Classification of holographic fringe patterns inherent in through hole drilling in residual stress field

Comparative analysis of actual fringe patterns, which are induced by combined implementing the hole drilling method and reflection hologram interferometry for residual stresses determination, is presented. Involved considerations are related to plane thin-walled structural elements. A set of interferograms of perfect (ideal) form is selected proceeding from one-side measurements. A base for recognising each specific ideal configuration is a fine coincidence between actual interferograms and analogous reference fringe patterns constructed for the same stress state. Perfect (ideal) both actual and reference fringe patterns are defined as a response of pure membrane 2D stress field on through hole drilling between exposures. Main principles of creating the regular catalogue of reference fringe patterns inherent in through hole drilling in thin-walled components are formulated. Emphasis is made on a careful collecting and classifying actual interferograms with clear indications of bending stress presence in total residual stress field. Evidences needed for a reliable classification of the type of residual stresses field of interest are established and verified. A response of superimposed residual stress field, which consists of both membrane and bending components, is characterised by various deviations of each specific fringe pattern from an ideal form. More deep analysis of fringe patterns related to superimposed residual stress field is based on specially designed technique. The main essence of the approach developed is simultaneous measurements of through hole distortions in two principal strain directions on opposite sides of thin plane specimen. These sides are faces of the drill entrance and exit. Sophisticated optical set-up that is capable of obtaining high-quality fringe patterns in the course of two-side measurements is developed and implemented. Typical set of fringe patterns obtained for single probe hole on opposite specimen faces is presented.     

Ultrafast optical pumping of spin and orbital polarizations in the antiferromagnetic Mott insulators R(2)CuO(4)

We demonstrate that optical pumping by circularly polarized light at the charge-transfer transition can induce spin and orbital polarizations in the strongly correlated Mott insulators R(2)CuO(4) (R=Pr, Nd, Sm) providing a means of ultrafast nonlinear manipulation of spin states on time scales of less than 150 fs. We propose a model which includes both orbital- and spin-related processes possessing different spectral and temporal properties. This allows us to model the optical response of antiferromagnetic Mott insulators to circularly polarized light and estimate the spin relaxation time as tau(s) approximately 30-50 fs.     

Electron conductivity of a thermally ionized gas in an electric field

It is well known that the current carriers in a thermally ionized gas vary in composition, but that electrons [1] make the fundamental contribution to the conductivity of the gas, since their mobility is incomparably larger than that of other current-carrying particles. We shall thus be concerned only with electron conductivity. If the gas is under a high pressure in a weak electric field, then in estimating its electrical conductivity by classical means the same concepts are usually employed as those which Drude applied in the theory of metallic conduction. The Drude-Lorentz formula for electrical conductivity was subsequently perfected by Cowling and Chapman who introduced a coefficient to take into account the rate at which the particle interaction forces decrease with distance [2], For electron Coulomb interaction this coefficient takes the value 0.532 instead of 0.500 as compared with the Drude-Lorentz formula.For high pressures and low electric field strengths the electron drift velocity in the field is vanishingly small compared with the mean velocity of random motion, and so it is logical to suppose that the electron free time is independent of the drift velocity, and this supposition leads in the end to the conclusion that Ohm's law is applicable to gases at high pressure in very weak fields.However, we must not overlook the fact that even under the conditions mentioned the conclusion concerning the validity of Ohm's law is only an approximation which becomes less accurate, the lower the gas pressure and the greater the field strength.In what follows the conductivity of the gas is also determined by Drude's method, but with the refinement that in determining the electron free time the drift velocity of these particles in the field is considered.     

Manifestation of magnetically induced spatial dispersion in the cubic semiconductors ZnTe, CdTe, and GaAs

Nonreciprocal birefringence due to magnetically induced spatial dispersion was observed in the T _d-class cubic semiconductors ZnTe, CdTe, and GaAs near the fundamental absorption edge. The dispersion of the parameters A and g, describing the contributions from terms of the type B _ik_j to the diagonal and off-diagonal components of the permittivity tensor ε _ij(ω,B,k), is determined for ZnTe and CdTe. Analysis of the dispersion and anisotropy of the nonreciprocal birefringence shows that in ZnTe, CdTe, and GaAs, in contrast to magnetic semiconductors of the type Cd_1−x Mn_xTe, it is due excitonic mechanisms. Pis’ma Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 69, No. 7, 514–519 (10 April 1999)     

Generation of second optical harmonic and magnetooptical Kerr effect in ferromagnet-semiconductor heterostructures CaF2/MnAs/Si(111)

The second optical harmonic generation and magnetooptical Kerr effect are investigated for the light (λ=800 nm) reflected by ferromagnet-semiconductor heterostructures CaF₂/MnAs/Si(111). The observed change in the second-harmonic intensity is odd in magnetization. A phenomenological analysis of possible contributions to the second harmonic is carried out, and the sources of optically nonlinear signals are determined from the experimental azimuthal dependences of the light intensity at double frequency. The difference in the field dependences of the second harmonic and the magnetooptical Kerr effect is observed.     

