Soft X-ray Prompt Emission from the High-Redshift Gamma-Ray Burst EP240315A

Study on Soft X-ray Prompt Emission from the High-Redshift Gamma-Ray Burst EP240315A Background Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are among the most violent explosive events in the universe, typically lasting from milliseconds to hundreds of seconds. Long Gamma-Ray Bursts (Long GRBs) are believed to originate from the core collapse of massive stars, making t...

Partial Differentiation of Europa and Implications for the Origin of Materials in the Jupiter System

Partial Differentiation of Europa and Implications for the Origin of Materials in the Jupiter System Academic Background Europa, one of Jupiter’s icy moons, has long been considered one of the most promising candidates for extraterrestrial life in the solar system. Its surface is covered by a thick ice layer, beneath which a liquid water ocean may ...

Interdisciplinary Advances in Microcombs: Bridging Physics and Information Technology

Interdisciplinary Advances in Microcomb Technology: Bridging Physics and Information Technology Academic Background The optical frequency comb (OFC) is a technology that divides the optical frequency domain into a series of discrete, equally spaced frequency lines. It has been widely used in precision measurements, optical communications, atomic cl...

A Large Field-of-View, Single-Cell-Resolution Two- and Three-Photon Microscope for Deep and Wide Imaging

A Large Field-of-View, Single-Cell-Resolution Two- and Three-Photon Microscope for Deep and Wide Imaging

Large field-of-view, single-cell-resolution two- and three-photon microscope for deep and wide imaging Research Background and Problem Statement Multiphoton microscopy (MPM) is a powerful tool for deep tissue imaging, especially in the study of brain function in vivo. However, while traditional two-photon microscopy (2PM) can achieve a larger imagi...

A Spatial-Frequency Patching Metasurface Enabling Super-Capacity Perfect Vector Vortex Beams

The Realization of Super-Capacity Perfect Vector Vortex Beams Research Background and Problem Statement Optical vortices, with their unique orbital angular momentum (OAM) characteristics, have demonstrated great potential in applications such as optical multiplexing, particle manipulation, imaging, holographic display, optical communication, and op...