Effect of Gd-Mn exchange on phase transitions in GdMn<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>5</Subscript> induced by a strong magnetic field

Complex studies of the magnetic, magnetoelectric, and magnetoelastic properties of GdMn₂O₅ single crystals in strong pulsed magnetic fields are carried out in order to obtain additional indirect information on the character of the rare-earth and manganese spin ordering. It is shown that magnetic ordering of Gd³⁺ spins affects the manganese sublattice spin orientation and initiates new magnetic phase transitions. The observed magnetoelectric properties of the GdMn₂O₅ system are interpreted in terms of the theory of phase transitions.     

Specific heat and velocity of sound in a moderate heavy-fermion compound YbZnCu4

The specific heat at a constant pressure (C _p) and the velocity of sound (v) are measured for a moderate heavy-fermion compound YbZnCu₄ in the temperature range 3.5–250 K and at 77 K, respectively. The experimental values of C _p and v obtained in this study and the phonon thermal conductivity previously measured in the temperature range 5–300 K are used to calculate the phonon mean free path l for this compound. The temperature dependence of the phonon mean free path l thus determined is characteristic of classical amorphous materials.     

Phase Transition and EOS of Marmatite （Zn0.76Fe0.23S） up to 623K and 17 GPa

In situ energy dispersive x-ray diffraction for natural marmatite （Zn0.76Fe0.23S） is performed up to 17. 7 GPa and 623 K. It is fit, ted by the Birch-Murnaghan equation of state （EOS） that Ko and α0 for marmatite are 85（3）GPa and 0.79（16）＊10^-4 K^-1, respectively. Fe^2＋ isomorphic replacing to Zn^2＋ in natural crystal is responsible for high bulk modulus and thermal expansivity of marmatite. Temperature derivative of bulk modulus （OK/OT）p for marmatite is fitted to be -0.044（23） GPaK^-1. The unambiguous B3-B1 phase boundaries for marmatite are determined to be Pupper（GPa）= 15.50 - 0.016T（℃） and Plower （GPa）=9.94-0.012T（℃） at 300-623K.     

Atomic coherence in nondegenerate four-wave mixing

Two-photon resonant nondegenerate four-wave mixing (NFWM) with the addition of a coupling field in Ba atomic vapour has been studied. We find that coherence of the atomic level transitions leads to suppression of the NFWM signal, giving rise to a dip with a linewidth that is linearly proportional to the intensity of the coupling field.     

Squeezed states and uncertainty relations since 1991

A brief review of the history of ten workshops/conferences on “Squeezed States and Uncertainty Relations” and main achievements in the related fields of quantum physics for the period from 1991 to 2007 are presented.     

The electrical properties and phase transformation of PLZST 2/85/13/2 antiferroelectric thin films on different bottom electrode

Pb_0.97La_0.02(Zr_0.85Sn_0.13Ti_0.02)O₃ (PLZST 2/85/13/2) antiferroelectric thin films were deposited on Pt(111)/Ti/SiO₂/Si and LaNiO₃(LNO)/SiO₂/Si substrates through a modified sol-gel process. The phase structure and microstructure of PLZST 2/85/13/2 antiferroelectric thin films were analysed by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microcopy (SEM) and field-emission SEM (FE-SEM). The antiferroelectric nature of the PLZST 2/85/13/2 thin films on two electrodes was demonstrated by the C-V (capacitance-voltage) and P-E (polarization-electric field) measurement. The maximum polarizations for PLZST 2/85/13/2 films on Pt and LNO electrodes were 42 and 18 μC/cm², respectively. The temperature dependence of the dielectric property of the PLZST 2/85/13/2 films was measured under different dc electric fields. Also, the phase transformation of the PLZST 2/85/13/2 films was studied in detail as a function of temperature and dc electric field.     

层流与湍流等离子体冲击射流特性比较

本文采用数值模拟方法,对层流与湍流氩等离子体射流在空气环境中冲击平板时的流动与传热特性进行了对比研究.结果表明,在平板和射流进口间的距离较大时,平板的存在只对其附近的射流参数分布有较大影响,层流等离子体冲击射流的温度与轴向速度的轴向梯度明显小于湍流等离子体冲击射流情形;由于在平板表面形成的径向壁面射流对引射的附加贡献,层流和湍流等离子体冲击射流对环境空气的引射量明显增加.     

LaMgAl_(11)O_(19)∶Co~(2+)被动调Q铒玻璃激光器研究

综述了被动调Q铒玻璃激光器的发展概况,推导了被动调Q铒玻璃激光器输出脉冲能量、脉宽的解析表达式,数值模拟了腔内损耗与输出脉冲能量、脉宽及峰值功率的关系以及输出脉冲能量与输入抽运能量的关系。设计了一台LaMgAl11O19∶Co2 被动调Q铒玻璃激光器,实验验证了数值模拟分析结果。结果表明,腔内损耗增加将导致输出脉冲能量下降,脉宽变大,从而峰值功率降低。输入能量低于12J时,输出只有单脉冲,当输入能量大于12J时,输出会出现双脉冲。在8J的电输入下,获得了峰值功率50kW,2.7mJ的1.535μm激光输出。最后讨论了提高单脉冲能量的方法。     

基于应变片的自由活塞斯特林制冷机位移测试研究

压缩活塞与排出器的位移大小及相位差对自由活塞斯特林制冷机的制冷性能具有极其重要的影响。文中通过对目前各种位移测试方法优缺点分析,结合自由活塞式斯特林制冷机自身特点,提出了采用应变片响应涡旋柔性弹簧形变来测量活塞和排出器位移的新方法。通过分析、设计和标定,建立了一套基于应变片的自由活塞斯特林制冷机位移测量系统。实验测试结果表明,该位移测量系统是可靠的,具有体积小、投资省等优点,且不需要特别的安装空间。