Reverse flow injection spectrophotometric determination of iodate and iodide in table salt

A very simple and sensitive reverse flow injection method is described for the determination of iodate and iodide. The iodate reacts with excess iodide in acidic medium to form tri-iodide, which can be spectrophotometrically monitored at 351 nm, and the absorbance is directly related to the concentration of iodate in the sample. The determination of iodide is based on oxidizing iodide to iodate. The calibration curve is linear in the range of 0.02-3.0 μg ml⁻¹ I with r²=0.9998, and the limit of detection is 0.008 μg ml⁻¹ I. The chemical and flow injection variables were studied and optimized to make the procedure suitable for quantitating iodate and iodide in table salts. It is shown that the reverse flow injection analysis could greatly improve the sensitivity and precision for determination of iodate with a relative standard deviation of 0.9%. A complete analysis, including sampling and washing, could be performed in 35 s. The procedure was applied successfully to the determination of iodate and iodide in table salts, and the results were statistically compared with results determined by standard iodometry method.     

两种单光纤光镊捕获效果的数值仿真与实验研究

采用一种基于时域有限差分(FDTD)的数值算法,仿真计算了抛物线形和大锥角形两种新型单光纤光镊的出射光场,并在稳态场下通过对麦克斯韦应力张量积分求得介质球在两种光场中受到的光阱力,得到大锥角型光纤端产生的光阱力较大的结论;讨论了不同介质球大小、折射率,光纤探针形状对光阱力的影响.在实验中这两种光纤探针都实现了对水中酵母菌细胞的捕获,且采用流体力学法对抛物线形和大锥角形二种新型单光纤光镊产生的光阱力进行了标定.结果表明:基于FDTD数值仿真方法计算受力与实验结果一致,并且这种计算光纤光镊产生的光阱力的方法简单.适用;且抛物线形和大锥角形光纤探头都具备构成单光纤光镊的条件.     

An optimization method for registration and mosaicking of remote sensing images

An optimization method for registration and mosaicking of remote sensing images has been proposed. More than four pairs of control points extracted by scale invariant feature transform (SIFT) detector have been used to obtain the projective transformation relation between the reference image and text image. A method based on gradient information of the region has been proposed to assign the weighted value to the feature points. The weighted value reflects the importance of the area, which can change the result of optimization. The combination method of seam cutting and feathering technique is used to stitch two overlapped images. Our experiment shows that the alignment error of interest area is smaller than that of normal area. If the weighted parameter is given proper value, the alignment error of interest area can reduced to less than one pixel.     

Preparation of Superconducting Thin Films of Infinite-Layer Nickelate Nd_(0.8)Sr_(0.2)NiO_2

The recent observation of superconductivity in thin films of infinite-layer nickelate Nd_(0.8)Sr_(0.2)NiO_2 has received considerable attention. Despite the many efforts to understand the superconductivity in infinite-layer nickelates,a consensus on the underlying mechanism for the superconductivity has yet to be reached, partly owing to the challenges with the material synthesis. Here, we report the successful growth of superconducting infinite-layer Nd_(0.8)Sr_(0.2)NiO_2 films by pulsed laser deposition and soft chemical reduction. The details on the growth process are discussed.     

Epitaxial fabrication of AgTe monolayer on Ag(111) and the sequential growth of Te film

Transition-metal chalcogenides (TMCs) materials have attracted increasing interest both for fundamental research and industrial applications. Among all these materials, two-dimensional (2D) compounds with honeycomb-like structure possess exotic electronic structures. Here, we report a systematic study of TMC monolayer AgTe fabricated by direct depositing Te on the surface of Ag(111) and annealing. Few intrinsic defects are observed and studied by scanning tunneling microscopy, indicating that there are two kinds of AgTe domains and they can form gliding twin-boundary. Then, the monolayer AgTe can serve as the template for the following growth of Te film. Meanwhile, some Te atoms are observed in the form of chains on the top of the bottom Te film. Our findings in this work might provide insightful guide for the epitaxial growth of 2D materials for study of novel physical properties and for future quantum devices.     

6.2-W deep blue light generation by intracavity frequency-doubled Nd:GdVO4 using BiBO

Efficient continuous-wave (CW) intracavity frequency doubling of a diode-end-pumped Nd:GdVO4 laser operating on 4F3/2 - 4I9/2 transitions at 912 nm has been demonstrated. A symmetrical cavity with two laser rods is designed, which divides the pump power between the two laser rods, allowing for greater power scalability. An 18-mm-long BiBO crystal, cut for critical type Ⅰ phase matching, is used for the intracavity frequency-doubled laser. A maximum output power of 6.2 W in the blue spectral range at 456 nm has been achieved with the pump power of 36 W. The beam quality M2 value is 2.5 in both horizontal and vertical directions. The ellipticity of the deep blue laser is 0.98, and the power stability is better than 3.2% at the maximum output power.     

Synthesis of ZrB2 nanoparticles by sol-gel method

Zirconium diboride (ZrB₂) nanoparticles were synthesized by sol-gel method using zirconium n-propoxide (Zr(OPr)₄), boric acid (H₃BO₃), and sucrose (C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁). Additionally, acetylacetone (acac) was used as chemical modifier in a neutral condition to stabilize Zr(OPr)₄ which hydrolyzes easily. Here, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ was used since it can be completely decomposed to carbon. Thus, carbon might be accounted precisely for the carbothermal reduction reaction. A single phase ZrB₂ without residual ZrO₂ was obtained with a molar ratio of B/Zr = 2.3 for the starting materials at 1,550 °C and the average grain size of ZrB₂ nanoparticles was ca. 50 nm. The photomicrograph revealed a spherical round shape morphology of the ZrB₂ nanoparticles with an uniform size distribution. On the other hand, in the case of either B/Zr (mol.) = 2.0 or pyrolyzing temperature below 1,550 °C for B/Zr (mol.) = 2.3, there existed both m-ZrO₂ and t-ZrO₂ phases besides ZrB₂.     

Analysis of black-grating-effect on the displacement measurement based on phase-coded target joint transform correlators

Black-grating-effect of SLM on the displacement measurement based on phase-coded target joint transform correlators(PCTJTC) is discussed. Displacement measurement technology based on PCTJTC is proposed. Black-grating-effect is explained and the impact of a pixel's fill factor is discussed. Pixel segmentation is elaborated and simulation results are given. It is shown that black-grating-effect has brought errors to the detection precision. The optical efficiency is higher when the fill factor is bigger, and the intensity distribution of the spectrum moves closer toward the 0th fringe, which brings down the CCD's need of high resolution.     

基于面阵CCD的时间延时积分模式的空间相机自动对焦

空间面阵相机在轨运动会产生运动模糊,影响自动对焦准确率。为解决该问题,提出行间转移面阵CCD的时间延时积分(TDI)模式实现去运动模糊。选取行间转移面阵CCD KAI-1003作为成像器件,利用可编程逻辑器件(PLD)控制时序信号,匹配CCD的行转移速度与目标运动速度,实现去运动模糊。实验表明该成像系统不仅能去运动模糊而且还大幅提高图像信噪比。去运动模糊后,根据较短时间间隔内空间相机拍摄的图像有重叠区域的特点提出一种空间相机自动对焦方法。通过配准算法找出序列图像间的重叠区域,并计算重叠区域的清晰度评价值,然后根据传递特性将评价值映射到同一个评价体系中,最后找到最佳对焦位置。实验表明该成像系统对高速运动的目标能够实现自动对焦。