ADS注入器II的5 MeV高能传输线的设计与搭建

ADS先导专项的注入器Ⅱ计划在将质子束通过一个Cryomodule加速到5 MeV后,进行10 mA连续束流的调试,以验证ADS低能段的强流超导直线加速器技术。为了将50 kW的束流功率沉积到束流垃圾站,需要搭建一条高能束流传输线,从超导段开始传输束流。采用两套三组合四极透镜控制束流包络及垃圾站的束流尺寸,利用诊断真空室进行水平和垂直发射度的测量。为避免束流产生的真空管道损伤,该传输线必须确保束流无损失地传输到垃圾站。A CW 10 mA,5 MeV beam commissioning of CADS Injector Ⅱ is planed recently to test the high power superconduction linac techniques.To transport 50 kW beam from linac to the beam dump,a high energy beam line (HEBT) line is designed and setup.Two Triplet are used to control the beam size along HEBT and at the beam dump.One diagnostics box is used for horizontal and vertical emittance measurement.To avoid damages to the vacuum pipe,beam should be transported to the beam dump without losses.The details of the HEBT design will be described in the paper.     

带有质量分析系统的强流质子束低能传输线研究

强流质子源与低能传输线（LEBT）是作为CIADS注入器的超导强流质子直线加速器的关键前端系统。目前LEBT采用双螺线管匹配结构设计,并安装有限制锥,但仍然不能避免少量H₂+和H₃+进入后端加速装置,这对直线加速器长期运行稳定性与可靠性会产生一定影响。为此,在LEBT加入分析磁铁对混合束（H+,H+2,H₃+）进行分离再注入后端加速器腔体,将是一个有效的方案。本研究对经过带有30度分析磁铁的LEBT的强流质子束的束流品质进行了模拟与实验测量。结果表明,分析磁铁高阶磁场的影响使经过分析磁铁的强流质子束束流品质变差,并且该影响随着束流包络的增大而增大。这些结果为CIADS注入器的低能传输线设计提供了参考依据。High current proton source and the low energy beam transport(LEBT) are the key front-end systems for CIADS injector:high current proton linac accelerator. CIADS injector's LEBT adopts double solenoid matching structure, using a limit cone which can partially avoid H₂+ and H₃+ which injecting into the back-end linac accelerator may impact the long-term stability and reliability of the whole system. It will be an effective method to separate the hybrid ions (H+, H₂+, H₃+) by adding a dipole magnet at LEBT. In this article, we simulated and mesasured the high current proton beam quality behind the LEBT with a 30 degree dipole. The results show that the the proton beam quality is significantly effected by high-order magnetic fields of the dipole magnet, and the effect increases with the increase of the beam envelope. The achieved result is useful for the LEBT design of CIADS injector.     

Study of an unfolding algorithm for D-T neutron energy spectra measurement using a recoil proton method

A proton recoil method for measuring D-T neutron energy spectra using polyethylene film and a Si(Au) surface barrier detector is presented. An iteration algorithm for unfolding the recoil proton energy spectrum to the neutron energy spectrum is investigated. The response matrices R of the polyethylene film at angles of 0° and 45° were obtained by simulating the recoil proton energy spectra from mono-energetic neutrons using the MCNPX code. With an assumed D-T neutron spectrum, the recoil proton spectra from the polyethylene film at angles of 0° and 45° were also simulated using the MCNPX code. Based on the response matrices R and the simulated recoil proton spectra at 0° and 45°, the respective unfolded neutron spectra were obtained using the iteration algorithm, and compared with the assumed neutron spectrum. The results show that the iteration algorithm method can be applied to unfold the recoil proton energy spectrum to the neutron energy spectrum for D-T neutron energy spectra measurement using the recoil proton method.     

