Macroscopic jumps of the axial angular momentum variance of a bidimensionally trapped ion

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The time evolution of the axial angular momentum [Lcirc] _z of an ion confined in a bidimensional trap is investigated. We find that, under suitable initial conditions, the interaction of the ion with two properly configured classical laser beams induces a peculiar dynamical behaviour of the axial angular momentum fluctuations. We show, in fact, that there exists an instant of time at which the variance of [Lcirc] _z undergoes variations proportional to N ² further to a change of one quantum only in the initial total number N ? 1 of vibrational quanta. The non-classical origin of these macroscopic jumps is brought to the light and carefully discussed.     

Decoherence of motional states of trapped ions

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We have studied the decoherence of motional-state superpositions of single trapped ions caused by their coupling to fluctuating fields. We illustrate these studies by showing how Schrödinger-cat state superpositions decohere in the presence of purposely-applied uniform stochastic electric fields and we compare these results to the decoherence caused by ambient fields in the experiments.     

Transmission mode ion/ion electron-transfer dissociation in a linear ion trap

Two related methods for effecting electron-transfer dissociation (ETD) are described that involve either the storage of analyte cations in a linear ion trap while reagent anions are transmitted through the cations or storage of the reagent anions with transmission of the analyte cations. In the former approach, the ETD products are captured and stored in the linear ion trap for subsequent mass analysis. In the latter approach, the ETD products pass through the linear ion trap and must be collected or directly mass-analyzed by an external device. In the present study, another linear ion trap is placed in series with the ion trap where the ion/ion reaction was employed. A pulsed dual ion source approach coupled with a hybrid triple quadrupole/linear ion trap instrument was used to illustrate these methods. The two approaches give similar results in terms of the identities and relative abundances of the ETD products. Under optimum conditions, the two approaches also give comparable extents of ion/ion reactions for the same reaction time. Also, conversions of precursor ions to product ions over the same reaction time are similar to those noted for experiments in which ions of both polarities are stored simultaneously. These approaches, therefore, provide expanded experimental options for the use of ETD. An advantage of transmission mode experiments that they hold over mutual storage mode experiments is that they do not require that any specialized measures be taken to enable the simultaneous storage of oppositely charged ions.     

Positive ion transmission mode ion/ion reactions in a hybrid linear ion trap

A triple quadrupole mass spectrometer capable of ion trapping experiments has been adapted for ion/ion reaction studies. The instrument is based on a commercially available linear ion trap (LIT) tandem mass spectrometer (i.e., an MDS SCIEX 2000 Q TRAP) that has been modified by mounting an atmospheric sampling glow discharge ionization (ASGDI) source to the side of the vacuum manifold for production of singly charged anions. The ASGDI source is located line of sight to the side of the third quadrupole of the triple quadrupole assembly (Q3). Anions are focused into the side of the rod array (i.e., anion injection occurs orthogonal to the normal ion flight path). A transmission mode method to perform ion/ion reactions has been developed whereby positive ions are transmitted through the pressurized collision quadrupole (Q2) while anions are stored in Q2. The Q2 LIT is used to trap negative ions whereas the Q3 LIT is used to accumulate positive ions transmitted from Q2. Anions are injected to Q3 and transferred to Q2, where they are stored and collisionally cooled. Multiply charged protein/peptide ions, formed by electrospray, are then mass selected by the first quadrupole assembly (Q1) operated in the rf/dc mode and injected into Q2. The positive ions, including the residual precursor ions and the product ions arising from ion/ion proton-transfer reactions, are accumulated in Q3 until they are analyzed via mass-selective axial ejection for mass analysis. The parameters that affect ion/ion reactions are discussed, including pressure, nature of the gas in Q2, and operation of Q2 as a linear accelerator. Ion/ion reactions in this mode can be readily utilized to separate ions with the same m/z but largely different mass and charge, e.g., +1 bradykinin and +16 myoglobin, in the gas phase.     

Experimental preparation and measurement of quantum states of motion of a trapped atom

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We report the creation and full determination of several quantum states of motion of a ⁹Be⁺ ion bound in a RF (Paul) trap. The states are coherently prepared from an ion which has been initially laser cooled to the zero-point of motion. We create states having both classical and non-classical character including thermal, number, coherent, squeezed, and ?Schrödinger cat‘ states. The motional quantum state is fully reconstructed using two novel schemes that determine the density matrix in the number state basis or the Wigner function. Our techniques allow well controlled experiments decoherence and related phenomena on the quantum-classical borderline.     

