Extension of the range of resonator scanning spectrometer into submillimeter band and some perspectives of its further developments

Extension of the working frequency of modern resonator spectrometers into submillimeter wave range is described. Experimental record of atmospheric absorption spectrum covering 45-370 GHz range is demonstrated for the first time, and measured water vapor J′_{ka′, kc′}-J_{ka, kc} = 5_1,5-4_2,2 at 325 GHz line parameters are presented. For the first time pressure lineshift for the 325-GHz water vapor line is measured. Further extension of working range is discussed. New estimations of physical limits of time needed for measurements of absorption in the whole Backward Wave Oscillator (BWO) range are given for phase continuous synthesizer regime. Basic schemes of fast broadband continuous phase synthesized sources are discussed. Verification of the previous measurements of water vapor 3_1,3-2_2,0 at 183 GHz line parameters is presented. Comparisons with ringdown resonator spectrometers are given.     

A Novel Implementation Technique of Conical Scan Radar Using A Programmable Phased Array

In radar, planar phased array antenna plays vital role in electronic scanning in the azimuth and elevation direction to the horizon. In most operations using planar phased array both the coordinates of azimuth and elevation, are steered electronically. In this paper a conceptual schematic of a phased array antenna with programmable time delay units has been presented. It is shown that by suitably exploiting the time delay matrix one can have electronic beam rotation around the target axis as required in conical scan. Thus both the elevation and azimuth motors in conical scan system are replaced by electronic scanning. Heuristically, we have selected eight consecutive points for beam rotation in a polygon shape and can also be extended almost circular shape by increasing number of array elements and phase shifter (delays) in the delay matrix. The array requires dual control of phase gradient and individual phase values. The whole array is controlled by micro-controller. This presents exciting possibilities in radar operation.     

高功率激光放大器片腔洁净度实验研究

在氙灯放电泵浦过程中,放大器片腔内材料在高强度氙灯光辐照下,存在显著的热解过程,产生大量的微米级悬浮粒子。在两种实验条件下对粒子数进行了测量:一是放大器氙灯泵浦结束之后悬浮粒子的自然消散过程;二是氙灯泵浦结束之后利用大气流量的超纯氮气冲洗片腔之后的粒子数测量。研究结果表明,正常情况下,氙灯泵浦结束后片腔洁净度达到了10~50万级气溶胶的水平(在粒子直径Φ 0.5 μm的水平上)。利用大气流量的超纯N2气冲洗片腔能够在短时间内显著地提高片腔的洁净度。     

调制自由载流子吸收测量半导体载流子输运参数的三维理论

推导出用于测量半导体载流子输运特性(载流子寿命、载流子扩散系数和前表面复合速度)的调制自由载流子吸收(modulated free carrier absorption, MFCA)检测技术的三维理论模型,给出了调制自由载流子吸收检测信号与调制频率和抽运-探测光相对距离的关系.定性分析了在不同调制频率时各个载流子输运参数对径向位置扫描曲线(信号与两束光相对距离的关系)的影响,结果表明调制自由载流子吸收检测信号对各个参数的灵敏度随抽运-探测光相对距离的增加而增加.仿真和实验结果表明,通过拟合不同调制频率时调 关键词： 调制自由载流子吸收 载流子输运特性 径向位置扫描     

Nd:YAG激光器光栅式扫描预处理的计算模拟与优化分析

 采用计算模拟的方法,研究了光栅式扫描预处理的扫描方式以及脉冲能量波动、定位误差对预处理效率的影响。研究发现,脉冲能量波动及其定位误差使预处理效率降低,同时其影响与扫描方式之间存在相互调制作用,因此可以通过选择合适的扫描方式以及扫描间隔来优化预处理流程,提高预处理效率。此外发现,光斑呈等边三角形排列时的预处理效率优于正方形。     

振镜法测量等离子体离子温度

 离子温度是托卡马克等离子体一个重要参数，介绍了一套振镜扫描装置，该装置主要由0.5m单色仪和安装在出射狭缝前的振动的石英镜片组成，时间分辨率小于10ms，系统测量误差小于20eV。测量了HT-6M托卡马克CV(227.1nm)谱线的线形，并由谱线的多普勒展宽得出欧姆加热和离子回旋共振加热（ICRH）下的离子温度，结果表明ICRH期间离子温度由200eV升高到300eV。这套装置广泛应用在中小型托卡马克上。     

Scanning the beta-globin gene for mutations in large populations by denaturing capillary and gel electrophoresis

Separation of mutant from nonmutant DNA sequences of 100 bp may be accomplished by using defined denaturing conditions of chemical denaturant and/or elevated temperature during electrophoresis on either polyacrylamide slab gels (denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, DGGE) or capillary gels (constant denaturant capillary electrophoresis, CDCE). In analysis of mutant directly from a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) product mixture, both have detection sensitivities of approximately 1%. CDCE that facilitates an intermediate mutant enrichment step permits detection of mutants at fractions as low as 2 x 10(-6). Here we report the successful application of both approaches to scan for mutations of the human beta-globin gene (HBB) in two human population samples of approximately 5000 persons in the HBB. Using DGGE, the coding region and flanking intronic splice sites of HBB were scanned in a population of 4949 Han Chinese individuals in pool sizes of 48 individual DNA samples. Four point mutations ranging in mutant frequency from 0.5 to 0.0002 were identified. Using CDCE with a mutant enrichment step, these same sequences were scanned in a population of 5028, predominantly African-American juveniles (<9 years) as a single pooled DNA sample. Three point mutations were identified ranging in mutant frequency from 0.13 to 0.0005. This study shows that both the DGGE/small pool and the CDCE/large pool approaches offer the means to define the fine structure map of genetic variation in large population samples, and with appropriately engineered facilities to provide high throughput, should be useful in pangenomic scans to discover genes carrying casual mutations for common diseases.     

Recent developments in multi-component synchronous fluorescence scan analysis

The ability to analyse complex multi-component mixtures without resorting to tedious separation procedures is extremely useful for routine analysis. Single-wavelength fluorescence measurement is limited in its ability to analyse complicated multi-component samples when they have severely overlapping emission and/or excitation spectra. This can be overcome by using synchronous fluorescence scan (SFS), where overlapping of spectra can be minimized. The selectivity of SFS can still be increased by taking derivative spectrum, applying different multivariate methods, selective fluorescence quenching, three-dimensional synchronous measurement or using some of these procedures in combination. Recent developments in various synchronous fluorescence methods for analysis of multi-component systems are discussed in this review.     

Influence on mass‐selective ion ejection of the phase difference between the drive r.f. and the axial modulation potentials

The phase difference between the drive r.f. and the axial modulation potential is known to influence significantly the mass shift, and all commercial ion trap mass spectrometers use a fixed value for this difference. However, although this important parameter is partly responsible for the good precision achievable today in most commercial ion traps, little discussion on the variation of the phase difference between the drive r.f. and the axial modulation potential has appeared in the literature. We present here an examination of the influence of a low‐level axial modulation potential superimposed by capacitive coupling between the electrodes. Low‐level axial modulation potentials are used for certain analytical scans such as reverse scan or slow scan speeds. Such low‐level potentials help to prevent deterioration of mass resolution due to, for example, the dissociation of the ions during their resonant ejection from the ion trap. Reverse and forward scans are used to illustrate the mass shift and change in resolution, caused by a change in the phase difference between the drive r.f. potential applied to the ring electrode and the axial modulation potential applied on an end‐cap electrode, in electrospray ionization mass spectra. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.