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Construímos um acelerador de elétrons de baixa energia (opera na faixa de 0,4 - 20 keV) que dispõe dos recursos necessários para ser utilizado como instrumento de pesquisa em áreas relacionadas com os isolantes. Neste trabalho, ele foi empregado para estudar a emissão secundária em polímeros ou, mais especificamente, para mostrar que um novo método de medida de emissão secundária, que designamos \"Método de Medida Dinâmica\", descrito por H. Von Seggern [IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sei. NS-32, p.1503 (1985)] não permite, ao contrário do que se esperava, obter a verdadeira curva de emissão secundária devido à influência exercida pela carga positiva acumulada sobre a emissão. Contudo, no decorrer do trabalho, mostramos que a montagem descrita por ele ainda pode ser utilizada com vantagem para: i) medir precisamente a energia do 2&#176 ponto de cruzamento e ii) para levantar a verdadeira curva de emissão se, ao invés irradiarmos o alvo continuamente, usarmos pulsos de corrente. Além disso, pudemos, analisando o modo como a carga positiva age sobre a emissão nas mais diversas situações. I) estimar a profundidade de escape máxima e média dos secundários; II) mostrar que a carga positiva líquida numa amostra carregada positivamente fica próxima da superfície e III) mostrar que em amostras carregadas negativamente as cargas positivas ficam próximas da superfície e as negativas, em maior número, no volume do material. / We have constructed an accelerator for the generation of low energy e1ectrons (in the 0.4 to 20 keV range). The accelerator is equipped with some devices especially designed for the investigation of the e1ectrical properties of electron-irradiated dielectrics. In this work we have employed it for the study of the secondary electron emission of irradiated polymers. Reference is made to a method proposed bt H. von Seggern [IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. NS-32, p.1503 (1985)] which was intended for the determination of the electron emission yield especially between the two cross-over points in a single run, here called the dynamical method. We have been able to prove that, contrary to expectation, this method does not give correct results over the entire emission curve. Rather it gives yield values which are too low by 25% in the region where the emission exhibits a maximum, due to the interaction between the electron emission process and the positive surface charge of the dielectric. However the method needs not to be dismissed entirely. As it is, it can be used advantageously for the precise determination of the energy of the second cross-over point. In addition, with the same set up, the method could be improved by replacing the continuous irradiation of the sample by a pulsed irradiation, leading to results essentially the same as those shown in the literature. Finally, analyzing the process of interaction between the positive charge of the dielectric and the mechanism of electron emission in several situations, we were able: I) to determine the maximum value and the average value of the escape depth of the emitted electrons; II) for a sample with a net positive charge, to show that the positive charge resides very near the surface of incidence; III) for a sample with a net negative charge, to show that the positive charge also resides near the surface while the (prevalent) negative charge resides in the bulk of the material

Construímos um acelerador de elétrons de baixa energia (opera na faixa de 0,4 - 20 keV) que dispõe dos recursos necessários para ser utilizado como instrumento de pesquisa em áreas relacionadas com os isolantes. Neste trabalho, ele foi empregado para estudar a emissão secundária em polímeros ou, mais especificamente, para mostrar que um novo método de medida de emissão secundária, que designamos \"Método de Medida Dinâmica\", descrito por H. Von Seggern [IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sei. NS-32, p.1503 (1985)] não permite, ao contrário do que se esperava, obter a verdadeira curva de emissão secundária devido à influência exercida pela carga positiva acumulada sobre a emissão. Contudo, no decorrer do trabalho, mostramos que a montagem descrita por ele ainda pode ser utilizada com vantagem para: i) medir precisamente a energia do 2&#176 ponto de cruzamento e ii) para levantar a verdadeira curva de emissão se, ao invés irradiarmos o alvo continuamente, usarmos pulsos de corrente. Além disso, pudemos, analisando o modo como a carga positiva age sobre a emissão nas mais diversas situações. I) estimar a profundidade de escape máxima e média dos secundários; II) mostrar que a carga positiva líquida numa amostra carregada positivamente fica próxima da superfície e III) mostrar que em amostras carregadas negativamente as cargas positivas ficam próximas da superfície e as negativas, em maior número, no volume do material. / We have constructed an accelerator for the generation of low energy e1ectrons (in the 0.4 to 20 keV range). The accelerator is equipped with some devices especially designed for the investigation of the e1ectrical properties of electron-irradiated dielectrics. In this work we have employed it for the study of the secondary electron emission of irradiated polymers. Reference is made to a method proposed bt H. von Seggern [IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. NS-32, p.1503 (1985)] which was intended for the determination