A Geiger mode planar InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode （APD） with a cascade peripheral junction structure to suppress edge breakdowns is designed by finite-element analysis. The photodiode breakdown voltage is reduced...A Geiger mode planar InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode （APD） with a cascade peripheral junction structure to suppress edge breakdowns is designed by finite-element analysis. The photodiode breakdown voltage is reduced to 54.3V by controlling the central junction depth, while the electric field distribution along the device central axis is controlled by adjusting doping level and thickness of the lnP field control layer. Using a cascade junction structure at the periphery of the active area, premature edge breakdowns are effectively suppressed. The simulations show that the quadra-cascade structure is a good trade-off between suppression performance and fabrication complexity, with a reduced peak electric field of 5.2 × 10^5 kV/cm and a maximum hole ionization integral of 1. 201. Work presented in this paper provides an effective way to design high performance photon counting InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiodes.展开更多
A simple method employing a pair of pancake-style Geiger-Mueller (GM) counters for quantitative measurement of radon activity concentration (activity per unit volume) is described and demonstrated. The use of two GM c...A simple method employing a pair of pancake-style Geiger-Mueller (GM) counters for quantitative measurement of radon activity concentration (activity per unit volume) is described and demonstrated. The use of two GM counters, together with the basic theory derived in this paper, permit the detection of alpha particles from decay of and progeny ( <sup>218</sup>Po, <sup>214</sup>Po) and the conversion of the alpha count rate into a radon concentration. A unique feature of this method, in comparison with standard methodologies to measure radon concentration, is the absence of a fixed control volume. Advantages afforded by the reported GM method include: 1) it provides a direct in-situ value of radon level, thereby eliminating the need to send samples to an external testing laboratory;2) it can be applied to monitoring radon levels exhibiting wide short-term variability;3) it can yield short-term measurements of comparable accuracy and equivalent or higher precision than a commercial radon monitor sampling by passive diffusion;4) it yields long-term measurements statistically equivalent to commercial radon monitors;5) it uses the most commonly employed, overall least expensive, and most easily operated type of nuclear instrumentation. As such, the method is par-ticularly suitable for use by researchers, public health personnel, and home dwellers who prefer to monitor indoor radon levels themselves. The results of a consecutive 30-day sequence of 24 hour mean radon measurements by the proposed GM method and a commercial state-of-the-art radon monitor certified for radon testing are compared.展开更多
We design and fabricate 4H-SiC UV avalanche photodiodes （APDs） ~qth positive beveled mesa, which exhibit low leakage current and high avalanche gain when working in the Geiger mode. The single photon counting perfor...We design and fabricate 4H-SiC UV avalanche photodiodes （APDs） ~qth positive beveled mesa, which exhibit low leakage current and high avalanche gain when working in the Geiger mode. The single photon counting performance of the SiC APDs is studied by using a passive-quenching circuit. A new method to determine the exact breakdown voltage of the APD is proposed based on the initial emergence of photon count pulses. The photon count rate and dark count rate of the APD are also evaluated as a function of quenching resistance.展开更多
Recently,we analyze the α-decay data of even-Z nuclei and propose the new Geiger-Nuttall law where the effects of the quantum numbers of α-core relative motion are naturally embedded in the law [Physical Review C 85...Recently,we analyze the α-decay data of even-Z nuclei and propose the new Geiger-Nuttall law where the effects of the quantum numbers of α-core relative motion are naturally embedded in the law [Physical Review C 85,044608(2012)].In this paper,we firstly test whether the new law without any change of parameters can be applied to the α-decays of odd-Z nuclei which are more complicated than those of even-even nuclei.Then the nuclear shell effect around N=126 is analyzed for very proton-rich nuclei with Z=85-92 based on the data of α-decay energies and half-lives.A long-lived island beyond the stable line is proposed where the half-lives of nuclei on this island are abnormally long.The mechanism of the appearance of the island and its significance to other mass ranges are discussed.展开更多
In this study,derived from Balasubramaniam’s formula[Phys.Rev.C 70,017301(2004)]and further considering the effect of the parent nucleus mass,blocking effect,and effect of reduced mass on cluster radioactivity half-l...In this study,derived from Balasubramaniam’s formula[Phys.Rev.C 70,017301(2004)]and further considering the effect of the parent nucleus mass,blocking effect,and effect of reduced mass on cluster radioactivity half-lives,we propose a new Geiger-Nuttall law that is model-independent to systematically evaluate the halflives of this process for 16 even-even nuclei and 10 odd-A nuclei.For comparison,a single universal curve for cluster radioactivity andαdecay proposed by Poenaru[Phys.Rev.C 83,014601(2011)],a scaling law proposed by Horoi[J.Phys.G:Nucl.Part.Phys.30,945(2004)],an extension of the Viola-Seaborg formula fromαdecay to cluster radioactivity proposed by Ren et al.[Phys.Rev.C 70,034304(2004)],a new semi-empirical formula for exotic cluster decay proposed by Balasubramaniam et al.[Phys.Rev.C 70,017301(2004)],and a unified formula for the half-lives ofαdecay and cluster radioactivity proposed by Ni et al.[Phys.Rev.C 78,044310(2008)]are also used.The calculated results of our new Geiger-Nuttall law are in good agreement with the experimental half-lives,with the least rms being 0.606,and are better than the compared values.Moreover,we extend this formula to predict the cluster radioactivity half-lives of 51 nuclei whose decay energies are energetically allowed or observed but not yet quantified in NUBASE2020.展开更多
文摘A Geiger mode planar InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode （APD） with a cascade peripheral junction structure to suppress edge breakdowns is designed by finite-element analysis. The photodiode breakdown voltage is reduced to 54.3V by controlling the central junction depth, while the electric field distribution along the device central axis is controlled by adjusting doping level and thickness of the lnP field control layer. Using a cascade junction structure at the periphery of the active area, premature edge breakdowns are effectively suppressed. The simulations show that the quadra-cascade structure is a good trade-off between suppression performance and fabrication complexity, with a reduced peak electric field of 5.2 × 10^5 kV/cm and a maximum hole ionization integral of 1. 201. Work presented in this paper provides an effective way to design high performance photon counting InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiodes.
