切伦科夫光斑室

高速带电粒子穿过透明介质时产生切伦科夫辐射.目前常用切伦科夫计数器探测速度阈以上的或一定速度范围内的粒子.我们注意到,当辐射体较薄时,带电粒子产生的切伦科夫辐射会在辐射体的底面形成局部面积和一定形状的照明区.可用位置灵敏的紫外光子探测器记录切伦科夫辐射光子.因而得到切伦科夫光斑,光斑中光子密集于粒子入射点附近.我们认为可以利用这一现象来探测高能粒子,并称之为切伦科夫光斑探测器原理,把这种探测器的多层迭合称为切伦科夫光斑室. 当辐射体较薄时,随着粒子入射的角度不同,沿入射径迹上产生的切伦科夫平行光锥在辐射体底面…     

基于14 MeV中子的烧氚历史诊断模拟研究

针对直接测量16.7 MeV进行烧氚历史诊断所需聚变产额高的情况,模拟研究了利用14 MeV中子与副靶作用产生的非弹伽马进行烧氚历史诊断的情况,计算了几种材料14 MeV中子作用产生的次级伽马能谱以及切伦科夫辐射阈能之上的非弹伽马数目,对副靶材料和厚度进行了选择。计算了14 MeV中子产生的切伦科夫光子时间谱,分析了光电转换器件处伽马、电子以及正电子等噪声信号,分析了气体切伦科夫系统测量统计涨落与聚变中子产额之间的关系,确定了气体切伦科夫系统所适用的最低聚变中子产额,通过测量14 MeV中子与副靶产生的非弹伽马进行烧氚历史诊断较直接测量16.7 MeV伽马可将测量所需聚变中子产额降低2个量级。     

水基切伦科夫μ子探测器的研究

利用高速带电粒子在透明介质中产生切伦科夫辐射的特性,以蒸馏水作为辐射介质,搭建了一个小尺寸(π×22.52cm2×45 cm)的切伦科夫探测器,对能量在GeV量级的μ子进行了相应的测量,考虑其他能量损耗、光传输和收集效率、阴极量子效率后,实验结果与理论估计值有比较高的相符度,可以初步断定仪器具备探测GeV量级μ子的能力.     

蒙特卡罗技术在放射诊断剂量快速计算中的应用

采用蒙特卡罗（MC）技术研究放射性核素131I的放疗特性。给出了131I衰变过程的MC抽样表达式，实现了含电子和光子的混合抽样模拟。对水客体中131I衰变的MC模拟结果表明:131I能够有效地治疗甲状腺肿瘤而几乎不影响正常组织。变密度客体的MC模拟结果表明:沉积能量与面密度之间的关系与密度无关，满足卷积核自适应的要求；并且MC模拟能够提供剂量卷积核函数，为快速剂量计算提供数据。     

电子束发散角的直接测量技术模拟研究北大核心CSCD

切伦科夫辐射是一种方向性极好的辐射,其辐射能量发射方向严格地与带电粒子的运动方向相关,辐射光携带了带电粒子的方向信息,利用这种特性可以进行电子束发散角及其分布的测量。在基于切伦科夫辐射原理的基础上,考虑电子与物质作用时的多重库仑散射、电离等效应,进行了电子束发散角测量的蒙特卡罗数值模拟程序的建模工作,并完成了理想电子束及具有发散角分布的电子束的测量技术模拟工作。大量模拟结果显示,这种测量方法是可行的,具有对电子束发散角分布进行直接测量的能力,并且其测量系统结构简单。     

利用切伦科夫进行电子束发散角测量的模拟研究北大核心CSCD

利用切伦科夫辐射方向性极好的特性进行电子束发散角的测量是一个比较有希望的方法,但转换靶材料对电子的库伦作用力等因素又使得电子束散角展宽,对发散角的测量产生影响。在将转换靶划分成多重薄片并以串联的形式构建了靶模型,考虑了库仑力、多重散射、轫致辐射、电离等全物理过程作用效果的情况下,利用蒙特卡罗模拟软件相关程序对电子在靶材料中的发散过程进行了仿真。基于电子束散角分布与切伦科夫辐射光子分布相对应的原理,完成了对电子束发散角测量技术的模拟,获得了转换靶材料及其厚度、电子束能散、测量系统光学带宽等对电子束发散角测量的影响规律,为测量系统的设计及数据反演处理工作提供了指导性的建议。模拟结果显示,基于切伦科夫辐射进行电子束发散角测量的方法具有可行性,具有一定的对电子束发散角分布进行测量的能力。     

单光子时间测量中的本底研究

讨论了单光子时间测量中的本底来源和时间分布, 通过加符合门的方法, 有效地抑止了偶然符合本底, 消除了辐射在光电倍增管光阴极窗上产生的切伦科夫本底.     

