便携式2π粒子发射率测量系统研制

为满足现场测量需求,研制了便携式2π粒子发射率测量系统。系统基于流气式多丝正比计数器,设计了多道脉冲幅度分析处理模块,编制了上位机能谱测量软件,实现α、β平面源能谱的实时显示和能谱数据的离线分析处理,方便了β外推中的应用。实验结果表明:系统工作性能稳定,α能谱能量线性较好,实测发射率与标准值能够在不确定度范围内一致,结果偏差小于1%,能够满足2πα、2πβ粒子表面发射率准确测量的需求,为现场粒子发射率量值传递装置的建立奠定了基础。     

The Application of Barr Numerical Method to Realize Abel Inversion

An 8-channel HCN laser interferometer will be installed on HL-2A in near term. In order to get the spatial profile of the electron density Barr numerical method is adopted to realize the Abel inversion. In this article the result of the Abel inversion by Matlab GUI is given which can be updated to process the measured data of the 8-channel laser interferometer and provide the spatial distribution of the electron density.     

Tokamak fusion neutron spectrometer based on PXI bus

In order to realize on-line real-time measurement of dynamic and time-sharing neutron spectrum of HL-2A,a tokamak fusion neutron spectrometer based on PXI bus was developed.It consists of electronics system and eight thermal neutron detectors,namely SP9 3He proportional counter,embedded in eight polyethylene spheres in different diameters.Response function of the eight polyethylene spheres was the key to calculate the neutron spectrum accurately.In this paper,response function of the eight polyethylene spheres is simulated by adopting Geant4 code,and neutron counts from an 241Am-Be neutron source are measured by the eight detectors.The calculated spectrum of the Am-Be neutron is accurate in 0-2 MeV region,and is similar to the theoretical spectrum.The tokamak fusion neutron spectrometer was used in HL-2A device to monitor the dynamic neutron spectrum of HL-2A on-line and real-time.     

Vector and Scalar Tomography of Compact Toroid Plasmas

Multichannel spectroscopic diagnostics have been installed on the TS-4 compact toroid experiment at the University of Tokyo with view chords designed for measuring 2D ion bulk flow velocities and temperatures. Computerized vector tomography reconstructs velocities from the Doppler-shifted line shapes and scalar emissivity from the scalar tomography of the zeroth moment measurements. The first results show bulk ion flow field in a 2D plane with significant cross-field flow possibly due to the slingshot effect during reconnection merging of two counter-helicity spheromaks. The results are limited by a center column and available viewports in the vacuum chamber. This proof-of-principle experiment shows that, with increased access, 3D velocity flow fields can be completely reconstructed in compact toroid plasma experiments.     

ISTTOK plasma control with the tomography diagnostic

The presently available processing power in generic processing units (GPU) combined with state-of-the-art programmable logic devices enables the implementation of complex algorithms for plasma diagnostics in a real-time scenario.A tomography diagnostic based on three linear pin-hole cameras each with eight lines of sight has been developed for the ISTTOK tokamak. The plasma emissivity in a poloidal cross-section is computed locally on a sub-millisecond time scale, using a variant of the Fourier-Bessel algorithm. The output signals are then used for active plasma position control.The data acquisition and reconstruction system is based on ATCA technology and consists of one acquisition board with integrated FPGA capabilities and a dual-core Intel module running RTAI Linux.In this paper, the tomographic algorithm and some preliminary results of the real-time plasma position control are presented with a performance benchmarking against other available positioning diagnostics. The algorithm has shown to be accurate and the system has successfully controlled the plasma position during a plasma current reversal.     

Development of HL-2M data integration and acquisition system for magnetic diagnostics

Magnetic measurement and diagnostics are critical for the operation of magnetic confinement experimental facilities and plasma analysis,while differential signals are mostly detected by a detector.For this,we have developed and designed a stable and reliable data integration system for HL-2 M magnetic measurement and magnetic diagnostics.The system will be used for realtime control of HL-2 M after the construction of HL-2 M is completed.The system is built based on the PXI platform,and the software system is based on the LABVIEW platform.Key technologies realized by the system primarily include drift compensation,pulse data acquisition technology,multi-threading processing technology and transmission control communication protocol.Trials of the system were successfully carried out on HL-2 A,and the results showed that the system could fully meet the construction needs of HL-2 M.     

正电子心肌灌注显像剂的临床应用及研究进展

随着正电子发射型断层显像仪（PET）及PET／CT在国内外的逐步推广应用,正电子心肌灌注显像剂的研究也备受关注,PET应用的心肌灌注显像剂有^82Rb ^13NH3和H2^16O,但半衰期均较短（t1/2〈10min）,或需要^82Sr／^82Rb发生器或加速器等原因限制了其应用。近来长半衰期核素^18F标记的新型灌注类显像剂成为研究热点,报道较多的一类显像剂是以心肌细胞线粒体复合物-I（MC—I）为靶点,该类显像在动物体内外试验中均表现出良好的显像性能：心肌摄取快,血流灌注相关性好,滞留时间长。其中又以^18F-BMS747158—02最为突出,除具备上述特性外,还体现出心室放射性摄取均匀,体内生物分布理想的特点,有望成为较理想的正电子心肌灌注显像剂。     

