Evaluation of Clinical Efficacy of Wumen Acupuncture in the Adju-vant Treatment of Non-arteriticAnterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

[Objectives]To explore the clinical efficacy of Wumen acupuncture in the adjuvant treatment of non-arteritic anterior ischemic op-tic neuropathy(NAION).[Methods]From June 2023 to April 2024,40 NAION patients were randomly divided into treatment group(Wu-men acupuncture method+methylprednisolone sodium succinate+compound Danshen dripping pills orally)and control group(methylpred-nisolone sodium succinate+compound Danshen dripping pills orally).The clinical symptoms such as fundus condition and visual field were compared between the two groups before treatment,after 2 courses of treatment and 6 months after the first diagnosis.[Results](i)After 2 courses of treatment,the patients with optic disc edema in the treatment group were more than those in the control group,and the difference was significant(P<0.05).The number of patients with retinal hemorrhage in the treatment group was less than that in the control group,and the difference was significant(P<0.05).The color of the optic nerve in the treatment group was less than that in the control group,and the difference was not significant(P>0.05).(ii)Six months after the first diagnosis,the improvement of fundus in the treatment group was bet-ter than that in the control group(P<0.05).After 2 courses of treatment and 6 months after the first diagnosis,the visual evoked potential was significantly improved compared with the control group(P<0.05).After 2 courses of treatment and 6 months from the first diagnosis,the number of lines of visual acuity improvement in the treatment group was greater than that in the controlgroup(P<0.05).After 2 courses of treatment and 6 months from the first diagnosis,the average visual field defect in the treatment group was lower than that in the control group(P<0.05).[Conclusions]Wumen acupuncture method can significantly improve the symptoms of patients with non-arteritic anterior ische-mic optic neuropathy,which is worthy of clinical promotion.

Mechanical analysis of C/C composite grids in ion optical system

The ion thruster is an engine with high specific impulse for satellites and spacecrafts,which uses electric energy to boost the spacecraft.The ion optical system,also known as gate assemblies which consist of acceleration and screen grids,is the key component of the ion thruster.In this paper,the static mechanical properties of the C/C composite grids are evaluated based on the structural design.Representative volume element (RVE) is adopted to simplify the braded composite structure as a continuum material.The dynamical behavior of the 100 mm ion thruster optics in the launch environment (1000g shock-load) is numerically modeled and simulated with the half-sine pulse method.The impact response of the C/C and molybdenum gate assemblies on the stress distribution and deformation is investigated.The simulated results indicate that the magnitudes of the normal displacement of the composite grids subject to the uniformly distributed load are on the same level as molybdenum grids although the normal stiffness of the composite grids is much smaller.When subject to impact loading,the stress distribution in the C/C composite grids is similar to molybdenum grids while the stress magnitude is much smaller.This finding shows that the C/C gate assemblies outperform molybdenum grids and meet the requirement of long lifetime service in space travel.

Particle Simulation of Three-Grid ECR Ion Thruster Optics and Erosion Prediction

Ion optics is a critical component of ion thrusters. A two-dimensional axisymmetric model is developed to study the characteristics of three-grid electron cyclotron resonance ion thruster optics. The code is based on a particle-in-cell combined with the Monte Carlo collision method to simulate ion dynamics and charge-exchange processes in the grid region. The simulation results show that the mode can give a reasonable estimate of the physics characteristics of the ion optics. The design of the ion optics satisfies the requirement of preventing electron backstreaming. Charge-exchange ions can cause damage to the grids, especially to the accelerator grid. ＇Barrel＇ erosion can increase the accelerator grid aperture radius at a rate of 1.91~ 10-11 m/s, while the decelerator grid plays an important role in reducing ＇pits-and-grooves＇ erosion.

Generation of Continuous-Wave 194 nm Laser for Mercury Ion Optical Frequency Standard

A 194-nm cw laser is an essential part in the mercury ion optical frequency standard. We report the generation of over 2mW continuous-wave radiation at 194nm in a beta barium borate crystal using a simple sum frequency mixing （SFM） system. One source beams at 718nm is resonantly enhanced with a cavity and the other at 266mn makes a single pass. Considering the walk-off effect in SFM, the source beam waists are designed to be elliptical, thus the conversion efficiency can be promoted. The 266-nm beam produced by frequency doubling of 532-nm laser is shaped close to the diffraction limit to achieve better mode matching.

