Monte Carlo calculation of CR-39 efficiency for fast neutron detection using a combination of MCNP and SRIM codes,and comparison with experimental results

The elastic scattering of light nuclei, especially hydrogen, is widely used for detection of fast neutrons. Fast neutrons have a few interactions in solid state nuclear track detectors (SSNTDs), such as CR-39. It has been shown that to increase the efficiency of detector, a radiator layer, e.g. polyethylene may be used. In this work, the optimum thickness of the radiator layer has been determined. Some different thicknesses of aluminium layers have been used as discriminators for which the efficiency of detector to Am–Be neutron source has been calculated. A program FTRAC has been developed for the calculation of the detection efficiency. This software determines the specifications of recoil protons (using PTRAC card of MCNP code) and also the kinematics of interactions. Transport of recoil protons has been carried out using SRIM Monte Carlo code. A good agreement have been shown between measurement and simulation results.     

DEVELOPMENT OF A NEUTRAL PARTICLE ANALYZER FOR THE HL-1M TOKAMAK

1　IntroductionConfinementandheatingofplasmasareele mentarytopicsinfusionresearch .Tocharacterizethefusionplasmasinauxiliaryheatingexperimentsaswellasinohmicheatingexperiments,measure mentofionenergyinplasmasbecomesnecessary .Neutralparticleanalyzersaresuchdevicesthatareaimedatdirectanalysisofneutralparticlesemittedfromfusionplasmasandareusedinmanyfusionresearchlaboratories[1～ 4] .Detailsofparticledi agnosticprincipleforfusionplasmacanbefoundinReference [5].Emissionofneutralparticlesisintrin…     

A simulation study of the e~+/e~- sensitivity of a low resistive phosphate glass electrode in a RPC using GEANT MC

The resistivity of conventional glass is quite high and is unacceptable in a high rate environment. Low resistive glass-electrodes could be a solution for this problem. The present study reports the e+/e-simulation results of an RPC detector made from low resistive phosphate glass electrodes. The detailed geometrical configuration of the content materials which are the essential components of the glass of the RPC detector have been created with the GEANT4 simulation code. Two different types of particle sources, i.e. for e+/e-, have been located on the detectors surface to evaluate the performance of the phosphate glass RPC. Both of the particles have been simulated as a function of their respective energies in the range of 0.1 MeV – 1.0 GeV. The present simulation work has shown that the resistive electrode plays an important role for the particle production in the RPC configuration.     

Study of the response of silicon detectors for alpha particles

Numerous radon measurements are carried out using silicon detectors directly in the environment. This new kind of alpha radiation measurement has been developed because the reduced cost makes it possible to replace the usual plastic track detectors. At our laboratory, an alpha particle detector has been designed from a commercial silicon photodiode. This type of detector can determine the device response perfectly in any kind of environment. Different spectrum analyses have been conducted in the laboratory and field to define the exact origin of counted alpha particles. We studied the response for different radon and thoron concentration levels and observed the energy of the detected alpha particles. We carried out some of these experiments with gas flux, and some without, to show the effects of interactions with surfaces to obtain thermodynamic equilibrium in the detection chamber. Finally, the silicon diodes that we tested measure the alpha particles of the decay products (polonium) from the radon and the thoron, but very weakly from the gases themselves. Thus, it is possible to make mistakes when measuring the radon if the count of alpha particles is performed without spectrum analysis. One reason for this is that the decay progenies of the radon are solid radio-elements with thermodynamic proprieties different from gases.     

血液中Na活化放射性测量的蒙特卡罗模拟

针对超临界事故中人体受到中子辐照后感生的24Na活度测量,采用MCNP软件建立蒙特卡罗模拟模型,分别模拟不同类型NaI探测器对24Na衰变的两条射线全能峰的探测效率和塑料闪烁体探测器对24Na衰变的射线总计数的探测器效率。模拟结果表明:井型NaI探测器与圆柱型相比,24Na衰变的1.38 MeV和2.76 MeV 射线全能峰探测效率分别提高了4.30倍和4.11倍;塑料闪烁体探测器对24Na衰变的射线的探测效率是NaI探测器对24Na 射线的探测效率的1.72倍;同时粗略计算了探测器计数与人体所受中子辐照剂量之间的关系。     

TLD efficiency of 7LiF for doses deposited by high-LET particles.

