Monte Carlo calculation of the response function for a He neutron spectrometer

The response of a gridded ³He ionization chamber to monoenergetic neutrons has been calculated using a Monte Carlo approach. The effects of neutron scattering on detector materials, wall effects, recoil continua and background neutrons are included. The calculated results are smoothed according to a peak shape taken from experiment. Response functions in the energy range E_n < 1217 keV are compared to experimental data obtained with the ⁷Li(p, n)⁷Be reaction and to the detector efficiency derived from them.     

Blue, green and 0.8 μm Tm, Ho doped upconversion laser glasses, sensitized by Yb

To obtain efficient upconversion laser glass, the optical properties of Tm³⁺ and Ho³⁺ were investigated in various glasses. Fluoride glass was selected as base glass for upconversion. The efficient upconversion fluorescences corresponding to the ¹G₄→³H₆ and ³H₄→³H₆ transitions of Tm³⁺ and the ⁵S₂→⁵I₈ transition of Ho³⁺ were observed in Yb³⁺-Tm³⁺ and Yb³⁺-Ho³⁺ doped aluminozircofluoride glasses excited at 980 nm. The very stronge blue and green emission light can be observed visually. The upconversion processes observed were two-photon processes for ³F₄→³H₆, ⁵S₂→⁵I₈ transitions and three-photon processes for the ¹G₄→³H₆ transition and can be described by a rate equation model. The energy transfer and energy back-transfer were analyzed in Yb³⁺-Tm³⁺ and Yb³⁺-Ho³⁺ systems. The relationship between emission intensity, pumping intensity and dopant concentrations is described using a rate equation model and shows good agreement with experiments. The dynamics of excited state ( ) is also analyzed with the diffusion-limited model based on Yokota-Tanimoto theory.     

Spectroscopy and upconversion processes in YAlO3:Ho crystals

Emission from the high lying excited states, energy transfer, and upconversion processes are investigated in YAlO₃:Ho³⁺. Selectively excited emission spectra in the range from 300 to 800 nm starting from the ³D₃, ³G₅, ⁵F₃, ⁵S₂ and ⁵F₅ multiplets were measured at 15 K. This, together with the detailed absorption and excitation measurements at 15 K allowed determination of the Stark energy levels of Ho³⁺ ions in YAlO₃ up to UV energies. The ⁵S₂ fluorescence decays were recorded as a function of temperature and Ho³⁺ concentration in order to investigate the process of quenching of fluorescence due to cross relaxation among two ions. Conversion of red and infrared laser radiation to green ⁵S₂ and blue ⁵F₃ emission is reported. Under pulsed resonant excitation of the ⁵F₅ or ⁵I₅ levels the upconversion was found to be due to energy transfer process between two excited ions. The photon avalanche effect was observed under cw excitation around 585 nm.     

N-乙烯基吡咯烷酮的反向原子转移自由基聚合

以AIBN为引发剂、FeCl3为催化剂、PPh3为配体,在乙腈中实现了N-乙烯基吡咯烷酮(NVP)的反向原子转移自由基聚合(RATRP).动力学研究表明,聚合产物聚乙烯基吡咯烷酮(PVP)的分子量与单体转化率成线性关系,反应10 h后,PVP的平均分子量(-M)n为2964,分子量分散系数(PDI)为1.18.以含有端...     

Bi/Tm共掺TiO2-BaO-SiO2-Ga2O3玻璃光谱特性与能量转换机理研究

用高温熔融法制备了Bi、Tm、Bi/Tm掺杂TiO₂-BaO-SiO₂-Ga₂O₃玻璃系统。在808 nm激光激发下, 与Tm单掺杂玻璃相比, Bi/Tm共掺玻璃中Tm³⁺的³H₄→³F₄跃迁荧光(~1485 nm)得到了显著的增强, 而Tm³⁺的³F₄→³H₆跃迁荧光(~1810 nm)减弱。在980 nm激光激发下, Tm单掺玻璃中没有观察到Tm离子的特征发光, 而在Bi/Tm共掺玻璃中观察到Tm³⁺的³F₄→³H₆跃迁荧光(~1810 nm)。这是由于在808和980 nm激光二极管(LD)各自激发下, Bi/Tm共掺玻璃中活性Bi离子的近红外发光能量传递给Tm³⁺, 分别产生³F₄→³H₄与³H₆→³H₅跃迁所致。采用Inokuti-Hirayama模型, 分析了该玻璃体系中Bi→Tm的能量传递机理。结果表明, Bi→Tm的能量传递属于电偶极–偶极相互作用。     

