Study of the characteristics of a scintillation array and single pixels for nuclear medicine imaging applications

By using a pixelized Nal(T1) crystal array coupled to a R2486 PSPMT, the characteristics of the array and of a single pixel, such as the light output, energy resolution, peak-to-valley ratio (P/V) and imaging performance of the detector were studied. The pixel size of the NaI(TI) scintillation pixel array is 2 min×2 mm×5 mm. There are in total 484 pixels in a 22～22 matrix. In the pixel spectrum an average peak-to-valley ratio (P/V) of 16 was obtained. In the image of all the pixels, good values for the Peak-to-Valley ratios could be achieved, namely a mean of 17, a maximum of 45 and the average peak FWHM (the average value of intrinsic spatial resolution) of 2.3 mm. However, the PSPMT non-uniform response and the scintillation pixels array inhomogeneities degrade the imaging performance of the detector.     

Scintillation of partially coherent Gaussian–Schell model beam propagation in slant atmospheric turbulence considering inner- and outer-scale effects

Based on the modified Rytov theory and the international telecommunication union-radio （ITU-R） slant atmospheric structure constant model, the uniform scintillation index of partially coherent Gaussian-Schell model （GSM） beam propa- gation in the slant path is derived from weak- to strong-turbulence regions considering inner- and outer-scale effects. The effects of wavelength of beams and inner- and outer-scale of turbulence on scintillation are analyzed numerically. Compar- ison between the scintillation of GSM beams under the von Karman spectrum and that of beams under the modified Hill spectrum is made. The results obtained show that the scintillation index obtained under the von Karman spectrum is smaller than that under the modified Hill spectrum. This study can find theory bases for the experiments of the partially coherent GSM beam propagation through atmospheric turbulence.     

Scintillation properties of PbWO4 crystals doped with the rare-earth ions

In PbWO₄(PWO) crystals grown by Czochralski method the influence of atmosphere of the growth (O₂, air) and doping with the rare-earth ions of different types (A³⁺=Lu³⁺, Gd³⁺,Tb³⁺,Eu³⁺ as well as doubly doped A³⁺–Li⁺) on light yield and luminescence decay were analyzed. PWO scintillator with the ultra-fast (τ=0.5 ns) main component of luminescence decay (87% of total light yield) was obtained using the O₂-growth atmosphere and doping by Eu₂O₃ at a concentration of 5000 ppm. It is concluded that the decrease of decay constant of the main scintillation component is the result of the resonant energy transfer between the centers of “blue” PWO luminescence (λ_max=420 nm) and the 4f–4f-transitions of Eu³⁺ ions in this spectral region.     

Study on the characteristics of linac based THz light source

There are many methods based on linac for THz radiation production. As one of the options for the Beijing Advanced Light, an ERL test facility is proposed for THz radiation. In this test facility, there are 4 kinds of methods to produce THz radiation： coherent synchrotron radiation （CSR）, synchrotron radiation （SR）, low gain FEL oscillator, and high gain SASE FEL. In this paper, we study the characteristics of the 4 kinds of THz light sources.     

Fabrication and temperature-dependent photoluminescence spectra of Zn–Cu–In–S quaternary nanocrystals

A series of Zn-Cu-In-S nanocrystals （ZCIS NCs） are prepared and the optical properties of the ZCIS NCs are tuned by adjusting the reaction time. It is interesting to observe that the temperature-dependent photoluminescence （PL） spectra of the ZCIS NCs show a redshift with decreasing intensity at low temperature （50-280 K） and a blueshift at high temperature （318--403 K）. The blueshift can be explained by the thermally active phonon-assisted tunneling from the excited states of the low-energy emission band to the excited states of the high-energy emission band.     

Post-post-Newtonian deflection of light ray multiple systems with PPN parameters

The post-Newtonian scheme in multiple systems with post-Newtonian parameters presented by Klioner and Soffel is extended to the post-post-Newtonian （PPN） order for light propagation problem in the solar system. Under considering the solar system experiment requirement, a new parameter ε is introduced. This extension does not change the virtue of the scheme on the linear partial differential equations of the potential and vector potential mentioned in previous work. Furthermore, this extension is based on the former work done by Richter and Matzner in one global system theory. As an application, we also consider the deflection of light ray in the global coordinates. And the deflection angle of light ray is obtained with post-Newtonian parameters.     

