Using the full Raman depolarisation in the determination of the order parameters in liquid crystal systems

The depolarisation ratio for the Raman-active phenyl stretching mode has been measured over the whole of the mesophase range, and the orientational order parameters deduced, in the uniaxial nematic liquid crystal octylcyanobiphenyl (8CB). Linearly polarised light was incident normally on a homogeneously aligned sample and a χ² minimisation routine performed on the 360^° depolarisation ratio profile. The order parameters 〈P ₂₀₀〉 and 〈P ₄₀₀〉 , together with the differential polarisability ratio, r , are used as fitting parameters and measured as a function of temperature. Interestingly, we show that the value for r , conventionally measured in the isotropic phase and assumed to remain constant, has a clear temperature dependence, ranging from -0.032±0.008 in the isotropic phase through to -0.245±0.015 at the nematic-to-smectic A phase transition. The measured order parameters 〈P ₂₀₀〉 and 〈P ₄₀₀〉 varied from 0.35- 0.55±0.02 and 0.180- 0.245±0.02 , respectively, across the 8 ^° C wide nematic phase range. The values of both 〈P ₂₀₀〉 and 〈P ₄₀₀〉 are in excellent agreement with theory, but it is noteworthy that 〈P ₄₀₀〉 shows a much better quantitative match than has been reported in previous work. Crucially the temperature dependence of r is shown to be a contributing factor in the low 〈P ₄₀₀〉 values that have been conventionally reported from Raman scattering measurements. The potential for fitting the entire angular depolarisation ratio distribution in liquid crystalline systems that are described by more order parameters, specifically biaxial materials, is discussed.     

Femtosecond laser pulse train effect on Doppler profile of cesium resonance lines

We present direct observation of the velocity-selective optical pumping of the Cs ground state hyperfine levels induced by the femtosecond (fs) laser oscillator centered at either D2 (6 ²S_1/2↦6 ²P_3/2, 852 nm) or D1 (6 P_1/2, 894 nm) cesium line. We utilized previously developed modified direct frequency comb spectroscopy (DFCS) which uses a fixed frequency comb for the excitation and a weak cw scanning probe laser centered at the ¹³³Cs 6 ²S_1/2↦6 ²P_3/2 transition (D2 line) for ground levels population monitoring. The frequency comb excitation changes the usual Doppler absorption profile into a specific periodic, comblike structure. The mechanism of the velocity selective population transfer between the Cs ground state hyperfine levels induced by fs pulse train excitation is verified in a theoretical treatment of the multilevel atomic system subjected to a pulse train resonant field interaction.     

Application of ZnO nanorods loaded on activated carbon for ultrasonic assisted dyes removal: Experimental design and derivative spectrophotometry method

A method based on application of ZnO nanorods loaded on activated carbon (ZnO-NRs-AC) for adsorption of Bromocresol Green (BCG) and Eosin Y (EY) accelerated by ultrasound was described. The present material was synthesized under ultrasound assisted wet-chemical method and subsequently was characterized by FE-SEM, TEM, BET and XRD analysis. The extent of contribution of conventional variables like pH (2.0–10.0), BCG concentration (4–20 mg L⁻¹), EY concentration (3–23 mg L⁻¹), adsorbent dosage (0.01–0.03 g), sonication time (1–5 min) and centrifuge time (2–6 min) as main and interaction part were investigated by central composite design under response surface methodology. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was adapted to experimental data and guide the best operational conditions mass by set at 6.0, 9 mg L⁻¹, 10 mg L⁻¹, 0.02 g, 4 and 4 min for pH, BCG concentration, EY concentration, adsorbent dosage, sonication and centrifuge time, respectively. At these specified conditions dye adsorption efficiency was higher than 99.5%. The suitability and well prediction of optimum point was tested by conducting five experiments and respective results revel that RSD% was lower than 3% and high quality of fitting was confirmed by t-test. The experimental data were best fitted in Langmuir isotherm equation and the removal followed pseudo second order kinetics. The experimentally obtained maximum adsorption capacities were estimated as 57.80 and 61.73 mg g⁻¹ of ZnO-NRs-AC for BCG and EY respectively from binary dye solutions. The mechanism of removal was explained by boundary layer diffusion via intraparticle diffusion.     

