Neutron production at the heavy ion research facility in Lanzhou

In this work,the neutron radiation field at Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou (HIRFL) was investigated.Total neutron yields,spectra and angular distributions in the bombardment of various thick targets by 12C and 18O ions with energies up to 75 MeV/u were obtained using the activation method.The neutron dose equivalent rates of 60 MeV/u 18O on various thick targets at different angles were measured with a modified A-B remmeter.Our results are compared with those of other reports.     

Neutron Yields and Neutron Emission Rate in the ForwardDirection for 50 MeV/u 18O-ion on Thick Be,Cu,Au Targets

The neutron yields and the neutron emission rates in the forward direction for 50MeV/u ¹⁸O-ion induced reactions on thick Be, Cu, Au targets have been measured using the threshold detector activation method. The measured results indicate that the neutron yield and the neutron emission rate depend on the atomic number of target nuclei; neutron yield for the lighter target is greater than that for the heavier one. The neutron yield for 50MeV/u ¹⁸O-ion on Cu is about four times as large as that for 50MeV/u ¹²C-ion on Cu when incident energies per nucleon are identical.     

Study of neutron dose equivalent at the HIRFL deep tumor therapy terminal

The secondary neutron fields at the deep tumor therapy terminal at HIRFL(Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou) were investigated. The distributions of neutron ambient dose equivalent were measured with a FHT762Wendi-II neutron ambient dose equivalent meter as ~(12)C ions with energies of 165, 207, 270, and 350 Me V/u were bombarded on thick tissue-like targets. The thickness of targets used in the experiments was larger than the range of the carbon ions. The neutron spectra and dose equivalent were simulated by using FLUKA code, and the results agree well with the experimental data. The experiment results showed that the neutron dose produced by fragmentation reactions in tissue can be neglected in carbon-ion therapy, even considering their enhanced biological effectiveness.These results are also valuable for radiation protection, especially in the shielding design of high energy heavy ion medical machines.     

Study of Proton Resonances in ~(22)Mg by Resonant Elastic Scattering of ~(21)Na+p and Its Astrophysical Implication in ~(18)Ne(α,p)~(21)Na Reaction Rate

Proton resonant states in ~(22)Mg have been investigated by the resonant elastic scattering of ~(21)Na+p.The ~(21)Na beam with a mean energy of 4.00 MeV/u was separated by the CNS radioactive ion beam separator(CRIB) and bombarded a thick(CH_2)_n target.The energy spectra of recoiled protons were measured at scattering angles of θ_(cm)～172° and 146°,respectively.A new state at 7.06 MeV has been observed clearly and another new one at 7.28 MeV is tentatively identified due to its low statistics.The proton resonant parameters were deduced from an R-matrix analysis of the differential cross section data.The astrophysical resonant reaction rate for the ~(18)Ne(α,p) ~(21)Na reaction has been estimated,and it is about five times larger than that assumed before.     

CSR的辐射防护

CSR(cooling storage ring)按计划将于2005年底建成调束,届时从¹²C到²³⁸U的重离子将可以分别被加速到900和400MeV的能量. HIRFL(兰州重离子加速器Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou)将 用作CSR的注入器. 为了CSR的屏蔽设计,本文利用现有的实验数据计算了由于束流损失产生的中子及其能谱、角分布,同时也估算了屏蔽体外表面的中子剂量、环境中子剂量及天空返照中子剂量. 在源项计算中使用了400MeV/u ¹²C+Cu反应的中子产额、能谱、角分布的实验数据. 计算表明, CSR对环境剂量影响最大的是天空返照中子.     

中能重离子碰撞中的碰撞参数研究

在入射能量E为40和100MeV/u时,对¹¹²Sn+¹¹²Sn和¹²⁴Sn+¹²⁴Sn两个反应系统在不同碰撞参数下进行了同位旋相关的量子分子动力学模型计算,系统研究了阻塞率、线性动量转移、荷电粒子多重性、轻荷电粒子多重性、中子多重性以及束缚核总电荷Z_bound随碰撞参数的变化规律,结果表明,中子多重性对碰撞参数的依赖在两个能量下都存在着明显的同位旋效应,Z_bound在E为40MeV/u时存在着同位旋效应.同时讨论了在较低和较高能量时如何更合理地确定反应事件的碰撞参数.     

