核电站工作场所中子能谱和周围剂量当量率测量

中子周围剂量当量是核电站辐射防护监测的主要对象之一,而中子周围剂量当量的评估强烈依赖中子的能量分布。利用自制的多球谱仪对秦山第三核电有限公司（TQNPC）重水反应堆安全壳内5个位置的中子能谱和周围剂量当量率进行了测量。该谱仪由1个³He正比计数器以及9个2.5～12英寸不同直径的聚乙烯球组成,响应函数通过MCNP程序计算,并利用标准²⁵²Cf中子源进行了校准和验证。通过测量的中子能谱,获得了不同工作区域的中子周围剂量当量率及其能量分布,并与中子周围剂量当量率仪和CR-39径迹蚀刻探测器的测量结果进行了比较,为核电站中子剂量的监测提供了相关参考数据。     

LaBr3(Ce)元件破损在线监测关键核素确定及效率校准

常用的元件破损在线监测方法受外在因素影响较大，以γ能谱中关键裂变产物核素比活度进行在线定量分析是一种可靠的元件破损监测方法。针对新型LaBr₃(Ce)元件破损监测仪，设计了元件破损模拟实验，对逸出的裂变产物采用HPGe和LaBr₃(Ce)探测器进行了对比测量。通过不同冷却时间γ能谱的核素分析，确定了¹³⁵Xe，⁸⁸Kr，¹³⁸Xe，⁸⁸Rb，¹³⁸Cs等可作为LaBr₃(Ce)元件破损γ能谱监测的关键核素。同时，制备了覆盖能量范围(250～2 400)keV，含⁶⁰Co，¹³⁷Cs，¹³³Ba；²⁴¹Am，¹⁵²Eu；¹⁰⁹Cd，⁸⁸Y，⁵⁷Co及²⁴Na的4组放射性标准溶液，在建立的效率校准系统上，校准了LaBr₃(Ce)在线监测仪的效率。在反应堆一次异常情况分析中，已校准的LaBr₃(Ce)元件破损监测仪对关键核素的现场分析结果与HPGe的取样分析结果一致，表明效率校准结果准确，校准方法可靠。     

LaBr3(Ce)元件破损在线监测关键核素确定及效率校准

常用的元件破损在线监测方法受外在因素影响较大，以γ能谱中关键裂变产物核素比活度进行在线定量分析是一种可靠的元件破损监测方法。针对新型LaBr₃(Ce)元件破损监测仪，设计了元件破损模拟实验，对逸出的裂变产物采用HPGe和LaBr₃(Ce)探测器进行了对比测量。通过不同冷却时间γ能谱的核素分析，确定了¹³⁵Xe，⁸⁸Kr，¹³⁸Xe，⁸⁸Rb，¹³⁸Cs等可作为LaBr₃(Ce)元件破损γ能谱监测的关键核素。同时，制备了覆盖能量范围(250～2 400)keV，含⁶⁰Co，¹³⁷Cs，¹³³Ba；²⁴¹Am，¹⁵²Eu；¹⁰⁹Cd，⁸⁸Y，⁵⁷Co及²⁴Na的4组放射性标准溶液，在建立的效率校准系统上，校准了LaBr₃(Ce)在线监测仪的效率。在反应堆一次异常情况分析中，已校准的LaBr₃(Ce)元件破损监测仪对关键核素的现场分析结果与HPGe的取样分析结果一致，表明效率校准结果准确，校准方法可靠。     

单球中子能谱仪的发展概况

本文调研了国内外多家实验室的多探头单球中子能谱仪技术现状,核心探测器主要是活化片、热释光剂量计、~6Li-~7Li对玻璃闪烁体、硅二极管、位置灵敏正比计数器等。针对这几种单球中子能谱仪的结构设计、能量响应模拟、能谱实验测量等进行了讨论分析。     

