表面杂质对NO+CO/Pt(100)反应体系振荡动力学的影响

提出了一个格气模型， 探讨催化表面的惰性杂质对NO+CO/Pt(100)反应体系振荡动力学行为的影响．研究发现表面杂质较少时，反应进程中表面重构能够形成相连通的1*1相和持续的振荡行为．当表面杂质不断增加时，反应进程中1*1相只能形成许多孤立的畴，从而在1*1相形成的随机的局域振荡的空间关联被削弱，因而体系全局的持续振荡行为演变为衰减振荡行为．当表面吸附的CO和NO的扩散速率增加时，局域振荡的空间协同又得到加强，体系又呈现出持续振荡行为．     

Phase-matched third-harmonic UV generation using low-order modes in a glass micro-fiber

We observe phase-matched third-harmonic generation at 355 nm in a low-order mode of a sub-micron diameter glass fiber. The third-harmonic signal exhibits a sharp resonance for a fiber diameter d = 0.49 ± 0.02 μm, in excellent agreement with the value d = 0.506 μm predicted by theory. The third-harmonic conversion efficiency is 2 × 10⁻⁶, and is limited by the pump power (1 kW) and effective fiber length (100 μm).     

Frequency domain optical tomography using a conjugate gradient method without line search

A conjugate gradient method without line search (CGMWLS) is presented. This method is used to retrieve the local maps of absorption and scattering coefficients inside the tissue-like test medium, with the synthetic data. The forward problem is solved with a discrete-ordinates finite-difference method based on the frequency domain formulation of radiative transfer equation. The inversion results demonstrate that the CGMWLS can retrieve simultaneously the spatial distributions of optical properties inside the medium within a reasonable accuracy, by reducing cross-talk between absorption and scattering coefficients.     

Parametric generation of twin photons in vertical triple microcavities

We report the realization of a monolithic vertical-cavity, surface emitting micro-optical parametric conversion nanostructure, triply resonant with the parametric frequencies, allowing parametric oscillation with ultra-low pump power threshold. The photonic phase-space naturally provides triple resonance for the parametric frequencies, together with built-in cavity phase-matching for the pump wave at normal incidence. Parametric oscillation is observed in both the strong and weak exciton–photon coupling regime, allowing a high operating temperature. Signal and idler beams can be collected at 0° or at finite angles. The OPO threshold is low enough to envisage the realization of an all-semiconductor electrically-pumped micro-parametric oscillator. To cite this article: C. Diederichs et al., C. R. Physique 8 (2007).     

A study on radial directional natural frequency and damping ratio in a vehicle tire

The measurement of radial directional natural frequency and damping ratio in a vehicle tire has been studied. Natural frequencies and damping ratios in the radial direction of various tires, from passenger car tires to truck bus tires, are reported. The radial direction modal parameters of tires subjected to different levels of inflation pressure, have been determined by using a frequency response function method. To obtain the theoretical natural frequency and mode shape, the plane vibration of a tire has been modeled as though it were that of a circular beam. By using the Tielking method that is based on Hamilton’s principle, theoretical results have been determined by considering the rotational velocity, tangential and radial stiffness, radial directional velocity and tension force which is due to tire inflation pressure. The results show that experimental conditions can be considered as the parameters that shift the natural frequency and damping ratio.     

Boundedness and compactness of Hankel operators on the sphere

We consider Hankel operators on the Hardy space of the unit sphere in Cn. We show that a large amount of information about the function f−Pf can be recovered from the Hankel operator Hf. For example, if Hf is compact, then the function f−Pf is necessarily in VMO.     

The Super-Kamiokande experiment

Super-Kamiokande has accumulated data on atmospheric neutrinos and solar neutrinos for 1117–1289 live days. We present updated results on the flavor ratio, the zenith angle distribution of atmospheric neutrinos and the zenith angle distribution of upward going muons. We also present results on the energy spectrum and the day–night variation of solar neutrinos. The data on atmospheric neutrinos show clear evidence of neutrino oscillation.     

A combined Filon/asymptotic quadrature method for highly oscillatory problems

A crossing between the asymptotic expansion of an oscillatory integral and Filon-type methods is obtained by applying a Filon-type method to the error term in the asymptotic expansion, which is in itself an oscillatory integral. The efficiency of the approach is investigated through analysis and numerical experiments, revealing a method which in many cases performs better than the Filon-type method. It is shown that considerable savings in terms of the required number of potentially expensive moments can be expected. The case of multivariate oscillatory integrals is discussed briefly. AMS subject classification (2000)  65D30     

A modeling concept of a mechanical system having a piecewise linear spring property for its diagnosis

Machine condition monitoring and fault diagnosis of rotating machinery are very important because of the wide use of rotating machinery in industry. Couplings and gears are used in many mechanical systems to connect elements and transmit power. The system is usually modeled as a single-degree-of-freedom system with a piecewise linear spring property, where the mass of main machine is only considered. In the present study, the dynamic behavior of a system with an unsymmetrical nonlinearity and a significant mass of the connecting part was investigated both experimentally and by numerical simulation. In the experiment, a 1/3 sub-harmonic oscillation was observed, but this oscillation was not found in the simulation using a single-degree-of-freedom system, in which the mass of the connecting part was ignored. However, when a two-degrees-of-freedom system was used that considered both the mass of the connecting part and the impact property, the 1/3 sub-harmonic oscillation was observed. Thus it is recognized that an adequate mathematical model for diagnosis in the early stage of abnormality must be selected on the basis of the mass ratio between the connecting part and the main body.