Small shower CORSIKA simulations

Extensive Air Showers (EAS) induced by cosmic ray particles of very low energies, owing to the significantly steep cosmic ray energy spectrum, dominate the secondary particle flux measured by single detectors and small shower arrays. Such arrays connected in extended networks can be used to determine potentially interesting spatial correlations between showers, which may shed new light on the nature of ultra high-energy cosmic rays. The quantitative interpretation of showers recorded by small local arrays requires a methodology that differs from that used by ordinary large EAS arrays operating in the "knee" region and above. We present "small EAS generator," a semi-analytical method for integrating cosmic ray spectra over energies of interest and summing over the mass spectra of primary nuclei in arbitrary detector configurations. Furthermore, we provide results on the EAS electron and muon fluxes and particle density spectra.     

Intrinsic Entropy of Squeezed Quantum Fields and Nonequilibrium Quantum Dynamics of Cosmological Perturbations

Density contrasts in the universe are governed by scalar cosmological perturbations which, when expressed in terms of gauge-invariant variables, contain a classical component from scalar metric perturbations and a quantum component from inflaton field fluctuations. It has long been known that the effect of cosmological expansion on a quantum field amounts to squeezing. Thus, the entropy of cosmological perturbations can be studied by treating them in the framework of squeezed quantum systems. Entropy of a free quantum field is a seemingly simple yet subtle issue. In this paper, different from previous treatments, we tackle this issue with a fully developed nonequilibrium quantum field theory formalism for such systems. We compute the covariance matrix elements of the parametric quantum field and solve for the evolution of the density matrix elements and the Wigner functions, and, from them, derive the von Neumann entropy. We then show explicitly why the entropy for the squeezed yet closed system is zero, but is proportional to the particle number produced upon coarse-graining out the correlation between the particle pairs. We also construct the bridge between our quantum field-theoretic results and those using the probability distribution of classical stochastic fields by earlier authors, preserving some important quantum properties, such as entanglement and coherence, of the quantum field.     

H+和Ar11+激发Si的K壳层X射线发射研究

测量了50–250 keV H⁺和1.0–3.0 MeV Ar¹¹⁺ 轰击Si表面过程中辐射的X射线. 结果表明, 在Ar¹¹⁺入射的情况下, 引起了Si的L壳层上3, 4个电子的多电离.计算了Si的K壳层X射线产生截面, 并将两体碰撞近似(BEA), 平面波恩近似, ECPSSR理论计算与实验值进行了对比. ECPSSR理论与质子产生的截面数据能够很好地符合; 而考虑多电离后, BEA理论与Ar¹¹⁺的实验结果符合较好. 关键词： X射线 高电荷态重离子 多电离     

Dependence of thermodynamic properties of model systems on some dissipative particle dynamics parameters

The influence of systematic perturbation of input interaction parameters on thermodynamic equilibrium properties is studied employing dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations. The values of both the excess pressure and the surface tension are found to be very sensitive to the values of the soft repulsion parameter between unlike DPD particles for high values of the coarse-graining level (number of water molecules per DPD particle). For the case in which a molecular surfactant is present at the interface we have determined the dependence of these properties on the values of the parameters that characterize the bonding force between polymer beads. No significant differences were found between linear and branched surfactants.     

Structures,stabilities and electronic properties of boron-doped silicon clusters B3Sin (n=1–17) and their anions

The structures, stabilities and electronic properties of neutral and anionic B₃Si_n (n?=?1–17) clusters have been systemically investigated on the basis of density functional theory at the B3LYP/6-311?+?G(d) level and CALYPSO structure prediction method. The structural searches show that three boron atoms tend to form B₃ triangle encapsulated into Si_n cages with the increasing number of silicon atoms. Most of the lowest energy structures can be derived by using the squashed pentagonal bipyramid structure of B₃Si₄ and B₃Si₄^? as the major building unit. The relative stabilities are studied based on the calculated binding energies, second-order difference of energies and HOMO–LUMO gaps of the lowest energy structures. In addition, Hirshfeld, natural population analysis, Bader approaches and natural electronic configuration are performed to explore the charge transfer. At last, molecular orbital, magnetic properties, IR, Raman and UV–vis spectra are also, respectively, analysed for providing strong support for essential theoretical and experimental research.     

