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.

广泛耐药革兰阴性菌感染的实验诊断、抗菌治疗及医院感染控制:中国专家共识

广泛耐药革兰阴性杆菌(XDR-GNB),是指除1~2类抗菌药物(主要指多黏菌素和替加环素)外,几乎对所有类别抗菌药物均不敏感的革兰阴性杆菌。XDR-GNB常见于肠杆菌科细菌、鲍曼不动杆菌、铜绿假单胞菌和嗜麦芽窄食单胞菌等。近年来,中国XDR-GNB的发生率呈不断上升趋势,由于缺乏有效的治疗药物,XDR-GNB感染成为公共卫生安全的一大威胁。我国有关感染的临床、微生物学及临床药理学专家们就XDR-GNB感染的实验室诊断、临床诊疗和医院感染控制等问题深入讨论,形成此共识。其中细菌药敏试验的抗菌药物品种及结果判定标准遵循美国临床和实验室标准化协会(CLSI)、欧洲抗菌药物敏感性试验委员会(EUCAST)或美国食品与药物监督管理局(FDA)的指南。研究提示长疗程使用广谱抗菌药物是引发XDR-GNB感染最重要的危险因素。根据现有的临床研究和实验室数据,共识提供治疗各种XDRGNB感染的联合用药推荐方案,其中常用的抗菌药物有替加环素、多黏菌素、碳青霉烯类、氨基糖苷类和磷霉素等。同时建议实行严格的感染控制措施,包括手卫生、接触隔离、主动筛查、环境消毒、去定植和抗菌药物应用管理等遏制XDRGNB感染的传播。

In-plane crushing behavior and energy absorption design of composite honeycombs

Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation methods were used to study the in-plane crushing behavior of single-cell structures and regular and composite honeycombs.Square,hexagonal,and circular honeycombs were selected as honeycomb layers to establish composite honeycomb models in the form of composite structures and realize the complementary advantages of honeycombs with type Ⅰ and type Ⅱ structures.The effects of honeycomb layer arrangement,plastic collapse strength,relative density,and crushing velocity on the deformation mode,plateau stress,load uniformity,and energy absorption performance of the composite honeycombs were mainly considered.A semi-empirical formula for plateau stress and energy absorption rate per unit mass for the composite honeycombs was developed.The results showed that the arrangement mode of honeycomb layers is an important factor that affects their mechanical properties.Appropriately selecting the arrangement of honeycomb layers and the proportion of honeycomb layers with different structures in a composite honeycomb can effectively improve its load uniformity and control the magnitude of plateau stress and energy absorption capacity.

Methods for a blind analysis of isobar data collected by the STAR collaboration

In 2018,the STAR collaboration collected data from^(96)_(44)Ru+^(96)_(44)Ru and^(96)_(40)Zr+^(96)_(40)Zr at√^(S)NN=200 Ge V to search for the presence of the chiral magnetic effect in collisions of nuclei.The isobar collision species alternated frequently between 9644 Ru+^(96)_(44)Ru and^(96)_(40)Zr+^(96)_(40)Zr.In order to conduct blind analyses of studies related to the chiral magnetic effect in these isobar data,STAR developed a three-step blind analysis procedure.Analysts are initially provided a"reference sample"of data,comprised of a mix of events from the two species,the order of which respects time-dependent changes in run conditions.After tuning analysis codes and performing time-dependent quality assurance on the reference sample,analysts are provided a species-blind sample suitable for calculating efficiencies and corrections for individual≈30-min data-taking runs.For this sample,species-specific information is disguised,but individual output files contain data from a single isobar species.Only run-by-run corrections and code alteration subsequent to these corrections are allowed at this stage.Following these modifications,the"frozen"code is passed over the fully un-blind data,completing the blind analysis.As a check of the feasibility of the blind analysis procedure,analysts completed a"mock data challenge,"analyzing data from Au+Au collisions at√^(S)NN=27 Ge V,collected in 2018.The Au+Au data were prepared in the same manner intended for the isobar blind data.The details of the blind analysis procedure and results from the mock data challenge are presented.

Assessment of COVID-19 aerosol transmission in a university campus food environment using a numerical method

With the prevalence of COVID-19,the phenomenon of viruses spreading through aerosols has become a focus of attention.Diners in university dining halls have a high risk of exposure to respiratory droplets from others without the protection of face masks,which greatly increases the risk of COVID-19 transmission.Therefore,the transmission mechanism of respiratory droplets in extremely crowded dining environments should be investigated.In this study,a numerical simulation of coughing at dining tables under two conditions was performed,namely the presence and absence of protective partitions,and the evaporation and condensation of aerosol droplets in the air were examined.By using the numerical method,we analyzed and verified the isolation effect of dining table partitions in the propagation of aerosol droplets.The effect of changes in room temperature on the diffusion of coughed aerosols when partitions were present was analyzed.We demonstrated how respiratory droplets spread through coughing and how these droplets affect others.Finally,we proposed a design for a dining table partition that minimizes the transmission of COVID-19.

