Streamer propagation mechanism on the basis of plasma oscillations

A mechanism explaining streamer propagation to the anode and to the cathode without photoionization of the gas is proposed. It is shown that the velocity of the anode streamer is determined by the electron mobility in the field of the end of the streamer. The accelerated electrons appearing at the anode end of the streamer excite longitudinal plasma oscillations in the streamer, whereupon streamer propagation to the cathode is explained. An explanation is given of the phenomenon of streamer self-propagation after the disappearance of the external field because of the stored energy of the plasma oscillations. The conditions for the transition of an avalanche into a streamer is defined as the condition for the appearance of accelerated electrons at the anode end of the avalanche.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 7, pp. 34–39, July, 1977.     

Multicapillary Chromatographic Columns

The possibilities for multicapillary tubes with channels 3–10 μm in diameter and a total number of channels of about 2 × 10⁵−10⁶ to be used as chromatographic columns are studied. It is shown that substances with a sufficiently high boiling point can be separated at temperatures of 20–30°C in 2–3 min with an efficiency of about 1500 theoretical plates per meter (300 theoretical plates for a 20-cm column). __________ Translated from Zhurnal Analiticheskoi Khimii, Vol. 60, No. 10, 2005, pp. 1075–1079. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2005 by Rudenko, Shoromov, Kumakhov, Naida.     

Trap-controlled transient current injection in amorphous materials

A theory for trap-controlled transient current injection is presented. The basic equations governing a carrier transport in amorphous materials are solved analytically for an arbitrary energy distribution of traps in the gap. Two special models, opposite with respect to each other, are treated: (1) the model of monoenergetic trapping level; and (2) the model of trapping levels distributed uniformly over a wide energy range. The theoretical results obtained are in agreement with existing transient current injection data on some amorphous materials.     

Femtosecond optical nonlinearity of Au nanoparticles under their excitation in nonresonant relative to surface plasmon conditions

Nonlinear optical response of Au island films to femtosecond laser pulses is studied in the vicinity but not exactly at the surface plasmon absorption peak (λ _spr = 560 nm). The third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility is shown to be Reχ ⁽³⁾ = +1.7 × 10^?7 esu and Reχ ⁽³⁾ = +1 × 10^?7 esu at the wavelengths 800 and 460 nm, respectively. Kinetics of the optical nonlinear response has been studied for wavelengths 400 and 800 nm. It is believed that the origin of nonlinearity at the wavelengths is related to the free-electron heating in the conduction band and their further thermalization via electron–electron scattering, but at 400 nm the contribution to the nonlinear susceptibility because of interband d → s, p transitions is also possible.     

Control of the self-assembly processes in a droplet of a colloidal solution by an acoustic field

The formation of structured films consisting of ensembles of micro- or nanoparticles and possessing preset functional characteristics is studied both experimentally and theoretically. The films are obtained by drying out droplets of colloidal solutions on a solid substrate under the acoustic effect produced by a standing SAW field.     

Wave Resonance in Media with Modular,Quadratic and Quadratically-Cubic Nonlinearities Described by Inhomogeneous Burgers-Type Equations

The phenomenon of “wave resonance” which occurs at excitation of traveling waves in dissipative media possessing modular, quadratic and quadratically-cubic nonlinearities is studied. The mathematical model of this phenomenon is the inhomogeneous (or “forced”) equation of Burgers type. Such nonlinearities are of interest because the corresponding equations admit exact linearization and describe real physical objects. The presence of “accompanying sources” (traveling with the wave) on the right-hand side of the inhomogeneous equations ensures the inflow of energy into the wave, which thereafter spreads throughout the wave profile, flows to emerging shock fronts, and then dissipates due to linear and nonlinear losses. As an introduction, the phenomenon of wave resonance in ideal and dissipative media is described and physical examples are given. Exact expressions for nonlinear steady-state wave profiles are derived. Non-stationary processes of wave generation, spatial “beating” of amplitudes with different relationship between the speed of motion of the sources and the natural wave velocity in the medium are studied. Resonance curves are constructed that contain a nonlinear shift of the absolute maxima to the “supersonic” region. The features of the resonance in each of the three types of nonlinearity are discussed.     

Quantum nondemolition measurements in systems with nonstationary squeezing of quantum noise

Summary A Weber detector with optical readout system is considered. The measuring device consists of circulators, homodyne detector and two degenerate parametric amplifiers (or four wave mixers), modifying vacuum fluctuations of the load. In this scheme the greater the squeezing of backaction noise, the smaller the measurable force acting on the mechanical resonator. Postulation of gedanken state reduction is not necessary in our model.

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Riassunto Si considera il rivelatore Weber con sistema di lettura ottico. Lo strumento di misura consiste di circolatori, di un rivelatore omodino e due amplificatori parametrici degenerati (o quattro miscelatori d'onda), che modificano le fluttuazioni nel vuoto del carico. In questo schema, maggiore è la compressione del rumore di retroazione e minore risulta la forza misurabile che agisce sul risonatore meccanico. Nel modello in questione non è necessario postulare la riduzione dello stato concettuale.

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Резюме Рассматривается детектор Вебера с оптической системой считывания. Измерительная аппаратура состоит из циркуляционных насосов, детектора и двух вырожденных параметрических усилителей (или преобразователей четырех волн), преобразуюших вакуумные флуктуации нагрузки. В этой схеме, чем меньше измеряемая сила, действующая на механический резонатор, тем больше подавление шума. В нашей модели не требуется постулирование преобразования состояния.