Template identification technology of nuclear warheads and components

Template identification technology （TIT） is designed for the scenarios where a batch of disarmed nuclear weapons or components would be dismantled to observe a nuclear disarmament treaty. The core function played by the TIT is to make a judgment on whether the verified item belongs to a certain kind of nuclear weapons or component （NW/NC） or to which kind the verified item belongs. This paper analyses the functions played by the TIT in the process of NW/NC dismantlement, and proposes that two phases would be followed when applying the TIT： firstly to establish NW/NC templates with a sample of size n drawn from a certain kind of disarmament NW; secondly to authenticate NW/NC by means of the TIT. This paper also expatiates some terms related to the concept of the TIT and investigates on the development status of NW/NC TIT based on radiation signatures. The study concludes that the design of template structure is crucial to the establishment of an effective TIT and that starting from different research angles and aiming at the same goal of classification different template structures and corresponding template identification methods can be built up to meet specific identification requirements.     

A transient process observation method based on the non-homogeneous Poisson process model

The current-mode-counting method is a new approach to observing transient processes,especially in transient nuclear fusion,based on the non-homogeneous Poisson process(NHPP)model.In this paper,a new measurement process model of the pulsed radiation field produced by transient nuclear fusion is built based on the NHPP.A simulated measurement is performed using the model,and the current signal from the detector is obtained by simulation based on Poisson process thinning.The neutron time spectrum is reconstructed and is in good agreement with the theoretical value,with its maximum error of a characteristic parameter less than 2.3%.Verification experiments were carried out on a CPNG-6 device at the China Institute of Atomic Energy,with a detection system with a nanosecond response time.The experimental charge amplitude spectra are in good agreement with those obtained by the traditional counting mode,and the characteristic parameters of the time spectrum are in good agreement with the theoretical values.This shows that the current-mode-counting method is effective for the observation of transient nuclear fusion processes.     

用MC方法计算铅玻璃对核材料γ射线的屏蔽作用(已撤稿)

核材料辐射出的γ射线对人体有很强的辐射损伤, 实际工作中多用铅玻璃对其进行屏蔽。 以甲状腺为研究对象, 应用蒙特卡罗方法通用软件MCNP4B程序建立模型, 模拟计算了操作人员在操作核弹头时, 弹头中产生的γ射线透过各种厚度的铅玻璃时人体甲状腺吸收剂量率。 结果表明, 铅玻璃确有良好的降低γ射线吸收剂量率的作用。
The γ ray which is radiated from a nuclear material can cause serious radiation damage to human organs, so lead glass are often used as a shielding material. In this paper, thyroid was the subject investigated. A mathematical model was established by using the general software code MCNP4B. We have calculated a series of thyroid’s absorbed dose rate when the γ ray which was generated from the warhead penetrated the various depths of the lead glass via the model. The results indicate that lead glass work well as a protector against γ rays.     

中子检测爆炸物的原理实验研究

传统的X射线无损检测应用广泛, 但X射线对低原子序素构成为主的爆炸物不能进行有效的甄别; 中子穿透能力较强, 能和原子核相互作用产生特征γ射线, 因此中子无损检测方法能有效弥补X射线无损检测方法的不足。 介绍了几种常用的中子无损检测方法, 并采用脉冲快热中子法（为PFTNA）的方法对模拟爆炸物进行了测量。 实验结果表明, 利用密封中子发生器和采用PFTNA方法进行爆炸物检测是可行的。 Traditional X ray scatheless detecting method is used widely, but it is not useful to discriminate explosive consisting of low Z atomic elements. The penetrability of neutron is much better, and it can interact on atomic nucleus to emit characteristic γ ray. So neutron scatheless detecting methods can the used to detect the low Z atomic elements. In this paper, several neutron scatheless detecting methods are introduced briefly, and the principium experiment using Pulse Fast Thermal Neutron Analysis(PETNA) to detect a kind of explosive simulacrum is carried out. The experiment results show that PFTNA based on the sealed neutron generator is feasible to detect explosive.     