Vibration analysis of hard-coated composite beam considering the strain dependent characteristic of coating material

The strain dependent characteristics of hard coatings make the vibration analysis of hard-coated composite structure become a challenging task. In this study, the modeling and the analysis method of a hard-coated composite beam was developed considering the strain dependent characteristics of coating material. Firstly, based on analyzing the properties of hard-coating material, a high order polynomial was adopted to characterize the strain dependent characteristics of coating materials. Then, the analytical model of a hard-coated composite beam was created by the energy method. Next, using the numerical method to solve the vibration response and the resonance frequencies of the composite beam, a specific calculation flow was also proposed. Finally,a cantilever beam coated with Mg O ＋ Al2_O_3 hard coating was chosen as the study case; under different excitation levels, the resonance region responses and the resonance frequencies of the composite beam were calculated using the proposed method. The calculation results were compared with the experiment and the linear calculation, and the correctness of the created model was verified. The study shows that compared with the general linear calculation, the proposed method can still maintain an acceptable precision when the excitation level is larger.

Macroscopic and microscopic mechanical behaviors of climbing tendrils

Tendril-bearing climbing plants must recur to the tendril helices with chiral perversion or dual chirality for climbing and to obtain sun exposure. Despite researchers' prolonged fascination with climbing tendrils since Darwin's time and even earlier, why the soft and slender tendrils can bear heavy loads such as the self-weight of a plant or additional load caused by rain remains elusive. In this paper, we take towel gourd tendrils as an example and investigate the macroscopic and microscopic mechanical behaviors of tendrils through experiments and simulations. Our study indicates that the tendril filament exhibits rubber-like hyperelastic behaviors and can particularly endure large elongation, which is mainly attributed to the superelasticity of the cellulose fibril helix contained in the cell wall. Combination of the tendril helical structure with dual chirality or chiral perversion at a macroscale and a cellulose filament helix at a subcellular level creates superior elasticity for biological species relying on support and climbing. This study provides deep insight into the structure-property relationship of climbing tendrils, and the relationship is useful for the bioinspired design of composite systems with superior elasticity.

坦桑尼亚Umba谷电气石的变色效应

坦桑尼亚Umba谷的电气石，随光通过电气石的路径长度的增加，其颜色由绿变为红。这种颜色变化称为“Usambara”效应，与以前描述的任何颜色变化效应是不同的。采用比色法对这种电气石进行分析、分析结果表明，Usambara效应是一种复杂现象，它包括光路径长度不同而造成的变色效应和不同光源下观察到的变色故应（变石效应）

天然的赭曲霉毒素A激起的断奶仔猪肝、肾病变及其相关机理

在养猪业中赭曲霉毒素A(OTA)污染是一个世界性问题。本试验研究了天然OTA对断奶仔猪的毒性作用,并进一步探讨其潜在机制。36只三元杂(长×大×杜)断奶仔猪随机分为3组,每组3个重复,每个重复4头猪,分别饲喂基础饲粮(对照组)、基础饲粮+0.4 mg/kg OTA(低剂量OTA组)、基础饲粮+0.8 mg/kg OTA(高剂量OTA组),饲喂42天。结果表明,与对照组相比,OTA组显著降低了断奶仔猪的生长性能(P<0.05)。血清中OTA浓度相当高,而且肾脏中OTA浓度显著高于肝脏。添加OTA显著增加了血清中谷草转氨酶、肌酐和尿素含量(P<0.05),但血清中葡萄糖、总蛋白、白蛋白和球蛋白却显著降低(P<0.05)。OTA组中肾脏近端小管上皮细胞和肝细胞发现明显的退行性病变。OTA组血浆和高剂量OTA组肾脏中抗氧化能力显著降低(P<0.05)。与对照组相比,OTA组中肝脏和肾脏中Bcl-2基因表达显著上调,Bax基因表达显著下调,Bcl-2和Bax比值增加。因此,OTA能降低断奶仔猪抗氧化能力,抑制细胞凋亡,引起肾脏近端小管上皮细胞和肝细胞退行性病变,对生长性能可能会产生负面影响。

Effective cellular vaccines generated by in vitro or in vivo modification of tumor cells using gene transfer approaches for cancer immunogene therapy

Tumor cells escape host immune surveillance bydown-regulation of MHC and/or co-stimulatorymolecules.Anti-tumor immune responses are mediated primarily by T cells.A deficiency in either MHC or co-stimulatory molecules on tumor cells is associated with a failure to induce anti-tumor immunity.

