Glass-Ceramics with High Strength and High Transmittance Obtained by Multi-Factor Controlling

The presence of Li_(2)Si_(2)O_(5) and LiAlSi_(4)O_(10) could effectively improve the elastic modulus and transmittance of lithium disilicate(LD)glass-ceramics.Through synergistically modulation of the crystal content and grain size,we obtained high strength and high transmittance of LD glass-ceramics.The optimal sample had a high transmittance of 90.3%,the hardness was 7.72 GPa,the fracture toughness was 1.07 MPa·m^(1/2),and the elastic modulus was 103.1 GPa.

Design and calculation of low infrared transmittance and low emissivity coatings for heat radiative applications

The infrared transmittance and emissivity of heat-insulating coatings pigmented with various structural particles were studied using Kubelka-Munk theory and Mie theory. The primary design purpose was to obtain the low transmittance and low emissivity coatings to reduce the heat transfer by thermal radiation for high-temperature applications. In the case of silica coating layers constituted with various structural titania particles （solid, hollow, and core-shell spherical）, the dependence of transmittance and emissivity of the coating layer on the particle structure and the layer thickness was investigated and optimized. The results indicate that the coating pigmented with core-shell titania particles exhibits a lower infrared transmittance and a lower emissivity value than that with other structural particles and is suitable to radiative heat-insulating applications.

A comparison of transmittance properties between ZnO∶Al films for transparent conductors for solar cells deposited by sputtering of AZO and cosputtering of AZO/ZnO

Aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) thin films were deposited on sapphire (002) and glass substrates by two different sputtering techniques radio frequency magnetron cosputtering of AZO and ZnO targets and sputtering of an AZO target. The dependence of the photoluminescence (PL) and transmittance properties of the AZO films deposited by cosputtering and sputtering on the AZO/ZnO target power ratio, R and the O2/Ar flow ratio, r were investigated, respectively. Only a deep level emission peak appears in the PL spectra of cosputtered AZO films whereas both UV emission and deep level emission peaks are observed in the PL spectra of sputtered AZO films. The absorption edges in the transmittance spectra of the AZO films shift to the lower wavelength region as R and r increase. Effects of crystallinity, surface roughness, PL on the transmittance of the AZO films were also explained using the X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and PL analysis results.

A Parameterized yet Accurate Model of Ozone and Water Vapor Transmittance in the Solar-to-near-infrared Spectrum

A parameterized transmittance model （PTR） for ozone and water vapor monochromatic transmittance calculation in the solar-to-near-infrared spectrum 0.3-4 pm with a spectral resolution of 5 cm-1 was developed based on the transmittance data calculated by Moderate-resolution Transmittance model （MOD- TRAN）. Polynomial equations were derived to represent the transmittance as functions of path length and airmass for every wavelength based on the least-squares method. Comparisons between the transmittances calculated using PTR and MODTRAN were made, using the results of MODTRAN as a reference. Rela- tive root-mean-square error （RMSre） was 0.823% for ozone transmittance. RMSre values were 8.84~ and 3.48~ for water vapor transmittance ranges of 1-1 x 10-is and 1-1x 10-3, respectively. In addition, the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II （SAGEII） ozone profiles and University of Wyoming （UWYO） water vapor profiles were applied to validate the applicability of PTR model. RMSre was 0.437~ for ozone transmittance. RMSre values were 8.89~ and 2.43% for water vapor transmittance ranges of 1-1~10-is and 1-1~ 10-6, respectively. Furthermore, the optical depth profiles calculated using the PTR model were compared to the results of MODTRAN. Absolute RMS errors （RMSab） for ozone optical depths were within 0.0055 and 0.0523 for water vapor at all of the tested altitudes. Finally, the comparison between the solar heating rate calculated from the transmittance of PTR and Line-by-Line radiative transfer model （LBLRTM） was performed, showing a maximum deviation of 0.238 K d-1 （6% of the corresponding solar heating rate calculated using LBLRTM）. In the troposphere all of the deviations were within 0.08 K d-1. The computational speed of PTR model is nearly two orders of magnitude faster than that of MODTRAN.

