Analysis of proton and γ-ray radiation effects on CMOS active pixel sensors

Radiation effects on complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor(CMOS) active pixel sensors(APS) induced by proton and γ-ray are presented. The samples are manufactured with the standards of 0.35 μm CMOS technology. Two samples have been irradiated un-biased by 23 MeV protons with fluences of 1.43 × 10~(11) protons/cm~2 and 2.14 × 10~(11) protons/cm~2,respectively, while another sample has been exposed un-biased to 65 krad(Si) ~(60)Co γ-ray. The influences of radiation on the dark current, fixed-pattern noise under illumination, quantum efficiency, and conversion gain of the samples are investigated. The dark current, which increases drastically, is obtained by the theory based on thermal generation and the trap induced upon the irradiation. Both γ-ray and proton irradiation increase the non-uniformity of the signal, but the nonuniformity induced by protons is even worse. The degradation mechanisms of CMOS APS image sensors are analyzed,especially for the interaction induced by proton displacement damage and total ion dose(TID) damage.     

Present status and validation of HIBRAC

This paper describes in detail the latest version of HIBRAC, a computer code to calculate one-dimensional deterministic particle transport, designed for application in treatment-planning systems when using highly energetic ions for radiotherapy. HIBRAC can calculate dose, dose-average LET (Linear Energy Transfer), track-average LET, fluence and energy distributions as a function of the penetration depth of light ion beams in any solid and fluid target material. The validity of the code is verified against measured dose and fluence distributions. The code shows good agreement for all the systems studied.     

Effect of γ-ray irradiation on the magnetic properties of NdFeB and Fe–Cr–Co permanent magnets

The effect of γ-ray irradiation on the magnetic properties of NdFeB and Fe–Cr–Co permanent magnets has been investigated. The magnetic flux loss of two kinds of magnets before and after irradiation was measured. Results show that the effect of γ-ray irradiation on the magnetic properties of sintered NdFeB is not so obvious as that on Fe–Cr–Co magnet. Irradiation-induced damage from γ-ray for the Fe–Cr–Co magnets was characterized for the first time. The decline of permanent magnetic properties of Fe–Cr–Co magnet induced by γ-ray irradiation is reversible except for the maximum energy product (BH)_max. The difference of coercivity mechanism between these two kinds of permanent magnets is responsible for the different dependence of magnetic properties loss induced by γ-ray irradiation.     

硅单结晶体管γ射线辐照电阻变化规律研究

针对硅材料和硅基器件辐照损伤机理之间存在的矛盾,采用对单结晶体管基区电阻实时监测的方法,得到单结晶体管基区阻值随γ射线辐照剂量的增加先减小后增大的规律.结合国内外硅材料和器件的辐照理论,从γ射线与物质的微观作用分析,提出单结晶体管基区主要的γ射线辐照机制位移效应较电离效应具有一定滞后性的观点,解决了原有矛盾,对器件加固的研究具有重要意义. 关键词： 单结晶体管 γ射线 实时监测 基区电阻     

