Cavity-enhanced spectroscopies for applications of remote sensing, chemical kinetics and detection of radical species

This thesis describes applications of cavity enhanced spectroscopy towards applications of remote sensing, chemical kinetics and detection of transient radical molecular species. Both direct absorption spectroscopy and cavity ring-down spectroscopy are used in this work. Frequency-stabilized cavity ring-down spectroscopy (FS-CRDS) was utilized for measurements of spectral lineshapes of O₂ and CO₂ for obtaining laboratory reference data in support of NASA’s OCO-2 mission. FS-CRDS is highly sensitive (> 10 km absorption path length) and precise (> 10000:1 SNR), making it ideal to study subtle non-Voigt lineshape effects. In addition, these advantages of FS-CRDS were further extended for measuring kinetic isotope effects: A dual-wavelength variation of FS-CRDS was used for measuring precise D/H and ¹³C/¹²C methane isotope ratios (sigma>0.026%) for the purpose of measuring the temperature dependent kinetic isotope effects of methane oxidation with O(¹D) and OH radicals. Finally, direct absorption spectroscopic detection of the trans-DOCO radical via a frequency combs spectrometer was conducted in collaboration with professor Jun Ye at JILA/University of Colorado.

基于人工神经网络的大量程光纤实时距离干涉测量仪

提出了一种基于人工神经网络的全光纤化大量程实时距离干涉测量仪．采用双正弦相位调制方法，即通过同时调制半导体激光器的波长和干涉仪的光程差实现外差测量。为了扩大干涉仪的测量范围和消除输出信号中的交叉敏感，采用人工神经网络进行信号处理，把两路经过初步解调的干涉信号作为输入样本，物体距离的实际值作为输出样本，对神经网络进行训练，以使其具有良好的推广能力．实验结果表明神经网络的使用不仅扩大了距离的测量范围而且提高了测量精度．

Effects of food and topography on ranging behavior of black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor jingdongensis) in Wuliang mountain, Yunnan, China

We studied the ranging behavior of a habituated group of black crested gibbons (Nomascus concolor jingdongensis) in a high, seasonal habitat on Mt. Wuliang, central Yunnan, China, between March 2005 and April 2006. Our results indicated that the total home range size for the study group was 129 ha, or 151 ha if the lacunae within the borders in which gibbons were not observed were included. This is a much bigger range size than that of other gibbon species. However, 69.7% of their activities occurred within 29 ha. The intensity of quadrant use was significantly correlated with the distribution of important food patches. The mean yearly daily path length was 1,391 m. Gibbons traveled farther when they spent more time feeding on fruit. To avoid often passing through ridges with little food, gibbons usually stayed in the same valley for successive days, and then moved on to another valley for another several days, which resulted in a concentrated ranging pattern.

Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency Enhanced by Tilting Monocrystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Device

Based on the idea of tilting a photoelectric conversion device,the monocrystalline silicon p-n junction device was tilted to make light incident upon the device at an angle of 45° with the normal of the device surface,resulting in infrared multiple-internal-reflection inside the device.The internal reflection leads to path length increase of infrared light,making the enhancement of infrared absorption of the device.An increase of 11% in energy conversion efficiency has been obtained through tilting the device.

并行最优路径算法及K优路径算法研究

最优路径问题是计算机科学、运筹学、工程设计等领域很多问题的基础。它的应用包括网络路由、电路设计、交通运输、机器人运动规划、事务调度中关键路径的计算以及VLSI设计等。同时，它也为很多最优化问题提供了解决框架，如背包问题、分子生物学中的序列比对、内接多边形的构造和长度受限的霍夫曼编码等都可以转化成最优路径问题进行求解。 求解网络中最优路径的方法可以分为两大类。一种是标号设定算法（label setting ,LS）,另一种是标号改变算法（label correcting ,LC）。由于网络路径算法的应用越来越强调动态性和及时性，使得高效求解最优路径问题变得越来越重要。在这里，我们利用一种高效的网络划分方法，实现了基于网络划分的LS/LC并行算法。实验结果表明，基于这种网络划分的并行算法对于求解最优路径有很好的加速比和扩展比。 在许多更加复杂的应用中，不仅要求计算出最优路径，而且要求给出前K优路径。K优路径是长期研究的泛化最优路径问题，即不但要求得到最优路径，还要得到次短、再次短等路径。 节点s到节点t的K优路径问题可以分为两大类：一类是求解K优非简单路径，即得到的路径可以包含环路；另一类是求解K优简单路径，即路径是简单通路，不包含环路。经过大量学者的研究，求解K优非简单路径相对容易。Fox 于1975年提出了复杂度为O(m+nlogn) 的求解K优非简单路径的算法，最近， Eppstein于1998年给出了一种优化的求解K优非简单路径的算法，时间复杂度达到了O(m+nlogn+k) ，基本上达到了理论下限。 在2000年对E 的算法进行并行化，时间复杂度为 。求解K优简单路径已被证明是更为具有挑战性，这个问题最先由Hofman和Pavley 在1957年进行开始研究，但几乎所有试图解决该问题的算法时间复杂度都达到指数时间。众所周知，Yen提出了一结果比较好的算法，利用现代的数据结构达到O(kn(n+nlogn)) 时间复杂度。John Hershberger于2007年给出了一个新的求K优路径的算法，该算法基于有效率的替代路径算法,相对于以前的替代路径算法，其加速比可达到O(n) 。在本文中，我们基于John Hershberger给出的K优路径算法，尝试给出其并行的方法，并在SMP的高性能计算机上进行了测试。 关键词 并行算法、最优路径、K优路径、网络划分

