Satellite-based atmospheric sounding measurements with high spectral resolution or from hyperspectral infrared （IR） sounders are important global observations for improving weather forecasts through assimilating the...Satellite-based atmospheric sounding measurements with high spectral resolution or from hyperspectral infrared （IR） sounders are important global observations for improving weather forecasts through assimilating them into operational numerical weather prediction （NWP） systems.展开更多
The computational uncertainty principle states that the numerical computation of nonlinear ordinary differential equations（ODEs） should use appropriately sized time steps to obtain reliable solutions.However,the int...The computational uncertainty principle states that the numerical computation of nonlinear ordinary differential equations（ODEs） should use appropriately sized time steps to obtain reliable solutions.However,the interval of effective step size（IES） has not been thoroughly explored theoretically.In this paper,by using a general estimation for the total error of the numerical solutions of ODEs,a method is proposed for determining an approximate IES by translating the functions for truncation and rounding errors.It also illustrates this process with an example.Moreover,the relationship between the IES and its approximation is found,and the relative error of the approximation with respect to the IES is given.In addition,variation in the IES with increasing integration time is studied,which can provide an explanation for the observed numerical results.The findings contribute to computational step-size choice for reliable numerical solutions.展开更多
The non-equilibrium grain-boundary segregation of phosphorus in step cooling process in an industrial steel, 12CrlMoV, is studied based on the effective-time-method and compared with that in isothermal holding process...The non-equilibrium grain-boundary segregation of phosphorus in step cooling process in an industrial steel, 12CrlMoV, is studied based on the effective-time-method and compared with that in isothermal holding process. The non-equilibrium grain-boundary segregation concentration of phosphorus was measured with Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) and calculated based on the kinetic equations of non-equilibrium grain-boundary segregation. Results show that the calculated result is in good accordance with the experimental observation.展开更多
An improved 4H-SiC metal-semiconductor field-effect transistors （MESFETs） with step p-buffer layer is proposed, and the static and dynamic electrical performances are analysed in this paper. A step p-buffer layer ha...An improved 4H-SiC metal-semiconductor field-effect transistors （MESFETs） with step p-buffer layer is proposed, and the static and dynamic electrical performances are analysed in this paper. A step p-buffer layer has been applied not only to increase the channel current, but also to improve the transconductance. This is due to the fact that the variation in p-buffer layer depth leads to the decrease in parasitic series resistance resulting from the change in the active channel thickness and modulation in the electric field distribution inside the channel. Detailed numerical simulations demonstrate that the saturation drain current and the maximum theoretical output power density of the proposed structure are about 30% and 37% larger than those of the conventional structure. The cut-off frequency and the maximum oscillation frequency of the proposed MESFETs are 14.5 and 62 GHz, respectively, which are higher than that of the conventional structure. Therefore, the 4H-SiC MESFETs with step p-buffer layer have superior direct-current and radio-frequency performances compared to the similar devices based on the conventional structure.展开更多
The Chinese government will step up its efforts to stop the country’s wetlands from shrinking, said Ma Fu, Deputy Director of the State’s Forestry Administration, while announcing the newly drafted the Action Plan f...The Chinese government will step up its efforts to stop the country’s wetlands from shrinking, said Ma Fu, Deputy Director of the State’s Forestry Administration, while announcing the newly drafted the Action Plan for National Wetlands Conservation on November 8th in Beijing.展开更多
A three-step cooling pattern on the runout table（ROT）was conducted for the hot rolled TRIP steel.Microstructural evolution during thermomechanical controlled processing（TMCP）was investigated.Processing condition o...A three-step cooling pattern on the runout table（ROT）was conducted for the hot rolled TRIP steel.Microstructural evolution during thermomechanical controlled processing（TMCP）was investigated.Processing condition of controlled cooling on a ROT in the laboratory rolling mill was discussed.The results indicated that the microstructure containing polygonal ferrite,granular bainite and a significant amount of the stable retained austenite can be obtained through three-step cooling on the ROT after hot rolling.TMCP led to ferrite grain refinement.Controlled cooling after hot rolling resulted in the stability of the remaining austenite and a satisfactory TRIP effect.Excellent mechanical properties were obtained through TMCP for the hot rolled TRIP steel.展开更多
