基于温度梯度的ICF冷冻靶均化技术研究

惯性约束聚变(ICF)冷冻靶中氘氘(D2)、氘氚(DT)等燃料冰层在靶丸中的分布由靶丸所处的温度场决定。在氘氘冷冻靶中,垂直温度梯度引起的气-液界面张力梯度可以抵消重力作用,使氘氘液体在靶丸内均匀分布;然后在氘氘的三相点附近缓慢降温,可以实现燃料冰层的均化。在氘氘冷冻靶均化实验系统上,采用温度梯度结合制冷速率与制冷过程控制的方法,实现了1mm直径、30μm壁厚的辉光放电聚合物(GDP)靶丸中氘氘冰层的均化,对背光阴影图像中亮环位置进行分析表明:氘氘冰层的平均厚度为185.56μm,均匀度为80.2%,模数-功率谱曲线中模数2~100对应的内表面粗糙度为2.26μm。     

背光阴影成像表征降温速率对ICF冷冻冰层均化的影响

利用背光阴影成像技术研究了降温速率对惯性约束聚变(ICF)球形氘氘冷冻靶中燃料冰层均化的影响.实验中,首先对ICF冷冻靶温度场进行标定以确定靶丸处的温度,然后利用背光阴影成像系统对降温过程中靶丸内燃料冰层的空间变化进行实时原位测量,得到了不同降温条件下冷冻靶背光阴影成像图像中亮环的功率谱.实验结果表明:相比快速降温,台阶式缓慢降温有利于形成均匀的燃料冰层;同时验证了背光阴影成像技术表征ICF冷冻靶内冷冻冰层均化的有效性.     

GDP/D-GDP化学结构与力学性能的研究

利用低压等离子体增强化学气相沉积技术制备碳氢辉光放电聚合物(GDP)和全氘代辉光放电聚合物(D-GDP)薄膜。利用表面轮廓仪、傅里叶红外光谱仪和纳米压痕技术对制备的样品进行表征,讨论了GDP/D-GDP薄膜的沉积速率、化学结构和力学性能在ICF物理实验用靶应用中的优缺点。结果表明:GDP/D-GDP薄膜的沉积速率都随反应气体流量比例近线性增加,GDP的沉积速率达到2.6μm,D-GDP的沉积速率达到1μm,GDP的沉积速率远大于D-GDP的沉积速率;D-GDP薄膜内部的交联化程度较弱,D-GDP更有利于靶丸内燃料的红外均化;GDP的力学性能明显优于D-GDP,更有利于ICF物理实验用靶的燃料填充与装配操作。     

ICF靶材料和靶制备技术研究进展

 主要介绍了中国工程物理研究院ICF靶材料科学与靶制备技术在材料研究、靶丸制备技术、薄膜制备技术、精密微工艺及靶参数测量等方面的主要研究进展。在靶材料研究方面,近年相继研制成功全氘代聚苯乙烯（D-PS）有机材料、微靶掺杂和激光吸收与X射线转换金属纳米或团簇材料;探索了新型有机气凝胶储氢材料,开展了金属小团簇理论研究和纳米金属复合材料的研究工作。在靶制备技术与工艺方面,完成了PS单层、双层和三层塑料空心微球的研制工作;利用低温等离子体聚合涂层技术,建立了微球表面沉积纯CH薄膜以及金属掺杂CH薄膜的工艺和技术;在玻璃微球充氩技术研究中,开展了原子力扫描显微镜对玻璃球壳钻孔工艺研究以及粒子辐照改性充气技术研究,等等。     

氘氚冰籽晶的形核行为

为了实现激光约束核聚变(ICF)的自持聚变目标,对靶壳内氘氚冰的质量提出了极其苛刻的要求,冰层内表面和靶壳的同心度要求大于99.9%,冰层内表面均方根粗糙度(RMS)优于1μm.高质量的冷冻氘氚靶建立在靶壳内高质量氘氚冰层的前提之上.单晶是冰层的最好形态,在靶壳内获得氘氚冰籽晶是基础条件.本文通过采用逐渐降低升温速率的台阶控温方法,开展了充气微管内保留籽晶的研究,揭示了充气微管内保留籽晶的形核机理,实验结果表明,利用充气管口可保留稳定、单一的籽晶,在相同的过冷度下,当氘氚籽晶c轴方向与充气管轴向平行时,生长速度较c轴垂直于充气管轴向时的速度慢约1—2个量级,为获得高质量的籽晶从而形成高质量的氘氚冰提供了参考和支撑.     

