激光惯性约束聚变中光学汤姆逊散射研究进展

当前,激光惯性约束聚变在越来越接近点火的极端能量密度条件下,实验与模拟的偏离逐渐增大,一个关键原因是缺乏对黑腔等离子体状态及其影响黑腔能量学和内爆对称性的细致研究和判断。光学汤姆逊散射主动式、诊断精确、参数完备的优点,使之成为激光惯性约束聚变黑腔等离子体状态参数精密诊断的标准方法。中国面向激光惯性约束聚变研究的光学汤姆逊散射实验技术的发展与神光系列激光装置的建设和在其上开展的物理实验紧密相关。近年来,四倍频汤姆逊散射实验技术在神光III原型和100 kJ激光装置上相继建立,部分实验结果不仅加深了对激光惯性约束聚变靶物理的认识,还反映了实验条件对汤姆逊散射诊断的影响,促进了实验技术的精密化发展。在未来,还需要进一步发展多支路汤姆逊散射、五倍频汤姆逊散射和超热相干汤姆逊散射等新技术,面向点火黑腔条件,大幅提升激光等离子体状态参数的诊断精度,开展新物理机制的探索和研究,在激光惯性约束聚变和其他高能量密度物理科学领域发挥更重要的作用。     

Decay of 1.643 h <Superscript>95</Superscript>Ru and its daughter's level structure

The decay of ⁹⁵Ru has been investigated by means of γ-ray spectroscopy. The ⁹⁵Ru nuclei were produced by the reaction ⁹²Mo( α, n) ⁹⁵Ru at a beam energy of 17MeV. High-purity Ge detectors have been used singly and in coincidence to study γ-rays in the decay of ⁹⁵Ru to ⁹⁵Tc. 132 γ-rays are reported, among them, energies and intensities for 127 transitions have been determined. A decay scheme of ⁹⁵Ru with 31 levels is proposed which accommodates 127 of these transitions. Spins and parities for three new levels are proposed from calculated log ft values, measured γ-ray branching ratios, and in-beam experiment results of the daughter nucleus ⁹⁵Tc. Combining with the high-spin states observed by in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy of previous decay works, the structure of the excited states of ⁹⁵Tc is discussed in the framework of the projected shell model.     

Some theoretical considerations in modeling laser-induced incandescence at low-pressures

Laser-induced incandescence (LII) of nanoparticles at low pressures has received some attention in recent years as a particle sizing technique or a technique for inferring the mean value of the absorption function of the particle material. In this paper, we are concerned with some fundamental issues in the theory of LII with particular attention paid to those encountered at very low pressures. The commonly adopted Rayleigh approximation for particle laser energy absorption and subsequent thermal emission is critically evaluated against the Mie solution in the range of size parameter relevant to LII. The Rayleigh approximation can cause significant error in particle laser energy absorption rate, especially when shorter wavelengths are used, and potentially in the particle temperature inferred from the two-color LII. We also demonstrate that claims that low-pressure LII can be used for particle sizing are flawed, due to the use of an incorrect expression for radiation heat loss rate from the particles in this regime, and unjustified neglect of particle sublimation heat loss. Using the currently best available carbon sublimation rate expression and physical parameters, the relative importance of heat conduction, thermal radiation, and sublimation heat loss from an isolated carbon particle was investigated for different ambient pressures, particle temperatures and particle diameters. To ensure particle radiation heat loss is dominant over conduction and sublimation the ambient pressure and the particle temperature should be kept respectively lower than 10^-4 atm and below about 2800 K. Under these conditions the effective temperature of a particle ensemble containing non-aggregated polydisperse primary particles to the power of -4 is proportional to the mean value of the particle absorption function, provided the particles are in the Rayleigh regime in the near infrared. The effect of aggregation on particle absorption and emission is briefly discussed. PACS 44.10.+i; 44.40.+a; 61.46Df     

The thermal blooming of high-energy beams from a solid-state heat-capacity laser in the atmosphere

Based on the one-aerosol model, we investigate the influence of thermal blooming on the propagation of solid-state heat-capacity laser (SSHCL) beams in atmosphere. By employing only this aerosol model and ignoring the diffraction and atmospheric turbulence, we evaluate the change in the average transmittance when the incident intensity and the propagation distance are changed. We conclude that the effect of thermal blooming on the propagation of SSHCL beams in the atmosphere is dependent on the incident intensity and the propagation distance. As the incident intensity and propagation distance increase, the influence of thermal blooming on the average transmittance strengthens. However, when the incident intensity is not strong enough, the incident intensity barely affects the average transmittance. PACS 42.65.Jx; 42.55.Rz; 42.68.Ay; 42.68.Jg     

