NE213 闪烁体探测器中子探测效率模拟

应用FLUKA 软件包对NE213 液体闪烁体中子探测器的探测效率进行了蒙特卡罗模拟,通过Birks 公式将中子产生的次级粒子的能量沉积转化为相应的光输出。根据不同探测阈值对模拟得到的光输出进行积分处理,计算出给定能量下探测器的中子探测效率。将模拟得到的闪烁体光输出、中心探测效率和平均探测效率随中子入射到探测器前表面位置的变化与实验数据进行比较,结果显示,FLUKA 模拟结果与实验值符合得很好,这为中子探测器的设计提供了可靠保证。A NE213 liquid scintillation neutron detector was simulated by using the FLUKA code. The light output of the detector was obtained by transforming the secondary particles energy deposition using Birks formula. According to the measurement threshold, detection efficiencies can be calculated by integrating the light output. The light output, central efficiency and the average efficiency as a function of the front surface radius of the detector, were simulated and the results agreed well with experimental results.     

兰州充气谱仪的焦平面探测系统

在兰州充气谱仪上,设计安装了一套新的焦平面探测系统,该系统包括飞行时间(TOF) 探测器、盒型硅(Si-box) 探测器阵列和反符合(Veto) 探测器3 部分。Si-box 探测器阵列是由3 块位置灵敏硅探测器(PSSD) 和8 块周边硅探测器(SSD) 构成,它对注入核的 衰变的探测效率达到80% 左右。Si-box 探测器阵列与TOF 探测器关联可以有效区分注入信号和 衰变信号。Veto 探测器与Si-box 探测器阵列和TOF 探测器关联可以反符合掉高能轻粒子对注入信号和 衰变信号的干扰。简要介绍了PSSD 的能量和位置刻度方法。这套探测器系统已经应用于40Ca+175Lu 和40Ca+169Tm 的实验。实验结果表明,该探测器系统具备很好的本底抑制能力,能够给出干净的a衰变能谱,结合能量-时间-位置关联测量方法可以实现对单原子的探测和鉴别,总体上达到了预期的设计要求。A new designed focal plane detection system was mounted at the gas-filled recoil separator at Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, which consisted of a time-of-flight (TOF) detector, a silicon-box (Sibox) detector array and a silicon veto detector. Three position sensitive silicon detectors (PSSD) were surrounded by eight side silicon detectors (SSD) without position sensitive, forming a box of the detector open from the front side. The detection efficiency for -decays of implanted nuclei was about 80%. The anticoincidence condition for the signals from the TOF detector and Si-box detector array was used to distinguish between the pulses originating from the implanted nuclei and their -decays. The veto detector information was used to discriminate events due to high-energy charged particles．External energy calibration and position calibration of PSSD are described concisely in this work. This systemhas been used in experiments of 40Ca+175Lu and 40Ca+169Tm. Clean a-decay spectra obtained in these reactions indicated the detection system has a good performance in background suppression. Evaporation residues can be identified by the energy-time-position correlation method. On the whole, the new designed focal plane detection system has achieved thedesign requirements.     

DAMPE-PSD探测单元模块大动态范围读出方案的实验验证

暗物质粒子探测卫星（Dark Matter Particle Explorer,DAMPE）的塑闪阵列探测器（Plastic Scintillator Detector,PSD）需要实现高能e/γ粒子的鉴别功能以及对Z=1~20的宇宙线重离子的电荷测量功能。它使用光电倍增管作为读出器件,并从打拿极5和打拿极8同时引出信号来增大读出动态范围。基于该设计方案的探测单元模块在兰州重离子加速器冷却储存环（HIRFL-CSR）上的外靶终端（ETF）进行了束流测试实验。实验得到了PSD单元条在中能轻核区（Z≤8）的能量响应,并证明了单元条的衰减长度与入射粒子种类无关。通过将实验结果外推至高能重核区,同时结合衰减长度、入射角度和能量涨落等因素,可以估算出PSD探测单元模块输出信号幅度的动态范围。结果显示,该范围在PSD前端电子学模块的线性工作区间内,从而验证了PSD大动态范围读出方案设计的合理性。The Plastic Scintillator Detector (PSD) of DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) aims for high energy e/γ identification and charge measurement for cosmic-ray ions from Z=1~20. It adopts photomultiplier tube as the readout device and extracts signals from both dynode5 and dynode8 to enlarge the readout dynamic range. A beam test on a PSD detector unit based this design has been carried out at the External Target Facility (ETF) terminal of the Cooling Storage Ring of Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou (HIRFL-CSR). The detector response to light nuclei (Z≤8) at the medium energy scale was extracted and the attenuation length was proved to be irrelevant with the impinging nuclei species. By extrapolating the result to heavy nuclei at the high energy scale and taking into account light attenuation, energy fluctuation and imping angle, the dynamic range of the output signal of PSD detector unit was estimated. The range is well within the linear range of the front-end electronics of PSD, thus verifies the large dynamic range readout design of PSD.     