ICF冷冻靶燃料冰层原位表征技术

背光阴影成像是表征ICF冷冻靶燃料冰层的有效方法。基于背光阴影成像技术,冷冻靶燃料冰层原位表征技术能原位实时监测靶丸内燃料气体相变与冰层均化过程,得到打靶零前时刻燃料冰层厚度和粗糙度信息,为物理实验提供准确参数。在冷冻靶制备实验中,根据背光阴影成像的光线追迹模型和实验测得的阴影图像中的亮环位置,计算得到了均化后冷冻靶中燃料冰层的厚度以及内表面粗糙度。     

玻璃微球内氘结晶行为研究

为研制出满足惯性约束聚变(ICF)实验的氘氚(DT)冷冻靶, 需要控制DT结晶生长过程, 实现DT单晶生长, 由此减少影响冰层均匀化及聚变实验的晶体缺陷. 本文运用晶体生长形态动力学理论建立了密排六方晶体(hcp)单晶生长模型, 实验中通过对靶室进行± 3 mK精确控温, 采用可见光背光成像技术在线表征了低温下玻璃微球内氘(D₂)的结晶生长过程, 结果表明: 在20–100 Pa低温氦气导热环境下, 通过缓慢降温可显著降低氘晶体生长过程中形成的缺陷; 当降温速率达到2 mK/min时, 观测到了氘燃料的两种单晶生长过程, 实验具有可重复性; 建立的hcp单晶生长理论模型与实验结果符合, 并与美国利弗莫尔国家实验室(LLNL)的DT单晶生长过程进行了对比, 提出了冷冻靶内D₂/DT燃料的单晶生长方法.     

低温下氘分子红外吸收特性研究

采用基于第一性原理的从头计算单双取代耦合簇方法并结合cc-PVTZ基组,计算了处于基态的(D2)3分子两种不同构型(D2d和D2h)的各种能量模式及其对应的红外谱图.利用自主研制的低温平面冷冻靶系统和低温红外光谱测量系统获得了低温下液氘的红外吸收谱.结果表明,实验测得的液氘红外吸收最强位置与理论计算得到的基态(D2)3分子的红外强度最大位置基本一致,且均为低模式Q1(0)+S0(0).     

红外光诱导氘氘固体再分布的研究

研究了红外光辐射诱导氘氘(DD)固体空间分布变化的内在机理, 探讨了红外光波长和辐射时间对固体冰层空间分布变化和结构的影响. 研究表明: 在特定波长红外光的辐射加热作用下, DD固体冰层的结构呈现出由多晶向单晶变化的趋势, 其空间分布变得均匀、透明. 有效的红外光加热波长为3140 nm, 在其输出功率为100 μupW时, DD固体的再分布时间约为18 min.     

高压氘氚靶球的制备与拉曼光谱研究

氢同位素的定量分析与监测在能源与环境领域都有着重要的意义。激光拉曼光谱由于其可以无损分析氢同位素分子,已经成为一种重要的方法,在国际热核聚变实验反应堆(ITER)和美国萨凡纳河工厂得到了广泛应用。利用高压充气装置得到了惯性约束聚变(ICF)高压靶丸,并对靶丸内气体进行原位拉曼光谱测量,通过对高压下氘氚混合气体的拉曼光谱进行分析得到了靶丸内气体的成分比例,验证了靶丸充气工艺参数。实验表明,在CCD的积分时间延长到1 min时,氘(DD),氘氚(DT)和氚(TT)的测量精度可以达到1%,同时对不同时刻靶丸内气体组分的拉曼光谱进行测量,实验结果表明在氘氚渗透和氚衰变两者共同作用下,靶丸内总气体压力随时间不断下降,但是气体组成基本不发生变化。     

