简介：AnewcombinedFermi,betatron,andturbulentelectronaccelerationmechanismisproposedininteractionofmagneticislandsduringturbulentmagneticreconnectionevolutioninexplosiveastrophysicalphenomenaatlargetemporal-spatialscale(LTSTMR),theratioofobservedcurrentsheetsthicknesstoelectroncharacteristiclength,electronLarmorradiusforlow-βandelectroninertiallengthforhigh-β,isontheorderof10^10–10^11;theratioofobservedevolutiontimetoelectrongyroperiodisontheorderof10^7–10^9).Theoriginalcombinedaccelerationmodelisknowntobeoneofgreatestimportanceintheinteractionofmagneticislands;itassumesthatthecontinuouskinetic-dynamictemporal-spatialscaleevolutionoccursastwoseparateindependentprocesses.Inthispaper,wereconsiderthecombinedaccelerationmechanismbyintroducingakinetic-dynamic-hydrofull-coupledmodelinsteadoftheoriginalmicro-kineticormacro-dynamicmodel.Weinvestigatedifferentaccelerationmechanismsinthevicinityofneutralpointsinmagneticislandsevolution,fromthestageofshrinkandbreakupintosmallerislands(kineticscale),tothestageofcoalescenceandgrowthintolargerislands(dynamicscale),tothestagesofconstantandquasi-constant(contracting-expanding)islands(hydroscale).Asaresult,wegiveforthefirsttimetheaccelerationefficienciesofdifferenttypesofaccelerationmechanismsinmagneticislands’interactionsinsolaratmosphereLTSTMRactivities(pico-,10^–2–10^5m;nano-,10^5–10^6m;micro-,10^6–10^7m;macro-,10^7–10^8m;large-,10^8–10^9m).

简介：Thelargesize,crack-freeZr55Cu30Al10Ni5bulkmetallicglass(BMGs)withthediameterof54mmandtheheightof15mmwasbuiltbylasersolidformingadditivemanufacturingtechnology,whosesizeislargerthanthecriticaldiameterbycasting.Themicrostructure,tensileandcompressivedeformationbehaviorsandfracturemorphologyoflasersolidformedZr55Cu30Al10Ni5BMGswereinvestigated.Itisfoundthatthecrystallizationmainlyoccursintheheat-affectedzonesofdepositionlayers,whichconsistofAl5Ni3Zr2,NiZr2,ZrCu,CuZr2phases.Thecontentofamorphousphaseinthedepositisabout63%.Underthecompressiveloading,thedepositpresentsnoplasticitybeforefractureoccurs.Thefractureprocessismainlycontrolledbytheshearstressandthecompressiveshearfractureanglesofabout39.Thecompressivestrengthreaches1452MPa,whichisequivalenttothatofas-CastZr55Cu30Al10Ni5BMGs,andthereexistvein-likepatterns,river-likepatternsandsmoothregionsatthecompressivefractography.Underthetensileloading,thedepositpresentsthebrittlefracturepatternwithoutplasticdeformation.Thefractureprocessexhibitsnormalfracturemodel,andthetensileshearfractureangleofabout90°.Thetensilestrengthisonlyabout609MPa,andthetensilefractographymainlyconsistsofmicro-scaledcoresandvein-likepatterns,dimple-likepatterns,chocolate-likepatternsandsmoothregions.Theresultsfurtherverifiedthefeasibilityandlargepotentialoflaseradditivemanufacturingonfabricationandindustrialapplicationoflarge-scaleBMGsparts.

简介：AdditivelymanufacturedTi-6Al-4Vlatticestructureshavefoundimportantnicheapplications.However,theyoftenshowinsufficientcompressiveductilityorinsufficientstructuralintegrity.Inthisstudy,abatchof45octahedralTi-6Al-4Vlatticestructureswasmanufacturedinthreedifferentstrutdiameters(0.5,1.0,1.5mm)byselectiveelectronbeammelting(SEBM).Theinfluenceofpost-SEBMannealingonthecompressivedeformationcharacteristicsofthelatticestructurewasinvestigated.Theas-builtTi-6AI-4Vlatticesfragmentedwhenthecompressivestrainreached13%-23%dependingonstrutdiameter.Annealingat950℃(Ptransustemperature:995℃)onlyslightlyimprovedthecompressiveductilityofthelatticestructures.However,annealingat1050℃(p-annealing)fundamentallychangedthecompressivedeformationmodeofthelatticestructures.Theresultantcompressivestress-straincurvewasfeaturedbyalongsmoothplateauandnofactureoccurredevenaftersignificantdensificationofthelatticestructurehadtakenplace(>50%ofcompressivestrain).

简介：Interactionsbetweenecologicalcommunitiesofherbivoresandmicrobesarecommonlymediatedbyasharedplant.Atripartiteinteractionbetweenapathogenicfungus-hostplant-herbivorousinsectisanexampleofsuchmutualinfluences.Insuchasystemafungalpathogencommonlyhasanegativeinfluenceonthemorphologyandbiochemistryofthehostplant,withconsequencesforinsectherbivoreperformance.HerewestudiedwhetherthebiotrophicfbngusPodosphaeraferruginea,attackingthegreatburnetSanguisorbaofficinalis,affectscaterpillarperformanceoftheendangeredscarcelargebluebutterflyPhengaristeleius.Ourresultsshowedthatthepathogenicftmgusaffectedthenumberandsizeofinflorescencesproducedbyfood-plantsand,moreimportantly,hadindirect,plant-mediatedeffectsontheabundance,bodymassandimmuneresponseofcaterpillars.Specifically,wefoundtherelationshipbetweencaterpillarabundanceandvariabilityininflorescencesizeonaplanttobepositiveamonghealthyfood-plants,andnegativeamonginfectedfood-plants.Caterpillarsthatfedonhealthyfood-plantsweresmallerthanthosethatfedoninfectedfood-plantsinonestudiedseason,whiletherewasnosuchdifferenceintheotherseason.Weobservedtherelationshipbetweencaterpillarimmuneresponseandtheproportionofinfectedgreatburnetswithinahabitatpatchtobepositivewhencaterpillarsfedonhealthyfood-plants,andnegativewhencaterpillarsfedoninfectedfood-plants.OurresultssuggestthatthisbiotrophicfungalinfectionofthegreatburnetmayimposeasignificantindirectinfluenceonP.teleiuscaterpillarperformancewithpotentialconsequencesforthepopulationdynamicsandstructureofthisendangeredbutterfly.