Impact parameter dependent k-shell ionization probabilities in ion-atom collisions with different asymmetry

We present experimental probabilities P_κ(θ) for target K-shell ionization in 1.26 MeV/u He → Te, Dy; N → In, Nd collisions up to very large scattering angles (θ 170°). The P_κ(θ) are nearly constant for θ > 10°. Groups of collision systems with about the same sum of projectile and target nuclear charge (Z_P + Z_T = united atom system) and collision velocity were s probabilities are within these groups of collision systems nearly proportional to the square of the projectile nuclear charge even up to Z_p/Z_T = 0.7. The calculations in the semiclassical approximation (SCA) by Trautmann et al. are compatible with the experimental results when the recoil effect is included and wave functions of the united atom system are used.     

Temperature dependencies of excited states lifetimes and relaxation rates of 3–5 phonon (4–6 μm) transitions in the YAG, LuAG and YLF crystals doped with trivalent holmium, thulium, and erbium

The temperature dependencies of the nanosecond multiphonon relaxation (MR) rates of the ³F₃ state of Tm³⁺ in the YLF crystal and of the ⁵F₅ state of Ho³⁺ ion in the YAG and LuAG crystals and of the microsecond MR rates of the ⁴F_9/2 (²H_9/2) state of Er³⁺ ions in YLF were measured in the wide temperature range using direct laser excitation and selective fluorescence kinetics decay registration. For YLF the observed relations are explained by 4-phonon process in the frame of a single-frequency model with hω_eff=450±30 cm⁻¹ for the ³F₃ state of Tm³⁺ and by 5-phonon process with hω_eff=445 cm⁻¹ for the ⁴F_9/2 (²H_9/2) state of Er³⁺. For YAG and LuAG crystals these dependencies are explained by the 3-phonon process with hω_eff=630 cm⁻¹. The decrease of the relaxation rate with the temperature in the range from 13 to 80 K was observed for the ⁴F_9/2 (²H_9/2) state of Er³⁺ in the YLF crystal. It is explained by the redistribution of excited electronic states population of erbium ions over the higher lying Stark levels with different MR probabilities. A good fit of experimental temperature dependence (including the dropping part of the experimental curve) was obtained for single-frequency model (hω_eff=450 cm⁻¹) with W₀₁=8.0×10⁴ s⁻¹ and W₀₂=4.7×10⁴ s⁻¹ accounting Boltzmann distribution of population over two excited Stark levels of the excited state of erbium ions. Employment of this model improves the fit between the experiment and the theory for the ⁵F₅ state of Ho³⁺ ion in YAG as well. Strong influence of the parameters of the non-linear theory of MR, i.e. the reduced matrix elements U^(k) of electronic transitions and the phonon factor of crystal matrix η on the spontaneous MR rates was observed experimentally. The smaller these parameters the slower the spontaneous MR W₀. This fact can be used for searching new active crystal laser media for the mid-IR generation.     

富集10B的Ce:Li6Lu(10BO3)3晶体生长及其闪烁性能

为了提高中子探测效率, 以富集¹⁰B的H₃¹⁰BO₃为原料, 通过提拉法生长了富集¹⁰B的Ce:Li₆Lu(¹⁰BO₃)₃晶体。X射线激发发射光谱测试表明: 其发光峰位于360~480 nm, 属于Ce³⁺离子典型的5d - 4f跃迁发光, 其闪烁发光效率为BGO晶体的3.9倍。在350 nm紫外光和¹³⁷Cs所发出的662 keV的γ射线激发下测得的衰减时间分别为21.0 ns 和31.7 ns, 在¹³⁷Cs辐射源激发下所测得的相对光输出是CsI(Tl)晶体的20%, 能量分辨率为9.7%。在慢化²⁵²Cf中子源激发下可以观测到明显的中子全能峰, 其能量分辨率为33%。上述研究结果表明, Ce:Li₆Lu(¹⁰BO₃)₃晶体具有较高的闪烁效率、快的衰减时间和良好的中子探测效率, 是一种具有应用前景的中子探测用闪烁晶体。     

