The Lobster Eye Imager for Astronomy Onboard the SATech-01 Satellite

The Lobster Eye Imager for Astronomy(LEIA),a pathfinder of the Wide-field X-ray Telescope of the Einstein Probe mission,was successfully launched onboard the SATech-01 satellite of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on2022 July 27.In this paper,we introduce the design and on-ground test results of the LEIA instrument.Using stateof-the-art Micro-Pore Optics(MPO),a wide field of view of 346 square degrees(18.6°×18.6°)of the X-ray imager is realized.An optical assembly composed of 36 MPO chips is used to focus incident X-ray photons,and four large-format complementary metal-oxide semiconductor(CMOS)sensors,each of size 6 cm×6 cm,are used as the focal plane detectors.The instrument has an angular resolution of 4’-8’(in terms of FWHM)for the central focal spot of the point-spread function,and an effective area of 2-3 cm^(2) at 1 keV in essentially all the directions within the field of view.The detection passband is 0.5-4 keV in soft X-rays and the sensitivity is2-3×10^(-11) erg s^(-1) cm^(-2)(about 1 milliCrab)with a 1000 s observation.The total weight of LEIA is 56 kg and the power is 85 W.The satellite,with a design lifetime of 2 yr,operates in a Sun-synchronous orbit of 500 km with an orbital period of 95 minutes.LEIA is paving the way for future missions by verifying in flight the technologies of both novel focusing imaging optics and CMOS sensors for X-ray observation,and by optimizing the working setups of the instrumental parameters.In addition,LEIA is able to carry out scientific observations to find new transients and to monitor known sources in the soft X-ray band,albeit with limited useful observing time available.

CT血管成像虚拟门静脉压力梯度(CHESS 1601):门静脉高压无创诊断的前瞻性多中心研究

目的建立并验证一种基于CT血管成像的预估门静脉压力梯度的计算机模型,命名为虚拟门静脉压力梯度(HVPG),使肝硬化病人门静脉高压的无创诊断成为可能。材料与方法在这项前瞻性多中心诊断试验(Clinical Trials.gov标志符:NCT02842697)中,2016年8月—2017年4月从3个大型肝病中心连续招募了102例符合条件的参与者(年龄21~75岁,平均47岁;包括男性68例,年龄21~73岁,平均44岁,女性34例,年龄24~75岁,平均52岁)。

Three-dimensional dynamics of supported pipes conveying fluid

This paper deals with the three-dimensional dynamics and postbuckling behavior of flexible supported pipes conveying fluid, considering flow velocities lower and higher than the critical value at which the buckling instability occurs. In the case of low flow velocity, the pipe is stable with a straight equilibrium position and the dynamics of the system can be examined using linear theory. When the flow velocity is beyond the critical value, any motions of the pipe could be around the postbuckling configuration(non-zero equilibrium position) rather than the straight equilibrium position, so nonlinear theory is required. The nonlinear equations of perturbed motions around the postbuckling configuration are derived and solved with the aid of Galerkin discretization. It is found, for a given flow velocity,that the first-mode frequency for in-plane motions is quite different from that for out-of-plane motions. However, the second-or third-mode frequencies for in-plane motions are approximately equal to their counterparts for out-of-plane motions, keeping almost constant values with increasing flow velocity. Moreover, the orientation angle of the postbuckling configuration plane for a buckled pipe can be significantly affected by initial conditions, displaying new features which have not been observed in the same pipe system factitiously supposed to deform in a single plane.

REMAINING LIFE ASSESSMENT OF A 1Cr5Mo STEEL BY USING Z-PARAMETER METHOD

Z-parameter method based on the Larson-Miller relationship is proposed to assess remaining life of a 1Cr5Mo steel. The non-linear master curve of stress a vs. Larson-Miller parameter P of the steel can be expressed as: P=29.608-5. 085logσ. A family of curves parallel to the master curve can be expressed as: P=29.608-Z-5.085logσ, where the value of Z represents the magnitude deviated from the master curve. A relationship between the value of Z-parameter and the level of spheroidization E (mi-crostructural degradation) can be expressed as: Z=0.203(E-1).

Effect of temperature on the mechanical abnormity of the quasicrystal reinforced Mg-4%Li-6%Zn-1.2%Y alloy

The serrated phenomena of the quasicrystalline phase reinforced Mg-4%Li-6%Zn-1.2%Y alloy after the extrusion,solid solution treatment and aged treatment have been investigated at different temperatures.The result shows that when the temperature is above 100℃,the serrated phenomenon becomes weak and all the serrated amplitudes are lower than 1 MPa.Among them,the serrated amplitude of samples in aged condition is the lowest and the value is only 0.1-0.2 MPa.The underneath mechanism for the lower plastic instability at higher temperature(≥100℃)can be ascribed to the weak pining effect of solute atoms on the movement of dislocation and release of the pile-up dislocations.

