Rayleigh scattering of Mössbauer radiation in oriented fibres of hydrated biopolymers

The Rayleigh scattering of Mössbauer radiation (RSMR) has been measured on films of highly oriented hydrated polynucleotides (A-NaDNA) and polysaccharides (Na-hyaluronate). Both DNA and hyaluronate (HA) have helical secondary structures with a similar pitch (28.2 Å for A-DNA, and 32.8 Å for Na-HA), but they differ in the basic elements which make up the helices and in the extent of water-biopolymer interactions. These differences are responsible for the diverse stiffness of the polymer backbone, and also affect the dynamics of the first hydration layers. For both samples the elastic scattering intensity shows a sharp peak at about 2 Å^–1 only for samples oriented withQ parallel to the fibre direction. Its position is close to that of the first maximum in the structure factor of bulk water; it is, however, much narrower than in pure H₂O and it is similar to a crystalline Bragg peak. It can be attributed to an ordered structure of water along the double helices. From the temperature dependence of the elastic intensity under the peak maximum, the mean square displacement of water oxygens in the direction parallel to the helices has been deduced. The thermal diffuse scattering intensity is also peaked at the sameQ values of the elastic intensity, indicating the presence of coherent vibrational excitations propagating along the ordered water filaments.     

Time-evolution of thermal oxidation on high-index silicon surfaces: Real-time photoemission spectroscopic study with synchrotron radiation

The initial oxidation on high-index silicon surfaces with (113) and (120) orientations at 820 K has been investigated by real-time X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (Si 2p and O 1s) using 687 eV photons. The time evolutions of the Siⁿ⁺ (n = 1–4) components in the Si 2p spectrum indicate that the Si^2 + state is suppressed on high-index surfaces compared with Si(001). The O 1s state consists of two components, a low-binding-energy component (LBC) and a high-binding-energy component (HBC). It is suggested that the O atom in strained SiOSi contributes to the LBC component. The reaction rates are slower on high-index surfaces compared with that on Si(001).     

High-pressure studies with nuclear scattering of synchrotron radiation

Hyperfine Interactions - The nuclear forward scattering (NFS) of synchrotron radiation is especially suited for probing magnetism at high pressure (h.p.), here in the Mbar range, by the nuclear...     

燃烧:一个不息的话题--同步辐射单光子电离技术在燃烧研究中的应用

燃烧应用于工业、农业、交通运输、国防等各个领域，提供了当今社会极大部分的能量需求。100多万年前人类就开始利用燃烧，人类研究燃烧已经有150多年的历史。本文介绍了将同步辐射真空紫外单光子电离技术结合分子束取样，应用于燃烧研究中，可以探测到燃烧中的各种中间物，包括稳定的和不稳定的产物。通过扫描光子能量，测量产物的光电离效率谱，可以区分其同分异构体，因此，利用这种新的诊断技术，在150年后的今天，我们仍然可以在火焰中发现很多新的燃烧中间体，为发展燃烧动力学模型提供精确的实验数据。最后，展望该方法在其它学科中的可能应用。     

SUPERLUMI: A unique setup for luminescence spectroscopy with synchrotron radiation

Twenty-five years ago, the SUPERLUMI setup at HASYLAB went into operation. In the meantime, the setup is used as a facility by many groups from Europe. In the present paper, history, continuous improvements, performance and scientific output of SUPERLUMI are described.     

同步辐射显微技术在高分子材料结构研究中的应用

高分子材料以其优异的性能广泛应用于人类生活的每个角落,但其发展受限于研究手段.基于同步辐射先进光源的研究方法(如散射、吸收和成像等)具有高的空间、时间和能量分辨的优势,是揭示高分子材料多尺度结构形成和演化动力学最有效的工具之一.文章结合作者和国内外同行的工作,以具体案例的形式介绍了同步辐射技术在高分子材料结构研究中的应用.希望能起到抛砖引玉的作用,吸引更多的从事高分子材料结构研究的同行利用同步辐射开展科学研究,同时希望更多的进行物理学研究的同行来帮助回答高分子物理的一些基本科学问题.     