The efficiency of 7 LiF TLDs (TLD-700) in registering dose from high-LET (> or = 10 keV/micrometers) charged particles (relative to 137Cs gamma rays) has been measured for a number of accelerated heavy ions at various particle accelerator facilities. These measured efficiency values have been compared with similar results obtained from the open literature and a dose efficiency function has been fitted to the combined data set. While it was found that the dose efficiency is not only a function of LET, but also of the charge of the incident particle, the fitted function can be used to correct the undermeasured value of dose from exposures made in mixed radiation fields where LET information is available. This LET-dependent dose efficiency function is used in our laboratory in determining total absorbed dose and dose equivalent from combined TLD and CR-39 plastic nuclear track detector measurements.     

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.     

Study of a nTHGEM-based thermal neutron detector

With new generation neutron sources, traditional neutron detectors cannot satisfy the demands of the applications, especially under high flux. Furthermore, facing the global crisis in ~3He gas supply, research on new types of neutron detector as an alternative to ~3He is a research hotspot in the field of particle detection. GEM(Gaseous Electron Multiplier) neutron detectors have high counting rate, good spatial and time resolution, and could be one future direction of the development of neutron detectors. In this paper, the physical process of neutron detection is simulated with Geant 4 code, studying the relations between thermal conversion efficiency, boron thickness and number of boron layers. Due to the special characteristics of neutron detection, we have developed a novel type of special ceramic n THGEM(neutron THick GEM) for neutron detection. The performance of the n THGEM working in different Ar/CO_2 mixtures is presented, including measurements of the gain and the count rate plateau using a copper target X-ray source. A detector with a single n THGEM has been tested for 2-D imaging using a ~(252)Cf neutron source. The key parameters of the performance of the n THGEM detector have been obtained, providing necessary experimental data as a reference for further research on this detector.     

Design and simulations for the detector based on DSSSD

The present paper describes the design and simulation results of a position-sensitive charged particle detector based on the Double Sided Silicon Strip Detector (DSSSD). Also, the characteristics of the DSSSD and its testing result were are discussed. With the application of the DSSSD, the position-sensitive charged particle detector can not only give particle flux and energy spectra information and identify different types of charged particles, but also measure the location and angle of incident particles. As the detector can make multi-parameter measurements of charged particles, it is widely used in space detection and exploration missions, such as charged particle detection related to earthquakes, space environment monitoring and solar activity inspection.     

On the thermophoresis in dense dust structures in neon plasma

Numerical study of the effect of dust particle concentration on the thermophoretic force acting on a dust particle inside a dust structure in plasma has been carried out. The experimental data on the formation of voids in dust structures formed by 2.55 μm dust particles in a glow dc discharge in neon have been used. The simulation has been performed using the diffusion-drift model with taking into account joule heating of discharge. The dependence of the thermophoretic force acting on a dust particle in a dust structure on the ratio of atom mean free path to the distance between the adjacent particles in the dust structure has been obtained.     

Bipolar charging of dust particles under ultraviolet radiation

The photoemission charging of dust particles under ultraviolet radiation from a xenon lamp has been investigated. The velocities of yttrium dust particles with a work function of 3.3 eV and their charges have been determined experimentally; the latter are about 400–500 and about 100 elementary charges per micron of radius for the positively and negatively charged fractions, respectively. The dust particle charging and the dust cloud evolution in a photoemission cell after exposure to an ultraviolet radiation source under the applied voltage have been simulated numerically. The photoemission charging of dust particles has been calculated on the basis of nonlocal and local charging models. Only unipolar particle charging is shown to take place in a system of polydisperse dust particles with the same photoemission efficiency. It has been established that bipolar charging is possible in the case of monodisperse particles with different quantum efficiencies. Polydispersity in this case facilitates the appearance of oppositely charged particles in a photoemission plasma.     

