The discovery of chirped pulse amplification has led to great improvements in laser technology,enabling energetic laser beams to be compressed to pulse durations of tens of femtoseconds and focused to a few micrometer...The discovery of chirped pulse amplification has led to great improvements in laser technology,enabling energetic laser beams to be compressed to pulse durations of tens of femtoseconds and focused to a few micrometers.Protons with energies of tens of MeV can be accelerated using,for instance,target normal sheath acceleration and focused on secondary targets.Under such conditions,nuclear reactions can occur,with the production of radioisotopes suitable for medical application.The use of high-repetition lasers to produce such isotopes is competitive with conventional methods mostly based on accelerators.In this paper,we study the production of^(67)Cu,^(63)Zn,^(18)F,and^(11)C,which are currently used in positron emission tomography and other applications.At the same time,we study the reactions^(10)B(p,α)^(7)Be and^(70)Zn(p,4n)^(67)Ga to put further constraints on the proton distributions at different angles,as well as the reaction^(11)B(p,α)^(8)Be relevant for energy production.The experiment was performed at the 1 PW laser facility at VegaⅢin Salamanca,Spain.Angular distributions of radioisotopes in the forward(with respect to the laser direction)and backward directions were measured using a high purity germanium detector.Our results are in reasonable agreement with numerical estimates obtained following the approach of Kimura and Bonasera[Nucl.Instrum.Methods Phys.Res.,Sect.A 637,164–170(2011)].展开更多
This study proposes a novel particle encoding mechanism that seamlessly incorporates the quantum properties of particles,with a specific emphasis on constituent quarks.The primary objective of this mechanism is to fac...This study proposes a novel particle encoding mechanism that seamlessly incorporates the quantum properties of particles,with a specific emphasis on constituent quarks.The primary objective of this mechanism is to facilitate the digital registration and identification of a wide range of particle information.Its design ensures easy integration with different event generators and digital simulations commonly used in high-energy experiments.Moreover,this innovative framework can be easily expanded to encode complex multi-quark states comprising up to nine valence quarks and accommodating an angular momentum of up to 99/2.This versatility and scalability make it a valuable tool.展开更多
The thermodynamic properties of charged particles,such as the energy density,pressure,entropy density,particle density,and squared speed of sound at the kinetic freeze-out in the Au+Au collisions from the relativistic...The thermodynamic properties of charged particles,such as the energy density,pressure,entropy density,particle density,and squared speed of sound at the kinetic freeze-out in the Au+Au collisions from the relativistic heavy ion collider (RHIC)beam energy scan program √S_(NN) and in the Cu+Cu collisions at √S_(NN),200 GeV are studied using the thermodynamically consistent Tsallis distribution.The energy density,pressure,and particle density decrease monotonically with the collision energy for the same collision centrality;These properties also decrease monotonically from the central to peripheral collisions at the same collision energy.While the scaled energy densityε∕T^(4) and scaled entropy density s∕T^(3) demonstrate the opposite trend with the collision energy for the same collision centrality.There is a correlation betweenε∕T^(4) and s∕T^(3) at the same centrality.In addition,the squared speed of sound was calculated to determine that all the collision energies share nearly the same value at different collision centralities.展开更多
The pseudo-rapidity distributions of the charged particles produced in the asymmetric collision systems p+Al,p+Au and ^(3)He+Au at√S_(NN)=200 GeV GeV are evaluated in the framework of a fireball model with Tsallis th...The pseudo-rapidity distributions of the charged particles produced in the asymmetric collision systems p+Al,p+Au and ^(3)He+Au at√S_(NN)=200 GeV GeV are evaluated in the framework of a fireball model with Tsallis thermodynamics.The fireball model assumes that the experimentally measured particles are produced by fireballs following the Tsallis distribution and it can effectively describe the experimental data.Our results as well as previous results for d+Au collisions at√S_(NN)=200 GeV GeV and p+Pb collisions at√S_(NN)=5.02 TeV TeV validate that the fireball model based on Tsallis thermodynamics can provide a universal framework for pseudo-rapidity distribution of the charged particles produced in asymmetric collision systems.We predict the centrality dependence of the total charged particle multiplicity in the p+Al,p+Au and 3He+Au collisions.Additionally,the dependences of the fireball model parameters(y_(0a),y_(0A),σ_(a) and σ_(A))on the centrality and system size are studied.展开更多
