重离子辐照甜高粱新品种选育及其诱变机理研究

利用重离子辐照技术对甜高粱种子进行不同剂量的诱变处理，并分析辐照后代的农艺性状、生理生化特性及基因组DNA的多态性差异，旨在选育出含糖量高、生物量高及抗逆性强的新品种，为发展生物质燃料乙醇产业提供优质的原料，并阐明重离子对甜高粱的诱变机理。主要结果如下： 1.甜高粱在田间的存活曲线表现为“类马鞍型”，随着辐照剂量的增加，其存活率先降后升再下降。 2.筛选出株高、单秆重、糖锤度、早熟型、茎粗等突变类型的材料，尤其是80Gy辐照剂量下从BJ0602中得到的早熟突变材料KFJT-1，生育期缩短了20天左右。 3.和未辐照株KFJT-CK相比，辐照突变株KFJT-1的萌芽指标表现为极显著差异（p＜0.01），其发芽势、发芽指数、活力指数和子叶长度、胚根鲜重及子叶鲜重分别下降了24％、12.69％、0.8108％和15.32％、76.27％、27.08％。 4. 利用RAPD技术对不同剂量的辐照处理检测出的多态性差异表明，不同剂量的碳离子束辐照后，不同辐照剂量对应的5种处理材料的DNA突变率分别0％、11.4％、12.2％、18.7％和17.7％。 重离子辐照可引起甜高粱各个方向的突变，有些突变材料生物量和含糖量均高，而有些突变材料表现出生长点消失、叶片扭曲、黄化等表型性状

