强流脉冲离子束辐照靶材烧蚀效应二维数值研究

对强流脉冲离子束(IPIB)辐照Ti靶的烧蚀效应进行了二维数值研究.得到了表面烧蚀物质随脉冲时间的变化关系.得出TEMP Ⅱ 型加速器产生的脉冲束流辐照靶材时引起的汽、液化均是从表面开始、并且汽化过程中表面物质被层层烧蚀的结论.同时，得到中心区的平均烧蚀速度为10m/s 数量级，它远小于产生的烧蚀等离子体的喷发速度.得到脉冲期间靶材内部不同位置烧蚀斑痕形状的时间演化过程，以及束流中含有的离子种类分额不同时IPIB辐照过程产生的不同效果. 关键词： 强流脉冲离子束 靶 烧蚀过程 二维数值模拟     

A longitudinal study of MR diffusion changes in normal appearing white matter of patients with early multiple sclerosis

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The stage at which normal appearing white matter (NAWM) abnormalities first appear in multiple sclerosis (MS) is not clear. The aim of our study was to monitor water diffusion changes over time in NAWM of patients with early MS.METHODS: Out of a consecutive series of patients enrolled in a MR study on clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), we selected 19 subjects who had completed a one year follow-up. The MR scans obtained at baseline and at 12 months were reviewed according to the new criteria on the diagnosis of MS. Lesion load on T2 and T1 weighted images and the trace of the apparent diffusion coefficient in NAWM were measured both at baseline and at 12 months in patients and in 12 healthy controls.RESULTS: In three patients the diagnosis of MS was done at baseline based on MR. Thirteen patients developed MS during the study and in three patients the diagnosis remained "possible MS." TADC in NAWM in patients was significantly higher than in controls at the 12 months' follow-up but not at baseline (controls mean tADC +/- sd = 0.745 +/- 0.02 mm(2)/sec x 10(-3); patients mean tADC(12) +/- sd = 0.767 +/- 0.02 mm(2)/sec x 10(-3); p < 0.02). TADC and T2 lesion load at 12 months were significantly correlated (p < 0.01). Patients exhibiting tADC(12) above a confidence interval had a significantly greater EDSS score at the same time period (EDSS(12) +/- sd = 1.9 +/- 0.5 and = 1.1 +/- 0.4 respectively; p < 0.01).CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that diffusion MR cannot detect alterations in NAWM of patients with a CIS suggestive of MS. After one year, when most patients develop MS, diffusion MR abnormalities in NAWM become apparent. These abnormalities are correlated with T2 lesion load and may contribute to neurological impairment.     

Diffraction-limited, 300-kW peak-power pulses from a coiled multimode fiber amplifier

We report a multimode, double-clad, Yb-doped fiber amplifier that produces diffraction-limited, 0.8-ns pulses with energies of 255 muJ and peak powers in excess of 300 kW at a repetition rate of ~8 kHz . Single-transverse-mode operation was obtained by bend-loss-induced mode filtering of the gain fiber.     

Measurements of climatic parameters and ground-level ozone at Terra Nova Bay in Antarctica

Summary The results of local meteorology, solar radiation and ground-level ozone measurements taken in Antarctica during the second Italian expedition (December 86–February 87) at Terra Nova Bay are presented. During the summer months the site of the Italian base camp is characterized by a thin strip of deglaciated ground, along which the temperature measurements close to the ground and up to 6 m high show a strongly superdiabatic profile. This irregular trend of the temperature in the surface layer is mainly due to the notable incoming amounts of radiation and to the extreme transparency of the atmosphere. This is also shown by the low values of the ratio between total radiation and diffuse radiation. The ground is thus subjected to intense heating, especially in the warmer hours of the day, while the surface layer of the atmosphere will be characterized by strong upward heat fluxes and by turbulent convective movements. Vertical-temperature-profile measurements show an almost forced persistence in the superdiabatic trend, which tends towards isothermic values only as a resultof rapid variations in the direction and intensity of the wind, connected to the downward flux of cold air masses, shown also by the simultaneous increases in ground-level ozone concentrations which would support the presence of dry-deposition processes in the lower layer. However, the complex local orography and the horizontal discontinuity (sea, deglaciated coast, snow-covered surfaces) do not permit a correct application of profile flux relations, normally used in studies on groundlevel dry-deposition. Paper presented at the IV Congresso del Gruppo Nazionale per la Fisica dell'Atmosfera e dell'Oceano, June 22–24, 1987, Rome.     

Infrared spectrum and vibrational potential function of thionylimide (HNSO)

The ir absorption of gaseous HNSO, DNSO and H¹⁵NSO is recorded in the range 300–4100 cm^?1 at medium resolution. Besides the fundamental vibrations, overtones and combination bands are measured and assigned. From these data, combined with the ir absorptions of four more isotopic species of thionylimide, and with the centrifugal distortion constants of HNSO and DNSO, a harmonic force field, with 11 constants was derived.     

Dark Energy with Phantom Crossing and the H0 Tension

We investigate the possibility of phantom crossing in the dark energy sector and the solution for the Hubble tension between early and late universe observations. We use robust combinations of different cosmological observations, namely the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), local measurement of Hubble constant (H0), Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO) and SnIa for this purpose. For a combination of CMB+BAO data that is related to early universe physics, phantom crossing in the dark energy sector was confirmed at a 95% confidence level and we obtained the constraint H0=71.0−3.8+2.9 km/s/Mpc at a 68% confidence level, which is in perfect agreement with the local measurement by Riess et al. We show that constraints from different combinations of data are consistent with each other and all of them are consistent with phantom crossing in the dark energy sector. For the combination of all data considered, we obtained the constraint H0=70.25±0.78 km/s/Mpc at a 68% confidence level and the phantom crossing happening at the scale factor am=0.851−0.031+0.048 at a 68% confidence level.     