低能质子辐照活体细胞的能量沉积特性

为了研究带电粒子与活体细胞的相互作用,利用能量为2,2.5,3 MeV的质子外束,在室温环境下对厚约50 nm的氮化硅支持膜上的毕赤酵母菌进行辐照,并用金硅面垒探测器测量其透射能谱,通过对能量沉积特性的分析,表明质子外束穿过毕赤酵母菌后能损随入射能的增大而减小,但能量歧离随入射能的增大而增大。To study the interaction of charged particles with biological living cells,we delivered 2,2.5 and 3 MeV protons outside vacuum as external beam at room temperature to irradiate yeast Pichia cells which are supported by 50 nm thick silicon nitride film and the transmission energy spectrum were measured by an Au-Si surface barrier detector to analyze energy deposition properties.The results demonstrate that the energy loss decreases with the incident protons energy increase,but the energy straggling increases with incident protons energy increase.     

Study on the selection of BLM detector for C-ADS Injector Ⅱ

The injector of C-ADS (Chinese Accelerator Driven Sub-critical System) project is a high current, fully super-conducting proton accelerator. Meanwhile, a BLM system is indispensable for this facility, especially in low energy segments. This paper presents some basic simulations for 10 MeV proton by Monte Carlo program FLUKA, as well as the distributions on different secondary particles in three aspects: angular, energy spectrum, and current. These results are beneficial to selecting the detector type and its location and determining its dynamic range matching different requirements for both fast and slow beam loss. Furthermore, in this paper the major impact of the background is also analyzed, such as superconducting cavity X radiation and radiation caused by material activation. This work is meaningful in BLM system research.     

百太瓦飞秒激光驱动复合靶产生质子的特性研究

在SILEX-I激光装置上实验研究了超强超短激光与Au/CH复合靶相互作用中在靶背法线方向发射的质子束的空间分布特征。 保持复合靶前表面的Au厚度不变,质子束流随着后表面的C8H8层厚度的增加而减小, 同时质子空间分布呈现环状、成丝和圆盘状分布。 实验没有发现高于2.75 MeV的高能质子产生。实验进一步完善了超短超强激光等离子体相互作用的物理模型。Proton beam behavior at the normal direction of the rear surface of the target produced from ultra intense short pulse laser irradiated Au/CH double layers targets was explored on SILEX I laser facility. With the same thickness of Au layer,the proton beam flux decreases with the increasing of CH layer thickness,and the corresponding spatial profile of proton beam shows ring, filament,and disc like distribution. The energy of proton beam was not beyond 2.75 MeV in our experiment.     

低能强流质子束空间电荷补偿度研究(英文)

对于低能强流离子束来说,空间电荷效应的存在将导致束流发散、发射度增加等一系列问题,从而降低束流品质。幸运的是,当束流由离子源引出通过低能传输线时会与其中的剩余气体发生电离反应,产生二次电子与二次离子;二次电子在束流自身产生的电场作用下,在束流中积累并中和部分空间电荷,达到抑制空间电荷效应的效果。为了测量空间电荷中和程度,中国科学院近代物理研究所研制了一台三栅网式能量分析仪用以测量电离过程中产生的二次离子能量来间接计算空间电荷中和度。实验结果表明,对于40 keV, 18.5 mA的质子束,真空度为1.510*3 Pa 时得到最佳补偿度;真空度一定的情况下,空间电荷补偿度随束流流强增加而变大。For high-intensity low-energy ion beams, space charge effect is a main cause of beam divergence  and emittance growth. Fortunately, residual gas molecules in the drift space tend to be ionized and neutralize the beam space charge spontaneously. The level of Space Charge Neutralization (SCN)is measured through the detection of created secondary ion energy distribution in the beam region. A so-called non-interceptive Three-grid Energy Analyzer (TEA) has been designed and manufactured at Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMP). This paper will present the detailsof the TEA detector and the application to diagnose proton beam SCN level in the Low Energy Beam Transport (LEBT) line. As a preliminary result, for an 18.5 mA proton beam a best compensating point appears at the vacuum pressure of 1.510*3 Pa. And the neutralization level is advanced with thegrowth of beam current in a constant vacuum pressure.     

