Waveform digitizing for LaBr_3/NaI phoswich detector

The detection efficiency of phoswich detector starts to decrease when Compton scattering becomes significant. Events with energy deposit in both scintillators, if not rejected, are not useful for spectral analysis as the full energy of the incident photon cannot be reconstructed with conventional readout. We show that once the system response is carefully calibrated, the full energy of those double deposit events can be reconstructed using a waveform digitizer as the readout. Our experiment suggests that the efficiency of a photopeak at 662 keV can be increased by a factor of 2 using our LaBr₃/NaI phoswich detector.     

Simulation study of neutrino nucleus crosssection measurement in a segmented detectorat a spallation neutron source

Knowledge of ν_e-Fe/Pb differential cross sections for ν_e energy below several tens of MeV scale is believed to be crucial in understanding supernova physics. In a segmented detector at a spallation neutron source, ν_e energy reconstructed from the electron range measurement is strongly affected because both multiple scattering and electromagnetic showers occur along the electron passage in target materials. In order to estimate these effects, a simulation study has been performed with a cube block model assuming perfect tracking precision. The energy spectrum distortion is observed to be proportional to the atomic number of the target material. Feasibility of unfolding the distorted ν_e energy spectrum is studied for both Fe and Pb. An evaluation of the statistical accuracy attainable is therefore provided for a segmented detector.     

涂硼GEM中子束流监测器物理过程的蒙特卡罗模拟

基于硼转换的GEM(Gas Electron Multiplier)探测器性能突出,计数率高达10 MHz以上,耐辐射,信号读出方式简单、灵活,位置与时间分辨率高,是下一代中子束流监测器极具优势的候选者。这种新型中子束流监测器主要由硼中子转换层、气体电离粒子放大的GEM以及二维读出电极组成。通过Geant4程序包对探测器物理过程进行蒙特卡罗(Monte Carlo)模拟,主要研究了硼中子转换层转换效率与厚度及中子波长的关系、出射粒子的能谱、不同气体比分不同气体厚度中的能量沉积、以及γ的能量沉积,计算比较了不同厚度GEM膜对快中子产生的影响。模拟结果表明,出射粒子在漂移区的能量沉积几乎与气体比分无关,硼层厚度取0.1μm以下,漂移区厚度6 mm时,可以确保出射粒子在漂移区能量完全沉积,同时具有最佳n/γ区分能力。     

OSL efficiency for BeO OSL dosimeters

In the course of this work, the experimental energy dependence of the OSL material beryllium oxide was determined for different radiation qualities. With the help of the radiation transport program AMOS the experimental setup was simulated. The calculated energy response differs from the experimental energy response. There is an underestimation for low energy photons caused by local saturation effects. For radiation with higher LET local structures of the detector can be saturated. The deposited energy doesn't contribute to the OSL effect. The detected dose is lower. The ratio between experimental and simulated energy response is called OSL efficiency. Subsequently the results were used to generate a model of local saturation for calculating the efficiency for different irradiation conditions. With the help of the model predictions for the detection efficiency for photons and electrons in the common energy range for personal and environmental dosimetry, reaching from 10 keV up to some MeV, are possible. The efficiency for electrons decreases with falling energy continuously. Photons show a similar effect, but for energies ranging from 40 to 80 keV the efficiency increases with decreasing energy. This can be explained by the interaction effects of the photons with the detector material. The experimental and modeled detection efficiencies can be used to calculate the readout of a BeO-OSL detector from dose values determined with radiation transport programs.     

