Acoustic Response to the Action of Nanosecond Laser Pulses on an In/CdTe Thin-Film Heterostructure

The photothermoacoustic method has been used for diagnostics of thermobarodynamic processes in the metal In(400 nm)/semiconductor (CdTe) thin-film system under nanosecond laser irradiation (7 ns, λ = 532 nm) in natural conditions (in air) and in a liquid medium (water). From the analysis of the data obtained, the dependence of the pressure induced in the energy-release region on the irradiation energy den-sity has been established and the melting threshold of In film has been determined. Under irradiation of In/CdTe in water, the pressure is higher than in air: 17 times higher at the melting threshold of In film and 30 times higher at twice the temperature. It has been found that the laser pulse treatment of In/CdTe/Au samples in water makes it possible to obtain diode structures with better parameters: smaller leak currents and a steeper current-voltage characteristic under the forward bias of the p-n junction

METHODOLOGY OF JUSTIFICATION THE TYPE AND EVALUATION OF QUALITY GROUP SEARCH OF DEFECTS IN THE REPAIR RADIO-ELECTRONIC MEANS

Context. Radioelectronic devices are continuously complicated, which complicates the process of restoring their efficiency, when the diagnosis consumes the largest labor costs and time. Therefore, the promising direction of increasing the efficiency of the renewal of modern electronic means is to improve diagnostic support.Objective. The purpose of the article is to increase the efficiency of diagnostic provision of radio electronic means at the expense of a reasonable choice of the type of group search of defects.Method. In the work analytical studies of conditional algorithms of diagnosis with the use of graph theory theory, probability theory and the theory of discrete search – a scientific discipline that studies the diagnostic process when restoring the efficiency of complex technical objects with varying degrees of damage through research and optimization of procedures and algorithms for detection of a priori – in unknown number of elements with given properties on the finite structurally-bounded set according to some criterion.Results. The method of choosing the type of algorithm of group search of defects at given restrictions and assumptions on the criterion of minimum labor costs on the basis of generalization of the graph-analytical model of group search of defects with quantitative estimation of probabilistic, time and cost indicators of the quality of the process of diagnosing radioelectronic devices with different degree of damage, which allows to pre-substantiate the most appropriate algorithm for group defects search for use in the development of diagnostic support for modern radio ectronic means.Conclusions. For the first time, various types of group search of defects with a quantitative estimation of the efficiency of their use depending on the features of radio-electronic means and the conditions for their restoration of efficiency are considered in a complex way

Acoustic Response to the Action of Nanosecond Laser Pulses on an In/CdTe Thin-Film Heterostructure

The photothermoacoustic method has been used for diagnostics of thermobarodynamic processes in the metal In(400 nm)/semiconductor (CdTe) thin-film system under nanosecond laser irradiation (7 ns, λ = 532 nm) in natural conditions (in air) and in a liquid medium (water). From the analysis of the data obtained, the dependence of the pressure induced in the energy-release region on the irradiation energy den-sity has been established and the melting threshold of In film has been determined. Under irradiation of In/CdTe in water, the pressure is higher than in air: 17 times higher at the melting threshold of In film and 30 times higher at twice the temperature. It has been found that the laser pulse treatment of In/CdTe/Au samples in water makes it possible to obtain diode structures with better parameters: smaller leak currents and a steeper current–voltage characteristic under the forward bias of the p–n junctio

EFFECT OF THE EXTENT OF MEDIASTINAL LYMPHODISSECTION ON THE RESULTS OF COMBINED MODALITY TREATMENT FOR STAGE IIIA (N2 ) NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER

Short-and long-term results of combined modality treatment with systematic (n=60) and selective (n=51) mediastinal lymphodissection were compared in 111 patients with IIIA(N2 ) stage non-small lung cancer taking into account the tumor site, histological pattern of the tumor and the extent of radical surgery. The recurrence-free survival rate was significantly higher in patients with squamous cell lung cancer who underwent systematic lymphodissection than in patients who underwent selective lymphodissection. The median disease progression-free survival was 31 months and 14.5 months and the overall 5-year survival rates were 43,4 % and 16 %, respectively (p<0,05). A significant increase in recurrence-free and overall 5-year survival rates was observed in group I patients with cancer of the left lung as compared to that observed in group II patients. Selective mediastinal lymphodissection may be the operation of choice in patients with stage IIIA(N2 ) non-small cell lung cancer and in patients with cancer of the right lung who received combined modality treatment including adjuvant radiation therapy

A health risk assessment for fluoride in Central Europe

Like many elements, fluorine (which generally occurs in nature as fluoride) is beneficial to human health in trace amounts, but can be toxic in excess. The links between low intakes of fluoride and dental protection are well known; however, fluoride is a powerful calcium-seeking element and can interfere with the calcified structure of bones and teeth in the human body at higher concentrations causing dental or skeletal fluorosis. One of the main exposure routes is via drinking water and the World Health Organisation currently sets water quality guidelines for the element. In Central Europe, groundwater resources that exceed the guideline value of 1.5 mg l-1 are widespread and effects on health of high fluoride in water have been reported. The aim of the current project was to develop a geographic information system (GIS) to aid the identification of areas where high-fluoride waters and fluorosis may be a problem; hence, where water treatment technologies should be targeted. The development of the GIS was based upon the collation and digitisation of existing information relevant to fluoride risk in Ukraine, Moldova, Hungary and Slovakia assembled for the first time in a readily accessible form. In addition, geochemistry and health studies to examine in more detail the relationships between high-fluoride drinking waters and health effects in the population were carried out in Moldova and Ukraine demonstrating dental fluorosis prevalence rates of 60–90% in adolescents consuming water containing 2–7 mg l-1 fluoride