文摘A simple method employing a pair of pancake-style Geiger-Mueller (GM) counters for quantitative measurement of radon activity concentration (activity per unit volume) is described and demonstrated. The use of two GM counters, together with the basic theory derived in this paper, permit the detection of alpha particles from decay of and progeny ( <sup>218</sup>Po, <sup>214</sup>Po) and the conversion of the alpha count rate into a radon concentration. A unique feature of this method, in comparison with standard methodologies to measure radon concentration, is the absence of a fixed control volume. Advantages afforded by the reported GM method include: 1) it provides a direct in-situ value of radon level, thereby eliminating the need to send samples to an external testing laboratory;2) it can be applied to monitoring radon levels exhibiting wide short-term variability;3) it can yield short-term measurements of comparable accuracy and equivalent or higher precision than a commercial radon monitor sampling by passive diffusion;4) it yields long-term measurements statistically equivalent to commercial radon monitors;5) it uses the most commonly employed, overall least expensive, and most easily operated type of nuclear instrumentation. As such, the method is par-ticularly suitable for use by researchers, public health personnel, and home dwellers who prefer to monitor indoor radon levels themselves. The results of a consecutive 30-day sequence of 24 hour mean radon measurements by the proposed GM method and a commercial state-of-the-art radon monitor certified for radon testing are compared.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant Nos 2011CB301900 and 2011CB922100the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘We design and fabricate 4H-SiC UV avalanche photodiodes （APDs） ~qth positive beveled mesa, which exhibit low leakage current and high avalanche gain when working in the Geiger mode. The single photon counting performance of the SiC APDs is studied by using a passive-quenching circuit. A new method to determine the exact breakdown voltage of the APD is proposed based on the initial emergence of photon count pulses. The photon count rate and dark count rate of the APD are also evaluated as a function of quenching resistance.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC) projects (Nos.11035001,11120101005 and 11175085)the Priority Academic Development of Jiangsu Higher education Institutions
文摘Recently,we analyze the α-decay data of even-Z nuclei and propose the new Geiger-Nuttall law where the effects of the quantum numbers of α-core relative motion are naturally embedded in the law [Physical Review C 85,044608(2012)].In this paper,we firstly test whether the new law without any change of parameters can be applied to the α-decays of odd-Z nuclei which are more complicated than those of even-even nuclei.Then the nuclear shell effect around N=126 is analyzed for very proton-rich nuclei with Z=85-92 based on the data of α-decay energies and half-lives.A long-lived island beyond the stable line is proposed where the half-lives of nuclei on this island are abnormally long.The mechanism of the appearance of the island and its significance to other mass ranges are discussed.
基金Supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12175100,11975132)the construct program of the key discipline in hunan province+4 种基金the Research Foundation of Education Bureau of Hunan Province,China(18A237)the Shandong Province Natural Science Foundation,China(ZR2022JQ04)the Opening Project of Cooperative Innovation Center for Nuclear Fuel Cycle Technology and Equipment,University of South China(2019KFZ10)the Innovation Group of Nuclear and Particle Physics in USCHunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate(CX20210942)。
文摘In this study,derived from Balasubramaniam’s formula[Phys.Rev.C 70,017301(2004)]and further considering the effect of the parent nucleus mass,blocking effect,and effect of reduced mass on cluster radioactivity half-lives,we propose a new Geiger-Nuttall law that is model-independent to systematically evaluate the halflives of this process for 16 even-even nuclei and 10 odd-A nuclei.For comparison,a single universal curve for cluster radioactivity andαdecay proposed by Poenaru[Phys.Rev.C 83,014601(2011)],a scaling law proposed by Horoi[J.Phys.G:Nucl.Part.Phys.30,945(2004)],an extension of the Viola-Seaborg formula fromαdecay to cluster radioactivity proposed by Ren et al.[Phys.Rev.C 70,034304(2004)],a new semi-empirical formula for exotic cluster decay proposed by Balasubramaniam et al.[Phys.Rev.C 70,017301(2004)],and a unified formula for the half-lives ofαdecay and cluster radioactivity proposed by Ni et al.[Phys.Rev.C 78,044310(2008)]are also used.The calculated results of our new Geiger-Nuttall law are in good agreement with the experimental half-lives,with the least rms being 0.606,and are better than the compared values.Moreover,we extend this formula to predict the cluster radioactivity half-lives of 51 nuclei whose decay energies are energetically allowed or observed but not yet quantified in NUBASE2020.
