Dielectric response of frustrated water down to a single‐molecule contribution

A theory of dielectric response of water under nanoscale confinement was long overdue. This work addresses the problem by establishing a relation between dielectric response and hydrogen‐bond frustration subsumed in a non‐Debye polarization term. The results hold down to the single‐molecule contribution and are validated vis‐à‐vis experimental measurements on a system where dielectric modulation entails removal of a single water molecule. The frustrated dielectric response down to molecular scales is assessed by contrasting two enantiomeric ligands in association with the same protein, with the complexes differing in the removal of a single interfacial water molecule.

     

透过式光纤陀螺偏振特性的分析

偏振波动是谐振式光纤陀螺(R-FOG)的主要噪声之一,它对信号检测精度具有重要影响。通过矩阵法得到了透过式R-FOG中由偏振波动引起的系统零漂与偏振噪声相关参数、环形谐振腔结构参数间的关系表达式。在一定的透过式R-FOG系统结构参数下,对上述解析表达式进行了数值拟合,通过估算可满足高精度透过式R-FOG系统对偏振相关参数的要求,为偏振波动噪声的理论分析和R-FOG系统的实际搭建提供了理论基础。     

多方向偏振片及1/4波片对全偏振检测的影响研究

理论上推导了光线通过任意方向偏振片和任意方向1/4波片的出射光强与全Stokes参量关系的表达式,利用自然背景下的人造目标为对象开展全偏振检测实验,并以目标与背景偏振度对比为主要指标,研究了多方向情况下上述两种偏振器件影响全偏振检测的因素。研究表明下述三种情况方程组秩小于4导致全偏振检测无效:固定1/4波片方向而改变偏振片方向;固定偏振片方向改变1/4波片方向,且四组角度中两器件平行及垂直的关系同时出现;偏振片与1/4波片有三组角度相同,第四组角度关系为平行或垂直。实验表明,固定偏振片方向改变1/4波片方向,探测结果与固定偏振片方向的取值有关;采用偏振片与1/4波片三组方向相同,第四组夹角45°的全偏振检测方式,偏振度对比较高。     

Processing of Spectropolarization Video Images

This paper considers the possibilities and results of using spectropolarization video photography of scenes for discriminating artificial and natural objects. A number of new methods for processing spectropolarization video images are proposed.     

Precise Quadrupole Moment of the Doubly Closed Shell Plus One Proton Nucleus 41Sc

In order to precisely determine the |eqQ(⁴¹Sc)/h| of ⁴¹Sc(I ^π=7/2⁻, T _1/2=0.596 s) implanted in a TiO₂ single crystal the electric field gradient tensor and anisotropic chemical shift were determined by detecting the Fourier Transformed Pulse-NMR of ⁴⁵Sc(I ^π=7/2⁻, stable) in the crystal at a high field of 7.0 T and 9.4 T. Combining the new |eqQ(⁴¹Sc)/h| value with the Q(⁴⁵Sc)=−(23.6±0.2) fm², also renewed by using the known atomic hyperfine interaction constants and Sternheimer polarization effect, the |Q(⁴¹Sc;I ^π=7/2⁻,T _1/2=0.596 s)|=(15.6±0.3) fm² has been precisely determined. The value is compared with the theoretical Q(⁴¹Sc) given by a shell model code. This revised version was published online in September 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

高精度激光陀螺的物理基础

分析讨论了基本物理原理在激光陀螺发展过程中所起的关键作用,从一个侧面揭示了物理学是现代技术的源泉．     

Laser polarimetry of the orientation structure of bone tissue osteons

A matrix method is proposed for describing polarization properties of biological tissues as an aggregate of uniaxial crystal structures. We investigated 25 μm-thick histological sections of compact bone tissue which provided single light scattering. It is shown that in this case there exists a unique relationship between the polarization parameters of the boundary laser field and the parameters of anisotropy and orientation of the structural elements of biological tissue. On this basis, contactless methods of laser polarimetry of histological sections of bone tissue have been proposed. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 67, No. 1, pp. 52–55, January–February, 2000.     

在线单模光纤偏振控制器研究

利用Ｐｏｉｎｃａｒｅ球理论首次全面分析了在线全光纤偏振控制器。结果发现该偏振器可以有八种不同路径，实现任意偏振态之间的转化，最后通过实验验证了其工作性能。     

化学诱导动态核极化

简要概述了化学诱导动态核极化(CIDNP)的发展历史、原理及在自由基反应机理研究方面的应用。     

Membrane lipid domains and dynamics as detected by Laurdan fluorescence

2-Dimethylamino-6-lauroylnaphthalene (Laurdan) is a membrane probe of recent characterization, which shows high sensitivity to the polarity of its environment. Steady-state Laurdan excitation and emission spectra have different maxima and shape in the two phospholipid phases, due to differences in the polarity and in the amount of dipolar relaxation. In bilayers composed of a mixture of gel and liquid-crystalline phases, the properties of Laurdan excitation and emission spectra are intermediate between those obtained in the pure phases. These spectral properties are analyzed using the generalized polarization (GP). TheGP value can be used for the quantitation of each phase. The wavelength dependence of theGP value is used to ascertain the coexistence of different phase domains in the bilayer. Moreover, by following the evolution of Laurdan emission vs. time after excitation, the kinetics of phase fluctuation in phospholipid vesicles composed of coexisting gel and liquid-crystalline phases was determined.GP measurements performed in several cell lines did not give indications of coexistence of phase domains in their membranes. In natural membranes, Laurdan parameters indicate a homogeneously fluid environment, with restricted molecular motion in comparison with the phospholipid liquid-crystalline phase. The influence of cholesterol on the phase properties of the two phospholipid phases is proposed to be the cause of the phase behavior observed in natural membranes. In bilayers composed of different phospholipids and various cholesterol concentrations, Laurdan response is very similar to that arising from cell membranes. In the absence of cholesterol, from the steady-state and time-resolved measurements of Laurdan in phospholipid vesicles, the condition for the occurrence of separate coexisting domains in the bilayer has been determined: the molecular ratio between the two phases must be in the range between 30% and 70%. Below and above this range, a single homogeneous phase is observed, with the properties of the more concentrated phase, slightly modified by the presence of the other. Moreover, in this concentration range, the calculated dimension of the domains is very small, between 20 and 50 Å.