Two-dimensional(2D)transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)and their heterostructures(HSs)exhibit unique optical properties and show great promise for developing next-generation optoelectronics.However,the photo-lumines...Two-dimensional(2D)transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)and their heterostructures(HSs)exhibit unique optical properties and show great promise for developing next-generation optoelectronics.However,the photo-luminescence(PL)quantum yield of monolayer(1L)TMDs is still quite low at room temperature,which severely lim-its their practical applications.Here we report a PL enhancement effect of 1L WS_(2) at room temperature when con-structing it into 1L-WS_(2)/hBN/1L-MoS_(2) vertical HSs.The PL enhancement factors(EFs)can be up to 4.2.By using transient absorption(TA)spectroscopy,we demonstrate that the PL enhancement effect is due to energy transfer from 1L MoS_(2) to 1L WS_(2).The energy transfer process occurs on a picosecond timescale and lasts more than one hundred picoseconds which indicates a prominent contribution from exciton-exciton annihilation.Furthermore,the PL en-hancement effect of 1L WS_(2) can be observed in 2L-MoS_(2)/hBN/1L-WS_(2) and 3L-MoS_(2)/hBN/1L-WS_(2) HSs.Our study provides a comprehensive understanding of the energy transfer process in the PL enhancement of 2D TMDs and a fea-sible way to optimize the performance of TMD-based optoelectronic devices.展开更多
Engine noise source identification is essential for making noise reduction strategies.Predominant noise sources of engines are normally identified as some cover components such as oil pan, valve cover and front gear c...Engine noise source identification is essential for making noise reduction strategies.Predominant noise sources of engines are normally identified as some cover components such as oil pan, valve cover and front gear cover etc. The radiated noise sources of a 6-cylinder construction diesel engine are identified with two methods-lead covering technique and surface vibration technique,and the ranking of the major cover on the basis of acoustic power is presented in this paper. Firstly the sound power level of these cover components and their contributions to the total acoustic power are determined with lead covering method under hemi-anechoic condition. Then the vibration characteristics of these components are investigated. The sound power level of various components is predicted via the mean square area average vibration. Both results basically agree well and verify the effectiveness of both techniques in engineering field.展开更多
Erbium (Er) doped in nanocrystalline Si (nc-Si:Er) surrounded by SiO2 is investigated by selectivelyexcited photoluminescence(PL) technique. Optical transitions come from nc-Si (peak located at 1.39 eV, denote...Erbium (Er) doped in nanocrystalline Si (nc-Si:Er) surrounded by SiO2 is investigated by selectivelyexcited photoluminescence(PL) technique. Optical transitions come from nc-Si (peak located at 1.39 eV, denoted as Enc-Si) and Er ions (peak located at 0. 81 eV, denoted as EEr) are measured when nc-Si:Er is excited by 1. 519 eV or higher excitation photon energy(Eex). Although the Eex of 1.42 eV exceeds the peak energies of Enc-Si and EEr the Enc-Si and EE, emissions are unobserved. A resonant enhancement of the EEr emission is observed in nc-Si:Er. While the PL peak intensitiy of the Enc-Si transition is quenched under this Eex. The resonant-enhanced effect in nc-Si :Er indicates that the energy transfer process of carriers from nc-Si to nearby Er ions is enhanced by resonant excitation.展开更多
A monolithic LC-tuned voltage controlled oscillator (LC-VCO) with 2 tuning terminals is designed for a dual frequency conversion transceiver for WLAN and realized using 0.18μm radio frequency (RF) CMOS technology...A monolithic LC-tuned voltage controlled oscillator (LC-VCO) with 2 tuning terminals is designed for a dual frequency conversion transceiver for WLAN and realized using 0.18μm radio frequency (RF) CMOS technology. The output frequency range can be tuned to cover the defined frequency band of the transceiver. The maximum tuning range is 500MHz. The phase noises are - 117dBc/Hz at 4MHz and - 107dBc/Hz at 500kHz,both off the center frequency of 4. 189GHz. The RMS-jitter of the output signal is 4. 423ps,and the output power is - 8. 68dBm.展开更多