产品·市场·信息--聚合物光纤传感器

讨论了利用“聚合物光纤”(POF)制作的“光纤传感器”(OFS)。文章的第一部分介绍了光纤传感器的有关基本概念和现有技术.第二部分讨论了作为物理和化学/生物化学传感器的典型聚合物光纤传感器(POFS)。

A negative deviation from Porod’s law in SAXS of organo—MSU—X

Small-angle X-ray scattering(SAXS)using synchrotron radiation as X-ray source has been employed to charactcizc the microscopic structrure of organo-modified mesoporous molecular sieves(organo-MSU-X)prepared by a one-pot template-directed synthesis.It is shown that the SAXS profile is hardly constant with Porod’s law showing a negative slope,i.e.,negative deviation.This suggests that there is diffuse interfacial layer located between the pores and the matrix.This suggests that the organic groups remain covalently linked to the matrix,as indicated by ^29SiCP MAS NMR and FT-IR.The average thickness of the interfacial layer was found to be about 1nm for each of the three samples with different kinds and the same amounts(20? of organic groups.This kind of material has also been proved to possess both surface and mass fractal structure of the amophous porous silica materials.2001 Elsevier Science B.V.All rights reserved.

Development of Ultrasensitive Piezoresistive Strain Sensors Made from Carbon Nanofiller/Epoxy Nanocomposites

In this work,firstly,based on effectivemulti-scale numerical modeling and simulations,three possible mechanisms of piezoresistivity inpolymer nanocomposites with carbon nanofiller(CNF,e.g.,carbon nanotube and carbon nanofi-ber),i.e.,1)variation of conductive networksformed by CNFs;2)tunneling resistance changein neighboring CNFs and 3)piezoresistivity

STCF conceptual design report (Volume 1): Physics & detector

The superτ-charm facility(STCF)is an electron–positron collider proposed by the Chinese particle physics community.It is designed to operate in a center-of-mass energy range from 2 to 7 GeV with a peak luminosity of 0.5×10^(35) cm^(–2)·s^(–1) or higher.The STCF will produce a data sample about a factor of 100 larger than that of the presentτ-charm factory—the BEPCII,providing a unique platform for exploring the asymmetry of matter-antimatter(charge-parity violation),in-depth studies of the internal structure of hadrons and the nature of non-perturbative strong interactions,as well as searching for exotic hadrons and physics beyond the Standard Model.The STCF project in China is under development with an extensive R&D program.This document presents the physics opportunities at the STCF,describes conceptual designs of the STCF detector system,and discusses future plans for detector R&D and physics case studies.

MOF-derived ZrO_(2)/C-polyvinylidene fluoride composite towards negative permittivity regulation mechanism

Composites featuring negative permittivity have garnered significant attention for their potential in novel capacitance designs,coil-less electrical inductors,and electromagnetic shielding applications.In this study,we prepared polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF)matrix composites filled with ZrO_(2)/C nanoparticles de-rived from metal-organic frameworks(MOFs)via a hot-pressing method.With an increase in the ZrO_(2)/C content to 30 wt.%,electrical percolation was observed,accompanied by a transition mechanism from hopping conduction to metal-like conduction.This enabled the realization of ZrO_(2)/C/PVDF composites with tailorable negative permittivity properties,attributed to the plasmonic oscillation of free electrons in the composites beyond the percolation threshold(30 wt.%).Furthermore,the permittivity transition along to a shift in the electrical behavior of the percolative composites from capacitive to inductive.We explored the regulatory mechanism behind the negative permittivity in this random composite system,and our findings highlight the potential of these tunable negative permittivity media as promising candi-dates for diverse electromagnetic applications.

Evidence for particle acceleration approaching PeV energies in the W51 complex

Theγ-ray emission from the W51 complex is widely acknowledged to be attributed to the interaction between the cosmic rays(CRs)accelerated by the shock of supernova remnant(SNR)W51C and the dense molecular clouds in the adjacent star-forming region,W51B.However,the maximum acceleration capability of W51C for CRs remains elusive.Based on observations conducted with the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory(LHAASO),we report a significant detection ofγrays emanating from the W51 complex,with energies from 2 to 200 TeV.The LHAASO measurements,for the first time,extend theγ-ray emission from the W51 complex beyond 100 TeV and reveal a significant spectrum bending at tens of TeV.By combining the"π^(0)-decay bump"featured data from Fermi-LAT,the broadbandγ-ray spectrum of the W51 region can be well-characterized by a simple pp-collision model.The observed spectral bending feature suggests an exponential cutoff at~400 TeV or a power-law break at~200 TeV in the CR proton spectrum,most likely providing the first evidence of SNRs serving as CR accelerators approaching the PeV regime.Additionally,two young star clusters within W51B could also be theoretically viable to produce the most energeticγrays observed by LHAASO.Our findings strongly support the presence of extreme CR accelerators within the W51 complex and provide new insights into the origin of Galactic CRs.

