Electrons are weakly attracted to liquid helium due to the small but finite polarizability of helium atoms. However, they cannot enter the liquid unless their energy is more than 1 eV, due to the Pauli exclusion principle. As a result, electrons are bound perpendicular to the surface but are free to move parallel to the surface i.e., they form a two-dimensional electron system (2DES). If the electron density of the 2DES is increased above a critical value ( 1013 per m2) the surface becomes un-stable leading to the formation of charged bubbles known as multielectron bubbles (MEBs). In MEBs the electrons are confined to the inner bubble surface and hence we have a 2DES on a curved surface. The critical density of electrons on the bulk surface is too low to study the quantum dominated phases of the 2DES. In contrast, due to the enormous surface defects and impurities, the electronic density of 2DES in semiconductors cannot be lowered below 1015 per m2, which is high enough such that the 2DES is always in a quantum liquid phase. Alternatively, the possibility of varying the electron density over a wide range and the effects of curvature implies that MEBs can be used to probe new phases of 2DES like Wigner crystallization with strong electron-ripplon coupling, quantum melting, superconductivity etc. In this thesis the experiments done on MEBs in liquid helium are described. In the initial experiments we generated MEBs which were observed to shrink in size. We saw a difference in their collapse behaviour: MEBs in super fluid helium though initially bigger in size collapse much faster than MEBs generated in normal fluid. The vapour present in the MEBs cannot condense fast in normal fluid due to the lower thermal conductivity. In subsequent experiments, we could trap these MEBs, generated in normal fluid and stabilised by their vapour content, in a linear Paul trap. We measured the charge and radius of these trapped MEBs by analysing their dynamics. Interestingly, the stably trapped MEBs were found not to lose charge as they shrink and disappear in hundreds of milliseconds, implying that the charge density inside increases at least two orders of magnitude from the initial value. MEBs so trapped can be used to study the properties of 2DES in the high electron density limit where the quantum confinement energy dominates. Later, we measured the charge of the MEB with respect to time when it was held on a solid substrate. We propose a charge loss mechanism as the tunneling of electrons across a thin lm of helium formed between the MEB and the substrate. We estimated the density of electrons on this thin lm by using a numerical model. We found that the maximum electron density (about a few 1015 per m2) which could be held on a thin lm is limited by tunneling. Moreover, the substrate surface roughness did not affect the charge loss due to the microscopic contact of MEBs with the substrate, resolving the complications in charge loss observed in previous experiments on macroscopic thin films on metallic substrates. Finally, we describe the experiments and the results on the stability of MEBs generated in super fluid helium. Highly charged MEBs (with more than 104 electrons which have an equilibrium radius that is easily visible) are found to be unstable against fission into smaller bubble showing a type of electro-hydrodynamic instability. However, the stability of bubbles with radius less than our detection limit ( 1 m) is still an open question.

