Properties of the sigma meson at finite temperature

We study the changes of the mass and width of the sigma meson in the framework of the Linear Sigma Model at finite temperature, in the one-loop approximation. We have found that as the temperature increases, the mass of sigma shifts down. We have also analyzed the [Formula: see text]-spectral function and we observe an enhancement at the threshold which is a signature of partial restoration of chiral symmetry, also interpreted as a tendency to chiral phase transition. Additionally, we studied the width of the sigma, when the threshold enhancement takes place, for different values of the sigma mass. We found that there is a brief enlargement followed by an abrupt fall in the width as the temperature increases, which is also related with the restoration of chiral symmetry and an indication that the sigma is a bound state of two pions.

A Strategy for On-Line Monitoring the Crosslinking Degree of 3D Printing Hydrogel Fiber Based on Dual-Threshold Enhancement Method

The optical detection of the crosslinking degree is very important to the forming quality’s on-line control of the hydrogel fibers and tissue engineering scaffolds in 3D printing process at room temperature. For the feature of small scale object, low contrast ratio and unclear outline of the crosslinked area, we processed the crosslinking image with the dual-threshold enhancement method. Firstly, the color image is decomposed into three two–dimensional RGB signals. Secondly, the RGB signals are processed through wavelet transform respectively, and those wavelet coefficients are amplified or reduced with dual-threshold method for the purpose of enhancement and denoising. Then, the new RGB signals are reconstructed by those wavelet coefficients. At last, the new RGB signals are regrouped to get enhanced crosslinking image. Experimental results show that, after processed with this method, the image has a strong sense of color gradation, the details of image are outstanding, and the distinction of the crosslinked zone of the hydrogel fiber is obvious. Moreover, measurement precision of crosslinking degree is improved by 4.58%. This is helpful to improve the performance of the real-time control of crosslinking process.