Mass transfer during extraction of sulfur from a layer of sulfur ore

A rather simple method has been developed for determining the process time of almost complete (98%) sulfur extraction from a layer of sulfur ore, as a function of the ore properties and of the layer length.Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 447–451, September, 1971.     

Measurement of the divergence of pulse-laser radiation by the focal spot method using a mirror wedge

Measurement Techniques -     

Measurement of neutron dose equivalent to proton therapy patients outside of the proton radiation field

Measurements of neutron dose equivalent values and neutron spectral fluences close to but outside of the therapeutic proton radiation field are presented. The neutron spectral fluences were determined at five locations with Bonner sphere measurements and established by unfolding techniques. More than 50 additional neutron dose equivalent values were measured with LiI and BF₃ thermal neutron detectors surrounded by a 25 cm polyethylene moderating sphere. For a large-field treatment, typical values of neutron dose equivalent per therapeutic proton absorbed dose, H/D, at 50 cm distance from isocenter, range from 1 mSv/Gy (at 0° with respect to the proton beam axis) to 5 mSv/Gy (at 90°). Experiments reveal that H/D varies significantly with the treatment technique, e.g., patient orientation, proton beam energy, and range-modulation. The relative uncertainty in H/D values is approximately 40% (one standard deviation).     

A method to measure the thermal neutron scattering properties of a sample by neutron wave propagation

For the determination of the thermal neutron diffusion coefficient for samples of limited size, it is proposed to use the neutron wave or pulse propagation method. A thin slab of the material under investigation is then placed between two blocks of a medium with known properties. Numerical calculations have been performed on such a system. It is found that, for a certain frequency and some specified conditions, the phase shift in the outer medium will be the same as if the sample had the same properties as the outer medium. This fact may be used for a measurement of the diffusion coefficient of the sample.     

Measurement of the neutron detection sensitivity of a liquid in metastable states

A device able to trap a liquid droplet in a host liquid in a metastable (superheated) state was developed for a better understanding of the operational principles and for an extension of the application of superheated drop detectors (SDDs). Droplets of trans-2-butene in a metastable state were exposed to Am-Be neutrons and evaporation of the droplets was observed. By measuring lifetime distributions of irradiated droplets, neutron sensitivities were derived from the distributions. The sensitivities were compared with calculations and experiments performed by using superheated emulsions. Results are discussed related to the model of radiation induced vaporisation on which the operational principles of superheated emulsions were based. The experiments in this study showed that the device developed could be applied to measure radiation sensitivities of different kinds of liquids for different kinds of radiations without any special detector preparation.     

EPR dosimetry in a mixed neutron and gamma radiation field

Suitability of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy for criticality dosimetry was evaluated for tooth enamel, mannose and alanine pellets during the 'international intercomparison of criticality dosimetry techniques' at the SILENE reactor held in Valduc in June 2002, France. These three materials were irradiated in neutron and gamma-ray fields of various relative intensities and spectral distributions in order to evaluate their neutron sensitivity. The neutron response was found to be around 10% for tooth enamel, 45% for mannose and between 40 and 90% for alanine pellets according their type. According to the IAEA recommendations on the early estimate of criticality accident absorbed dose, analyzed results show the EPR potentiality and complementarity with regular criticality techniques.     

硝酸银电位滴定法测定外加剂中氯离子含量的不确定评定

依据JJF 1059-1999测量不确定度评定与表示,从试剂纯度、摩尔质量、电子天平称量、容量瓶、滴定管、移液管、酸度计、重复性测试等影响因素引入的不确定度分量,对以硝酸银溶液用电位滴定法测定外加剂中氯离子含量进行不确定度评估。分析了测定过程中不确定度来源,量化不确定度分量,求出了合成不确定度和扩展不确定度,给出了测定结果的表示式为(5.43±0.30)%,k=2。     

Measurement of temperature distributions in a convective flow induced by powerful optical radiation

Results are presented from an experimental study of the convection which occurs within a liquid upon heating by a powerful light beam. The dependence of temperature on the convective jet axis upon power of the heating radiation is obtained.Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 54, No. 6, pp. 980–982, June, 1988.     

Measurement of the dimensions of saltationing sandstone by a projection method

An instrument for use in the measurement of the dimensions of saltationing sandstone by a projection method that incorporates a microscope, semiconductor laser, and digital camera is proposed. The dimensional and energy parameters of the instrument’s optical system and the error of the projection method are calculated.     

