Reproducibility of the quantitative assessment of cartilage morphology and trabecular bone structure with magnetic resonance imaging at 7 T

To assess the reproducibility of quantitative measurements of cartilage morphology and trabecular bone structure of the knee at 7 T, high-resolution sagittal spoiled gradient-echo images and high-resolution axial fully refocused steady-state free-precession (SSFP) images from six healthy volunteers were acquired with a 7-T scanner. The subjects were repositioned between repeated scans to test the reproducibility of the measurements. The reproducibility of each measurement was evaluated using the coefficient(s) of variation (CV). The computed CV were 1.13% and 1.55% for cartilage thickness and cartilage volume, respectively, and were 2.86%, 1.07%, 2.27% and 3.30% for apparent bone volume over total volume fraction (app.BV/TV), apparent trabecular number (app.Tb.N), apparent trabecular separation (app.Tb.Sp) and apparent trabecular thickness (app.Tb.Th), respectively. The results demonstrate that quantitative assessment of cartilage morphology and trabecular bone structure is reproducible at 7 T and motivates future musculoskeletal applications seeking the high-field strength's superior signal-to-noise ratio.     

DTI at 7 and 3 T: systematic comparison of SNR and its influence on quantitative metrics

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and advanced related methods such as diffusion spectrum and kurtosis imaging are limited by low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at conventional field strengths. DTI at 7 T can provide increased SNR; however, B0 and B1 inhomogeneity and shorter T2? still pose formidable challenges. The purpose of this study was to quantify and compare SNR at 7 and 3 T for different parallel imaging reduction factors, R, and TE, and to evaluate SNRs influences on fractional anisotropy (FA) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). We found that R>4 at 7 T and R≥2 at 3 T were needed to reduce geometric distortions due to B0 inhomogeneity. For these R at 7 T, SNR was 70-90 for b=0 s/mm² and 22-28 for b=1000s/mm² in central brain regions. SNR was lower at 3 T (40 for b=0 s/mm² and 15 for b=1000 s/mm²) and in lateral brain regions at 7 T due to B1 inhomogeneity. FA and ADC did not change with MRI field strength, SENSE factor or TE in the tested range. However, the coefficient of variation for FA increased for SNR <15 and for SNR <10 in ADC, consistent with published theoretical studies. Our study demonstrates that 7 T is advantageous for DTI and lays the groundwork for further development. Foremost, future work should further address challenges with B0 and B1 inhomogeneity to take full advantage for the increased SNR at 7 T.     

流动注射分光光度法测定煤灰中的微量铀

在稀硝酸介质中,以2-(3-羧基苯偶氮)-7-(4-氯-2-膦酸基苯偶氮)-1,8-二羟基-3,6-萘二磺酸(CPA-mK)作为显色剂,建立了一种测定微量铀的流动注射分光光度法,在最佳实验条件下,该方法的线性范围为0-35mg/L,检出限为0.026mg/L,应用该方法测定煤灰样品中的铀,其相对标准偏差为1.8%-3....     

STM image visualization of Si(1 1 1) 7 × 7 surface (graphic simulation and implementation)

The possibilities of graphic STM image simulation of a clean Si(1 1 1) 7 × 7 surface at atomic level are indicated. The presented procedure takes into account various types of deformation on the surface near the Fermi level in order to classify them and explain their origin. It also gives a clear hint to insert relevant physical phenomena in a suggested analysis. This goal is achieved exploiting the results of DAS (dimmer adatom stacing fault) model by means of standard mathematical programmes. A clean Si(1 1 1) 7 × 7 surface is considered as the representative example, but similar evaluation is possible for another non-metal and metal surfaces.     

Neutron diffraction study on composite compound Nd2Co7

The crystallographic and the magnetic structures of the composite compound Nd₂Co₇ at 300 K are investigated by a combined refinement of X-ray diffraction data and high-resolution neutron diffraction data. The compound crystallizes into a hexagonal Ce₂Ni₇-type structure and consists of alternately stacking MgZn₂-type NdCo₂ and CaCu₅-type NdCo₅ structural blocks along the c axis. A magnetic structure model with the moments of all atoms aligning along the c axis provides a satisfactory fitting to the neutron diffraction data and coincides with the easy magnetization direction revealed by the X-ray diffraction experiments on magnetically pre-aligned fine particles. The refinement results show that the derived atomic moments of the Co atoms vary in a range of 0.7 μ_B-1.1 μ_B and the atomic moment of Nd in the NdCo₅ slab is close to the theoretical moment of a free trivalent Nd³⁺ ion, whereas the atomic moment of Nd in the NdCo₂ slab is much smaller than the theoretical value for a free Nd³⁺ ion. The remarkable difference in the atomic moment of Nd atoms between different structural slabs at room temperature is explained in terms of the magnetic characteristics of the NdCo₂ and NdCo₅ compounds and the local chemical environments of the Nd atoms in different structural slabs of the Nd₂Co₇ compound.     