强流短脉冲电子束束剖面的时间分辨测量

 介绍了一套基于切伦科夫辐射的、用于强流短脉冲电子束束剖面测量的装置。装置利用扫描相机记录背面打毛的石英玻璃薄片中产生的切伦科夫光信号。使用该装置，在中国工程物理研究院流体物理研究所的2MeV注入器上进行了切伦科夫光的验证实验和时间分辨的束剖面测量实验。分析表明，测量系统的时间分辨率和空间分辨率分别为1.75ns和0.74mm。     

基于空间信息改进聚类的切伦科夫荧光图像去噪算法

切伦科夫荧光成像因具有临床上广泛可用的放射性核素探针而成为近年来光学分子影像领域的研究热点,但放射性核素在衰变过程中产生的大量高能射线会造成采集到的切伦科夫荧光图像上存在大量脉冲噪声,严重影响基于切伦科夫荧光图像的定量分析和后续的三维重建等。为了尽可能降低上述噪声,提出了一种结合模糊局部信息C-均值聚类算法和整体变分模型的切伦科夫荧光图像去噪算法。数值仿真、物理仿体以及真实动物实验结果表明:与现阶段广泛使用的中值滤波算法相比,所提去噪算法能够在有效去除噪声的同时保留切伦科夫荧光光源部位的形状细节。     

I类自发参量下转换光谱圆环空间分布

理论模拟了I类自发参量下转换产生的相关光子光谱圆环的空间辐射角度及光强分布,搭建了相关光子圆环光强分布的实验测量装置,该装置利用355nm连续激光器泵浦BBO晶体产生I类自发参量下转换相关光子圆环,使用CMOS传感器作为相关光子圆环探测单元,通过2×2维点阵扫描方法探测了完整的相关光子圆环,测量的光谱分布为430~860nm.实验结果表明:测量的相关光子圆环直径与理论值符合较好;I类自发参量下转换过程产生的相关光子在空间呈同心圆环分布;相关光子光谱具有宽光谱分布特点.     

Measurement of therapeutic photon beams-induced Cerenkov radiation generated in PMMA- and PS-based plastic optical fibers

In this study, we characterized Cerenkov radiation generated in polystyrene (PS)- and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)-based plastic optical fibers (POFs) to select an adequate optical fiber for producing Cerenkov radiation. To determine the relationship between the absorbed dose and the intensity of Cerenkov radiation, we calculated the energy depositions of photon beams and fluxes of electrons inducing Cerenkov radiation using the Monte Carlo N-Particle eXtended code. Also, intensities of Cerenkov radiation generated in PS- and PMMA-based POFs were measured as functions of dose rate and monitor unit. At last, therapeutic photon beams-induced Cerenkov radiation in PS- and PMMA-based POFs was measured according to depths of solid water phantom.     

Analysis of the relationship between neutron dose and Cerenkov photons under neutron irradiation through Monte Carlo method

To theoretically explore the feasibility of neutron dose characterized by Cerenkov photons, the relationship between Cerenkov photons and neutron dose in a water phantom was quantified using the Monte Carlo toolkit Geant4. Results showed that the ratio of the neutron dose deposited by secondary electrons above Cerenkov threshold energy to the total neutron dose is approximately a constant for monoenergetic neutrons from 0.01 eV to 100 eV. With the initial neutron beam energy from 0.01 eV to 100 eV, the number of Cerenkov photons has a good correlation with the total neutron dose along the central axis of the water phantom. The changes of neutron energy spectrum and mechanism analysis also explored at different depths. And the ratio of total neutron dose to the intensity of Cerenkov photons is independent of neutron energy for neutrons from 0.01 eV to 100 eV. These findings indicate that Cerenkov radiation also has potential in the application of neutron dose measurement in some specific fields.     

切伦科夫自由电子激光中自发辐射与受激辐射的关系

本文从单粒子理论出发,导出了切化科夫自由电子激光中自发辐射与受激辐射的关系。结果表明:在切化科夫自由电子激光中也存在着类似于wiggler自由电子激光中的Madey公式的关系。文中还利用得出的结果对倾斜角度受激切伦科夫辐射的增益进行了计算。 关键词：     

Development of One-dimensional Fiber-Optic Radiation Sensor for Measuring Dose Distributions of High Energy Photon Beams

The purpose of this study was to develop a method for measuring the one-dimensional dose distribution of a high-energy photon beam using a miniaturized high-resolution fiber-optic radiation sensor array. The measurements were made by thin plastic optical fibers with organic scintillating fiber sensor probes that emit the visible wavelength of light. The scintillating light is guided to a silicon photodiode array by plastic optical fibers in order to convert light output to an electrical signal. The one-dimensional spatial dependence of photon beam is measured by a one-dimensional fiberoptic sensor array in a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) phantom. It is shown that this fiber-optic radiation sensor has better spatial resolution than a conventional ionization chamber and much less time is required to measure one-dimensional dose distribution in the high radiation fields. The real-time and the high spatial resolution measurements due to the small detector volume make this system suitable for dosimetry in radiation therapy.     