The influence of defects in a plasma photonic crystal on the characteristics of microwave transmittance

Plasma photonic crystals(PPCs) have been a hot research topic in the band gap(BG) material field in recent years due to their unique advantages, such as the feasibility of changing the parameters and hence the properties of the materials with respect to traditional photonic crystals(PCs). In this paper,we focus mainly on the effects of some types of defects introduced in PPCs on the changes in BG characteristics of microwave(MW) transmittance. The research is carried out using numerical simulation with a one-dimensional finite-difference time-domain(FDTD) method, and six types of defects, including a lattice-constant defect, radii-ratio defect, additional-column defect, column-width defect, plasma-frequency defect, and electron-collision-frequency defect, are concerned. It transpires that introducing a defect in a PPC in different manners may realize the symmetric change, alternative change, shifting, generating, transforming, disappearing, and attenuating of BGs in transmittance spectra, which has great potential for the manufacture of spatiotemporal-controllable MW materials and devices with more feasible modulating functions.

Estimation of Global Solar Radiation Using Clearness Index and Cloud Transmittance Factor at Trans-Himalayan Region in Nepal

This paper presents the global solar radiation (GSR) and cloud transmittance factor (cf) measured at the horizontal surface over a period of one year from 2009 to 2010 using CMP6 Pyranometer and NILUUV Irradiance Meter at Lukla (Latitude 26.69oN,Longitude 86.73?E and Altitude 2850 m) in the foothills of the Mt Everest (8850 m high). Monthly and seasonal variations of global solar radiation as well as correlation between clearness index and cloud transmittance factor at Lukla are presented. The annual average daily global solar radiation is about 3.83 kWh/sq·m/day which is sufficient to promote solar active and passive energy technology at high mountain terrain where there is no other viable alternative sources of energy. The maximum and minimum global solar radiation of 5.33 and 2.08 kWh/sq·m/day is recorded in April and September 2010 respectively. The seasonal variation of solar energy is about 2.87 kWh/sq·m/day and 4.83 kWh/sq·m/day in summer and spring respectively which is not in line with the general trend. The coefficient of determination (R2) between cloud transmittance factor (cf) and clearness factor (K) is found to be 0.97. This novel result can be utilized to estimate the global solar radiation at the horizontal surface where K and cf are available.

Microwave transmittance characteristics in different uniquely designed one-dimensional plasma photonic crystals

Plasma photonic crystals(PPCs)are emerging as a powerful instrument for the dynamical control of the electromagnetic properties of a propagating wave.Here we demonstrate several one-dimensional(1 D)PPCs with uniquely designed superlattice structures,annular structures or with incorporation of the third material into the primitive unit cell.The influences of the properties of the third material as well as the structural configurations of suplerlattices on the transmittance characteristics of PPCs have been investigated by use of the finite element method.The optimal design strategy for producing PPCs that have more and larger band gaps is provided.These new schemes can potentially be extended to 2 D or 3 D plasma crystals,which may find broad applications in the manipulation of microwaves and terahertz waves.

Laser scattering, transmittance and low thermal expansion behaviors in Y2-x（ZnLi）xMo3O12 by forming regular grains

Ceramics usually have irregular grains, cracking, or porosity, which result in their lightproof.Y2Mo3O12 ceramics have more porosity due to the heavy hygroscopicity.Introducing ZnLi to Y2Mo3O12 could form regular grains, reduce cracking and porosity.With increasing the content of ZnLi, the grain shapes self-assembly gradually and then the laser scattering and transmittance improve.The laser scattering property and transmittance of diverging rays become the best in ceramics Y2-x(ZnLi)xMo3O12(x = 1.0 and 1.2) with regular grains and low thermal expansion.The formation mechanism of regular grains is ascribed to the substitutions of Zn^2+ and Li+for Y^3+ in Y2Mo3O12 resulting in the preferential growth.The investigation in laser scattering, transmittance and low thermal expansion behaviors of Y2-x(ZnLi)xMo3O12 could pave a way to weaken the strong-laser attack from the high-power laser weapon and the other.

Photon tunneling and transmittance resonance through a multi-layer structure with a left-handed material

This paper investigates the photon tunneling and transmittance resonance through a multi-layer structure including a left-handed material（LHM）. An analytical expression for the transmittance in a five-layer structure is given by the analytical transfer matrix method. The transmittance is studied as a function of the refractive index and the width of the LHM layer. The perfect photon tunneling results from the multi-layer structure, especially from the relation between the magnitude of the refractive index and the width of the LHM layer and those of the adjoining layers. Photons may tunnel through a much greater distance in this structure. Transmittance resonance happens, the peaks and valleys appear periodically at the resonance thickness. For an LHM with inherent losses, the perfect transmittance is suppressed.

