Accurate Cross Sections for Microanalysis

To calculate the intensity of x-ray emission in electron beam microanalysis requires a knowledge of the energy distribution of the electrons in the solid, the energy variation of the ionization cross section of the relevant subshell, the fraction of ionizations events producing x rays of interest and the absorption coefficient of the x rays on the path to the detector. The theoretical predictions and experimental data available for ionization cross sections are limited mainly to K shells of a few elements. Results of systematic plane wave Born approximation calculations with exchange for K, L, and M shell ionization cross sections over the range of electron energies used in microanalysis are presented. Comparisons are made with experimental measurement for selected K shells and it is shown that the plane wave theory is not appropriate for overvoltages less than 2.5 V.     

水基流延法制备片式PTC陶瓷

以PVA和PAA乳液为粘合剂,用水基流延法制备了BaTiO3基片式PTC陶瓷基片。研究了粘合剂、固相含量等对浆料黏度及流变行为的影响,同时对流延基片的干燥工艺、烧成曲线等也进行了研究。结果表明,将流延干燥后的基片,在1 320℃空气中烧结30 min,所得PTC样品的升阻比大于6个数量级,温度系数大于16%/℃,能够满足叠层PTC器件的制备要求。     

电子辐照加速器大功率工频高压电源

文章介绍目前两种用于烟气脱硫加速器的不同形式直流高压电源，分析了它们各自的特点。针对它们存在的不足之处，提出了一种全新的倍压型桥式整流线路，并对此线路进行了理论推导和计算机模拟仿真。     

Ziegler-Natta烯烃聚合催化剂进展

综述了Ziegler-Natta催化剂在乙烯聚合和丙烯聚合方面的研究开发现状，重点介绍了采用新型二醚化合物作为内给电子体的丙烯聚合催化剂的进展。随着合成树脂向功能化方向发展，开发综合性能优越的新型催化剂及给电子体将是今后的研究方向。     

Evaluation of the reactivity of titanium with mould materials during casting

A methodology for evaluating the reactivity of titanium with mould materials during casting has been developed. Microhardness profiles and analysis of oxygen contamination have provided an index for evaluation of the reactivity of titanium. Microhardness profile delineates two distinct regions, one of which is characterised by a low value of hardness which is invariant with distance. The reaction products are uniformly distributed in the metal in this region. The second is characterised by a sharp decrease in microhardness with distance from the metal-mould interface. It represents a diffusion zone for solutes that dissolve into titanium from the mould. The qualitative profiles for contaminants determined by scanning electron probe microanalyser and secondary ion mass spectroscopy in the as-cast titanium were found to be similar to that of microhardness, implying that microhardness can be considered as an index of the contamination resulting from metal-mould reaction.     

用离子束混合及快速热处理方法形成钽的硅化物

本文描述用离子束透过钽金属膜进行混合和快速热处理方法来形成钽的硅化物.用溅射方法在P型硅衬底上淀积一层金属钽,然后用砷离子束透过钽金属模进行混合,采用快速热处理后形成了平整的硅化钽薄层.使用厚度为500埃的钽金属膜,得到钽的硅化物薄层电阻为5.5Ω/□.研究了砷离子能量、剂量及钽膜厚度对钽的硅化物薄层电阻的影响.用透射电镜和台阶仪对所形成的硅化钽进行了分析和厚度测量.     

氟碳铈矿／直氟碳钙铈矿混层结构中新规则混层矿物的超微结构研究

用电子衍射和晶格像技术研究了钙稀土氟碳酸盐矿物中的氟碳铈矿（Ｂ）／直氟碳钙铈矿（Ｓ）混层结构，发现并确定了Ｂ＿４Ｓ＿４、Ｂ＿８Ｓ＿６、Ｂ＿１Ｓ＿６、Ｂ＿７Ｓ＿４和Ｂ＿２Ｓ＿１５种新规则混层矿物的对称性、晶胞参数及理论晶体化学式。根据所获得的高分辨晶格像真实而直观地揭示出该类Ｂ＿ｍＳ＿ｎ（ｍ＞ｎ）型新规则混层矿物的长周期有序堆垛结构特征及变化规律。     

A new surface characterization technique: RIMAPS (Rotated Image with Maximum Average Power Spectrum)

This work introduces a new imaging technique, Rotated Image with Maximum Average Power Spectrum (RIMAPS), for use in determining orientation and characteristics of surface topography. It consists of computing the maximum value of the averaged power spectrum, given by one step of the two‐dimensional Fourier transform, for each angle of rotation of a digitized image. The basic measurement science of this technique is described and different cases are studied. The characterization of simple geometrical figures explains the meaning of peaks and their angular positions given by RIMAPS analysis. A known surface pattern made on a sample of pure copper, mechanically ground, is used to study reproducibility, dependence on image quality and topography scale relative to pixel size and magnification. Samples of pure zinc, mechanically ground and chemically etched, were used to show the main features of RIMAPS analysis when characterizing a more complicated pattern on a real surface. All the studies performed under different conditions for observation and acquisition of images give strong evidence of the stability and robustness of RIMAPS as a technique for the characterization of topography.     

Effects of brefeldin-A on Golgi morphology in human cultured fibroblasts observed in three-dimensional stereo scanning electron microscopy

Brefeldin A (BFA) has been reported to cause disassembly of the Golgi. We have used three-dimensional (3-D) high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM) to investigate these effects in human skin fibroblast cells. The spontaneous reassembly during prolonged exposure to BFA and some effects of forskolin were observed. A BFA concentration of 5μg/ml caused Golgi complexes to become vesicular, resulting in a progressive decrease in the size of the Golgi. Morphologic changes were visible within 2 min of BFA incubation, and by 30 min no identifiable Golgi could be found. Spontaneous reassembly of the Golgi apparatus upon the removal of the BFA or with continued long-term exposure with BFA could not be confirmed. Preliminary experiments with forskolin were not effective in reversing or inhibiting the effects of BFA in human fibroblast cells grown in culture. This inability for spontaneous reassembly and nonreversal by forskolin may reflect a differential effect of BFA in various cell types. HRSEM has proven to be useful for observing 3-D morphologic effects of BFA in Golgi.     

A new precipitate phase in Al-4wt. % Cu thin-film interconnects

We report here the identification of a new precipitate phase in thin-film Al-4wt.%Cu metallization used for interconnects on integrated circuits. The phase is based on a trigonal distortion of a face centered cubic lattice. Computer simulation of electron diffraction intensities suggests that the basis structure is isomorphous with Al₂Ca but with a large and ordered population of vacancies on Cu sites. The reason for the formation of the new phase and its implications for electromigration reliability are discussed.