等时性回旋加速器中环形补偿线圈电流变化对引出束流性能的影响

本文报道了利用多丝束流剖面仪测量从等时性回旋加速器中引出束流的轴向性能,包括束流的中心位置、相对于磁场中心平面的夹角及束流在轴向的发射度。同时也测量了束流引出区环形补偿线圈中的励磁电流变化对引出束流性能的影响。测量结果表明,环形线圈电流变化对束流轴向发射度的影响较大,而对束流中心在轴向几何位置的影响较小。     

Application of heavy-ion microbeam system at Kyoto University: Energy response for imaging plate by single ion irradiation

A heavy-ion microbeam system for cell irradiation has been developed using an accelerator at Kyoto University. We have successfully developed proton-, carbon-, fluorine- and silicon-beams in order to irradiate a micro-meter sized area with ion counting, especially single ion irradiation. In the heavy-ion microbeam system, an imaging plate (IP) was utilized for beam diagnostics on the irradiation. The IP is widely used for radiography studies in biology. However, there are a few studies on the low linear energy transfer (LET) by single ions, i.e., low-intensity exposure. Thus we have investigated the energy response for the IP, which can be utilized for microbeam diagnostics.     

The effects of beam line pressure on the beam quality of an electron cyclotron resonance ion source

The results of a series of measurements studying the possibility to use neutral gas feeding into the beam line as a way to improve the quality of the heavy ion beams produced with an electron cyclotron resonance ion source (ECRIS) are presented. Significant reduction of the beam spot size and emittance can be achieved with this method. The observed effects are presumably due to increased space charge compensation degree of the ion beam in the beam line section between the ion source and the analyzing magnet. This is the region where the neutral gas was injected. It is shown that the effects are independent of the ion source tuning. Transmission measurements through the beam line and K-130 cyclotron have been carried out to study the effects of improved ion beam quality to the transmission efficiency.     

Structural change of carbon nanotubes produced by Si ion beam irradiation

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were irradiated by 40 keV Si ion beam with different doses. The structural change of the MWCNTs was revealed by transmission electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The structural characterization after irradiation shows that the formation of amorphous carbon nanowires proceeds through two periods, carbon nanotube – semi-solid amorphous carbon nanowire with hollow structure – solid amorphous carbon nanowire. Based on the interaction between energetic particles and carbon nanotubes, the structural transformation process and corresponding mechanisms are discussed. A model is presented to illustrate the structural change of carbon nanotubes with increased irradiation dose.     

On abnormal behaviors of ion beam extracted from electron cyclotron resonance ion thruster driven by rod antenna in cross magnetic field

In a 2.45 GHz electron cyclotron resonance(ECR) ion thruster powered with rod antenna under a cross magnetic field, abnormal behaviours such as sudden drop of ion beam current(Ib) and larger increasing-rate of Ibin the high microwave power(Pw) discharges at high gas flow rates were observed. A differential method was proposed to reveal the changes in the radial profiles of gray values extracted from the end-view discharge images. The increasing-rate of Ibwith respect to Pwwas used to evaluate efficiencies of ion production and transport. Analyses indicate that discharges are dominantly sustained by ordinary wave via electron heating in the electron plasma resonance layer that can shift along the rod-antenna, and extraordinary wave can only ignite a discharge in the ECR layer in the low gas flow rate regime. In terms of the confinement region defined by the magnetic field lines intercepting with the screen grid, the confinement region of the optimized 2.45 GHz cross magnetic field takes the shape of hourglass, enabling the high increasing-rate of I_b with respect to P_w in high power discharges at high gas flow rates.Correlated with the accompanied bright boundary layer appearing in the differentiated image, the sudden drop of I_b in the low gas flow rate regime is attributed to the discharge ignited by the enhanced extraordinary wave in the ECR layer neighbouring the narrowest confinement region,where the produced ions can promptly enter the loss region.     

Recent developments of ion beam induced luminescence at the external scanning microbeam facility of the LABEC laboratory in Florence

A new ionoluminescence (IL) apparatus has been successfully installed at the external scanning microbeam facility of the 3 MV Tandetron accelerator of the INFN LABEC in Firenze; the apparatus for photon detection has been fully integrated in the existing ion beam analysis (IBA) set-up, for the simultaneous acquisition of IL and PIXE/PIGE/BS spectra and maps.The potential of the new set-up is illustrated in this paper by some results extracted by the analysis of art objects and advanced semiconductor materials. In particular, the adequacy of the new IBA set-up in the field of cultural heritage is pointed out by the coupled PIXE/IL micro-analysis of a lapis lazuli stone; concerning applications in material science, IL spectra from a N doped diamond sample were acquired and compared with CL analyses to evaluate the relevant sensitivities and the effect of ion damage.     

用飞行时间法测定回旋加速器束流能量

我所改建后的等时性回旋加速器,质子能量从10—30MeV连续可变。如何测定这些束流的能量,方法很多,如弹性、非弹性散射,核反应等。本工作用飞行时间法测定了该所等时性回旋加速器的束流能量。其优点是方法简单、可靠,测量结果准确度较高,在较宽的能量范围内都可以适用。     

Effect of the gas mixing technique on the production efficiency of ion beams extracted from an electron cyclotron resonance ion source

In this work the effect of gas mixing on the production efficiency of ion beams extracted from an ECR ion source has been studied with the JYFL 6.4 GHz electron cyclotron resonance ion source (ECRIS). It was found that the gas mixing affects strongly the confinement of ions in the plasma of the ECRIS. The information obtained can be used to minimize the consumption of expensive materials or isotopes and to reduce contamination of the plasma chamber. It was observed that the carbon contamination, which is built up when the MIVOC method is used could be decreased with the aid of the gas mixing technique. The best mixing gas for this purpose was found to be oxygen.     

Estimation of the sheath power dissipation induced by ion cyclotron resonance heating

During ion cyclotron resonance heating, the sheath power dissipation caused by ion acceleration in the radio frequency(RF) sheath is one of the main causes of RF power loss in the tokamak edge region. To estimate the power dissipation of an RF sheath in the ion cyclotron range of frequency(ICRF), a 1 D fluid model for the multi-component plasma sheath driven by a sinusoidal disturbance current in the ICRF is presented. By investigation of the sheath potential and ion flux at the wall, it is shown that the larger frequency and lower amplitude of the disturbance current can cause smaller sheath power dissipation. The effect of the energetic ion on the sheath power dissipation depends on the disturbance current. For large amplitude of disturbance current, the increase in the concentration and energy of the energetic ion leads to a decrease in sheath power dissipation. While for a small disturbance current, the sheath power dissipation demonstrates non-monotonic variation with the concentration and energy of the energetic ion. In addition, the sheath power dissipation is found to have a small increase in the presence of light impurity ions with low valence.     

组合离子技术在硅基材料芯片中的应用

将组合技术和离子束技术结合起来。用于硅基发光材料的研究。用组合离子束技术在硅基材料上制备了６４个直径为２ｍｍ的单元－材料芯片,并对硅基材料芯片各进行了卢瑟辐背散射,质子弹性散射和扫描阴极射一发光特性分析。     

离子束介导外源DNA导入小麦后代变异系有关分析

离子束技术是一种有效的农作物诱变和介导转基因技术,本研究利用离子束介导转化选育到一批有价值的小麦变异材料.本文对变异材料的农艺性状、品质性状、种子醇溶蛋白图谱进行了深入分析.结果表明,变异材料的株高、主茎穗长、千粒重、叶片性状、蛋白质含量、湿面筋含量与对照相比都发生了明显的变化并达显著水平;变异材料种子醇溶蛋白谱带已发生了确切的变化,且某些材料已稳定,还有的材料醇溶蛋白谱带存在多态性,还在分离之中.研究结果表明离子束介导转基因技术可产生丰富的变异、创造新的种质资源,并为该技术在小麦育种上的应用提供理论依据.     

Fabrication of a polymer with three-dimensional structure by the ion beam graft polymerization method

The graft polymerization method is one of the most effective techniques to produce a new polymer with unique function. To produce the polymer, we conducted experiments on radiation graft polymerization using ion beams of several hundred keV energy. A high density polyethylene (PE) film was irradiated with H⁺ beams, then, graft polymerization with monomer solution such as acrylic acid or acrylonitrile was conducted. Radicals generated by the interaction between the beam ions and the PE molecules become the starting point of the graft polymerization. Since the range in PE depends on ion energy, the density distribution of the graft chain can be controlled by the ion energy. Using a mask which restricts the ion beam incidence, PE sheets containing graft chains only in the unmasked area were obtained. Multiple ion beam graft polymerization can produce a polymer which has some functional bases at specified position. We have demonstrated the production of a polymer film with a three-dimensional structure.