Ferromagnetism of MnxLiyZn1−x−yO films

We had prepared Mn-doped ZnO and Li, Mn codoped-ZnO films with different concentrations using spin coating method. Crystal structure and magnetic measurements demonstrate that the impurity phases (ZnMnO₃) are not contributed to room temperature ferromagnetism and the ferromagnetism in Mn-doped ZnO film is intrinsic. Interesting, saturated magnetization decreases with Mn or Li concentration increase, showing that some antiferromagnetism exists in the samples with high Mn or Li concentration. In addition, Mn_0.05Zn_0.95O film annealed in vaccum shows larger ferromagnetism than the as-prepared sample and more oxygen vacancies induced by annealing in reducing atmosphere enhance ferromagnetism, which supports the bound magnetic polaron model on the origin of room temperature ferromagnetism.     

Dielectric and piezoelectric properties of Fe2O3-doped (Na0.5K0.5)0.96Li0.04Nb0.86Ta0.1Sb0.04O3 lead-free ceramics

The effect of a small amount Fe₂O₃ (0.1-2 mol%) doping on the electrical properties of (Na_0.5K_0.5)_0.96Li_0.04Nb_0.86Ta_0.1Sb_0.04O₃ (NKLNTS) ceramics was investigated. It was found that the B-site substitution of Fe³⁺ does not change the crystal structure within the studied doping level and all modified ceramics have a pure tetragonal perovskite structure at room temperature. The addition of Fe₂O₃ can promote the sintering of NKLNTS ceramics, and simultaneously cause the grain growth so that Fe³⁺-doped NKLNTS compositions show degraded densification at higher doping level. Furthermore, the dielectric properties of the NKLNTS ceramics do not show a significant change by Fe₂O₃ doping. However, the addition of Fe₂O₃ was found to have a significant influence on the electric fatigue resistance and the durability against water. The presence of oxygen vacancies caused by the replacement of Fe³⁺ for B-site ions makes the NKLNTS ceramics harder.     

Real-time animal functional magnetic resonance imaging and its application to neuropharmacological studies

In pharmacological magnetic resonance imaging (phMRI) with anesthetized animals, there is usually only a single time window to observe the dynamic signal change to an acute drug administration since subsequent drug injections are likely to result in altered response properties (e.g., tolerance). Unlike the block-design experiments in which fMRI signal can be elicited with multiple repetitions of a task, these single-event experiments require stable baseline in order to reliably identify drug-induced signal changes. Such factors as subject motion, scanner instability and/or alterations in physiological conditions of the anesthetized animal could confound the baseline signal. The unique feature of such functional MRI (fMRI) studies necessitates a technique that is able to monitor MRI signal in a real-time fashion and to interactively control certain experimental procedures. In the present study, an approach for real-time MRI on a Bruker scanner is presented. The custom software runs on the console computer in parallel with the scanner imaging software, and no additional hardware is required. The utility of this technique is demonstrated in manganese-enhanced MRI (MEMRI) with acute cocaine challenge, in which temporary disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a critical step for MEMRI experiments. With the aid of real-time MRI, we were able to assess the outcome of BBB disruption following bolus injection of hyperosmolar mannitol in a near real-time fashion prior to drug administration, improving experimental success rate. It is also shown that this technique can be applied to monitor baseline physiological conditions in conventional fMRI experiments using blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) contrast, further demonstrating the versatility of this technique.     

Power scaling of printed-circuit-board preionized TEA CO2 laser up to 3.6 kW

A high average power, high-repetition-rate TEA CO₂ laser employing printed-circuit-board preionizer is described. The power scaling of this preionization configuration has been demonstrated. The average output power reaches 3.6 kW at pulse repetition rate of 180 pps. Furthermore, the scaling-up ability of the rotating spark gap as high-voltage switch for high-average-power gas laser has been validated.     

