Mushtaq Abed Al-Jubbori , R.B. Alkhayat , Mohsin Hassan Ali , Rasha W. Mahmood
{"title":"UVC irradiation of alpha particles tracks and empirical equation of bulk etch rate in CR-39 detector","authors":"Mushtaq Abed Al-Jubbori , R.B. Alkhayat , Mohsin Hassan Ali , Rasha W. Mahmood","doi":"10.1016/j.nimb.2024.165596","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nimb.2024.165596","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The first empirical equation is presented in this paper to characterize the behavior of the bulk etch rate (V<em><sub>b</sub></em>) with the UVC dose. The V<em><sub>b</sub></em> value increased nonlinearly with UVC irradiation during the initial dose of up to 13 J, then remained almost constant with prolonged UVC doses from 13 to 45 J. The alpha track depths in CR-39 were analyzed with UVC irradiation (<em>λ</em> = 254 nm). Samples exposed to UVC radiation achieved the maximum track depth with a shorter etching time than samples not exposed to UVC radiation. The V<em><sub>t</sub></em> values increased significantly for samples exposed to UVC up to 7.1, 7.0, and 6.9 µm/h, respectively, at alpha energies of 2.5, 3.5, and 4.5 MeV. While the etch rate ratio decreased for the same samples.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19380,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms","volume":"559 ","pages":"Article 165596"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143173995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Elemental analysis of automobile engine lubrication oil using in-air PIXE","authors":"Katsumi Saitoh , Hidetsugu Tsuchida , Misako Miwa , Sho Toyama , Shigeo Matsuyama","doi":"10.1016/j.nimb.2024.165601","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nimb.2024.165601","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To identify the elemental characteristics of engine lubricating oil-derived particles emitted from automobiles, we established an elemental analysis technique for engine lubricating oils using the in-air PIXE method, and conducted elemental analysis of unused and used engine lubrication oils, which revealed that S and Ca found in the internal standard base oil Sc 2000 wt-ppm (CONOSTAN®) and In 1000 wt-ppm (CONOSTAN®) were detected in addition to P, Fe and Zn, while K was detected only in the unused engine oil. The concentration balance of P, S, and Zn in the unused and used engine oil confirmed the presence of zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZnDTP), which is added to engine lubricating oil as a friction modifier and antioxidant. These results are useful in characterizing the elemental composition of particles derived from engine lubricating oils.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19380,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms","volume":"559 ","pages":"Article 165601"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143174525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of thermal neutron irradiation on CoLaxFe2-xO4 nanoferrites: XRD, FTIR, UV, and VSM spectroscopy","authors":"Kh. Roumaih , H.A. Aboelkhir , T.M. Meaz , A.I. Ghoneim","doi":"10.1016/j.nimb.2024.165592","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nimb.2024.165592","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cobalt-lanthanum ferrite nanoparticles with the formula CoLa<sub>x</sub>Fe<sub>2-x</sub>O<sub>4</sub> (x = 0.0 and 0.06) were prepared using the co-precipitation method. The structural and physical properties were studied before and after exposure to thermal neutrons. The samples were irradiated at different times and doses using a rabbit system. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis showed the formation of the cubic spinel phase both before and after irradiation. The cation distribution for all samples was calculated based on the theoretical lattice parameters before and after irradiation. The FTIR spectra revealed two bands, ν<sub>T</sub> (580–571 cm<sup>−1</sup> for x = 0, and 585–575 cm<sup>−1</sup> for x = 0.06) and ν<sub>O</sub> (386–359 cm<sup>−1</sup> for x = 0, and 383–376 cm<sup>−1</sup> for x = 0.06). These bands became broader after irradiation. UV spectroscopy indicated that the increase in energy gap is mainly due to the decrease in particle size caused by the quantum confinement size effect. Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) measurements at room temperature showed ferrimagnetic behavior for all samples. It was observed that the magnetic properties depended on the radiation dosage.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19380,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms","volume":"559 ","pages":"Article 165592"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143173992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of 1 MeV electron irradiation on the output parameters of silicon heterojunction solar cells","authors":"Sh.B. Utamuradova , E.I. Terukov , O.К. Ataboev , I.E. Panaiotti , R.R. Kabulov , A.V. Troshin","doi":"10.1016/j.nimb.2025.165630","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nimb.2025.165630","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, influence of electron irradiation with an energy 1 MeV on the output photovoltaic parameters of <em>n</em>-type silicon heterojunction solar cells has been investigated. It has been shown that when irradiated with electrons fluence of 5 × 10<sup>14</sup> e/cm<sup>2</sup>, a significant decrease in the quantum efficiency occurs at wavelengths of longer than 600 nm, leading to a decrease in the short-circuit current from 33.1 to 22 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> and the open-circuit voltage from 0.68 to 0.53 V, and at a fluence of 1 × 10<sup>15</sup> e/cm<sup>2</sup> down to 18.3 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> and 0.51 V respectively. Moreover, the surface recombination velocities of ∼500 cm/s at 5 × 10<sup>14</sup> e/cm<sup>2</sup> and ∼580 cm/s at 1 × 10<sup>15</sup> e/cm<sup>2</sup> have been calculated from the load current–voltage characteristics, i.e., ∼16 cm/s before irradiation. Based on capacitance–voltage measurements decrease in charge carrier concentration from 10<sup>15</sup> cm<sup>−3</sup> to 8.15 × 10<sup>14</sup> cm<sup>−3</sup> in the bulk of a silicon heterojunction solar cells after electron irradiation at different fluences (<span><math><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>ϕ</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>10</mn></mrow><mn>15</mn></msup></mrow></math></span> e/cm<sup>2</sup>), whereas the carrier removal rate of R<sub>c</sub> ≈ 0.21 cm<sup>−1</sup> were calculated.