Low-noise and low-power pixel sensor chip for gas pixel detectors

Topmetal-M2 is a large-area pixel sensor chip fabricated using the GSMC 130 nm CMOS process in 2021.The pixel array of Topmetal-M2 consists of pixels of 400 rows×512 columns with a pixel pitch of 45μm×45μm.The array is divided into 16 subarrays,with pixels of 400 rows×32 columns per subarray.Each pixel incorporates two charge sensors:a diode sensor and a Topmetal sensor.The in-pixel circuit primarily consists of a charge-sensitive amplifier for energy measurements,a discriminator with a peak-holding circuit,and a time-to-amplitude converter for time-of-arrival measurements.The pixel of Topmetal-M2 has a charge input range of~0-3 k e-,a voltage output range of~0-180 mV,and a charge-voltage conversion gain of~59.56μV∕e-.The average equivalent noise charge of Topmetal-M2,which includes the readout electronic system noise,is~43.45 e-.In the scanning mode,the time resolution of Topmetal-M2 is 1 LSB=1.25μs,and the precision is^()7.41μs.At an operating voltage of 1.5 V,Topmetal-M2 has a power consumption of~49 mW∕cm~2.In this article,we provide a comprehensive overview of the chip architecture,pixel working principles,and functional behavior of Topmetal-M2.Furthermore,we present the results of preliminary tests conducted on Topmetal-M2,namely,alpha-particle and soft X-ray tests.

Effect of multiple coulomb scattering on the beam tests of silicon pixel detectors

In the research and development of new silicon pixel detectors,a collimated monoenergetic charged-particle test beam equipped with a high-resolution pixel-beam telescope is crucial for prototype verification and performance evaluation.When the beam energy is low,the effect of multiple Coulomb scattering on the measured resolution of the Device Under Test(DUT)must be considered to accurately evaluate the performance of the pixel chips and detectors.This study aimed to investigate the effect of multiple Coulomb scattering on the measured resolution,particularly at low beam energies.Simulations were conducted using Allpix^(2) to study the effects of multiple Coulomb scattering under different beam energies,material budgets,and telescope layouts.The simulations also provided the minimum energy at which the effect of multiple Coulomb scattering could be ignored.Compared with the results of a five-layer detector system tested with an electron beam at DESY,the simulation results were consistent with the beam test results,confirming the reliability of the simulations.

Countermeasure against blinding attack for single-photon detectors in quantum key distribution

Quantum key distribution(QKD),rooted in quantum mechanics,offers information-theoretic security.However,practi-cal systems open security threats due to imperfections,notably bright-light blinding attacks targeting single-photon detectors.Here,we propose a concise,robust defense strategy for protecting single-photon detectors in QKD systems against blinding attacks.Our strategy uses a dual approach:detecting the bias current of the avalanche photodiode(APD)to defend against con-tinuous-wave blinding attacks,and monitoring the avalanche amplitude to protect against pulsed blinding attacks.By integrat-ing these two branches,the proposed solution effectively identifies and mitigates a wide range of bright light injection attempts,significantly enhancing the resilience of QKD systems against various bright-light blinding attacks.This method forti-fies the safeguards of quantum communications and offers a crucial contribution to the field of quantum information security.

High-speed performance self-powered short wave ultraviolet radiation detectors based onκ(ε)-Ga_(2)O_(3)

High-speed solar-blind short wavelength ultraviolet radiation detectors based onκ(ε)-Ga_(2)O_(3)layers with Pt contacts were demonstrated and their properties were studied in detail.Theκ(ε)-Ga_(2)O_(3)layers were deposited by the halide vapor phase epitaxy on patterned GaN templates with sapphire substrates.The spectral dependencies of the photoelectric properties of struc-tures were analyzed in the wavelength interval 200-370 nm.The maximum photo to dark current ratio,responsivity,detectiv-ity and external quantum efficiency of structures were determined as:180.86 arb.un.,3.57 A/W,1.78×10^(12) Hz^(0.5)∙cm·W^(-1) and 2193.6%,respectively,at a wavelength of 200 nm and an applied voltage of 1 V.The enhancement of the photoresponse was caused by the decrease in the Schottky barrier at the Pt/κ(ε)-Ga_(2)O_(3)interface under ultraviolet exposure.The detectors demon-strated could functionalize in self-powered mode due to built-in electric field at the Pt/κ(ε)-Ga_(2)O_(3)interface.The responsivity and external quantum efficiency of the structures at a wavelength of 254 nm and zero applied voltage were 0.9 mA/W and 0.46%,respectively.The rise and decay times in self-powered mode did not exceed 100 ms.

