Probe Measurements in a Beam Plasma Discharge

The influence of the beam energy and beam current density on the parameters of the plasma is investigated. The efficiency of carrier generation by collective interactions (Langmuir-oscillations) is compared with that by the single collision mechanism. The additional negative charging of the static probe caused by the beam electrons is used for the determination of the beam electron density.     

Determination of the Radial Potential Profile in the Modified Penning Discharge with a Heavy Ion Beam Probe

A heavy ion beam probe is used to examine the radial electrostatic potential profile in the Modified Penning Discharge. The plasma potential in the discharge violates the usual constraint on the ion beam energy in that the primary probing beam energy undergoes large changes in its energy while passing through the plasma. In order to determine the radial potential profile, the primary beam trajectories are calculated to agree with measured trajectories by parametric variation of a potential model in the trajectory calculating program. This iteration calculation provides a first approximation to the profile. This profile can be used to predict observation of secondary ions, and observation of such ions provides a confirmation and cross check on the potential profile model found by the primary beam.     

Ion Beam Probe Measurements of Electron Temperature

The technique for measuring electron temperature with an ion beam probe has been refined, the time resolution reduced and the limitations evaluated. The technique involves sequentially probing the same volume of plasma with beams of different ion species and using the observed secondary ion currents and the known ionizing cross sections to evaluate the electron temperature. Spatial resolution is less than 0.1 cm3 and the time required to obtain a radial temperature profile is presently 10 msec. Detailed measurements have been made on a hollow cathode discharge and the results compared with Langmuir probe and spectroscopic data. Quantitative results can only be obtained with K+ -Na+ beams due to the lack of cross sections for other ion species. Better experimental data has been obtained with Rb+ and Cs+ beams but they cannot be reduced to Tee Theoretical cross sections provide qualitative indications of the system behavior but are not sufficiently accurate to permit quantitative data reduction.     

Heavy Ion Beam Probe Plasma Diagnostic System for the Deep Magnetic Well Lite Device

A heavy ion beam probe plasma diagnostic system has been developed for the Laser Initiated Target Experiment (LITE) at UTRC. This is the first application of ion beam probing to a plasma confined by a strongly three dimensional magnetic field. The deep magnetic well, minimum-B field produced by the "baseball" magnet coil results in complex trajectories and severe defocusing of both the injected primary beam and detected secondary beam. Spatial resolution can be maintained by aperturing the entrance slit to the detector or installing compensating ion optics. The system is capable of space and time resolved measurements of plasma density and space potential near the central region of the mirror-confined plasma.     

Measurements of Ion Temperature and Flow Velocity in a Plasma with a Linear Magnetic Field Configuration

The temperature and velocity of argon ions in a magnetized dc‐discharge have been measured using Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF) and High Resolution Emission Spectroscopy (HIRES). The mechanism of broadening of the LIF signal by saturation e.ects has been studied theoretically and experimentally. Furthermore, the temperature of the argon ions parallel and perpendicular to the magnetic .eld has been measured at di.erent axial positions. The measurements show that the ions are heated by energy transfer from the electrons.     

重离子束适形放射治疗技术

重离子束适形放射治疗技术主要包括束流配送系统和治疗计划系统等 .前者是实现重离子束适形放射治疗的硬件设施 ,后者为适形治疗的软件支撑系统 ,两者缺一不可 .鉴于重离子束与物质相互作用在物理学及生物学效应上表现出的特殊性,重离子束治癌中特别引入了面向生物学效应的适形治疗和束流的正电子断层在线监控技术. The conformal radiotherapy techniques mainly include the two systems that are beam delivery and treatment planning. The formal is the hardware basis while the later is the software supplement for heavy ion conformal therapy, they are dependent on each other to realize the cancer conformal therapy with heavy ion beam. Because of the specificities of interaction between heavy ion and target on both physics and biological effects, the heavy ion cancer therapy especially involves...     