核查中的中子探测技术研究

介绍了通过探测中子辐射,用被动方法研究了包括模拟核弹头装置在内的各钚组合系统的可探测性和中子能谱等内容．用主动方法研究了核材料铀的裂变缓发中子测量技术和区分核与非核材料的方法．讨论了进一步开展的核查技术实验.In this paper,by neutron radiation detection with the passive method, the study on detectability, neutron spectra, etc. for the plutonium combined systems including the stimulated nuclear warhead assembly are introduced. The sutdy on technique of measuring fission delayed neutrons from uranium materials and the method of distinguished nuclear from non nuclear materials with the active method are described. Further experiments on verifying technique are also discussed.     

Phase and Polarization State of High-Frequency Relic Gravitational Waves

The displaying condition of strength, phase and polarization states of high-frequency relic gravitational waves （HFRGWs） in electromagnetic （EM） detecting systems is studied. It is shown that the displaying condition depends not only on the sensitivity of EM detecting systems and the amplitudes of HFRGWs, but also on the phase, the polarization states of HFRGWs and their matching to the EM detecting systems. In order to display simultaneously the strength, phase and polarization states of the resonant ＂monochromatic component＂ of HFRGWs, an important necessary condition is the utilization of two or more different EM detectors.     

上海激光电子γ源

激光具有高强度、 高极化度等优异的性能。 用激光束轰击高能电子束就可以产生高强度、 高极化度的γ射线束。 上海激光电子γ源就是上海同步辐射装置上的这样一条束线站。 预计可以获得能量范围为1—22 MeV的准单色、 高强度（109—1011 s-1）和高极化度（线极化或圆极化）的γ射线束。 介绍了这条束线站目前的进展情况。 Shanghai Laser Electron Gamma Source (SLEGS) is a high intensity,short pulse and compact γ ray source which is based on inverse Compton scattering via interaction between pulsed high power laser beams and picosecond relativistic electron bunches. One of the attractive features of the laser Compton scattering is the easy control of polarization of the produced high energy photons that duplicates polarization of the applied laser beam. The γ ray with energy up to 22 MeV and intensity of 109—1011s 1 are expected to be produced by Compton backscattering of CO2 laser photons on the 3.5 GeV electrons bunches in the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF). In this communication, we report same simulation results and the progressing status of SLEGS.     

Detection of air target based on multi-fractal analysis in a laser radar

A novel approach for detecting laser radar target based on multi-fraction dimension (MFD) of laser clutters has been proposed. The fractal dimension (FD) of laser clutter and the echoes from the plan are estimated using box-counting dimension algorithm. The intrinsic difference in the spectrum of FD Dq between them is extracted and used to detect targets. Experimental results show that the method based on MFD is more reliable than that on FD and can improve the accuracy of detection.     

Cosmic ray energy spectrum from measurements of air showers

This review focuses on high-energy cosmic rays in the PeV energy range and above. Of particular interest is the knee of the spectrum around 3 PeV and the transition from cosmic rays of Galactic origin to particles from extra-galactic sources. Our goal is to establish a baseline spectrum from 1014 to 10^20 eV by combining the results of many measurements at different energies. In combination with measurements of the nuclear composition of the primaries, the shape of the energy spectrum places constraints on the number and spectra of sources that may contribute to the observed spectrum.     

钚同位素成分及总质量测量的可行性探讨

利用MCNP4B程序,通过一个实例探讨了钚的同位素成分及总质量测量的理论可行性.首先利用假想的γ射线源确定出不同能量γ射线穿透容器的相对效率曲线;然后将实际的钚样品放入容器,通过容器外各种特征γ射线强度的测量可以推算出钚的同位素成分;最后测量出系统总中子泄漏数,便可求得钚的总质量. One possible method of measurement of isotopic composition and mass for plutonium is discussed and its feasibility in theory is demonstrated by the MCNP4B package in this paper. The relative efficiency ratio curve for the container where the plutonium sample is put in can be computed by assigning an arbitrary γ ray source in the sample . Once the relative efficiency ratio for the container is known, the isotopic components for plutonium can be induced by assigning the real γ ray source in the sample and...     

