Particle size dependence of relaxivity for silica-coated iron oxide nanoparticles

We investigate the particle size dependence of the relaxivity of hydrogen protons in an aqueous solution of iron oxide (Fe₃O₄) nanoparticles coated in silica for biocompatibility. The T₁ and T₂ relaxation times for various concentrations of silica-coated nanoparticles were determined by a magnetic resonance scanner. We find that the relaxivity increased linearly with increasing particle size. The T₂ relaxivity (R₂) is more than 50 times larger than the T₁ relaxivity (R₁) for the nanoparticle contrast agent, which reflects the fact that the T₂ relaxation is mainly influenced by outer sphere processes. The high R₂/R₁ ratio demonstrates that silica-coated iron oxide nanoparticles may serve as a T₂ contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging with high efficacy.     

γ辐照对掺Er硅酸盐玻璃吸收和发光特性的影响

用传统的高温熔融法熔制了一系列掺Er硅酸盐玻璃, 并测试了这些样品经5 kGy γ 射线辐照前后紫外至近红外的吸收和荧光光谱. 实验结果表明, 辐致暗化效应使得玻璃材料中形成了大量色心, 导致在400 nm附近出现强吸收带, 其尾端延伸至近红外区. 辐照产生的新能带增加了基质与Er³⁺ 特定能级(如²H_11/2, ⁴S_3/2及⁴F_9/2等) 之间的能量传递, 从而使辐照后的样品荧光寿命减小, 且在相同激发条件下荧光强度下降. 室温下辐照样品在荧光测试过程中出现了漂白现象.     

掺铒重金属氧氟硅铋酸盐玻璃的光谱性质

研究了重金属氧氟硅铋酸盐玻璃 (50-x)SiO2 xBi2O3 50PbF2(x=0, 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 15 mol%)中Er3+离子的吸收光谱、荧光光谱、荧光半高宽、荧光 寿命和热稳定性能.应用Judd Ofelt理论计算了玻璃的强度参数Ωt(t=2,4,6)，应用 McCumber计算了能级4I13/2→4I15/2跃迁的受激发射截面. 结果发现荧光半高宽与Ω6有较大联系，Ω6越大，荧光半高宽越宽.对Er3+ 关键词： 重金属氧氟硅铋酸盐玻璃 光谱性质 Er3+离子 Judd Ofelt参数     

A Self-Consistent Ornstein–Zernike Approximation for the Edwards–Anderson Spin-Glass Model

We propose a self-consistent Ornstein–Zernike approximation for studying the Edwards–Anderson spin glass model. By performing two Legendre transforms in replica space, we introduce a Gibbs free energy depending on both the magnetizations and the overlap order parameters. The correlation functions and the thermodynamics are then obtained from the solution of a set of coupled partial differential equations. The approximation becomes exact in the limit of infinite dimension and it provides a potential route for studying the stability of the high-temperature phase against replica-symmetry breaking fluctuations in finite dimensions. As a first step, we present the predictions for the freezing temperature T _f and for the zero-field thermodynamic properties and correlation length above T _f as a function of dimensionality.     

2D Ising Model with Layers of Quenched Spins

The model considered is a d=2 disordered Ising system on a square lattice with nearest neighbor interaction. The disorder is induced by layers (rows) of spins, randomly located, which are frozen in an antiferromagnetic order. It is assumed that all the vertical couplings take the same positive value J _v, while all the horizontal couplings take the same positive value J _h. The model can be exactly solved and the free energy is given as a simple explicit expression. The zero-temperature entropy can be positive because of the frustration due to the competition between antiferromagnetic alignment induced by the quenched layers and ferromagnetic alignment due to the positive couplings. No phase transition is found at finite temperature if the layers of frozen spins are independently distributed, while for correlated disorder one finds a low-temperature phase with some glassy properties.     

Effect of a thermal radiation field on the γ-luminescence of alkali-silicate glass

We revealed the changes in the γ-luminescence spectra under the influence of a thermal radiation field on high-purity alkali-silicate glasses (I) and those with addition of Fe³⁺ ions (II). We explain the obtained results within the framework of the L-model of edge absorption and electron-hole recombination processes. Samarkand State University, 15, Universitetskii Bul., Samarkand, 703004, Republic of Uzbekistan. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 65, No. 3, pp. 453–455, May–June, 1998.     

Magnetic relaxation phenomena in a CuMn spin glass

Experiments on the temperature and time dependence of the response function and the field cooled magnetisation of a Cu(Mn) spin glass at temperatures below the zero field spin glass temperature are used to explore the non-equilibrium nature of the underlying spin configuration. The results imply that a certain spin configuration is imprinted on the system as the temperature is decreased at a constant cooling rate. The cooling rate governs the magnitude of the FC magnetisation ((H,T)). Any intermittent halt at a constant temperature, , imprints an extended spin configuration, a process that is reflected e.g. in a downward relaxation of . On continued cooling at the same rate, the magnitude of (T) remains at a lower level than that of a continuous cooling curve. These results are put into the context of the corresponding behaviour of the response function as observed in measurements of the relaxation of the zero field cooled magnetisation. Received 27 October 1998 and Received in final form 30 November 1998     

On the Specific Heat of Fermi–Pasta–Ulam Systems and Their Glassy Behavior

The specific heat of Fermi–Pasta–Ulam systems has until now been estimated through the energy fluctuations of a suitable subsystem, and opposite answers were apparently provided concerning its possible vanishing for vanishing temperatures. In the present paper a more realistic numerical implementation of the specific heat measurement is discussed, which mimics the interaction of the FPU system with a calorimeter. It is found that there exists a freezing critical temperature below which the relaxation times to equilibrium between FPU system and calorimeter become relevant, so that the system presents aging and hysteresis features very similar to those familiar in glasses and spin glasses. In particular, in the framework of such a point of view involving finite long times, the specific heat appears to vanish for vanishing temperatures.     

Fe-CAS-NH4F-OP体系高灵敏度分光光度法测定二氧化硅中微量铁

在ＨＡｃ－ＮＨ４Ａｃ缓冲介质中,当有ＮＨ４Ｆ和乳化剂ＯＰ存在时,Ｆｅ与ＣＡＳ形成络合比为１：３的有色络合物,其最大吸收波长位于６５４．０ｎｍ,表观摩尔吸光系数为１．１８×１０＾５Ｌ·ｍｏｌ＾－１·ｃｍ＾－１,１－２０μｇ Ｆｅ／５０ｍＬ线性关系良好。该法用于二氧化硅中铁的测定,结果令人满意。     

Spatial correlation of irreversible displacement in oscillatory-sheared metallic glasses

We report computer simulations on the oscillatory of CuZr metallic glasses at zero temperature with different shear amplitudes. In small system a homogenous shear deformation is found, while in large system an inhomogeneous shear deformation is found with a shear band formed. Concomitantly, spatial correlation of irreversible displacement exhibits an isotropic and exponential decay in the case of homogeneous deformation, whereas a mixed power-law and exponential decay in the case of anisotropic and inhomogeneous deformation. By projecting the azimuthal-dependent correlation function onto the spherical harmonics, we found a strong polar symmetry that accounts for the emerged shear band, and a weaker quadrupolar symmetry that accounts for the elastic filed generated by Eshelby inclusions. By this, we conclude that the anisotropy and decaying formula of the plastic correlation are dominated by the homogeneity or inhomogeneity for the deformation in the metallic glasses.