100MeV质子双环双散射体扩束方案设计

为满足质子单粒子效应实验对大面积、均匀化质子束流的需求,针对中国原子能科学研究院100 MeV质子回旋加速器提供的100 MeV质子进行了双环双散射体扩束方案设计.Geant4模拟表明该方案可在2.4 m位置产生一个均匀性为±1.89%、半径为8 cm的照射野,在5 m位置产生一个均匀性为±5.32%、半径为20 cm的照射野.此外,利用Geant4对双环双散射体扩束方法的基本原理进行了进一步探索,并对第二散射体后加速器管道、初始束斑尺寸、照射野形成距离、改变入射质子能量等实际中各种可能因素对该方案扩束效果的影响进行了讨论.

Design of 100-MeV proton beam spreading scheme with double-ring double scattering method

To obtain a large uniform beam field for proton single event effect (SEE) experiments, the double-ring double scattering method (DDSM) is employed for spreading the 100 MeV proton beam provided by the 100 MeV proton cyclotron at China Institute of Atomic Energy. With the Geant 4 simulations, the fundamentals of the DDSM are further explored, the achieved effect of our DDSM scheme design is presented, and the influences of some possible factors in practice on the produced beam field are discussed. We find that the the outer part of the second scatter plays an important role in enlarging the area of the uniform field and improving its uniformity. We also find that the first scatter and the inner part of the second scatter play a decisive role in determining the proton flux of the uniform area. The scattering between the spread proton beam and the accelerator tube behind the second scatter damages the uniformity and leads the energy of the produced beam field to straggle. Therefore, the tube should be made as short as possible. The size of the initial beam spot on the first scatter affects the produced beam field to some extent. The spot should be focused as much as possible in a circle with a radius of 0.5 cm. At a larger distance, a larger uniform field can be produced due to the spreading of the proton beam along the space. The decrease in the incident proton energy causes the flux and uniformity to decrease, and also leads the energy loss to increase and the energy of the produced proton beam field to straggle. Using our DDSM schematic design, the simulations show that an 8-cm-diameter beam field with a uniformity of ±1.89% can be produced at a distance of 2.4 m, thereby meeting the need for an SEE experiment of a device-level sample, and that a 20-cm-radius beam field with a uniformity of ±5.32% can be created at a distance of 5.0 m, thereby meeting the need for an SEE experiment of a system-level sample of comparable size. By taking into consideration the uniformity and energy straggling, our design is basically applicable to the protons in the 70-100 MeV energy region that the accelerator can provide directly.