Considerations in the determination of orientational order parameters from X-ray scattering experiments

An assessment of the data processing and analysis methods used to obtain the second- and fourth-rank orientational order parameters of liquid crystals from X-ray scattering experiments has been carried out, using experimental data from four extensively studied alkyl-cyanobiphenyls and calculated data generated from two general types of theoretical orientational distribution function. The application of a background subtraction and two different baseline correction methods to the scattering profiles is assessed, along with three different methods to analyse the processed data. The choice of baseline correction method is shown to have a significant effect: an offset to zero overestimates the order parameters from the experimental and calculated data sets, particularly for lower order parameters arising from broad distributions, whereas an offset to a value estimated from regions of low scattering intensity provides experimental values close to those reported from other experimental techniques. By contrast, the three different analysis methods are shown generally to result in relatively small absolute differences between the order parameters. We outline a straightforward general approach to experimental X-ray scattering data processing and analysis for uniaxial phases that results in order parameters that match well with those reported using other experimental techniques.     

Propagation of Gaussian background vortex beams diffracted at a half-plane screen

Taking the Gaussian background vortex beam with topological charge +2 as a typical example, a closed-form expression for vortex Gaussian beams passing through a half-plane screen is derived and used to study the propagation dynamics of on-axis and off-axis vortex diffracted beams, and to compare with the case of the free-space propagation. It is shown that there may exist many phase singularities or no phase singularity of vortex diffracted Gaussian beams in the diffraction field. Number and position of phase singularities are dependent on the vortex position at the source plane and propagation distance. The creation, motion and annihilation of phase singularities in the diffraction field may appear by varying the vortex position and propagation distance.     

The dynamical mixing of light and pseudoscalar fields

We solve the general problem of mixing of electromagnetic and scalar or pseudoscalar fields coupled by axion-type interactions L _int = g _ϕ ϕε _μναβ F ^μν F ^αβ . The problem depends on several dimensionful scales, including the magnitude and direction of background magnetic field, the pseudoscalar mass, plasma frequency, propagation frequency, wave number, and finally the pseudoscalar coupling. We apply the results to the first consistent calculations of the mixing of light propagating in a background magnetic field of varying directions, which show a great variety of fascinating resonant and polarization effects.      

强γ背景下中子针孔成像的点扩展函数

 利用基于Geant4建立起来的针孔成像模型获得了不同偏移量下γ与中子的好事例、能量沉积的比值,并模拟分析了强γ背景对中子针孔成像点扩展函数的影响。研究结果表明:在偏移量小于1 cm时,γ与中子的好事例之比、γ与中子的能量沉积峰值之比以及γ与中子的能量沉积总和之比分别在0.40～0.42,0.63～0.65以及0.46～0.49之间;偏移量大于1 cm时,比值下降明显,γ对中子的影响减小。在同一偏移量下,γ射线的点扩展函数的分布范围要比中子的小,两者叠加后所获得的点扩展函数的分布范围介于两者之间。在一定入射偏移范围内的成像质量优于在针孔中心位置入射时的成像质量。     

有限宽度背景中的啁啾灰孤子

基于在正常色散区的变系数非线性薛定谔方程,考虑一个带有微扰的参数渐减光纤系统,并利用数值模拟方法,对超高斯型有限宽度背景波和有限宽度背景中啁啾灰孤子的传输进行详细地研究.结果表明,超高斯背景波可以在带有微扰的参数渐减光纤系统中不受负载啁啾灰孤子的影响而稳定传输.当取背景波脉宽与啁啾孤子的初始脉宽比例大于或等于50时,有限宽度背景中啁啾灰孤子的数值结果基本与精确解相吻合.即使选取的背景波脉宽不宽,有限宽度背景中的啁啾灰脉冲仍可以很好的保持其孤子性质.     

利用相位步进脉冲消除探头13C NMR背景信号

由静态探头线圈外有机材料产生的¹³C NMR背景信号强度大，化学位移范围广（δ_C 20~250），此背景信号在交叉极化实验中还可被增强，并随着样品信号的累积而累积，严重影响谱图分析.将相位步进脉冲引入交叉极化实验（称为PIPCP）中可以有效去除经交叉极化增强的¹³C NMR背景信号，但样品信号不受影响.这是由于经过相位步进脉冲后，线圈外相位严重畸变，而且线圈外锁定场强度急剧降低，来自探头材料的¹³C NMR背景信号无法有效地进行交叉极化.而对于被测样品甘氨酸来说，由于I核和S核之间强烈的偶极耦合作用，所加相位步进脉冲对锁定场强度的影响只有1.4%.     

An effect of residual gas component on detected secondary ions during TOF‐SIMS depth profiling and a method to estimate contained component

With regard to Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy (SIMS) measurement of atmospheric gas elements, a problem occurs that the detected signal includes background components caused by residual gas along with contained components. Relating to this issue, an available method to quantify the contained components by separating the background ones had been established for Dynamic SIMS. Time‐of‐Flight SIMS with sputtering ion gun has also applied for depth profiling as well as Dynamic SIMS. However, few studies have attempted to investigate the secondary ion behavior of the atmospheric gas elements for depth profiling by Time‐of‐flight SIMS, especially for low concentration levels. In this study, experimental examinations of the secondary ions of the atmospheric gas elements, such as oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon in the silicon substrate, has been conducted in various analytical conditions of TOF‐SIMS depth profiling mode. Under the analytical conditions of our study, it has been proved that the background intensity of these elements was correlated to the sputtering rate. For the analysis of Floating Zone Silicon substrate, the oxygen intensity of the background component was proportional to the inverse number of the sputtering rate. Based on these facts, the total detected intensity of the atmospheric gas elements was able to be separated into the contained components and background ones by changing the sputtering rate during TOF‐SIMS measurement. An experimental result has shown that the contained oxygen concentration in the Czochralsk Silicon substrate estimated by the “TOF‐SIMS Raster Change Method” has successfully agreed with the result by the Dynamic SIMS.     

分布式电磁频谱自动监测系统研制

为实现对多个区域的电磁环境同时进行监测,分析了分布式电磁监测系统的设计原则,确立了监测系统的硬件连接方案,利用以太网-GPIB控制器、集线器和控制计算机来对多台仪器进行集中控制的方式,设计了相应的系统软件。测试结果表明,该系统具备同时控制多台频谱分析仪的功能,能够实时测量电磁频谱、背景噪声、频段占用度等数据,具备测量数据存储、回放与分析、报表生成的功能,具有状态反馈和异常状态提示的功能,完全能满足多个区域电磁监测的要求。     

利用羊八井RPC‘地毯’测量哈勃常数和红外背景辐射的可能性

利用宇宙背景光子对河外高能γ射线的吸收,讨论了西藏羊八井RPC‘地毯’实验测量哈勃常数和宇宙红外背景辐射的可能性.指出羊八井RPC‘地毯’实验可以在1–3年内较精确地测量哈勃常数和红外背景辐射.     

The cosmological constant revisited

I briefly review the observational evidence for a small cosmological constant at the present epoch. This evidence mainly comes from high redshift observations of Type 1a supernovae, which, when combined with CMB observations strongly support a flat Universe with Ω _m + Ω_A ⋍ 1. Theoretically a cosmological constant can arise from zero point vacuum fluctuations. In addition ultra-light scalar fields could also give rise to a Universe which is accelerating driven by a time dependent Λ-term induced by the scalar field potential. Finally a Λ dominated Universe also finds support from observations of galaxy clustering and the age of the Universe.