This paper examines the effect of Fe addition on the microstructure characterized by scanning electron microscopy/electron backscattered diffraction,neutron diffraction,and synchrotron X-ray tomography and the mechani...This paper examines the effect of Fe addition on the microstructure characterized by scanning electron microscopy/electron backscattered diffraction,neutron diffraction,and synchrotron X-ray tomography and the mechanical properties of Al-Mg-Mn-Fe-Cu alloys.The findings reveal that the microstructures of the alloys consisted of an Al matrix,Al_(6)(FeMn),and Al_(2)CuMg phase particles.The addition of Fe significantly increased the yield strength(YS),and ultimate tensile strength(UTS)of the alloys,while reducing elongation.The transformation of the 3D morphology of the Al_(6)(FeMn)phase from separated and fine particles with Chinese-script morphology to interconnected rod-like structure as Fe content increased from 0.1%to 0.8%.This strengthening effect was attributed to the slip lines being blocked at the vicinity of the inter-connected Fe-rich phase,leading to grain rotation and dislocation density increment around the Fe-rich phase,ultimately improving the strength of the alloys.However,the Fe-rich phases and Al_(2)CuMg phases were found to be prone to cracking under tensile stress,resulting in decreased elongation of the alloys.This study provides a potential application in the design and manufacturing of new non-heat-treatable Al alloys for the automotive industry.展开更多
For weakly absorbing materials, image contrast can be enhanced by phase contrast in formation. The effectiveness of the in-line phase contrast technique relies on its ability to record intensity data which contain inf...For weakly absorbing materials, image contrast can be enhanced by phase contrast in formation. The effectiveness of the in-line phase contrast technique relies on its ability to record intensity data which contain information on the x- ray＇s phase shift. Four kinds of approaches to the relationship between intensity distribution and phase shift axe reviewed and discussed. A micro-focal x-ray source with high geometrical magnification is used to acquire phase contrast images. A great improvement on image quality is shown and geometrical parameters axe modified for comparison between different imaging positions.展开更多
In-line x-ray phase contrast imaging has attracted much attention due to two major advantages： its effectiveness in imaging weakly absorbing materials, and the simplicity of its facilities. In this paper a comprehens...In-line x-ray phase contrast imaging has attracted much attention due to two major advantages： its effectiveness in imaging weakly absorbing materials, and the simplicity of its facilities. In this paper a comprehensive theory based on Wigner distribution developed by Wu and Liu [Med. Phys. 31 2378-2384 （2004）] is reviewed. The influence of x-ray source and detector on the image is discussed. Experiments using a microfocus x-ray source and a CCD detector are conducted, which show the role of two key factors on imaging： the tube voltage and tube current. High tube current and moderate tube voltage are suggested for imaging.展开更多
The Sichuan-Yunnan Block is located on the southeastern margin of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau and has frequent seismic activity on the western border,posing a potential threat to human society and economic development....The Sichuan-Yunnan Block is located on the southeastern margin of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau and has frequent seismic activity on the western border,posing a potential threat to human society and economic development.Therefore,it is important to understand its geological evolution,assess earthquake risks,and formulate scientific and reasonable disaster prevention and mitigation strategies.Using 23 months of continuous ambient noise records from 81 seismic stations,we obtained 1248 phasevelocity dispersion curves of the fundamental Rayleigh wave at 5–50 s.The three-dimensional(3D)S-wave velocity structure in the northwestern Sichuan-Yunnan Block was obtained by pure-path and depth inversion.The results show that three lowvelocity anomalous bands were distributed nearly north-to-south(N-S)at depths of 10–35 km.The overall shape of the lowvelocity channel gradually shifted from southeast to southwest because of the influence of the Panzhihua high-velocity blocks.The low-velocity strip consists of three branches,with the first branch extending southwest from the northern part of the Lancangjiang Fault.The second branch is distributed in the N-S direction and is blocked by two high-velocity bodies near the Longpan-Qiaohou and Honghe faults.The third branch crosses the research area from N-S and gradually extends from southeast to southwest and from shallow to deep.The three low-velocity anomaly distribution areas are likely the most severely deformed areas of the collision between the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau and Yangtze Block.The results provide a more detailed understanding of the deep structure of the western boundary of the Sichuan-Yunnan Block crustal low-velocity anomalies and reliable geophysical evidence for the morphology and continuity of crustal flows.展开更多
Trace amounts of Zr and V can increase the recrystallization temperature of Al-Mg-Si wrought aluminum alloys,which is expected to regulate the recrystallization grain.In this paper,trace amounts of V and Zr were added...Trace amounts of Zr and V can increase the recrystallization temperature of Al-Mg-Si wrought aluminum alloys,which is expected to regulate the recrystallization grain.In this paper,trace amounts of V and Zr were added to recycled Al-Mg-Si alloys,and their e ffects on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the cast alloys were studied by scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and synchrotron radiation X-ray tomography(SRXT).The results show that the addition of Zr significantly increases the grain sizes due to the“Zr poisoning”;V addition has no significant effect on the grain size.The morphology of Fe-rich phase gradually changes from the large Chinese-script shape to the fine short rod and curved long strip shape,and the distribution uniformity is improved with the combined addition of V and Zr.The three-dimensional(3 D)morphology of Fe-rich phase includes granular,short rod-like,simple branch and multi-branch structures.The individual addition of V and Zr has no significant effect on the morphology of Fe-rich phase;but the combined addition of V and Zr significantly increases the number and volume fraction of Fe-rich phase with small size(diameter£15μm),the number of branches in the largest Fe-rich phase is significantly reduced,resulting in the improvement of elongation.This work provides a theoretical basis for the development of new recycled Al-Mg-Si alloys in industrial application.展开更多