碳离子束联合p53腺病毒重组体转染对肿瘤细胞生物学效应研究

肿瘤是严重威胁人类生命健康的常见病、多发病，不仅病因复杂、发生发展异常迅速，而且到目前为止，发病机理不完全清楚，尚无适应范围广和有特异疗效的治疗方法。因此，肿瘤治疗方法的探索依然是医学、生物学及其相关学科研究的热点。肿瘤的重离子治疗和基因治疗是近年来发展起来的新的肿瘤治疗方法。但它们同样或多或少存在一些不足。在肿瘤治疗方法的探索中，将两种或两种以上理化特性或生物学作用原理不尽相同的现有治疗方法有机结合，充分利用各自优势，取长补短，使治疗效果叠加，对肿瘤发挥协同或相加抑制作用。本研究将重离子辐射与p53腺病毒重组体(AdCMV-p53)转染有机结合，探讨了重离子辐射联合p53基因转导对肿瘤细胞的生物学作用及其可能机理。在低剂量γ辐射联合AdCMV-p53/GFP转染HT-29和PC-3细胞研究基础上，我们用不同剂量的AdCMV-p53/GFP转染经0.5 Gy、1.0 Gy、2.0 Gy 12C6+束/γ射线预辐射处理的人非小细胞肺癌(H1299细胞系，nullp53)，人肝癌细胞(HepG2细胞系，wtp53)和人宫颈癌细胞(Hela细胞系，wtp53，wtp53低水平表达)。用流式细胞分析法检测肿瘤细胞绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)、p53蛋白表达水平和细胞周期。DAPI染色后用荧光显微镜检测细胞凋亡。用RT-PCR检测外源性p53转录。用Western Blot检测外源性p53、MDM2和p21蛋白表达。用克隆形成法测定肿瘤细胞存活。通过与γ辐射联合腺病毒重组体转染组比较，观察了12C6+ 辐射联合腺病毒重组体转染对肿瘤细胞外源性p53蛋白表达、细胞周期阻滞、细胞凋亡和细胞增殖的影响。结果显示，12C6+ 辐射对AdCMV-GFP转染H1299、HepG2和Hela细胞的诱导作用明显强于γ辐射(p<0.05)。与γ辐射诱导AdCMV-GFP转染组相比，0.5 Gy 12C6+束辐射联合20 MOI AdCMV-p53转染组H1299细胞GFP阳性率增加约50% (其GFP阳性率提高到约90%)。0.5 Gy、1.0 Gy 12C6+辐射联合40 MOI AdCMV-p53转染组HepG2细胞GFP阳性率增加约44%(其阳性率分别达56.6%和76.4%)。0.5 Gy、1.0 Gy 12C6+ 束辐射联合40 MOI AdCMV-p53转染组Hela细胞GFP阳性率分别增加37.8%和50%(其阳性率分别达43.4%和59.8%)。12C6+ 辐射对AdCMV-p53转染H1299、HepG2和Hela细胞外源性p53蛋白表达的增强作用明显强于γ辐射(p<0.05)。12C6+ 辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染组各种细胞p53阳性率明显高于其它处理组同种细胞p53阳性率(p<0.05)。转染后第5天，γ辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染组3种细胞p53阳性率均降至对照水平。转染后第13天，12C6+ 辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染组3种细胞p53阳性率仍高达6－44%。12C6+ 辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染H1299细胞G0/G1、G2/M期细胞所占比例明显高于其它处理组G0/G1、G2/M期细胞所占比例(p<0.05)。与γ辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染组相比，12C6+ 辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染组G0/G1期细胞增加6－36%，G2/M期细胞增加了13－86%。12C6+ 辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染HepG2细胞G0/G1期细胞所占比例明显高于其它处理组G0/G1期细胞所占比例(p<0.05)；转染后第5天，1.0、2.0 Gy 12C6+ 辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染组G2/M期细胞所占比例明显高于γ辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染组G2/M期细胞所占比例(p<0.05)。各12C6+束辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染Hela细胞G0/G1和G2/M期细胞所占比例均明显高于单纯12C6+ 辐射组和γ射线辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染组G0/G1和G2/M期细胞所占比例(p<0.05)。各12C6+ 辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染H1299、HepG2和Hela细胞凋亡率明显高于等剂量12C6+ 单纯辐射和等剂量γ辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染组细胞凋亡率(p<0.05)。与等剂量单纯12C6+辐射和等剂量γ辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染组相比，12C6+ 辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染H1299细胞凋亡率分别增加8.0－66.0%和9.3－63.5%；12C6+束辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染HepG2细胞凋亡率分别增加0.8－32.7%和4.5－27.1%； 12C6+束辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染Hela细胞凋亡率分别增加4.8－30.7%和3.1－22.7%。低剂量12C6+ 辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染细胞存活率明显低于其它处理组同种细胞存活率(p<0.05)。结果提示，低剂量碳离子辐射对腺病毒重组体转染肿瘤细胞和靶细胞内外源p53蛋白表达的促进作用明显强于低剂量γ辐射。碳离子辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染通过促进外源性p53转导、靶细胞外源性p53蛋白表达、细胞周期阻滞和细胞凋亡等增强对肿瘤细胞的抑制。碳离子辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染对肿瘤细胞生物学作用与肿瘤细胞内在p53基因状态有关。总之，我们的研究表明，低剂量碳离子辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染，可通过促进腺病毒重组体对肿瘤细胞的转染、增强靶细胞外源性p53蛋白稳定表达及其由此而诱发的细胞周期阻滞与细胞凋亡等有效抑制肿瘤细胞。在临床上，碳离子辐射联合AdCMV-p53转染有望在提高肿瘤治疗效果的基础上，进一步降低碳离子辐射与AdCMV-p53转染的各自临床用量，减少碳离子辐射的毒副作用，降低AdCMV-p53转染的潜在生物危险性