A family of exact eigenstates for a single trapped ion interacting with a laser field

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We show that, under certain combinations of the parameters governing the interaction of a harmonically trapped ion with a laser beam, it is possible to find one or more exact eigenstates of the Hamiltonian, with no approximations except the optical rotating-wave approximation. These are related via a unitary equivalence to exact eigenstates of the full Jaynes-Cummings model (including counter-rotating terms) supplemented by a static driving term.     

Thermal evolution of trapped gas from extended subsurface layers during a linear tempering schedule

Numerical computer calculations for the thermal evolution of gas trapped by defects in extended subsurface layers of solids or coatings under a linear tampering schedule have been carried out. The dependence of the shape and location of thermal evolution transients upon the extension (width) of the initially trapped gas distribution has been found in comparison with the case of an initial planar concentration of trapped gas some lattice units below the surface. A comparative study has been performed concerning the effect of the thermal release mechanism (for ‘tandem’ and pure diffuisve mechanism) upon the thermal evolution transients having a given initial extended distribution and specific ratios of the migration energy to detrapping energy.     

Physical properties of a trapped two-level ion decaying by thermal and squeezed vacuum reservoirs

In this paper, we first study the interaction between a trapped two-level ion with a field reservoir in a general form. Then, we use thermal and squeezed vacuum reservoirs to continue our investigation. We try to find the equation of motion for the whole system density operator by applying the Weisskopf theory. Next, we evaluate the explicit form of the density matrix elements analytically. In the obtained density matrix elements, we arrive at some physical parameters of the trapped ion system as well as the applied field reservoirs by which one can control the transition probabilities between the trapped ionic states. We also introduce some hermitian operators for the trapped ion system and calculate the expectation values of their time evolution by considering the mentioned two reservoirs. In the continuation, we design a system for measuring the hermitian trapped ion’s operators theoretically. Finally, we find a way to transport the information of the trapped ion system by our proposed quantum processor.     

Hydrodynamic and thermal development of compressible oscillatory flow inside circular channel

In order to study the hydrodynamic and thermal development of compressible oscillatory flow inside a circular channel, the coefficient of hydrodynamic development (CHD) and the coefficient of thermal development (CTD) are proposed as index parameters, based on the temporal–spatial profile characteristics of the velocity and the temperature field. CHD expresses the variation rate of velocity profile along the axial direction at the phase of centerline velocity reaching its maximum, while CTD denotes the variation rate of temperature profile along the axial direction at the phase of maximum temperature difference between the centerline fluid and the wall. Numerical computations are conducted for a given physical model to validate the effectiveness of these two index parameters. The CHD and CTD as a function of the normalized distance from the entrance into the channel are computed and presented. CHD = 0.1 and CTD = 0.1 are suggested to determine the hydrodynamic and thermal entrance lengths, respectively, which is proved acceptable by comparing the velocity and temperature profiles at various positions along the channel axis.     

Performance of a linear ion trap-Orbitrap hybrid for peptide analysis

Proteomic analysis of digested complex protein mixtures has become a useful strategy to identify proteins involved in biological processes. We have evaluated the use of a new mass spectrometer that combines a linear ion trap and an Orbitrap to create a hybrid tandem mass spectrometer. A digested submandibular/sublingual saliva sample was used for the analysis. We find the instrument is capable of mass resolution in excess of 40,000 and mass measurement accuracies of less than 2 ppm for the analysis of complex peptide mixtures. Such high mass accuracy allowed the elimination of virtually any false positive peptide identifications, suggesting that peptides that do not match the specificity of the protease used in the digestion of the sample should not automatically be considered as false positives. Tandem mass spectra from the linear ion trap and from the Orbitrap have very similar ion abundance ratios. We conclude this instrument will be well suited for shotgun proteomic types of analyses.     

贝克利数对圆管流道交变流动传热的影响分析

从可压缩黏性流体的一般控制方程出发,通过数值模拟,研究管内可压缩层流交变流动传热现象,重点关注贝克利数对于传热的影响.采用离散傅立叶级数的形式表征管内交变流动传热特性,研究表明采用五阶级数拟合值与原始数据的相对误差可小于10%.给出了贝克利数为2和300时,一个周期内交变流动传热过程的计算结果,并进行了对比分析.根据模...     

