57Fe Mössbauer study of Eu1−x Sr x FeO3−y

The samples of Eu_1–x Sr _x FeO_3–y (x=0.0–1.0) were prepared by the solid state reaction method. Their X-ray diffraction patterns and⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectra at room temperature were measured. It is found that Sr ions incorporate in the lattice of EuFeO₃, the change of crystal structure is related to the dopant.⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectra consist of one magnetic, one doublet and one single paramagnetic components. The Fe ions in the cubic phase are in intermediate valence state between Fe(III) and Fe(IV) and may participate in electron hopping.     

Correlation of ultrasonic scatterer size estimates for the statistical analysis and optimization of angular compounding

Ultrasonic scatterer size estimates generally have large variances due to the inherent noise of spectral estimates used to calculate size. Compounding partially correlated size estimates associated with the same tissue, but produced with data acquired from different angles of incidence, is an effective way to reduce the variance without making dramatic sacrifices in spatial resolution. This work derives theoretical approximations for the correlation between these size estimates, and the coherence between their associated spectral estimates, as functions of ultrasonic system parameters. A Gaussian spatial autocorrelation function is assumed to adequately model scatterer shape. Both approximations compare favorably with simulation results, which consider validation near the focus. Utilization of the correlation/coherence expressions for statistical analysis and optimization is discussed. Approximations, such as the invariance of phase and amplitude terms with angle, are made to obtain closed-form solutions to the derived spectral coherence near the focus and permit analytical optimization analysis. Results indicate that recommended parameter adjustments for performance improvement generally depend upon whether, for the system under consideration, the primary source of change in total coherence with rotation is phase term variation due to the change in the relative position of scattering sites, or field amplitude term variation due to beam movement.     

Precise Synthesis of Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Fluoropolymers Enabled by Chain-Transfer-Agent Differentiation under Visible-Light Irradiation

Ultra-high-molecular-weight (UHMW) polymers display outstanding properties and hold potential for wide applications. However, their precise synthesis remains challenging. Herein, we developed a novel reversible-deactivation radical polymerization based on the strong and selective fluorine–fluorine interaction, allowing chain-transfer agents to spontaneously differentiate into two groups that take charge of the chain growth and reversible deactivation of the growing chains, respectively. This method enables dramatically improved livingness of propagation, providing UHMW polymers with a surprisingly narrow molecular weight distribution (Đ≈1.1) from a variety of fluorinated (meth)acrylates and acrylamide at quantitative conversions under visible-light irradiation. In situ chain-end extensions from UHMW polymers facilitated the synthesis of well-defined block copolymers, revealing the excellent chain-end fidelity achieved by this method.     

Chemical composition and anti-complement activity of Glechomae Herba collected in different months

Glechomae Herba (GH) is derived from the dried aerial part of Glechoma longituba (Nakai) Kupr., which is harvested from spring to autumn. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxification. The aim of this paper was to study the chemical composition and the anti-complement activity of GH collected in different months. Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry based on predicted compounds screening and diagnostic ion filter strategy was developed for identifying the chemical composition of GH collected in different months. A total of 102 compounds—40 chlorogenic acids (CGAs), 32 phenolic acids, and 30 flavonoids—were reasonably identified in GH. Thirty-four CGAs were discovered in GH for the first time. The correlations between chemical compositions and anti-complement activities of GH collected in different months were analyzed. Phenolic acids and flavonoids were found to be negatively correlated with anti-complement activity, and CGAs were positively correlated with anti-complement activity. At the same time, six CGA standards had obvious anti-complement activity. It was demonstrated that different harvest months had a significant impact on the difference in chemical composition and anti-complement activity of GH. And CGAs might play an important role in the anti-complement activity of GH.     

低能离子注入宫颈癌细胞的红外光谱分析

利用离子注入机所产生的低能N+模仿宇宙中低能离子作用于人宫颈癌细胞(HeLa cell),探索其对人类细胞的影响及作用机制。因实验中的低能离子产生和加速要在真空中进行,细胞在离子注入同时将受到真空的影响,为此研究人员利用石蜡油保护细胞以防止注入时的水份蒸发。注入处理完毕后收集细胞,采用傅里叶变换红外光谱法(FTIR)分析真空和低能N+束注入后细胞中大分子的相对含量、构型及其构象变化等方面的信息。结果表明：(1)不同处理后的样品在3 300 cm-1附近吸收谱带存在明显差异。对照样品的特征峰位为3 300 cm-1,而其他样品中除了注入5×1014 N+·cm-2外,红外吸收峰均向长波数方向移动,真空2×1015 N+·cm-2样品的频移尤为明显至3 420 cm-1处。(2)与对照样品相比较,各处理样品的1 378 cm-1处吸收峰峰位均向长波数方向频移。(3)处理样品相对于对照样品而言,2 360 cm-1处吸收峰均向长波数方向移动。该结果说明低能离子注入处理可以引起细胞中核酸、蛋白的含量和构象变化。     

WO3表面的氧缺陷

用不同能量的Ar⁺和H⁺轰击WO₃表面,观察到W_4f峰的位移和加宽。通过谱分解处理得到相应于W_4f电子的W⁶⁺,W⁴⁺和W⁰3个不同的双峰。用表面产生氧缺陷的机理解释了还原过程。UPS谱显示出氧缺陷的存在增加了靠近费密能级处的态密度。H₂O的吸附结果说明WO₃表面的活性与W^{5+< 关键词：}     

A Distributed Architecture for Secure Delegated Quantum Computation

In this paper, we propose a distributed secure delegated quantum computation protocol, by which an almost classical client can delegate a (dk)-qubit quantum circuit to d quantum servers, where each server is equipped with a 2k-qubit register that is used to process only k qubits of the delegated quantum circuit. None of servers can learn any information about the input and output of the computation. The only requirement for the client is that he or she has ability to prepare four possible qubits in the state of (|0〉+eiθ|1〉)/2, where θ∈{0,π/2,π,3π/2}. The only requirement for servers is that each pair of them share some entangled states (|0〉|+〉+|1〉|−〉)/2 as ancillary qubits. Instead of assuming that all servers are interconnected directly by quantum channels, we introduce a third party in our protocol that is designed to distribute the entangled states between those servers. This would simplify the quantum network because the servers do not need to share a quantum channel. In the end, we show that our protocol can guarantee unconditional security of the computation under the situation where all servers, including the third party, are honest-but-curious and allowed to cooperate with each other.