of the electron emission yield especially between the two cross-over points in a single run, here called the dynamical method. We have been able to prove that, contrary to expectation, this method does not give correct results over the entire emission curve. Rather it gives yield values which are too low by 25% in the region where the emission exhibits a maximum, due to the interaction between the electron emission process and the positive surface charge of the dielectric. However the method needs not to be dismissed entirely. As it is, it can be used advantageously for the precise determination of the energy of the second cross-over point. In addition, with the same set up, the method could be improved by replacing the continuous irradiation of the sample by a pulsed irradiation, leading to results essentially the same as those shown in the literature. Finally, analyzing the process of interaction between the positive charge of the dielectric and the mechanism of electron emission in several situations, we were able: I) to determine the maximum value and the average value of the escape depth of the emitted electrons; II) for a sample with a net positive charge, to show that the positive charge resides very near the surface of incidence; III) for a sample with a net negative charge, to show that the positive charge also resides near the surface while the (prevalent) negative charge resides in the bulk of the material

The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf operates a superconducting linear accelerator for electrons with energies up to 35 MeV and average beam currents up to 1.6 mA. The electron beam is employed for production of several secondary beams including X-rays from bremsstrahlung production, neutrons, and positrons. The secondary positron beam after moderation feeds the Monoenergetic Positron Source (MePS) where positron annihilation lifetime (PALS) and positron annihilation Doppler-broadening experiments in materials science are performed in parallel. The adjustable repetition rate of the continuous-wave electron beams allows matching of the pulse separation to the positron lifetime in the sample under study. The energy of the positron beam can be set between 0.5 keV and 20 keV to perform depth resolved defect spectroscopy and porosity studies especially for thin films.

O tratamento de águas residuárias e efluentes industriais por irradiação com feixe de elétrons é uma técnica promissora, porém pouco difundida em território Brasileiro. O projeto e a construção de uma unidade móvel contendo um acelerador industrial de elétrons de 700 keV e 20 kW, pelo Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN), é inovador para demonstrar os efeitos e resultados positivos dessa tecnologia. O propósito é deslocar a unidade móvel às diversas empresas com interesse em tratamento dos resíduos líquidos, conectar-se ao sistema elétrico da mesma e iniciar o processo de tratamento por ionização, por meio da irradiação com feixe de elétrons. A conexão da unidade móvel ao sistema elétrico local pode representar um desafio, pela grande diversidade de tensões e distâncias envolvidas, e também pelas grandes injeções de conteúdo harmônico gerado pelo acelerador de elétron que podem afetar as cargas do sistema industrial, comumente sensíveis. Neste trabalho realizou-se uma análise do sistema de potência da unidade móvel, quanto à capacidade de interrupção, seletividade da proteção e níveis de curto-circuito adequados de forma a assegurar uma maior confiabilidade na operação. Ao final, projetou-se e construiu-se o painel elétrico de controle da unidade móvel de irradiação. Além disso, na obtenção de parâmetros operacionais à unidade móvel, realizaram-se simulações e medições no acelerador industrial de elétrons de 1,5 MeV e 37,5 kW, instalado no Laboratório de Fontes Intensas de Radiação, do Centro de Tecnologia das Radiações, as quais demonstraram a necessidade da inserção de um filtro para redução dos índices de distorção nos harmônicos dessa instalação radiativa fixa no IPEN. / The treatment of wastewater and industrial effluents by electron beam irradiation is a promising technique, however, not very widespread in Brazilian territory. The design and a construction of a mobile unit containing an electron beam accelerator of 700 KeV and 20kW, by the Nuclear and Energy Research Institute (IPEN) is innovative to demonstrate the effects and positive results of this technology. The aim is to move the mobile unit to several companies with interest in liquid waste treatment, and connect to the industry electrical system and start the ionization treatment process through electron beam. The mobile unit\'s connection to the local electrical system can be a challenge in behalf of the great diversity of voltages and distances involved, as well as the large injections of harmonic content generated by the electron beam accelerator that can affect sensitive loads in the industrial system. In this work, an analysis was made of the power system of the mobile unit, regarding interruption capacity, selectivity protection and adequate short circuit levels in order to assure a greater reliability in the operation. At the end, the control panel of the mobile unit, simulations and measurements were carried out at the 1.5 MeV and 37.5 kW electron beam accelerator, installed at the Intensive Radiation Technology Center, which demonstrated the necessity of applying of a filter to reduce the measured harmonic distortion.

La diffusion Compton est un moyen de produire des rayons X en réalisant des collisions entre un faisceau d'électrons relativistes et un faisceau laser. Par analogie avec le rayonnement synchrotron, le faisceau laser joue le rôle d'onduleur, ce qui entraîne les électrons dans un mouvement d'oscillation. Le rayonnement émis par les électrons en mouvement, dont certaines caractéristiques sont proches de celle du rayonnement synchrotron, peut être produit sur des machines relativement compactes. L'installation ELSA du CEA DAM DIF dispose d'un accélérateur d'électrons (17 MeV) et d'un laser (532 nm) dont les caractéristiques sont favorables à la réalisation d'une expérience de production de rayonnement X par diffusion Compton. La faible probabilité d'interaction et les petites dimensions des faisceaux (< 100 µm, 30 ps (LTMH)) obligent à optimiser avec soin le recouvrement spatial et temporel des impulsions. La visualisation des deux faisceaux en simultanée se fait grâce à un biseau en aluminium renvoyant les images des deux faisceaux vers les caméras CCD et à balayage de fente. La détection du rayonnement X produit (d'énergie < 11 keV) est réalisée par des écrans radio-luminescents à mémoire. Ces écrans, très sensibles au rayonnement de basse énergie, permettent de visualiser le profil du rayonnement et de réaliser la radiométrie du signal. Ces écrans ont également été utilisés en tant que scintillateurs couplés à un photomultiplicateur pour contrôler en temps réel le rendement de l'interaction. L'analyse des résultats expérimentaux obtenus confirme les résultats des simulations. / Compton scattering by collisions between relativistic electron beam and laser beam is a way to produce X-rays. Laser beam is seen as an undulator which gives electrons a periodic waved motion. This radiation emitted by electrons motion has some characteristics close to those of synchrotron radiation but can be produced by smaller machines. ELSA facility at CEA DAM DIF is a linear electron accelerator (17 MeV) running with a photoinjector and a laser (532 nm). Characteristics of electrons and laser beam are favourable to a Compton scattering X-rays experiment. Small interaction probability and small beam sizes (< 100 µm, 30 ps (LTMH)) require a careful optimization of spatial and temporal pulses covering. An aluminium bevel-edge allows visualizing beams with CCD and streak cameras. Imaging plates are used as < 11 keV X-rays detectors. These detectors are very sensitive to low signal-to-noise ratio at low energy and give the beam profile. The imaging plates were coupled with a photomultiplier to manage the yield in real time. Experimental results are confirmed by simulations.

