皮秒扫描相机在半导体激光管输出特性研究中的应用

本工作用Picotron 200型扫描相机和液态氮冷却的CCD摄相机系统对半导体激光二极管LTO22 MC的输出特性进行了测量,其最短输出脉冲宽度为2.1ps。这种半导体激光二极管的发射波长为780nm,连续工作条件下,其输出功率为3mW到5mW。     

Non-fused polyaromatic hydrocarbons: interactions of aromatic and antiaromatic rings through a CC bond

The interaction of the moieties of benzene, cyclobutadiene, cyclopentadinyl anion, and the cyclopentadianide cation upon each other and upon a CC bond connecting pairs of these rings is investigated computationally. The resulting non-fused bicycles include biphenyl, phenylcyclobutadiene, phenylcyclopentadienylium, phenylcyclopentadienide, pentafulvalene, cyclobutadienyl–cyclopentadienylium, cyclobutadienyl–cyclopentadienide, and bicyclobutadiene. The relative stability and aromaticity are assessed from hydrogenation energies, aromatic stabilization energies, ring separation energies, nucleus-independent chemical-shift, harmonic oscillator model of aromaticity, and natural bond orbital analysis. Calculations are performed with density functional theory (B3LYP) and Møller–Plesset perturbation theory of second order (MP2). Enthalpy quantities are also determined by G3. When both rings are aromatic in character, the bridging bond is mostly σ in character. When one or both of the rings is antiaromatic, the bridging bond has significant π character. Systems with contrasting aromaticities have CC bridging bonds of lengths between CC single bond lengths and CC double bond lengths and where the systems were charged, the charge is evenly distributed between the rings.     

Dispersion and stability analyses of the linearized two‐dimensional shallow water equations in boundary‐fitted co‐ordinates

In the present investigation, a Fourier analysis is used to study the phase and group speeds of a linearized, two‐dimensional shallow water equations, in a non‐orthogonal boundary‐fitted co‐ordinate system. The phase and group speeds for the spatially discretized equations, using the second‐order scheme in an Arakawa C grid, are calculated for grids with varying degrees of non‐orthogonality and compared with those obtained from the continuous case. The spatially discrete system is seen to be slightly dispersive, with the degree of dispersivity increasing with an decrease in the grid non‐orthogonality angle or decrease in grid resolution and this is in agreement with the conclusions reached by Sankaranarayanan and Spaulding (J. Comput. Phys., 2003; 184 : 299–320). The stability condition for the non‐orthogonal case is satisfied even when the grid non‐orthogonality angle, is as low as 30° for the Crank Nicolson and three‐time level schemes. A two‐dimensional wave deformation analysis, based on complex propagation factor developed by Leendertse (Report RM‐5294‐PR, The Rand Corp., Santa Monica, CA, 1967), is used to estimate the amplitude and phase errors of the two‐time level Crank–Nicolson scheme. There is no dissipation in the amplitude of the solution. However, the phase error is found to increase, as the grid angle decreases for a constant Courant number, and increases as Courant number increases. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

METHOD–OF–LINES SOLUTION OF TIME–DEPENDENT TWO–DIMENSIONAL NAVIER–STOKES EQUATIONS

A novel approach to the development of a code for the solution of the time-dependent two-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations is described. The code involves coupling between the method of lines (MOL) for the solution of partial differential equations and a parabolic algorithm which removes the necessity of iterative solution on pressure and solution of a Poisson-type equation for the pressure. The code is applied to a test problem involving the solution of transient laminar flow in a short pipe for an incompressible Newtonian fluid. Comparisons show that the MOL solutions are in good agreement with the previously reported values. The proposed method described in this paper demonstrates the ease with which the Navier–Stokes equations can be solved in an accurate manner using sophisticated numerical algorithms for the solution of ordinary differential equations (ODEs).     