深层治癌重离子束的配送

在辐射治疗应用方面，相比传统体外辐射疗法，高能量的重离子束流有着巨大的优势。近年来，世界上多数重离子治疗中心都对重离子的辐射特性已经进行了深入研究，从2006年起中国科学院近代物理所也开始了重离子辐射治疗肿瘤的临床实验。目前绝大多数重离子治癌中心都采用了包括一对独立的二极铁的束流配送系统，将从加速器引出的笔形束流在肿瘤的各层等深横截面上进行均匀照射。本文重点阐述了HIRFL-CSR重离子治癌装置中的束流配送系统的工作原理和分系统结构，包括深层治癌重离子束运线，终端扫描系统和根据治疗计划生成的扫描路径软件系统。第一部分简单介绍了世界上各大重离子医疗辐射工程，总结了医疗重离子加速器的设计经验，尤其对日本的HIMAC和德国GSI重离子治癌装置进行了详细介绍，同时对新型重离子治癌装置的特点和重离子治癌装置的发展方向进行了介绍。侧重分析研究了束流引出系统、控制系统和扫描系统的工作原理和相关在线设备，详细比较了两种扫描方式的优缺点。第二部分重点介绍了HIRFL-CSR加速器及其重离子辐射应用工程。CSR是中国第一台重离子冷却存储环，其主加速器CSRm是在兰州重离子治癌装置的核心，负责提供对应不同穿透深度不同能量的慢引出束流。兰州近代物理所的治癌临床实验分为三个阶段，其中第一阶段利用HIRFL辐照终端引出的重离子束流对浅层肿瘤进行适形照射。第二阶段利用CSRm引出的重离子束流开展对深层肿瘤的辐照实验，包括动物实验和临床实验。第三阶段在技术成熟后将小型医用重离子加速器向社会推广。第三部分中总结回顾了深层治癌重离子束运线的设计原理和和束运线的磁聚焦结构。对扫描系统（栅扫描和点扫描）进行了计算机模拟和束斑尺寸的控制方式进行了讨论。在重离子深层治癌进行第一次动物实验时，利用位于终端的分条电离室测试了治癌重离子束流的基本参量，得到了引出束流在垂直和水平方向以及束流微结构的品质信息，并用梯度法测量了束流的发射度。这些工作对于模拟不同引出束流情况对应的不同扫描方式时束流照射均匀度很有帮助，也给制定肿瘤的治疗计划提供了一些参考。最后论文还简单介绍了束流的共振引出系统，侧重说明引出束流的特性，提及重离子垂直治疗终端桶型旋转机架的设计

12C6+离子束辐射对大鼠骨的影响

放射性骨损伤是一种严重的放射病，通常由放射治疗引起。在进行重离子治癌研究的同时，我们应该考虑放射性骨损伤的预防。本文通过细胞和动物两方面的研究实验，初步评估了12C6+离子束对大鼠骨的影响。在细胞学方面，我们首次使用体外原代培养的方法，成功地培养了大鼠成骨细胞并进行了12C6+离子束照射实验。结果表明：1，细胞在2Gy以上剂量照射后，增殖受到了明显抑制，细胞存活率随剂量加大而下降；2，照射细胞在形态上发生了明显的变化，例如，细胞大小不一，透明度增大，丝状突起减少，核仁增多等，这些变化在不同剂量点表现有所不同；3，照射使以碱性磷酸酶活性为代表的细胞功能受到了不同程度的影响。与此同时，我们对这些现象和结果进行了比较深入的分析和讨论。另外，我们对细胞体外原代培养的方法进行了一些经验总结和讨论。在动物实验方面，我们用12C6+离子束分别对大鼠进行了全身照射和股骨部局部照射，以生物化学，物理学，力学的方法研究了照射大鼠在骨代谢，骨密度，骨生物力学等方面受到的影响并分析了各种结果出现的原因。实验结果表明：除血清碱性磷酸酶活性在照射剂量下无显著变化之外，受照大鼠的骨质合成能力，骨密度，股骨的最大承载力和最大应力都出现了与剂量负相关的变化。在局部照射中，2Gy以下的剂量对大鼠股骨各检测指标没有显著性影响