The number-of-constituent-quark(NCQ)scaling behavior of the elliptic flow of identified particles produced in A+A collisions is studied quantitatively using an empirical function that fits the experimental v_(2) data ...The number-of-constituent-quark(NCQ)scaling behavior of the elliptic flow of identified particles produced in A+A collisions is studied quantitatively using an empirical function that fits the experimental v_(2) data available from the RHIC and LHC.The most common approach for NCQ scaling involves(1)doing a scaling of the experimental v_(2) data of an identified particle with its NCQ,(2)doing the same to its transverse momentum or energy,then(3)combining all the scaled data and identifying the NCQ behavior by intuitively looking(since the measured experimental data are discrete).We define two variables(d_(1),d_(2))to describe NCQ scaling quantitatively and simultaneously,and identify the approximate region where the NCQ scaling holds.This approach could be applied to study NCQ or other scaling phenomena in future experiments.展开更多
A novel method to determine the density and temperature of a system constituted by fermions and/or bosons is proposed based on quantum fluctuations.For fermions system,the results in the limit where the reached temper...A novel method to determine the density and temperature of a system constituted by fermions and/or bosons is proposed based on quantum fluctuations.For fermions system,the results in the limit where the reached temperature T is small and where there is no constraint for the reached temperature T compared to the Fermi energy εf at a given density ρ are given,respectively.Quadrupole and multiplicity fluctuation relations are derived in terms of T/εf.We compared the two set results in the limit when T is much smaller compared to Fermi energy εf and they are consistent,as expected.The classical limit is also obtained for high temperatures and low densities.For bosons system,quadrupole and multiplicity fluctuations using Landau's theory of fluctuations near the critical point for a Bose-Einstein condensate(BEC) at a given density ρ are derived.As an example,we apply our approach to heavy ion collisions using the Constrained Molecular Dynamics model(CoMD) which includes the fermionic statistics.The multiplicity fluctuation quenching for fermions is found in the model and confirmed by experimental data.To reproduce the available experimental data better,we propose a modification of the collision term in the approach to include the possibility of α-α collisions.The relevant Bose-Einstein factor in the collision term is properly taken into account.This approach increases the yields of bosons relative to fermions closer to data.Boson fluctuations become larger than one as expected.展开更多
We study the properties of two-flavor quark matter in the equivparticle model.A new quark mass scaling at finite temperature is proposed and applied to the thermodynamics of two-flavor quark matter.It is found that th...We study the properties of two-flavor quark matter in the equivparticle model.A new quark mass scaling at finite temperature is proposed and applied to the thermodynamics of two-flavor quark matter.It is found that the perturbative interaction has strong effect on quark matter properties at finite temperature and high density.The pressure at the minimum free energy per baryon is exactly zero.With increasing temperature,the energy per baryon increases,while the free energy per baryon decreases.展开更多
Investigating deuteron–deuteron(DD)fusion reactions in a plasma environment similar to the early stages of the Big Bang is an important topic in nuclear astrophysics.In this study,we experimentally investigated such ...Investigating deuteron–deuteron(DD)fusion reactions in a plasma environment similar to the early stages of the Big Bang is an important topic in nuclear astrophysics.In this study,we experimentally investigated such reactions,using eight laser beams with the third harmonic impacting on a deuterated polyethylene target at the ShenGuang-II Upgrade laser facility.This work focused on the application of range-filter(RF)spectrometers,assembled from a 70 lm aluminum filter and two CR-39 nuclear track detectors,to measure the yields of primary DD-protons.Based on the track diameter calibration results of 3 MeV protons used to diagnose the tracks on the RF spectrometers,an approximate primary DD-proton yield of(8.5±1.7)×10^6 was obtained,consistent with the yields from similar laser facilities worldwide.This indicates that the RF spectrometer is an effective way to measure primary DD-protons.However,due to the low yields of D^3He-protons and its small track diameter,CR-39 detectors were unable to distinguish it from the background spots.Using other accurate detectors may help to measure these rare events.展开更多
