Control of polarity and defects in the growth of AlN films on Si (111) surfaces by inserting an Al interlayer

We discuss the role of the Al interlayer in the suppression of pinhole formations and also look at the polarity transition of the AlN layers from N-polarity to Al-polarity when this Al interlayer is present. The AlN layers were grown by molecular beam epitaxy on an AlN nucleation layer. A thin Al interlayer was deposited on the initial nucleated AlN layer after the nitridation of the Al-soaked Si (111) substrates. The AlN layer with an Al interlayer showed a relatively smooth surface with a reduced density of pinholes compared with the AlN layer grown without an Al interlayer. In addition, the AlN layer with an Al interlayer showed some stacking faults in the interface between the Si substrate and the A1N layer. We also identify the polarity change of the AlN layer after the insertion of a thin Al interlayer from N-polarity to Al-polarity by chemical etching. A simple model is constructed to explain the polarity change and the pinhole suppression due to the Al interlayer.     

H基于模糊观测器参数摄动的耦合时空混沌H跟踪控制

由于子系统的时空耦合作用及参数的摄动性，实现参数摄动的耦合时空混沌的跟踪控制非常困难。然而模型未知的耦合时空混沌的每个子系统可由一系列模糊逻辑模型逼近，每个模糊逻辑模型代表子系统在特定运行点的局部线性化模型，同时考虑子系统状态的不可测性，采用模糊观测器来估计子系统的状态。基于模糊模型及状态观测器，计及混沌参数的摄动性，提出一种模糊跟踪控制方案，实现了参数摄动的耦合时空混沌的鲁棒跟踪控制，并将模糊跟踪控制表征为线性矩阵不等式问题，用线性矩阵不等式的凸优化方法求解控制器参数，确保系统的全局渐近稳定性。仿真验证了方案的有效性。     

RIBLL终端LASCAR闪烁体阵列探测器研制进展

介绍了RIBLL终端LASCAR闪烁体阵列探测器的工作原理和结构特点. 描述了为满足放射性核束实验的要求而对阵列所作的重要改进. 给出了LASCAR构型优化改造的工作设想和实施步骤. The principles and structure characteristics of LASCAR scintillator array detector at RIBLL terminal are described. Special emphases are laid upon the latest progress for the development of LASCAR array detector to meet the requirements of the RIB experiments. The working plan and steps for optimizing configuration of the LASCAR multi unit neutron scintillator array detector are also presented.     

含甲缩醛柴油喷雾和燃烧排放特性的试验研究

应用激光相位多普勒技术测量了含甲缩醛柴油喷雾的速度场和粒径场,在直喷式柴油机上研究了该含氧混合燃油的燃烧排放特性。结果表明,添加甲缩醛可改善柴油的雾化,增加喷雾轴线上的粒子速度,但减小喷雾锥角;同时以远大于其加入的比例降低柴油机排气烟度,但对氮氧化物的排放影响不大。柴油机采用甲缩醛作燃油添加剂时,需改造燃油系统。     

双轴晶体电光调制器的最优设计

运用新的线性电光效应的耦合波理论，对双轴晶体KTP电光调制器的温度特性进行了理论研究.找到了一个入射光波矢的方向，在该方向上，出射光光强不随温度的变化而变化，而且此方向在一定的角度范围内变动，温度的稳定性是可以保持的.还进一步对晶体的通光长度和外加电场的方向进行了筛选，实现了双轴晶体KTP电光调制器的最优设计. 关键词： 电光效应 耦合波理论 电光调制器 最优设计     

Inhibition of premixed and nonpremixed flames with phosphorus-containing compounds

The inhibition/extinction of various flames—premixed stoichiometric C₃H₈/air, nonpremixed counterflow CH₄/O₂/N₂, and nonpremixed coflow n-heptane/air cup-burner flames doped with a number of phosphorus-containing compounds (PCCs)—has been investigated experimentally. More than 20 PCCs (organic phosphates, phosphonates, phosphates) and their fluorinated derivatives were studied. All PCCs exhibited similar dependencies in burning velocities, extinction strain rates, and extinction volume fractions of CO₂ upon PCC loading in the range of mole fractions of 0–7000 ppm within an experimental deviation of ± 5%. This confirms that the inhibition effectiveness of the PCCs is influenced by the phosphorus content in the PCC molecule rather than by the structure of the molecule. The burning velocity of a stoichiometric C₃H₈/air mixture and the extinction strain rate of a nonpremixed counterflow CH₄/O₂/N₂ flame doped with trimethylphosphate were calculated. Satisfactory agreement between experimental and modeling results confirms the conclusion that the reactions of phosphorus oxyacids with radicals are responsible for flame inhibition.     