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19380,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms","volume":"560 ","pages":"Article 165630"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143160332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The combination of free flying distance grouping method and midpoint method for high accuracy and high efficiency in Monte Carlo simulations of electron-solid interactions","authors":"Lin Shao","doi":"10.1016/j.nimb.2025.165625","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nimb.2025.165625","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recently, a method to accelerate computational efficiency by orders of magnitude for Monte Carlo simulations of electron-solid interactions has been proposed as the computation engine for the open-source code AMCSET. The method combines consecutive free-flying distances into groups for scattering simulations, assuming equal energy within each group. However, questions regarding accuracy have arisen. If the electron energy at the start of the group is used for the entire group, it can lead to noticeable errors. The error can be avoided by applying the midpoint method, where the average of the starting and ending electron energies within a group is used for scattering calculations. While this energy midpoint selection seems like an obvious choice, this study reports a computational method to predict the energy midpoint of the next group by using the energy loss from the current group, provided the group size is sufficiently large. Thus, the midpoint is calculated explicitly.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19380,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms","volume":"560 ","pages":"Article 165625"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143160333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Graphitization efficiency of small-sized carbon samples and its impact on 14C/12C and 13C/12C isotope ratios","authors":"Huihui Cao, Yuanzhe Peng, Jiale Guo, Pingyu Zhang, Zongli Wang, Aifeng Zhou, Guanghui Dong","doi":"10.1016/j.nimb.2025.165632","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nimb.2025.165632","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Mini Carbon Dating System and Automated Graphitization Equipment, developed by Ionplus AG, were specifically designed for radiocarbon isotope ratio testing and for graphite synthesis with one milligram of carbon. Here, we carefully weighed standard samples of NIST-SRM-4990C, phthalic acid and IAEA-C7, with carbon masses ranging from 30 to 1000 μg, for graphitization, <sup>14</sup>C/<sup>12</sup>C and <sup>13</sup>C/<sup>12</sup>C isotope ratio measurement. The results showed a positive correlation between graphitization efficiency and carbon size, with efficiencies surpassing about 70 % and 90 % when the carbon content exceeded approximately 200 and 400 μg, respectively. Moreover, the δ<sup>13</sup>C values of the graphite product indicated the presence of carbon isotope fractionation during the graphitization processes, which was particularly pronounced when the carbon content was below 200 μg. Accordingly, we recommend that the graphite content should exceed 200 μg for reliable radiocarbon measurements.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19380,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms","volume":"560 ","pages":"Article 165632"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143160315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cexiang Mei , Xiaoan Zhang , Xianming Zhou , Changhui Liang , Lixia Zeng , Yanning Zhang , Shubin Du , Yipan Guo , Zhihu Yang
{"title":"X ray emission for 20 MeV to 55 MeV C4+ ions impacting on Cu target","authors":"Cexiang Mei , Xiaoan Zhang , Xianming Zhou , Changhui Liang , Lixia Zeng , Yanning Zhang , Shubin Du , Yipan Guo , Zhihu Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.nimb.2025.165612","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nimb.2025.165612","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The ionization of the Cu K shell by collisions of C<sup>4+</sup> ions at energies ranging from 20 MeV to 50 MeV is studied, and the K x-ray spectra of Cu are measured using an HPGe detector. The relationship between the relative intensity ratio of K<em><sub>β</sub></em> and K<em><sub>α</sub></em> x rays emitted from Cu and the kinetic energy of incident ions is investigated<!--> <!-->and compared with data for singly ionized atoms. The results show that the relative intensity ratio of K<em><sub>β</sub></em> to K<em><sub>α</sub></em> x ray of Cu target decreases with the increase of incident ion kinetic energy, and the ratio is larger than the data of singly ionized atoms. The K x- ray production cross section of target atom is calculated by using the thick target cross-section formula, and compared with the results obtained from different theoretical models. The results show that the total production cross sections of K<em><sub>β</sub></em> and K<em><sub>α</sub></em> x ray with the increasing incident ion kinetic energy are in close agreement with<!--> <!-->the BEA modified model which takes multiple ionization into account.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19380,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms","volume":"560 ","pages":"Article 165612"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143159760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Möller, K.F. Muzakka, D. Höschen, M. Finsterbusch