Study on the etching conditions of polycarbonate detectors for particle analysis of safeguards environmental samples

The fission track technique was applied to the particle analysis for safeguards environmental samples to obtain information about the isotope ratio of nuclear materials in individual particles. To detect the particles containing nuclear material with high detection efficiency and less particle loss, the influence of uranium enrichments on etching conditions of a fission track detector made of polycarbonate was investigated. It was shown that the increase in uranium enrichment shortened the suitable etching time both for particle detection and for less particle loss. From the results obtained, it was suggested that the screening of the uranium particles according to the enrichment is possible by controlling the etching time of the detector.     

Optogalvanic Properties of the Ion Guide Source in the Recoil Nucleus Selective Photoionization

This consideration is a conjunction of two processes: generation of recoil products and selective detection. A new type of plasma is carried out. The electron energy function distribution of the ion-guide source plasma is calculated and discussed. The properties of a laser ionization scheme detecting recoil atoms are analyzed using an optogalvanic approach.

The Resonant Laser Ionization (RLI) in low temperature currentless plasma, formed by accelerated particle beam propagating through gas, will be used for the above mentioned separation. A tuned dye laser excites the studied atoms and the fast electrons ionize them. This process exceeds in cross-section the ionization from ground state which provides selectivity of IGS. The latter produces ions of almost all chemical elements. It can be used for investigating processes flowing in low temperature currentless plasma which presents a specific interest. These functions impart to the IGS the role of an Optogalvanic (OG) element, to be precise, of hollow cathode discharge used as an OG detector [1].

In this paper the IGS is analyzed as an OG detector in a quasi OG scheme. The investigation is a step simulating the IGS properties. The Electron Energy Distribution Function (EEDF) and the most important processes are analyzed and discussed as a first step in this field. The results obtained contribute to the efficiency of the RLI method.     

Detection efficiency evaluation for a large area neutron sensitive microchannel plate detector

In this paper, the detection efficiency of a large area neutron sensitive microchannel plate detector has been evaluated. A ~6LiF/ZnS scintillator detector 65 mm in diameter and 0.32 mm in thickness, with product code,EJ426HD2, produced by Eljen Technology, was employed as the benchmark detector. The TOF spectra of these two detectors were simultaneously measured and the energy spectra were then deduced to calculate the detection efficiency curve of thenMCP detector. Tests show the detection efficiency@25.3 me V thermal neutrons is 34% for this ~nMCP detector.     

Application of the dissipative particle dynamics method to magnetic colloidal dispersions

The validity of the application of the dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) method to ferromagnetic colloidal dispersions has been investigated by conducting DPD simulations for a two–dimensional system. First, the interaction between dissipative and magnetic particles has been idealized as some model potentials, and DPD simulations have been carried out using such model potentials for a two magnetic particle system. In these simulations, attention has been focused on the collision time for the two particles approaching each other and touching from an initially separated position, and such collision time has been evaluated for various cases of mass and diameter of dissipative particles and model parameters, which are included in defining the equation of motion of dissipative particles. Next, a multi–particle system of magnetic particles has been treated, and particle aggregates have been evaluated, together with the pair correlation function along an applied magnetic field direction. Such characteristics of aggregate structures have been compared with the results of Monte Carlo and Brownian dynamics simulations in order to clarify the validity of the application of the DPD method to particle dispersion systems. The present simulation results have clearly shown that DPD simulations with the model interaction potential presented here give rise to physically reasonable aggregate structures under circumstances of strong magnetic particle–particle interactions as well as a strong external magnetic field, since these aggregate structures are in good agreement with those of Monte Carlo and Brownian dynamics simulations.     