Optical properties, fluorescence mechanisms and energy transfer in Tm, Ho and Tm -Ho doped near-infrared laser glasses, sensitized by Yb

The optical properties of the rare elements Tm³⁺, Ho³⁺ and Yb³⁺ were systematically investigated in various glasses. The Tm³⁺ doped aluminozircofluoride glass shows higher quantum efficiency, longer lifetime and stronger fluorescence intensity than Tm³⁺ doped YSGG crystal and other Tm³⁺ doped glasses for the ³H₄ → ³H₆ transition. Similar quantum efficiency, longer lifetime and stronger fluorescence intensity were also found in Ho³⁺ doped aluminozircofluoride glass for the ⁵I₇ → ⁵I₈ transition. The higher quantum efficiencies of Tm³⁺ and Ho³⁺ in aluminozircofluoride glass are due to the longer lifetime and the lower phonon energy. The fluorescence mechanisms and energy transfer in the Yb³⁺ -Tm³⁺ system, Yb³⁺ -Ho³⁺ system and Yb³⁺ - Tm³⁺ -Ho³⁺ system were studied. The very strong fluorescence intensities in the Yb³⁺ -Tm³⁺ system for Tm³⁺ and the Yb³⁺ -Tm³⁺ -Ho³⁺ system for Ho³⁺ which are 1.68 times that of Tm³⁺ doped YSGG crystal and 2.25 times that of Tm³⁺---Ho³⁺ codoped YSGG crystal are attributed to the efficient Yb³⁺ → Tm³⁺, Yb³⁺ → Ho³⁺ and Tm³⁺ → Ho³⁺ energy transfer processes. The fluorescence processes are described by cross relaxations of ²F_5/2 → ³H₅ → ³H₄ → ³H₆ → ²F_7/2 and²F_5/2 → ³H₅ (or ²F_5/2 → ⁵I₆ → ³H₅) → ³H₄ → ⁵I₇ → ⁵I₈ → ³H₆ → ²F_7/2.     

Spectral Diagnostics of Helium-Carbon Arc Plasma During Carbon Nanostructure Formation

The quantitative diagnostics of carbon arc during the process of carbon nanostructure formation is presented. Temperature within 3500-5500 K and concentration within 2*10¹⁵ - 2*10¹⁶ cm^-2 of C₂(a ³II_u, v=0) were determined upon input power and plasma coordinates at arc gap 0.5 ± 0.2 mm favoring the process yield. The total carbon vapor pressure in the discharge zone was estimated as equal to 30 kPa.     

Yb3+-Tm3+共掺BiOBr纳米晶的近红外上转换发光特性研究

采用水热法合成了Yb³⁺-Tm³⁺共掺BiOBr纳米晶, 研究了其上转换发光性能。在980 nm光激发下, 样品中Tm³⁺离子实现了³H₄→³H₆、¹G₄→³F₄和¹G₄→³H₆跃迁, 进而发出强烈的近红外光(801 nm)和较弱的红光(655 nm)与蓝光(485 nm)。探讨了样品的上转换发光机理, 上转换发光强度与激发功率的关系表明在980 nm激发下Tm³⁺的蓝光和红光发射为三光子过程, 而近红外发光为双光子过程。随着Yb³⁺浓度增加, 近红外发光显著增强, 近红外光与蓝光(I_{801 nm}/I_{485 nm})的发光强度比高达71.4。研究结果表明, Yb³⁺-Tm³⁺共掺BiOBr纳米晶在生物荧光标记领域具有潜在的应用前景。     

