Maximum likelihood estimation of parameters of several continuous and discrete failure distributions

A comprehensive quantitative treatment is presented for maximum-likelihood estimation of parameters of the following continuous and discrete failure distributions: (1) Exponential, (2) Gamma, (3) Weibull, (4) Normal, (5) Lognormal, (6) Extreme value, (7) Poisson, (8) Binomial and (9) Geometric.     

CIGS薄膜(InGa)2Se3-富Cu-富In(Ga)的演变

采用三步共蒸发工艺顺序沉积铜铟镓硒(CuInGaSe2,CIGS)薄膜.薄膜的厚度、组份、晶相结构分别由台阶仪、X射线荧光光谱仪(XRF)和X射线衍射仪(XRD)来表征.在(In,Ga)2Se3预制层-富Cu相的演变过程中,依次发生以下相变:Cu(In,Ga)5Se8、Cu(In,Ga)3Se5、Cu2(In,Ga)4Se7(或Cu(In,Ga)2Se3.5)、Cu(In,Ga)Se2(液相CuxSe).在富Cu相-富In(Ga)相的演变过程中,依次发生以下相变:Cu(In,Ga)Se2(液相CuxSe)、Cu2(In,Ga)4Se7(或Cu(In,Ga)2Se3.5)、Cu(In,Ga)3Se5、Cu(In,Ga)5Se8.对这两个演变过程中薄膜的生长机理和结构特性进行了讨论.     

On the structure of linear codes with covering radius two and three

We obtain new bounds on l(m,r), the minimum length of a linear code with codimension m and covering radius r. All bounds are derived in a uniform way. We employ results from coding theory, some earlier results on covering codes, and combinatorial arguments. We prove the following bounds: l(6, 2)=13, l(7,2)=19, l(8,2)⩾25, l(9,2)⩾34, l(2m-l,2)⩾2^m+1 for m⩾3, l(14,2)⩾182, l(16,2)⩾363, l(18,2)⩾725, l(20,2)⩾1449, l(22,2)⩾2897, l(24,2)⩾5794, l(9,3)⩾17, l(10,3)⩾21, l(12,3)⩾31, l(13,3)⩾38     

Surface active buffered hydrogen fluoride having excellentwettability for ULSI processing

By incorporating selected hydrocarbon surfactants, a surface-active BHF (buffered hydrogen fluoride) has been tailored to achieve the following requirements: (1) the same etch rate as that of conventional BHF; (2) low contact angle; (3) nonsegregation; (4) nonfoaming; (5) low particulate count; (6) few impurities (possibility of purification); (7) low particulate adhesion on the wafer surface; (8) no surface residues; (9) excellent surface smoothness; and (10) high SiO ₂/Si etching selectivity. In order to satisfy these requirements, surfactants must satisfy the following characteristics: (1) good solubility in BHF; (2) hydrophilic property at the wafer surface, (3) nondecomposition in BHF; (4) nonreaction with BHF; and (5) sufficient lowering of contact angle at the critical micelle concentration (CMC). Aliphatic amines satisfy these requirements but have foaming problems. The requirements have been achieved using a binary surfactant system consisting of a combination of aliphatic amine and aliphatic alcohol or aliphatic acid     

Ca3(BO3)2的振动光谱分析

分别利用因子群对称分析法和位置群对称分析法对Ca₃(BO₃)₂晶体的振动模式进行了理论分析。Ca₃(BO₃)₂的晶格振动模式分为外振动和内振动模式,外振动模式为:3A_1g+4A_2g+7E_g+3A_1u+3A_2u+6E_u,内振动模式为：2A_1g+2A_2g+4E_g+2A_1u+2A_2u+4E_u。Ca₃(BO₃)₂晶体在布里渊区中心Γ点晶格振动的对称性分类为：5A_1g+6A_2g+11E_g+5A_1u+6A_2u+11E_u,其中声学模为：A_2u+E_u,拉曼活性光学模为5A_1g+11E_g,红外活性光学模为：5A_2u+10E_u,其余为非拉曼、非红外活性光学振动模。用高温固相法成功合成了Ca₃(BO₃)₂粉末,测量了它的室温Raman光谱,并利用群论分析的结果对谱图进行了讨论,指认了BO₃^3-基团的特征振动频率。     

