A Monte Carlo study for the shielding of γ backgrounds induced by radionuclides for CDEX

The CDEX (China Dark matter EXperiment) Collaboration will carry out a direct search for WIMPs (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles) using an Ultra-Low Energy Threshold High Purity Germanium (ULE-HPGe) detector at the CJPL (China JinPing deep underground Laboratory). A complex shielding system was designed to reduce backgrounds and a detailed GEANT4 Monte Carlo simulation was performed to study the achievable reduction of γ rays induced by radionuclides and neutron backgrounds by D(γ,n)p reaction. Furthermore, the upper level of allowed radiopurity of shielding materials was estimated under the constraint of the expected goal. Compared with the radiopurity reported by other low-background rare-event experiments, it indicates that the shielding used in the CDEX can be made out of materials with obtainable radiopurity.     

高能X射线双能成像法中的物质识别

研究了边界能量为1—10MeV的高能X射线成像系统中采用双能成像法识别物质问题. 通过研究其物理机理, 提出了一个近似线性的数学模型; 定义了物质识别灵敏度用于评价物质识别效果; 发现了双能X射线的最优能谱分布区间. 提出并验证了面向最优能谱分布区间的双能X射线能谱调制方法, 大大提高了物质识别灵敏度, 并较好解决了不易识别薄物质的问题. 建成了9MeV/6MeV交替双能成像实验样机, 获得了物质识别着色图像. 相关实验研究结果与理论研究符合得很好.     

锦屏深地核天体物理实验(JUNA)地面实验进展

锦屏深地核天体物理(JUNA)实验项目将利用中国锦屏深地实验室(CJPL)的良好条件，在天体物理伽莫夫能量窗口开展核天体关键反应$^{25}{\rm{Mg}}({\rm{p}},{\rm{\gamma}})^{26}{\rm{Al}}$、$^{19}{\rm{F}}({\rm{p}},\alpha)^{16}{\rm{O}}$、$^{13}{\rm{C}}(\alpha, {\rm{n}})^{16}{\rm{O}}$和$^{12}{\rm{C}}(\alpha,{\rm{\gamma}})^{16}{\rm{O}}$的直接测量，为理解恒星演化和元素起源提供新的数据。目前，已经在地面上对加速器装置、束流稳定性、靶、探测器以及电子学进行了系统的测试。地面实验内容包括高纯锗探测器效率刻度，$^{25}{\rm{Mg}}({\rm{p}}, {\rm{\gamma}})^{26}{\rm{Al}}$在304 keV的共振强度测量，$^{19}{\rm{F}}({\rm{p}}, \alpha)^{16}{\rm{O}}$的截面测量，聚乙烯作为慢化体的中子探测器的设计、加工和效率刻度，靶的设计和稳定性检测等。JUNA项目整体进展顺利，地面实验已取得一系列关键进展和初步成果。在不远的将来，JUNA项目将有序开展地下实验，完成设定目标，也将促进更广泛的国际合作，助力于天体演化中的若干重大科学问题的解决。     

Limits on light WIMPs with a 1 kg-scale germanium detector at 160 eVee physics threshold at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory

We report results of a search for light weakly interacting massive particle(WIMP) dark matter from the CDEX-1 experiment at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory(CJPL). Constraints on WIMP-nucleon spin-independent(SI) and spin-dependent(SD) couplings are derived with a physics threshold of 160 eVee, from an exposure of 737.1 kg-days. The SI and SD limits extend the lower reach of light WIMPs to 2 GeV and improve over our earlier bounds at WIMP mass less than 6 GeV.     

Measurement of cosmic ray flux in the China JinPing underground laboratory

The China JinPing underground Laboratory (CJPL) is the deepest underground laboratory running in the world at present. In such a deep underground laboratory, the cosmic ray flux is a very important and necessary parameter for rare-event experiments. A plastic scintillator telescope system has been set up to measure the cosmic ray flux. The performance of the telescope system has been studied using the cosmic rays on the ground laboratory near the CJPL. Based on the underground experimental data taken from November 2010 to December 2011 in the CJPL, which has an effective live time of 171 days, the cosmic ray muon flux in the CJPL is measured to be (2.0±0.4)×10-10/(cm2 ·s). The ultra-low cosmic ray background guarantees an ideal environment for dark matter experiments at the CJPL.     

光阴极微波电子枪中时间抖动对粒子动力学的影响

对光阴极微波电子枪粒子束性能起决定性影响的因素之一就是激光脉冲相对加速微波相位的时间抖动. 对这种时间抖动的测量和反馈控制进行了理论和实验分析, 并对时间抖动对束流品质的影响进行了模拟研究, 得到了利用锁相环回路降低激光脉冲相位噪声的实验经验, 为光阴极微波电子枪中激光与微波相位同步问题提出了解决方法.