High pressure X-ray diffraction experiments on NpS and PUS up to 60 GPa

Abstract

Neptunium and plutonium monosulfides were studied under high pressure up to ～60 GPa using a diamond anvil cell in an energy dispersive X-ray diffraction facility. The compounds, of cubic rock salt structure type at ambient pressure, do not show any crystallographic phase transition in the domain of investigation. From the pressure-volume relationship, we determined bulk moduli of 92 and 120 GPa with pressure derivatives of 4.6 and 4.1 for NpS and PUS respectively.     

Temperature derivatives of the bulk modulus of ZrB2 calculated by using the pressure derivative of the bulk modulus

The temperature dependence of the bulk modulus of ZrB₂ above room temperature was calculated by using the equations by Garai and Laugier (J. Appl. Phys. 101 (2007) p.023514) and Lawson and Ledbetter (Philos Mag. 91 (2011) p.1425). The present calculations involve the accurate data for pressure derivative of the bulk modulus for the Anderson–Grüneisen parameter in addition to the other experimental parameters involved. It is interesting to note that the cited equations derived by different thermodynamic approaches give almost equivalent values for the temperature dependencies of the bulk modulus of ZrB₂. The present results for the temperature derivatives of the bulk modulus of ZrB₂ vary from ?0.016?GPa/K at 300–400?K to ?0.022?GPa/K at 1500–1600?K, being in good agreements with the corresponding experimental values.     

Influence of high pressure treatment on rheological and other properties of egg white

Abstract

The paper deals with the influence of high pressure treatment of fresh egg white on its properties and protein composition (individual amino-acids predicted as a function of pressure and time levels). The rheological properties are changed by high pressure from Newtonian to non-Newtonian behaviour, with increasing apparent viscosity as the pressure and time increased. The pH, whipping ability, foam stability, gel strength of heat induced gels after treatment and the whole protein content, were also predicted.

The results showed that the foam stability is increased with increasing pressure and time of processing. The foam volume is also increased with pressure. The pH did not change with pressure or time of processing. Composition of proteins as indicated by individual amino-acids did not exhibit statistically important changes. Gel strength of heat induced gels prepared from previously pressured liquid whites showed no important change of values with pressure or time of treatment. The modulus of elasticity showed a decrease for samples pressured to 400 MPa for 5 up to 15 minutes.     

The shear modulus in the fiber direction of unidirectional fiber composites based on the concept of mesophase

A new and accurate relationship for the shear modulus in the fiber direction of unidirectional fiber composites is derived, based on the Kerner model concepts but not using its approximate relationships. Furthermore, this model is extended by taking into account the mesophase between the fiber and the matrix accomodating smoothly the mechanical properties between neighbouring phases. The introduction of the mesophase results in an improvement of the theoretical predictions, which now approach close to experimental values for the moduli of different fibrous composites.     

An approach to determine the stable interval of the constant term of a characteristic equation

In this paper, an approach is introduced to determine the stable interval of the constant term of a characteristic equation by using the theory of extended graphical representation of polynomials. Because the constant a_n itself is not taken into account and because this method is to get a stable interval of a_n, not merely to make a stability test for a set of known coefficients, this method of stability criteria has some advantages over the others. The interval of a_n can be obtained from the calculation of some algebraical expressions when n10, where n is the degree of the characteristic equation. It is very convenient to calculate for the cases n=5 and n=6. When n11, this interval can be found only by the method of numerical solutions.     

Linear elastico-viscous properties of molten standard polystyrenes

This paper contains an extensive presentation of dynamic mechanical data (complex moduli), as obtained on the melts of a series of standard polystyrenes of narrow molar mass distributions. It also shows the way of obtaining structural parameters (plateau modulus and friction factor) which are needed for an interpretation of these data in terms of simple theoretical models (Maxwell elements, Doi-Edwards model). A linear mixing rule is used for taking into account the finite width of the molar mass distributions.Dedicated to Prof. F. R. Schwarzl on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

两种不锈钢在高压下的状态方程

 测定了两种不锈钢在室温下、4.5 GPa内的p-V关系，并给出了它们的Bridgman方程。根据Bridgman方程的系数a和b，计算了它们的格临爱森参数γ₀、体积模量B₀和B₀的压力导数B₀'。     

显微动态图像分析技术及其在生物物理中的应用

介绍了一种可实时监测细胞生命活动的显微动态图像分析技术。该技术把显微光学成像技术、数字处理技术和动态图像分析技术结合为一体,可实现对活细胞的结构功能、生长过程和环境变化的影响等进行非侵入性连续监测。通过在细胞膜弹性模量测量中的应用表明,该技术不仅原理可靠,实现容易,应用方便,而且检测速度快,测量精度高,稳定性能好。此项技术可望在生物物理学的实验研究中获得广泛的应用。     

高压下碱卤晶体的三参量等温状态方程

 由等温体积弹性模量的定义及其与压强关系的假设出发,导出了一个新的适用于高压下碱卤晶体的三参量等温状态方程。计算了室温下NaCl晶体在0～30 GPa压强范围内、CsCl晶体在0～40 GPa压强范围内的相对体积以及NaCl晶体在0～30 GPa压强范围内的等温体积弹性模量,计算结果与实验值一致。对等温体积弹性模量及其对压强的一阶、二阶导数与压强的关系进行了讨论,指出压强趋于无穷大时的等温体积弹性模量是常数。     

4种等温物态方程适用性的比较研究

 通过分析现有文献,认为4种两参数的物态方程在高压物理研究中较为流行,它们是Vinet、Baonza、Morse和Born-Meyer（BM）方程。将这4种方程用于拟合50种材料的实验压缩数据,得出了零压下压缩模量及其一阶压力导数的优化取值,并计算了4种方程的平均压力误差。结果表明,Morse方程的精度最高,对50种材料的平均拟合误差为0.557 6%;BM方程次之,平均误差为0.615 1%;Vinet和Baonza方程的误差大一些,分别为0.788 9%和0.833 3%。对8种典型材料计算了压力误差随压强变化的曲线,所得结果与平均误差的趋势一致,也是Morse方程的精度最高。在宽广压力范围的高压物态方程研究中,推荐使用Morse方程。