Narrow-band systems and Gaussianity

The approach to Gaussianity of the outputy(t)of a narrow-band systemh(t)is investigated. It is assumed that the inputx(t)is ana-dependent process, in the sense that the random variablesx(t)andx(t + u)are independent foru > a. WithF(y)andG(y)the distribution functions ofy(t)and of a suitable normal process, a realistic boundBon the differenceF(y) -- G(y)is determined, and it is shown thatB rightarrow 0as the bandwidthomega_oof the system tends to zero. In the special case of the shot noise process begin{equation} y(t) = sum_i h(t - t_i) end{equation} it is shown that begin{equation} mid F(y) - G(y) mid < (omega_o/lambda) frac{1}{2} end{equation} wherelambda_iis the average density of the Poisson pointst_i.     

非对称多模量子叠加态光场的等幂高次和压缩

根据量子力学中的态叠加原理,构造了由多模复共轭相干态|{zj(a)*}>q和多模复共轭相干态|{zj(b)*}>q的相反态|{-zj(b)*}>q的线性叠加所组成的非对称两态叠加多模量子叠加态光场|ψ(2)>q,利用多模压缩态理论研究了态|ψ1f(2)>q的等幂高次和压缩特性,结果表明: 1)当Rj(a)=Rj(b)和ψj(a)-ψj(b)=±(2k 1)π(k=0,1,2,3……),态|ψ1f(2)>q的两个正交相位分量均处于N-H最小测不准态的结果;2)当Rj(a)=Rj(b)=Rj和ψj(a)=ψj(b)=ψj,ψ态|1f(2)>q的等幂高次和压缩与文献3的结果相似; 3)当Rj(a)≠Rj(b)=Rj和ψj(a)=ψj(b)=ψj,且和满足一定条件时,无论qN为奇数还是偶数,态|ψ1f(2)>q的两个正交相位分量均可分别呈现周期性变化的等幂高次和压缩效应,但qN为奇数时的压缩深度大于qN为偶数时的压缩深度。     

Triple correlations

The (auto)triple correlation l⁽³⁾(t1, t2) is defined as the triple function integral, applied to the signal l(t) l⁽³⁾(t1, t2) = ∫ l(t)l(t + t1)l(t + t2) dt. The triple correlation l⁽³⁾(t1, t2) is less popular than the standard (double) correlation l⁽²⁾(t1) for several reasons: l⁽²⁾is sometimes easier to observe and to process, l⁽³⁾is small for many bipolar or complex signals, the mathematics associated with l⁽²⁾is better known. On the other hand, the triple correlation l⁽³⁾knows more about the signal l than does the ordinary autocorrelation l⁽²⁾. Also l⁽³⁾is in some ways more sensitive, in other ways less sensitive to noise, to bias drifts, etc. Hence, there are situations, where it is quite favorable to evaluate one-dimensional signals or two-dimensional pictures by means of their triple correlations. We will review the underlying mathematical tools and report on our projects where triple correlations were employed for studying laser pulse shapes, sound quality, halftone print statistics, mobility of bacteria, and astronomical speckle interferometry. We will mention also how others have used the triple correlation for ocean waves, engine noises, intensity interferometry, and other optical signal processing tasks.     

High-resolution transmission electron microscopy study of Ca(3)Co(4)O(9)

The crystal structure of Ca(3)Co(4)O(9) was investigated using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and the image-simulation method. The c(*) was 10.8A and the b parameters were 4.56A for the Ca(2)CoO(3) block and 2.82A for the CoO(2) sheet. The [110] zone axis HRTEM images confirmed that Ca(3)Co(4)O(9) has a modulated layered structure with modulation. For the first time, the atomic positions of the Ca and Co atoms in the Ca(2)CoO(3) block were identified, corresponding to three rows of dark spots in the [110] direction. The observed HRTEM images for Ca(2)CoO(3) agreed well with the calculated images based on the structural model obtained by the Rietveld refinement method.     