Eu2+掺杂浓度对Ca2MgSi2O7∶Eu2+荧光粉发光特性的影响

采用化学共沉淀法制备了Ca_2-xMgSi₂O₇:xEu²⁺绿色荧光粉.用X射线衍射仪、荧光分光光度计及光色综合测试系统对Ca_2-xMgSi₂O₇:xEu²⁺绿色荧光粉的相结构、发光性能进行了测试.结果表明:其激发光谱分布在300–480 nm波长范围,谱峰位于389,430 nm处,可以被InGaN管芯产生的360–480 nm辐射有效激发;在波长为430 nm蓝光激发下,其发射光谱谱峰位于531 nm处.Ca_2-xMgSi₂O₇:xEu²⁺绿色荧光粉的发光强度随Eu²⁺掺杂量的增加而增强,当Eu²⁺掺杂量x为0.04时,发光强度达到最大值,而后开始降低,发生浓度猝灭.根据Dexter能量共振理论,浓度猝灭是由电偶极-电偶极相互作用引起的. 关键词： 2MgSi₂O₇∶Eu²⁺')" href="#">Ca₂MgSi₂O₇∶Eu²⁺ 绿色荧光粉 发光特性 白光发光二极管     

Synthesis and characterization of thermoluminescent Li2B4O7 nanophosphor

Lithium borate (Li₂B₄O₇) is a low Z_eff, tissue equivalent material that is commonly used for medical dosimetry using the thermoluminescence (TL) technique. Nanocrystals of lithium borate were synthesized by the combustion method for the first time in the laboratory. TL characteristics of the synthesized material were studied and compared with those of commercially available microcrystalline Li₂B₄O₇. The optimum pre-irradiation annealing condition was found to be 300 °C for 10 min and that of post-irradiation annealing was 300 °C for 30 min. The synthesized Li₂B₄O₇ nanophosphor has very poor sensitivity for low doses of gamma up to 10¹ Gy whereas from 10¹ to 4.5×10² Gy this phosphor exhibits a linear response and then from 4.5×10² to 10³ Gy it shows supralinearity. Thermoluminescence properties of Li₂B₄O₇ nanophosphor doped with Cu has also been investigated in this paper. It shows low fading and a linear response over a wide range of gamma radiation from 1×10² to 5×10³ Gy. Therefore the synthesized lithium borate nanophosphor doped with Cu may be used for high dose measurements of gamma radiations.     

退火处理Fe43Co43Hf7B6Cu1非晶合金的正电子湮没研究

对熔体急冷法制备的Fe₄₃Co₄₃Hf₇B₆Cu₁非晶合金进行了200,300,400和500 ℃保温30 min的退火处理,用正电子湮没寿命谱、X射线衍射、穆斯堡尔谱等方法研究了退火后试样的结构及结构缺陷变化.结果表明,在非晶合金的制备态,正电子主要在非晶基体相空位尺寸的自由体积中湮没,湮没寿命τ₁为158.4 ps,强度I₁关键词： 43Co₄₃Hf₇B₆Cu₁非晶')" href="#">Fe₄₃Co₄₃Hf₇B₆Cu₁非晶 退火处理 正电子湮没寿命 结构与结构缺陷     

Vibrational spectra of Na4P2O7·10H2O

The IR and Raman spectra are measured and analysed for sodium pyrophosphate decahydrate. The spectra are interpreted on the basis of P₂O ₇ ⁴⁻ ion and water vibrations. The observed results fit with the features predicted for the factor goup model. The appearance of two sets of frequencies in the stretching and bending regions of water suggests the existence of two kinds of water molecules in the crystal. This is confirmed by deuterium substitution.     

3,7-二硝基亚氨基-2,4-二氮杂双环[3,3,0]辛烷的放热分解反应动力学

在程序升温条件下 ,用DSC研究了标题化合物的放热分解反应动力学 .用线性最小二乘法、迭代法以及二分法与最小二乘法相结合的方法 ,以积分方程、微分方程和放热速率方程拟合DSC数据 .在逻辑选择建立了微分和积分机理函数的最可几一般表达式后 ,用放热速率方程得到相应的表观活化能 (Ea)、指前因子 (A)和反应级数 (n)的值 .结果表明 :该反应的微分形式的经验动力学模式函数、Ea 和A值分别为 (1-α) 0 .44、2 30 .4kJ/mol和 10 18.16s-1.借助加热速率和所得动力学参数值 ,提出了标题化合物放热分解反应的动力学方程 .该化合物的热爆炸临界温度为 30 2 .6℃ .上述动力学参数对分析、评价标题化合物的稳定性和热变化规律十分有用 .