Quantitative Measurement of the Proportions of High-Order Harmonics for the 4BTB Soft-X-Ray Source at Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility

A transmission grating coupled with an X-ray charge coupled device （CCD） is used to quantitatively measure the proportion of high-order harmonics of the soft-X-ray source of beam line 4B7B. The results show that the monochromatic X-ray has third-order and second-order harmonics. The proportion of second-order harmonic of 4B7B is less than 9.0% and the third- order harmonic is below 0.7% when no suppressing method is applied. When suppression methods are used, the proportion of second-order harmonic is less than 1.7% and the third-order harmonic is ignorable.     

Some characteristics of X-ray imaging for energy region of over 100 keV using plastic scintillation fiber array

In this work, characteristics of using PSFs （plastic scintillation fibers） coupled with CCD （charge-coupled devices ） to build area detectors for high energy X-ray imaging are studied with a Monte Carlo simulation, which cover an energy range of a few hundred keV to about 20 MeV. It was found that the efficiency of PSF in detecting X-ray with energy above a few hundred keV is low. We can use large incident flux to increase the output signal to noise ratio （SNR）. The performance can also be improved by coating PSF with X-ray absorption layers and the MTF of the system is presented. By optimizing the absorption layer thickness, the crosstalk of the area detector built with PSF decreases.     

Development of X-ray dark-field imaging towards clinical application

Review of X-ray dark-field imaging under development is presented. Its goal is its application to clini-cal diagnosis of organs that have been invisible by the ordinary techniques. In order to clinically visualize tissues in detail one needs high contrast and high spatial resolution say～50μm. This X-ray optics comprises a Bragg asymmet-ric monochro-collimator and a Bragg case or a Laue case filter with capability of analyzing angle in a parallel posi-tion. Their diffraction index is 4,4,0 and the X-ray energy 35 keV (λ=0.0354 nm). The filter has 0.6 mm thickness in the Bragg case or 1.075 mm or 2.15 mm thickness in the Laue case. Under this condition only the refracted X-rays from object can transmit through the filter while the beam that may receive absorption and/or phase change will not.Soft tissues at human joints thus taken show high contrast images so that the DFI is promising for clinical diagnosis.Preliminary X-ray absorption images of another clinical candidates of ear bones are also shown.     

Design of Time-Resolved Shifted Dual Transmission Grating Spectrometer for the X-Ray Spectrum Diagnostics

A new time-resolved shifted dual transmission grating spectrometer(SDTGS) is designed and fabricated in this work. This SDTGS uses a new shifted dual transmission grating(SDTG) as its dispersive component, which has two sub transmission gratings with different line densities, of 2000 lines/mm and 5000 lines/mm. The axes of the two sub transmission gratings in SDTG are horizontally and vertically shifted a certain distance to measure a broad range of 0.1–5 keV time-resolved X-ray spectra. The SDTG has been calibrated with a soft X-ray beam of the synchrotron radiation facility and its diffraction efficiency is also measured. The designed SDTGS can take full use of the space on a record panel and improve the precision for measuring spatial and temporal spectrum simultaneously. It will be a promising application for accurate diagnosis of the soft X-ray spectrum in inertial confinement fusion.     

A High-Efficiency X-Ray Crystal Spectrometer for X-Ray Thomson Scattering

Highly oriented pyrolitic graphite (HOPG) has high X-ray diffraction efficiency due to its unique mosaic crystal structure, and thus is very suitable for its application to X-ray Thomson scattering measurement of solid-density plasmas. In this article, by using the K-shell X-ray source from laser-produced Ti plasma, the properties of the HOPG spectrometer are characterized and compared with those of the flat Pentaerythritol (PET) spectrometer. The results show that the diffraction efficiency of the HOPG spectrometer under focusing condition is an order higher than that of the PET spectrometer, while the spectral resolution of the HOPG is about 320, high enough to be used in the measurement of X-ray Thomson scattering spectra.     

Gaussian fitting in gamma-ray spectral decomposition

In order to extract the information of 662-keV 137Cs spectra from the overlapping peaks with 583-keV 208Tl,609-keV 214Bi,the overlapping peaks are measured by in-situ γ-ray spectrometer using a NaI(Tl) detector.The spectral model is optimized by the Gaussian fitting algorithm,and the optimized fitting indexes for fitting/original value are from 0.96 to 0.99.Gaussian fitting verified by experiment is feasible for γ-ray spectrum analysis.The full energy peak of 137Cs is extracted correctly from the overlapping peaks,it is important for in-situ γ-ray spectrometer to estimate contamination of 137Cs in radiated environment and nuclear accident.     

Temperature and carrier-density dependent excitonic absorption spectra of semiconductor quantum wires

In this paper, we present a theoretical study on excitonic absorption spectra of one-dimensional semiconduc- tor quantum wires. The carrier-carrier scattering is treated by the second Born approximation in the Markovian limit. The absorption spectra of different carrier densities and temperatures are discussed. The excitonic absorp- tion peak position and width show complicated dependence on cartier density and temperature, indicating the importance of carrier-carrier scattering. The behavior can be understood by the cooperative effects of exchange self-energy and Coulomb correlation due to cartier-carrier scattering.     

