156 leaves : tables, graphs ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Physics, 1980

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of Physics, 1980.

Le sujet de la thèse initié dans le cadre de l'ANR UV-Borate s'inclut dans le projet UV-Conversion labellisée par 2 pôles de compétitivité (Matériala - Lorraine - et Route des lasers - Aquitaine -) soumis à l'ANR en 2011. Les études se portent particulièrement sur les borates YxLaySc4-(x+y)(BO3)4 (LYSB) et YAl3(BO3)4 (YAB), cristaux Optiques Non Linéaires (ONL) possédant la même structure cristallographique (R32). La croissance de ces cristaux est effectuée par les collaborateurs industriels et universitaires de l'ANR. Ces deux matériaux présentent en effet des possibilités de conversion de fréquence jusqu'à des longueurs d'onde λ < 300 nm, de plus une non hygroscopicité procure une plus grande durée de vie des échantillons et par conséquent un net intérêt pour les applications industrielles. L'endommagement laser étant lié à l'absorption et ainsi, en partie, aux impuretés, une étude de la qualité cristalline et de l'homogénéité de nos cristaux a été effectuée. Les résultats ont permis de relier des défauts de structure (dislocations et etch pits) à la croissance de la maille rhomboédrique via des caractérisations par ombre portée (Photography Schlieren) et par attaque chimique suivi d'une observation par microscopie optique, MEB et MFA. Par ailleurs, des études théoriques et expérimentales d'accord de phase (détermination de Θ et φ) lors de conversions de type I principalement ont été réalisées sur les cristaux de YAB, LYSB ainsi que sur des cristaux de référence tel que ß-BaB2O4 (ß-BBO). L'aspect de l'endommagement laser dans les matériaux ONL a été abordé dans les locaux de l'Institut Fresnel de Marseille au sein de l'équipe Interaction Laser Matière (ILM) sur des échantillons de Li2B4O7 (LTB). L'équipe a effectivement développé un dispositif de mesure de la probabilité d'endommagement laser et de mesure de tenue du seuil d'endommagement laser des matériaux optiques. Par ailleurs, un effort a été mené dans la conception d'un dispositif de mesure de la transmission optique et absorption à température ambiante et aux basses températures afin de révéler des défauts absorbants. Des premiers résultats ont été obtenus et discutés sur des échantillons de ß-BBO et LYSB / The purpose of my thesis, performed within the program of the ANR UV-Borate, was integrated in the UV-Conversion project certified by 2 poles of competitiveness (Matériala - Lorraine - and Route des lasers - Aquitaine -). The project concerned the study of borates YxLaySc4-(x+y)(BO3)4 (LYSB) and YAl3(BO3)4 (YAB), Non-Linear Optical (NLO) crystals which have the same crystallographic structure (R32). The growth of the crystals was realized by industrials and academics collaborators of the ANR. Those two materials present possibilities of frequency conversion until wavelengths λ < 300 nm. Because they are not hygroscopic, they have a bigger time life compare to other materials which offer a most important interest for the industrial applications. We have studied the quality and the homogeneity of our crystals. Indeed, the use of strong optical beam can lead to damages on the crystal and degrade the properties of the materials which are related to the absorption and to impurities of the crystals. Our results allowed to related defaults in the structure (dislocations and etch pits) to the growth of the rhombohedral crystal system by using characterization techniques as the "Photography Schlieren" or optical microscopy (before which a "Chemical Etching" was performed) or by using SEM and AFM. In the fridge of the previous work, theoretical and experimental phase matching studies (determination of Θ and φ) during conversions of frequency of type I were realized on the YAB and LYSB crystals and on the reference crystals such as ß-BaB2O4 (ß-BBO). The aspect of optical damage was investigated at the Institut Fresnel of Marseille in the team Intéraction Laser Matière (ILM). The team has developed a device to measure the Laser Induced Damage (LID) probability and to measure of the Laser Induced Damage Threshold (LIDT) of optical materials. Laser-Induced-Damages studies in NLO materials were also realized on Li2B4O7 (LTB) samples. A strong effort was performed in the design of a device for the measurement of the optical transmission and the absorption at room temperature and low temperatures to reveal absorbent defaults. First state-of-art results were obtained and discussed for ß-BBO and LYSB samples

The WiggleZ Dark Energy survey is currently being carried out using the AAOmega instrument on the AAT. It is measuring redshifts for 240,000 emission line galaxies with high star-formation rates over 1,000 sq. degrees of sky. These galaxies are selected for spectroscopic observation from a combination of optical and ultraviolet imaging. The target selection criterion applied to these datasets is highly optimised to select high redshift emission line galaxies. The redshift distribution of these galaxies peaks at z

