Laser-accelerated electrons are promising in producing gamma-photon beams of high peak flux for the study of nuclear photonics,obtaining copious positrons and exploring photon–photon interaction in vacuum.We report o...Laser-accelerated electrons are promising in producing gamma-photon beams of high peak flux for the study of nuclear photonics,obtaining copious positrons and exploring photon–photon interaction in vacuum.We report on the experimental generation of brilliant gamma-ray beams with not only high photon yield but also low divergence,based on picosecond laser-accelerated electrons.The 120 J 1 ps laser pulse drives self-modulated wakefield acceleration in a high-density gas jet and generates tens-of-MeV electrons with 26 nC and divergence as small as 1.51◦.These collimated electrons produce gamma-ray photons through bremsstrahlung radiation when transversing a high-Z solid target.We design a high-energy-resolution Compton-scattering spectrometer and find that a total photon number of 2.2×10^(9)is captured within an acceptance angle of 1.1°for photon energies up to 16 MeV.Comparison between the experimental results and Monte Carlo simulations illustrates that the photon beam inherits the small divergence from electrons,corresponding to a total photon number of 2.2×10^(11)and a divergence of 7.73°.展开更多
Four racemic tetrahydroisoquinolines(RS)-(±)-1-4 were prepared from homoveratrylamine via amidation,Bischler-Napieralski reaction and the subsequent reduction.The enantiomerically pure tetrahydroisoquinolines(S)-...Four racemic tetrahydroisoquinolines(RS)-(±)-1-4 were prepared from homoveratrylamine via amidation,Bischler-Napieralski reaction and the subsequent reduction.The enantiomerically pure tetrahydroisoquinolines(S)-(−)-norcryptostyline Ⅰ[(S)-(−)-1],(S)-(−)-norcryptostyline Ⅱ[(S)-(−)-2],(R)-(+)-salsolidine[(R)-(+)-3]and(S)-(−)-norlaudanosine[(S)-(−)-4]were then obtained in 45%,40%,41%and 38%yields,respectively,via resolution of the racemic compounds(RS)-(±)-1-4 with half equivalent of chiral acids.In addition,the enantiomerically enriched compounds(R)-(+)-1,(R)-(+)-2,(S)-(−)-3 and(R)-(+)-4 from the mother liquors were efficiently racemized via a one-pot redox method in almost quantitative yields.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFA0404803)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12175299,11905278,11975302,and 11935008)+1 种基金the CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research(No.YSBR060)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.2021242).
文摘Laser-accelerated electrons are promising in producing gamma-photon beams of high peak flux for the study of nuclear photonics,obtaining copious positrons and exploring photon–photon interaction in vacuum.We report on the experimental generation of brilliant gamma-ray beams with not only high photon yield but also low divergence,based on picosecond laser-accelerated electrons.The 120 J 1 ps laser pulse drives self-modulated wakefield acceleration in a high-density gas jet and generates tens-of-MeV electrons with 26 nC and divergence as small as 1.51◦.These collimated electrons produce gamma-ray photons through bremsstrahlung radiation when transversing a high-Z solid target.We design a high-energy-resolution Compton-scattering spectrometer and find that a total photon number of 2.2×10^(9)is captured within an acceptance angle of 1.1°for photon energies up to 16 MeV.Comparison between the experimental results and Monte Carlo simulations illustrates that the photon beam inherits the small divergence from electrons,corresponding to a total photon number of 2.2×10^(11)and a divergence of 7.73°.
基金We thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20972048)for the financial support of this work.
文摘Four racemic tetrahydroisoquinolines(RS)-(±)-1-4 were prepared from homoveratrylamine via amidation,Bischler-Napieralski reaction and the subsequent reduction.The enantiomerically pure tetrahydroisoquinolines(S)-(−)-norcryptostyline Ⅰ[(S)-(−)-1],(S)-(−)-norcryptostyline Ⅱ[(S)-(−)-2],(R)-(+)-salsolidine[(R)-(+)-3]and(S)-(−)-norlaudanosine[(S)-(−)-4]were then obtained in 45%,40%,41%and 38%yields,respectively,via resolution of the racemic compounds(RS)-(±)-1-4 with half equivalent of chiral acids.In addition,the enantiomerically enriched compounds(R)-(+)-1,(R)-(+)-2,(S)-(−)-3 and(R)-(+)-4 from the mother liquors were efficiently racemized via a one-pot redox method in almost quantitative yields.