In this work,the high-energy-density plasmas(HEDP)evolved from joule-class-femtosecond-laser-irradiated nanowire-array(NWA)targets were numerically and experimentally studied.The results of particle-in-cell simulation...In this work,the high-energy-density plasmas(HEDP)evolved from joule-class-femtosecond-laser-irradiated nanowire-array(NWA)targets were numerically and experimentally studied.The results of particle-in-cell simulations indicate that ions accelerated in the sheath field around the surfaces of the nanowires are eventually confined in a plasma,contributing most to the high energy densities.The protons emitted from the front surfaces of the NWA targets provide rich information about the interactions that occur.We give the electron and ion energy densities for broad target parameter ranges.The ion energy densities from NWA targets were found to be an order of magnitude higher than those from planar targets,and the volume of the HEDP was several-fold greater.At optimal target parameters,8%of the laser energy can be converted to confined protons,and this results in ion energy densities at the GJ/cm^(3) level.In the experiments,the measured energy of the emitted protons reached 4 MeV,and the changes in energy with the NWA’s parameters were found to fit the simulation results well.Experimental measurements of neutrons from 2H(d,n)3He fusion with a yield of(24±18)×10^(6)/J from deuterated polyethylene NWA targets also confirmed these results.展开更多
The neutron yield in the12C(d,n)13N reaction and the proton yield in the12C(d,p)13C reaction have been measured using deuteron beams of energies 0.6-3 MeV.The deuteron beam is delivered from a 4-MeV electrostatic acce...The neutron yield in the12C(d,n)13N reaction and the proton yield in the12C(d,p)13C reaction have been measured using deuteron beams of energies 0.6-3 MeV.The deuteron beam is delivered from a 4-MeV electrostatic accelerator and bombarded on a thick carbon target.The neutrons are detected at 0°,24°,and 48°and the protons at135°in the laboratory frame.Further,the ratio of the neutron yield to the proton yield was calculated.This can be used to effectively recognize the resonances.The resonances are found at 1.4 MeV,1.7 MeV,and 2.5 MeV in the12C(d,p)13C reaction,and at 1.6 MeV and 2.7 MeV in the12C(d,n)13N reaction.The proposed method provides a way to reduce systematic uncertainty and helps confirm more resonances in compound nuclei.展开更多
Density-dependent parametrization models of the nucleon-meson coupfing constants, including the isovector scalar δ-field, are applied to asymmetric nuclear matter. The nuclear equation of state （EOS） and the neutro...Density-dependent parametrization models of the nucleon-meson coupfing constants, including the isovector scalar δ-field, are applied to asymmetric nuclear matter. The nuclear equation of state （EOS） and the neutron star properties are studied in a relativistic Lagrangian density, using the relativistic mean field （RMF） hadron theory. It is known that the δ-field in the constant coupling scheme leads to a larger repulsion in dense neutron-rich matter and to a definite splitting of proton and neutron effective masses, finally influences the stability of the neutron stars. We use density-dependent models of the nucleon-meson couplings to study the properties of neutron star matter and to reexamine the （^-field effects in asymmetric nuclear matter. Our calculation shows that the stability conditions of the neutron star matter can be improved in presence of the δ-meson in the density-dependent models of the coupling constants. The EOS of nuclear matter strongly depends on the density dependence of the interactions.展开更多
The multiplicity of fragments in Fermi energy heavy-ion collisions was experimen- tally extracted. Compared with the results of calculation using the antisymmetrized molecular dynamics （AMD） model which accounts for...The multiplicity of fragments in Fermi energy heavy-ion collisions was experimen- tally extracted. Compared with the results of calculation using the antisymmetrized molecular dynamics （AMD） model which accounts for the primary fragments only, the results calculated using the AMD together with a statistical decay code GEMINI to account for the deexcitation of excited primary fragments are in better agreement with those extracted from the experiment. This observation indicates that the experimental multiplicity distribution may be significantly different from those of primary fragments.展开更多
The evolution of the universe from an initial dramatic event, the Big-Bang, is firmly established. Hubble’s law [1] (HL) connects the velocity of galactic objects and their relative distance: v(r) = Hr, where H is th...The evolution of the universe from an initial dramatic event, the Big-Bang, is firmly established. Hubble’s law [1] (HL) connects the velocity of galactic objects and their relative distance: v(r) = Hr, where H is the Hubble constant. In this work we suggest that HL is not valid at large distances because of total energy conservation. We propose an expansion of the velocity in terms of their relative distance and produce a better fit to the available experimental data. Using a simple “dust” universe model, we can easily calculate under which conditions an (unstable) equilibrium state can be reached and we estimate the values of the matter present in the universe as well as the “dark energy”. Within the same formalism we can derive the “deceleration parameter”. We do not need to invoke any “dark energy”, its role being played by the kinetic correction. The resulting picture is that the universe might reach an unstable equilibrium state whose fate will be decided by fluctuations: either collapse or expand forever.展开更多
The striking differences and similarities between the “Spanish-flu” of 1918 and the Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) are analyzed. Progress in medicine and technology and in particular the availability of vacc...The striking differences and similarities between the “Spanish-flu” of 1918 and the Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) are analyzed. Progress in medicine and technology and in particular the availability of vaccines has decreased the death probability from about 2% for the Spanish-flu, to about 10<sup>-4</sup> in the UK and 10<sup>-3</sup> in Italy, USA, Canada, San Marino and other countries for COVID-19. The logistic map reproduces most features of the disease and may be of guidance for predictions and future steps to be taken in order to contrast the virus. We estimate 6.4 × 10<sup>7</sup> deceases worldwide without the vaccines, this value decreases to 1.6 × 10<sup>7</sup> with the current vaccination rate. In November 2021, the number of deceased worldwide was 5.1 × 10<sup>6</sup>. To reduce the fatalities further, it is imperative to increase the vaccination rate worldwide to at least 120 millions/day and the AstraZeneca vaccine due to its efficacity and cost is a possible route to accomplish this.展开更多
The β^+ decay of ^(31)Ar was investigated in an experiment at the GSI-FRS spectrometer.The ions of interest have been produced in the fragmentation of a ^(36)Ar beam at 880 Me V/nucleon and implanted in a time projec...The β^+ decay of ^(31)Ar was investigated in an experiment at the GSI-FRS spectrometer.The ions of interest have been produced in the fragmentation of a ^(36)Ar beam at 880 Me V/nucleon and implanted in a time projection chamber with optical readout. In addition to β-delayed one and two proton emission, for the first time the emission of β-delayed 3 protons has been observed. The branching ratio for this decay mode is found to be(0.07 ± 0.02)%.展开更多
The Efimov(Thomas) trimers in excited 12 C nuclei, for which no observation exists yet, are discussed by means of analyzing the experimental data of 70(64)Zn(64 Ni)+ 70(64)Zn(64 Ni) reactions at the beam energy of E/A...The Efimov(Thomas) trimers in excited 12 C nuclei, for which no observation exists yet, are discussed by means of analyzing the experimental data of 70(64)Zn(64 Ni)+ 70(64)Zn(64 Ni) reactions at the beam energy of E/A = 35 MeV/nucleon. In heavy ion collisions, a-particles interact with each other and can form complex systems such as 8 Be and 12 C. For the 3 a-particle systems,multi-resonance processes give rise to excited levels of 12 C. The interaction between any two of the 3 a-particles provides events with one, two or three 8 Be. Their interfering levels are clearly seen in the minimum relative energy distributions. Events with the three a-particle relative energies consistent with the ground state of 8 Be are observed with the decrease of the instrumental error for the reconstructed 7.458 MeV excitation level in 12 C, which was suggested as the Efimov(Thomas) state.展开更多
An experiment aimed to investigate the two-proton(2p) decay of the previously unknown nucleus ^(30)Ar was performed at GSI. By tracking the decay products in-flight with silicon micro-strip detectors, the 2p decays of...An experiment aimed to investigate the two-proton(2p) decay of the previously unknown nucleus ^(30)Ar was performed at GSI. By tracking the decay products in-flight with silicon micro-strip detectors, the 2p decays of ^(30)Ar were observed for the first time. For the calibration purpose, 2p decays of ^(19)Mg were also remeasured by tracking the coincident ^(17)Ne+p+p trajectories. By comparing the measured angular p-17 Ne correlations with those obtained from the corresponding Monte Carlo simulations,the simultaneous 2p decay of ^(19)Mg ground state and the sequential 2p emission of several known excited states of ^(19)Mg were confirmed. One new excited state in ^(19)Mg and two new excited states in ^(18)Na were observed.展开更多
The energy per particle BA in nuclear matter is calculated up to high baryon density in the whole isospin asymmetry range from symmetric matter to pure neutron matter.The results,obtained in the framework of the Bruec...The energy per particle BA in nuclear matter is calculated up to high baryon density in the whole isospin asymmetry range from symmetric matter to pure neutron matter.The results,obtained in the framework of the Brueckner-Hartree-Fock approximation with two-and three-body forces,confirm the well-known parabolic dependence on the asymmetry parameterβ=(N?Z)/A(β^2 law)that is valid in a wide density range.To investigate the extent to which this behavior can be traced back to the properties of the underlying interaction,aside from the mean field approximation,the spin-isospin decomposition of BA is performed.Theoretical indications suggest that theβ^2 law could be violated at higher densities as a consequence of the three-body forces.This raises the problem that the symmetry energy,calculated according to theβ^2 law as a difference between BA in pure neutron matter and symmetric nuclear matter,cannot be applied to neutron stars.One should return to the proper definition of the nuclear symmetry energy as a response of the nuclear system to small isospin imbalance from the Z=N nuclei and pure neutron matter.展开更多
文摘The discovery of chirped pulse amplification has led to great improvements in laser technology,enabling energetic laser beams to be compressed to pulse durations of tens of femtoseconds and focused to a few micrometers.Protons with energies of tens of MeV can be accelerated using,for instance,target normal sheath acceleration and focused on secondary targets.Under such conditions,nuclear reactions can occur,with the production of radioisotopes suitable for medical application.The use of high-repetition lasers to produce such isotopes is competitive with conventional methods mostly based on accelerators.In this paper,we study the production of^(67)Cu,^(63)Zn,^(18)F,and^(11)C,which are currently used in positron emission tomography and other applications.At the same time,we study the reactions^(10)B(p,α)^(7)Be and^(70)Zn(p,4n)^(67)Ga to put further constraints on the proton distributions at different angles,as well as the reaction^(11)B(p,α)^(8)Be relevant for energy production.The experiment was performed at the 1 PW laser facility at VegaⅢin Salamanca,Spain.Angular distributions of radioisotopes in the forward(with respect to the laser direction)and backward directions were measured using a high purity germanium detector.Our results are in reasonable agreement with numerical estimates obtained following the approach of Kimura and Bonasera[Nucl.Instrum.Methods Phys.Res.,Sect.A 637,164–170(2011)].
基金the Department of Education of Hunan Province,China(No.21A0541)the U.S.Department of Energy(No.DE-FG03-93ER40773)H.Z.acknowledges the financial support from Key Laboratory of Quark and Lepton Physics in Central China Normal University(No.QLPL2024P01)。
文摘This study proposes a novel particle encoding mechanism that seamlessly incorporates the quantum properties of particles,with a specific emphasis on constituent quarks.The primary objective of this mechanism is to facilitate the digital registration and identification of a wide range of particle information.Its design ensures easy integration with different event generators and digital simulations commonly used in high-energy experiments.Moreover,this innovative framework can be easily expanded to encode complex multi-quark states comprising up to nine valence quarks and accommodating an angular momentum of up to 99/2.This versatility and scalability make it a valuable tool.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11905120 and 11947416)the Natural Science Foundation of the Sichuan Province (No. 2023NSFSC1322)+1 种基金the United States Department of Energy (#DE-FG02-93ER40773)the NNSA (No. DENA0003841 (CENTAUR))。
文摘The thermodynamic properties of charged particles,such as the energy density,pressure,entropy density,particle density,and squared speed of sound at the kinetic freeze-out in the Au+Au collisions from the relativistic heavy ion collider (RHIC)beam energy scan program √S_(NN) and in the Cu+Cu collisions at √S_(NN),200 GeV are studied using the thermodynamically consistent Tsallis distribution.The energy density,pressure,and particle density decrease monotonically with the collision energy for the same collision centrality;These properties also decrease monotonically from the central to peripheral collisions at the same collision energy.While the scaled energy densityε∕T^(4) and scaled entropy density s∕T^(3) demonstrate the opposite trend with the collision energy for the same collision centrality.There is a correlation betweenε∕T^(4) and s∕T^(3) at the same centrality.In addition,the squared speed of sound was calculated to determine that all the collision energies share nearly the same value at different collision centralities.
基金This work was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11905120,11947416)the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province(No.2023NSFSC1322)+2 种基金the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China(No.2023-JC-YB-012)the United States Department of Energy(#DE-FG02-93ER40773)the NNSA(No.DENA0003841(CENTAUR)).
文摘The pseudo-rapidity distributions of the charged particles produced in the asymmetric collision systems p+Al,p+Au and ^(3)He+Au at√S_(NN)=200 GeV GeV are evaluated in the framework of a fireball model with Tsallis thermodynamics.The fireball model assumes that the experimentally measured particles are produced by fireballs following the Tsallis distribution and it can effectively describe the experimental data.Our results as well as previous results for d+Au collisions at√S_(NN)=200 GeV GeV and p+Pb collisions at√S_(NN)=5.02 TeV TeV validate that the fireball model based on Tsallis thermodynamics can provide a universal framework for pseudo-rapidity distribution of the charged particles produced in asymmetric collision systems.We predict the centrality dependence of the total charged particle multiplicity in the p+Al,p+Au and 3He+Au collisions.Additionally,the dependences of the fireball model parameters(y_(0a),y_(0A),σ_(a) and σ_(A))on the centrality and system size are studied.
基金supported partly by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11905120 and 11947416)the U.S.Department of Energy (No. DE-FG03-93ER40773)NNSA Grant No. DENA0003841 (CENTAUR)
文摘The number-of-constituent-quark(NCQ)scaling behavior of the elliptic flow of identified particles produced in A+A collisions is studied quantitatively using an empirical function that fits the experimental v_(2) data available from the RHIC and LHC.The most common approach for NCQ scaling involves(1)doing a scaling of the experimental v_(2) data of an identified particle with its NCQ,(2)doing the same to its transverse momentum or energy,then(3)combining all the scaled data and identifying the NCQ behavior by intuitively looking(since the measured experimental data are discrete).We define two variables(d_(1),d_(2))to describe NCQ scaling quantitatively and simultaneously,and identify the approximate region where the NCQ scaling holds.This approach could be applied to study NCQ or other scaling phenomena in future experiments.
文摘A novel method to determine the density and temperature of a system constituted by fermions and/or bosons is proposed based on quantum fluctuations.For fermions system,the results in the limit where the reached temperature T is small and where there is no constraint for the reached temperature T compared to the Fermi energy εf at a given density ρ are given,respectively.Quadrupole and multiplicity fluctuation relations are derived in terms of T/εf.We compared the two set results in the limit when T is much smaller compared to Fermi energy εf and they are consistent,as expected.The classical limit is also obtained for high temperatures and low densities.For bosons system,quadrupole and multiplicity fluctuations using Landau's theory of fluctuations near the critical point for a Bose-Einstein condensate(BEC) at a given density ρ are derived.As an example,we apply our approach to heavy ion collisions using the Constrained Molecular Dynamics model(CoMD) which includes the fermionic statistics.The multiplicity fluctuation quenching for fermions is found in the model and confirmed by experimental data.To reproduce the available experimental data better,we propose a modification of the collision term in the approach to include the possibility of α-α collisions.The relevant Bose-Einstein factor in the collision term is properly taken into account.This approach increases the yields of bosons relative to fermions closer to data.Boson fluctuations become larger than one as expected.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11135011,11475110,and 11575190)the CAS Present’s International Fellowship Initiative(Nos.2015PM008 and2016VMA063)
文摘We study the properties of two-flavor quark matter in the equivparticle model.A new quark mass scaling at finite temperature is proposed and applied to the thermodynamics of two-flavor quark matter.It is found that the perturbative interaction has strong effect on quark matter properties at finite temperature and high density.The pressure at the minimum free energy per baryon is exactly zero.With increasing temperature,the energy per baryon increases,while the free energy per baryon decreases.
基金supported in part by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDB160203)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11875311 and 11421505).
文摘Investigating deuteron–deuteron(DD)fusion reactions in a plasma environment similar to the early stages of the Big Bang is an important topic in nuclear astrophysics.In this study,we experimentally investigated such reactions,using eight laser beams with the third harmonic impacting on a deuterated polyethylene target at the ShenGuang-II Upgrade laser facility.This work focused on the application of range-filter(RF)spectrometers,assembled from a 70 lm aluminum filter and two CR-39 nuclear track detectors,to measure the yields of primary DD-protons.Based on the track diameter calibration results of 3 MeV protons used to diagnose the tracks on the RF spectrometers,an approximate primary DD-proton yield of(8.5±1.7)×10^6 was obtained,consistent with the yields from similar laser facilities worldwide.This indicates that the RF spectrometer is an effective way to measure primary DD-protons.However,due to the low yields of D^3He-protons and its small track diameter,CR-39 detectors were unable to distinguish it from the background spots.Using other accurate detectors may help to measure these rare events.
基金This work was supported by the NSFC innovation group project(Grant No.11921006)the National Grand Instrument Project(Grant No.2019YFF01014402)+1 种基金the United States Department of Energy(Grant No.DE-FG03-93ER40773)the NNSA(Grant No.DENA0003841)(CENTAUR).The PIC simulations were carried out using the High-Performance Computing Platform of Peking University。
文摘In this work,the high-energy-density plasmas(HEDP)evolved from joule-class-femtosecond-laser-irradiated nanowire-array(NWA)targets were numerically and experimentally studied.The results of particle-in-cell simulations indicate that ions accelerated in the sheath field around the surfaces of the nanowires are eventually confined in a plasma,contributing most to the high energy densities.The protons emitted from the front surfaces of the NWA targets provide rich information about the interactions that occur.We give the electron and ion energy densities for broad target parameter ranges.The ion energy densities from NWA targets were found to be an order of magnitude higher than those from planar targets,and the volume of the HEDP was several-fold greater.At optimal target parameters,8%of the laser energy can be converted to confined protons,and this results in ion energy densities at the GJ/cm^(3) level.In the experiments,the measured energy of the emitted protons reached 4 MeV,and the changes in energy with the NWA’s parameters were found to fit the simulation results well.Experimental measurements of neutrons from 2H(d,n)3He fusion with a yield of(24±18)×10^(6)/J from deuterated polyethylene NWA targets also confirmed these results.
基金partially supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Nos.XDB16 and XDPB09)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11890714 and 11421505)the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences of the CAS(No.QYZDJ-SSW-SLH002)
文摘The neutron yield in the12C(d,n)13N reaction and the proton yield in the12C(d,p)13C reaction have been measured using deuteron beams of energies 0.6-3 MeV.The deuteron beam is delivered from a 4-MeV electrostatic accelerator and bombarded on a thick carbon target.The neutrons are detected at 0°,24°,and 48°and the protons at135°in the laboratory frame.Further,the ratio of the neutron yield to the proton yield was calculated.This can be used to effectively recognize the resonances.The resonances are found at 1.4 MeV,1.7 MeV,and 2.5 MeV in the12C(d,p)13C reaction,and at 1.6 MeV and 2.7 MeV in the12C(d,n)13N reaction.The proposed method provides a way to reduce systematic uncertainty and helps confirm more resonances in compound nuclei.
基金The project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.10275002,10575005,and 10675046the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province of China under Grant No.Y605476,and the INFN of Italy
文摘Density-dependent parametrization models of the nucleon-meson coupfing constants, including the isovector scalar δ-field, are applied to asymmetric nuclear matter. The nuclear equation of state （EOS） and the neutron star properties are studied in a relativistic Lagrangian density, using the relativistic mean field （RMF） hadron theory. It is known that the δ-field in the constant coupling scheme leads to a larger repulsion in dense neutron-rich matter and to a definite splitting of proton and neutron effective masses, finally influences the stability of the neutron stars. We use density-dependent models of the nucleon-meson couplings to study the properties of neutron star matter and to reexamine the （^-field effects in asymmetric nuclear matter. Our calculation shows that the stability conditions of the neutron star matter can be improved in presence of the δ-meson in the density-dependent models of the coupling constants. The EOS of nuclear matter strongly depends on the density dependence of the interactions.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11075189)the"Hundred Gifted Scientist Plam"of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Nos.0910020BRO,Y010110BRO)
文摘The multiplicity of fragments in Fermi energy heavy-ion collisions was experimen- tally extracted. Compared with the results of calculation using the antisymmetrized molecular dynamics （AMD） model which accounts for the primary fragments only, the results calculated using the AMD together with a statistical decay code GEMINI to account for the deexcitation of excited primary fragments are in better agreement with those extracted from the experiment. This observation indicates that the experimental multiplicity distribution may be significantly different from those of primary fragments.
文摘The evolution of the universe from an initial dramatic event, the Big-Bang, is firmly established. Hubble’s law [1] (HL) connects the velocity of galactic objects and their relative distance: v(r) = Hr, where H is the Hubble constant. In this work we suggest that HL is not valid at large distances because of total energy conservation. We propose an expansion of the velocity in terms of their relative distance and produce a better fit to the available experimental data. Using a simple “dust” universe model, we can easily calculate under which conditions an (unstable) equilibrium state can be reached and we estimate the values of the matter present in the universe as well as the “dark energy”. Within the same formalism we can derive the “deceleration parameter”. We do not need to invoke any “dark energy”, its role being played by the kinetic correction. The resulting picture is that the universe might reach an unstable equilibrium state whose fate will be decided by fluctuations: either collapse or expand forever.
文摘The striking differences and similarities between the “Spanish-flu” of 1918 and the Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) are analyzed. Progress in medicine and technology and in particular the availability of vaccines has decreased the death probability from about 2% for the Spanish-flu, to about 10<sup>-4</sup> in the UK and 10<sup>-3</sup> in Italy, USA, Canada, San Marino and other countries for COVID-19. The logistic map reproduces most features of the disease and may be of guidance for predictions and future steps to be taken in order to contrast the virus. We estimate 6.4 × 10<sup>7</sup> deceases worldwide without the vaccines, this value decreases to 1.6 × 10<sup>7</sup> with the current vaccination rate. In November 2021, the number of deceased worldwide was 5.1 × 10<sup>6</sup>. To reduce the fatalities further, it is imperative to increase the vaccination rate worldwide to at least 120 millions/day and the AstraZeneca vaccine due to its efficacity and cost is a possible route to accomplish this.
