Novel non-coherent integration method using binary phase-coded radar signal

The m series with 511 bits is taken as an example being applied in non-coherent integra- tion algorithm. A method to choose the bi-phase code is presented, which is 15 kinds of codes are picked out of 511 kinds of m series to do non-coherent integration. It is indicated that the power in- creasing times of larger target sidelobe is less than the power increasing times of smaller target main- lobe because of the larger target＇ s pseudo-randomness. Smaller target is integrated from larger tar- get sidelobe, which strengthens the detection capability of radar for smaller targets. According to the sidelobes distributing characteristic, a method is presented in this paper to remove the estimated sidelobes mean value for signal detection after non-coherent integration. Simulation results present that the SNR of small target can be improved approximately 6. 5 dB by the proposed method.

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF A LINEARLY COMBINED ORDERED-STATISTIC DETECTORS UNDER POSTDETECTION INTEGRATION AND NONHOMOGENEOUS SITUATIONS

Several Constant False Alarm Rate （CFAR） architectures, where radar systems often employ them to automatically adapt the detection threshold to the local background noise or clutter power in an attempt to maintain an approximately constant rate of false alarm, have been recently proposed to estimate the unknown noise power level. Since the Ordered-Statistics （OS） based algorithm has some advantages over the Cell-Averaging （CA） technique, we are concerned here with this type of CFAR detectors. The Linearly Combined Ordered-Statistic （LCOS） processor, which sets threshold by processing a weighted ordered range samples within finite moving window, may actually perform somewhat better than the conventional OS detector. Our objective in this paper is to analyze the LCOS processor along with the conventional OS scheme for the case where the radar receiver incorporates a postdetection integrator amongst its contents and where the operating environments contain a number of secondary interfering targets along with the primary target of concern and the two target types fluctuate in accordance with the Swerling Ⅱ fluctuation model and to compare their performances under various operating conditions.

Compact 16-channel integrated charge-sensitive preamplifier module for silicon strip detectors

In this study,a compact 16-channel integrated charge-sensitive preamplifier named the smart preamplifier(SPA)was developed to support the large-scale detector array used in modern nuclear physics experiments.Two types of SPA,namely SPA02 and SPA03(with external field effect transistor),have been manufactured to match silicon detectors with small and large capacitances,respectively.The characteristics of the SPA include fast response of typically less than 6 ns for pulse rising time and low equivalent noise of 1.5 keV at zero input capacitance.The energy sensitivity and pulse decay time can be easily adjusted by changing the feedback capacitance Cfand resistance Rfin various applications.A good energy resolution of 24.4 keV for 5.803-MeV alpha particles from 244 Cm was achieved using a small-sized Si-PIN detector;for the silicon strip detectors in the test with the alpha source,a typical energy resolution of 0.6–0.8%was achieved.The integrated SPA has been employed in several experiments of silicon strip detectors with hundreds of channels,and a good performance has been realized.

A versatile 16-channel front-end integrated circuit for semiconductor radiation detectors

A CMOS front-end integrated circuit consisting of 16 identical analog channels is proposed for semiconductor radiation detectors. Each of the 16 channels has a low noise charge sensitive amplifier, a pulse shaper, a peak detect and hold circuit and a discriminator, while analog voltage and channel address are routed off the chip. It can accommodate both electron and hole collection with selectable gain and peaking time. Sequential and sparse readout, combining with self-trigger and external trigger, makes four readout modes. The circuit is implemented in a 0.35 μm DP4M (double-poly-quad-metal) CMOS technology with an area of 2.5×1.54 mm2 and power dissipation of 60 mW. A single channel chip is tested with Verigy 93000. The gain is adjustable from 13 to 130 mV·fC–1 while the peaking time varies between 0.7 and 1.6 μs. The linearity is more than 99% and the equivalent noise charge is about 600e.