The Raman and infrared spectra of all-trans-astaxanthin (AXT) in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solvent were investigated experimentally and theoretically. Density functional cal-culations of the Raman spectra predict ...The Raman and infrared spectra of all-trans-astaxanthin (AXT) in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solvent were investigated experimentally and theoretically. Density functional cal-culations of the Raman spectra predict the splitting of the υ1 band into υ1-1 and υ1-2 compo-nents. The absence of splitting in Raman experimental spectra is ascribed to the competition between the two symmetric C=C stretching vibrations of the backbone chain. The υ1 band is very sensitive to the excitation wavelength: resonance excitation stimulates the higher-frequency υ1-2 mode, and off-resonance excitation corresponds to the lower-frequency υ1-1 mode. Analyses of the intramolecular hydrogen bonding between C=O and O-H in the AXT/DMSO system reveal that the C4=O1...H1-O3 and C4'=O2...H2-O4 bonds are strengthened and weakened, respectively, in the electronically excited state compared with those in the ground state. This result reveals significant variations of the AXT molecular structure in different electronic states.展开更多
As a typical biochemical reaction, the process of continuous fermentation of ethanol is studied in this paper. An improved model is set forward and in agreement with experiments. Nonlinear oscillations of the process ...As a typical biochemical reaction, the process of continuous fermentation of ethanol is studied in this paper. An improved model is set forward and in agreement with experiments. Nonlinear oscillations of the process are analyzed with analytical and numerical methods. The Hopf bifurcation region is fixed and further analyses are given.展开更多
In this paper, the boundary value problem (BVP) of 3 D transient eddy current field in the end region in the case that the generator is affected by impact load is specified. Besides, ways to implement discrete method...In this paper, the boundary value problem (BVP) of 3 D transient eddy current field in the end region in the case that the generator is affected by impact load is specified. Besides, ways to implement discrete methods in both time domain and space domain during the solution of the problem are investigated. The Crank Nicolson scheme is utilized to attain the iterative format of time differential, after taking factors that can ensure both computation precision and stability into consideration. In this paper, the magnetic distribution in the end region of a turbogenerator in the case that the generator is affected by impact load is specified. As a result, it provides foundation for further study of electromagnetic force and electromagnetic vibration in the end region of the turbogenerator.展开更多
On the basis of the study of transient eddy current field in the end region of turbogenerator and electromagnetic force of end region winding, this paper analyzes the electromagnetic vibration of the turbogenerator r...On the basis of the study of transient eddy current field in the end region of turbogenerator and electromagnetic force of end region winding, this paper analyzes the electromagnetic vibration of the turbogenerator roundly. A 320 MW turbogenerator is taken as an example to specify the electromagnetic force of end region winding and therefore the vibration in the case that the generator is affected by impact load. Some conclusions are drawn on the basis of the specification. Vibration of windings under imaginary faults is simulated, so that the vibration law of the end winding of turbogenerator can be studied further. On the basis of this, the countermeasure against winding vibration can be advanced.展开更多
A research on the spurious tones due to the current mismatch in charge pumps of DLL(Delay Locked Loop) based RF CMOS oscillators is performed.An equation for strength evaluation of the spurious tones is derived.Two t...A research on the spurious tones due to the current mismatch in charge pumps of DLL(Delay Locked Loop) based RF CMOS oscillators is performed.An equation for strength evaluation of the spurious tones is derived.Two tables are provided to make it obvious to understand for the characteristics of spurious tones changing with related parameters.Some suggestions are given for the design of a DLL based RF CMOS oscillators.展开更多
Metastable 40Ar* atoms are produced in the two metastable states 3p54s [3/2]2 and 3p5 4s′ [1/2]0 in a pulsed DC discharge in a beam, and are subsequently excited to the even-parity autoionizing resonance series 3pSn...Metastable 40Ar* atoms are produced in the two metastable states 3p54s [3/2]2 and 3p5 4s′ [1/2]0 in a pulsed DC discharge in a beam, and are subsequently excited to the even-parity autoionizing resonance series 3pSnp′[3/2]1,2, 3p5 np′ [1/2]1, and 3p5nf′[5/2]3 using single photon excitation with a pulsed dye laser. The excitation spectra of the even-parity autoion- izing resonance series from the metastable 40Ar* are obtained by recording the autoionized Ar+ ions with time-of-flight ion detection in the photon energy range of 32500-35600 cm-1 with an experimental bandwidth of 〈0.1 cm-1. A wealth of autoionizing resonances are newly observed, from which more precise and systematic spectroscopic data of the level energies and quantum defects are derived.展开更多
The transitions of E0 ,E0 +A0, and E+ in dilute GaAs(1-x) Nx alloys with x = 0.10% ,0.22% ,0.36% ,and 0.62% are observed by micro-photoluminescence. Resonant Raman scattering results further confirm that they are ...The transitions of E0 ,E0 +A0, and E+ in dilute GaAs(1-x) Nx alloys with x = 0.10% ,0.22% ,0.36% ,and 0.62% are observed by micro-photoluminescence. Resonant Raman scattering results further confirm that they are from the intrinsic emissions in the studied dilute GaAsN alloys rather than some localized exciton emissions in the GaAsN alloys. The results show that the nitrogen-induced E E+ and E0 + A0 transitions in GaAsN alloys intersect at a nitrogen content of about 0.16%. It is demonstrated that a small amount of isoelectronic doping combined with micro-photoluminescence allows direct observation of above band gap transitions that are not usually accessible in photoluminescence.展开更多
The monolithic integration of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSEL) with photodetectors is very important in the application of free-space optical interconnects.Theoretical and experimental results on the re...The monolithic integration of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSEL) with photodetectors is very important in the application of free-space optical interconnects.Theoretical and experimental results on the resonant-cavity-enhanced (RCE) photodetector with VCSEL Structure are presented.The compatible requirement in input mirror reflectivity between the VCSEL and the RCE detector is achieved by precisely etching the top mirror.In this way,the RCE detector with relatively high quantum efficiency and necessary optical bandwidth has been obtained.[KH8/9D]展开更多
A novel variable damper using an adjustable energy harvesting structure is proposed for semi-active vibration systems. The fluid flowing in a hydraulic cylinder is employed to drive an electromagnetic generator for ha...A novel variable damper using an adjustable energy harvesting structure is proposed for semi-active vibration systems. The fluid flowing in a hydraulic cylinder is employed to drive an electromagnetic generator for harvesting vibration energy, which on the other hand, leads to a damping effect of the hydraulic damper. To make the damping force variable, an adjustable resistor is adopted to tune the capability of energy harvesting. The present approach is validated by both theoretical analysis and experimental evaluation. When connected with different resistance loads, the prototype damper has different equivalent damping coefficients ranging from 3. 987 × 104 to 2. 488 × 105 N· s/m. The results show that the damping force of the damper is variable in response to the adjustable load for the vibration energy harvesting.展开更多
In this paper,wavefield storage optimization strategies are discussed with respect to reverse-time migration(RTM)imaging in reflection-acoustic logging,considering the problem of massive wavefield data storage in RTM ...In this paper,wavefield storage optimization strategies are discussed with respect to reverse-time migration(RTM)imaging in reflection-acoustic logging,considering the problem of massive wavefield data storage in RTM itself.In doing so,two optimization methods are proposed and implemented to avoid wavefield storage.Firstly,the RTM based on the excitation-amplitude imaging condition uses the excitation time to judge the imaging time,and accordingly,we only need to store a small part of wavefield,such as the wavefield data of dozens of time points,the instances prove that they can even be imaged by only two time points.The traditional RTM usually needs to store the wavefield data of thousands of time points,compared with which the data storage can be reduced by tens or even thousands of times.Secondly,the RTM based on the random boundary uses the idea that the wavefield scatters rather than reflects in a random medium to reconstruct the wavefield source and thereby directly avoid storing the forward wavefield data.Numerical examples show that compared with other migration algorithms and the traditional RTM,both methods can effectively reduce wavefield data storage as well as improve data-processing efficiency while ensuring imaging accuracy,thereby providing the means for high-efficiency and highprecision imaging of fractures and caves by boreholes.展开更多
A novel edge-triggered D-flip-flop based on a resonant tunneling diode (RTD) is proposed and used to construct a binary frequency divider. The design is discussed in detail and the performance of the circuit is veri...A novel edge-triggered D-flip-flop based on a resonant tunneling diode (RTD) is proposed and used to construct a binary frequency divider. The design is discussed in detail and the performance of the circuit is verified using SPICE. Relying on the nonlinear characteristics of RTD,we reduced the number of components used in our DFF circuit to only half of that required using conventional CMOS SCFL technology.展开更多
By the use of cross-correlation measures, the response of a symmetric Schmitt trigger (ST) driven by a random binary signal and white Gaussian noise is investigated. The results show that the information transmission...By the use of cross-correlation measures, the response of a symmetric Schmitt trigger (ST) driven by a random binary signal and white Gaussian noise is investigated. The results show that the information transmission can be enhanced when a certain amount of noise is presented, i.e., aperiodic stochastic resonance (ASR). Then, the influence of signal amplitude and the ST threshold on ASR is examined, the applicability of the ST in reducing the noise level of random signal transmission and improving the quality of output signal via ASR effect is illustrated. This research is of great interest in the field of digital communications.展开更多
The aim of this study was to illustrate the role of noninvasive imaging tools such as ultrasonography,multidetector row computed tomography,and magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of pediatric and adult liver...The aim of this study was to illustrate the role of noninvasive imaging tools such as ultrasonography,multidetector row computed tomography,and magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of pediatric and adult liver recipients and potential liver donors,and in the detection of potential complications arising from liver transplantation.展开更多
文摘Two-dimensional(2D)transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)and their heterostructures(HSs)exhibit unique optical properties and show great promise for developing next-generation optoelectronics.However,the photo-luminescence(PL)quantum yield of monolayer(1L)TMDs is still quite low at room temperature,which severely lim-its their practical applications.Here we report a PL enhancement effect of 1L WS_(2) at room temperature when con-structing it into 1L-WS_(2)/hBN/1L-MoS_(2) vertical HSs.The PL enhancement factors(EFs)can be up to 4.2.By using transient absorption(TA)spectroscopy,we demonstrate that the PL enhancement effect is due to energy transfer from 1L MoS_(2) to 1L WS_(2).The energy transfer process occurs on a picosecond timescale and lasts more than one hundred picoseconds which indicates a prominent contribution from exciton-exciton annihilation.Furthermore,the PL en-hancement effect of 1L WS_(2) can be observed in 2L-MoS_(2)/hBN/1L-WS_(2) and 3L-MoS_(2)/hBN/1L-WS_(2) HSs.Our study provides a comprehensive understanding of the energy transfer process in the PL enhancement of 2D TMDs and a fea-sible way to optimize the performance of TMD-based optoelectronic devices.
文摘Engine noise source identification is essential for making noise reduction strategies.Predominant noise sources of engines are normally identified as some cover components such as oil pan, valve cover and front gear cover etc. The radiated noise sources of a 6-cylinder construction diesel engine are identified with two methods-lead covering technique and surface vibration technique,and the ranking of the major cover on the basis of acoustic power is presented in this paper. Firstly the sound power level of these cover components and their contributions to the total acoustic power are determined with lead covering method under hemi-anechoic condition. Then the vibration characteristics of these components are investigated. The sound power level of various components is predicted via the mean square area average vibration. Both results basically agree well and verify the effectiveness of both techniques in engineering field.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation for Key Program of Jiangsu Higher Education Institu-tions of China(08KJA510002)the″Six Top Talents″Project of Jiangsu Province+2 种基金the Application Research Program of Nantong,China(K2007016,K2008024)the Creative Talents Foundation of Nantong Universitythe Natural Science Foundation(07Z122)of Nantong University~~
文摘Erbium (Er) doped in nanocrystalline Si (nc-Si:Er) surrounded by SiO2 is investigated by selectivelyexcited photoluminescence(PL) technique. Optical transitions come from nc-Si (peak located at 1.39 eV, denoted as Enc-Si) and Er ions (peak located at 0. 81 eV, denoted as EEr) are measured when nc-Si:Er is excited by 1. 519 eV or higher excitation photon energy(Eex). Although the Eex of 1.42 eV exceeds the peak energies of Enc-Si and EEr the Enc-Si and EE, emissions are unobserved. A resonant enhancement of the EEr emission is observed in nc-Si:Er. While the PL peak intensitiy of the Enc-Si transition is quenched under this Eex. The resonant-enhanced effect in nc-Si :Er indicates that the energy transfer process of carriers from nc-Si to nearby Er ions is enhanced by resonant excitation.
文摘A monolithic LC-tuned voltage controlled oscillator (LC-VCO) with 2 tuning terminals is designed for a dual frequency conversion transceiver for WLAN and realized using 0.18μm radio frequency (RF) CMOS technology. The output frequency range can be tuned to cover the defined frequency band of the transceiver. The maximum tuning range is 500MHz. The phase noises are - 117dBc/Hz at 4MHz and - 107dBc/Hz at 500kHz,both off the center frequency of 4. 189GHz. The RMS-jitter of the output signal is 4. 423ps,and the output power is - 8. 68dBm.
文摘The Raman and infrared spectra of all-trans-astaxanthin (AXT) in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solvent were investigated experimentally and theoretically. Density functional cal-culations of the Raman spectra predict the splitting of the υ1 band into υ1-1 and υ1-2 compo-nents. The absence of splitting in Raman experimental spectra is ascribed to the competition between the two symmetric C=C stretching vibrations of the backbone chain. The υ1 band is very sensitive to the excitation wavelength: resonance excitation stimulates the higher-frequency υ1-2 mode, and off-resonance excitation corresponds to the lower-frequency υ1-1 mode. Analyses of the intramolecular hydrogen bonding between C=O and O-H in the AXT/DMSO system reveal that the C4=O1...H1-O3 and C4'=O2...H2-O4 bonds are strengthened and weakened, respectively, in the electronically excited state compared with those in the ground state. This result reveals significant variations of the AXT molecular structure in different electronic states.
文摘As a typical biochemical reaction, the process of continuous fermentation of ethanol is studied in this paper. An improved model is set forward and in agreement with experiments. Nonlinear oscillations of the process are analyzed with analytical and numerical methods. The Hopf bifurcation region is fixed and further analyses are given.
文摘In this paper, the boundary value problem (BVP) of 3 D transient eddy current field in the end region in the case that the generator is affected by impact load is specified. Besides, ways to implement discrete methods in both time domain and space domain during the solution of the problem are investigated. The Crank Nicolson scheme is utilized to attain the iterative format of time differential, after taking factors that can ensure both computation precision and stability into consideration. In this paper, the magnetic distribution in the end region of a turbogenerator in the case that the generator is affected by impact load is specified. As a result, it provides foundation for further study of electromagnetic force and electromagnetic vibration in the end region of the turbogenerator.
文摘On the basis of the study of transient eddy current field in the end region of turbogenerator and electromagnetic force of end region winding, this paper analyzes the electromagnetic vibration of the turbogenerator roundly. A 320 MW turbogenerator is taken as an example to specify the electromagnetic force of end region winding and therefore the vibration in the case that the generator is affected by impact load. Some conclusions are drawn on the basis of the specification. Vibration of windings under imaginary faults is simulated, so that the vibration law of the end winding of turbogenerator can be studied further. On the basis of this, the countermeasure against winding vibration can be advanced.
文摘A research on the spurious tones due to the current mismatch in charge pumps of DLL(Delay Locked Loop) based RF CMOS oscillators is performed.An equation for strength evaluation of the spurious tones is derived.Two tables are provided to make it obvious to understand for the characteristics of spurious tones changing with related parameters.Some suggestions are given for the design of a DLL based RF CMOS oscillators.
文摘Metastable 40Ar* atoms are produced in the two metastable states 3p54s [3/2]2 and 3p5 4s′ [1/2]0 in a pulsed DC discharge in a beam, and are subsequently excited to the even-parity autoionizing resonance series 3pSnp′[3/2]1,2, 3p5 np′ [1/2]1, and 3p5nf′[5/2]3 using single photon excitation with a pulsed dye laser. The excitation spectra of the even-parity autoion- izing resonance series from the metastable 40Ar* are obtained by recording the autoionized Ar+ ions with time-of-flight ion detection in the photon energy range of 32500-35600 cm-1 with an experimental bandwidth of 〈0.1 cm-1. A wealth of autoionizing resonances are newly observed, from which more precise and systematic spectroscopic data of the level energies and quantum defects are derived.
文摘The transitions of E0 ,E0 +A0, and E+ in dilute GaAs(1-x) Nx alloys with x = 0.10% ,0.22% ,0.36% ,and 0.62% are observed by micro-photoluminescence. Resonant Raman scattering results further confirm that they are from the intrinsic emissions in the studied dilute GaAsN alloys rather than some localized exciton emissions in the GaAsN alloys. The results show that the nitrogen-induced E E+ and E0 + A0 transitions in GaAsN alloys intersect at a nitrogen content of about 0.16%. It is demonstrated that a small amount of isoelectronic doping combined with micro-photoluminescence allows direct observation of above band gap transitions that are not usually accessible in photoluminescence.
文摘The monolithic integration of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSEL) with photodetectors is very important in the application of free-space optical interconnects.Theoretical and experimental results on the resonant-cavity-enhanced (RCE) photodetector with VCSEL Structure are presented.The compatible requirement in input mirror reflectivity between the VCSEL and the RCE detector is achieved by precisely etching the top mirror.In this way,the RCE detector with relatively high quantum efficiency and necessary optical bandwidth has been obtained.[KH8/9D]
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51375517)the Natural Science Foundation of CQ CSTC(No.2012JJJQ70001)the Project of Chongqing Innovation Team in University(No.KJTD201313)
文摘A novel variable damper using an adjustable energy harvesting structure is proposed for semi-active vibration systems. The fluid flowing in a hydraulic cylinder is employed to drive an electromagnetic generator for harvesting vibration energy, which on the other hand, leads to a damping effect of the hydraulic damper. To make the damping force variable, an adjustable resistor is adopted to tune the capability of energy harvesting. The present approach is validated by both theoretical analysis and experimental evaluation. When connected with different resistance loads, the prototype damper has different equivalent damping coefficients ranging from 3. 987 × 104 to 2. 488 × 105 N· s/m. The results show that the damping force of the damper is variable in response to the adjustable load for the vibration energy harvesting.
基金supported by CNPC scientific research and technology development projects(No.2016A-3605)
文摘In this paper,wavefield storage optimization strategies are discussed with respect to reverse-time migration(RTM)imaging in reflection-acoustic logging,considering the problem of massive wavefield data storage in RTM itself.In doing so,two optimization methods are proposed and implemented to avoid wavefield storage.Firstly,the RTM based on the excitation-amplitude imaging condition uses the excitation time to judge the imaging time,and accordingly,we only need to store a small part of wavefield,such as the wavefield data of dozens of time points,the instances prove that they can even be imaged by only two time points.The traditional RTM usually needs to store the wavefield data of thousands of time points,compared with which the data storage can be reduced by tens or even thousands of times.Secondly,the RTM based on the random boundary uses the idea that the wavefield scatters rather than reflects in a random medium to reconstruct the wavefield source and thereby directly avoid storing the forward wavefield data.Numerical examples show that compared with other migration algorithms and the traditional RTM,both methods can effectively reduce wavefield data storage as well as improve data-processing efficiency while ensuring imaging accuracy,thereby providing the means for high-efficiency and highprecision imaging of fractures and caves by boreholes.
文摘A novel edge-triggered D-flip-flop based on a resonant tunneling diode (RTD) is proposed and used to construct a binary frequency divider. The design is discussed in detail and the performance of the circuit is verified using SPICE. Relying on the nonlinear characteristics of RTD,we reduced the number of components used in our DFF circuit to only half of that required using conventional CMOS SCFL technology.
文摘By the use of cross-correlation measures, the response of a symmetric Schmitt trigger (ST) driven by a random binary signal and white Gaussian noise is investigated. The results show that the information transmission can be enhanced when a certain amount of noise is presented, i.e., aperiodic stochastic resonance (ASR). Then, the influence of signal amplitude and the ST threshold on ASR is examined, the applicability of the ST in reducing the noise level of random signal transmission and improving the quality of output signal via ASR effect is illustrated. This research is of great interest in the field of digital communications.
文摘The aim of this study was to illustrate the role of noninvasive imaging tools such as ultrasonography,multidetector row computed tomography,and magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of pediatric and adult liver recipients and potential liver donors,and in the detection of potential complications arising from liver transplantation.