红外探测器光谱响应率定标方法

采用新的方法对波长范围1-3μm的红外探测器绝对光谱响应率进行定标.红外探测器的光谱响应率定标是在两套定标系统上利用两种参考探测器实现的.首先在红外光谱比较系统上利用一个平响应的腔式热电堆探测器作为参考探测器,测量待测红外探测器相对于标准探测器的连续光谱响应率;然后在可见一近红外定标系统上,利用低温辐射计和激光器在几个单立波长上进行绝对光谱响应率测量.这样,通过计算就能得出待测红外探测器在每个波长上的绝对光谱响应率.采用上述方法对TS-76探测器进行光谱响应率定标,联合不确定度小于0.95%.     

Phonon-Mediated Distributed Transition-Edge-Sensor X-Ray Detector with Deep Trenches

We continue our development of a phonon-mediated distributed-TES X-ray detector. X-rays are absorbed in a large silicon or germanium crystal, and the energy is read out by four distributed TESs. This design takes advantage of existing TES technology while overcoming the difficulties of designing spatially large arrays. In this paper, we discuss three detector designs. First, a silicon detector with 220 μm deep trenches through a 350 μm crystal. Second, a germanium detector with 275 μm deep trenches through a 550 μm crystal. Finally another silicon detector with 330 μm deep trenches through a 350 μm crystal. We discuss energy loss mechanisms in the detector and propose a reason for the energy resolution that we observe.      

CHICSi—a compact ultra-high vacuum compatible detector system for nuclear reaction experiments at storage rings. II. Detectors

We describe the detectors for identification of charged particles and fragments in CHICSi, a large solid angle multi-telescope system mounted inside an ultra-high vacuum (UHV), cluster-jet target chamber. CHICSi performs nuclear reaction experiments at storage rings. The telescopes consist of a first very thin, 10–14 μm Si detector, a second 300 μm (or possibly 500 μm) ion implanted Si detector supplemented by a 6 mm GSO(Ce) scintillator read out by a photodiode (PD) or by a third 300 μm Si detector. The telescopes provide full charge separation up to Z=17 and mass resolution up to A=9 in the energy range 0.7–60A MeV. The thin p-i-n diode detector, etched out from a 280 μm Si wafer, and the GSO/PD detector, both exclusively developed for CHICSi, provide an energy resolution 8%, while the standard 300 μm detectors have 2% energy resolution. Radiation stability of the Si detectors is confirmed up to an integrated flux of 10¹⁰ alpha particles. The GSO detector has 70% light collection efficiency with the optical coupling to the PD a simple open, 0.2 mm, gap. A new method, developed to perform absolute energy calibration for the GSO/PD detector is presented.     

Effects of thoron on a radon detector of pulse-ionization chamber type

A radon detector of pulse-ionization chamber (PIC) type could have some sensitivity for thoron. Thus, the presence of thoron could interfere with precise measurement of radon. In the present study, effects of thoron on the most common type of PIC detector (commercial name AlphaGUARD) were investigated using an exposure chamber. The AlphaGUARD was exposed to a mixture of radon and thoron, together with a radon/thoron discriminative monitor that employs a silicon solid-state detector. The thoron sensitivity of the PIC detector was estimated by comparing the two detectors. As a result, the thoron sensitivity was about 10% compared with the radon sensitivity. In other words, the radon concentration (Bq m(-3)) measured with the PIC detector was approximately the sum of the actual radon concentration (Bq m(-3)) and 10% of the thoron concentration (Bq m(-3)). The sensitivity to thoron should be considered in measurements in thoron-enhanced areas.     

Beam test results of an ion-implanted capacitively coupled silicon strip detector processed on a 100 mm silicon wafer

A capacitively coupled silicon strip detector with 50 μm readout pitch has been tested in a pion beam at CERN. The spatial resolution of the detector equipped with LSI readout chips was 4.9 μm and the most probable signal-to-single-channel noise ratio was 31.     

基于超薄钽酸锂晶片及炭黑红外吸收层的热释电探测器

基于钽酸锂(LiTaO3)的热释电探测器具有灵敏度高、热释电系数大、响应范围宽等优点而被广泛应用于非分光红外气体检测.在LiTaO3热释电探测器制备过程中,采用预置沟槽方法制备出约20μm厚的超薄LiTaO3晶片,该方法既能控制晶片厚度又能实现自动解片,简化了探测器制备工艺;采用电喷雾方法制备出炭黑红外吸收层,该方法工艺简便,制备的吸收层分布均匀,结构疏松.电喷雾时间为20 min时制备的吸收层在常用气体吸收波段(2.5~10μm)的红外吸收率达98%以上,使探测器信号幅值提高了约2.6倍.热释电探测器性能测试结果表明:单元结构探测器的黑体探测率可达1.78×108cm·Hz1/2/W;二元补偿结构探测器信噪比为单元器件的2倍;将二元补偿结构探测器应用于非分光红外气体测试系统,进行了SO2气体检测,等噪声检测下限约为1×10-6.     

Development of integrated ΔE-E silicon detector telescope using silicon planar technology

An integrated ΔE-E silicon detector telescope using silicon planar technology has been developed. The technology developed is based on standard integrated circuit technology and involves double sided wafer processing. The ΔE and E detectors have been realized in a PIN configuration with a common buried N⁺ layer. Detectors with ΔE thicknesses of 10, 15 and 25 μm, and E detector with thickness of 300 μm have been fabricated and tested with alpha particles using ²³⁸Pu-²³⁹Pu dual alpha source. The performance of the detector with ΔE detector of thickness 10 μm and E detector of thickness 300 μm has been studied for identification of charged particles using 12 MeV ⁷Li⁺ ion beam on carbon target. The results of these tests demonstrate that the integrated detector telescope clearly separates the charged particles, such as alpha particles, protons and ⁷Li. Due to good energy resolution of the E detector, discrete alpha groups corresponding to well known states of ¹⁵N populated during the reaction could be clearly identified.     

硅基电泳芯片非接触电导检测器

研制了一种集成于硅基电泳芯片分离沟道末端侧壁的新型二电极非接触电导检测器.讨论了影响电导检测响应灵敏度的相关因素;采用MEMS分析软件及等效电路模拟仿真,确定了检测器的相关参数,电极长度为550μm,宽度为15μm,间距为80μm,绝缘层厚度为1μm,电导检测工作频率为300 kHz.在加工技术中,选用SOI(sili-con on insulator)基片制作十字形微沟道及集成电导检测电极,采用深刻蚀和隔离技术使检测电极被完全隔离成孤岛,利用硼掺杂技术在分离沟道末端侧壁形成立体电极,获得了集成非接触电导检测电极的硅基电泳芯片.在外加Vpp为10 V、工作频率为300 kHz的正弦波激励下,进行了Na+无机阳离子浓度梯度实验以及Na+和Li+混合无机阳离子的电泳分离检测.结果表明,Na+浓度在1×10-9～1×10-4 mol/L范围内,电导响应信号随着离子浓度的增加而增大,检出限达到1×10-9 mol/L;Na+和Li+混合无机阳离子的分离度达到2.0,实现基线分离.     

Resolution-equivalent D* for SPRITE detectors

It is desirable for design purposes to model a signal-processing-in-the-element (SPRITE) detector simply as a discrete-element detector with an integration-enhanced D*. We present a method for normalization of measured D* for SPRITE detectors to yield an equivalent-discrete D*. The multiplicative factor is the square root of the ratio of two noise-equivalent bandwidths: one is that of the SPRITE detector with no boost filter, and the other is that of the SPRITE detector with a boost filter that approximately compensates for carrier diffusion, yielding a spatial resolution that approaches that of a discrete detector the same size as the readout. This approach allows a resolution-equivalent D* comparison of SPRITE detectors with discrete-element detectors and facilitates such comparisons among SPRITE detectors. We find that, to obtain the D* of an equivalent-discrete detector, a measured SPRITE D* should typically be multiplied by a factor ranging from 0.85 to 0.57 for 8- to 12-μm SPRITE detectors and by a factor ranging from 0.50 to 0.23 for 3- to 5-μm SPRITE detectors.     

建立快速测定空分设备液氧中氧化亚氮的分析方法

介绍一种利用毛细管热导检测器气相色谱法(GC-TCD)测定空分设备液氧中氧化亚氮的检测方法。比较了填充柱和毛细管柱、脉冲放电检测器和热导检测器的优缺点,从生产实际出发,确定选择10m的毛细管PQ柱和热导检测器的搭配,对空分设备旁冷凝器的液氧中氧化亚氮含量进行监控。实际运用情况表明:该方法具有分析准确、过程时间短和稳定性好的优点。     

LVD at Gran Sasso

LVD is a large volume detector which will be installed in Hall A of the Gran Sasso Laboratory. This detector is 49 m long, 13.2 m high and 12 m wide. It contains 2280 m³ of scintillator (1800 t) and 1800 t of steel. The geometric acceptance of LVD for an isotropic flux of particles is greater than 7000 m² sr. LVD is the ideal detector for detecting a stellar collapse, anywhere in our galaxy; for studying neutrino oscillations; for searching for the supersymmetric decay mode of the proton; and for looking at the boron neutrinos from the sun.LVD is a very competitive detector for detecting astrophysical neutrino emitting point sources, for performing dark matter searches, for studying single muon distributions, for detecting muon bundles and hence determining the primary cosmic ray composition, and for searching for massive monopoles and other ultra heavy particles. LVD is composed of 190 identical modules, of which the first 10% of these modules will installed in 1987.     

用于短波红外探测器的微透镜阵列制作

采用光刻胶热熔法制作具有特定尺寸的微透镜,制作的微透镜能将微透镜阵列技术应用于短波1 μm ~3 μm红外探测器中,有效地提高探测器件的光电性能。采用AZ P4620厚光刻胶,利用紫外光刻技术,对透镜制作中的前烘、曝光和显影、坚膜、热熔等工艺进行了深入细致的实验研究,确定了最优的工艺参数,实现了球冠直径在(5.5±0.5) μm,曲率半径3 μm的微透镜,且透镜有很好的均匀性和一致性,满足近红外探测器件的要求。     

CD: A double sided silicon strip detector for radioactive nuclear beam experiments

A very compact double sided silicon strip detector array is described, designed for use in reaction studies involving radioactive nuclear beams. It is small enough to fit inside a large solid angle γ-detector array and will enable Doppler-shift corrections at energies in the vicinity of the Coulomb barrier. The detector provides sufficient energy and time-of-flight resolution for the identification of light reaction products and can be set up to cover a substantial part of the scattering angular distribution with good resolution.

The device is available in thicknesses of up to 500 μm to stop all interesting reaction products. Moreover, a very thin (35–40 μm) variant of this detector is described that can be used as an energy loss detector in a ΔE−E telescope geometry followed by a detector that measures the residual energy. This provides additional particle identification capabilities, e.g. in light exotic nuclei induced reactions. First results from a commissioning run using a post-accelerated radioactive beam are presented.     

半光斑成像式多功能激光瞄准测头的研究

运用半光斑成像原理设计了一种用于三坐标测量机的多功能激光瞄准测头。详细介绍了测头的光学系统工作原理和设计思路,采用自适应控制方法实时调节激光光强使其可以适应不同光学特性表面的瞄准测量,并进行了多功能测头的重复性瞄准测量、灵敏度测量、倾角跟踪实验。实验结果表明,该测头重复性瞄准测量不确定度优于1 μm,测量灵敏度可达30 mV/μm,激光跟踪瞄准被测曲面倾角可达25°,能满足三坐标测量机的使用要求。该测头具有检测速度快、自动化程度高、瞄准精度高的特点,结合三坐标测量机或者其它测长仪器,能够实现对自由曲面进行快速精确瞄准及轮廓图像瞄准测量,具有广泛的应用前景和实用价值。     

Optical response of laser-doped silicon carbide for an uncooled midwave infrared detector

An uncooled mid-wave infrared (MWIR) detector is developed by doping an n-type 4H-SiC with Ga using a laser doping technique. 4H-SiC is one of the polytypes of crystalline silicon carbide and a wide bandgap semiconductor. The dopant creates an energy level of 0.30 eV, which was confirmed by optical spectroscopy of the doped sample. This energy level corresponds to the MWIR wavelength of 4.21 μm. The detection mechanism is based on the photoexcitation of electrons by the photons of this wavelength absorbed in the semiconductor. This process modifies the electron density, which changes the refractive index, and, therefore, the reflectance of the semiconductor is also changed. The change in the reflectance, which is the optical response of the detector, can be measured remotely with a laser beam, such as a He-Ne laser. This capability of measuring the detector response remotely makes it a wireless detector. The variation of refractive index was calculated as a function of absorbed irradiance based on the reflectance data for the as-received and doped samples. A distinct change was observed for the refractive index of the doped sample, indicating that the detector is suitable for applications at the 4.21 μm wavelength.     

