采用光纤和YAP晶体的小型γ相机的蒙特卡罗模拟

基于波长位移光纤(WSF)耦合YAP晶体中的光子传输特性，用GEANT4软件包建立了一个蒙特卡罗模拟程序.对采用波长位移光纤耦合平板式YAP晶体的小型单管γ相机的性能进行了计算机模拟.采用波长位移光纤耦合光电倍增管光阴极面的读出方式，和晶体直接耦合光电倍增管光阴极面相比，在相同的晶体面积大小条件下，PSPMT光阴极面积可大大缩小，使费用降低.模拟结果表明：γ射线与晶体发生作用的地方所对应的光纤输出的平均光子数最少为15个，位置灵敏光电倍增管完全可以探测到.说明采用闪烁晶体－WSF－位置灵敏光电倍增管的读出方式是可行的；在用硅油耦合波长位移光纤和YAP晶体的情况下，获得的空间分辨率为1.28 mm(FWHM).模拟结果也说明了增加平均光子数对提高空间分辨率的重要性.     

利用铝废渣制备片状堇青石的影响因素研究

以铝厂废渣、高岭土、滑石为主要原料,采用固相法合成片状堇青石。分析了原料种类、原料配方、烧结温度、保温时间和晶核剂对合成堇青石的影响,并通过XRD、SEM进行表征。结果表明,原料的纯度越高合成的堇青石纯度越高;富含镁的配方能完全形成堇青石相;最佳烧成温度为1 380℃,保温时间为4 h,此时得到的堇青石纯度最高,且呈现片状结构,颗粒大小均匀;堇青石熟料可以起到晶核剂的作用,促进堇青石的生成。     

堇青石蜂窝陶瓷的表面改性

通过酸腐蚀法和涂覆涂层法对堇青石蜂窝陶瓷载体进行表面改性,并采用孔径测定仪(BET)﹑扫描电镜(SEM)﹑X射线衍射仪(XRD)和能谱分析仪(EDS)分别测试了酸腐蚀法和涂覆涂层法对堇青石蜂窝陶瓷载体表面的改性效果。结果显示,经酸预处理后的堇青石蜂窝陶瓷再涂覆改性氧化铝溶胶并在800℃煅烧之后,可以增加堇青石蜂窝陶瓷的介孔数量,从而提高堇青石蜂窝陶瓷的表面特性。     

Study of the characteristics of a scintillation array and single pixels for nuclear medicine imaging applications

By using a pixelized Nal（T1） crystal array coupled to a R2486 PSPMT, the characteristics of the array and of a single pixel, such as the light output, energy resolution, peak-to-valley ratio （P/V） and imaging performance of the detector were studied. The pixel size of the NaI（TI） scintillation pixel array is 2 mm×2 mm×5 mm. There are in total 484 pixels in a 22×22 matrix. In the pixel spectrum an average peak-to-valley ratio （P/V） of 16 was obtained. In the image of all the pixels, good values for the Peak-to- Valley ratios could be achieved, namely a mean of 17, a maximum of 45 and the average peak FWHM （the average value of intrinsic spatial resolution） of 2.3 mm. However, the PSPMT non-uniform response and the scintillation pixels array inhomogeneities degrade the imaging performance of the detector.     

Comparison of two position sensitive gamma-ray detectors based on continuous YAP and pixellated NaI(TI) for nuclear medical imaging applications

Dedicated position sensitive gamma-ray detectors based on position sensitive photomultiplier tubes (PSPMTs) coupled to scintillation crystals, have been used for the construction of compact gamma-ray imaging systems, suitable for nuclear medical imaging applications such as small animal imaging and single organ imaging and scintimammography. In this work, the performance of two gamma-ray detectors：a continuous YAP scintillation crystal coupled to a Hamamastu R2486 PSPMT and a pixellated NaI(TI) scintillation array crystal coupled to the same PSPMT, is compared. The results show that the gamma-ray detector based on a pixellated NaI(TI) scintillation array crystal is a promising candidate for nuclear medical imaging applications, since their performance in terms of position linearity, spatial resolution and effective field of view (FOV) is superior than that of the gamma-ray detector based on a continuous YAP scintillation crystal. However, a better photodetector (Hamamatau H8500 Flat Panel PMT, for example) coupled to the continuous crystal is also likely a good selection for nuclear medicine imaging applications.     

Monte-Carlo simulation of a compact gamma-ray detector using wavelength-shifting fibers coupled to a YAP scintillation crystal

The production and transportation of fluorescent light produced in wavelength-shifting fibers (WSFs) coupled to YAP scintillation crystal is simulated using the GEANT4 codes. An advantage of the wavelength-shifting fiber readout technique over a direct readout with a position-sensitive photo-sensor is the reduced requirement for position sensitive photomultiplier tube photocathode area. With this gamma-ray detector, the gamma camera is small and flexible and has larger effective field of view and low cost. Simulation results show that a) a mean 12 of photons per 59.5 keV gamma ray interaction is produced in the WSF located nearest to the incident gamma ray, and a spatial resolution of 3.6 mm FWHM is obtained, b) a mean 27 of photons per 140 keV gamma ray interaction is produced and a spatial resolution of 3.1 mm FWHM is obtained. Results demonstrate the feasibility of this concept of a compact gamma-ray detector based on wavelength-shifting fibers readout. However, since the very low photoelectron levels, it is very important to use a photon counting device with good single photo-electron response to readout the WSFs.     

MOCVD方法生长的氧化锌薄膜及其发光特性

近年来,随着近紫外光发射氧化锌薄膜研究的进展,许多先进的薄膜生长手段被广泛采用。本文探索了用MOCVD方法在硅衬底上生长氧化锌薄膜的方法,试验了用几种不同的有机金属源生长ZnO薄膜;研究了源材料及生长压力和温度对薄膜生长的影响;观察了样品的室温光致发光光 谱。通过与溅射方法生长的ZnO薄膜的比较,提出了影响材料结构和发光特性的可能原因。