La gestion des colis de déchets radioactifs représente un enjeu majeur pour l’industrie nucléaire. La solution de gestion d’un colis est déterminée en fonction de ses caractéristiques radiologiques. L’une de ces principales caractéristiques est l’activité α qui est principalement due aux actinides. Les méthodes non destructives actives, reposant sur le principe de la réaction de fission, permettent de quantifier les actinides. Ces méthodes sont mises en œuvre lorsque les techniques non-destructives passives deviennent inapplicables. Dans un premier temps, les méthodes actives consistent à irradier le colis afin d’entraîner des réactions de fission sur les actinides. Dans un second temps, les particules promptes et retardées émises suite aux réactions de fission sont détectées. Cette thèse a pour objectif d’optimiser le flux de neutrons, destiné à interroger les colis, en étudiant la possibilité d’utiliser un accélérateur d’électrons comme source de neutrons en lieu et place d’un générateur de type deutérium-tritium (gain attendu de l’ordre de deux décades en termes d’intensité d’émission). Un accélérateur d’électrons permettrait par ailleurs d’améliorer la caractérisation des colis de déchets radioactifs en rendant compatible, à l’aide du même dispositif d’irradiation, les mesures par interrogation neutronique active, par interrogation photonique active, et l’imagerie haute énergie.Dans un premier temps, nous avons caractérisé et optimisé le flux de photoneutrons émis par un accélérateur d’électrons en utilisant les codes de calculs Monte Carlo MCNPX et TRIPOLI-4. Nous avons considéré des cibles de conversion en tungstène ou en tantale et avons déterminé les paramètres suivants : intensité moyenne d’émission ; spectre en énergie ; et distribution angulaire. La cohérence de nos résultats a été évaluée par comparaison entre calculs et mesures d’activation neutronique. Nous avons ensuite évalué la faisabilité des mesures par interrogation neutronique active, en utilisant la cible d’un accélérateur d’électrons de 17 MeV en tant que générateur de neutrons, sur des échantillons d’uranium et de plutonium. Nous nous sommes intéressés à la détection des neutrons prompts, des neutrons retardés, et des gamma retardés. Nous avons également réalisé l’association de résultats de mesures par interrogations neutronique et photonique actives non-simultanées. Nous avons appliqué cette technique à la mesure de l’enrichissement de l’uranium. Enfin, nous avons dimensionné par simulation MCNPX une cellule de mesure, basée sur un accélérateur d’électrons, dédiée à l’interrogation neutronique active. La cellule a ensuite été construite et une campagne d’expérimentations a permis d’évaluer les performances de cette dernière lors de mesures réalisées sur des colis de déchets radioactifs maquettes de type 220 L contenant différentes matrices. / Management of nuclear waste packages is a crucial task for the nuclear industry. The solution for management of a nuclear waste package is chosen according to its radiological characteristics. One of the most important of these features is the α-activity which is mainly due to actinides. Non-destructive active methods based on the fission process enable to quantify the actinides. These methods are implemented when non-destructive passive methods become inapplicable. First, these methods consist in irradiating a package in order to induce fission reactions on the actinides, and then, to detect the prompt and delayed particles which are emitted further to these reactions. This thesis aims at optimizing the neutron flux, which is intended to interrogate a package, by studying the potentialities of using an electron accelerator as a neutron source instead of a deuterium-tritium neutron generator (expected gain in terms of emission intensity on the order of two decades higher). Furthermore, an electron accelerator would enable to improve nuclear waste packages characterization by making compatible, on the same irradiation setup, neutron interrogation measurements, photon interrogation measurements, and high-energy imaging.First, we characterized and optimized the photoneutron flux emitted by an electron accelerator using MCNPX and TRIPOLI-4 Monte Carlo codes. We considered tungsten and tantalum conversion targets and focused on the following parameters: average emission intensity; mean energy; and angular distribution. The consistency of our results has been verified by comparing neutron activation calculations and measurements. We have then evaluated the feasibility of neutron interrogation measurements on uranium and plutonium samples using the target of a 17 MeV electron accelerator as a neutron generator. We detected prompt neutrons, delayed neutrons, and delayed gamma-rays. We also combined photon and neutron interrogation non-simultaneous measurements. We applied such technique to the measurement of uranium enrichment. Finally, we designed by MCNPX simulation a neutron interrogation setup based on an electron accelerator. The cell was then built and an experimentation campaign enabled to evaluate performances of the latter. Measurements were carried out on 220 liter nuclear waste mock-up drums containing different matrices.

