Data processing and initial results from the CE-3 Extreme Ultraviolet Camera

The Extreme Ultraviolet Camera （EUVC） onboard the Chang＇e-3 （CE-3） lander is used to observe the structure and dynamics of Earth＇s plasmasphere from the Moon. By detecting the resonance line emission of helium ions （He＋） at 30.4 nm, the EUVC images the entire plasmasphere with a time resolution of 10 min and a spatial resolution of about 0.1 Earth radius （RE） in a single frame. We first present details about the data processing from EUVC and the data acquisition in the commissioning phase, and then report some initial results, which reflect the basic features of the plas- masphere well. The photon count and emission intensity of EUVC are consistent with previous observations and models, which indicate that the EUVC works normally and can provide high quality data for future studies.

Luminescence Characterization and Synthesis of γ-LiAlO_2:Eu^(3+) by Gel Combustion

γ-LiAlO2：Eu3＋（Eu3＋：LAO） phosphor was obtained by gel combustion method using LiNO3,Al（NO3）3·9H2O,Eu（NO3）3·6H2O and citric acid as raw materials.The structure,morphology and luminescence were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction （XRD）,scanning electron microscopy （SEM）,photoluminescence （PL）.The results demonstrated that the phosphor was pure-phase of flaky tetragonal crystal system with a mean size of around 1 μm.The strongest excitation peak was at 254 nm,belonging to the broadband excitation and the maximum emission peak was at 613 nm,corresponding to the 5D0→7F2 transition of Eu3＋.Luminous intensity is closely related to the calcination temperature and doping concentration of Eu3＋.

Thirty Meter Telescope Detailed Science Case:2015 Warren Skidmore on behalf of the TMT International Science Development Teams &TMT Science Advisory Committee

The TMT Detailed Science Case describes the transformational science that the Thirty Meter Telescope will enable. Planned to begin science operations in 2024, TMT will open up opportunities for revolutionary discoveries in essen- tially every field of astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology, seeing much fainter objects much more clearly than existing telescopes. Per this capability, TMT＇s sci- ence agenda fills all of space and time, from nearby comets and asteroids, to exo- planets, to the most distant galaxies, and all the way back to the very first sources of light in the universe. More than 150 astronomers from within the TMT partner- ship and beyond offered input in compiling the new 2015 Detailed Science Case. The contributing astronomers represent the entire TMT partnership, including the California Institute of Technology （Caltech）, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics （HA）, the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences （NAOC）, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan （NAOJ）, the University of California, the Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy （ACURA） and US associate partner, the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy （AURA）.

Magnetic properties of samarium and gadolinium co-doping Mn-Zn ferrites obtained by sol-gel auto-combustion method

Mn-Zn ferrites doped with different contents of Sm^（3＋） and Gd^（3＋） ions were prepared by sol-gel auto-combustion method and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR）, thermogravimetric analysis（TG）, X-ray diffraction（XRD）, scanning electron microscopy（SEM） and vibrating sample magnetometer（VSM）. When samples were calcined in a relatively low temperature below 1100 °C, secondary phases（α-Fe_2O_3） could be identified. Therefore, in order to acquire pure and better crystallinity, the suitable calcining temperature of powders was selected at 1200 °C. It was also found that all the samples consisting of ferrite phases of typical spinel cubic structure and average crystallite sizes between 31.5 and 38.2 nm were obtained after calcining at 1200 oC for 4 h. The lattice parameters increased almost linearly with increasing Sm content. A dense microstructure was obtained after sintering at 1250 °C for 4 h. Through the analysis of magnetic properties, hysteresis loops for all the samples were narrow with low values of coercivity and retentivity, indicating the paramagnetic nature of these samples. And saturation magnetization Ms strongly depended on the type of additive to reach a maximum of 47.99 emu/g for x=0.015, which showed a great promise for hyperthermia applications.

A rapid compensation method for launch data of long-range rockets under influence of the Earth＇s disturbing gravity field

Regarding the rapid compensation of the influence of the Earth＇ s disturbing gravity field upon trajectory calculation,the key point lies in how to derive the analytical solutions to the partial derivatives of the state of burnout point with respect to the launch data.In view of this,this paper mainly expounds on two issues：one is based on the approximate analytical solution to the motion equation for the vacuum flight section of a long-range rocket,deriving the analytical solutions to the partial derivatives of the state of burnout point with respect to the changing rate of the finalstage pitch program;the other is based on the initial positioning and orientation error propagation mechanism,proposing the analytical calculation formula for the partial derivatives of the state of burnout point with respect to the launch azimuth.The calculation results of correction data are simulated and verified under different circumstances.The simulation results are as follows：（1） the accuracy of approximation between the analytical solutions and the results attained via the difference method is higher than 90%,and the ratio of calculation time between them is lower than 0.2%,thus demonstrating the accuracy of calculation of data corrections and advantages in calculation speed;（2） after the analytical solutions are compensated,the longitudinal landing deviation of the rocket is less than 20 m and the lateral landing deviation of the rocket is less than 10 m,demonstrating that the corrected data can meet the requirements for the hit accuracy of a long-range rocket.

