Design Aspects of Grazing Angle Multilayer Mirrors for Soft γ-Rays

If sensitive enough, future missions for nuclear astrophysics will be a great help in understanding supernovae explosions. In contrast to coded-mask instruments, both crystal diffraction lenses and grazing angle mirrors offer a possibility to construct a sensitive instrument to detect γ-ray lines in supernovae. We report on possible implementations of grazing angle mirrors and simulations carried out to determine their performance.     

夹? 22 mm钢筋体复合锚杆原位锚固特性分析

加钢筋体复合锚杆在土遗址载体锚固得到了较为成功的应用,但研究该类型锚杆机制刚刚起步。选择交河故城开展了夹? 22 mm钢筋复合体锚杆现场锚固测试,包括锚固性能测试和锚杆各界面层应变监测。锚固性能试验表明,3 m长复合锚杆极限锚固力可达190 kN,而且杆体表现出较强塑性变形。锚杆各界面层应变监测结果表明,钢筋-复合材料界面层轴向应变远大于其他界面层,锚固失效在该层;由于杆体的非均直性,楠竹-复合材料界面表现出轴向应变的非规律性,局部出现受压状态;楠竹-浆体界面剪应变与荷载变化一致,在较高荷载下出现剪应变向锚固末端的传递特征;鉴于杆体的多圈层构造,受力过程中出现明显的横向传递和剪胀特征。其研究成果可为复合锚杆的优化与工艺完善奠定基础。     

Structures and magnetic behaviours of TiO2—Mn—TiO2 multilayers

The TiO₂--Mn--TiO₂ multilayers are successfully grown on glass and silicon substrates by alternately using radio frequency reactive magnetron sputtering and direct current magnetron sputtering. The structures and the magnetic behaviours of these films are characterised with x-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscope (TEM), vibrating sample magnetometer, and superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID). It is shown that the multi-film consists of a mixture of anatase and rutile TiO₂ with an embedded Mn nano-film. It is found that there are two turning points from ferromagnetic phase to antiferromagnetic phase. One is at 42 K attributed to interface coupling between ferromagnetic Mn₃O₄ and antiferromagnetic Mn₂O₃, and the other is at 97 K owing to the interface coupling between ferromagnetic Mn and antiferromagnetic MnO. The samples are shown to have ferromagnetic behaviours at room temperature from hysteresis in the M--H loops, and their ferromagnetism is found to vary with the thickness of Mn nano-film. Moreover, the Mn nano-film has a critical thickness of about 18.5 nm, which makes the coercivity of the multi-film reach a maximum of about 3.965times 10 ^{- 2} T.     

X射线多层膜色散元件

介绍了X射线多层膜色散元件的原理、技术和国内外应用研究现状。该类元件具有反射强度比常规晶体高数倍、无明显的高次谐波、无老化和温度影响等特点。     

Can tensile stress develop in fractured multilayers under compressive strain conditions?

To contribute to the understanding of how opening-mode fractures (joints) form and open or close at depth in layered rocks, we present a 2D numerical study aiming to determine whether tensile stress can develop in pre-fractured elastic multilayers submitted to biaxial compressive strain conditions.First, we investigate the role of the elastic and geometrical properties of the layers on the development of tensile stress in models with five bonded layers and containing one open fracture in the central layer. Our results indicate that, in absence of elastic contrast (in Young's modulus) between the layers, no tensile stress develops in the models. However, when the fractured layer is stiffer than the two adjacent layers directly above and below, a lobe of horizontal tensile stress develops centered on the pre-existing fracture. The creation of this tensile stress is contingent upon the partial closing of the fracture. The levels of tensile stress and the thickness of the lobe of tensile stress increase logarithmically with an increase in the elastic contrast and are systematically larger for a larger Soft/Stiff ratio (ratio of the total thickness of the soft layers with the total thickness of the stiff layers).Second, we investigate the role of fracture interaction in the development of tensile stress in models containing a pair of open fractures. We observe that the levels of tensile stress in the region between the fractures are systematically higher than those observed in identical models containing a single fracture. This increase in tensile stress is very large for small elastic contrasts between the layers but diminishes when the elastic contrast increases. Furthermore, the spacing between the pre-existing fractures plays an important role in the stress distribution in the region between them. When the fracture spacing is equal to or lower than 1.15 times the height of the fractured layer for the experimental conditions chosen, the lobes of tensile stress centered on the fractures coalesce. This results in the formation of vast areas of tensile stress in models under remote compressive loading conditions. Such tensile areas are likely to allow the initiation and propagation of subsequent opening-mode fractures.The results obtained provide new insights into the formation of joints in layered rocks in compressive environments, with important consequences on fluid flow.