用于高能轻粒子探测的延迟线PPAC(英文)

气体探测器有成本低廉、制备简单、性能可靠和方便使用等特点。研制了一种5层板结构的延迟线平行板雪崩电离室（PPAC）,用于兰州放射性束流线（RIBLL）上开展的实验。在57.6 MeV/u的6He束流条件下测试了这种探测器对高能轻粒子的适用性,得到了位置分辨为1.8 mm (FWHM), 时间分辨为2.6 ns, 以及可靠的探测效率。The gas detectors have the characteristics of low cost, easy preparation, reliable capability and convenient for use etc. A delay line parallel plate avalanche counter(PPAC) with five plates has been developed for the experiments at Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou(RIBLL). The applicability of counter for high energy light ion has been tested with 57.6 MeV/u 6He beam. A position resolution of ~1.8 mm(FWHM) and a timing resolution of ~2.6 ns are achieved. The detection efficiency is reasonable.     

Conceptional design of a heavy ion linac injector for HIRFL-CSRm

A room temperature heavy ion linac has been proposed as a new injector of the main Cooler Storage Ring(CSRm) at the Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou(HIRFL), which is expected to improve the performance of HIRFL. The linac injector can supply heavy ions with a maximum mass to charge ratio of 7 and an injection kinetic energy of 7.272 MeV/u for CSRm; the pulsed beam intensity is 3 emA with the duty factor of 3%. Compared with the present cyclotron injector, the Sector Focusing Cyclotron(SFC), the beam current from linac can be improved by 10–100 times. As the pre-accelerator of the linac, the 108.48 MHz 4-rod Radio Frequency Quadrupole(RFQ) accelerates the ion beam from 4 keV/u to 300 keV/u, which achieves the transmission efficiency of 95.3% with a 3.07 m long vane.The phase advance has been taken into account in the analysis of the error tolerance, and parametric resonances have been carefully avoided by adjusting the structure parameters. Kombinierte Null Grad Struktur Interdigital H-mode Drift Tube Linacs(KONUS IH-DTLs), which follow the RFQ, accelerate ions up to the energy of 7.272 MeV/u for CSRm. The resonance frequency is 108.48 MHz for the first two cavities and 216.96 MHz for the last 5 Drift Tube Linacs(DTLs). The maximum accelerating gradient can reach 4.95 MV/m in a DTL section with the length of17.066 m, and the total pulsed RF power is 2.8 MW. A new strategy, for the determination of resonance frequency,RFQ vane voltage and DTL effective accelerating voltage, is described in detail. The beam dynamics design of the linac will be presented in this paper.     

CsI（Tl）+Si-APD探测器的性能测试

介绍了Si-APD的工作原理并对Si-APD中的暗电流进行了理论分析。基于RIBLL上产生的放射性核束流,使用CsI（Tl）+Si-APD探测器对中能重离子进行了能量测试。测试结果显示,CsI（Tl）+Si-APD探测器测量20 MeV/u的重离子时,可得到3%的能量分辨;同时还发现Si-APD中的暗电流大小以及入射粒子的能量大小都会对探测器的能量分辨产生影响。In this paper, the working principle of Si-APD was introduced and the dark current of Si-APD was analyzed theoretically. The intermediate energy heavy ions, which are produced on the RIBLL(Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou), were measured with CsI(Tl)+Si-APD detector. The energy resolution of CsI(Tl)+Si-APD detector is about 3% for heavy ions with energy around 20 MeV/u. It is also found that the energy resolution of detector can be in uenced by the dark current of Si-APD and the energy of incident particles.     

HENDL1.1/MG数据库和VisualBUS1．0程序的临界基准计算与分析

使用自主开发的一维输运／燃耗／可视化计算程序系统VisualBUS1．0和HENDL1．1／MG数据库,对^233U,^235U和^239Pu的热溶液临界球基准实验和^237Np,^241Am和^244Cm的金属快裂变临界球问题进行校核。和国际上广泛使用的各种程序和数据库的模拟计算结果以及相关实验结果进行综合对比和分析,初步验证了HENDL1．1／MG中裂变核素核数据的可靠性和应用性,同时也进一步证明了VisualBUS1.0程序的正确性。The evaluated critical safety benchmark experiments including some major elements of fission materials, such as ^233U, ^235U, ^239pu and ^237Np, ^241Am, ^244Cm, were simulated using the home-developed one-dimensionaltrasportation/burnup/optimization code system VisualBUS1.0 and HENDL1.1/MG, a multi-group working library of fusion-fission Hybrid Evaluated Nuclear Data Library, by FDS team. By the comparison with the measured resuits and the calculated values given in the International Handbook of Evaluated Criticality Safety Benchmark Experiments, HENDL1.1/MG data library and VisualBUS1.0 code are validated and qualified to be reliable.     