Influence of patterned TiO2/SiO2 dielectric multilayers for back and front mirror facetson GaN-based laser diodes

Ridge InGaN multi-quantum-well-structure （MQW） edge-emitting laser diodes （LDs） were grown on （0001） sapphire substrates by low-pressure metal-organic chemical vapour deposition （MOCVD）. The dielectric TiO2/SiO2 front and back facet coatings as cavity mirror facets of the LDs have been deposited with electron-beam evaporation method. The reflectivity of the designed front coating is about 50% and that of the back high reflective coating is as high as 99.9%. Under pulsed current injection at room temperature, the influences of the dielectric facets were discussed. The threshold current of the ridge GaN-based LDs was decreased after the deposition of the back high reflective dielectric mirrors and decreased again after the front facets were deposited. Above the threshold, the slope efficiency of the LDs with both reflective facets was larger than those with only back facets and without any reflective facets. It is important to design the reflectivity of the front facets for improving the performance of GaN-based LDs.     

Mixed polarization in determining the film thickness of a silicon sphere by spectroscopic ellipsometry

The effect of a spherical shape on the measurement result of spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) is analyzed,and a method to eliminate this effect is proposed.Based on the simulation result of the SE measurement on a silicon sphere by ray tracking,we find that the sphere makes the parallel incident beam of the SE be divergent after reflection,and the measurement error of the SE caused by this phenomenon is explained by the mixed polarization theory.By settling an aperture in front of the detector of the SE,we can almost eliminate the error.For the silicon sphere with a diameter of 94 mm used in the Avogadro project,the thickness error of the oxide layer caused by the spherical shape can be reduced from 0.73 nm to 0.04 nm by using the proposed method.The principle of the method and the results of the experimental verification are presented.     