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Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T12:27:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T13:57:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / Óxidos perovskita do tipo ABO3 têm estrutura ideal cúbica, mas algumas distorções nesse tipo de estrutura podem produzir mudança da simetria para ortorrômbica ou romboédrica. Na estrutura cúbica, o cátion A (de maior raio atômico) ocupa o centro de cada cubo, os cátions B ocupam os 8 vértices e os ânions situamse na metade de cada uma das 12 arestas de cada cubo. Distorções ocorridas nessas estruturas produzem o surgimento de novas propriedades elétricas, estruturais e magnéticas, que instigam grande interesse ciêntifico e tecnologico. Neste trabalho, foram estudados os compostos RCrO3 (R = Gd, Tb, Dy), conhecidas como ortocromitas. As amostras foram confeccionadas através do processo químico Sol Gel. Após a confecção as amostras foram analisadas pela difração de raios-x na qual foi concluida que as amostras tiveram uma única estrutura pertencente ao grupo espacial Pbnm. Logo foram realizadas medidas de correlação angular gama-gama perturbada utilizando para isso os nucleos de prova 181Hf(181Ta) e 111In(111Cd) que substituam os átomos A ou B. Os núcleos de prova foram introduzidos durante a fase de preparo das amostras. Um dos objetivos desse trabalho foi o estudo sobre variação do campo magnético hiperfino nos sítios A e B como função da temperatura, estrutura cristalográfica e a transição de fase antiferromagnética. As medidas foram feitas nas a temperaturas entre 20 e 300K para R = Gd, Tb e 20 a 800 K para R = Dy. Também foi medido o Gradiente de campo elétrico em função da temperatura. Foi possivel observar a transição e comprovar o alinhamento dos Spins do Cr, conforme consta na literatura. As temperaturas de Néel (TN ) para as amostras são ~170 K, ~164 K, e ~148 K, respectivamente para os compostos GdCrO3, TbCrO3 e DyCrO3. / Dissertacao (Mestrado) / IPEN/D / Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SP

Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T12:26:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T14:06:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / O presente trabalho estudou os efeitos das intera»c~oes hiper¯nas em dois sistemas de ¶oxidos: RCoO3 (R = Gd e Tb) com estrutura perovskita e ¯lmes ¯nos monocristalinos de HfO2 por meio da t¶ecnica de Correla»c~ao Angular Gama-Gama Perturbada (CAP), com o objetivo de fazer um estudo sistem¶atico do comportamento da varia»c~ao do gradiente de campo el¶etrico em fun»c~ao da temperatura. Para realiza»c~ao das medidas de intera»c~oes de quadrupolo el¶etrico utilizamos como de pontas de prova os n¶ucleos 111In ¡!111 Cd e o 181Hf ¡!181 Ta. As amostras de perovskitas foram confeccionadas por meio de um processo qu¶³mico denominado Sol-Gel e as an¶alises foram realizadas com aux¶³lio de difra»c~ao de raios-X. As pontas de prova foram inseridas nas solu»c~oes qu¶³micas durante o preparo das amostras. Os ¯lmes ¯nos foram fornecidos pelo Laborat¶orio de Intera»c~oes Hiper¯nas da Universidade de Lisboa e a ponta de prova de 181Hf foi ativada por meio da irradia»c~ao do ¯lme ¯no no reator IEA-R1 do IPEN no tempo adequado a espessura do ¯lme. As medidas foram realizadas na faixa de temperatura de 10 - 1560 K. Os resultados das medidas das amostras de perovskita indicam uma depend^encia do GCE com o s¶³tio de ocupa»c~ao dos ¶atomos da ponta de prova e uma varia»c~ao do GCE com a temperatura, que pode ser explicada por transi»c~oes de spins no ¶atomo de Co. As medidas do GCE dos ¯lmes ¯nos com mesma espessura apresentam uma segunda fra»c~ao, al¶em daquela correspondente a freqÄu^encia da HfO2 em amostras de bulk. / Tese (Doutoramento) / IPEN/T / Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SP

Submitted by Claudinei Pracidelli (cpracide@ipen.br) on 2016-02-03T11:57:50Z No. of bitstreams: 0 / Made available in DSpace on 2016-02-03T11:57:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / Neste trabalho foi realizado um estudo sistemático, das interações hiperfinas (campo hiperfino magnético e campo hiperfino elétrico), nos compostos do tipo RMn2Si2 e RMn2Ge2 (onde R = La, Nd, Pr), sendo que, para a amostra de La foi estudada a série LaMn2(Si(1-x)Gex)2 (onde x = 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1), por meio da técnica de correlação angular gama-gama perturbada (CAP), utilizando os núcleos de prova 111In(111Cd) e 140La(140Ce). Além disso, foram realizadas medições para a caracterização estrutural utilizando a técnica de difração de raios X, para