重离子束介导植物转基因研究及其辐射育种的生物学效应

遗传转化是基因工程的一个重要研究方向，而利用重离子束介导转基因技术是近年来新兴的一门技术，这种技术的原理是利用离子束对植物细胞的蚀刻作用，造成受体细胞表面的损伤和穿孔，从而引起细胞膜透性和跨膜电场的改变，将外源基因引入植物细胞。特别是近年来植物总D NA转化技术得到了发展，借助离子束介导转移活性裸露D NA大分子已成为当前引人注目的一个研究方向。本论文将利用这一基因转导的新技术，探索基因高转化效率和稳定表达的转基因方法。而且，本论文还结合辐射育种研究了植物种子受辐照后的相关生物学效应。材料与方法： 本论文采用兰州重离子研究装置(HIRFL)加速的碳离子辐照植物种子，种子经辐照后，以常规手段进行基因转导。另一部分被照种子则萌发后，统计其发芽率，发芽势，微核，并进一步测定其多项酶学指标，分析它们与剂量之间的关系。结果：·低剂量辐照不能抑制种子的发芽率，反而有促进种子萌发的作用·低剂量辐照也能激活细胞的防御系统，部分抗氧化酶活性与LET有相关性。·作为主要抗氧化物质的SOD（超氧化物歧化酶）、CAT（过氧化氢酶）对剂量的反应不灵 敏，低剂量作用时不能发挥作用。这种情况卞可能主要由GsH佩Px（谷肤甘肤过氧化物酶）和NOS（一氧化氮合酶）发挥清除自由基的作用一·低剂量辐照可以促进种子萌发，高剂量则抑制种子的发芽。碳离子和电子辐照都能激活细胞的防系统。在幼苗期，抗氧化酶的分布不尽相同：SOD9超氧化物歧化酶（和GSH-PX（谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶）的活性是根茎部高于叶片部，而CAT（过氧化氢酶）的活性是叶片部更高。

低能重离子束对生物分子的辐照效应研究

该文采用L(+)-半胱氨酸及其衍生物和原卟啉Ⅸ二钠盐等生物分子中所没有的铁元素的重离子注入和多种现代仪器分析技术,研究了低能重离子束对生物分子的辐射照应.总之,荷能铁离子束辐照生物分子不但可引起分子的结构损伤,产生新的分子产物,也可沉积在新的改性分子产物之中,直接证实了注入重离子的质量沉积效应,对重离子束生物学的发展提供了重要的理论支持.该文的研究结果还预示着重离子束必将在生物和药物分子改性等研究领域具有重要的实际应用价值.

HIRFL束流发射度测量系统的软件设计

束流发射度测量应用软件是在加速器控制和束流诊断的基础上，为方便加速器调束而设计的集测量、计算、绘图等功能为一体的计算机应用程序。本论文全面论述了在HIRFL束流诊断系统中，利用二次发射束流剖面测量装置和以图像采集处理为基础的多孔屏法测量装置进行束流发射度测量应用软件设计的开发过程。采用面向对象（OOP）的计算机编程技术，结合加速器物理知识、束流诊断技术、调束经验、数据图形化软件设计等多项技术，用VistlalC++6.O编译器完成应用软件的设计，并运行于Windows 9X／2000操作系统平台中。论文中阐述了目前国际上加速器以及HIRFL束流诊断技术的发展现状和本论文的研究工作及其意义；简要概述了几种束流横向参数的测量方法；对三剖面法束流发射度测量系统，包括束流剖面测量的工作原理，信号的传输与预处理，动态链接库的开发和发射度测量原理等作了比较详细地介绍，同时介绍了应用软件中各个功能模块的设计过程。在该系统设计中，本着方便运行人员操作的原则，将束流发射度测量结果形象、直观的显示在操作界面上，并一改以往测量与调节过程相分离的状态，将二者集于一体，使得测量和调节能够同步进行。在多孔屏法发射度测量系统设计中，介绍了系统的总体测量结构，并对用作图像获取的DT3 155接口卡的性能和工作原理作了详细地介绍，对荧光靶图像的处理方法作了较为深入的研究，同时系统的阐述了该系统应用软件的主要设计思想和各功能模块的实现过程。在这套系统中采用了图像变换、边界跟踪等数字图像处理技术，大大减少了数据处理量，提高了图像的处理速度，使得传统的荧光靶定性观测得以发展成实时、精确的定量测量。最后，根据计算机技术，网络信息技术及束流诊断技术的发展趋势，对发射度测量应用软件未来的改进设计作了进一步的设想。这两套应用软件均已在源束线进行了安装和测试，达到了预期的目的，并取得了较为满意的结果，具有实时、快速、精度高、界面直观友好等优点。

