Relative Energy Shift of a Two-Level Atom in a Cylindrical Spacetime

We investigate the evolution dynamics of a two-level atom system interacting with the massless scalar field in a Cylindrical spacetime. We find that both the energy shifts of ground state and excited state can be separated into two parts due to the vacuum fluctuations. One is the corresponding energy shift for a rest atom in four-dimensional Minkowski space without spatial compactification, the other is just the modification of the spatial compactified periodic length. It will reveal that the influence of the presence of one spatial compactified dimension can not be neglected in Lamb shift as the relative energy level shift of an atom.     

Ice–liquid isotope fractionation factors for 18O and 2H deduced from the isotopic correction constants for the triple point of water

The stable isotopes of water are extensively used as tracers in many fields of research. For this use, it is essential to know the isotope fractionation factors connected to various processes, the most important of which being phase changes. Many experimental studies have been performed on phase change fractionation over the last decades. Whereas liquid–vapour fractionation measurements are relatively straightforward, vapour–solid and liquid–solid fractionation measurements are more complicated, as maintaining equilibrium conditions when a solid is involved is difficult. In this work, we determine the ice–liquid isotope fractionation factors in an indirect way, by applying the Van’t Hoff equation. This equation describes the relationship of the fractionation factors with isotope-dependent temperature changes. We apply it to the recently experimentally determined isotope dependences of the triple point temperature of water [Faghihi V, Peruzzi A, Aerts-Bijma AT, et al. Accurate experimental determination of the isotope effects on the triple point temperature of water. I. Dependence on the ²H abundance. Metrologia. 2015;52:819–826; Faghihi V, Kozicki M, Aerts-Bijma AT, et al. Accurate experimental determination of the isotope effects on the triple point temperature of water. II. Combined dependence on the ¹⁸O and ¹⁷O abundances. Metrologia. 2015;52:827–834]. This results in new values for the ²H (deuterium) and ¹⁸O fractionation factors for the liquid–solid phase change of water, which agree well with existing, direct experimental data [Lehmann M, Siegenthaler U. Equilibrium oxygen- and hydrogen-isotope fractionation between ice and water. J Glaciol. 1991;37:23–26]. For ²H, the uncertainty is improved by a factor of 3, whereas for ¹⁸O the uncertainty is similar. Our final results are α_S–L (²H/¹H)?=?1.02093(13), and α_S–L (¹⁸O/¹⁶O)?=?1.002909(25), where the latter is the weighted average of the previous experimental study and this work.     

Defining a stable water isotope framework for isotope hydrology application in a large trans-boundary watershed (Russian Federation/Ukraine)

Stable isotopes of hydrogen (²H) and oxygen (¹⁸O) of the water molecule were used to assess the relationship between precipitation, surface water and groundwater in a large Russia/Ukraine trans-boundary river basin. Precipitation was sampled from November 2013 to February 2015, and surface water and groundwater were sampled during high and low flow in 2014. A local meteoric water line was defined for the Ukrainian part of the basin. The isotopic seasonality in precipitation was evident with depletion in heavy isotopes in November–March and an enrichment in April–October, indicating continental and temperature effects. Surface water was enriched in stable water isotopes from upstream to downstream sites due to progressive evaporation. Stable water isotopes in groundwater indicated that recharge occurs mainly during winter and spring. A one-year data set is probably not sufficient to report the seasonality of groundwater recharge, but this survey can be used to identify the stable water isotopes framework in a weakly gauged basin for further hydrological and geochemical studies.     

The relative isotopic abundance (δ13C, δ15N) during composting of agricultural wastes in relation to compost quality and feedstock

Variations in the relative isotopic abundance of C and N (δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N) were measured during the composting of different agricultural wastes using bench-scale bioreactors. Different mixtures of agricultural wastes (horse bedding manure?+?legume residues; dairy manure?+?jatropha mill cake; dairy manure?+?sugarcane residues; dairy manure alone) were used for aerobic–thermophilic composting. No significant differences were found between the δ¹³C values of the feedstock and the final compost, except for dairy manure?+?sugarcane residues (from initial ratio of ?13.6?±?0.2?‰ to final ratio of ?14.4?±?0.2?‰). δ¹⁵N values increased significantly in composts of horse bedding manure?+?legumes residues (from initial ratio of +5.9?±?0.1?‰ to final ratio of +8.2?±?0.5?‰) and dairy manure?+?jatropha mill cake (from initial ratio of +9.5?±?0.2?‰ to final ratio of +12.8?±?0.7?‰) and was related to the total N loss (mass balance). δ¹³C can be used to differentiate composts from different feedstock (e.g. C₃ or C₄ sources). The quantitative relationship between N loss and δ¹⁵N variation should be determined.     