a caracterização magnética, a nível macroscópico, através de medições de magnetização, caracterização nuclear utilizando a técnica de espectrometria da radiação gama e um estudo complementar por cálculos de primeiros princípios somente para as amostras de LaMn2Ge2 e LaMn2Si2. A maior contribuição para o comportamento magnético nesses compostos tem origem no ordenamento magnético da sub rede do Mn, que aparece em temperaturas relativamente altas, da ordem de 480 K, sendo que, esses compostos possuem um ordenamento antiferromagnético e próximo a temperatura ambiente passam a possuir um ordenamento ferromagnético. Além disso, para o caso especifico dos compostos PrMn2Ge2 e NdMn2Ge2, abaixo de 40K é observado, também, o ordenamento ferromagnético dos spins da sub rede da terra rara. O núcleo de prova 111In(111Cd) foi utilizado para medir, tanto as interações de quadrupolo elétrico, como de dipolo magnético na rede do Mn (interação matrizmatriz). Esses resultados evidenciaram a transição de fase magnética (antiferromagnética para ferromagnética), sendo que, o campo hiperfino magnético, para as duas fases magnéticas, segue o comportamento da função de Brillouin. Já o núcleo de prova 140La(140Ce) permitiu medir a interação de dipolo magnético, tanto originada pela rede do Mn, como pela rede da terra rara. Mas, nesse caso, pode ser verificado somente o campo hiperfino magnético da fase ferromagnética da rede do Mn. Para a análise dos resultados PAC levou-se em conta uma interação matriz-impureza, pois o íon Ce3+ possui um elétron 4f desemparelhado, que pode contribuir para o campo hiperfino total. O composto LaMn2Si2 apresentou o comportamento do campo hiperfino magnético com a temperatura que segue o comportamento da função de Brillouin. Já os compostos LaMn2Ge2, PrMn2Ge2 e NdMn2Ge2 apresentaram um comportamento anômalo ao da função de Brillouin. Esse comportamento pode ser associado a uma forte hibridização da banda 4f do Ce com a banda 3d do Mn, tal conclusão foi reforçada pelos resultados do DOS (densidade de estados), resultados dos cálculos de primeiros princípios, dos compostos LaMn2Si2 e LaMn2Ge2. / Tese (Doutorado em Tecnologia Nuclear) / IPEN/T / Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SP

Orientador: Andre Koch Torres de Assis / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Fisica Gleb Wataghin / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-04T04:12:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Hernandes_JulioAkashi_D.pdf: 11255919 bytes, checksum: 8c053f16e5fd883058c7336bb38c3acc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / Resumo: No Capítulo 1 apresentamos uma introdução sobre os campos elétricos dentro e fora de condutores resistivos com corrente constante. Discutimos também a distribuição de cargas superficiais que mantém a corrente fluindo e sua relação com estes campos elétricos. São apresentados alguns experimentos relacionados com estes campos elétricos fora de condutores com corrente constante. A Parte I deste trabalho trata de condutores retos e compridos. No Capítulo 2 apresentamos o tratamento de um fio cilíndrico longo de seção reta circular conduzindo uma corrente estacionária, já conhecido na literatura. São apresentados alguns dos métodos que seguimos nos tratamentos dos problemas apresentados a seguir. O Capítulo 3 trata da força entre uma casca cilíndrica condutora infinita sem corrente e uma carga pontual próxima (dentro ou fora da casca), cuja solução é inédita na literatura. Esta força de ordem zero (eletrostática) complementa a análise da força de primeira ordem ( ou seja, proporcional à corrente ou à velocidade dos elétrons de condução) no caso do fio cilíndrico longo com corrente constante. No Capítulo 4 tratamos o problema inédito de um fio cilíndrico longo, ainda conduzindo uma corrente estacionária, mas agora com uma bateria colocada no centro. Nosso objetivo aqui é estudar o comportamento dos campos e das cargas superficiais próximas à bateria. O Capítulo 5 apresenta o problema conhecido na literatura de placas retas conduzindo correntes estacionárias. Este problema foi tratado por este mesmo autor durante sua dissertação de mestrado. O comportamento dos campos e das cargas superficiais próximas a uma bateria no problema de condutores em forma de placas é abordado no Capítulo 6. Este também é um problema inédito na literatura, análogo ao problema tratado no Capítulo 4. No Capítulo 7 generalizamos o problema das placas com corrente constante utilizando agora uma fita de largura finita. Para resolver este problema inédito utilizamos coordenadas elíptico-cilíndricas. Com este caso encerramos nosso