{"title":"High-throughput MeV ion beam analysis − quantitative full stoichiometry imaging of a granite","authors":"S. Möller, K.F. Muzakka, D. Höschen, M. Finsterbusch","doi":"10.1016/j.nimb.2025.165626","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nimb.2025.165626","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>MeV Ion-Beam analysis (IBA) can quantify the whole periodic table, provide tomographic information, analyse elements up to 100 µm depth, and achieve down to nm depth resolution under ideal conditions. This brings along a high degree of instrument and data analysis complexity. Only recently, optimised instrument geometry and precision on the hardware-side and artificial intelligence, modern computing power, and new nuclear cross-sections on the software-side enabled analysing the IBA spectra effectively and with only little human interaction. The increased throughput reinvents IBA as an elemental imaging technology.</div><div>This work presents a 5x5mm<sup>2</sup> imaging of a granite sample with 100x100 pixels using four IBA methods measured and analysed within 24 h. This demonstrates the capabilities of the newly developed software and hardware solutions. The analysis reveals SiO<sub>2</sub>, an Al, and a Fe rich phases in the granite. The present elements and their concentrations match typical granite phases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19380,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms","volume":"560 ","pages":"Article 165626"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143160331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Lakshmanan , R.N. Viswanath , Padmalochan Panda , S. Amirthapandian , R. Rajaraman
{"title":"Surface/interface investigation of positron diffusion in electrochemically reduced nanoporous Au from dealloyed nanoporous Au","authors":"C. Lakshmanan , R.N. Viswanath , Padmalochan Panda , S. Amirthapandian , R. Rajaraman","doi":"10.1016/j.nimb.2025.165624","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nimb.2025.165624","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Positron lifetime measurements, variable energy positron beam Doppler broadening analyses, and electron microscopy studies were performed to investigate morphological evolution and its influence on positron diffusion behavior in electrochemically reduced nanoporous Au. Samples were obtained by potential cycling of as-dealloyed nanoporous Au within reduced potential intervals. Electron microscopy revealed significant morphological changes, resulting in a random structure composed of Au ligaments. Positron lifetime and S(E<sub>P</sub>) measurements provided insights into effective diffusion length of positrons, which scaled with the ligament diameter with an exponent of ∼0.5, contrasting with the behavior observed in as-dealloyed nanoporous Au. Positronium fraction calculations showed preferentially positron diffusion toward the surfaces/interfaces of the ligament pore networks. Nanoindentation measurements of Young’s modulus correlated with the microstructure and defect characteristics of the reduced nanoporous Au. These findings enhance our understanding of how variations in vacancy defects associated with ligament surfaces/interfaces substantially impacts the mechanical properties of nanoporous Au assemblies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19380,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms","volume":"560 ","pages":"Article 165624"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143160316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wenlue Mao , Jinli Cao , Xinfu He , Yonggang Li , Qirong Zheng , Wen Yang , Qi Luo
{"title":"Monte Carlo simulation of intragranular Xe bubble re-solution in UZr nuclear fuels","authors":"Wenlue Mao , Jinli Cao , Xinfu He , Yonggang Li , Qirong Zheng , Wen Yang , Qi Luo","doi":"10.1016/j.nimb.2025.165623","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nimb.2025.165623","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The bubble re-solution in UZr alloys plays a key role in the nucleation and growth of fission gas bubble, but its mechanism is still unclear. In this work, the behavior of Xe bubble re-solution due to binary collision affected by bubble radius, matrix composition, and fission fragments in UZr fuels has been carried out by 3D Monte Carlo method. The re-solution coefficient (<em>b<sub>0</sub></em>) decreases with the increase of bubble radius (<em>R<sub>b</sub></em>), and it will increase with the increase of Zr concentration (<em>C<sub>Zr</sub></em>) because of the higher energy entering the bubble. Using typical fission fragments (Sr, and I), it is found that the re-solution coefficient with small atomic numbers is higher than that of low-energy fission fragments with large atomic numbers. Further, we obtain the re-solution coefficient as a function of bubble radius and Zr concentration, and give the effective re-solution coefficients (<span><math><msubsup><mi>b</mi><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow><mo>′</mo></msubsup></math></span>) in the intermediate region and the inner region according to the available experimental data. The value of the intermediate region is close to that of existing model, while the re-solution coefficient in the inner region is 3 orders of magnitude higher. This also shows that the fission gas behaviors in different phases are obviously different, which need more atomic-scale calculations in future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19380,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms","volume":"560 ","pages":"Article 165623"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143160334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}