A SCINTILLATION COUNTER HODOSCOPE AND ON-LINE EXPERIMENTS WITH COMPUTER

In this paper, a multi-strip scintillation counter hodoscope and a small on-line system are described. The hodoscope is a 4×4 array of scin tillation strip counter, each of which consists of a plastic scintillation strip of type NE104 with the dimension of 50×4×1cm³ and a Photomultiplier of type GDB-50L. An on-line program for hodoscope property test has been compiled. The hodoscope read-out system is linked with PDP-11/03 computer and with them some on-line experiments have been done.
The experimental results are as follows. The efficiency of each cell of the hodoscope is between 96.5% and 99.5%. The counting distribution caused by a radiative source Ru¹⁰⁶ put at various locations can be displayed as a histogram directly and promptly on a printer. The intensity of cosmic ray fluxes and its distribution versus azimuthal angle has been measured. All these results are reasonable. The performances of this system are well and stable and it can be used in some experiments of high energy physics.     

STUDY OF THE TIMING PERFORMANCE OF A LARGE AREA PLASTIC SCINTILLATION COUNTER FOR TOF MEASUREMENT

A large area plastic scintillation counter (80×10×1cm²) for TOF measurement has been made and the timing performance of this system has been measured. Various effects on the timing performance have been studied.     

Measurement of the polarization of the Λ0 in the reaction γ + p → K+ + Λ0 in the resonance region

At the Bonn 2.5 GeV synchrotron the polarization of the Λ⁰ was measured at 40° and 90° for three energies. The kaon was detected with a strong focussing magnetic spectrometer and separated from other particles with the help of a differential liquid ?erenkov counter. The polarization was determined by means of the angular distribution of the decay proton which was measured with a combination of sonic spark chambers and a scintillation counter hodoscope. The typical statistical errors are about 13%. The systematic errors add up to 8%.     

Development of Yangbajing air shower core detector for a new EAS hybrid experiment

Aiming at the observation of cosmic-ray chemical composition in the "knee" energy region, we have been developing a new type of air-shower core detector(YAC, Yangbajing Air shower Core detector array) to be set up at Yangbajing(90.522?E, 30.102?N, 4300 m above sea level, atmospheric depth: 606 g/m2) in Tibet, China.YAC works together with the Tibet air-shower array(Tibet-Ⅲ) and an underground water Cherenkov muon detector array(MD) as a hybrid experiment.Each YAC detector unit consists of lead plates of 3.5 cm thickness and a scintillation counter which detects the burst size induced by high energy particles in the air-shower cores.The burst size can be measured from 1 MIP(Minimum Ionization Particle) to 106 MIPs.The first phase of this experiment, named"YAC-Ⅱ ", consists of 16 YAC detectors each with a size of 40 cm×50 cm and distributed in a grid with an effective area of 10 m2.YAC-Ⅱ is used to check hadronic interaction models.The second phase of the experiment, called"YAC-Ⅱ ", consists of 124 YAC detectors with coverage of about 500 m2.The inner 100 detectors of 80 cm×50 cm each are deployed in a 10×10 matrix with a 1.9 m separation; the outer 24 detectors of 100 cm×50 cm each are distributed around these to reject non-core events whose shower cores are far from the YAC-Ⅱ array.YAC-Ⅱ is used to study the primary cosmic-ray composition, in particular, to obtain the energy spectra of protons, helium and iron nuclei between 5×1013eV and 1016 eV, covering the "knee" and also connected with direct observations at energies around 100 TeV.We present the design and performance of YAC-Ⅱ in this paper.     