tratamento de problemas onde os condutores são retos e compridos, conduzindo correntes na direção longitudinal. Na Parte II tratamos de condutores curvos conduzindo correntes constantes na direção azimutal. Estes problemas são importantes porque representam uma classe de circuitos elétricos em que a corrente percorre um caminho fechado finito. O Capítulo 8 apresenta o problema conhecido na literatura de uma casca cilíndrica condutora de comprimento infinito conduzindo uma corrente estacionária na direção azimutal. Há uma bateria em forma de linha, paralela ao eixo da casca. Esta geometria tem solução bastante simples com forma analítica fechada para o potencial, para o campo elétrico e para as cargas superficiais, embora o cilindro tenha comprimento infinito. O Capítulo 9 apresenta o tratamento inédito para uma casca esférica resistiva conduzindo uma corrente estacionária. Neste caso, a bateria tem a forma de um segmento de linha (um meridiano da esfera). O problema mais complexo de um toróide condutor conduzindo uma corrente constante na direção azimutal, também novo na literatura, é apresentado no Capítulo 10. Estes dois problemas, da casca esférica e do toróide, representam duas situações onde não há infinitos na geometria nem na condutividade, sendo que a corrente está confinada em um espaço finito. Mesmo abateria está incluída no sistema, de modo que se obtém naturalmente o comportamento esperado dos campos e das cargas superficiais próximas a ela. Na Parte III fazemos uma discussão sobre os problemas tratados. Demonstramos que para todos os casos analisados existe um campo elétrico fora dos condutores com corrente constante e obtemos sua expressão analítica. Os comportamentos em todos os casos em que a bateria está presente foram encontrados de acordo com o esperado. As comparações que fizemos com experimentos da literatura mostraram que nossos resultados teóricos são razoáveis e coerentes / Abstract: In Chapter 1 we present an introduction about the electric field inside and outside resistive conductors carrying steady currents. We also discuss the distribution of surface charges that maintains the current fiow and its relation with these electric fields. We present some experiments related with these electric fields outside conductors with steady current. Part I of this work deals with long straight conductors. In Chapter 2 we present the treatment of a long cylindrical wire of circular cross section conducting a steady current, already known in the literature. We present some of the methods that we employ in the problems that follow. Chapter 3 deals with the force between an infinite cylindrical conducting shell without current and a point charge close by (inside or outside the shell). This solution is new in the literature. This force of zeroth order (electrostatics) complements the analysis of the first order force (i.e., proportional to the current or to the drifting velocity of the conduction electrons) in the case of the long cylindrical wire with steady current. Chapter 4 deals with the new problem of a long straight wire, still with a steady current, but now with a battery in the middle. Our objective here is to study the behaviour of the fields and of the surface charges near the battery. Chapter 5 presents the known problem of straight plates conducting steady currents. This problem was dealt with by the present author during his Master's Degree. The behaviour of the fields and of the surface charges near the battery in the problem of conductors in the shape of plates is approached in Chapter 6. This is also a new problem in the literature, analogous to the problem treated in Chapter 4. In Chapter 7 we generalize the problem of plates with steady currents utilizing now a strip of finite width. To solve this new problem we utilize elliptic-cylindrical coordinates. With this case we finish our treatment of problems of long and straight conductors, carrying currents in the longitudinal direction. In Part II we treat curved conductors with steady currents in the azimuthal direction. These problems are important because they represent a class of electric circuits in which the current fiows over a closed finite path. Chapter 8 presents the known problem of a conducting cylindrical shell of infinite length carrying a steady current in the azimuthal direction. There is a battery in the shape of aline, parallel to the axis of the shell. This geometry yields a very simple solution with a closed analytical form for the potential, electric field and surface charges, although the cylinder has an infinite length. Chapter 9 presents the new treatment of a resistive