HI-13串列加速器生物用新终端7Li离子束流监测诊断研究

7Li离子属于高LET辐射,是辐射生物学基础研究中常用的重离子射线之一,它是硼中子俘获治疗癌症中起关键作用的离子,在辐射诱变育种等领域也有较好的应用前景。实验在北京HI-13串列加速器R20支线生物用新终端上进行,对43 MeV 7Li离子束斑大小、均匀性和监测注量的准确性进行测量和评估,结果表明:均匀性好于90%的最大束斑面积为5.0cm×5.0cm;4.2×104 ～1.5×105 particles/cm2/s注量率范围内,两种不同探测器测得的注量率变化呈线性关系,闪烁体探测器监测的注量与CR39探测器测得的绝对注量的误差小于10%。这些束流特性能够满足辐射生物学实验要求,有利于进一步开展与硼中子俘获治疗癌症或辐射诱变育种中7Li离子的辐射生物学相关研究。7Li ion with high linear energy transfer (LET) radiation has been used in radiobiological research, takes main effect in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy and is applied in radiation mutagenic breeding. This experiment was carried on the new terminal established for radiobiological application, located at the end of R20 branch beam line of HI-13 tandem accelerator. The beam qualities of 7Li ions of 43MeV generated by HI-13 tandem accelerator, including spot size and uniformity and particle fluence accuracy were measured using different detection methods. The results showed that beam uniformity was over 90% at 5cm×5cm area, the flux of S1 and M3 had a good linear relationship as particle flux ranged from 4.2×104 particles/cm2/s to 1.5×105 particles/cm2/s, and particle fluence accuracy was better than 90%. All the results showed that the beam qualities of 7Li ions finely met the basic requirements for radiation biological experiment. It provides important method to study biological effects for fundamental research and tumor therapy or radiation mutagenic breeding application associated with 7Li ions.     

Molecular dynamics study of structural damage in amorphous silica induced by swift heavy-ion radiation

In this paper, the radiation defects induced by the swift heavy ions and the recoil atoms in amorphous SiO₂ were studied. The energy of recoil atoms induced by the incident Au ions in SiO₂ was calculated by using Monte Carlo method. Results show that the average energies of recoils reach the maximum (200?eV for Si and 130?eV for O, respectively) when the incident energy of Au ion is 100?MeV. Using Tersoff/zbl potential with the newly built parameters, the defects formation processes in SiO₂ induced by the recoils were studied by using molecular dynamics method. The displacement threshold energies (E_d) for Si and O atoms are found to be 33.5 and 16.3?eV, respectively. Several types of under- and over-coordinated Si and O defects were analyzed. The results demonstrate that Si₃, Si₅, and O₁ are the mainly defects in SiO₂ after radiation. Besides, the size of cylindrical damage region produced by a single recoil atom was calculated. The calculation shows that the depth and the radius are up to 2.0 and 1.4?nm when the energy of recoils is 200?eV. Finally, it is estimated that the Au ion would induce a defected track with a diameter of 4?nm in SiO₂.     

电子辐射环境中NPN输入双极运算放大器的辐射效应和退火特性

本文对不同偏置下的NPN输入双极运算放大器LM108分别在1.8 MeV和1 MeV两种电子能量下、不同束流电子辐照环境中的损伤特性及变化规律进行了研究, 分析了不同偏置状态下其辐照敏感参数在辐照后三种温度 (室温, 100 ℃, 125 ℃) 下随时间变化的关系, 讨论了引起电参数失效的机理, 并且分析了器件在室温和高温的退火效应以讨论引起器件电参数失效的机理. 结果表明, 1.8 MeV和1 MeV 电子对运算放大器LM108主要产生电离损伤, 相同束流下1.8 MeV电子造成的损伤比1 MeV 电子更大, 相同能量下0.32 Gy(Si)/s束流电子产生的损伤大于1.53 Gy(Si)/s束流电子. 对于相同能量和束流的电子辐照, 器件零偏时的损伤大于正偏时的损伤. 器件辐照后的退火行为都与温度有较大的依赖关系, 而这种关系与辐照感生的界面态密度增长直接相关.     

Anomalies of neutron and γ-ray emission in light charged particle accompanied fission of 252Cf