RESEARCH ON SOME CHARACTERISTICS AND IMPROVEMENTS OF A 70cm STREAMER CHAMBER

In this paper the influence of various proportion of Ne-He gases and the time delay on the quality of streamer tracks has been studied. The diameterand density of streamers under these mixed-gas conditions have been measured.
The time resolution of this streamer chamber was determined to be 2.1μs in 69% Ne+31% He+8×10^－8 SF₆, and as 177μs in pure neon by using the exponentially decreasing relation of streamer desity with delay time. The spatial resolution was determined to be 0.32mm in Ne+3×10^－8 SF₆ by measuring the streamer diameters, and the method of track standard deviation was also used.
Some results show that the diameter and brightness increase with increasing high voltage, but become rather even when high voltage continues increasing.
Photographs were taken with domestically produced special film (32 DIN, 60 lines/mm), being similar to Kodak SO-143.
A special designed central electrode of the streamer chamber with its wires inlaid in lucite plate is successful for preventing gas from breakdown near wires. Besides, delay time has been reduced to 1.3μs, mainly by the Marx generator and its trigger system the parameters of which have been chosen by a series of experiments.     

Correlations associated with particles produced at small angles in pp collisions at the CERN ISR

Data on correlations between momentum analysed protons, pions or K mesons, and charged particles produced in pp collisions at the CERN ISR are presented. The charged particles were detected in a ～4π scintillation counter hodoscope. The pseudo-rapidity distributions are well described by production within the limits of cylindrical phase space, with negative kaons and antiprotons yielding narrower distributions than protons, pions and positive kaons. The azimuthal distributions show symmetry around the t-channel axis in the rest frame of the recoiling mass M_x in pp → aX (a = detected proton, pion, positive kaon).     

BaF2 Scintillator Coupling with a Low-pressure Multistep Avalanche Chamber

We studied the properties of a UV light sensitive low-pressure multistep avalanche chamber containing pure TMAE vapour.The gain of two chambers with different constructure at various temperatures is measured.With pure TMAE vapour at 40°C the gain of one chamber was 4×10⁵,the time resolution was 4.1ns.Coupling the chamber with a 2×2×2.4cm³ BaF₂ scintillator we successfully observed the signal of ¹³⁷Cs γ-ray of 0.661MeV.     

A measurement of the proton-proton cross section at the CERN ISR

We present a measurement of the total cross section σ_t in proton-proton collisions at the CERN ISR. The method involves determination of the total interaction rate and machine luminosity. A two-arm scintillation hodoscope observes ～ 90% of the total interaction rate, while a streamer chamber is employed for event topologies missed by the main trigger. An increase of about 10% in σ_t is observed in the energy range √s = 23.6 to √s = 62.8 GeV/c in agreement with previous experiments.     

POSITION SENSING BY CHARGE DIVISION METHOD IN SELF-QUENCHING STREAMER TUBE

The experimental results of charge division method with the self-quenching streamer pulses are reported. It is shown that the position resolution at the middle point of 2.5 m long tube can reach 3.3 mm even the signals are sent to ADC module by 60 m long cable. It is much better than using the proportional pulses, and the non-linearity is less than 0.14% of 2.5 m full scale. Some other aspects, such as ADC gate width and selecting of the decoupling capacitor etc. are also discussed, they would provide some practical basis for the design of the sample and hold system in the gas sampling shower counter of the Beijing e⁺e^－ collider spectrometer.     

CROSS SECTION MEASUREMENT FOR THE REACTION 56Fe（n,p）56Mn

The cross section measurement for the reaction ⁵⁶Fe（n, p）⁵⁶Mn was made using the activation method from 12 MeV to 18 MeV. The absolute cross section was determined at 14.61±0.20 MeV, the value obtained was 108.0±2.7mb. The associated particle method was used to determine the absolute neutron flux and compared with the recoil proton telescope. The agreement between both methods appeared to be within 1—2%. The resulting ⁵⁶Mn activity was measured by using a φ10×7.6cm NaI （Tl） scintillation counter. The counting efficiency of the counter was achieved by means of a standard ⁵⁶Mn source calibrated by the 4πβ-γ coincidence method. The result measured was compared with existing data.     