Test system of the front-end readout for an application-specific integrated circuit for the water Cherenkov detector array at the large high-altitude air shower observatory

The water Cherenkov detector array(WCDA) is an important part of the large high-altitude air shower observatory(LHAASO),which is in a research and development phase.The central scientific goal of LHAASO is to explore the origin of high-energy cosmic rays of the universe and to push forward the frontier of new physics.To simplify the WCDA's readout electronics,a prototype of a front-end readout for an application-specific integrated circuit(ASIC) is designed based on the timeover-threshold method to achieve charge-to-time conversion.High-precision time measurement and charge measurement are necessary over a full dynamic range[1-4000photoelectrons(P.E.)].To evaluate the performance of this ASIC,a test system is designed that includes the front-end ASIC test module,digitization module,and test software.The first module needs to be customized for different ASIC versions,whereas the digitization module and test software are tested for general-purpose use.In the digitization module,a field programmable gate array-based time-todigital converter is designed with a bin size of 333 ps,which also integrates an inter-integrated circuit to configure the ASIC test module,and a universal serial bus interface is designed to transfer data to the remote computer.Test results indicate that the time resolution is better than 0.5 ns,and the charge resolution is better than 30%root mean square(RMS) at 1 P.E.and 3%RMS at 4000 P.E.,which are beyond the application requirements.

A hypersonic target coherent integration detection algorithm based on Doppler feedback

The traversal search of multi-dimensional parameter during the process of hypersonic target echo signal coherent integration,leads to the problem of large amounts of calculation and poor real-time performance.In view of these problems,a modified polynomial Radon-polynomial Fourier transform(MPRPFT)hypersonic target coherent integration detection algorithm based on Doppler feedback is proposed in this paper.Firstly,the Doppler estimation value of the target is obtained by using the target point information obtained by subsequent non-coherent integration detection.Then,the feedback adjustment of the coherent integration process is performed by using the acquired target Doppler estimation value.Finally,the coherent integration is completed after adjusting the search interval of compensation.The simulation results show that the algorithm can effectively reduce the computational complexity and improve the real-time performance on the basis of the effective coherent integration of hypersonic target echo signals.

Long term integration of radar signals with unknown Doppler shift for ubiquitous radar

Ubiquitous radar is a new radar system that provides continuous and uninterrupted multifunction capability within a coverage volume. Continuous coverage from close-in ＂pop-up＂ targets in clutter to long-range targets impacts selection of waveform parameters. The coherent processing interval （CPI） must be long enough to achieve a certain signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） that ensures the efficiency of detection. The condition of detection in the case of low SNR is analyzed, and three different cases that would occur during integration are discussed and a method to determine the CPI is presented. The simulation results show that targets detection with SNR as low as -26 dB in the experimental system can possibly determine the CPI.

Comparison of Kurtosis and Fourth Power Detectors with Applications to IR-UWB OOK Systems

On-off keying (OOK) is one of the modulation schemes for non-coherent impulse radio Ultra-wideband systems. In this paper, the utilization of the kurtosis detector (KD) and fourth power detector (FD) receivers for OOK signaling is introduced. We investigate the effect of integration interval and the optimum threshold on the performance of energy detector (ED), KD and FD receivers. The semi analytic expression of BER is obtained by using generalized extreme value distribution function for KD and FD receivers. From performance point of view, the simulation results show that FD receiver outperforms KD and ED receivers. In contrast, the sensitivity to the optimum threshold is greatly reduced in KD receiver compared to ED and FD receivers.

EXACT ANALYSIS OF OS MODIFIED VERSIONS WITH NONCOHERENT INTEGRATION

This paper deals with the exact detection analysis of the Ordered-Statistic(OS) processor along with OS Greatest Of(OSGO) and OS Smallest Of(OSSO) modified versions, for M postdetection integrated pulses when the operating environment is nonhomogeneous. Analytical results are presented in multiple-target case as well as in regions of clutter power transitions. The primary and the secondary interfering targets are assumed to be fluctuating in accordance with the SWII target fluctuation model. As the number of noncoherently integrated pulses increases,lower threshold values and consequently better detection performances are obtained in both homogeneous and multiple target background models. However, the false alarm rate performance of OSSO-CFAR(Constant False Alarm Rate) scheme at clutter edges is worsen with increasing the postdetection integrated pulses. As predicted, the OSGO-CFAR detector accommodates the presence of spurious targets in the reference window, given that their number is within its allowable range in each local window, and controls the rate of false alarm when the contents of the reference cells have clutter boundaries.

