Surface Structure of Aged Composite Insulator Studied by Slow Positron Beam

Slow positron beam was applied to study the depth profile structure of the virgin and the aged high-temperature vulcanized silicone rubber(HTV). Scanning electron microscope(SEM) images show that the surface of virgin sample is smooth, while the outdoor aged samples are all rough. According to the S(E) curves obtained by slow positron beam, in a depth of more than 1 μm, the S parameter of the sample aged at low-potential side keeps the same value with the virgin one;while the S values of the highpotential side aged sample remain rather low in a depth of about 5 μm. Thermo gravimetric analysis(TGA) results show that the sample in high potential side contains more inorganic constituents than that of other samples. The results are attributed to the strong electric field induced corona aging at high potential side of the composite insulator.

Simulation of time bunching for a pulsed positron beam

Simulate anneal arithmetic has been used to settle the problem of time bunching on a pulsed slow-positron beam device. This paper has searched for the parameters of the device in a large scope and achieved the time resolution within 150ps at the target with accelerating voltage in a range of 0.5-30kV.

Thermodynamic behavior of^ (57)Fe implanted into ZrO_2(Y)by CEMS and slow positron beam

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STRUCTURE DESIGN OF THE BEIJING SPECTROMETERⅢBEAM PIPE

The Beijing spectrometer Ⅲ （BESⅢ） beam pipe is in the center of the BESⅢ, which is the detector of the upgrade project of Beijing electron and positron collider （BEPC Ⅱ）. Electrons and positrons collide in the BESⅢ beam pipe. According to the demands of the BEPC Ⅱ, a key program of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the BESⅢ beam pipe is designed based on the finite elements analysis. The BESIII beam pipe is installed in the inner cylinder of the BESⅢ drift chamber. As a vacuum tube, the BESIII beam pipe is designed as 1 000 mm in length, 63 mm in inner diameter and 114 mm in outer diameter, respectively. The BESIII beam pipe consists of a central beryllium pipe cooled by EDM-1, the oil No.1 for electric discharge machining, and two extended copper pipes cooled by deionized water （DW）. The three parts are jointed by vacuum welding. Factors taken into account in the design are as follows. ① The wall thickness of the central beryllium pipe should be designed as small as possible to reduce the multi-scattering and improve the particle momentum resolution. And the wall thickness of the extended copper pipe should be designed as large as possible to protect the detectors from the backgrounds. ②The BESⅢ beam pipe must be sufficiently cooled to avoid the damage and prevents its influence to the BESⅢ drift chamber （DC） operation. The inner surface temperature of the DC inner cylinder must be maintained at 293±2 K. ③ The magnetic permeability of the materials used in the BESⅢ beam pipe must be less than 1.05 H/m to avoid large magnetic field distortions. ④ The static pressure of the vacuum chamber of the BESⅢ beam pipe must be less than 800 μPa. The simulating results show that the designed structure of the BESⅢ beam pipe satisfies the requirements mentioned above. The structure design scheme is evaluated and adonted hv the headouarters of BEPCⅡ.

GATE simulation based feasibility studies of in-beam PET monitoring in ^(12)C beam cancer therapy

In comparison with conventional radiotherapy techniques,12C beam therapy has its significant advantage in cancer treatment because the radiation dose are mostly concentrated near the Bragg peak region and damage to normal tissues along the beam path is thus greatly reduced.In-beam PET provides a way to monitor dose distribution inside human body since several kinds of positron-emitting nuclei are produced through the interaction between 12C beam and body matters.In this work,we study the quantitative relationship between the spatial location of the Bragg peak and the spatial distribution of positrons produced by positron-emitting nuclei.Monte Carlo package GATE is used to simulate the interactions between the incident 12C beam of different energies(337.5,270.0 and 195.0 MeV/u) and various target matters(water,muscle and spine bone).Several data post-processing operations are performed on the simulated positron-emitting nuclei distribution data to mimic the impacts of positron generation and finite spatial resolution of a typical PET imaging system.Simulation results are compared to published experimental data for verification.In all the simulation cases,we find that 10C and 11C are two dominant positron-emitting nuclei,and there exists a significant correlation between the spatial distributions of deposited energy and positrons.Therefore,we conclude that it is possible to determine the location of Bragg peak with 1 mm accuracy using current PET imaging systems by detecting the falling edge of the positron distribution map in depth direction.

