模拟微重力条件下C离子辐射对小鼠生殖器官的影响

探究模拟微重力条件下不同剂量C离子辐射对雄性动物生殖器官的急性影响, 以期了解空间环境辐射所致机体生殖系统的损伤。采用小鼠尾部悬吊模型地面模拟微重力状态1周后, 利用重离子加速器提供的C离子辐照处理, 检测了生殖器官脏器系数及精子密度、组织形态变化、DNA损伤以及细胞凋亡各项指标。结果表明, 微重力和C离子辐射均能引起睾丸损伤, 且1 Gy单纯辐照组中损伤最为严重。此外发现, 模拟微重力能够在一定程度上降低辐射诱导的损伤, 其内在机制有待于进一步的研究。In this paper it was investigated that the effect of modeled microgravity on the acute injury induced by low doses of carbon ions in the male reproductive organs of mice, assessing the risk associated with the space environments. In our study, outbred Kunming mice were stimulated in microgravity by tail suspension, and then were irradiated with the low doses of carbon ions diliuered by HIRFL, and measured the testis and epididymis coefficient, sperm number of epididymis, histological alterations, DNA strand breaks and cell apoptosis. The results demonstrated that carbon ions and stimulated microgravity could induce the damage in the present study. Moreover, most serious injury all occurred in the irradiation group. In addition, it was also found that the damage of the carbon ion irradiation combined microgravity group were lower than those of the irradiation group, while the related mechanism needs the further investigation.     

辐射诱导的DNA修复与细胞凋亡的ATP调控

综述了DNA辐射损伤导致的细胞阻遏于G1期以及在该时期对DNA的修复活动, 提出了较大剂量辐射诱导的三磷酸腺苷不足导致细胞凋亡的假说, 并分析了细胞走向凋亡与修复的辨正关系。 DNA damage induced by irradiation,which makes the cell arrested at G1 stage and DNA repair being activated in this stage,are summarized. It is proposed that the deficiency of adenosine triphosphate which is induced by the larger irradiation dose, induces cell apoptosis. And the relationship of cell selecting repair and apoptosis is also analyzed.     

聚变堆候选金属材料的惰性气体离子辐照损伤的研究

综述了有关核聚变反应堆材料的辐照损伤问题的研究,主要包括国产316L奥氏体不锈钢中氦的扩散与氦泡形核生长的研究、316L及低活化FeCrMn合金的高能Ar离子辐照缺陷与空洞肿胀的研究、近期开展的低活化马氏体钢和氧化物颗粒弥散强化合金的高能Ne离子辐照损伤和效应的研究成果。This paper gives a review of our recent studies on the irradiation damage induced by energetic inert-gasions in metallic materials candidate to fusion reactors. The work includes the study of helium diffusion and helium bubble formation in 316L stainless steels, the study of void formation and swelling in the low-activation Fe-Cr-Mn alloy irradiated with high-energy Ar ions, the study of irradiation damage in some low-activation Fe-based steels and ODS alloys by high-energy Ne ions.     

Effects of swift argon-ion irradiation on the proton-exchanged LiNbO₃ crystal

A proton-exchanged LiNbO3 crystal was subjected to 70-MeV argon-ion irradiation.The lattice damage was investigated by the Rutherford backscattering and channeling technique.It was found that the lattice disorder induced by the proton exchange process was partially recovered and the proton-exchanged layer was broadened.It indicated that the lithium ions underneath the initial proton-exchanged layer migrated to the surface during the swift argon-ion irradiation and supplemented the lack of lithium ions in the initial proton-exchanged layer.This effect was ascribed to the great electronic energy deposition and relaxation.The swift argon-ion irradiation induced an increase in extraordinary refractive index and formed another waveguide structure beneath the proton-exchanged waveguide.     

