Evidence of red cell alignment in the magnetic field of an NMR spectrometer based on the diffusion tensor of water

The alignment of human erythrocytes in aqueous suspensions in the magnetic field B(0) (called the z-direction) of an NMR spectrometer was shown by calculating the diffusion tensor for water in the sample. The diffusion was measured using a pulsed-field-gradient spin-echo NMR method. The extent of diffusion anisotropy for water was exemplified by the values of the apparent diffusion coefficients with erythrocytes of normal shape and volume: for a typical experiment the values for the x-, y-, and z-directions were (6.88 +/- 0.17) x 10(-10), (7.07 +/- 0.17) x 10(-10), and (10.20 +/- 0.17) x 10(-10) m(2) s(-1), respectively. Cells in hypo- and hyperosmotic media were also studied and they too showed the anisotropy of the apparent diffusion coefficients but the extents were different. A new method of data analysis was developed using the Standard Add-On Packages in a Mathematica program. The experimental findings support evidence of erythrocyte alignment that was previously obtained with a high-field-gradient q-space method.     

Finite-difference approach for the high-precision analysis of rotating-frame diffusion images

A finite-difference approach has been developed for precisely determining diffusion coefficient and T₁ relaxation time in fluid samples analyzed by magnetization-grating rotating-frame imaging (MAGROFI) with either a surface coil or a toroid cavity detector (TCD). This approach avoids shortcomings of phenomenologically based approximations, such as neglect of sample geometries with singularities at the confines of the sample volume, and accounts for the diffusive edge enhancement observed in fluid imaging. Error limits are discussed. The new method has been applied to the determination of the self-diffusion coefficient for MAGROFI experiments using TCDs filled with acetone.     

LD侧面抽运板条激光器热效应分析

针对板状Nd:YLF激光介质,在高斯光束抽运情况下,用ANSYS有限元软件模拟了激光介质的热效应,对激光介质中各点的温度和应力分布进行了分析和比较.研究发现双侧抽运与单侧抽运相比,更易获得对称的温度分布,随着抽运光斑横截面变大,抽运面中心温度变低.同时得到板条的棱边、端角处存在较大热应力,且引入的机械应力不可忽视,因此,激光器运转时此区域需防止断裂.     

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用Langmuir探针对射频(13.56 MHz)感应等离子体进行了诊断,给出了Ar等离子体轴向和径向参数随气压的变化。采用发射光谱测量了等离子体中氩原子的750.3nm谱线强度随气压在轴向的变化,其变化趋势与Langmuir探针测量结果的变化趋势相一致。测量了氩离子的434.8nm谱线强度随气压在轴向的变化并获得了氩离子的434.8nm谱线强度与氩原子的430.0nm谱线强度的比值在轴向三个不同位置的变化。从测得的结果可知:在放电室中上部形成了均匀稳定的高密度等离子体,在靶附近有所降低,在中部以下等离子体密度逐渐变低;在径向6~7 cm以内的区域等离子体参数变化不大,形成了均匀稳定的等离子体,等离子体参数在器壁处变化明显。     

Absorption spectrum of a resonantly driven degenerate V-type atom with a dc-field coupling between excited states

We study the absorption spectra of a degenerate V-type atom, where a resonant driving field and a probe field drive different branches of transitions and a dc field is applied to drive the transition between two excited states. The effects of vacuum induced coherence (VIC) on the absorption spectra are investigated. It is demonstrated that in some special cases the VIC can lead to the depression of absorption and narrow resonance. The origin of these features are discussed. When the pump field and the dc field have the same intensity, it is interesting to find that the whole absorption spectrum comes mainly from the absorptions induced by the interferences among different transitions between dressed states.     

Polarized proton target for RI Beam experiments

We have constructed a polarized proton solid target system for radioactive nuclear beam experiments at the Center for Nuclear Study, the University of Tokyo. The proton polarization is based on an electron population difference in a photo-excited triplet state of pentacene molecule. The target system was completed in 2003 and applied to a RI beam experiment in 2003 and 2005 by using the projectile fragment separator, RIPS at RIKEN. The maximum polarization reached 20% under the condition of T=100 K and B=0.09 T. Overview of the polarized target and its application in physics experiments at RIPS and RIBF of RIKEN are presented.     

Traveling wave solutions of a reaction-diffusion model for bacterial growth

In this paper, we consider a reaction-diffusion model for the bacterial growth. Mathematical analysis on the traveling wave solutions of the model is performed. This includes traveling wave analysis and numerical simulations of wave front propagation for a special case. Specifically, we show that such solutions exist only for wave speeds greater than some minimum speed giving wave with a sharp front. The minimum speed is estimated and the wave profile is calculated and compared with different numerical methods.     

CO adsorption on epitaxially grown Pt layers on Ru(0 0 0 1)

The adsorption of CO on epitaxially grown Pt films of variable thickness has been studied using infrared-absorption spectroscopy, scanning tunnelling microscopy and thermal desorption spectroscopy. Depending on the number of pseudomorphic Pt layers (N_Pt = 1-4) the internal and external CO stretching modes (ν_C-O and ν_Pt-CO, respectively) display characteristic frequency shifts due to the vanishing influence of the underlying Ru(0 0 0 1) substrate and Pt/Ru interface. For thicker layers (N_Pt ? 5) when this influence has become negligible, the compressive stress within the Pt film is gradually relieved, leading to a dislocation network. The structural heterogeneity during the ongoing relaxation process of the Pt film is reflected in the ν_C-O line shape; no line broadening is observed for either pseudomorphic or very thick films (N_Pt ? 15). For N_Pt ? 3 the adsorption of CO on Pt/Ru(0 0 0 1) films closely resembles CO on Pt(1 1 1), with residual deviations in line position and desorption temperatures gradually converging to zero.     

Inhibition of hydrogen chemisorption on uranium surfaces by traces of water vapor

Traces of about 2% water vapor are sufficient to inhibit hydrogen dissociation and chemisorption on uranium surfaces, under low pressure exposures, at room temperature. The efficiency of the inhibition increases with temperature in the range of 200 - 400 K. The inhibition effect is also influenced by the extent of residual strain of the sample, with increasing inhibition efficiencies exhibited by a less strained surface. O₂, in contrast to H₂O, is not an inhibitor to surface adsorption and dissociation of hydrogen. Three types of mechanisms are discussed in order to account for the above inhibition effect of water. It is concluded that the most probable mechanism involves the reversible adsorption of water molecules on hydrogen dissociation sites causing their “blocking”.