Upconversion luminescence of KGd(MoO_4)_2:Er^(3+),Yb^(3+) powder prepared by Pechini method

Er3＋ doped potassium gadolinium molybdate （KGM） phosphor with sensitizer Yb3＋ ion was synthesized by the Pechini method using citric acid and ethylene glycol. The crystallization processes of the phosphor precursors were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD） and thermogravimetry-differential scanning calorimetry （TG-DSC）, which indicated that ultrafine uniform crystallites of KGM：Er,Yb were obtained by sintering the precursors at above 650 ℃ for 5 h. Upconversion luminescence （UL） spectra of the samples were studied by a 976 nm semiconductor laser diode （LD） excitation. The UL spectra exhibited the green and red emission bands that were attributed to the 2H11/2, 4S3/2→4I15/2 and 4F9/2→4I15/2 transitions of Er3＋, respectively. The possible UL mechanisms of Er3＋ were explained by means of an energy level diagram. The maximum luminescent intensity was achieved when the concentration of Er3＋, Yb3＋ arrived at 1 mol.% and 20 mol.%, respectively.

Catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde over CeO2-Co3O4 catalysts

A series of CeO2-Co3O4 mixed oxide catalysts with different Co/（Co＋Ce） atomic ratios were synthesized by citric acid sol-gel method and used for catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde（HCHO）. Many techniques such as Brumauer-Emmett-Teller（BET）, X-ray diffraction（XRD）, scanning electron microscopy（FE-SEM）, temperature programmed reduction（H_2-TPR）, temperature-programmed desorption（O_2-TPD） and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS） were used to characterize catalysts. The results of catalytic performance tests showed that the catalyst CeO_2-Co_3O_4 with Co/（Co＋Ce） ratio of 0.95 exhibited the best performance, and the temperature of complete oxidation of HCHO was 80 oC. The analytical results indicated that the addition of CeO_2 enhanced the specific surface area of Co_3O_4 and the fine dispersion of both of them. Moreover, the strong interaction between CeO_2 and Co_3O_4 resulted in the unique redox properties, which enhanced the available surface active oxygen and led to high valence state of cobalt oxide species. All those effects played crucial roles in the excellent performance of CeO_2-Co_3O_4 for the HCHO oxidation.

Electro-catalytic degradation properties of Ti/SnO_2–Sb electrodes doped with different rare earths

Ti/SnO2–Sb electrode has a good effect on the removal of organic pollutants. But its short service life limits its large-scale application in industry. Electro-catalytic degradation performances and service life of the electrode can be significantly improved by doping rare earth（RE） ions into the oxide coating of Ti/SnO2–Sb electrode. Ti/SnO2–Sb electrodes doped with different RE elements（Ce, Dy, La, and Eu） were prepared by the thermal decomposition method at 550 ℃. Electro-catalytic degradation performances of electrodes doped with different RE elements were evaluated by linear sweep voltammetry（LSV） and Tafel curves. During the electrolysis,the conversion of p-nitrophenol was performed with these electrodes as anodes under galvanostatic control. The structures and morphologies of the surface coating of the electrodes were characterized by scanning electron microscope（SEM）. The results demonstrate that the electro-catalytic degradation performances of Ti/SnO2–Sb electrodes are improved to different levels by doping different RE ions. Improved Ti/SnO2–Sb electrodes by the introduction of different RE have higher oxygen evolution potential, better electro-catalysis ability, better coverage,and longer electrode life.

Up-conversion photoluminescence emissions of CaMoO4：Pr3＋/Yb3＋ powder

CaMoO_4：Pr^（3＋）/Yb^（3＋） powder was successfully synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method. X-ray diffraction（XRD） patterns of samples confirmed tetragonal structure and morphology and sizes were confirmed by scanning electron microscopy（SEM） analyses. Particles consisted of regular micro-spheres with uniform sizes, the diameter of each sphere lay in the range of 3 to 4 μm. The up-conversion photoluminescence emission and its concentration dependence were investigated under infrared excitation at 980 nm. All the UC micro-particles exhibited the typical blue, green and red emissions. Dominant blue emissions originated from ~3P_0→~3H_4 and intense red emissions originated from ~3P0→~3F_2 transitions, and they both belonged to two-photon excitation processes in CaMoO_4： Yb^（3＋）/Pr^（3＋） powder. The optimum doping concentrations of Pr^（3＋） and Yb^（3＋） for the highest UC luminescence were 0.1 mol.% and 16 mol.%, respectively. The possible up-conversion mechanisms were discussed in detail. It was found that the UC emission could be well controlled from blue to green to white color by adjusting the concentration of Pr^（3＋） ions in CaMoO_4：Pr^（3＋）/Yb^（3＋） microcrystal. So it is a candidate material for solid-state lasers, biological imaging, solar cells, and optical communications.