Dose reassessment by using PTTL method in MTS-N (LiF:Mg,Ti) thermoluminescent detectors

The thermoluminescent (TLD) method is one of the most commonly used in dose measurements in radiation protection dosimetry. Due to its many advantages this method is widely spread. However, TLD has especially one disadvantage which is very inconvenient: the dose information in already read detectors is erased and in routine standard way the dose can not be reassessed. The positive is that this shortcoming can be eliminated by applying UV radiation. After first readout the same detector can be subjected to UV exposure and then read once again to reassess the dose.This method for reassessment of dose is based on phototransferred thermoluminescence (PTTL). In an irradiated TL detector deep traps are not emptied during the first readout. During exposure to UV, electrons are transferred from deep traps to shallower dosimetric traps. This TL signal emerging during the second readout following UV illumination is called phototransferred thermoluminescence.A method for reassessment of dose in a previously readout TLD is presented in this work. Experiments show that the method works well within region of doses between 5 and 50 mGy, but could be applied for higher doses as well. The efficiency of dose reassessment reaches about 17 percent of the first readout.The method could be a noticeable improvement in TLD dosimetry, giving more opportunities for better control and reliability of measurements.     

Application of a pnCCD in X‐ray diffraction: a three‐dimensional X‐ray detector

The first application of a pnCCD detector for X‐ray scattering experiments using white synchrotron radiation at BESSY II is presented. A Cd arachidate multilayer was investigated in reflection geometry within the energy range 7 keV < E < 35 keV. At fixed angle of incidence the two‐dimensional diffraction pattern containing several multilayer Bragg peaks and respective diffuse‐resonant Bragg sheets were observed. Since every pixel of the detector is able to determine the energy of every incoming photon with a resolution ΔE/E? 10^?2, a three‐dimensional dataset is finally obtained. In order to achieve this energy resolution the detector was operated in the so‐called single‐photon‐counting mode. A full dataset was evaluated taking into account all photons recorded within 10⁵ detector frames at a readout rate of 200 Hz. By representing the data in reciprocal‐space coordinates, it becomes obvious that this experiment with the pnCCD detector provides the same information as that obtained by combining a large number of monochromatic scattering experiments using conventional area detectors.     

基于LC延迟电路的双层多丝正比室的研制

描述了为兰州放射性粒子束流线（RIBLL Ⅱ）上测量束流径迹而研制的一种基于LC延迟电路的双层多丝正比室（MWPC）。该探测器的探测灵敏面积为100 mm×80 mm,位置信号由阴极丝引出并通过LC延迟电路读出。探测器由两套完整的多丝正比室组成,每套的阳极丝夹在两层平行的阴极丝之间,阳极丝和阴极丝相互垂直。两套阴极丝相互垂直给出入射粒子的二维位置信息。为了增大感应信号以提高探测效率,将每套位置对应的阴极丝合并成一路接入LC延迟电路。用55Fe-5.9 keV X射线源均匀照射探测器的灵敏区域,测试表明其具有良好的位置灵敏一致性。用X射线源通过准直狭缝扫描整个探测器的灵敏区域,得到X,Y层的位置线性度均好于0.999;其位置分辨（σ）分别为199.9 μm和154.0 μm,目前,该探测器已成功用于RIBLL Ⅱ的实验中。A double-layer Multi-Wire Proportional Chamber (MWPC) with 100 mm×80 mm active area has been developed for Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou(RIBLL Ⅱ). The position information has been obtained by a LC delay circuit readout method. Being called of double-layer MWPC, it is composed of two full MWPCs, each consists of an anode plane sandwiched between two parallel cathode planes, anode wires and cathode wires are perpendicular to each other. In order to improve the detection efficiency, the cathode wires of corresponding position are combined to enhance inductive signal. The cathode wires of two full MWPCs are orthogonally placed to give two coordinates of the incident particles. The sensitivity uniformity is also found to be relatively good and the position resolution of X, Y direction are measured to be 199.9 and 154.0 μm using a 55Fe-5.9 keV X ray, respectively. The position linearity of X, Y direction are as good as 0.999 for whole sensitive area of the detector. The detector has been used successfully on the experiment at RIBLL Ⅱ.     