不带奇异数的双重子态（英文）

在手征SU（3） 夸克模型下应用共振群方法讨论了三个非奇异的双重子态的性质。计算中的模型参数取自我们以前的工作,拟合核子-核子相互作用散射相移确定下来的。首先,研究了氘核的性质,这是非常重要的,因为氘核是多年来实验上唯一发现的双重子态。氘核属于核子-核子系统,它是自旋为S =1 和同位旋为T =0 的双重子态。我们计算了氘核的结合能、散射长度以及氘核的相对运动波函数,结果表明手征SU（3） 夸克模型可以合理描述氘核的性质并且发现张量力对形成松散束缚态的氘核是重要的。然后,给出了S = 3 和T =0 的ΔΔ双重子态的理论预言结果,这里考虑了分波耦合和隐色道耦合效应,计算了结合能和均方根半径。结果表明,隐色道耦合效应比分波耦合效应大,也就是说隐色道耦合效应在形成（ΔΔ）_ST=30 双重子态中是重要的。我们的理论预言结果在几十个MeV 左右,低于ΔΔ道的阈值但是高于NΔπ的阈值. 出乎意料地,我们的预言结果很接近最近2014 年WASA的实验结果。接着,给出了对S = 0 和T =3 的ΔΔ双重子态性质的最新研究结果,这里在以前的单道计算基础上考虑了隐色道耦合效应。结果表明,隐色道耦合对（ΔΔ）ST=03的结合能也有较大的影响。但是,和（ΔΔ）_ST=30 一样,它的质量低于ΔΔ道的阈值但是高于NΔπ的阈值。最后,对S = 3 以及S = 0 两个不同ΔΔ自旋态,详细比较了两者结构之间的差异。结果表明,σ'介子交换和OGE 交换对自旋S = 0 和S = 1 态提供的吸引作用分别是主要的,从而导致耦合道计算中系统的结合能变大。In the present work we discuss three dibaryons without strangeness in the chiral SU(3) quark model by solving the resonating group method (RGM) equation. In the calculation, the model parameters are taken from our previous work in which the nucleon-nucleon (NN) scattering phase shifts are fitted quite well. Firstly, the structure of deuteron is discussed, which is very important since it is the first dibaryon confirmed by experiment in the past many years. Deuteron belongs to NN system with spin S =1 and isospin T =0, the binding energy, scattering length and the relative wave functions of deuteron are discussed. The results show that the chiral SU(3) quark model describes the properties of deuteron quite well and tensor interaction is important in forming the deuteron loosely bound. Secondly, the predicted results of ΔΔ dibaryon with S =3 and T =0 are shown, the resultant binding energy and size of root-mean-square (RMS) of six quarks are calculated by including the L coupling and hidden color channel (CC) coupling. The results show that the CC coupling effect is much larger than the L mixing effect, which means that CC coupling plays an important role in forming the spin S =3 ΔΔ dibayon state. Our predicted binding energy is several tens MeV, it is lower than the threshold of the ΔΔ channel and higher than the mass of NΔπ. Unexpectedly, our predicted mass is quite close to the recent confirmation by WASA experiments in 2014. Thirdly, we present our new results of ΔΔ dibaryon with S = 0 and T =3, obtained recently by extending the single-channel calculation to including the CC coupling. It is seen that the CC coupling also has a relatively large effect on (ΔΔ)ST=03 state. However, its mass is still lower than the threshold of the ΔΔ channel and higher than the mass of NΔπ, similar as that of (ΔΔ)_ST=30 state. Finally, we further make some comparisons between S = 3 and S = 0 ΔΔ states to show the difference of the two dibaryons. The results show that the attractive interactions from σ' meson and OGE exchanges are dominantly important for S =0 and S =3 states, respectively, so their binding energies all become larger in coupled-channel calculation.     

Monitoring the energy variation of an electron linac using a Cerenkov detector

A new method to monitor the energy variation of a multi-energy electron linac by combining a Cerenkov detector and a CsI（Tl） detector is reported. The signals in the Cerenkov detector show an appreciable but different dependence on the energy of the electron linac from the traditional CsI（Tl） detector due to the particular response of the former to charged electrons with high velocity above threshold. The method is more convenient than the HVL （half-value layer） method which is commonly employed to calibrate the energy of an electron linac for real time monitoring. The preliminary validity of the method is verified in a dual-energy electron linac with 6 MeV and 3 MeV gears. Moreover, the method combining the Cerenkov detector and the CsI（Tl） detector is applicable to probe the X-ray spectrum hardened by the inspected material and may serve as a novel tool for material discrimination with effective atomic number in radiation imaging.     

位敏型探测器数字法读出研究(英文)

中国散裂中子源( CSNS ) 的建造对中子探测器提出了非常高的要求,如更大的有效面积、二维位置灵敏、高计数率、高探测效率和低的 灵敏度等。与传统的模拟读出方法相比,数字法读出具有更高的计数率, 更小的数据传输量,更简单的电子学设计以及更高的信噪比。对数字法读出进行了理论计算,利用GEM探测器的原始数据分析了数字法读出的位置分辨率与读出条宽度的关系。结果表明,数字法读出对于位置分辨要求较低( 小于4 mm) 的大面积位置灵敏探测器是一种较好的选择,如CSNS 小角谱仪探测器。Efficient thermal neutron detectors with large area, two-dimensional position sensitive, high counting rate high detection efficiency and low gamma sensitivity are required to satisfy the demands for the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS). Compared with the traditional analog readout method, the digital readout method has the advantages of higher counting rate, smaller quantity of data transmission, simpler readout system and higher signal to noise ratio. The theoretical analysis of the digital readout method is reported in this paper. Used the raw data of GEM detector, the relationship between the position resolution and the width of the readout strip was studied. The results indicate that the digital readout method could be a good choice for the large area position sensitive detector where the requirement of position resolution is less than 4 mm, e.g. the detector of Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) diffractometer of CSNS.     

