The LaBr3(Ce)detector has attracted much attention in recent years because of its superior characteristics compared with other scintillating materials in terms of resolution and efficiency.However,it has a relatively ...The LaBr3(Ce)detector has attracted much attention in recent years because of its superior characteristics compared with other scintillating materials in terms of resolution and efficiency.However,it has a relatively high intrinsic background radiation because of the naturally occurring radioisotopes in lanthanum,actinium,and their daughter nuclei.This limits its applications in low-counting rate experiments.In this study,we identified the radioactive isotopes in theφ3"x 3"Saint-Gobain B380 detector by a coincidence measurement using a Clover detector in a low-background shielding system.Moreover,we carried out a Geant4 simulation of the experimental spectra to evaluate the activities of the main internal radiation components.The total activity of the background radiation of B380 is determined to be 1.523(34)Bq/cm^3.The main sources include 138La at 1.428(34)Bq/cm^3,207Tl at 0.0135(13)Bq/cm^3,211Bi at 0.0136(15)Bq/cm^3,215Po at 0.0135(3)Bq/cm^3,219Rn at 0.0125(12)Bq/cm^3,223Fr at 0.0019(11)Bq/cm^3,223Ra at 0.0127(10)Bq/cm^3,227Th at 0.0158(22)Bq/cm^3,and 227Ac at 0.0135(13)Bq/cm^3.Of these,the activities of 207Tl,211Po,215Po,223Fr,and 227Ac are deduced for the first time from the secular equilibrium established in the decay chain of 227Ac.展开更多
Nerve regeneration conditioned fluid is secreted by nerve stumps inside a nerve regeneration chamber.A better understanding of the proteinogram of nerve regeneration conditioned fluid can provide evidence for studying...Nerve regeneration conditioned fluid is secreted by nerve stumps inside a nerve regeneration chamber.A better understanding of the proteinogram of nerve regeneration conditioned fluid can provide evidence for studying the role of the microenvironment in peripheral nerve regeneration.In this study,we used cylindrical silicone tubes as the nerve regeneration chamber model for the repair of injured rat sciatic nerve.Isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation proteomics technology and western blot analysis confirmed that there were more than 10 complement components(complement factor I,C1q-A,C1q-B,C2,C3,C4,C5,C7,C8β and complement factor D) in the nerve regeneration conditioned fluid and each varied at different time points.These findings suggest that all these complement components have a functional role in nerve regeneration.展开更多
More than 99%of the mass in the visible universe—the material that makes up ourselves,our planet,stars—is in the atomic nucleus.Although the matter has existed for billions of years,only over the past few decades ha...More than 99%of the mass in the visible universe—the material that makes up ourselves,our planet,stars—is in the atomic nucleus.Although the matter has existed for billions of years,only over the past few decades have we had the tools and the knowledge necessary to get a basic understanding of the structure and dynamic of nuclei.Nuclear physicists around the world have made tremendous strides by initiating a broad range of key展开更多
Charge-changing cross section(σcc)measurements via the transmission method have recently seen significant progress with the aim of determining the charge radii of exotic nuclei.In this work,we report a newσcc measur...Charge-changing cross section(σcc)measurements via the transmission method have recently seen significant progress with the aim of determining the charge radii of exotic nuclei.In this work,we report a newσcc measurement of 304(9)MeV/nucleon^(28)Si on carbon at the second Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou(RIBLL2)and describe the data analysis procedure in detail.This procedure is essential for evaluating the systematic uncertainty in the transmission method.The determinedσcc of 1125(11)mb is found to be consistent with the existing data at similar energies.The present work will serve as a reference forσcc determinations at RIBLL2.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D program of China(No.2016YFA0400504)by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U1832211,U1867210,11922501,11961141004,11575018,11790322,and U1932209).
文摘The LaBr3(Ce)detector has attracted much attention in recent years because of its superior characteristics compared with other scintillating materials in terms of resolution and efficiency.However,it has a relatively high intrinsic background radiation because of the naturally occurring radioisotopes in lanthanum,actinium,and their daughter nuclei.This limits its applications in low-counting rate experiments.In this study,we identified the radioactive isotopes in theφ3"x 3"Saint-Gobain B380 detector by a coincidence measurement using a Clover detector in a low-background shielding system.Moreover,we carried out a Geant4 simulation of the experimental spectra to evaluate the activities of the main internal radiation components.The total activity of the background radiation of B380 is determined to be 1.523(34)Bq/cm^3.The main sources include 138La at 1.428(34)Bq/cm^3,207Tl at 0.0135(13)Bq/cm^3,211Bi at 0.0136(15)Bq/cm^3,215Po at 0.0135(3)Bq/cm^3,219Rn at 0.0125(12)Bq/cm^3,223Fr at 0.0019(11)Bq/cm^3,223Ra at 0.0127(10)Bq/cm^3,227Th at 0.0158(22)Bq/cm^3,and 227Ac at 0.0135(13)Bq/cm^3.Of these,the activities of 207Tl,211Po,215Po,223Fr,and 227Ac are deduced for the first time from the secular equilibrium established in the decay chain of 227Ac.
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30925034,81101437
文摘Nerve regeneration conditioned fluid is secreted by nerve stumps inside a nerve regeneration chamber.A better understanding of the proteinogram of nerve regeneration conditioned fluid can provide evidence for studying the role of the microenvironment in peripheral nerve regeneration.In this study,we used cylindrical silicone tubes as the nerve regeneration chamber model for the repair of injured rat sciatic nerve.Isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation proteomics technology and western blot analysis confirmed that there were more than 10 complement components(complement factor I,C1q-A,C1q-B,C2,C3,C4,C5,C7,C8β and complement factor D) in the nerve regeneration conditioned fluid and each varied at different time points.These findings suggest that all these complement components have a functional role in nerve regeneration.
基金supported by the National Key R&D program of China (2016YFA0400504)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11475014 and 11235002)
文摘More than 99%of the mass in the visible universe—the material that makes up ourselves,our planet,stars—is in the atomic nucleus.Although the matter has existed for billions of years,only over the past few decades have we had the tools and the knowledge necessary to get a basic understanding of the structure and dynamic of nuclei.Nuclear physicists around the world have made tremendous strides by initiating a broad range of key
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1832211,11961141004,11922501,11475014,11905260)the Western Light Project of Chinese Academy of Sciencesthe Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province,China(2008085MA17)。
文摘Charge-changing cross section(σcc)measurements via the transmission method have recently seen significant progress with the aim of determining the charge radii of exotic nuclei.In this work,we report a newσcc measurement of 304(9)MeV/nucleon^(28)Si on carbon at the second Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou(RIBLL2)and describe the data analysis procedure in detail.This procedure is essential for evaluating the systematic uncertainty in the transmission method.The determinedσcc of 1125(11)mb is found to be consistent with the existing data at similar energies.The present work will serve as a reference forσcc determinations at RIBLL2.