锂玻璃探测器中子探测效率的刻度

为了精确测量keV能区的中子俘获截面,中国原子能科学研究院正在建造一台4π 全吸收型γ 探测装置---GTAF,锂玻璃探测器将会作为中子束流监视器测量中子能谱。利用5SDH-2 加速器刻度了锂玻璃探测器在两个入射中子单能点(250 和565 keV) 的探测效率,并使用EANT4 和MCNP 程序模拟计算了锂玻璃探测器的相对探测效率。通过归一化实验数据和模拟结果,得到了锂玻璃探测器在10keV~1 MeV 能区的中子探测效率曲线。对于把锂玻璃探测器测量得到的飞行时间谱转化为中子束流能谱,是一项非常重要的工作,同时为探测器效率刻度提供了新方法。In order to accurately measure the neutron capture cross section in the energy range of keVMeV, 4 πgamma-ray total absorption facility (GTAF) is being constructed at China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE). The lithium glass detector will be used as a neutron beam monitor for GTAF. The detection efficiency of the lithium glass detector at two incident neutron energy points (250, 565 keV) was calibrated in 5SDH-2 accelerator, and the relative detection efficiency was simulated by GEANT4 and MCNP code. By the normalization of the experimental data and simulation result, the neutron detection efficiency curve of the lithium glass detector between 10 keV and 1 MeV was obtained. This work will be important to convert the Time-of-flight spectrum that be measured by Li-glass detector to the energy spectrum of neutron beam, and provide the new method for calibration of detection efficiency.     

HIAF-BRing中极化质子加速研究

为了更深入地研究核子性质,中国科学院近代物理研究所将在强流重离子加速器装置（HIAF）上利用极化质子束开展实验。HIAF增强器BRing能够提供最大能量9.3 GeV/u的极化质子束,在加速过程中极化束流会遇到多次退极化共振,需要特殊设计才能使束流保持较高的极化度。利用退极化共振强度模拟程序DEPOL,研究了BRing加速过程中不同退极化共振对束流极化度的影响。结果表明,加速过程遇到的两种退极化共振将会使束流完全退极化;在BRing电子冷却段加入Full Siberian Snake可以使质子束在加速时保持较高的极化度。In order to explore the nucleon properties in details, the polarized proton will be used for some special experiments at HIAF project in Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMP,CAS). The maximum energy of 9.3 GeV/u for Polarized protons will be provided in the Booster Ring(BRing) at HIAF. The polarized beam experiences depolarizing resonances many times during acceleration process, so it's necessary to suppress those resonances to keep polarizability well by special design. In this paper, the code DEPOL is used to simulate the influence of depolarizing resonances process in BRing. According to the results, the beam's polarization has been destroyed completely by the depolarizing resonances in the acceleration process. And the Full Siberian Snake is chosen in the Electron Cooler part of BRing to preserve the beam's polarization during the acceleration, and its strength and location of the Siberian Snake are also presented here.     

A CVD diamond film detector for pulsed proton detection

A chemical vapour deposition （CVD） diamond film detector was prepared and the main characteristics for pulsed proton detection were studied at Beijing Tandem Accelerator. The result shows that the charge collection efficiency of the detector increases with increasing electric field intensity and reaches to 9.44% at 5 V/μm with the charge collection distance of 15.9 μm. The relationship between the sensitivity of the detector and proton energy is consistent with the Monte Carlo （MC） simulation result. Its plasma time for a pulse with 4.85×10^5 protons is 1l.2ns. The dose threshold for onset of damage under 9MeV proton irradiation in the detector is about 10^13 cm^-2. All of the results show that a CVD diamond detector has fast time response and high radiation hardness, and can be used in pulsed proton detection.     