ANALYSIS OF CELL-AVERAGING BASED DETECTORS FOR χ^2 FLUCTUATING TARGETS IN MULTITARGET ENVIRONMENTS

The χ^2 family of signal fluctuation distributions represents the main fluctuation models which most radar targets follow it in their reflections. This family can be categorized as fluctuation distribution with two degrees of freedom and those with four degrees of freedom. The first category represents all important class of fluctuation models which when illuminated by a coherent pulse train, return a train of fully correlated pulses （Swerling Ⅰ model） or fully decorrelated pulses （Swerling Ⅱ model）. The detection of this type of fluctuating targets is therefore of great importance. This paper is devoted to the analysis of Cell-Averaging （CA） based detectors for the case where the radar receiver noncoherently integrates M square-law detected pulses and the signal fluctuation obeys 2 statistics with two degrees of freedom. These detectors include the Mean-Of （MO）, the Greatest-Of （GO） and the Smallest-Of（SO） schemes. In these processors, the estimation of the noise power levels from the leading and the trailing reference windows is based on the CA technique. Exact formulas for the detection probabilities are derived, in the absence as well as in the presence of spurious targets. The primary and the secondary interfering targets are assumed to be fluctuating in accordance with the χ^2 fluctuation model with two degrees of freedom （SWI ＆ SWII）. The numerical results show that the MO version has the best homogeneous performance, the SO scheme has the best multiple-target performance, while the GO procedure does not offer any merits, neither in the absence nor in the presence of outlying targets.

Design of high-performance energy integrator detector for wideband radar

Target detection for wideband radar has recently received extensive attention. The classical energy integrating(EI)detector will always accumulate excess clutter or noise energy,which leads to unacceptable performance deterioration if the detection window is not selected properly. In this paper, an EI detector for the distributed targets in the Gaussian environment is proposed.First, at the stage of preparatory work, the target models are proposed, then, the problem formulation is introduced. Subsequently,in the aspect of optimizing the method of detection window search and the method of threshold setting, the detailed design stages of the proposed detector are provided. Furthermore, theoretical analyses show that the proposed detector is easy to hardware implementation, and it does not need the prior knowledge about the spatial distribution of the target scattering centers in practical radar detection application. Finally, the performance assessment conducted by Monte Carlo simulations verifies that the proposed detector outperforms the conventional detectors.

The analysis of the integral gated mode single photon detector

This paper critically analyses and simulates the circuit configuration of the integral gated mode single photon detector which is proposed for eliminating the transient spikes problem of conventional gated mode single photon detector. The relationship between the values of the circuit elements and the effect of transient spikes cancellation has been obtained. With particular emphasis, the bias voltage of the avalanche photodiode and the output signal voltage of the integrator have been calculated. The obtained analysis results indicate that the output signal voltage of the integrator only relates to the total quantity of electricity of the avalanche charges by choosing the correct values of the circuit elements and integral time interval. These results can be used to optimize the performance of single photon detectors and provide guides for the design of single photon detectors.

GPS Vector Tracking Receivers with Rate Detector for Integrity Monitoring

In this paper,the integrity monitoring algorithm based on a Kalman filter(KF)based rate detector is employed in the vector tracking loop(VTL)of the Global Positioning System(GPS)receiver.In the VTL approach,the extended Kalman filter(EKF)simultaneously tracks the received signals and estimates the receiver’s position,velocity,etc.In contrast to the scalar tracking loop(STL)that uses the independent parallel tracking loop approach,the VTL technique uses the correlation of each satellite signal and user dynamics and thus reduces the risk of loss lock of signals.Although the VTL scheme provides several important advantages,the failure of tracking in one channel may affect the entire system and lead to loss of lock on all satellites.The integrity monitoring algorithm can be adopted for robustness enhancement.In general,the standard integrity monitoring algorithm can timely detect the step type erroneous signals.However,in the presence of ramp type slowly growing erroneous signals,detection of such type of error takes much more time since the error cannot be detected until the cumulative exceeds the specified threshold.The integrity monitoring based on the rate detector possesses good potential for resolving such problem.The test statistic based on the pseudorange residual in association with the EKF is applied for determination of whether the test statistic exceeds the allowable threshold values.The fault detection and exclusion(FDE)mechanism can then be employed to exclude the hazardous erroneous signals for the abnormal satellites to assure normal operation of GPS receivers.Feasibility of the integrity monitoring algorithm based on the EKF based rate detector will be demonstrated.Performance assessment and evaluation will be presented.