CCD与CMOS像素传感器γ射线电离辐射响应特性对比研究

为了研究CCD与CMOS像素传感器对γ射线电离辐射的响应差异,对比研究了4类像素传感器的结构特点和辐射响应特性。通过辐射实验,对各传感器在不同辐射水平条件下的光子响应事件分布、平均灰度值以及典型光子响应事件进行研究。研究结果表明：光子响应程度均与辐射剂量率相关;CCD像素传感器的沟道传输方式使每列像元间的辐射响应更容易相互干扰;平均灰度值随剂量率的增大存在明显的梯度,各积分周期内输出信号灰度值围绕均值上下波动,CCD像素传感器输出信号灰度浮动范围较小;CMOS像素传感器各像元对光子的响应更加明显,CCD像素传感器各像元的响应信号易与相邻像元发生串扰;各类像素传感器典型辐射响应事件区域中发生光子响应的像元数量随剂量率的增大而增多,响应事件并非单个光子的行为,而是反映了多个光子在区域内同时沉积能量的过程。本研究为开发像素传感器的γ射线辐射探测技术和应用提供了重要的理论分析和实验数据支撑。     

Franco-Russian comparison of mixed neutron and gamma radiation field dosimeters at the Silène reactor

This paper gives the results of dosimetry measurements carried out in the Silène reactor at Valduc (France) with neutron and photon dosimeters in mixed neutron and gamma radiation fields, in the frame of a Franco-Russian comparison of dosimeters. Neutron dosimetry was supplied by passive semiconductors, activation detectors and nuclear track detectors. For photon dosimetry, thermoluminescent and passive semiconductor detectors were used. The experiments were located at 3 m from the reactor core, in free air and also at the front and back of a tissue-equivalent phantom. The pulse operating mode of the reactor was used to simulate a criticality accident with solid fissile material, while the free evolution mode simulated a criticality accident in a fissile solution. The photon absorbed dose showed a slight increase on entering the phantom compared to measurements in free air, probably due to backscattering by the phantom. At the rear of the phantom, the neutron kerma was four times lower than on the front, whereas the photon dose was only two times lower. The heterogeneity of dose inside the phantom was far greater for neutrons than for photons.     

Energy deposition model for I-125 photon radiation in water

In this study, an electron-tracking Monte Carlo algorithm developed by us is combined with established photon transport models in order to simulate all primary and secondary particle interactions in water for incident photon radiation. As input parameters for secondary electron interactions, electron scattering cross sections by water molecules and experimental energy loss spectra are used. With this simulation, the resulting energy deposition can be modelled at the molecular level, yielding detailed information about localization and type of single collision events. The experimental emission spectrum of I-125 seeds, as used for radiotherapy of different tumours, was used for studying the energy deposition in water when irradiating with this radionuclide.     

基于中国参考人体素模型环境外照射剂量转换系数的计算

基于中国参考人体素模型计算地面污染和空气浸没情况下环境外照射剂量转换系数,主要用于核事故情况下公众及工作人员有效剂量的快速估算.首先,采用二次源项方法,基于Geant4模拟进入人体周围圆柱面入射光子的高度、角度和能量分布;其次,利用中国参考人体素模型和二次源项结果作为MCNPX模拟的输入项,计算15 keV至10 MeV能量范围内20组单能光子外照射剂量转换系数,和文献数据吻合;最后,利用ICRP第107报告核素衰变程序并对单能光子外照射剂量转换系数进行插值,计算了核事故情况下68种常见核素外照射剂量转换系数.与本文结果对比,国标中用于快速估算人员受照剂量转换系数值在地表沉积情况下偏保守,而空气浸没下中高Z放射性核素则偏低.     

Evaluation of the applicability of MOSFET detectors in radiotherapy

MOSFET detectors of 1 mVcGy⁻¹ sensitivity were tested for the accuracy of absorbed dose measurements in radiation therapy with the use of photon and electron beams. Before a detector was used in the study, several calibration coefficients were determined to allow for different factors affecting its operation. Then, the detector exposure response was compared with the dose calculated in the anthropomorphic phantom by the Monaco and MasterPlan treatment planning systems. MOSFET detectors were placed inside the phantom during the irradiation. Three different plans for thorax and pelvis areas were studied. The paper presents the differences between planned and MOSFET measured doses delivered to the selected target areas using conventional and IMRT techniques.     

Vacuum Cerenkov radiation in Lorentz-violating theories without CPT violation

In theories with broken Lorentz symmetry, Cerenkov radiation may be possible even in vacuum. We analyze the Cerenkov emissions that are associated with the least constrained Lorentz-violating modifications of the photon sector, calculating the threshold energy, the frequency spectrum, and the shape of the Mach cone. In order to obtain sensible results for the total power emitted, we must make use of information contained within the theory which indicates at what scale new physics must enter.