The data of short-period (1~18 s) surface waves recorded by 23 stations belonging to the digital seismic network of Yunnan Province of China are used in this paper. From these data, the dispersion curves of phase velo...The data of short-period (1~18 s) surface waves recorded by 23 stations belonging to the digital seismic network of Yunnan Province of China are used in this paper. From these data, the dispersion curves of phase velocities of the fundamental mode Rayleigh wave along 209 paths are determined by using the two-station narrowband filtering cross-correlation method. Adopting tomography method, the distribution maps of phase velocities at various peri-ods in Yunnan region are inverted. The maps of phase velocities on profiles along 24N, 25N, 26N, 27N and 100.5E and the distribution maps of phase velocities at 3 periods in the study region are given. The results show that the phase velocity distribution in Yunnan region has strong variations in horizontal direction, and the phase velocity distribution in short-period range is closely related to the thickness of sedimentary layers in the shallow crust. The phase velocity in southern part of the Sichuan-Yunnan rhombic block encircled by the Honghe fault and Xiaojiang fault is obviously lower than that in surrounding areas. The epicentral locations of strong earthquakes in Yunnan region are mainly distributed in transitional zones between low and high phase velocities.展开更多
We presented high-resolution Rayleigh wave phase velocity maps at periods ranging from 5 s to 30 s in the northeast part of the North China Craton (NNCC). Continuous time-series of vertical component between October 2...We presented high-resolution Rayleigh wave phase velocity maps at periods ranging from 5 s to 30 s in the northeast part of the North China Craton (NNCC). Continuous time-series of vertical component between October 2006 and December 2008, recorded by 187 broadband stations temporarily deployed in the NNCC region, have been cross-correlated to obtain estimated fundamental mode Rayleigh wave Green’s functions. Using the frequency and time analysis technique based on continuous wavelet transformation, we measured 3 667 Rayleigh wave phase velocity dispersion curves. High-resolution phase velocity maps at periods of 5, 10, 20 and 30 s were reconstructed with grid size 0.25°× 0.25°, which reveal lateral heterogeneity of shear wave structure in the crust and upper mantle of NNCC. For periods shorter than 10 s, the phase velocity variations are well correlated with the principal geological units in the NNCC, with low-speed anomalies corresponding to the major sedimentary basins and high-speed anomalies coinciding with the main mountain ranges. Within the period range from 20 s to 30 s, high phase velocity observed in eastern NCC is coincident with the thin crust, whereas low phase velocities imaged in central NCC is correlated to the thick crust. However, the low-velocity anomaly in the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan region displayed in the 20 s and 30 s phase maps may be associated with fluids.展开更多
β-Nb is a typical second phase in Zr-Nb-based alloys used as fuel claddings in water-cooled nuclear reactors. The segregation of alloying element Fe may affect the corrosion resistance of Zr-Nb-based alloys. In this ...β-Nb is a typical second phase in Zr-Nb-based alloys used as fuel claddings in water-cooled nuclear reactors. The segregation of alloying element Fe may affect the corrosion resistance of Zr-Nb-based alloys. In this work, the Fe segregation at the interface between β-Nb phase and a-Zr matrix in Zr-2.5Nb alloy was studied using atom probe tomography and focused ion beam. The results suggested that the Fe concentration was much lower than Nb concentration in a-Zr matrix, while Fe selectively segregated at the β-Nb/a-Zr phase interface, leading to a Fe concentration peak at some interfaces. The peak Fe concentration varied from 0.4 to 1.2 at.% and appeared at the position where Zr concentration was approximately equal to Nb concentration. The selective segregation of Fe should be affected by the heat treatment and structure defects induced by cold rolling.展开更多
Fe-rich intermetallic phases in recycled Al alloys often exhibit complex and 3D convoluted structures and morphologies.They are the common detrimental intermetallic phases to the mechanical properties of recycled Al a...Fe-rich intermetallic phases in recycled Al alloys often exhibit complex and 3D convoluted structures and morphologies.They are the common detrimental intermetallic phases to the mechanical properties of recycled Al alloys.In this study,we used synchrotron X-ray tomography to study the true 3D morphologies of the Ferich phases,Al_(2)Cu phases and casting defects in an ascast Al-5Cu-1.5Fe-1Si alloy.Machine learning-based image processing approach was used to recognize and segment the diff erent phases in the 3D tomography image stacks.In the studied condition,theβ-Al_(9)Fe_(2)Si_(2)andω-Al_(7)Cu_(2)Fe are found to be the main Fe-rich intermetallic phases.Theβ-Al_(9)Fe_(2)Si_(2)phases exhibit a spatially connected 3D network structure and morphology which in turn control the 3D spatial distribution of the Al_(2)Cu phases and the shrinkage cavities.The Al_(3)Fe phases formed at the early stage of solidification aff ect to a large extent the structure and morphology of the subsequently formed Fe-rich intermetallic phases.The machine learning method has been demonstrated as a powerful tool for processing big datasets in multidimensional imaging-based materials characterization work.展开更多
