Quantum-Chemical Evaluation of the Protolytic Properties of Thiophenols

The enthalpies and free energies of proton affinity (PA) were calculated by the PM3 method for 27 thiophenoxide anions. For thiophenols, linear correlation has been found between the PAs and the values of pK _a measured by different authors in aqueous acetone, aqueous ethanol, and methanol media. The dependences found permit one to predict a priori the protolytic properties of thiophenols. The differential effects of aqueous ethanol media with different ethanol contents on thiophenol acidity were evaluated based on quantum-chemical data.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by A. N. Pankratov and A. V. Shalabai__________Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 45, No. 5, pp. 800–806, September–October, 2004.     

利用计算机辅助装调检测矩形大口径离轴非球面的方法研究

通过非球面的零位补偿法,完成了对矩形大口径离轴非球面镜的检测。先用光学设计软件Zemax从理论上分析了在检测中会出现的现象,并结合计算机辅助装调技术,确定在检测过程中相对敏感的自由度,然后控制这些量,使补偿器和非球面的相对关系与理论设计相吻合,在Zygo相位干涉仪上测得最终结果。在λ=632.8nm时,中心圆口径与两个边缘圆口径面形误差RMS分别为0.022λ,0.037λ,0.032λ。检测结果,达到预期目的。     

Development of a Millimeter Wave Compact Equipment for NDT of Materials

We developed a compact equipment working at 94 GHz to replace the commonly used network analyzer for nondestructive testing of materials. The compact equipment was designed to measure the variations in the amplitude and phase of the reflected signal from the material relative to a reference signal. A good accuracy of the amplitude and phase measurement of the equipment was obtained in the confirmative experiments. The distribution of a drop of water in a wood plate is clearly visible in the millimeter wave images obtained by the amplitude and phase measurement.     

基于分层光学扫描的三维数字化测量技术

采用切削分层光扫描测量与计算机数据信息合成相结合的方法，有效地解决了具有复杂内外腔结构零件的三维数字化测量。该方法比传统三维测量速度快、自动化程度高，能同时准确测量零件内外腔表面，零件边缘测量误差可控制在CCD两个像素内。利用获取的铝合金精密小箱体三维数据，在计算机上重构了零件的三维模型，并用RP技术制造出了零件物理原形。     

中国莲的定量染色体图

利用MetaMorph软件定量分析了中国莲(Nelumbo mucifera Gaertn.)每条前中期染色体上(从短臂到长臂)二脒基苯基吲哚(DAPI)荧光强度的变化，结合染色体的相对长度和臂比作为辅助参数，构建了中国莲前中期染色体的定量染色体图．该定量染色体图是实际的前中期染色体的一种直观模式，可识别中国莲基因组中每条染色体以及分析染色体上的异染色质分布，为莲的细胞遗传学研究提供了一种新的方法．     

偏振小孔干涉仪

偏振小孔干涉仪是一种可实用的新型干涉仪。它综合小孔衍射技术、偏振技术和共光路设计为一体,具有条纹对比度可调、抗干扰能力强和非接触检验等优点,可广泛用于各种光学元件及其胶合层的检验。目测精度达1/10λ,计算机条纹处理精度可调。     

狭义相对论效应──运动时钟变慢的计算机模拟演示实验

利用精炼的C语言进行程序设计，定量模拟狭义相结论的运动时钟变慢，并对处于两种不同时空观的时钟运行进行对比，使得时间膨胀效应变得直观。     

浅议物理实验教学环节改革

为进一步提高大学物理实验的教学质量，本文就实验课的预习、操作、实验报告的撰写及考核方法进行了探讨。     

Photorefractive shearing interferometer

A novel method of obtaining shearing interferogram by slightly moving the crystal in a photorefractive interferometer is proposed. This method can measure the phase of an object itself instead of its diffraction field, and it is easy to realize continuously changeable shearing distance in any lateral direction and introduce carrier fringes at the same time. Both the theoretical analysis and experimental verification are given.     

Experimental investigation of the aquatic propulsion caused by localised flexural wave propagation in immersed wedges and plates

This paper describes the results of the experimental verification of the idea of wave-like aquatic propulsion of autonomous and man-inhabited vessels first published about 10 years ago by one of the present authors (V.V.K.). The idea is based on employing the unique type of localised flexural elastic waves propagating along edges of wedge-like structures immersed in water (wedge elastic waves). Such wedge-like structures supporting localised elastic waves can be attached like fish fins to a body of a small ship or a submarine and used for their propulsion. The proposed principle of employing localised flexural waves as a source of aquatic propulsion has been biologically inspired by the specific swimming mode used in nature by stingrays. To verify the idea experimentally, the first working prototype of a small catamaran using the above-mentioned wave-like propulsion via the attached rubber keel has been build and tested in Loughborough University. The tests have been carried out in two phases, in a water tank and then in open water. The test results have shown that the catamaran was propelled very efficiently and could achieve the speed of 36 cm/s, i.e., about one vehicle length per second, thus demonstrating that the idea of wave-like propulsion of small man-inhabited craft is viable. The reported proof of the viability of this idea may open new opportunities for marine craft propulsion, which can have far reaching implications.