Ion trap mass spectrometry affords advances in the analytical and atmospheric chemistry of 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanal,a proposed photooxidation product of 2-methyl-3-buten-2-Ol

In the western United States, in areas where emissions of the biogenic hydrocarbon, 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol (MBO) are high, MBO contributes significantly to the oxidative capacity of the atmosphere. Hydroxyl radical oxidation of MBO can play an important role in forming tropospheric ozone, and MBO reaction products may contribute to the formation of secondary organic aerosols [1-3]. Although 2-hdyroxy-2-methylpropanal was tentatively identified as a product from the reaction of MBO with .OH in indoor chamber studies, the identity of the compound was not confirmed due to the lack of an authentic standard. Further, no data exists on the atmospheric generation and fate of 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanal in the ambient environment. Herein, we provide further evidence that 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanal is generated by .OH reaction with MBO by identifying 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanal in an indoor chamber experiment and in ambient air sampled in the Blodgett Forest, where MBO emissions are high. We analyzed 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanal by using a method that relies on O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine (PFBHA) and bis-(trimethylsilyl) trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) derivatization along with ion-trap mass spectrometry. Tentative identification of 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanal was possible by using knowledge gained in this study regarding the mass spectrometry of PFBHA-BSTFA derivatives of carbonyls with primary, secondary, and tertiary -OH groups, and ado- and keto-acids. The identification was confirmed by comparing the methane CI mass spectra and relative gas chromatographic retention time obtained by analyzing 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanal in a sample extract and a synthesized authentic standard. Since the standard became available at the end of this study (after all samples were analyzed), we also developed a method for semi-quantification of 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanal, with a detection limit of 27 pptv in air. We used the method to provide the first ambient air measurements of 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanal. The analyte is not commercially available, and hence other researchers who have not synthesized an authentic standard can employ the method.     

Using FTIR spectroscopy to detect sericin on historic silk

Silks represent some of the most precious ancient and historic textile artefacts in collections worldwide.Their optimum preservation demands an appreciation of their characteristics.One important concern,especially with regard to ancient Chinese silks,is whether the fabrics have been degummed.Silks with remnant sericin gum coating the fibroin fibres would require different conservation protocol.In previous research on aged silks,the presence of sericin has been inferred from amino acid analysis of hydrolysa...     

Model studies of colloidal silica precipitation using biosilica extracts from<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Equisetum telmateia</Emphasis>

Structural materials containing silicon are produced in single celled organisms through to higher plants and animals. Hydrated amorphous silica is a colloidal mineral of infinite functionality that is formed into structures with microscopic and macroscopic form. Proteins and proteoglycans are suggested to play a critical role in the catalysis of silica polycondensation and in structure direction during the formation of these magnificent structures. This article extends knowledge on the effect of protein containing biosilica extracts from Equisetum telmateia on the kinetics of silica formation and structure regulation. Utilising potassium silicon catecholate as the source of soluble silicon, bioextracts obtained from plant silica by dissolution of the siliceous phase with aqueous HF following extensive acid digestion of the plant cell wall were found to modify the kinetic rate constants for the formation of small silicic acid oligomers under circumneutral pH conditions and to modify the solubility of silicic acid in solution. Addition of the bioextracts at ca. 1 wt% to the reaction medium reduced the sizes and range of sizes of the fundamental silica particles formed and led to the formation of crystalline polymorphs of silica under conditions of ca. neutral pH, room temperature and in the absence of multiply charged cations, conditions assumed to be relevant to the biological mineralization environment. The ability of biological organisms to regulate the formation of silica structures with prevention of crystallinity is discussed as are the implications of this study in terms of the generation of new materials with specific form and function for industrial application.     

Field deployable tritium analysis system for ground and surface water measurements

Researchers from the Savannah River Technology Center, the Center for Applied Isotope Studies (CAIS) and Sampling Systems have developed a prototype Field Deployable Tritium Analysis System (FDTAS) for near-real-time measurements of environmental levels of tritium in ground and surface water. The device consists of a modified liquid scintillation counter coupled to an automatic sampler which incorporates on-line water purification. The FDTAS has been field tested at several Savannah River Site locations and has produced results comparable to laboratory analyses for low concentrations of tritium. Figures of merit obtained in the field include an average tritium background count rate of 1.5 counts per minute (cpm), tritium detection efficiency of ≈25%, and a detection limit of <10 Bq/l for a 100 minute count.