瞬短脉冲辉光放电飞行时间质谱仪

本文介绍了本实验室研制的瞬短脉冲辉光放电飞行时间质谱仪。其中，辉光放电离子源具有离子产额高、工作稳定可靠等特点，可用于对金属（合金）样品的直接分析。该仪器为国内首台自制的常压（低真空）等离子体飞行时间质谱仪，亦为国际上首台瞬短脉冲辉光放电质谱仪，为研究瞬短脉冲辉光放电及其应用这一新兴领域打下了基础，仪器的分辨本领优于５００。     

The URAGAN wide-aperture large-area muon hodoscope

The URAGAN wide-aperture large-area multilayer muon hodoscope is developed for the NEVOD experimental complex of the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute. The hodoscope will be used to study atmospheric and heliospheric processes responsible for variations in the muon flux at the Earth’s surface. The structures of the detector and its system of data acquisition and processing are described. The data obtained during continuous sets of measurements in 2005–2006 using the first two supermodules of the setup are analyzed, and preliminary results of this analysis are discussed.     

The μSR setup on the muon beam of the synchrocyclotron at the Konstantinov Institute of Nuclear Physics

The μSR setup for investigating the distribution of magnetic fields in solids using the muon spin rotation (μSR) method is described. The setup is characterized by a high degree of homogeneity of the magnetic field at the site of the sample under investigation, compensation of scattered magnetic fields to a level of ?10^?2 G, and a time resolution of 2.5 ns (the full width at half-maximum). The setup is suitable for μSR measurements on samples in the temperature range of 5–300 K with a precision of ±0.1 K.     

A range-based method to calibrate a magnetic spectrometer measuring the energy spectrum of the backward electron beam of a plasma focus

The electron beam emitted from the back of plasma focus devices is being studied as a radiation source for intraoperative radiation therapy applications. A plasma focus device is being developed for this purpose, and there is a need for characterizing its electron beam, particularly, insofar as the energy spectrum is concerned. The instrument used is a magnetic spectrometer. To calibrate this spectrometer, a procedure relying on the energy-range relation in Mylar? has been devised and applied. By measuring the transmission through increasing thicknesses of the material, electron energies could be assessed and compared to the spectrometer readings. Thus, the original calibration of the instrument has been extended to higher energies and also to better accuracy. Methods and results are presented.     

一种小型磁偏转式质谱计

本文报道一种由电子轰击型离子源、扇形磁分析器与法拉第筒式离子检测器组成的小型质谱计，介绍其设计参数、结构与性能。此仪器可用于气体分析以及轻元素的同位素丰度测定。     

Improvement of the intrinsic time resolving power of the Cologne iron-free orange type electron spectrometers

Conversion electron spectroscopy represents an important tool for nuclear structure analysis of medium and heavy nuclei. Two iron-free magnetic electron spectrometers of the orange type have been installed at the Institute for Nuclear Physics of the University of Cologne. The very large transmission of 15% and the very good energy resolution of 1% makes the iron-free orange spectrometer a powerful instrument. By means of fast timing techniques, lifetimes of nuclear excited states can be measured with an accuracy better than 20 ps. For the first time, the energy dependent centroid position of prompt events yielding the time-walk characteristics (the prompt curve) of the orange spectrometer fast timing setup has been measured using prompt secondary δ-electrons generated in a pulsed beam experiment. The prompt curve calibrated as a function of energy allows precise lifetime determination down to a few tens of picoseconds by the use of the centroid shift method.     

A preamplifier for the muon system of the CBM experiment

The structure and results of the experimental study of the application specific integrated circuit, which contains two versions of a preamplifier for reading out and preprocessing signals of muon chambers, are presented. An integrated circuit was designed for operation in the muon system of the International Compressed Baryonic Matter (CBM) experiment at the FAIR accelerator facility (Darmstadt, Germany). It was manufactured by the CMOS technology with 0.18-μm design rules of the UMC company (Taiwan) via the Europractice European organization.     

Estimation of the muon range with low efficiency hodoscopic counters

The influence of the efficiency of muon detection by hodoscopic scintillation counters on the precision of the muon range reconstruction in a detector is analyzed. The precision and systematic bias of a range estimate do not depend on the counters efficiency starting, approximately, from 60%. Article prepared for publishing as a preprint of IHEP.     