A novel chaotic stream cipher and its application to palmprint template protection

Based on a coupled nonlinear dynamic filter (NDF), a novel chaotic stream cipher is presented in this paper and employed to protect palmprint templates. The chaotic pseudorandom bit generator (PRBG) based on a coupled NDF, which is constructed in an inverse flow, can generate multiple bits at one iteration and satisfy the security requirement of cipher design. Then, the stream cipher is employed to generate cancelable competitive code palmprint biometrics for template protection. The proposed cancelable palmprint authentication system depends on two factors: the palmprint biometric and the password/token. Therefore, the system provides high-confidence and also protects the user's privacy. The experimental results of verification on the Hong Kong PolyU Palmprint Database show that the proposed approach has a large template re-issuance ability and the equal error rate can achieve 0.02%. The performance of the palmprint template protection scheme proves the good practicability and security of the proposed stream cipher.     

Method for measuring prompt γ-rays generated by D-T neutrons bombarding a depleted uranium spherical shell

The prompt γ-ray spectrum from depleted uranium(DU) spherical shells induced by 14 Me V D-T neutrons is measured. Monte Carlo(MC) simulation gives the largest prompt γ flux with the optimal thickness of the DU spherical shells 3–5 cm and the optimal frequency of neutron pulse 1 MHz. The method of time of flight and pulse shape coincidence with energy(DC-TOF) is proposed, and the subtraction of the background γ-rays discussed in detail. The electron recoil spectrum and time spectrum of the prompt γ-rays are obtained based on a 2 ×2 BC501 A liquid scintillator detector. The energy spectrum and time spectrum of prompt γ-rays are obtained based on an iterative unfolding method that can remove the influence of γ-rays response matrix and pulsed neutron shape.The measured time spectrum and the calculated results are roughly consistent with each other. Experimental promptγ-ray spectrum in the 0.4–3 Me V energy region agrees well with MC simulation based on the ENDF/BVI.5 library,and the discrepancies for the integral quantities of γ-rays of energy 0.4–1 Me V and 1–3 Me V are 9.2% and 1.1%,respectively.     

Modified Two-Scale Model for Low-Grazing-Angle Scattering from Two-Dimensional Sea Surface

A hybrid model for describing a fully developed two-dimensional sea surface is presented,which incorporates the sea spectrum into a fractal model,and an improved two-scale model is applied to calculate the scattering coefficient.In this model the slope distribution of the large-scale surface is obtained with a numerical method instead of being assumed,and the projecting and ray tracing methods are applied to obtain the shadow function for arbgitrary incident and scattering angles.Moreover the effect of curvature of the large-scale undulating surface on the scattered wave is taken into account.Hence the precision of the results is greatly increased at low-grazing angles.Finally the amplitude and fractal characteristics of the scattered wave are analysed,which are of great significance for distinguishing and detecting targets on the sea.     

Application of polycapillary x ray lens to eliminate both the effect of x ray source size and scatter of the sample in laboratory tomography

A tomography device based on a conventional laboratory x ray source, polycapillary parallel x ray lens(PPXRL), and polycapillary collimating x ray lens(PCXRL) is designed. The PPXRL can collect the divergent x ray beam from the source and focus it into a quasi-parallel x ray beam with a divergence of 4.7 mrad.In the center of quasi-parallel x ray beam, there is a plateau region with an average gain in power density of 13.8and a diameter of 630 μm. The contrast of the image can be improved from 28.9% to 56.0% after adding the PCXRL between the sample and the detector.     