There are strong interactions between the crust and the mantle in the Abaga area.To study the structure of the crust and upper mantle in that area,the fundamental-mode Rayleigh-wave phase velocity dispersion along 3,3...There are strong interactions between the crust and the mantle in the Abaga area.To study the structure of the crust and upper mantle in that area,the fundamental-mode Rayleigh-wave phase velocity dispersion along 3,331 inter-station paths were estimated by the continuous wavelet transformation method.The dispersion data were used to construct the first 2-D phase velocity maps for waves with periods of 12-80 s and a horizontal resolution of 0.5°×0.5°by applying a linear inversion.The results show that the short-period phase velocity distributions(12-20 s)are affected by exposed Cenozoic volcanoes and the thickness of the sedimentary layer.Phase velocity maps for waves with periods of 30-40 s indicate that the direction of the Solonker suture zone is in good agreement with the extension of the high-speed anomalous connection in the study area.It is concluded that the Solonker suture zone extends throughout the entire lithosphere.For periods of 30-80 s,stable low-velocity anomalies were observed near the Holocene volcanoes in the northeast and south of the study area,suggesting that the low-velocity anomaly is related to volcanic activity.Moreover,the two low-velocity anomalies may be connected,suggesting that the Darigan Volcano may have the same thermal source as the Honggeertu Volcano and even the Datong Volcano.And the thermal source of the two low-velocity anomalies is speculated to be upwelling of hot mantle material.In addition,the velocities in the crust and upper mantle are lower than those from the AK 135 model and are close to the velocity for the destroyed North China Craton,and very similar to that for the East African Rift Valley.This may indicate that the lithospheric structure in the Abaga area is active.展开更多
Tin(Sn)holds great promise as an anode material for next-generation lithium(Li)ion batteries but suffers from massive volume change and poor cycling performance.To clarify the dynamic chemical and microstructural evol...Tin(Sn)holds great promise as an anode material for next-generation lithium(Li)ion batteries but suffers from massive volume change and poor cycling performance.To clarify the dynamic chemical and microstructural evolution of Sn anode during lithiation and delithiation,synchrotron X-ray energydispersive diffraction and X-ray tomography are simultaneously employed during Li/Sn cell operation.The intermediate Li-Sn alloy phases during de/lithiation are identified,and their dynamic phase transformation is unraveled which is further correlated with the volume variation of the Sn at particle-and electrode-level.Moreover,we find that the Sn particle expansion/shrinkage induced particle displacement is anisotropic:the displacement perpendicular to the electrode surface(z-axis)is more pronounced compared to the directions(x-and y-axis)along the electrode surface.This anisotropic particle displacement leads to an anisotropic volume variation at the electrode level and eventually generates a net electrode expansion towards the separator after cycling,which could be one of the root causes of mechanical detachment and delamination of electrodes during long-term operation.The unraveled chemical evolution of Li-Sn and deep insights into the microstructural evolution of Sn anode provided here could guide future design and engineering of Sn and other alloy anodes for high energy density Li-and Na-ion batteries.展开更多
Electromagnetic Computer Tomography （ECT） is a method to probe the interior of an inhomogeneous medium via surface measurement in a non-linear way. Due to the great differences in conductivity and permittivity betwe...Electromagnetic Computer Tomography （ECT） is a method to probe the interior of an inhomogeneous medium via surface measurement in a non-linear way. Due to the great differences in conductivity and permittivity between oil and water in the well, Electromagnetic Tomography Well Logging （ETWL）, a new flow imaging measurement system, is proposed to describe the distribution and movement of oil/water two-phase flow in the well by scanning the detected region and applying a suitable data processing algorithm. The results of the numerical simulation and physical modeling show that the system could provide a clear image of the flow profile.展开更多
A new algorithm for phase contrast X-ray tomography under holographic measurement was proposed in this paper. The main idea of the algorithm was to solve the nonlinear phase retrieval problem using the Newton iterativ...A new algorithm for phase contrast X-ray tomography under holographic measurement was proposed in this paper. The main idea of the algorithm was to solve the nonlinear phase retrieval problem using the Newton iterative method. The linear equations for the Newton directions were proved to be ill-posed and the regularized solutions were obtained by the conjugate gradient method. Some numerical experiments with computer simulated data were presented. The efficiency, feasibility and the numerical stability of the algorithm were illustrated by the numerical experiments. Compared with the results produced by the linearized phase retrieval algorithm, we can see that the new algorithm is not limited to be only efficient for the data measured in the near-field of the Fresnel region and thus it has a broader validity range.展开更多
Knowledge of the phase space density distribution in details is useful to understand subsequent evolution of the charged particle beam in a transport line.This makes the beam tomography very useful in the application ...Knowledge of the phase space density distribution in details is useful to understand subsequent evolution of the charged particle beam in a transport line.This makes the beam tomography very useful in the application for beam diagnostics.This application is not limited by the beam energy,as opposed to the emittance scanner.This paper presented the simulations and measurements we undertook in TRIUMF beam-lines to validate the maximum entropy(MENT)technique for the tomographic reconstruction of beam density distribution in the 2-dimensional transverse phase space.Beam profiles were taken with a single wire scanner while changing an upstream quadrupole’s strength.Moreover,the phase space plots were directly measured with emittance scanner.A close comparison was made on the resulting phase space density distribution and the emittance value at the same location of the beam-line.They show good agreement.展开更多