Investigation of a CPG‐array CdZnTe γ‐ray imaging detector with single collecting electrodes readout

The single‐electrode readout method has been applied to a coplanar grid (CPG) array CdZnTe detector in order to halve the number of preamplifiers previously needed and to facilitate imaging applications of CPG detectors. A method of predetermining the width of the optimum collecting electrodes has also been proposed, using the calculated optimum relative gain factor G. Meanwhile, a detailed process for calculating the charge induction efficiency (CIE) is presented. To simplify the calculation process, the computational formula of the CIE was deduced through the integration of the weighting potential. For performance evaluation, a 2 × 2 CPG‐array CdZnTe detector was elaborately designed and tested with ¹³⁷Cs at 662 keV. Experimental results showed the capability of using the CPG‐array CdZnTe detector with single collecting electrode readout for γ‐ray imaging applications, with the same complexity of associated readout electronics as that of the pixelated CdZnTe detectors.     

Characterization of a triple-GEM position sensitive detector for X-ray fluorescence imaging

In this work, we characterized an X-ray position sensitive gaseous detector based in a triple stack of gas electron multipliers. The readout circuit is divided in 256 strips for each dimension and using a resistive chain interconnecting the strips, we are able to reconstruct the radiation interaction points by resistive charge division. The detector achieved gains above 10⁴, energy resolution of 15.28% (full width at half maximum) for 5.9 keV X-rays, and position resolution of 1.2 mm, while operating in Ar/CO₂(90/10) at atmospheric pressure.     

THE OBSERVATION ON o-Ps ANNIHILATION IN SILICA AEROGEL BY COMBINED SPECTROMETER

The yields and energy spectra of the various components of o-P_s annihilation in silica aerogel are observed using the combined spectrometer. It is shown that the processes of P_s formation and annihilation in ultrafine grains of SiO₂ aerogel are basically consistent with the diffusion model, but the grain surface effect can not be neglected. Comparing the Dopplar broadening spectra, it is understood that the pick-off process of the longest component possesses the lower annihilation momentum than that of the free positron annihilation.     

基于阻性阳极读出方法的气体电子倍增器二维成像性能

新型微结构气体探测器,如气体电子倍增器(gas electron multiplier,GEM)等,具有非常好的位置分辨率潜力(σ100μm),但是需要匹配大规模高密度的读出电子学,给探测器的建设、造价、功耗、空间利用等带来极大压力.阻性阳极读出方法可以在保持较高位置分辨率的前提下,大幅节省电子学.基于厚膜电阻工艺,一种新的阻性单元阵列结构被成功开发和应用于三级级联GEM探测器的读出阳极.该阻性阳极包括6×6个6 mm×6 mm的基本阻性单元,仅需匹配49路读出电子学.~(55)Fe放射源(5.9 keV)和X光机(8 keV)实验的结果显示探测器的位置分辨率(σ)可好于80μm,位置非线性好于1.5%.同时,探测器还获得了很好的实物成像效果.探测器的优良性能表明这种阻性阳极读出方法适用于大面积二维成像气体探测器的读出,并可用于其他探测器的读出.     

一维丝室气体探测器衍射像差的修正方法研究

一维位置灵敏单丝气体探测器采用单根镀金钨丝和200根阴极感应条的探测结构, X射线在阳极丝上产生的信号被多个阴极条感应, 利用重心法得到X射线的原初电离点的位置信息, 位置分辨率达到160 μm(半高全宽). 在同步辐射衍射实验中, X射线通过样品后会形成不同大小的衍射环, 本实验中测量得到11.148°和14.201°的两组衍射角位置信息; 通过平行移动一维探测器在衍射环范围内多次扫描, 可以重建得到二维衍射环. 由于一维探测器的气体厚度和入射窗宽度会给测量结果带来像差, 分析发现像差的影响大于一维探测器的位置分辨. 基于相应的物理分析对测量到的衍射位置进行修正, 修正后的衍射位置相比修正前的衍射位置的相对像差最大改善达到7%, 该方法实现了无像差二维衍射环的重建.     

DAMPE-PSD探测单元模块大动态范围读出方案的实验验证

暗物质粒子探测卫星（Dark Matter Particle Explorer,DAMPE）的塑闪阵列探测器（Plastic Scintillator Detector,PSD）需要实现高能e/γ粒子的鉴别功能以及对Z=1~20的宇宙线重离子的电荷测量功能。它使用光电倍增管作为读出器件,并从打拿极5和打拿极8同时引出信号来增大读出动态范围。基于该设计方案的探测单元模块在兰州重离子加速器冷却储存环（HIRFL-CSR）上的外靶终端（ETF）进行了束流测试实验。实验得到了PSD单元条在中能轻核区（Z≤8）的能量响应,并证明了单元条的衰减长度与入射粒子种类无关。通过将实验结果外推至高能重核区,同时结合衰减长度、入射角度和能量涨落等因素,可以估算出PSD探测单元模块输出信号幅度的动态范围。结果显示,该范围在PSD前端电子学模块的线性工作区间内,从而验证了PSD大动态范围读出方案设计的合理性。The Plastic Scintillator Detector (PSD) of DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) aims for high energy e/γ identification and charge measurement for cosmic-ray ions from Z=1~20. It adopts photomultiplier tube as the readout device and extracts signals from both dynode5 and dynode8 to enlarge the readout dynamic range. A beam test on a PSD detector unit based this design has been carried out at the External Target Facility (ETF) terminal of the Cooling Storage Ring of Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou (HIRFL-CSR). The detector response to light nuclei (Z≤8) at the medium energy scale was extracted and the attenuation length was proved to be irrelevant with the impinging nuclei species. By extrapolating the result to heavy nuclei at the high energy scale and taking into account light attenuation, energy fluctuation and imping angle, the dynamic range of the output signal of PSD detector unit was estimated. The range is well within the linear range of the front-end electronics of PSD, thus verifies the large dynamic range readout design of PSD.     

Generation and division of excitation energy in heavy-ion collisions studied by measuring charged-particle survival fractions

Charged-particle survival fractions of primary projectile-like fragments from the ⁴⁰Ar + ¹⁹⁷Au reaction at 450 MeV were measured by using a large array of 32 phoswich detectors operating in coincidence with a detector of projectile-like fragments. Differential survival fractions of the primary pickup and stripping reaction products indicate a dependence of the average excitation energy generated in the primary fragments on the direction of the mass transfer.     

基于全卷积金字塔残差网络的能谱CT图像降噪研究

传统CT采用积分式探测器采集投影数据,反映的是物体的平均衰减特性,会在一定程度上造成信息损失,无法对物体进行较好的定性定量测量。基于光子计数探测器的能谱CT通过设定多个能量响应阈值能够探测不同能量范围内的X射线光子,采集更多被测物体的物质组成信息,有助于识别不同物理特性的材料,基于此,能谱CT被广泛的应用于小病灶、低对比度结构以及微细结构的成像。然而将整个能谱划分为多个能量段进行数据采集时,范围较窄能量范围内的有效光子数比例相对降低,导致图像中包含较多的噪声,图像质量较差,影响能谱CT的临床应用。为了有效的抑制能谱CT不同能量段内重建图像中的噪声,提出了一种基于深度学习的能谱CT图像降噪方法。我们将全卷积网络和金字塔残差网络结合为全卷积金字塔残差网络(FCPRN),实验中,利用能谱CT在不同的能量范围扫描小鼠样本,使用FDK算法和基于压缩感知的Split-Bregman算法进行重建并分别作为训练数据和标签数据训练全卷积金字塔残差网络。为了验证网络的降噪性能,选取了常见的降噪网络模型denoising convolutional neural networks(DNCN)以及residual encoder decoder convolutional neural network (REDCNN)进行对比,训练三种网络的使用的数据和实验配置都是完全相同的,实验结果表明训练模型可以有效抑制不同能量范围内重建图像的噪声,且使用的全卷积金字塔残差网络的降噪性能优于其他网络模型。模型训练好后,可以对FDK算法重建出的图像进行降噪,由此提高能谱CT图像降噪效率,保证能谱CT重建图像的质量。     

位敏型探测器数字法读出研究(英文)

中国散裂中子源( CSNS ) 的建造对中子探测器提出了非常高的要求,如更大的有效面积、二维位置灵敏、高计数率、高探测效率和低的 灵敏度等。与传统的模拟读出方法相比,数字法读出具有更高的计数率, 更小的数据传输量,更简单的电子学设计以及更高的信噪比。对数字法读出进行了理论计算,利用GEM探测器的原始数据分析了数字法读出的位置分辨率与读出条宽度的关系。结果表明,数字法读出对于位置分辨要求较低( 小于4 mm) 的大面积位置灵敏探测器是一种较好的选择,如CSNS 小角谱仪探测器。Efficient thermal neutron detectors with large area, two-dimensional position sensitive, high counting rate high detection efficiency and low gamma sensitivity are required to satisfy the demands for the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS). Compared with the traditional analog readout method, the digital readout method has the advantages of higher counting rate, smaller quantity of data transmission, simpler readout system and higher signal to noise ratio. The theoretical analysis of the digital readout method is reported in this paper. Used the raw data of GEM detector, the relationship between the position resolution and the width of the readout strip was studied. The results indicate that the digital readout method could be a good choice for the large area position sensitive detector where the requirement of position resolution is less than 4 mm, e.g. the detector of Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) diffractometer of CSNS.     

二维多丝室探测器读出方法的优化

中国散裂中子源将建设一台基于~3He气体的二维多丝室,作为多功能反射谱仪束线的中子探测器.基于已有的研究,为优化选择二维多丝室探测器的丝结构,本文研究了三种不同的丝结构,并采用重心读出方法和数字读出方法进行了探测器的性能测量,得到了满足多功能反射谱仪探测器需求的读出方法.实验结果表明:对同种丝结构的二维多丝室探测器,重心读出方法的位置分辨和成像性能都好于数字读出方法;基于重心法读出的多丝室探测器位置分辨率可以达到约160μm,基于数字读出方法的多丝室探测器位置分辨率可以达到约400μm.优化设计的丝结构为:基于重心读出法的阳极丝间距1.5 mm、读出通道间距4 mm,基于数字读出法的阳极丝间距1.5 mm、读出通道间距2 mm.优化设计的丝结构均能满足谱仪的位置分辨要求.     

Study of jets and their properties in PbPb collisions using the ATLAS detector at LHC

We present studies of the performance of jet reconstruction algorithms with full GEANT simulation of the ATLAS detector. Simulated jets from PYTHIA are embedded into the heavy ion background from HIJING. The results on the jet energy and position resolutions of the ATLAS calorimeter system for different centralities of the PbPb collisions are shown. The energy resolution of single reconstructed jets is better than 20% at 100 GeV. We also present ATLAS capability for measurement of jet energy profiles, fragmentation functions and transverse jet structure.     

A hybrid structure gaseous detector for ion backflow suppression

A new concept for a hybrid structure gaseous detector module with ion backflow suppression for the time projection chamber in a future circular collider is presented.It is a hybrid structure cascaded Gas Electron Multiplier(GEM) with a Micromegas detector.Both Micromegas and GEM have the capability to naturally reduce most of the ions produced in the amplification region.The GEM also acts as the preamplifer device and increases gas gain together with the Micromegas.Feasibility tests of the hybrid detector are performed using an ~(55)Fe X-ray source.The energy resolution is better than 27% for 5.9 keV X-rays.It is demonstrated that a backflow ratio better than 0.2% can be reached in the hybrid readout structure at a gain of 5000.     

A New Heavy Neutron-rich Isotope 238Th

A new nuclide ²³⁸Th has been produced via multinucleon transfer reaction induced by 60MeV/u ¹⁸O ion irradiation of natural uranium. The thorium was radiochemically separated from the mixture of uranium and its reaction products. The activity of thorium was measured by using a HPGe detector and a planar HPGe detector. The ²³⁸Th has been identified for the first time by measuring the growth and decay of the γ-rays from its daughter ²³⁸Pa. The half-life of 238Th was determined to be (9.4±2.0)min. In addition,a new (89.0±0.3)keV γ-ray with T_1/2=(8.9±1.5)min was observed and assigned to ²³⁸Th decay based on the measurement of transition energy and half life.