Improved light extraction of organic light emitting diodes with a nanopillar pattering structure

We have investigated the properties of organic light emitting diodes(OLEDs)with a nanopillar patterning structure at organic–metal or organic–organic interfaces.The results demonstrate that the introduction of a nanopillar structure can improve the light extraction efficiency greatly.We also find that the number,height,and position of nanopillars all affect the light extraction of OLEDs.The maximum power efficiency of a device with an optimized nanopillar patterning mode can be improved to 2.47 times that of the reference device.This enhancement in light extraction originates from the improved injected carriers,the broadened charge recombination zone,and the intensified wave guiding effects.     

Eu掺杂的高Gd玻璃荧光及闪烁发光性能研究

分别在空气和还原气氛下,采用高温熔融法制备了Eu 掺杂(1 wt%) 的15SiO₂-25B₂O₃-30Al₂O₃-30Gd₂O₃ 氧化物玻璃,对二者的光致发光和闪烁发光性能进行测试. 结果显示：还原气氛下制得的玻璃在395 nm 紫光和X 射线激发下,均可以得到450–550 nm 的Eu²⁺ 蓝绿发光和615 nm 的Eu³⁺ 红光;然而在不同的激发光源下,Eu²⁺ 和Eu³⁺发光强度比存在明显不同,395 nm 紫光激发下,Eu³⁺ 发光强度仅为Eu²⁺ 的0.02 倍,X 射线激发下,Eu³⁺ 发光强度变为Eu²⁺ 强度的1.37 倍. 通过声子边带谱分析,还原后玻璃中Si 形成体附近的Eu³⁺ 全部被还原为Eu²⁺,B 和Al形成体周围的Eu³⁺ 部分被还原为Eu²⁺. 进一步分析闪烁发光的机理表明：Gd 的敏化剂作用以及B 和Al 形成体周围Eu²⁺→Eu³⁺ 的能量传递都增强了还原玻璃中Eu³⁺ 的闪烁发光性能. 关键词： 高Gd玻璃 2+')" href="#">Eu²⁺ 闪烁发光 声子边带谱     

Nonlinear effect of the structured light profilometry in the phase-shifting method and error correction

Digital structured light （SL） profilometry is increasingly used in three-dimensional （3D） measurement technology. However, the nonlinearity of the off-the-shelf projectors and cameras seriously reduces the measurement accuracy. In this paper, first, we review the nonlinear effects of the projector-camera system in the phase-shifting structured light depth measurement method. We show that high order harmonic wave components lead to phase error in the phase-shifting method. Then a practical method based on frequency domain filtering is proposed for nonlinear error reduction. By using this method, the nonlinear calibration of the SL system is not required. Moreover, both the nonlinear effects of the projector and the camera can be effectively reduced. The simulations and experiments have verified our nonlinear correction method.     

Nature of light scalars through photon-photon collisions

The surprising thing is that arising almost 50 years ago from the linear sigma model （LSM） with spontaneously broken chiral symmetry, the light scalar meson problem has become central in the nonperturbative quantum chromodynamics （QCD） for it has been made clear that LSM could be the low energy realization of QCD. First we review briefly signs of four-quark nature of light scalars. Then we show that the light scalars are produced in the two photon collisions via four-quark transitions in contrast to the classic P wave tensor qq mesons that are produced via two-quark transitions γγ→qq. Thus we get new evidence of the four-quark nature of these states.     

Theoretical and experimental analysis of the effects of the series resistance on luminous efficacy in GaN-based light emitting diodes

In this paper, a new equivalent circuit model of GaN-based light emitting diodes （LEDs） is established. The impact of the series resistance to luminous efficacy is simulated using the MATLAB software. GaN-based LEDs with different n- contact electrode materials （LEDs with Ni/Au and LEDs with Cr/Au） are fabricated. By comparing and analyzing the results of performances, we concluded that both the series resistance and the carrier loss could affect the luminous efficacy severely. LEDs with lower series resistance have higher luminous efficacy and its efficiency droop is alleviated simultaneously. To improve luminous efficacy, the fabrication process should be optimized for lower series resistance.     

Theoretical calculation of kerma coefficients for n+16O reaction below 30 MeV

On the basis of the light nuclear reaction model, a new kerma coefficient formula has been developed. In terms of the analysis for n＋^16O reactions below 30 MeV, the average energies of all kinds of the emitted particles are presented. The calculated partial kerma coefficients agree well with the existing experimental data. The discrepancies of the total kerma coefficients between the calculation and the measurement are analyzed in detail.     