X射线相衬成像法在线表征冷冻靶技术

阐述了冷冻靶类球面物体X射线相衬成像机理;Tracepro软件模拟研究证明了X射线相衬成像法能用于冷冻靶燃料层参数的表征;研制了在线表征冷冻靶的X射线相衬成像实验装置,利用该装置开展了二乙烯基苯泡沫球壳及实际氘氘冷冻靶的X射线相衬成像实验研究,获得了玻璃微球内氘氘冷冻层X射线相衬图像,成像分辨力达1.5 m;利用X射线相衬成像法可同时表征烧蚀球壳及冷冻燃料层,为惯性约束聚变实验提供冷冻靶参数。     

New design of nozzle structures and its effect on the surface and crystal qualities of thick GaN using a horizontal HVPE reactor

High-quality thick GaN films without cracks were achieved by using a new nozzle structure in the reactor grown by the hydride vapor phase epitaxy on sapphire substrates. Optical contrast microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray double diffraction (XRD) and cathodoluminescence (CL) were carried out to reveal the surface, crystal and optical properties of the GaN epilayer. It was found that the nozzle structure in the reactor has a large effect on the growth rate, surface flat, crystal quality, and the uniformity of the growth. Compared with the old one, the new nozzle structure (denoted as multi-layers nozzle) can improve dramatically the properties of thick GaN. Mirror, colorless and flat GaN thick film was obtained and its (0 0 0 2) FWHM results were reduced from 1000 to 300 arcsec when the new nozzle was used. AFM result revealed a step flow growth mode for GaN layer with the new nozzle. Room-temperature CL spectra on the GaN films showed a strong near-band-edge peak for the new nozzle, but there is only weak emitting peak for the old nozzle. New nozzle structure can improve the uniform of flow field near the surface of substrates compared with the old one, which leads to the improvement of properties of GaN thick film by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE).     

神光Ⅱ与神光Ⅲ原型上的辐射驱动小收缩比内爆靶设计

本文建立辐射驱动小收缩比(5至10倍)的内爆靶丸的设计方法,并利用辐射流体力学程序Multi-1d对神光Ⅱ和神光Ⅲ原型装置的辐射驱动小收缩比内爆靶丸进行模拟计算,设计出小收缩比内爆靶丸的构形,计算结果给出压缩比、中子产额、压缩面密度随燃料压力变化等内爆物理参量.神光Ⅱ装置上的内爆靶燃料分别采用DD气体和DT气体两种;神光Ⅲ原型装置的内爆靶燃料采用DD气体.神光Ⅱ上小收缩比内爆实验结果与模拟结果基本一致,表明Multi-1d用于设计此类实验的可靠性. 关键词： 辐射驱动 小收缩比 内爆 面密度     

Surface structure and composition of flat titanium thin films as a function of film thickness and evaporation rate

To correlate flat titanium film surface properties with deposition parameters, titanium flat thin films were systematically deposited on glass substrates with various thicknesses and evaporation rates by electron-beam evaporation. The chemical compositions, crystal structure, surface topographies as well as wettability were investigated by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and water contact angle measurement, respectively. The films consisted mainly of TiO₂. Small percentages of Ti₂O₃ and metallic Ti were also found at the film surface using high-resolution XPS analysis. Quantitative XPS showed little differences regarding elemental compositions among different groups of films. The films were obtained by varying the deposition rate and the film thickness, respectively. XRD data showed consistent reflection patterns of the different titanium samples deposited using different film thicknesses. Without exception measurements of all samples exhibited contact angles of 80° ± 5°. Quantitative AFM characterization demonstrated good correlation tendency between surface roughness and film thickness or evaporation rate, respectively. It is important to notice that titanium films with different sizes of grains on their surfaces but having the same chemistry and film bulk structure can be obtained in a controllable way. By increasing the film thickness and evaporation rate, the surface roughness increased. The surface morphology and grain size growth displayed a corresponding trend. Therefore, the control of these parameters allows us to prepare titanium films with desired surface properties in a controllable and reproducible way for further biological investigations of these materials.     