基于InVEST&GEO-detectors模型的会仙湿地生境质量变化及影响因素研究

喀斯特湿地是广泛分布在喀斯特地区的一种特殊的湿地类型,其生态地位举足轻重,探索喀斯特湿地生境质量变化的影响因素对喀斯特地区生态建设具有重要的意义。本文基于会仙湿地保护区2000和2020年的土地利用数据,通过InVEST模型评估会仙湿地保护区的生境质量,利用地理探测器探测影响会仙湿地保护区生境质量变化的自然和人为因素。研究结果表明:1)研究区2000至2020年建设用地明显扩张,草地和水体显著减少;2)会仙湿地保护区生境质量总体呈现下降的趋势,生境退化度有所上升,生境质量较差的区域主要集中在研究区的北部、中部和东北部;3)地理探测器识别出会仙湿地保护区生境质量空间变化受自然和人为因子的综合作用,主导影响因子是GDP(q为0.135),其次为夜间灯光指数(DMSP)(q为0.053);交互作用探测结果表明,各因子对生境质量影响呈现出双因子增强效果。研究结果有助于揭示会仙湿地保护区生境质量的时空演变过程,可针对会仙湿地生态建设的问题提出可行的应对策略。

Developing cold-resistant high-adhesive electronic substrate for WIMPs detectors at CDEX

Herein we report a prototypical electronic substrate specifically designed to serve the weakly interacting massive particles(WIMPs)detectors at the China Dark Matter Experiment(CDEX).Because the bulky high-purity germanium(HPGe)detectors operate under liquid-nitrogen temperatures and ultralow radiation backgrounds,the desired electronic substrates must maintain high adhesivity across different layers in such cold environment and be free from any radioactive nuclides.To conquer these challenges,for the first time,we employed polytetrafluoroethylene((C2F4)n)foil as the base substrate,in conjunction with ion implantation and deposition techniques using an independently developed device at Beijing Normal University for surface modification prior to electroplating.The remarkable peeling strengths of 0.88±0.06 N/mm for as-prepared sample and 0.75±0.05 N/mm for that after 2.5-days of soaking inside the liquid nitrogen were observed,while the regular standards commonly require 0.4 N/mm^0.6 N/mm for electronic substrates.

Data-driven simultaneous vertex and energy reconstruction for large liquid scintillator detectors

High-precision vertex and energy reconstruction are crucial for large liquid scintillator detectors such as that at the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory(JUNO),especially for the determination of neutrino mass ordering by analyzing the energy spectrum of reactor neutrinos.This paper presents a data-driven method to obtain a more realistic and accurate expected PMT response of positron events in JUNO and develops a simultaneous vertex and energy reconstruction method that combines the charge and time information of PMTs.For the JUNO detector,the impact of the vertex inaccuracy on the energy resolution is approximately 0.6%.

Image Captioning Using Detectors and Swarm Based Learning Approach for Word Embedding Vectors

IC(Image Captioning)is a crucial part of Visual Data Processing and aims at understanding for providing captions that verbalize an image’s important elements.However,in existing works,because of the complexity in images,neglecting major relation between the object in an image,poor quality image,labelling it remains a big problem for researchers.Hence,the main objective of this work attempts to overcome these challenges by proposing a novel framework for IC.So in this research work the main contribution deals with the framework consists of three phases that is image understanding,textual understanding and decoding.Initially,the image understanding phase is initiated with image pre-pro-cessing to enhance image quality.Thereafter,object has been detected using IYV3MMDs(Improved YoloV3 Multishot Multibox Detectors)in order to relate the interrelation between the image and the object,and then it is followed by MBFOCNNs(Modified Bacterial Foraging Optimization in Convolution Neural Networks),which encodes and providesfinal feature vectors.Secondly,the tex-tual understanding phase is performed based on an image which is initiated with preprocessing of text where unwanted words,phrases,punctuations are removed in order to provide a healthy text.It is then followed by MGloVEs(Modified Glo-bal Vectors for Word Representation),which provides a word embedding of fea-tures with the highest priority towards the object present in an image.Finally,the decoding phase has been performed,which decodes the image whether it may be a normal or complex scene image and provides an accurate text by its learning ability using MDAA(Modified Deliberate Adaptive Attention).The experimental outcome of this work shows better accuracy of shows 96.24%when compared to existing and similar methods while generating captions for images.

