Monte Carlo simulations of a D-T neutron generator shielding for landmine detection

Shielding for a D–T sealed neutron generator has been designed using the MCNP5 Monte Carlo radiation transport code. The neutron generator will be used in field for the detection of explosives, landmines, drugs and other ‘threat’ materials. The optimization of the detection of buried objects was started by studying the signal-to-noise ratio for different geometric conditions.     

Comparison of molecular imprinted particles prepared using precipitation polymerization in water and chloroform for fluorescent detection of nitroaromatics

A comparative study was conducted to study the effects that two different polymerization solvents would have on the properties of imprinted polymer microparticles prepared using precipitation polymerization. Microparticles prepared in chloroform, which previous results indicated was the optimal solvent for molecular imprinting of nitroaromatic explosive compounds, were compared to water, which was hypothesized to decrease water swelling of the polymer and allow enhanced rebinding of aqueous template. The microparticles were characterized and were integrated into a fluorescence sensing mechanism for detection of nitroaromatic explosive compounds. The performance of the sensing mechanisms was compared to illustrate which polymerization solvent produced optimal imprinted polymer microparticles for detection of nitroaromatic molecules. Results indicated that the structures of microparticles synthesized in chloroform versus water varied greatly. Sensor performance studies showed that the microparticles prepared in chloroform had greater imprinting efficiency and higher template rebinding than those prepared in water. For detection of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, the chloroform-based fluorescent microparticles achieved a lower limit of detection of 0.1 μM, as compared to 100 μM for the water-based fluorescent microparticles. Detection limits for 2,4-dinitrotoluene, as well as time response studies, also demonstrated that the chloroform-based particles are more effective for detection of nitroaromatic compounds than water-based particles. These results illustrate that the enhanced chemical properties of using the experimentally determined optimal polymerization solvent overcome deformation of imprinted binding sites by water swelling and benefits of using the polymerization solvent for rebinding of the template.     

炸药爆温的光纤测温法测量

本文阐述了光纤测温技术依据的原理,给出了多通道瞬时光纤测温装置的构成。利用该装置对液体炸药硝基甲烷的实际爆轰温度及其光谱发射率进行了实验测量,结果分别为3700±100（K）和0.71±0.15。     

Weighted Limit Theorems for Continuous-Time Vector Martingales with Explosive and Mixed Growth

In this article, we establish the almost-sure central limit theorem (ASCLT) for a quasi-left continuous vector martingale with explosive and mixed (regular and explosive) growth. We also prove a quadratic extension and establish several new central limit theorems associated with the obtained ASCLT. Finally, we study the problem of parameter estimation in the particular case of multidimensional diffusion processes, which illustrates in a concrete manner the use of our results.     

Resonance of Feshbach-type and explosive instability of magnetoelastic waves in solids

In this paper, we theoretically describe a magnetoelastic system with an explosive instability in which the magnetic energy can be converted into the mechanical one via an extremely efficient channel. The principle is based on the amplification of acoustic waves traveling in an antiferromagnetic crystal under the action of transversal electromagnetic pumping. It is known that such parametric interaction can produce an exponential acoustic wave amplification. Our finding consists in the addition of another pumping channel by means of a discrete resonant acoustic mode whose impact is similar to the Feshbach resonance observed in another physical system (ultra-cold gazes). The addition of the second pumping mechanism results in the explosive instability having the dynamics of a singularity at a finite time instead of the exponential growth. In our example the traveling waves are Lamb waves in an antiferromagnetic plate, and the additional pumping is a shear resonance. We establish equations governing the considered three-phonon parametric instability, theoretically analyze the instability conditions, and give a relevant numerical example illustrating the explosive magneto-acoustic dynamics. It is shown that the explosive scenario can occur with a very low signal level i.e. Lamb waves amplitudes comparable to spontaneous noise in the system.     

Metallic glass coating on metals plate by adjusted explosive welding technique

Using an adjusted explosive welding technique, an aluminum plate has been coated by a Fe-based metallic glass foil in this work. Scanning electronic micrographs reveal a defect-free metallurgical bonding between the Fe-based metallic glass foil and the aluminum plate. Experimental evidence indicates that the Fe-based metallic glass foil almost retains its amorphous state and mechanical properties after the explosive welding process. Additionally, the detailed explosive welding process has been simulated by a self-developed hydro-code and the bonding mechanism has been investigated by numerical analysis. The successful welding between the Fe-based metallic glass foil and the aluminum plate provides a new way to obtain amorphous coating on general metal substrates.     

On the theory of explosive boiling of a transparent liquid on a laser-heated target

The possible manifestations of thermodynamical instability (explosive vaporisation) are discussed for different regimes of laser heating of the metal/transparent liquid system. The present calculations show that the explosive vaporisation in the metastable region may occur if the nucleation rate is high enough. This condition is achievable if the surface tension of the superheated liquid tends to zero near the spinodal. It is also shown that the dependence of the phase explosion time on laser intensity markedly changes its behaviour when the water temperature reaches the spinodal.     

A Possible Complex between TNT and Epinephrine – A DFT Study

The interaction between TNT and a vitally significant biological molecule, epinephrine, was investigated at the level of density functional theory. Two models are constructed; (i) an intimate pair of TNT and epinephrine and (ii) a π complex of them. The calculations (in vacuo conditions) have showed that these molecules in the intimate pair model orient themselves in an angular arrangement, whereas a π complex formation between these molecules is quite likely in the case of parallel arrangement of aromatic rings. The calculated electrostatic charges, UV and NMR spectra support the idea of a strong interaction between TNT and epinephrine whatever the type of interaction is.     

Mechanisms for negative reactant ion formation in an atmospheric pressure corona discharge

In an effort to better understand the formation of negative reactant ions in air produced by an atmospheric pressure corona discharge source, the neutral vapors generated by the corona were introduced in varying amounts into the ionization region of an ion mobility spectrometer/mass spectrometer containing a ⁶³Ni ionization source. With no discharge gas the predominant ions were O₂ ⁻, however, upon the introduction of low levels of discharge gas the NO₂ ⁻ ion quickly became the dominant species. As the amount of discharge gas increased the appearance of CO₃ ⁻ was observed followed by the appearance of NO₃ ⁻. At very high levels, NO₃ ⁻ species became effectively the only ion present and appeared as two peaks in the IMS spectrum, NO₃ ⁻ and the NO₃ ⁻·HNO₃ adduct, with separate mobilities. Since explosive compounds typically ionize in the presence of negative reactant ions, the ionization of an explosive, RDX, was examined in order to investigate the ionization properties with these three primary ions. It was found that RDX forms a strong adduct with both NO₂ ⁻ and NO₃ ⁻ with reduced mobility values of 1.49 and 1.44 cm²V⁻¹ s⁻¹, respectively. No adduct was observed for RDX with CO₃ ⁻ although this adduct has been observed with a corona discharge mass spectrometer. It is believed that this adduct, although formed, does not have a sufficiently long lifetime (greater than 10 ms) to be observed in an ion mobility spectrometer.     

Existence and uniqueness of nonnegative solutions for a boundary blow-up problem

Assume that Ω is a bounded domain in RN (N?3) with smooth boundary ∂Ω. In this work, we study existence and uniqueness of blow-up solutions for the problem −Δp(u)+c(x)|∇u|^p−1+F(x,u)=0 in Ω, where 2?p. Under some conditions related to the function F, we give a sufficient condition for existence and nonexistence of nonnegative blow-up solutions. We study also the uniqueness of these solutions.