步辐射光源. 经过优化后, 储存环有两种直线节长度, 周长432m,在能量3.5GeV下束流发射度为3.9nm.rad, 直线节处的β函数和色散函数有足够的调节范围. 跟踪研究表明, 即使带上磁铁高阶场误差, 储存环仍有足够大的动力学孔径和能量接受度.     

双原子分子振动能级半量子化及量子理论的数值计算

利用半经典量子化理论和量子理论，分别采用Ｌｅｎｎａｒｄ－Ｊｏｎｅｓ势和Ｍｏｒｓｅ势，对双原子分子的振动能级给予了较为详细的数值计算。并将所得结果与部分实验数据进行比较，峄双原子分子的振动能级作了较为详细的 讨论。     

Defect-induced failure of optical coating filters

Optical filters composed of Ag, Al₂O₃, and ZnSe films were prepared on BK7 substrates by evaporation. By employing spectrophotometer, microscope, scanning electron microscope (SEM), and energy dispersive spectrum (EDS) analysis, the moisture-dependent stability of the samples was tested. The experimental results revealed that filter failure often occurs initially at defect sites. Small sputtering particles and pinhole are found to be two types of defects that induced the optical coating filter failure. The mechanisms of the defect-induced failure of the filters also are discussed in the article.