Effects of N and B on continuous cooling transformation diagrams of Mo–V–Ti micro-alloyed steels

Effects of the single addition of nitrogen (N) and boron (B) and the combined addition of N and B on continuous cooling transformation (CCT) diagrams and properties of the three Mo–V–Ti micro-alloyed steels were investigated by means of a combined method of dilatometry and metallography. Microstructures observed in continuous cooled specimens were composed of pearlite (P), quasi-polygonal ferrite (QPF), granular bainite (GB), acicular ferrite (AF), lath-like bainite (LB) and martensite (M) depending on the cooling rates and transformation temperatures. Single addition of 12?ppm B effectively reduced the formation of QPF and broadened the cooling rate region for LB and M. Added N makes the action of B invalid and the QPF region was prominently broadened, and even though the cooling rate is higher than 50°C?s^?1, it cannot obtain full bainite.     

Phonon dispersion and heat capacity in polyoxacyclobutane modification I

Normal modes of vibration and their dispersion for polyoxacyclobutane modification I (POCB I) have been obtained by using Urey-Bradley force field and the Wilson's GF matrix method as modified by Higgs. Characteristic features of the dispersion curves such as crossing, repulsion and regions of high density-of-states have been explained. Heat capacity measurements have been interpreted and the limitations of the present work discussed.     

叶绿素荧光分析技术在野生植物响应多环芳烃（菲）胁迫的应用研究

以叶绿素荧光分析为技术手段，通过研究土壤中多环芳烃（菲）胁迫对野生大豆叶绿素荧光特性以及光能分配参数的影响。结果表明：土壤菲胁迫降低了PSⅡ反应中心活性和电子传递能力，导致其光能利用能力降低。200 mg·kg-1菲胁迫促使F_v/F_m，q_P，ETR和NPQ的发生变化，降低了光合电子传递链上的电子传递能力和光合反应活性；在不同光强的调控下，土壤菲胁迫浓度的增大使得大豆幼苗叶片叶绿素荧光响应曲线Ф_PSⅡ和q_P参数呈现降低趋势，NPQ的上调启动了叶黄素循环途径耗散过剩的辐射激发能，以维持光合机构的正常生理功能。土壤菲胁迫下野生大豆叶片的F_m，F_v/F_m，F_v/Fo和PI_ABS等参数均随着菲含量的增加而降低，即土壤菲胁迫抑制了野生大豆叶片的PSⅡ光化学活性。通过对PSⅡ电子供体侧和受体侧的电子供应及传递能力的研究发现，土壤菲胁迫下野生大豆叶片OJIP曲线上0.3 ms时(即K点)的荧光强度增加，即放氧复合体(OEC)活性降低。土壤菲胁迫还导致OJIP曲线上J点和I点荧光强度的增加，说明土壤菲胁迫导致了野生大豆叶片PSⅡ受体侧电子接受能力的降低，使电子由Q_A向Q_B传递受阻。野生大豆叶片的光能吸收和分配参数也明显受到土壤菲胁迫的影响；随着土壤菲浓度的增加野生大豆叶片PSⅡ反应中心吸收光能用于Q-_A以后的电子传递能量比例和单位反应中心捕获用于电子传递的能量降低，即吸收的光能用于光化学反应的比例降低。因此，土壤菲胁迫下导致PSⅡ电子供体侧OEC的损伤和PSⅡ电子受体侧电子传递能力的降低，以及光能分配利用的改变均是导致其PSⅡ反应中心的活性降低的重要原因。研究结果表明，以叶绿素荧光分析技术可为环境中多环芳烃（菲）胁迫对植物光合作用的影响机理研究提供指导。     

Accurate ab initio study of low-lying electronic states of phosphorus nitride radical

This paper employs the highly accurate valence internally contracted multireference configuration interaction method to investigate the potential energy curves (PECs) for the ground state (X 1 Σ +) and two low-lying excited states (A 1 Π and D 1 of phosphorus nitride (PN) radical with the correlation-consistent basis set,aug-cc-pV6Z,in the valence range.Relativistic effects are considered in these calculations.The spectroscopic constants of the X 1 Σ + and A 1 Π states are calculated based on the PECs,and the results are in good accord with the available experimental data.The first 30 vibrational states for the X 1 Σ + state and the first 40 vibrational states for theA 1 Π state are determined when J=0.For each vibrational state,molecular constants G(υ),B(υ) and D(υ) are also attained.     

Transmission spectra of ballistic electrons in conventional and effective-mass superlattices

In this paper, we compare transmission spectra of electrons propagated in ballistic transport regime in finite conventional and finite effective-mass superlattices. Taking into account the off-center-zone transport as well as center-zone one, we show theoretically that the Bragg transmission of carriers and the kinetic confinement effect are presented not only in the effective-mass superlattice but in the conventional one as well. However, these effects appear at the center of the Brillouin zone only in the case of the effective-mass superlattice. In the conventional superlattice, the effects are observable at the periphery of the Brillouin zone.     

Floating-zone growth and property characterizations of high-quality La2-хSrхCuO4 superconductor crystals

We have grown underdoped(x=0.11,0.12) and optimally doped(x=0.16) La2 x SrxCuO4 single crystals by the traveling-solvent floating-zone technique.In order to prepare good quality cuprate crystals,we have made much effort to optimize the preparation procedures.For example,we haveadopted the sol-gel route to prepare a highly fine and homogeneous La2xSrxCuO4 precursor powder for fabricating a very dense ceramic feed rod used for the floating-zone growth,and we have also used quite a slow growth rate.The high quality of the grown crystals has been verified by double-crystal x-ray rocking curves,with the full-width-at-half-maximum being only 113-150 arcseconds,which are the best data reported so far for La2xSrxCuO4 crystals.The superconducting critical temperatures of the grown crystals are 30,31 and 38.5 K for x=0.11,0.12 and 0.16 samples,respectively,according to magnetic measurements.     

Ab initio studies of electronic spectra of the linear aluminum-bearing carbon chains AlC2nH (n = 1-5)

Geometries and stabilities of the linear aluminum-bearing carbon chains AlC_2nH (n = 1-5) in their ground states have been explored by the DFT-B3LYP and RCCSD(T) methods. Structures of the X¹Σ⁺ and 1¹Π electronic states have also been optimized by the CASSCF approach. The studies indicate that these species have single-triple bond alternate pattern, AlCCCC?CCH, and the electronic excitation from X¹Σ⁺ to 1¹Π leads to the shortening of the AlC bonds. The vertical excitation energies of the 1¹Π ← X¹Σ⁺ and 2¹Π ← X¹Σ⁺ transitions for AlC_2nH (n = 1-5) have been investigated by the CASPT2, EOM-CCSD, and TD-B3LYP levels of theory with the cc-pVTZ basis set, respectively. CASPT2-predicted 1¹Π ← X¹Σ⁺ transition energies are 3.57, 3.44, 3.33, 3.26, and 3.21 eV, respectively. For AlC₂H, our estimate agrees very well with the experimental value of 3.57 eV. In addition, the AlC bond dissociation energies and the exponential-decay curves for these vertical excitation energies are also discussed.     

Equal values of pyramidal numbers

Let ${\text{Pyr}}_m\left(x\right)$ denote the pyramidal number with integer parameters $m\ge 3$ and $x\ge 3$. In this note we investigate the Diophantine equation ${\text{Pyr}}_m\left(x\right)={\text{Pyr}}_n\left(y\right)$ in positive integer unknowns $x$ and $y$, where $m$ and $n$ are given, different integers. We deduce an effective upper bound for the size of the solutions. Our proof is based on the basic properties of elliptic curves, and elliptic integrals.