叠片磁轭式线性振荡电动机铁损研究(英文)

介绍了一种磁轭采用叠片结构的线性振荡电动机。在基于Steinmetz方程的前提下,借助有限元分析方法模拟了电动机铁损在磁轭中的位置分布情况以及在随电流和频率的变化规律,并设计实验对模拟结果进行了验证,得到了较为一致的吻合度。同时,实验比较了实心磁轭式与叠片磁轭式电动机样机的铁损大小,结果表明,在高频工况下,具有叠片结构磁轭的线性振荡电动机对铁损具有明显的抑制效果。     

Dual electrospray ion source for electron-transfer dissociation on a hybrid linear ion trap-orbitrap mass spectrometer

A dual electrospray ionization source (ESI) has been modified to simultaneously produce cations and anions, one from each emitter, for performing rapid electron-transfer dissociation (ETD) ion/ion reactions on a hybrid linear ion trap-orbitrap mass spectrometer. Unlike the pulsed dual ESI sources that were used to generate ETD reagent ions, this source separates the emitters in space, rather than time, by physically switching which one is in front of the atmospheric inlet. The new arrangement allows for substantially enhanced spray stability and decreased switching times (相似文献   

Performance evaluation of a hybrid linear ion trap/orbitrap mass spectrometer

Design and performance of a novel hybrid mass spectrometer is described. It couples a linear ion trap mass spectrometer to an orbitrap mass analyzer via an rf-only trapping quadrupole with a curved axis. The latter injects pulsed ion beams into a rapidly changing electric field in the orbitrap wherein they are trapped at high kinetic energies around an inner electrode. Image current detection is subsequently performed after a stable electrostatic field is achieved. Fourier transformation of the acquired transient allows wide mass range detection with high resolving power, mass accuracy, and dynamic range. The entire instrument operates in LC/MS mode (1 spectrum/s) with nominal mass resolving power of 60,000 and uses automatic gain control to provide high-accuracy mass measurements, within 2 ppm using internal standards and within 5 ppm with external calibration. The maximum resolving power exceeds 100,000 (fwhm). Rapid, automated data-dependent capabilities enable real-time acquisition of up to three high-mass accuracy MS/MS spectra per second.     

Implementation of electron-transfer dissociation on a hybrid linear ion trap-orbitrap mass spectrometer

We describe the adaptation of a hybrid quadrupole linear ion trap-orbitrap mass spectrometer to accommodate electron-transfer ion/ion reactions (ETD) for peptide and protein characterization. The method utilizes pulsed, dual electrospray ion sources and requires minimal instrument modification. Switching between cation and reagent anion injection schemes is automated and accomplished within a few hundred milliseconds. Ion/ion reactions are conducted within the linear ion trap, after which the c- and z-type product ions are passed to the orbitrap for high-resolution m/z analysis. With this arrangement, mass accuracies are typically measured to within 2 ppm at a resolving power of approximately 60 000. Using large peptides and intact proteins, we demonstrate such capabilities will accelerate our ability to interrogate high-mass species. To illustrate compatibility with automated data-dependent analysis and subsequent data processing, we couple the technique with an online chromatographic separation of a yeast whole-cell lysate followed by peptide identification using ProSight PC. Fairly long pulsing times and relatively low ET efficiency, as compared to conventional ETD instrumentation, are the main drawbacks of this approach. Still, our results suggest that the implementation of ETD on sensitive, high-resolution, and high-mass accuracy hybrid instrumentation, such as the orbitrap, will substantially propel the emergent fields of middle- and top-down proteomics.     

一种新型离子交换纤维材料的制备及其应用

以在极端的环境中仍具有良好的稳定性和完整性的聚四氟乙烯纤维为基体，通过共辐照接枝苯乙烯单体，而后把接枝纤维氯甲基化、胺化，制备出一种高交换容量、高机械强度、高热稳定性、耐腐蚀、抗氧化的强碱型离子交换纤维材料。对辐照纤维、接枝纤维、氯甲基化纤维及最终产品纤维从化学结构、机械性能、热稳定性、吸附性能、吸附容量等方面进行了表征。材料的拉伸伸长率、拉伸强度保持良好；5％热失重温度高，可以在400℃左右的温度下长期工作；最大静态吸附容量达6．08mmol／g。新型材料对于酸性气体CO2有良好的吸附脱除作用。     

Polarimetric investigation of materials with both linear and circular anisotropy

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We investigate light propagation through materials with both linear and circular anisotropy and find the relation of the amplitude and polarization transfer functions to the four anisotropic characteristics: linear circular birefringence, and linear and circular dichroism. We determine these four characteristics of anisotropic samples by measuring the output intensity and polarization corresponding to different input polarization azimuths and fitting the theoretical and experimental results. In our experiments we have used films of side-chain azobenzene polyesters in which optical anisotropy had been previously induced on illumination with elliptically polarized light.