Multichannel Microwave Interferometer for Simultaneous Measurement of Electron Density and its Fluctuation on HL-2A Tokamak

A multichannel microwave interferometer system has been developed on the HL-2A tokomak. Its working frequency is well designed to avoid the fringe jump effect. Taking the structure of HL-2A into account, its antennas are installed in the horizontal direction, i.e.one launcher in high field side(HFS) and four receivers in low field side(LFS). The fan-shaped measurement area covers those regions where the magnetohydrodynamics(MHD) instabilities are active. The heterodyne technique contributes to its high temporal resolution(1 μs). It is possible for the multichannel system to realize simultaneous measurements of density and its fluctuation. The quadrature phase detection based on the zero-crossing method is introduced to density measurement. With this system, reliable line-averaged densities and density profiles are obtained. The location of the saturated internal kink mode can be figured out from the mode showing different intensities on four channels, and the result agrees well with that measured by electron cyclotron emission imaging(ECEI).     

Intrusive Effect of Wire Mesh Tomography on Gas-liquid Flow Measurement

To investigate the accuracy of wire mesh tomography (WMT) for gas-liquid flow measurement, the experimental study focused on its intrusive feature has been carried out. The WMT principle is based on the dependency upon electrical conductivity on the local void fraction. The applied wire mesh sensor (WMS) consists of two measuring planes. Each plane has 8x32 crossing points with spatial resolution of2.22x3.03 mm² and wire diameter of 0.125 mm.

The disturbance level is estimated from the deviation of flow properties between each measuring plane of WMT and also from the alternative image processing for low gas intensity range. The results show the dependency of disturbance level on the void fraction shape. Furthermore, the contribution of deceleration and deformation on the flow disturbance related to the flow condition are presented. In addition, the capability of gas velocity evaluation method is confirmed and the intrusive effect becomes only one important parameter for gas velocity measurement.     

正电子发射断层成像系统中数字化多通道时间数字转换研究

利用现场可编程门阵列（FPGA）内部延迟链,对正电子发射断层成像（PET）系统中高精度时间数字转换（TDC）进行研究。采用粗时间和精细时间相结合的方式测量时间,粗时间利用时钟计数器实现,精细时间利用FPGA延迟链实现。测试时间测量的微分非线性和积分非线性,并在双探头PET实验平台上通过时间符合,对系统总体时间分辨进行测试。实验结果表明,TDC时间分辨达79.3ps,微分非线性为-0.2LSB/0.2LSB,积分非线性为-0.2LSB/0.3LSB,双探头PET实验系统总体时间分辨达2.1ns,可满足PET系统对时间测量的要求。     

用于HL-2A装置的新型硬X射线探测器

介绍了一种应用于托卡马克等离子诊断领域的新型硬X射线探测器,该探测器主要由硅酸钇镥(Lutetium-yttrium Oxyorthosilicate,LYSO)闪烁体和硅光电倍增管(Silicon Photomultiplier,Si PM)组成。基于项目应用需求,对探测器的选型和基于粒子输运蒙特卡罗仿真软件GEANT4的探测器设计加以阐述,并搭建了前端的探测系统,在HL-2A托卡马克装置上进行了现场诊断实验。实现了硬X射线空间能谱和辐射强度分布的诊断测量。实验表明该探测器阵列具有10 ms的时间分辨率,同时具有结构紧凑、使用方便等特点,能够满足等离子体诊断中硬X射线动态能谱和强度分布测量的诊断需求。     

The ITER radial neutron camera: An updated neutronic analysis

The radial neutron camera (RNC) will provide the spatial distribution and the total strength of the ITER neutron source (emissivity profile and fusion power) by means of collimated neutron measurements. Line-integrated neutron spectral measurements can also provide information on the ion temperature profile. The present design of the RNC consists of two collimating structures for a full coverage of the plasma: 36 collimated lines of sight (LOS) distributed in three different planes view the plasma core (ex-port system) and nine collimated LOS view the plasma edge (in-port system).The RNC design is based on the combined use of the MCNP Monte Carlo code and a software tool performing asymmetric Abel inversion of simulated measured neutron signals (MSST). Neutron and γ-ray transport calculations are performed with MCNP using a 3D RNC model to determine the signal/noise for each RNC channel and the spectra at the detectors. The MSST code is used to check the RNC compliance with the ITER measurement requirements for the neutron emissivity profile.In the present paper the improvement of the hard variance reduction technique applied to the MCNP neutron source (consisting in sampling neutrons only from plasma regions contributing to the detector signal) is presented and the following issues are analyzed: the possibility of reducing the length of the ex-port collimators (resulting in a significant reduction of the overall RNC dimension and weight); options for the reduction of the dose due to the neutron streaming through the RNC cut-outs in the blanket shielding module; the integration of a γ-ray detection system in the RNC by partially filling the collimators with a neutron absorbing material (LiH).     