Production and Identification of New Isotope ^265Bh（Z=107）

New Isotope ^265Bh was produced in bombardment of a ^243Am target with 168 MeV 26Mg ions. The experiment was carried out at the Sector Focus Cyclotron of Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou in 2003. The reaction products were transported and collected by using helium-jet technique and a set of rotating wheel system. Identification was made by observation of correlated a-particles between the new isotope ^265Bh and its ^261Db and ^257Lr daughter nuclei. A parent-daughter searching mode was used to facilitate detection of α-α correlations. A total of four pairs of PIPS detector (200mm^2 active area) were used to measure the kinetic energy of a particles. The a particle energy resolution was about 40 keV for the top detectors and 100 keV for the bottom detectors because of energy degradation in the polypropylene foil.     

Equivalent properties of single event burnout induced by different sources

The experimental results of single event burnout induced by heavy ions and 252Cf fission fragments in power MOSFET devices have been investigated. It is concluded that the characteristics of single event burnout induced by 252Cf fission fragments is consistent to that in heavy ions. The power MOSFET in the ＂turn-off＂ state is more susceptible to single event burnout than it is in the ＂turn-on＂ state. The thresholds of the drain-source voltage for single event burnout induced by 173 MeV bromine ions and ^252Cf fission fragments are close to each other, and the burnout cross section is sensitive to variation of the drain-source voltage above the threshold of single event burnout. In addition, the current waveforms of single event burnouts induced by different sources are similar. Different power MOSFET devices may have different probabilities for the occurrence of single event burnout.     

Gallium Nitride Room Temperature α Particle Detectors

Gallium Nitride （GaN） room temperature α particle detectors are fabricated and characterized, whose device structure is Schottky diode. The current-voltage （I- V） measurements reveal that the reverse breakdown voltage of the detectors is more than 200 V owing to the consummate fabrication processes, and that the Schottky barrier and ideal factor of the detectors are 0.64 eV and 1.02, respectively, calculated from the thermionic transmission model. ^241Am α particles pulse height spectra from the GaN detectors biased at -8 V is obviously one Gauss peak located at channel 44 with the full width at half maximum （FWHM） of 15.87 in channel. One of the main reasons for the relatively wider FWHM is that the air between the detectors and isotope could widen the spectrum.     

Preparations for the study on the cluster structure of 16C

In order to look for a proposed cluster structure of ¹⁶C, simulation work was made. The simulation of the reaction dynamics give the resolution of the excitation energy on ¹⁶C which was reconstructed prior to breakup. The excitation energy resolution is typically ~200 keV at 2 MeV above the two body decay threshold for ¹⁶C→¹²Be+⁴He. Moreover,some performances of detectors tested using ²⁴¹Am α source are also reported.     

一种用于DT聚变诊断的新型中子谱仪的设计

介绍了一种基于反冲质子法和磁分析技术的新型DT聚变中子谱仪, 能够以高信噪比对9—17MeV的中子能谱进行精确测量, 适用于稳态及脉冲条件下的等离子体温度（T_i）和燃料面密度（<ρR）的诊断, 对14 MeV的初级DT中子具有约4%的能量分辨率和约10-8的探测效率。谱仪的磁分析系统使用高性能钕铁硼二极永磁铁建造, 焦平面上使用CR-39固体径迹探测器测量反冲质子的位置分布。使用239Pu α源对磁分析系统进行了实验研究,并建立了配套的粒子输运模拟程序。 结合实验和程序模拟结果,使用蒙特卡罗软件模拟分析了谱仪整体性能。 谱仪结构紧凑、性能良好且适用于稳态及脉冲辐射场,可望在未来的聚变研究中得到有效应用。 Design of a novel spectrometer for measurements of neutrons in the energy range 9—17 MeV has been proposed. Based on proton recoil method and magnetic analyzing technigue, the spectrometer can be used to determine DT fuel areal density(<ρR) and ion temperature under steady state and pulsed radiation field. The detection efficiency is about 10-8 for measuring 14 MeV neutrons with an energy resolution of about 4%. A neodymium iron boron permanent dipole was used for the magnetic analyzing system and CR-39 track detectors were used in the focal plane. The system has been tested with 239Pu α suorce and a corresponding particle transport simulation program has been worked out. Performance of the spectrometer was investigated with Monte Carlo simulation, experiment data and the transport simulation. Due to its good performance, compact structure,and availability for both steady state and pulsed radiation field, the spectrometer can be effectively used for fusion research in the future.     

