The acoustic characteristics of clause, sentence and paragraph boundaries in Chinese Putonghua

The acoustic and perceptive characteristics of discourse units, including clauses, simple sentences, compound sentences and paragraphs, were studied. The acoustic characteristics were based on the analysis of a speech corpus consisted of ten monologues. The Perceived Boundary Strength (PBS) of the monologues was labeled on a five-point scale by 25 participants. The main results are as follows: (1) There is a significant difference in the PBS of clauses (corresponding to intonational phrase), sentences (including simple sentences and compound sentences) and paragraphs. But the PBS of simple sentences and compound sentences is the same, and the pitch reset and pause are also not significantly different between these two kinds of boundaries. (2) The pitch-based cue used to distinguish clauses, sentences and paragraphs appears to be the difference between pre- and post-boundary syllables, but not simply the pitch value of either syllable alone. (3) Declination mainly occurs within intonational phrases, whereas there is no consistent global declination in sentences or in paragraphs. (4) Pauses are longer and more varied at the boundary of larger discourse units. Moreover, there is a significant positive correlation between pause duration and degree of pitch reset at clause boundaries, but not at sentence or paragraph boundaries.     

21世纪最具潜力的新型带隙材料——声子晶体

半导体发展中遇到的极大障碍,使许多研究人员开始研究光子晶体。然而,声子晶体比光子晶体具有更丰富的物理内涵,它是一种新型声学功能带隙材料。研究声子晶体的重要意义在于其广阔的应用前景,而且在研究过程中,还可能发现新现象和新规律,进而促进物理学的发展。一、什么是声子晶体声子晶体的概念诞生于20世纪90年代,是仿照光子晶体的概念而命名的。我们都知道,具有光子禁带的周期性电介质结构功能材料称为光子晶体,光子能量落在光子禁带中的光波将被禁止,不能在光子晶体中传播。通过对光子晶体周期结构及其缺陷进行设计,可以人为地调控光子…     

Advances in micro-perforated panel absorbers

Theoretical and experimental investigations on the performance of micro-perforated -panel absorbers are reviewed in this paper. By reviewing recent research work, this paper reveals a relationship between the maximum absorption coefficient and the limit of the absorption frequency bandwidth. It has been demonstrated that the absorption frequency bandwidth can be extended up to 3 or 4 octaves as the diameters of the micro-holes decrease. This has become possible with the development of the technologies for manufacturing micro-perforated panels, such as laser drilling, powder metallurgy, welded meshing and electro-etching to form micrometer order holes. In this paper, absorption characteristics of such absorbers in random fields and in high sound intensity are discussed both theoretically and experimentally. A new absorbing structure based on micro-perforated-panel absorbers demonstrate experimentally high sound absorption capability. This review shows that the micro-perforated-panel absorber has potentials to be one of ideal absorbing materials in the 21st century.     

116号元素和118号元素的合成

在俄罗斯Dubna的联合核研究所（JINR），物理学家们（包括来自美国Lawrence Livermore国家实验室的合作者）用一束钙-48离子轰击锎-249原子产生了少量的118号元素．这些元素原子核的质量为294个原子质量单位．     

高频聚焦换能器声场的激光测量法

本文描述了一种使用激光测振技术测量高频聚焦换能器声场布的方法，并给出了使用该方法对一种高频聚换能器进行测量的结果，通过理论计算对结果的正确性进行了验证。     

Theoretical analysis of the acoustical characteristics of suspended micro-perforated panel absorbers

Sound absorption characteristics of suspended micro-perforated panel absorbers were investigated theoretically. The method of half thickness model of such panel absorber with quadripole analysis was used for predicting its acoustic performance. The analysis results show that the predictions agree well with the measurements of absorption in the reverberation chamber. The factors affecting the absorption characteristics for such absorbers were discussed, and some rules as design guidelines were given.     

中国科学院长春光学精密机械与物理研究所激发态物理重点实验室——我国惟一专门从事发光学研究的开放实验室

中国科学院长春光学精密机械与物理研究所激发态物理重点实验室(以下简称实验室)是中国科学院开放实验室，成立于1989年，徐叙瑢院士是实验室创始人和第一届主任(1989．4—1993．6)。实验室位于长春经济技术开发区中国科学院光电子产业园区内，依托于中国科学院长春光学精密机械与物理研     

世界上第一个物理技术研究所的建立及其影响

德国夏洛滕堡物理技术研究所（The Physikallisch-Technische Reichanstalt,简称PTR）是世界上第一个国家级的物理技术研究所，它开创了科学研究和技术研究相结合，服务于工业和国家经济之先河。文章从PTR建立的历史背景、早期研究工作和所产生的影响等方面作较为全面的讨论。