Production of highly charged argon ions from a room temperature electron beam ion trap

In this work, highly charged ions have been extracted from the advanced Electron Beam Ion Source (EBIS-A) developed in a scientific cooperation between the Dresden University of Technology and the DREEBIT GmbH Dresden. The charge state distributions of ions extracted from the EBIS-A are measured in the pulse and leaky modes under different operation conditions. Ar¹⁶⁺ ions with current of 2 pA are produced and extracted in the leaky mode. 3×10⁵ Ar¹⁸⁺ ions per pulse are extracted in the pulse mode. The ion charge state distribution is a     

Branching fraction of the isospin violating process φ→ωπ^0

We have examined the parametrization of the e⁺e^- → ωπ⁰ cross section in the vicinity of the φ resonance and the extraction of the branching fraction of the isospin violating process φ → ωπ⁰ from experimental data. We found that there are two possible solutions of the branching fraction: one is 4 × 10^-5, and the other is 7 × 10^-3. The latter is two orders of magnitude higher than the former, which is the commonly accepted one.     

Design and experimental study of a two-dimensional position sensitive X-ray detector

A prototype of a two-dimensional position sensitive X-ray detector was designed and constructed for small angle X-ray scattering experiments at BSFR (Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility). The detector is based on MWPC with cathode strip readout, and has a sensitive area of 200 mm×200 mm. The spatial resolution (FWHM) of about 210 μm along the anode wire direction was obtained from the ⁵⁵Fe X-ray test of the detector.     

Neutron beam monitor based on a boron-coated GEM

A new thermal neutron beam monitor with a Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) is developed to meet the needs of the next generation of neutron facilities. A prototype chamber has been constructed with two 100 mm×100 mm GEM foils. Enriched boron-10 is coated on one surface of the aluminum cathode plate as the neutron convertor. 96 channel pads with an area of 8 mm×8 mm each are used for fast signal readout. In order to study the basic characteristics of a boron-coated GEM, several irradiation tests were carried out with α source ²³⁹Pu and neutron source ²⁴¹Am(Be). The signal induced by the neutron source has a high signal-to-noise ratio. A clear image obtained from α source ²³⁹Pu is presented, which shows that the neutron beam monitor based on a boron-coated GEM has a good two-dimensional imaging ability.     

Development of a quasi-periodic undulator for the HLS

China's first quasi-periodic undulator (QPU) has been developed for the Hefei Light Source (HLS). It uses a magnetic configuration with varied thicknesses of NdFeB blocks, which is based on the QPU of European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF). The depression of 3^rd harmonic radiation is significantly improved over the ESRF QPU, as deduced from the measured magnetic fields. A method of configuring shims of different geometries and sizes, based on a symmetric principle to correct multi-pole field integrals, is demonstrated.     

Application of the parametric for mulae for electromagnetic showers in unconverted γ/π~0 discrimination

In the LHC experiment, the neutral pions produced during jet fragmentation are the background sources for all physics channels with high-energy photons in their final state. In this paper, the application of the three-dimensional parametric formula for electromagnetic (EM) showers, which we developed in the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer II experiment, is presented to distinguish the unconverted photons from the neutral pions. With the constructed electromagnetic calorimeter (ECAL) in a GEANT4 simulation, the parametric formulae were validated and the unconverted γπ⁰ discrimination was performed with the Toolkit for Multivariate Data Analysis (TMVA) package in ROOT for different transverse energies ranging from 15 GeV to 75 GeV, which is the most sensitive region for light Higgs (with mass ～120 GeV) searches with the channel H→γγ. With this discrimination method and the selected transverse energy region, we can reject π⁰ with the efficiency from ～40% (65--75 GeV) to ～90% (15--25 GeV) when keeping 90% γ efficiency.     

Systematical law of β+-decay half-lives of nuclei far from β-stable line

Experimental data of nuclear β⁺-decay half-lives are systematically analyzed and investigated. We present an exponential law between the half-life of β⁺-decay with the same forbiddenness and the nucleon number (Z,N) of parent nucleus far from the β-stable line. A formula with four parameters is proposed to describe the β⁺-decay half-lives of nuclei far from stability. Experimental β⁺-decay half-lives of the first and second forbidden transitions are well reproduced by this simple formula. The physics of the exponential law is related to the statistical properties of β⁺-decay far from β-stable line.     

Simultaneous least squares fitter based on the Lagrange multiplier method

We developed a least squares fitter used for extracting expected physics parameters from the correlated experimental data in high energy physics. This fitter considers the correlations among the observables and handles the nonlinearity using linearization during the χ² minimization. This method can naturally be extended to the analysis with external inputs. By incorporating with Lagrange multipliers, the fitter includes constraints among the measured observables and the parameters of interest. We applied this fitter to the study of the m D⁰-D⁰ mixing parameters as the test-bed based on MC simulation. The test results show that the fitter gives unbiased estimators with correct uncertainties and the approach is credible.     