EEG Fractal Analysis Reflects Brain Impairment after Stroke

Stroke is the commonest cause of disability. Novel treatments require an improved understanding of the underlying mechanisms of recovery. Fractal approaches have demonstrated that a single metric can describe the complexity of seemingly random fluctuations of physiological signals. We hypothesize that fractal algorithms applied to electroencephalographic (EEG) signals may track brain impairment after stroke. Sixteen stroke survivors were studied in the hyperacute (<48 h) and in the acute phase (∼1 week after stroke), and 35 stroke survivors during the early subacute phase (from 8 days to 32 days and after ∼2 months after stroke): We compared resting-state EEG fractal changes using fractal measures (i.e., Higuchi Index, Tortuosity) with 11 healthy controls. Both Higuchi index and Tortuosity values were significantly lower after a stroke throughout the acute and early subacute stage compared to healthy subjects, reflecting a brain activity which is significantly less complex. These indices may be promising metrics to track behavioral changes in the very early stage after stroke. Our findings might contribute to the neurorehabilitation quest in identifying reliable biomarkers for a better tailoring of rehabilitation pathways.     

Passivation of aluminium–n+ silicon contacts for solar cells by ultrathin Al2O3 and SiO2 dielectric layers

Ultra‐thin thermally grown SiO₂ and atomic‐layer‐deposited (ALD) Al₂O₃ films are trialled as passivating dielectrics for metal–insulator–semiconductor (MIS) type contacts on top of phosphorus diffused regions applicable to high efficiency silicon solar cells. An investigation of the optimum insulator thickness in terms of contact recombination factor J_{0_cont} and contact resistivity ρ_c is undertaken on 85 Ω/□ and 103 Ω/□ diffusions. An optimum ALD Al₂O₃ thickness of ～22 Å produces a J_{0_cont} of ～300 fAcm^–2 whilst maintaining a ρ_c lower than 1 mΩ cm² for the 103 Ω/□ diffusion. This has the potential to improve the open‐circuit voltage by a maximum 15 mV. The thermally grown SiO₂ fails to achieve equivalently low J_{0_cont} values but exhibits greater thermal stability, resulting in slight improvements in ρ_c when annealed for 10 minutes at 300 °C without significant changes in J_{0_cont}. The after‐anneal J_{0_cont} reaches ～600 fAcm^–2 with a ρ_c of ～2.5 mΩ cm² for the 85 Ω/□ diffusion amounting to a maximum gain in open‐circuit voltage of 6 mV. (© 2013 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

The high-resolution infrared spectrum of Si2H6: rotation–torsion analysis of the ν5 and ν7 fundamentals,and torsional splittings in the degenerate vibrational states

The infrared active ν₇ and ν₅ fundamentals of disilane, coupled by an x,y Coriolis interaction, have been analysed on a Fourier transform spectrum between 2120 and 2225?cm^?1, at the Doppler limited spectral resolution. A Fermi resonance with 2ν ₂?+?ν₉ affects the Δ K?=?1 side of ν₇, and both ν₇ and ν₅ show the effects of several additional localized perturbations. Line splittings in the ν₅ transitions are not observed, showing that the torsional splitting in the ν₅ excited state and in the vibrational ground state are almost equal. The intrinsic torsional splitting of ν₇ is found to be smaller than in the ground vibrational state by 0.0085?cm^?1. This splitting value and those found for the other two infrared active degenerate fundamentals, ν₈ and ν₉, follow the trend expected from our theoretical predictions. Exploratory numerical calculations show that the decrease of the torsional splittings, observed in the fundamental degenerate vibrational states of disilane, can actually be accounted for by the head–tail and torsional Coriolis coupling of all the degenerate vibrational fundamentals, in several torsional states.     

Rotation spectrum and infrared fundamental bands of 123SbD3. Determination of molecular geometry and ab initio calculations of spectroscopic parameters

The high resolution infrared spectrum of ¹²³SbD₃ has been recorded in the 20–350?cm^?1 range and in the regions of the ν₁, ν₃ and ν₂, ν₄ fundamental bands centred at 1350 and 600?cm^?1, respectively. Splitting of the K′′?=?3, 6 lines have been observed both in the rotation and ro-vibration spectra. A large number of ‘perturbation allowed‘ transitions with selection rules Δ(k??l) =?±?3,?±?6, and?±?9 have been identified in all fundamental bands. Accurate ground state molecular parameters have been determined by means of a simultaneous fit of the rotational transitions and about 12?000 ground state combination differences from the infrared bands. The A and B reductions of the rotational Hamiltonian provided almost equivalent results. The molecular parameters of the ν _i ?=?1 (i?=?1???4) states were obtained as a result of the simultaneous analysis of the ν₁ (A₁)/ν₃ (E) stretching and of the ν₂ (A₁)/ν₄ (E) bending dyads. In fact, the corresponding excited states are affected by strong perturbations due to rovibrational interactions of Coriolis and k-type that have been treated explicitly in the model adopted for the analysis. Improved effective ground state and equilibrium geometries were determined for the molecule and compared to those of ¹²³SbH₃. Ab initio calculations at the coupled cluster CCSD(T) level with an energy-consistent large-core pseudopotential and large basis sets were carried out to determine the equilibrium structure, the anharmonic force field, and the associated spectroscopic constants of ¹²³SbH₃ and ¹²³SbD₃. The theoretical results are in good agreement with the experimental data.