Typical CCD image sensors are not sensitive to Ultra-Violet (UV) radiation, because the UV photons have a penetration depth of 2nm in the ~1&micro;m thick polysilicon gate material. An inorganic phosphor coating was developed previously (by Wendy Franks et al [1, 2]) that was shown to be a viable solution to creating a UV-sensitive CCD image sensor. The coating absorbs incident UV radiation (250nm) and re-emits it in the visible (550-611nm) where it can penetrate the gate material. This coating was deposited using a settle-coat type deposition. Improved coating techniques are presented here. These include a commercial coating from Applied Scintillation Technologies (AST), a Doctor-Blade coating, e-beam deposition, and laser ablation. The properties of the coating, and of the coated sensors are presented here. Tests performed on the sensors include Quantum Efficiency, Photo-Response Non-Uniformity, Contrast Transfer Function, and Lifetime. The AST coating is a viable method for commercial UV-responsive CCD image sensors. The Doctor-Blade coatings show promise, but issues with clustering of the coating need to be resolved before the sensors can be used commercially. E-beam deposition and laser ablation need further research to provide a viable coating.

Typical CCD image sensors are not sensitive to Ultra-Violet (UV) radiation, because the UV photons have a penetration depth of 2nm in the ~1&micro;m thick polysilicon gate material. An inorganic phosphor coating was developed previously (by Wendy Franks et al [1, 2]) that was shown to be a viable solution to creating a UV-sensitive CCD image sensor. The coating absorbs incident UV radiation (250nm) and re-emits it in the visible (550-611nm) where it can penetrate the gate material. This coating was deposited using a settle-coat type deposition. Improved coating techniques are presented here. These include a commercial coating from Applied Scintillation Technologies (AST), a Doctor-Blade coating, e-beam deposition, and laser ablation. The properties of the coating, and of the coated sensors are presented here. Tests performed on the sensors include Quantum Efficiency, Photo-Response Non-Uniformity, Contrast Transfer Function, and Lifetime. The AST coating is a viable method for commercial UV-responsive CCD image sensors. The Doctor-Blade coatings show promise, but issues with clustering of the coating need to be resolved before the sensors can be used commercially. E-beam deposition and laser ablation need further research to provide a viable coating.

The research from this project has quantified the solar UV environment beneath and surrounding typical local council public shade structures. The effects of changing seasons, atmospheric conditions, structural modifications and surrounding plant life on diffuse UV have been quantified. Strategies to improve current shade structures, so as to significantly reduce the levels of diffuse UV reaching the human body in the shade, have also been developed. For the shade structures used in this research it was found that ultraviolet protection factors ranged from 1.5 to 18.3 for a decreasing solar zenith angle. Correlations have been found relating diffuse erythemal UV to UV in the shade for clear skies and a changing solar zenith angle. The effect of changing atmospheric ozone levels on diffuse erythemal UV levels has been quantified. UV exposures were assessed for a decrease in scattered UV beneath specific shade structures by the use of two types of protection, namely, side-on polycarbonate sheeting and evergreen vegetation. Broadband radiometric and dosimetric measurements conducted in the shade of a scale model shade structure, during summer and winter, showed significant decreases in exposure of up to 65% for summer and 57% for winter when comparing the use and non-use of polycarbonate sheeting. Measurements conducted in the shade of four shade structures, with various amounts of vegetation blocking different sides, showed that adequate amounts and positioning of vegetation decreased the scattered UV in the shade by up to 89% when compared to the shade structure that had no surrounding vegetation. This research shows that major UV reduction could be achieved by the ‘shade creation and design industry’, and that shade guidelines should be updated as soon as possible.

By the discovery of the therapeutic properties of ultra-violet light, vast possibilities in the treatment of all tubercular lesions have been opened up. Not the least important of these lesions is lupus vulgaris, which until now has, in many cases, obstinately defied cure. The ultra-violet light universal bath, while still in its childhood regarding experience of technique, etc., has already proved itself the greatest curative agent yet discovered for lupus vulgaris, producing dramatic results in many an old-standing case which has resisted every other method of treatment. In this Thesis I shall endeavour to show the marvellous results of carbon arc-light baths in lupus vulgaris, and though the improvement may appear slow, we must allow for the amount of destruction of shin in the disease, and its many years' duration in most cases.