多电荷态混合束传输的理论及实验研究

本文对ECR离子源引出的混合束流传输特性进行了较为深入讨论，并在此基础上，对ECR混合束流传输的模拟计算以及空间电荷中和方法，从理论和实验两方面做了较为深入的研究。在同时考虑到离子空间电荷效应，离子一离子碰撞所造成的离子间动量交换，以及离子与管道剩余气体作用、不同电荷态离子之间的作用所造成的电荷交换效应的基础上，结合原子物理方法和蒙特卡罗方法，充分利用计算机可视化程序设计方法，独立成功研制了一套专门的混合束传输程序McIBs1.0，并且对中国科学院近代物理研究所原子试验平台（14.5GHzECR离子源及相关的传输线）做了初步的模拟计算。通过计算发现Glaser透镜确实对离子具有很强的分选作用。同时发现，在一定的条件下，可以依靠Glaser透镜对混合束聚焦形成空心束流。另一方面，对Glaser透镜在ECR混合束传输过程中的作用做了较为深入细致的分析研究。除发现Glaser透镜具有以上所提到的分选功能以及可以在一定条件下形成空心束的功能外，还提出了Glaser透镜和ECR离子源弓！出线包可能能够共同形成磁约束空间电荷透镜的新观点。完成了负高压电极法中和束流空间电荷效应的实验研究，其典型结果是，在负偏压电极加一6KV负高压时，对于O6+，在终端法拉第筒上取得了束流强度与原束流强度相比增加幅度为26％＜△I＜30％的较好试验结果。同时自行构建模型，对其做了仔细的理论分析和计算。针对 ECR高电荷态强流离子束，在该领域首次独立提出使用负电性气体中和高电荷态混合离子束空间电荷效应的新方法，完成实验，证明了其可行性和可靠性。并取得了通过该方法，使O7+束流稳定增加12％、Ar11+束流稳定增长14％、Ar8+稳定增长39％的较好结果。

CSRm内靶实验中的轻离子束流储存寿命研究

束流储存寿命对于储存环的建造和内靶实验都是一个很重要的参数。由于重离子冷却储存环工程的优化，HIRFL-CSR主环将能提供2．SGev的质子束流，这为强子物理研究提供了一个很好的平台。设计并建立一套针对强子物理的内靶系统己经列入到计划当中，与内靶相关的束流储存寿命研究也随之展开。本论文首先分析了在内靶实验中束流储存寿命的影响因素，即真空管道中的残余气体分子、冷却电子束和内靶，以及束内散射和集体效应等，并用理论解析和数值计算的方法，对各种因素的影响程度进行估算。研究表明，内靶散射影响下的束流储存寿命比其他因素导致的短2～3个数量级，内靶是影响束流寿命的决定性因素。其次，对CSRm将来实验中主要用到的Pelle七内靶和碳薄膜靶做了简要介绍，并计算了它们的有效靶厚大约为lx10、切ms／cmZ和5火1017atoms／CmZ。再者，用理论推导方法，对内靶的多次库仑散射和束流能量损失扰动对束流的影响进行了研究，推导了束流的横向和纵向发射度增长与束流每次打靶产生的小库仑散射角均方值气s和相对动量分散气了：之间的关系，并通过数值计算的方法给出了CSRm内靶实验条件的发射度增长曲线。最后，建立了内靶散射的MOnte-Carlo模拟程序，在模拟数据的基础上，总结研究束流的发射度增长规律，以及束流存储寿命与内靶厚度和束流能量的关系。计算表明，当存在Pellet靶（1、1016atoms／cm2）和c膜（5*1017 atoms／cmZ）时，2800Mev质子束的束流储存寿命分别为397秒和0．7秒，将来的内靶实验亮度大约为2 x 1033cm-2·s-1。

