Large variations in the magnetic ordering behavior of EuCu(2)As(2) with the application of external pressure and magnetic field

The influence of external pressure on the electrical transport and magnetic properties of EuCu(2)As(2), crystallizing in a ThCr(2)Si(2)-type structure, is reported. The system is known to be an antiferromagnet below T(N) ≈ 15 K in the absence of external magnetic fields. We find that there is a gradual reduction of T(N) with the application of a magnetic field with an extrapolated value of the critical field of around 18 kOe which can drive T(N) to zero. Electrical resistivity under pressure (<11 GPa) reveals that the magnetic ordering temperature is pushed up dramatically to higher temperatures which is quite interesting if compared with the behavior in isostructural FeAs-based systems containing Eu. Above 7 GPa, the pressure-induced state appears to be ferromagnetic. The results thus reveal interesting changes in the magnetic ordering behavior of this compound with increasing pressure and magnetic fields.     

颗粒圆孔射流碰撞并行直接数值模拟算法研究

本文对空间模式发展的颗粒圆孔射流碰撞进行了并行直接数值模拟算法研究。气相采用可压缩的N-S方程直接求解。颗粒相采用Lagrangian方法跟踪实际的颗粒运动。利用并行求解算法,实现了颗粒穿越边界面的模拟以及高效颗粒碰撞算法。考虑了颗粒和流体的双相耦合以及颗粒之间的碰撞。在本文的计算条件下,颗粒的直径远小于网格的间距,平均的Kolmogorov尺度和网格的间距在一个量级。气相和颗粒相的应力与实验的对比研究表明,本文的颗粒并行程序是可信的。     

Constructing hierarchical Archimedean copulas with Lévy subordinators

A probabilistic interpretation for hierarchical Archimedean copulas based on Lévy subordinators is given. Independent exponential random variables are divided by group-specific Lévy subordinators which are evaluated at a common random time. The resulting random vector has a hierarchical Archimedean survival copula. This approach suggests an efficient sampling algorithm and allows one to easily construct several new parametric families of hierarchical Archimedean copulas.     

Isotope-selective IR multiphoton dissociation of CHClF2 in the presence of NO2

2 to the CHClF₂/He mixture irradiated by a Q-switched CO₂ laser leads to oxidation of the dissociation product according to the reaction: CF₂+NO₂→COF₂+NO. The resulting COF₂ with a ¹³C content near 50% is easy to convert to CO₂ or CO for further enrichment by a nonlaser process. We measured the dependence of the fraction of dimerised CF₂ on NO₂ pressure p_NO2 and the amount of NO₂ required to suppress dimerisation on the dissociation yield. Both agree with a kinetic model using known rate constants. For the range of the dissociation parameters (¹³CF₂ yield of 10% per pulse, isotope selectivity of 130) of practical interest, 95% of the CF₂ produced is oxidized at p_NO2≈1/2p_CHClF2. In the absence of NO₂, major (20%–35%) losses of CF₂ at the metal walls of the irradiation system were observed. Addition of NO₂ suppresses them. For comparison, we also used O₂ as a scavenger in CHClF₂ dissociation. NO₂ is by orders of magnitude more efficient. Received: 21 January 1997/Revised version: 23 March 1997     

Wet bone ablation with mechanically Q-switched high-repetition-rate CO2 laser

2 laser using a miniature water spray is demonstrated. An ablation threshold of 1.4 J/cm², an optimal energy density of 9–10 J/cm², and a corresponding specific ablation energy of 25–30 J/mm³ are found for pig thighbone compacta at λ=9.57 μm and a beam waist diameter of 0.5 mm. The water spray alleviates tissue carbonization even at high laser pulse repetition rates and increases ablation efficiency. Received: 9 March 1998/Revised version: 6 July 1998