Recent Progresses of the DAMPE Mission

The DArk Matter Particle Explorer(DAMPE)is a space high-energy particle andγ-ray detector whose major scientific goals are the indirect detection of dark matter particles,the origin of cosmic rays and highenergyγ-ray astronomy.Since its successful launch in December 2015,the DAMPE has been operated smoothly in orbit for more than 8 years.The direct measurements of the boron-to-carbon and boron-to-oxygen flux ratios,and the proton+Helium spectrum up to 316 TeV have been obtained,revealing new spectral features with very high significances.The search results ofγ-ray spectral line and fractionally charged particles indicate a good potential of DAMPE for indirect dark matter detection and new physical discovery in space.The DAMPE measurements are expected to significantly advance our understanding of the fundamental problems in astroparticle physics.

Capillary Zone Electrophoresis of Native Amino Acids with Indirect Ultraviolet Detection

Aim To strdy the separation of native amino acids using capillary zone electro- pboresis (CZE) with indirect ultraviolet detecition. Methods 13 native amino acids were sepa- rated by capillary electrophoresis with indirect detection . The experiments were carried out with homemade CE apparatus under the following operating conditior conditions: a fused-silica capillary col- umn of 50.0cm effect length and of 75m i.d. was used. 7 organic acids were used as BGAE, and a positive potential of separation in CZE with indirect detection. After optimizing for l3 native amino acids were established. Conclusion The choice of BGAe is an important factor influencing the efficiency of separation in CZE with indiect detection .After optimizing the separation conditions a baseline separation for 13 native amino acids is obtained.

Key Conditions in Capillary Electrophoresis of Amino Acids with Indirect Ultraviolet Detection

Key factors for capillary electrophoresis of amino acids with indirect ultraviolet detection were illustrated. Buffer compositions and additives were found to be influential as expected, while buffer pH was shown to be particularly critical to the separation and detection. The effect of pH also depended on the electrophoretic mode used. Ways to obtain recurring and selective were suggested.

Development of an Indirect Sandwich ELISA for Detection of Duck Swollen Head Septicemia Virus

[Objective] To develop an indirect sandwich ELISA for rapid detection of duck swollen head septicemia virus （DSHSV）. [Method] DSHSV hyperimmune sara were prepared in ducks and rabbits by inoculation with DSHSV XD strain and then purified using saturated ammonium sulfate and Sephadex G-150 column chromatography to obtain anti-DSHSV IgG. An indirect sandwich ELISA was developed using the purified duck anti-DSHSV IgG and rabbit anti-DSHSV IgG after reaction conditions were optimized. Its specificity, sensitivity and repeatability were evaluated, and its accuracy was confirmed by observation with immunoelectron microscopy. Then, distribution of DSHSV in tissues of challenged ducks was also detected. [Result] Through optimizing conditions, the ELISA was developed. Only DSHSV could be detected by the developed method, but other pathogens could not be detected. Compared with agar gel diffusion test, the developed method was more sensitive. The coefficient of variation was less than 10%, and the developed method had good repeatability. In addition, the ELISA-positive samples contained DSHSV, as confirmed by im- munoelectron microscopy. All heart, liver, lung and kidney collected from the DSHSV-challenged ducks were positive when they were detected by the developed ELISA. [ Conclusion] The developed ELISA method is rapid, simple, specific and sensitive, and it is suitable for large-scale quaran- tine of DSHS. Heart, liver, lunq and kidney should be selected preferentially as specimens for diaclnosis of DSHS.

Composition, Stability and Probable Structure of a Colourless Organometallic Complex (Gd(III)-Malic Acid)

The formation of colourless gadolinium complexes (x,y,z), between x gadolinium ions, y ligands and z protons, of some organic acids, has been studied in aqueous solution. In this work we present the results of investigations on the interaction of the gadolinium ion (Gd3+) with malic acid (C4H6O5, a-hydroxyl dicarboxylic acid), in dilute aqueous solution for pH values between 5.5 and 7.5. Colourless gadolinium complexes of malate ions have no absorption band UV-visible, the indirect photometric detection (IPD) technique was used and studies have identified a major tri-nuclear complex of malate ion (﹣OOC-CH2-CHOH-COO﹣). The formation of this new colourless complex is derived from three Gd(III) ions that react with two malate ions and two hydronium ions (H3O+), giving for this colourless complex, a (3,2,2) composition and apparent stability constant depends on the acidity of the medium, with logK'322 = 18.88 ± 0.05 at pH = 6.30. To complement previous results and to propose a probable structure for this new complex detected in solution, studies of IR spectroscopy have been conducted to identify the chelation sites for both ligands. The results were analysed and show that this organometallic gadolinium complex, contains two different sites, respectively, two lateral tetradentate mono-nuclear sites and a single central bidentate mono-nuclear site. From these results, the reaction of formation, the stability constant and the probable structure of this new colourless organometallic gadolinium complex are proposed.