Eu3+掺杂Y2O3单分散红色荧光球形颗粒的尺寸可控合成与荧光性能

结合籽晶法和添加矿化剂硝酸铵, 通过均相沉淀合成和后续煅烧实现了(Y, Eu)₂O₃单分散球形颗粒(直径范围110~550 nm)的可控合成。通过XRD、FE-SEM、TEM和PLE/PL分析等手段对产物进行了系统表征。发现采用籽晶法和添加矿化剂硝酸铵可以促进球形颗粒长大。碱式碳酸盐前驱体经600℃煅烧分解为立方晶(Y, Eu)₂O₃, 且经1000℃煅烧后(Y, Eu)₂O₃依然继承球形形貌特征。所得多晶(Y, Eu)₂O₃球形荧光颗粒在242 nm激发下于615 nm处呈现最强红色荧光发射(Eu³⁺的⁵D₀→⁷F₂跃迁)。荧光粉的荧光性能呈现明显的尺寸依存性。增大球形颗粒尺寸减小了荧光寿命(1.15~1.57 ms)和荧光不对称因子[I(⁵D₀→⁷F₂)/I(⁵D₀→⁷F₁)], 但增强了荧光发射强度。     

Enhancement of red emission assigned to inversion defects in ZnAl2O4:Cr3+ hollow spheres

ZnAl₂O₄:Cr³⁺ hollow spheres composed of secondary nanoparticles with single spinel phase were fabricated using carbon templets. Monitoring the emission of 687 nm, two wide excitation bands attributed to the electrons of Cr³⁺ transiting from ⁴A_2g (⁴F) → ⁴T_1g (⁴F) and ⁴A_2g (⁴F) → ⁴T_2g (⁴F) were observed. The broad excitation band at about 397 nm was asymmetric and consisted of two peaks, indicating that there was a trigonal distortion existing in the lattices. The intensity of all emitting peaks revealed sharp increasing trend with the sintering temperature increase, and the intensity of emission at 698 nm assigned to inversion defects was more intense than that of emission at 687 nm assigned to octahedral Cr³⁺ ions in the undistorted spinel lattice. The samples with higher synthesized temperature revealed longer decay time, and the relative weightage of shorter decay time component decreased with the increase of sintering temperature, indicating that the surface defects decreased.     

Concepts of UCN sources for the FRM-II

Three concepts for sources of ultra-cold neutrons (UCN) for the reactor FRM-II at Garching near Munich are studied: one, Mini-D₂, is a source with 170 cm³ of solid deuterium in the beam tube SR4 and the second one a large solid-deuterium source (volume about 30 dm³), mounted in the beam tube SR5 as an advanced cold source with a number of neutron guides. The third one, Mark 3000, uses superfluid ⁴He at a cold-neutron guide. A UCN density of up to 7×10⁴ cm⁻³ may possibly be achieved in the storage volumes of Mini-D₂ yielding more than 10⁹ UCN for extraction to an attached experimental setup. The usable UCN flux at the periphery of the large deuterium source is predicted to be 2×10⁷ cm⁻² s⁻¹. Mark 3000, finally, is expected to yield a UCN density of about 10⁵ cm⁻³.     

The luminescent quantum efficiency of Cr ions in Cs2NaAlF6 single crystals

The luminescent quantum efficiency of Cr³⁺ ions in single fluoride crystal Cs₂NaAlF₆ was determined by using the simultaneous multiple-wavelength photoacoustic and luminescent experiments method, based on the generation of photoacoustic and luminescence signals after pulsed laser excitation. The luminescent quantum yield for the most important transition between the ⁴T₂→⁴A₂ vibronic levels was found to be 68±3%. This value agrees with that obtained from the ratio of the lifetimes of the corresponding transition at different temperatures.     