spherical shell with a steady current. In this case, the battery has the shape of a segment of line ( a meridian of the sphere). The more complex problem of a conducting toroid with a steady current in the azimuthal direction, also new in the literature, is presented in Chapter 10. These two problems, about the spherical shell and the toroid, represent two situations where there are no infinities in the geometry nor in the conductivity, while the current is confined in a finite space Even the battery is included in the system, so that we obtain naturally the expected behaviour of the fields and of the surface charges near the battery. In Part III we present a discussion of the problems treated here. We demonstrate that for all the analysed cases there is an electric field outside the conductors with steady currents and we obtain their expressions analytically. The behaviours of all cases in which the battery was present were found according to our expectations. The comparisons that we made with experiments of the literature showed that our theoretical results are reasonable and coherent / Doutorado / Física / Doutor em Ciências

Malgré les récentes avancées technologiques, les combustions thermiques des véhicules génèrent toujours trop de gaz polluants et les systèmes purement catalytiques ne parviennent pas à les traiter efficacement pour toutes les phases de fonctionnement des moteurs. Les oxydes d’azote font partie des gaz polluants les plus préoccupants, pour lesquels il est urgent de trouver une solution. Ce travail est dédié à la mise en œuvre d’une de ces solutions par l’utilisation des plasmas non-thermiques. La maîtrise et la compréhension des décharges dans les gaz permettent de générer des plasmas non-thermiques, où seuls les électrons sont portés à haute température. Les traitements par plasmas non-thermiques ne provoquent pas d’échauffement significatif du gaz, mais produisent néanmoins des modifications moléculaires importantes. Sous l’influence de champs électriques intenses, et selon la composition initiale des gaz, les oxydes d’azote sont oxydés ou réduits. Afin de modifier favorablement la réactivité des gaz, différentes configurations géométriques de réacteurs ont été optimisées et réalisées. L’optimisation de chaque géométrie est basée sur des calculs en champ électrostatique, pour lesquels l’amplitude de la tension appliquée est inférieure à 20 kV. Certains réacteurs sont pourvus d’une barrière diélectrique, dont la disposition, les dimensions et la nature du matériau sont variables. Un banc expérimental spécifique a été réalisé pour évaluer les performances des réacteurs sur le traitement des oxydes d’azote. différentes sources de tension ont été testées. L’analyse des décharges s’appuie sur la mesure des tensions et des courants. Les expériences ont montré que pour une géométrie fil-cylindre, associée à une source de tension AC moyenne fréquence appropriée, la réduction des oxydes d’azote dans du diazote est proche de 80 %. / Despite recent technological advances, thermal combustion in vehicles still generates a large amount of polluting gases that pure catalytic systems are unable to treat efficiently during the various phases of motor function. Nitrogen oxides are among the more problematic of the polluting gases, and a solution for their removal is critical. This work is aimed at the implementation of a solution using non-thermal plasma. The control and understanding of electrical discharges in gas enables to generate non-thermal plasmas, where only the electrons are raised to a high temperature. A non-thermal plasma treatment does not significantly heat the gas, but it still triggers important molecular changes. Under the influence of intense electric fields and depending on the initial gas composition, nitrogen oxides are either oxidized or reduced. In order to increase the gas reactivity, different geometric configurations of the reactors have been optimized and implemented. The optimization of each configuration is based on calculations of the electrostatic field, for which the amplitude of applied voltage was kept lower than 20 kV. Some of the reactors were constructed with dielectric barriers with varying arrangements, sizes, and materials. To evaluate reactor treatment efficiency of nitrogen oxides, a specialized experimental bench was constructed. Different voltage sources were tested, and the discharge was analyzed via voltage and current measurements. The experiments showed that 80 % of the nitrogen oxides in nitrogen could be reduced usinga wire-cylinder configuration with a suitable intermediate frequency AC voltage source.