A TX-4 tesla meter for measuring constant,alternating, and pulsed fields over a wide range of magnitudes

A new instrument—a magnetic-field meter (tesla meter)—having universal capabilities for measuring constant, alternating, and pulsed magnetic fields over a wide range of magnitudes is presented. The instrument is intended for solving flaw-detection problems and determining magnetic fields in gaps of welded steel articles as well as where the precise determination of magnetic fields is required.     

Calibration of a high resolution grating soft x-ray spectrometer

The calibration of the soft x-ray spectral response of a large radius of curvature, high resolution grating spectrometer (HRGS) with a back-illuminated charge-coupled device detector is reported. The instrument is cross-calibrated for the 10-50 A? waveband at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory electron beam ion trap (EBIT) x-ray source with the EBIT calorimeter spectrometer. The HRGS instrument is designed for laser-produced plasma experiments and is important for making high dynamic range measurements of line intensities, line shapes, and x-ray sources.     

小型磁偏转质谱计研究

基于磁质谱离子光学成像聚焦原理对其离子光学系统、离子源和质量分析器的物理参数及几何结构尺寸进行优化,研制了新型小型磁偏转质谱计,其质量为4.3 kg,体积为（220×164×162） mm³,功耗为25 W。对质谱计的质量范围、灵敏度、分辨能力、最小可检漏率和稳定性等性能指标开展实验研究。结果表明,该质谱计的质量范围为1~134 u,大通道和小通道50%峰高处的分辨能力分别为56和13,对氩气、氮气和氦气的灵敏度分别为1.63×10^-4、1.17×10^-4、2.3×10^-5 A/Pa,最小可检漏率为1.24×10^-10 Pa·m³/s,仪器在3.5 h内的稳定性为2.5%。     

An electron magnetic spectrometer for experiments on a terawatt femtosecond laser

Photonuclear methods used earlier in experiments at electron accelerators have been adapted for femtosecond pulsed lasers. In particular, the problem of measuring wide electron spectra under conditions of a high counting rate and, hence, a high probability of pulse pileup has been solved. To provide long-term stability of electron beams from plasma, a magnetic spectrometer combined with a magnetic-induction sensor has been developed. This spectrometer is capable of measuring the electron-beam characteristics in each ultrashort laser pulse. The results of the experiments carried out with the femtosecond laser system at the International Laser Center of the Moscow State University are presented.     

Calibration of an imaging crystal spectrometer for low x-ray energies

An x-ray imaging crystal spectrometer was designed for the Hanbit magnetic mirror device to observe spectra of heliumlike neon at 13.4474 A. The spectrometer consists of a spherically bent mica crystal and an x-ray sensitive vacuum charge coupled device camera. This spectrometer can provide spatially resolved spectra, making it possible to obtain profiles of the ion charge state distribution from line ratios and profiles of the plasma rotation velocity from Doppler shift measurements. The paper describes measurements of spectral resolution of this instrument for low x-ray energies.     

Design and operation of the wide angular-range chopper spectrometer ARCS at the Spallation Neutron Source

The wide angular-range chopper spectrometer ARCS at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) is optimized to provide a high neutron flux at the sample position with a large solid angle of detector coverage. The instrument incorporates modern neutron instrumentation, such as an elliptically focused neutron guide, high speed magnetic bearing choppers, and a massive array of (3)He linear position sensitive detectors. Novel features of the spectrometer include the use of a large gate valve between the sample and detector vacuum chambers and the placement of the detectors within the vacuum, both of which provide a window-free final flight path to minimize background scattering while allowing rapid changing of the sample and sample environment equipment. ARCS views the SNS decoupled ambient temperature water moderator, using neutrons with incident energy typically in the range from 15 to 1500 meV. This range, coupled with the large detector coverage, allows a wide variety of studies of excitations in condensed matter, such as lattice dynamics and magnetism, in both powder and single-crystal samples. Comparisons of early results to both analytical and Monte Carlo simulation of the instrument performance demonstrate that the instrument is operating as expected and its neutronic performance is understood. ARCS is currently in the SNS user program and continues to improve its scientific productivity by incorporating new instrumentation to increase the range of science covered and improve its effectiveness in data collection.     

