High sensitivity CW-cavity ring down spectroscopy of water in the region of the 1.5 μm atmospheric window

The absorption spectrum of natural water vapour around 1.5 μm has been recorded with a typical sensitivity of 5 × 10⁻¹⁰ cm⁻¹ by using a CW-cavity ring down spectroscopy set up based on fibred DFB lasers. A series of 31 DFB lasers has allowed a full coverage of the 6130.8-6748.5 cm⁻¹ (1.63-1.48 μm) region corresponding to the H transparency band of the atmosphere. The line parameters (wavenumber and intensity) of a total of 5190 lines, including 4247 lines of water vapor, were derived by a one by one fit of the lines to a Voigt profile. Different isotopologues of water (H₂¹⁶O, H₂¹⁸O, H₂¹⁷O, and HD¹⁶O) present in natural abundance in the sample contribute to the spectrum. For the main isotopologue, H₂¹⁶O, 2130 lines were measured with line intensities as weak as 10⁻²⁹ cm/molecule while only 926 lines (including a proportion of 30% inaccurate calculated lines) with a minimum intensity of 3 × 10⁻²⁷ cm/molecule are provided by the HITRAN and GEISA databases. Our comparison in the whole 5750-7965 cm⁻¹ region, has also evidenced that an error in the process of conversion of the intensity units from cm⁻²/atm to cm⁻¹/(molecule × cm⁻²) at 296 K, has led to H₂¹⁶O line intensities values listed in the HITRAN-2000 database, systematically 8 % below the original FTS values. The rovibrational assignment was performed on the basis of the ab initio calculations by Schwenke and Partridge with a subsequent refinement and validation using the Ritz combination principle together with all previously measured water transitions relevant to this study. This procedure allowed determining 172, 139, 71, and 115 new energy levels for the H₂¹⁶O, H₂¹⁸O, H₂¹⁷O, and HD¹⁶O isotopologues, respectively. The results are compared with the available databases and discussed in regard of previous investigations by Fourier transform spectroscopy. The spectrum analysis has showed that most of the transitions which cannot be assigned to water are very weak and are due to impurities such as carbon dioxide and ammonia, leaving only about 3% of the observed transitions unassigned. The interest of a detailed knowledge of water absorption for trace detectors developed in the 1.5 μm range is underlined: for instance HDO contributes significantly to the considered spectrum while no HDO line parameters are provided by the HITRAN database.     

Evaluation of the stability and analysis of halogenated furanones in disinfected drinking waters

A refined method for the sub-nanomolar analysis of 13 halogenated furanones in chlorinated drinking water is proposed which uses liquid-liquid extraction, methylation where necessary, gas chromatographic separation, and either micro-electron capture or ion trap mass spectrometric detection. Liquid-liquid extraction with methyl tert-butyl ether was demonstrated to be effective for recovery of halogenated furanones. Confirmation of the halogenated furanones identity and reduction of natural organic matter interference were achieved by ion trap tandem mass spectrometry. Compound stabilities and procedural efficiencies were evaluated to permit optimization of the method for reasonable sample volumes and a 1000:1 pre-concentration factor that would permit feasible sample collection in the field. Both chlorinated and brominated analogues of MX (3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone) were included in a suite of compounds targeted in a national occurrence study of disinfection by-products.     

Data-fusion of high resolution X-ray CT,SEM and EDS for 3D and pseudo-3D chemical and structural characterization of sandstone

When dealing with the characterization of the structure and composition of natural stones, problems of representativeness and choice of analysis technique almost always occur. Since feature-sizes are typically spread over the nanometer to centimeter range, there is never one single technique that allows a rapid and complete characterization. Over the last few decades, high resolution X-ray CT (μ-CT) has become an invaluable tool for the 3D characterization of many materials, including natural stones. This technique has many important advantages, but there are also some limitations, including a tradeoff between resolution and sample size and a lack of chemical information. For geologists, this chemical information is of importance for the determination of minerals inside samples. We suggest a workflow for the complete chemical and structural characterization of a representative volume of a heterogeneous geological material. This workflow consists of combining information derived from CT scans at different spatial resolutions with information from scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.     

Nonstoichiometric laser materials: Designer wavelengths in neodymium-doped garnets

The tunable nature of lasers provides for a wide range of applications. Most applications rely on finding available laser wavelengths to meet the needs of the research. This article presents the concept of compositional tuning, whereby the laser wavelength is designed by exploiting nonstoichiometry. For research where precise wavelengths are required, such as remote sensing, this is highly advantageous. A theoretical basis for the concept is presented and experimental results in spectroscopic measurements support the theoretical basis. Laser operation nicely demonstrates the validity of the concept of designer lasers.     

