Enhanced suppression of superconductivity in amorphous films with nano-scale patterning

We have measured the thickness dependence of the superconducting critical temperature, T_c(d_Bi)$T_c(d_{\text{Bi}})$, in amorphous Bi/Sb films patterned with a regular array of holes as well as nanoscale thickness variations. We find that the mean field T_c$T_c$ is suppressed relative to simultaneously produced unstructured films of the same thickness. Surprisingly, however, the functional form for T_c(d_Bi)$T_c(d_{\text{Bi}})$, remains unaffected. The role of the thickness variations in suppressing T_c$T_c$ is compared to the role of the holes, through parameterization of the surface, as measured through AFM/SEM and a proximity effect calculation. These results suggest that these two nanoscale modifications suppress T_c$T_c$ about equally and are consistent with T_c$T_c$ being determined on a microscopic length scale.     

Propagation of coherently combined flattened laser beam array in turbulent atmosphere

The analytical expression for the propagation of a flattened laser beam array in a turbulent atmosphere is derived based on extended Huygens–Fresnel principle. The influence of beam order and turbulent atmosphere on beam quality is studied. It is revealed that the beam quality of a coherently combined laser beam array with higher order is better than its lower order counterpart when propagating in free-space, weak and medium turbulence (i.e. C_n²<10^?13 m^?2/3). The beam quality of higher order beam arrays degrades faster as the intensity of turbulence gets stronger. In the case of propagating in strong turbulence, the beam order has no influence on coherently combined beam quality.     

First principle study on the electronic structure of fluorine-doped SnO2

The electronic properties of fluorine-doped SnO₂ films were calculated using the plane-wave-based pseudopotential method based on the density functional theory within the local density approximation. The calculated band structure and density of states show that the band gap of SnO₂ narrows due to the presence of the F impurity energy levels in the bottom of the conduction band. The energy of the valence electrons is reduced as the optical absorption edge shifts towards a higher frequency. The charge density and effective masses of carriers of fluorine-doped SnO₂ were also calculated.     

Crystal growth, spectral and laser properties of Yb3+:NaGd(WO4)2 crystal

Yb³⁺-doped NaGd(WO₄)₂ (Yb:NGW) crystal has been successfully grown by Czochralski method. The rocking curves from (400) plane of as-grown Yb:NGW crystal was measured and the full-width values at half-maximum was 21″. The polarized absorption spectra, the fluorescence spectra and the fluorescence decay lifetime of Yb:NGW crystal were measured at room temperature. The spectroscopic parameters of Yb:NGW crystal are calculated and compared, with those of Yb:YAG crystal. A continuous wave output power of 3.01 W at 1048 nm was obtained with a slope efficiency of 71% by use of diode pumping.     

Infrared Absorption Intensity Analysis as a New Tool for Investigation of Salt Effect on Proteins

通过观测红外光谱的强度变化研究了在不同温度下盐离子对谷氨酸和三种水溶性蛋白质(细胞色素C、DsbC和DsbC-G49R)的影响. 证实了Onsager反应场理论. 区分并且定义了随温度变化的蛋白质盐效应盐溶过程和解离过程. 同时利用Van't Hoff关系式对实验结果进行线性拟合,获得了蛋白质及其二级结构在上述两个过程中的热力学常数.     

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Temperature-dependent Flexibility of Thermophilic Xylose Isomerase

构建了嗜热栖热菌木糖异构酶与底物木糖的复合物模型,并运用NAMD2.5软件对其在300 和360 K下进行了10 ns的分子动力学模拟. 对该酶的回旋半径、亚基间相互作用及残基柔性进行了计算与统计分析,确定了该酶在360 K时柔性残基及区域. 研究发现与300 K相比,360 K时木糖异构酶中B-因子增幅较大的残基主要可分为两组：一组位于催化结构域,是由残基55～80组成的helex-loop-helix区域,另一组位于其亚基界面上. 研究表明高温下该酶催化结构域回旋半径增加,可能加速了活性中心的运动从而有利于D-木糖的异构化反应.在360 K时亚基界面上减少了8个氢键和5个离子对,这可能也是高温下其整体结构刚性下降并且活性升高的主要原因,该结果也对文献报道的该酶E372G突变体冷适应的实验现象进行了解释. 研究结果揭示了嗜热栖热菌木糖异构酶温度和结构柔性之间的关系.     

Quantitative Surface Chirality Detection with Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy: Twin Polarization Angle Approach

介绍了一种新的表面和频振动光谱方法: 定量手性检测中的双偏振角方法. 一般来讲表面光谱信号中非手性项贡献最强,而纯界面手性信号要比非手性信号弱两到三个数量级. 因此在和频振动光定量测量和分析界面手性的贡献问题上存在困难. 在和频振动光谱的双偏振角方法中,通过固定入射红外光偏振方向,并同时改变入射可见光和初涉和频信号光的偏振角进行测量. 这样所得到的偏振依赖的和频振动光谱信号能够直接给出界面手性贡献的特征,并 且能够用于准确测量界面的手性和非手性贡献. 对双偏振角方法进行了描述,并且通过S和R手性的柠檬烯空     

Multi-wavelength fiber ring laser based on a chirped moire fiber grating and a semiconductor optical amplifier

A simple and cost-effective multi-wavelength fiber ring laser based on a chirped Moire fiber grating （CMFG） and a semiconductor optical amplifier （SOA） is proposed. Stable triple-wavelength lasing oscillations at room temperature are experimentally demonstrated. The measured optical signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） reaches the highest value of 50 dB and the power fluctuation of each wavelength is less than 0.2 dB within a 1-h period. To serve as a wavelength selective element, the CMFG possesses excellent comb-like filtering characteristics including stable wavelength interval and ultra-narrow passband, and its fabrication method is easy and flexible. The lasing oscillation shows a narrower bandwidth than SOA-based multi-wavelength fiber lasers utilizing some other kinds of wavelength selective components. Methods to optimize the laser performance are also discussed.     

The AME2016 atomic mass evaluation (I). Evaluation of input data; and adjustment procedures

This paper is the first of two articles (Part I and Part II) that presents the results of the new atomic mass evaluation, AME2016. It includes complete information on the experimental input data (also including unused and rejected ones), as well as details on the evaluation procedures used to derive the tables of recommended values given in the second part. This article describes the evaluation philosophy and procedures that were implemented in the selection of specific nuclear reaction, decay and mass-spectrometric results. These input values were entered in the least-squares adjustment for determining the best values for the atomic masses and their uncertainties. Details of the calculation and particularities of the AME are then described. All accepted and rejected data, including outweighted ones, are presented in a tabular format and compared with the adjusted values obtained using the least-squares fit analysis. Differences with the previous AME2012 evaluation are discussed and specific information is presented for several cases that may be of interest to AME users. The second AME2016 article gives a table with the recommended values of atomic masses, as well as tables and graphs of derived quantities, along with the list of references used in both the AME2016 and the NUBASE2016 evaluations (the first paper in this issue).