Correlations between the neutron and γ-ray emission and the kinetic energy of light charged particles (LCPs), such as protons, deuterons, tritons and alphas, from the fission of ²⁵²Cf were studied in a four parameter experiment. A ⊘ 16 cm × 5 cm liquid scintillator with n-γ discrimination and a ⊘ 10 cm × 10 cm NaI(Tl) crystal were employed to detect the neutrons and the γ rays, respectively, while a thin CsI(Tl) crystal, which had the ability to separate the LCPs, was used to determine the LCP energy. The experimental results show that for the α particle accompanied fission, the average total number of neutrons emitted per fission increases in the case of varying the alpha particle energy E_α from 7 to 11 MeV and then falls off linearly in a first approximation with increasing E_α, and the average total energy and the average total number of γ-rays per fission as well as the average γ-ray energy as functions of E_α show similar correlation features. For the hydrogen-ion accompanied fission, the correlations of the neutron and γ-ray emission with hydrogen ion (t, d and p) energy are very similar to those for the alpha-particle accompanied fission. The correlations of the neutron and γ-ray emission in the low LCP energy region, in contrast to that observed in the high LCP energy range, are called anomalies. On the basis of the results obtained by the three-point charge model and the liquid drop model calculation with shell and pairing correction, the anomalous behavior of the neutron and γ-ray emission is explained tentatively.     

Displacement damage in optocouplers induced by high energy neutrons at back-n in China Spallation Neutron Source

Neutron radiation experiments of optocouplers at back-streaming white neutrons(back-n) in China Spallation Neutron Source(CSNS) are presented. The displacement damages induced by neutron radiation are analyzed. The performance degradations of two types of optocouplers are compared. The degradations of current transfer ratio(CTR) are analyzed,and the mechanisms induced by radiation are also demonstrated. With the increase of the accumulated fluence, the CTR is degrading linearly with neutron fluence. The radiation hardening of optocouplers can be improved when the forward current is increased. Other parameters related to CTR degradation of optocouplers are also analyzed.     

Secondary particle contribution to LET spectra on LDEF

Four experiments utilizing passive detectors (P0006, P0004, A0015, M0004) were flown on LDEF to study the radiation environment. These experiments have been summarized in a companion paper (Benton et al., 1996). One of the experimental goals was to measure LET spectra at different locations and shielding depths with plastic nuclear track detectors (PNTD). It was found that the LET spectra extended well above the LET cutoff imposed by the geomagnetic field on GCR particle penetration into LEO. The high LET particles detected were mostly short-range (range < 2000 μm), indicating that they were secondaries produced locally within the PNTD. The presence of these high LET particle fluences is important for the determination of dose equivalent because of the high Quality Factors (Q) involved. A relatively small fraction of particle fluence can contribute a large fraction of dose equivalent.

Short-range, inelastic secondary particles produced by trapped protons in the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) were found to be a major contributor to the LET spectra above 100 keV/μm. The LET spectra were found to extend beyond the 137 keV/μm relativistic GCR Fe peak to over 1000 keV/μm. The high LET tail of the LET spectra was measured in CR-39 and polycarbonate PNTDs using different techniques. GCR made a relatively modest contribution to the LET spectra as compared to the contributions from short-range secondary particles and stopping protons.

LET spectra intercomparisons were made between LDEF measurements and exposures to 154 MeV accelerated proton beams. The similarities support the role of nuclear interactions by trapped protons as the major source of secondary particles in the PNTDs. Also techniques were employed to reduce the range cutoff for detection of the short-range secondaries to 1 μm, so that essentially all secondary particles were included in the LET spectra. This has allowed a more realistic assessment of secondary contribution to dose equivalent.

Comparisons of measured and calculated LET spectra have been made that demonstrate the need for more accurate modeling of secondary particles in radiation transport codes. Comparisons include preliminary calculations in which attempts have been made to include secondary particles.     

用于质子和伽马射线探测的金刚石薄膜探测器的辐照性能

 研制出CVD金刚石薄膜探测器,在国家串列加速器和⁶⁰Co稳态辐射源上分别完成了该探测器对9 MeV质子束流和1.25 MeV γ射线的辐照性能研究。结果表明:该探测器在9 MeV质子照射累积强度达到10¹³ cm^-2时,探测器信号电荷收集效率减小量低于3.5%,辐照前后探测器暗电流没有明显变化。计算得到9 MeV质子对该探测器的损伤系数为1.3×10^-16 μm^-1·cm²。由于γ射线与金刚石作用产生的电子起到了填补缺陷的作用,探测器信号电荷收集效率随γ射线照射剂量的增加略有增加,在γ射线累积照射量达到10.32 C/kg时,其增幅小于0.7%。说明金刚石薄膜探测器具有较高耐辐照强度,适用于高强度辐射测量领域。     

