Model plasma dispersion functions for SO phonon scattering in Monte Carlo simulations of high-κ dielectric MOSFETS

We have developed an accurate Padé approximant for the plasma dispersion function that is valid for degenerate semiconductors that occur in ultra-small MOSFETs. The new approximant is based on a two pole model that enables a simple evaluation of the Lindhard dielectric function for the full dynamic response of electrons of any degeneracy. The importance of this result is that it enables a fast numerical algorithm for determining the energies and scattering strengths of coupled plasmon-phonon modes in silicon MOSFET devices with high-κ gate stacks. Moreover, the formalism allows the systematic inclusion of Landau damping and other processes such as collisional damping that damp out some of the modes at particular ranges of wave vector. The new model is a non-trivially scaled model of a previous approximant derived for Boltzmann statistics. The new model reduces to the classical result in the appropriate limit. Results are presented that compare the exact numerically computed complex plasma dispersion function with the new Padé approximant model. Comparison is also made between exact numerical calculations and the Padé approximant model for static screening. A brief outline is made of the potential application to high-κ gate stack devices where the formalism should provide a significantly large reduction in complexity that will enable efficient Monte Carlo simulation of SO phonon and plasmon scattering.     

Fusion Innovative Confinement Concepts: 2004

This paper summarizes recent progress in fusion Innovative Confinement Concepts (ICC) as reported at the 2004 ICC Workshop held May 25–28, 2004 in Madison, Wisconsin. This was the third in an annual series of workshops on this topic. The purpose of these workshops is to provide a forum for those who are thinking and working beyond what is considered to be the current state of understanding of fusion concepts.     

Using situation calculus for e-business agents

As the Internet grows, it is becoming less feasible for customers and merchants to manually visit each web site, analyze the information there, and make sound business decisions regarding the trading of goods or services. To cope with this evolution, software agents can be designed that are capable of automating the more routine, tedious, and time-consuming tasks involved in current trading processes. At a higher level agents may also be able to negotiate and make autonomous decisions and commitments on behalf of their owners.

This paper describes an agent implementation using the situation calculus, which offers a possibly unifying paradigm for dynamic agents. Interesting applications are currently being developed. Our contribution is a situation calculus agent system developed for e-business. Ongoing work is focused on implementing this system in an open marketplace environment.     

Coping with Uncertainty in Map Learning

In many applications in mobile robotics, it is important for a robot to explore its environment in order to construct a representation of space useful for guiding movement. We refer to such a representation as a map, and the process of constructing a map from a set of measurements as map learning. In this paper, we develop a framework for describing map-learning problems in which the measurements taken by the robot are subject to known errors. We investigate approaches to learning maps under such conditions based on Valiant's probably approximately correct learning model. We focus on the problem of coping with accumulated error in combining local measurements to make global inferences. In one approach, the effects of accumulated error are eliminated by the use of local sensing methods that never mislead but occasionally fail to produce an answer. In another approach, the effects of accumulated error are reduced to acceptable levels by repeated exploration of the area to be learned. We also suggest some insights into why certain existing techniques for map learning perform as well as they do. The learning problems explored in this paper are quite different from most of the classification and boolean-function learning problems appearing in the literature. The methods described, while specific to map learning, suggest directions to take in tackling other learning problems.     

Axial power flow distributions of ultrasonic guided waves in viscous liquid-filled pipes

The axial power flow (APF) magnitude and attenuation distributions of ultrasonic longitudinal guided waves in viscous liquid-filled elastic pipes are investigated. The optimal location, optimal mode and its frequency-thickness product (fd) for the test of pipes filled with viscous liquid are chosen according to APF and attenuation distributions. The results show that the APF magnitude distribution is an important parameter in choosing the modes and parameters. A particular mode has weak dispersion in ranges of fd values with large group velocity, while other modes with smaller group velocity in the same fd ranges have stronger dispersion. It has been observed that, within these ranges, the chosen mode has a larger APF on the pipe's wall. Therefore, in the region of fd values where a particular mode has a large group velocity, this mode will be effective to be used in testing elastic pipes filled with viscous liquid. The results obtained from both the APF analysis and attenuation distribution are consistent.     

Passat B5密封条大变形非线性有限元分析

利用非线性有限元分析软件MARC对Passat B5的车门密封条进行仿真分析,并借助测试装置对实际产品材料参数进行准确测定,解决了该复杂结构的几何非线性、材料非线性和压缩过程边界非线性的有限元分析难点,获得良好的定量分析结果。     

Vacancy island creation and coalescence using automated scanning tunneling microscopy

We demonstrate that scanning tunneling microscope tip-surface crash events can be utilized as an efficient means for the creation of predefined island configurations for diffusion studies. Using this method, islands of varying size can be created and placed in close proximity, increasing the probability of initiating and observing coalescence events. Data obtained from crash initiated events on a Ag(111) surface are presented. Relaxation time exponents extracted from these data confirm that our method gives results consistent with previous, sputter-obtained island coalescence studies. We also describe an instrument-control routine developed for these measurements that utilizes commercial imaging and off-the-shelf automation software to automate the tracking of islands or other features by the microscope.     

坡口形式对Q345/SUS304异种钢对接接头残余应力和变形的影响

近年来,异种钢焊接接头在工业应用上越来越广泛。在焊接中、厚板的异种钢接头时,为了获得全焊透接头通常需要在工件上准备坡口。由于坡口处需要填充焊缝金属,因此不同的坡口要采用不同的热输入和焊道布置。理论上而言,不同热输入和焊道布置对焊接残余应力与变形会有影响。采用数值模拟与试验手段相结合的方法研究坡口形式对Q345与SUS304异材对接接头的残余应力与变形的影响。以有限元软件ABAQUS为平台,开发热-弹-塑性有限元数值计算方法来模拟板厚为10 mm的V形和X形坡口Q345/SUS304异种钢平板多道焊对接接头的温度场、应力场和焊接变形。采用盲孔法测量V形坡口接头表面的焊接残余应力;分别采用游标卡尺和三坐标仪测量V形和X形坡口接头的横向收缩和角变形。通过比较可知,不论是焊接残余应力还是焊接变形,计算结果与试验结果都吻合较好,验证了计算方法的有效性。研究结果表明,在Q345母材与焊缝交界处的应力分布均出现不连续的现象,而且接头中SUS304侧的高拉伸残余应力区域明显宽于Q345侧。数值结果表明,坡口形式对纵向残余应力的峰值影响较小,而对横向残余应力的峰值有一定影响。试验和数值模拟结果显示V形坡口接头的横向收缩和角变形明显大于X形坡口接头的值。