796 nm二极管泵浦连续波1.88 W Tm∶LYF激光器

用坩埚下降法生长了Tm³⁺掺杂浓度分别为0.8%和1.3%的优质大尺寸LiYF₄(LYF)单晶体。测定了单晶体的吸收光谱、发射光谱,并计算了³F₄能级的的最大吸收截面与最大发射截面分别为0.25×10^-20 cm²和0.33×10^-20 cm²。以796 nm半导体激光器(LD)为泵浦源,采用短平板腔结构模型研究了Tm掺杂LYF单晶体在～2.0μm波段的激光输出性能。当LD泵浦功率为3.4 W时,Tm∶YLF晶体的最大激光输出功率为1.88 W,相应的光光转换效率和斜率效率分别为51%和57%。使用半导体可饱和吸收镜抽运Tm掺杂LYF单晶体,测试其在～2.0μm波段连续波锁模激光运转。当最大抽运功率为3.5 W时,获得锁模激光的最大平均输出功率为200 mW,此时锁模脉冲宽度～20 ps,对应的重复频率63.86 MHz,中心谱线为1.88μm。结果表明,Tm掺杂LYF单晶体是一种具有较好物理性能的～2μm波段超...     

微顺序注射-分光光度法快速测定海水中总磷

基于微顺序注射-阀上实验室,采用磷钼蓝分光光度法测定了海水中总磷,对实验参数进行了优化,并选取了海水中主要成分离子进行了干扰实验。结果表明,海水中总磷质量浓度在0.009~1mg/L范围内与吸光度呈线性关系(r=0.9995),方法的检出限为0.003mg/L。该法测定秦皇岛黄金海岸表层海水中总磷浓度为0.090mg/L,与国标法测定结果0.088mg/L无显著性差异;测定含磷浓度为0.20mg/L的人工海水,相对标准偏差(RSD)为2.4%,样品加标回收率为94.4%~95.7%;海水中主要离子对本实验方法测定产生的干扰在5%以内。     

甚高频等离子体增强化学气相沉积法沉积μc-Si∶H薄膜中氧污染的初步研究

对不同的本底真空条件下,采用甚高频等离子体增强化学气相沉积技术沉积的氢化微晶硅（μc_Si∶H）薄膜中的氧污染问题进行了比较研究.对不同氧污染条件下制备的薄膜样品的x射线光电子能谱与傅里叶变换红外吸收光谱测量结果表明：μc_Si∶H薄膜中,氧以Si—O，O—O和O—H三种不同的键合模式存在,不同的键合模式源自不同的物理机理.μc_Si∶H薄膜的Raman光谱、电导率与激活能的测量结果进一步显示：沉积过程中氧污染程度的不同,对μc_Si∶H薄膜的结构特性与电学特性产生显著影响；而不同氧污染对μc_Si∶H薄膜电学特性的影响不同于氢化非晶硅（a_Si:H）薄膜. 关键词： 氢化微晶硅薄膜 甚高频等离子体增强化学气相沉积 氧污染     

亚纯函数的Valiron亏函数

对于开平面内有穷级的超越亚纯函数f(z),本文主要讨论其Valiron亏函数问题,得到f(z)的Valiron亏函数的F_δ-集合必为μ-集合的结论,去掉了陈怀惠等对f(z)的极点的要求。最后指出对于无穷级的情形,也有相应的结论。     

Iwasawa μ-invariants of elliptic curves and their symmetric powers

In an earlier paper we considered the effects that finite submodules can have on μ-invariants of Selmer groups. In this paper we examine some of the consequences of that theory to elliptic curves and their symmetric powers. One main result is the construction of an isogeny class of elliptic curves, all of which have positive μ-invariants. A second result is a connection between the behaviors of μ-invariants associated with the symmetric powers of an elliptic curve over , and the behavior of the μ-invariant of that elliptic curve over different extensions of .     

The absorption spectrum of phosphine (PH3) between 2.8 and 3.7 μm: Line positions, intensities, and assignments

Over 8000 line positions and intensities of phosphine (PH₃) at 3 μm have been measured at 0.0115 cm⁻¹ resolution with the McMath-Pierce Fourier Transform spectrometer at Kitt Peak. The observed line intensities ranged from 4.13 × 10⁻⁶ to 4.69 × 10⁻² cm⁻² atm⁻¹ at 296 K, for line positions between 2724.477 and 3601.652 cm⁻¹. This region spans eight interacting vibrational states: 3ν₂ (2940.8 cm⁻¹), 2ν₂ + ν₄ (3085.6 cm⁻¹), ν₂ + 2ν₄ (3214.9 cm⁻¹), ν₁ + ν₂ (3307.6 cm⁻¹), ν₂ + ν₃ (3310.5 cm⁻¹), 3ν₄ (∼3345 cm⁻¹), ν₁ + ν₄ (3426.9 cm⁻¹), and ν₃ + ν₄ (3432.9 cm⁻¹). Assignments have been determined for all the bands except 3ν₄ (a weak band in a highly congested area) for a total of 4232 transitions. The total integrated intensity for this region is 5.70 cm⁻² atm⁻¹ near 296 K, and assigned lines account for 79% of the observed absorption. The two strongest bands in the region are ν₁ + ν₄ and ν₃ + ν₄ with band strengths at 296 K of 1.61 and 2.01 cm⁻² atm⁻¹, respectively. An empirical database of PH₃ line parameters (positions, intensities, and assignments) is now available. Lower state energies (corresponding to assignments from this study) and line widths from the literature are included; default values are used for unassigned features.