Unidirectional emissions from dielectric photonic circuits decorated with plasmonic phased antenna arrays

Thanks to resonant characteristics of metallic nanoparticles, optical waves scattered from plasmonic nanoantennae can be well tailored in both amplitude and phase. We numerically demonstrate that, by varying the lengths and the lateral positions of gold nanorods in vicinity of a silicon waveguide, unidirectional emissions with typical forward-backward contrast ratio of 15 dB and directivity of 12 dB can be acquired in a plasmonic phased antenna array with sub-wavelength device length. The properties, i.e., the emission directionality and the size compactness, can be employed to control the far-field radiation pattern from a dielectric photonic circuit. Moreover, by altering the orientations of the dielectric waveguides decorated with plasmonic phased antenna arrays, we propose wireless light transportations in a layered photonic infrastructure, which may have applications in high-density photonic integrations.     

Improved device reliability in organic light emitting devices by controlling the etching of indium zinc oxide anode

A controllable etching process for indium zinc oxide （IZO） films was developed by using a weak etchant of oxalic acid with a slow etching ratio. With controllable etching time and temperature, a patterned IZO electrode with smoothed surface morphology and slope edge was achieved. For the practical application in organic light emitting devices （OLEDs）, a sup- pression of the leak current in the current-voltage characteristics of OLEDs was observed. It resulted in a 1.6 times longer half lifetime in the IZO-based OLEDs compared to that using an indium tin oxide （ITO） anode etched by a conventional strong etchant of aqua regia.     

Measurements of the light output functions of plastic scintillator using 9Be（d,n）10B reaction neutron source

The light output functions for protons of ST-401 and BC-408 plastic scintillators were measured using white neutron source produced by the 9Be（d,n） 10B reaction at the HI-13 Tandem Accelerator at China Institute of Atomic Energy（CIAE）.The LOFs of plastic scintillators for protons in the energy range of 0.5-16.5 MeV were obtained by the time-of-flight（TOF） technique and an iterative procedure.Two parameters（kB and C） were deduced by fitting the experimental data.     

Comment on ＇The scale-transformation of electromagnetic theory and its applications＇, ＇Distribution characteristic of scattering field for an ellipsoidal target irradiated by an electromagnetic wave from an arbitrary direction＇ and ＇Electric fields inside and outside an anisotropic dielectric sphere＇

It is shown that the ＇scale-transformation＇ method proposed by Li Ying-Le et al. is not applicable to the Maxwell theory.     

Surveying post-saddle nuclear dissipation with protons and α particles as probes

Using a Langevin model, we calculate post-saddle proton and α-particle multiplicities as a function of the post-saddle dissipation strength （β） for the heavy systems 234Cf, 240Cf, 246Cf and 240U. We find that, with increasing isospin of the system, the sensitivity of post-saddle light charged-particle multiplicities to β decreases considerably and, moreover, for 240U the charged-particle multiplicities are no longer sensitive to β. These results suggest that in order to determine the post-saddle friction strength more accurately by measuring the multiplicities of pre-scission protons and α particles, it is best to populate those heavy compound systems with low isospin.     

Horizontally slotted photonic crystal nanobeam cavity with embedded active nanopillars for ultrafast direct modulation

A horizontally slotted photonic crystal nanobeam cavity with an embedded active nanopillar structure is proposed for ultrafast direct modulation. By designing the thicknesses of both the nanobeam and the horizontal slot layer, the quality factor (Q factor) and the mode volume (Vn ) of the proposed cavity can be engineered independently. As a result, the spontaneous emission (SpE) rate is enhanced with a small Vn of 2.4 while the SpE rate and the cavity photon lifetime have an optimal Q factor of ～ 1000. In our simulation, the modulation bandwidth could be enhanced up to 170 GHz with different emission linewidths of the active nanopillar.     

具有T宇称的最小Higgs模型与LHC上Higgs波色子与弱规范波色子的联合产生

Considering the process pp→VH ＋X（V = W or Z） is a significant channel for searching for a light Higgs boson, we calculate the contributions of the littlest Higgs model with T-parity （called LHT model） to its production cross section. We find that, in most of the parameter space, the value of the relative correction parameter R is very small. However, with reasonable values of the free parameters, its value can be significantly larger.     

A new kind of superimposing morphology for enhancing the light scattering in thin film silicon solar cells:Combining random and periodic structure

In this article, a new type of superimposing morphology comprised of a periodic nanostructure and a random structure is proposed for the first time to enhance the light scattering in silicon-based thin film solar cells. According to the framework of the Reyleigh-Sommerfeld diffraction algorithm and the experimental results of random morphologies, we analyze the light-scattering properties of four superimposing morphologies and compare them with the individual morphologies in detail. The results indicate that the superimposing morphology can offer a better light trapping capacity, owing to the coexistence of the random scattering mechanism and the periodic scattering mechanism. Its scattering property will be dominated by the individual nanostructures whose geometrical features play the leading role.