Beam Probe Space-Potential Measurement in a Minimum-B Field

A measurement of plasma space potential in a minimum-B magnetic field has been made with a particle beam probe. The diagnostic technique is an extension of conventional heavy ion beam probing in that, among other features, the probing beam is neutral rather than ionized cesium and the parallel-plate electrostatic energy analyzer is fully characterized in a new manner which permits its use in complex magnetic confinement geometries.     

Temperature Field Measurements of the Electric Arc Plasma in a Longitudinal Magnetic Field

Two methods are described to determine local parameters of the unsteady asymmetric plasma. The basis of one method is the parametric approach. This method is used to determine plasma parameters in the case when an assumption can be made on the shape of the intensity isolines. The temperature field was calculated according to the intensity distributions in X direction obtained simultaneously from two lines of sight. The second method was applied for measurements in arbitrary plasma configuration. In this case the temperature fields were calculated according to measurements from lines of sight simultaneously, and the obtained data were used in the Radon transformation inversion.     

On the Plasma Beam Instability of the Space Limited Electron Beam in a Magnetic Field

The present paper considers the plasma-beam instability of a space limited electron beam in a strong magnetic field (ω_H ? ω_o). The form of the beam was taken to be both cylindrical and plane. The threshold of the non-linear regime turned out to be weakly dependent on the beam form and independent of the magnetic field intensity. It is defined by the current and the directed velocity of the beam particles.     

重离子束治癌的最新进展和思考

简要叙述了近年来重离子束治癌的最新进展,特别是美国、日本、德国和欧洲一些国家的动态,并对此作了一些简短的评论．根据国际动向和我国国情,提出了几点思考. Newest progress in cancer therapy with heavy ion beam are briefly described in the paper, especially, the trends in United States, Japan, Germany and some European countries in recent years. Furthermore, some brief reviews for the trends are presented. According to the international trends and the potential of our country, our several considerations are proposed.     

Ion Mobility Measurements and Ion Chemical Reaction Studies at Heavy Elements in a Buffer Gas Cell

Drift time measurements of ions in a buffer gas cell filled with argon have been performed from which changes of the ion mobility and ionic radii for various heavy elements and their compounds were determined. The ionic radius of americium shrinks by (3.1 1.3)% with respect to that of plutonium, and an increase of the radius by (28 2)% of plutonium oxide with respect to plutonium was found. Ion chemical reactions of erbium ions were studied online in an argon buffer gas cell to which the reaction gases oxygen (O) and methane (CH) were added. The erbium ions were implanted into the buffer gas cell with an energy of 50 MeV. The online measured reaction constant = (3.2 0.4) 10 cm/(molecule s) for the reaction Er + O ErO + O agrees with a reference measurement = (3.6 0.4) 10 cm/(molecule s), performed with a Fourier-Transform-Mass-Spectrometer.     

X-Ray Bremsstrahlung Measurements of an Intense Relativistic Electron Beam Propagating in a Plasma

Information on the peak electron energy, angular spread, and current density of a relativistic electron beam propagating in a plasma column is obtained from measurements of two-absorber transmission ratios, anistropy, and intensity, respectively, of x-ray bremsstrahlung from thin target foils in the plasma. Measurements indicate a 10% loss in peak electron energy and a factor of two loss in peak beam intensity over the distance of the plasma column, and show a large angular spread in the beam.     

重离子束用于肿瘤放射治疗的基础理论

通过与低传能线密度辐射治疗对比分析建立了重离子束肿瘤放射治疗的基础理论,提出了一些提高重离子束放射治疗疗效和减少对正常组织损伤的技术措施,旨在为已开展的重离子治癌临床研究提供理论依据． The basic theory of tumor radiotherapy with heavy ion beam was introduced in contrast to low LET irradiation therapy. Some useful methods are also suggested to improve the curative effect of heavy ion therapy and to spare the normal tissue around the tumor.     