Le SiC est un matériau semi-conducteur à large bande d'énergie interdite dont les très bonnes caractéristiques électriques et thermiques en font un candidat idéal pour la fabrication de composants dans le domaine de la puissance et des détecteurs de rayonnement. En particulier, la réalisation de détecteurs UV est très attendue dans les domaines suivants : détection d'incendies, imagerie de surface, astronomie, médecine, militaire… Les photodétecteurs à base de semiconducteurs à large bande interdite permettent d'obtenir une très bonne sélectivité dans l'UV, sans avoir à utiliser de filtres optiques. Le SiC semble être le matériau le plus prometteur, grâce à sa bonne stabilité chimique, mécanique et thermique, ce qui représente un avantage pour opérer en environnement extrême. Cependant le dopage du SiC nécessite un savoir-faire très particulier (implantation à chaud, recuit à haute température, forte dynamique de chauffe…). Nous nous sommes proposés dans un premier temps de réaliser par implantation (ionique et plasma) des composants tests, permettant d'accéder aux caractéristiques des jonctions. Le cas des jonctions implantées n+p et p+n a été étudié. Après l'optimisation des paramètres technologiques de l'implantation et du recuit associé, la fabrication de détecteurs de rayonnement basés sur la diode Schottky ou la diode p.n a été mise en œuvre. Une étape de simulation de ces composants a été effectuée sur le logiciel Sentaurus Device (Synopsys). Les caractérisations de ces détecteurs ont montré une meilleure sensibilité pour les diodes implantées Bore par plasma. / Silicon carbide is a wide band-gap semiconductor with electrical and thermal characteristics particularly suitable for high power devices and radiation sensors. The realisation of UV detectors is mainly useful in the following sectors: fire detection, surface imagery, astronomy, medicine, military... The photodetectors based on wide band-gap semiconductors allow to get a very good selectivity, without using optical filters. Silicon carbide seems to be the most promising material, due to its chemical, mechanical and thermal stability, inducing a reliable behaviour in extreme environment. However SiC doping requires a distinct know-how (hot ion implantation, high temperature annealing, rapid heating-rate…). Test devices have been firstly processed by using ion implantation and plasma, allowing evaluating p+n or n+p junction characteristics. After the optimisation of the technological parameters of implantation and related annealing, the realisation of radiation detectors based on Schottky or p.n diodes has been carried out. The electrical simulations of such devices were performed with Sentaurus Devices program (Synopsys). The characteristics of the devices proved an improvement with the Boron-plasma implantation.

Submitted by Nadir Basilio (nadirsb@uninove.br) on 2017-04-27T18:10:59Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Cristina Silveira da Silva.pdf: 1525168 bytes, checksum: c8777d95365a6771207361a1332fe0e7 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-27T18:10:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cristina Silveira da Silva.pdf: 1525168 bytes, checksum: c8777d95365a6771207361a1332fe0e7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-08-31 / In cutting process, the cutting fluids are used for lubrication and cooling. However, its composition rich in organic components and the use of water as solvent make the fluid a favorable environment for the microorganisms proliferation. One of the ways to control this contamination is using bactericides, that over time, become a problem, both for the operator and for the part / machine. Ultraviolet radiation, which is widely known for its action on the partial elimination of microorganisms on surfaces, can be quite efficient in controlling or even eliminating contaminants. In order to contribute to the theme, this work aims to treat cutting fluid through the application of ultraviolet radiation. For this, a device specially developed for this purpose was used. In order to verify the efficiency of the procedure, the flow rate and the number of lamps used were changed through a previous experiment planning. The results of the tests confirmed the efficiency of the use of ultraviolet light together with related device, to controlling the microorganisms present in the cutting fluid. / Em usinagem os fluidos de corte são utilizados para lubrificação e refrigeração. Porém, sua composição rica em componentes orgânicos e a utilização de água como solvente tornam o fluido um ambiente favorável para a proliferação de microrganismos. Uma das maneiras de se controlar essa contaminação é a adição de bactericidas que ao longo do tempo se tornam um problema, tanto para o operador quanto para a peça/máquina. A radiação por ultravioleta que é amplamente conhecida por sua ação na eliminação parcial de microrganismos em superfícies, pode ser bastante eficiente no controle ou até mesmo eliminação dos contaminantes. Com o intuito de contribuir com o tema, este trabalho objetiva tratar fluido de corte por meio da aplicação de luz ultravioleta. Para isto, foi utilizado um dispositivo especialmente desenvolvido para tal finalidade. Para verificar a eficiência do procedimento, foram alterados, por meio de um planejamento de experimentos, a vazão e a quantidade de lâmpadas utilizadas. Os resultados dos testes realizados confirmaram a eficiência do emprego da luz ultravioleta, juntamente com o referido dispositivo, no controle dos microrganismos presentes no fluido de corte utilizado.