Effect of air post contamination on mechanical properties of amorphous carbon nitride thin films

We report in this study the mechanical, structural and compositional characteristics of amorphous carbon nitride films (a-CN_x) deposited on Si(100) using RF magnetron sputtering of graphite targets in pure nitrogen and under different RF powers. The properties of the films were determined in their as deposited state using nuclear reaction analysis (NRA), elastic recoil detection (ERDA), infrared (IR) absorption and Raman spectroscopy. The mechanical properties were obtained combining nanoindentation and residual stress measurements. The presence of various types of C-N bonds, as well as the post-deposition contamination of the deposited films by oxygen and water (voids) is revealed. The measured hardness and Young modulus were 0.9-2.03 and 23-27 GPa, respectively. These results have been analysed in term of the matrix flexibility which results from the nitrogen content and the porous character of the films, which can affect deeply the estimation of the physical-mechanical properties of the films.     

Prediction of negative index material lenses based on metallo‐dielectric nanotubes

We propose to assemble negative index materials (NIMs) from dielectric nanotubes with inner and outer surfaces covered by thin metallic films. The focusing properties of flat and concave lenses assembled from metallized titania nanotubes are compared with those of lenses made from nanorods with the refractive index n = –1 by performing numerical calculations using a multiple‐scattering approach. Focusing is proved for both types of lenses, however, the focusing properties of concave lenses are better. The lenses are shown to be tolerant to the introduction of disorder in the arrangement of nanotubes. Moreover, the disorder proves to improve the quality of the focal spot. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Characterization of Proteins in Mouse Blood by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

The Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra of blood plasma and blood cells from two control female mice and four bred female mice were obtained using the blood component sample films formed on polyethylene IR cards. The protein level in each component was found to remain relatively constant for the control mice. Spectral differences due to variations in protein contents, however, were observed for the pregnant mice. The results show that the FTIR‐IR card method can be simple and effective at probing total blood protein changes.     

Tribological behavior of diamond-like carbon film with different tribo-pairs: A size effect study

A friction force microscope (FFM) with different probes and a ball-on-disk (BOD) tribo-meter were used to investigate the tribological properties of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films. DLC films were prepared by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method by altering the deposition parameters, and their morphologies and structural information were examined with an atomic force microscope (AFM) and the Raman spectrum. The wear traces of the DLC films after frictional tests were analyzed by an optical microscope. It is found that surface roughness and adhesion play important roles in characterizing the tribological properties of DLC films using FFM. Moreover, the debris accumulation is another significant factor affecting the frictional behavior of DLC films, especially for the sharp tip. The difference in coefficients of friction (COFs) obtained by the BOD method among different DLC films under water lubrication is much smaller than the case without water lubrication. The variation trends in COF for the flat tip and the BOD test are similar in comparison with the result obtained with the sharp tip. The wear traces after frictional tests suggest that DLC films under water lubrication are prone to be damaged more readily.     

射频功率对辉光聚合物薄膜结构与光学性质的影响

采用三倍频射频辉光放电聚合技术,利用低压等离子聚合装置在不同功率条件下制备辉光放电聚合物(GDP)薄膜. 利用表面轮廓仪、Fourier变换红外光谱仪表征所制备薄膜在不同功率下的生长速率和化学结构, 讨论了功率变化对薄膜生长速度和化学结构的影响.利用元素分析仪和紫外可见光谱仪表征GDP薄膜中碳氢原子比和光学性质. 研究表明:薄膜的生长速率随射频功率的增大先增加后减少,功率为40 W时,生长速率可达到0.34 μm/h. 在波长大于500 nm的可见光区, GDP薄膜的光学透过率都在90%以上. GDP薄膜的光学间隙随射频功率的增大先减少后增加,射频功率为50 W时制备GDP薄膜的光学间隙最小.