The spatial arrangement,distribution and morphology of Fe-bearing intermetallics in AA6082 alloys depends on the manufacturing process of the alloy and thus influences the macroscopic properties.Here,the microstructur...The spatial arrangement,distribution and morphology of Fe-bearing intermetallics in AA6082 alloys depends on the manufacturing process of the alloy and thus influences the macroscopic properties.Here,the microstructure of a near industrial scale casting AA6082 Al alloy fabricated by:(a)direct chill casting,(b)Al-5 Ti-1 B grain refiner addition and(c)intensive melt shearing has been investigated by threedimensional visualization using SEM-based serial ultra microtomy tomography.The formation sequence of phases in AA6082 alloys is generally categorized into four stages:formation ofα-Al grains,Fe-bearing intermetallics,Mg_(2)Si phase,and eutectic rosettes.Results of three-dimensional visualization of the microstructure indicated that TiBparticles not only could nucleate Fe-bearingβ-intermetallics,but also could provide substrate for the formation of Fe-bearingα-intermetallics and Mg_(2)Si.A further deep analysis reveals that the essential condition for the formation of secondary phases such as Fe-bearing intermetallics and Mg_(2)Si phase is the build-up of a supersaturated solute front at theα-Al solid-liquid interface irrespective of the specific nucleation site.In addition,the results indicate that grain refinement processing causes the severe interconnectivity of Fe-bearingα-intermetallics.However,the intensive melt shearing is a better manufacturing process because the intermetallics are more evenly distributed and refined than with the addition of the grain refiner,thereby improving the properties of the alloy.展开更多
Fourier-domain rapid scanning optical delay line (RSOD) was introduced for phase modulation and depth scanning in a time-domain optical coherence tomography (TD-OCT) system. Investigation of parameter optimization of ...Fourier-domain rapid scanning optical delay line (RSOD) was introduced for phase modulation and depth scanning in a time-domain optical coherence tomography (TD-OCT) system. Investigation of parameter optimization of RSOD was conducted. Experiments for RSOD characterization at different parameters of the groove pitch, focal length, galvomirror size, etc. were performed. By implementing the optimized RSOD in our established TD-OCT system with a broadband light source centered at 840 nm with 50 nm bandwidth, in vivo retina imaging of a rabbit was presented, demonstrating the feasibility of high-quality TD-OCT imaging using an RSOD-based phase modulator.展开更多
Phase imaging coupled to micro-tomography acquisition has emerged as a powerful tool to investigate specimens in a non-destructive manner. While the intensity data can be acquired and recorded, the phase information o...Phase imaging coupled to micro-tomography acquisition has emerged as a powerful tool to investigate specimens in a non-destructive manner. While the intensity data can be acquired and recorded, the phase information of the signal has to be “retrieved” from the data modulus only. Phase retrieval is an ill-posed non-linear problem and regularization techniques including a priori knowledge are necessary to obtain stable solutions. Several linear phase recovery methods have been proposed and it is expected that some limitations resulting from the linearization of the direct problem will be overcome by taking into account the non-linearity of the phase problem. To achieve this goal, we propose and evaluate a non-linear algorithm for in-line phase micro-tomography based on an iterative Landweber method with an analytic calculation of the Fréchet derivative of the phase-intensity relationship and of its adjoint. The algorithm was applied in the projection space using as initialization the linear mixed solution. The efficacy of the regularization scheme was evaluated on simulated objects with a slowly and a strongly varying phase. Experimental data were also acquired at ESRF using a propagation-based X-ray imaging technique for the given pixel size 0.68 μm. Two regularization scheme were considered: first the initialization was obtained without any prior on the ratio of the real and imaginary parts of the complex refractive index and secondly a constant a priori value was assumed on ?. The tomographic central slices of the refractive index decrement were compared and numerical evaluation was performed. The non-linear method globally decreases the reconstruction errors compared to the linear algorithm and is achieving better reconstruction results if no prior is introduced in the initialization solution. For in-line phase micro-tomography, this non-linear approach is a new and interesting method in biomedical studies where the exact value of the a priori ratio is not known.展开更多
Fe is the most detrimental impurity element in recycled Al-Si alloys due to the formation of brittle,primary,Fe-containing,intermetallic particles during solidification.Their removal from the Al-Si melts e.g.by filtra...Fe is the most detrimental impurity element in recycled Al-Si alloys due to the formation of brittle,primary,Fe-containing,intermetallic particles during solidification.Their removal from the Al-Si melts e.g.by filtration can reduce the Fe content.New active filter materials can facilitate the formation of these particles for their removal and contribute to the production of high-quality,recycled Al-Si alloys.The interaction of the alloy with the filter material can lead to modification of the thermodynamics of the alloy or of the kinetics of the particle formation.Time-resolved,three-dimensional microstructural inves-tigations have been carried out to study the formation of primary intermetallic particles in Al7.1Si1.5Fe and Al7.1Si0.75Fe0.75Mn alloy melts in contact with Al_(2)O_(3)and Al_(2)O_(3)-C filter substrate material during a melt conditioning treatment at 620℃.The microstructures,in particular the primary intermetallic particlesαc andαh,have been characterized by computed tomography(CT)and supplementary scanning electron microscopy(SEM).As expected by thermodynamics,the total volume fraction of primary par-ticles remains unchanged by the interaction with the substrate materials.However,kinetic advantages for Fe-removal efficiency can be achieved by an accelerated and preferred selective particle formation in contact with the Al_(2)O_(3)-C material.Furthermore,particle formation is discussed in view of its different stages:nucleation,growth,and ripening.展开更多
基金support from the Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52104373,52074131,and 51974092)the Basic and Applied Basic Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2020B1515120065)。