In search of the supermassive magnetic monopole

During the past three years there has been an intense search for slow, massive magnetic monopoles, presumed to be the oldest observable relics of creation. There is little theoretical guidance as to their expected flux, although such particles are mandatory in a large class of grand unified theories. We review experimental constraints. Superconducting induction experiments provide the most direct upper limit, 1.5 × 10⁻² cm⁻² sr⁻¹ s⁻¹ at the 90% confidence level, independently of velocity. A Russian group using a large scintillation counter array reports F ⪅ 2 × 10⁻¹⁵ cm ⁻² sr⁻¹ s⁻¹ for monopoles with velocities as low as 10⁻³ c, the local virial velocity in the galaxy. A search for tracks in ancient muscovite mica establishes a limit near 10⁻¹⁹ cm⁻² sr⁻¹ s⁻¹ at this velocity, albeit with some interpretative problems. These terrestrial bounds are to be compared with the Parker limit at ∼10⁻¹⁵ cm⁻² sr⁻¹ s⁻¹ (over most of the expected mass range), a bound at 10⁻¹⁹ cm⁻² sr⁻¹ s⁻¹ if magnetic fields survive in clusters of galaxies, and with several limits based upon neutron star observations—∼10⁻²² cm⁻² sr⁻¹ s⁻¹ if nucleon decay is or is not catalyzed by monopoles. New induction, scintillation, and proportional wire chamber experiments are in their late construction stages, and a very large array of He-n-pentane streamer chambers, track etch detectors, and scintillators has been proposed. This active and exciting field would be even further stimulated by the discovery of monopoles.     

Study of charged and neutral multiplicities associated with large transverse momentum π0's in proton-proton collisions

A streamer chamber detector surrounding an intersection region of the CERN ISR was triggered on large transverse momentum π⁰'s by means of an array of lead-glass counters. The directions of all charged particles and photons converted in lead-oxide plates inside the streamer chamber were measured. Data were taken at c.m.s. energies of 45, 53 and 63 GeV around two production angles of the high-p_Tπ⁰ (90° and 53°). The total charged multiplicity associated with large transverse momentum π⁰'s is presented for the first time. Associated photon multiplicities are given for different phase-space regions. The data are compared with two extreme models, a simple jet model and a cluster model which describes normal inelastic events. The cluster model agrees much better with the data.     

Angular correlations in proton-proton collisions producing a high transverse momentum π0

In an experiment at the CERN ISR, a streamer chamber detector surrounding one of the intersection regions was triggered on large transverse momentum π⁰'s by means of an array of lead-glass counters. The directions of charged particles and γ rays converted in lead-oxide plates inside the streamer chamber were measured. Data were taken at c.m. energy of √s = 53 GeV at two production angles of the high p_Tπ⁰ (90° and 53°). They indicate an enhancement of particles mostly in the hemisphere opposite to the π⁰. In the 53° data, a shift of this enhancement towards rapidities opposite to the rapidity of the π⁰ and confined to a ±30° azimuthal region around the collision plane is observed. In addition, a short-range angular correlation is evidenced between the high p_Tπ⁰ and the other collisions products (photons or charged particles). Two-particle correlations between charged particles produced in association with the high p_Tπ⁰ are found similar to those     

THE PERFORMANCE TEST OF 1m×1m DRIFT CHAMBERS WITH ON-LINE MICROCOMPUTER

The performance of a 1m×1m drift chamber system have been measured with on-line microcomputer using comic rays. The time resolution is 4.26 ns. The spatial resolution is 132 μm and the efficiency is above 96%. The experimental set-up include five 1m×1m adjustable field drift chambers, scintillation counter trigger system, readout electronics and a TRS-80 microcomputer. The data acquisition and processing have been done with on-line microcomputer and off-line data analysis.     

MONTE-CARLO CALCULATION ON ACHIEVABLE ACCURACY OF TAU LIFETIME MEASUREMENT BY USING TEC TYPE VERTEX CHAMBER IN e+e－ INTERACTION AT CENTER OF MASS ENERGY √s =40GeV

The most accurate tau lifetime measurement in e⁺e^－ experiments by now is reported by MARK Ⅱ with the value (3.20±0.41±0.35)×10^－13 sec. wherein the second and the third terms are statistical and systematic errors respectively. By using TEC (Time Expansion Chamber) type vertex chamber with position resolution 40μ in r-φ plane at similar experimental condition (∫Ldt=40pb^－1), MONTE-CARLO calculation shows: at center of mass energy √s =40GeV the statistical error of tau lifetime can be decreased to 0.13×10^－13 sec. and the systematic error is in a comparable value.     