Finding a Probe for Extracting Information on the Momentum Dependent-Interaction in Heavy Ion Collisions

The effect of momentum-dependent interaction on the kinetic energy spectrum of the neutron-proton ratio （ （n/p）gas）b（ Ek ） for 64Zn ＋64Zn is studied. It is found that （ （n/p）gas）b（ Ek ） sensitively depends on the momentumdependent interaction and weakly on the in-medium nucleon-nucleon cross section and symmetry potential. Therefore （ （n/p）gas）b（ Ek ） is a possible probe for extracting information on the momentum-dependent interaction in heavy ion collisions.     

Measurements of Plasma Potential and Electron Temperature Fluctuation in a Low‐Temperature Magnetized Plasma

Measurements of fluctuations of plasma potential and electron temperature in a toroidal magnetized plasma is carried out by applying a cylindrical probe with insulating end plugs oriented parallel to the B‐field in conjunction with another cylindrical probe oriented perpendicularly. Coherency and cross‐phase between and are estimated, and typically have values close to 0.6 and π respectively. Power‐law spectra are found for frequencies well above the poloidal rotation frequency with spectral index typically around 4.0 for and around 2.5 for . The density gradient is above the threshold for flute interchange instability, and the results are consistent with theory and global numerical simulations of this plasma.     

Effect of Initial Pitch-Angle of Electrons on Output Power of Free-Electron Laser with a Reversed Guide Magnetic Field

A nonlinear simulation is presented to the output power of the MIT free-electron laser experiment, which is in agreement with the measured data. It is found that the initial pitch-angle of the electrons substantially influences the output power and should be optimized carefully.     

原子核阻止是核子–核子碰撞截面的可能探针

利用同位旋相关的输运理论,研究了不同中子–质子比的碰撞系统在中能重离子碰撞过程中,原子核阻止的同位旋效应及其对束流能量和碰撞参数的依赖性.计算表明对于所研究的4个碰撞系统,在从费米能附近到大约150MeV/u的较宽入射能量范围内,近心碰撞的原子核阻止强烈地依赖于核子–核子碰撞截面的同位旋相关性,而对称势对它的影响并不明显.故原子核阻止是提取介质中核子–核子碰撞截面的灵敏探针.研究还表明动量相关势对原子核阻止的重要作用是不可忽略的.     

On the Precision Preparation of Samples for Atom Probe Tomography Using a Focused Ion Beam in a SEM

Atom probe tomography is a modern and dynamically developing method of material investigation. It allows studies of the structure of matter at the atomic scale. The physical fundamentals of this method require a specific size, shape and conductivity type of the sample. To expand the analytical capabilities of atom probe tomography, a technique for preparing samples using a focused ion beam in a scanning electron microscope is studied and implemented in this work. The basic principles of this approach are demonstrated; its advantages, disadvantages and important practical aspects are described. To protect a fabricated sample from the influence of environment upon its transport to an atom probe tomograph, it is suggested a platinum coating be used. The atom-probe-tomography analysis of samples prepared with a focused ion beam is carried out. The effects of using such a sample preparation technique are studied.     

Ion Beam Generation in a Vacuum Arc Ion Source with a Multicomponent Cathode

Russian Physics Journal - Vacuum arc ion sources are widely used for modifying the properties of various surfaces using ion implantation. The use of cathodes consisting of multicomponent compounds...     

Optical Diagnostics Using a Barium Ion Beam for Spatial Resolution of Plasma Parameters

Plasma electron excitation of the 6s2S1/2 - 6p2P resonance transitions for the singly charged barium ion is proposed as an optical diagnostic for plasmas of thermonuclear interest. Spatial information arises from the intersection of a barium ion beam and the viewing optics. Measurement of relative intensity during a scan of beam and/or optics provides information for electron density and temperature profiles. Zeeman splitting of the emission lines allows local magnetic field and beta determination. Plasma and beam conditions for which such a tool is useful are given.