Nonlinearity Measurements of High-Power Laser Detectors at NIST

We briefly explain the fundamentals of detector nonlinearity applicable to both electrical and optical nonlinearity measurements. We specifically discuss the attenuation method for optical nonlinearity measurement that the NIST system is based upon, and we review the possible sources of nonlinearity inherent to thermal detectors used with high-power lasers. We also describe, in detail, the NIST nonlinearity measurement system, in which detector responsivity can be measured at wavelengths of 1.06 µm and 10.6 µm, over a power range from 1 W to 1000 W. We present the data processing method used and show measurement results depicting both positive and negative nonlinear behavior. The expanded uncertainty of a typical NIST high-power laser detector calibration including nonlinearity characterization is about 1.3 %.     

Characterization of an Al-STJ-based X-ray detector with monochromatized synchrotron radiation

The characterization of an Al-STJ-based detector with Pb absorber was performed with monochromatized synchrotron radiation. Detector response was measured in the energy range from 3 to 10 keV. A small non-linearity of the signal pulse height was detected, probably due to the escape of recombination phonons from the detector. The non-linearity can be described by a second order polynomial function. Additionally, detector signals were recorded while an X-ray beam of 50 μm diameter was directed to several locations on and near the absorber. For a well-aligned beam, detector artefacts are of at least two orders of magnitude lower intensity than the absorber events.     

The design and construction of a scintillating fiber tracking detector

The central detector of the upgraded UA2 experiment at CERN includes a cylindrical tracking and electromagnetic preshower detector which employs 1 mm diameter scintillating fibers as the sensitive medium. The device is two meters long and extends from 38 to 44 cm in its radial dimension. Sixty thousand fibers are arranged in 24 cylindrical layers, the outer six preceded by 1.5 radiation lengths of lead, permitting the localized detection of electromagnetic showers. This design was made possible by the development of plastic scintillating fibers with attenuation lengths of over 1.5 m and with a light yield sufficient to assure a detection efficiency greater than 90% for minimum ionizing particles traversing the fiber at any point along its 2 m length. In this article we describe the fabrication and performance of the fibers, the assembly procedure used in the construction of the detector, and the degree of uniformity achieved.     

Portable triple silicon detector telescope spectrometer for skin dosimetry

The features of a newly developed portable beta telescope spectrometer are described. The detector probe uses three silicon detectors with the thickness: 50 μm/150 μm/7000 μm covered by a 2 μm thick titanium window. Rejection of photon contributions from mixed beta/photon exposures is achieved by coincidence requirements between the detector signals. The silicon detectors, together with cooling aggregate, bias supplies, preamplifiers and charge generation for calibration are contained in a handy detector probe. Through a 3- or 10-m cable the detector unit is connected to a compact, portable processing unit including a laptop computer executing control, monitor, histogram and display tasks. The use of digital signal processing at an early stage of the signal chain has facilitated the achievement of a compact, low-weight device. 256 channels are available for each of the three detectors. The LabVIEW^TM software distributed by National Instruments was used for all program developments for the spectrometer, comprising also the capability of evaluating the absorbed dose rates from the measured beta spectra. The report describes the capability of the telescope spectrometer to measure beta and photon spectra as well as beta dose rates in mixed beta/photon radiation fields. It also describes the main features of the digital signal-processing electronics.     

A data taking system with low power consumption for cosmic ray research

We have succeeded in operating the 64 m² solar neutron detector based on 24 W power consumption. The detector has been operated at the Mount Norikura Cosmic Ray Observatory (2770 m) with the small amount of power delivered by solar cell arrays and windmills, without generator service, throughout severe winter of 2003–2004. The results of our experiences are described.