In this study,we theoretically investigate the feasibility of using laser-wakefield accelerated(LWFA)electrons for the photonuclear measurement of nuclear isomers according to the characteristics of the electrons obta...In this study,we theoretically investigate the feasibility of using laser-wakefield accelerated(LWFA)electrons for the photonuclear measurement of nuclear isomers according to the characteristics of the electrons obtained from LWFA experiments conducted at the Compact Laser-Plasma Accelerator(CLAPA)laboratory.The experiments at the CLAPA show that a stable electron beam with an energy of 78-135 MeV and a charge of 300-600 pC can be obtained.The bremsstrahlung spectra were simulated using Geant4,which suggests that a bremsstrahlung source with a peak intensity of 10^(19) photons/s can be generated.Theoretical calculations of isomer production cross sections from the photonuclear reactions on six target nuclei,^(197)Au,^(180)Hf,^(159)Tb,^(115)In,^(103)Rh,and ^(90)Zr,were performed and compared with the available experimental data in EXFOR,which suggest that further experiments are required for a series of photonuclear reaction channels.Flux-averaged cross sections and isomer ratios(IR)resulting from such bremsstrahlung sources are theoretically deduced.The results suggest that IR measurements can be used to constrain nuclear components,such asγstrength function and optical model potential.In addition,the detection of the decay characteristics was evaluated with Geant4 simulations.The use of the LWFA electron beam and its bremsstrahlung for photonuclear studies involving nuclear isomers is anticipated.展开更多
The flux-weighted average cross sections ^(nat) Cd(γ,xn)^(115g,m,111m,109,107,105,104)Cd and ^(nat) Cd(γ,x)^113g,112,111g,110m)Ag reactions were measured at the bremsstrahlung end-point energies of 50 and 60 MeV.The...The flux-weighted average cross sections ^(nat) Cd(γ,xn)^(115g,m,111m,109,107,105,104)Cd and ^(nat) Cd(γ,x)^113g,112,111g,110m)Ag reactions were measured at the bremsstrahlung end-point energies of 50 and 60 MeV.The activa tion and off-line y-ray spectrometric technique was carried out using the 100 MeV electron linear accelerator at the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory,Korea.The ^(nat)lCd(γ,xn) reaction cross sections as a function of photon energy were theoretically calculated using the TALYS-1.95 and the EMPIRE-3.2 Malta codes.Then,the flux-weighted average cross sections were obtained from the theoretical values of mono-energetic photons.These values were compared with the flux-weighted values from the present study and were found to be in general agreement.The measured experimental reaction cross-sections and integral yields were described for cadmium and silver isotopes in the ^(nat)Cd(γ,xn)^(115g,m,111m,109,107,105,104) and ^(nat)Cd(γ,x)^(113g,112.111g,110m)Ag reactions.The isomeric yield ratio(IR) of ^(115g.m)Cd in the ^(nat)Cd(γ,xn) reaction was determined for the two bremsstrahlung end-point energies.The measured isomeric yield ratios of ^(115g,m)Cd in the ^(nat)Cd(γ,xn) reaction were also compared with the theoretical values of the nuclear model codes and previously published literature data of the ^(116)Cd(γ,x) and ^116(γ,2n) reactions.It was found that the IR value increases with increasing projectile energy,which demonstrates the characteristic of excitation energy.However,the higher IR value of ^(115g.m)Cd in the ^(116)Cd(n,2n)reaction compared to that in the ^(116)Cd(γ,x)reaction indicates the role of compound nuclear spin alongside excitation energy.展开更多