Optical nonlinearity measurement of 4-(N-methyl,N-hydroxyethl)amino,4'-nitroazobenzene using a transmittance technique with a phase object(T-PO) with top-hat beams at 600-nm wavelength

The transmittance technique with a phase object（T-PO）,for measuring optical nonlinear coefficients is proposed with a top-hat beam.The sensitivity of the T-PO with a top-hat beam is a factor of 4 greater than that with a Gaussian beam.The validity of this method is verified by measuring the nonlinearity of a well-characterized liquid,CS 2 at 532-nm wavelength.The ease of use of this method has been proved by measuring a new compound 4-（N-methyl,N-hydroxyethyl）amino,4＇-nitroazobenzene（ANAB） at 600-nm wavelength,indicating that this method can be extended to the measurement of optical nonlinearities in a wide-band spectrum.

Transmittance Spectrum of Unbranded Sunglasses Using Spectrophotometer

Background: The sunglass standards are not strictly implemented in many countries except Aus-tralia. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the optical properties of unbranded sunglasses for light transmittance. Methods: Unbranded sunglasses with no information about their specifications were included. They were allocated to two groups based on their prices;the ones > 25 US$ (Group A) and the cheaper ones (Group B). Their transmittance spectrum was measured between 190 nm and 900 nm using a double beam scanning spectrophotometer. The European standard for sunglasses was used to evaluate their compliance regarding ultraviolet radiation (UVR) transmittance and minimum requirement for wearing when driving. Results: Thirty-eight sunglasses (Group A = 20 and Group B = 18) were evaluated. Four sunglasses in each group were non-compliant. Percentage transmittance of visible light was <8% in five sunglasses of Group A and in three of Group B, so these were not appropriate to wear when driving. Totally six sunglasses of Group A and five of Group B were non-compliant and/or inappropriate to wear when driving. Conclusions: Based on our findings about their UVR protection and visible light transmittance %, eye care professionals must warn people against the use of unbranded sunglasses without any information about their specifications.

Phase transition of shocked water up to 6 GPa:Transmittance investigation

The phase transition behaviors of the shocked water are investigated by employing an optical transmittance in-situ detection system.Based on the light scattering theory and phase transformation kinetics,the phase transition mechanism of the water under multiple shocks is discussed.The experimental data indicate that the evolution of the transmittance of the shocked water can be broadly divided into three stages:relaxation stage,decline stage,and recovery stage.In the early stage of the phase transition,the new phase particles began to form around the quartz/window interface.It should be mentioned that the water/ice phase boundary seems to move toward the liquid region in one experiment of this work.Due to the new phase core being much smaller than the wavelength of the incident light,the transmittance of the sample within the relaxation stage remains steady.The decline stage can be divided into the rapid descent stage and the slow descent stage in this work,which is considered as the different growth rates of the new phase particle under different shock loadings.The recovery stage is attributed to the emergence of the new phase particles which are bigger than the critical value.However,the influence of the size growth and the population growth of the new phase particles on the transmittance restrict each other,which may be responsible for the phenomenon that the transmittance curve does not return to the initial level.

Autonomous Control Strategy of a Swarm System Under Attack Based on Projected View and Light Transmittance

In the study of a visual projection field with swarm movements,an autonomous control strategy is presented in this paper for a swarm system under attack.To ensure a fast swarm dynamic response and stable spatial cohesion in a complex environment,a new hybrid swarm motion model is proposed by introducing global visual projection information to a traditional local interaction mechanism.In the face of attackers,individuals move towards the largest free space according to the projected view of the environment,rather than directly in the opposite direction of the attacker.Moreover,swarm individuals can certainly regroup without dispersion after the attacker leaves.On the other hand,the light transmittance of each individual is defined based on global visual projection information to represent its spatial freedom and relative position in the swarm.Then,an autonomous control strategy with adaptive parameters is proposed according to light transmittance to guide the movement of swarm individuals.The simulation results demonstrate in detail how individuals can avoid attackers safely and reconstruct ordered states of swarm motion.

