Annealing effect on electrical and photoconductive properties of Si implanted GaSe single crystal

GaSe single crystals grown by Bridgman method have been doped by ion implantation technique. The samples were bombarded in the direction parallel to c‐axis by Si ion beam of about 100 keV to doses of 1 × 10¹⁶ ions/cm² at room temperature. The effects of Si implantation with annealing at 500 and 600 °C on the electrical properties have been studied by measuring the temperature dependent conductivity and photoconductivity under different illumination intensities in the temperature range of 100–320 K. It is observed that Si implantation increases the room temperature conductivity 10⁻⁷ to 10⁻³ (Ω‐cm)⁻¹ depending on the post annealing temperature. The analysis of temperature dependent conductivity shows that at high temperature region above 200 K, the transport mechanism is dominated by thermal excitation in the doped and undoped GaSe samples. At lower temperatures, the conduction of carriers is dominated by variable range hopping mechanism in the implanted samples. Annealing of the samples at and above 600 °C weakens the temperature dependence of the conductivity and photoconductivity. This indicates that annealing of the implanted samples activates Si‐atoms and increases structural deformations and stacking faults. The same behavior was observed from photoconductivity measurements. Hence, photocurrent‐illumination intensity dependence in the implanted samples obeys the power low I_pc ∝ Φⁿ with n between 1 and 2 which is an indication of continuous distribution of localized states in the band gap. (© 2003 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Linear and nonlinear problems of active sound control

The problem of active shielding of some domain from the effect of the field generated in another domain is considered. The active shielding is implemented via the placement of additional sources in such a way that the total contribution of all sources leads to the desirable effect. The obtained solution does not require either the knowledge of the particular Green's function or any other information on source distribution and the surrounding medium. It is also important that along with undesirable field to be shielded, a desirable field can be admitted in the analysis. The solution of the problem requires only knowledge of the total field on the perimeter of the shielded domain. The active shielding sources are obtained for both the linear and nonlinear formulations of the problem. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Fourier transform infrared study of the effect of diabetes on rat liver and heart tissues in the CH region

Diabetes mellitus is characterized by hyperglycemia, a relative lack of insulin. The metabolic disturbances in diabetic patients are often associated with cardiac and liver dysfunctions. Generally, experimental diabetic models in animals have been used to study diabetes-related changes in organ function, but the complexity of intact tissues can cause contradictory results. For this reason, different techniques have been used to understand the mechanisms of these dysfunctions in diabetic organs. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effects of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes on rat liver and heart tissues at the molecular level by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Wistar rats of both sexes, weighing 200-250 g, were made diabetic by a single injection of 50 mg kg(-1) intraperitoneal (i.p.) streptozotocin dissolved in 0.05 M citrate buffer (pH 4.5) and they were kept for 4-5 weeks. The diabetes status was checked by measuring the blood glucose level. In the complex FTIR spectra, the bands in the CH region for example the CH(2) antisymmetric and symmetric stretching, the CH(3) symmetric and asymmetric stretching vibrations due to lipids and proteins in the 3000-2800 cm(-1) region and CH(2) scissoring around 1464 cm(-1) and the CH(3) scissoring at 1454 cm(-1) were analyzed. Characteristic spectral bands of these diabetic samples were compared with those of control group to confirm the effect of diabetes on liver and heart tissues. The FTIR spectra revealed dramatic differences in the band positions and bandwidths, signal intensity values and signal intensity ratios between diabetic and control tissues. Similar differences were observed for diabetic liver and heart tissues. A significant increase in the bandwidth of the CH(2) symmetric and antisymmetric stretching and the CH(3) symmetric and asymmetric stretching bands has been observed for both tissue types. The wavenumber of the CH(3) asymmetric stretching band shifts to lower values, indicating an increase in the order in the deep interior part of the lipid chains. The ratio of the CH(2) symmetric to CH(3) symmetric stretching band (lipid/protein ratio) decreases by 13% for diabetic heart and liver tissues. A decrease is also detected in the ratio of the CH(2) scissoring to the CH(3) scissoring mode. The overall intensity of these bands is seen to increase for diabetic tissues.     

A conditional-SGT-VaR approach with alternative GARCH models

This paper proposes a conditional technique for the estimation of VaR and expected shortfall measures based on the skewed generalized t (SGT) distribution. The estimation of the conditional mean and conditional variance of returns is based on ten popular variations of the GARCH model. The results indicate that the TS-GARCH and EGARCH models have the best overall performance. The remaining GARCH specifications, except in a few cases, produce acceptable results. An unconditional SGT-VaR performs well on an in-sample evaluation and fails the tests on an out-of-sample evaluation. The latter indicates the need to incorporate time-varying mean and volatility estimates in the computation of VaR and expected shortfall measures.     