Integrated outburst detector sensor-model tests

Outbursts of methane and rocks are, similarly to rock bursts, the biggest hazards in deep mines and are equally difficult to predict. The violent process of the outburst itself, along with the scale and range of hazards following the rapid discharge of gas and rocks, requires solutions which would enable quick and unambiguous detection of the hazard, immediate power supply cut-off and evacuation of personnel from potentially hazardous areas. For this purpose, an integrated outburst detector was developed. Assumed functions of the sensor which was equipped with three measuring and detection elements： a chamber for constant measurement of methane concentration, pressure sensor and microphone. Tests of the sensor model were carried out to estimate the parameters which characterize the dynamic properties of the sensor. Given the impossibility of carrying out the full scale experimental outburst, the sensor was tested during the methane and coal dust explosions in the testing gallery at KD Barbara. The obtained results proved that the applied solutions have been appropriate.

X-ray photon counting detectors for preclinical and clinical applications

Photon counting detectors(PCDs) have attained w ide use in X-ray imaging for various preclinical and clinical applications in the past decade. This paper briefly review s the preclinical and clinical applications of PCDs based X-ray imaging systems.Starting with an introduction of X-ray single photon detection mechanism,the brief review first describes tw o major advantages of utilizing PCDs: photon energy resolving capability and electronic noise elimination. Compared to energy integrating detectors(EIDs),the aforementioned advantages make PCDs more favorable in X-ray imaging with profound benefits such as enhanced tissue contrast,decreased image noise,increased signal to noise ratio,decreased radiation dose to the small animals and patients,and more accurate material decomposition. The utilizations of PCDs in X-ray projection radiography and computed tomography(CT)including micro-CT,dedicated breast CT,K-edge CT,and clinical CT are then review ed for the imaging applications ranging from phantoms to small animals and humans. In addition,optimization methods aiming to improve the imaging performance using PCDs are briefly review ed. PCDs are not flaw less though,and their limitations are also discussed in this review. Nevertheless,PCDs may continuously contribute to the advancement of X-ray imaging techniques in future preclinical and clinical applications.

中国城乡融合和区域协调发展联动的时空分异与形成机理

推动中国城乡融合和区域协调发展联动是高质量发展的应有之义。本文在测算2005—2019年中国30个省(市、区)城乡融合水平和区域协调发展水平的基础上,通过耦合协调度模型测算中国城乡融合和区域协调发展联动水平,综合利用核密度估计、Dagum基尼系数、Moran's I指数揭示联动水平的时空分异特征,并从经济、制度和社会环境三个维度出发,借助地理探测器探究联动水平时空分异的形成机理。研究发现:联动水平呈现明显的上升趋势,但距优质协调还存在较大差距,东部地区联动水平明显高于中部地区和西部地区,联动水平地区差异主要来源于组间差异;各地区联动水平逐渐呈现出稳定的“高—高”“低—低”的空间集聚特征;城镇化发展、交通通达性、人口规模、人力资本、市场一体化、互联网普及率、教育投入、政府公共支出对联动水平空间差异的作用力依次降低,且不同地区、不同时期各影响因素的作用力具有明显差异;不同影响因素两两之间的交互作用均呈现出增强关系,主要表现为非线性增强和双因子增强。本文的研究对实现高质量发展和全面推进中国式现代化建设具有重要价值。

飞点型背散射安检仪图像质量提升研究

背散射成像技术是一种利用X射线康普顿散射效应,对有机物敏感的表层成像技术。行业内广泛采用飞点扫描方式成像,但在以较高转速进行成像的情况下,因机械结构加工及电气控制误差等因素,会造成背散图像轮廓不够细腻,边界抖动,对比度差异不够明显的问题。基于自主研发的飞点型背散射成像系统,深度研究了图像质量问题的产生根源,实施了一系列改进对策,包括提高斩波轮飞点结构运动精度、采用积分型探测器改进图像采集模式,目前已实际应用于成像系统进行实验验证,空间分辨力可清晰分辨直径9 mm聚乙烯线对,穿透6 mm厚度钢板后聚乙烯测试卡轮廓清晰可见,成功提升了扫描图像质量,验证了解决方案的有效性,为提升行业内背散射安检系统的图像质量提供了切实可行的改进思路。

