Study of absorption and re-emission processes in a ternary liquid scintillation system

Liquid scintillators are widely used as the neutrino target in neutrino experiments.The absorption and emission of different components of a ternary liquid scintillator(Linear Alkyl Benzene(LAB)as the solvent,2,5-diphenyloxazole(PPO)as the fluor and p-bis-(o-methylstyryl)-benzene(bis-MSB)as wavelength shifter)are studied.It is shown that the absorption of this liquid scintillator is dominant by LAB and PPO at wavelengths less than 349 nm,and the absorption by bis-MSB becomes prevalent at the wavelength larger than 349 nm.The fluorescence quantum yields,which are the key parameters to model the absorption and re-emission processes in large liquid scintillation detectors,are measured.     

Oxygen quenching in a LAB based liquid scintillator and the nitrogen bubbling model

The oxygen quenching effect in a Linear Alkl Benzene(LAB) based liquid scintillator(LAB as the solvent,3 g/L 2,5 diphe-nyloxazole(PPO) as the fluor and 15 mg/L p-bis-(o-methylstyryl)-benzene(bis-MSB) as the λ-shifter) is studied by measuring the light yield as a function of the nitrogen bubbling time.It is shown that the light yield of the fully purged liquid scintillator is increased by 11% at room temperature and the room atmospheric pressure.A simple nitrogen bubbling model is proposed to describe the relationship between the relative light yield(oxygen quenching factor) and the bubbling time.     

Preliminary study of light yield dependence on LAB liquid scintillator composition

Liquid scintillator(LS) will be adopted as the detector material in JUNO(Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory). The energy resolution requirement of JUNO is 3%, which has never previously been reached.To achieve this energy resolution, the light yield of liquid scintillator is an important factor. PPO(the fluor) and bis-MSB(the wavelength shifter) are the two main materials dissolved in LAB. To study the influence of these two materials on the transmission of scintillation photons in LS, 25 and 12 cm-long quartz vessels were used in a light yield experiment. LS samples with different concentration of PPO and bis-MSB were tested. At these lengths, the light yield growth is not obvious when the concentration of PPO is higher than 4 g/L. The influence from bis-MSB becomes insignificant when its concentration is higher than 8 mg/L. This result could provide some useful suggestions for the JUNO LS.     

大面积PIN探测器性能参数实验测量

利用CFC-67型三通道γ源加速器测量了Ф50mm,Ф60mmPIN探测器的时间响应、线性电流及相对灵敏度,并与理论计算结果进行了比较,验证了实验结果的可靠性。Ф60 mm silicon PIN detector is a large area and high sensitive one which has been developed in near years. Using the type CГC-67 γ accelerator, the parameters of PIN detectors such as time response, linear current and relative sensitivity are measured. The experiment results are compared with the theory calculation. The PIN detector can reach high γefficiency of up to 10^-14-10^-16 C·cm2, the rise time is about 10 ns and the FWHM of the time pulse is about 35 ns. The γ efficiency of the PIN detector may provide the sensitive range between 10^-14-10^-16 C·cm^2 that scintillator ＋ photo tubes detecting system and scintillator ＋ photomul tiplier tubes detecting system is not developed.     

Some new progress on the light absorption properties of linear alkyl benzene solvent

Linear alkyl benzene(LAB) will be used as the solvent in a liquid scintillator mixture for the JUNO antineutrino experiment. Its light absorption properties should therefore be understood prior to its effective use in the experiment. Attenuation length measurements at a light wavelength of 430 nm have been performed on samples of LAB prepared for the JUNO experiment. Inorganic impurities in LAB have also been studied for their possibilities of light absorption in our wavelength of interest. In view of a tentative plan by the JUNO collaboration to utilize neutron capture with hydrogen in the detector, we also present in this work a preliminary study on the carbon–hydrogen ratio and the attenuation length of the samples.     

4He闪烁裂变中子探测器时间响应

研制了可用于脉冲辐射场中子探测的4He闪烁裂变中子探测器,并对其时间响应进行了理论和实验研究。采用经验公式和蒙特卡罗方法模拟计算了不同厚度裂变靶产生的裂变碎片和不同能量中子产生的反冲4He核在4He气中的飞行时间,并依据卷积原理推导出探测器的时间响应计算公式。计算结果表明,探测器的波形上升时间约为19.5 ns,半高宽约31.0 ns。用ING-103型稠密等离子体聚焦装置(DPF)脉冲中子发生器对探测器的时间响应进行了实验测量,实验结果与理论值基本一致。     

