双极晶体管中子注量探测器的标定

双极晶体管经中子辐照后会引起直流增益退化,在109~1016 cm-2的注量范围内,其直流增益倒数变化与辐照中子注量呈线性关系。对直流增益退化的双极晶体管进行高温退火,能使受到辐射损伤的双极晶体管性能恢复。鉴于此,将双极晶体管进行逆向工程应用,制作成中子注量探测器,经标定后,可实现对中子注量的监测。对探测器的装配结构进行设计后,依托中国工程物理研究院快中子脉冲堆(CFBR-Ⅱ),在1012~1013 cm-2的注量范围对3DK2222A型探测器和在1013 cm-2的注量范围对3DG121C型探测器进行标定。在得到探测器损伤常数K的分散性存在较小和较大的两种情况下,确定了分散性较小时的有效取值和应用方法,以及在分散性较大时,采取标定的损伤常数K只能应用在同只探测器上的方案,并通过高温退火实验证实了该方案的可行性。     

Study of neutron irradiation effect on Morin transition in hematite

It is established by Mössbauer spectroscopy and slow neutron diffraction that temperature range of Morin transition in hematite changes depending on neutron irradiation dose, and above some critical values the transition is not observed at all. A fraction of iron ions with high-temperature orientation of moments which cause the sample weak-ferromagnetic characteristics decreases with temperature fall but does not disappear completely, and near 4 K it even rises. It is established that radiation defects causing the changes in Morin transition disappear at annealing of hematite on air at temperatures of 400–500 K.     

Neutron Resonance States in Overdense Crystals

New three-body resonances appeared in the neutron scattering on two nuclei fixed in nodes of overdense crystalline lattice have been calculated for the iron group isotopes. These resonances are strongly dependent on the lattice parameters and characteristics of two-body resonances in neutron–nucleus subsystems. The effective forces created by the neutron resonance rescatterings supplement the Coulomb forces between nuclei of the crystalline lattice. These effective resonance interactions occur only at certain distances between nuclei and are accompanied by gamma radiation.     

Thermal neutron equivalent dose measurements with nanostructured zirconia

This paper reports the experimental results concerning the thermoluminescent measurements of thermal neutron using nanostructured zirconium oxide (ZrO₂) powder prepared by the sol–gel method. Transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction techniques were used for morphological and structural characterization of the compound. Thermal annealing processes for the precipitates were studied. It was observed that the crystalline structure and the crystallinity of the powders depend on the annealing temperature. For temperatures higher than 1100 °C, the material presents the monoclinic phase with average nanocrystallite sizes ranging from 8–10 nm up to ～40 nm. These zirconium oxide materials developed in our laboratory were used in this investigation. Within the experimental uncertainties, these measurements were compared with those obtained using the well-known gamma rays sensitive lithium fluoride (LiF:Mg,Cu,P), also developed in our laboratory.     

Study of neutron radiation effect in La Br_3 scintillator

The resistance to neutron irradiation of La Br3 scintillator was studied in this work. The change of background counting rate, light output and energy resolution of the La Br3 scintillator were analyzed to determine whether the scintillator was damaged under different neutron flux rates induced by241Am-Be, D-T neutron generator,and reactor neutron source. The results show that the neutron radiation damage in La Br3 scintillator is mainly affected by neutron flux rate. Under low flux rate, the properties of the scintillator were hardly changing, while under high flux rate, there is obvious deterioration in the background spectra and in the energy resolution because of the neutron activation. After a period, the neutron radiation damage will spontaneously recover.     

Amorphous/microcrystalline transition of thick silicon film deposited by PECVD

Thick silicon films were deposited by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition at different plasma power densities. Annealing treatment was performed on these deposited films. As-deposited and annealed films were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman scattering spectroscopy and reflectance spectroscopy. Before annealing, only the film deposited at the plasma power density of 500 mW/cm² exhibits a diffraction peak corresponding to the (111) plane orientation. Raman spectrum of this film confirms the presence of crystalline phase. After annealing, a transition from amorphous phase to crystalline one occurs for all samples. This transition is accompanied by an increase of the crystalline fraction volume deduced from Raman spectra analysis and by a reduction of optical gap energy.     