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE DOUBLE-THRESHOLD CFAR DETECTOR IN MULTIPLE-TARGET SITUATIONS

In radar systems of automatic detection, an estimate of background clutter power is used to set the detection threshold. An interference saturated environment is frequently encountered in these systems (multiple target situations). Therefore, the detection of signals in such an environment becomes one of the most important problems to be solved. The double-threshold algorithm is one of the more interesting detectors used in these situations. While the first threshold operation ensures that the calculation of the detection (second) threshold is based on a set of samples which is free of strong interferers and is therefore much more representative of the noise level, the second threshold is used to declare the presence or the absence of the radar target. The object of the present paper is to analyze the performance of such type of CFAR schemes when the radar receiver contains a noncoherent integrator amongst its basic elements. It is found that the processor detectabil ity loss is very low and the performance degradation, caused by interferers is quite small even if the number of outlying targets is large, given that the first threshold is properly chosen.

光子计数探测器CT脂肪定量准确性和稳定性的体模研究

目的 旨在探讨光子计数探测器(PCD)-CT在不同扫描方案下进行脂肪定量的准确性及辐射剂量水平。方法 构建11个不同脂肪浓度的体模[真实脂肪分数(FF)为0%、2.5%、5%、10%、15%、20%、25%、30%、40%、50%和100%]。采用3种扫描模式(横断面扫描、常规螺旋扫描和大螺距螺旋扫描)、4种管电压[90、120、140和锡过滤(Sn)100 kV]和3种水平的影像质量(IQ,20、40和80)的参数组合方式完成36种扫描方案的PCD-CT扫描。记录每种扫描方案重建影像的CT剂量指数(CTDIvol)。以120 kV-IQ80的常规螺旋扫描方案作为参考,将所有方案扫描获得的CT值通过线性回归方程转换为FF值。采用组内相关系数(ICC)和Bland-Altman分析进行准确性和一致性评估,使用单向重复测量方差分析对PCD-CT衍生的FF进行比较分析。结果 PCD-CT在所有扫描方案下获得的FF的一致性和准确性结果优异[ICC>0.9(范围:0.929~0.998,P<0.017)]。通过PCD-CT获得的FF与真实FF值之间的均方根误差(RMSE)范围为1.0%~5.0%,其中120 kV-IQ20大螺距扫描的RMSE值最低(1.0%)。120 kV-IQ20和120kV-IQ80常规螺旋扫描偏倚值最低(平均值分别为1.19%和1.23%)。36种扫描方案的辐射剂量范围为0.09~1.45m Gy。结论 PCD-CT在多种扫描方案下进行脂肪定量均具有较高的准确性。此外,PCD-CT具有在超低辐射剂量下进行准确脂肪定量的潜力。

基于低温积分球的中红外陷阱探测器技术

针对中波红外辐射测量定标的需求,提出了将微型积分球与中红外探测器集成在低温环境中。验证比对了几种用于制作积分球内腔表面的材料样品,通过宽光谱反射率、特征光谱反射率、双向反射分布函数(bidirectional reflectance distribution function,BRDF),以及用激光共聚焦显微镜、扫描电子显微镜(scanning electron microscope,SEM)等进行微观表面形貌的测量,获得了适用于制作中红外积分球的内腔表面制作工艺。BRDF测试结果显示,制作的内腔表面接近朗伯反射表面。测试了积分球探测器样品的光谱与电学性能,经过表面粗糙化处理并蒸镀金属反射膜,样品的光谱波段适应性好,光强衰减比为0.0674,经计算,积分球内腔壁的反射率为96.4%;同时,低温积分球的引入,使探测器芯片的噪声由3.5×10^(-12)A·Hz^(-1/2)降低至1.0×10^(-12)A·Hz^(-1/2)。