Study on peak overpressure and flame propagation speed of gas deflagration in the tube with obstacles

The on-way peak overpressure and flame propagation speed of gas deflagration in the tube with obstacles are important data for process safety. Based on carbon monoxide deflagration experiments, the paper presents a multi-zone integration model for calculation of on-way peak overpressure, in which the tube with obstacles is considered as a series of venting explosion enclosures which link each others. The analysis of experimental data indicates that the on-way peak overpressure of gas deflagration can be correlated as an empirical formula with equivalence ratio of carbon monoxide oxidation, expansion ratio, flame path length, etc., and that the on-way peak overpressure exhibits a linear relationship with turbulence factor and flame propagation speed. An empirical formula of flame propagation speed is given.

IMP 重离子治癌中的剂量计算方法

Basic algorithms of biological effective dose optimization and dose distribution on CT image for the heavy ion therapy project at the Institute of Modern Physics(IMP),Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS) are reported in this paper.Firstly,biological effective dose optimization is conducted in water.According to the relationship between CT number and water equivalent path length,an integral algorithm is used to calculate the average dose within a pixel and then the dose distribution in tissue is derived.Secondly...中文文摘：针对深部肿瘤重离子治疗临床试验的需求,首先在水介质中进行生物有效剂量的优化计算,然后根据CT图像中像素CT值与水等效长度转换系数之间的关系,结合水中的深度剂量分布曲线对每个像素进行积分得到CT图像上的生物有效剂量分布。同时介绍了基于被动式束流配送系统适形照射时的剂量确定方式,并提出二维适形放疗也应使用分层照射方式以适应治疗时的不同要求。这些方法适合目前及今后在IMP进行的重离子治癌临床试验研究中治疗计划系统的需要。

Biodosimetry estimate for high-LET irradiation

The purpose of this paper is to prepare for an easy and reliable biodosimeter protocol for radiation accidents involving high-linear energy transfer (LET) exposure. Human peripheral blood lymphocytes were irradiated using carbon ions (LET: 34.6 keV mu m(-1)), and the chromosome aberrations induced were analyzed using both a conventional colcemid block method and a calyculin A induced premature chromosome condensation (PCC) method. At a lower dose range (0-4 Gy), the measured dicentric (dics) and centric ring chromosomes (cRings) provided reasonable dose information. At higher doses (8 Gy), however, the frequency of dics and cRings was not suitable for dose estimation. Instead, we found that the number of Giemsa-stained drug-induced G2 prematurely condensed chromosomes (G2-PCC) can be used for dose estimation, since the total chromosome number (including fragments) was linearly correlated with radiation dose (r = 0.99). The ratio of the longest and the shortest chromosome length of the drug-induced G2-PCCs increased with radiation dose in a linear-quadratic manner (r = 0.96), which indicates that this ratio can also be used to estimate radiation doses. Obviously, it is easier to establish the dose response curve using the PCC technique than using the conventional metaphase chromosome method. It is assumed that combining the ratio of the longest and the shortest chromosome length with analysis of the total chromosome number might be a valuable tool for rapid and precise dose estimation for victims of radiation accidents.

Parton energy loss in heavy-ion collisions via direct-photon and charged-particle azimuthal correlations

Charged-particle spectra associated with direct photon (gamma(dir)) and pi(0) are measured in p + p and Au + Au collisions at center-of-mass energy root(S)(NN) = 200 GeV with the STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. A shower-shape analysis is used to partially discriminate between gamma(dir) and pi(0). Assuming no associated charged particles in the gamma(dir) direction ( near side) and small contribution from fragmentation photons (gamma(frag)), the associated charged-particle yields opposite to gamma(dir) (away side) are extracted. In central Au + Au collisions, the charged-particle yields at midrapidity (vertical bar eta vertical bar < 1) and high transverse momentum (3 < (assoc)(PT) < 16 GeV/c) associated with gamma(dir) and pi(0) (vertical bar eta vertical bar < 0.9, 8 < (trig)(PT) < 16 GeV/c) are suppressed by a factor of 3-5 compared with p + p collisions. The observed suppression of the associated charged particles is similar for gamma(dir) and pi(0) and independent of the gamma(dir) energy within uncertainties. These measurements indicate that, in the kinematic range covered and within our current experimental uncertainties, the parton energy loss shows no sensitivity to the parton initial energy, path length, or color charge.