Hyperfine Interaction of Metamict Zircon Studied by PAC Spectroscopy

Zircon (ZrSiO₄) is a common accessory mineral found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and is generally in an amorphous state due to self-irradiation from radioactive impurities. The crystalline structure may be recovered by annealing. We have studied the annealing behavior of a nearly fully metamict zircon specimen by perturbed angular correlation spectroscopy and powder X-ray diffraction. Our results are consistent with accepted damage accumulation models and point to a two-stage recovery process for the transition from metamict to crystalline zircon. In all of our experiments PAC overestimates the amorphous fraction as compared to that determined by diffraction experiments, and we propose an explanation for this discrepancy. This revised version was published online in September 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Chemical states of GeTe thin-film during structural phase-change by annealing in ultra-high vacuum

The chemical states of GeTe thin film are investigated using high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HRXPS) with synchrotron radiation, during amorphous to crystalline structural phase transition. As the temperature increases from 250 to 400 °C, we observe the rock-salt crystalline structure and phase with X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Spin-orbit splitting of the Ge 3d core-level spectrum clearly appears after annealing at 400 °C for 5 min. However, the binding energy of the Ge 3d_5/2 core-level peak of 29.8 eV does not change in the amorphous to crystalline structural phase transition. In the case of the Te 4d core-level, change in binding energy and peak shapes is also negligible. We assume that the Te atom is fixed at a site between the amorphous and crystalline phases. Although the structural environment of the Ge atoms changes during the structural phase transition, the chemical environment does not.     

短波长X射线衍射检测晶体材料内部缺陷的边界阈值法

在普通X射线源上进行X射线衍射断层扫描成像检测晶体材料内部缺陷的研究极少,短波长X射线衍射仪(short wavelcngth X-ray diffractometer,SWXRD)相比同步辐射装置,体积小巧、实用和维护费用低.在SWXRI)上进行X射线衍射断层扫描时,缺陷边界的确定直接影响成像的质量和缺陷的辨别.采用衍射强度阈值法对测试数据进行处理,使得缺陷边界清晰可辨.运用Gauss函数拟合测试数据探索各种因素对阈值大小的影响,解决阈值设定的难题.通过研究置于铝粉中的不同直径像质计对阈值大小的影响,发现阈值为基体强度的91%较合适.然后测试铝板上的细缝进一步验证了阈值法对缺陷边界的改善和阈值选择的准确性.     

Effect of neutron spin rotation at Laue diffraction in a deformed transparent crystal with no center of symmetry

The effect of neutron spin rotation at Laue diffraction in a noncentrosymmetric weakly deformed neutron-transparent crystal has been studied experimentally. The effect appears because of two phenomena: (i) the interaction of the magnetic moment of a moving neutron with the crystalline electric field and (ii) bending of trajectories of the neutron in a deformed crystal; as a result, the amplitudes of two waves excited at Laue diffraction, which propagate in the crystal in opposite electric fields, at the output of the crystal are not equal.     

Radiation hardening in Zircaloy-2

Annealed Zircaloy-2 was exposed to fast neutron fluences in the range 0.46 to 6.71 × 10¹⁹ nvt, E > 1 MeV, at temperatures of up to 450°C. The level of radiation hardening, as measured by the change in yield stress after irradiation, increased with irradiation temperature at least up to 380°C.

Post-irradiation annealing treatments showed that radiation anneal hardening occurred after irradiation at temperatures up to 325°C. After irradiation at 375°C, annealing treatments did not produce a further increase in the yield stress above that produced by the irradiation, however the radiation hardening persisted to 450°C. The uniform strain tended to decrease as the amount of radiation anneal hardening increased and as the fast neutron fluence increased above ～5 × 10¹⁸ nvt, E > 1 MeV.

The effects of irradiation temperature and post-irradiation annealing on the yield stress and on uniform strain are explained in terms of the strengthening of radiation damage defect clusters and their increased effectiveness to impede dislocation movement.     

退火对TiO2薄膜形貌、结构及光学特性影响

利用射频磁控溅射技术在熔融石英基片上制备TiO<,2>薄膜,采用X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、拉曼光谱以及透过谱研究了退火温度和退火气氛对TiO<,2>薄膜的结构、形貌和光学特性的影响.实验结果表明:在大气环境下退火,退火温度越.高,薄膜晶化越好,晶粒明显长大,温度高于700℃退火的薄膜,金红石相已明显形成.实验还发现,退火气氛对金红石相的形成是非常重要的,拉曼光谱反应出Ar气氛退火,抑制了金红石晶相的发育,薄膜仍以锐钛矿相为主.Ar气氛退火的薄膜在可见光范围内的透过率比大气退火的要低,并且由透过率曲线推知:金红石的光学带隙约为2.8 eV,比锐钛矿的光学带隙小0.2 eV.     

Effects of draw-down ratio and annealing treatment on structure formation in extruded strands of a thermotropic liquid crystalline copolyester

The molecular orientation, thermal behavior, and crystal lattice structure in extruded strands of a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) were studied with wide-angle x-ray diffraction (WAXD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The purpose of this work is to elucidate the effects of draw-down ratio and annealing treatment on the structure development in the LCP strands. The crystal orientation function markedly increased with increasing draw-down ratio, but the increase of orientation function saturated at higher draw-down ratio. Annealing treatment below 250°C slightly increased the degree of orientation, whereas the molecular orientation was relaxed by annealing at 270°C. In addition, the thermal properties and crystal lattice structure were sensitive to the annealing treatment. The change of DSC curves with annealing temperature suggested that the initial crystalline texture of as-extruded samples was reorganized into a more ordered structure by the annealing treatment. Draw-down ratio had some effects on the thermal properties. The molecular orientation facilitated the crystallization during annealing.     