Amplitude analysis of the decays D^(0)→π^(+)π^(−)π^(+)π^(−)and D^(0)→π^(+)π^(−)π^(0)π^(0)

Using e^(+)e^(−)annihilation data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2.93 fb^(−1)taken at the center-of-mass energy√s=3.773 GeV with the BESIII detector,a joint amplitude analysis is performed on the decays D^(0)→π^(+)π^(−)π^(+)π^(−)and D^(0)→π^(+)π^(−)π^(0)π^(0)(non-η).The fit fractions of individual components are obtained,and large interferences among the dominant components of the decays D^(0)→a_(1)(1260)π,D^(0)→π(1300)π,D^(0)→ρ(770)ρ(770),and D^(0)→2(ππ)_(S)are observed in both channels.With the obtained amplitude model,the CP-even fractions of D^(0)→π^(+)π^(−)π^(+)π^(−)and D^(0)→π^(+)π^(−)π^(0)π^(0)(non-η)are determined to be(75.2±1.1_(stat).±1.5_(syst.))%and(68.9±1.5_(stat).±2.4_(syst.))%,respectively.The branching fractions of D^(0)→π^(+)π^(−)π^(+)π^(−)and D^(0)→π^(+)π^(−)π^(0)π^(0)(non-η)are measured to be(0.688±0.010_(stat.)±0.010_(syst.))%and(0.951±0.025_(stat.)±0.021_(syst.))%,respectively.The amplitude analysis provides an important model for the binning strategy in measuring the strong phase parameters of D^(0)→4πwhen used to determine the CKM angleγ(ϕ_(3))via the B^(−)→DK^(−)decay.

Determination of the number ofψ(3686)events taken at BESⅢ

The number ofψ(3686)events collected by the BESⅢdetector during the 2021 run period is determined to be(2259.3±11.1)×10~6 by counting inclusiveψ(3686)hadronic events.The uncertainty is systematic and the statistical uncertainty is negligible.Meanwhile,the numbers ofψ(3686)events collected during the 2009 and 2012run periods are updated to be(107.7±0.6)×10~6 and(345.4±2.6)×10~6,respectively.Both numbers are consistent with the previous measurements within one standard deviation.The total number ofψ(3686)events in the three data samples is(2712.4±14.3)×10~6.

Effect of Al_(2)O_(3)on the Mechanical Properties of(B_(4)C+Al_(2)O_(3))/Al Neutron Absorbing Materials

B_(4)C/Al composites are widely utilized as neutron absorbing materials for the storage and transportation of spent nuclear fuel.In order to improve the high-temperature mechanical properties of B_(4)C/Al composites,in-situ nano-Al_(2)O_(3)was introduced utilizing oxide on Al powder surface.In this study,the Al_(2)O_(3)content was adjusted by utilizing spheroid Al powder with varying diameters,thereby investigating the impact of Al_(2)O_(3)content on the tensile properties of(B_(4)C+Al_(2)O_(3))/Al composites.It was found that the pinning effect of Al_(2)O_(3)on the grain boundaries could hinder the recovery of dislocations and lead to dislocation accumulation at high temperature.As the result,with the increase in Al_(2)O_(3)content and the decrease in grain size,the high-temperature strength of the composites increased significantly.The finest Al powder used in this investigation had a diameter of 1.4μm,whereas the resultant composite exhibited a maximum strength of 251 MPa at room temperature and 133 MPa at 350℃,surpassing that of traditional B_(4)C/Al composites.

Optimization of performance of the KM2A full array using the Crab Nebula

The full array of the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory(LHAASO)has been in operation since July 2021.For its kilometer-square array(KM2A),we optimized the selection criteria for very high and ultrahigh energyγ-rays using data collected from August 2021 to August 2022,resulting in an improvement in significance of the detection in the Crab Nebula of approximately 15%,compared with that of previous cuts.With the implementation of these new selection criteria,the angular resolution was also significantly improved by approximately 10%at tens of TeV.Other aspects of the full KM2A array performance,such as the pointing error,were also calibrated using the Crab Nebula.The resulting energy spectrum of the Crab Nebula in the energy range of 10-1000 TeV are well fitted by a log-parabola model,which is consistent with the previous results from LHAASO and other experiments.