Radiation damage and annealing in Sb implanted diamond

The predicted, but as yet unobserved, intradonor absorption spectrum of the hydrogenic-like donors in CdF₂ crystals is presented. The role of phonon coupling in these spectra is discussed. From the data on the insulator-semiconductor transition in CdPbF₂ it is concluded that the dominant factor in convertibility of CdF₂ to a semiconducting state is its electron affinity, the largest among the fluorites (x≈4 eV).     

Etching and annealing studies of nuclear tracks in glasses

A series of etching and annealing experiments are designed to evaluate the characteristics of fission tracks in a number of glasses of varying silica content. A comparative study has been made by comparing the calculated value of bulk etch rate, optimum etch time and annealing rate for each glass. The present investigation suggests that both bulk etch rate (V_G) and annealing rate (V_a) increases with the decrease in silica content of glasses. A minimum value of these parameters is observed for pure silica glass.     

ISOLTRAP: An on-line Penning trap for mass spectrometry on short-lived nuclides

ISOLTRAP is a Penning trap mass spectrometer for high-precision mass measurements on short-lived nuclides installed at the on-line isotope separator ISOLDE at CERN. The masses of close to 300 radionuclides have been determined up to now. The applicability of Penning trap mass spectrometry to mass measurements of exotic nuclei has been extended considerably at ISOLTRAP by improving and developing this double Penning trap mass spectrometer over the past two decades. The accurate determination of nuclear binding energies far from stability includes nuclei that are produced at rates less than 100 ions/s and with half-lives well below 100ms. The mass-resolving power reaches 10⁷ corresponding to 10keV for medium heavy nuclei and the uncertainty of the resulting mass values has been pushed down to below 10^-8. The article describes technical developments achieved since 1996 and the present performance of ISOLTRAP.     

Personal neutron dosimetry in the space station MIR and the Space Shuttle

A passive neutron dosemeter based on nuclear track detectors and TLD's was used in 1995 and 1997 on the MIR station and in Space Shuttle flights to MIR. As it is equipped with neutron converters and shieldings of different types the track detector system allows the neutron dose equivalent to be determined in rough energy intervals. The results of the measurements on the MIR station and in the Space Shuttle flights are presented and the influence of charged particles in the complex mixed radiation field in space is discussed. Improvements are possible by means of a new active neutron dosemeter which is under development at the PTB. First measurements with a prototype in the high-energy reference fields at CERN are presented and discussed.     

The growth and modification of materials via ion–surface processing

A wide variety of gas phase ions with kinetic energies from 1–10⁷ eV increasingly are being used for the growth and modification of state-of-the-art material interfaces. Ions can be used to deposit thin films; expose fresh interfaces by sputtering; grow mixed interface layers from ions, ambient neutrals, and/or surface atoms; modify the phases of interfaces; dope trace elements into interface regions; impart specific chemical functionalities to a surface; toughen materials; and create micron- and nanometer-scale interface structures. Several examples are developed which demonstrate the variety of technologically important interface modification that is possible with gas phase ions. These examples have been selected to demonstrate how the choice of the ion and its kinetic energy controls modification and deposition for several different materials. Examples are drawn from experiments, computer simulations, fundamental research, and active technological applications. Finally, a list of research areas is provided for which ion–surface modification promises considerable scientific and technological advances in the new millennium.     

关于离子选择性电极分析中的等电位差－标准加入法的探讨

本文提出了一种新的离子选择性电极分析方法，即等电位差－标准加入法。本方法已用于氟的测定。进行了理论数据验证及误差分析，标准溶液的回收率为９６．６％－１０４．３％。本方法的影响因素少、准确度好、操作及计算简便。     

Determination of concentrations of fissionable elements in the Black Sea sediment samples before and after Chernobyl using neutron radiography method

The fissionable elements content, particularly uranium, of the Blask Sea sediment samples obtained in 1978 and 1989 as surfacial sediments were determined by neutron radiography using solid state nuclear track detectors (SSNTDs).     

Tracks of 18·56 MeV/u 40Ar ions in Lexan polycarbonate detector

Latent damage tracks of energetic⁴⁰Ar ions (18·56 MeV/u) have been recorded in Lexan polycarbonate detector. Bulk and track-etch parameters are evaluated under successive chemical etching. Our results show a linear correlation between the measured track-etch rate along the track and the corresponding total energy-loss rate and predict a threshold value of 5·0 MeV mg⁻¹ cm² for track registration. Maximum etchable track lengths of⁴⁰Ar ions as a function of energies have also been measured and compared with three different sets of theoretical ranges.     

电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法及离子选择电极法测定荧光级氧化钇中痕量铈的研究

文章描述了荧光级氧化钇中痕量稀土铈的测定方法,在溴酸钾存在下,5摩尔/升HNO_3介质中,以P507萃取微量铈,然后有机相用硝酸、过氧化氢反萃取、再将水相浓缩定容,然后以电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法分析。同时用铈的离子选择电极以二次标准加入法作第二种手段分析。样品溶液以乙醇预去溶方式引入等离子体,测定下限为2微克/克,方法简单、快速、准确。离子选择电极法测定铈离子下限1×10～(-5)摩尔/升,回收率为94-101%,方法简单,结果满意、价格便宜。