L’interaction d’une impulsion laser, courte (~ 10 - 100 fs) et ultra-intense (> 10^18 W/cm²), avec un plasma sous-dense (< 10^19 cm^-3) peut accélérer, de manière compacte, une fraction des électrons du plasma jusqu’à des énergies relativistes (~ 100 - 300MeV). Ce phénomène, nommé accélération plasma par sillage laser (APSL), pourrait avoir de nombreuses applications telles que le futur collisionneur d’électrons a ultra-hautes énergies. Cependant, cela requiert au préalable des développements supplémentaires afin que l’APSL produise des paquets d’électrons stables et reproductibles avec une excellente qualité, c’est-à-dire de faibles émittances longitudinale et transverses.Au cours de cette thèse, une étude expérimentale de la stabilité et de la reproductibilité des paquets d’électrons auto-injectes a été réalisée dans des tubes capillaires diélectriques, de longueur 8-20mm et de rayon interne 76-89 µm, contenant du H2 pur a une densité électronique de (10 +/- 1, 5)x10^18 cm^-3. Des paquets d’électrons auto-injectes ont été produits, a une cadence de deux tirs par minute, avec une charge accélérée au-delà de 40 MeV de (66+/-7) pC, une énergie moyenne de (65+/-6) MeV, une divergence de (9+/-1) mrad et une fluctuation de pointe de 2,3 mrad. Trois sources de fluctuations et de dérives des propriétés des paquets d’électrons ont été discutées : dérive d’énergie laser, modification du gradient montant de densité électronique et fluctuations du pointé laser. Des contraintes sur le régime de fonctionnement ont été proposées afin d’améliorer la stabilité et la reproductibilité de la source laser-plasma d’électrons.Un mécanisme alternatif d’injection d’électrons dans l’onde de plasma a également été examiné : l’injection induite par ionisation. Une étude expérimentale a montré que les paquets d’électrons accélérés dans un mélange de 99%H2 + 1%N2 ont une charge deux fois plus importante qu’en présence de H2 pur. De plus, une injection plus précoce a été observée pour le mélange de 99%H2 + 1%N2, indiquant que les premiers électrons sont captures selon le mécanisme d’injection induite par ionisation. Une étude complémentaire, utilisant des simulations Particle-In-Cell avec le code WARP, confirment les résultats expérimentaux et suggèrent que l’auto-injection est supprimée par l’injection induite par ionisation. / The interaction of a short (~ 10 - 100 fs) and ultra-intense (> 10^18 W/cm²) laser pulse with an underdense (< 10^19 cm^-3) plasma can accelerate, in a compact way, a fraction of the electrons of the plasma toward relativistic energies (~ 100 - 300MeV). This mechanism, called laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA), might have various applications such as the future ultra-high energy electron collider. Prior to this, additional investigations are needed to ensure, through LWFA, a stable and reproducible generation of electron bunches of high quality, i.e. low transverse and longitudinal emittances.In this thesis, the stability and the reproducibility of the electron self-injection were experimentally investigated in 8-20mm long, dielectric capillary tubes, with an internal radius of 76-89 µm, and filled with pure H2 at an electronic density of de (10 +/- 1.5)x10^18 cm^-3. Electron bunches were produced, at a rate of two shots per minute, with an accelerated charge above 40 MeV of (66+/-7) pC, a mean energy of (65+/-6) MeV, a divergence of (9+/-1) mrad, and a pointing fluctuation of 2.3 mrad. Three sources were identified for the fluctuations and drifts of the electron bunch properties: laser energy drift, change of the electron number density upramp, and laser pointing fluctuations. Restrictions on the operating regime were proposed in order to improve the stability and the reproducibility of the laser-plasma electron source.An alternative mechanism of electron injection into the plasma wave was also investigated: the ionization-induced injection. An experimental study demonstrated that electron bunches generated in a mixture of 99%H2 + 1%N2 have twice more accelerated charge than in the case of pure H2. Moreover, the earlier onset of electron injection was observed for the mixture 99%H2 + 1%N2, indicating that the first electrons were trapped under the mechanism of ionization-induced injection. Particle-In-Cell simulations performed with the code WARP confirm the experimental results and suggest that the self-injection was inhibited by the ionization-induced injection.

