Directional scattering and self-pumped phase conjugation in photorefractive crystal

The directional scattering in photorefractive SBN crystal is reported.The self-pumped phase conjugation has been realized with the feedback of this directional scattering andthe performance parameters are compared with those of cat self-pumped phase conjugator.     

Exchange fields in Gd–Fe intermetallics studied by inelastic neutron scattering

Inelastic neutron scattering (INS) was used to study the magnetic excitations in the compounds Gd_1−xY_xFe₂ and Gd_2−xY_xFe₁₄B. Three inelastic magnetic lines were observed in the INS spectra of these compounds, the two smaller lines appearing as shoulders to the main line. From the concentration-dependent shift of the dominant magnetic line we have obtained experimental information of the strength of the Gd–Gd interaction in these materials and showed that the Gd–Gd contribution to the total molecular field experienced by the Gd moments is roughly an order of magnitude smaller than the contribution of the Gd–Fe interaction. Our results are compared with several earlier published results, including results of electronic band structure calculations.     

Reflection and transmission by a slab with randomly distributed isotropic point scatterers

The problem of how a wave propagates in an infinite medium filled with scatterers has revealed the notion of an effective medium: the mean wave propagates as in an homogeneous medium with complex index. Is this notion of an effective medium still valid when the scatterers are bounded in space? The problem is treated here for isotropic point scatterers. It is shown that (i) the waves propagate inside the slab with an effective wavenumber K being the same as that in an infinite medium, (ii) the reflection and transmission coefficients of the slab mainly behave as and at leading order, (iii) the reflection and transmission coefficients of a single interface are related to R and T with the usual law of optics and (iv) the boundary conditions to be applied at the interface are the continuity of the field and its first derivative for isotropic scatterers. Finally, numerical experiments in one dimension show satisfactory agreement with the presented theory.     

Scattering by randomly oriented thin ice disks with moderate equivalent-sphere size parameters

We use the T-matrix method to compute the scattering matrix for randomly oriented circular ice cylinders with diameter-to-length ratios 1 and 20 and surface-equivalent-sphere size parameters up to 12. We show that wavelength-sized, sharp-edged ice plates with extreme diameter-to-length ratios possess the same scattering properties as smooth platelike spheroids: their phase functions are similar to those of surface-equivalent compact particles, whereas all other elements of the scattering matrix are typical of Rayleigh scattering.     

A new μs isomer in 136Sb produced in the projectile fission of 238U

Rapidity correlations in 800 GeV proton interactions with emulsion nuclei are investigated for different targets and multiplicity regions. To study the energy dependence, the results have been compared with proton interactions at 200 GeV and 400 GeV. A common feature of all the interactions is the existence of strong, short-range correlations. However, no dependence of cluster parameters on primary energy or target mass is found. A marginal increase of correlation strength with multiplicity is observed. Received: 30 March 2001 / Accepted: 18 September 2001     

Fluorescence anisotropy and light-scattering studies of the interaction of insulin with liposomes

The interaction between zinc-stabilized insulin and lecithin liposomal membranes was studied using DPH fluorescence anisotropy and light-scattering techniques. To ascertain a possible influence of a charge on the insulin molecule, experiments were performed at pH 4.5 (insulin possesses a positive charge) and at pH 7.4 (the charge of insulin is negative). Measurements at pH 4.5 revealed significant changes in scattered light intensity induced by the addition of insulin to lecithin liposomes. With increasing time of storage of liposomes the insulin effect became faster and more pronounced. At pH 7.4, significant changes in scattered light were registered only in the case of liposomes stored for 5 days. In these liposomes a peroxidation process of lecithin was revealed. No significant changes induced by insulin were observed in DPH fluorescence anisotropy either at pH 4.5 or at pH 7.4, which suggested the absence of an interaction of insulin with the hycrophobic core of liposomes. Thus, the observed changes in scattered light could be interpreted in terms of the insulin association to the liposomal surface in the case of phospholipid peroxidation and/or acidic pH.     

Ultrasonic wave scattering in a fiber reinforced composite

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光在大分子聚合物中的解偏和散射

文章报道了光在大分子聚合物中的前向散射和解偏现象,并用Mie散射和Fraunhofe衍射理论对其进行了解释,提出了小角度散射的光解偏理论。     

Surface site dependence to negative ion formation

The processes of electron transfer and dissociative scattering are explored for collisions of hyperthermal NO⁺ on GaAs(110). The experiments reveal a marked angular dependence to O⁻ emergence. A strong correlation between the O⁻ scattering angle and the final atom-surface interaction site provides a map of the lateral dependence to reactivity. The results are modeled by sequential neutralization, dissociation, and electron attachment steps. Classical trajectory calculations, in conjunction with an empirical opacity function, accurately reproduce the experimental results. The opacity function is interpreted as the probability that an electron will attach to a departing O fragment as a function of the last surface site the atom impacts. The experiments indicate that O⁻ emergence occurs predominantly for oxygen atoms which come in close contact with the localized dangling bond states of GaAs(110).