Study of a magnetic alloy-loaded RF cavity for bunch compression at the CSR

The Heavy Ion Research Facility and Cooling Storage Ring (HIRFL-CSR) accelerator in Lanzhou offers a unique possibility for the generation of high density and short pulse heavy ion beams by non-adiabatic bunch compression longitudinally, which is implemented by a fast jump of the RF-voltage amplitude. For this purpose, an RF cavity with high electric field gradient loaded with Magnetic Alloy cores has been developed. The results show that the resonant frequency range of the single-gap RF cavity is from 1.13 MHz to 1.42 MHz, and a maximum RF voltage of 40 kV with a total length of 100 cm can be obtained, which can be used to compress heavy ion beams of U-238(72+) with 250 MeV/u from the initial bunch length of 200 ns to 50 ns with the coaction of the two single-gap RF cavity mentioned above.

Design optimization of the APF DTL in the SSC-linac

A linear accelerator as a new injector for the SSC (Separated Sector Cyclotron) of the HIRFL (Heavy ton Research Facility Lanzhou) is being designed. The DTL (Drift-Tube-Linac) has been designed to accelerate U-238(34+) from 0.140 MeV/u to 0.97 MeV/u. To the first accelerating tank which accelerates U-238(34+) to 0.54 MeV/u, the approach of Alternating-Phase-Focusing (APF) is applied. The phase array is obtained by coupling optimization software Dakota and beam optics code LINREV. With the hybrid of Multi-objective Genetic Algorithm (MOGA) and a pattern search method, an optimum array of asynchronous phases is determined. The final growth, both transversely and longitudinally, can meet the design requirements. In this paper, the deign optimization of the APF DTL is presented.

PIC mode simulation of solenoid collimation channel

A new SSC (Separated Sector Cyclotron)-Linac is being designed to serve as an injector for the SSC at the HIRFL (Heavy Ion Research Facility Lanzhou). The beam intensity at the LEBT (Low Energy Beam Transport) for the heavy ions after the selection is typically low and the space charge effects are inconspicuous. The space charge effects become obvious when the beam current increases to a few hundred microamperes. The emittance growth deriving from the space charge effects may be particularly troublesome for the following linac and cyclotron. An optical system containing three solenoids has been designed for the LEBT to limit the beam emittance and to avoid the unnecessary beam loss in the cyclotron, as well as for the purpose of immunizing the LEBT emittance growth due to the space charge effects. The results of the PIG (Particle-In-Cell) mode simulation illustrate that this channel could limit the beam emittance growth and increase the beam brightness.

Measurement of the total reaction cross section for the mirror nuclei N-12 and B-12

The mirror nuclei N-12 and B-12 are separated by the Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou (RIBLL) at HIRFL from the breakup of 78.6 MeV/u N-14 on a Be target. The total reaction cross-sections of N-12 at 34.9 MeV/u and B-12 at 54.4 MeV/u on a Si target have been measured by using the transmission method. Assuming N-12 consists of a C-11 core plus one halo proton, the excitation function of N-12 and B-12 on a Si target and a C target were calculated with the Glauber model. It can fit the experimental data very well. The characteristic halo structure for N-12 was found with a large diffusion of the protons density distribution.

~(12)C~(6+)离子束辐照紫苏干种子当代效应；Effects of Irradiation with ~(12)C~(6+) Ions on M1 Characters of Perilla frutescens(L.) Britt

利用兰州重离子研究装置(HIRFL)提供的12C6+离子束辐照紫苏干种子(辐照剂量为40,80和120Gy,剂量率4Gy/min),探讨了重离子束辐照对紫苏M1代的生物学效应。结果发现,经不同剂量的12C6+离子束辐照后,紫苏种子的发芽率、发芽势、存活率、株高、分枝数、单株产量和千粒重等生物学性状均发生了变化,其中发芽势、单株产量和千粒重随辐照剂量的提高而降低,且有明显的剂量效应关系,但发芽率、大田成活率、株高和分枝数却随辐照剂量的增大,呈现出明显的"抛物线"趋势;紫苏幼苗根尖细胞的微核率和染色体畸变率随辐照剂量增加呈线性增加关系。这表明:12C6+重离子束辐照紫苏种子,具有明显的当代损伤效应,在本试验剂量范围内,低剂量辐照对发芽率和成活率有促进作用。

