Prototype of time digitizing system for BESⅢ endcap TOF upgrade

The prototype of a time digitizing system for the BESⅢ endcap TOF (ETOF) upgrade is introduced in this paper. The ETOF readout electronics has a distributed architecture. Hit signals from the multi-gap resistive plate chamber (MRPC) are signaled as LVDS by front-end electronics (FEE) and are then sent to the back-end time digitizing system via long shield differential twisted pair cables. The ETOF digitizing system consists of two VME crates, each of which contains modules for time digitization, clock, trigger, fast control, etc. The time digitizing module (TDIG) of this prototype can support up to 72 electrical channels for hit information measurement. The fast control (FCTL) module can operate in barrel or endcap mode. The barrel FCTL fans out fast control signals from the trigger system to the endcap FCTLs, merges data from the endcaps and then transfers to the trigger system. Without modifying the barrel TOF (BTOF) structure, this time digitizing architecture benefits from improved ETOF performance without degrading the BTOF performance. Lab experiments show that the time resolution of this digitizing system can be lower than 20 ps, and the data throughput to the DAQ can be about 92 Mbps. Beam experiments show that the total time resolution can be lower than 45 ps.     

Prototype of time digitizing system for BESⅢ endcap TOF upgrade

The prototype of a time digitizing system for the BESⅢ endcap TOF (ETOF) upgrade is introduced in this paper. The ETOF readout electronics has a distributed architecture. Hit signals from the multi-gap resistive plate chamber (MRPC) are signaled as LVDS by front-end electronics (FEE) and are then sent to the back-end time digitizing system via long shield differential twisted pair cables. The ETOF digitizing system consists of two VME crates, each of which contains modules for time digitization, clock, trigger, fast control, etc. The time digitizing module (TDIG) of this prototype can support up to 72 electrical channels for hit information measurement. The fast control (FCTL) module can operate in barrel or endcap mode. The barrel FCTL fans out fast control signals from the trigger system to the endcap FCTLs, merges data from the endcaps and then transfers to the trigger system. Without modifying the barrel TOF (BTOF) structure, this time digitizing architecture benefits from improved ETOF performance without degrading the BTOF performance. Lab experiments show that the time resolution of this digitizing system can be lower than 20 ps, and the data throughput to the DAQ can be about 92 Mbps. Beam experiments show that the total time resolution can be lower than 45 ps.     

Clock auto-synchronization method for BESIII ETOF upgrade

An automatic clock synchronization method implemented in a field programmable gate array(FPGA)is proposed in this paper.It is developed for the clock system which will be applied in the end-cap time of flight(ETOF) upgrade of the Beijing Spectrometer(BESIII).In this design,an FPGA is used to automatically monitor the synchronization circuit and deal with signals coming from the external clock synchronization circuit.By testing different delay time of the detection signal and analyzing the signal state returned,the synchronization windows can be found automatically by the FPGA.The new clock system not only retains low clock jitter which is less than 20 ps root mean square(RMS),but also demonstrates automatic synchronization to the beam bunches.So far,the clock auto-synchronizing function has been working successfully under a series of tests.It will greatly simplify the system initialization and maintenance in the future.     

The Monte Carlo Simulation of BESⅢ Ead cap TOF

The End-Cap TOF (ETOF) of Beijing Spectrometer (BESⅢ) consists of 2×48 pieces of trapezoidal scintillator (BC408). Its main physics goal is to realize the 2σ π/k separation at momentum up to 1GeV/c, and to obtain TOF intrinsic time resolution of 80ps.In order to study the effects of several factors on the intrinsic time resolution of ETOF, the Monte Carlo simulation of the detector is carried out by using Geant4 software package. The performance of ETOF at different conditions, such as scintillator covered materials, shapes, and particle hit positions, is simulated and discussed in discussed in detail. The result can provide a reference for the design of ETOF detecor in BESⅢ.     

Cosmic ray test for a T0 detector

The endcap of time-of-flight (ETOF) detector in BES (Beijing Spectrometer) III is planned to be upgraded by using multi-gap resistive plate chambers (MRPCs) and the designed time resolution of the MRPCs is around 50 ps. Thus a time-zero (T0) detector needs to be built to offer a high quality reference time for the MRPCs beam test. So a T0 detector is built using plastic scintillator tiles (BC420) to couple with four fast phototubes (PMTs, Hamamatsu H6533). The timing properties of the detector is studied by using a cosmic ray test and factors related to the time resolution, such as plastic scintillator size, readout mode and angle effects, are discussed. T0 detector timing resolutions of ～41-62 ps are achieved, which means that the T0 detector can be used in the MRPC beam test.     