空间辐射剂量测量技术发展CSCD

简要介绍了用于空间辐射剂量测量的被动式和主动式仪器,并进行了对比。被动式仪器有荧光探测器、径迹蚀刻探测器、核乳胶探测器、金属箔探测器、气泡探测器和MOSFET剂量计;主动式仪器有硅半导体探测器(Liulin-4)、硅望远镜(DOSTEL、RRMD、Liulin-5、CPDS)、气体探测器(TEPC、R-16电离室)和中子谱仪(Bonner球中子谱仪、层叠闪烁谱仪)。利用多种测量方法互相补充和验证,为空间辐射剂量提供了更可靠的数据。     

太赫兹大气临边探测仪遥感中高层大气风仿真

太赫兹大气临边探测仪（TALIS）是中国正在预研的第一台THz频段的临边探测仪，主要用于高精度、高分辨率的大气遥感测量.TALIS的观测目标主要包括大气温度、大气压强、大气成分（例如H₂O，O₃，HCl，ClO，N₂O，HNO₃等）的垂直分布以及长期变化趋势.由于TALIS的频段覆盖了许多重要的吸收谱线，其观测数据中包含大气风的多普勒信息，因此可以用于反演中高层风的廓线.本文针对TALIS视线多普勒风的观测进行仿真，利用辐射传输模型（ARTS）评估了TALIS测风的潜力和相应的反演精度.结果表明，TALIS的118GHz谱仪具有较好的测量精度，在70km处的精度为12m·s-1.183GHz，633GHz和658GHz谱仪也有一定的测量信息，反演精度分别为19m·s-1（60km），19m·s-1（50km），16m·s-1（50km）.TALIS有一个候选的测风谱仪位于655GHz频段，其在55km处的反演精度为11m·s-1.此外，虽然降低谱分辨率能有效提高系统灵敏度，但并不能提高反演精度，需要通过降低系统噪声来提高测风的精度.      

基于CLYC闪烁体的中子能谱测量及反演方法

空间中子是影响航天器和航天员安全的重要辐射要素之一。优化中子探测器，提高测量效率，提升反演精度是中子测量的难点。中国空间站将搭载一种基于新型中子探测材料Cs2LiYCl6:Ce（CLYC）闪烁体的中子探测器，该探测器具有同时测量热中子和快中子，以及探测效率高等特点。针对该新型探测器的中子能谱反演，分析了不同能量中子在该探测器中的响应特点，分析了中子反演常用的概率迭代法和非负最小二乘（NNLS）法的优缺点，考虑到这2种方法在CLYC探测器反演应用中的不足，提出了基于增广矩阵的非负最小二乘（AM-NNLS）法。数值实验结果表明:AM-NNLS法具有反演运算效率高和反演相对误差小的特点，验证了所提方法的有效性。      

基于TDLAS的气体检测技术研究

TDLAS技术由于其非接触性、高灵敏度、在线响应速度快等优点，而成为当前气体浓度在线检测技术的重要发展方向之一。确定分子吸收线型函数是应用该技术的前提条件，但是目前尚没有有效的方法在线测量分子吸收线型函数，以至严重影响了TDLAS技术的测量精度，限制了其应用范围。因此，通过吸收光谱理论和波长调制理论研究TDLAS技术中谐波特征参数与分子吸收线型函数的关系，推导出蕴含分子吸收信息的谐波通项表达式，利用谐波信号间的关系特征来消除背景信号、激光强度、调制系数等因素的影响，建立了一种基于谐波信号的绝对吸收强度测量算法。以CO₂分子和H₂O分子在6982cm^-1附近的谱线为例进行数值分析和实验研究，仿真和实验结果表明，根据算法测得的分子吸收光谐波信号谱与理论吸收光谱之间的相对误差不超过5%，进一步提高了TDLAS技术的测量精度，拓宽了其应用范围。     