Production of highly charged ion beams with SECRAL

Superconducting electron cyclotron resonance ion source with advanced design in Lanzhou (SECRAL) is an all-superconducting-magnet electron cyclotron resonance ion source (ECRIS) for the production of intense highly charged ion beams to meet the requirements of the Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou (HIRFL). To further enhance the performance of SECRAL, an aluminum chamber has been installed inside a 1.5 mm thick Ta liner used for the reduction of x-ray irradiation at the high voltage insulator. With double-frequency (18+14.5 GHz) heating and at maximum total microwave power of 2.0 kW, SECRAL has successfully produced quite a few very highly charged Xe ion beams, such as 10 e mu A of Xe37+, 1 e mu A of Xe43+, and 0.16 e mu A of Ne-like Xe44+. To further explore the capability of the SECRAL in the production of highly charged heavy metal ion beams, a first test run on bismuth has been carried out recently. The main goal is to produce an intense Bi31+ beam for HIRFL accelerator and to have a feel how well the SECRAL can do in the production of very highly charged Bi beams. During the test, though at microwave power less than 3 kW, more than 150 e mu A of Bi31+, 22 e mu A of Bi41+, and 1.5 e mu A of Bi50+ have been produced. All of these results have again demonstrated the great capability of the SECRAL source. This article will present the detailed results and brief discussions to the production of highly charged ion beams with SECRAL.

New development of advanced superconducting electron cyclotron resonance ion source SECRAL (invited)

Superconducting electron cyclotron resonance ion source with advance design in Lanzhou (SECRAL) is an 18-28 GHz fully superconducting electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source dedicated for highly charged heavy ion beam production. SECRAL, with an innovative superconducting magnet structure of solenoid-inside-sextupole and at lower frequency and lower rf power operation, may open a new way for developing compact and reliable high performance superconducting ECR ion source. One of the recent highlights achieved at SECRAL is that some new record beam currents for very high charge states were produced by 18 GHz or 18+14.5 GHz double frequency heating, such as 1 e mu A of Xe-129(43+), 22 e mu A of Bi-209(41+), and 1.5 e mu A of Bi-209(50+). To further enhance the performance of SECRAL, a 24 GHz/7 kW gyrotron microwave generator was installed and SECRAL was tested at 24 GHz. Some promising and exciting results at 24 GHz with new record highly charged ion beam intensities were produced, such as 455 e mu A of Xe-129(27+) and 152 e mu A of Xe-129(30+), although the commissioning time was limited within 3-4 weeks and rf power only 3-4 kW. Bremsstrahlung measurements at 24 GHz show that x-ray is much stronger with higher rf frequency, higher rf power. and higher minimum mirror magnetic field (minimum B). Preliminary emittance measurements indicate that SECRAL emittance at 24 GHz is slightly higher that at 18 GHz. SECRAL has been put into routine operation at 18 GHz for heavy ion research facility in Lanzhou (HIRFL) accelerator complex since May 2007. The total operation beam time from SECRAL for HIRFL accelerator has been more than 2000 h, and Xe-129(27+), Kr-78(19+), Bi-209(31+), and Ni-58(19+) beams were delivered. All of these new developments, the latest results, and long-term operation for the accelerator have again demonstrated that SECRAL is one of the best in the performance of ECR ion source for highly charged heavy ion beam production. Finally the future development of SECRAL will be presented.