Numerical Simulation of Ion Extraction Through Ion Thruster Optics

Based on the particle-in-cell （PIC） method, a two-dimensional numerical scheme was developed to investigate the ion beam extraction phenomena through the ion thruster optics. According to the calculated results, the plasma sheath upstream of the screen grid, the electric field in the calculation domain, and the ion and electron spatial distributions are obtained for different accelerator grid voltages. The results indicate that the accelerator grid voltage affects the plasma sheath upstream of the screen grid significantly. It is found that a moderate accelerator grid voltage results in an ion optical performance better than either a higher or lower voltage, from a point of ion extraction from the discharge chamber and erosion mitigation of the accelerator grid due to the direct ion impingement.

Direct Laser Cooling Al^＋ Ion Optical Clocks

The Al^＋ ion optical clock is a very promising optical frequency standard candidate due to its extremely small black-body radiation shift. It has been successfully demonstrated with the indirect cooled, quantum-logic-based spectroscopy technique. Its accuracy is limited by second-order Doppler shift, and its stability is limited by the number of ions that can be probed in quantum logic processing. We propose a direct laser cooling scheme of AI＋ ion optical clocks where both the stability and accuracy of the clocks are greatly improved. In the proposed scheme, two Al^＋ traps are utilized. The first trap is used to trap a large number of Al^＋ ions to improve the stability of the clock laser, while the second trap is used to trap a single Al^＋ ion to provide the ultimate accuracy. Both traps are cooled with a continuous wave 167nm laser. The expected clock laser stability can reach 9.0 × 10^-17/√τ. For the second trap, in addition to 167nm laser Doppler cooling, a second stage pulsed 234nm two-photon cooling laser is utilized to further improve the accuracy of the clock laser. The total systematic uncertainty can be reduced to about 1 × 10^-18. The proposed Al^＋ ion optical clock has the potential to become the most accurate and stable optical clock.

A New Three-Dimensional Code for Simulation of Ion Beam Extraction: Ion Optics Simulator

A new thee-dimensional code, ion optics simulator （IOS）, to simulate ion beam extraction is developed in visual C＋＋ language. The theoretical model, the flowchart of code, and the results of calculation as an example are presented.

Progress on the^40Ca^+ion optical clock

Progress of the ^40Ca^+ion optical clock based on the 4^2S1/2-3d ^2D5/2 electric quadrupole transition is reported.By setting the drive frequency to the“magic”frequencyΩ0,the frequency uncertainty caused by the scalar Stark shift and second-order Doppler shift induced by micromotion is reduced to the 10^-19 level.By precisely measuring the differential static scalar polarizability∆α0,the uncertainty due to the blackbody radiation(BBR)shift(coefficient)is reduced to the 10^-19 level.With the help of a second-order integrating servo algorithm,the uncertainty due to the servo error is reduced to the 10^-18 level.The total fractional uncertainty of the ^40Ca^+ion optical clock is then improved to 2.2×10^-17,whereas this value is mainly restricted by the uncertainty of the BBR shift due to temperature fluctuations.The state preparation is introduced together with improvements in the pulse sequence,and furthermore,a better signal to noise ratio(SNR)and less dead time are achieved.The clock stability of a single clock is improved to 4.8×10^-15√τ(in seconds).

Tungsten ion source under double-pulse laser ablation system

New tungsten ion source is produced by using single and double-pulse laser ablation system. Combined collinear Nd：YAG laser beams（266＋1064 nm） are optimized to focus on the sample in air. Optimization of the experimental parameters is achieved to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio of the emission spectra. The velocity distribution of the emitted plasma cloud is carefully measured. The influences of the potential difference between the bias electrodes, laser wavelength and intensity on the current signal are also studied. The results show that the increase in the tungsten ion velocity under the double-pulse lasers causes the output current signal to increase by about three folds. The electron density and temperature are calculated by using the Stark-broadened line profile of tungsten line and Boltzmann plot method of the upper energy levels, respectively. The signal intensity dependence of the tungsten ion angular distribution is also analyzed. The results indicate that the double-pulse laser ablation configuration is more potent technique for producing more metal ion source deposition, thin film formation, and activated plasma-facing component material.

