组合式Si-PIN 14 MeV中子探测器

提出了一种在多片Si-PIN探测器中间用2mm厚的聚乙烯作为灵敏度增强介质,采用加法电路模式进行信号输出的组合式新型DT聚变中子(14MeV)探测技术原理. 这种组合的主要特点有： 1)大幅度提高了Si-PIN探测器的中子灵敏度和测量统计性; 2)提高了探测器的n/γ分辨本领; 3)在实现多个探测器信号相加的同时,组合探测器相对于单片探测器时间响应没有明显改变. 从实验及理论上对组合探测器的14MeV中子及1.25MeV γ灵敏度、n/γ分辨,时间特性和测量统计性进行了研究. 关键词： Si-PIN半导体探测器 灵敏度 n/γ分辨 时间响应     

理论研究F2BN3多聚体的结构特色和热力学稳定性

在密度泛函理论（DFT）B3LYP/6-311+G*水平上计算研究了叠氮二氟硼多聚体(F2BN3)n (n=1-4),获得了它们的结构和热力学性质,讨论了几何参数随聚合度的变化趋势。多聚体(F2BN3)2-4的优化构型均为由不同子体系的叠氮基α−N和B原子相连形成的环状结构。三聚体的船扭式构象比椅式构象的结合能低10.54 kJ•mol-1;四个新获得的四聚体的结合能差异较大,大小为3.1~45.65 kJ•mol-1。由焓变可知,单体形成二聚体在热力学上是不利的,而形成三聚体和四聚体在高达1200 K的温度下是有利的,同时分析比较了后续反应的热力学参数。     

Analysis of prompt fission neutron spectrum and multiplicity for 237Np（n,f） in the frame of multi-modal Los Alamos model

The improved version of Los Alamos model with the multi-modal fission approach is used to analyse the prompt fission neutron spectrum and multiplicity for the neutron-induced fission of 237Np. The spectra of neutrons emitted from fragments for the three most dominant fission modes (standard Ⅰ, standard Ⅱ and superlong) are calculated separately and the total spectrum is synthesized. The multi-modal parameters contained in the spectrum model are determined on the basis of experimental data of fission fragment mass distributions. The calculated total prompt fission neutron spectrum and multiplicity are better agreement with the experimental data than those obtained from the conventional treatment of the Los Alamos model.     

High-spin excitations of 81, 82, 83, 85Se : Competing single-particle and collective structures around N = 50

The ^{81, 82, 83, 85}Se nuclei have been produced as fission fragments in the fusion reaction ¹⁸O + ²⁰⁸Pb at 85MeV bombarding energy and studied with the Euroball IV array. Their high-spin level schemes have been built from the triple -ray coincidence data and - angular correlations have been analyzed in order to assign spin and parity values to many observed states. The lowest-spin states of the two-neutron and three-neutron configurations are strongly mixed with two-proton excitations among the fp orbits. On the other hand, the highest-spin states of these neutron configurations are found to remain almost pure. Neutron excitation across the N = 50 gap is observed both in ⁸³Se₄₉ and in ⁸⁵Se₅₁ .     

A Conversation with Lee Alvin DuBridge - Part II

Physicist Lee A. DuBridge became president of the California Institute of Technology in 1946. In this interview he recalls his dealings at Caltech with Linus Pauling; his memories of George W. Beadle, Theodore von Kármán, and J. Robert Oppenheimer; the military Vista Project at Caltech; and the difficulties surrounding the deportation of Hsue-Shen Tsien, Caltech's Goddard Professor of Jet Propulsion.     

Cross-section measurements of (n, 2n) and (n, p) reactions on 124,126,128,130,131,132Xe in the 14 MeV region and theoretical calculations of their excitation functions

The reaction cross-sections of ¹²⁴Xe(n, 2n)¹²³Xe, ¹²⁶Xe(n, 2n)¹²⁵Xe, ¹²⁸Xe(n, 2n)¹²⁷Xe, ¹³⁰Xe(n, 2n)^129mXe, ¹³²Xe(n, 2n)^131mXe, ¹³⁰Xe(n, p)¹³⁰I, ¹³¹Xe(n, p)¹³¹I, and ¹³²Xe(n, p)¹³²I were measured at the 13.5, 13.8, 14.1, 14.4, and 14.8 MeV neutron energies. The monoenergetic neutrons were generated via the ³H(d,n)⁴He reaction at the China Academy of Engineering Physics using the K-400 Neutron Generator with a solid ³H-Ti target. A high-purity germanium detector was employed to measure the activities of the product. The reactions ⁹³Nb(n, 2n)^92mNb and ²⁷Al(n, α)²⁴Na were adopted for neutron flux calibration. The cross sections of the (n, 2n) and (n, p) reactions of the xenon isotopes were obtained within the 13–15 MeV neutron energy range. These cross-sections were then compared with the IAEA-exchange format (EXFOR) database-derived experimental data, together with the evaluation results of the CENDL-3, ENDF/B-VIII.0, JENDL-4.0, RUSFOND, and JEFF-3.3 data libraries, as well as the theoretical excitation function obtained using the TALYS-1.95 code. The cross-sections of the reactions (except for the ¹²⁴Xe(n, 2n)¹²³Xe and ¹³²Xe(n, p)¹³²I) at 13.5, 13.8, and 14.1 MeV are reported for the first time in this study. The obtained results are beneficial in providing better cross-section constraints for the reactions in the 13–15 MeV region, thus improving the quality of the corresponding database. Meanwhile, these data can also be used for the verification of relevant nuclear reaction model parameters.     