A Simulation Study on the Flash X-Ray Spectra Spatial Distribution

Accurate measurement of flash X-ray energy spectra plays an important role in highenergy flash radiography. In this paper, by virtue of Geant4 toolkit, we simulated the generation and transport of X-ray photons resulting from the interaction of a high-energy electron beam with a solid thin target. We obtained the flash X-ray energy spectral distribution in the plane perpendicular to the electron beam incident direction. Our results indicate that the flash X- ray spectrum is almost uniform in the azimuthal direction but is quite different in the radius direction. Specifically, as the radius increases, the incident X-ray dose decreases significantly. Our work paves a theoretical basis for selecting appropriate structures and layout of the spectrometer and facilitates the measurements of flash X-ray energy spectra.     

XAFS study of Cu2+ in aqueous solution of CuBr2

Copper ion is the essential microelement to many organisms. In this paper, the local structure of Cu2+ in CuBr2 aqueous solutions with different concentrations are investigated by using X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) technique. XANES (X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure) spectra indicate that charge transfer from Br- to Cu2+ decreases with the solution concentration, which lead to a shift of the absorption edge. The shoulder appearing at the rising edge proves to be characteristic of a tetragonal distortion. The Fourier transform magnitudes of EXAFS (Extended X-ray absorption fine structure) data of Cu species suggest that more Cu-Br bonds may exist in high concentrations. A fivefold coordination configuration like a pyramid is used as the fitting parameters. From the analysis of the coordination numbers, the proportion of Cu-O and Cu-Br is 4:1 in the saturated solution. The Br atom is on the equatorial plane of the model. The fitting results agree well with the experiment data.     

Spectral Analysis in EUV Range for Study of Core Impurity Behavior in HL-2A

Extreme ultraviolet （EUV） spectroscopy has been developed for impurity diagnostics in HL-2A tokamak. The EUV spectrometer consists of an entrance slit, a holographic varied-line- space （VLS） grating, a back-illuminated charge-coupled device （CCD） and a laser light source for optical alignment. Spectral lines in wavelength region of 20-500 A observed from HL-2A plasmas were analyzed to study the impurity behavior. Spectral and temporal resolutions used for the analysis were 0.19A at CV （2×33.73 ,h,） and 6 ms, respectively. It was found that carbon, oxygen and iron impurities were usually dominant in the HL-2A plasma. They almost disappeared when the siliconization was carried out. Although the EUV spectra were entirely replaced by the silicon emissions just after the siliconization, the emissions were considerably decreased with accumulation of discharges. Aluminum and neon were externally introduced into the HL-2A plasma based on laser blow-off （LBO） and supersonic molecular beam injection （SMBI） techniques for a trial of the impurity transport study, respectively. The preliminary result is presented for time behavior of EUV spectral lines.     

软X射线磁性圆二色光束线的调试和实验

合肥国家同步辐射实验室二期工程建立了基于软X射线吸收的光束线和实验站。光束线采用了平面变线距光栅单色器,可以提供100—1000eV的单色光,在1000eV处当分辨本领为1000时,光子通量可以超过108s-1。光束线的焦点尺寸是3mm×1mm。在该设备上已经获得软X射线磁性圆二色吸收谱和C、N、O的K吸收边的近边吸收谱。     

Quantitative Measurement of the Proportions of High-Order Harmonics for the 4B7B Soft-X-Ray Source at Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility

A transmission grating coupled with an X-ray charge coupled device(CCD)is used to quantitatively measure the proportion of high-order harmonics of the soft-X-ray source of beam line 4B7B.The results show that the monochromatic X-ray has third-order and second-order harmonics.The proportion of second-order harmonic of 4B7B is less than 9.0%and the thirdorder harmonic is below 0.7%when no suppressing method is applied.When suppression methods are used,the proportion of second-order harmonic is less than 1.7%and the third-order harmonic is ignorable.     

High resolution X-ray photon-counting detector with scintillator-deposited charge-coupled device

We report on a new photon-counting detector possessing unprecedented spatial resolution and moderate spectral resolution for 0.1-100 keV X-rays. It consists of an X-ray charge-coupled device (CCD) and a scintillator. The scintillator is directly coupled to the back surface of the X-ray CCD. Low-energy X-rays below 10 keV can be directly detected by the CCD. The majority of hard X-rays above 10 keV pass through the CCD but can be absorbed by the scintillator, generating visible photons. We coupled needlelike CsI(Tl) on the front surface of the back-illuminated (BI) CCD. The high detection efficiency of BI CCDs in the visible band enables us to collect visible photons emitted from the CsI(Tl) efficiently, leading to the moderate spectral resolution of 28.4% at 22.1 keV and 25% at 59.5 keV. We also investigated the imaging capability of our device and demonstrated high resolution imaging with an accuracy of 10 /spl plusmn/3 /spl mu/m at 17.4 keV.     