28.7MeV/u的 14，16，18 O+7，9Be反应中的同位素分布研究

用同位旋相关的Boltzmann-Langevin方程研究了在入射能量为28.7MeV/u下,不同弹核^14O,^16O和^18O轰击不同靶核^7Be和^9Be的反应,计算了生成碎片的产生截面,发现用丰中子（缺中子）炮弹或丰中子（缺中子）靶进行反应,所得到的产物均有丰中子（缺中子）的碎片出现。同位素分布宽度和峰位与入射体系密切相关,产生碎片的电荷数越接近入射弹核的电荷数,则同位素分布的宽度越大,峰位偏离β稳定线值越远,其同位旋效应越明显。。     

Yield ratios and directed flows of light fragments from reactions induced by neutron-rich nuclei at intermediate energy

The yield ratios of neutron/proton and ~3H/~3He and the directed flow per nucleon for these projectile-like fragments at large impact parameters are studied for ~(50)Ca + ~(40)Ca and ~(50)Cr + ~(40)Ca for comparison at 50 MeV/u using the isospin-dependent quantum molecular dynamics(IQMD) model.It is found that the yield ratios and the directed flows per nucleon are different for reactions induced by the neutron-rich nucleus ~(50)Ca and the stable isobaric nucleus ~(50)Cr,and depend on the hardness of the EOS.The ratios of neutron/proton and ~3H/~3He and the difference of directed flow per nucleon of neutron-proton are suggested to be possible observables to investigate the isospin effects.     

GEANT4和FLUKA计算256 MeV质子诱发散裂中子能谱

散裂反应产生的中子能谱等数据是ADS系统设计中的关键参数。由于涉及到的能量范围大、反应道复杂,目前没有完善的评价核数据库可供使用,需要使用合适的核理论模型来进行计算。CiADS （Chinainitiative Accelerator Driven System）即将开始建设,在第一阶段将使用能量约为250 MeV的质子束。利用FLUKA及GEANT4中的BERT_HP、BIC_HP和INCLXX_HP等物理模型列表分别计算了256 MeV质子轰击薄的铝、铁、铅和铀靶后,在7.5°,30°,60°和150°等方向出射的中子双微分截面及轰击厚的铝、铁和铀靶后,在30°,60°,120°和150°等方向出射的中子双微分产额,并与已有的实验数据进行对比。结果表明,FLUKA和INCLXX_HP的计算结果整体上能够更好地符合实验数据。BIC_HP计算的薄靶结果,除铝靶的150°和铅靶的30°外,在5~30 MeV能量范围内要明显高于实验结果,能够达到实验结果的2倍以上。BIC_HP计算的厚铀靶结果在30°和60°方向的5~30 MeV能量范围内要比实验结果高出70%以上,在120°和150°方向的5 MeV以上要高于实验结果的2倍。BERT_HP计算的7.5°和30°方向上铝、铁和铅靶结果在20s100 MeV要比实验结果低40%以上,计算的铀靶结果在20 MeV以下能够达到实验结果的2倍以上。Neutron spectra produced through spallation reaction are key parameters in the design of Accelerator Driven Subcritical Systems. Since the energy span is large and reaction channels are complicated, no complete evaluated nuclear data library is ready for use. Suitable theoretical models are required to calculate the data. The CiADS (China initiative Accelerator Driven System) is going to be constructed in China. At the first stage, the adopted proton energy is about 250 MeV. FLUKA and GEANT4 are used to calculate the double differential cross sections at 7.5°, 30°, 60° and 150° induced by 256 MeV protons bombarding on thin aluminum, iron, lead and uranium targets, respectively. The double differential neutron yields at 30°, 60°, 120° and 150° are also calculated for 256 MeV protons bombarding on thick aluminum, iron and uranium targets, respectively. Three model lists INCLXX_HP, BIC_HP and BERT_HP implemented in GEANT4 are used separately. The calculation results are compared with corresponding experimental data. It is shown that results calculated with FLUKA and INCLXX_HP in GEANT4 fit the corresponding experimental data much better. The calculation results with BIC_HP overestimate the experimental data for thin targets in 5~30 MeV for more than 100%, except for aluminum at 150° and lead at 30°. For uranium target, the results calculated with BIC_HP is greater than the experimental results by more than 70% in the energy range 5~30 MeV at 30° and 60° and by more than 100% in the energy range above 5 MeV at 120° and 150°. In 20~100 MeV for aluminum, iron and lead targets, calculation results at 7.5° and 30° with BERT_HP underestimate the experimental data by more than 40%. And for uranium target, the experimental data up to 20 MeV are overestimated by more than 100%.     

