NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 7, 070001(2023)

Current status and development trends of neutron depth profiling

Liang ZHAO, Caijin XIAO*, Yonggang YAO, Pingsheng WANG, and Xiangchun JIN
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  • Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
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    Figures & Tables(15)
    Depth-energy calibration curve[14]
    Delamination of the Lithium-containing portion of a sample[17]
    Structural diagram of NDP device (a) and snapshot of NDP setup (b) in CARR[26, 31]
    NIST-NDP device (a) and internal chamber components (b)[13]
    Schematic of FMR Ⅱ-NDP device[34]
    Structural and principle diagram of the detector[40]
    Distribution of 6Li in samples[40]
    Setup of NDP measuring device[45]
    NDP measuring device, battery structure and measured depth distribution[46]
    Principle diagram of the NDP measurement with a single solid-state detector[49]
    Voltage-current curves at various current densities, NDP measurement values during the electroplating-stripping processes, and charge curves[51]
    Voltage curve, charge curve and NDP curve during cycling at different current densities[54]
    • Table 1. Neutron capture reactions occurring in the detection of different elements by neutron depth profiling[12]

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      Table 1. Neutron capture reactions occurring in the detection of different elements by neutron depth profiling[12]

      核素Element丰度Abundance / %生成粒子能量Particle energy / keV反应截面Cross section / b
      3He0.000 14p (572) + 3H (191)5 333
      6Li7.53H (2 727) + 4He (2 055)940
      7BeRadioactivep (1 438) + 7Li (207)48 000
      10B19.9

      4He (1 472) + 7Li (840) + y [93.7%]

      4He (1 777) + 7Li (1 013) [6.3%]

      3 837
      14N99.614C (42) + p (584)1.83
      17O0.03814C (404) + 4He (1 413)0.24
      22NaRadioactive22Ne (103) + p (2 247)31 000
      33S0.7530Si (411) + 4He (3 081)0.19
      35Cl75.835S (17) + p (598)0.49
      40K0.01240Ar (56) + p (2 231)4.4
    • Table 2. Parameters of NDP device in CARR[26, 31]

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      Table 2. Parameters of NDP device in CARR[26, 31]

      系统构成 System constitution参数值 Parameter values
      靶室材料 Target chamber material304不锈钢 304 stainless steel
      靶室尺寸 Target chamber size / cm2Ø50×60
      真空度 Vacuum degree / Pa3.4×10-5
      样品数量 Number of samples6
      样品表面与中子束角度 Angle between sample surface and neutron beam / (°)45
      中子束斑 Neutron beam spot / cmØ1.0
      样品与探测器距离 Distance between sample and detector / cm10~17
    • Table 3. Comparison of parameters of NDP system[31-38]

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      Table 3. Comparison of parameters of NDP system[31-38]

      束流强度Neutron flux / n·cm-2·s-1束斑Beam spot / mm2
      JRR-3 (Japan)1.8×10820×20
      NIST (U.S.)1.2×101010×10
      FMR Ⅱ (Germany)

      108

      3×109

      20×30

      11×16

      CARR (China)10910×10
      CMRR (China)2.1×10840×40
      Ohio State Univ (U.S.)8.6×10630×30
      HANARO (Korea)1.84×10820×20
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    Liang ZHAO, Caijin XIAO, Yonggang YAO, Pingsheng WANG, Xiangchun JIN. Current status and development trends of neutron depth profiling[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(7): 070001

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jan. 9, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 3, 2023

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    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.070001

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