文摘This paper examines the effect of Fe addition on the microstructure characterized by scanning electron microscopy/electron backscattered diffraction,neutron diffraction,and synchrotron X-ray tomography and the mechanical properties of Al-Mg-Mn-Fe-Cu alloys.The findings reveal that the microstructures of the alloys consisted of an Al matrix,Al_(6)(FeMn),and Al_(2)CuMg phase particles.The addition of Fe significantly increased the yield strength(YS),and ultimate tensile strength(UTS)of the alloys,while reducing elongation.The transformation of the 3D morphology of the Al_(6)(FeMn)phase from separated and fine particles with Chinese-script morphology to interconnected rod-like structure as Fe content increased from 0.1%to 0.8%.This strengthening effect was attributed to the slip lines being blocked at the vicinity of the inter-connected Fe-rich phase,leading to grain rotation and dislocation density increment around the Fe-rich phase,ultimately improving the strength of the alloys.However,the Fe-rich phases and Al_(2)CuMg phases were found to be prone to cracking under tensile stress,resulting in decreased elongation of the alloys.This study provides a potential application in the design and manufacturing of new non-heat-treatable Al alloys for the automotive industry.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No 10475044）.
文摘For weakly absorbing materials, image contrast can be enhanced by phase contrast in formation. The effectiveness of the in-line phase contrast technique relies on its ability to record intensity data which contain information on the x- ray＇s phase shift. Four kinds of approaches to the relationship between intensity distribution and phase shift axe reviewed and discussed. A micro-focal x-ray source with high geometrical magnification is used to acquire phase contrast images. A great improvement on image quality is shown and geometrical parameters axe modified for comparison between different imaging positions.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No 10475044）.
文摘In-line x-ray phase contrast imaging has attracted much attention due to two major advantages： its effectiveness in imaging weakly absorbing materials, and the simplicity of its facilities. In this paper a comprehensive theory based on Wigner distribution developed by Wu and Liu [Med. Phys. 31 2378-2384 （2004）] is reviewed. The influence of x-ray source and detector on the image is discussed. Experiments using a microfocus x-ray source and a CCD detector are conducted, which show the role of two key factors on imaging： the tube voltage and tube current. High tube current and moderate tube voltage are suggested for imaging.
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42474081)Basic Research Business of the Institute of Geophysics,China Earthquake Administration(Nos.DQJB 22R29 and DQJB19B30)Basic Research Business Special Project of the Earthquake Prediction Institute of the China Earthquake Administration(No.CEAIEF20220204).
文摘The Sichuan-Yunnan Block is located on the southeastern margin of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau and has frequent seismic activity on the western border,posing a potential threat to human society and economic development.Therefore,it is important to understand its geological evolution,assess earthquake risks,and formulate scientific and reasonable disaster prevention and mitigation strategies.Using 23 months of continuous ambient noise records from 81 seismic stations,we obtained 1248 phasevelocity dispersion curves of the fundamental Rayleigh wave at 5–50 s.The three-dimensional(3D)S-wave velocity structure in the northwestern Sichuan-Yunnan Block was obtained by pure-path and depth inversion.The results show that three lowvelocity anomalous bands were distributed nearly north-to-south(N-S)at depths of 10–35 km.The overall shape of the lowvelocity channel gradually shifted from southeast to southwest because of the influence of the Panzhihua high-velocity blocks.The low-velocity strip consists of three branches,with the first branch extending southwest from the northern part of the Lancangjiang Fault.The second branch is distributed in the N-S direction and is blocked by two high-velocity bodies near the Longpan-Qiaohou and Honghe faults.The third branch crosses the research area from N-S and gradually extends from southeast to southwest and from shallow to deep.The three low-velocity anomaly distribution areas are likely the most severely deformed areas of the collision between the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau and Yangtze Block.The results provide a more detailed understanding of the deep structure of the western boundary of the Sichuan-Yunnan Block crustal low-velocity anomalies and reliable geophysical evidence for the morphology and continuity of crustal flows.
基金Project(2024YEE0109100) supported by the National Key R&D Program of ChinaProjects(52074131,52104373) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProjects(2022YFJH001,2024YFJH001) supported by the Science and Technology Plan Program of Qingyuan City,China。
文摘Trace amounts of Zr and V can increase the recrystallization temperature of Al-Mg-Si wrought aluminum alloys,which is expected to regulate the recrystallization grain.In this paper,trace amounts of V and Zr were added to recycled Al-Mg-Si alloys,and their e ffects on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the cast alloys were studied by scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and synchrotron radiation X-ray tomography(SRXT).The results show that the addition of Zr significantly increases the grain sizes due to the“Zr poisoning”;V addition has no significant effect on the grain size.The morphology of Fe-rich phase gradually changes from the large Chinese-script shape to the fine short rod and curved long strip shape,and the distribution uniformity is improved with the combined addition of V and Zr.The three-dimensional(3 D)morphology of Fe-rich phase includes granular,short rod-like,simple branch and multi-branch structures.The individual addition of V and Zr has no significant effect on the morphology of Fe-rich phase;but the combined addition of V and Zr significantly increases the number and volume fraction of Fe-rich phase with small size(diameter£15μm),the number of branches in the largest Fe-rich phase is significantly reduced,resulting in the improvement of elongation.This work provides a theoretical basis for the development of new recycled Al-Mg-Si alloys in industrial application.