同步辐射显微技术在高分子材料结构研究中的应用

高分子材料以其优异的性能广泛应用于人类生活的每个角落,但其发展受限于研究手段.基于同步辐射先进光源的研究方法(如散射、吸收和成像等)具有高的空间、时间和能量分辨的优势,是揭示高分子材料多尺度结构形成和演化动力学最有效的工具之一.文章结合作者和国内外同行的工作,以具体案例的形式介绍了同步辐射技术在高分子材料结构研究中的应用.希望能起到抛砖引玉的作用,吸引更多的从事高分子材料结构研究的同行利用同步辐射开展科学研究,同时希望更多的进行物理学研究的同行来帮助回答高分子物理的一些基本科学问题.     

Forty years of metrology with synchrotron radiation at SURF

The Canadian Light Source, the University of Western Ontario, IBM Canada and BigBangwidth during 2006 developed the Remote Beamline Access (RBA) system. This system was demonstrated using a standalone soft X-ray machine as well on the VESPERS beamline. The RBA system serves as a proof of concept and basis for ScienceStudio, which is now under development.     

Morphological study of early‐stage lung cancer using synchrotron radiation

In the present study the feasibility of applying synchrotron radiation to the morphological study of early‐stage lung cancer has been investigated. Lewis lung cancer was implanted and grown in a nude mouse for different periods, and imaged using phase‐contrast synchrotron X‐rays. Morphological differences were clearly shown between the normal lung and cancerous tissues at this early stage. Irregular and tortuous angiogenesis were found in the periphery region of the developing lung cancer. Results from this study indicate that synchrotron X‐rays can be used for imaging cancer development and progression with minimal invasion.     

A new method of creating minibeam patterns for synchrotron radiation therapy: a feasibility study

Several synchrotrons around the world are currently developing innovative radiotherapy techniques with the aim of palliating and possibly curing human brain tumors. Amongst them, microbeam radiation therapy (MRT) and, more recently, minibeam radiation therapy (MBRT) have shown promising results. In MBRT the beam thickness ranges from 500 to 700 µm with a separation between two adjacent minibeams of the same value, whilst in MRT the thickness is of the order of 25–50 µm with a distance between adjacent microbeams of the order of 200 µm. An original method has been developed and tested at the ESRF ID17 biomedical beamline to produce the minibeam patterns. It utilizes a specially developed high‐energy white‐beam chopper whose action is synchronized with the vertical motion of the target moving at constant speed. Each opening of the chopper generates a horizontal beam print. The method described here has the advantage of being simple and reliable, and it allows for an easy control of the patient safety in future clinical trials. To study the feasibility of the method, dosimetric measurements have been performed using Gafchromic HD‐810 films and compared with Monte Carlo simulations. The results of this comparison are discussed.     

HFC-152a的同步辐射真空紫外光电离和光解离研究

利用同步辐射真空紫外光，研究了HFC-152a(CH₃CHF₂)的光电离和光解离过程，通过测量各离子的光电离效率曲线，得到了该分子的电离能(11.94±0.04eV)和所有碎片离子的出现势，运用GAUSSIAN-03程序计算了母体和碎片及相应离子的结构、电子态和能量. 结合理论计算的结果，分析了母体离子可能的光电离解离通道及相关通道的解离能. 关键词： 同步辐射 光电离 出现势 HFC-152a     

Diagnostics of gold-containing surgical-dressing materials with X-ray and synchrotron radiation

An analysis of biocompatible and antibacterial Au-gauze nanocomposites for medical purposes using X-ray and synchrotron radiation is conducted. The samples are produced by the modification of medical cotton gauze by Au organosol in isopropanol, which is synthesized via the metal-vapor method. The nanocomposites are examined with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, as well as with X-ray adsorption diffraction spectroscopy (EXAFS/XANES) and small-angle X-ray scattering using synchrotron radiation.