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Liu, H. T.

Publications and source records attributed to Liu, H. T..

5 records

DOE OSTI2016

CALCULATIONS WITH SPECTROSCOPIC ACCURACY: ENERGIES AND TRANSITION RATES IN THE NITROGEN ISOELECTRONIC SEQUENCE FROM Ar XII TO Zn XXIV

Combined relativistic configuration interaction and many-body perturbation calculations are performed for the 359 fine-structure levels of the 2s{sup 2} 2p{sup 3}, 2 s2p{sup 4}, 2p{sup 5}, 2s{sup 2} 2p{sup 2} 3l, 2 s2p{sup 3} 3l, 2p{sup 4} 3l, and 2s{sup 2} 2p{sup 2} 4l configurations in N-like ions from Ar xii to Zn xxiv. Complete and consistent data sets of energies, wavelengths, radiative rates, oscillator strengths, and line strengths for all possible electric dipole, magnetic dipole, electric quadrupole, and magnetic quadrupole transitions among the 359 levels are given for each ion. The present work significantly increases the amount of accurate data for ions in the nitrogen-like sequence, and the accuracy of the energy levels is high enough to enable the identification and interpretation of observed spectra involving the n = 3, 4 levels, for which experimental values are largely scarce. Meanwhile, the results should be of great help for modeling and diagnosing astrophysical and fusion plasmas.

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSIC↗

DOE OSTI2015

Systematic calculations of energy levels and transition rates of BE-like ions with Z = 10–30 using a combined configuration interaction and many-body perturbation theory approach

We report calculations of energy levels and radiative rates for transitions among the lowest 116 fine-structure levels arising from the n⩽5 configurations in Be-like ions with Z = 10–30. The wavelengths, oscillator strengths, line strengths, and radiative rates for all possible electric dipole, magnetic dipole, electric quadrupole, and magnetic quadrupole transitions among the 116 levels have been calculated using the combined configuration interaction and many-body perturbation method. The accuracy of the results is determined through extensive comparisons with existing laboratory measurements and theoretical results. The present complete set of results should be of great help in line identification and the interpretation of spectra, as well as in the modeling and diagnostics of astrophysical and fusion plasmas.

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY↗

DOE OSTI2015

Constraints on black hole masses with timescales of variations in blazars

In this paper, we investigated the issue of black hole masses and minimum timescales of jet emission for blazars. We proposed a sophisticated model that sets an upper limit to the central black hole masses M{sub ∙} with the minimum timescales Δt{sub min}{sup ob} of variations observed in blazars. The value of Δt{sub min}{sup ob} presents an upper limit to the size of the blob in the jet. The blob is assumed to be generated in the jet-production region in the vicinity of the black hole, and then the expanding blob travels outward along the jet. We applied the model to 32 blazars, 29 of which were detected in gamma-rays by satellites, and these Δt{sub min}{sup ob} are on the order of hours, with large variability amplitudes. In general, the M{sub ∙} estimated with this method are not inconsistent with those masses reported in the literature. This model is natural for connecting M{sub ∙} with Δt{sub min}{sup ob} for blazars, and seems to be applicable in constraining M{sub ∙} in the central engines of blazars.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗

NASA NTRS1986

A Priority Protocol for Token-Ring Networks

New priority protocol controls access to token-ring local-area network (LAN) of digital-communication stations over widely ranging mix of low- and high-priority traffic. Protocol, called round-robin priority scheme (RRPS), introduces only small overhead and therefore degrades system performance only minimally. Key messages guaranteed access to local-area network during peak loads.

Liu, H. T.↗

NASA NTRS1973

The construction and operation of a water tunnel in application to flow visualization studies of an oscillating airfoil

The water tunnel which was constructed at the NASA Ames Research Center is described along with the flow field adjacent to an oscillating airfoil. The design and operational procedures of the tunnel are described in detail. Hydrogen bubble and thymol blue techniques are used to visualize the flow field. Results of the flow visualizations are presented in a series of still pictures and a high speed movie. These results show that time stall is more complicated than simple shedding from the leading edge or the trailing edge, particularly at relatively low frequency oscillations comparable to those of a helicopter blade. Therefore, any successful theory for predicting the stall loads on the helicopter blades must treat an irregular separated region rather than a discrete vortex passing over each blade surface.

Olsen, J. H.↗