Twin model-based fault detection and tolerance approach for in-core self-powered neutron detectors

The in-core self-powered neutron detector(SPND)acts as a key measuring device for the monitoring of parameters and evaluation of the operating conditions of nuclear reactors.Prompt detection and tolerance of faulty SPNDs are indispensable for reliable reactor management.To completely extract the correlated state information of SPNDs,we constructed a twin model based on a generalized regression neural network(GRNN)that represents the common relationships among overall signals.Faulty SPNDs were determined because of the functional concordance of the twin model and real monitoring sys-tems,which calculated the error probability distribution between the model outputs and real values.Fault detection follows a tolerance phase to reinforce the stability of the twin model in the case of massive failures.A weighted K-nearest neighbor model was employed to reasonably reconstruct the values of the faulty signals and guarantee data purity.The experimental evaluation of the proposed method showed promising results,with excellent output consistency and high detection accuracy for both single-and multiple-point faulty SPNDs.For unexpected excessive failures,the proposed tolerance approach can efficiently repair fault behaviors and enhance the prediction performance of the twin model.

Performance optimization of scintillator neutron detectors for EMD in CSNS

Chinese Spallation Neutron Source(CSNS) has successfully produced its first neutron beam in 28th August 2017. It has been running steadily from March, 2018. According to the construction plan, the engineering materials diffractometer(EMD) will be installed between 2019–2023. This instrument requires the neutron detectors with the cover area near3 m2in two 90° neutron diffraction angle positions, the neutron detecting efficiency is better than 40%@1A, and the spatial resolution is better than 4 mm×200 mm in horizontal and vertical directions respectively. We have developed a onedimensional position-sensitive neutron detector based on the oblique6Li F/Zn S(Ag) scintillators, wavelength shifting fibers,and Si PMs(silicon photomultipliers) readout. The inhomogeneity of the neutron detection efficiency between each pixel and each detector module, which caused by the inconsistency of the wave-length shifting fibers in collecting scintillation photons, needs to be mitigated before the installation. A performance optimization experiment of the detector modules was carried out on the BL20(beam line 20) of CSNS. Using water sample, the neutron beam with Φ5 mm exit hole was dispersed related evenly into the forward space. According to the neutron counts of each pixel of the detector module, the readout electronics threshold of each pixel is adjusted. Compared with the unadjusted detector module, the inhomogeneity of the detection efficiency for the adjusted one has been improved from 69% to 90%. The test result of the diffraction peak of the standard sample Si showed that the adjusted detector module works well.

The Accuracy Levels of Vehicle Detectors Commonly Used in Korea Based on the Results of Quality Certification Test

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korea introduced the ITS system performance evaluation about six and a half years ago. The main purpose is to make sure that accurate and reliable real-time traffic data are collected from the ITS system installed. There are three types of performance evaluations, which are Quality Certification Test, Pre-Delivery Test and Periodic Check in Operation. In this paper the accuracy levels of vehicle detectors commonly used in Korea are analyzed based on the results of quality certification tests conducted during 2008-2012. The test items consist of volume, speed and occupancy. The analysis shows that loop detectors have the best levels of accuracy in all three test items and their levels of accuracy have been steady. Video image detectors do not have so good levels of accuracy as loop detectors, but the levels of accuracy have improved as time passes. Radar detectors do not have good levels of accuracy. However, their levels of accuracy have improved as time passes. The last vehicle detectors, geomagnetism detectors have the worst accuracy in the occupancy item.

基于透镜阵列多元聚焦的连续晶体三维位置灵敏探测器设计和仿真

连续晶体闪烁体探测器可以实现γ射线作用点的三维位置定位。本文提出一种新的探测器结构,引入透镜阵列实现作用点定位。探测器采集多元聚焦图像,从而改变对连续晶体闪烁光分布探测的需求。文中建立连续晶体、透镜阵列和光子计数器阵列的模型进行模拟研究,建立多元聚焦的光路反演重建算法定位γ射线作用点的三维位置。通过重建结果分析评估基于透镜阵列的连续晶体探测器性能,这种结构具有较好的定位能力和位置分辨。对于尺寸为48 mm×48 mm×45 mm的硅酸钇镥(LYSO)闪烁晶体,实现了xy平面位置分辨优于1.54 mm,z方向位置分辨优于3.13 mm。基于连续晶体和透镜阵列结构的探测器还可对多作用点的情形进行重建,分析三组选定位置的重建结果,该结构对双作用点定位具有可行性。