Based on the equation satisfied by optical pulse that is a slowly varying function, the higher-order nonlinear Schr o¨dinger equation(NLSE) including Raman gain and self-steepening effect is deduced in detail, an...Based on the equation satisfied by optical pulse that is a slowly varying function, the higher-order nonlinear Schr o¨dinger equation(NLSE) including Raman gain and self-steepening effect is deduced in detail, and a new Raman gain function is defined. By using the split-step Fourier method, the influence of the combined effect between Raman gain and self-steepening on the propagation characteristic of dark solitons is simulated in the isotropic fiber. The results show that gray solitons can be symmetrically formed by high order dark soliton, however self-steepening effect will inhibit the formation mechanism through the phenomenon that gray solitons are produced only in the trailing edge of the central black soliton. Meanwhile, the Raman gain changes the propagation characteristic of optical soliton and inhibits the self-steepening effect, resulting in the broadening of pulse width and the decreasing of pulse offset.展开更多
In spite of their extraordinary performance, AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors （HEMTs） still lack solid reliability. Devices under accelerated DC stress tests （off-state, VDS = 0 state, and on-state step...In spite of their extraordinary performance, AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors （HEMTs） still lack solid reliability. Devices under accelerated DC stress tests （off-state, VDS = 0 state, and on-state step-stress） are investigated to help us identify the degradation mechanisms of the AlGaN/GaN HEMTs. All our findings are consistent with the degradation mechanism based on crystallographic-defect formation due to the inverse piezoelectric effects in Ref. [1] （Joh J and del Alamo J A 2006 IEEE IDEM Tech. Digest p. 415）. However, under the on-state condition, the devices are suffering from both inverse piezoelectric effects and hot electron effects, and so to improve the reliability of the devices both effects should be taken into consideration.展开更多
In the 1990s, several major earthquakes occurred throughout the world, with a common observation that near fault ground motion （NFGM） characteristics had a distinct impact on causing damage to civil engineering stru...In the 1990s, several major earthquakes occurred throughout the world, with a common observation that near fault ground motion （NFGM） characteristics had a distinct impact on causing damage to civil engineering structures that could not be predicted by using far field ground motions. Since then, seismic responses of structures under NFGMs have been extensively examined, with most of the studies focusing on structures with relatively short fundamental periods, where the traveling wave effect does not need to be considered. However, for long span bridges, especially arch bridges, the traveling wave （only time delay considered） effect may be very distinct and is therefore important. In this paper, the results from a case study on the seismic response of a steel arch bridge under selected NFGMs is presented by considering the traveling wave effect with variable apparent velocities. The effects of fling step and long period pulses of NFGMs on the seismic responses of the arch bridge are also discussed.展开更多
A silicon-on-insulator （SOI） high performance lateral double-diffusion metal oxide semiconductor （LDMOS） on a compound buried layer （CBL） with a step buried oxide （SBO CBL SOI） is proposed. The step buried oxi...A silicon-on-insulator （SOI） high performance lateral double-diffusion metal oxide semiconductor （LDMOS） on a compound buried layer （CBL） with a step buried oxide （SBO CBL SOI） is proposed. The step buried oxide locates holes in the top interface of the upper buried oxide （UBO） layer. Furthermore, holes with high density are collected in the interface between the polysilicon layer and the lower buried oxide （LBO） layer. Consequently, the electric fields in both the thin LBO and the thick UBO are enhanced by these holes, leading to an improved breakdown voltage. The breakdown voltage of the SBO CBL SOI LDMOS increases to 847 V from the 477 V of a conventional SOI with the same thicknesses of SOI layer and the buried oxide layer. Moreover, SBO CBL SOI can also reduce the self-heating effect.展开更多
Starting from the extended nonlinear Schrodinger equation in which the self-steepening effect is included, the evolution and the splitting processes of continuous optical wave whose amplitude is perturbed into time re...Starting from the extended nonlinear Schrodinger equation in which the self-steepening effect is included, the evolution and the splitting processes of continuous optical wave whose amplitude is perturbed into time related ultra-short optical pulse trains in an optical fibre are numerically simulated by adopting the split-step Fourier algorithm. The results show that the self-steepening effect can cause the characteristic of the pulse trains to vary with time, which is different from the self-steepening-free case where the generated pulse trains consist of single pulses which are identical in width, intensity, and interval, namely when pulses move a certain distance, they turn into the pulse trains within a certain time range. Moreover, each single pulse may split into several sub-pulses. And as time goes on, the number of the sub-pulses will decrease gradually and the pulse width and the pulse intensity will change too. With the increase of the self-steepening parameter, the distance needed to generate time-dependent pulse trains will shorten. In addition, for a large self-steepening parameter and at the distance where more sub-pulses appear, the corresponding frequency spectra of pulse trains are also wider.展开更多