HIRFL剥离器后切束线物理设计

HIRFL is a tandem cyclotron complex for heavy ion. On the beam line between SFC and SSC, there is a stripper. Behind it, the distribution of charge states of beam is a Gauss distribution. The equilibrium charge state Q_0 is selected by 1BO2(a 50° dipole behind the stripper) and delivered to SSC. One of two new small beam line (named SLAS) after 1B02 will be builded in or der to split and deliver the unused ions of charge states (Q_0 ± n) to aspecific experimental area. Q_0 ± n ions are septumed and separated from initial(Q_0) ion beam by two septum magnets SM1, SM2. The charge state selected by SM1 will be Q_0 ± 1(6 ≤ Q_0 < 17), Q_0 ± 2(17 ≤ Q_0 < 33) and Q_0 ± 3 (Q_0 ≥ 33) forming a beam in one of the two possine new beam line with the stripping energy of (0.2 to 9.83 Mev/A), an emittance of 10π mm.mrad in the two transverse planes and an intensity ranging from 10~(11) pps for z ≤ 10 to some 10~5 pps for the heaviest element. Behind SM2, a few transport elements (three dipoles and seven qudrupoles) tra nsport Q_0 ± n beam to target positions T1, T2 (see fig. 1) and generate small beam spots (φ ≤ 4mm, φ ≤ 6mm). The optics design of the beam line has been done based on SLAC-75 (a first and second - order matrix theory). beam optics calculation has been worked out with the TRANSPORT program. The design is a very economical thinking, because without building a new accelerator we can obtain a lower energy heavy ion beam to provide for a lot of atomic and solid state physical experiments

Electrical conductivity of a single Au/polyaniline microfiber

We report the measurements of conductivity, I-V curve, and magnetoresistance of a single Au/polyaniline microfiber with a core-shell structure, on which a pair of platinum microleads was attached by focused ion beam. The Au/polyaniline microfiber shows a much higher conductivity (similar to 110 S/cm at 300 K) and a much weaker temperature dependence of resistance [R(4 K)/R(300 K)=5.1] as compared with those of a single polyaniline microtube [sigma(RT)=30-40 S/cm and R(4 K)/R(300 K)=16.2]. The power-law dependence of R(T)proportional to T-beta, with beta=0.38, indicates that the measured Au/polyaniline microfiber is lying in the critical regime of the metal-insulator transition. In addition, the microfiber shows a H-2 dependent positive magnetoresistance at 2, 4, and 6 K.

Surface roughness characterization of soft x-ray multilayer films on the nanometer scale

The soft x-ray reflectivity of multilayer films is affected by the surface roughness on the transverse nanometer scale. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is an ideal instrument for providing high-lateral-resolution roughness measurements for soft x-ray multilayer films that cannot be obtained with other types of instruments on the transverse nanometer scale. The surface roughnesses of Mo/Si, Mo/C, and W/Si soft x-ray multilayer films prepared by an ion-beam-sputtering technique were measured with a STM on the vertical and transverse attributes. The film roughnesses and average spatial wavelengths added to the substrates depend on the multilayer film fabrication conditions, i.e., material combinations, number of layers, and individual layer thickness. These were estimated to lead to a loss of specular reflectivity and variations of the soft x-ray scattering angle distribution. This method points the way to further studies of soft x-ray multilayer film functional properties and can be used as basic guidance for selecting the best coating conditions in the fabrications of soft x-ray multilayer films. (C) 1996 American Vacuum Society.

Beyond simple imaging with energetic beams – nanopatterning, correlative microscopy and statistical analysis of inclusions

