采用加速器质谱(Accelerator Mass Spectrometry,AMS)方法测量了我国新疆维吾尔自治区(罗布泊附近)和湖北省(襄樊和荆门)两地不同深度土壤样品中钚的比活度(239+240Pu)和240Pu/239Pu同位素比。测量结果显示:新疆表层土壤239+240Pu比活度...采用加速器质谱(Accelerator Mass Spectrometry,AMS)方法测量了我国新疆维吾尔自治区(罗布泊附近)和湖北省(襄樊和荆门)两地不同深度土壤样品中钚的比活度(239+240Pu)和240Pu/239Pu同位素比。测量结果显示:新疆表层土壤239+240Pu比活度为0.010～0.827mBq/g,240Pu/239Pu比值范围为0.155～0.214。新疆罗布泊附近两处钻芯土壤采样点的239+240Pu沉积通量分别为16.7Bq/m2和55.4Bq/m2。新疆土壤中钚比活度随土壤深度的分布呈现出两种模式:①比活度峰值出现在土壤表层以下,之后随深度呈指数方式衰减;②比活度从表层开始指数方式衰减。湖北省两处钻芯土壤采样所得土壤中239+240Pu沉积通量分别为44.9Bq/m2和54.6Bq/m2,239+240Pu比活度峰值在2～4cm和4～6cm出现,大小分别为0.418mBq/g和0.502mBq/g。两处土壤中240Pu/239Pu比值分别在0.170～0.210和0.186～0.220范围内。两地结果显示我国陆地土壤中240Pu/239Pu同位素比值均与全球沉降结果吻合。展开更多
A passive neutron multiplicity measurement device,FH-NCM/S1,based on field-programmable gate arrays(FPGAs),is developed specifically for measuring the mass of plutonium-240(^(240)Pu)in mixed oxide fuel.FH-NCM/S1 adopt...A passive neutron multiplicity measurement device,FH-NCM/S1,based on field-programmable gate arrays(FPGAs),is developed specifically for measuring the mass of plutonium-240(^(240)Pu)in mixed oxide fuel.FH-NCM/S1 adopts an inte-grated approach,combining the shift register analysis mode with the pulse-position timestamp mode using an FPGA.The optimal effective length of the^(3)He neutron detector was determined to be 30 cm,and the thickness of the graphite reflector was ascertained to be 15 cm through MCNP simulations.After fabricating the device,calibration measurements were per-formed using a^(252)Cf neutron source;a detection efficiency of 43.07%and detector die-away time of 55.79μs were observed.Nine samples of plutonium oxide were measured under identical conditions using the FH-NCM/S1 in shift register analysis mode and a plutonium waste multiplicity counter.The obtained double rates underwent corrections for detection efficiency(ε)and double gate fraction(f_(d)),resulting in corrected double rates(D_(c)),which were used to validate the accuracy of the shift register analysis mode.Furthermore,the device exhibited fluctuations in the measurement results,and within a single 20 s measurement,these fluctuations remained below 10%.After 30 cycles,the relative error in the mass of^(240)Pu was less than 5%.Finally,correlation calculations confirmed the robust consistency of both measurement modes.This study holds specific significance for the subsequent design and development of neutron multiplicity devices.展开更多
文摘采用加速器质谱(Accelerator Mass Spectrometry,AMS)方法测量了我国新疆维吾尔自治区(罗布泊附近)和湖北省(襄樊和荆门)两地不同深度土壤样品中钚的比活度(239+240Pu)和240Pu/239Pu同位素比。测量结果显示:新疆表层土壤239+240Pu比活度为0.010～0.827mBq/g,240Pu/239Pu比值范围为0.155～0.214。新疆罗布泊附近两处钻芯土壤采样点的239+240Pu沉积通量分别为16.7Bq/m2和55.4Bq/m2。新疆土壤中钚比活度随土壤深度的分布呈现出两种模式:①比活度峰值出现在土壤表层以下,之后随深度呈指数方式衰减;②比活度从表层开始指数方式衰减。湖北省两处钻芯土壤采样所得土壤中239+240Pu沉积通量分别为44.9Bq/m2和54.6Bq/m2,239+240Pu比活度峰值在2～4cm和4～6cm出现,大小分别为0.418mBq/g和0.502mBq/g。两处土壤中240Pu/239Pu比值分别在0.170～0.210和0.186～0.220范围内。两地结果显示我国陆地土壤中240Pu/239Pu同位素比值均与全球沉降结果吻合。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42374226)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province(Nos.20232BAB201043 and 20232BCJ23006)+1 种基金a sub-project of the nuclear energy development project of the China National Defense Science and Industry Bureau‘n-γfusion logging method theory research’(No.20201192-01)the Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory(No.2022RGET20)。
文摘A passive neutron multiplicity measurement device,FH-NCM/S1,based on field-programmable gate arrays(FPGAs),is developed specifically for measuring the mass of plutonium-240(^(240)Pu)in mixed oxide fuel.FH-NCM/S1 adopts an inte-grated approach,combining the shift register analysis mode with the pulse-position timestamp mode using an FPGA.The optimal effective length of the^(3)He neutron detector was determined to be 30 cm,and the thickness of the graphite reflector was ascertained to be 15 cm through MCNP simulations.After fabricating the device,calibration measurements were per-formed using a^(252)Cf neutron source;a detection efficiency of 43.07%and detector die-away time of 55.79μs were observed.Nine samples of plutonium oxide were measured under identical conditions using the FH-NCM/S1 in shift register analysis mode and a plutonium waste multiplicity counter.The obtained double rates underwent corrections for detection efficiency(ε)and double gate fraction(f_(d)),resulting in corrected double rates(D_(c)),which were used to validate the accuracy of the shift register analysis mode.Furthermore,the device exhibited fluctuations in the measurement results,and within a single 20 s measurement,these fluctuations remained below 10%.After 30 cycles,the relative error in the mass of^(240)Pu was less than 5%.Finally,correlation calculations confirmed the robust consistency of both measurement modes.This study holds specific significance for the subsequent design and development of neutron multiplicity devices.