基金Joint Seismological Science Foundation of China (101086) and the key project Digital Crustal and Mantle Structure of Chinese Mainland from China Earthquake Administration.
基金Joint Seismological Science Foundation of China (101086) and the key project "Digital Crustal and Mantle Structure of Chinese Mainland" from China Earthquake Administration.
文摘The data of short-period (1~18 s) surface waves recorded by 23 stations belonging to the digital seismic network of Yunnan Province of China are used in this paper. From these data, the dispersion curves of phase velocities of the fundamental mode Rayleigh wave along 209 paths are determined by using the two-station narrowband filtering cross-correlation method. Adopting tomography method, the distribution maps of phase velocities at various peri-ods in Yunnan region are inverted. The maps of phase velocities on profiles along 24N, 25N, 26N, 27N and 100.5E and the distribution maps of phase velocities at 3 periods in the study region are given. The results show that the phase velocity distribution in Yunnan region has strong variations in horizontal direction, and the phase velocity distribution in short-period range is closely related to the thickness of sedimentary layers in the shallow crust. The phase velocity in southern part of the Sichuan-Yunnan rhombic block encircled by the Honghe fault and Xiaojiang fault is obviously lower than that in surrounding areas. The epicentral locations of strong earthquakes in Yunnan region are mainly distributed in transitional zones between low and high phase velocities.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41104029)National Nonprofit Institute Research Grant of Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration (No.DQJB11B04)Basic Research Project of Ministry of Science and Technology China(No.2006FY110100)
文摘We presented high-resolution Rayleigh wave phase velocity maps at periods ranging from 5 s to 30 s in the northeast part of the North China Craton (NNCC). Continuous time-series of vertical component between October 2006 and December 2008, recorded by 187 broadband stations temporarily deployed in the NNCC region, have been cross-correlated to obtain estimated fundamental mode Rayleigh wave Green’s functions. Using the frequency and time analysis technique based on continuous wavelet transformation, we measured 3 667 Rayleigh wave phase velocity dispersion curves. High-resolution phase velocity maps at periods of 5, 10, 20 and 30 s were reconstructed with grid size 0.25°× 0.25°, which reveal lateral heterogeneity of shear wave structure in the crust and upper mantle of NNCC. For periods shorter than 10 s, the phase velocity variations are well correlated with the principal geological units in the NNCC, with low-speed anomalies corresponding to the major sedimentary basins and high-speed anomalies coinciding with the main mountain ranges. Within the period range from 20 s to 30 s, high phase velocity observed in eastern NCC is coincident with the thin crust, whereas low phase velocities imaged in central NCC is correlated to the thick crust. However, the low-velocity anomaly in the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan region displayed in the 20 s and 30 s phase maps may be associated with fluids.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51171102)
文摘β-Nb is a typical second phase in Zr-Nb-based alloys used as fuel claddings in water-cooled nuclear reactors. The segregation of alloying element Fe may affect the corrosion resistance of Zr-Nb-based alloys. In this work, the Fe segregation at the interface between β-Nb phase and a-Zr matrix in Zr-2.5Nb alloy was studied using atom probe tomography and focused ion beam. The results suggested that the Fe concentration was much lower than Nb concentration in a-Zr matrix, while Fe selectively segregated at the β-Nb/a-Zr phase interface, leading to a Fe concentration peak at some interfaces. The peak Fe concentration varied from 0.4 to 1.2 at.% and appeared at the position where Zr concentration was approximately equal to Nb concentration. The selective segregation of Fe should be affected by the heat treatment and structure defects induced by cold rolling.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52004101)the Guangdong Province Science and Technology Plan(No.2017B090903005)the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council(Grant No.EP/L019965/1)。
文摘Fe-rich intermetallic phases in recycled Al alloys often exhibit complex and 3D convoluted structures and morphologies.They are the common detrimental intermetallic phases to the mechanical properties of recycled Al alloys.In this study,we used synchrotron X-ray tomography to study the true 3D morphologies of the Ferich phases,Al_(2)Cu phases and casting defects in an ascast Al-5Cu-1.5Fe-1Si alloy.Machine learning-based image processing approach was used to recognize and segment the diff erent phases in the 3D tomography image stacks.In the studied condition,theβ-Al_(9)Fe_(2)Si_(2)andω-Al_(7)Cu_(2)Fe are found to be the main Fe-rich intermetallic phases.Theβ-Al_(9)Fe_(2)Si_(2)phases exhibit a spatially connected 3D network structure and morphology which in turn control the 3D spatial distribution of the Al_(2)Cu phases and the shrinkage cavities.The Al_(3)Fe phases formed at the early stage of solidification aff ect to a large extent the structure and morphology of the subsequently formed Fe-rich intermetallic phases.The machine learning method has been demonstrated as a powerful tool for processing big datasets in multidimensional imaging-based materials characterization work.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41674094 and 41504073)。
文摘There are strong interactions between the crust and the mantle in the Abaga area.To study the structure of the crust and upper mantle in that area,the fundamental-mode Rayleigh-wave phase velocity dispersion along 3,331 inter-station paths were estimated by the continuous wavelet transformation method.The dispersion data were used to construct the first 2-D phase velocity maps for waves with periods of 12-80 s and a horizontal resolution of 0.5°×0.5°by applying a linear inversion.The results show that the short-period phase velocity distributions(12-20 s)are affected by exposed Cenozoic volcanoes and the thickness of the sedimentary layer.Phase velocity maps for waves with periods of 30-40 s indicate that the direction of the Solonker suture zone is in good agreement with the extension of the high-speed anomalous connection in the study area.It is concluded that the Solonker suture zone extends throughout the entire lithosphere.For periods of 30-80 s,stable low-velocity anomalies were observed near the Holocene volcanoes in the northeast and south of the study area,suggesting that the low-velocity anomaly is related to volcanic activity.Moreover,the two low-velocity anomalies may be connected,suggesting that the Darigan Volcano may have the same thermal source as the Honggeertu Volcano and even the Datong Volcano.And the thermal source of the two low-velocity anomalies is speculated to be upwelling of hot mantle material.In addition,the velocities in the crust and upper mantle are lower than those from the AK 135 model and are close to the velocity for the destroyed North China Craton,and very similar to that for the East African Rift Valley.This may indicate that the lithospheric structure in the Abaga area is active.