10 cm口径发散磁场离子推力器放电模型

为研究10 cm口径发散磁场离子推力器内部的放电过程并对后续工程改进提供参考，采用COMSOL多物理场耦合软件建立推力器放电模型，获得关键放电参数，并根据试验结果进行验证。模拟结果表明：放电室内部上游磁极和下游磁极之间形成具有强烈发散特性的磁场，并在正交电场的影响下，使电子发生以磁力线为导向中心的霍尔漂移运动；放电室内部气体压强分布均匀且基本在0.1～0.11 Pa范围内，大部分区域的中性原子密度约为1.5×10¹⁹ m^-3，流体速度在0.2～0.9 m/s的范围内且呈现明显的黏滞流特性；电子密度峰值出现在阴极出口区域，约为8.57×10¹⁸ m^-3，阳极壁面附近及栅极上游区域的等离子密度约为6.8×10¹⁷ m^-3。试验结果显示：采用E×B探针测量得到双核离子占总束流离子比为14.1%，根据COMSOL计算值得到的0.353 mA束流理论值与0.323 mA的束流实测值比对误差为9%，误差主要来自于仿真条件设置及试验测量。研究结果可为离子推力器工程化改进...     

月球表面元素含量的定量分析方法

综合了月球元素定量研究在探测手段和定量方法等方面取得的最新进展。在探测手段方面,介绍了美国最近发射的克莱门汀和月球勘探者探测器使用的多谱段成像仪、中子探测仪以及γ谱仪的主要性能,在定量方法方面,讨论Fe、Ti以及稀土元素等在定量方法上的进展。     

Presolar grains in micro-inclusions of iron meteorites

In residues of several iron meteorites, obtained by dissolution of the metal in dilute H₂SO₄, the isotopic ratio of ¹⁹⁰Os/¹⁸⁴Os has been measured by radiochemical neutron activation analysis and is found to be anomalous in several cases. The largest deviation so far seen is a 40% enrichment of ¹⁸⁴Os in a mineral of Sikhote Alin. A lack of homogenization of the two isotopes that are produced in different nucleosynthetic processes suggests that iron meteorites are more primitive than any other matter available to us so far. Isotopic composition of Xe is found to be planetary in general. However the two light isotopes ¹²⁴Xe and ¹²⁶Xe are strongly depleted in some non-magnetic residues. Correlation diagrams of isotopic ratio pairs indicate that a two component mixture model is not adequate. EPR studies of the non-magnetic fractions of the residues show a large concentration of stabilized free radicals which could be ascribed to an irradiation of micro-inclusions prior to compaction into the metal matrix.     

^(137)Cs,^(60)Co大面积航空平面源的制备技术CSCD

用于校准航空γ谱仪的137Cs,60Co大面积航空平面源对传统的涂刷制源技术提出了挑战,为确保平面上的均匀性,借鉴现代网格点阵喷涂技术,将137Cs,60Co两种放射性标准溶液分别定量滴注在底衬滤纸上,晾干后热塑封并用环氧树脂将塑封片固定在梯形铝板上,由8块梯形铝板拼接为边长1m的正六边形航空平面源。制备的航空平面源的扩展不确定度(k=2)为4%,不均匀性优于10%。     

ROSAT PSPC observations of two starburst galaxies

We present results from ROSAT observations of NGC 1808 and NGC 2903. Exposures of 10 ksec each with the PSPC detector show X-ray sources at the central positions of both galaxies which are classified as nuclear starburst galaxies. Both targets, NGC 1808 and NGC 2903 appear slightly extended in X-ray maps in the energy band 0.1–2.4 keV. The X-ray spectrum of NGC 1808 shows almost complete absorption below 0.5 keV, indicating an extremely high hydrogen column density towards that source (N_H ≈ 8 × 10²¹cm⁻² resulting from model fits on the PSPC spectrum). In case of NGC 2903, the number of counts in the ROSAT band is significantly lower than expected from a previous EINSTEIN investigation of the source.     

Interplanetary scintillations of PKS 2314+03 during occultation by comet Halley

Strong interplanetary scintillations (IPS) of the quasar 2314+03 were recorded at 103 MHz at Thaltej-Ahmedabad, India with a transit type correlation interferometer on 18, 19 and 20 December 1985, as the radio source was predicted to be occulted by the ion tail of the comet Halley.