Effects of swift argon-ion irradiation on the proton-exchanged LiNbO3 crystal

A proton-exchanged LiNbO3 crystal was subjected to 70-MeV argon-ion irradiation.The lattice damage was investigated by the Rutherford backscattering and channeling technique.It was found that the lattice disorder induced by the proton exchange process was partially recovered and the proton-exchanged layer was broadened.It indicated that the lithium ions underneath the initial proton-exchanged layer migrated to the surface during the swift argon-ion irradiation and supplemented the lack of lithium ions in the initial proton-exchanged layer.This effect was ascribed to the great electronic energy deposition and relaxation.The swift argon-ion irradiation induced an increase in extraordinary refractive index and formed another waveguide structure beneath the proton-exchanged waveguide.     

离子注入对黑松花粉粒细胞核的损伤效应

利用激光扫描共聚焦显微技术和碱性单细胞凝胶电泳技术对经过离子注入后的黑松花粉粒内细胞核的直接损伤效应进行了观察鉴定。 研究结果表明, 离子注入后可以直接损伤细胞核结构, 导致细胞核裂解。 细胞核的损伤程度与注入离子的剂量密切相关, 即细胞核DNA分子的损伤程度随着注入离子剂量的增加而提高。 The damage of pollen nuclei of Pinus thunbergii induced directly by ion implantation were measured by the laser confocal microscopy technique and the single cell gel electrophoresis test. The results showed that ion implantation caused the nuclei structure to be damaged, leading to the nuclei degradation. The results of statistical analysis showed that the damage grade of nuclei was very correlative with the ion dosage. The damage degree of DNA in the nuclei at the level of single cells was increased with the increase of the ion implantation dose.     

离子辐照单晶Si损伤效应的研究

回顾了低能离子注入单晶Si经由核弹性碰撞引起的损伤特征及其常规的研究方法,介绍了快重离子辐照单晶Si经由电子能损引起的损伤特点及研究现状,并对该领域的研究作了展望. The radiation damage in silicon induced by low energy ion implantation was briefly reviewed together with a short introduction to the common techniques in the area. The damage characteristics of swift heavy ion irradiation in silicon and its investigations were introduced with emphasis on the effects induced by processes of electronic energy losses. It is shown that swift heavy ion can induce defects far beyond the projected range and up to 28 MeV/μm the electronic energy ...     

利用HIRFL高能重离子束的核能材料辐照损伤研究

载能重离子与高能中子在材料中能够产生相似的级联碰撞损伤,加之重离子具有大的离位损伤截面和在材料样品中低的感生放射性,载能重离子束成为模拟先进核能装置内部结构材料辐照损伤的重要手段。HIRFL能区的重离子在结构材料中的射程一般远大于晶粒尺寸,因此能够产生材料体损伤,借助小样品技术可以获得材料力学性能变化（尤其辐照脆化）的有用信息,为探讨材料辐照损伤微结构和宏观力学性能变化的关联提供了重要条件。本文简要介绍了近年来我们基于HIRFL高能离子束开展的聚变堆候选材料辐照损伤的研究,包括低活化钢的辐照脆化行为、氧化物弥散强化（ODS）铁素体钢的结构优化对于抗辐照性能的影响、不同载能粒子辐照条件下铁素体/马氏体钢的辐照肿胀数据的关联,以及高能重离子辐照的钨材料中氢同位素的滞留行为。研究表明,结合特殊的测试技术及数据分析方法,高能重离子可作为核能结构材料辐照损伤研究及评估的有效手段。Because of the similarity in cascade damage structure in materials produced by energetic heavy ions and by fast neutrons, and the high displacement rate and low induced radioactivity of samples by heavy ions, heavy ion beam becomes an important tool to simulate radiation damage by energetic neutrons in materials in advanced nuclear energy systems. The ranges of heavy ions provided by HIRFL (Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou) are generally much larger than the mean dimensions of grains in alloys candidate to advanced nuclear reactors, and is capable of producing radiation damage in bulk scale. It therefore makes possible the evaluation of change of mechanical properties including the radiation induced embrittlement from the irradiated specimens by using miniaturized specimen techniques. In the present paper, we provide an introduction of our recent studies of radiation damage of materials candidate to future fusion reactors by utilizing heavy ion beams in HIRFL.The studies include issues as follows:ductility loss of RAFM steels causes by high-energy Ne ions, impact of oxide dispersoids on the radiation resistance of ODS ferritic steels, correlation of void swelling of ferritic/martensitic steels under different particle irradiation, and behavior of deuterium retention in tungsten under irradiation with high-energy heavy ions. The results show that high-energy heavy ions can be used as a tool to efficiently investigate or evaluate radiation damage in structure materials if combined with some special test techniques and data analysis.     