基金sponsored by the Helmholtz Association,the China Scholarship Council(CSC)partially funded by the German Research Foundation,DFG(Project No.MA 5039/4-1)。
文摘Tin(Sn)holds great promise as an anode material for next-generation lithium(Li)ion batteries but suffers from massive volume change and poor cycling performance.To clarify the dynamic chemical and microstructural evolution of Sn anode during lithiation and delithiation,synchrotron X-ray energydispersive diffraction and X-ray tomography are simultaneously employed during Li/Sn cell operation.The intermediate Li-Sn alloy phases during de/lithiation are identified,and their dynamic phase transformation is unraveled which is further correlated with the volume variation of the Sn at particle-and electrode-level.Moreover,we find that the Sn particle expansion/shrinkage induced particle displacement is anisotropic:the displacement perpendicular to the electrode surface(z-axis)is more pronounced compared to the directions(x-and y-axis)along the electrode surface.This anisotropic particle displacement leads to an anisotropic volume variation at the electrode level and eventually generates a net electrode expansion towards the separator after cycling,which could be one of the root causes of mechanical detachment and delamination of electrodes during long-term operation.The unraveled chemical evolution of Li-Sn and deep insights into the microstructural evolution of Sn anode provided here could guide future design and engineering of Sn and other alloy anodes for high energy density Li-and Na-ion batteries.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(60472019).
文摘Electromagnetic Computer Tomography （ECT） is a method to probe the interior of an inhomogeneous medium via surface measurement in a non-linear way. Due to the great differences in conductivity and permittivity between oil and water in the well, Electromagnetic Tomography Well Logging （ETWL）, a new flow imaging measurement system, is proposed to describe the distribution and movement of oil/water two-phase flow in the well by scanning the detected region and applying a suitable data processing algorithm. The results of the numerical simulation and physical modeling show that the system could provide a clear image of the flow profile.
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research P.rogram of China (No.2003CB716101)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.60532080)+1 种基金the Science Foundation of Chinese Ministry of Education(No.306017)the Science Foundation of Engineering Research Institute of Peking University,and the Science Foundation of Microsoft Research of Asia.
文摘A new algorithm for phase contrast X-ray tomography under holographic measurement was proposed in this paper. The main idea of the algorithm was to solve the nonlinear phase retrieval problem using the Newton iterative method. The linear equations for the Newton directions were proved to be ill-posed and the regularized solutions were obtained by the conjugate gradient method. Some numerical experiments with computer simulated data were presented. The efficiency, feasibility and the numerical stability of the algorithm were illustrated by the numerical experiments. Compared with the results produced by the linearized phase retrieval algorithm, we can see that the new algorithm is not limited to be only efficient for the data measured in the near-field of the Fresnel region and thus it has a broader validity range.
文摘Knowledge of the phase space density distribution in details is useful to understand subsequent evolution of the charged particle beam in a transport line.This makes the beam tomography very useful in the application for beam diagnostics.This application is not limited by the beam energy,as opposed to the emittance scanner.This paper presented the simulations and measurements we undertook in TRIUMF beam-lines to validate the maximum entropy(MENT)technique for the tomographic reconstruction of beam density distribution in the 2-dimensional transverse phase space.Beam profiles were taken with a single wire scanner while changing an upstream quadrupole’s strength.Moreover,the phase space plots were directly measured with emittance scanner.A close comparison was made on the resulting phase space density distribution and the emittance value at the same location of the beam-line.They show good agreement.