On estimating spectral moments in the presence of colored noise

Let{q^(1) (t)}, the signal, be a complex Gaussian process corrupted by additive Gaussian noise{q^(2) (t) }. Observations onp(t)q(t)andp(t) q^(2) (t)are assumed to be available wherep(t)is a smooth weighting function andq = q^(1) + q^(2). Using the Fourier transform of the samples ofp(t)q(t)andp(t) q^(2) (t), estimators are derived for estimating the mean frequency and spectral width of the unknown power spectrum of the unweighted signal process. The means and variances of these statistics are computed in general, and explicitly for nontrivial practical examples. Asymptotic formulas for the moment estimators as a function of the number of realizations, frequency resolution, signal-to-noise ratio and spectral width, and consistency of the estimators are some of the results that are discussed in detail.     

Pharmacological analysis of the contractile role of M2 and M3 muscarinic receptors in smooth muscle

Muscarinic receptors expressed on smooth muscle cells are primarily of the M(2) and M(3) subtypes. The M(3) subtype triggers contraction through an interaction with G(q) proteins to stimulate phosphoinositide hydrolysis and mobilize Ca(2+). In contrast, activation of M(2) receptors modulates contraction by preventing relaxation or by potentiating M(3) receptor-mediated contractions, which enhances heterologous desensitization. These effects can be explained by the coupling of M(2) receptors to G(i) proteins that mediate an inhibition of adenylyl cyclase and calcium-activated potassium channels. The pharmacological antagonism of a response mediated through an interaction between M(2) and M(3) receptors has been shown to resemble the profile of the directly acting receptor (M(3)), primarily, and not that of the conditional receptor (M(2)). Evidence for a contractile role of the M(2) receptor has been obtained by inactivating its signaling pathway with pertussis toxin or by measuring contractile effects of muscarinic agonists after M(3) receptors have been covalently inactivated. Under these conditions, M(2) receptors have been shown to mediate an inhibition of the relaxant effects of agents, like isoproterenol, on the contractile effects of nonmuscarinic spasmogens. Muscarinic M(2) and M(3) receptor knockout mice are useful tools for exploring interactions between these receptors in smooth muscle.     

Maximizing Burst Erasure-Correction Capability of MDS Codes

In general, an (n,k) maximum distance separable (MDS) code over GF(p^m) can not correct all burst erasures of length (n-k)m over GF(p). In this letter, we constructively show that such a linear MDS code over GF(p^m) can be modified to correct all burst erasures of length up to (n-k)m over GF(p), while maintaining its MDS property over GF(p^m)     

2,5,8,11-Tetra-Tertbutylperylene作为辅助掺杂剂的红色有机电致发光二极管(英文)

制备了采用9,10-di-(2-naphthyl)anthracene(ADN)作为主体,4-(dicya-nomethylene)-2-t-butyl-6(1,1,7,7-tetramethyljulolidyl-9-enyl)-4H-pyran(DCJTB)作为红色发光中心,2,5,8,11-tetra-tertbutylperylene(TBPe)作为辅助掺杂剂的红光有机电致发光器件。4,4′,4″-tris[2-naphthyl(phenyl)amino]triphenylamine(2TNATA)用作空穴注入材料,4,4′-bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl(NPB),tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum(Alq3)用于空穴和电子传输。实验结果表明,掺有DCJTB的ADN也可实现红色发光,掺入TBPe作为辅助掺杂,可以提高该红光器件的效率,但几乎不改变器件色坐标。此外,2%TBPe(质量分数)作为辅助掺杂的器件表现出最佳的流明效率和最大升温速率。     

Survivable elastic optical networks: survey and perspective (invited)

Elastic optical networks (EONs) have been receiving extensive attention because of their inherent flexibility and the efficiency with which they allocate fiber-bandwidth. For an EON, survivability is of crucial importance because of the very high bandwidth that it carries on each optical channel. In this article, we review the current state of the art of survivable EONs which reviews the literature to summarize the following aspects: (a) spectrum resource sharing among backup lightpaths, (b) sharing of high-speed optical transponders, (c) effect of spectrum conversion, (d) bandwidth squeezed restoration (BSR), (e) joint restoration by multiple sub-band optical channels, (f) multi-layer survivability, and (g) energy efficiency. Apart from a summary on the current research status, we also discuss open research issues which are important to survivable EONs from the perspectives of (a) impact of spectrum conversion, (b) impact of elastic optical transponder configuration, (c) impact of physical layer impairments and limitations, (d) protection-path-based spectrum defragmentation, and (e) network availability.     

