Reversed Capillary Electrochromatography: Investigation of Peak Symmetry for Eluting Curves of Solutes

Summary A clean method without use of organic solvents has been developed for isolation and high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) determination of oxytetracycline (OTC) and sulphadimidine (SDD) in cow's milk. Isolation is rapid and simple—homogenization with an inorganic acid solution by means of a handy ultrasonic homogenizer, which is easy-to-use and portable, followed by centrifugation. Reversed-phase HPLC was performed on a C₄ column, with 1.25 mmol L⁻¹ succinic acid solution as mobile phase, and identification was by means of a photodiode-array detector. Separation of the analytes was achieved in less than 8 min. Significant linearity was established over the concentration range of 0.1–1.0 μg mL⁻¹ for both target compounds (r>0.99,P<0.01). Average recoveries of OTC and SDD (each spiked at 0.1–1.0 μg mL⁻¹) were ≥88.8, and inter- and intra-assay variability was ≤2.8%. The total time required for analysis of one sample was <20 min. The limits of quantitation of the method (μg mL⁻¹ in milk) were 0.044 for OTC and 0.023 for SDD. No organic solvent was used at any stage of the analysis.     

Laser processing of micro-optical components in quartz

Laser induced backside wet etching combined with the diffractive gray tone phase mask has been used for the fabrication of a micro-lens array with a single lens diameter of 1 mm and a micro-prism in quartz. The micro-lens array was tested as beam homogenizer for high power XeCl excimer laser yielding a clear improvement in the quality of the laser beam.The optimum fluence range for fabrication of micro-lenses by laser induced backside wet etching using 1.4 M pyrene in THF solution and 308 nm irradiation wavelength is 1-1.6 J/cm². The etching mechanisms of LIBWE are based on a combination of pressure and temperature jumps at quartz-liquid interface.     

Off-site calibration of a two-phase pattern recognition flowmeter

A technique is presented for the measurement of individual phase flowrates in two-phase flow without separation. The technique is based on signal analysis and pattern recognition methodologies to extract, classify and identify stochastic features from turbulent pressure waveforms. Experiments in a horizontal air-water loop have shown that a set of features is uniquely related to the individual phase flowrates. It is shown that the “flowmeter” can be isolated from installation effects by means of a homogenizer.     

直线感应加速器中聚束磁场的数值计算方法

为了准确模拟出直线感应加速器中聚束磁场的值,首先利用单积分法计算出理想情况下的聚束磁场的值,再进一步用磁路分析的方法考虑直线感应加速器的加速腔中匀场环对聚束磁场的影响,然后推导出一组偏离角度与磁场分量相关的公式。将最终得到的聚束磁场分量与直线感应加速器模型结合起来,采用粒子模拟的方法来模拟电子束在加速段中的输运过程,并对结果加以分析。     

Study of plasma technology for silicate refractory melts production

Herein the fundamentally new unit for production of silicate refractory melts with the use of high-concentrated heat fluxes is considered. Mathematical model describing temperature fields in skull layer in the process of the plasma flow interaction with the particles of refractory silicate material has been developed. Typical numerical results of temperature distribution in various sections of the skull layer are presented. Numerical and experimental data have been compared, and their fair agreement is obtained. The work was financially supported by RF President (Grant No. MK 1110.2008.8).     

Linear High Molecular Weight Ladder Polymer via Fast Polycondensation of 5,5′,6,6′‐Tetrahydroxy‐3,3,3′,3′‐tetramethylspirobisindane with 1,4‐Dicyanotetrafluorobenzene

A high molecular weight ladder polymer based on 5,5′,6,6′‐tetrahydroxy‐3,3,3′,3′‐tetramethylspirobisindane and 1,4‐dicyanotetraflurobenzene has been synthesized by polycondensation under high‐intensity mixing conditions at about 155 °C and cyclic‐free products were obtained in high yield with low molecular weight distribution (1.7–2.3). The reaction could be completed within a few minutes. The polymer properties were characterized by GPC, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, F NMR, FT‐IR, and MALDI‐TOF MS. In addition, the mechanical properties, apparent surface areas and gas permeability are also reported. This procedure can also be used for the synthesis of other ladder polymers by irreversible polycondensations of tetraphenols with activated tetrafluoro aromatics.

     

宽平顶低横向场分量螺线管线圈设计

介绍了非均匀绕线技术和匀场环技术在螺线管线圈设计中的应用。分析表明这两种技术的采用可以减小线圈间隙的磁场波动、屏蔽线圈磁场的横向分量,从而设计出宽平顶低横向场分量的螺线管线圈。针对中国工程物理研究院12 MeV直线感应加速器螺旋管线圈的设计结果表明,非均匀绕线技术可以使线圈间隙处的轴向磁场波动减小约70%,匀场环的采用则能使线圈磁场的横向分量减小96.5%。     

Depth profile studies of ZrTiN coatings by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

The feasibility of depth profiling was studied by using a 193-nm ArF* excimer laser ablation system (GeoLas, MicroLas, Goettingen, Germany) with a lens array-based beam homogenizer in combination with an ICP-QMS Agilent 7500. Two ablation cells (20 and 1.5 cm³) were compared at the laser repetition rate of 1 Hz, laser beam energy of 135 mJ and the carrier gas flow rate 1.5 L min^–1 He + 0.78 L min^–1 Ar. The ablation cell dimensions are important parameters for signal tailing; however, very small cell volumes (e.g. 1.5 cm³) may cause memory effects, which can be probably explained by dominant inertial losses of aerosol on cell walls with its delayed mobilization. The 20-cm³ ablation cell seems to be appropriate for depth profiling by continuous single-hole drilling. The study of the influence of the pit diameter magnitude on the waning and emerging signals under small crater depth/diameter aspect ratios, which range between 0.75 and 0.0375 for the 3-m-thick coatings and pit diameters 4–80 m, revealed that the steady-state signals of pure coating and pure substrate (out of interface) were obtained at crater diameters between 20 and 40 m. Depth resolution defined by means of slopes of tangents in the layer interface region depend on the pit diameter and has an optimum value between 20 and 40 m and gives 0.6 m for the 20-m pit. In-depth variation of concentration of coating constituent (Ti) was proved to be almost identical with two different laser/ICP systems.Viktor Kanický performed this work while on leave at ETH Zurich     

Design of a Reflective Aspherical Surface of a Compact Beam-Shaping Device

A compact beam-shaping device with a reflective aspherical surface is proposed. The device converts a circular symmetric Gaussian beam from a laser into a uniform distribution on a target plane. The device consists of a laser, a reflective aspherical surface formed on the base plane inclined by 45° against the optical axis, and a spacer. The surface is designed for an optical device used as a transmitter of indoor wireless optical communication, which is one of the promising applications. The designed surface is obtained by approximation using polynomial. Beam shaping of a simulated surface and a uniform intensity distribution on the target plane is obtained. The intensity distribution generated by the surface is numerically simulated and evaluated if the surface is misaligned. It is clarified that the generated distribution is tolerable for the misalignment.     

XeCl准分子激光光束均匀器及其应用

采用光束均匀器，改善ＸｅＣｌ准分子激光器输出光束强度的分布，其起伏优于２％，用这一装置测量了Ｃ６０薄膜的刻蚀阈值，并完成了准分子激光改变Ｃ６０薄膜电导率的实验研究。