Electron microscopy (EM) has advanced in an exponential way since the first transmission electron microscope (TEM) was built in the 1930’s. The urge to ‘see’ things is an essential part of human nature (talk of ‘seeing is believing’) and apart from scanning tunnel microscopes which give information about the surface, EM is the only imaging technology capable of really visualising atomic structures in depth down to single atoms. With the development of nanotechnology the demand to image and analyse small things has become even greater and electron microscopes have found their way from highly delicate and sophisticated research grade instruments to key-turn and even bench-top instruments for everyday use in every materials research lab on the planet. The semiconductor industry is as dependent on the use of EM as life sciences and pharmaceutical industry. With this generalisation of use for imaging, the need to deploy advanced uses of EM has become more and more apparent. The combination of several coinciding beams (electron, ion and even light) to create DualBeam or TripleBeam instruments for instance enhances the usefulness from pure imaging to manipulating on the nanoscale. And when it comes to the analytic power of EM with the many ways the highly energetic electrons and ions interact with the matter in the specimen there is a plethora of niches which evolved during the last two decades, specialising in every kind of analysis that can be thought of and combined with EM. In the course of this study the emphasis was placed on the application of these advanced analytical EM techniques in the context of multiscale and multimodal microscopy – multiscale meaning across length scales from micrometres or larger to nanometres, multimodal meaning numerous techniques applied to the same sample volume in a correlative manner. In order to demonstrate the breadth and potential of the multiscale and multimodal concept an integration of it was attempted in two areas: I) Biocompatible materials using polycrystalline stainless steel and II) Semiconductors using thin multiferroic films. I) The motivation to use stainless steel (316L medical grade) comes from the potential modulation of endothelial cell growth which can have a big impact on the improvement of cardio-vascular stents – which are mainly made of 316L – through nano-texturing of the stent surface by focused ion beam (FIB) lithography. Patterning with FIB has never been reported before in connection with stents and cell growth and in order to gain a better understanding of the beam-substrate interaction during patterning a correlative microscopy approach was used to illuminate the patterning process from many possible angles. Electron backscattering diffraction (EBSD) was used to analyse the crystallographic structure, FIB was used for the patterning and simultaneously visualising the crystal structure as part of the monitoring process, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were employed to analyse the topography and the final step being 3D visualisation through serial FIB/SEM sectioning. II) The motivation for the use of thin multiferroic films stems from the ever-growing demand for increased data storage at lesser and lesser energy consumption. The Aurivillius phase material used in this study has a high potential in this area. Yet it is necessary to show clearly that the film is really multiferroic and no second phase inclusions are present even at very low concentrations – ~0.1vol% could already be problematic. Thus, in this study a technique was developed to analyse ultra-low density inclusions in thin multiferroic films down to concentrations of 0.01%. The goal achieved was a complete structural and compositional analysis of the films which required identification of second phase inclusions (through elemental analysis EDX(Energy Dispersive X-ray)), localise them (employing 72 hour EDX mapping in the SEM), isolate them for the TEM (using FIB) and give an upper confidence limit of 99.5% to the influence of the inclusions on the magnetic behaviour of the main phase (statistical analysis).

Risk mitigation framework for a robust design process

The increasing complexity of new manufacturing processes and the continuously growing range of fabrication options mean that critical decisions about the insertion of new technologies must be made as early as possible in the design process. Mitigating the technology risks under limited knowledge is a key factor and major requirement to secure a successful development of the new technologies. In order to address this challenge, a risk mitigation methodology that incorporates both qualitative and quantitative analysis is required. This paper outlines the methodology being developed under a major UK grand challenge project - 3D-Mintegration. The main focus is on identifying the risks through identification of the product key characteristics using a product breakdown approach. The assessment of the identified risks uses quantification and prioritisation techniques to evaluate and rank the risks. Traditional statistical process control based on process capability and six sigma concepts are applied to measure the process capability as a result of the risks that have been identified. This paper also details a numerical approach that can be used to undertake risk analysis. This methodology is based on computational framework where modelling and statistical techniques are integrated. Also, an example of modeling and simulation technique is given using focused ion beam which is among the investigated in the project manufacturing processes.

Uncertainty analysis to minimise risk in designing micro-electronics manufacturing processes

A design methodology based on numerical modelling, integrated with optimisation techniques and statistical methods, to aid the process control of micro and nano-electronics based manufacturing processes is presented in this paper. The design methodology is demonstrated for a micro-machining process called Focused Ion Beam (FIB). This process has been modelled to help understand how a pre-defined geometry of micro- and nano- structures can be achieved using this technology. The process performance is characterised on the basis of developed Reduced Order Models (ROM) and are generated using results from a mathematical model of the Focused Ion Beam and Design of Experiment (DoE) methods. Two ion beam sources, Argon and Gallium ions, have been used to compare and quantify the process variable uncertainties that can be observed during the milling process. The evaluations of the process performance takes into account the uncertainties and variations of the process variables and are used to identify their impact on the reliability and quality of the fabricated structure. An optimisation based design task is to identify the optimal process conditions, by varying the process variables, so that certain quality objectives and requirements are achieved and imposed constraints are satisfied. The software tools used and developed to demonstrate the design methodology are also presented.