北京大学RFQ加速器研究进展

北京大学在20世纪90年代末成功研制了1台整体分离环重离子射频四极场(RFQ)加速器ISR-1000,近年来经升级后它可提供1 MeV/2 mA氧离子束流.为提高RFQ加速器在较高能量下的加速效率,北京大学提出并正在研制1种新型分离作用RFQ加速结构(SFRFQ),所建造的加速腔实验样机可与ISR-1000构成组合加速系统,将mA级氧离子加速到1.6 MeV.北京大学参与了"973"项目350 MHz四翼型强流质子RFQ加速器的研究,并研制了1台全尺寸无氧铜工艺腔.北京大学还计划在近年内建造1台中子源用201.5 MHz、2 MeV/50 mA微翼四杆型氘离子RFQ加速器.     

射频四极场加速器低能强束流传输注入系统的实验研究

对加速器驱动的次临界系统（ADS）的射频四极场（RFQ）加速器的低能强流束流传输系统进行实验研究,给出了在强流离子束束腰附近测量束流参数的方法,并测量了强流质子注入系统在RFQ入口处的束流参数。目前,该系统已成功地应用于强流射频四极场质子加速器中。     

加速器驱动洁净核能系统物理及技术基础研究：强流RFQ注入系统（LEBT）实验进展

加速器驱动次临界系统（ADS）项目中，由我院承担研制的强流RFQ注入系统包括ECR强流离子源及束流低能传输线（LEBT），2005年8月移机高能物理研究所后，2006年6月与RFQ对接前将系统完全恢复到了验收时的状态，可以引出能量75keV、超过60mA的离子束，归一化均方根束流发射度为0．13πmm.mrad，引出束流的质子比好于80％。     

750KeV,50mAH—RFQ预注入器调整结果

文章介绍西德DESY研究所750keV负氢离子预注入器的调整结果。通过提高弧流,磁控管型H~-离子源可以引出18keV,60—80mA的H~-脉冲离子流。发现外部磁场可以在螺旋管内部感生一个方向大体相同的磁场。在低能输运段,离子束空间电荷中和所需的时间约100μs。在离子源引出束流约65mA时,经两对螺旋管聚焦和RFQ加速后可以获得能量为750±8.8keV,聚团半宽度约0.8ns,发射度约3mm·mrad,束流为52mA的脉冲H~-流;其中33mA以上的束流处于1mm·mrad以内。     

低能强流离子束装置研究进展

低能强流离子束装置能够提供能量10-100keV、靶上流强达10mA以上的氘束，用于低能的氘氘反应及氘氚反应的实验研究。     

高流强RFQ质子加速器研制

在国家“973”计划洁净核能项目的支持下,中国科学院高能物理研究所与中国原子能科学研究院合作,建成了我国首台强流质子加速器。它是1台四翼型结构的射频四极（radio-frequencyqaudrupole,RFQ）加速器,这种先进加速结构可为来自离子源的低能强流束提供周期性强聚焦,并同时在纵向对束流进行聚束和加速。我国建成的这台RFQ加速器束流能量为3.5MeV,脉冲流强达46mA,束流工作比大于7%。本文将介绍这台RFQ加速器的物理设计、研制、调试和出束实验的结果。     

脉冲离子束流聚焦装置的研制

用小型化的质量分析系统进行脉冲离子束流实验研究时,从真空弧离子源中引出的束流脉冲幅度大、能量低,由于空间电荷效应使脉冲束流发散度很大,使得离子束流成分分析的不确定度增大。为克服在有限的空间范围内脉冲离子束流聚焦的困难,研制了一种新的双限束光阑三膜片透镜离子束流聚焦装置。双限束光阑着重减少束流发射度,三膜片透镜则适合小尺度空间的脉冲束流聚焦。计算机模拟的结果符合这种大脉冲离子束流聚焦的设计思想。磁质谱仪应用该聚焦装置后,发散到质量分析器分析盒上的脉冲离子束流幅值从未加聚焦前的115 mA减少至0.06 mA,脉冲离子束流质量分析的不确定度降低。     

CPHS中强流质子源与低能传输线研制

清华大学为微型脉冲强子源加速器注入研制了一套2.45GHz ECR强流脉冲质子源和低能传输线(LEBT)系统。质子源采用四电极系统引出能量达50keV/75mA的混合束,经低能传输段实现匹配注入RFQ加速器。在LEBT出口处获得了高达50keV/60mA的质子束,使用Allison发射度探测器在第2诊断室测得均方根归一化发射度小于0.2πmm·mrad。本文介绍强流质子源与低能传输段的调试结果,并对束流品质进行了研究。     

