Spatio-temporal data processing of automated geodynamic monitoring system

System In this paper, an approach to the organization of spatial-temporal processing of geoelectrical data in the system of automated geodynamic control is considered. It allows combining methodical, algorithmic, program and information support of the processes of collecting and processing of geodynamic information at subjects to contro

The monitoring of the irregular disturbances in the arctic on the basis of the processing data of the distributed network of the geophysical observatories

The article discusses a data processing method for geomagnetic field of the earth on a distributed network of geophysical observatories. The proposed method allows to detect and monitor irregular disturbances of the geomagnetic field, evaluate their options, determine the epicenter of the occurrence of disturbances and to estimate the parameters of the epicente

Geodynamic monitoring of development of a karst on the basis of georadar sounding

The questions of practical application of georadar sounding for the detailed studying of development of a karst were considered in the article. The importance of the problem being solved for the planning of construction and further operation of industrial facilities in karst limestone areas is emphasized. In the last case, the geodynamic control of karst zones is necessary, as operation of objects in these zones is economi

Fractional and unquantized dc voltage generation in THz-driven semiconductor superlattices

We consider the spontaneous creation of a dc voltage across a strongly coupled semiconductor superlattice subjected to THz radiation. We show that the dc voltage may be approximately proportional either to an integer or to a half- integer multiple of the frequency of the applied ac field, depending on the ratio of the characteristic scattering rates of conducting electrons. For the case of an ac field frequency less than the characteristic scattering rates, we demonstrate the generation of an unquantized dc voltage.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, RevTEX, EPSF. Revised version v3: corrected typo

Preparation of Low Friction MoSex/nc-Mo Coatings Containing Spherical Mo Nanoparticles

The possibility of preparation of nanocomposite coatings consisting of a solid lubricant matrix (MoSex) and nanocrystalline metal particles (nc-Mo) was demonstrated using pulsed laser deposition from synthesized target MoSe2.The particles had spherical shapes and their sizes were about 5 - 50 nm. The content of the nc-Mo nanoparticles in the MoSex/nc-Mo coatings was varied by changing the laser irradiation regimes and the conditions of expansion of the laser plume from the target to substrate. It was established that the tribological properties of the nanocomposite coatings MoSex/nc-Mo are depended on the concentration of nanoparticles in the bulk of the coatings as well as on the structure of the coating matrix. The MoSex/nc-Mo coating with increased crystalline order of matrix obtained on a steel substrate reduced the friction coefficient to ~0.04 during steel ball sliding in air of laboratory humidity. Probable mechanisms of nanoparticle formation were proposed and a role of these particles in the wear of the nanocomposite MoSex/nc-Mo coatings was discussed