光致折射效应中空间电荷场建立过程的研究

本文推导了包含自衍射及非线性吸收影响、用以描述空间电荷场建立过程的微分方程组,阐明了周期性的空间电荷场与光强干涉条纹之间的相位差在建立过程中所起的作用,并推导了描述条纹倾斜和弯曲的微分方程。通过数值计算找到了硅酸铋(BSO)晶体中能量转移的规律,讨论了材料特性对过程快慢的影响,提出了用CW激光来探讨瞬态过程快慢的可能性。     

微微秒超短脉冲的光学压缩

在研究了短光纤(L～L_w)中受激喇曼散射的斯托克斯脉冲对基波脉冲能量箝位效应的基础上进行了脉冲压缩实验。以高泵浦功率(P=1600W)注入长度为8.95m绿光单模光纤中,采用双光程的光栅对压缩结构,并引入空间频率窗口滤除自相位调制光谱的非线性啁啾部分,将40ps的锁模Nd:YAG倍频光脉压缩至<5ps。     

KNSBN掺Cu晶体高反射率自泵浦位相共轭反射镜

利用KNSBN掺Cu晶体实现了自泵浦位相共轭;掺Cu量0.04wt％的晶体自泵浦位相共轭反射率高达65％;测量了自泵浦位相共轭反射率,响应时间和氩离子激光波长的关系。     

伴随着分子内电荷分离的分子内转动模型的时间分辨荧光光谱研究

本文采用时间分辨荧光光谱方法,考查了两种7-胺基香豆类素衍生物分子在不同溶剂中的荧光辐射弛豫过程,研究了环境因素对伴随着分子内电荷转移的分子内转动激发态(TICT)弛豫过程的影响。结果说明TICT态是非刚性香豆素分子激发态无辐射弛豫路径之一,这一过程受到环境介质的极性、粘度和温度的影响。并指出了在考虑粘度影响时,须对DSE理论进行修正,同时提出了TICT态存在位垒的观点。     

氢同位素球形靶丸在其相应高能离子轰击下的消融

本文采用跨音速中性气体屏蔽模型,得到了氢同位素球形靶丸在其相应高能离子轰击下的消融率G_(is)及其定标律,s可为氢或氘。计算表明,当离子与电子的未扰态能量E_(0s)/E_(0e)~2≥1.5时,G_(is)/G_(es)≥20％,G_(es)为靶丸在等离子体电子轰击下的消融率。因此,当聚变实验有中性粒子束注入加热时,需考虑高能离子轰击对靶丸消融的影响。这也为此情况下靶丸消融强化提供了一种解释。     

Gravity-induced geometric spin Hall effect of freely falling quantum particle

We discuss a new gravitational effect that the wave packet of a free-fall quantum particle undergoes a spin-dependent transverse shift in Earth's gravitational field. This effect is similar to the geometric spin Hall effect (GSHE) (Aiello 2009 et al Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 100401 ), and can be called gravity-induced GSHE. This effect suggests that the free-fall wave packets of opposite spin-polarized quantum particles can be split in the direction perpendicular to spin and gravity.     

Influence of the tangential velocity on the compressible Kelvin−Helmholtz instability with nonequilibrium effects

Kelvin−Helmholtz (KH) instability is a fundamental fluid instability that widely exists in nature and engineering. To better understand the dynamic process of the KH instability, the influence of the tangential velocity on the compressible KH instability is investigated by using the discrete Boltzmann method based on the nonequilibrium statistical physics. Both hydrodynamic and thermodynamic nonequilibrium (TNE) effects are probed and analyzed. It is found that, on the whole, the global density gradients, the TNE strength and area firstly increase and decrease afterwards. Both the global density gradient and heat flux intensity in the vertical direction are almost constant in the initial stage before a vortex forms. Moreover, with the increase of the tangential velocity, the KH instability evolves faster, hence the global density gradients, the TNE strength and area increase in the initial stage and achieve their peak earlier, and their maxima are higher for a larger tangential velocity. Physically, there are several competitive mechanisms in the evolution of the KH instability. (i) The physical gradients increase and the TNE effects are strengthened as the interface is elongated. The local physical gradients decrease and the local TNE intensity is weakened on account of the dissipation and/or diffusion. (ii) The global heat flux intensity is promoted when the physical gradients increase. As the contact area expands, the heat exchange is enhanced and the global heat flux intensity increases. (iii) The global TNE intensity reduces with the decreasing of physical gradients and increase with the increasing of TNE area. (iv) The nonequilibrium area increases as the fluid interface is elongated and is widened because of the dissipation and/or diffusion.     

Replication in Energy Markets: Use and Misuse of Chaos Tools

As pointed out by many researchers, replication plays a key role in the credibility of applied sciences and the confidence in all research findings. With regard, in particular, to energy finance and economics, replication papers are rare, probably because they are hampered by inaccessible data, but their aim is crucial. We consider two ways to avoid misleading results on the ostensible chaoticity of price series. The first one is represented by the proper mathematical definition of chaos and the related theoretical background, while the latter is represented by the hybrid approach that we propose here—i.e., consisting of considering the dynamical system underlying the price time series as a deterministic system with noise. We find that both chaotic and stochastic features coexist in the energy commodity markets, although the misuse of some tests in the established practice in the literature may say otherwise.     

Combining ultrasound,vacuum and/or ethanol as pretreatments to the convective drying of celery slices

This work studied three emerging approaches to improve the convective drying (50 °C, 0.8 m/s) of celery. Celery slices of 2 mm thick were pretreated for 5 min using ultrasound (32 W/L, 40 kHz), vacuum (75 kPa vacuum pressure) and ethanol (99.8% v/v, as drying accelerator) applied individually or in combination. To evaluate individual effects of ultrasound and vacuum, the treatments were also performed with distilled water or air medium, respectively. Moreover, the cavitational level was characterized in each condition. Drying kinetics was evaluated tending into account the drying time required by each treatment and the Page’s model parameters. In addition, microstructural effects and shrinkage were evaluated. As results, ethanol combined with ultrasound significantly improved drying kinetics reducing drying time by around 38%. However, vacuum pretreatment did not affect drying kinetics even in combination with ethanol and/or ultrasound. Microstructural evaluation did not evidence cell disruption, suggesting changes in intercellular spaces, pores and/or cell wall permeability. The use of ethanol and vacuum showed a greater effect on shrinkage after pretreatment and after drying, respectively. In conclusion, at the studied conditions, the drying acceleration by vacuum and ultrasound is lower compared to the effect produced using ethanol.     

Electronic structure of graphene/Y2C heterostructure and related doping effect

Until now, many attempts have been made to dope graphene in various ways, but each method turned out to have pros and cons. In this study, to overcome the limitations of doping methods, yttrium hypocarbide (Y₂C) is investigated as one prospective material to dope graphene, using density functional theory calculations. In monolayer Y₂C, the anionic electrons localized away from Y atomic layers are confirmed to contribute to occupied states near the Fermi level. Next, we investigate the electronic structure of graphene in heterojunction with Y₂C. Anionic electrons of Y₂C occupy the empty states of graphene in graphene/Y₂C heterostructure, which makes the Dirac cone of graphene located at about 1.7 eV below the Fermi level. Such charge transfer of anionic electrons to graphene and the flatness of electric cloud of anionic electrons leads to evenly n-doped graphene in graphene/Y₂C heterostructure. This suggests that Y₂C is a good candidate to dope graphene.