Measurement of intrinsic radioactive backgrounds from the 137Cs and U/Th chains in CsI(Tl) crystals

The inorganic CsI(Tl) crystal scintillator is a candidate anti-compton detector for the China Dark matter Experiment. Studying the intrinsic radiopurity of the CsI(Tl) crystal is an issue of major importance. The timing, energy and spatial correlations, as well as the capability of pulse shape discrimination provide powerful methods for the measurement of intrinsic radiopurities. The experimental design, detector performance and event-selection algorithms are described. A total of 359×3 kg-days data from three prototypes of CsI(Tl) crystals were taken at China Jinping Underground Laboratory (CJPL), which offers a good shielding environment. The contamination levels of internal isotopes from ¹³⁷Cs, ²³²Th and ²³⁸U series, as well as the upper bounds of ²³⁵U series are reported. Identification of the whole α peaks from U/Th decay chains and derivation of those corresponding quenching factors are achieved.     

First evidence of ψ(2S)→Ω-Ω+

The decay ψ(2S)→Ω^-Ω⁺ is analyzed using 14×10⁶ ψ(2S) events recorded by the Beijing Spectrometer Ⅱ (BESⅡ) at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider (BEPC). Based upon events with no missing charged tracks and a satisfactory four-constraint kinematic t, we determine the upper limit for the branching fraction of ψ(2S)→Ω^-Ω⁺ to be 1.5×10⁴ at a 90% confidence level. By including events with one missing charged track, we are able to report the first evidence of an Ω⁺ signal with a statistical signi cance of 3.1|σ. The branching fraction of ψ(2S)Ω⁺ is determined to be (4.80±1.56(stat)±1.30(sys))10⁵.     

Re-examination of constraints on the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution by Helioseismology

Nuclear reactions in stars occur between nuclei in the high-energy tail of the energy distribution and are sensitive to possible deviations from the standard equilibrium thermal-energy distribution, the well-known Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution (MBD). Strong constraints on such deviations were made previously with the detailed helioseismic information of the solar structure. With a small deviation parameterized with a factor exp[-δ (E/kT)²], it was shown δ restricted between -0.005 and +0.002. These constraints have been carefully re-examined in the present work. We find that a normalization factor was missed in the previous modified MBD. In this work, the normalization factor c is calculated as a function of δ. It shows the factor c is almost unity within the range 0< δ ≤0.002, which supports the previous conclusion. However, it demonstrates that δ cannot take a negative value from the normalization point of view. As a result, a stronger constraint on δ is defined as 0≤ δ ≤0.002. The astrophysical implication on the solar neutrino fluxes is simply discussed based on a positive δ value of 0.003. The reduction of the ⁷Be and ⁸B neutrino fluxes expected from the modified MBD can possibly shed alternative light on the solar neutrino problem. In addition, the resonant reaction rates for the ¹⁴N(p, γ)¹⁵O reaction are calculated with a standard MBD and a modified MBD, respectively. It shows that the rates are quite sensitive even to a very small δ. This work demonstrates the importance and necessity of experimental verification or testing of the well-known MBD at high temperatures.     

Radial excitation states of η and η' in the chiral quark model

A chiral quark model is applied to calculate the spectra of pseudoscalar mesons η and η'. By analyzing the obtained spectra, we find that the mesons η'(2¹S₀), η(4¹S₀), η'(3¹S₀) and η'(4¹S₀) are the possible candidates of η(1760), X(1835), X(2120) and X(2370). The strong decay widths of these pseudoscalars to all the possible two-body decay channels are calculated within the framework of the ³P₀ model. Although the total width of η'(2¹S₀) is compatible with the BES Collaboration's experimental value for η(1760), the partial decay width to ωω is too small, which is not consistent with the BES result. If X(1835) is interpreted as η(4¹S₀), the total decay width is compatible with the experimental data, and the main decay modes will be mπ a₀(980) and m π a₀(1450), which needs to be checked experimentally. The assignment of X(2120) and X(2370) to η'(3¹S₀) and η'(4¹S₀) is disfavored in the present calculation because of the incompatibility of the decay widths.     