聚合物材料的快重离子辐照效应

简要介绍了快重离子辐照损伤的特点,通过与低电离辐射粒子辐照在聚合物材料中产生的效应的类比论述了快重离子辐照在聚合物材料中产生的效应及其研究现状 ,并结合快重离子辐照效应的应用展望了该领域未来的发展.The irradiation effects in polymers induced by swift heavy ions were reviewed in comparison with that induced by low ionization particles based on the characteristics of swift heavy ion irradiations. It is shown that bond breaking and cross linking, gas releasing, amorphization and carbonization of polymers depend strongly on the electronic energy loss. Besides special effects such as alkynes production, can be induced under swift heavy ion irradiation. The perspectives...     

The Influence of Physical Characteristics of Accelerated Heavy Ions on the Formation and Repair of DNA Double-Strand Breaks

The kinetics of formation and elimination of γH2AX/53ВР1 foci induced by accelerated ¹¹B, ²⁰Ne, and ¹⁵N ions with different physical characteristics in human skin fibroblasts have been investigated. The results of the elimination kinetics for radiation-induced γH2AX/53BP1 foci (RIF) reveal that a decrease in the energy and an increase of the linear energy transfer (LET) of the particles reduce the efficiency of doublestrand break (DSB) repair. An investigation into the structure of RIF induced by accelerated ²⁰Ne and ¹¹B ions with various physical parameters shows significant differences in the nature of the RIF that is formed. It is found that ²⁰Ne ions with a high density of δ rays in tracks (Z*²/β² = 1454) induce larger clustered γH2AX/53BP1 foci with a more complex structure than ¹¹B ions with a lower density of δ rays in tracks (Z*²/β² = 494), which indicates the formation of more severe complex damage to genetic structures, first and foremost, DNA DSBs.     

Location and depth profiling of Ne atoms implanted in a Nb crystal using a resonant nuclear reaction

Trapping of Ne by radiation induced defects is shown through the depth-profiling of Ne implanted into Nb crystals using the ²⁰Ne(p, γ)²¹ Na reaction. A channeling study shows that implanted atoms occupy octahedral interstices in niobium. The change of the Ne profile with further irradiation by other ions is attributed to radiation enhanced diffusion of Ne.     

高能重离子辐照的ODS铁素体钢脆化效应研究

与传统的铁素体钢相比,氧化物弥散强化(ODS) 的铁素体钢具有更优的耐高温和抗辐照性能,近年来成为先进核能装置重要的候选结构材料。在HIRFL 的扇聚焦型回旋加速器(SFC) 材料辐照终端,对一种氧化物弥散强化(ODS) 铁素体钢MA956 进行了高能Ne 离子辐照实验,旨在研究级联碰撞损伤和惰性气体原子注入条件下该材料力学性能的变化。利用辐照终端的能量衰减装置将SFC出口123.4 MeV的离子能量分解为介于38.5~121.0 MeV之间的30 个入射能量值,并通过双面辐照在厚度60 μm的样品中均匀产生了损伤。辐照剂量为9x1016 ions/cm2,在样品中的平均位移损伤为0.7 dpa,注入的Ne原子浓度为350 appm。辐照期间样品温度保持在440 ℃附近。对辐照前后的样品分别在室温和500 ℃下进行了小冲杆试验(Small-punchTest),获得了辐照前后样品的加载位移曲线,由此得到该辐照条件下样品的延性损失为18%~26%。通过扫描电子显微镜观察了断口形貌和厚度变化,估算了样品的等效断裂应变和断裂韧性。结果表明,MA956 钢经过高能Ne离子辐照后等延伸率减小,断裂韧性降低,样品发生了一定的脆化。透射电镜结果说明氧化物弥散相界面处微空洞的形成可能是导致脆化的原因。Oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) ferritic steels have better high-temperature creep rupture strength and higher irradiation resistance than conventional ferritic steels, and show high prominence of application in advance nuclear reactors. Their stability under high-dose radiation conditions needs to be clarified. In the present study, a commercial ODS ferritic steel MA956 were irradiated with high 20Ne ions at a terminal chamber of the Sector-focused Cyclotron (SFC) at HIRFL (Heavy-ion Research Facility in Lanzhou). With the energy gradient degrader of the irradiation chamber, the primary energy (123.4 MeV) of the Ne-ion was dispersed into 30 different energies between 38.5~ 121.0 MeV, which resulted in a plateau distribution of lattice damage in the specimens. The specimens were irradiated from both sides so that the whole 60 m thickness was nearly uniformly damaged. The specimen temperature was maintained around 440 ℃ during the irradiation. The irradiation dose is about 9x1016 ions/cm2, corresponding to a damage level of 0.7 dpa and a Ne concentration of 350 appm. The specimens before and after irradiation were tested with the Small-punch Test technique, at room temperature and 500 ℃, respectively. The fracture morphology was observed by scanning electron microscopy.The results show that MA956 underwent some loss of ductility and fracture toughness after the irradiation with high-energy 20Ne ions. It may be ascribed to the formation of nano-scale cavities at the oxides/matrix interfacesin the ODS steel specimens under irradiation .     