Emission von Spallationsprodukten aus metallischen Targets

Emission of spoliation products with mass numbers A = 147 ? 173 from tantalum targets irradiated by 660 MeV protons has been investigated. Cascade-evaporation model calculations are compared to experimental results and data for smaller energies and various targets. Calculations are in agreement with experiments. Relations allowing to estimate the “practical range” of neutron deficient nuclides in thick targets have been obtained.     

厚靶D（d,n）^3He反应加速器中子源的产额、能谱和角分布

给出一种计算氘钛厚靶D(d,n)3He反应加速器中子源的产额、能谱和角分布的方法,并发展了一个计算机模拟程序,程序能够计算氘束流能量小于1.0 MeV的中子源的产额、能谱和角分布.计算时使用推荐的D(d,n)3He反应截面数据和来自SRIM-2003程序的氘在氘钛靶中的阻止本领数据.给出一些典型计算结果,包括中子积分产额、中子能谱和角分布.     

17C反应截面的测量及其密度分布分析

在日本理化学研究所的放射性束流线上用透射法测量了能量为79 MeV/u的17C在12C反应靶上的反应截面；利用有限力程Glauber模型对17C的密度分布进行了分析. 同时拟合本实验结果及高能区的实验数据发现, 17C的中子密度分布中存在一个尾巴. 基于芯核加单粒子密度分布的假设,认为17C的价中子主要处于1d5/2轨道. We have measured the reaction cross section of 17C on a 12C target at 79 MeV/u using the transmission method. Together with previous data at high energy, we deduced the density distribution of 17C by fitting the experimental data using the finite range Glauber model. The analysis shows that a simple harmonic oscillator (HO) density is not adequate to explain consistently the present experimental data and the one at high energy simultaneously. To get a better fit of both the data, the existence of a tail in the density distribution of 17C is proposed. Based on the assumption of a core plus a single neutron, it is found that the valence neutron of 17C is mostly in the d orbital. This is in agreement with the conclusion from the measured momentum distribution.     

Measurement of the total reaction cross section for the mirror nuclei ~(12)N and ~(12)B

The mirror nuclei ~(12)N and ~(12)B are separated by the Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou (RIBLL)at HIRFL from the breakup of 78.6 MeV/u ~(14)N on a Be target. The total reaction cross-sections of ~(12)N at 34.9 MeV/u and ~(12)B at 54.4 MeV/u on a Si target have been measured by using the transmission method.Assuming ~(12)N consists of a ~(11)C core plus one halo proton, the excitation function of ~(12)N and ~(12)B on a Si target and a C target were calculated with the Glauber model. It can fit the experimental data very well. The characteristic halo structure for ~(12)N was found with a large diffusion of the protons density distribution.     

在40MeV/u时112Sn+112Sn和124Sn+124Sn中多重碎裂的同位旋效应

利用同位旋相关的量子分子动力学模型,研究了112Sn+112Sn和124Sn+124Sn两个反应系统在入射能量E=40MeV/u时的多重碎裂.计算结果能与实验值定性符合.观察到两个反应系统中,中等质量碎片多重性、中子多重性、荷电粒子多重性与轻荷电粒子多重性之间的关联存在着明显的差别.另外,通过与膨胀蒸发源模型及同位旋相关的渗透模型分析结果的比较,发现这种差别主要是由同位旋相关的反应动力学所造成的.     