Passive dosimetry aboard the Mir Orbital Station: internal measurements

Passive radiation dosimeters were exposed aboard the Mir Orbital Station over a substantial portion of the solar cycle in order to measure the change in dose and dose equivalent rates as a function of time. During solar minimum, simultaneous measurements of the radiation environment throughout the habitable volume of the Mir were made using passive dosimeters in order to investigate the effect of localized shielding on dose and dose equivalent. The passive dosimeters consisted of a combination of thermoluminescent detectors to measure absorbed dose and CR-39 PNTDs to measure the linear energy transfer (LET) spectrum from charged particles of LET infinity H2O > or = 5 keV/micrometers. Results from the two detector types were then combined to yield mean total dose rate, mean dose equivalent rate, and average quality factor. Contrary to expectations, both dose and dose equivalent rates measured during May-October 1991 near solar maximum were higher than similar measurements carried out in 1996-1997 during solar minimum. The elevated dose and dose equivalent rates measured in 1991 were probably due to a combination of intense solar activity, including a large solar particle event on 9 June 1991, and the temporary trapped radiation belt created in the slot region by the solar particle event and ensuing magnetic storm of 24 March 1991. During solar minimum, mean dose and dose equivalent rates were found to vary by factors of 1.55 and 1.37, respectively, between different locations through the interior of Mir. More heavily shielded locations tended to yield lower total dose and dose equivalent rates, but higher average quality factor than did more lightly shielding locations. However, other factors such as changes in the immediate shielding environment surrounding a given detector location, changes in the orientation of the Mir relative to its velocity vector, and changes in the altitude of the station also contributed to the variation. Proton and neutron-induced target fragment secondaries, not primary galactic cosmic rays, were found to dominate the LET spectrum above 100 keV/micrometers. This indicates that in low earth orbit, trapped protons in the South Atlantic Anomaly are responsible for the major fraction of the total dose equivalent.     

Dose dependence of room temperature photoluminescence from Si implanted SiO2

Photoluminescence from Si implanted silica is studied as a function of Si fluence and Si concentration profile in order to assess the effect of particle size and size distribution on emission spectra. Peaked (skewed Gaussian) concentration profiles were produced by implanting with 400 keV Si ions and uniform Si profiles were produced by a multi-energy implant sequences. Both as-implanted and annealed samples are shown to exhibit a distinct maximum in the emission intensity as a function of ion fluence, with the intensity increasing with fluence up to the maximum and then decreasing at higher fluences. Samples with a uniform Si profile are also shown to produce emission which is significantly red-shifted relative to that of samples with a peaked Si profile. This is consistent with the fact that such samples are expected to have a narrower particle size distribution (i.e. a greater fraction of larger particles).     

γ射线电离辐射对商用CMOS APS性能参数的影响

研究了γ射线电离辐射效应对商用CMOS有源像素传感器(APS)性能参数的影响,着重分析了量子效率、转换增益、暗电流、坏点和脉冲颗粒噪声等参数。研究结果表明:当受到1 000 Gy辐射后,APS失去工作能力,无信号输出或像素灰度值仅为0,110,255 DN。60Coγ射线的离位截面约为10-25cm2(0.1 b)。当剂量率低于58.3 Gy/h且辐照时间较短时,辐射对量子效率及转换增益无影响,坏点产生数为0,总剂量效应使3T-APS的本底噪声升高到4.62 DN但对4T PPD APS几乎无影响。脉冲颗粒噪声引起的各灰度值像素数量分布呈泊松分布,并与剂量率正相关。     

重离子加速器示范装置被动式束流配送系统次级中子特征的蒙特卡罗研究

在碳离子放射治疗中,碳离子束在剂量配送过程中会与束流输运线相互作用,形成以中子辐射为主的外辐射场.由于中子是高LET射线,具有较高的相对生物学效应,减少碳离子放疗中产生的次级中子有助于降低放疗后正常组织并发症几率及二次肿瘤风险.利用蒙特卡罗方法对保守情况(能量为400 MeV/u,多叶光栅完全闭合)下碳离子治疗被动式束...     