Circular dichroism spectro electrochemical and voltammetric studies of vitamin B-2

Electroreduction of vitamin B-2 (VB2) was studied by in situ circular dichroism (CD) spectroelectrochemistry (SEC) with a long optical path length thin layer cell (LOPLTLC). The results showed that the electroreduction of VB2 in phosphate buffer solution (PBS) (PH 6.8) was a two-electron electrochemical process with weak adsorption of the reactant at the glassy carbon (GC) electrode surface. The CD spectra change of VB2 in the reduction process was explained with the theory of electronic states. We also treated the CD spectra with a singular value decomposition least square (SVDLS) method, and have found not only the number of components and their spectra, but also the fraction distribution of each component in the electroreduction process of VB2.

Study of electrochemical behavior of ergosterol by in situ thin layer circular dichroic spectroelectrochemistry

The electroxidation of ergosterol was studied by in situ circular dichroic (CD) spectroelectrochemistry with a long optical path length thin layer cell. It was confirmed that the oxidation of ergosterol in ethanol solution is a two-electron irreversible electrochemical process with strong adsorption of an electroinactive product at the glassy carbon electrode, which blocks the electrochemical reaction. The CD spectroelectrochemical data were treated by the double logarithm method together with nonlinear regression, from which the formal potential, E-0 = 1.00 V, alpha n(alpha) = 0.302, the standard electrochemical rate constant, k(0) = 6.1(+/-0.4) x 10(-4) cm s(-1) and the adsorption constant, beta = 19 +/- 1, were obtained. The number of electrons transferred (n = 1.86) was estimated by cyclic voltammetry.

Investigation of ergosterol in situ circular dichroic spectroelectrochemistry

In the present paper, the electrochemical behavior of ergosterol has been investigated by in situ circular dichroism (CD) spectroelectrochemistry with long path-length thin layer cell. E-0 (1.02V), alpha n(alpha) (0.302) of the electroxidation process of ergosterol were obtained from the CD spectroelectrochemical data. The mechanism of the electroxidation process of ergosterol is suggested.

INVESTIGATION OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL-BEHAVIOR OF TRYPTOPHAN BY IN-SITU CIRCULAR DICHROIC SPECTROELECTROCHEMISTRY

The electrochemical redox processes of tryptophan were studied by in situ circular dichroic (CD) spectroelectrochemistry with a long optical path length thin-layer cell. The oxidation of tryptophan at low concentrations in basic aqueous solution is a two-electron irreversible electrochemical process which results from an irreversible subsequent chemical reaction. A method of treatment of CD spectral data for the irreversible electrochemical reaction is suggested, from which the values E(p/2) = 0.46 V, alphan(alpha) = 0.313 and k0 = 2.4 x 10(-4) cm s-1 (the standard heterogeneous reaction rate constant for tryptophan oxidation) were obtained.

DETERMINATION OF PARAMETERS OF FAST CHEMICAL REACTION OF ALIZARIN RED S BY SPECTROELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD WITH LOPTLC

The rate constant of very fast chemical reaction generally can be measured by electrochemical methods, but can not by the thin layer electrochemical methods because of the influence of diffusion effect. Long optical path length thin layer cell (LOPTLC) with large ratio of electrode area to solution volume can be used to monitor the fist chemical reaction in situ with high sensitivity and accuracy. It enable the adsorption spectra to be measured without the influence of diffusion effect. In the present paper, a fast chemical reaction of Alizarin Red S (ARS) with its oxidative state has been studied. The reaction equilibrium constant (K) under different potentials can be determined by single step potential-absorption spectra in LOPTLC. An equilibrium constant of 7.94 x 10(5) l.mol(-1) for the chemical reaction has been obtained from the plot of lgK vs. (E - E-1(0)'). Rate constant (k) under different potentials can be measured by single step potential-chronoabsorptiometry. A rate constant of 426.6 l.mol(-1).s(-1) for the chemical reaction has been obtained from the plot of lgK vs. (E - E-1(0)') with (E - E-1(0)') = 0.

工艺计划选择的图论方法

Kusiak和Finke讨论了工艺计划选择问题,并对此建立了图论和整数规划模型。本文给出一个修改的模型,模型求解归结为求非循环有向图的最短路径,使问题求解大为简化。