Simulation of positron backscattering and implantation profiles using Geant4 code

For the proper interpretation of the experimental data produced in slow positron beam technique, the positron implantation properties are studied carefully using the latest Geant4 code. The simulated backscattering coefficients, the implantation profiles, and the median implantation depths for mono-energetic positrons with energy range from 1 keV to 50 keV normally incident on different crystals are reported. Compared with the previous experimental results, our simulation backscattering coefficients are in reasonable agreement, and we think that the accuracy may be related to the structures of the host materials in the Geant4 code. Based on the reasonable simulated backscattering coefficients, the adjustable parameters of the implantation profiles which are dependent on materials and implantation energies are obtained. The most important point is that we calculate the positron backscattering coefficients and median implantation depths in amorphous polymers for the first time and our simulations are in fairly good agreement with the previous experimental results.

Surface and Bulk Defects in Cr-Mn Iron Alloy Cast in Metal and Sand Moulds: Characterization by Positron Annihilation Techniques

High chromium (Cr: 16% - 19%) iron alloy with 5% and 10% manganese (Mn) fabricated in metal and sand moulds by induction melting technique were investigated for defects microstructure both in the as-cast and heat treated conditions. Non-destructive techniques namely Positron Lifetime Spectroscopy and slow positron Doppler Broadening studies were employed to characterize the defects in the bulk as well as surface of the alloy and their influence of metallurgical parameters. The Positron Lifetime Spectroscopy data reveals that the defect concentration is higher for sand mould alloy samples compared to metal mould ones. The reasons for fewer defects in metal mould are attributed to faster heat transfer in the metal mould. Further, heat treatment yielded spherodization of carbides in the matrix resulting in reduced defects concentration. The S-parameter profiles from Doppler Broadening studies suggest defect concentration at the surface is less in 5% Manganese and near absence of any modification of defect structure following heat treatment in 10% Manganese sample closer to surface.

A Prototype Electron-Positron Fusion Reactor

In a previous paper [1] we established the possibility of the advantage of using the bombardment of electron-positron beams to produce commercial electrical energy. We consider the design of such a prototype reactor using 100 KJ laser beams to produce electron-positron beams that are sent to the reactor to release the 100 KJ of energy in the form of Xrays, which creates the high temperature and pressure needed to ignite the deuterium-tritium pellets for the fusion reaction.

A positron moderator using porous metal

Two types of porous metal moderators (i.e. porous nickel layer and multi-wire tungsten layer) are proposed and tested on a slow positron beam line. A moderation efficiency of about 2×10-4 has been achieved, which is higher than that for W vane geometry moderator by a factor of 4.

慢正电子束技术的应用与发展

本文介绍了慢正电子束技术和最新发展，慢正电子束作为探针的基本特性，以及在多种学科中的应用等。

用成像板探测正电子

用成像板对常用正电子源22Na进行了一系列感光实验。结果显示，激发辐射的光子强度值f（p）与成像板所记载的正电子流强f（e+）成正比关系。在北京慢正电子束设备上进行了单能慢正电子的感光实验，结果表明，成像板是慢正电子的一种优良的二维位置灵敏探测器。

基于正电子的反物质研究进展

正电子是最容易获得的反粒子,因而电子-正电子系统最适合研究普通物质与反物质的结合。本文结合最近实验上首次合成物质-反物质分子这个重大发现,介绍反物质(正电子)研究历史、现状及展望;重点讨论基于正电子的捕获、约束、积累等实验技术,以及物质-反物质分子——正电子素分子的合成方法。

一种新的灵敏核探针——慢正电子束流装置

简要介绍了广泛应用于表面科学的灵敏核探针——慢正电子束设备的原理、构造和应用 ,阐述了北京慢正电子束流装置的设计原理和性能 ,讨论了北京慢正电子束流装置今后的研究前景 .