Dans cette thèse, nous proposons et étudions des systèmes d’exposition en vue d’explorer les effets biologiques sanitaire et thérapeutique des ondes électromagnétiques sur le vivant. Nous proposons une antenne micro-onde pour l’ablation thermique des tumeurs cancéreuses du foie à 2.45 GHz. Son originalité réside en ses dimensions miniatures et la possibilité de l’insérer dans le foie par voie endoscopique. Pour cette antenne, un débit d’absorption spécifique (DAS) supérieur à 50 W/kg/W inc a montré une zone exposée de 1-cm de diamètre. Nous proposons ensuite une cellule transverse électromagnétique (TEM) avec une ouverture fermée par un matériau transparent conducteur l’Indium tin oxyde (ITO). Cette cellule TEM peut être utilisée pour évaluer les effets sanitaires potentiels des signaux de télécommunications sans fils. Ce système permet l’observation microscopique en temps réel du milieu biologique exposé, à travers son ouverture fermée par l’ITO. L’influence de la présence de l’ouverture et de la couche d’ITO sur le DAS dans le milieu exposé a été évaluée. Les valeurs du DAS obtenues à 1.8 GHz dans le milieu exposé dans la cellule TEM avec l'ouverture fermée ou non par l’ITO étaient de 1.1 W/kg/W inc et 23.6 W/kg/W inc, respectivement. Une excellence homogénéité du DAS a été obtenue dans le milieu en présence de l’ITO. Enfin, nous proposons plusieurs dispositifs spécifiques pour l’exposition des cellules biologiques aux champs électriques pulsés nanosecondes de haute intensité (nsPEFs). Les effets biologiques des nsPEFs sont utilisés pour des applications dans le domaine médical et en biotechnologie. Nous proposons deux dispositifs à électrodes en contact direct avec le milieu biologique et trois dispositifs à électrodes isolées. Nous démontrons l’adaptation de ces dispositifs aux impulsions courtes de durée 3-ns et la capacité de ceux à électrodes en contact à fournir des champs intenses de l’ordre de quelques MV/m. Nous illustrons aussi l’importance des dispositifs isolés pour délivrer des impulsions ultracourtes. / In this thesis, we propose and study exposure systems to explore healthy and therapeutic biological effects of EM signals. We propose a microwave antenna for thermal ablation of liver tumors at 2.45 GHz. Its original feature consists in its reduced dimensions that permits the endoscopic insertion in the zone to be treated. For this antenna, a specific absorption rate (SAR) greater than 50 W/kg/W inc showed an exposed zone of 1-cm diameter. We propose a transverse electromagnetic cell (TEM) with an aperture sealed with a transparent conducting material Indium tin oxide (ITO).This TEM cell can be used to study the potential effects of wireless communication systems on biological cells. This delivery device allows real-time observation of biological cells during exposure across the aperture sealed with ITO. The effect of the aperture and the ITO layer presence on the SAR in the exposed sample was evaluated. The SAR values obtained at 1.8 GHz in the sample exposed in the TEM cell with the sealed or non-sealed aperture of 20-mm diameter were 1.1 W/kg/W inc and 23.6 W/kg/W inc, respectively. An excellent homogeneity of SAR was achieved in the medium in the presenceof ITO. Finally, we propose several devices for the exposure of biological medium to nanosecond pulsed electric field with high intensity (nsPEFs). The biological effect of nsPEFs are used in biotechnology and medicine. We propose two devices with electrodes in direct contact with the biological medium and three devices with isolated electrodes. We demonstrate their adaptation for 3-ns duration pulses and the suitability of those with electrodes in contactwith the biological medium to provide high intensities fields in the order of several MV/m. We demonstrate the importance of the isolated devices for delivering ultrashort pulses.