Neutron dose measurement in carbon ion radiation therapy at HIRFL (IMP)

For radiation protection purposes, the neutron dose in carbon ion radiation therapy at the HIRFL (Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou) was investigated. The neutron dose from primary 12C ions with a specific energy of 100 MeV/u delivered from SSC was roughly measured with a standard Anderson-Broun rem-meter using a polyethylene target at various distances. The result shows that a maximum neutron dose contribution of 19 mSv in a typically surface tumor treatment was obtained, which is less than 1% of the planed heavy ion dose and is in reasonable agreement with other reports. Also the γ-ray dose was measured in this experiment using a thermo luminescent detector.     

BL Lac天体的γ射线和射电辐射的统计特性

给出了一个带有射电5.0GHz,8.4GHz 和γ射线辐射流量密度的22个γ噪BL Lac天体的样本,研究了它们在1GeV处的γ射线辐射流量密度最大值、平均值及最小值与射电5.0GHz,8.4GHz辐射流量之间的可能关系.结果表明：1）射电5.0GHz,8.4GHz辐射与γ射线辐射在低态时没有相关,但在高态和平均态时都存在较强的相关,最大相关系数r=0.85,置信度均好于10^-4;2）γ射线谱指数和射电谱指数之间也有一个弱相关关系存在.因此,认为γ射线的辐射主要是同步自康普顿辐射. 关键词： BL Lac天体 γ射线 射电辐射 谱指数     

金属壳体和电缆的系统电磁脉冲响应

 研究了金属壳体和电缆遇到高空核爆炸产生的脉冲X射线辐射时的系统电磁脉冲响应，讨论了系统电磁脉冲产生机理、幅值和对系统的耦合途径。通过对计算和试验数据的分析，获得了金属壳体模型和单电缆及双电缆的系统电磁脉冲响应数据，简要分析了壳体的系统电磁脉冲损伤薄弱环节。     

Decay of the compound nucleus 74Kr formed in the reaction 16O + 58Ni

Gamma-ray and charged-particle emission has been studied after bombardment of ⁵⁸Ni with ¹⁶O at energies from 44.5–76.5 MeV. The excitation functions for various reaction channels have been measured. The locus in energy and spin of maximum cross section (the entry line) of the γ-emitting region in the 2pγ and 3pγ channels have been studied through measurement of γ-ray multiplicity, average particle energy and average γ-ray energy. The standard deviations in both energy and spin of the distributions of cross section are presented. Statistical model calculations including shell corrections in the level density show very satisfactory agreement with the experimental results. The moment of inertia at high spin and excitation energy is deduced from the measured entry line.     

反比相关的双曲余弦平方势与相对论电子面沟道辐射的经典描述

在经典力学框架内,描述了带电粒子自发辐射谱分布与最大辐射频率;引入反比相关的双曲余弦平方势,讨论了超相对论电子的面沟道辐射,导出了电子能量E=5.0GeV时,一次谐波的最大辐射能量ε=57MeV,与其他工作比较基本一致.沟道辐射与自由电子激光十分类似,它的方向性极好,大都集中在粒子运动方向、角宽Δθ≈γ^-1/2范围内;且能量高、连续可调,偏振度也很好.指出了利用超晶格沟道辐射与超晶格的多层薄膜结构相互作用,可望把自发的沟道辐射改造为相干辐射,从而得到X激光或γ激光.