震前蠕变滑移的地震预报意义：来自纳/微米尺度地质构造证据

对采自郯庐活动断裂带及其分支活动断裂的最新断层泥样品,在纳/微米尺度下进行观察,发现发震断层在黏滑滑移之前,普遍存在蠕变滑移现象。表现为黏土片状矿物的褶皱、绕砾滑动、“流水状”排列、撕裂等变形形式。这种蠕变滑移对应于岩石在应力作用下进入屈服阶段尤其是亚失稳阶段的韧性变形。由于这一变形阶段改变了物质结构,故在震源区附近会引起诸多地震前兆物理量变化。鉴于黏滑滑移即将发生,因此这一阶段是捕捉地震前兆的最佳时机,也许是最后的机会。我们认为,发震断层的震前蠕变滑移具有地震预报意义。

Nonplanar flow-induced vibrations of a cantilevered PIP structure system concurrently subjected to internal and cross flows

Pipe-in-pipe(PIP)structures are widely used in offshore oil and gas pipelines to settle thermal insulation issues.A PIP structure system usually consists of two concentric pipes and one softer layer for thermal insulation consideration.The total response of the system is related to the dynamics of both pipes and the interactions between these two concentric pipes.In the current work,a theoretical model for flow-induced vibrations of a PIP structure system is proposed and analyzed in the presence of an internal axial flow and an external cross flow.The interactions between the two pipes are modeled by a linear distributed damper,a linear distributed spring and a nonlinear distributed spring along the pipe length.The unsteady hydrodynamic forces due to cross flow are modeled by two distributed van der Pol wake oscillators.The nonlinear partial differential equations for the two pipes and the wake are further discretized by the aid of Galerkin’s technique,resulting in a set of ordinary differential equations.These ordinary differential equations are further numeri cally solved by using a fourth-order Runge-Kutta integration algorithm.Phase portraits,bifurcation diagrams,an Argand diagram and oscillation shape diagrams are plotted,showing the existence of a lock-in phenomenon and figure-of-eight trajectory.The PIP system subjected to cross flow displays some interesting dynamical behaviors different from that of a single-pipe structure.

Semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes synthesized by S-doping

An approach was presented for synthesis of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWNTs) by sulfur(S) doping with the method of graphite arc discharge. Raman spectroscopy, UV-vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy and electronic properties measurements indicated the semconducting properties of the SWNTs samples. Simulant calculation indicated that S doping could induce convertion of metallic SWNTs into semiconducting ones. This strategy may pave a way for the direct synthesis of pure semiconducting SWNTs.

OBSERVATION ON DEFECTS IN POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON THIN FILMS

Polycrystalline silicon thin films were prepared by RTCVD (rapid thermal chemica l vapor deposition) method on several substrates such as SSP (silicon sheet from powder) ribbon, poly-Si wafer and mono-Si wafer. Intra-granular defects such as stacking faults, twins and microstructure defects were investigated on thin fil ms by scan electron microscopy (SEM) technique.

ISOTROPIC TEXTURING OF POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON WAFERS

An isotropic etching technique of texturing silicon solar cells has been applied to polycrystalline silicon wafers with different acid concentrations. Optimal e tching conditions have been determined by etching rate calculation, scanning ele ctron microscope (SEM) image and reflectance measurement. The surface morphology of the textured wafers varies in accordance with the different etchant concentr ation which in turn leads to the dissimilarity of etching speed. Textured polycr ystalline silicon wafer surfaces display randomly located etched pits which can reduce the surface reflection and enhance the light absorption. The special rela tionship between reflectivity and etching rate was studied. Reflectance measurem ents show that isotropic texturing is one of the suitable techniques for texturi ng polycrystalline silicon wafers and benefits solar cells performances.

GROWTH PROCESS OF LOW-TEMPERATURE PLASMA-NITRIDING LAYER ON AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL

The growth process of low-temperaturs plasma-nitriding layer was investigated by scan-ning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The layer is composedof expanded fcc phase (γN), whose lattice parameter of the layer increases with processtime resulting from increasing the nitrogen content. The layer hardness increases grad-ually with nitrogen content. The high slip band density on the layer surface observedin situ by SEM shows that the surface yield occurs when supersaturated nitrogen con-tent in the layer attains to some value, which is also responsible for the increase inlayer hardness.

