Investigation on the Dielectric Properties of CO2 and CO2-Based Gases Based on the Boltzmann Equation Analysis

In this paper,the dielectric properties of CO_2,CO_2/air,CO_2/O2,CO_2/N_2,CO_2/CF_4,CO_2/CH_4,CO_2/He,CO_2/H_2,CO_2/NH_3 and CO_2/CO were investigated based on the Boltzmann equation analysis,in which the reduced critical electric field strength(E/N)crof the gases was derived from the calculated electron energy distribution function(EEDF) by solving the Boltzmann transport equation.In this work,it should be noted that the fundamental data were carefully selected by the published experimental results and calculations to ensure the validity of the calculation.The results indicate that if He,H_2,N_2 and CH_4,in which there are high ionization coefficients or a lack of attachment reactions,are added into CO_2,the dielectric properties will decrease.On the other hand,air,O2,NH_3 and CF_4(ranked in terms of(E/N)_(cr) value in increasing order) have the potential to improve the dielectric property of CO_2 at room temperature.     

Calculation of Electron Swarm Parameters of SF6/N2 in a Uniform Field Using an Improved Monte Carlo Collision Simulation Method

The electron swarm parameters of SF6/N2 are calculated in the present study using an improved Monte Carlo collision simulation method （MCS）. And some improved sampling techniques are also adopted. The simulation results show that the improved simulation method can provide more accurate results.     

Spatial Distribution of Bremsstrahlung in Water and Water-Iron by 22-MeV Electron Bombardment Measured with Activation Detectors

The spatial distributions of bremsstrahlung in water (1 m thick) and water (60 cm thick)-iron (6.3 cm thick) bombarded by 22-MeV electrons were measured by using a new activation method which we developed. These informations are useful for studying shielding, residual activity and radiation damage of accelerator and target materials.

From the measured activities, the bremsstrahlung spectra in water were evaluated with the LYRA and the SAND-II unfolding codes. The evaluated spectra were in good agreement with the analytical calculation by the DIBRE code, except for the higher energy ends. The longitudinal and the lateral distributions of bremsstrahlung flux in water were obtained by integrating the evaluated spectra above 8 MeV. The agreement of the experimental and the calculated flux distributions was very good except for a large angle to beam direction. The total photon number crossing a plane normal to the beam axis attenuates exponentially along the axial depth. The iso-flux contour of bremsstrahlung flux was given by interpolating the flux distribution curves.

Only the saturated activities of gold detectors were obtained for water-iron in good experimental accuracy. The spatial distribution of gold saturated activities in water-iron clearly shows the attenuating effect due to strong absorption in iron.