Study of tracking efficiency and its systematic uncertainty from J/ψ→ppπ~+π~- at BESIII

Based on J/ψ events collected with the BESIII detector,with corresponding Monte Carlo samples,the tracking efficiency and its systematic uncertainty are studied using a control sample of J/ψ→ppπ~+π~-.Validation methods and different factors influencing the tracking efficiency are presented in detail.The tracking efficiency and its systematic uncertainty for protons and pions with the transverse momentum and polar angle dependence are also discussed.     

Alignment and measurement of the magnetic field for the BESIII muon counter

Based on cosmic ray events without a magnetic field taken with the BESIII detector during the summer shutdown of BEPCII in 2012 and di-muon events from a data sample taken at center-of-mass energy of 3.686 GeV in 2009, we compare the coordinates of hits registered in the BESIII muon counter with the expected interaction point extrapolated from reconstructed tracks from the inner tracking system in the absence of a magnetic field. By minimizing the difference, we align the muon counter with the inner tracking system. Moreover, the strength of the magnetic field in the muon counter is measured for the first time with di-muon events from data taken at a center-of-mass energy of 3.686 GeV. After the alignment and the magnetic field strength measurement, the offsets in the reconstructed hit positions for muon tracks are reduced, which improves the muon identification. The alignment and magnetic field strength measurement have been adopted in the latest version of the BESIII offline software system. This addition to the software reduces the systematic uncertainty for the physics analysis in cases where the muon counter information is used.     

不确定混沌系统的多项式函数模型补偿控制

针对不确定混沌系统控制问题, 研究了一种基于共轭梯度法(conjugate gradient algorithm, CGA)的多项式函数模型 (polynomial-basis-functions model, PBFM)的补偿控制方法. 该方法首先用PBFM对混沌系统的动力学特性进行拟合, 然后用拟合好的PBFM模型对不确定混沌系统进行前馈补偿控制. 该方法的特点是不需要被控混沌系统的数学模型, 可以快速跟踪任意给定的参考信号. 数值仿真试验表明了该方法不仅具有响应速度快、控制精度高, 而且具有较强的抑制混沌系统参数摄动能力和抗干扰能力. 关键词： 混沌控制 多项式函数模型 共轭梯度法     

Application of SNiPER framework to BESIII physics analysis

A fast physics analysis framework has been developed based on SNiPER to process the increasingly large data sample collected by BESIII. In this framework, a reconstructed event data model with SmartRef is designed to improve the speed of Input/Output operations, and necessary physics analysis tools are migrated from BOSS to SNiPER. A real physics analysis e⁺e^- +π⁺π^-J/ψ is used to test the new framework, and achieves a factor of 10.3 improvement in Input/Output speed compared to BOSS. Further tests show that the improvement is mainly attributed to the new reconstructed event data model and the lazy-loading functionality provided by SmartRef.     

低温辐射计的结构优化方案设计

传统低温辐射计的布儒斯特窗口会对传递探测器的绝对光谱响应率定标产生较大的影响。文中阐述了低温辐射计对传递探测器的传统定标过程;分析定标过程中因布儒斯特窗口及窗口复现导致定标精度降低的原因;提出一种新的定标结构。该结构中低温辐射计和传递探测器安置于同心弧形轨道上,二者通过精密电机的控制可以分时切入定标光路,实现传递探测器相对于低温辐射计的绝对定标。新的定标结构能够完全消除布儒斯特窗口在传递探测器定标过程中的影响,降低测量激光功率约50%的不确定度,可以进一步降低辐射定标溯源基准的不确定度,提高定标的精度。     

高能激光能量计溯源问题研究北大核心

由于高能激光能量计标定过程中没有标准的能量测量装置和标准的激光源,无法采用常规方法对其进行标校。提出了一种利用现有小能量计从低到高逐级多次传递不确定度的方法,以及一种利用能量等效原理对激光能量计进行标校的方法。不确定度传递法方法简单,但环节较多导致不确定度较大。等效标定法包括电标法和光标法,电标法对设计要求较高,但求解过程相对简单。光标法工程实现难度要低得多,但必须事先对灯组余热及热损失进行测算。等效法的三个条件与误差大小关系紧密,在结构设计中必须严格考虑,它是提高测量准确性的根本,其次要尽量减少不确定度传递的中间环节,最后需要对误差项进行科学分析和测定,在此基础上对这些项进行相应的修正和补偿。     

光折变两波耦合对光扇开效应的抑制作用

以多个两波耦合（ＴＷＭ）相位栅模型建立了考虑光扇开效应后的动态两波耦合方程，通过数值求解揭示了在大信号两波耦合对光扇开效应的抑制作用和在小信号下光束扇开损耗对两波耦合影响的规律，并进行了相应的实验研究。     