TRIPLET TO SINGLET CONVERSION OF POSITRONIUM IN OXYGEN

Using a aerogel sample with introduced oxygen gas as a variable energy positronium source,the triplet to singlet conversion of positronium in the elastic and inelastic collisions between positronium atoms and oxygen molecules has been investigated with a time selecting energy spectrometer.We have found that the conversion cross section σ_0—p is proportional to 1/v for slow positronium in the elastic collisons,where v is the mean velocity of positronium,and for the inelastic processes,the cross sections are estimated to be σ_0—p=2.1×10^－17cm² and 6.6×10^－18cm² respectively at kinetic energies of positronium near two thresholds.     

Two-prong πHe interactions at 106 MeV

π^-4He interactions at 106MeV, with two secondary charged particles in the final state, have been studied using a self-shunted streamer chamber in a 0.65T magnetic field and equipped with two CCD videocameras for obtaining digitized stereo-images of nuclear events occurring within the fiducial volume of the streamer chamber. Branching ratios for the various interaction channels are deduced. Evidence is presented for a reaction channel involving a γ produced in the final state, as well as for the first observation of direct Δ^- -resonance production. Cross-section distributions for the elastic and quasi-elastic interaction channels are also reported.     

Computation of 7Be Electron-Capture Rate in the Solar Interior

Under conditions near the center of the Sun, it shows that ⁷Be atoms are completely ionized between R=0 to R=0.1217R_⊙. The newly calculated ⁷Be and ⁸B solar neutrino fluxes are about 4.00×10⁹cm^－2·s^－1 and 6.18×10⁶cm^－2·s^－1, while the corresponding predicted values of the standard solar model are 4.80×10⁹cm^－2·s^－1 and 5.15×10⁶cm^－2·s^－1,respectively. It will further increase the discrepancy between the observed and the predicted neutrino fluxes in Super Kamiokande neutrino experiment.     

Study of streamer development in high-pressure electric discharge: Applications to excimer lasers

This work represents a study of the streamer formation in plasma for XeCl excimer laser at high pressure. It is based on a longitudinal mono-dimensional model of the cathodic zone. In this model, we show the possibility of the streamer development in the cathodic sheath and its propagation during the phase of plasma formation. The model gives the space and time evolution of the electron density and the discharge electric field in the presence of the streamer. The obtained results clearly indicate that, for conditions close to experiments for 50–100 ns laser pulse durations and electron power deposition in the MW/cm³ range in a 300 cm³ chamber, the streamer instability, related to the sheath evolution, patently appears. The drift velocity reaches a typical value of about 10⁸ cm/s.     

Effects of Additional Vacancy-Like Defects Produced by Ion Impealations on Boron Thermal Diffusion in Silicon

The effects of additional vacancy-like defects on thermal diffusion of B atoms in silicon were investigated by using secondary ion mass spectroscopy. B atoms were introduced into silicon by 30keV B ion implantation at a dose of 2×10¹⁴cm^－2, while the additional vacancy-like defects were produced by two different ways. One was via 40 or 160keV He ion implantation at a dose of 5×10¹⁶cm－2 and followed by an annealing at 800°C for 1h, which produced a well-defined cavity band near the projected range of He ions. The other was via 0.5MeV F or O ion implantation at a dose of 5×10¹⁵cm^－2,which creates excess vacancy-like defects around the 1/2 projected range of F or O ions. Our results clearly show that the additional vacancy-like defects could suppress the boron diffusion during subsequent thermal annealing at 800°C for 30 min. The suppressing effects were found to depend on both the ion type and ion energy. The results were qualitatively discussed in combination with the results obtained by using transmission electron microscopy and Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy.