The First Isochronous Mass Measurements at CSRe

With the commissioning of the Cooler Storage Ring at the Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou (HIRFL-CSR),a pilot experiment operating the CSRe in isochronous mode to test the power of HIRFL-CSR for measuring the mass of the short-lived nucleus was performed in December of 2007.The fragments with A/q=2 of ~(36) Ar were injected into CSRe and their revolution frequencies were measured with a fast time pick-up detector with a thin foil in the circulating path of the ions.The preliminary result is presented.The result shows the potential of CSRe for mass measurements of short-lived nuclei.     

HIRFL-CSR上等时性质量测量进展

基于兰州重离子研究装置冷却储存环(HIRFL-CSR)发展了等时性质谱术(Isochronous mass spectrometry,IMS),高精度测量了一批短寿命原子核的质量并研究了核结构和核天体领域的相关物理问题。本文综述了IMS实验的原理和步骤,重点介绍了目前正在发展的双TOF探测器谱仪。利用双TOF质量谱仪在测量离子回旋周期的同时测量了离子的速度,用来修正实验结果,可以在很宽的动量接收度内实现高质量分辨,并消除离子动量分散带来的系统误差。双TOF等时性质谱术是全新的概念,需要针对性开发相关实验技术。我们建立了基于CSRe的模拟平台,研制了高性能TOF探测器并安装在CSRe直线段,进行了在线束流测试,发展了新的束流光学设置并进行优化,开发了实验数据处理方法并在做进一步优化,并对下一步工作进行了展望。     

Shell Evolution Study for New Magic Number N =32 via Isochronous Mass Spectrometry

Recent results and progress of mass measurements of neutron-rich nuclei utilizing Isochronous Mass Spectrometry (IMS) based on the HIRFL-CSR complex at Lanzhou are reported. The nuclei of interest were produced through projectile fragmentation of primary 86Kr ions at a realistic energy of 460.65 MeV/u. After in-flight separation by the fragment separator RIBLL2, the fragments were injected and stored in the experimental storage ring CSRe, and their masses were determined from measurements of their revolution times. The re-determined masses were compared and evaluated with other mass measurements, and the impact of these evaluated masses on the shell evolution study is discussed.     

A Small Isochronous Storage Ring for Spectrometry

The results of a numerical simulation of heavy ion beam motion in a multiturn mass-spectrometer are presented. It consists of a magnet system with an azimuthal variation of magnetic field, two dees and an open type arc discharge ion source. The calculations have shown that the mass resolution of ion beams is above 10⁴. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Isochronous Mass Measurements of Hot Exotic Nuclei

A novel method for mass measurements of short-lived exotic nuclides is presented. Exotic nuclides were produced and separated in flight at relativistic energies with the fragment separator (FRS) and were injected into the experimental storage ring (ESR). Operating the ESR in the isochronous mode we performed mass measurements of neutron deficient fragments of ⁸⁴Kr with half-lives larger than 50 ms. However, this experimental technique is applicable in a half-life range down to a few μs. A mass resolving power of 110000 (FWHM) has been achieved. Results are presented for the masses of ⁶⁸As, ^70,71Se and ⁷³Br. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

等时性质量谱仪中N=Z核质量测量的方法探索

N=Z核的质量数据对于研究rp-和νp-过程至关重要。此外,N=Z原子核的质量数据将会帮助我们解决与核结构有关的许多关键问题。结合碎片分离器的等时性质谱仪（Isochronous mass spectrometry,IMS）是十分快速有效而且高分辨的质量测量工具。由于N=Z核的m/q值非常接近,目前国际上的储存环质量谱仪CSRe/IMP和ESR/GSI还无法实现对N=Z核运用飞行时间谱进行鉴别,因而无法对它们进行质量测量。在日本理化学研究所的仁科加速器中心新建了专用的等时性质谱仪（IMS）,即稀有放射性同位素储存环"Rare-RI Ring"（R3）,以确定短寿命的放射性原子核的质量,其目标质量相对精度为10-6。R3质谱仪与高分辨的碎片分离器BigRIPS的组合,运用束流线的高分辨的离子鉴别,使得R3上的IMS方法对N=Z核进行质量测量成为可能。本文设计了专用的等时性束流光学设置,模拟了124Xe的主束经过碎裂反应产生的N=Z核在束流线中穿过各焦平面的径迹、能量、速度等信息,同时检验了这些次级束在环内的飞行时间相对于动量的变化关系。模拟的结果表明:当储存环的等时性光学设置在某一个N=Z核时,所有其它N=Z核在环内的回旋时间也与动量弥散无关,说明了这些核也满足等时性条件。基于N=Z核的这种等时性的特点,本文对R3上刻度N=Z核的方法也进行了讨论。     

北京大学加速器质谱计

北京大学重离子物理研究所和技术物理系研制的加速器质谱计于１９９２年圆满建成并投入使用．在两年多的运行中,性能不断得到改进,并取得了大量的应用成果．简要介绍其性能特点、运行情况和应用概况.The accelerator mass spectrometry studied by the Institute of Heavy Ion Physics and the Department of Technical Physics,Peking University,was successfully manufactured in 1992.In the two years routine operation,the machine performances have been improved and some application achievements have been obtained.In this paper feature of the machine,opeartion and some applications are given.     

CSRe的 Schottky束流诊断系统的研制

 介绍了Schottky信号的产生原理。研制了CSRe的Schottky束流诊断系统,该系统由一对平行的Schottky电极板、四分之一波螺旋谐振腔、低噪声放大器及数据获取系统组成。利用能量为481.88 MeV/u的⁷⁸Kr³⁶⁺束流对Schottky束流诊断系统进行灵敏度测试。结果表明该系统能够测量流强大于82 nA的束流。     

CSRe储存环等时性模式转变能洛伦兹因子曲线的测量与校正

综述了兰州冷却储存环CSRe上转变能洛伦兹因子的测量与校正的最新进展,详细阐述了基于等时性质谱仪实验数据测量储存环的转变能洛伦兹因子的方法,以及利用CSRe二极、四极、六极磁铁校正转变能洛伦兹因子曲线的结果。实验结果表明,二极磁铁和四极磁铁可以平移转变能洛伦兹因子曲线,六极磁铁可以旋转转变能洛伦兹因子曲线。通过校正CSRe的转变能洛伦兹因子曲线,将CSRe对目标离子的质量分辨能力R=m/△m=3.15（9）×104（FWHM）（回旋周期相对误差σT/T=7.3（2）×10-6）提高到1.72（4）×105（FWHM）（σT/T=1.34（3）×10-6）。     

CSRe的 Schottky束流诊断系统的研制

介绍了Schottky信号的产生原理。研制了CSRe的Schottky束流诊断系统,该系统由一对平行的Schottky电极板、四分之一波螺旋谐振腔、低噪声放大器及数据获取系统组成。利用能量为481.88 MeV/u的78Kr36+束流对Schottky束流诊断系统进行灵敏度测试。结果表明该系统能够测量流强大于82 nA的束流。     

Identification of Time-of-Flight spectra for Isochronous Mass Measurements

The Isochronous Mass Spectrometry (IMS) developed at GSI is a very effcient method for direct mass measurements of short-lived nuclides. By taking a recent IMS experiment as an example, the identification procedure of the Time-of-Flight (TOF) spectrum measured in this experiment is discussed.     

Identification of Time-of-Flight spectra for Isochronous Mass Measurements

The Isochronous Mass Spectrometry (IMS) developed at GSI is a very efficient method for direct mass measurements of short-lived nuclides. By taking a recent IMS experiment as an example, the identification procedure of the Time-of-Flight (TOF) spectrum measured in this experiment is discussed.     

A pilot experiment for mass measurement at CSRe

A pilot experiment of mass measurement was performed at CSRe with the method of isochronous mass spectrometry. The secondary fragments produced via RIBLL2 with the primary beam of 400 MeV/u ^36Ar delivered by CSRm were injected into CSRe. The revolution periods of the stored ions,which depend on the mass-to-charge ratios of the stored ions,were measured with a time-of-flight detector system. The results show that the mass resolution around 8×10^-6 for △m/m is achieved.     

CSRe电子冷却模式下核质量测量研究

研究了CSRe电子冷却模式下使用线性质量刻度时, 空间电荷效应对测量精度的影响、 CSRe上测量190Ir质量的实验可行性以及估算了电子冷却模式下, 使用非线性刻度法所能达到的测量精度。 理论上的分析表明, CSRe在束流和二极铁磁场稳定的理想情况下, 如果电子冷却对同种离子束的冷却效果能达到δp/p=10－6量级, 采用非线性刻度的方法, 能够对像190Ir这样的重离子达到σ(m)/m≈10-8的测量精度。 Nuclear mass measurement by electron cooling mode in CSRe is discussed, mainly in three related aspects: the systematic error caused by the space charge effect in the case of linear mass calibration; the possibility of mass measurement of 190 Ir in CSRe; the estimation of the attainable precision in the case of non linear mass calibration. Theoretic analysis of the attainable precision shows that a precision of σ(m)/m≈10-8 can be achieved if the momentum spread of each kind of ions can be reduced to 10-6 in CSRe.     

Secondary electron time detector for mass measurements at CSRe

The Isochronous Mass Spectrometry is a high accurate mass spectrometer. A secondary electrons time detector has been developed and used for mass measurements. Secondary electrons from a thin carbon foil are accelerated by an electric field and deffected 180° by a magnetic field onto a micro-channel plate. The time detector has been tested with alpha particles and a time resolution of 197 ps (FWHM) was obtained in the laboratory. A mass resolution around 8×10-6 for m/m was achieved by using this time detector in a pilot mass measurement experiment.     

A pilot experiment for mass measurement at CSRe

A pilot experiment of mass measurement was performed at CSRe with the method of isochronous mass spectrometry. The secondary fragments produced via RIBLL2 with the primary beam of 400 MeV/u 36Ar delivered by CSRm were injected into CSRe. The revolution periods of the stored ions, which depend on the mass-to-charge ratios of the stored ions, were measured with a time-of-flight detector system. The results show that the mass resolution around 8×10-6 for Δm/m is achieved.     

Secondary electron time detector for mass measurements at CSRe

The Isochronous Mass Spectrometry is a high accurate mass spectrometer. A secondary electrons time detector has been developed and used for mass measurements. Secondary electrons from a thin carbon foil are accelerated by an electric field and deflected 180°by a magnetic field onto a micro-channel plate. The time detector has been tested with alpha particles and a time resolution of 197 ps （FWHM） was obtained in the laboratory. A mass resolution around 8×10^-6 for Am/m was achieved by using this time detector in a pilot mass measurement experiment.     

Inductively Coupled,Plasma Source Mass Spectrometry - A New Element/Isotope Specific Mass Spectrometry Detector for Chromatography

A new mass spectrometry detector for chromatography is described. It is element/isotope specific. The interfacing of GC with the detector is very simple, consisting of a short (0. 5m) stainless steel tube. Oxygen gas (about 20% of total sample gas flow) must be injected, into the GC effluent entering the torch, to prevent carbon buildup on the torch. Three pentylated tin compounds (Me₃SnPe, Me₂SnPe₂ and MeSnPe₃) were separated and determined using the system. Although detection limits (ng's) achieved in this preliminary work were worse by over 2 orders of magnitude compared to state-of-the-art electrothermal atomic absorption detection, the approach holds much promise for the future in environmental/clinical metal organic species investigations.     

Imaging Mass Spectrometry

Abstract

Mass spectrometry has been a valuable resource in science for decades. The ability to know exact masses of analytes allows for a more precise knowledge of the composition of materials. The technique has evolved to allow analysis of increasing numbers compounds in increasingly complex environments. Selected examples of biological applications of mass spectrometry imaging are discussed, in addition to a variety of tissue imaging and other medical applications. A number of inorganic applications are also described. Finally, a conclusion regarding the prospects for the future of imaging mass spectrometry completes this brief review.     

Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Imaging

Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is a chemical analysis technique that employs mass spectrometry to analyze solid and low volatility liquid samples [1]. Although there are numerous configurations of SIMS instrumentation, the fundamental basis of SIMS analyses is the measurement of the mass and intensity of secondary ions produced in a vacuum by sputtering the surface of the sample with energetic ion or neutral beams. The sputtering beam is referred to as the primary beam and typically has a kinetic energy of several thousand electronvolts (keV). The primary beam removes atomic or molecular layers at a rate determined principally by the intensity, mass, and energy of the primary species and the chemical and physical characteristics of the sample [2]. Particle sputtering at the kiloelectronvolt level produces a variety of products including electrons, photons, atoms, atomic clusters, intact molecules, and distinctive molecular fragments. A small fraction of these sputter products are ionized, and these ions are the secondary ions in secondary ion mass spectrometry.