低本底液闪中子探测器的材料测试研究

为测量中国锦屏地下实验室（China JinPing underground Laboratory,CJPL）极低通量的中子本底,需要建造大型快中子液体闪烁体探测器。建造探测器需要选用低放射性本底材料,并且化学性质稳定,不与液体闪烁体发生反应而影响液体闪烁体（EJ-335）的性能。为此,建造了小型液闪探测器,在其中分别放入聚四氟乙烯、无氧铜、氟橡胶、全氟醚橡胶这4种材料进行长期浸泡,并分别进行了如下测试:液闪长时间浸泡各种材料前后液闪的吸收光谱测试;用60Co γ源检测小型液闪探测器光产额随时间的变化情况;用Am-Be中子源检验探测器在浸泡前后的n-γ甄别性能。最终实验结果表明,聚四氟乙烯和全氟醚这2种材料与液闪有很好的兼容性,可作为大型快中子液闪探测器的容器和密封圈的备选材料。In order to measure the flux and spectrum of neutron background which is extremely low in China JinPing underground Laboratory (CJPL), liquid scintillator detector with large scale used to detect fast neutron need to be fabricated. Surrounding materials used in detector require the excellent performance, such as low radioactivity as well as stable chemical properties, which do not react with liquid scintillator, so as to avoid affecting the performance of detector. Polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE), highly purified no-oxygen copper, fluororubber and perfluoroelastomer had been put in a small detector and soaked for a long time. The change of absorption spectrum and light yield along with time as well as the performance of n-γ discrimination after soaked were tested. The results show that PTFE and Perfluoroelastomer are compatible with liquid scintillator, which offers a reference for the selection of material used in container and seal of liquid scintillator detector used to detect fast neutron.     

Studies of timing properties for a TOF counter at an external target facility

Timing and amplitude properties of a prototype scintillator TOF counter at an external target facility are studied with a cosmic rays test. The dependence of signal pulse height and time resolution on the coordinate along the scintillator TOF counter is investigated with two different discriminators. A time resolution of 165 ps can be achieved at the center of the counter with a constant fraction discriminator. Time resolution better than 150 ps is obtained at the center with a leading edge discriminator after time walk correction is applied for off-line analysis.     

Studies of timing properties for a TOF counter at an external target facility

Timing and amplitude properties of a prototype scintillator TOF counter at an external target facility are studied with a cosmic rays test. The dependence of signal pulse height and time resolution on the coordinate along the scintillator TOF counter is investigated with two different discriminators. A time resolution of 165 ps can be achieved at the center of the counter with a constant fraction discriminator. Time resolution better than 150 ps is obtained at the center with a leading edge discriminator after time wall（ correction is applied for off-line analysis.     

闪烁光激励下大芯径阶跃光纤系统的时间响应研究

 引入材料色散和漏泄模式光线的传输效应,对D. Gloge多模光纤脉冲响应公式进行修正,利用修正后公式数值计算了在闪烁光激励下纤芯半径为0.1 mm、长50 m的石英阶跃光纤的冲击响应波形,该波形近似一高斯函数,半高宽为3 ns,前沿比后沿慢0.8 ns,且后沿存在拖尾。用该响应波形通过数值方法得到了闪烁体-光纤系统时间响应波形,与实验结果相比较,两者基本吻合。     

液体闪烁体探测器测量皮秒激光脉冲中子源能谱

在星光Ⅲ实验装置上开展皮秒激光脉冲中子源实验,使用液体闪烁体探测器测得较好的中子信号,利用飞行时间法获得中子的能量/时间分布,通过示波器电压时间积分与阻抗之比得到不同能量段的电荷值。建立液体闪烁体探测器Geant4计算模型,通过实际打靶情况与标定情况下液体闪烁体探测器出光口收集到的可见光光子数之比,结合标定的灵敏度数据,获得液体闪烁体探测器对不同能量中子的灵敏度。计算得到源发射的中子能谱,能量在1 MeV以上的液体闪烁体探测器方向测得的中子产额为1.04108 sr-1。     

液体闪烁体衰减长度和光产额的测量

简要介绍了用于反应堆中微子实验的液体闪烁体的成分, 描述了液闪衰减长度和光产额的测量原理、方法、装置及过程, 给出了不同配比的液闪的光产额和衰减长度的测量结果, 并对液闪光产额和衰减长度的性能及影响因素进行了研究. 测量结果表明, 这些液闪可以满足中微子实验的需求.     

中子半影成像的闪烁体阵列空间分辨力模拟

为了比较3种闪烁体探测器的性能,利用蒙特卡罗方法计算了不同光纤直径的闪烁体阵列的空间分辨和能量沉积。模拟结果表明:相同光纤直径的普通液体闪烁体阵列空间分辨力比塑料闪烁体阵列提高了约0.1 mm,而氘代液体闪烁体阵列空间分辨力约为普通液体闪烁体阵列的1/2;富氢闪烁体的能量沉积比氘代闪烁体高;闪烁体光纤直径越小,分辨力越好;闪烁体越厚,光产额越高。     

一种新型快塑料闪烁体的性能研究

针对Z箍缩x辐射测量的需要，研制了一种新型的塑料闪烁体，具有对可见光抑制 能力强、x射线能量响应平坦、发光时间快等特点.利用同步辐射装置3W1B光站的单色软x射 线源、CΓC67型皮秒脉冲辐射源、Lamde 2型紫外/可见分光光度计等实验设备，测量了这 种闪烁体的能量响应、衰减时间、对可见光的透过效率、发光光谱等特性.实验表明，这种 闪烁体对可见光的透过率小于5%、发光时间约6ns、对100—1400eV的x射线具有平坦能量响 应，能够满足Z箍缩软x辐射测量. 关键词： Z箍缩 x射线 新型闪烁体     