Ferro-and antiferromagnetic ordering in LaMnO3+δ

A neutron diffraction study of the crystalline structure and magnetic state of LaMnO_3+δ samples with different deviations from oxygen stoichiometry has been made at 4.2 K. It is shown that annealing at reduced oxygen pressure is accompanied by transformation of the magnetic structure from ferromagnetic, with magnetic moments parallel to the b axis, to antiferromagnetic, with the wave vector k=0 and the moments along the a axis (space group Pnma). A comparison of experimental with expected Mn ion moments suggests that magnetic order does not extend throughout the sample volume. Part of the Mn ions form magnetic clusters ～20 Å in size.     

A neutron diffraction study of the glass transition in (KBr)0.47(KCN)0.53

The molecular crystal (KBr)_0.47 (KCN)_0.53 has been investigated by elastic neutron diffraction at the transition from the paraelastic to the orientational glass state. The freezing temperature is characterized by the onset of a momentum transfer dependent broadening of the diffraction lines indicating the transition from a crystalline to an amorphous state.     

Effects of nanostructure on optoelectronic properties of β phase polyoctylfluorene thin film

β phase polyoctylfluorene thin films were obtained by exposure to toluene vapor for various annealing times or dipping into a THF/methanol mixture. The photoluminescence and electroluminescence of PFO thin films decrease with increasing annealing time. Grazing incident X-ray diffraction of the thin films indicates that more and larger β phase crystallites will be generated in thin film exposed for longer time, which will lead to more defects that reduce photoluminescence and electroluminescence. By analyzing the mechanism of formation of β phase, we assume that the defects mainly come from the formation of out-of-plane crystalline structure. The assumption is confirmed by higher photoluminescence of β phase polyoctylfluorene thin film achieved by dipping into a THF/methanol mixture that has less out-of-plane crystalline structure.     

Cu50Ti50非晶态合金的中子辐照效应

本文叙述了用X射线衍射和differential scanning calorimetry(缩写为DSC)测量两种方法对Cu₅₀Ti₅₀非晶态合金进行的快中子辐照效应研究。辐照不仅改变了该合金晶化峰的温度,而且还改变了晶化峰的形貌。在X射线衍射研究中还观察到辐照对结构所产生的影响恰与低温退火的影响相反。在这两种实验结果的基础上,讨论了Cu₅₀Ti₅₀非晶态合金的快中子辐照与原子短程结构变化的关系。 关键词：     

Neutron Resonances in Few-Body Systems and the EOS of Neutron Star Crust

The effective interactions formed by neutron rescattering between the nuclei fixed in nodes of the crystalline lattice of neutron star crusts have been considered. In the case of two-body resonances in neutron–nucleus subsystems new neutron resonances of few-body nature come into existence in the overdense crystal under certain conditions. The energies and widths of new resonances get additional dependence on the lattice parameters. The effective interactions result in nonlinear correction to the equation of state determined by the balance of gravitational, Coulomb and nuclear resonance forces. This leads to resonant oscillations of density in the accordant layers of crusts that are accompanied by oscillations of gamma radiation. The phenomena may clarify some processes connected with few-body neutron resonances in neutron star crusts, that have influence on the microstructure of pulsar impulses.     

Single crystal diffraction with X-rays and neutrons: High quality at high pressure?

Abstract

Single crystal X-ray and neutron diffraction is essential for determining occupancies, positional as well as static and dynamic displacement parameters in crystalline matter by measuring Bragg, satellite or diffuse reflections. In our contribution a new low-temperature high pressure cell for neutron single crystal diffraction will be presented. It is designed to operate from a few K to ambient temperature in “orange” cryostats at pressures up to at least 3 GPa. We will present first neutron diffraction results obtained at E4/HMI Berlin and discuss the quality of the data and the significance of the results. A software package has been written (as a part of the PROMETHEUS system), which deals with the data reduction for both X-ray and neutron high pressure cell single crystal data. Likewise a data collection program has been developed for single crystal data collection on four-circle diffractometers using Merrill-Bassett cells. A series of single crystal experiments on H₂O and D₂O ice VI and KDP (KH₂PO₄) show that results of very high quality can be obtained routinely including even higher order terms in the atomic displacement parameters.     

Neutron diffraction study of polycrystalline 4He in a porous medium

The elastic (diffraction) component of the neutron scattering cross section, which carries information on the atomic structure of solid helium confined in silica aerogel, has been studied. Analysis of the crystalline structure of solid helium in a porous medium, which is determined from the existing neutron diffraction data, indicates that the superfluid phase is localized inside a hexagonal close-packed phase and is not present in a body-centered cubic crystal. It has also been revealed that the addition of the ³He isotope changes the structure of solid helium and hardly affects the formation of a superfluid phase.