Structural, mechanical, thermodynamic, and electronic properties of thorium hydrides from first-principles

We perform first-principles calculations of the structural, electronic, mechanical, and thermodynamic properties of thorium hydrides (ThH2 and Th4H15) based on the density functional theory with generalized gradient approximation. The equilibrium geometries, the total and partial densities of states, charge density, elastic constants, elastic moduli, Poisson's ratio, and phonon dispersion curves for these materials are systematically investigated and analyzed in comparison with experiments and previous calculations. These results show that our calculated equilibrium structural parameters are well consistent with experiments. The Th-H bonds in all thorium hydrides exhibit weak covalent character, but the ionic properties for ThH2 and Th4H15 are different due to their different hydrogen concentration. It is found that while in ThH2 about 1.5 electrons transfer from each Th atom to H, in Th4H15 the charge transfer from each Th atom is around 2.1 electrons. Our calculated phonon spectrum for the stable body-centered tetragonal phase of ThH2 accords well with experiments. In addition we show that ThH2 in the fluorite phase is mechanically and dynamically unstable.

~(230)Acβ-延发裂变概率的测定

由60MeV/μ18O离子照射天然钍靶所引起的232Th-2p反应产生230Ra,通过放射化学分离方法从被照射的靶中提取出镭元素并制成薄源,经230Ra230Ac得到230Ac.用云母裂变径迹探测器和PHGeγ射线探测器对来自源中的裂变碎片和γ谱进行记录和测量,借助于所测得的两个裂变事件和γ谱,鉴别了β-延发裂变核230Ac,得到了它的β-延发裂变概率为（1.19±0.85）×10-8.

~(230)Ac β延发裂变

本文叙述了远离beta稳定线新核素合成尤其是beta延发裂变研究的重要意义,介绍了beta延发裂变先驱~(230)Ac的搜索及其延发裂变几率的测定。

寻找~(230)U的集团衰变

使用35MeV质子轰击ThO2,通过232Th(p,3n)230Pa反应产生目标核。用放射化学分离法从靶材料和其它反应产物中分离Pa,制备薄的Pa源。用HPGe探测器测量Pa源的γ能谱,使用聚乙烯对苯二酸酯(PTEP)固体径迹探测器记录重离子径迹,首次发现了230U发射22Ne离子的稀有衰变模式,并获得了它相对于α粒子发射的分支比为(1.3±0.8)×10-14。

~(230)Ac的β延发裂变

用 6 0MeV/u18O离子轰击ThO2 ,通过多核子转移和靶的耗散碎裂反应产生2 3 0 Ra。利用放射化学分离技术 ,将镭与钍及其它反应产物分离并制备成薄镭源。该源对云母裂变径迹探测器暴光 ,用高纯锗探测器测量镭源的γ活度 ;用氢氟酸溶液对云母箔进行蚀刻 ,使用光学显微镜观测云母箔中的裂变径迹。首次观测到了可能来自2 3 0 Acβ延发裂变的两个事件 ,获得它的 β延发裂变几率为 (1 19± 0 85 )× 10 -8。

~(230)Acβ延发裂变的观测(英文)

搜索了２３０Ａｃβ延发裂变．由 ６０ＭｅＶ／ｕ１８Ｏ离子照射２３２Ｔｈ，通过多核子转移反应产生２３０Ｒａ．经放射化学分离和薄的２３０Ｒａ→β－２３０Ａｃ源的制备，获得了 １０８ 个２３０Ａｃ原子．该源对云母裂变径迹探测器曝光．借助于所测的γ能谱和两个裂变事件，鉴别了β延发裂变核２３０Ａｃ，得到了它的β延发裂变几率为（１． １９± ０．８５）× １０－８．