Design and testing of an internal hot-cathode-type PIG ion source for superconducting cyclotron

The superconducting cyclotron SC200 is intended to generate a 200 MeV, 400 nA proton beam for future particle therapy. The internal hot-cathode-type Penning ionization gauge (PIG) ion source for the SC200 is designed for the generation of hydrogen ions. A brief description of the design of ion source and test bench, which are used in SC200, is given in this paper. The ion source has been verified on the test bench, and the results indicated that the designed ion source meets the expected requirements. The lifetime of the filament exceeded 100 h in the test. In addition, the extraction voltage and the gas flow that influence the extracted ion current intensity have been tested in the experiment.

Upconversion Luminescence of Er^3＋ and Co-Doped Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ Novel Transparent Oxyfluoride Glasses and Glass Ceramics： Spectral and Structural Properties

Transparent oxyfluoride silicate precursor glasses and glass ceramics with the novel composition （1） SiO2-PbO-PbFE-Er2O3, （2） SiO2-GeOE-PbO-PbFE-Er2O3 （3） SiO2-Al2O3-Y2O3-Na2O-NaF-LiF-Er2O3-YbF3 doped with Er^3＋ and co-doped with Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ ions were synthesized. X-ray diffraction analysis （XRD） and Er3＋ absorption spectra revealed precipitation of PbF2 nanocrystals dispersed in the glassy matrix. Under 980 nm laser excitation, intense green, red and near IR bands of upconversion luminescence （UCL） were recorded both before and after heat treatment. In the glass ceramics the upconversion intensity increased significantly. To our knowledge, for the first time the composition of the glass ceramics characterized by the small-angle neutron scattering （SANS） showed the cluster organization of PbF2 nanocrystals.

Comprehensive analysis of uncertainty quantification for the^(58)Ni(n,p)^(58)Co reaction cross section

In this study,we measured the^(58)Ni(n,p)^(58)Co reaction cross section with neutron energies of 1.06,1.86,and 2.85 MeV.The cross section was measured using neutron activation techniques andγ-ray spectroscopy,and it was compared with cross section data available in the EXFOR.Furthermore,we calculated the covariance matrix of the measured cross section for the aforementioned nuclear reaction.The uncertainties of the theoretical calculation for^(58)Ni(n,p)^(58)Co reaction cross section were calculated via Monte Carlo method.In this study,we used uncertainties in the optical model and level density parameters to calculate uncertainties in the theoretical cross sections.The theoretical calculations were performed by using TALYS-1.96.In this study,we aim to analyze the effect of uncertainties of the nuclear model input as well as different experimental variables used to obtain the values of reaction cross section.

Interaction of photons with silver and indium nuclei at energies up to 20 MeV

The yields of photonuclear reactions in the 107Ag,113In,and 115In nuclei were measured.Monte Carlo simulations were performed using the Geant4 code,and the results were compared with the experimental values.The isomeric ratios of the yields in the reactions 107Ag(γ,n)106m,gAg and 113In(γ,m)112m,gIn were determined,and the cross sections for the reactions 107Ag(γ,n)106gAg and 107Ag(γ,2n)105Ag at an energy of 20 MeV were calculated based on the experimental data.

Measurement of yields and angular distributions ofγ-quanta from the interaction of 14.1 MeV neutrons with oxygen,phosphorus,and sulfur

A study of the inelastic scattering of neutrons with an energy of 14.1 MeV on the nuclei of oxygen,phosphorus,and sulfur was performed at the TANGRA facility at JINR(Dubna).The experiment aimed to refine existing data and obtain new data on the yields and angular distributions ofγ-quanta emitted by the studied nuclei due to neutron-induced nuclear reactions using the tagged neutron method.Two types of detector systems were used to registerγ-quanta.Theγ-ray yields were measured using a high-purity germanium(HPGe)detector.The angular distributions ofγ-rays were obtained using a system of 18 scintillation detectors based on bismuth germanite Bi_(4)Ge_(3)O_(12)(BGO)located around the sample.The performed experiments measured the yields of two transitions for the reaction of tagged neutrons with 16O,nine transitions for the reaction with ^(31)P,and nine transitions for the reaction with ^(32)S for the first time.The angular anisotropy of theγ-radiation accompanying the inelastic scattering of neutrons with an energy of 14.1 MeV on ^(31)P nuclei was also measured for the first time.

Measurement of (di)muons from heavy flavour decay in p-p collisions at 14 TeV with ALICE at the LHC

We present the performance of the ALICE muon spectrometer for measuring the charm and beauty inclusive p t differential production cross sections via single muons and unlike-sign dimuons in proton-proton collisions at√ s = 14 TeV.