On 18th through 20th very strong scintillations, with periodicities of 1 sec average were observed, their amplitude progressively decreasing as the source approached the tail-end. The rms variations of scintillating flux of the source on 18, 19 & 20 were about 18, 11 & 4.7 Jy, as against 3.3 Jy on control days 17 and 21 December for solar elongation of 87°.

Assuming Gaussian irregularities with weak scattering, the rms density variations, ΔN, of 10, 6, 3 and 1 elec./cm³ on 18 through 21 December, from the comet nucleus towards its tail-end, varied as (ΔN) ∝ r^−3.3 as against (ΔN) ∝ r⁻² in the solar plasma.

Quasi-periodic modulations of the enhanced scintillating flux possibly imply 10⁴ km scale-size ion condensations and mean electron density of 10³ to 10⁴ electrons/cm³ in the Halley's plasma tail.     

The luminosity dependence of the phase-averaged X-ray spectrum of the transient 42 second pulsar EXO 2030+375

We report on the evolution in the X-ray spectrum of the transient X-ray pulsar EXO 2030+375 during part of an outburst in 1985 May–August. The overall continuum spectral shape is similar to that of other accreting pulsars and can be represented by a power-law spectrum modified at low energies by significant absorption and at high-energies either by an exponential cut-off or by the effects of cyclotron scattering. As the luminosity decreased by a factor 100, the X-ray spectrum became harder with the photon index decreasing from 1.83 ± 0.01 to 1.29 ± 0.01. In addition, the high-energy cutoff decreased from 20 to 10 keV during the same interval. If the cutoff is interpreted in terms of cyclotron resonance scattering, then this implies a magnetic field strength that decreased from 2.6 × 10¹² G to 1.3 × 10¹² G. This variation implies that the cutoff energy does not provide a reliable measure of the surface magnetic field strength in this system.     

Diurnal variations of ion flux intensity on a synchronous orbit

The data from the synchronous-orbit satellites of the Gorizont series are used to study the dependences of the ion flux variation amplitudes in the synchronous altitude region (the diurnal behaviour) on particle energies and on the form and rigidity of the particle energy spectrum. The proton fluxes were measured in the energy range E 60–120 keV, and the [N,0]²⁺ and [C,N,0]⁴⁺ ion fluxes in the energy range E 60–70 keV/e.

The ratio of the diurnal variation amplitudes of the studied ions is shown to correspond to the similarity of their energy spectra in the E/Q representation. The magnetically-quiet time gradient of the distribution function F(μ,J,L) in the synchronous-orbit region is shown to be (∂F/∂L)=0 for the H⁺ and [N,0]²⁺ ions and (∂F/∂L) > 0 for the [C,N,0]⁴⁺ ions (at the values of μ corresponding to the examined energy ranges). During magnetically-disturbed periods the inner boundary of the (∂F/∂L)=0 region shifts to lower L and (∂ F/∂L) = O in the synchronous altitude region must be also for the [C,N,O]⁴⁺ ions.     

Study of the luminosity-dependent cyclotron resonance energies of the binary X-ray pulsar 4U 0115+63 with RXTE

We report on the luminosity dependent change of the cyclotron resonance energy obtained from a transient X-ray pulsar, 4U 0115+63. Using RXTE data observed on 1999 March, we found that the fundamental resonance energy stayed constant (11 keV) when the source luminosity was above 5 × 10³⁷ erg s⁻¹. As the luminosity decreased below 5 × 10³⁷ erg s⁻¹, the fundamental resonance energy gradually increased up to 16 keV at 0.16 × 10³⁷ erg s⁻¹. The luminosity dependence of the resonance energy can be understood by the change of the accretion column height.     

Microwave imaging observation of an electron stream in a solar flare

We report a Nobeyama Radioheliograph (NoRH) microwave observation of a propagating feature of non thermal emission in a solar flare. The flare had a very extended source well resolved by NoRH. In the rising phase of the microwave burst, a non-thermal gyrosynchrotron source was observed by the high-rate (10 images per second) observations to propagate from one end of the loop to the other with a speed of 9 × 10⁴ km s⁻¹. We interpret this non-thermal propagating source is emitted from streaming electrons.