A study of neutron radiation quality with a tissue-equivalent proportional counter for a low-energy accelerator-based in vivo neutron activation facility

The accelerator-based in vivo neutron activation facility at McMaster University has been used successfully for the measurement of several minor and trace elements in human hand bones due to their importance to health. Most of these in vivo measurements have been conducted at a proton beam energy (E(p)) of 2.00 MeV to optimise the activation of the selected element of interest with an effective dose of the same order as that received in chest X rays. However, measurement of other elements at the same facility requires beam energies other than 2.00 MeV. The range of energy of neutrons produced at these proton beam energies comes under the region where tissue-equivalent proportional counters (TEPCs) are known to experience difficulty in assessing the quality factor and dose equivalent. In this study, the response of TEPCs was investigated to determine the quality factor of neutron fields generated via the (7)Li(p, n)(7)Be reaction as a function of E(p) in the range 1.884-2.56 MeV at the position of hand irradiation in the facility. An interesting trend has been observed in the quality factor based on ICRP 60, Q(ICRP60), such that the maximum value was observed at E(p)=1.884 MeV (E(n)=33±16 keV) and then continued to decline with increasing E(p) until achieving a minimum value at E(p)=2.0 MeV despite a continuous increase in the mean neutron energy with E(p). This observation is contrary to what has been observed with direct fast neutrons where the quality factor was found to increase continuously with an increase in E(p) (i.e. increasing E(n)). The series of measurements conducted with thermal and fast neutron fields demonstrate that the (14)N(n, p)(14)C produced 580 keV protons in the detector play an important role in the response of the counter under 2.0 MeV proton energy (E(n) ≤ 250 keV). In contrast to the lower response of TEPCs to low-energy neutrons, the quality factor is overestimated in the range 1-2 depending on beam energy <2.0 MeV. This study provides an insight to understanding the response of TEPCs in low-energy neutron fields where the neutrons are moderated using a polyethylene moderator.     

Measurement of neutron fluence spectra up to 150 MeV using a stacked scintillator neutron spectrometer

A stacked scintillator neutron spectrometer (S3N) consisting of three slabs of liquid organic scintillator is described. A pulsed beam providing a broad spectrum of neutron energies is used to determine the detection efficiency of the spectrometer as a function of incident neutron energy and to measure the pulse height response matrix of the system. Neutron spectra can then be determined for beams with any kind of time structure by unfolding pulse height spectra measured by the S3N. Examples of fluence spectrum measurements in the energy range 20-150 MeV are presented.     

Measurement of the fluence response of the GSI neutron ball in high-energy neutron fields produced by 500 AMeV and 800 AMeV deuterons

Experiments were performed in Cave C of GSI (Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung) using the LAND (Large Area Neutron Detector) in combination with the deflection magnet ALADIN (A LArge DIpol magNet) in front of the LAND where charged particles and neutrons can be separated. This arrangement is used to create high-energetic neutron fields by irradiation of a thick lead target (5 cm) with deuteron beams with the energies of 500 or 800 MeV per nucleon. In break-up reactions the neutron is separated from the proton which is deflected in the magnetic field of the ALADIN. The produced neutron radiation, which has a pronounced peak at the nucleon energy, is used to measure the fluence response of the GSI neutron ball. A thermoluminescence (TL) based spherical neutron dosemeter was developed for the area monitoring for the quantity H(10) at high-energy accelerators. In the same experiment, the spectral neutron fluence Phi(E) is measured with the LAND in the energy range from 100 MeV to 1 GeV. The measured fluence responses are compared with results of FLUKA calculations and the corresponding fluence-to-dose conversion coefficients. The measured dosemeter responses are too high in comparison to the calculated ones (up to approximately 50%), the dosemeter reading gives dose values which are too high by a factor of 1.1-2.2 related to the corresponding fluence-to-dose conversion factors.     

火焰原子吸收分光光度法测定多金属矿中高含量的银

采用火焰原子吸收光谱法直接测定多金属矿中高含量的银,其程序是将样品于700℃高温炉中灼烧1小时,以王水溶矿,在硫脲介质中利用仪器的参比工作方式直接测定样品中银的含量,无需稀释样品溶液,减少了误差。该法简便、快速,结果准确。