Fore-aft asymmetry of the 2H(n,γ)3H at very low energies

We have used the recent effective field theory (EFT) which is constructed from two-and three-nucleon interactions, using minimal substitution in the momentum dependence of these interactions. We present the calculations of the fore-aft asymmetry of γ-rays in the reaction ²H(n,γ)³H which are based on EFT up to next-to-next-to leading order (N²LO). The results are compared with the recently reported calculations and measurements of the fore-aft asymmetry of γ-rays from neutron-deuteron radiative capture. The calculated fore-aft asymmetry of the nd radiative capture process above deuteron breakup threshold is in good agreement with the available experimental data up to 20 MeV.     

Developing AMS measurement of 59Ni at CIAE

Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) measurement of ⁵⁹Ni has been established at CIAE with the HI-13 tandem accelerator and the recently developed ΔE-Q3D detection system. ⁵⁹Ni standard and commercial NiO samples were measured to check the performance of the ΔE-Q3D detection system on ⁵⁹Ni isobar separation and suppression. An overall suppression factor of about 10⁷ for the interfering isobar ⁵⁹Co resulting in detection sensitivity as low as 3.8×10^-13 atomic ratio (⁵⁹Ni/Ni) has been obtained. Based on these techniques, the AMS measurement method of ⁵⁹Ni with high sensitivity is developed.     

Performance of the plugged-in ^22Na based slow positron beam facility

The Beijing intense slow positron beam facility is based on the 1.3GeV linac of Beijing Electron-Positron Collider (BEPC) aiming to produce mono-energetic intense slow positron beam for material science investigation. The plugged-in ²²Na based slow positron beam section has been newly constructed to supply continuous beam time for the debugging of positron annihilation measurement stations and improve the Beijing intense slow positron beam time using efficiency. Performance testing result of the plugged-in ²²Na based slow positron beam facility are reviewed in this paper, with the measurement of the beam transport efficiency, the view of beam spot, the adjustment of beam position, the measurement of beam intensity and energy spread etc. included.     

Upgrade of beamline 3W1B at Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility

To improve the performance of Beamline 3W1B at the Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility for the soft X-ray magnetic linear dichroism research at transition metals L_{2, 3} edges, a new monochromator was designed and built to replace the original one. After the assemblage, alignment and adjustment of the monochromator system, the first commissioning results were obtained. The photon energy range is from 50 to 1000 eV with spectral resolutions of 1600 at 250 eV and 1000 at 870 eV. The photon flux is of the order of 10⁸-10⁹ photons/s/200 mA/0.1%BW. In the electron's orbital plane the linear polarization degree of the light is higher than 99% at 704 eV. The beamline has satisfied the basic experimental requirements.     

BEPCⅡ: construction and commissioning

This is a status report of the project on befalf of the BEPCⅡ team. BEPCⅡ is a major upgrade of the BEPC (Beijing Electron-Positron Collider). It is a double-ring e⁺-e^－ collider as well as a synchrotron radiation (SR) source with its outer ring, or SR ring. As a collider, BEPCⅡ operates in the beam energy region of 1—2.3 GeV with design luminosity of 1×10³³ cm^－2s^－1 at 1.89 GeV. As a light source, the SR ring operates at 2.5 GeV and 250 mA. Construction of the project started in the beginning of 2004. Installation of the storage ring components was completed in October 2007. Commissioning is in progress. There are still many issues for further studies before reach to 3×10³² cm^－2s^－1.     

Study of ππ production in two-photon collisions at Belle

We have measured the cross section for π⁺π^－ production in two-photon collisions using a data sample with an integrated luminosity of 85.9fb^－1 collected with the Belle detector. The f₀(980) resonance is observed as a peak in the energy spectrum of the cross section. We also report preliminary results for γγ→π⁰π⁰ with two-photon center-of-mass energies ranging from 0.6 to 4.0GeV, based on a 95fb^－1 data sample. We find at least four resonant structures including a peak from f₀(980). In addition, there is evidence for χ_c0 production. We also make a preliminary discussion of the angular dependence and cross section ratio of γγ→π⁺π^－ and γγ→π⁰π⁰.     

Understanding of the dissipation mechanism in ternary fission for the system 197Au+197Au

The mass number distributions of three fragments from the ternary fission of the system ¹⁹⁷Au+¹⁹⁷Au are reproduced rather well by using the improved quantum molecular dynamics (ImQMD) model without any adjusting parameter. It is found that the probability of ternary fission evidently depends on the incident energy and the impact parameter, and the two-body dissipation is the main mechanism responsible for the formation of the third fragment with comparable mass.     

Determination of the number of J/ψ events with J/ψ → inclusive decays

The number of J/ψ events collected with the BES0 detector at the BEPC/ from June 12 to July 28, 2009 is determined to be (225:3±2:8)×10⁶ using J/ψ → inclusive events, where the uncertainty is the systematic error and the statistical one is negligible.