Optical properties of methane to 288 GPa at 300 K

Optical properties of solid methane (CH₄) were studied at high pressure and room temperature using a diamond anvil cell. Reflectivity and transmission measurements were used to measure the refractive index to 288 GPa. Fabry-Perot interferometery was used to measure the sample thickness to 172 GPa. This data was fitted to the derived expression of thickness vs. pressure that was then used to calculate the thickness to 288 GPa. This in turn was combined with optical absorption experiments to obtain the absorption coefficient and hence the extinction coefficient k^*. From combined reflection and absorption experiments the refractive index n=n_s+ik^* was obtained. The index of refraction and the ratio of molar refraction to molar volume showed a large increase between 208 and 288 GPa. This behavior indicated that a phase transformation of insulator-semiconductor might have occurred in solid CH₄ by 288 GPa.     

A 3 kW average power tunable TEA CO2 laser

A high average power line-tunable TEA CO₂ laser is described. Average output power up to 3 kW is achieved at repetition rate of 180 Hz. The maximum output power is almost equal among the four spectrum bands of CO₂ laser (the P and R branches of 00°1–10°0 and 00°1–02°0 transition bands). Several special technologies including rotating spark gap switching, PCB (printed circuit board) preionization and zeroth-order grating coupling are employed.     

高能量激光诱导铝等离子体的发射光谱研究

用钕玻璃激光器 (～ 2 5J)烧蚀铝靶获得等离子体 ,以氩气作为保护气体 ,分析了环境气压、等离子体的观测高度、工作电压、激光功率密度对谱线强度的影响 ,并进行了简短的讨论。实验结果表明 ,环境气压为 88kPa时谱线强度最大 ;相同气压下随着观测高度的增大 ,谱线强度明显减弱 ,在气压为 88kPa观测位置距样品表面 1 5～ 2mm时谱线强度较强 ;并且随着激光工作电压、功率密度的增大 ,谱线强度逐渐提高。     

The interplay between molecular orientation, film morphology and luminescence properties of tetracene thin films on epitaxial AlOx/Ni3Al(1 1 1)

We report a systematic study of the interplay between molecular orientation, film morphology and luminescence properties of tetracene thin films on epitaxial alumina films on Ni₃Al(1 1 1), employing high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), low energy electron diffraction (LEED), and photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL). If deposited at low temperatures, tetracene forms laterally disordered and compact films in which at least the first monolayer is oriented parallel to the substrate. For thicknesses in the range of 10 Å or below, these as-deposited films show no luminescence, while thicker films exhibit weak luminescence from higher layers. On annealing to 210 K, tetracene films dewet the AlO_x/Ni₃Al(1 1 1) surface and transform into an island morphology. At the same time, molecules tend to re-orient into a more upright configuration. In this island configuration, even thin films show luminescence. We can thus conclude that in spite of the insulating nature of the surface, the interaction of flat-lying tetracene molecules with AlO_x/Ni₃Al(1 1 1) is strong enough to provide at least one efficient non-radiative decay channel.     

Power scaling of diffusion-cooled lasers

An excitation and optical extraction geometry suitable for compact high power gas lasers is described. Multiple slab discharges are established in a diffusion-cooled radial electrode array. Each gain channel is independently driven from a common RF source via a resonant-cavity power distribution system. Radial excitation augmented with multi-channel self-injection phase locking provides stable optical power extraction at good efficiency. The concept is easily scalable to very high powers while dramatically reducing unit size and cost.     

薄膜电致发光器件中SiO2加速作用的直接证据

本文通过包含CdS层的薄膜电致发光(TFEL)器件的有关特性的研究,直接证明了SIO₂对CdS中产生的电子有良好的加速作用,并获得了阈值电压低、B-V特性好,亮度较高的红色TFEL器件.我们将硫化镉蒸镀于电致发光器件中,测量这些器件的电学和光学特性,发现含CdS的样品的传导电荷明显大于不含CdS的样品,这说明硫化镉层可以提供较多的电子.但是,样品ITO/SiO₂/ZnS:Sm³⁺/SiO₂/CdS/Al的发光效率低于不含硫化镐的样品,这说明这些电子在进入ZnS层的过程中能量有所降低.为了提高这些电子的能量,我们制备了样品ITO/SiO₂/ZnS:Sm³⁺/SiO₂/CdS/Al,使硫化镉中产生的电子先经过SiO₂层,再进入发光层.测量结果表明这一样品的最大亮度和发光效率与上述含硫化镉的样品相比分别提高了2.5个和0.5个数量级,与不含硫化镉的样品的亮度接近,但其阈值电压较低,亮度-电压(B-V)曲线上升部分较陡,且有一段饱和区.在这一样品达到饱和的电压下,不含硫化镉的样品才刚刚起亮,这说明该样品的发光主要是由于硫化镉增加的电子数目对发光的贡献.同时这些电子在SiO₂中得到了明显的加速.     

二极管伏安特性曲线测试电路的改进

指出了文献中所给出的伏安法测二级管特性曲线电路存在的问题，并给出了改进电路。     

High-resolution Reflection Spectroscopy ofCs D_2 Line Studied by High-order-harmonic Detection

In this paper, by numerical analysis the relationship of the modulation broaden index with modulation index using high-order-harmonic detection is investigated. Using the voltage modulation the 2f,4f and 6f harmonic signals about the reflection spectroscopy of 6S1/2(F = 4) →6P3/2 transition of the cesium D2 line are also be measured. The experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical predictions. It is found that narrower line-width can be achieved by higher-harmonic detection than the line-width detected by direct absorption when the modulation index is smaller than 1.81, 2.98 and 4.14 for 2f, 4f, and 6f signals, respectively.     

厚度对光聚物高密度全息存储记录参量的影响

本文用实验方法研究了光致聚合物的曝光时间常量、曝光能量常量、动态范围、曝光灵敏度和折射率调制度等高密度全息存储参量随样品厚度的变化规律,结果表明随着样品厚度的增加,曝光能量常量、曝光时间常量及材料的动态范围也增加,但材料的曝光灵敏度却减小,而折射率调制度却没有明显的变化规律.     

A detector telescope with charge coupled devices for particle dosimetry in space

A telescopic device with charge coupled devices (CCDs) for particle dosimetry in space has been developed. Data on ionization events of energetic particles passing the CCDs are processed in an image analyzing system of a PC. As ‘Charged Particle Telescope’ (CHAPAT), the equipment was flown on the russian space station MIR during the EUROMIR mission in 1995. The response of the CCDs to various charged particles and methods for the discrimination of heavy particles in CCDs are discussed. First results of a correlation of temporal particles fluxes to the actual orbital parameters of MIR clearly identify passages through the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA).