The illicit trafficking of special nuclear materials(SNMs)poses a grave threat to global security and necessitates the development of effective nuclear material identification methods.This study investigated a method ...The illicit trafficking of special nuclear materials(SNMs)poses a grave threat to global security and necessitates the development of effective nuclear material identification methods.This study investigated a method to isotopically identify the SNMs,including^(233,235,238)U,^(239-242)Pu,and^(232)Th,based on the detection of delayedγ-rays from photofission fragments.The delayedγ-ray spectra resulting from the photofission of SNMs irradiated by a 14 MeVγbeam with a total of 10~9 were simulated using Geant4.Three high-yield fission fragments,namely^(138)Cs,^(89)Rb,and^(94)Y,were selected as candidate fragments for SNM identification.The yield ratios of these three fragments were calculated,and the results from the different SNMs were compared.The yield ratio of^(138)Cs/^(89)Rb was used to identify most SNMs,including^(233,235,238)U,^(242)Pu,and^(232)Th,with a confidence level above 95%.To identify^(239-241)Pu with the same confidence,a higher total number of 10^(11)γbeams is required.However,although the^(94)Y/^(89)Rb ratio is suitable for elementally identifying SNMs,isotopic identification is difficult.In addition,the count rate of the delayedγabove 3 MeV can be used to rapidly detect the presence of nuclear materials.展开更多
The global nuclear mass based on the macroscopic-microscopic model was studied by applying a newly designed multi-task learning artificial neural network(MTL-ANN). First, the reported nuclear binding energies of 2095 ...The global nuclear mass based on the macroscopic-microscopic model was studied by applying a newly designed multi-task learning artificial neural network(MTL-ANN). First, the reported nuclear binding energies of 2095 nuclei(Z ≥ 8, N ≥ 8) released in the latest Atomic Mass Evaluation AME2020 and the deviations between the fitting result of the liquid drop model(LDM)and data from AME2020 for each nucleus were obtained.To compensate for the deviations and investigate the possible ignored physics in the LDM, the MTL-ANN method was introduced in the model. Compared to the single-task learning(STL) method, this new network has a powerful ability to simultaneously learn multi-nuclear properties,such as the binding energies and single neutron and proton separation energies. Moreover, it is highly effective in reducing the risk of overfitting and achieving better predictions. Consequently, good predictions can be obtained using this nuclear mass model for both the training and validation datasets and for the testing dataset. In detail, the global root mean square(RMS) of the binding energy is effectively reduced from approximately 2.4 MeV of LDM to the current 0.2 MeV, and the RMS of Sn, Spcan also reach approximately 0.2 MeV. Moreover, compared to STL, for the training and validation sets, 3-9% improvement can be achieved with the binding energy, and 20-30% improvement for S_(n), S_(p);for the testing sets, the reduction in deviations can even reach 30-40%, which significantly illustrates the advantage of the current MTL.展开更多
Integral experiments on tungsten slab samples were carried out on the D-T neutron source facility at China Institute of Atomic Energy. Leakage neutron spectra from the irradiated tungsten target were measured by the t...Integral experiments on tungsten slab samples were carried out on the D-T neutron source facility at China Institute of Atomic Energy. Leakage neutron spectra from the irradiated tungsten target were measured by the time-of-flight technique. Accuracy of the nuclear data for tungsten was examined by comparing the measured neutron spectra with the leakage neutron spectra simulated using the MCNP-4C code with evaluated nuclear data of the JEFF-3.2, FENDL-3.0 and TENDL-2014 libraries. The results show that the calculations with JEFF-3.2 agree well with the measurements in the whole energy range and all angles, whereas the spectra calculated with FENDL-3.0 and TENDL-2014 have some discrepancies with the experimental data.展开更多
To satisfy the requirements of nuclear reaction cross sections in nuclear engineering applications and nuclear physics studies,the Neutron Activation Cross Section Data Library has been established.818 target nuclei i...To satisfy the requirements of nuclear reaction cross sections in nuclear engineering applications and nuclear physics studies,the Neutron Activation Cross Section Data Library has been established.818 target nuclei including unstable target or isomeric target nuclei are considered in this library.The induced neutron energy range region is between 10^(-5)eV and 20 MeV.The standard ENDF-6 format is adopted,including general information,reaction cross sections,multiplicities,and so on.The recommended reaction cross sections were obtained using UNF code system and FDRR nuclear model codes or systematic analysis based on available experimental data.展开更多
213Bi disintegrates (97.91±0.03) % by β-emission to the levels in 213Po, and (2.09±0.03) % through α decay to 209Tl. The evaluation of the complete decay scheme and data of 213Bi including the recent new m...213Bi disintegrates (97.91±0.03) % by β-emission to the levels in 213Po, and (2.09±0.03) % through α decay to 209Tl. The evaluation of the complete decay scheme and data of 213Bi including the recent new measurements are presented in this report. The Limitation of Relative Statistical Weight Method (LWM) was applied to average numbers throughout the evaluation. The uncertainty assigned to the average value was always greater than or equal to the smallest uncertainty of the values used to calculate the average. The half-life is determined to be 45.59±0.06 minutes. All known measured gamma-ray relative emission probabilities have been examined. And the gamma-ray emission probability of the reference γ line of 440.44keV is recommended to be (26.1±0.3) %. The calculated internal conversion coefficients and their uncertainties have been used to obtain the complete decay intensity balance. The other decay characteristics are calculated using the ENSDF analysis program. Finally the new 213Bi decay scheme was re-built.展开更多
Based on the mass distribution data up to 200 MeV measured by Zoller with kinetic energy method (corrected), the systematics on dependence of chain yield on incident neutron energy for each mass number A with a linear...Based on the mass distribution data up to 200 MeV measured by Zoller with kinetic energy method (corrected), the systematics on dependence of chain yield on incident neutron energy for each mass number A with a linear and quadric function was studied. And also the systematics of mass distribution on mass A and incident neutron energy was investigated by using 5 (or 3 ) Gaussian model. A code of nonlinear squared least method was developed and the parameters were deduced by fitting the experimental data. The calculated results with the parameters obtained could reproduce the experimental data used well. But comparisons with the data measured by radiochemistry method show some systematical difference. It is shown that there is some systematical difference between the measured data with kinetic and radioactive nuclide methods, the reasons of which need to be investigate further.展开更多
In this study,the fission properties of^(180)Hg were investigated based on Skyrme density functional theory.The impact of the high-order hexadecapole moment(q_(40))was observed at large deformations.With the q_(40)con...In this study,the fission properties of^(180)Hg were investigated based on Skyrme density functional theory.The impact of the high-order hexadecapole moment(q_(40))was observed at large deformations.With the q_(40)constraint,smooth and continuous potential energy surfaces could be obtained.In particular,the hexadecapole moment constraint is essential for obtaining appropriate scission configurations.The static fission path based on the PES supports the asymmetric fission of^(180)Hg.The asymmetric distribution of the fission yields of^(180)Hg was reproduced by the time-dependent generator coordinate method and agreed well with the experimental data.展开更多
In this study,we calculated the photon absorption cross sections of even–even neodymium(Nd)isotopes using the Dirac Quasiparticle Finite Amplitude Method(relativistic QFAM),combined with the Tiny Smearing Approximati...In this study,we calculated the photon absorption cross sections of even–even neodymium(Nd)isotopes using the Dirac Quasiparticle Finite Amplitude Method(relativistic QFAM),combined with the Tiny Smearing Approximation(TSA)method.This approach enables the efficient reproduction of experimental photon absorption data for both spherical and deformed nuclei.We demonstrate that relativistic QFAM calculations with any smearing parameter γ can be scaled using the TSA method,significantly reducing the computational cost.Our method was applied to Nd isotopes,with experimental data reproduced for ^(142,144,146,148,150)Nd and predictions for ^(152)Nd.By optimizing the three key parameters,the total χ^(2) between the calculations and experimental data was reduced by nearly an order of magnitude.Furthermore,the role of nuclear deformation in the Giant Dipole Resonance(GDR)structure was analyzed,highlighting its impact on the emergence of double peaks in the photon absorption cross sections of deformed nuclei.This work provides a robust microscopic approach to improve photonuclear data for applications in nuclear physics and astrophysics.展开更多
In this work,we study the impacts of the isospin-independent momentum-dependent interaction(MDI)and near-threshold NN→NΔcross sections(σ_(NN→NΔ))on the nucleonic flow and pion production observables in the ultra-...In this work,we study the impacts of the isospin-independent momentum-dependent interaction(MDI)and near-threshold NN→NΔcross sections(σ_(NN→NΔ))on the nucleonic flow and pion production observables in the ultra-relativistic quantum molecular dynamics(UrQMD)model.With the updated isospin-independent MDI and the near-threshold NN→NΔcross sections in the Ur QMD model,17 observables,which are the directed flow(v_(1))and elliptic flow(v_(2))of neutrons,protons,Hydrogen(H),and charged particles as a function of transverse momentum(p_t∕A)or normalized rapidity(y^(lab)_0),and the observables constructed from them,the charged pion multiplicity(M(π))and its ratio(M(π^(-))∕M(π^(+))),can be simultaneously described at certain forms of symmetry energy.The refinement of the UrQMD model provides a solid foundation for further understanding the effects of the missed physics,such as the threshold effect,the pion potential,and the momentum-dependent symmetry potential.Circumstantial constraints on the symmetry energy at the flow characteristic density 1.2±0.6ρ_(0)and the pion characteristic density 1.5±0.5ρ_(0)were obtained with the current version of UrQMD,and the corresponding symmetry energies were S(1.2ρ_(0))=34±4 MeV and S(1.5ρ_(0))=36±8 MeV,respectively.Furthermore,the discrepancies between the data and the calculated results of v_(2)^(n)and v_(2)^(9)at high p_(t)(rapidity)imply that the roles of the missing ingredients,such as the threshold effect,the pion potential,and the momentum-dependent symmetry potential,should be investigated by differential observables,such as the momentum and rapidity distributions of the nucleonic and pionic probes over a wide beam energy range.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program(No.2022YFA1603300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U2230133,12305266,11921006,12405282)National Grand Instrument Project(No.2019YFF01014400)。
文摘The illicit trafficking of special nuclear materials(SNMs)poses a grave threat to global security and necessitates the development of effective nuclear material identification methods.This study investigated a method to isotopically identify the SNMs,including^(233,235,238)U,^(239-242)Pu,and^(232)Th,based on the detection of delayedγ-rays from photofission fragments.The delayedγ-ray spectra resulting from the photofission of SNMs irradiated by a 14 MeVγbeam with a total of 10~9 were simulated using Geant4.Three high-yield fission fragments,namely^(138)Cs,^(89)Rb,and^(94)Y,were selected as candidate fragments for SNM identification.The yield ratios of these three fragments were calculated,and the results from the different SNMs were compared.The yield ratio of^(138)Cs/^(89)Rb was used to identify most SNMs,including^(233,235,238)U,^(242)Pu,and^(232)Th,with a confidence level above 95%.To identify^(239-241)Pu with the same confidence,a higher total number of 10^(11)γbeams is required.However,although the^(94)Y/^(89)Rb ratio is suitable for elementally identifying SNMs,isotopic identification is difficult.In addition,the count rate of the delayedγabove 3 MeV can be used to rapidly detect the presence of nuclear materials.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.1187050492,12005303,and 12175170).
文摘The global nuclear mass based on the macroscopic-microscopic model was studied by applying a newly designed multi-task learning artificial neural network(MTL-ANN). First, the reported nuclear binding energies of 2095 nuclei(Z ≥ 8, N ≥ 8) released in the latest Atomic Mass Evaluation AME2020 and the deviations between the fitting result of the liquid drop model(LDM)and data from AME2020 for each nucleus were obtained.To compensate for the deviations and investigate the possible ignored physics in the LDM, the MTL-ANN method was introduced in the model. Compared to the single-task learning(STL) method, this new network has a powerful ability to simultaneously learn multi-nuclear properties,such as the binding energies and single neutron and proton separation energies. Moreover, it is highly effective in reducing the risk of overfitting and achieving better predictions. Consequently, good predictions can be obtained using this nuclear mass model for both the training and validation datasets and for the testing dataset. In detail, the global root mean square(RMS) of the binding energy is effectively reduced from approximately 2.4 MeV of LDM to the current 0.2 MeV, and the RMS of Sn, Spcan also reach approximately 0.2 MeV. Moreover, compared to STL, for the training and validation sets, 3-9% improvement can be achieved with the binding energy, and 20-30% improvement for S_(n), S_(p);for the testing sets, the reduction in deviations can even reach 30-40%, which significantly illustrates the advantage of the current MTL.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11605097,91426301,and 11605257)Doctoral Scientific Research Foundation of Inner Mongolia University for the Nationalities(No.BS365)the‘‘ADS project 302’’of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDA03030200)
文摘Integral experiments on tungsten slab samples were carried out on the D-T neutron source facility at China Institute of Atomic Energy. Leakage neutron spectra from the irradiated tungsten target were measured by the time-of-flight technique. Accuracy of the nuclear data for tungsten was examined by comparing the measured neutron spectra with the leakage neutron spectra simulated using the MCNP-4C code with evaluated nuclear data of the JEFF-3.2, FENDL-3.0 and TENDL-2014 libraries. The results show that the calculations with JEFF-3.2 agree well with the measurements in the whole energy range and all angles, whereas the spectra calculated with FENDL-3.0 and TENDL-2014 have some discrepancies with the experimental data.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11934004 and U1832201)the Science Challenge Project (Grant No. TZ2016005)the CAEP Foundation (Grant No. CX2019022)
文摘To satisfy the requirements of nuclear reaction cross sections in nuclear engineering applications and nuclear physics studies,the Neutron Activation Cross Section Data Library has been established.818 target nuclei including unstable target or isomeric target nuclei are considered in this library.The induced neutron energy range region is between 10^(-5)eV and 20 MeV.The standard ENDF-6 format is adopted,including general information,reaction cross sections,multiplicities,and so on.The recommended reaction cross sections were obtained using UNF code system and FDRR nuclear model codes or systematic analysis based on available experimental data.
基金IAEA under IAEA Research Contract No. 13339/R0/RBF
文摘213Bi disintegrates (97.91±0.03) % by β-emission to the levels in 213Po, and (2.09±0.03) % through α decay to 209Tl. The evaluation of the complete decay scheme and data of 213Bi including the recent new measurements are presented in this report. The Limitation of Relative Statistical Weight Method (LWM) was applied to average numbers throughout the evaluation. The uncertainty assigned to the average value was always greater than or equal to the smallest uncertainty of the values used to calculate the average. The half-life is determined to be 45.59±0.06 minutes. All known measured gamma-ray relative emission probabilities have been examined. And the gamma-ray emission probability of the reference γ line of 440.44keV is recommended to be (26.1±0.3) %. The calculated internal conversion coefficients and their uncertainties have been used to obtain the complete decay intensity balance. The other decay characteristics are calculated using the ENSDF analysis program. Finally the new 213Bi decay scheme was re-built.
文摘Based on the mass distribution data up to 200 MeV measured by Zoller with kinetic energy method (corrected), the systematics on dependence of chain yield on incident neutron energy for each mass number A with a linear and quadric function was studied. And also the systematics of mass distribution on mass A and incident neutron energy was investigated by using 5 (or 3 ) Gaussian model. A code of nonlinear squared least method was developed and the parameters were deduced by fitting the experimental data. The calculated results with the parameters obtained could reproduce the experimental data used well. But comparisons with the data measured by radiochemistry method show some systematical difference. It is shown that there is some systematical difference between the measured data with kinetic and radioactive nuclide methods, the reasons of which need to be investigate further.
基金supported by the National Key R and D Program of China(No.2022YFA1602000)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12275081 and U1732138)Continuous-support Basic Scientific Research Project.
文摘In this study,the fission properties of^(180)Hg were investigated based on Skyrme density functional theory.The impact of the high-order hexadecapole moment(q_(40))was observed at large deformations.With the q_(40)constraint,smooth and continuous potential energy surfaces could be obtained.In particular,the hexadecapole moment constraint is essential for obtaining appropriate scission configurations.The static fission path based on the PES supports the asymmetric fission of^(180)Hg.The asymmetric distribution of the fission yields of^(180)Hg was reproduced by the time-dependent generator coordinate method and agreed well with the experimental data.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development(R&D)Program(Nos.2022YFA1602403,2021YFA1601500)Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12435007)+3 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12075104,12447106,and 12147101)the Basic Research Project of China National Nuclear Corporation(CNNC)(No.CNDC-JCYJ-202402)CNNC Youth Innovation Team Project Key Laboratory Fund,the Key Laboratory Fund Key Projects(No.JCKY2023201C153-5)Continuous Support Basic Scientific Research Project(BJ010261223282).
文摘In this study,we calculated the photon absorption cross sections of even–even neodymium(Nd)isotopes using the Dirac Quasiparticle Finite Amplitude Method(relativistic QFAM),combined with the Tiny Smearing Approximation(TSA)method.This approach enables the efficient reproduction of experimental photon absorption data for both spherical and deformed nuclei.We demonstrate that relativistic QFAM calculations with any smearing parameter γ can be scaled using the TSA method,significantly reducing the computational cost.Our method was applied to Nd isotopes,with experimental data reproduced for ^(142,144,146,148,150)Nd and predictions for ^(152)Nd.By optimizing the three key parameters,the total χ^(2) between the calculations and experimental data was reduced by nearly an order of magnitude.Furthermore,the role of nuclear deformation in the Giant Dipole Resonance(GDR)structure was analyzed,highlighting its impact on the emergence of double peaks in the photon absorption cross sections of deformed nuclei.This work provides a robust microscopic approach to improve photonuclear data for applications in nuclear physics and astrophysics.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11875323,12275359,12205377,12335008,U2032145,11790320,11790323,11790325,and 11961141003)the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018 YFA0404404)+2 种基金the Continuous Basic Scientific Research Project(No.WDJC-2019-13)the China Institute of Atomic Energy(No.YZ222407001301)the Leading Innovation Project of the CNNC(Nos.LC192209000701 and LC202309000201)。
文摘In this work,we study the impacts of the isospin-independent momentum-dependent interaction(MDI)and near-threshold NN→NΔcross sections(σ_(NN→NΔ))on the nucleonic flow and pion production observables in the ultra-relativistic quantum molecular dynamics(UrQMD)model.With the updated isospin-independent MDI and the near-threshold NN→NΔcross sections in the Ur QMD model,17 observables,which are the directed flow(v_(1))and elliptic flow(v_(2))of neutrons,protons,Hydrogen(H),and charged particles as a function of transverse momentum(p_t∕A)or normalized rapidity(y^(lab)_0),and the observables constructed from them,the charged pion multiplicity(M(π))and its ratio(M(π^(-))∕M(π^(+))),can be simultaneously described at certain forms of symmetry energy.The refinement of the UrQMD model provides a solid foundation for further understanding the effects of the missed physics,such as the threshold effect,the pion potential,and the momentum-dependent symmetry potential.Circumstantial constraints on the symmetry energy at the flow characteristic density 1.2±0.6ρ_(0)and the pion characteristic density 1.5±0.5ρ_(0)were obtained with the current version of UrQMD,and the corresponding symmetry energies were S(1.2ρ_(0))=34±4 MeV and S(1.5ρ_(0))=36±8 MeV,respectively.Furthermore,the discrepancies between the data and the calculated results of v_(2)^(n)and v_(2)^(9)at high p_(t)(rapidity)imply that the roles of the missing ingredients,such as the threshold effect,the pion potential,and the momentum-dependent symmetry potential,should be investigated by differential observables,such as the momentum and rapidity distributions of the nucleonic and pionic probes over a wide beam energy range.