Frequency dependent electrical conductivity and dielectric relaxation behavior in amorphous (90V2O5–10Bi2O3) oxide semiconductors doped with SrTiO3

We report on the experimental results of frequency dependent a.c. conductivity and dielectric constant of SrTiO₃ doped 90V₂O₅–10Bi₂O₃ semiconducting oxide glasses for wide ranges of frequency (500–10⁴ Hz) and temperature (80–400 K). These glasses show very large dielectric constants (10²–10⁴) compared with that of the pure base glass (≈10²) without SrTiO₃ and exhibit Debye-type dielectric relaxation behavior. The increase in dielectric constant is considered to be due to the formation of microcrystals of SrTiO₃ and TiO₂ in the glass matrix. These glasses are n-type semiconductors as observed from the measurements of the thermoelectric power. Unlike many vanadate glasses, Long's overlapping large polaron tunnelling (OLPT) model is found to be most appropriate for fitting the experimental conductivity data, while for the undoped V₂O₅–Bi₂O₃ glasses, correlated barrier hopping conduction mechanism is valid. This is due to the change of glass network structure caused by doping base glass with SrTiO₃. The power law behavior (σ_ac=A(ω^s) with s<1) is, however, followed by both the doped and undoped glassy systems. The model parameters calculated are reasonable and consistent with the change of concentrations (x).     

A Study of Fullerene Preparation Technique

A new homemade are fullerene generator used in this experiment is reported. The comparation of yields of fullerenes (C₆₀/C₇₀ mixture) was studied by different power supplies (AC and DC), different gaps of two graphite rods and different He pressure between 0.4×10⁴- 2.8×10⁴ Pa. In our experiment, the highest yield up to 13% was achieved, when DC discharge was used and the optimum He pressure was near 0.8×10⁴ - 1.6×10⁴ Pa.

The mixed fullerene was analyzed by electron impact masa spectnun (EIMS). The relative amount af C₆₀ to C₇₀ was 4.2 to 1. After column chromatography aeperation with hexane on alumina, 99.9% Cso was obtained. FTIR and ^1aC-NMR epectrum were ueed to characterize the pure C₆₀ samples.     

Measurement of high momentum transfer reactions by recoil detection

A method is described for studying reactions at medium energies by measuring the magnetic rigidity, time of flight, and energy loss of the resulting recoil products. The method works best for reactions with two-body final states where one of the outgoing particles is relatively light. A magnetic spectrometer with a special focal plane detector has been used. The detector consists of two position sensitive parallel plate avalanche counters and two proportional counters. Differential cross sections for the ¹²C(p, π⁺¹³C reaction at recoil angles which correspond to the pion being emitted at a backward angle in the center of mass have been measured at bombarding energies of 166 and 186 MeV. Data were also obtained for previously unobserved ¹²C(p, π⁰)¹³N reaction. Several advantages of the method are discussed.     

Upconversion luminescent property and EPR study of NaGdF4:Yb3+/Tm3+ synthesized by the hydrothermal method

Water soluble upconversion (UC) luminescence hexagonal-phase NaGdF₄: Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺ nanoparticles have been successfully synthesized by the hydrothermal method. XRD, SEM, UC photoluminescence spectra and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrum were used to characterize the nanoparticles. The intensity of UC emission region could be controlled through different sodium source and the fluorine source, ⁶P_J→⁸S_7/2 emission of Gd³⁺ is also observed at 310 nm. A broad spectrum with a dominant resonance at g of about 2 was observed by the EPR spectrum of the NaGdF₄:Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺ nanoparticles. The transparent NaGdF₄:Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺ solution presented naked eye-visible violet-blue light under the 980 nm LD excitation. The current work paves the way for their potential application in infrared tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).     

Feasibility study of in-beam polarization of fluorine

The feasibility of in-beam polarization of nuclear spin in F⁺ beams was studied. It was demonstrated that metastable atomic fluorine could be optically pumped on the closed transition (3s ⁴P_5/2→3p ⁴D_7/2) at 686 nm. The metastable production efficiency in sodium vapor was measured using optical depopulation pumping of the metastable on the (3s ⁴P_5/2→3p ⁴D_5/2) transition at 678 nm. At low helium density, 0.24 (+0.16/−0.03) of the reionized beam was derived from metastables, implying an ion beam polarization of 24% would be feasible if the metastables were fully polarized. The hyperfine structures of the 3s ⁴P_5/2, 3p ⁴D_5/2 and 3p ⁴D_7/2 states in ¹⁹F were measured via laser-induced fluorescence and modulated optical depopulation pumping. Based on these results, a scheme is suggested for polarizing ²⁰F.