O processo de fusão completa foi investigado para a reação ANTPOT. 18 O + ANTPOT 10 B dentro do intervalo de energia de bombardeio 29,0 Mev <E IND. LAB < 72,0 Mev, no intervalo angular 5º < IND. LAB. < 27º. Para esta finalidade foi desenvolvida e construída uma câmara de ionização sensível à posição de alta resolução. Resultados experimentais comparados com previsões de modelos e sistemáticas encontradas na literatura permitem rejeitar a limitarão pelo núcleo composto para e seção de choque de fusão em energias até aproximadamente cinco vezes a barreira coulombiana. Ajustes das intensidades relativas elementares por cálculos em base e o modelo estatístico revelam uma difusividade considerável das seções de choque parciais de fusão no espeço de momento angular. Análises sistemáticas das alturas (V IND. B) e raios da barreira de fusão (R IND. B) pare núcleos vizinhos sugerem uma grande importância da difusividade da matéria nuclear na competição entre os processos de fusão e quasi-elásticos. Cálculos dentro deste contexto foram realizados. / The 18 O + 10 B within the bombarding energy range of 29,0 Mev < E LAB < 72,0 Mev, covering the 5° angular range. For this purpose, a high resolution position sensitive ionization chamber has been developed and constructed. Experimental results compared to model predictions and experimental systematics found in the literature allows to reject compound nucleus limitation to the fusion cross section up to energies as high as five times the coulomb barrier. Statistical model fits to the residues elementary distributions reveal a quite difuse partial fusion cross section in the angular momentum space. Systematic analysis of fusion barrier height (VB) and radius for neighbouring nuclei point out the importance of the nuclear matter diffuseness in the competition between the fusion and quasi-direct process. Calculations within this framework were performed.

Assumindo elétrons e buracos se movimentando em suas bandas próprias e centros de recombinação independente para ambos, Hughes e Sokel calcularam as características e distribuição de cargas para o oxido de chumbo (PbO) quando este se encontra sob radiação. O cálculo também inclui a corrente de difusão e segundo os autores, esta possui um importante papel em muitos aspectos. Neste trabalho a característica para o PbO foi recalculado sem considerar a contribuição da corrente de difusão e essencialmente foi obtido o mesmo resultado. Foram desenvolvidos aproximações para baixo e alto campo. Em seguida, foram assumidos iguais parâmetros para ambos portadores (isto é, iguais mobilidades, tempos de captura, coeficientes de recombinação e densidades de centros de captura) e obtido as características para 18 combinações de três conjuntos de parâmetros convenientemente definidos. Aproximações de campo baixo e campo alto foram também derivadas para este caso / Assuming electron and hole bands and independent recombination centers or both carriers, Hughes and Sokel calculated the characteristics and charge distributions for lead oxide PbO under irradiation. The calculation also included the diffusion current and it was asserted that such a current was important in some aspects. In this work the characteristic for PbO was recalculated without the diffusion component and essentially the same result was obtained. Side this; approximations were derived for low and high fields. Next, assuming equal parameters for both carriers (that is, equal mobilities, trapping times, recombination rates and density of trap), characteristics were obtained for 18 combinations of three conveniently defined set of parameters. Low and high field approximation were also derived for this case

