Magnetic domain behaviour of MgFe2O4-CoFe2O4 system

Ferrites with the composition Mg_1−x CO _x Fe₂O₄(0<x≤0·33) were synthesized by solid state reaction between MgO,α-Fe₂O₃ and CoFe₂O₄ at 1300°C. The compounds were analyzed from the results of x-ray diffraction, magnetic hysteresis and initial susceptibility (χ) studies. All the compounds of the series were found to be monophasic with no appreciable change in their lattice parameter. The saturation magnetization and coercive field (H _c ) values increased with increasing cobalt ferrite content. Similarly, the shapes of theχ-T curves and temperature variations ofH _c values indicated that the magnetic behaviour changes from multi-domain to single domain with increasing cobalt content. The results are similar to those observed for the (MgFe₂O₄)_1−x (Co₃O₄) system.     

基于滑移网格与RNG湍流模型计算泵内的动静干扰

本文利用三维Navier-Stockes方程和RNG湍流模型,在转动与静止部件间采用滑移网格技术建立交互界面,对泵内动静干扰引起的三维非定常湍流进行了计算,得到了旋转叶轮与固定导叶间流体的湍流特征。从计算结果可知,静叶与动叶间各点的压力脉动频率成分一致,且幅值沿周向呈正弦变化规律。这说明利用滑移网格技术及RNG湍流模型,可以模拟三维非定常动静干扰流动问题。     

Collective expansion and hadronization in high energy heavy ion collision experiments

An overview of research status of soft physics in high energy heavy-ion collision experiments and recent experimental results are presented.     

Josephson oscillation of a superfluid Fermi gas

Using the complete numerical solution of a time-dependent three-dimensional mean-field model we study the Josephson oscillation of a superfluid Fermi gas (SFG) at zero temperature formed in a combined axially-symmetric harmonic plus one-dimensional periodic optical-lattice (OL) potentials after displacing the harmonic trap along the axial OL axis. We study the dependence of Josephson frequency on the strength of the OL potential. The Josephson frequency decreases with increasing strength as found in the experiment of Cataliotti et al. [Science 293, 843 (2001)] for a Bose-Einstein condensate and of the experiment of Pezzè et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 120401 (2004)] for an ideal Fermi gas. We demonstrate a breakdown of Josephson oscillation in the SFG for a large displacement of the harmonic trap. These features of Josephson oscillation of a SFG can be tested experimentally.     

Coherence properties of a Bose-Einstein condensate in an optical superlattice

We study the effect of a one dimensional optical superlattice on the superfluid properties (superfluid fraction, number squeezing, dynamic structure factor) and the quasi-momentum distribution of the Mott-insulator. We show that due to the secondary lattice, there is a decrease in the superfluid fraction and the number fluctuation. The dynamic structure factor which can be measured by Bragg spectroscopy is also suppressed due to the addition of the secondary lattice. The visibility of the interference pattern (the quasi-momentum distribution) of the Mott-insulator is found to decrease due to the presence of the secondary lattice. Our results have important implications in atom interferometry and quantum computation in optical lattices.     

基于FBG反射谱特征的修补结构裂纹扩展监测

为了提高飞行器壁板裂纹修补结构的安全性,对基于光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)反射谱特征的航空铝合金修补结构疲劳裂纹扩展长度及角度监测方法进行了研究。修补结构在疲劳载荷的作用下,裂纹发生扩展,其尖端附近会产生不均匀应变场,在其作用下FBG传感器反射谱发生变形,通过检测反射谱变形达到监测裂纹扩展的目的。建立了实验样件的模型,使用有限元方法计算得到不同角度下裂纹扩展到不同长度时的应变分布,使用传输矩阵数值计算方法得到相应的FBG反射谱。提取反射谱的主峰偏移、反射谱面积、次峰峰值和三峰峰值等变形特征,建立并训练人工神经网络(ANN),通过ANN建立反射谱变形特征同裂纹扩展情况的关系,实现了对修补结构裂纹扩展的精确监测,监测裂纹长度误差在0.5 mm之内,角度误差在5°之内。解决了修补结构的裂纹扩展精确监测问题,对提高飞行器安全以及节约维护成本有着重要意义。     

Behaviour of ‘free-standing’ hollow Au nanocages at finite temperatures: a BOMD study

Finite-temperature behaviour of a hollow golden cage (HGC) plays a crucialrole in its potential applications as a catalyst, drug delivery agent, contrasting agent and so on. This physico-chemical property of HGCs is not well understood so far. In that context, Born–Oppenheimer molecular dynamics (BOMD) simulations are performed on a well-known ‘free-standing’ HGC. The cluster considered in this study is the ground state Au₁₈ cluster (a cage with a diameter of about >5.5 Å). The results thus obtained are compared with the BOMD simulation results reported earlier on Au₃₂ icosahedron cage, a conformation with a diameter of nearly. The sphericity of both the clusters is studied using a shape deformation parameter as a function of time and temperature. These results are supplemented by radial distribution function at various temperatures. The observations and analysis of results indicate that, both the clusters retain an HGC conformation from 300 to 400 K, admitting structural fluxionality by the Au₁₈ cluster. Remarkably, the Au₁₈ cluster is able to maintain its hollowness and sphericity up to a high temperature of 1000 K. Underlying structural and electronic properties influencing the individualistic behaviour of cages are highlighted. Composition of the frontier molecular orbitals and the charge distribution play a crucial role in the finite-temperature behaviour of the Au cages. The conclusions are supplemented by supporting calculations on another degenerate ground state Au₁₈ hollow cage and a well-known pyramidal Au₁₈ cage at 300 and 400 K.     

Collective mechanism for nuclear stopping and transverse flow in heavy-ion collisions

The role of filamentation instability of quark-gluon plasma, in explaining collective phenomena in relativistic heavy-ion collisions, has been analyzed. Using equations of SU(2) two fluid color hydrodynamics it is shown that this instability can significantly enhance nuclear stopping and might contribute to collective sideward flows.     

Spatial anisotropy: a method to study anisotropic flow in heavy ion collisions

We introduce a method to study anisotropic flow parameter v<,n> as a collective probe to Quark Gluon Plasma in relativistic heavy ion collisions. The emphasis is put on the use of the Fourier expansion of initial spatial azimuthal distributions of participant nucleons in the overlapped region. The coefficients ε<,n> of Fourier expansion are called the spatial anisotropy parameter for the n-th harmonic. We propose that collective dynamics can be studied by v<,n>/ε<,n>. In this paper, we will discuss in particular the second (n=2) and the fourth (n=4) harmonics.