RF cavity simulations for superconducting cyclotron C400

Compact superconducting isochronous cyclotron C400 [1] has been designed at IBA (Belgium) in collaboration with the JINR (Dubna). This cyclotron will be the first cyclotron in the world capable of delivering protons, carbon and helium ions for therapeutic use. ¹²C⁶⁺ and ⁴He²⁺ ions will be accelerated to 400 MeV/u energy and extracted by electrostatic deflector, H₂⁺ ions will be accelerated to the energy of 265 MeV/u and extracted by stripping. It is planned to use two normal conducting RF cavities for ion beam acceleration in the cyclotron C400. Computer model of the double gap delta RF cavity with 4 stems was developed in the general-purpose simulation software CST STUDIO SUITE. Necessary resonant frequency and increase of the voltage along the gaps were achieved. Optimization of the RF cavity parameters leads us to the cavity with quality factor about 14000, RF power dissipation is equal to about 50 kW per cavity.     

Ein Beschleuniger für schwere Ionen

A heavy ion accelerator on the basis of the multiple-stage operation of a small tandem-generator is proposed. The ions will be accelerated in the first half of the tandem in a charge state equilibrated in a foil stripper and then slowed down in the second half of the tandem in a charge state equilibrated in a gas atmosphere where the average charge is much lower than in a solid. One passage through the tandem results in a gain of energy of (Z _solid-Z _gas)·eU MeV. The gain expected for the acceleration of iodine ions will be of the order of 4 MeV for potentials at the high voltage electrode of about 1 MV. The application of many of these systems in line or the application of a magnet system bending the ions many times through the same electric field and stripper will allow to accelerate very heavy ions up to energies of about 1000 MeV. The transmission of this accelerator as a function of scattering, solid angle and final particle energy is estimated.     

MeV能量离子辐照拟南芥干种子和含水种子存活曲线对比

离子束辐照植物种子所产生的水自由基对植物种子存活率会有影响, 实验中为了观察这种辐射效应, 采用6.5 MeV能量的质子分别辐照拟南芥干种子和含水种子。 这个能量点的质子无论对干种子还是含水种子都可以完全穿透, 减少了因损伤部位不同带来的差异。 实验中采用的质子注量从4×109 ions/cm2到1×1014 ions/cm2。 实验结果显示干种子和含水种子存活曲线均成肩形下降趋势,而且含水种子下降注量点明显低于干种子。 这是自由基作用结果。 同时在辐射生物学靶学说的基础上, 建立了模型, 通过参数的合理设置,很好地拟合了实验数据。 The dry and water saturated seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana were irradiated by H+ions with 6.5 MeV in atmosphere. The ion fluence used in this experiment was in the range of 4×109 —1×1014 ions/cm2. According to the structure of the seed and TRIM simulation, the ions with the energy of 6.5 MeV can penetrate the whole seed. The experiment shows that the fluence response curves for the dry seeds and water saturated seeds had distinct shoulders and reduced rapidly. The experimental results show that the water imbibed seeds were more sensitive than the dry seeds and the reason is from free radicals reaction. A model has been constructed, and primely simulates the experiment data.     

Ternary fission involving4He emission in the16O (144 MeV)+232Th and12C (108 MeV)+197Au reactions

The results of coincidence measurements of⁴He emission with fission fragments in reactions of¹²C(108 MeV) ions with a¹⁹⁷Au target and of¹⁶O(144 MeV) ions with a²³²Th target are presented. On the basis of a Monte Carlo kinematic simulation of nuclear reactions the experimental energy spectra and velocity distributions of alpha particles have been analyzed. A conclusion has been drawn that the main source of⁴ He emission is evaporation from the fissioning compound nucleus. Substantial part of alpha particles was emitted from fully accelerated fission fragments. Some of⁴He nuclei with an average energy of about 16 MeV (in the CM system) emitted mainly perpendicular to the fission axis were identified as being similar long-range alpha particles produced in ternary fission of heavy nuclei at a low excitation energy. The emission multiplicities of these particles are considerably higher than those observed at a low excitation energy. The experimental results are compared with the statistical model predictions.     

Evidence for existence of multiply charged argon ions in anomalous cosmic rays

The spectrum of Ar ions in anomalous cosmic rays in the energy range 14–42 MeV/nucleon was measured in the PLATAN-5 experiment at the Mir space station in 1994–1997. The spectrum is analyzed along with the data obtained by the SIS instrument on the ACE spacecraft in the circumterrestrial space. On the basis of the comparison of the spectra recorded within and beyond the magnetosphere, the average effective charge of ACR argon ions has been estimated. The estimate obtained is much larger than unity at energies exceeding 22 MeV/nucleon. The ion charge gradually increases with an increase in energy and reaches the value Q = 4 at an energy of 38 MeV/nucleon.     

