Valence fluctuation in some Yb intermetallics by X-ray photoemission and X-ray absorption

The valence state of Yb in some of its intermetallics, YbNi₂Ge₂, YbCu₂Si₂ and YbPd₂Si₂ has been investigated by L_III(Yb) absorption edges and X-ray pnotoelectron spectra in the 4f and 4d regions. These studies establish the presence of mixed valence in all three systems and illustrate the utility of 4f and 4d spectra in the study of mixed valence in Yb compounds.     

La méthode de Kikuchi appliquée aux équations de von Karman

Resumé Le but de cet article est l'étude de l'approximation numérique des solutions non-triviales des équations de Von Karman pour le flambage d'une plaque mince encastrée. S'inspirant de la méthode de Kikuchi pour des problèmes quasi-linéaires du second ordre, on propose une méthode itérative d'éléments finis qui donne des approximations des solutions de norme «petite» qui bifurquent de la solution triviale au voisinage d'une valeur propre simple du problème linéarisé. On démontre la convergence et on obtient des estimations de l'erreur.

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Application of Kikuchi's method to the von Karman equations

Summary The aim of this article is to study the numerical approximation of non-trivial solutions of the Von Karman equations for the buckling of a thin elastic clamped plate. Following Kikuchi's method for second order quasilinear problems, we propose an iterative finite element method which produces approximations of non-trivial solutions of small norm which bifurcate from the trivial solution near simple eigenvalues of the linearised problem. The convergence is proved and error estimates are obtained.

     

Convergence of multistep methods for Volterra functional differential equations

Summary This paper deals with the convergence of nonstationary quasilinear multistep methods with varying step, used for the numerical integration of Volterra functional differential equations. A Perron type condition (appearing in the differential equations theory) is imposed on the increment function. This gives a generalization of some results of Tavernini ([19–21]).     

Generalized Runge-Kutta methods of order four with stepsize control for stiff ordinary differential equations

Summary GeneralizedA()-stable Runge-Kutta methods of order four with stepsize control are studied. The equations of condition for this class of semiimplicit methods are solved taking the truncation error into consideration. For application anA-stable and anA(89.3°)-stable method with small truncation error are proposed and test results for 25 stiff initial value problems for different tolerances are discussed.     

The dependence of critical parameter bounds on the monotonicity of a Newton sequence

Summary A new method is proposed for the inclusion of the critical parameter ^* of some convex operator equationu=Tu (appearing e.g. in thermal explosion theory). It is based on the fact that for a fixed Newton's method starting with a suitable subsolution is not monotonically if and only if >^*. Several numerical examples arising from nonlinear boundary value problems illustrate the efficiency of the method.     

647W灯泵浦大功率连续Nd:YAG激光器

 报道了一台灯泵浦大功率连续Nd:YAG激光器。对影响大功率固体激光器模块输出功率和光束质量的主要因素进行了理论分析，并提出提高激光器效率的措施：对聚光腔的形状、结构和材料以及冷却方式，泵浦灯的参数和材料，激光晶体的参数和镀膜进行优化设计，采用径向固定的谐振腔镜。该灯泵浦YAG晶体棒总体电光转换效率为4%，光束质量为22mm·mrad，输出功率647W。     

On the nature and the practical relevance of the molecular modifications induced in wheat proteins by high pressure treatment

Abstract

Modifications induced by the combined application of pressure (up to 800 MPa) and temperature (up to 80° C) were studied on wet and dry semolina, and on fresh pasta as such and after cooking. Rheological and immunochemical properties of the treated products were investigated, along with parameters indicating the extent of protein denaturation. No modification occurs in semolina treated at less than 45% water, below 60°C/800MPa for 10min. Egg noodles prepared from pressure/heat treated semolina had increased protein digestibility and low recognition by anti-gliadin antibodies either before or after cooking. The same effects were observed in heat/pressure treated pasta, but were lost upon subsequent cooking, although we found decreased immunochemical reactivity after heat/pressure treatment of cooked pasta. No sensory difference was found between cooked and pressure-treated semolina products.     

The raised-cosine wavelets in computerized tomography

In Computerized Tomography (CT), an image must be recovered from its sampled projections in the form of values of the Radon transform. In this work a method of recovering the image is based on the properties of the raised-cosine wavelet. This wavelet has a closed form which allows for certain precomputations and avoids convolution. The rate of convergence of the resulting algorithm to the image density function is found under suitable hypotheses. This algorithm is then tested on the standard Shepp–Logan     

Convexifactors,generalized convexity and vector optimization

In this article we study a recently introduced notion of non-smooth analysis, namely convexifactors. We study some properties of the convexifactors and introduce two new chain rules. A new notion of non-smooth pseudoconvex function is introduced and its properties are studied in terms of convexifactors. We also present some optimality conditions for vector minimization in terms of convexifactors.     

Efficient organic photovoltaic cells based on thiazolothiazole and benzodithiophene copolymers with π‐conjugated bridges

New donor–π–acceptor (D–π–A) type conjugated copolymers, poly[(4,8‐bis((2‐hexyldecyl)oxy)benzo[1,2‐b:4,5‐b′]dithiophene)‐alt‐(2,5‐bis(4‐octylthiophen‐2‐yl)thiazolo[5,4‐d]thiazole)] (PBDT‐tTz), and poly[(4,8‐bis((2‐hexyldecyl)oxy)benzo[1,2‐b:4,5‐b′]dithiophene)‐alt‐(2,5‐bis(6‐octylthieno[3,2‐b]thiophen‐2‐yl)thiazolo[5,4‐d]thiazole)] (PBDT‐ttTz) were synthesized and characterized with the aim of investigating their potential applicability to organic photovoltaic active materials. While copolymer PBDT‐tTz showed a zigzagged non‐linear structure by thiophene π‐bridges, PBDT‐ttTz had a linear molecular structure with thieno[3,2‐b]thiophene π‐bridges. The optical, electrochemical, morphological, and photovoltaic properties of PBDT‐tTz and PBDT‐ttTz were systematically investigated. Furthermore, bulk heterojunction photovoltaic devices were fabricated by using the synthesized polymers as p‐type donors and [6,6]‐phenyl‐C₇₁‐butyric acid methyl ester as an n‐type acceptor. PBDT‐ttTz showed a high power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 5.21% as a result of the extended conjugation arising from the thienothiophene π‐bridges and enhanced molecular ordering in the film state, while PBDT‐tTz showed a relatively lower PCE of 2.92% under AM 1.5 G illumination (100 mW/cm²). © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56, 1978–1988