{"title":"Selective Emission of Heated Water in the Terahertz Spectral Range","authors":"N. V. Penkov, I. A. Shcherbakov","doi":"10.3103/S1541308X25600801","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1541308X25600801","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The intrinsic emission spectra of a 50-µm-thick water layer in the range of 0.2–7 THz at temperatures from 30 to 90°C have been recorded. An excess of emission intensity above Planck’s limit is found in the range of 0.3–0.5 THz at temperatures of 60°C and higher. The value of this excess increases with increasing the heated liquid temperature. Attention is paid to the correlation between the occurrence of the revealed selective nonequilibrium emission with the formation of air bubbles in the liquid.</p>","PeriodicalId":732,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Wave Phenomena","volume":"34 3","pages":"175 - 180"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148394788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Membrane Method for Producing Air Nanobubbles Using an Anopore Membrane with a Pore Diameter of 20 nm","authors":"V. N. Kuryakov","doi":"10.3103/S1541308X2660011X","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1541308X2660011X","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A new simple method is proposed for producing bulk air nanobubbles (NBs) in water by filtration through a dry Anopore membrane (Anodic Aluminum Oxide, AAO) with a pore diameter of 20 nm. Unlike the case in traditional membrane approaches, where a gas is passed through a membrane, in this method water is forced through a dry membrane. It is shown that filtering through hydrophilic polyethersulfone membranes with the same nominal pore size does not lead to formation of bubbles. Properties of the resulting nanodispersions are investigated using the dynamic light scattering (DLS), ultramicroscopy, and nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) methods. It is found that NBs with a low initial concentration and a hydrodynamic radius of ~50 nm are formed immediately after filtering. Within 10–15 min, the NB concertation increases to a stable level of about 10<sup>8</sup> particles/mL, and their average size becomes larger. Thirty minutes after generation, the size distribution measured by the NTA method has a maximum at a radius of ~78 nm. Dispersion demonstrates a considerable time stability: after 24 hours the NB concentration remains at a level of ~10<sup>7</sup> particles/mL. The proposed method is a simple reproducible laboratory technique of producing stable nanobubble dispersions.</p>","PeriodicalId":732,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Wave Phenomena","volume":"34 3","pages":"199 - 205"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148394792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Kh. Ashurov, I. Nuritdinov, Z. U. Esanov, M. A. Mussaeva, Kh. M. Majidov
{"title":"Concentration-Dependent Changes in the Spectral and Luminescent Characteristics of Nd3+ Ions in Y2SiO5 Crystals","authors":"M. Kh. Ashurov, I. Nuritdinov, Z. U. Esanov, M. A. Mussaeva, Kh. M. Majidov","doi":"10.3103/S1541308X25600680","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1541308X25600680","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper investigates the concentration dependence of the distribution of Nd<sup>3+</sup> ions between the Nd1 and Nd2 sites in the Y<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>5</sub> crystal lattice and the associated changes in the absorption and photoluminescence spectra of the crystals. It was found that at low neodymium concentrations, Nd<sup>3+</sup> ions predominantly occupy the 7-coordination positions Nd1, while at higher concentrations, the 6-coordination positions Nd2 are also filled, leading to structural deformations and changes in the spectral luminescence characteristics of the crystal.</p>","PeriodicalId":732,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Wave Phenomena","volume":"34 3","pages":"220 - 227"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148394805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. V. Bashkov, R. V. Romashko, I. O. Bashkov, M. N. Bezruk, T. I. Bashkova