CompactPCI/Linux Platform in FTU Slow Control System

In large fusion experiments, such as tokamak devices, there is a common trendfor slow control systems. Because of complexity of the plants, the so-called 'Standard Model' (SM)in slow control has been adopted on several tokamak machines. This model is based on a three-levelhierarchical control: 1) High-Level Control (HLC) with a supervisory function; 2) Medium-LevelControl (MLC) to interface and concentrate I/O field equipments; 3) Low-Level Control (LLC) withhard real-time I/O function, often managed by PLCs. FTU control system designed with SM concepts hasunderwent several stages of developments in its fifteen years duration of runs. The latestevolution was inevitable, due to the obsolescence of the MLC CPUs, based on VME-MOTOROLA 68030 withOS9 operating system. A large amount of C code was developed for that platform to route the dataflow from LLC, which is constituted by 24 Westinghouse Numalogic PC-700 PLCs with about 8000field-points, to HLC, based on a commercial Object-Oriented Real-Time database on Alpha/CompaqTru64platform. Therefore, we have to look for cost-effective solutions and finally a CompactPCI—Intelx86 platform with Linux operating system was chosen. A software porting has been done, taking intoaccount the differences between OS9 and Linux operating system in terms of Inter/Network ProcessesCommunications and I/O multi-ports serial driver. This paper describes the hardware/softwarearchitecture of the new MLC system, emphasizing the reliability and the low costs of the open sourcesolutions. Moreover, a huge amount of software packages available in open source environment willassure a less painful maintenance, and will open the way to further improvements of the systemitself.

MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF AN ION-NITRIDINGLAER ON A NO.45 STEEL

The cross-sectional microstructure of an ion-nitrided layer on a No.45 steel was studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results show that the columnar crystals constitute the compound layer. Most of them have the microstructure of alternating ε-Fe2-3N and γ-Fe4N and others are single ε-Fe2-3N phase. There are abnormal strip ferrites between the columnar crystals. The transition layer mainly consists of spherical γ-Fe4N and cementite (Fe3C) particles in the pearlite are dissolved in this layer. In diffusion layer, besides the equilibrium phase γ-Fe4N, there are α -Fe16N2 and the satellite spots around main spots of α-Fe16N2 demonstrate its modulation structure. A metastable ordered cluster zone of the nitropen atoms was found in the division layer.

Effect of Mo Addition on Microstructural Characteristics in a Re-containing Single Crystal Superalloy

The effect of Mo addition on microstructural characteristics of a nickel-base single crystal superalloy containing 4 wt% Re was investigated. The γ/γ’ partitioning ratios determined by energy dispersive spectrometer attached to a transmission electron microscope showed that the addition of Mo enhanced the partitioning of Re,W and Cr in the g matrix while decreased the concentration of Ta in the matrix. Synchrotron radiation diffraction was adopted to measure the γ/γ’ lattice misfit at room temperature. The results indicated that Mo addition changed the γ/γ’ lattice misfit towards larger negative as well as increased the tetragonal distortion of the γ lattice. Additionally,Mo addition led to microstructural instability and altered the precipitation behavior of topologically close-packed phases during 1100 C exposure. Instead of precipitating directly from the matrix,the μ phase was observed to be converted from the α phase which precipitated preferentially as a metastable intermediate in the alloy with high Mo content.

Effect of Temperature on Material Transfer Behavior at Different Stages of Friction Stir Welded 7075-T6 Aluminum Alloy

In this work, the morphologies of weld of 7075-T6 aluminum alloy via friction stir welding （FSW） were analyzed by optical microscopy, the temperature field was attained by numerical simulation, and the effect of temperature on material transfer behavior in the thermal-mechanical affected zone （TMAZ） at different stages was mainly investigated. The FSW process consists of three stages. It is very interesting to find that the maximum transfer displacement of material appears at the final stage of welding process, then at the stable stage and at the initial stage, which results from the difference of peak temperatures at different stages. At any stage, the material in TMAZ near the surface of weld transfers downwards, the material in the middle of weld moves upwards and the material near the bottom of weld hardly moves. In any cross section of weld, the largest transfer displacement of material appears in the middle of weld. The increase of rotational velocity and the decrease of welding speed are both beneficial to the transfer displacement of material in the middle of weld.