氢同位素核自旋异构体正-仲态比例影响氢同位素的低温物性,有必要对其比例进行测定。本文利用活性三氧化二铝多孔层开管(Porous Layer Open Tubular,PLOT)柱实现了正-仲氢同位素(氕、氘)的基线分离,发展了一种可在液氮温度下测定同核分...氢同位素核自旋异构体正-仲态比例影响氢同位素的低温物性,有必要对其比例进行测定。本文利用活性三氧化二铝多孔层开管(Porous Layer Open Tubular,PLOT)柱实现了正-仲氢同位素(氕、氘)的基线分离,发展了一种可在液氮温度下测定同核分子正-仲态比例的色谱分析技术。研究结果表明,与传统三氧化二铝填充柱相比,高效PLOT柱实现了正、仲氕(o-H_2、p-H_2)以及正、仲氘(o-D2、p-D2)的基线分离(分离度R_s大于1.5),当流量为5 m L·min-1时,分离度R_s(p-H_2,o-H_2)=6.9,R_s(o-D2,p-D2)=1.8。正仲态分离度与进样量、流量均有关系。根据峰面积的积分结果,常温(298 K)下正、仲氕比例为2.77:1,正、仲氘比例为1.78:1,与理论测算值基本符合。HD与o-H_2实现了部分分离,R_s(o-H_2,HD)=0.5,根据理论预测,实现HD与o-H_2的基线分离(R_s达到1.5),理论塔板数需要达到3.9×105。展开更多
AIM To evaluate the diagnostic performance of angiotensinconverting enzyme(ACE)on significant liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B(CHB). METHODS In total,100 patients with CHB who underwent liver biopsy...AIM To evaluate the diagnostic performance of angiotensinconverting enzyme(ACE)on significant liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B(CHB). METHODS In total,100 patients with CHB who underwent liver biopsy in our hospital were enrolled,and 70 patients except for 30 patients with hypertension,fatty liver or habitual alcoholic consumption were analyzed.We compared histological liver fibrosis and serum ACE levels and evaluated the predictive potential to diagnose significant liver fibrosis by comparison with several biochemical marker-based indexes such as the aspartate aminotransferase(AST)-to-platelet ratio index(APRI),the fibrosis index based on four factors(FIB-4),the Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer(M2BPGi)level and the number of platelets(Plt). RESULTS Serum ACE levels showed moderately positive correlation with liver fibrotic stages(R2=0.181).Patients with significant,advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis(F2-4)had significantly higher serum ACE levels than those with early-stage fibrosis and cirrhosis(F0-1).For significant fibrosis(≥F2),the 12.8 U/L cut-off value of ACE showed 91.7%sensitivity and 75.0%specificity.The receiver-operating characteristic(ROC)curves analysis revealed that the area under the curve(AUC)value of ACE was 0.871,which was higher than that of APRI,FIB-4,M2BPGi and Plt. CONCLUSION The serum ACE level could be a novel noninvasive,easy,accurate,and inexpensive marker of significant fibrosis stage in patients with CHB.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.11921006,U2230133)Beijing Outstanding Young Scientists Program+2 种基金National Grand Instrument Project (No.2019YFF01014400)National Key R&D Program of China (No.2022YFA1603303)Open Foundation of Key Laboratory of High Power Laser and Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.SGKF202104)。
文摘In this study,we theoretically investigate the feasibility of using laser-wakefield accelerated(LWFA)electrons for the photonuclear measurement of nuclear isomers according to the characteristics of the electrons obtained from LWFA experiments conducted at the Compact Laser-Plasma Accelerator(CLAPA)laboratory.The experiments at the CLAPA show that a stable electron beam with an energy of 78-135 MeV and a charge of 300-600 pC can be obtained.The bremsstrahlung spectra were simulated using Geant4,which suggests that a bremsstrahlung source with a peak intensity of 10^(19) photons/s can be generated.Theoretical calculations of isomer production cross sections from the photonuclear reactions on six target nuclei,^(197)Au,^(180)Hf,^(159)Tb,^(115)In,^(103)Rh,and ^(90)Zr,were performed and compared with the available experimental data in EXFOR,which suggest that further experiments are required for a series of photonuclear reaction channels.Flux-averaged cross sections and isomer ratios(IR)resulting from such bremsstrahlung sources are theoretically deduced.The results suggest that IR measurements can be used to constrain nuclear components,such asγstrength function and optical model potential.In addition,the detection of the decay characteristics was evaluated with Geant4 simulations.The use of the LWFA electron beam and its bremsstrahlung for photonuclear studies involving nuclear isomers is anticipated.