Novel family of prime codes for synchronous optical CDMA

In this paper we have proposed a novel prime spreading sequence family hereby referred to as “new-Modified Prime Code (n-MPC)” for direct-detection synchronous optical code-division multiple-access (OCDMA) networks. The new code has been applied to Overlapping Pulse-Position Modulation (OPPM) CDMA system and the performance of system is evaluated. In addition, we have analyzed the system throughput and also introduced a new interference cancellation technique which significantly improves the bit error probability (BEP) of OPPM-OCDMA systems.     

Monte Carlo simulations on magnetic behavior of a spin-chain system in triangular lattice doped with antiferromagnetic bonds

A three-dimensional Ising-like model doped with anti-ferromagnetic (AFM) bonds is proposed to investigate the magnetic properties of a doped triangular spin-chain system by using a Monte-Carlo simulation. The simulated results indicate that a steplike magnetization behavior is very sensitive to the concentration of AFM bonds. A low concentration of AFM bonds can suppress the stepwise behavior considerably, in accordance with doping experiments on Ca₃Co₂O₆. The analysis of spin snapshots demonstrates that the AFM bond doping not only breaks the ferromagnetic ordered linear spin chains along the hexagonal c-axis but also has a great influence upon the spin configuration in the ab-plane.      

Spectroscopic evidence of the multiple- site structure of Eu(3+) ions incorporated in ZnO nanocrystals

Hexagonal Eu(3+):ZnO nanocrystals were synthesized by a modified solgel method. By means of the site-selective spectroscopy at 10 K, two kinds of luminescence sites of Eu(3+) are identified. One site exhibits a long lifetime of (5)D(0) and sharp emission and excitation peaks, which are ascribed to the inner lattice site with an ordered crystalline environment. The other site associated with the distorted lattice sites near the surface shows a relatively short lifetime of (5)D(0) and significantly broadened fluorescence lines. The energy transfer from the nanocrystal host to Eu(3+) confirms that Eu(3+) ions can, to some extent, be incorporated into the ZnO nanocrystal.     

Tunable optical transmission through square-core metallic nanotube arrays

We propose a square-core metallic nanotube array and investigate its optical transmission property theoretically. We find that the transmission spectra can be tuned by the width of square-core edge, the intertube spacing and the dielectric constants of the core and the embedding medium between the nanotubes. We show that there is a band gap over a wide optical wavelength, and its width, number and position are sensitive to the tunable parameters. We also discuss the situation of the rectangular-core nanotube arrays and present that modification of the size of internal holes leads to redshift of the transmission spectra. Based on the localized nature of the field distributions, we show that there are local plasmonic resonant modes that originate from multipolar plasmon polaritons and a large number of opposing surface charges build up in the gap between adjacent nanotubes.     

Optical multi-image encryption based on frequency shift

We present a novel multi-image encryption and decryption algorithm based on Fourier transform and fractional Fourier transforms. Lower frequency parts of the original images are selected, frequency shifted and encrypted by using double phase encoding in fractional Fourier domains. Multiple images are encrypted together into a single one. A simple optical setup is given to implement the proposed algorithm. This scheme has features of enhancement in decryption accuracy and high optical efficiency. Numerical results have been given to verify the validity and efficiency of the proposed scheme.     

Dual-beam coaxial amplification system of stimulated Brillouin scattering based on polarization control technology

In the field of Brillouin lidar, it has very important significance to find one method that can amplify the Brillouin scattering signal in real time. One new-type Brillouin lidar detection system based on Nd:YAG pulsed laser and polarization control device is designed in this paper. The key point of this detection system is to have two pulsed coherent lights with same frequency, same polarization and same initial phase, of which one beam is taken as the detection wave for generating stimulated Brillouin scattering signal and the other beam is taken as pumping wave for real time and effective amplification of stimulated Brillouin scattering signal. This detection system mainly includes two pulsed lasers and one electro-optical polarization controller. The laser is mainly used to obtain the pulsed lights with same frequency and same phase, and the polarization controller is mainly used to change the polarization state of two coaxial beams to make them change into same polarization state from orthogonal polarization state thus to enable the pumping wave to amplify the backward stimulated Brillouin scattering signal. It is shown from the experimental results that the adoption of this new system can realize the effect of pumping amplification and can increase the signal to noise ratio to a certain extent.