Effect of Solidification Condition and Carbon Content on the Morphology of MC Carbide in Directionally Solidified Nickel-base Superalloys

Evolution of the morphology of MC carbides with the change of cooling rate and carbon content in two kinds of nickel-base superalloys, K417 G and DD33, has been investigated. The morphology of MC carbides evolves from faceted to script-like with increasing cooling rate. Varying the carbon content from 40X10-6 to 320X10-6, the morphology of carbides changes from blocky, rod-like into script-like. Scanning electron microscopy observation of deep-etched samples indicates that these carbides evolve from octahedral to dendritic and then into welldeveloped dendrites accordingly in a three-dimensional manner. The morphology evolution is discussed from the viewpoint of the preferential growth orientation of fcc crystals and the carbide growth rate during directional solidification.

Development of a 750-mm-long stripline kicker for HEPS

Purpose The superfast kickers are required for the HEPS storage ring on-axis injection system due to its very small dynamic aperture.A 750-mm-long stripline pair type of kicker prototype was researched and developed to demonstrate achieved performance of bandwidth,impedance,kicker strength,field uniformity and beam power loss.Methods The cross sections of the kicker main body and the end of taper part are optimized for a good impedance matching and field uniformity.3D simulation further optimizes the taper part to minimize the beam power loss and maintain a lower reflection.The high-voltage feedthrough is also designed and optimized by 3D CST.RF and high-voltage measurements are taken to verify the design of kicker assembly.Results The testing transmission odd-mode impedance is 50±0.5Ω,the even-mode impedance is 60±0.5Ω,and return loss is less than−13 dB.The peak voltage and the rise time of pulse width inserting kicker assembly just decrease 3%of 20 kV and slow down 80 ps,respectively.Conclusions RF testing results agree well with the simulation ones,which meet the design specification.The kicker assembly works well at±20 kV pulse.

Deformation behaviors of as-built and hot isostatically pressed Ti-6Al-4V alloys fabricated via electron beam rapid manufacturing

The deformation behavior of as-built and hot isostatically pressed(HIP)Ti-6Al-4V alloys fabricated using electron beam rapid manufacturing(EBRM)were investigated in this work.The deformation characteristics were characterized using a laser scanning confocal microscope and electron back-scattered diffraction(EBSD).In the as-built sample,prismatic slip was the main mode of deformation,as well as a small amount of basal slip and cross-slip.Some planar slip lines with large length scales were observed across severalαlamellae.After hot isostatical pressing,prismatic and basal slip were the main mode of deformation,accompanied by abundant cross-slip and multiple slip,and most of the slip lines were blocked within an a lamellae.These differences in deformation behavior were associated with the coarsening of a laths and the more retained p phase after HIP compared to the as-built alloy.More cross-slip and multiple slip can lead to superior elongation-to-failure and a greater strain hardening effect in the HIP alloy compared to the as-built sample.

Effect of Long-term Thermal Exposure on Microstructure and Stress Rupture Properties of GH3535 Superalloy

The evolution of microstructure and the stress rupture properties of long term thermally exposed GH3535 alloy have been investigated. It was found that M6 C carbides presented in the solid solution heat treated samples. During long term thermal exposure at 700 C, fine M12 C carbides precipitated preferentially at grain boundaries. These carbides coexisted with the pre-exiting M6 C. The stress rupture life of700 C/1000 h exposed sample under creep testing at 650 C/324 MPa is 93 h. It is much longer than that of the solid solution samples. No noticeable changes could be detected in both the microstructure and stress rupture lives when the samples were exposed for time longer than 1000 h M12 C carbides were found to be beneficial to the creep properties. The cracks initiated at the interface of M6 C carbides and matrix, which led to a lower creep rupture life.

断奶仔猪日粮中添加酵母培养物对生长性能、肠道健康和免疫的影响

选择216头断奶仔猪来研究口粮中添加不同水平的酵母培养物（YC）对生长性能、养分消化率、小肠形态、肠道微生物区系和免疫的影响并探讨酵母培养物是否可以替代抗生素生长促进剂（AGP）。共设2个试验：试验1，192头28d断奶仔猪（7．5±0．2kg）随机分为6个处理组：①对照组；②AGP（金霉素，80mg／kg）；③2．5g／kg酵母培养物；④5g／kg酵母培养物；⑤10g／kg酵母培养物；⑥20g／kg酵母培养物。每个处理8个重复，每个重复4头猪。试验期21d。饲喂5g／kg酵母培养物组仔猪平均日增重显著高于（P〈0．05）对照组和其他酵母培养物组。