A position-sensitive detector with lithium glass and MaPMT

A position-sensitive detector is designed for neutron detection. It uses a single continuous screen of a self-made lithium glass scintillator, rather than discrete crystal implementations, coupling with a multi-anode PMT (MaPMT). The scintillator is fast and efficient; with a decay time of 34 ns and thermal neutron detection efficiency of around 95.8% for the 3 mm thick screen, and its light yield is around 5670 photons per neutron and 3768 photons per MeV γ rays deposition. The spatial resolution is around 1.6 mm (FWHM) with the energy resolution around 34.7% by using α (5.2 MeV) rays test.     

Scintillating properties of LiYSiO_4:Ce

LiYSiO₄:Ce is a promising scintillator and some of its properties have been reported in previous papers. In this paper, samples doped with different concentrations of Ce are prepared and studied. First, the relative light yields of the samples are measured as 28.1%-37.1% compared with a standard anthracene crystal being irradiated by α particles and as ～ 27.2% compared with NaI being irradiated by X-rays. Second, the effects of sample thicknesses on light yields are presented. Finally the timing behaviors of samples with different doped concentrations being irradiated with alpha particles and X-rays are discussed. The result shows that LiYSiO₄:Ce is a kind of fast scintillator ( ～ 30 ns) with a moderate light yield that can be used for neutron detection.     

Preparation of High-Density Nanocrystalline Bulk Selenium by Rapid Compressing of Melt

The melt＇s solidification behavior of elemental selenium is investigated by a series of experiments including rapid compressing to 2.8 and 3.5 GPa within 20ms respectively, slow compressing to 2.8 GPa for 20 min and natural cooling at ambient pressure. Based on the x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope results of the recovered samples, it is clearly shown that homogenous nanostructures are formed only by the rapid compression processes, and that the average crystal sizes are about 18.7 and 19.0 nm in the samples recovered from 2.8 and 3.5 GPa, respectively. The relative density of the nanocrystalline bulk reaches 98.17% of the theoretical value. It is suggested that rapid compression could induce pervasive nucleation and restrain grain growth during the solidification, which is related to fast supercooling, higher viscosity of the melt and lower diffusivity of atoms under high pressure.     

Method for improving the time resolution of TOF system

In order to study the possibility of improving the timing performance of the time of flight (TOF) systems, which are made of plastic scintillator counters, and read out by photomultiplier tubes (PMT) with mesh dynodes and conventional electronics, we have conducted a study using faster PMTs and ultra fast waveform digitizers to read out the plastic scintillators. Different waveform analysis methods are used to calculate the time resolution of such a system. Results are compared with the conventional discriminating method based on a threshold and pulse height. Our tests and analysis show that significant timing performance improvements can be achieved by using this new system.     

一套高温高压原位拉曼散射、布里渊散射测量系统

本文描述了一套利用激光加热技术、金刚石对顶砧高压技术,集成共聚焦拉曼光谱测量、六通道布里渊散射光谱测量、以及黑体辐射光谱测温,成功搭建起来的高温高压原位拉曼散射、布里渊散射的光学测量系统。利用该系统,并结合薄膜沉积金属、光刻技术改进了金刚石对顶砧中样品的装填方法,解决了样品透明不易加热的问题。已利用该系统得到液态氩在0.85 GPa常温状态下和14.58 GPa熔融状态下的体声速分别为1.85 Km/s和5.19 Km/s。     

Method for improving the time resolution of a TOF system

In order to study the possibility of improving the timing performance of the time of flight (TOF) systems, which are made of plastic scintillator counters, and read out by photomultiplier tubes (PMT) with mesh dynodes and conventional electronics, we have conducted a study using faster PMTs and ultra fast waveform digitizers to read out the plastic scintillators. Different waveform analysis methods are used to calculate the time resolution of such a system. Results are compared with the conventional discriminating method based on a threshold and pulse height. Our tests and analysis show that significant timing performance improvements can be achieved by using this new system.     

硅酸铋(BSO)纳米粉体的制备与表征

Bismuth silicate nanopowders were prepared by the sol-gel method. Tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and Bi₂O₃ were used as the starting materials. The precursors were heat-treated at 750℃ for 2 h. The size distribution of Bi₄Si₃O₁₂ nanopowders is 40～100 nm. The TG-DTA curves, the XRD patterns and the TEM microphotograph of Bi₄Si₃O₁₂ are discussed. Compared with crystal materials, the excitation spectra and the emission spectra of Bi₄Si₃O₁₂ nanopowders indicate blue shift.     

超高效液相色谱-蒸发光散射检测法测定蜂蜜中12种糖组分

建立了蜂蜜中果糖、葡萄糖、蔗糖、松二糖、麦芽酮糖、麦芽糖、曲二糖、异麦芽糖、吡喃葡糖基蔗糖、松三糖、蜜三糖和麦芽三糖含量的超高效液相色谱－蒸发光散射测定方法。试样经去离子水溶解,乙腈定容,用0.22 μm滤膜过滤后,采用Amide色谱柱分离,蒸发光散射检测器检测,外标法定量。在优化实验条件下,12种糖得到良好分离,线性相关系数为0.997 7～0.999 8,果糖和葡萄糖的检测结果与示差折光检测法无显著性差异,其余10种糖的平均回收率为90.0 %～105 %,相对标准偏差为0.70%～5.8%。该方法灵敏度高,准确度高,重复性好,适用于蜂蜜中多种糖组分的同时定量分析。用于72批不同蜜种蜂蜜样品中糖组分的检测,发现中国主要蜜源蜂蜜中普遍含有松二糖、麦芽酮糖、麦芽糖等糖组分。该方法和检测数据可为蜂蜜品质和质量评价提供重要支撑。