基金Polish National Science Center(UMO2011/01/B/ST2/01943)RFBR(14-02-00090)+1 种基金Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education(0079/DIA/2014/43)Helmholtz International Center for FAIR
文摘The β^+ decay of ^(31)Ar was investigated in an experiment at the GSI-FRS spectrometer.The ions of interest have been produced in the fragmentation of a ^(36)Ar beam at 880 Me V/nucleon and implanted in a time projection chamber with optical readout. In addition to β-delayed one and two proton emission, for the first time the emission of β-delayed 3 protons has been observed. The branching ratio for this decay mode is found to be(0.07 ± 0.02)%.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(1176014,11605097,11421505,11865010)the US Department of Energy(DE-FG02-93ER40773,NNSA DE-NA0003841(CENTAUR))+6 种基金the Robert A.Welch Foundation(A-1266)supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)President’s International Fellowship Initiative(2015VWA070)Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB16 and XDPB09)Program for Young Talents of Science and Technology in Universities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(NJYT-18-B21)Doctoral Scientific Research Foundation of Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities(BS365 and BS400)The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(GK201903022)Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia(2018MS01009)
文摘The Efimov(Thomas) trimers in excited 12 C nuclei, for which no observation exists yet, are discussed by means of analyzing the experimental data of 70(64)Zn(64 Ni)+ 70(64)Zn(64 Ni) reactions at the beam energy of E/A = 35 MeV/nucleon. In heavy ion collisions, a-particles interact with each other and can form complex systems such as 8 Be and 12 C. For the 3 a-particle systems,multi-resonance processes give rise to excited levels of 12 C. The interaction between any two of the 3 a-particles provides events with one, two or three 8 Be. Their interfering levels are clearly seen in the minimum relative energy distributions. Events with the three a-particle relative energies consistent with the ground state of 8 Be are observed with the decrease of the instrumental error for the reconstructed 7.458 MeV excitation level in 12 C, which was suggested as the Efimov(Thomas) state.
基金Helmholtz International Center for FAIR(HIC for FAIR)Helmholtz Association(IK-RU-002)+5 种基金Russian Ministry of Education and Science(NSh-932.2014.2)Russian Foundation for Basic Research(14-02-00090-a)Polish National Science Center(UMO-2011/01/B/ST2/01943)Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education(0079/DIA/2014/43,Grant Diamentowy)Helmholtz-CAS Joint Research Group(HCJRG-108)FPA2009-08848 contract(MICINN,Spain)
文摘An experiment aimed to investigate the two-proton(2p) decay of the previously unknown nucleus ^(30)Ar was performed at GSI. By tracking the decay products in-flight with silicon micro-strip detectors, the 2p decays of ^(30)Ar were observed for the first time. For the calibration purpose, 2p decays of ^(19)Mg were also remeasured by tracking the coincident ^(17)Ne+p+p trajectories. By comparing the measured angular p-17 Ne correlations with those obtained from the corresponding Monte Carlo simulations,the simultaneous 2p decay of ^(19)Mg ground state and the sequential 2p emission of several known excited states of ^(19)Mg were confirmed. One new excited state in ^(19)Mg and two new excited states in ^(18)Na were observed.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11705109)INFN fellowship in Italy and European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (654002).
文摘The energy per particle BA in nuclear matter is calculated up to high baryon density in the whole isospin asymmetry range from symmetric matter to pure neutron matter.The results,obtained in the framework of the Brueckner-Hartree-Fock approximation with two-and three-body forces,confirm the well-known parabolic dependence on the asymmetry parameterβ=(N?Z)/A(β^2 law)that is valid in a wide density range.To investigate the extent to which this behavior can be traced back to the properties of the underlying interaction,aside from the mean field approximation,the spin-isospin decomposition of BA is performed.Theoretical indications suggest that theβ^2 law could be violated at higher densities as a consequence of the three-body forces.This raises the problem that the symmetry energy,calculated according to theβ^2 law as a difference between BA in pure neutron matter and symmetric nuclear matter,cannot be applied to neutron stars.One should return to the proper definition of the nuclear symmetry energy as a response of the nuclear system to small isospin imbalance from the Z=N nuclei and pure neutron matter.