(CoO)_n(n≤6)合金团簇的结构和磁性理论研究

采用密度泛函理论中的广义梯度近似(DFT-GGA)对(CoO)_n(n≤6)合金团簇进行了系统的几何、电子结构和磁性质研究.研究结果表明(CoO)n(n≤6)团簇最稳定结构除(CoO)6团簇为三维立体结构外,其余团簇均呈二维平面结构,且(CoO)_n(n=1,2,3,4和6)结构均表现明显的钴氧分离特征,而(CoO)5团簇表现明显的Co—Co聚合和O—O分离特征.团簇的总磁矩在n=1,3,4时,以3μB为单元成倍增长,(CoO)5团簇显著降低,减小至1μB,(CoO)6团簇又有所增加,增大至6μB.(CoO)n(n≤6)团簇磁性变化的起因也从电荷转移、磁性耦合、电子差分密度和态密度进行了详细阐释.     

荧光法研究对-二甲氨甲基-杯[8]芳烃与二苯胺磺酸钠包结作用

用荧光法研究了水溶性对-二甲氨甲基-杯[8]芳烃与二苯胺磺酸钠的相互作用。发现当对-二甲氨甲基-杯[8]芳烃加入到二苯胺磺酸钠溶液时,二苯胺磺酸钠的荧光峰发生了明显的蓝移,荧光增强,可能的作用机理是二苯胺磺酸钠中的磺酸根与对-二甲氨甲基-杯[8]芳烃中带正电的氮原子之间有较强的静电作用,二苯胺磺酸钠进入了对-二甲氨甲基-杯[8]芳烃的疏水空腔。同时研究了几种有机溶剂对包结物的荧光强度的影响,初步探讨了其作用机理。     

The coexistence of TE-TM surface waves in uniaxially anisotropic left-handed materials

We investigate theoretically the characteristics of surface waves in uniaxially anisotropic left-handed materials. The constraints for the existence of TE and TM polarized surface waves in uniaxially anisotropic left-handed materials are identified. We discuss mainly whether TE and TM polarized surface modes may coexist in the same frequency domain at the interface between one isotropic regular medium and another uniaxially anisotropic left-handed medium. It is shown that the answer to the coexistence of TE and TM surface modes is really positive. The Poynting vector and the density of energy associated with surface modes are calculated. Depending on the system parameters either TE or TM surface modes has the time averaged Poynting vector directed opposite or same to the mode phase velocity. In the presence of anisotropy, negative refraction does not need to be left-handed. We show that the characteristics of surface waves in uniaxially anisotropic left-handed media are significantly different from that in isotropic left-handed media.     

Optical properties of Fe-doped silica films on Si

Optical properties of Fe-doped silica films on Si were investigated by ellipsometric technique in the region 1-5 eV. Samples were produced by sol-gel method. Precursors were prepared by mixing tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) solution in ethanol and water with aqueous solution of Fe-chloride or Fe-acetate. The coating solution was deposited on Si substrates by spin on technique. The size of Fe-containing nanometric-sized particles depended on technology and varied from 20 to 100 nm. Optical response of complex hybrid samples SiO₂:Fe/Si was interpreted in a multi-layer model. In the inverse problem, the Maxwell equations were solved by transfer matrix technique. Dielectric function of Fe-doped silica layers was calculated in the model of effective media. Analysis of optical data has shown that various Fe-oxides formed. Experimental data for films obtained from precursors with Fe-acetate and annealed in hydrogen were well described by the model calculations taking into account a small contribution 1-5% of metal Fe imbedded in silica. The Fe/Fe-O contribution to optical response increased for samples grown from FeCl₃-precursor. Ellipsometric data for Fe-doped silica films on Si were interpreted taking into account the structural AFM studies as well as the results of magnetic measurements.