CSRe分子离子研究装置低能传输线物理设计

本文完成了CSRe分子离子研究装置低能传输线的物理设计。采用Poisson/Superfish软件对150 kV倍压型高压加速器的电场分布进行了模拟,结果显示,加速器各区域空间电场强度均远低于击穿电场强度限值。利用Beampath程序对离子源引出的分子离子束在高压加速器中的传输进行了模拟,束流包络显示,加速区电场对分子离子束具有较强的聚焦作用,加速管出口束斑尺寸较小。采用Trace-3D程序设计了高分辨能力的磁分析系统和RFQ加速器的注入匹配段。通过Beampath程序的模拟,分析出了质量数为150的分子离子束,并由三单元四极透镜实现了分析束流与直线加速器RFQ的注入匹配。     

9Be(d,n)加速器中子源中子照相的研究

加速器中子源比反应堆中子源更具灵活性,北京大学正在发展基于RFQ加速器的小型中子照相装置.为了更好地设计和优化此装置,实现高品质的中子照相,我们在北京大学4.5 MV静电加速器上建立了中子照相实验平台,包括科学级制冷、高灵敏度、低噪声的CCD数字成像系统,模拟基于厚铍靶9Be(d,n)反应RFQ中子源的条件,并利用此系统开展中子成像技术的研究.实验在像平面热中子注量率为5×103 cm-2·s-1或快中子注量率为3.7×104 cm-2·s-1的情况下获得了一定质量的热中子及快中子照片.当利用RFQ直线加速器强中子源时将可获得更高质量的图片,从而可以满足大多数的应用需要.     

Preparation of Zn/TiO2 powder and its photocatalytic performance for oxidation of P-nitrophenol

Zn-doped TiO2 catalysts were prepared using a sol-gel method and characterized by XPS,UV-Vis, BET, XRD in this study. Under the irradiation of simulant sunlight, the photocatalytic activity for the degradation of p-nitrophenol was studied too. After irradiation for 2.5 h, the degradation percentage of p-nitrophenol could rise to more than 80 %. The results showed that the spectrum absorption band edge of Zn/TiO2 powder does not broaden obviously comparing with pure TiO2 powder. Zinc exists as Zn （11）. When calcined at 973 K, there is a new phase as ZnTiO3 in Zn/TiO2 catalyst. The order of photocatalytic activity of Zn/TiO2 catalysts calcined at different temperatures for p-nitrophenol is 773 K 〉 673 K 〉 873 K 〉 573 K 〉 973 K and the photocatalytic activity of Zn/TiO2 catalyst calcined at 773 K is better than TiO2 catalysts heated at the same temperature, and outclasses that of commercial TiO2 catalyst. It also showed that the photocatalytic degradation of p-nitrophenol follows first-order kinetics under the irradiation of simulant sunlight.     

Current status of radiation therapy for prostate cancer

Radiotherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer has been extensively explored in the past. Along with the comprehensive understanding of the biology of prostate cancer and rapid advances in terms of technology, the out- come of treatment for the patients with prostate cancer has improved. The authors review radiotherapy as the primary treatment for the disease, with particular emphasis on the technological advances from both the radiobiological and radiophysics aspects. Nonconventional fractionated irradiation like hyper- or hypo-fractionation has been imple- mented in the clinic, the final results still need to be confirmed in the future. Technological advances like IMRT, IGRT, in the last two decades have significantly improved the delivery of external radiotherapy to the prostate. This has re- sulted in an overall increase in the total dose that can be safely delivered to the prostate, which has led to modest im- provements in the biochemical outcome. However, establishing the standard therapy for prostate cancer remains con- troversial. It is hoped that the next decades will bring continued advances in the development of biologicals that will further improve current clinical outcomes.     

The control system for SSRF injection and extraction

This paper introduces the injection and extraction control system design for SSRF,which is a distributed control system aimed at stability and reliability of the pulse power supplies,PPS(Personnel Protection System)and MPS(Machine Protection System).The hardware environment is mainly based on PLC(Programmable Logic Con- troller),and ARM(Advanced RISC Machine)is also applied for studying stability of the power supplies.WinCC and EPICS(Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System)have been selected as the platforms of SCADA(Super- visory Control and Data Acquisition).For unifying the interfacing to the control computer,all front-end equipments are connected via Industrial Ethemet.     