Si-Csl（TI）望远镜探测系统用于大动态范围空间重离子鉴别与测量的研究

太阳极轨射电望远镜（SPORT）是一颗从事太阳活动研究的卫星。重离子探测仪是其中的高能粒子探测仪的关键组成部分。鉴于重离子探测仪对多种类离子（2 ≤ Z ≤ 26）的鉴别和大范围能段（8～300 MeV/u）的测量需求,中国科学院近代物理研究所设计并研制了一套Si-CsI（Tl）望远镜探测系统样机,这套望远镜系统由1个Si探测器、1个入射面为正六边形的CsI（Tl）晶体及其专用电子学系统构成。利用兰州重离子加速器冷却储存环系统（HIRFL-CSR）提供的高品质束流对这套望远镜探测系统样机进行了在束测试,完成了种类为2 ≤ Z ≤ 18的重离子直接测量与鉴别,利用直接测量的重离子,进行外推得到,最高测量要求的300MeV/u Fe离子也在设计要求的范围内。实验结果显示这套望远镜探测器样机满足空间中对大范围能段重离子探测的设计需求,该套方案为SPORT计划中的重离子探测仪的设计及建造奠定了很好的技术基础。Solar Polar Orbit Radio Telescope (SPORT) project, aimed at solar activities and solar atmosphere, is a satellite-borne apparatus which is composed by many sub-payloads and is under development in China. High Energy Heavy Ion Telescope (HEHIT) is one of most key sub-payloads in this project, and the main purpose of HEHIT is to identify space heavy ions (2 ≤ Z ≤ 26) with a broad energy range (8～300 MeV/u). In this paper, a prototype telescope of HEHIT, which includes a silicon detector, a CsI(Tl) crystal with regular hexagonal incident plane and customized electronic system, has been developed in the Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMP, CAS). To obtain the performance of the prototype telescope, this telescope was tested with high quality beams provided by the accelerator of Heavy Ions Facility and Cooler-Storage-Ring in Lanzhou (HIRFL-CSR). The heavy ions ranging from Z =2 to Z =18 were clearly identified and measured from the beam test and an extrapolation was also done reasonably and it showed that the prototype detector could meet the requirement of t Fe(Z =26) with energy up to 300 MeV/u. In a word, this prototype telescope could satisfy the requirements of the measured heavy ions in the future SPORT project and this scheme of telescope will provide a favorable technique in the future design and construction of HEHIT.     

双面硅多条探测器的测试

介绍了由中国科学院近代物理研究所和北京大学微电子研究院联合研制的双面硅多条探测器的初步测试过程及测试结果。测试内容包括: 探测器的电特性、 能量分辨率、 二维能谱、 条间串扰（crosstalk）。在-25 V全耗尽偏压下, 各条的反向漏电流均小于10 nA, 对于5.486 MeV的α粒子, 正面各条的能力分辨率在1.5%左右, 条间串扰在6%左右; 背面各条能量分辨率稍差, 在3%左右, 其条间串扰在1%左右。同时对进口的Micron BB1直流耦合单边读出的双面硅条探测器做了相同测试, 并进行了性能对比。The testing of a doubled-sided multi-strip silicon detector manufactured by Institute of Modern Physics of CAS and Peking University were introduced. The electrical characteristics and energy resolution, two dimensional spectrum, crosstalk were presented. The reverse leak current of each strip is smaller than 10 nA under bias voltage of 25 V. The energy resolution of strips on the front side is about 1.5%, but a little worse for the backside strips, about 3%. The level of crosstalk is about 6% for the front side, 1% for the backside. Same tests were carried out on the commercial Micron BB1 detector and a comparison was presented.     