Aberration correction and its automatic control in scanning electron microscopes

An automatic aberration correction method has been implemented in scanning electron microscopes (SEM). Necessity of the automatic aberration correction is discussed. The procedure of the automatic aberration correction is explained in detail, where deconvolution techniques are used in order to extract probe information from SEM images. Due to the precise digitization and the usage of proper combinations of correction fields, linearity has been found between the amplitude of each aberration and the corresponding field strength. Experimental results are shown which demonstrate that the aberrations are corrected automatically by a linear feedback control method. After the automatic aberration correction, the image quality has been improved drastically.     

The Weight-Bearing Rate on the Paretic Limb of Cerebrovascular Hemiplegic Patients Necessary for an Independent Obstacle Negotiation Gait

Purpose: The obstacle negotiation gait (ONG) is a fundamental activity of daily living. In cerebrovascular hemiplegic patients (stroke patients), the weight-bearing rate (WBR) on the paretic limb necessary for an independent ONG was studied. Methods: One hundred and seventeen stroke patients were involved. The patients'' average age at the time of the study was 67 years, and the average time from stroke onset was 102 days. There were 68 men and 49 women. Seventy patients were right hemiplegics, and 47 were left hemiplegics. The correlations between ONG and age, sex, body mass index (BMI), time from stroke onset, muscle strength of both the paretic and non-paretic limbs, Brunnstrom stage of the lower limbs, deep sensation, and the WBR on both the paretic and non-paretic limbs were studied. Patients who could perform ONG independently and safely were categorized as the independent group (IG), and those who needed observation or any assistance were categorized as the dependent group (DG). Results: The BMI, muscle strength of both the paretic and non-paretic limbs, Brunnstrom stage of the lower limbs, deep sensation and the WBR for both the paretic and non-paretic limbs were significantly different between the IG and DG groups. In particular, the WBR on the paretic limb was found to correlate significantly with the ONG, and a WBR value of 80.5% on the paretic limb gave a clear cut-off value. Conclusion: Although multiple factors influenced the ONG of stroke patients, the WBR on the paretic limb was the most influential.     

Competition Between Self-birth and Catalyzed Death in Aggregation Growth with Catalysis Injection

We propose two irreversible aggregation growth models of aggregates of two distinct species (A and B) to study the interactions between virus aggregates and medicine efficacy aggregates in the virus-medicine cooperative evolution system. The A-species aggregates evolve driven by self monomer birth andB-species aggregate-catalyzed monomer death in model I and by self birth, catalyzed death, and self monomer exchange reactions in model II, while the catalyst B-species aggregates are assumed to be injected into the system sustainedly or at a periodic time-dependent rate. The kinetic behaviors of the A-species aggregates are investigated by the rate equation approach based on the mean-field theory with the self birth rate kernel I_A(K)=Ik, catalyzed death rate kernel J_AB(k)=Jk and self exchange rate kernel K_A(k,l)=Kkl. The kinetic behaviors of the A-species aggregates are mainly dominated by the competition between the two effects of the self birth (with the effective rate I) and the catalyzed death (with the effective rate JB₀), while the effects of the self exchanges of the A-species aggregates which appear in an effectiverate KA₀ play important roles in the cases of I>JB₀ and I=JB₀. The evolution behaviors of the total mass M^A(t)₁ and the total aggregate number M^A(t)₀ are obtained, and the aggregate size distribution a_k(t) of species A is found toapproach a generalized scaling form in the case of I ≧ JB₀ and a special modified scaling form in the case of I0. The periodical evolution of the B-monomers concentration plays an exponential form of the periodic modulation.     

A prototype of a high rating MRPC

Six-gap resistive plate chamber (MRPC) prototypes with semiconductive glass electrodes (bulk resistivity～1010.cm) were studied for suitability in time-of-flight (TOF) applications at high rates. These studies were performed using a continuous electron beam of 800 MeV at IHEP and an X-ray machine. Time resolutions of about 100 ps and efficiencies larger than 90% were obtained for flux densities up to 28 kHz/cm2.