2MeV注入器脉冲电子束时间分辨能谱诊断研究

 介绍了利用磁分析器和电子束产生的契伦科夫辐射光诊断直线感应加速器脉冲电子束时间分辨能谱的原理、方法及诊断系统，对中物院2MeV感应叠加型注入器的2kA强流脉冲电子束时间分辨能谱进行实验诊断，并与二极管电压进行对比分析。测得能量约2.2MeV，60ns内最大能量变化为4%。     

Reliability of stopping power tables and codes for heavy ions (8 ≤ Z ≤ 92) in gases

A comparative study of various stopping power tables and codes for heavy ions in gases has been made through comparison of computed values and the corresponding experimental data. Ten gaseous media: five monatomic rare gases (He to Xe), two diatomic gases (H₂, N₂) and three polyatomic gaseous compounds (CH₄, CF₄ and CO₂) have been chosen to study the stopping power investigations of heavy ions (8 ≤ Z ≤ 92) having energy ranges of ∼0.10–10.00 MeV/n and ∼20.00–57.00 MeV/n. We compare the experimental data of stopping power to values calculated using various tables and computer codes by ICRU-73, Ziegler et al (SRIM2003.26), Grande and Schiwietz (CasP3.1), Paul and Schinner (MSTAR3.12), and Bazin and Tarasov (LISE ++:2-ATIMA1.2). On the basis of statistical analysis, we estimate the reliability of these tables and codes. It has been observed that the MSTAR3.12 code shows the best agreement with the experimental data for projectile ions (8 ≤ Z ≤ 18) in the entire energy range. The SRIM2003.26 code provides good results except for some heavy projectiles (Xe, Pb and U). The values tabulated by CasP3.1 code underestimate especially at low energy region. No significant trend is observed in case of LISE++:2-ATIMA1.2 code and ICRU-73 report.     

重离子辐照SiO2通过能量损失产生发光色心的研究

通过红外光谱和荧光发射光谱分别对600 keV、4 MeV和5 MeV Kr离子辐照的SiO2进行发光特性的研究。在低能量辐照体系中,简单色心(F2色心)的形成在损伤过程中占据主导地位,其主要诱发蓝光发射带;在高能离子辐照条件下,离子径迹上的能量密度较大,因此缺陷浓度的增大产生了一些缺陷团簇和离子径迹,形成了复杂的色心(F2+和F3+色心等)并诱发了强烈的绿光发射带和红光发射带。该实验结果与能量损失过程中统一热峰理论模型(一个综合的基于电子能损与核能损的非弹性碰撞模型和弹性碰撞模型)的模拟结果能够很好地吻合,表明在keV～MeV能区上存在电子能损过程与核能损过程的协同效应。     

Particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo simulation of radio frequencySiH4/H2 discharges

In this paper we report on a study of SiH₄/H₂ radio-frequency discharges using the particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo (PIC/MC) method. A special procedure based on the rate balance for negative ions has been developed to speed up the simulation for this kind of electronegative discharge. The electron energy distribution function and the angular and energy distribution function of ions arriving at the substrate have been studied at different discharge settings (frequency, pressure, voltage, and power). The simulations show that the electrons are heated ohmically, so the average electron energy can be increased only by increasing the voltage. A high radical density, a high and more directional ion flux, and a low average ion energy can be obtained by a combination of a high frequency and a low RF voltage. The behavior of the dissociation rate with the discharge parameters is consistent with the experimentally observed consumption of SiH₄. The simulated ion energy distribution functions are in good agreement with experimental results     

用于辐射复合与双电子复合实验的低能离子闪烁探测器

为了在CSRm的电子冷却器上进行辐射复合以及双电子复合实验, 需要探测能量小于4 MeV/u的离子, 因此设计了新的置于超高真空环境的CsI(Tl)闪烁探测器, 探测器采用的光电倍增管为R7525(Hamamatsu）。 介绍了新闪烁探测器的结构, 并对其进行了性能测试。 测试结果表明, 该探测器对高、 低能离子均有良好的响应, 探测器的信号十分明显。 探测器的最高计数率可以达到106 ions/s, 并且探测器附近的真空度可达10-10 Pa量级, 能够满足辐射复合与双电子复合实验以及储存环对真空的要求, 为今后在CSRm上进行复合实验打下了良好的基础。 A new CsI(Tl) scintillation detector readout with R7525 PMT(Hamamatsu）is designed to detect low energy (<4 MeV/u) ions in radiative recombination and dielectronic recombination experiments at the main cooler storage ring in Lanzhou. The structure of the scintillator detector is described in this paper. The detector is tested with α source and ion beams, respectively. The signals from background, 200 MeV/u C6+ and alpha radioactive source are recorded and analyzed. The results show that the detector has good response to high and low energy ions. The maximum counting rate of the detector can reach 106 ions/s and the vacuum level near the detector can reach 10-10 Pa, both are good for recombination experiments. The installation of the new detector to CSRm is of great help for future radiative recombination and dielectronic recombination experiments.