Crystalline hydrates of calix[4]arene-<Emphasis Type="Italic">para</Emphasis>-sulfonic acid with <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis> (<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis> = 6–16) water molecules: a structure modeling

The structures of crystalline hydrates of calix[4]arene-para-sulfonic acid with n (n = 6–16) water molecules and the activation barriers to surface proton migration were calculated within the framework of the density functional theory (DFT) using the PBE gradient-corrected functional, the "hard" basis set of projector-augmented waves (PAW), a corresponding pseudopotential, periodic boundary conditions, and the VASP program package. The energies of formation of crystalline hydrates from calix[4]arene-para-sulfonic acid and n water molecules calculated per water molecule are in the range of 0.4–0.9 eV and depend on n. The adsorption energy of water on the surface is in the range of 0.5–0.7 eV. The activation barriers to proton transfer across the surface calculated for the most stable crystal (n = 8) are close to experimental data and depend on the number of superstoihiometric water molecules, being equal to ~0.2 eV provided three superstoihiometric water molecules per surface SO₃H group.     

Nonclassical nucleation kinetics in the crystallization of a supercooled melt

A molecular dynamics simulation of homogenous nucleation of a crystal in supercooled aluminum melt is performed. Nucleation rates at a temperature of 900 K in the range of pressures from 12 to 15 GPa are calculated. Analysis of the mean first-passage times of crystalline cluster sizes is performed. A stepwise dependence of the mean first-passage time on crystal nucleus size is observed, in contrast to the sigmoidal dependence that follows from classical nucleation theory. Based on the data from atomistic simulations, it is established that the form of the free energy barrier during nucleation differs significantly from the one assumed in classical nucleation theory for a spherically symmetric nucleus. It is supposed that the observed differences are apparently due to the complex structure of the crystalline nucleus.     

The "hockey sticks" effect revisited: the conformational and electronic properties of 3,7-dithia-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane from the QTAIM perspective

The conformational effects in bicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes, while thoroughly studied, have not yet received the full theoretical explanation. R. F. W. Bader's quantum theory of atoms in molecules presents unique opportunities for studying the stereoelectronic interactions (SEI) and weak intramolecular bonding leading to these effects. Here, we report the study of 3,7-dithia-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane by means of the topological analysis of the calculated (MP2(full)/6-311++G**) and experimental (X-ray derived) charge density to reveal the origins of the so-called "hockey sticks" effect observed in similar compounds. A new explanation of the relative stability of bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane conformers based on the analysis of the QTAIM atomic energies is given. The H···H and S···S interactions in bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane and its dithia derivatives are shown to be significant factors contributing to the differences in the relative stability of the conformers.     

Dynamics of ionization processes during the interaction of a microwave pulse with plasma near hybrid resonance

We experimentally investigated the dynamics of ionization processes and the formation of a plasma wave channel during the interaction of intense microwave pulses with a magnetized inhomogeneous plasma in the presence of hybrid resonance. The competition between fast electron and slow ionization plasma nonlinearities was studied under conditions when the electron oscillation energy in the wave field was much higher than the atomic ionization energy of the working gas.     

Nonlinear optical spectroscopy of electronic transitions in hexagonal manganites

The hexagonal rare-earth manganites RMnO₃ (R = Sc, Y, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu) are a group of materials with an unusual combination of magnetic, electric and optical properties. The electronic structure of these materials was studied by second harmonic (SH) spectroscopy in the range from 1.2 to 3.0 eV. Faraday rotation and absorption spectra were measured in the range from 1.0 to 1.6 eV. Broad bands at ∼1.7 eV and ∼2.7 eV are assigned to electronic transitions between Mn³⁺(3d⁴) levels. The SH spectra are discussed on the basis of a recently developed microscopic theory. Received: 26 April 2001 / Published online: 18 July 2001