Le travail présenté dans cette thèse, s’inscrit dans le domaine d'étude de l'interaction des rayonnements ionisants avec les liquides polaires. Bénéficiant de l’accélérateur d'électrons picoseconde ELYSE, les études ont été menées en utilisant les techniques de la radiolyse impulsionnelle associées à la spectrophotométrie d’absorption résolue en temps dans le domaine de la picoseconde. Ce travail est réparti sur deux chapitres distincts. Le premier aborde l’étude la variation temporelle du rendement radiolytique de l’électron solvaté dans l'eau et les alcools simples. Grâce au système de détection original monté sur l’accélérateur ELYSE, composé d’une lampe flash spécialement conçue pour cette détection et d’une streak-camera utilisée pour la première fois en spectroscopie d’absorption, il a été possible d'enregistrer la totalité du déclin du rendement radiolytique de l’électron solvaté d’une façon continue dans un intervalle de temps allant de la dizaine de picoseconde à quelques centaines de nanoseconde. La capture de l’électron solvaté par le méthylviologène, a été mise à profit pour réévaluer le coefficient d’extinction molaire du spectre d'absorption de l’électron solvaté dans l’eau et l’éthanol à partir des points isobestiques qui apparaissent à l'intersection des spectres d'absorption de l’électron solvaté qui disparaît et du méthylviologène qui se forme au cours de la réaction.Le deuxième chapitre est consacré à l’étude des carbonates organiques liquides, tels que le diméthyle carbonate (DMC), le diéthyle carbonate (DEC) et le propylène carbonate (PC). Cette famille de carbonate qui n’a jamais été étudiée auparavant par radiolyse pulsée, entre dans la composition des électrolytes des batteries notamment au lithium. Les études ont été focalisées sur le PC au vu de ces caractéristiques physico-chimiques, notamment sa constante diélectrique très élevée (64) et son très fort moment dipolaire de 4,9 D. Les premiers résultats ont été obtenus d’abord sur des solutions aqueuses contenant du propylène carbonate afin d'observer les réactions de réduction et d'oxydation du PC par les espèces radiolytiques de l'eau (électron solvaté et radicaux OH). Puis après l’identification (spectrale et cinétique) de l’espèce formée par interaction avec le radical OH comme étant le radical PC• résultant de l'abstraction d'un H de la molécule de PC et l’espèce formée par interaction avec l’électron aqueux comme étant l'anion PC-, d’autres mesures ont été effectuées dans le liquide pur ainsi qu’en présence de certains intercepteurs d’électrons (biphényle, anthracène, naphtalène). Elles ont permis d'accéder au rendement radiolytique de PC- ainsi qu'à l'évaluation de son potentiel redox. Les premiers résultats sur le DEC et le DMC sont aussi exposés dans cette partie, portant dans un premier lieu sur le solvant pur et puis en présence de biphényle. / This work is part of the study area of the interaction of radiation with polar liquids. Using the picosecond electron accelerator ELYSE, studies were conducted using the techniques of pulse radiolysis combined with absorption spectrophotometry Time-resolved in the field of a picosecond.This work is divided into two separate chapters. The first study addresses the temporal variation of the radiolytic yield of solvated electron in water and simple alcohols. Due to original detection system mounted on the accelerator ELYSE, composed of a flash lamp specifically designed for the detection and a streak-camera used for the first time in absorption spectroscopy, it was possible to record the time-dependent radiolytic yields of the solvated electron from ten picoseconds to a few hundred nanoseconds. The scavenging of the electron solvated by methyl viologen, was utilized to reevaluate the molar extinction coefficient of the absorption spectrum of solvated electron in water and ethanol from isobestic points which corresponds to the intersection of the absorption spectra of solvated electron which disappears and methyl viologen which is formed during the reaction.The second chapter is devoted to the study of liquid organic carbonates such as dimethyl carbonate (DMC), diethyl carbonate (DEC) and propylene carbonate (PC). This family of carbonate wich compose the electrolytes lithium batteries, has never been investigated by pulse radiolysis. The studies were focused on the PC in the light of these physicochemical characteristics, including its very high dielectric constant (64) and its strong dipole moment of 4.9 D. The first results were obtained on aqueous solutions containing propylene carbonate to observe the reactions of reduction and oxidation of PC by radiolytic species of water (solvated electron and OH radicals). Then, after the identification (spectral and kinetic) of the species formed by interaction with the OH radical as the PC• radical resulting from the abstraction of a H from the molecule of PC and the species formed by the interaction with electron as the anion aqueous PC-, other measurements were made in the pure liquid and in the presence of some electron interceptors (biphenyl, anthracene, naphthalene). They give access to the radiolytic yield of PC- and the evaluation of its redox potential. The first results of the DEC and the DMC are also outlined in this section, the pure solvent and then in the presence of biphenyl.