基于量子级联激光器和长光程气室的甲烷传感器

根据中红外光谱吸收原理,利用甲烷(CH₄)气体分子在7.5 μm处的基频吸收特性,设计了一种基于量子级联激光器(QCL)和新型多反射长光程气体吸收气室(MPC)的甲烷气体传感器。该仪器使用了可进行热电冷却、工作在脉冲方式下、中心波长为7.5 μm的QCL,通过在室温条件下调节其注入电流(500 mA～1.6 A调节范围),其出射光波长可以扫过CH₄(1 332.8 cm-1)气体吸收线。同时使用了一种紧凑型MPC(40 cm长,800 mL采样容积),使得系统有效总光程达到16 m。此外,系统中使用了参考气室,并加入了空间滤波光学结构以满足MPC对入射光束的要求,配合差分吸收光谱检测原理,有效地改善了光束质量,降低了由光源波动引起的噪声,提高了仪器的检测灵敏度。通过对不同浓度的甲烷气体进行多次检测,该仪器的稳定性能良好,按信噪比为1计算,可实现对甲烷气体的检测下限为1 μmol·mol-1。     

Transverse Zeeman background correction method for air mercury measurement

By utilizing a natural mercury lamp, the transverse Zeeman background correction method, which is used for trace mercury measurement in air, is studied. In this paper, a natural mercury lamp is used as a light source, and is placed in a 1.78-T magnetic field. The lamp emits two linearly polarized light beams σ± and π of 253.65-nm resonance line, which are used as bias light and absorbing light, respectively. A polarization modulation system is used to allow σ± and π light beams to pass through alternately with a certain frequency. A multipath optical cell with 12-m optical path is used to increase optical distance. Based on the system described above, the influence caused by UV absorbing gases, such as NO2, SO2, acetone, benzene, and O3, is analyzed. The results show that it may reduce the detection limit when the concentrations of these gases exceed 83.4 ppm, 20.3 ppm, 142.3 ppm, 0.85 ppm, and 0.55 ppm, respectively. The detection limit of the system is calculated and can achieve up to 1.44 ng/m3 in 10 minutes. Measurements on mercury sample gas and air are carded out, and the measured data are compared with the data of RA-915 mercury analyzer （Russia）. The result shows that the correlation coefficient reaches up to 0.967. The experimental results indicate that the transverse Zeeman background correction method can be used to quantify trace mercury in air with high-precision.     

常温和0.1～1 400 MPa条件下黄铜矿的拉曼光谱研究

实验利用金刚石压腔装置研究了常温和0.1～1 400 MPa范围内黄铜矿A₁振动模式的原位拉曼光谱特征。结果显示在实验条件范围内,该拉曼振动峰的强度和形态保持稳定,表明晶格内Cu-S和Fe-S间的相互作用没有发生质变。实验发现黄铜矿该拉曼振动的波数随着压力升高连续向高频方向移动,两者的线性关系为：ν₂₉₀＝0.031 2p+290.60(0.1≤p<58.8 MPa)和ν₂₉₀＝0.005 72p+292.10(58.8≤p<1 400 MPa)dν/dp。常温下58.8 MPa是黄铜矿该拉曼波数随压力变化率的一个突变点,低于和高于该压力时分别为31.2和5.72 cm-1·GPa-1,显著的差异表明黄铜矿的结构可能发生了某种改变。     

Molecular biology of histidine decarboxylase and prostaglandin receptors

Histamine and prostaglandins (PGs) play a variety of physiological roles as autacoids, which function in the vicinity of their sources and maintain local homeostasis in the body. They stimulate target cells by acting on their specific receptors, which are coupled to trimeric G proteins. For the precise understanding of the physiological roles of histamine and PGs, it is necessary to clarify the molecular mechanisms involved in their synthesis as well as their receptor-mediated responses. We cloned the cDNAs for mouse L-histidine decarboxylase (HDC) and 6 mouse prostanoid receptors (4 PGE(2) receptors, PGF receptor, and PGI receptor). We then characterized the expression patterns and functions of these genes. Furthermore, we established gene-targeted mouse strains for HDC and PG receptors to explore the novel pathophysiological roles of histamine and PGs. We have here summarized our research, which should contribute to progress in the molecular biology of HDC and PG receptors.     

Nanocluster n-CdO thin film by sol-gel for solar cell applications

The nanocluster-CdO film was successfully synthesized by sol-gel method using cadmium acetate and 2-metoxyethanol as starting materials and monoethanolamine as a stabilizer. The structural properties of the CdO film were investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM). AFM results indicate that the CdO film is consisted of nanoclusters with grain size of 75-85 nm. The optical band gap E_g of nanocluster-CdO film was found to be 2.27 eV. The heterostructure, formed from two semiconductor layers having different optical band gaps, p-Si/n-CdO is prepared as a solar cell device. The electrical properties of the device were characterized by current-voltage and capacitance-conductance-voltage methods. The photovoltaic properties of p-Si/n-CdO device have been investigated. The p-Si/n-CdO heterojunction solar cell shows the best values of V_oc = 0.41 and J_sc = 2.19 mA/cm² under AM1.5 illumination. It is evaluated that this work is useful as a basis for the search of nanomaterial CdO and more competitive p-Si/n-CdO based solar cells, despite the fact that V_oc and J_sc are lower than those reported in the literature.     