An investigation into the biocidal effect of high voltage AC/DC atmospheric corona discharges on bacteria,yeasts, fungi and algae

A newly developed, low cost plasma system that works at atmospheric pressure and operates with both DC or AC high voltage power supplies was presented. This system was tested for its biocidal effect on a wide range of micro-organisms in water. Optimal killing parameters such as time, temperature and AC and DC high voltage power levels were tested for bacteria (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus mutans, Bacillus subtilis), yeast (Candida albicans), fungi (Aspergillus niger) and green algae. Results show this system to have a very efficient biocidal effect on most bacteria, algae and fungi in water.     

Water entrainment due to spillway surface jets

Strong flow entrainment has been observed downstream of spillways constructed with flow deflectors. This water entrainment has important environmental and ecological impacts because it improves the mixing of powerhouse and spillway flows, but may negatively impact fish migration or create adverse flow conditions.

Most studies found in the literature attempt to explain this entrainment with turbulent mixing. Both reduced-scale hydraulic models and single-phase, isotropic RANS models grossly under-predict the degree of entrainment observed in prototypes. In this paper, an anisotropic model that accounts for the bubble volume fraction and attenuation of the normal velocity fluctuations at the free surface is presented. The model adequately predicts the main mechanisms causing water entrainment and compares well against experimental data for a round surface jet and for Brownlee Dam at model scale. It is shown that appropriate entrainment can only be captured if the turbulence anisotropy and the two-phase nature of the flow are modelled.     

Characterizing developing adverse pressure gradient flows subject to surface roughness

An experimental study was conducted to examine the effects of surface roughness and adverse pressure gradient (APG) on the development of a turbulent boundary layer. Hot-wire anemometry measurements were carried out using single and X-wire probes in all regions of a developing APG flow in an open return wind tunnel test section. The same experimental conditions (i.e., T _∞, U _ref, and C _p) were maintained for smooth, k ⁺ = 0, and rough, k ⁺ = 41–60, surfaces with Reynolds number based on momentum thickness, 3,000 < Re _θ < 40,000. The experiment was carefully designed such that the x-dependence in the flow field was known. Despite this fact, only a very small region of the boundary layer showed a balance of the various terms in the integrated boundary layer equation. The skin friction computed from this technique showed up to a 58% increase due to the surface roughness. Various equilibrium parameters were studied and the effect of roughness was investigated. The generated flow was not in equilibrium according to the Clauser (J Aero Sci 21:91–108, 1954) definition due to its developing nature. After a development region, the flow reached the equilibrium condition as defined by Castillo and George (2001), where Λ = const, is the pressure gradient parameter. Moreover, it was found that this equilibrium condition can be used to classify developing APG flows. Furthermore, the Zagarola and Smits (J Fluid Mech 373:33–79, 1998a) scaling of the mean velocity deficit, U _∞δ*/δ, can also be used as a criteria to classify developing APG flows which supports the equilibrium condition of Castillo and George (2001). With this information a ‘full APG region’ was defined.     

Influence of ion implantation on structural and photoconductive properties of Bridgman grown GaSe single crystals

The structure and temperature dependent spectral photoconductivity of as‐grown and N‐and Si‐implanted GaSe single crystals have been studied. It was observed that post‐annealing results in a complete recovery of the crystalline nature that was moderately reduced upon implantation. The band edge is shifted in the implanted sample which is attributed to the structural modifications and continuous shallow levels introduced upon implantation and annealing. Our calculations showed that the trap density is increased upon implantation and annealing which confirms a possibility of explanation the phenomenon within a framework of continuous trap levels. Photocurrent measurements as a function of photo‐excitation intensity also support continuous distribution of localized states in the band gap. © 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim     

Design of circular plates for minimum weight

Zusammenfassung Diese Arbeit befasst sich mit dem Problem der Bemessung einer elastischplastischen Kreisplatte veränderlicher Dicke von minimalem Gewicht. Die Platte ist am Rand frei drebhar gelagert oder eingespannt und trägt eine rotationssymmetrische, sonst beliebig verteilte Last. Es wird das vonDrucker undShield entwickelte Verfahren zur Dimensionierung verwendet, welches ein absolutes Minimum für das Gewicht einer Sandwichplatte und ein relatives Minimum für dasjenige einer homogenen Platte liefert.

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The results presented in this paper were obtained in the course of research work sponsored by Watertown Arsenal Laboratory under Contract DA-19-020-ORD-2598-DA-19-020-501-ORD-3984.