Methods in carbon K-edge NEXAFS: Experiment and analysis

Near-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (NEXAFS) is widely used to probe the chemistry and structure of surface layers. Moreover, using ultra-high brilliance polarised synchrotron light sources, it is possible to determine the molecular alignment of ultra-thin surface films. However, the quantitative analysis of NEXAFS data is complicated by many experimental factors and, historically, the essential methods of calibration, normalisation and artefact removal are presented in the literature in a somewhat fragmented manner, thus hindering their integrated implementation as well as their further development. This paper outlines a unified, systematic approach to the collection and quantitative analysis of NEXAFS data with a particular focus upon carbon K-edge spectra. As a consequence, we show that current methods neglect several important aspects of the data analysis process, which we address with a combination of novel and adapted techniques. We discuss multiple approaches in solving the issues commonly encountered in the analysis of NEXAFS data, revealing the inherent assumptions of each approach and providing guidelines for assessing their appropriateness in a broad range of experimental situations.     

Simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of ethinylestradiol and levonorgestrel by partial least squares and principal component regression multivariate calibration

Two spectrophotometric methods for the determination of Ethinylestradiol (ETE) and Levonorgestrel (LEV) by using the multivariate calibration technique of partial least square (PLS) and principal component regression (PCR) are presented. In this study the PLS and PCR are successfully applied to quantify both hormones using the information contained in the absorption spectra of appropriate solutions. In order to do this, a calibration set of standard samples composed of different mixtures of both compounds has been designed. The results found by application of the PLS and PCR methods to the simultaneous determination of mixtures, containing 4–11 μg ml⁻¹ of ETE and 2–23 μg ml⁻¹ of LEV, are reported. Five different oral contraceptives were analyzed and the results were very similar to that obtained by a reference liquid Chromatographic method.     

Brightness Temperature Emitted by Radiometer Calibration Load at Millimeter Wave Band

In this paper, the DVRT (vector radiative transfer theory of densely distributed random discrete scatters) model to calculate the brightness temperature emitted by radiometer calibration load is presented. It takes the multiple scattering of isolation layer into account, which is neglected by the incoherent homogeneous model often used in calibration. Hence, it works much better than incoherent homogeneous model at millimeter wave band. Furthermore, the iteration of DVRT model is presented, and it proves that the incoherent homogeneous model is just the zero-order solution of DVRT model. Some numerical results are provided in the end.     

Rationelle Kalibrierung von Neutronensonden bei der radiometrischen Wassergehaltsbestimmung Anwendung unter Meßnetz- und Feldversuchshedingungen

Determinations of soil moisture witli the aid of neutron moisture meters require calibrations under real conditions. Some efficient methods for calibrating such moisture gauges are described and working examples are presented.     

对Kodak—SWR底片在软X光波段的绝对标定

运用透射光栅光谱仪，对线聚焦高功率激光辐照到锗靶上产生的软Ｘ光激光进行光谱记录，利用衍射谱的对称性和已经绝对标定过的Ｋｏｄａｋ－１０１底片来完成对Ｋｏｄａｋ－ＳＷＲ底片的绝对标定。     

Dynamic calibration of shock overpressure transducers

Piezoelectric transducers for dynamic overpressure measurements are commonly calibrated with static or quasistatic loads and the calibration is extrapolated to frequencies up to 30% of the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric crystal. Sinusoidal pressure generators are also used for dynamic calibration up to 500 Hz in the range of 3 MPa. This paper describes a method for dynamic calibration using transient overpressures, with rise time of 2 μsec and width 40 μsec, generated by exploding wires in air. The calibration is done in the range of 600 kPa.     

一种大视场相位测量轮廓术系统标定方法

在进行大视场相位测量轮廓术系统参量标定时需要大的标定平面和精密移动台,由于携带不方便,不易进行现场标定。提出了一种用于相位测量轮廓术系统参量的高精度、现场标定方法,采用一块较小的平面标定靶在有效测量体积内不同位置多次摆放,以获取密集的数据点。先标定出摄像机的内参量和外参量,再指定一个全局参考平面和若干辅助参考平面,然后在图像平面上分区计算出每个位置标定靶上每点相对辅助参考平面的高度差和相位差,最后应用极大似然估计法估计出相位高度映射参量。实验中平面高度测量的标准偏差达到0.0433 mm。这种方法只需要较小的平面标定靶,标定过程方便、精度高,完全适合大视场三维测量相位测量轮廓术系统现场标定要求。     

响应矩阵分析方法在BEPC储存环上的应用

由于储存环中各种元件误差的存在, 机器的实际运行模式与设计模式有一定的偏差. 目前广泛开展的响应矩阵方法研究, 可以分析出磁铁元件以及束流位置测量元件的误差, 使束流基本参数得到校正. 介绍了用响应矩阵分析方法, 在BEPC储存环上进行的局部轨道校正的实验研究, 以及BEPC储存环束流参数校正的模拟研究.     

Beam-based calibrations of the BPM offset at C-ADS Injector Ⅱ

Beam-based BPM offset calibration was carried out for Injector II at the C-ADS demonstration facility at the Institute of Modern Physics(IMP), Chinese Academy of Science(CAS). By using the steering coils integrated in the quadrupoles, the beam orbit can be effectively adjusted and BPM positions recorded at the Medium Energy Beam Transport of the Injector II Linac. The studies were done with a 2 m A, 2.1 Me V proton beam in pulsed mode.During the studies, the "null comparison method" was applied for the calibration. This method is less sensitive to errors compared with the traditional transmission matrix method. In addition, the quadrupole magnet's center can also be calibrated with this method.     

Calorimeter energy calibration using the energy conservation law

A new calorimeter energy calibration method was developed for the proposed ILC detectors. The method uses the center-of-mass energy of the accelerator as the reference. It has been shown that using the energy conservation law it is possible to make ECAL and HCAL cross calibration to reach a good energy resolution for the simple calorimeter energy sum.