Some Superconducting Magnets at IMP

Some superconducting magnets research at IMP (Institute of Modern Physics, CAS, Lanzhou) will be described in this paper. Firstly, a superconducting electron cyclotron resonance ion source (SECRAL) was successfully built to produce intense beams of highly charged heavy ions for Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou (HIRFL). An innovation design of SECRAL is that the three axial solenoid coils are located inside of a sextupole bore in order to reduce the interaction forces between the sextupole coils and the solenoid coils. For 28 GHz operation, the magnet assembly can produce peak mirror fields on axis of 3.6 T at injection, 2.2 T at extraction, and a radial sextupole field of 2.0 T at plasma chamber wall. Some excellent results of ion beam intensity have been produced and SECRAL has been put into operation to provide highly charged ion beams for HIRFL since May 2007. Secondly, a super-ferric dipole prototype of FAIR Super-FRS is being built by FCG (FAIR China Group) in cooperation with GSI. Its superconducting coils and cryostat is made and tested in the Institute of Plasma Physics (IPP, Hefei), and it more 50 tons laminated yoke was made in IMP. This super-ferric dipole static magnetic field was measured in IMP, it reach to the design requirement, ramping field and other tests will be done in the future. Thirdly, a 3 T superconducting homogenous magnetic field solenoid with a 70 mm warm bore has been developed to calibrate Hall sensor, some testing results is reported. And a penning trap system called LPT (Lanzhou Penning Trap) is now being developed for precise mass measurements.

丰中子新核素238Th的合成、鉴别和230Ac b 延发裂变的观测

新核素的合成及衰变性质的研究一直是核物理科学的前沿领域，它对于人类拓广对原子核运动规律的认识有着十分重要的意义。本文首先概述了新核素合成的意义、方法，并简要阐述了一种奇异的衰变方式—β~-延发裂变，为实验部分的论述提供理论基础。在实验部分，本文阐述了用放射化学方法研究了钍、钡、镭等复杂反应产物的化学分离。通过在Th的分离中引用PMBP萃取和反萃体系，并采用氧化还原体系有效地去除了绝大多数杂质元素，特别是非常好的去除了碘和溴离子的沾污，较好地完成了Th与其它反应产物的分离。对Ba、Ra的分离主要采用快速的阳离子交换流程，达到了满意的分离效果。对用中能~(18)O离子束照射铀、钍的反应产物进行分离，对分离出的钍、钡、镭样品进行了γ（X）单谱和时间序列谱测量。并对记录下来的样品的谱图进行了分析。使用上述方法，我们在兰州重离子加速器（HIRFL）上用~(18)O离子照射重铀酸铵靶，通过多核子转移反应，首次合成并鉴别了新核素不相识~(238)Th。 同时通过不同的反应道产生~(237)Th，并对~(237)Th的半衰期进行了测定；在HIRFL上用~(18)O离子照射氧化钍靶对~(230)Ra的子体~(230)Ac的β~-延发裂变现象进行了观测，在被Ra样品爆光的云母径迹探测器上观察到了两个裂变径迹，从ThO_2靶中用三次BaCl_2沉淀法分离出钡、使用γ谱学这技术测定了十多个Ba的放射性同位素的截面。