A single-solenoid pulsed-magnet system for single-crystal scattering studies

We present a pulsed-magnet system that enables x-ray single-crystal diffraction in addition to powder and spectroscopic studies with the magnetic field applied on or close to the scattering plane. The apparatus consists of a single large-bore solenoid, cooled by liquid nitrogen. A second independent closed-cycle cryostat is used for cooling samples near liquid helium temperatures. Pulsed magnetic fields close to ~30 T with a zero-to-peak-field rise time of ~2.9 ms are generated by discharging a 40 kJ capacitor bank into the magnet coil. The unique characteristic of this instrument is the preservation of maximum scattering angle (~23.6°) on the entrance and exit sides of the magnet bore by virtue of a novel double-funnel insert. This instrument will facilitate x-ray diffraction and spectroscopic studies that are impractical, if not impossible, to perform using split-pair and narrow-opening solenoid magnets. Furthermore, it offers a practical solution for preserving optical access in future higher-field pulsed magnets.     

Design of a compact electron cyclotron resonance ion source for medium charge state light ions

At the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization we are developing a new isotope ratio mass spectrometer based on the measurement of multiple charge state ions. We have carried out a review of our existing ECR ion source and identified a number of design flaws. For the new instrument, we are producing a new ECR source and have refined the design, in particular by using 3D simulations to improve the magnetic confinement field and by a combination of simulations and experiments to improve the design of the microwave coupling.     

The data-acquisition system of a muon tomograph based on on-chamber electronics

The data-acquisition system of a muon tomograph based on the on-chamber electronics is described. Its advantages over the previously used system based on the electronics made to the VME-9U standard are considered. The hardware component and the software of the new data-acquisition system are presented.     

High-performance time-resolved fluorescence by direct waveform recording

We describe a high-performance time-resolved fluorescence (HPTRF) spectrometer that dramatically increases the rate at which precise and accurate subnanosecond-resolved fluorescence emission waveforms can be acquired in response to pulsed excitation. The key features of this instrument are an intense (1?μJ/pulse), high-repetition rate (10 kHz), and short (1 ns full width at half maximum) laser excitation source and a transient digitizer (0.125 ns per time point) that records a complete and accurate fluorescence decay curve for every laser pulse. For a typical fluorescent sample containing a few nanomoles of dye, a waveform with a signal/noise of about 100 can be acquired in response to a single laser pulse every 0.1 ms, at least 10(5) times faster than the conventional method of time-correlated single photon counting, with equal accuracy and precision in lifetime determination for lifetimes as short as 100 ps. Using standard single-lifetime samples, the detected signals are extremely reproducible, with waveform precision and linearity to within 1% error for single-pulse experiments. Waveforms acquired in 0.1 s (1000 pulses) with the HPTRF instrument were of sufficient precision to analyze two samples having different lifetimes, resolving minor components with high accuracy with respect to both lifetime and mole fraction. The instrument makes possible a new class of high-throughput time-resolved fluorescence experiments that should be especially powerful for biological applications, including transient kinetics, multidimensional fluorescence, and microplate formats.     

Microcomputer-based multiplexer for performing depth profiling with an Auger electron spectrometer

A microcomputer-based instrument for the automated profiling of samples with an Auger electron spectrometer and Ion Gun is described. The instrument records the changing heights of spectral peaks as it controls spectrometer scanning over predefined windows. Interactive front panel controls are used to set up a run and control profiling operations. The generated data is stored on a magnetic disk for later analysis and plotting. Implementation of the device using an LSI-11 microcomputer and interfacing hardware is detailed, along with the characteristics of the fortran iv driving software. An exploration of future capabilities and applications of the multiplexer is also given.     

激光共振电离质谱及其在核技术中的应用

激光共振电离质谱是激光共振电离技术和质谱技术相结合的一种新型质谱分析技术,具有高元素选择性和高灵敏度的特点,能有效克服商业质谱仪存在的同量异位素干扰难题。为满足复杂基体干扰下超痕量核素分析测量的需求,实验室研制了一台基于磁 电双聚焦质量分析器的激光共振电离质谱仪。该装置的质量分析器采用正向Nier-Johnson型双聚焦结构,由柱形静电分析器和扇形磁质量分析器组成。本文介绍了仪器质量分析器的结构和理论参数,并对其进行理论仿真与实验测试。结果表明,该仪器实现了方向和能量双方向聚焦,具有较小的高阶像差,仪器的水平方向放大率为0.78,质量色散达到500 mm,当源狭缝宽度0.25 mm、探测器入口狭缝宽度0.65 mm时,质量分辨率（10%峰谷）达到580左右,接近质量分辨率的理论极限605。最后,介绍了本实验室利用该仪器开展的分析测量工作,展示了该装置在强同量异位素干扰下超痕量核素测量方面的部分应用情况。