Parameterized Transmittance Model for Atmospheric and Surface Solar Radiations

This work describes a transmittance model that evaluates global solar irradiation through the atmospheric column and at surface. The model is based on appropriate determination of the transmission coefficients of the different atmospheric constituents in a plane parallel layers frame and estimates the downward solar fluxes from the upper limit of the atmosphere. In testing this model, we first considered the purely molecular atmosphere to parameterize descending solar fluxes, which allowed us to estimate the attenuation due to atmospheric gases at specific times of the day when the irradiation at ground level is known. The results thus obtained show that the molecular atmosphere has a maximum reduction rate of incident flux (at the Top Of Atmosphere) of 20% with daily profiles that are homogeneous with extraterrestrial fluxes. Considering the turbid and cloudy atmosphere in which the multiple scattering phenomenon is taken into account, we obtain at ground level fluctuating profiles with attenuation rates reaching 64% depending on the time instant in the day. The comparison of our results with the experimental data obtained at the Yaoundé site on one hand and with the results of the CLIRAD-SW model on the other hand shows at monthly scale high correlation, of the order of 0.998. Moreover at monthly time scale, the precision which for some hourly values is relatively low tends towards a net improvement on the seasonal scale where it extends over a narrow domain ranging from 0.02% to 1.66%.

Transmittance Measurement of the Nonplanar Optical Based on Focal-Plane-Array Camera

Aiming to solve the problem that it is difficult to accurately measure UV cut-off transmittance of xenon quartz glass by using present spectrophotometer in China SG III project. Through the analysis, we believe that its reason was that the xenon quartz glass was nonplanar so the outgoing beam geometry from under-test was different from that from standard sample. A method of transmittance measurement based on focal-plane-array camera was proposed in this article. The effects of camera uniformity and spot sampling on transmittance measurement were analyzed theoretically. This method, which can reduce the effect of beam geometry on transmittance measurement and eliminate the cutting error occurring during light transmission by monitoring the completeness of incident beam in real-time, is verified from experiments. The random standard uncertainty of this method here is 0.035% or less. It is particularly useful in the transmittance measurement of nonplanar optical.

Modeling transmittance through submicron silver slit arrays

Mid-infrared transmittance of submicron silver slit arrays was numerically studied with the finite difference time domain method. The slit width varies from 50 nm to 300 nm and a square feature may attach at either or both slit sides. Although the side length of features is one or two orders of magnitude shorter than the wavelength, the attached nanoscale features can modify the transmittance significantly. The transmittance was also further investigated in detail by looking into the electromagnetic fields and Poynting vectors of selected slit geometries. The investigation results show that such change can be attributed to the cavity resonance effect inside the slit arrays. The work is of great importance to the wavelength-selective devices design in optical devices and thermal application fields.

Heat stroke alters hippocampal and cerebellar transmitter metabonomics

BACKGROUND:The mechanisms underlying heat stroke(HS)-induced hippocampal injury remain unclear.This study aimed to evaluate the HS-induced metabonomics of hippocampal and cerebellar transmitters.METHODS:The HS model was established with male Sprague-Dawley rats subjected to heat exposure of up to 42℃ at a humidity of(55.0±5.0)%.The hippocampal and cerebellar transmitters and metabolites of rats were tested via ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry(UPLC-MS/MS).The primary transmitters and metabolites were identified by principal component analysis(PCA)and orthogonal partial least square-discriminant analysis(OPLS-DA).The major metabolic pathways for HS were selected after enrichment.The brain injury was evaluated by histological tests.RESULTS:HS induced hippocampal and cerebellar injuries in rats.HS upregulated the protein levels of hippocampal glutamate,glutamine,gamma-aminobutyric acid,L-tryptophan(Trp),5-hydroxy-indoleacetic acid,and kynurenine;however,it downregulated asparagine,tryptamine,5-hydroxytryptophan,melatonin,3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine(L-DOPA),and vanillylmandelic acid.HS also sharply elevated the protein levels of cerebellar methionine and Trp,and decreased the levels of serotonin,L-alanine,L-asparagine,L-aspartate,cysteine,norepinephrine,spermine,spermidine,and tyrosine.Hippocampal glutamate,monoamine transmitters,cerebellar aspartate acid,and catecholamine transmitters’metabolic pathways were identified as the main metablic pathways in HS.CONCLUSION:The hippocampus and cerebellum were injured in rats with HS,possibly induced the disorder of hippocampal glutamate and serotonin metabolism,cerebellar aspartate acid and catecholamine transmitter metabolism,and related metabolic pathways.