Preparation and characterization of Ce_(0.8)La_(0.2–x)Y_xO_(1.9) as electrolyte for solid oxide fuel cells

In this study, ultrafine Ce0.8La0.2–x Y x O1.9（for x=0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20） powders were successfully prepared by the sol-gel method.The samples were characterized by fourier transform infrared（FTIR）, thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetry（TG-DSC）, X-ray diffraction（XRD）, scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, AC impedance and thermal expansion measurements.Experimental results indicated that highly phase-pure cubic fluorite electrolyte Ce0.8La0.2–x Y x O1.9 powders were obtained after calcining at 600 °C.The as-synthesized powders exhibited high sintering activity, the Ce0.8La0.2–x Y x O1.9 series electrolytes which have higher relative densities over 96% could be obtained after sintered at 1400 °C for 4 h.Ce0.8La0.15Y0.05O1.9 electrolyte sintered at 1400 °C for 4 h exhibited higher oxide ionic conductivity（σ800 oC=0.057 S/cm）, lower electrical activation energy（E a=0.87 e V） and moderate thermal expansion coefficient（TEC=15.5×10-6 K-1, temperature range 25–800 °C）.

Regeneration of the deactivated TiO_2-ZrO_2-CeO_2 /ATS catalyst for NH_3-SCR of NO_x in glass furnace

Larger amounts of alkalis, alkali earth metals and sulfides in flue gas from glass furnace were easier to deactivate selective catalytic reduction （SCR） catalyst compared to the flue gases from other stationary sources. Catalyst regeneration has been an emerging research topic for flue gas denitrification in glass furnace. Regeneration of the deactivated TiO2-ZrO2-CeO2 /Al2TiO 5 -TiO2-SiO2 （ATS） complex phase ceramics catalysts used for NH3 -SCR of NO x in glass furnace was studied in this work. Effects of regeneration methods, including washing with different aqueous solutions and sulfuric acid, thermal regeneration, thermal reduction regeneration, and thermal regeneration with SO2 , on catalytic performance were comparatively investigated. In comparison of catalytic activities between the catalysts before and after regeneration, results showed that washing was the most effective regeneration method, and the sulfuric acid concentration of the washing solution was an important factor. Washing time directly affected catalyst regeneration efficiency and catalyst life. The regenerated TiO2-ZrO2 -CeO2 /ATS catalyst regained more than 90% NO conversion after being washed with 10 wt.% H2SO4 for 30 min.

Investigation on the amounts of Na_2CO_3 and sulphur to obtain pure Y_2O_2S and up-conversion luminescence of Y_2O_2S:Er

The process to prepare pure phase of hexagonal Y2O2S was investigated. Effect of mixed flux of Na2CO3 and S amounts was studied. The phase composition and morphology were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD） and scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. The results showed that the single phase of Y2O2S with smooth morphology could not be obtained as the molar ratio of Y2O3, Na2CO3 and S was in the range of 1：（0.5-1）：（2-3） until the molar ratio was increased to 1：1.5：4. Different Er3＋ concentration doped Y2O2S：Er powders were prepared with molar ratio of the raw materials 1：1.5：4. The quenching concentration of Er3＋ in Y2O2S was more than 2 mol.%, which was due to the interaction of electric quadrupoles between Er3＋ ions.

Wet chemical synthesis of La_(9.83–x)Sr_xSi_6O_(26+δ)(0≤x≤0.50) powders, characterization of intermediate and final products

In this paper we reported the preparation and extensive characterization of La9.83–x Sr x Si6O26＋δ（0≤x≤0.50） precursors, intermediate and final products. The sintering reactions, the phase formation, the structure as well as the powders＇ morphology were studied by means of thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction（XRD）, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR） and scanning electron microscopy（SEM）. Moreover, the effect of stoichiometry on precursor＇s structure and morphology as well as on intermediate and final products was reported. As was concluded pure La9.83Si6O26＋δ, La9.38Sr0.45Si6O26＋δ and La9.33Sr0.50Si6O26＋δ could be prepared after sintering at 1400 °C for 20 h while La9.68Sr0.15Si6O26＋δ and La9.53Sr0.30Si6O26＋δ compounds contained minor traces（〈3.5%） of La2Si2O7 secondary phase. Concerning the synthesis, there have been no previous reports on the preparation of pure La9.83Si6O26＋δ, La9.38Sr0.45Si6O26＋δ and La9.33Sr0.50Si6O26＋δ compounds. The final powders consisted of spherical particles and an increase of Sr content seemed to inhibit sintering phenomena. The existence of interstitial oxygen at intermediate crystallographic positions of apatite structure had great effect on Si O4 sub-structure distortion. The increase of Sr content led to a major reduction of interstitial oxygen quantity and the refutation of silicon tetrahedron distortion.