基金Supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)through a grant provided by the Ministry of Science and ICT(NRF-2017R1D1A1B03030484,NRF-2013M7A1A1075764,NRF-2018R1A6A1A06024970)。
文摘The flux-weighted average cross sections ^(nat) Cd(γ,xn)^(115g,m,111m,109,107,105,104)Cd and ^(nat) Cd(γ,x)^113g,112,111g,110m)Ag reactions were measured at the bremsstrahlung end-point energies of 50 and 60 MeV.The activa tion and off-line y-ray spectrometric technique was carried out using the 100 MeV electron linear accelerator at the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory,Korea.The ^(nat)lCd(γ,xn) reaction cross sections as a function of photon energy were theoretically calculated using the TALYS-1.95 and the EMPIRE-3.2 Malta codes.Then,the flux-weighted average cross sections were obtained from the theoretical values of mono-energetic photons.These values were compared with the flux-weighted values from the present study and were found to be in general agreement.The measured experimental reaction cross-sections and integral yields were described for cadmium and silver isotopes in the ^(nat)Cd(γ,xn)^(115g,m,111m,109,107,105,104) and ^(nat)Cd(γ,x)^(113g,112.111g,110m)Ag reactions.The isomeric yield ratio(IR) of ^(115g.m)Cd in the ^(nat)Cd(γ,xn) reaction was determined for the two bremsstrahlung end-point energies.The measured isomeric yield ratios of ^(115g,m)Cd in the ^(nat)Cd(γ,xn) reaction were also compared with the theoretical values of the nuclear model codes and previously published literature data of the ^(116)Cd(γ,x) and ^116(γ,2n) reactions.It was found that the IR value increases with increasing projectile energy,which demonstrates the characteristic of excitation energy.However,the higher IR value of ^(115g.m)Cd in the ^(116)Cd(n,2n)reaction compared to that in the ^(116)Cd(γ,x)reaction indicates the role of compound nuclear spin alongside excitation energy.
文摘氢同位素核自旋异构体正-仲态比例影响氢同位素的低温物性,有必要对其比例进行测定。本文利用活性三氧化二铝多孔层开管(Porous Layer Open Tubular,PLOT)柱实现了正-仲氢同位素(氕、氘)的基线分离,发展了一种可在液氮温度下测定同核分子正-仲态比例的色谱分析技术。研究结果表明,与传统三氧化二铝填充柱相比,高效PLOT柱实现了正、仲氕(o-H_2、p-H_2)以及正、仲氘(o-D2、p-D2)的基线分离(分离度R_s大于1.5),当流量为5 m L·min-1时,分离度R_s(p-H_2,o-H_2)=6.9,R_s(o-D2,p-D2)=1.8。正仲态分离度与进样量、流量均有关系。根据峰面积的积分结果,常温(298 K)下正、仲氕比例为2.77:1,正、仲氘比例为1.78:1,与理论测算值基本符合。HD与o-H_2实现了部分分离,R_s(o-H_2,HD)=0.5,根据理论预测,实现HD与o-H_2的基线分离(R_s达到1.5),理论塔板数需要达到3.9×105。
文摘AIM To evaluate the diagnostic performance of angiotensinconverting enzyme(ACE)on significant liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B(CHB). METHODS In total,100 patients with CHB who underwent liver biopsy in our hospital were enrolled,and 70 patients except for 30 patients with hypertension,fatty liver or habitual alcoholic consumption were analyzed.We compared histological liver fibrosis and serum ACE levels and evaluated the predictive potential to diagnose significant liver fibrosis by comparison with several biochemical marker-based indexes such as the aspartate aminotransferase(AST)-to-platelet ratio index(APRI),the fibrosis index based on four factors(FIB-4),the Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer(M2BPGi)level and the number of platelets(Plt). RESULTS Serum ACE levels showed moderately positive correlation with liver fibrotic stages(R2=0.181).Patients with significant,advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis(F2-4)had significantly higher serum ACE levels than those with early-stage fibrosis and cirrhosis(F0-1).For significant fibrosis(≥F2),the 12.8 U/L cut-off value of ACE showed 91.7%sensitivity and 75.0%specificity.The receiver-operating characteristic(ROC)curves analysis revealed that the area under the curve(AUC)value of ACE was 0.871,which was higher than that of APRI,FIB-4,M2BPGi and Plt. CONCLUSION The serum ACE level could be a novel noninvasive,easy,accurate,and inexpensive marker of significant fibrosis stage in patients with CHB.