重离子束辐照对植物组织培养及转基因操作的影响

目的：建立重离子束辐照结合植物组织培养技术进行植物诱变的新方法，使用该方法率先开展植物组织细胞的传能线密度（LET）生物学效应的研究，尝试重离子束辐照结合农杆菌转染及质粒微注射法转基因操作。 材料与方法：采用兰州重离子研究装置(HIRFL)加速的碳离子束辐照非洲紫罗兰、丽格海棠、新几内亚凤仙以及紫花苜蓿的外植体，测定形态学指标，计算不同外植体的相对生物学效应（RBE）。以非洲紫罗兰叶片外植体为对象研究RBE随LET的变化关系。使用氖离子束辐照烟草叶片外植体结合农杆菌转染方法进行赤霉素4（GA4）基因转染实验；使用碳离子束辐照苜蓿愈伤组织结合质粒微注射方法进行β－葡萄糖苷酸酶（GUS）基因转染实验。 结果： 1. 不同剂量的936MeV的碳离子束和8MV的X射线辐照三种花卉及一种牧草的外植体后，基于存活率的RBE值分别为2.3、1.6、2.1和4.0； 2. LET值在31~151keV/μm区间的碳离子束辐照非洲紫罗兰叶片外植体。基于鲜重增殖（FWI）的RBE值随LET的增加而增加，151keV/μm时达到最高值6.7； 3. 烟草离体叶片外植体经过5Gy的1600MeV氖离子束辐照后进行农杆菌转基因操作，最终获得转染率为3.9%，单纯农杆菌转基因的转染效率为3.2%； 4. 20Gy的936MeV的碳离子束辐照苜蓿愈伤组织后结合组织表面pBI121质粒溶液微量注射处理后，获得GUS基因瞬间表达效率高达84.6%。 结论： 1. 不同花卉植物组织培养用外植体的辐照敏感性不同，本研究发现丽格海棠的辐射敏感性最高，其次是新几内亚凤仙，非洲紫罗兰的最不敏感； 2. 不同花卉植物外植体经离子束辐照诱变处理后，得到的再生植株突变类型不尽相同，主要包括叶的突变和茎的突变； 3. RBE的随LET的增大而增加可以归因于离子在生物体中能量沉积的增加，研究发现各生物学终止点受到损伤或者抑制的程度基本上是随着LET的增大而增大； 4. 通过离子束辐照结合植物组织培养方法最终获得了非洲紫罗兰叶绿素缺失突变体，该突变体通过植物组织培养技术能够稳定遗传； 5. 中能氖离子束辐照能够略微提高烟草农杆菌转基因的转化效率，辐照能够使再生植株花期提前； 6. 中能碳离子束辐照结合苜蓿愈伤组织表面微量注射质粒溶液法进行转基因操作能获得更高的基因转染效率

多级差分真空系统设计、计算和调试

兰州重离子加速器（HIRFL）后束运线TR2实验终端，是一个用于开展超重核研究的实验终端，实验系统工作时要求充入氦气，压强为100Pa左右，而后束运线上真空度要求为10E-6Pa，所以如何实现从实验终端充气压强为100Pa到后束运线上压强为10E-6Pa真空度的顺利过渡便成了一个重要课题。 本文从差分真空系统的原理着手，通过对差分系统材料、测量元件以及排气系统的选择，排气性能测试等，设计了TR2实验终端差分真空系统——四级差分真空系统。通过安装测试，将理论计算值与静态测试结果做了比较，引出了差分系统中充气气流效应的概念，并对该系统中充气气流效应进行定量和定性的分析，改进了差分真空系统的设计。 本文用真空系统中气体的流动与电子学电路中电子的流动相等效的思路，把四级差分真空系统等效成电子学电路，并用PSpice软件仿真计算四级差分真空系统中各级差分真空室的压力分布，并与实验结果作比较。 理论计算和静态测试结果均表明，TR2实验终端利用四级差分真空系统，可以实现从100Pa到后束运线上10E-6Pa真空度的顺利过渡