{"title":"Obtaining Reconstruction Spectra of Acoustic Emission Signals Detected by a Fiber Optic Sensor Built into a Plate of a Polymer Composite Material","authors":"O. V. Bashkov, R. V. Romashko, I. O. Bashkov, M. N. Bezruk, T. I. Bashkova","doi":"10.3103/S1541308X2670007X","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1541308X2670007X","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A method is reported for reconstructing the amplitude–frequency characteristic (AFC) of the distributed fiber optic sensor (FOS) built into a polymer composite material (PCM), which is necessary for reconstructing the true spectrum of acoustic emission (AE) sources. The FOS AFC is obtained by comparing FOS signal spectra with spectra of a calibrated piezoelectric transducer with allowance for the AE wave propagation channel. The reconstructed AFCs for the sensors located at a distance of 0, 125, and 300 mm from the AE source demonstrate a high correlation in the frequency range of up to 50 kHz with a correlation coefficient of 0.86–0.91. The results confirm the possibility of using this FOS for quantitative analysis of acoustic energy of an AE source and determine the effective operating bandwidth for identification of PCM defects.</p>","PeriodicalId":732,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Wave Phenomena","volume":"34 3","pages":"212 - 219"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148394807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measurement of Phase Velocity of Longitudinal Ultrasonic Waves: Diffraction Compensation","authors":"D. I. Makalkin, A. A. Karabutov, E. V. Savateeva","doi":"10.3103/S1541308X26600182","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1541308X26600182","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A method for measuring the phase velocity of longitudinal ultrasonic waves (from 6 to 22 MHz) with numerical compensation for ultrasound diffraction is described. This method enables local measurements (over a few millimeters), with one-sided access to the sample. The method was tested on a 5-mm-thick С8 optical glass sample (BK7 analogue). The results of experimental measurements are compared with the data processed using diffraction compensation: a significant flattening of the phase velocity dispersion curve is observed in the specified frequency band. The reasons for the deviation of the resulting curve in other ranges are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":732,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Wave Phenomena","volume":"34 3","pages":"206 - 211"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148394790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-Frequency Vibrational Dynamics of Na+ and Cl– Aquacomplexes: The Role of Nano-Scale Defects in Liquid as Reflected in the Absorption Spectra","authors":"Yu. V. Novakovskaya","doi":"10.3103/S1541308X26700068","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1541308X26700068","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The dissolution of salts including NaCl accompanied by stirring promotes the formation of different defects in the H-bond network of water. The defect sizes can vary from parts of a nanometer to hundreds nanometers when nanobubbles are formed in the liquid. The salt ions can be localized both in the bulk phase and close to defects and water–air interfaces, which corresponds to the formation of their bulk and surface hydration structures respectively. Depending on the water : salt molar ratio and the character of the ion hydration, coordination bonds between the ions and closest water molecules are characterized by different effective electronic charges and, hence, different strengths, which is reflected in the vibrational states of the molecules and their infrared absorption spectra in the high-frequency range. Nonempirical simulations carried out for the <i>X</i>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters (where <i>X</i> = Na<sup>+</sup> or Cl<sup>–</sup> and <i>n</i> ≤ 55) at the DFT-B3LYP/6-31G(<i>d</i>, <i>p</i>) level were used for predicting the absorption spectra of the ionic systems. The results show that the surface and bulk hydration structures of both ions differ in the intensities of spectral signals depending on the frequency subranges, which can be used as indicators of the changing fractions of the bulk and surface hydration structures of the ions particularly reflecting the role of nano-scale defects close to which the ions can be localized in the dynamic structure of the solution.</p>","PeriodicalId":732,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Wave Phenomena","volume":"34 3","pages":"186 - 198"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148394791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimization of Surface Plasmon Waveguide in 8.3-THz HgCdTe-Based Quantum Cascade Laser","authors":"A. A. Dubinov, A. A. Afonenko, D. V. Ushakov","doi":"10.3103/S1541308X26600121","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1541308X26600121","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Parameters of a surface plasmon waveguide in an 8.3-THz quantum cascade laser based on Hg<sub>0.8</sub>Cd<sub>0.2</sub>Te/Hg<sub>0.6</sub>Cd<sub>0.4</sub>Te quantum wells are optimized. It is shown that the threshold material gain in this kind of laser can be decreased to ~200 cm<sup>–1</sup>, which allows laser operation at a temperature of up to 125 K.</p>","PeriodicalId":732,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Wave Phenomena","volume":"34 3","pages":"228 - 233"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148394786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. A. Orlovich, I. A. Khodasevich, A. I. Vodchits, L. E. Batay, M. Ya. Grishin, S. M. Pershin
