We observed the fourth-order and third-order optical responses in the time domain on a TiO(2) (110) surface covered with trimethyl acetates. Coherent vibrations assignable to near-surface phonon modes were present at 179, 191, 359, 440, 507, 609, and 823 cm(-1) in the fourth-order responses. The amplitude and phase of each mode were determined with different azimuths and polarizations of pump a...

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy measures tunneling current from conducting surfaces. Through analysis, it is possible to make a three dimensional picture accurate on an atomic scale of a surface and probe microscopic phenomenon. The procedure is dependent on the distance between the surface of the microscope tip and the sample surface. High tolerances on a scale less than an angstrom are required...

In humans, the tactile perception of fine textures is mediated by skin vibrations when scanning the surface with the fingertip. These vibrations are encoded by specific mechanoreceptors, Pacinian corpuscules (PCs), located about 2 mm below the skin surface. In a recent article, we performed experiments using a biomimetic sensor which suggest that fingerprints (epidermal ridges) may play an impo...

Small-amplitude fast vibrations and small surface micropatterns affect properties of various systems involving wetting, such as superhydrophobic surfaces and membranes. We review a mathematical method of averaging the effect of small spatial and temporal patterns. For small fast vibrations, this method is known as the method of separation of motions. The vibrations are substituted by effective ...

Dynamic tactile sensing allows humans to infer surface and material properties from the vibrations caused by the sliding motion between the skin and an object [1]. For example, one can easily determine the roughness of a surface by sliding one’s finger tip over the surface [2]. This sensory modality is also fundamental for tool usage, as it detects the vibrations resulting from the tool making ...

A general method for reducing the influence of vibrations in phase-shifting interferometry corrects the surface phase map through a spectral analysis of a "phase-error pattern," a plot of the interference intensity versus the measured phase, for each phase-shifted image. The method is computationally fast, applicable to any phase-shifting algorithm and interferometer geometry, has few restricti...

The vibrational properties of clean, Hand D-covered GaN{0001} surfaces were investigated by high-resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy. Auger electron spectroscopy and low-energy electron diffraction were utilized to monitor the surface cleanliness and structure, respectively. At the clean surface the Fuchs-Kliewer surface phonon frequency was determined to 700 cm−1 (86.8 meV). For the a...

the evaluation and control of the trains induced vibrations needs even more attention in the case of underground tracks which passes near to monuments and historical sites. the rail corrugations which occur due to the wheels’ impulse loads during the operation period of underground railway tracks, usually amplify the ground borne noise and vibration. in the current study, the mentioned phenomen...