Al掺杂四针状ZnO纳米结构的制备及其光致发光和场发射特性

采用热蒸发法成功制备了Al掺杂四针状ZnO纳米结构(T-AZO),利用扫描电子显微镜、X射线衍射仪、荧光光谱仪和场发射测试系统分别研究了不同Al摩尔分数对T-AZO纳米结构表面形貌、微结构、光致发光谱和场发射特性的影响。实验结果表明:T-AZO纳米结构呈现六角纤锌矿结构,Al掺杂对四针状ZnO纳米结构的形貌产生明显影响并且使紫外发射峰产生蓝移。实验中,当Al掺杂摩尔分数为3%时,场发射性能最好,其开启场强为1.33 V/μm,场增强因子为8 420。     

A subgrid model for clustering of high-inertia particles in large-eddy simulations of turbulence

Clustering (or preferential concentration) of inertial particles suspended in a homogeneous, isotropic turbulent flow is strongly influenced by the smallest scales of the turbulence. In particle-laden large-eddy simulations (LES) of turbulence, these small scales are not captured by the grid and hence their effect on particle motion needs to be modelled. In this paper, we use a subgrid model based on kinematic simulations of turbulence (Kinematic Simulation based SubGrid Model or KSSGM), for the first time in the context of predicting the clustering and the relative velocity statistics of inertial particles. This initial study focuses on the special case of inertial particles in the absence of gravitational settling. We show that the KSSGM gives excellent predictions for clustering in a priori tests for inertial particles with St ≥ 2.0, where St is the Stokes number, defined as the ratio of the particle response time to the Kolmogorov time-scale. To the best of our knowledge, the KSSGM represents the first model that has been shown to capture the effect of the subgrid scales on inertial particle clustering for St ≥ 2.0. We also show that the mean inward radial relative velocity between inertial particles (?w_r?^(?), which enters into the formula for the collision kernel) is accurately predicted by the KSSGM for all St. We explain why the model captures clustering at higher St?but not for lower St?, and provide new insights into the key statistical parameters of turbulence that a subgrid model would have to describe, in order to accurately predict clustering of low-St?particles in an LES.     

Use of Crustacean Shells for Uptake and Removal of Metal Ions in Solution

Abstract

The use of crustacean shells, in particular crab shells, for the removal of metal ions in solution is described. Research studies found in the literature on the ability of the shells, effect of particle size, pH, competitive studies in mixtures of metals, application to real samples such as acid mine drainage, and use of the shells in a column are presented. The major component of the shells that allows uptake to occur is chitin. Several mechanisms are proposed for uptake. There are conflicting accounts in the literature on such areas as the effect of pH, flow rate, and particle size.     

Experimental Characterization of Sub-Millimetric Fluidic Actuators: Application to Boundary Layer Separation Control

Abstract

Sub-millimetric synthetic, continuous, and pulsed-jet actuators under identical conditions of generation are experimentally compared. Particle image velocimetry and hot-wire anemometry were used for measuring the velocity field. In the second part of the article, the interaction of these three types of actuators with a transverse external flow is characterized using the same experimental techniques. The studied plate is bended downstream from the actuator. Two angles are studied—0° and 28°. The efficiency of the fluidic action on the reattachment of the boundary layer is shown to be strongly dependant on the type of the jet.     

用非最大纠缠态实现三粒子纠缠态的几率隐形传输

提出一种利用三对非最大纠缠态粒子作为量子通道来传输三粒子纠缠态的方案。在此方案中发送者Alice作三次Bell态测量,并将测量结果通过经典通道告诉Bob,B。b根据接收到的信息即可通过相应的幺正变换来重建Alice要传输的量子态。