Copper Ion Beam Irradiation-Induced Effects on Structural,Morphological and Optical Properties of Tin Dioxide Nanowires

The 0.8 Me V copper （ Cu） ion beam irradiation-induced effects on structural, morphological and optical properties of tin dioxide nanowires （Sn02 NWs） are investigated. The samples are irradiated at three different doses 5 × 10^12 ions/cm2, 1 ×10^13 ions/cm2 and 5 × 10^13 ions/em2 at room temperature. The XRD analysis shows that the tetragonal phase of Sn02 NWs remains stable after Cu ion irradiation, but with increasing irradiation dose level the crystal size increases due to ion beam induced coalescence of NWs. The FTIR spectra of pristine Sn02 NWs exhibit the chemical composition of SnO2 while the Cn-O bond is also observed in the FTIR spectra after Cu ion beam irradiation. The presence of Cu impurity in SnO2 is further confirmed by calculating the stopping range of Cu ions by using TRM/SRIM code. Optical properties of SnO2 NWs are studied before and after Cu ion irradiation. Band gap analysis reveMs that the band gap of irradiated samples is found to decrease compared with the pristine sample. Therefore, ion beam irradiation is a promising technology for nanoengineering and band gap tailoring.

Theoretical calculations of hyperfine splitting,Zeeman shifts,and isotope shifts of^(27)Al^(+)and logical ions in Al^(+)clocks

Based on the multiconfiguration Dirac-Hartree-Fock(MCDHF)method,similar models are employed to simultaneously calculate the first-order and second-order Zeeman coefficients as well as the hyperfine interaction constants of the related energy levels of ^(27)Al^(+)and its logical ions ^(9)Be^(+)and^(25)Mg^(+)in the^(27)Al^(+)optical clock.With less than 0.34%deviations from experimental values in Zeeman coefficients of^(27)Al^(+),these calculated parameters will be of great help for better evaluation of the systematic uncertainty.We also calculate the isotope shift parameters of the related energy levels,which could extend our knowledge and understanding of nuclear properties of these ions.

Numerical Simulation of Characteristics of CEX Ions in Ion Thruster Optical System

Charge exchange （CEX） ions could inflict severe damages on the ion thruster optical system. This article is aimed at investigating the characteristics of the CEX ions and their influences upon the optical system by means of particle-incell（PIC） ion simulation and Monte Carlo collision（MCC） methods. The results from numerical simulation indicate that despite the fact that CEX ions appear in the entire beamlet region near the ion optical system, the ones that present themselves downstream of the accelerator grid have good reason for attracting more attention. As their trajectories are significantly affected by the local electric field, a great number of CEX ions are accelerated toward grids resulting in sputtering erosion. When the influences of the CEX ions are considered in the nulnerical simulation,there could hardly be observed augments in the screen grid current,but the accelerator grid current increases from zero to 1.4% of the beamlet current. It can be understood from the numerical simulation that the CEX ions formed in the region far downstream of the accelerator grid should be blamed for the erosion on the downstream surface of the accelerator grid.

扫描式氩离子枪的电子光学系统研究

扫描式离子枪是样品表面清洁、表面刻蚀和深度分析的常用部件,加速电压在500V到3kV之间可调,具有效率高、性能可靠等优点。电子光学系统是离子枪的重要组成部分,是决定离子束流品质的重要因素。本文利用计算机模拟软件CST对离子枪整体结构进行建模,研究了离子枪聚焦系统不同结构和电压参数对离子束电流密度和束斑尺寸的影响,同时得到了离子枪偏转系统在不同电压分布下的离子分布情况,通过仿真分析确定了电子光学系统的设计方案,并进行了实验验证。结果表明:工作距离为25mm、氩气工作气压为6×10-3Pa、加速电压为3kV时,氩离子束的束流大小为3μA;束斑大小在7mm到12mm之间可调;当偏转电压为300V时,偏转角度为4.6°。实验与仿真结果基本对应,同时该离子枪的性能指标可获得表面原子精度构造。

