Positron annihilation probing of crystallization effects in TAS-235 glass affected by Ga additions

Crystallization effects in Te₂₀As₃₀Se₅₀ glass known also as TAS-235 affected by Ga additions to Ga₂Te₂₀As₂₈Se₅₀ and Ga₅Te₂₀As₂₅Se₅₀ compositions are probed with positron annihilation spectroscopy in the measuring modes exploring positron lifetimes and Doppler broadening of annihilation line. Occurring of cubic-phase Ga₂Se₃ droplets with character nanoscale sizes in partially-crystallized Ga₂Te₂₀As₂₈Se₅₀ alloy is shown to be associated with agglomeration of intrinsic free-volume voids, this process being enhanced over microcrystalline scale in Ga₅Te₂₀As₂₅Se₅₀ alloy. Crystallization changes in the void structure of TAS-235 glass are considered in terms of free-volume evolution under the same principal chemical environment responsible for positron trapping in amorphous and partially crystallized substances.     

Fusion,fission, and annihilation of complex waves for the(2+1)-dimensional generalized Calogero–Bogoyavlenskii–Schiff system

With the help of the symbolic computation system, Maple and Riccati equation( ξ= a0+ a1ξ+ a22ξ), expansion method, and a linear variable separation approach, a new family of exact solutions with q = lx + my + nt + Γ(x, y,t) for the(2+1)-dimensional generalized Calogero–Bogoyavlenskii–Schiff system(GCBS) are derived. Based on the derived solitary wave solution, some novel localized excitations such as fusion, fission, and annihilation of complex waves are investigated.     

Design and high-power test of 800-kW UHF klystron for CEPC

To reduce the energy demand and operation cost for circular electron positron collider (CEPC), the high efficiency klystrons are being developed at Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. A 800-kW continuous wave (CW) klystron operating at frequency of 650-MHz has been designed. The results of beam-wave interaction simulation with several different codes are presented. The efficiency is optimized to be 65% with a second harmonic cavity in three-dimensional (3D) particle-in-cell code CST. The effect of cavity frequency error and mismatch load on efficiency of klystron have been investigated. The design and cold test of reentrant cavities are described, which meet the requirements of RF section design. So far, the manufacturing and high-power test of the first klystron prototype have been completed. When the gun operated at DC voltage of 80 kV and current of 15.4 A, the klystron peak power reached 804 kW with output efficiency of about 65.3% at 40% duty cycle. The 1-dB bandwidth is ±0.8 MHZ. Due to the crack of ceramic window, the CW power achieved about 700 kW. The high-power test results are in good agreement with 3D simulation.     

Effects of oxygen in gamma irradiated aromatic polyesters in film

The effect of gamma irradiation in air is investigated on four thermoplastic polyesters (PET, PBT, PEN, PCT-co-ET) in films containing aromatic rings, in order to evaluate the influence of aromatic density and the role of oxygen on radiation resistance. Physical-chemical-nuclear analyses were used to this purpose. EPR measurements were carried out to detect radical stability against oxygen permeation. Viscometric investigations reported a very similar trend for all the investigated polyesters: a chain break effect that decreases at the highest doses. FT-IR analyses focused on the formation of oxidized species. Positron annihilation spectra pointed out a decrease of the intensity of ortho-positronium formation, while its lifetime remains unchanged with radiation dose.     

Planned positron experiments at FRM-II

The new research reactor FRM-II near Munich has a strong positron source, which delivers an intense, nearly monoenergetic positron beam. Our positron systems, the pulsed low energy positron source (PLEPS) and the scanning positron microscope (SPM) will be operated at this beam. Some aspects of matching these systems to the new positron source will be discussed.Considerable improvements are expected, e.g. more than 10⁵ s⁻¹ recorded events at PLEPS and sub-micrometre resolution at SPM. They will enable investigations in so far inaccessible problems like the evaluation of annihilation characteristics and trapping constants of individual defects or studies of fast dynamical processes. In applied materials science complex defect structures will be studied which demand a resolution into many differing lifetimes, e.g. fractured specimens, wear, corrosion, etc. Also large series of measurements at small systematic modifications are planned. There is also the opportunity to analyse in addition the chemical microstructure of the specimens by means of a hydrogen microprobe and other ion beam techniques available close to FRM-II at the Technical University of Munich.     