中子墙探测器前端电子学研究

随着国家大科学工程兰州重离子加速器冷却储存环(HIRFL-CSR)建成，CSRm实验探测系统也正在建设当中。CSRm实验探测系统由外靶系统和内靶系统构成。外靶系统主要有γ探测器、多丝漂移室（MWDC）、ToF墙(ToF Wall)、中子墙（Neutron Wall）等探测器组成，主要用于核物理研究。其中，用于探测中子的中子墙探测器是外靶系统中的一个重要组成部分，它有252个探测单元，每一个探测器单元都要求既有很好的能量分辨，也要有很好的时间分辨，同时还要求数据获取率达到每秒几千个事件。对于这样先进的探测器和大型实验探测系统采用传统的电子学仪器和方法已经无法构成读出电子学系统，建造与之相配的读出电子学系统是极为重要的和亟待解决的工作。为此，我们设计研发适合于中子墙探测器这样的大型闪烁体探测器的前端电子学读出系统。包括三大部分：16道电荷幅度转换电路（QAC），16道时间幅度转换电路（TAC）和有效信号判断电路。本论文的主要内容如下：在第一章绪论中，介绍了论文课题的出发点以及课题的意义，并对课题的背景进行了介绍。第二章介绍我们所自行设计的中子墙探测器的特点、结构。分析了中子墙探测器的输出信号的特点以及对后续前端电子学读出系统的要求。第三章是本论文两大核心部分之一，是本论文的创新点所在。主要介绍了我们电荷幅度转换的新方法，结合通常的QAC电路方法和具体的实际情况，我们自行提出了一种新的QAC电路，包括以下几个部分：差分输入电路、电流分割、上下恒流源、门控电流积分器。我们的创新点在于，我们用上下恒流源分别代替了通常QAC中作为电流分配的电流镜像和作为电流基准的电阻，这样一来更容易得到比较稳定的偏置电流，从而能够得到更高的转换精度。第四章是本论文的另外一个核心部分，首先我们论述了核电子学时间测量的几种方法，在对它们进行对比后，结合中子墙的实际特点，我们确定了采用起停型的TAC方法。然后介绍了TAC的原理，以及具体的电路结构。第五章主要的内容是对我们整个电路的逻辑电路进行了详细的介绍，它包括16道QAC和16道TAC的积分控制信号和泄放控制信号的产生电路以及有效信号判断电路。详细论述了这些逻辑关系以及如何在CPLD实现，并且给出了仿真结果。第六章详细讨论了我们在设计PCB板时遇到的问题及其解决方法。第七章介绍了多路QAC和多路TAC主要指标及其测试方法、步骤、结果并给出了误差分析。在总结部分我们回顾了我们整个工作的过程，介绍了论文的主要成果和创新点以及对于整个CSR工程的意义。本论文的创新点： 1、提出了一种新型的QAC电路。 2、将16道QAC和16道TAC以及有效信号判断电路集成在一个插件中提高了电路的集成度，并为最终集成在一片ASIC芯片中打下坚实的基础。 3、用可编程逻辑器件代替ECL器件来构建逻辑电路，降低了功耗和成本并提高了系统的可靠性

Kicker电源数字延迟线及低压监测系统设计

踢轨磁铁（Kicker）电源系统是HIRFL-CSR注入引出系统中实现快引出的一个关键元件，主要功能是为踢轨磁铁提供快脉冲励磁电流以产生所需要的快脉冲磁场。Kicker电源提供的是高电压大电流的快脉冲，电流脉冲上升沿和下降沿为150ns,脉冲宽度为650ns,其脉冲峰值电流为2700A，工作周期为10s-17s。因此及时监控Kicker电源闸流管的工作状况以及电流脉冲波形特性至关重要。本文针对踢轨磁铁（Kicker）电源的需要，进行了Kicker电源监测系统的设计，主要针对闸流管误漏导通检测、电流脉冲宽度过宽过窄检测、脉冲宽度测量及脉冲计数等功能提出了电路的工作原理，并设计了具体电路。系统输入端采用光纤接口，而输出端采用了PLC数字I/O接口。由于采用PLC接收监测电路板的信号来完成对Kicker电源的监控报警，基于此编写了相关PLC程序，并调试通过。该监测系统电路板已调试完成，可以很好地完成对Kicker电源系统较为全面的状态监测，方便地对Kicker电源系统状态进行监控。另外，为了解决Kicker电源系统脉冲同步的问题，以满足兰州重离子加速器冷却储存环（HIRFL-CSR）环踢轨磁铁（Kicker）电源对电流脉冲进行适当延迟的要求，还分别设计了ECL高速可程控数字延迟线电路系统和基于CPLD的数字延迟线系统，分析介绍了数字延迟线系统结构、工作原理及PCB版图设计等。ECL高速可程控数字延迟线电路已初步调试通过，而基于CPLD的数字延迟线系统已完成了程序编程及仿真工作，它克服了ECL数字延迟线不能实现零延迟的缺点，且可以通过修改VHDL程序来设置出更多位的可编程数字延迟线，方便灵活