斩波法在激光微能量计标定中的应用

针对激光微能量测量的问题,提出一种激光微能量计标定新方法与装置。研究内容包括使用稳功率连续激光作为光源,通过基于斩波的脉冲发生器组件产生微能量的脉冲激光,分别使用脉冲宽度测量组件与功率测量组件进行采集、软件分析,计算微能量值及通过比对给出待标定能量计的修正系数,计算机自动控制。结果表明,该方法获得的脉冲激光波形稳定,脉冲宽度测量不确定度为0.08%,激光功率测量不确定度为0.25%,实现了对0.1 pJ～1 mJ的激光能量进行准确复现和传递。     

BESIII 实验对奇特态 X(3872) 的研究

量子色动力学允许超出夸克模型中重子和介子的奇特态的存在。对奇特态的研究是当前高能物理实验的热门话题之一。X(3872)是第一个被实验上观测到的奇特态候选者。实验和理论上对X(3872)的研究从未间断,这使得X(3872)成为了解最好的奇特态。运行在北京正负电子对撞机(BEPCII)上的北京谱仪(BESIII)实验积累了大量的质心能量从3.87 到 4.70 GeV的正负电子对撞数据样本。利用这些数据样本,得到了很多关于X(3872)的实验结果。本文将回顾BESIII上关于X(3872)所取得一系列成果及最新实验进展。对X(3872)等奇特态的研究,将有利于我们对自然界的基本相互作用的理解,也将促进标准模型理论的完善。     

低温辐射计测量系统中的光路调整

低温辐射计是目前光辐射测量不确定度最低的仪器。测量不确定度主要依赖于光路的调整和实验环境条件的控制。本文介绍了用低温辐射计测量激光功率的实验装置和调节方法 ,并提出了一种用直角棱镜观察、调节低温辐射计的新方法     

Primary vertex reconstruction based on the Kalman filter technique at BESⅢ

Primary vertex reconstruction is crucial to estimate the beam profile in collision experiments. We study the principle of an iterative process, called the Kalman filter method, and apply it to primary vertex reconstruction at BESⅢ. A Newton procedure to find the zero point of the distance function's gradient is used for primary vertex finding in 3-dimensional space. Results are obtained based on raw data at BESⅢ.     

光折变晶体中的稳态光扇

指出在高增益的光折变晶体内光束自身的多波混合是光扇形成的一个可能起因．通过光束自身的多波耦合作用，光能从低空间频率成分转移至高频成分上，从而形成宽角分布的扇形轮廓，所以放大噪声和放大光束中高频成分在光扇效应中都起重要的作用． 关键词：     

基于PSO优化LSSVM的未知模型混沌系统控制

由于混沌系统存在非线性、不确定性等特点, 常规的控制方法难以获得满意的结果. 提出一种基于PSO优化LSSVM模型参数的混沌系统控制方法. 该方法利用PSO算法的收敛速度快和全局收敛能力, 优化LSSVM模型的惩罚因子和核函数参数, 避免了人为选择参数的盲目性, 提高了LSSVM模型的预测精度. 另外, 该方法不需要被控混沌系统的解析模型, 且当测量噪声存在情况下控制仍然有效. 仿真实验结果表明了该方法的有效性和可行性. 关键词： 混沌系统控制 粒子群算法 最小二乘支持向量机     

基于3G网络和CAN总线的汽车远程控制系统设计

针对传统汽车远程控制系统时延高、安全性差等问题,提出了新的远程控制方案,实现了远程服务器通过车载控制终端对车载网络中各节点设备的远程控制;在远程服务器与车载控制终端通信过程中采用3G网络、TCP协议和AES加密,降低了系统的通信时延,提高了系统的可靠性和安全性;车载控制终端与各节点设备采用CAN总线网络进行通信,实现了对各节点的有效控制;经过测试,系统能很好地满足远程服务器对车门窗、车灯、报警器和发动机等节点设备远程控制时延和安全性的要求,各节点响应快,可靠性高,具有较强的实时性和良好的扩展性。     

A Solver for Helmholtz System Generated by the Discretization of Wave Shape Functions

An interesting discretization method for Helmholtz equations was introduced in B. Després [1]. This method is based on the ultra weak variational formulation (UWVF) and the wave shape functions, which are exact solutions of the governing Helmholtz equation. In this paper we are concerned with fast solver for the system generated by the method in [1]. We propose a new preconditioner for such system, which can be viewed as a combination between a coarse solver and the block diagonal preconditioner introduced in [13]. In our numerical experiments, this preconditioner is applied to solve both two-dimensional and three-dimensional Helmholtz equations, and the numerical results illustrate that the new preconditioner is much more efficient than the original block diagonal preconditioner.