关于液体内大规模声处理中空化研究的几点思考——再论声空化工程

再次强调了大规模液体中超声处理、以及为此目的研究声空化的重要性。提出了对这项应用中声空化行为的几点思考,重点是关于声空化的"强度"以及关于电动力式和流体动力式两类产生空化系统所产生空化的不同特性。     

SOI新结构——SOI研究的新方向

SOI（silicon-on-insulator：绝缘体上单晶硅薄膜）技术已取得了突破性的进展，但一般SOI结构是以SiO2作为绝缘埋层，以硅作为顶层的半导体材料，这样导致了一些不利的影响，限制了其应用范围。为解决这些问题和满足一些特殊器件／电路的要求，探索研究新的SOI结构成为SOI研究领域新的热点。如SOIM，GPSOI，GeSiOI，SionAlN，SiCOI，GeSiOI，SSOI等。文章将结合作者的部分工作，报道SOI新结构研究的新动向及其应用。     

On‐chip THz spectrometer for bunch compression fingerprinting at fourth‐generation light sources

The layout of an integrated millimetre‐scale on‐chip THz spectrometer is presented and its peformance demonstrated. The device is based on eight Schottky‐diode detectors which are combined with narrowband THz antennas, thereby enabling the simultaneous detection of eight frequencies in the THz range on one chip. The size of the active detector area matches the focal spot size of superradiant THz radiation utilized in bunch compression monitors of modern linear electron accelerators. The 3 dB bandwidth of the on‐chip Schottky‐diode detectors is less than 10% of the center frequency and allows pulse‐resolved detection at up to 5 GHz repetition rates. The performance of a first prototype device is demonstrated at a repetition rate of 100 kHz at the quasi‐cw SRF linear accelerator ELBE operated with electron bunch charges between a few pC and 100 pC.     

开关振荡器特性阻抗选取对输出波形影响

开关振荡器是宽带高功率电磁脉冲的重要产生方式之一,以开关激励同轴振荡器为例,采用理论计算和电磁仿真为主要手段,从传输线特性阻抗与开关振荡器储能、传输线特性阻抗与天线阻抗关系及传输线特性阻抗和开关导通阻抗关系三个方面进行了研究。研究结果表明：传输线阻抗越小,振荡器储能越高;天线阻抗与传输线阻抗比值越大,输出信号品质因数越大,频谱上能量越集中,带宽越小,能量效率随比值增大呈现先增大后减小趋势;传输线特性阻抗很小时,开关阻抗对输出振荡信号影响增大,此时随特性阻抗减小,输出信号中心频率降低,品质因数减小,频谱上能量分散,带宽较宽。     

自然闪电条件下敷地线缆耦合试验

研制了一套能够同时测量线缆皮线和芯线感应电流的试验系统,研究自然闪电条件下敷地线缆的耦合问题。结果表明：不同位置处的线缆皮线感应电流波形基本一致,但幅值存在一定差异,说明感应电流空间分布不均匀; 所测线缆芯线和皮线感应电流的时域波形和频谱比较相似,能量集中在1 kHz~1 MHz之间; 正负地闪芯线感应电压波形均为单一脉冲型,波形持续时间10~49 μs; 正地闪线缆感应电压的幅值范围及幅值平均值都大于负地闪相应结果,说明正地闪产生的线缆耦合作用大于负地闪; 不同雷电过程的线缆感应电压幅值与磁感应强度有较小的相关性,而同一雷电过程则基本成线性关系; 正地闪线缆感应电压波形持续时间、半峰值宽度、10%~90%上升时间的范围及均值都比负地闪的要大。     

Quantum-classical correspondence for motion on a plane with deficit angle

A particle constrained to move on a cone and bound to its tip by harmonic oscillator and Coulomb-Kepler potentials is considered both in the classical as well as in the quantum formulations. The SU(2) coherent states are formally derived for the former model and used for showing some relations between closed classical orbits and quantum probability densities. Similar relations are shown for the Coulomb-Kepler problem. In both cases a perfect localization of the densities on the classical solutions is obtained even for low values of quantum numbers.     

Metastability of gold-carbonyl cluster complexes, Au N(CO) M -

Smaller gold-cluster anions, typified by Au ₇ ^- , adsorb multiple CO molecules in a high-pressure, room-temperature flow-reactor, tending toward previously unknown saturation compositions, Au₇(CO) ₄ ^- . The weakness of the gold-carbonyl adsorption bond is evidenced indirectly by the high CO partial pressure required and more directly by the high probability of fragmentation in the field-free flight region of the reflectron-type time-of-flight mass spectrometer. The analysis of this metastability reveals that the actual distribution f_N,M of products Au₇(CO) _M ^- in the reactor may be highly non-statistical, e.g. with only even-M species present. Received 17 April 2001