Scientific legacy of Stanley Ruby

Stanley L. Ruby (1924–2004) made major contributions to Mössbauer spectroscopy and was the first to suggest the feasibility of observing the Mössbauer effect using synchrotron radiation. In this article we recall his scientific legacy that have inspired his scientific colleagues.     

Slow positron beam study of corrosion-related defects in pure iron

Corrosion-related defects of pure iron were investigated by measuring Doppler broadening energy spectra (DBES) of positron annihilation and positron annihilation lifetime (PAL). Defect profiles of the S-parameter from DBES as a function of positron incident energy up to 30 keV (i.e. ∼1 μm depth) were analyzed. The DBES data show that S-parameter increases as a function of positron incident energy (mean depth) after corrosion, and the increase in the S-parameter is larger near the surface than in the bulk due to corrosion. Furthermore, information on defect size from PAL data as a function of positron incident energy up to 10 keV (i.e. ∼0.2 μm depth) was analyzed. In the two-state trapping model, the lifetime τ₂ = 500 ps is ascribed to annihilation of positrons in voids with a size of the order of nanometer. τ₁, which decreases with depth from the surface to the bulk, is ascribed to the annihilation of positrons in dislocations and three-dimensional vacancy clusters. The corroded samples show a significant increase in τ₁ and the intensity I₂, and near the surface the corroded iron introduces both voids and large-size three-dimensional vacancy clusters. The size of vacancy clusters decreases with depth.     

The particle emitter size dependence on energy in ee annihilations into hadrons

The nearly energy independent hadron emitter dimension r, measured in e⁺e⁻ annihilation in the energy range 10 to 91 GeV via the Bose–Einstein correlation of two identical charged pions, is shown to be well accounted for by choosing the hadron jets as independent pion sources. To this end the known normalised factorial cumulant moments dependence on particle sources is adapted to the Bose–Einstein correlation formalism to yield a relation between r and these sources. This approach is also able to account for the measured r values obtained for the Z⁰ decays into two and three hadron jets. Finally the estimated r value of the hadronic (9.46) decay via three gluons is expected to be higher by about 6 to 11% over that predicted for its one photon hadronic decay mode.     

+3价离子掺杂钨酸铅晶体发光性能和微观缺陷的研究

通过透射光谱、x射线激发发射光谱（XSL）的测试，研究了Bridgman法生长的几种不同+3价离子掺杂钨酸铅晶体的发光性能，并利用正电子湮没寿命谱（PAT）和x光电子能谱（XPS）的实验手段，对不同钨酸铅晶体的微观缺陷进行研究.实验表明，不同的+3价离子掺杂，对钨酸铅晶体发光性能的改善不同，并使得晶体中正电子俘获中心和低价氧的浓度发生不同变化.其中掺镧晶体的正电子俘获中心和低价氧浓度均上升，而掺钇和掺铋晶体的正电子俘获中心和低价氧浓度均下降，掺锑晶体则出现了正电子俘获中心浓度上升、低价氧浓度下降的情况.提 关键词： 钨酸铅晶体 +3价离子掺杂 正电子湮没寿命谱 x光电子能谱     

磁性离子Fe和Ni替代YBCO体系的结构特征和载流子局域化

为阐明磁性离子在不同替代位置对YBCO体系超导电性的影响机制，利用正电子湮没及相关实验手段结合数值模拟，系统研究了Fe和Ni掺杂的YBa₂Cu₃O_7-δ体系. 结果表明，Fe和Ni离子在替代过程中均以离子团簇的形式进入晶格. 当离子进入CuO₂面时，由于团簇改变了周围的电子结构，造成电子的局域化，并直接影响了电子对的配对和输运，因而强烈抑制了体系的超导电性.而当掺杂离子进入Cu-O链区时，它们同样通过团簇的形式改变周围 关键词： YBCO超导体 磁性离子替代 正电子湮没 数值模拟