Influence of metal powder shape on drag coefficient in a spray jet

In plasma spraying, particle shape, size, distribution and density are the important factors to be considered in order to ensure high spray efficiency and better coating properties. In the present work, nickel, iron and aluminium irregular powders in the size range from 50 to 63 μm were spheroidized using thermal plasma processing. The spheroidization experiments have been carried out at different gas flow rates and plasma torch power levels. The sphericity was analyzed using shape factor. Drag coefficients of the powders were estimated using Reynolds number and sphericity of the powders in plasma. For irregular particles, the drag coefficient is higher than that of the spherical because of its large area of contact with plasma. The temperature dependent on drag coefficient is also discussed. Increasing temperature increases the drag coefficient of the powder particles injected in to the plasma jet. Increasing plasma jet temperature changes the density and viscosity of the plasma which affects the particle’s drag coefficient in the plasma. The results are reported and discussed.     

用二维含时Fokker-Planck方程分析Tokamak中α粒子的输运

按分布函数的定义不同,描述高能带电粒子在等离子体中输运的-Planck方程有不同的形式。从数值计算的观点出发对两种不同形式的Fokker-Planck方程作了比较和评价,并指出Fokker-Planck碰撞项可解释为速度空间的对流扩散项。在此基础上用有限差分方法求解二维(速度一维,几何一维)含时Fokker-Planck方程,编制了计算程序CAPT,并将其应用于α粒子的输运研究。最后计算了典型的Tokamak D-T聚变堆参数下α粒子的损失,并给出了堆内α粒子的分布及损失α粒子的速度分布。     

Isospin Effect on Relative State Population Temperature in the Reactions 40Ar+ 112,124Sn at 30MeV/u

An array of 13 detector telescopes has been used for detecting small-angle particle-particle correlations in the reactions ⁴⁰Ar+^112,124Sn at 30MeV/u. The α-α correlation functions were extracted from two-particle coincident events. A three-body trajectory code MENEKA was used to calculate the background correlation function. The detection efficiency was calculated by using the Monte-Carlo method. After subtracting the background correlation and making the detection efficiency correction, the temperatures of 4.18±0.25 0.21 MeV and 4.10±0.22 0.20MeV are obtained from relative populations of ⁸Be states for the reaction systems with different isospin,⁴⁰Ar+¹¹²Sn and ⁴⁰Ar+¹²⁴Sn, respectively. From the relationship between the state population temperature and outgoing particle energies, it is found that the emission temperature decreases with increase of the particle energies for both studied reaction systems. For the neutron deficient system ⁴⁰Ar+¹¹²Sn the emission temperature is 5.13±0.30 0.26MeV for the lower emitting particle energies and 3.87±0.37 0.29MeV for the higher emitting particle energies. And for the neutron rich system ⁴⁰Ar+¹²⁴Sn the emission temperature is 5.39±0.30 0.26MeV for the lower emitting particle energies and 3.32± 0.28 0.23MeV for the higher emitting particle energies. This kind of isospin dependence is discussed.     

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.     

First nucleation steps during deposition of SiO2 thin films by plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition

The initial nucleation stages during deposition of SiO₂ by remote plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) have been monitored by XPS inelastic peak shape analysis. Experiments have been carried out on two substrates, a flat ZrO₂ thin film and a silicon wafer with a native silicon oxide layer on its surface. For the two substrates it is found that PECVD SiO₂ grows in the form of islands. When the SiO₂ particles reach heights close to 10 nm they coalesce and cover completely the substrate surface. The particle formation mechanism has been confirmed by TEM observation of the particles grown on silicon substrates. The kinetic Monte Carlo simulation of the nucleation and growth of the SiO₂ particles has shown that formation of islands is favoured under PECVD conditions because the plasma species may reach the substrate surface according to off-perpendicular directions. The average energy of these species is the main parameter used to describe their angular distribution function, while the reactivity of the surface is another key parameter used in the simulations.