文摘Satellite-based atmospheric sounding measurements with high spectral resolution or from hyperspectral infrared （IR） sounders are important global observations for improving weather forecasts through assimilating them into operational numerical weather prediction （NWP） systems.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant numbers 41375110,11471244]
文摘The computational uncertainty principle states that the numerical computation of nonlinear ordinary differential equations（ODEs） should use appropriately sized time steps to obtain reliable solutions.However,the interval of effective step size（IES） has not been thoroughly explored theoretically.In this paper,by using a general estimation for the total error of the numerical solutions of ODEs,a method is proposed for determining an approximate IES by translating the functions for truncation and rounding errors.It also illustrates this process with an example.Moreover,the relationship between the IES and its approximation is found,and the relative error of the approximation with respect to the IES is given.In addition,variation in the IES with increasing integration time is studied,which can provide an explanation for the observed numerical results.The findings contribute to computational step-size choice for reliable numerical solutions.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.59971042 and No.5033 1020)Basic Research Project of National Defense Science Technology and Industry Commission(No.Jl600E001).
文摘The non-equilibrium grain-boundary segregation of phosphorus in step cooling process in an industrial steel, 12CrlMoV, is studied based on the effective-time-method and compared with that in isothermal holding process. The non-equilibrium grain-boundary segregation concentration of phosphorus was measured with Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) and calculated based on the kinetic equations of non-equilibrium grain-boundary segregation. Results show that the calculated result is in good accordance with the experimental observation.
基金Project supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.ZYGX2009J029)
文摘An improved 4H-SiC metal-semiconductor field-effect transistors （MESFETs） with step p-buffer layer is proposed, and the static and dynamic electrical performances are analysed in this paper. A step p-buffer layer has been applied not only to increase the channel current, but also to improve the transconductance. This is due to the fact that the variation in p-buffer layer depth leads to the decrease in parasitic series resistance resulting from the change in the active channel thickness and modulation in the electric field distribution inside the channel. Detailed numerical simulations demonstrate that the saturation drain current and the maximum theoretical output power density of the proposed structure are about 30% and 37% larger than those of the conventional structure. The cut-off frequency and the maximum oscillation frequency of the proposed MESFETs are 14.5 and 62 GHz, respectively, which are higher than that of the conventional structure. Therefore, the 4H-SiC MESFETs with step p-buffer layer have superior direct-current and radio-frequency performances compared to the similar devices based on the conventional structure.
文摘The Chinese government will step up its efforts to stop the country’s wetlands from shrinking, said Ma Fu, Deputy Director of the State’s Forestry Administration, while announcing the newly drafted the Action Plan for National Wetlands Conservation on November 8th in Beijing.
基金Item Sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China(50334010)
文摘A three-step cooling pattern on the runout table（ROT）was conducted for the hot rolled TRIP steel.Microstructural evolution during thermomechanical controlled processing（TMCP）was investigated.Processing condition of controlled cooling on a ROT in the laboratory rolling mill was discussed.The results indicated that the microstructure containing polygonal ferrite,granular bainite and a significant amount of the stable retained austenite can be obtained through three-step cooling on the ROT after hot rolling.TMCP led to ferrite grain refinement.Controlled cooling after hot rolling resulted in the stability of the remaining austenite and a satisfactory TRIP effect.Excellent mechanical properties were obtained through TMCP for the hot rolled TRIP steel.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61167004)the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,China(Grant No.2014MS0104)
文摘Based on the equation satisfied by optical pulse that is a slowly varying function, the higher-order nonlinear Schr o¨dinger equation(NLSE) including Raman gain and self-steepening effect is deduced in detail, and a new Raman gain function is defined. By using the split-step Fourier method, the influence of the combined effect between Raman gain and self-steepening on the propagation characteristic of dark solitons is simulated in the isotropic fiber. The results show that gray solitons can be symmetrically formed by high order dark soliton, however self-steepening effect will inhibit the formation mechanism through the phenomenon that gray solitons are produced only in the trailing edge of the central black soliton. Meanwhile, the Raman gain changes the propagation characteristic of optical soliton and inhibits the self-steepening effect, resulting in the broadening of pulse width and the decreasing of pulse offset.