活性元素Y和Ce对Fe-25Cr-40Ni合金高温氧化的影响

用离子背散射和慢正电子束研究了活性元素Y和Ce对Fe-25Cr—40Ni合金在高温初期氧化动力学、氧化膜表层成份和微观缺陷结构的影响,实验结果表明了微量活性元素(≥0.05%)在高温氧化初期显著减少了合金的氧化速率,有效地促进了Cr_2O_3的生长,抑制了Fe和Ni氧化物的形成,改善了氧化膜的微观结构,活性元素结合进入氧化膜并在外层膜中(约几十nm)富集,活性元素Ce抗氧化机理不同于Y,Ce使合金氧化膜的空位缺陷显著降低,主要控制了阳离子沿晶格空位向外扩散,而含Y合金由氧化初期主要控制阳离子沿晶格扩散转变为主要控制阳离子沿晶界向外扩散。

脉冲慢正电子束流的检测

本工作设计了一种通过测量脉冲慢正电子湮没辐射在闪烁探测器的积分效应进行测量和标定脉冲正电子束流强度的方法。通过对探测器的刻度,定量测量了北京慢正电子强束流项目中慢正电子束流的流强和能谱发布,为脉冲正电子束流的直流化设计提供了依据。

分子束外延生长硅薄膜缺陷性质的单能慢正电子束研究

用慢正电子束流作为探针，测量了不同温度下用分子束外延生长的硅薄膜的正电子湮没Ｓ参数，讨论了外延层质量与生长温度及膜层厚度的关系，所得结论为：对于几百纳米厚的分子束外延生长层，５００℃左右是一个比较合适的生长温度范围。温度过低，膜中将会含有大量的空位型缺陷；温度太高，杂质在材料中会有明显的扩散行为，对产品性能产生较大的影响。

北京慢正电子强束流性能研究

采用电子束流以及脉冲慢正电子束流对系统进行了调试,对束流系统的性能参数进行了测定和研究。实验结果表明,系统对于模拟电子的传输效率高于98%,电子束斑直径小于5mm。在目前加速器短脉冲的运行模式下,脉冲慢正电子束流的强度达到了105/s以上,IP成像板束流沉积形貌直径小于15mm,脉冲慢正电子束流微分能谱半高宽(FWHM)约为10eV;;在高于3×10?Pa的超高真空中,慢正电子在直流化管道内7存贮40ms后,束流强度减弱到原来的50%。系统各项性能运行参数达到了设计要求。

多丝室在北京试验束中的应用

介绍了北京正负电子对撞机直线加速器附设e,π试验束多丝室的结构及工作机理。该室间隙6 mm,窗口面积80 mm×80 mm,位置灵敏面积50 mm×50 mm;阳极丝和阴极丝分别采用直径为20μm和50μm镀金钨丝,阳极丝距2 mm,阴极丝距0.7 mm,每6根阴极丝并联构成阴极条,阴极条间距4.2 mm。采用阴极条感应重心读出分辨位置,对5.9 keV的γ光子,获得优于0.3 mm(FWHM)的位置分辨;对1.1 GeV电子束流,获得0.224 mm(FWHM)的位置分辨。

外延生长La0.7Sr0．3MnO3薄膜厚度对缺陷影响的慢正电子分析

采用脉冲激光沉积方法在（LaAlO3）0．3（Sr2AlTaO6）0．7衬底上外延生长了La0.7Sr0．3MnO3薄膜，并采用慢正电子束方法分析了薄膜在不同厚度和不同退火气氛下参数S的变化．分析表明，溥膜中包含两种机制引入的氧空位，分别是簿膜生长气氛中氧压偏低造成薄膜的氧缺乏和由于薄膜应变引入空位型缺陷．当薄膜厚度较薄时，应变造成的晶格畸变化比较大，当薄膜的厚度大于11nm时，薄膜的应变驰豫已经比较完全．原位退火的样品中正电子主要是被氧缺乏引起的氧空位捕获．在氧气中退火的样品，S随厚度的变化反映了应变对薄膜微结构的影响．

基于捕获的新型正电子束及应用

基于捕获的新型正电子束技术是通过潘宁阱中捕获、约束和积累正电子而发展的新一代正电子束技术。本文介绍正电子的捕获、冷却,压缩技术,基于捕获的正电子束形成技术,以及该技术将来发展展望,最后讨论该技术在原子物理学和材料科学等多个领域的应用。