基金financially supported by the EPSRC(No.EP/N007638/1)the 2021 Jiangsu Shuangchuang(Mass Innovation and Entrepreneurship)Talent Program(No.JSSCBS20210702)。
文摘The spatial arrangement,distribution and morphology of Fe-bearing intermetallics in AA6082 alloys depends on the manufacturing process of the alloy and thus influences the macroscopic properties.Here,the microstructure of a near industrial scale casting AA6082 Al alloy fabricated by:(a)direct chill casting,(b)Al-5 Ti-1 B grain refiner addition and(c)intensive melt shearing has been investigated by threedimensional visualization using SEM-based serial ultra microtomy tomography.The formation sequence of phases in AA6082 alloys is generally categorized into four stages:formation ofα-Al grains,Fe-bearing intermetallics,Mg_(2)Si phase,and eutectic rosettes.Results of three-dimensional visualization of the microstructure indicated that TiBparticles not only could nucleate Fe-bearingβ-intermetallics,but also could provide substrate for the formation of Fe-bearingα-intermetallics and Mg_(2)Si.A further deep analysis reveals that the essential condition for the formation of secondary phases such as Fe-bearing intermetallics and Mg_(2)Si phase is the build-up of a supersaturated solute front at theα-Al solid-liquid interface irrespective of the specific nucleation site.In addition,the results indicate that grain refinement processing causes the severe interconnectivity of Fe-bearingα-intermetallics.However,the intensive melt shearing is a better manufacturing process because the intermetallics are more evenly distributed and refined than with the addition of the grain refiner,thereby improving the properties of the alloy.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 60878057, 60478040 and 30770685)the Hi-Tech Re-search and Development Program (863) of China (Nos. 2006AA02Z4E0 and 2008AA02Z422)+1 种基金the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of China (No. NCET-04-0528)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China (No. Z603003)
文摘Fourier-domain rapid scanning optical delay line (RSOD) was introduced for phase modulation and depth scanning in a time-domain optical coherence tomography (TD-OCT) system. Investigation of parameter optimization of RSOD was conducted. Experiments for RSOD characterization at different parameters of the groove pitch, focal length, galvomirror size, etc. were performed. By implementing the optimized RSOD in our established TD-OCT system with a broadband light source centered at 840 nm with 50 nm bandwidth, in vivo retina imaging of a rabbit was presented, demonstrating the feasibility of high-quality TD-OCT imaging using an RSOD-based phase modulator.
文摘Phase imaging coupled to micro-tomography acquisition has emerged as a powerful tool to investigate specimens in a non-destructive manner. While the intensity data can be acquired and recorded, the phase information of the signal has to be “retrieved” from the data modulus only. Phase retrieval is an ill-posed non-linear problem and regularization techniques including a priori knowledge are necessary to obtain stable solutions. Several linear phase recovery methods have been proposed and it is expected that some limitations resulting from the linearization of the direct problem will be overcome by taking into account the non-linearity of the phase problem. To achieve this goal, we propose and evaluate a non-linear algorithm for in-line phase micro-tomography based on an iterative Landweber method with an analytic calculation of the Fréchet derivative of the phase-intensity relationship and of its adjoint. The algorithm was applied in the projection space using as initialization the linear mixed solution. The efficacy of the regularization scheme was evaluated on simulated objects with a slowly and a strongly varying phase. Experimental data were also acquired at ESRF using a propagation-based X-ray imaging technique for the given pixel size 0.68 μm. Two regularization scheme were considered: first the initialization was obtained without any prior on the ratio of the real and imaginary parts of the complex refractive index and secondly a constant a priori value was assumed on ?. The tomographic central slices of the refractive index decrement were compared and numerical evaluation was performed. The non-linear method globally decreases the reconstruction errors compared to the linear algorithm and is achieving better reconstruction results if no prior is introduced in the initialization solution. For in-line phase micro-tomography, this non-linear approach is a new and interesting method in biomedical studies where the exact value of the a priori ratio is not known.
基金the German Research Foundation(DFG)for supporting these investigations as part of the Collaborative Research Centre 920“Multi-Functional Filters for Metal Melt Filtration-A Contribution towards Zero Defect Materials”(Project-ID 169148856)in sub-project A07 and C06Support from the Danish National Facility for Imaging with X-rays,DANFIX,funded by the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education,grant ID 5072-00030B is acknowledged.
文摘Fe is the most detrimental impurity element in recycled Al-Si alloys due to the formation of brittle,primary,Fe-containing,intermetallic particles during solidification.Their removal from the Al-Si melts e.g.by filtration can reduce the Fe content.New active filter materials can facilitate the formation of these particles for their removal and contribute to the production of high-quality,recycled Al-Si alloys.The interaction of the alloy with the filter material can lead to modification of the thermodynamics of the alloy or of the kinetics of the particle formation.Time-resolved,three-dimensional microstructural inves-tigations have been carried out to study the formation of primary intermetallic particles in Al7.1Si1.5Fe and Al7.1Si0.75Fe0.75Mn alloy melts in contact with Al_(2)O_(3)and Al_(2)O_(3)-C filter substrate material during a melt conditioning treatment at 620℃.The microstructures,in particular the primary intermetallic particlesαc andαh,have been characterized by computed tomography(CT)and supplementary scanning electron microscopy(SEM).As expected by thermodynamics,the total volume fraction of primary par-ticles remains unchanged by the interaction with the substrate materials.However,kinetic advantages for Fe-removal efficiency can be achieved by an accelerated and preferred selective particle formation in contact with the Al_(2)O_(3)-C material.Furthermore,particle formation is discussed in view of its different stages:nucleation,growth,and ripening.