This study on the neutron-induced fission of 234U was carried out at the 7 MV Van de Graaff accelerator of IRMM in Belgium. A Twin Frisch-Grid Ionization Chamber (TFGIC) was used to study 234U(n,f) between En = 0.2 and 5.0 MeV. The reaction is important for fission modelling of the second-chance fission in 235U(n,f). The fission fragment (FF) angular-, energy and mass distributions were determined using the 2E-method highlighting especially the region of the vibrational resonance at En = 0.77 MeV. The experiment used both conventional analogue and modern digital acquisition systems in parallel. Several advantages were found in the digital case, especially a successful pile-up correction. The shielding limitations of the Frisch-grid, called "grid-inefficiency", result in an angular-dependent energy signal. The correction of this effect has been a long-standing debate and a solution was recently proposed using the Ramo-Shockley theorem. Theoretical predictions from the latter were tested and verified in this work using two different grids. Also the neutron-emission corrections as a function of excitation energy were investigated. Neutron corrections are crucial for the determination of FF masses. Recent theoretical considerations attribute the enhancement of neutron emission to the heavier fragments exclusively, contrary to the average increase assumed earlier. Both methods were compared and the impact of the neutron multiplicities was assessed. The effects found are significant and highlight the importance of further experimental and theoretical investigation. In this work, the strong angular anisotropy of 234U(n,f ) was confirmed. In addition, and quite surprisingly, the mass distribution was found to be angular-dependent and correlated to the vibrational resonances. The anisotropy found in the mass distribution was consistent with an anisotropy in the total kinetic energy (TKE), also correlated to the resonances. The experimental data were parametrized assuming fission modes based on the Multi-Modal Random Neck-Rupture model. The resonance showed an increased yield from the Standard-1 fission mode and a consistent increased TKE. The discovered correlation between the vibrational resonances and the angular-dependent mass distributions for the asymmetric fission modes may imply different outer fission-barrier heights for the two standard modes.

<p>The purpose of this research was to verify experimentally the buildup region dose calculation for Pinnacle³ (version 9.0), a commercial treatment planning system, commissioned and in use at the Saskatoon Cancer Center. To achieve this, buildup dose measurements using Attix parallel-plate ionization chamber and calculations by Pinnacle³, for a variety of clinical setups, were compared. The clinical setups involved 6 MV and 15 MV photon beams, open fields, enhanced dynamic wedges, physical wedges, block tray, 85, 100 and 120 cm source-to-surface distances (SSDs), and field sizes 3 x 3, 4 x 4, 5 x 5, 8 x 8, 10 x 10, 12 x 12, 15 x 15, 20 x 20, 30 x 30 cm². The dose difference (DD) and distance-to-agreement (DTA) were used to evaluate the discrepancy between measured and calculated dose values. Significant discrepancies between measured and calculated buildup dose values were observed because the modeling in Pinnacle³ is based on measurements made using a cylindrical ionization chamber. Based on the criteria of DD less than 2% or DTA less than 2 mm, 93.7% of 1,710 dose points for the 6 MV photon beam passed while for the 15 MV photon beam, 96.1% of the 2,244 dose points passed. The dose points that did not pass these criteria were mostly for open fields, block tray fields, fields with physical wedges of 15 degrees and 30 degrees and for fields with shorter source-to-surface distances. This is attributed to the high electron contamination associated with these fields. The low levels of discrepancies between measured and calculated dose values for the 15 MV beam as compared to those of the 6 MV beam need further investigations. The good agreement between measured and calculated dose values after remodeling the Electron Contamination in Pinnacle³ based on Attix chamber measurements is an indication that the Electron Contamination equation in Pinnacle³ may be adequate for modeling of electron contamination in the buildup dose region. The disagreement between Attix chamber and EBT 2 film measured buildup dose values was less than 3% for 89.9% of the buildup dose measurements compared. It is recommended to use a good parallel plate ionization chamber, such as the Attix chamber, for measurements in the buildup region.</p>

