1. Gabatarwa
Scintillators na Filastik (PS) sune kayan gini na tushe a cikin na'urori masu gano barbashi na kimiyyar lissafi, ana daraja su saboda saurin amsawar lokaci da kuma yawan amfaninsu. Ana amfani da su a cikin na'urori masu gano Lokacin Tafiya (ToF), gwaje-gwajen neutrino, na'urori masu auna zafi, da kuma azaman zaruruwa masu haske. Hanyoyin ƙira na gargajiya kamar simintin siminti, ƙirar allura, da matsi sun daɗe amma suna sanya ƙuntatawa mai mahimmanci akan rikitaccen siffa kuma suna buƙatar aiki mai yawa bayan sarrafawa. Wannan yana ƙuntata ƙirƙira a cikin ƙirar mai gano, musamman don sabbin, na'urori masu gano barbashi masu rarrabuwa mai zurfi uku (3D) waɗanda ake buƙata don hoto mai zurfi na ruwan barbashi.
Ƙirar ƙari, musamman Tsarin Ƙirar Haɗe-haɗe (FDM), yana gabatar da sauyin tsari. Yana ba da damar ƙirar kai tsaye, ta atomatik na rikitattun sifofi na scintillator masu rarrabuwa. Wani muhimmin sashi a cikin irin waɗannan na'urori masu gano shine mai watsa haske mai inganci, mai iya bugawa don ware abubuwan scintillator ɗaya ɗaya (misali, cubes ko voxels), ta haka ne yana haɓaka yawan haske da rage tsangwama na gani. Wannan binciken yana magance wannan buƙatar ta hanyar haɓakawa da siffanta sabuwar filament mai farin haske wanda ya dogara da polycarbonate (PC) da polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) polymers, wanda aka ɗora da titanium dioxide (TiO₂) da polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).
2. Kayan Aiki da Hanyoyi
2.1. Abubuwan da Filament ya Ƙunshi da Ƙirƙirarsa
Babban ƙirