On the Origin of the Cavities Present in the Sandstone Formations of the Hydroelectric Development Site of Kakobola and Its Surroundings (Kwilu Province/DRC)

Problems due to underground cavities at the level of soft and polymorphic sandstones, collapses and infiltration of acid waters through the fracture networks have been observed around the Kakobola hydroelectric development, constituting potential risks for the stability of the dam. The objective of this article aims to highlight the major cause that can explain the generating processes of these cavities. Indeed, to do this, the exploration of the subsoil was made possible thanks to the eleven (11) boreholes drilled on the site, the determination of cavities by the method of colored tracers and the petrographic characterization using a microscope. The latter, by means of thin sections, reveals the presence of quartz arenites. The mineralogical characterization of rock materials was carried out using X-ray fluorescence and X-ray diffraction methods. X-ray fluorescence revealed the presence of nickel, zinc and iron. Diffraction shows us an abundance of silica, mainly quartz and its metastable phases, in particular tridymite and cristobalite. It also made it possible to question the presence of carbonated minerals. The drillings enabled us to elaborate the logs and to bring out a geological model of the sector of study. These models were produced on the basis of drilling and observations on excavation. These data also reveal the presence of underground cavities which were also confirmed by the colored tracer method. These cavities would be of natural origin due to the presence of carbonate minerals observed in the rocks and which are attacked by acidic waters attested by the pH 5 measurements of the waters of the Lufuku River. The infiltration of water in rocky materials of low density and through the various networks of fractures and cavities leads to instability of the rock and could damage the hydroelectric development.

Scattering of SH-wave by multiple circular cavities in half space

In this paper,an analytic method is developed to address steady SH-wave scattering and perform dynamic analysis of multiple circular cavities in half space.The scattered wave function used for scattering of SH-waves by multiple circular cavities,which automatically satisfies the stress-free condition at the horizontal surface,is constructed by applying the symmetry of the SH-wave scattering and the method of multi-polar coordinates system.Applying this scattered wave function and method of moving coordinates,the original problem can be transformed to the problem of SH-wave scattering by multiple circular cavities in the full space.Finally,the solution of the problem can be reduced to a series of algebraic equations and solved numerically by truncating the infinite algebraic equations to the finite ones.Numerical examples are provided for case with two cavities to show the effect of wave number,and the distances between the centers of the cavities and from the centers to the ground surface on the dynamic stress concentration around the cavity impacted by incident steady SH-wave.

Quantum dynamic behaviour in a coupled cavities system

The dynamic behaviour of the two-site coupled cavities model which is doped with ta wo-level system is investi-gated. The exact dynamic solutions in the general condition are obtained via Laplace transform. The simple analytical solutions are obtained in several particular cases, which demonstrate the clear and simple physical picture for the quan-tum state transition of the system. In the large detuning or hoppling case, the quantum states transferring between qubits follow a slow periodic oscillation induced by the very weak excitation of the cavity mode. In the large coupling case, the system can be interpreted as two Jaynes-Cummings model subsystems which interact through photon hop between the two cavities. In the case of λ≈△〉〉 g, the quantum states transition of qubits is accompanied by the excitation of the cavity, and the cavity modes have the same dynamic behaviours and the amplitude of probability is equM to 0.25 which does not change with the variation of parameter.

From histology to micro-CT:Measuring and modeling resorption cavities and their relation to bone competence

The process of bone remodelling plays an essential role in the emergence and maintenance of bone geometry and its internal structure.Osteoclasts are one of the three main bone cell types that play a crucial role in the bone remodelling cycle.At the microstructural level,osteoclasts create bone deficits by eroding resorption cavities.Understanding how these cavities impair the mechanical quality of the bone is not only relevant in quantifying the impact of resorption cavities in healthy bone and normal aging,but maybe even more so in quantifying their role in metabolic bone diseases.Meta-bolic bone diseases and their treatment are both known to affect the bone remodelling cycle;hence,the bone mechanical competence can and will be affected.How-ever,the current knowledge of the precise dimensions of these cavities and their effect on bone competence is rather limited.This is not surprising considering the difficulties in deriving three-dimensional(3D)properties from two-dimensional(2D)histological sections.The measurement difficulties are reflected in the evalua-tion of how resorption cavities affect bone competence.Although detailed 3D models are generally being used to quantify the mechanical impact of the cavities,the representation of the cavities themselves has basicallybeen limited to simplified shapes and averaged cavityproperties.Qualitatively,these models indicate that cav-ity size and location are important,and that the effectof cavities is larger than can be expected from simplebone loss.In summary,the dimensions of osteoclastresorption cavities were until recently estimated from2D measures;hence,a careful interpretation of resorp-tion cavity dimensions is necessary.More effort needsto go into correctly quantifying resorption cavities usingmodern 3D imaging techniques like micro-computedtomography(micro-CT)and synchrotron radiation CT.Osteoclast resorption cavities affect bone competence.The structure-function relationships have been ana-lysed using computational models that,on one hand,provide rather detailed information on trabecular bonestructure,but on the other incorporate rather crudeassumptions on cavity dimensions.The use of high-resolution representations and parametric descriptionscould be potential routes to improve the quantitativefidelity of these models.

A series solution for surface motion amplification due to underground group cavities:Incident P waves

A series solution for surface motion amplification due to underground group cavities for incident plane P waves is derived by Fourier-Bessel series expansion method. It is shown that underground group cavities significantly am-plify the surface ground motion nearby. It is suggested that the effect of subways on ground motion should be con-sidered when the subways are planned and designed.

Study on the influences of interaction behaviors between multiple combustion-gas jets on expansion characteristics of Taylor cavities

The purpose of this study is to investigate means of controlling the interior ballistic stability of a bulk-loaded propellant gun（BLPG）.Experiments on the interaction of twin combustion gas jets and liquid medium in a cylindrical stepped-wall combustion chamber are conducted in detail to obtain time series processes of jet expansion,and a numerical simulation under the same working conditions is also conducted to verify the reliability of the numerical method by comparing numerical results and experimental results.From this,numerical simulations on mutual interference and expansion characteristics of multiple combustion gas jets（four,six,and eight jets） in liquid medium are carried out,and the distribution characteristic of pressure,velocity,temperature,and evolutionary processes of Taylor cavities and streamlines of jet flow Held are obtained in detail.The results of numerical simulations show that when different numbers of combustion gas jets expand in liquid medium,there are two different types of vortices in the jet flow field,including corner vortices of liquid phase near the step and backflow vortices of gas phase within Taylor cavities.Because of these two types of vortices,the radial expansion characteristic of the jets is increased,while changing numbers of combustion gas jets can restrain Kelvin-Helmholtz instability to a certain degree in jet expansion processes,which can at last realize the goal of controlling the interior ballistic stability of a BLPG.The optimum method for both suppressing Kelvin-Helmholtz instability and promoting radial expansion of Taylor cavities can be determined by analyzing the change of characteristic parameters in a jet flow field.

Time-history responses on the surface by regularly distributed enormous embedded cavities:Incident SH-waves

The time-history responses of the surface were obtained for a linear elastic half-plane including regularly distributed enormous embedded circular cavities subjected to propagating obliquely incident plane SH-waves. An advanced numerical approach named half-plane time-domain boundary element method（BEM）, which only located the meshes around the cavities, was used to create the model. By establishing the modified boundary integral equation（BIE）independently for each cavity and forming the matrices, the final coupled equation was solved step-by-step in the timedomain to obtain the boundary values. The responses were developed for a half-plane with 512 cavities. The amplification patterns were also obtained to illustrate the frequencydomain responses for some cases. According to the results,the presence of enormous cavities affects the scattering and diffraction of the waves arrived to the surface. The introduced method can be recommended for geotechnical/mechanical engineers to model structures in the fields of earthquake engineering and composite materials.

Successful Nitrogen Doping of 1.3 GHz Single Cell Superconducting Radio-Frequency Cavities

A high intrinsic quality factor （Q0） of a superconducting radio-frequency cavity is beneficial to reducing the oper- ation costs of superconducting accelerators. Nitrogen doping （N-doping） has been demonstrated as a aseful way to improve Q0 of the superconducting cavity in recent years. N-doping researches with 1.3 GHz single cell cavities are carried out at Peking University and the preliminary results are promising. Our recipe is slightly different from other laboratories. After 250μm polishing, high pressure rinsing and 3 h high temperature annealing, the cavities are nitrogen doped at 2.7-4.0Pa for 20rain and then followed by 15μm electropolishing. Vertical test results show that Q0 of a 1.3 GHz single cell cavity made of large grain niobium has increased to 4 ×10 10 at 2.0K and medium gradient.

Entanglement of two two-level atoms trapped in coupled cavities with a Kerr medium

In this paper, the entanglement dynamics of two two-level atoms trapped in coupled cavities with a Kerr medium is investigated, We find that the phenomena of entanglement sudden death （ESD） and entanglement sudden birth （ESB） appear during the evolution process. The influences of initial atomic states, Kerr medium, and cavity-cavity hopping rate on the atom-atom entanglement are discussed. The results obtained by the numerical method show that the atom- atom entanglement is strengthened and even prevented from ESD with increasing cavity-cavity hopping rate and Kerr nonlinearity.

Energy Levels of Coupled Plasmonic Cavities

We demonstrate the hybridization of the plasmonic modes in directly coupled whispering gallery cavities fabricated on silver films and present the mode patterns and energy levels using cathodoluminescence spectroscopy. Although the energy of the most antisymmetrically coupled modes is higher than that of the corresponding symmetrically coupled ones, the contrary cases happen for small quantum number modes. We attribute the phenomenon to the different surface plasmon polariton paths between the symmetrically and antisymmetrically coupled modes; These results provide an understanding of the resonant properties in coupled plasmonic cavities, which have potential applications in nanophotonic devices.

Entanglement Dynamics of Two Qubits Coupled Independently to Cavities in the Ultrastrong Coupling Regime:Analytical Results

Dynamics of quantum entanglement of two qubits in two identical quantum Rabi models is studied analytically in the framework of corrections to the rotating-wave approximations. A closed-form expression for the entanglement dynamics initiated from the well-known Bell states is derived, which is very close to the numerical exact results up to the ultrastrong coupling regime. It is found that the vanishing entanglement can be purely induced by the counter-rotating terms, and can be enhanced with the atom-cavity coupling.

Comparison of cavities and extended defects formed in helium-implanted 6H-SiC at room temperature and 750 ℃

The formation of cavities in silicon carbide is vitally useful to“smart-cut”and metal gettering in semiconductor industry.In this study,cavities and extended defects formed in helium(He)ions implanted 6H-SiC at room temperature(RT)and 750℃ followed by annealing at 1500℃are investigated by a combination of transmission electron microscopy and high-resolution electron microscopy.The observed cavities and extended defects are related to the implantation temperature.Heterogeneously distributed cavities and extended defects are observed in the helium-implanted 6H-SiC at RT,while homogeneously distributed cavities and extended defects are formed after He-implanted 6H-SiC at 750℃.The possible reasons are discussed.

Continuous variable entanglement generation in coupled cavities

We investigate continuous variable entanglement produced in two distant coupled cavities, in which two four-level atoms are driven by classical fields respectively. Under the large detuning condition, an effective Hamiltonian containing the square of the creation （annihilation） operator of the cavity field is derived. Due to the nonlinearity, entanglement formally created by the beam splitter type interaction is transformed into the nondegenerate parametric down conversion type. Employing the operator algebraic method, we study the time evolution of the entanglement condition, and show that the system provides us an advantage in achieving a larger photon number with better entanglement. We also discuss the dissipation of the cavities affecting the entanglement.

Dynamically tunable multiband plasmon-induced transparency effect based on graphene nanoribbon waveguide coupled with rectangle cavities system

A dynamically tunable multiband plasmon-induced transparency(PIT) effect in a series of rectangle cavities coupled with a graphene nanoribbon waveguide system is investigated theoretically and numerically by tuning the Fermi level of the graphene rectangle cavity. A single-PIT effect is realized using two different methods: one is the direct destructive interference between bright and dark modes, and the other is the indirect coupling through a graphene nanoribbon waveguide. Moreover, dual-PIT effect is obtained by three rectangle cavities side-coupled with a graphene nanoribbon waveguide.Results show that the magnitude of the dual-PIT window can be controlled between 0.21 and 0.74, and the corresponding group index is controlled between 143.2 and 108.6. Furthermore, the triple-PIT effect is achieved by the combination of bright–dark mode coupling and the cavities side-coupled with waveguide mechanism. Thus, sharp PIT windows can be formed, a high transmission is maintained between 0.51 and 0.74, and the corresponding group index is controlled between161.4 and 115.8. Compared with previously proposed graphene-based PIT effects, the size of the introduced structure is less than 0.5 μm2. Particularly, the slow light effect is crucial in the current research. Therefore, a novel approach is introduced toward the realization of optical sensors, optical filters, and slow light and light storage devices with ultra-compact,multiband, and dynamic tunable.

Forced and Natural Vibrations of an Orthotropic Pre-Stressed Rectangular Plate with Neighboring Two Cylindrical Cavities

Forced and natural vibrations of a rectangular pre-stressed orthotropic compositeplate containing two neighboring cylindrical cavities whose cross sections are rectangularwith rounded-off corners are investigated numerically. It is assumed that all the end surfacesof the rectangular pre-stressed composite plate are simply supported and subjected to auniformly distributed normal time-harmonic force on the upper face plane. The consideredproblem is formulated within the Three-Dimensional Linearized Theory of Elastic Waves inInitially Stressed Bodies (TDLTEWISB). The influence of mechanical and geometricalparameters as well as the initial stresses and the effect of cylindrical cavities on the dynamicalcharacteristics of the rectangular orthotropic composite plate are analyzed and discussed.

Enhanced single photon emission in silicon carbide with Bull's eye cavities

The authors demonstrate a Bull's eye cavity design that is composed of circular Bragg gratings and micropillar optical cavity in 4H silicon carbide(4H-SiC) for single photon emission. Numerical calculations are used to investigate and optimize the emission rate and directionality of emission. Thanks to the optical mode resonances and Bragg reflections,the radiative decay rates of a dipole embedded in the cavity center is enhanced by 12.8 times as compared to that from a bulk 4H-SiC. In particular, a convergent angular distribution of the emission in far field is simultaneously achieved, which remarkably boost the collection efficiency. The findings of this work provide an alternative architecture to manipulate light-matter interactions for achieving high-efficient SiC single photon sources towards applications in quantum information technologies.

STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION OF A NEW POLYORGANOSILOXANE CONTAINING NANOTUBULAR CAVITIES USING ORGANIC FLUORESCENT PROBES

Fluorescent molecules - p-dimethylaminobenzonitrile (DMABN) and trans-stilbene (TSB ) - were used as probes to investigate the inner structure of the nanotubular cavities contained in a new polyorganosiloxane (POS) which was prepared by the hydrosilylation coupling reaction of cis-isotactic ladderlike polyvinylsilsesquioxane (Vi-T) with 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane (H-MM) as coupling agent in the presence of catalyst dicyclopentadienyldichloroplatinum (Cp2PtCl2). The results from FTIR spectra and fluorescence spectra in combination with molecular simulation reveal that the cross-section of the nanotubular cavity is nearly rectangular in shape, and is about 0.62 nm in width and about 0.38 nm in height. This work gains in-depth knowledge into the inner structure of the nanotubular cavities of POS and furthermore provides a guide to the selection of proper guest molecules in constructing functional supramolecular clathrate based upon POS.

Tunable two-axis spin model and spin squeezing in two cavities

Multi-mode cavities have now attracted much attention both experimentally and theoretically. In this paper, inspired by recent experiments of cavity-assisted Raman transitions, we realize a two-axis spin Hamiltonian H = q（J_x^2＋ χJ_y^2） ＋ ω_0J_z in two cavities. This realized Hamiltonian has a distinct property that all parameters can be tuned independently. For proper parameters, the well-studied one- and two-axis twisting Hamiltonians are recovered, and the scaling of N^（-1） of the maximal squeezing factor can occur naturally. On the other hand, in the two-axis twisting Hamiltonian, spin squeezing is usually reduced when increasing the atomic resonant frequency ω_0. Surprisingly, we find that by combining with the dimensionless parameter χ（-1）, this atomic resonant frequency ω_0 can enhance spin squeezing greatly. These results are beneficial for achieving the required spin squeezing in experiments.

Comparative Analysis of the Lateritic Soil of Brasília and Soil Mixed with Vermiculite for Urban Cavities

Civil construction has high demand for new procedures and technologies capable of generating better results in numerous situations throughout the process.Nowadays,cavities in urban areas are commonly used due to the implantation of commercial and residential developments with more than two floors,seeking a better use of the nobler areas of the big cities.In geotechnical terms,the filling of these cavities,with the local soil,especially in the Federal District,lateritic soils,can represent additional efforts for the structures and foundations and lead to a compromise of the technical and functional performance of the same,compromising the efficiency and the economy of the enterprise.In this sense,this research evaluates the mechanical behavior of the mixtures,using GEO5 Software,Containment Design and Verification Modules,presenting an alternative to fill cavities in urban regions,with a mixture of material with lower specific density in relation to the soil Natural.Proctor Normal compression tests,simple direct shear saturation and sample expansibility were performed.The results showed a reduction of 38%in the strength of the reinforced concrete curtain,as well as a 25%reduction in maximum bending moments and 31%in maximum shear forces,and a reduction of about 32%in the displacements of the structure to the soil with addition of expanded vermiculite for tests obtained in the saturated condition.For the compositions of cement soil,expanded vermiculite soil and soil cement and expanded vermiculite,the deformations were of the order of 0.3%,0.4%and 0.2%,respectively.

Blasting practices in a quarry with karstic cavities

The blasting practices in a limestone quarry with karstic cavities have beenpresented. The existence of karstic cavities in the quarry has reduced blasting efficiencysignificantly. In order to improve blasting efficiency different blasting strategies (loading holeswith ANFO in plastic bag, recording cavity location along the holes and charging the holes accordingto this information, and modifying blasting pattern according to karstic cavities) had beenimplemented and the results were evaluated on per ton cost basis. It was concluded that efficientblasting in such aquarries requires determining the size and shape of karstic cavities and based onthis information, to modify the blast pattern and charge the holes. The suggested method is torecord the cavity along the drill hole and to generate 3D model of cavities. By doing this, theproduction cost in the limestone quarry has decreased from 0.407 dollars/t to 0.354 dollars/t.