A time and charge measurement board for muon tomography of high-Z materials

In this paper,a versatile time and charge measurement (MQT) board for muon tomography is described in detail.For time measurement,the general-purpose timeto-digital converter (TDC) chip TDC-GP2 is employed,while for charge measurement,digitization plus numerical integration in field programmable gate array is employed.Electronic tests demonstrate that the total 32 channels of two MQT boards have a time resolution of superior than 100 ps,with excellent linearity for time and charge measurement.     

A time and charge measurement board for muon tomography of high-Z materials

In this paper,a versatile time and charge measurement (MQT) board for muon tomography is described in detail.For time measurement,the general-purpose time-to-digital converter (TDC) chip TDC-GP2 is employed,while for charge measurement,digitization plus numerical integration in field programmable gate array is employed.Electronic tests demonstrate that the total 32 channels of two MQT boards have a time resolution of superior than 100 ps,with excellent linearity for time and charge measurement.     

A low-noise current-sensitive preamplifier for X-ray computed tomography with applying a charge-sensitive preamplifier

ABSTRACT

A low-noise current-sensitive preamplifier was developed for aiming low-dose X-ray computed tomography with applying a charge-sensitive preamplifier. We compared the number of X-ray photons needed for current measurement with the new preamplifier with that needed with a conventional preamplifier. Also, the dose rates for above conditions were measured by a commercial dose rate meter. Results show that the new preamplifier reduced the number of X-ray photons needed by two orders of magnitude compared with the conventional one.     

Research on the real-time signal conditioning method for dispersion interferometer in HL-2M

A new CO₂ laser dispersion interferometer has been developed in the HL-2M tokamak to measure the electron density. In order to meet the needs of high-precision measurement, a data acquisition system with real-time signal conditioning (RSC) method is proposed. It can eliminate part of the impacts of environmental factors, such as mechanical vibration, light path changes, and plasma refraction effect during experiments. In harsh environments, the system can measure the line-integrated density with a high precision of 2 × 10¹⁸ m⁻² with the RSC method. The system has been tested in a recent HL-2A experimental campaign, and the results show that the RSC method plays an important role in the plasma electron density measurement.     

中国环流器二号A(HL-2A)装置物理设计

文章是关于中国环流器二号A(HL-2A)装置物理设计的总结报告,包括以下几方面的内容:分析计算等离子体截面变形及由截面拉长引起的垂直不稳定性,提出对HL-2A极向磁场线圈电流和控制系统的要求;研究通过中性束注入加热(NBI)和低混杂波电流驱动(LHCD)实现等离子体剖面控制,模拟并设计HL-2A的高性能的运行模式;分析HL-2A先进约束位形(RS位形)下的磁流体力学不稳定性,为实现高性能模式稳态运行的等离子体控制指出方向;同时,利用数值模拟分析HL-2A偏滤器等离子体性能,为偏滤器的改进提供依据。     

托卡马克等离子体杂质密度的光谱法测量研究

本文介绍了基于托卡马克等离子体被动光谱诊断获得杂质密度的方法。通过被动光谱诊断测量获得杂质线辐射的空间多道弦积分强度分布,利用强度标定系数转换为绝对光亮度分布;通过测量弦与等离子体位形,将弦积分的强度分布反演变换为径向体发射率。根据线辐射强度激发截面求出对应电离态的离子密度,最后采用杂质输运程序模拟计算得出总密度分布。以东方超环(Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak,EAST)托卡马克装置上软X射线-极紫外光谱(Soft X-ray and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometers,XEUV)诊断测量到的Mo XXIX-Mo XXXII为例,描叙了获得Mo杂质密度分布的过程,获得的总误差小于10%。     

A model problem for restricted-data gamma ray emission tomography of highly active nuclear waste

This paper develops the work of Cattle et al. [Cattle, B.A., Fellerman, A.S., West, R.M., 2004. On the detection of solid deposits using gamma ray emission tomography with limited data. Measurement Science and Technology 15, 1429–1439] by considering a generalization of the model employed therein. The focus of the work is the gamma ray tomographic analysis of high-level waste processing. The work in this paper considers a two-dimensional model for the measurement of gamma ray photon flux, as opposed to the previous one-dimensional analysis via the integrated Beer–Lambert law. The mathematical inverse problem that arises in determining physical quantities from the photon count measurements is tackled using Bayesian statistical methods that are implemented computationally using a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) approach. In a further new development, the effect of the degree of collimation of the detector on the reliability of the solutions is also considered.     

Two-dimensional “transXend” detector for third-generation energy-resolved computed tomography

The “transXend” detector measures X-rays as electric currents and provides the energy distribution of the measured X-rays after analysis. Capabilities of material distinction, effective atomic number measurement, and low-dose exposure computed tomography (CT) with high K-edge contrast agent from the use of the transXend detector in energy-resolved CT have been demonstrated via the first-generation CT measurements. For application of the principle of the transXend detector to the third-generation CT for human subjects in future work, a method for fabrication of a two-dimensional transXend detector is proposed and demonstrated using a commercial two-dimensional detector and two kinds of strip absorbers. The energy-resolved CT is performed by placing a proposed absorber system in front of a two-dimensional detector, which is used for conventional current measurement CT.