Molecular dynamics of polycrystalline cellobiose studied by solid-state NMR

Molecular motions of polycrystalline cellobiose have been investigated by measuring proton spin–lattice relaxation times, T₁ and T_1ρ, and the second moment, M₂, in both protonated and D₂O exchanged forms over the temperature range 120–380 K. T₁ relaxation is dominated by the motions of hydroxyl groups between 150 and 380 K, characterised by an activation energy of about 8.74 kJ/mol, whereas T_1ρ relaxation is driven by the motions of the same groups between 120 and 300 K. T_1ρ results suggest that hydroxyl groups have a distribution of dynamics. Motion of methylene groups was detected in the second-moment experiments at about 350 K, characterised by activation energy of about 40 kJ/mol. Consideration of the calculated and observed rigid-lattice second moments suggests that the reported X-ray data are incorrect for the inter-proton distance on C6′. ¹³C CPMAS spectra of both protonated and deuterated cellobiose have also been measured. Spectra of the deuterated material showed the existence of a second crystalline form in addition to the normal form.     

应用不同光谱技术,动物RBC,Hb及人皮肤表面血流氧化-还原状态检测

目的:检测与分析实验动物血液RBC(RBC·O2,RBC·CO2),Hb(HbO2,HbCO2)和人体皮肤表面流动血液氧化·还原状态的成像与未成像可见光谱领域OD值特征,并为该技术对白癜风病表皮黑色素颗粒检测中的应用尊定基础。方法:利用不同光谱技术和invitro和invivo检测手段,统计分析血液不同状态下波长与位置的OD值信息。结果:invitro检测:动物血液Hb·O2和RBC·O2两者在可见领域均有367,414(Soret带)nm与541,576(Q带)nm的吸收峰位;血液Hb·CO2和RBC·CO2均有432(Soret带)与和553(Q带)nm的波长吸收峰位;血液RBC状态和Hb溶血状态波长吸收峰位无改变,只是在氧化与还原状态下有完全独立的吸收峰位,血液RBC状态和Hb溶血状态波长吸光度OD值之间,有显著性差异(p<0·01)。浓度为1·5×107cell·mL-1的RBC·O2和Hb·O2在576nm的吸收峰位吸光度(y)与红细胞浓度(x)做成两条回归曲线:既,Hb·O2(b1)^y=0·05 0·983x;RBC·O2(b2)y^=0·127 1·934x,两者之间差异有显著性(p<0·01)。invivo检测:在人手背皮肤表面ImSpector图像中RBC·O2状态在540,576nm,RBC·CO2状态在555和755nm处有吸收峰。选择(a:指甲,b:指,c:手背)三个点位分别进行波长检测,每点(n=10)545nm吸收峰的平均OD值,依次为0·83±0·001,0·73±0·001和0·62±0·001,其三处测定点的OD值之间有显著性差异(p<0·01)。结论:invitro检测的RBC与Hb两者波长吸收峰位不变,但吸光度OD值不同,认为RBC状态测定结果更接近于活体组织血管内原始状态。invivo检测对人体无任何侵袭与损伤,灵敏度高,测试时间短,并且同时获得被测样品的波长与位置信息画面等优势,有望表皮中黑素等有色颗粒的直接检测。     

The Interaction of Gaseous Ammonia with Some Transition Metal Salts

Several transition metal salts, as solids, were exposed to gaseous ammonia at room temperature in a cell designed to allow measurement of infrared energy absorption at various pressures. For those salts which did form compounds with the ammonia, the new absorption bands are discussed in reference to spectra of amine complexes of known composition.     

SSD1, which encodes a plant-specific novel protein,controls plant elongation by regulating cell division in rice

Plant height is one of the most important traits in crop improvement. Therefore revealing the mechanism of plant elongation and controlling plant height in accordance with breeding object is important. In this study we analyzed a novel dwarf mutant, ssd1, of which phenotype is different from typical GA- or BR-related dwarf phenotype. ssd1 exhibits pleiotropic defects in elongation of various organs such as stems, roots, leaves, and flowers. ssd1 also shows abnormal cell files and shapes, which suggests defects of normal cell division in the mutant. Map-based cloning and complementation test demonstrated that the dwarf phenotype in ssd1 mutant was caused by insertion of retrotransposon in a gene, which encodes plant-specific protein with unknown biochemical function. A BLAST search revealed that SSD1-like genes exist in diverse plant species, including monocots and dicots, but not fern and moss. Our results demonstrate that SSD1 controls plant elongation by controlling cell division in higher plants.