Investigation of the energy resolution with a RETGEM detector

A novel Micro-pattern gaseous detector （MPGD）, thick GEM with electrodes made of a resistive material （RETGEM） is presented. In this paper we mainly investigate the energy resolution of a RETGEM in Ar＋CO2 with different gas mixtures. The results indicate that an energy resolution 30% in single and double mode can be obtained. The existence of an optimum energy resolution is discussed.     

低电荷态离子原子碰撞过程中的转移电离机理的研究

介绍了使用位置灵敏技术和飞行时间方法研究中低能低电荷态离子-原子碰撞过程中转移电离与单电子俘获过程.对于确定的入射离子电荷态,通过理论分析及与实验数据对比给出了转移电离与单电子俘获截面比R_TS随着入射离子速度V_P的变化规律和转移电离过程中电离的电子主要来自靶原子的最外亚壳层. 关键词： 转移电离 逃离半径 电离半径 俘获半径     

Multiple ionization of argon accompanied by electron loss and capture of 0.22-6.35 MeV C^q＋ ions

In this paper a projectile ions recoil ions coincidence technique is employed to investigate the target ionization and projectile charge state changing processes in the collision of 0.22-6.35 MeV Cq^＋ （q = 1 - 4） ions with argon atoms. The partial cross section ratios of the double, triple, quadruplicate ionization to the single ionization （or the single capture） of argon associated with single electron loss （or single electron capture） by the projectile are measured and compared with the previous experimental results. In the present experiment, it is observed that the ratios of ionization cross sections R associated with single loss and single capture depend strongly on the projectile charge state and vary significantly with different reaction channels as impact energy increases. In addition, this paper gets empirical scaling laws for the ionization cross section ratios R corresponding to the projectile single loss and finds that the ratios of the double ionization to the single ionization associated with single electron capture remain constant in the present energy range.     

RETGEM探测器的初步测试

研制了一种新型的带有阻抗性电极的TGEM——RETGEM(Thick GEM with Resistive Electrodes)探测器, 阻抗性电极可以有效地保护探测器和前端电子学免于偶尔放电的损伤。 对RETGEM探测器进行了初步测试, 其中包括计数率、能量分辨、增益以及打火率。 结果表明, 探测器达到了设计的基本要求。 In this study we present preliminary results from a new detector: a thick gaseous electron multiplier(GEM) with resistive electrodes. The resistive electrodes protect the detector and the front end electronics from damage by occasional discharges. In different gas mixtures, we test Thick GEM with Resistive Electrodes(RETGEM) detector for the first time, including counting rate, energy resolution, effective gain, and discharge probability. The results can satisfy the basic demand of RETGEM detector design.     

Cq+(q=1-4)与He,Ne,Ar碰撞的电子损失截面测量与研究

在中能区测量了C^q+(q=1-4)与He,Ne,Ar气体原子碰撞的电子损失截面,计算分析了入射离子损失两个电子与一个电子的总截面比 R₂₁. 单反应道分析无法完全解释所有实验结果,必须同时考虑入射离子的电子损失、电子俘获和靶原子电离各种出射道间的耦合作用. 对于不同靶原子的碰撞,入射离子损失一个电子和两个电子的速度阈值可以由屏蔽和反屏蔽理论解释. 然而,该理论不能完全解释截面比 R₂₁ 关键词： 离子-原子碰撞 截面 电子损失     

Single-and-double electron loss of O2+ in collisions with argon and helium

This paper reports that the ratios of double to single electron loss cross-section （R） of O^2＋ in collision with Ar and He at the velocity of 1 -4 vo（vo is the Bohr velocity） have been obtained by the coincidence technique. The trend of R - V in the experiment indicates that the effective charge varies with injected velocity. The effective charge can be obtained by the n-body classical trajectory Monte Carlo method, which is interpreted by the molecular Coulomb over barrier model.     

中低速C3+与He,Ne,Ar原子相互作用过程中单电子转移绝对截面的测量

实验测量了1.7v0-4.2v0(v0为玻尔速度,v0=2.19×108 cm/s)的C3+与He,Ne,Ar原子碰撞过程中单电子转移绝对截面.将实验结果与多体经典轨道蒙特卡罗模拟计算结果做了比较,发现测量结果与多体经典轨道蒙特卡罗模拟计算结果在趋势上相符.当入射离子速度在1.7v0-2.0v0时,因多体经典轨道蒙特卡罗方法计算时不能考虑多电子关联态俘获和极化效应的影响,实验值大于计算值.当入射离子速度在2.2v0-4.2v0时,由于被俘获电子对入射离子的不完全屏蔽,加上电子间的动态关联及有效电荷的影响,实验结果先与多体经典轨道蒙特卡罗计算结果符合很好,而后逐渐大于计算值.此外,还根据转移电离与单电子俘获的截面比简单分析了转移电离机制.     

Investigation of transfer ionization in collisions of partially stripped carbon ions with helium at low to intermediate velocities

The ratios of transfer ionization (TI) to single-electron capture (SC) cross sections have been measured for the collisions of partially stripped C^q+ ions (q=1--4) with He. The collision velocity ranges from 0.7 to 4.4v₀ (v₀ is the Bohr velocity). The projectile-ion and recoil-ion coincidence technique is used to separate the processes of TI and SC. The ratios reach the maximum when the velocity is about 3.7v₀ This can be explained qualitatively based on the two-step mechanism. The experimental results are also compared with the results calculated using the classical trajectory Monte Carlo (CTMC) method. The CTMC results are in agreement with the experimental data basically. The discrepancies in higher velocity region are interpreted by the effective charge effect.     

Production of recoil ions He^i＋ accompanied by single electron loss of 0.2-7 MeV C^q＋ and 0.25-5 MeV O^q＋ （q = 1- 4） ions

Target ionization accompanied with projectile electron loss is investigated for 0.2-7 MeV C^q＋ （q = 1 - 4） with He and 0.25-5 MeV O^q＋ （q = 1 - 4） with He collisions. For projectile single-electron loss channel, the He double-to-single ionization ratio R is nearly independent of projectile charge state but dependent on the nuclear charge of projectile Zp. The results are analysed with atomic structure qualitatively. So far there have not existed the experimental data comparable with our results, to our knowledge. The ratio R is interpreted in terms of the two-step mechanism. This analysis agrees well with similar experiments in the literature.     

Double Electron Processes in Collisions of Partially Stripped Ions C^q＋ （q = 1-4） with Helium

The multi-electron processes are investigated for 17.9-120 keV/u C^1＋, 30-323 keV/u C^2＋, 120-438 keV/u ^C3＋, 287-480 keV/u C^4＋ incident on a helium target. The cross-section ratios of double electron （DE） process to the total of the single electron （SE） and the double electron process （i.e. SE＋DE）, the direct double electron （DDI） to the direct single ionization （DSI） as well as the contributions of DDI to DE and of TI to DE are measured using coincidence techniques. The energy and charge state dependences of the measured cross-section ratios are studied and discussed.