He-Ne激光对小麦幼苗增强UV-B辐射损伤修复的影响

采用He-Ne激光(5mW/mm²)来辐照处理经增强UV-B(10.8kJ·m^-2·d^-1)辐射损伤的小麦幼苗,通过荧光光谱测定其中双链DNA(dsDNA)的含量,分析研究了He-Ne激光对小麦DNAUV-B损伤的切除修复的影响和机制,以探明激光对UV-B损伤的修复途径及机制.结果表明:He-Ne激光能明显增强UV-B辐射处理后小麦种子的萌发力;小麦对UV-B辐射损伤具有一定的切除修复能力,切除修复的高峰期发生在UV-B辐射后4～6h内;He-Ne激光主要通过促进小麦的切除修复途径影响小麦对UV-B损伤的修复,而且能增强小麦的切除修复能力,其促进作用在修复高峰期(5h)表现尤为明显.     

Ne离子束辐照引起Gd2Ti2O7烧绿石体积肿胀效应研究

在液氮低温下用400 keV的Ne2+离子束对Gd₂Ti₂O₇多晶烧绿石进行了辐照实验研究, 离子束辐照量范围为5×1014—1×1016ions/cm2。利用掠X射线衍射技术对样品辐照层的结构变化进行了分析表征, X射线的掠射角分别为γ=0.25°, 0.5°, 1°和3°。结果表明: 在该实验条件的离子束辐照下, Gd₂Ti₂O₇辐照层会发生明显的体积肿胀效应, 体积肿胀程度随入射离子束辐照量的增大而增大; 在同一辐照量下, 辐照层的体积肿胀程度也随X射线入射角的增大而增大。当辐照量达到1×1016ions/cm2时, 辐照层发生非晶化相变。Polycrystalline pyrochlore Gd₂Ti₂O₇ compounds were irradiated with 400 keV Ne2+ ions at cryogenic temperature (~77 K). The irradiation fluences was ranging from 5×1014 to 1×1016 ions/cm2, corresponding to a peak ballistic damage dose of ~0.16 to 3.3 displacements per atom . Irradiation\|induced structural evolution was examined using grazing incidence X\|ray diffraction (GIXRD) at angles from 0.25° to 3° degrees. It was found that the lattice parameter increases as a function of (1) X\|ray incident angle and (2) ion irradiation fluence, suggesting that the irradiated layer is volumetrically swelled compared with the underlying un\|irradiated substrate. At ion fluence of 1×1016 ions/cm2, the irradiation layer was found to be amorphous.     

