Optical properties of the metals Al, Co, Cu, Au, Fe, Pb, Ni, Pd, Pt, Ag, Ti, and W in the infrared and far infrared

Infrared optical constants collected from the literature are tabulated. The data for the noble metals and Al, Pb, and W can be reasonably fit using the Drude model. It is shown that -epsilon1(omega) = epsilon2(omega) approximately omega(2)(p)/(2omega(2)(tau)) at the damping frequency omega = omega(tau). Also -epsilon1(omega(tau)) approximately - (1/2) epsilon1(0), where the plasma frequency is omega(p).     

微波消解-ICP-AES法测定茶叶中钾、钠、磷、硫、铁、锰、铜、锌、钙、镁方法研究

通过优化微波消解条件,并根据不同元素性质,调谐ICP-AES工作条件至最佳,实现了茶叶中K、Na、P、S以及Fe、Mn、Cu、Zn、Ca、Mg 10种元素的同时测定。10种元素测定结果 RSD%为0.67(Cu)～5.57(Na),回收率为84.0%(Na)～101.5%(Fe),检出限为0.001(Mn)～0.029(S)μg·g-1,表明该方法准确可靠,能够满足茶叶中K、Na、P、S、Fe、Mn、Cu、Zn、Ca、Mg分析要求。     

p,V, T and derived thermodynamic data for toluene,trichloromethane, dichloromethane,acetonitrile, aniline,and n-dodecane

Experimentally determined p,V,T data are reported for toluene, trichloromethane, dichloromethane, acetonitrile, aniline, and n-dodecane at 278, 288, 298, 313, and 323 K, except for dichloromethane, for which the highest temperature was 298 K. At each temperature, measurements were done at pressures up to about 280 MPa or (for aniline and n-dodecane) at a lower pressure slightly below the freezing pressure at the temperature of measurement. Values of the isobaric expansivity isothermal compressibility and (for toluene, trichloromethane, dichloromethane, and acetonitrile) internal pressure, derived from the p,V,T data, are presented.     

Heterogeneous Equilibria in Aqueous Solutions of Uranovanadates Ak(VUO6)k·nH2O (Ak = H,Na, K,Rb, Cs,Tl, Mg,Ca, Sr,Ba, Co,Ni, Cu,Pb)

The state of mineral-like uranovanadates of mono- and bivalent metals in aqueous solutions was studied. Based on experimental solubility data, the reaction equilibria in the crystal uranovanadate-aqueous solution system were described quantitatively, which, in turn, allowed evaluation of the solubility products of uranovanadates and their standard Gibbs energies of formation and prediction of the solubility of these compounds in aqueous solutions of various compositions under the isobaric-isothermal conditions.     

Sandwich, double-reference-wave, holographic, phase-shift interferometry

Phase-shift interferometry has provided a straightforward method for converting interferograms to phase maps. Unfortunately, some of the most powerful pulsed holographic interferometry techniquesare generally not compatible with phase-shift interferometry. One solution is to employ two reference waves, one for each of the two object waves to be interfered, that can be phase stepped during reconstruction. Practical aberration and alignment problems render this approach difficult. A simple method that employs a second hologram, sandwiched with the first, which produces the required two reference waves during reconstruction, is presented. The process compensates for both chromatic and geometric aberrations that otherwise render the phase-shift method unusable.     

Dry Autoclaving for the Nanofabrication of Sulfides,Selenides, Borides,Phosphides, Nitrides,Carbides, and Oxides

This review compiles various nanostructures fabricated by a distinct “dry autoclaving” approach, where the chemical reactions are carried out without solvents; above the dissociation temperature of the chemical precursor(s) at elevated temperature in a closed reactor. The diversity to fabricate carbides (SiC, Mo₂C, WC), oxides (VOx‐C, ZnO, Eu₂O₃, Fe₃O₄, MoO₂), hexaborides (LaB₆, CeB₆, NdB₆, SmB₆, EuB₆, GdB₆), nitrides (TiN, NbN, TaN), phosphides (PtP₂, WP), sulfides (ZnS, FeS/C, SnS/C, WS₂, WS₂/C), and selenides (Zn_1‐xMn_xSe/C, Cd_1‐xMn_xSe/C), with various shapes and sizes is accounted with plausible applications. This unique single‐step, solvent‐free synthetic process opens up a new route in the growing nanomaterials science; owing to its considerable advantages on the existing approaches.     

Powder X-Ray Reference Patterns of Sr2RGaCu2Oy (R = Pr,Nd, Sm,Eu, Gd,Dy, Ho,Er, Tm,and Y)

X-Ray Rietveld refinements were conducted on a series of eleven lanthanide phases, Sr₂RGaCu₂O_y (2112 phase, R = Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Y, Er, Tm, and Yb) that are structurally related to the high T_c superconductor Ba₂YCu₃O₇ (213). In the 2112 structure, instead of square planar Cu-O chains, tetrahedral GaO4 chains were found to run in a zig-zag fashion along the diagonal of the basal 213 ab-direction. Reference powder patterns for these compounds were prepared by using the Rietveld decomposition technique. The unit cell volume of these compounds follows the expected trend of the lanthanide contraction. The lattice parameters range from a = 22.9694(3) Å, b = 5.5587(2) Å, and c = 5.44743(7) Å for R = Pr, to a = 22.8059(2) Å, b = 5.46031(5) Å, and c = 5.37773(5) Å for R = Yb. An electon diffraction study of the Sm- and Er-analogs showed characteristic diffuse streaks along the b-axis, suggesting some disorder within the GaO₄ chains.     