{"title":"Compression of Picosecond Laser Pulses in Water Based on Backward Stimulated Raman Scattering","authors":"V. A. Orlovich, I. A. Khodasevich, A. I. Vodchits, L. E. Batay, M. Ya. Grishin, S. M. Pershin","doi":"10.3103/S1541308X26700056","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1541308X26700056","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Compression of 40-ps Nd:YAG laser second-harmonic pulses in water using backward stimulated Raman scattering (BSRS) is studied for the first time. The first Stokes component pulses (wavelength ≈650 nm) compressed by a factor of ~30 to a duration of 1.3 ps and peak power of 4 MW are obtained. Physical effects limiting generation of subpicosecond pulses in water under BSRS are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":732,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Wave Phenomena","volume":"34 3","pages":"181 - 185"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148394789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. A. Abdullayev, Z. A. Jahangirli, Z. I. Badalova, A. I. Najafov, V. B. Aliyeva, T. G. Mammadov
{"title":"Phononic and Elastic Properties of TlInS2 Crystals of Hexagonal Symmetry: Experiment and Ab Initio Calculations","authors":"N. A. Abdullayev, Z. A. Jahangirli, Z. I. Badalova, A. I. Najafov, V. B. Aliyeva, T. G. Mammadov","doi":"10.3103/S1541308X26600108","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1541308X26600108","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The phononic properties of TlInS<sub>2</sub> crystals of hexagonal symmetry have been investigated experimentally, using Raman scattering, and theoretically ab initio, using the density functional perturbation theory (DFPT). The frequencies of Raman-active optical modes were determined by analyzing the Raman spectra. The dispersion of phonon modes, origin of energy states, partial densities of states (PDOS) projected on atoms, and frequency of optical phonons are calculated ab initio. The elastic constants <i>С</i><sub>11</sub>, <i>С</i><sub>12</sub>, <i>С</i><sub>13</sub>, <i>С</i><sub>33</sub>, and <i>С</i><sub>44</sub> of TlInS<sub>2</sub> crystals of hexagonal symmetry are also calculated, and their elastic moduli are determined, as well as the propagation velocities of longitudinal and transverse acoustic waves in different crystallographic directions. The Debye temperature is estimated.</p>","PeriodicalId":732,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Wave Phenomena","volume":"34 3","pages":"243 - 251"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148394806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Water is the Main Target of Terahertz Biophotonics: A Review","authors":"N. V. Penkov","doi":"10.3103/S1541308X26600054","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1541308X26600054","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The terahertz range has long been difficult to access for spectral studies. About 20 years ago, technologies for high-sensitivity spectroscopy in the THz range appeared. The most advanced method is the THz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS). The application of THz spectroscopy in biology has proved to be extremely productive. This is due to the fact that water is an integral component of any biological object, and the THz range has the greatest sensitivity to the intermolecular structure and dynamics of water. It turned out to be possible to study the molecular objects contacting water by analyzing this water. All research in this field can be divided into two areas. The first, to which main attention has been paid, is devoted to the development of THz methods for medical diagnostics. Much has been done in this area, but so far these technologies have not been introduced into widespread medical practice. The second (fundamental) direction is the study of hydrate shells of biomolecules. Fundamentally new data have been obtained in this field, which showed a much greater extent and greater importance of hydrate shells for biological processes than was previously suggested. Both areas logically fit into a new scientific field: THz biophotonics. This review summarizes the main achievements in this line of research. Attention is drawn to the fact that the main target of THz biophotonics is water. It is the spectral manifestations of water in various biological objects that are the main material for analysis in both applied and fundamental research.</p>","PeriodicalId":732,"journal":{"name":"Physics of Wave Phenomena","volume":"34 3","pages":"161 - 174"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148394787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}