高斯-谢尔模型光束通过杨氏双缝衍射后的解析传输公式

 通过将杨氏双缝窗口函数表示为复高斯函数叠加的方法,从Collins公式出发推导出了高斯-谢尔模型(GSM)光束通过杨氏双缝和ABCD光学系统后光强的近似解析表达式。利用该公式作了数值计算,通过与Collins公式计算结果进行比较,确定了该公式的适用范围,研究了相干长度和双缝中心遮拦比对解析公式适用范围的影响,并对该公式的应用前景作了展望。     

激光等离子体X光辐射非平衡特性实验研究

在ＬＦ－１１和ＬＦ－１２高功率激光装置上进行的实验中，设计了一些特定的激光束－金腔靶－探测器条件，创造了激光直接加热、准辐射加热和激光、Ｘ光混合加热三种物理条件，采用软Ｘ光透射光栅能谱时空分辨技术，测量了腔靶、缝靶和双孔靶等高分辨Ｘ光能谱，研究了激光等离子体Ｘ光辐射非平衡特性。     

Complex-wave retrieval based on blind signal separation

In the process of the reconstruction of digital holography, the traditional methods of diffraction and filtration are commonly adopted to recover the original complex-wave signal. Influenced by twin-image and zero-order terms, the above-mentioned methods, however, either limit the field of vision or result in the loss of the amplitude and phase. A new method for complex-wave retrieval is presented, which is based on blind signal separation. Three frames of holograms are captured by a charge coupled device (CCD)camera to form an observation signal. The term containing only amplitude and phase of complex-wave is separated, by means of independent component analysis, from the observation signal, which effectively eliminates the zero-order term. Finally, the complex-wave retrieval of pure phase wavefront is achieved.Experimental results show that this method can better recover the amplitude and phase of the original complex-wave even when there is a frequency spectrum mixture in the hologram.     

Non-Destructive In-Situ Study of White and Black Coating on Painted Pottery Sherds From Bancun Site (Henan,China) by Raman Microscopy

Abstract

Pottery sherds from the archaeological site of Bancun (Henan, China) were analyzed by Raman microscopy and the pigments used in the coating of this ancient (c. 4000–5000 BC) pottery were determined. It was found that bauxite was used to make the white pigment. The black coating was identified as a magnetite and its particle size was in the nanometer range. This work also showed that the size of pigment had influence on the color of the coating. In principle, Raman spectra could be used not only to identify the mineral source of the pigment but also to estimate the particle size of the pigments.     

Semileptonic B<Subscript>c</Subscript> decays and charmonium distribution amplitude

In this paper we study the semileptonic decays of the B_c meson in the light-cone sum rule (LCSR) approach. The result for each channel depends on the corresponding distribution amplitude (DA) of the final meson. For the case of B_c decaying into a pseudoscalar meson, to twist-3 accuracy only the leading twist distribution amplitude is involved if we start from a chiral current. If we choose a suitable chiral current in the vector meson case, the main twist-3 contributions are also eliminated and we can consider the leading twist contribution only. The leading twist distribution amplitudes of the charmonium and other heavy mesons are given by a model approach in a reasonable way. Employing this charmonium distribution amplitude we find a cross section that is consistent with Belle and BaBar data. Based on this model, we calculate the form factors for various B_c decay modes in the corresponding regions. Extrapolating the form factors to the whole kinetic regions, we get the decay widths and branching ratios for various B_c decay modes including their τ modes when they are kinematically accessible. PACS 13.20.He; 13.20.Fc; 11.55.Hx     

Nonextensive effects on QCD chiral phase diagram and baryon-number fluctuations within Polyakov-Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model

In this paper, a version of the Polyakov-Nambu-Jona-Lasinio (PNJL) model based on nonextensive statistical mechanics is presented. This new statistics summarizes all possible factors that violate the assumptions of the Boltzmann-Gibbs (BG) statistics to a dimensionless nonextensivity parameter q. Thus, when q tends to 1, it returns to the BG case. Within the nonextensive PNJL model, we found that as q increases, the location of the critical end point (CEP) exhibits non-monotonic behavior. That is, for \begin{document}$ q<1.15 $\end{document}, CEP moves in the direction of lower temperature and larger quark chemical potential. However, for \begin{document}$ q>1.15 $\end{document}, CEP turns to move in the direction of lower temperature and lower quark chemical potential. In addition, we studied the moments of the net-baryon number distribution, that is, variance (\begin{document}$ \sigma^{2} $\end{document}), skewness (S), and kurtosis (κ). Our results are generally consistent with the latest experimental data reported, especially for \begin{document}$ \sqrt{S_{NN}}>19.6\ \mathrm{GeV} $\end{document}, when q is set to \begin{document}$ 1.07 $\end{document}.