利用ICCD定位宇宙线来测量探测器时间分辨的方法研究

本研究采用双层150 mm×150 mm闪烁条阵列定位宇宙线的入射和出射位置. 阵列信号光使用波移光纤吸收传输,在ICCD相机前插入前置像增强器,使信号光延迟大于200 ns, 使ICCD可以由外部高速触发信号控制,有效记录随机触发事例.该宇宙线定位系统可以同时多点密集测量 通用探测器测试平台的时间分辨和闪烁光的渡越时间.该新方法与传统时间分辨测量方法相比提高了30倍以上 的效率.实验结果显示:时间探测器的时间分辨好于200 ps,满足通用探测器测试平台的设计要求.     

新型国产LaCl3∶Ce晶体γ/n甄别能力研究

对国内最新研制的高光产额(～50000 photons/MeV)、 快响应(～25 ns)无机晶体LaCl3∶Ce的γ/n甄别能力进行了研究。利用MC模拟程序进行建模计算, 得出LaCl3∶Ce晶体的γ/n为19.56; 利用DPF中子源DD靶进行实验测量, 结果表明该晶体的γ/n高于19。理论计算结果与实验结果相符合。该晶体可以应用于中子、 γ混合辐射场中γ脉冲的测量。In this paper, the γ/n discriminability of LaCl3∶Ce scintillator is studied. This scintillator has high output(50000 photons/MeV) and fast principal decay time constant(～25 ns). γ/n discriminability of LaCl3∶Ce is 19.56 with MCNP calculation and larger than 19 in the experimental measurement with Dense Plasma Focus facility. The calculation is in agreement with the experiment result. This crystal may be applied to measuring the gamma pulse in the neutron and gamma mixed radiation field.     

Photon-counting technique for rapid fluorescence-decay measurement

We report on a novel laser-induced fluorescence triple-integration method (LIFTIME) that is capable of making rapid, continuous fluorescence lifetime measurements by a unique photon-counting technique. The LIFTIME has been convolved with picosecond time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence, which employs a high-repetition-rate mode-locked laser, permitting the eventual monitoring of instantaneous species concentrations in turbulent flames. We verify the technique by application of the LIFTIME to two known fluorescence media, diphenyloxazole (PPO) and quinine sulfate monohydrate (QSM). PPO has a fluorescence lifetime of 1.28 ns, whereas QSM has a fluorescence lifetime that can be varied from 1.0 to 3.0 ns. From these liquid samples we demonstrate that fluorescence lifetime can currently be monitored at a sampling rate of up to 500 Hz with less than 10% uncertainty (1sigma) .     

ICF中子发射时间诊断

 对ICF中子发射时间的诊断技术进行了研究,研制了基于快闪烁体和微通道板式光电倍增管的中子发射时间探测器。在某大型激光原型装置上进行了中子发射时间的实验测量,成功获得多发实验的中子发射时间与打靶激光脉冲的时间及中子发射时间之间的关系。实验结果表明：中子发射时间探测器对DT中子和DD中子都能够响应,中子产额测量下限达到10⁷,时间测量不确定度小于20 ps;CH烧蚀层越厚,中子发射时间越长。     

有机锡化合物掺杂聚乙烯基甲苯基塑料闪烁体的制备、光学和闪烁性能EI北大核心CSCD

传统的塑料闪烁体由于其低有效原子序数和密度,不适用于能谱探测领域。有机重金属化合物掺杂塑料闪烁体的制备为塑料闪烁体实现能谱探测提供了一种有效途径。而有机锡化合物掺杂塑料闪烁体具有高光峰灵敏度,并保留了塑料闪烁体的快衰减特性。本文通过自由基聚合的方法成功制备了不同浓度2-(三丁基锡烷基)呋喃掺杂的聚乙烯基甲苯(PVT)基塑料闪烁体,并对其光学和闪烁性能进行了测试和比较。其中掺杂20%2-(三丁基锡烷基)呋喃的PVT基塑料闪烁体的透光率可达90%,X射线激发发射光谱主峰位于425 nm处,光产额为6700 ph/MeV,能量分辨率为15.8%@662 keV,衰减时间约为4.3 ns。我们也制备了1英寸直径、掺杂20%2-(三丁基锡烷基)呋喃的塑料闪烁体,具有6300 ph/MeV的光产额和15.8%@662 keV的能量分辨率。     

BaF2 Scintillator Coupling with a Low-pressure Multistep Avalanche Chamber

We studied the properties of a UV light sensitive low-pressure multistep avalanche chamber containing pure TMAE vapour.The gain of two chambers with different constructure at various temperatures is measured.With pure TMAE vapour at 40°C the gain of one chamber was 4×10⁵,the time resolution was 4.1ns.Coupling the chamber with a 2×2×2.4cm³ BaF₂ scintillator we successfully observed the signal of ¹³⁷Cs γ-ray of 0.661MeV.