Spatially-resolved flat-field soft X-ray spectrometer on experimental advanced superconducting tokamak

A space- and time-resolved flat-field soft X-ray spectrometer with the wavelength range of 1–13 nm has been developed to study impurity behavior on the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST). Using an entrance slit, a varied line spacing grating (2400 grooves/mm at the grating center), and a charged coupled device (CCD) system, time evolution of profiles of impurity line emissions were recorded. The spectral resolution of the spectrometer is 0.006 nm at 5 nm when the width of entrance slit is set at 0.03 mm. The best spatial resolution obtained is 24.5 mm with the height of slit at 1.0 mm. The spectrometer is placed 8000 mm away from the plasma center and the observed spatial range covers 0–450 mm from the equatorial plane of EAST. The first experimental results were obtained from the recent EAST campaign. The system was shown to be capable of observing spectral lines from both intrinsic low-Z impurities (C, O, et al.) and highly ionized medium- and high-Z impurities (Fe, Cr, Ni, Cu, et al.). Spectral lines from the full wavelength range (1–13 nm) can be obtained by moving the position of the CCD. Spectra with the wavelength intervals of 1–2 nm show strong metal lines for H-mode discharges. Time evolutions of C VI (3.373 nm) and O VIII (1.897 nm) lines are presented and detail analysis is performed combining electron density intensity, D_α and soft X-ray and extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radiation intensities. Evolutions of profiles of C VI (3.373 nm) and O VIII (1.897 nm) at core plasma were also shown, indicating that the spectrometer can be applied for impurity transport studies,     

滤光片及X射线二极管响应面均匀性研究

介绍了用于软X光能谱测量的滤光片及X射线二极管能量应均匀性研究。实验利用北京同步辐射装置3WIB束线,流强40－80mA的运行条件,在100－1600eV能区对滤光片及X射线二极管（XRD）作能响曲线标定。重点对C滤片及Al阴极XRD的灵敏面作能响面均匀性研究,最后给出响应面均匀性测量结果及计算分析。     

X射线参考辐射装置固有过滤层厚度的测量

固有过滤层厚度是X射线参考辐射装置的重要性能参数之一,需要进行定量测量。本研究以新版本ISO 4037-1标准规范为依据,以N系列辐射质（N-20~N-350）的X射线参考辐射装置为例,通过PTW30013电离室测量不同尺寸次级光阑下的辐射野,建立符合要求的实验环境。结果表明,采用半值层法测量得到该参考辐射装置的固有过滤层厚度为0.122 mm Al;通过增加铝过滤片厚度得出N-40~N-350辐射质下4 mm Al等效固有过滤层厚度;利用单质铝金属和铍金属在不同能量下质能衰减系数的转化关系,得出N-20~N-30辐射质下1 mm铍的等效固有过滤层厚度。本研究结果可为X射线参考辐射装置固有过滤的测量提供一定的参考。     

Soft X-ray Imaging using a Neon Filled Plasma Focus X-ray Source

A 3 kJ Mather-type UNU/ICTP plasma focus device with neon filling is used, for the first time, as a soft X-ray source for imaging of thin biological samples including insects. A charge-coupled-device (CCD) based pinhole projection system, placed in a differentially pumped chamber, is used for radiography using neon soft X-rays. The image brightness, contrast and resolution have been optimized by varying soft X-ray yield, pinhole size, camera chamber length and X-ray filters. The system can simply be modified for table-top soft X-ray microscopy of thin biological samples.     

Charge transfer efficiency in proton damaged CCD's

We have performed detailed measurements of the charge transfer efficiency (CTE) in a thinned, backside-illuminated imaging charge-coupled device (CCD). The device had been damaged in three separate sections by proton radiation typical of that which a CCD would receive in space-borne experiments, nuclear imaging, or particle detection. We examined CTE as a function of signal level, temperature, and radiation dose. The dominant factor affecting the CTE in radiation-damaged CCD's is seen to be trapping by bulk states. We present a simple physical model for trapping as a function of transfer rate, trap concentration, and temperature. We have made calculations using this model and arrived at predictions which closely match the measured results. The CTE was also observed to have a nonlinear dependence on signal level. Using two-dimensional device simulations to examine the distribution of the charge packets in the CCD channel over a range of signal levels, we were able to explain the observed variation     

Measurement of cathode surface temperature using the method of CCD imaging in arc discharge

A two-wavelength pyrometry device using ordinary array CCD （charge coupled device） to collect the radiation data in the horizontal and vertical directions has been developed for measuring the cathode surface temperature during the arc discharge. Analyses of experimental results show that the device can make the measurement of the cathode surface temperature feasible. The cathode surface temperatures measured are lower than the melting point of tungsten （3653 K）, and the arc current, cathode diameter, and the cathode length are the main influencing factors of the cathode surface temperature.