The influence of DNA inhibitor synthesis on the induction and repair of double-strand DNA breaks in human lymphocytes under action of radiation with a different linear energy transfer

The influence that inhibitors of repair and replicative DNA synthesis, 1-β-D-arabinofuranosyl-cytosine and hydroxyurea, have on the formation and repair kinetics of double-strand breaks (DSBs) in peripheral human blood lymphocytes under the influence of radiation with a different linear energy transfer (LET) (gamma quanta and accelerated heavy ions) is studied. It is demonstrated that lithium and boron ions with LETs of 20 and 40 keV/μm, respectively, possess higher biological effectiveness with respect to the DNA DSB induction criterion. The value of the relative biological effectiveness of accelerated lithium and boron ions is 1.5 ± 0.1 and 1.6 ± 0.1, respectively. It is found that, upon cell irradiation by gamma quanta in the absence of inhibitors, efficient DNA DSB repair is observed during incubation. Under the conditions of cell incubation and in the presence of inhibitors, some growth in the number of DNA DSBs, rather than a reduction, is observed after 5-h incubation. In the case of the action of accelerated boron ions (as well as gamma quanta), under normal conditions, the efficient repair of induced DNA lesions takes place. Unlike the action of gamma quanta, in the case of cell incubation in the presence of radiomodifiers, the number of induced DNA DSBs falls. These results may testify to the fact that the repair of double-strand DNS breaks takes place under the action of ionizing radiation with a different LET on mammalian cells in the presence of DNA synthesis inhibitors Ara-C and HU. It is concluded that, for cells subject to gamma irradiation, no DNA DSB repair is observed due to the large contribution of single-strand incision DNA breaks formed in the postradiation period in the course of excision nucleotide repair.     

和厚朴酚对非小细胞肺癌细胞的辐射增敏效应

研究了和厚朴酚（HNK）对非小细胞肺癌（NSCLC）细胞系A549和H1299对低线性能量转移（LET） X射线和高LET碳离子的辐射增敏效应。首先用CCK-8检测了HNK对A549和H1299细胞的生长抑制情况,发现20 μmol/L的HNK处理对细胞的生长抑制作用较弱。用该浓度HNK预处理细胞2 h后给予不同剂量X射线或碳离子的照射,克隆存活法检测细胞的辐射敏感性,Annexin-PI双染法检测细胞凋亡,γH2AX焦点法检测DNA的双链断裂（DSB）损伤。实验结果显示:与X射线相比,NSCLC细胞对碳离子更敏感,HNK预处理仅对碳离子照射有辐射增敏作用;与碳离子单独照射相比,HNK预处理联合碳离子照射诱导了更明显的细胞凋亡;在照射后24 h,HNK预处理联合碳离子照射引起的细胞γH2AX焦点阳性率维持在较高水平,而X射线照射没有这些效应。实验结果表明,HNK预处理抑制了NSCLC细胞DNA的DSB修复,诱导了细胞凋亡的发生,从而提高了细胞对碳离子的辐射敏感性。The radiosensitizing effect of Honokiol (HNK) on non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) cell lines A549 and H1299 to low-linear energy transfer (LET) X-rays and high-LET carbon ions was investigated in this study. First, the inhibitory effects of HNK on the growth of A549 and H1299 cells were detected by CCK-8 assay, and 20 μmol/L HNK treatment was found to induce a growth inhibitory effect slightly in these two cell lines. Cells were pre-treated with HNK and then irradiated with X-rays and carbon ions of different doses. Cellular radiosensitivity, apoptosis and DNA damage were analyzed by clonogenic survival, Annexin-PI staining and γH2AX foci, respectively. The results showed the cells were more sensitive to carbon ion irradiation compared to X-rays and the radiosensitization of HNK was only observed after carbon ion irradiation. Furthermore, the co-treatment led to higher apoptosis rate 48 h after irradiation and increased the positive rate of γH2AX foci 24 h after irradiation in A549 and H1299 cells compared with those in the groups treated with carbon ion irradiation alone. These phenomena were not observed after X-ray irradiation. Our data suggest that the pre-treatment with HNK inhibited DNA DSB repair, induced apoptosis and then enhanced the cellular radiosensitivity to carbon ions in NSCLC cells.