离子推力器三栅极系统的3维PIC仿真

为优化离子推力器中栅极系统设计,采用三维粒子云网格(PIC)仿真方法对三栅极系统等离子体输运过程进行了仿真,并与两栅极仿真结果进行对比,分析了三栅极特有的减速栅对栅极系统内束流分布、电子返流阀值、截止电流和交叉电流阀值、离子通过率和发散角损失等参数的影响。研究结果表明减速栅的主要作用包括:对离子通过率无影响,对截止电流影响不明显,但可大幅减弱甚至消除交叉电流限制问题;对加速栅腐蚀有明显的抑制作用,工作区间内的加速栅电流降低50%;增强了下游区域的径向电场,部分离子会偏离主束流区域,导致发散角损失增大;可改善加速栅孔附近电势分布,对电子返流阀值影响明显,对于1~4 A的束电流,仅需-60^-50 V的负偏压便可实现对电子返流的抑制。

改善离子推力器束流均匀性的方法

离子推力器的束流分布,直接影响离子推力器离子光学系统(亦称栅极组件)的性能和寿命。通过对离子推力器离子光学系统的改进和放电室磁场的优化,使束流均匀性系数R值达到0.7左右。离子推力器束流分布均匀性的有效提高,有助于改善离子光学系统的受热分布,降低离子光学系统的温度,并能减小其温度差,使离子光学系统的热应力和热变形降低,进而延长离子推力器的寿命。

离子电推进技术的发展现状与未来

离子电推进是最具代表性和技术成熟度的电推进技术类型之一。本文从放电室技术、离子光学系统技术、放电阴极和中和器阴极技术的优势、缺憾等方面,总结了离子电推进的技术发展现状。针对未来航天任务对离子电推进更大功率、更高比冲、更简系统等新需求,分析了传统离子电推进所面临的主要技术挑战,梳理出了环型离子电推进、双级加速离子电推进、自中和离子电推进、螺旋波放电离子电推进等创新离子电推进技术发展的未来方向。

离子发动机关键技术分析

介绍了离子发动机的基本原理与结构,分析了离子发动机系统主要部件包括离子光学系统、空心阴极、电离室、中和器等的工作原理与特性,指出了离子发动机的发展趋势。

单链表在离子发动机光学系统粒子模拟中的应用

目前离子发动机光学系统数值模拟大多采用PIC方法,由于该方法需要跟踪单个粒子的运动,因此需要存储每个粒子的位置信息与运动信息。传统的粒子模拟程序中,保存粒子信息大多采用数组的方式,但是采用这种方式存在弊端,例如对粒子总数变化的自适应不好。基于此开发了一种使用链式存储结构的粒子模拟程序,该程序使用带头节点的单向链表存储粒子信息。使用基于链式存储结构的PIC方法对离子发动机光学系统进行了粒子模拟,验证了链式粒子信息存储方法在粒子模拟中的可用性。模拟表明:(1)在粒子模拟中采用链式存储结构存储粒子信息,无需预先指定最大粒子总数,程序可自适应粒子总数的变化,因此无需进行试算,节省了计算时间;(2)在粒子模拟中采用链式存储结构,由于不存在内存资源的浪费,因而可显著提高程序的存储效率与计算效率。

离子推力器欠聚焦冲击电流的数值模拟

离子光学系统的离子束引出过程是离子推力器重要的物理过程,该过程直接关系到推力器的推力、比冲、效率等参数。为研究离子在离子推力器光学系统中的运动特性,使用了基于IFE-PIC(Immersed Finite Element Particle-In-Cell)的离子推力器光学系统离子束引出过程的三维数值计算模型,计算了栅极间电场分布、电荷密度,栅极冲击电流及欠聚焦极限。计算结果表明,当屏栅极电压不同时,发生欠聚焦的等离子束电流也不同。在欠聚焦工况下,一部分离子与栅极碰撞,产生冲击电流。冲击电流随电离室等离子体数密度增加而增大。

二次离子质谱的一次离子光学系统

二次离子质谱仪作为一种强大的表面分析工具,在表面分析领域有着非常广泛的应用。本文报道了一种用于二次离子质谱仪的一次离子光学系统,它可以对电子轰击电离源产生的一次离子进行有效的加速与聚焦,形成稳定的、能量在0～5kV范围内连续可调的离子束流。同时,该光学系统可以在两种聚焦模式下工作,产生两种不同性能的离子束流。实验结果表明,采用电子轰击电离源作为一次离子源的条件,该离子光学系统能够将离子束聚焦至直径为20μm的束斑,其一次离子束流密度最高可达到503.2mA/cm2,可以实现对一般样品(如材料或生物样品)的表面成分分析。