水平管内含空气蒸汽强制对流冷凝换热模型研究

为研究含空气蒸汽在水平管内强制对流冷凝换热特性,基于对传热传质过程的分析,建立了管内为环状流与波状流条件下的流动冷凝换热模型。从潜热、显热和液膜3个环节对整个换热过程进行建模,最终得到计算局部冷凝换热系数的理论关系式。模型预测结果与实验数据的对比表明,二者相对偏差在±20%以内,验证了该换热模型的准确性与适用性。通过进一步的研究发现：从换热管入口至出口,随着冷凝的进行,管内换热主要热阻由液膜热阻向气液界面的凝结热阻转变;主流气体对流换热过程基本可忽略。     

Investigations on landmine detection by BF3 detector

Experiments were carried out to investigate the possible use of neutron backscattering for the detection of polyethylene (PE) sample buried in the soil. In detection of landmine by neutrons, the neutron detector and its shield play an important role. In this paper, the effects of graphite, heavy water, polyethylene and boric acid moderators on the flux of back scattered neutrons were investigated. We have also experimentally verified the effect of BF3 detector shield and obtained good agreement with theory.     

Web Services interface of SSRF archive data analysis system

Accelerator database stores various static parameters and real-time data of accelerator. SSRF (Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility) adopts relational database to save the data. We developed a data retrieval system based on XML Web Services for accessing the archive data. It includes a bottom layer interface and an interface applicable for accelerator physics. Client samples exemplifying how to consume the interface are given. The users can browse, retrieve and plot data by the client samples. Also, we give a method to test its stability. The test result and performance are described.     

Assessment of radioactivity levels in some oil samples from the western desert, Egypt

Distributions of natural gamma-emitting radionuclides were determined in 93 oil samples collected from some petroleum fields in the western desert of Egypt. The radioisotope activities in the area under investigation lay in the range of (21 ± 4) to (38 ± 13) Bq?L-1 for 226Ra, (9 ± 2) to (15 ± 5) Bq?L-1 for 232Th, and (154 ± 28) to (303 ± 54) Bq?L-1 for 40K. The mean values were 27, 12, and 201 Bq?L-1, respectively. Among oils, variations in radionuclide ac- tivities could be on account of differences in TDS, HCO3, and Ba, with high or low pH. In this environment, oil prop- erties differently affected the mobilization of natural radionuclides. The range of 226Ra variation had been compared with available data from other countries. The calculated absorbed dose rate ranged from 22.33 to 32.66 nGy?h-1 in lo- cation (B) and (E) respectively, which was less than the accepted value.     

Preparation and properties of 117m Sn(IV)-TTHMP in in-vitro and in small animals

In this work,TTHMP was synthesized and labelled with 117m Sn.The preparation conditions,stability and lipophilicity of 117m Sn(IV)-TTHMP were investigated.Biodistribution of the complex in rabbits and mice was studied.It was found that the quantity of TTHMP and pH value of the prepararion solution had vital effects on the labeling yield of 117m Sn(IV)-TTHMP.It was also found that 117m Sn(IV)-TTHMP was hydrophilic and stable at room temperature and 37℃ in open air 117m Sn(IV)-TTHMP showed unexpectedly high bone uptake and bone-to-blood ratio in the animals.This made it potentially useful as an reagent for skeletal scintigraphy and radiotherapy of bone tumors.     

Gamma radiation levels in the ambient environment of the QNPP Base

Monitoring results of gamma dose rate level in 1992～2004 in the ambient environment of the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plants(QNPP)Base,the northeast of Zhejiang Province,are reported in this paper.It is shown that the gamma dose rate of five monitoring sites of 2.5 km to QNPP Base is 84～113 nGy/h,with an average of 96 nGy/h in the 13 years.The average value is close to the background level of 93 nGy/h prior to operation of the QNPP Base,and is lower than the monitoring result of 101 nGy/h at the reference site in Hangzhou City.Within 50 km from the QNPP Base,the cumulative dose rate of the thermoluminescent dosimeter(TLD)is 90 nGy/h,which is lower than the back- ground level of 111 nGy/h.     

The role of AGFA high-energy CR in the calibration and quality control of multileaf collimators （MLC）

Linear accelerators equipped with multileaf collimators （MLC） are becoming more common and are widely used in the intensity-modulated radiotherapy （IMRT）. There is an imperative need to ensure the commissioning specification of the linear accelerators for the sake of quality assurance （QA） and quality control （QC）. This paper is aimed to investigate the role of AGFA high-energy CR （Computed Radiography） in calibrating dynamic multileaf collimators and evaluating the accuracy of the leaf position. The result shows that AGFA high-energy CR can easily and conveniently be used to calibrate MLC and verify its position. Hence, the application of AGFA high-energy CR is proved to be an accurate and time-saving method for routine MLC QC, especially when MLC calibration adjustments are required.