Monitoring of laser heating temperature in laser spectroscopic measurements

During laser spectroscopic measurement, a part of laser energy will be converted into heat in the processes of excitation and light emission. Temperature monitoring can help to evaluate such nonradiative process. Upconversion luminescence of phosphor Y₂O₃:Er,Yb under laser excitation at 980 nm was investigated in this work. Point temperature of the phosphor was monitored using the fluorescent intensity ratio (FIR) technology. Laser induced temperature rising was identified by comparison with a theoretically ideal temperature calibration function: lnR = 3.1738–1167/T. The monitored temperature of laser heating rises monotonically with increasing laser power. Circumstances around heating point will modify the calibration function, but the linear slope of lnR ~ 1/T is constant.     

New complexity analysis of a full-Newton step feasible interior-point algorithm for $$P_*(\kappa )$$-LCP

In this paper, we consider a full-Newton step feasible interior-point algorithm for \(P_*(\kappa )\)-linear complementarity problem. The perturbed complementarity equation \(xs=\mu e\) is transformed by using a strictly increasing function, i.e., replacing \(xs=\mu e\) by \(\psi (xs)=\psi (\mu e)\) with \(\psi (t)=\sqrt{t}\), and the proposed interior-point algorithm is based on that algebraic equivalent transformation. Furthermore, we establish the currently best known iteration bound for \(P_*(\kappa )\)-linear complementarity problem, namely, \(O((1+4\kappa )\sqrt{n}\log \frac{n}{\varepsilon })\), which almost coincides with the bound derived for linear optimization, except that the iteration bound in the \(P_{*}(\kappa )\)-linear complementarity problem case is multiplied with the factor \((1+4\kappa )\).     

Experimental determination of counterflow ignition temperatures and laminar flame speeds of C2–C3 hydrocarbons at atmospheric and elevated pressures

Experimental data were acquired for: (1) the ignition temperatures of nitrogen–diluted ethylene and propylene by counterflowing heated air for various strain rates and system pressures up to 7 atm; (2) the laminar flame speeds of mixtures of air with acetylene, ethylene, ethane, propylene, and propane, deduced from an outwardly propagating spherical flame in a constant-pressure chamber, for extensive ranges of lean-to-rich equivalence ratio and system pressure up to 5 atm. These data, respectively, relevant for low- to intermediate-temperature ignition chemistry and high-temperature flame chemistry, were subsequently compared with calculated results using a literature C₁–C₃ mechanism and an ethylene mechanism. Noticeable differences were observed in the comparison for both mechanisms, and sensitivity analyses were conducted to identify the reactions of importance.     

The structure and optical properties of AlN nanocrystals prepared by Schlenk techniques at atmospheric pressure and low temperature

AlN nanocrystals were prepared in organic solvent at atmospheric pressure and low temperature by the Schlenk technique. Both hexagonal and cubic AlN nanocrystals were obtained. The hexagonal nano-AlN powder possessed a wurtzite structure with a=3.124 Å, c=5.024 Å, the average grain size was about 2 nm. The lattice constant of the cubic nano-AlN was a=9.171 Å, the average grain size was about 4 nm. The structural and optical properties of the obtained AlN were analyzed. The emission related to deep-level defects was investigated by using temperature-dependent photoluminescence.     

Fe alloying effect on the performance of the Ni anode in hydrogen fuel

Composite materials of YSZ (yttria-stabilized zirconia) with various Ni–Fe alloys were synthesized and evaluated as the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) anode using a 200-µm thick YSZ electrolyte as support and YSZ +La_0.8Sr_0.2MnO₃ (LSM) as cathode. The single cell with the YSZ + Ni_0.75Fe_0.25 anode exhibited the highest performance among all the investigated cells, e.g. a peak power density of 403, 337, 218 and 112 mW/cm² was achieved with H₂ fuel at 900, 850, 800 and 750 °C, respectively. The composite anode with the Ni_0.75Fe_0.25 alloy also had the lowest polarization resistance of 0.55 Ω·cm² at 800 °C among all the alloy compositions, indicating that this specific alloy offered a better anode composition than pure Ni. The possible mechanism for the improved performance of Ni with the Fe alloying addition towards H₂ oxidation was discussed.     

On the 4-dissections of certain infinite products

In this note, we give a generalization of Hirschhorn’s formulas on the 4-dissections of Ramanujan’s continued fraction R(q) and R ^?1(q) which were conjectured by Hirschhorn and proved by Lewis and Liu.     

Turbulent particle transport in magnetized plasmas

Particle transport in magnetized plasmas is investigated with a fluid model of drift wave turbulence. An analytical calculation shows that magnetic field curvature and thermodiffusion drive an anomalous pinch. The curvature driven pinch velocity is consistent with the prediction of turbulence equipartition theory. The thermodiffusion flux is found to be directed inward for a small ratio of electron to ion pressure gradient, and it reverses its sign when increasing this ratio. Numerical simulations confirm that a turbulent particle pinch exists. It is mainly driven by curvature for equal ion and electron heat sources. The sign and relative weights of the curvature and thermodiffusion pinches are consistent with the analytical calculation.     

A New Gradient Method with an Optimal Stepsize Property

The gradient method for the symmetric positive definite linear system is as follows

Effect of bias in ferroelectric-antiferroelectric relaxation

The ferroelectric-antiferroelectric transition in greyscale generation of antiferroelectric liquid crystal displays (AFLC) is a heterogeneous process. The process has been described as the growth of finger-like domains [1]. We have previously studied the ferroelectric-antiferroelectric phase transition, relaxation that follows the data pulse in surface stabilized asymmetric antiferroelectric liquid crystal displays using biasless video frequency waveforms [2]. This relaxation involves an intensity decay of the light transmitted by a pixel and depends on several parameters such as surface stabilization, rotational viscosity of the AFLC, magnitude of the data pulse, and bias voltage. The usual multiplexed driving of AFLC displays leads to long-term stabilisation of the grey levels induced by the data pulses within the selection time. However, depending on the bias level, alternative greyscale mechanisms may be obtained by allowing the grey levels to decay during the frametime. These greyscales may be advantageous in some instances since they improve the dynamic response of the AFLC device and reduce the reset time of the waveform. In this study we extend the previous work to include the effect of bias. We present the measured data, in terms of growth pattern and speed and present an extension of the previously model on order to explain the results.