Determination of tetraethyl ammonium by ion-pair chromatography with indirect ultraviolet detection using 4-aminophenol hydrochloride as background ultraviolet absorbing reagent

A method was developed for the determination of tetraethyl ammonium （TEA） by reversed-phase ion- pair chromatography with indirect ultraviolet detection, Chromatographic separation was achieved on a reversed-phase C18 column using background ultraviolet absorbing reagent - ion-pair reagent - organic solvent as mobile phase. The effects of the background ultraviolet absorbing reagents, detection wavelength, ion-pair reagents, organic solvents and column temperature on the determination method were investigated and the retention rules discussed. Results found that TEA could be successfully analyzed by using 0.7 mmol/L 4-aminophenol hydrochloride and 0.15 mmol/L 1-heptanesulfonic acid sodium mixed with 20% （v/v） methanol as mobile phase at a UV detection wavelength of 230 nm. Under these conditions, the retention time of tetraethyl ammonium was 2.85 min. The detection limit （S/N = 3） for TEA was 0.06 mg/L. The relative standard deviations （n = 5） for peak area and retention time were 0.35% and 0.02%, respectively. The method has been successfully applied to the determination of synthesized tetraethyl ammonium bromide. Recovery of tetraethyl ammonium after spiking was 99.1%.

Imidazolium ionic liquid as the background ultraviolet absorption reagent for determination of morpholinium cations by high performance liquid chromatography-indirect ultraviolet detection

A novel analytical method was developed for determining morpholinium cations lacking ultraviolet absorption groups.This determination was carried out by high performance liquid chromatographyindirect ultraviolet（HPLC-1UV） detection using imidazolium ionic liquid as background absorption reagents,and imidazolium ionic liquid aq.soln.-organic solvent as mobile phase by a reversed-phase C18 column.The background ultraviolet absorption reagents,imidazolium ionic liquids and organic solvents were investigated.The imidazolium ionic liquid in the mobile phase is not only the background ultraviolet absorption reagent for IUV,but also an active component to improve the separation of morpholinium cations.It was found that morpholinium cations could be adequately determined when0.5 mmol/L 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate aq.soln./methanol（80：20,v/v） was used as mobile phase with an IUV detection wavelength of 210 nm.In this study,the baseline separation of Nmethyl,ethylmorpholinium cations（MEMo） and N-methyl.propylmorpholinium cations（MPMo） was successfully achieved in 8.5 min.The detection limits（S/N = 3） for MEMo and MPMo were 0.15 and0.29 mg/L,respectively.This simple and practical method has been successfully applied to the determination of two morpholinium ionic liquids synthesized by the chemistry laboratory.

Rapid, simple and selective determination of 2,4-dinitrophenol by molecularly imprinted spin column extraction coupled with fluorescence detection

A rapid, simple and selective method based on molecularly imprinted, spin column extraction coupled with fluorescence detection was successfully established for the determination of 2,4-dinitrophenol in serum samples. The 2,4-dinitrophenol imprinted polymers exhibited highly selective recognition for the template molecule and the maximum adsorption capacity was 138.9 mg/g. The results indicated that when water is used as the loading solution, only 2,4-dinitrophenol could be adsorbed on the spin column without the remaining structural analogs（2-nitrophenol, 4-nitrophenol and phenol）. After eluting with acetonitrile/acetic acid（9/1, v/v）, 2,4-dinitrophenol in serum samples could be determined by using the fluorescence spectrometer, based on the fluorescence enhancement of fluorescein by the template molecule. Under the optimal conditions, the spiked recovery ranged from 95.8% to 103.4% and the detection limit was 1 nmol/L. The results confirmed the reliability and practicality of the protocol and revealed a good perspective of this method for biological sample analysis.

Effective field theory approach to lepto-philic self-conjugate dark matter

We study self-conjugate dark matter(DM)particles interacting primarily with Standard Model(SM)leptons in an effective field theoretical framework.We consider SM gauge-invariant effective contact interactions between Majorana fermion,real scalar and real vector DM with leptons by evaluating the Wilson coefficients appropriate for interaction terms up to dimension 8,and obtain constraints on the parameters of the theory from the observed relic density,indirect detection observations and from the DM-electron scattering cross-sections in direct detection experiments.Low energy LEP data has been used to study sensitivity in the pair production of low mass(≤80 GeV)DM particles.Pair production of DM particles of mass≥50 GeV in association with mono-photons at the proposed ILC has rich potential to probe such effective operators.