Electronic structure of BaTiO3 using resonant X-ray emission spectroscopy at the Ba-L3 and Ti-K absorption edges

We have studied the electronic properties of the ferroelectric barium titanate BaTiO₃ using two complementary bulk-sensitive spectroscopic probes, resonant X-ray emission spectroscopy (RXES) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy in the partial fluorescence mode (PFY-XAS) at the Ba-L₃ and Ti-K absorption edges. Contrary to a previous study, we found no fine structure in the pre-edge area of the PFY-XAS spectrum at the Ba-L₃ edge, and no temperature-induced spectral change was observed between room temperature and 150 °C. This result is not supportive of the possible presence of the displacement around Ba²⁺ at the Curie temperature. RXES spectra were measured at the Ti-K edge for BaTiO₃, along with SrTiO₃ and La-doped metallic SrTiO₃. The photon energy of the emission peak is found to be nearly constant throughout the absorption edge for all three compounds. We deduce the Ti 3d states to have a delocalized character, in contrast with the Ba 5d states, a property which is consistent with the proposed scenario of the formation of electric dipoles in BaTiO₃.     

小鼠卵母细胞染色体三维双光子荧光图像的轴向衰减

双光子荧光显微镜作为一种高分辨光学仪器,已经被广泛应用于生物样品的非侵入式三维光学成像中。相比共聚焦显微镜,双光子荧光显微镜拥有更深的探测深度。然而,即便如此,在对较厚的生物样品进行非侵入式光学三维成像时,样品的成像质量也往往会随着探测深度的增加而下降。在临床和生物学领域对研究母性遗传起重要作用的小鼠卵母细胞拥有较大的直径(80～100 μm),吸收和散射效应较为明显。本文研究小鼠卵母细胞染色体的三维双光子荧光图像随探测深度增加图像质量的衰减程度。通过对所得图像进行轴向衰减矫正,利用体积作为参数,将矫正前后小鼠卵母细胞内染色体三维双光子荧光图像进行对比。结果表明,由于吸收和散射效应,卵母细胞存在较严重的光学轴向衰减问题,因此,对用双光子荧光三维成像手段获得的小鼠卵母细胞图像进行衰减矫正是有必要的。这为进一步精确定量的研究卵母细胞内染色体的三维构像打下良好的基础。     

Study on scattering correction in fast neutron tomography at NECTAR facility

Fast neutron tomography has been established as an inspection and detection tool at the NECTAR facility at the FRM-II reactor.Scattered neutrons from the object become a major disturbance and bring in artifacts and deviations in reconstruction results,especially for hydrogenous material object.In this article,an iterative scattering correction method for fast neutron tomography was proposed.In each loop of iteration the scattering component of the projections will be simulated by Monte-Carlo program MCNPX based on the previous reconstruction result and then it will be subtracted from original projections.The differences between scattering components at different perspectives were quantitatively evaluated and an average scattering component image was used for all projections finally.Smooth and uniform slices with more clear edges were obtained and the new reconstructed attenuation coefficients are quite close to the real one compared to the results without scattering correction,in which case the relative error of the reconstructed attenuation coefficients is about 10%–30%.     

基于三维成像技术的四轮定位参数建模方法

鉴于现有四轮定位仪参数求取方法误差大、参数项目少、对测量环境要求高等不足,提出了一种基于三维成像技术的四轮定位参数建模方法;该方法通过双摄像机对目标板拍摄获得的图像信息,应用空间向量方法,求取车体运动状态下的轮轴信息,动态建立四轮定位参数测量模型,解决测量平面的动态建立、测量平台的补偿等问题;经过零标定平台测试,当车轮旋转在18~22°时,定位参数求取方法正确有效,通过实车对比测量验证,平均误差小于0.07°。     

Combined wave and ray based room acoustic simulations of audio systems in car passenger compartments,Part I: Boundary and source data