Ce travail de thèse porte sur l’étude de l’effet du traitement par champs électriques pulsés (CEP) sur l’amélioration de la congélation des tissus végétaux. Pour l’ensemble de notre étude, nous avons démontré que l’effet des champs électriques pulsés est complexe. Le prétraitement entraîne une électroperméabilisation des membranes. Les analyses calorimétriques ont mis en évidence que l’électroperméabilisation conduit à une augmentation de la teneur en eau liée. Les transferts de matière entre les milieux intra et extracellulaires sont intensifiés. Cela conduit à une modification dynamique de la composition des deux compartiments au cours de la congélation. En effet, les essais réalisés sur le cryo-pressage assisté par CEP démontrent que les températures de fusion sont plus basses et que le jus récupéré est beaucoup plus concentré. Il a été constaté que le temps de congélation d’un échantillon soumis préalablement à un prétraitement par champs électriques pulsés est sensiblement plus court que celui d’un échantillon sans prétraitement. D’autre part, l’électroperméabilisation facilite les transferts de matière avec le milieu extérieur. Le prétraitement par CEP accélère notamment l’imprégnation des tissus végétaux par des cryoprotectants, l’évaporation de l’eau libre et la sublimation de l’eau congelée. Finalement, le prétraitement par champs électriques pulsés induit des modifications de la structure des échantillons, de leur composition et influence favorablement les transferts couplés de masse et d’énergie. / This work is focused on the study of the effects of pulsed electric fields (PEF) on the improvement of plant tissues freezing. These studies have demonstrated that the effects of the PEF are rather complex. The PEF treatment results in membrane electro-permeabilization. Calorimetric analyses showed that the electro-permeabilization leads to an increase in bound water content. It also results in acceleration of mass transfer processes between intra- and extracellular parts of a tissue. The dynamic modification of the composition of these two parts during the freezing was observed. Experimental tests using the PEF-assisted cryo-pressing demonstrated that the melting temperatures were lower and that the extracted juice was much more concentrated as compared to untreated tissues. Moreover, the PEF-treatment allowed significant decreasing of freezing time. Furthermore, the electro-permeabilization facilitates the mass transfer with the external medium. The PEF treatment accelerates the impregnation of plant tissues by cryoprotectants, evaporation of free water and sublimation of frozen water. Finally, the treatment by PEF induces changes in the structure of the samples, their composition and positively influences both the mass and energy transfers.

Multielectron bubbles (MEBs) are micron sized cavities in liquid helium that contain electrons confined within a nanometer thick layer on the inner surface of a bubble. These objects present a rich platform to study the behavior of a two dimensional electron gas (2DES) on a curved surface. Most crucially, the surface electron densities in MEBs can vary over a wide range, making it a suitable candidate for studying classical Wigner crystallization and quantum melting in a single system. So far, there has been only limited experimental study of MEBs, with most of the previous investigation transient in nature. As we discuss in our presentation, we have built a cryogenic system for performing transport and optical measurements of MEBs down to 1.3 K. We have developed a new technique of generating MEBs, and trapping them using two different methods. In the first method, we trapped MEBs using a Paul trap for more than hundreds of milliseconds. This allows the MEBs to be further manipulated with buoyant and electric forces, such as to obtain reliable measurements of their physical properties. As we observe experimentally, the surface charge density of a single MEB can vary by orders of magnitude during the course of one measurement, thereby covering a previously unexplored section of the 2DES phase diagram. In the second method, we trapped MEBs using a dielectric coated metal electrode over many seconds. This also allowed the properties of MEBs to be measured in a non-destructive manner. Since MEBs are charged bubbles, their motion can be controlled by electric fields, which allowed us to measure the drag of MEBs as a function of Reynolds number by analysing the trajectories. Due to the low viscosity and surface tension of helium compared to other liquids, these measurements could be performed at Morton Numbers that have never been explored. We also show that how the shape of a single MEB evolves from spherical to ellipsoidal as their speeds vary. During the course of experiments, we observed number of interesting phenomena, such as coalescence of similarly charged bubbles, as well as their splitting into secondary bubbles at high speeds. Most interestingly, we have imaged their dynamics in the presence of static, as well as oscillating electric fields, which may provide insight into the phase of the electronic system present inside the bubbles.