Sustainability: ecological, social, economic, technological, and systems perspectives

Sustainability is generally associated with a definition by the World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987: "... development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs ..." However, there is no mathematical theory embodying these concepts, although one would be immensely valuable in humanity's efforts to manage the environment. The concept of sustainability applies to integrated systems comprising humans and the rest of nature; the structures and operation of the human component (society, economy, law, etc.) must be such that they reinforce the persistence of the structures and operation of the natural component (ecosystem trophic linkages, biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles, etc.). One of the challenges of sustainability research lies in linking measures of ecosystem functioning to the structure and operation of the associated social system. We review the nature of this complex system including its ecological, social, economic, and technological aspects, and propose an approach to assessing sustainability based on Information Theory that bridges the natural and human systems. These principles are then illustrated using a model system with an ecological food web linked to a rudimentary social system. This work is part of the efforts of a larger multidisciplinary group at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Risk Management Research Laboratory.     

A stable,wideband tunable,near transform-limited,graphene-mode-locked,ultrafast laser

We report an ultrafast laser mode-locked with a graphene saturable absorber. The linear dispersions of the Dirac electrons in graphene enable wideband tunability. We get ∼1 ps pulses, tunable between 1525 and 1559 nm, with stable mode-locking, insensitive to environmental perturbations.     

Synthesis, structure, and properties of compounds of the general formula Ba2AIIUO6 (AII = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb)

Compounds Ba₂A^IIUO₆ (A^II = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb) were synthesized by high-tem-perature solid-phase reactions. Their structures and properties were studied by X-ray diffraction, IR spec-troscopy, and reaction calorimetry.     

Elastic, structural, bonding, and defect properties of zinc-blende BN, AlN, GaN, InN and their alloys

Simple tight-binding simulations, incorporating only the Herman–Skillman atomic term values, are shown to provide valuable information about the bonding, elastic and structural properties of zinc-blende group III-nitrides. Our calculated values of the elastic parameters (viz., bulk modulus, elastic stiffness constants, Kleinman's internal displacement parameter, Keating force constants, etc.) for BN, AlN, GaN, and InN are shown to exist well within the range of values derived from more sophisticated methods. Despite the crude approximations used, the tight-binding method has clearly provided the meaningful trends to the local distortions around isoelectronic impurities and has described reasonably well the bond length variations as a function of composition in ternary alloys.     

Elastic properties of thorium ceramics ThX (X = C,N, O,P, As,Sb, S,Se)

The elastic constants (C ₁₁, C ₁₂, and C ₄₄) of all the known cubic binary phases of thorium with non-metals, ThX (X = C, N, O, P, As, Sb, S, Se), have been calculated using the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FLAPW) method with an exchange-correlation potential in the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). Numerical estimates of elastic parameters of the corresponding polycrystalline ceramics (bulk compression modulus, shear modulus, Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, and Lamé’s coefficients) are obtained and analyzed for the first time.     

ICP-AES法测定超高强度钢中Mn,Si,Al,Ti,Nb,La杂质元素

介绍了采用ICP-AES测定超高强度钢中Mn,Si,Al,Ti,Nb,La的方法.研究了超高强度钢中基体元素,常见元素对六种杂质元素分析谱线的光谱干扰情况;选择了合适的分析谱线;工作曲线线性良好;根据钢中共存元素的含量范围,进行了加入回收实验和精密度、准确度实验,测量结果满足分析要求.     

抓管理重服务求可靠要效益--记广西计量测试研究所国家实验室认可工作

我所2001年9月份顺利地通过了中国实验室认可委紧张而严格的评审,得到了权威机构认可,成为西南地区较早通过国家实验室认可的省级计量校准机构.在建立质量体系、运行质量体系走过了艰辛之路,我们将全所职工的艰辛之路介绍给大家,希望能给将要申请认可的实验室得以参考.     

Theoretical Studies on Endofullerenes X@Cn (X=He, Ne, Ar; n=20, 24, 30, 32, 40, 50, 60)

The equilibrium geometries, electronic structures, and binding energies between the noble gases X (X = He, Ne, Ar) and C_n (n = 20, 24, 30, 32, 40, 50, 60) in X@C_n were calculated at B3LYP level of theory using 6-31G* and 6-311G* basis sets. We expect that the introduction of He, Ne, and Ar into C_n creates molecules with a high energy content. The relative stabilities of C_n fullerenes and corresponding endohedrals X@C_n are discussed.     

Equations of state for helium, hydrogen, deuterium, nitrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and methane at high temperatures and pressures

Equations of state are constructed for He, Ar, H₂, D₂, N₂,O₂, CO, CO₂, and CH₄ in the temperature range of (1–20) × 10³ K and at pressures up to 40 GPa on the basis of the model of canonical equation of state previously proposed by us.