40 K双波段长波探测器冷箱封装技术研究

冷光学技术是弱目标及多光谱红外探测的重要支撑技术。为了实现低温光学系统温度精确控制和防污染,一般多将低温光学与探测器集成在冷箱内。某高光谱相机需要1个320×64量子阱探测器和1个320×64 II类超晶格探测器共面拼接,集成双波段微型滤光片,形成长波双波段探测杜瓦组件,探测器工作所需的40 K低温环境由脉管制冷机提供。杜瓦采用无窗口设计,并通过柔性波纹管将杜瓦外壳与冷箱外壳集成,以实现气密性集成和光校调节。针对40 K温区双波段探测器封装的三维拼接、探测器及滤光片的低应力封装、制冷机与探测器的高效热传输等难点,对探测器的三维拼接、40 K温区高效热传输、探测器低应力集成的热层结构、低应力滤光片支撑、杜瓦与制冷机耦合等进行研究,创新性提出了三点Z向调节拼接方法、探测器Al2O3载体复合钼基板和钼冷平台的热层结构、双波段滤光片集成的钼支撑结构、带应力隔离的冷平台与制冷机过盈装配的耦合方法,最终实现了40 K温区下双波段探测器平面度优于±2.06μm(RMS)、探测器的低温应力小于22.06 MPa、双波段滤光片低温形变小于8.55μm、探测器与制冷机温度梯度为2.6 K。40 K长波双波段红外探测器冷箱杜瓦组件经过2000 h通电老练和300次开关机试验验证,试验前后组件性能未发生明显变化,满足工程化应用的要求。

中国县域数字乡村发展的空间格局及驱动因素研究

基于北京大学新农村发展研究院公布的2018年中国1880个县域数字乡村指数数据,采用探索性空间数据分析、冷热点分析和地理探测器等方法,考察中国县域数字乡村发展的空间格局及其驱动因素。结果表明:1)中国县域数字乡村发展水平呈现明显的“梯度化”特征,数字乡村发展水平由东部向西部逐渐递减,数字乡村在长三角地区呈“片状分布”,而在西部地区和东北地区呈“点状分布”。2)中国县域数字乡村发展呈现明显的空间集聚特征,在经济发展水平较高、网络基础设施较为完善的长三角地区形成“高-高”集聚。数字乡村发展呈现次热点区和热点区围绕高热点区集聚的“中心-外围”结构形态。在热点区与冷点区之间形成“T”字形狭长地带,将热点区与冷点区分隔开。3)中国县域数字乡村发展的总体基尼系数为0.0359,其中数字乡村的区域间差距是数字乡村发展总体差异的主要来源。4)产业经济、人口教育、财政金融和基础设施的空间分异特征对数字乡村空间分布具有较强的影响。

基于CMOS的高响应度太赫兹探测器线阵

本文提出了一种基于CMOS 0.18μm工艺的改进型高响应度太赫兹探测器线阵,各探测像素单元由高增益片上天线、高耦合度差分自混频功率探测电路和集成电压放大器组成。其中,差分探测电路利用源极差分驱动场效应管的交叉耦合电容,将太赫兹差分信号耦合至场效应管的栅极与源极,增强场效应管沟道内自混频太赫兹信号的强度,实现高响应度。其次,该探测器配备高增益片上环形差分天线与集成电压放大器,可有效放大混频后的信号,进而提高系统信噪比,最终达到增强探测器响应度的目的。探测器1×3线阵系统充分利用CMOS工艺多层结构的特点,将电压放大器布置在天线地平面下方,提高了芯片面积的利用率,有效降低了制作成本,整个系统的面积为0.5 mm^(2)。测试结果表明,当场效应管的栅极偏置为0.42 V时,该探测系统对0.3 THz辐射信号的电压响应度(Rv)最大可达到43.8 kV/W,对应的最小噪声等效功率(NEP)为20.5 pW/Hz^(1/2)。动态测试结果显示该探测器可对不同材质的隔挡物进行区分。