暗物质寻找实验中CsI(Tl)晶体反符合探测器实验研究

一个正在建设的位于韩国Y2L地下实验室的低能暗物质探测实验中, 采用了CsI(Tl)晶体反符合探测器作为主动屏蔽体. 本工作对CsI(Tl)晶体反符合探测器的实验性能进行了研究. 通过FADC系统记录的脉冲波形数据, 研究了探测器的能量分辨率和波形甄别的能力; 研究相同能量γ射线入射到反符合探测器不同位置的相对光输出将有助于选择探测器的工作参数; 为了解晶体自身放射性对暗物质测量的影响, 利用低本底HPGe探测器对CsI(Tl)晶体内部的放射性进行了测量, 得到晶体内部Cs同位素的放射性活度. 探测器系统进行了约18d的试运行取数. 实验数据表明, CsI(Tl)晶体探测器的反符合效率约为31% HPGe探测器的本底计数率水平约为133cpd. 为了进行暗物质探测研究, 需要采取有效的方法进一步降低探测器的本底水平.     

Investigation of glass panels thickness profile by all-fiber digital heterodyne interferometry

All-fiber digital heterodyne interferometry is a laser metrology technique employing pseudo-random codes phase modulated onto an optical carrier signal. In this heterodyne interferometer system, the optical signal includes signal reflected and transmitted from the sample, respectively. Compared with the conventional heterodyne interferometry, this enhanced optical system has much higher measurement sensitivity, and can distinguish the signal which reflected from the front and the rear surface of the sample. Analysis and simulation for the digital heterodyne interferometry are presented. It takes approximately 4 s to scan the whole surface with the diameter of 300 mm. The thickness profile of the sample is obtained in the experiment. The discussion about the experiment is given finally.     

Digital pulse shape discrimination methods for n-γ separation in an EJ-301 liquid scintillation detector

A digital pulse shape discrimination system based on a programmable module NI-5772 has been established and tested with an EJ-301 liquid scintillation detector. The module was operated by running programs developed in Lab VIEW, with a sampling frequency up to 1.6 GS/s. Standard gamma sources22 Na,137Cs and60 Co were used to calibrate the EJ-301 liquid scintillation detector, and the gamma response function was obtained. Digital algorithms for the charge comparison method and zero-crossing method have been developed. The experimental results show that both digital signal processing(DSP) algorithms can discriminate neutrons from γ-rays. Moreover,the zero-crossing method shows better n-γ discrimination at 80 ke Vee and lower, whereas the charge comparison method gives better results at higher thresholds. In addition, the figure-of-merit(FOM) for detectors of two different dimensions were extracted at 9 energy thresholds, and it was found that the smaller detector presented better n-γseparation for fission neutrons.     

基于数字平板探测器的高能X射线成像实验研究

为了将数字平板探测器应用到高能X射线成像无损检测,通过实验研究了平板探测器的噪声和动态范围。设计了基于平板探测器的高能X射线成像系统。通过实验研究了电子直线加速器对数字平板探测器图像采集的束流触发同步问题。     

光电位置敏感器件的非线性分析及应用

阐述光电位置敏感器件（PSD）的结构、特性和工作原理，并根据PSD的原理和特性分析其产生非线性的几种主要因素。导出PSD的输出信号与光强无关的位置方程。设计出一种低温漂高精度的PSD非线性硬件调制电路。分析了插值算法、神经网络优化法以及解析法等对PSD的非线性进行修正的有效性，并对给出的部分实验数据进行了分析。最后对PSD在光学三角法测量、自动检测以及高精度测量中的应用作了进一步的讨论与展望。     

喷气式Z箍缩等离子体发射离子束能谱的研究

使用紧凑型汤姆生离子谱仪对喷气式Z箍缩（Z-pinch）等离子体发射的离子束能谱进行了实 验研究.紧凑型汤姆生离子谱仪由入射窗、偏转电磁场、后置针孔及CR-39探测板组成.等离 子体发射的离子束经前置针孔、谱仪入射窗准直后进入偏转电磁场偏转,由后置针孔射出轰 击探测板形成可分辩的抛物线簇.对抛物线簇进行分析处理,得到了等离子体辐射的离子束 能谱及能谱随箍缩状况的变化趋势. 关键词： Z箍缩等离子体 紧凑型汤姆生谱仪 离子束能谱