46.7MeV/u12C引起的弹核碎裂及轻带电粒子关联

我们在HIRFL提供的46.7MeV/u的~(12)C离子轰击~(58)Ni、~(115)In和~(197)Au靶所引起的核反应中研究了弹核碎裂与转移反应的竞争,分别提取了对应于弹核碎裂和转移反应的类弹碎片的约化动量宽度,从粒子发射不稳定态的相对布居得到了不同反应系统的核温度参数。 The projectile fragmentation and its competition with the transfer reactions have beenstudied in the reactions induced by 46.7 MeV/u ~(12)C ion on the ~(58)Ni, ~(115)In and ~(197)Au targets. Thereduced momentum distribution widths of the projectile-like fragments for projectile fragmentationand transfer reactions were extracted from the experimental data respectively. The nuclear temperatureperameters were obtained from the relative populations of the unstable particle emission ...     

新核素209Hg的首次观察

报道了新重丰中子汞同位素２０９Ｈｇ的首次观察．The new neutron rich mercury isotope 209Hg has been identified from the separated mercury products producted in 600 MeV 18O+natPb (thick target) reaction. An on line, gas thermochromatographic technique and a special detection method were used. Four γ rays following the 209Hg decay were assigned. The half life of 209Hg was determined to be 35+9-6 s.      

Neutron dose measurement in carbon ion radiation therapy at HIRFL （IMP）

For radiation protection purposes, the neutron dose in carbon ion radiation therapy at the HIRFL （Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou） was investigated. The neutron dose from primary ^12C ions with a specific energy of 100 MeV/u delivered from SSC was roughly measured with a standard Anderson-Broun rem-meter using a polyethylene target at various distances. The result shows that a maximum neutron dose contribution of 19 mSv in a typically surface tumor treatment was obtained, which is less than 1% of the planed heavy ion dose and is in reasonable agreement with other reports. Also the T-ray dose was measured in this experiment using a thermo luminescent detector.     

厚靶低中能9Be(d,xn)反应加速器中子源特性研究

利用PHITS程序评价计算了厚靶9Be(d, xn)反应加速器中子源的能谱和角分布数据，重点讨论了JQMD、INCL和INCL/DWBA三种核反应物理模型计算厚靶9Be(d, xn)反应中子辐射场分布的适用性。研究结果显示，基于INCL/DWBA耦合模型的PHITS程序计算所得到的厚靶9Be(d, xn)反应中子能谱和角分布数据能够较好地与实验数据符合，可以为厚靶9Be(d, xn)反应中子源特性研究及应用提供较为准确的中子辐射场数据。此外，设计了水冷大面积旋转铍靶的方案，并在5~25 MeV/5 mA入射氘能量下条件下，开展了靶面温度模拟研究，结果显示，靶面最高温度可控制在100 oC以下。     

Photoproduction of high-energy neutrons in thick targets by electrons in the energy range 150 to 270 MeV

Photoneutron spectra with energies greater than 12 MeV produced by electrons incident on a thick lead target have been measured for primary electron energies between 150 and 266 MeV and at a fixed angle of 90 ° to the beam axis. Measurements of the neutron yield have furthermore been performed at a primary energy of 234 MeV as a function of target depth for the same lead target and as a function of the mass number for C, Al, Cu, Cd and Pb targets. The results were obtained with three independent neutron detectors: two proton recoil counters and one time-of-flight set-up. The high-energy regions of the spectra are compared with the predictions of the phenomenological quasi-deuteron model and a satisfactory agreement in shape and scale of the spectra is found. Additional high-energy neutrons from pion reabsorption processes were observed at electron energies of 234 and 266 MeV.     

60 MeV/u 18O离子同天然铀反应钡同位素截面的测定

通过60MeV/u18O离子照射天然铀靶产生Ba放射性同位素,使用BaCl2沉淀法从大量铀和其它反应产物混合物中分离出Ba.通过离线γ谱学方法测量了Ba样品的γ射线单谱,根据Ba同位素特征γ射线峰的强度及其它相关数据计算了Ba同位素的生成截面.发现在厚铀靶的情况下,缺中子Ba同位素仍有较高的截面. The radioactive Ba isotopes were produced by 60 MeV/u~(18)O ion bombardment of natural uranium. Ba was separated from U and the reaction product mixture by BaCl_(2) precipitation. The Ba fraction was measured by off-line γ-ray spectroscopy. The cross sections of the individual Ba isotope were calculation based on the intensities of the character γ-ray peaks of Ba isotopes and other relative information. It was found that the n-deficient Ba isotopes have higher cross sections using the thick uranium targets.