<p>The purpose of this research was to verify experimentally the buildup region dose calculation for Pinnacle³ (version 9.0), a commercial treatment planning system, commissioned and in use at the Saskatoon Cancer Center. To achieve this, buildup dose measurements using Attix parallel-plate ionization chamber and calculations by Pinnacle³, for a variety of clinical setups, were compared. The clinical setups involved 6 MV and 15 MV photon beams, open fields, enhanced dynamic wedges, physical wedges, block tray, 85, 100 and 120 cm source-to-surface distances (SSDs), and field sizes 3 x 3, 4 x 4, 5 x 5, 8 x 8, 10 x 10, 12 x 12, 15 x 15, 20 x 20, 30 x 30 cm². The dose difference (DD) and distance-to-agreement (DTA) were used to evaluate the discrepancy between measured and calculated dose values. Significant discrepancies between measured and calculated buildup dose values were observed because the modeling in Pinnacle³ is based on measurements made using a cylindrical ionization chamber. Based on the criteria of DD less than 2% or DTA less than 2 mm, 93.7% of 1,710 dose points for the 6 MV photon beam passed while for the 15 MV photon beam, 96.1% of the 2,244 dose points passed. The dose points that did not pass these criteria were mostly for open fields, block tray fields, fields with physical wedges of 15 degrees and 30 degrees and for fields with shorter source-to-surface distances. This is attributed to the high electron contamination associated with these fields. The low levels of discrepancies between measured and calculated dose values for the 15 MV beam as compared to those of the 6 MV beam need further investigations. The good agreement between measured and calculated dose values after remodeling the Electron Contamination in Pinnacle³ based on Attix chamber measurements is an indication that the Electron Contamination equation in Pinnacle³ may be adequate for modeling of electron contamination in the buildup dose region. The disagreement between Attix chamber and EBT 2 film measured buildup dose values was less than 3% for 89.9% of the buildup dose measurements compared. It is recommended to use a good parallel plate ionization chamber, such as the Attix chamber, for measurements in the buildup region.</p>

An experimental method (the two-dose-rate method) for the correction of general recombination losses in liquid ionization chambers has been developed and employed in experiments with different liquids and radiation qualities. The method is based on a disassociation of initial and general recombination, since an ionized liquid is simultaneously affected by both of these processes. The two-dose-rate method has been compared to an existing method for general recombination correction for liquid ionization chambers, and has been found to be the most robust method presently available. The soundness of modelling general recombination in liquids on existing theory for gases has been evaluated, and experiments indicate that the process of general recombination is similar in a gas and a liquid. It is thus reasonable to employ theory for gases in the two-dose-rate method to achieve experimental corrections for general recombination in liquids. There are uncertainties in the disassociation of initial and general recombination in the two-dose-rate method for low applied voltages, where initial recombination has been found to cause deviating results for different liquids and radiation qualities. Sensitivity to ambient electric fields has been identified in the microLion liquid ionization chamber (PTW, Germany). Experimental data may thus be perturbed if measurements are conducted in the presence of ambient electric fields, and the sensitivity has been found to increase with an increase in the applied voltage. This can prove to be experimentally limiting since general recombination may be too severe for accurate corrections if the applied voltage is low.

Assumindo elétrons e buracos se movimentando em suas bandas próprias e centros de recombinação independente para ambos, Hughes e Sokel calcularam as características e distribuição de cargas para o oxido de chumbo (PbO) quando este se encontra sob radiação. O cálculo também inclui a corrente de difusão e segundo os autores, esta possui um importante papel em muitos aspectos. Neste trabalho a característica para o PbO foi recalculado sem considerar a contribuição da corrente de difusão e essencialmente foi obtido o mesmo resultado. Foram desenvolvidos aproximações para baixo e alto campo. Em seguida, foram assumidos iguais parâmetros para ambos portadores (isto é, iguais mobilidades, tempos de captura, coeficientes de recombinação e densidades de centros de captura) e obtido as características para 18 combinações de três conjuntos de parâmetros convenientemente definidos. Aproximações de campo baixo e campo alto foram também derivadas para este caso / Assuming electron and hole bands and independent recombination centers or both carriers, Hughes and Sokel calculated the characteristics and charge distributions for lead oxide PbO under irradiation. The calculation also included the diffusion current and it was asserted that such a current was important in some aspects. In this work the characteristic for PbO was recalculated without the diffusion component and essentially the same result was obtained. Side this; approximations were derived for low and high fields. Next, assuming equal parameters for both carriers (that is, equal mobilities, trapping times, recombination rates and density of trap), characteristics were obtained for 18 combinations of three conveniently defined set of parameters. Low and high field approximation were also derived for this case