Study on the selection of BLM detector for C-ADS Injector Ⅱ

The injector of C-ADS (Chinese Accelerator Driven Sub-critical System) project is a high current, fully super-conducting proton accelerator. Meanwhile, a BLM system is indispensable for this facility, especially in low energy segments. This paper presents some basic simulations for 10 MeV proton by Monte Carlo program FLUKA, as well as the distributions on different secondary particles in three aspects: angular, energy spectrum, and current. These results are beneficial to selecting the detector type and its location and determining its dynamic range matching different requirements for both fast and slow beam loss. Furthermore, in this paper the major impact of the background is also analyzed, such as superconducting cavity X radiation and radiation caused by material activation. This work is meaningful in BLM system research.     

加速100 mA质子束的低β超导半波长谐振腔内的高阶模（英）

基于超导器的连续波运行的高流强质子/氘束被越来越多的大科学装置所采用。在流强低于10 mA情况下,用于加速低段粒子的超导腔的高阶模影响基本可以忽略,但是对于加速百mA强流的低超导腔,其高阶模损耗情况有待研究。近期北京大学设计并加工了一支=0.09、运行频率162.5 MHz的超导半波长谐振腔,用于研究非相对论低超导半波长谐振腔加速100 mA强流质子束时可能涉及到的关键物理问题。重点研究了这支半波长谐振腔内部高阶模损耗的问题,用时域和频域两种方法分别计算了腔的高阶模损失因子,同时计算了考虑加工误差下腔内发生高阶模共振激发的概率。     

强流二极管阳极电子束时域能量沉积特性模拟

以强流脉冲电子束为研究对象,提出了一种基于离散时间、限定靶面位置,通过测量靶面不同时刻入射角分布,利用蒙卡程序计算得到电子束的能量(r, z)二维分布沉积值的方法。给出了典型弱箍缩平板二极管(电压峰值700 kV、阻抗7 Ω)阳极靶面不同位置时域的能量沉积值,分析了(0, 0°),(25 mm, 135°),(36 mm, 270°)三个位置纵切剖面的能量沉积特性,结果表明:在各个时间段内电子束入射能量确定的情况下,能量沉积特性与入射角呈现相关性,仿真结果与实验结果符合较好,偏差均小于10%;距阳极靶心25 mm以外的靶面位置,受束流箍缩影响,入射角分布变化较大;当入射角较小时(小于40°),强流电子束能量沉积峰值深度约0.2 mm;当入射角超过40°时,能量沉积峰值深度减小到0.1 mm左右;而阳极靶心位置附近,受束流箍缩影响较小,这些位置的能量沉积特性更接近于小角度入射角情形。     

Detecting neutrons by forward recoil protons at the Energy & Transmutation facility: Detector development and calibration with 14.1-MeV neutrons

As part of the Energy & Transmutation project, we are developing a detector for neutrons with energies in the 10–100 MeV range emitted from the target irradiated by a charged-particle beam. The neutron is detected by measuring the time-of-flight and total kinetic energy of the forward-going recoil proton [1] knocked out at a small angle from a thin layer of plastic scintillator, which has to be selected against an intense background created by γ quanta, scattered neutrons, and charged particles. On the other hand, neutron energy has to be measured over the full range with no extra tuning of the detector operation regime. Initial measurements with a source of 14.1-MeV neutrons are reported.     

低β162.5 MHz taper型HWR腔的机械性能分析（英）

北京大学正在设计=0.09, 频率为162.5 MHz taper型的二分之一波长射频超导谐振腔（HWR腔）, 这种腔针对高流强质子束（约100 mA）和氘束（约50 mA）的加速而设计。对于这种超导腔而言机械性能分析是十分重要的, 可以通过机械性能分析来估计由于腔体的形变带来的频率偏移。用ANSYS分析了由于液氦压力不稳定造成的麦克风效应以及洛伦兹力造成的腔体失谐, 并且对沿腔体轴线方向的调谐进行了分析。模拟结果显示这只腔压力敏感系数为31.1 Hz/kPa, 洛伦兹力系数为－0.41 Hz/(MVm-1)2。 腔体的调谐范围达到177 kHz, 足够补偿腔体可能的频率偏移。腔体的机械性能满足腔体正常运行的要求。     