Tissue-specific δ13C in ancient and modern tropical seabirds and flying fish in the Xisha Islands,South China Sea

We analyzed ¹³C characteristics in samples of bird bones, feathers, eggshell carbonate and membrane from modern specimens of red-footed booby (Sula sula) as well as fish muscle, scales, and bones from its predominant food source, flying fish (Exocoetus volitans), and muscle from its secondary food source squid (Loligo chinensis), as well as in ancient sub-fossil samples of seabird and flying fish at the Xisha Islands, South China Sea. δ¹³C is tissue-specific in both seabirds and flying fish due to the variance in turn-over among the tissues and differences in the type and content of amino acids across a diverse range of tissues. The δ¹³C discrimination factors also differed significantly among the various tissues between tropical seabirds and their prey. A Suess effect, caused by fossil fuel combustion and the emission of carbon with fewer ¹³C isotopes, was observed in the bird and fish tissue from ancient to modern time. Our study provides a multiple variability index for δ¹³C in organisms along a food chain, and verifies that tissue-specific ¹³C analysis is essential to identify diet and species and thus is a valuable tool for research on tropical seabird ecology.     

具有延长共轭的绿色发光蛋白生色团的反向溶剂化斯托克斯(Stokes)位移

Chromophore structures inspired by natural green fluorescent protein (GFP) play an important role in the field of bio-imaging. In this work, photochemical properties of a new class of GFP-like chromophores are investigated using computational approaches. Thermodynamically stable isomers are identified in vacuum and in solvent. Spectral Stokes shifts are computed and compared to experiments. An inverted solvatochromic shift between absorption and emission emerging in this new class of GFP-like chromophores is observed, and attributed to the stabilized charge transfer and inhibited rotational structural reorganization in solvent.     

Pairing-energy coefficients of neutron-rich fragments in spallation reactions

The ratio of pairing-energy coefficient to temperature(a_p/T)of neutron-rich fragments produced in spallation reactions has been investigated by adopting an isobaric yield ratio method deduced in the framework of a modified Fisher model.A series of spallation reactions,0.5A and 1A Ge V~(208)Pb+p,1A Ge V~(238)U+p,0.5A Ge V~(136)Xe+d,0.2A,0.5A and 1A Ge V~(136)Xe+p,and~(56)Fe+p with incident energy ranging from 0.3A to 1.5A Ge V,has been analysed.An obvious odd-even staggering is shown in the fragments with small neutron excess(I≡N-Z),and in the relatively small-A fragments which have large I.The values of a_p/T for the fragments,with I from 0 to36,have been found to be in a range from-4 to 4,and most values of a_p/T fall in the range from-1 to 1.It is suggested that a small pairing-energy coefficient should be considered in predicting the cross sections of fragments in spallation reactions.It is also concluded that the method proposed in this article is not good for fragments with A/A_s85%(where A_(s )is the mass number of the spallation system).     

Interferometric phase microscopy using slightly-off-axis reflective point diffraction interferometer

An interferometric phase microscopy (IPM) is proposed using slightly-off-axis reflective point diffraction interferometry for quantitative phase imaging. A retro-reflector consisting two mirrors is used to generate an angle between the object beam and reference beam, and a 45° tilted polarizing beam splitter is used to split the horizontal and vertical components of the both beams. Two carrier interferograms with π/2 phase-shift can be acquired in one shot, and the phase distribution of a thin specimen can be retrieved using a fast reconstruction method. The new IPM without loss in the utilization of the input-plane field of view combines the real time and optimizing detector bandwidth measurement benefit associated with slightly-off-axis method, high stability associated with common path geometry, and simplicity in terms of procedure and setup. Experiments are carried out on both static and dynamic specimens to demonstrate the validity and stability of the proposed method.     

石盐中硼含量及其同位素的准确测定

基于Cs₂BO+₂的正热电离质谱法测定样品中硼同位素时,硼含量的准确测定直接制约着硼同位素测定的成败。目前,使用电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱仪(ICP-OES)测定高盐样品的硼含量仍然存在很大问题,主要体现在两个方面： 高盐的基体干扰和仪器检出限制约,而仅仅依靠简单的稀释无法很好的解决这些困难。因此对样品进行硼元素的预富集以及基体离子的去除是十分必要的。在使用硼特效树脂进行硼元素的吸附时发现部分钠离子也会被同时吸附,故采用3 mol·L-1的氨水可以洗脱大部分吸附的钠离子而不造成硼的损失,达到了去除基体的目的。随后使用10 mL 75 ℃的0.1 mol·L-1盐酸将硼特效树脂吸附的硼洗脱实现了样品中硼的富集。ICP-OES测定硼含量时,选择波长为208.900 nm,样品的加标回收率在106.00%～108.40%之间,检出限为0.006 mg·L-1,定量下限为0.02 mg·L-1。通过不同盐度下的12次重复实验,其相对标准偏差小于5%,在1.94%～3.37%之间,因此该方法是可行的,并不存在偶然误差。联合此方法和Cs₂BO+₂离子的正热电离质谱法,成功测定了8个地质石盐样品的硼含量及硼同位素组成。     

中红外波段大气碳同位素激光吸收光谱研究

大气碳同位素在环境污染源汇示踪和地球化学发展等方面的应用越来越广泛,在其探测技术方面,激光吸收光谱技术具有体积小、可在线、灵敏度高等优点,在气体同位素探测中越来越受到重视。工作中研究了2.7 μm波段的分布式反馈激光器(distributed feedback laser, DFB)可调谐半导体激光器的性能,在遵循12CO₂和13CO₂同位素分子吸收谱线特征和同位素分子谱线选择原则的基础上,确定了合适的激光器输出波长。结合光程390.3 m的新型多次反射池,实现了大气中CO₂分子的δ13C同位素丰度探测。