High efficiency event-counting thermal neutron imaging using a Gd-doped micro-channel plate

An event-counting thermal neutron imaging detector based on 3 mol % nattGd2O3-doped micro-channel plate （MCP） has been developed and tested. A thermal neutron imaging experiment was carried out with a low flux neutron beam. Detection efficiency of 33% was achieved with only one doped MCP. The spatial resolution of 72μ m RMS is currently limited by the readout anode. A detector with larger area and improved readout method is now being developed.     

暗物质寻找实验中CsI(Tl)晶体反符合探测器实验研究

一个正在建设的位于韩国Y2L地下实验室的低能暗物质探测实验中, 采用了CsI(Tl)晶体反符合探测器作为主动屏蔽体. 本工作对CsI(Tl)晶体反符合探测器的实验性能进行了研究. 通过FADC系统记录的脉冲波形数据, 研究了探测器的能量分辨率和波形甄别的能力; 研究相同能量γ射线入射到反符合探测器不同位置的相对光输出将有助于选择探测器的工作参数; 为了解晶体自身放射性对暗物质测量的影响, 利用低本底HPGe探测器对CsI(Tl)晶体内部的放射性进行了测量, 得到晶体内部Cs同位素的放射性活度. 探测器系统进行了约18d的试运行取数. 实验数据表明, CsI(Tl)晶体探测器的反符合效率约为31% HPGe探测器的本底计数率水平约为133cpd. 为了进行暗物质探测研究, 需要采取有效的方法进一步降低探测器的本底水平.     

A novel CZT detector using strengthened electric field line anode

In this paper, we report on the design, simulation and testing of a novel CZT detector with an electrode named the Strengthened Electric Field Line Anode (SEFLA). The Strengthened Electric Field (SEF) technique and Single Polarity Charge Sensing (SPCS) technique are implemented. It could achieve the same performance as Coplanar Grid, Pixel Array CZT detectors but requires only a simple readout system. Geant4, Ansoft Maxwell and a self-developed Induced Current Calculator (ICC) package are used to develop an understanding of how the energy spectrum is formed, and the parameters of the detector are optimized. A prototype is fabricated. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of this design. The test shows that the SEFLA detector achieves a FWHM of 6.0% @59.5 keV and 1.6% @662 keV, which matches well with the simulations.     

Limits on light WIMPs with a 1 kg-scale germanium detector at 160 eVee physics threshold at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory

We report results of a search for light weakly interacting massive particle(WIMP) dark matter from the CDEX-1 experiment at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory(CJPL). Constraints on WIMP-nucleon spin-independent(SI) and spin-dependent(SD) couplings are derived with a physics threshold of 160 eVee, from an exposure of 737.1 kg-days. The SI and SD limits extend the lower reach of light WIMPs to 2 GeV and improve over our earlier bounds at WIMP mass less than 6 GeV.     

Study on the TU gas for the GEM-TPC detector

In this paper several different working gas mixtures for GEM-TPC were evaluated based on a Garfield simulation. Among them, Ar：CH4：CF4=90：7：3 （named herein TU gas） was selected for a detailed study because of its better performance. Some performances of drift velocity, transverse diffusion, spatial resolution and the effective number of electrons in various electric fields were obtained. The performance of a GEM-TPC prototype working in the TU gas was studied and compared with that in Ar：CH4=90：10 （P10 gas）.     

碘化钾-甲基异丁基甲酮萃取-电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-OES)法测定磷酸一铵、磷酸二铵中铊含量

通过对观测方式、测定波长、共存元素干扰等因素进行分析和条件优化,建立了碘化钾-甲基异丁基甲酮(KI-MIBK)萃取电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-OES)法测定磷酸一铵、磷酸二铵中铊含量的方法。实验表明,直接采用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法进行测定时,磷酸一铵、磷酸二铵中的锰元素对分析结果有正干扰。通过萃取分离,干扰被排除,测定结果准确、可靠。在0～1.0mg/L范围内,铊的质量浓度与光谱强度呈良好的线性关系,线性相关系数达1.000 0。方法检出限为0.007 2mg/kg,相对标准偏差为4.3%(n=10),加标回收率在97.0%～101%。     

气相色谱无阀切换流程和“组合”检测器的研究

气相色谱作为一种快速、高效、高灵敏度的分析方法,其应用范围越来越广。目前多通道(multichannel)、多维(multi-dimension)、多种检测器、多功能和全盘自动化的仪器,以及随着微处理机化的迅猛发展,使气相色谱进入了向“智能化”发展的新阶段,为了实现“智能化”色谱的操作控制自动化、条件方法最佳化以及谱图分析计算机化的要求。必须使色谱分析或色谱仪的“硬件”——柱系统成     

次氮基三丙酸与铍离子螯合作用的研究

采用分光光度法研究了次氮基三丙酸(3,3',3'-Nitrilotripropionic Acid,NTP)与稀有金属铍元素之间的螯合作用,并测定了NTP在不同时间,pH值,Be2+浓度等条件下对Be2+的螯合性能。研究发现在室温25℃,pH=6.0条件下,NTP对Be2+的螯合在较短的时间内完成,2h左右达到最大,NTP对Be2+螯合物的摩尔比为1∶1,条件稳定常数lgK为4.35。螯合反应时pH值对NTP与Be2+螯合量有着重要的影响。当螯合反应显弱酸性时,NTP对Be2+的螯合较为稳定。     

固相萃取-微乳液相色谱法对化妆品中8种激素的同时测定

建立了固相萃取-微乳液相色谱同时测定化妆品中糖皮质激素、雌激素、雄激素、孕激素等8种激素药物的新方法。化妆品样品用甲醇超声提取,经Cleanert ODS-SPE固相萃取柱纯化后,以Venusil ASB C8(T)(4.6 mm×200 mm,5μm,30 nm)为色谱柱,3.0%十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)-6.6%正丁醇-0.8%正辛烷-89.6%水为流动相,检测波长为240 nm。结果表明,8种激素在15 min内达到基线分离,线性范围为0.5~30 mg/L,相关系数r均大于0.999 5。在低、中、高3种加标水平下,8种激素的平均回收率为82%~109%;相对标准偏差为1.5%~5.4%;检出限为0.04~0.07 ng。     

A numerical model of a coated capillary-plate thermal neutron collimator

A novel thermal neutron collimator was successfully fabricated by coating the inner surface of the capillary plate (CP) with gadolinium oxide using atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology. This CP-based collimator is efficient and compact. A numerical model is presented in the paper to estimate the main performance characteristics of the collimator and to optimize the design for specific applications. According to the results of the calculation based on currently available CPs, the FWHM of the collimator's rocking curve can be smaller than 0.15° while suppressing more than 99.9% of the incident thermal neutrons on the double wings of the curve. Such a coated CP is as thin as 1.25 mm or even thinner, providing high angular resolution with good transmission in a very limited space.