The present series of papers summarizes the results of a three-year research project on the realistic simulation of car audio sound in car passenger compartments using a combined Finite Element (FE) and Geometrical Acoustics (GA) approach. The simulations are conducted for the whole audible frequency range with the loudspeakers of the car audio system as the sound sources. The challenges faced during the project relate to fundamental questions regarding the realistic sound field simulation in small enclosures with strong modal and diffraction effects.The paper denoted here as Part I focuses on boundary and source representations in the FE and GA domain and suggests guidelines for a best-possible acquisition of the required data. Since a straight-forward determination of the boundary and source characteristics is mostly hampered by the immense complexity and inhomogeneity of the materials and loudspeaker configurations inside a car compartment, different measurement and calculation methods have been applied to determine the required data and quantify the corresponding uncertainty. The paper clearly points out the strength and weaknesses of the applied methods depending on the considered frequency range and material characteristics. In order to keep the complexity of the FE simulations at a manageable level, all passive boundaries were considered as locally reacting with impedance conditions.Part II of the study applies the obtained data in combined FE-GA room acoustic simulations and compares the simulated room impulse responses (RIR) with corresponding measurement results. In a final step the observed differences in the RIRs are related to the uncertainty and inherent errors in the boundary and source representation.     

A quest for error factors in predicting heavy weight floor impact sound levels using measured data in existing residential buildings

A number of datasets regarding the heavy weighted floor impact sound level and the driving point impedance level, i.e., twenty times the common logarithm of driving point impedance at an exciting point, were measured in existing residential buildings before the floor finishing of the excitation room and the ceiling finishing of the receiving room were installed. These data were compared to the calculated values by the impedance method, i.e., a practical method that estimates vibration energy of an excited slab using the driving point impedance at the exciting point as a major factor, as well as those using the Finite Element Method (FEM) models of slabs. Furthermore, correlations between the residual errors and the major dimensions of the receiving rooms were investigated. Two major error factors were found to influence the calculated values by the impedance method. The spectral characteristic of the tire impact source within the 63 Hz band effectively decreased the prediction errors when it was included in the calculation and combined with the FEM models of slabs. The length of the shorter side of the receiving room plan correlated to the residual errors of the receiving rooms having a pair of flat parallel walls. These errors arise from the fact that the receiving points were placed at the central and quarter positions within the wall distance, where the nodes of the horizontal mode exist. It was not possible to identify another dimension of the receiving room that significantly correlates to the residual errors of the prediction.     

提高生物大分子NMR分辨率和灵敏度的有效方法：TROSY和CRINEPT

随着NMR谱仪和实验技术的发展,以及²H、¹⁵N、¹³C标记技术的发展和完善,先后出现了多种异核多维和多共振脉冲实验方法,测定分子量不大于30 kDa的蛋白质的溶液三维结构不再是困难的事. 但是,对于分子量大于30 kDa的蛋白质,由于共振峰数目的增多和谱线增宽,其结构测定依然很困难. 虽然提高磁场强度能够提高分辨率和灵敏度,但是,800 MHz以上的NMR谱仪造价昂贵,难以普及,促使NMR工作者不断寻求能够提高分辨率和灵敏度的新的脉冲实验方法. 到目前为止,比较成功的方法是TROSY^[1]和CRINEPT^[2], 以及在此基础上发展的新方法. 文中对TROSY和CRINEPT的基本原理、最新发展,以及它们在蛋白质结构测定和分子间相互作用研究等方面的广泛应用做了综述.      

Collective bounce-off phenomenon in139La+Ag(Br) reaction at 1.1 A GeV energy

Out of a total statistics of 896¹³⁹La+Ag(Br) interactions, 128 interactions having multiplicity of target fragments (Z⩾1)⩾8 and projectile fragments (Z⩾2)⩾4 have been selected. They correspond to quasi-peripheral interactions. Azimuthal angle correlation between sources of target fragments (TFs) and projectile fragments (PFs) shows the existence of bounce-off effect. Using data of La+Ag(Br) and⁸⁴Kr+Ag(Br) reactions it is shown that individual helium [Z=2, PFs] and heavier fragment [Z⩾3, PFs] show different emission characteristics. Further, a two prong correlation functionT(Φ _ij ) plotted for heavier fragments and helium fragments separately, indicates the possibility of existence of different physical conditions. This observation is supported by the different momentum widths of helium fragments and heavier fragments. From the momentum width data of Kr+Ag(Br) reactions normalized density comes out to be ≈4.7. Using quasi-elastic kinematics for the bounce-off nuclei, the excitation energy has been computed from the experimental data of flow angles. The strength of bounce-off seems to decrease with the increase of excitation energy or temperature.