HIRFL-CSR ETF多层CsI(Tl)望远镜探测器能量刻度方法

在兰州重离子加速器冷却储存环（HIRFL-CSR）的外靶终端（ETF）,设计建造了一套多层CsI（Tl）望远镜探测器,用于对轻质量带电粒子的鉴别。这套探测器由7层CsI（Tl）晶体组成,每一层晶体光输出信号由4个光电倍增管分别在晶体4角读出。由于CsI（Tl）晶体对于重离子的响应是非线性的,且与入射离子的种类有关,这些因素使得对这台探测器的能量刻度需要做专门的研究。利用RIBLL2提供的能量在200 s~300 MeV/u的次级束流对探测器进行了测试,并针对第一片CsI（Tl）晶体的光输出以及所有CsI（Tl）晶体光输出的和的刻度方法分别进行了探索。在此能区下,第一片CsI（Tl）晶体猝灭现象可以近似忽略,即光输出与能量沉积近似呈线性。对于所有晶体光输出的和,利用一个经验公式对其进行刻度,利用这种刻度方法计算得到的光输出的值与实验测量值之间的差别小于5%。A multi-layer CsI(Tl) telescope has been designed and constructed at External Target in Facility (ETF) terminal of the Cooling Storage Ring of Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou(HIRFL-CSR), and is used for identifying light charged particles. The detector consists of seven layers of CsI(Tl) crystals, and the signals of each crystal are read out by four photomultipliers at the corners. Since the response of the CsI(Tl) crystal to the heavy ions is non-linear and also depends on the species of the incident ions, the energy calibration method of the telescope must be carefully studied. With the help of the secondary beams selected by RIBLL2 in the energy ranges from 200 to 300 MeV/u, the telescope has been tested and the energy calibration method for the first-layer crystal together with the whole telescope has been investigated. In this energy region, the quench effect in the first-layer crystal can be neglected and a linear expression can be used to represent the relation between the light output and the energy deposition in the crystal. To the total light output of the telescope, an empirical formula is used for the energy calibration. The difference between the calculated results and the experiment data is globally less than 5%.     

Fragmentation of stable and neutron-rich 12-16C into boron fragments at approximately 240 MeV/nucleon

The elemental fragmentation cross sections of boron fragments produced by stable and neutron-rich^12-16C beams with a carbon target were systematically measured at an incident beam energy of approximately 240 MeV/nucleon.The measured cross sections were found to increase as the projectile mass number increases.The observed feature is explained qualitatively based on the abrasion-ablation two-stage reaction model and is compared quantitatively with predictions from various reaction models,including empirical and statistical models.All models agree with the measured cross sections within a factor of 2.     

Si-Csl（TI）望远镜探测系统用于大动态范围空间重离子鉴别与测量的研究

太阳极轨射电望远镜（SPORT）是一颗从事太阳活动研究的卫星。重离子探测仪是其中的高能粒子探测仪的关键组成部分。鉴于重离子探测仪对多种类离子（2 ≤ Z ≤ 26）的鉴别和大范围能段（8～300 MeV/u）的测量需求,中国科学院近代物理研究所设计并研制了一套Si-CsI（Tl）望远镜探测系统样机,这套望远镜系统由1个Si探测器、1个入射面为正六边形的CsI（Tl）晶体及其专用电子学系统构成。利用兰州重离子加速器冷却储存环系统（HIRFL-CSR）提供的高品质束流对这套望远镜探测系统样机进行了在束测试,完成了种类为2 ≤ Z ≤ 18的重离子直接测量与鉴别,利用直接测量的重离子,进行外推得到,最高测量要求的300MeV/u Fe离子也在设计要求的范围内。实验结果显示这套望远镜探测器样机满足空间中对大范围能段重离子探测的设计需求,该套方案为SPORT计划中的重离子探测仪的设计及建造奠定了很好的技术基础。Solar Polar Orbit Radio Telescope (SPORT) project, aimed at solar activities and solar atmosphere, is a satellite-borne apparatus which is composed by many sub-payloads and is under development in China. High Energy Heavy Ion Telescope (HEHIT) is one of most key sub-payloads in this project, and the main purpose of HEHIT is to identify space heavy ions (2 ≤ Z ≤ 26) with a broad energy range (8～300 MeV/u). In this paper, a prototype telescope of HEHIT, which includes a silicon detector, a CsI(Tl) crystal with regular hexagonal incident plane and customized electronic system, has been developed in the Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMP, CAS). To obtain the performance of the prototype telescope, this telescope was tested with high quality beams provided by the accelerator of Heavy Ions Facility and Cooler-Storage-Ring in Lanzhou (HIRFL-CSR). The heavy ions ranging from Z =2 to Z =18 were clearly identified and measured from the beam test and an extrapolation was also done reasonably and it showed that the prototype detector could meet the requirement of t Fe(Z =26) with energy up to 300 MeV/u. In a word, this prototype telescope could satisfy the requirements of the measured heavy ions in the future SPORT project and this scheme of telescope will provide a favorable technique in the future design and construction of HEHIT.     

一种基于SiPM的新型起始时间探测器研制

本文介绍了一种新型起始时间探测器的研制。该探测器的灵敏面积为60 mm×60 mm,利用120根直径为1 mm的塑料闪烁光纤分成两层错位紧致排布,且上下相邻的3根光纤作为一个探测单元,每个探测单元均采用硅光电倍增管从双端读出信号。采用90Sr放射源对单根光纤进行了性能测试,结果表明,闪烁光沿着光纤方向的有效传播速度约为17 cm/ns,对应的时间分辨优于600 ps。此外,利用中国科学院近代物理研究所第二条放射性束流线（RIBLL2）提供的240 MeV/u的15N次级束研究了该探测器的性能。束流测试结果表明:该探测器的时间分辨为（150±15）ps,纵向位置分辨为（1.8±0.2）cm,并且结合该探测器以及RIBLL2束流线外靶实验终端上的其他探测器,可以对实验中产生的5 ≤ Z ≤ 8的各种同位素进行非常好的粒子鉴别。