基于探测器响应机理的碳/碳构件CT图像环状伪影的校正方法

在碳/碳复合材料的计算机断层扫描(CT)中,由于探测器单元的响应非线性及不一致性导致重建图像出现严重的环状伪影,干扰图像中缺陷的检出,影响检测系统对被检构件的质量评价。结合碳/碳复合材料组分单一且密度均匀的特点,提出了一种基于探测器响应机理的CT图像环状伪影的校正方法,利用采集的劣化投影数据做预重建,对重建结果做阈值分割以获得被检测物体的三维模型。结合已知的材料和密度信息,对被检物体进行重投影,得到投影数据的理论值与实测值之间的映射关系,用于探测器响应校正以优化检测图像。与传统低通滤波的环状伪影校正方法相比,该方法考虑了环状伪影的物理成因并充分利用了检测对象的先验信息。研究结果表明,该校正方法在保留图像细节和纹理的同时,能够有效减少环状伪影,提升图像质量,消除伪影对于图形中缺陷识别的干扰,为提升检测系统对碳/碳复合材料构件缺陷的检出能力提供理论依据。

2000—2020年阿克苏河流域植被动态变化及驱动机制

[目的]探究阿克苏河流域植被动态特征及其与潜在影响因子的响应关系,为干旱区生态环境保护和治理提供理论依据。[方法]基于MODIS归一化植被指数(NDVI)、气候、地形、土壤类型及土地利用等数据,利用趋势分析和地理探测器方法对2000—2020年阿克苏河流域植被动态及驱动机制进行分析。[结果]①2000—2020年阿克苏河流域NDVI呈显著增加趋势,增速为0.0032/a,且人类活动区增速显著大于非人类活动区。②潜在因子对NDVI变化的解释力存在时间和空间差异;土地利用转化是人类活动区NDVI变化重要驱动因子,海拔、土壤类型、距冰川积雪距离、距水体距离是非人类活动区NDVI变化重要驱动因子。因子间交互作用可以提高对NDVI变化的解释力,在人类活动区土地利用转化与土壤类型的相互作用对NDVI变化的解释力最强;背景因子、距补给水源的距离与其他因子的交互是非人类活动区NDVI变化的重要因子组合。③2000—2020年阿克苏河流域超过10%的面积发生土地利用转化,主要表现为裸地和草地的相互转化,耕地、林地、灌木地、人造地表面积显著增加。[结论]阿克苏河流域人类活动区和非人类活动区NDVI变化时空特征及驱动机制存在差异,应因地制宜,合理管理,促使该流域生态环境良性发展。

无人机载LaBr_(3)(Ce)探测器对点源的最小可探测活度研究

随着核能与核技术应用的不断发展,对无人机载航空测量设备提出了新的要求。LaBr_(3)(Ce)探测器以其优良的能量分辨率(<3%@661.2 keV)以及较高的探测效率受到了特别的关注。本文通过开展对LaBr_(3)(Ce)探测器的性能测试及无人机载飞行实验,对2″×φ2″英寸LaBr_(3)(Ce)探测器在不同条件下对点源的探测能力进行了研究。测试内容主要包括对LaBr_(3)(Ce)探测器的本底测试、探测效率测试、角响应测试等。飞行实验包括在不同辐射本底下的不同高度、不同速度、不同偏航距的飞行测试。确定了2″×φ2″英寸LaBr_(3)(Ce)探测器在K为557.01 Bq/kg、U为17.64 Bq/kg、Th为29.41 Bq/kg的辐射背景场下,不同飞行条件时探测器对~(137)Cs点源的最小可探测活度。

丹磺酰肼衍生-高效液相色谱-荧光检测器法测定水中痕量3-羟基丙醛

提出了丹磺酰肼衍生-高效液相色谱-荧光检测器法测定水中痕量3-羟基丙醛(3-HPA)的方法。将1.0 g水样、2.0 mL含200 mg·L^(-1)丹磺酰肼的乙腈溶液、1.0 mL 3.0%(体积分数)乙酸溶液混合,再用乙腈定容至50 mL,于40℃衍生反应30 min。以Agilent Eclipse Plus C_(18)色谱柱为固定相,以不同体积比的乙腈-0.10%(质量分数)七氟丁酸溶液的混合溶液为流动相进行梯度洗脱,采用荧光检测器测定。结果表明:衍生试剂丹磺酰肼与3-HPA衍生物在20 min内可实现基线分离;3-HPA的质量浓度在7.6~380.0μg·L^(-1)内与衍生物的峰面积呈线性关系,检出限(3S/N)为1.1μg·L^(-1);方法用于实际水样分析,测定值的相对标准偏差(n=6)为0.71%,3-HPA的加标回收率为98.0%~102%。

基于磁传感器阵列的管道移位变形内检测

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