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CBA00600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61106106)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. K50510250006)
文摘In spite of their extraordinary performance, AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors （HEMTs） still lack solid reliability. Devices under accelerated DC stress tests （off-state, VDS = 0 state, and on-state step-stress） are investigated to help us identify the degradation mechanisms of the AlGaN/GaN HEMTs. All our findings are consistent with the degradation mechanism based on crystallographic-defect formation due to the inverse piezoelectric effects in Ref. [1] （Joh J and del Alamo J A 2006 IEEE IDEM Tech. Digest p. 415）. However, under the on-state condition, the devices are suffering from both inverse piezoelectric effects and hot electron effects, and so to improve the reliability of the devices both effects should be taken into consideration.
基金Federal Highway Administration(FHWA) Under Grant No.DTFH41-98900094
文摘In the 1990s, several major earthquakes occurred throughout the world, with a common observation that near fault ground motion （NFGM） characteristics had a distinct impact on causing damage to civil engineering structures that could not be predicted by using far field ground motions. Since then, seismic responses of structures under NFGMs have been extensively examined, with most of the studies focusing on structures with relatively short fundamental periods, where the traveling wave effect does not need to be considered. However, for long span bridges, especially arch bridges, the traveling wave （only time delay considered） effect may be very distinct and is therefore important. In this paper, the results from a case study on the seismic response of a steel arch bridge under selected NFGMs is presented by considering the traveling wave effect with variable apparent velocities. The effects of fling step and long period pulses of NFGMs on the seismic responses of the arch bridge are also discussed.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.60806025 and 60976060)in part by the State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices,China (Grant No.CXJJ201004)
文摘A silicon-on-insulator （SOI） high performance lateral double-diffusion metal oxide semiconductor （LDMOS） on a compound buried layer （CBL） with a step buried oxide （SBO CBL SOI） is proposed. The step buried oxide locates holes in the top interface of the upper buried oxide （UBO） layer. Furthermore, holes with high density are collected in the interface between the polysilicon layer and the lower buried oxide （LBO） layer. Consequently, the electric fields in both the thin LBO and the thick UBO are enhanced by these holes, leading to an improved breakdown voltage. The breakdown voltage of the SBO CBL SOI LDMOS increases to 847 V from the 477 V of a conventional SOI with the same thicknesses of SOI layer and the buried oxide layer. Moreover, SBO CBL SOI can also reduce the self-heating effect.
基金supported by Key Program of Natural Science Foundation of Educational Commission of Sichuan Province, China (GrantNo 2006A124)the Fundamental Application Research Project of the Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province,China (Grant No 05JY029-084)the Foundation of Science and Technology Development of Chengdu University of Information Technology, China (Grant No KYTZ20060604)
文摘Starting from the extended nonlinear Schrodinger equation in which the self-steepening effect is included, the evolution and the splitting processes of continuous optical wave whose amplitude is perturbed into time related ultra-short optical pulse trains in an optical fibre are numerically simulated by adopting the split-step Fourier algorithm. The results show that the self-steepening effect can cause the characteristic of the pulse trains to vary with time, which is different from the self-steepening-free case where the generated pulse trains consist of single pulses which are identical in width, intensity, and interval, namely when pulses move a certain distance, they turn into the pulse trains within a certain time range. Moreover, each single pulse may split into several sub-pulses. And as time goes on, the number of the sub-pulses will decrease gradually and the pulse width and the pulse intensity will change too. With the increase of the self-steepening parameter, the distance needed to generate time-dependent pulse trains will shorten. In addition, for a large self-steepening parameter and at the distance where more sub-pulses appear, the corresponding frequency spectra of pulse trains are also wider.