不同物相二氧化钒间的相互转化及其相变性能研究

利用乙醇还原[VO(O2)2]-配合离子可以成功制备出VO2(B)纳米带;考察了VO2(B)在煅烧和水热条件下转化其它物相VO2的条件.结果表明,在惰性氛围中,VO2(B)在700℃的条件下煅烧2 h可以转化为VO2(M);在水热条件下,如果体系中无掺杂剂,VO2(B)可以转化成VO2(A);如果体系中存在掺杂剂(如钼酸),则VO2(B)转化为掺杂的VO2(M).在一步水热法制备VO2(M)过程中,选择掺杂剂是至关重要的,掺杂剂有利于形成掺杂VO2(M),使VO2(M)在水热条件下能够稳定存在.VO2(A)在惰性氛围中煅烧,发现VO2(A)也可以转化为VO2(M).不同物相VO2具有均一的带状形貌,初步探讨了VO2之间的转化机理.VO2(A)的相变温度为162.4℃;Mo掺杂VO2(M)的相变温度为53.7℃,说明掺杂Mo原子可以有效降低VO2(M)的相变温度,也表明Mo原子可以有效地进入VO2(M)晶格中.     

Emission mechanism in the terbium complex doped PVK system

A new kind of rare earth (RE) complex Tb(o-MBA)3phen was synthesized and used as an emitting material in electroluminescence. The material was doped into poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) as the emitting layer,which was made by spin coating. Three kinds of devices were fabricated with the structures: (A) ITO/PVK:Tb(o-MBA)3phen/LiF/A1; (B) ITO/PVK:Tb(o-MBA)3phen/BCP/AIQ3/LiF/A1; (C) ITO/BCP/PVK:Tb(o-MBA)3phen/A1Q3/LiF/A1. Bright green emission could be obtained from device (A) and (C). The photoluminescence (PL) and electroluminescence (EL) mechanisms of this material had been investigated. Since there was an overlap between the PL spectrum of PVK and the excitation spectrum of the terbium complex, there should be a F6rster energy transfer process between them. The excitation spectrum of PVK doped Tb(o-MBA)3phen system is similar with the excitation spectrum of PVK,yet it is different from that of Tb(o-MBA)3phen. So, the emission of Tb(o-MBA)3phen should partly come from the excitation of PVK while in the organic light-emitting diode (OLED), based on Tb(o-MBA)3phen, the emission mainly comes from the direct recombination of electron and hole. Bright green emission can be obtained from the optimized multi-layer device (C) and the highest EL brightness reached 180 cd/m2 at the voltage of 17 V.     

Investigation of the effect of growth interruption on the formation of InAs/GaAs quantum dot superlattice near the InAs critical thickness

Two kinds of superlattices (i) with and (ii) without growth interrupt (GI) after deposition of 1.77 monolayers (ML) of InAs on GaAs (0 0 1) were grown by solid-source molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and assessed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques, double crystal X-ray diffraction (DCXRD) and photoluminescence (PL) measurements in order to gain an understanding of the structural and compositional properties. In case (i) formation of coherent dislocation free self-organized quantum dots (SOQDs) with 2.8-3.2 nm height and 13-16 nm lateral size was observed, whereas in case (ii) no quantum dots had formed. In order to better understand the implication of growth interruption for the formation mechanism, highly localised assessment of the composition of the QD was carried out via atomic resolution Z-contrast imaging and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS).     