O processo de fusão completa foi investigado para a reação ANTPOT. 18 O + ANTPOT 10 B dentro do intervalo de energia de bombardeio 29,0 Mev <E IND. LAB < 72,0 Mev, no intervalo angular 5º < IND. LAB. < 27º. Para esta finalidade foi desenvolvida e construída uma câmara de ionização sensível à posição de alta resolução. Resultados experimentais comparados com previsões de modelos e sistemáticas encontradas na literatura permitem rejeitar a limitarão pelo núcleo composto para e seção de choque de fusão em energias até aproximadamente cinco vezes a barreira coulombiana. Ajustes das intensidades relativas elementares por cálculos em base e o modelo estatístico revelam uma difusividade considerável das seções de choque parciais de fusão no espeço de momento angular. Análises sistemáticas das alturas (V IND. B) e raios da barreira de fusão (R IND. B) pare núcleos vizinhos sugerem uma grande importância da difusividade da matéria nuclear na competição entre os processos de fusão e quasi-elásticos. Cálculos dentro deste contexto foram realizados. / The 18 O + 10 B within the bombarding energy range of 29,0 Mev < E LAB < 72,0 Mev, covering the 5° angular range. For this purpose, a high resolution position sensitive ionization chamber has been developed and constructed. Experimental results compared to model predictions and experimental systematics found in the literature allows to reject compound nucleus limitation to the fusion cross section up to energies as high as five times the coulomb barrier. Statistical model fits to the residues elementary distributions reveal a quite difuse partial fusion cross section in the angular momentum space. Systematic analysis of fusion barrier height (VB) and radius for neighbouring nuclei point out the importance of the nuclear matter diffuseness in the competition between the fusion and quasi-direct process. Calculations within this framework were performed.

As of writing this thesis there are two detectors at TRIUMF’s DRAGON facility which directly measure the kinetic energy (E) of heavy ions at the focal plane of its recoil separator. These are an ionization chamber and a double-sided-silicon-strip detector (DSSSD). The ionization chamber has in- ferior resolution to the DSSSD but can discriminate isobaric contaminants in a E-∆E spectrum. A DSSSD has superior energy resolution and timing but cannot discriminate isobaric contaminants in many cases. A hybrid ioniza- tion chamber / double-sided-silicon-strip detector has been designed using the GEANT4 simulation package that combines the strengths of both these detec- tor types. This hybrid detector design consists of an ionization chamber set in front of a DSSSD positioned at the end of the beamline of the recoil separator. The design presented here is specific to DRAGON’s needs but can conceiv- ably be re-purposed in other environments requiring heavy ion detection and identification and may be useful in fields such as health physics. / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)

Despite decades of theoretical and experimental investigation, the fundamental interactions between nucleons remains poorly understood. While the strong interaction is responsible for binding quarks into nucleons, and nucleons into nuclei, there is no consistent description of these processes. At the low energies where nucleon binding occurs, the interactions are in principle calculable from quantum chromodynamics, but the required non-perturbative calculations are not possible. Instead, different models have been created to describe different phenomena. These models require experimental input to constrain them. As the expected weak interaction effects are not seen in the strangeness-conserving systems as have been seen in other systems, it is believed that the strong interaction interferes with the weak interaction. Therefore by measuring parity-violating observables that occur due to the weak interaction, information can be gained about the strong interaction. The NPDGamma and n3He experiments are two complementary experiments that measured a parity violating observables in a few nucleon system. They ran on the Fundamental Neutron Physics Beamline at the Spallation Neutron Source. The NPDGamma experiment measured the parity violating directional asymmetry in the gamma ray's emission direction after polarized cold neutron capture on a liquid parahydrogen target using an array of 48 CsI detectors. The n3He experiment measured the parity violating directional asymmetry in the proton emission direction after polarized cold neutron capture on a gaseous $^{3}$He target. The capture occurs inside an ionization chamber that measures the proton emission direction. Both experiments have completed data taking with data analysis in an advanced state. These experiments should be able to be used with a number of already existing experimental results to constrain the models. I designed and assembled a pair of $^{3}$He ionization chambers that were used as beam monitors during the experiments. Using the lessons learned from the beam monitors, I then designed and assembled the ionization chamber that is the combined target and detector for the n3He experiment. The monitors and target chamber were examined to determine their charge collection properties and linearity after installation. One of the monitors was calibrated to determine the neutron flux from the output current. / February 2017