Tunable high-energy ion source via oblique laser pulse incident on a double-layer target

The laser-driven acceleration of high quality proton beams from a double-layer target, comprised of a high-Z ion layer and a thin disk of hydrogen, is investigated with three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations for an obliquely incident laser pulse. The proton beam energy reaches its maximum at a certain incidence angle, where it can be much greater than the energy at normal incidence. The proton beam propagates at some angle with respect to the target surface normal and with some tilt around the target surface, as determined by the proton energy and the incidence angle.     

角锥棱镜激光谐振腔的基本特性

 分析了角锥棱镜对光束的相位变换作用，带二面角误差的角锥棱镜可等效于6块光楔的组合，其楔角的大小和方向由二面角误差决定。对在腔内往返传输的光线在镜面上的位置进行了分析，结果表明：3个二面角误差相同且不为零的角锥棱镜构成的谐振腔为约束非稳腔。用Fox-Li迭代法数值模拟得到了不同棱镜二面角误差情况下的谐振模式。模拟结果表明：圆形镜腔情况下基本振荡模式接近于TEM₀₃模的拉盖尔高斯光束；当3个二面角误差不相同时，模式中各个区域的强度分布不对称。采用3个二面角误差基本接近且绝对值较小的棱镜可以提高光束质量。     

Dosimetry and microdosimetry of 10–220 MeV proton beams with CR-39 and their verifications by calculation of reaction cross sections using ALICE,TALYS and GEANT4 codes

High- and intermediate-energy protons are not able to directly form a track in a CR-39 etch detector (TED). Such detectors, however, can be used for the detection and dosimetry of the beams of these particles through the registration of secondary charged particles with sufficiently high values of linear energy transfer (LET). High-energy protons (72–220 MeV) and Intermediate-energy protons (10–30 MeV) with low LET values ranging from 1.1 down to 0.4 keV/μm and 5.87 down to 2.40 keV/μm, respectively are considered in this study. It seems to be sufficient to create secondary particles, although the LET values are low. This phenomenon can modify the characteristics of the energy transfer process due to these particles, which should be taken into account when such particles are used for radiobiology studies or for radiotherapy. The importance of these secondary particles was investigated experimentally by means of an LET spectrometer based on a chemically etched track detector in which the tracks of the primary protons are not revealed. Experiments were performed with proton beams available at the Nuclear Research Center for Agriculture and Medicine (NRCAM) in Karaj, Iran and at the National Cancer Center (NCC) in Seoul, Korea with protons of primary energies of about 10–30 MeV and 72–220 MeV respectively. The contribution of the secondary particle dose increases as the proton energy decreases. The origin of the secondary particles in interactions with protons having high and intermediate energies due to various nuclear reactions was calculated by the both ALICE and TALYS computer codes. The secondary microdosimetry doses were also calculated by GEANT4 code. There is large discrepancy between experimental and calculated results in low proton energies. It has been verified that there is a good correlation between the experimentally obtained results and the reaction cross sections predicted by ALICE and TALYS codes.     

高功率固体激光器增益非均匀分布引起的效能亏损效应研究

激光晶体由于吸收了一部分泵浦光能量，产生的热量引起晶体内温度不均匀分布，使晶体内的折射率产生不均匀分布，对振荡光产生相应的相位调制，引起振荡光光场再分布，进而导致振荡光模式发生变化。谐振腔具有滤波作用，谐振腔会过滤掉振荡光中与谐振腔不匹配的模式，引起损耗，用MATLAB模拟晶体内温度场分布，通过计算谐振腔内基模的热致损耗及低阶模转换到高阶模的比例，并研究谐振腔中各阶模式的转换问题，为抑制高阶模并减小损耗提供理论依据。