The oral glucose minimal model: estimation of insulin sensitivity from a meal test

Recently, a new approach has been proposed to estimate insulin sensitivity (S(I)) from an oral glucose tolerance test or a meal using an "integral equation". Here, we improve on the "integral equation" by resorting to a "differential equation" approach. The classic glucose kinetics minimal model was used with the addition of a parametric model for the rate of appearance into plasma of oral glucose (Ra). Three behavioral models of Ra were proposed: piecewise-linear (P), spline (S) and dynamic (D). All three models performed satisfactorily allowing a precise estimation of S(I) and a plausible reconstruction of Ra. Mean S(I) estimates were virtually identical: S(I)P = 6.81 +/- 0.87 (SE); S(I)S = 6.53 +/- 0.80; and S(I)D = 6.62 +/- 0.79. S(I) strongly correlated with the integral-equation index (I) S(I)I: r = 0.99, p < 0.01 for models D and S, and r 0.97, p < 0.01 for P. Also, SI compared well with insulin sensitivity estimated from intravenous glucose tolerance test in the same subjects (r = 0.75, p < 0.01; r = 0.71, p < 0.01; r = 0.73, p < 0.01, respectively, for P, S, and D models versus s(I)IVGTT). Finally, the novel approach allows estimation of SI from a shorter test (120 min): model P yielded S(I)R = 7.16 +/- 1.0 (R for reduced) which correlated very well with S(I)P and S(I)I (respectively, r = 0.94, p < 0.01; r = 0.95, p < 0.01) and still satisfactorily with S(I)IVGTT (r = 0.77, p < 0.01).     

Identification of adequate neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) during systematic increases in the NAVA level

Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) delivers airway pressure (P(aw)) in proportion to the electrical activity of the diaphragm (EAdi) using an adjustable proportionality constant (NAVA level, cm·H(2)O/μV). During systematic increases in the NAVA level, feedback-controlled down-regulation of the EAdi results in a characteristic two-phased response in P(aw) and tidal volume (Vt). The transition from the 1st to the 2nd response phase allows identification of adequate unloading of the respiratory muscles with NAVA (NAVA(AL)). We aimed to develop and validate a mathematical algorithm to identify NAVA(AL). P(aw), Vt, and EAdi were recorded while systematically increasing the NAVA level in 19 adult patients. In a multistep approach, inspiratory P(aw) peaks were first identified by dividing the EAdi into inspiratory portions using Gaussian mixture modeling. Two polynomials were then fitted onto the curves of both P(aw) peaks and Vt. The beginning of the P(aw) and Vt plateaus, and thus NAVA(AL), was identified at the minimum of squared polynomial derivative and polynomial fitting errors. A graphical user interface was developed in the Matlab computing environment. Median NAVA(AL) visually estimated by 18 independent physicians was 2.7 (range 0.4 to 5.8) cm·H(2)O/μV and identified by our model was 2.6 (range 0.6 to 5.0) cm·H(2)O/μV. NAVA(AL) identified by our model was below the range of visually estimated NAVA(AL) in two instances and was above in one instance. We conclude that our model identifies NAVA(AL) in most instances with acceptable accuracy for application in clinical routine and research.     

Crystal and defect structures of La2/3 xLi3xTiO3 (x ~ 0.1) produced by a melt process

The crystal and defect structures of coarse-grained crystals of La(2/3-x)Li(3x)TiO3 grown from the melt by the Tammann-St?ber method were studied by transmission electron microscopy and powder X-ray diffraction. The as-grown crystals of La(2/3-x)Li(3x)TiO3 have a Li-poor composition of La(0.57)Li(0.29)TiO3 and a diagonal-type unit cell of 2(1/2)a(p) x 2(1/2)a(p) x 2a(p) with the tetragonal symmetry [space group: P4/nbm (#125)] due to both the La-cation ordering and the tilting of TiO6 octahedra. The secondary La2Ti2O7 phase precipitates in the form of plates in the La(2/3-x)Li(3x)TiO3 phase with the orientation relationships of 001(p)//[100](La2Ti2O7) and {110}(p)//(001)(La2Ti2O7), which may cause detrimental effects to ionic conductivity.