CSR真空控制系统的研究

本论文主要解决CSR真空系统的控制实现与连锁保护问题。 HIRFL-CSR（Heavy Ion Research Facility at LanZhou-Cooling Storage Ring兰州重离子冷却储存环）是国家重大科学工程。为了保证CSR正常运行，超高真空系统的平均真空度必须达到6×10-9Pa，超高的真空度来之不易，CSR上任何一处真空设备发生故障，就会破坏真空度，所以CSR必须具有响应速度快、安全可靠，稳定性好的真空控制与连锁保护系统。 HIRFL-CSR真空设备有离子泵电源、分子泵、钛升华泵、阀门、真空计等。分子泵只在粗抽时使用，钛升华泵为间歇升华，因此不需要监控。需要显示和控制的设备为离子泵电源、真空计和真空阀门。通过对CSR上每个真空计的真空度数据的监测和真空阀门状态的采集，一旦真空度降低到一定阈值，立即关闭相应位置阀门（保护真空）,并给出故障报警，从而实现真空系统的连锁保护。 真空控制系统以嵌入式处理器ARM、复杂可编程逻辑器件CPLD和微控制器MSP430为核心，实现了远程数据采集、数据显示和自动控制等功能。本系统可以进行现场监控与调试，也可以通过集成的100Mbps以太网接口电路进行远程监测与控制，CSR上各处真空度和真空阀门状态自动传送到中央控制中心，中控中心也可以发送命令查询当前真空设备状态和各种读数。 本文主要介绍了基于ARM、CPLD和MSP430的嵌入式真空控制系统的设计与实现。内容主要包括(1)系统各部分硬件电路设计与真空控制功能实现 ，硬件系统调试 。(2)嵌入式uClinux操作系统构建和在其上进行的应用程序，设备驱动程序，串行通信程序的开发。（3）CPLD的VHDL程序和MSP430的C430程序设计。 本文目的是解决CSR真空控制系统问题，但对于许多远程数据采集与控制等问题的解决有重要参考价值

CSRm高频系统控制器

HIRFL-CSR（Heavy Ion Research Facility at LanZhou-Cooling Storage Ring兰州重离子冷却储存环）是国家重大科学工程，其控制系统是一个庞大的系统，由许多分控制系统组成，高频系统是其重要组成部分之一。加速器的加速过程都是由高频系统来完成的。由于高频控制系统的控制对象就是高频腔体，控制系统的稳定性和输出频率的精确性将直接影响到加速器系统的正常工作，而对于高频系统的状态回读又直接决定了对于高频系统的远程监控能力，所以高频控制系统的设计非常重要。本设计基于现场可编程逻辑门阵列FPGA和数字信号专用处理器DSP搭建， 一方面可以完成从控制中心远程控制高频腔体，另一方面也可以完成对于当前状态的读取，所经过的通道也是多样化的，包括CPCI总线通信，CANBUS总线通信或者是485总线通信。本文的内容包括了1>对于高频控制系统控制对象的分析以及各种控制参数要求。2>组成此系统的硬件部分分析选择以及硬件系统的搭建过程。3>对FPGA和DSP进行程序设计的过程和方法。本文的价值不仅在于对高频系统的控制上，对于其他数据采集系统，远程控制系统以及总线通信和数据分析算法上也有着参考价值