A sound ray tracing algorithm in three-dimensional heterogeneous media based on wavefront traveltimes interpolation

A kind of three-dimensional（3-D） sound ray tracing algorithm in heterogeneous media is studied. This algorithm includes two steps： the first step computes the wavefront traveltimes forward; the second step traces the sound rays backward. In the first step, the computation of wavefront traveltimes at discrete grid points from the sound source, was found on Eikonal equation solutions and carried out by GMM （Group marching method） wavefront marching method based on level set. In the second step, sound ray tracing was proceeded gradually from the receiver to each cell towards the sound source, with wavefront traveltimes computed in the first step. Time values on arbitrary positions in each cuboid cell can be expressed by linear interpolation of wavefront traveltimes at the same cell＇s grid points. Thus, an algorithm of 3-D sound ray tracing in heterogeneous media is put forward. The simulation results indicate that this method can improve both the accuracy and the efficiency of 3-D sound ray tracing greatly.     

Detection accuracy of target accelerations based on vortex electromagnetic wave in keyhole space

The influence of the longitudinal acceleration and the angular acceleration of detecting target based on vortex electromagnetic waves in keyhole space are analyzed. The spectrum spreads of different orbital angular momentum(OAM)modes in different non-line-of-sight situations are simulated. The errors of target accelerations in detection are calculated and compared based on the OAM spectra spreading by using two combinations of composite OAM modes in the keyhole space. According to the research, ...     

Nuclear shadowing and antishadowing in a unitarized BFKL equation

The nuclear shadowing and antishadowing effects are explained by a unitarized BFKL equation. The Q²- and x-variations of the nuclear parton distributions are detailed based on the level of the unintegrated gluon distribution. In particular, the asymptotical behavior of the unintegrated gluon distribution near the saturation limit in nuclear targets is studied. Our results in the nuclear targets are insensitive to the input distributions if the parameters are fixed by the data of a free proton.     

Improving iris recognition performance via multi-instance fusion at the score level

Fusion of multiple instances within a modality for biometric verification performance improvement has received considerable attention. In this letter, we present an iris recognition method based on multiinstance fusion, which combines the left and right irises of an individual at the matching score level. When fusing, a novel fusion strategy using minimax probability machine （MPM） is applied to generate a fused score for the final decision. The experimental results on CASIA and UBIRIS databases show that the proposed method can bring obvious performance improvement compared with the single-instance method. The comparison among different fusion strategies demonstrates the superiority of the fusion strategy based on MPM.     

Measurment of the energy spectrum of an electron beam extracted from an accelerator

The electron energy spectrum is one of the most important characteristics of an electron beam that is extracted from a linear accelerator. The most direct way to determine an electron spectrum would be to use a magnetic spectrometer and this method could also give results with high precision and effectiveness. In this article we describe our design of a new multilayer absorption method, which is based on the depth-dose curves method that can be used in most irradiation accelerators,and adds the Monte Carlo simulation and iterative algorithm in order to reconstruct the electron energy spectrum. In this article the energy spectrum was measured using these two methods, and good results were acquired. These results could be crosschecked, which made the results more reliable.     

Digital discrimination of neutron and γ ray using an organic scintillation detector based on wavelet transform modulus maximum

A novel algorithm for the discrimination of neutron and γ -ray events with wavelet transform modulus maximum (WTMM) in an organic scintillation has been investigated. Voltage pulses arising from a BC501A organic liquid scintillation detector in a mixed radiation field have been recorded with a fast digital sampling oscilloscope. The WTMM method using frequency-domain features exhibits a strong insensitivity to noise and can be used to discriminate neutron and γ -ray events based on their different asymptotic decay trend between the positive modulus maximum curve and the negative modulus maximum curve in the scale-space plane. This technique has been verified by the corresponding mixed-field data assessed by the time-of-flight (TOF) method and the charge comparison (CC) method. It is shown that the characterization of neutron and γ ray achieved by the discrimination method based on WTMM is consistent with that afforded by the TOF method and better than the CC method. Moreover, the WTMM method itself has presented its ability to eliminate the noise without any pretreatment to the pulses.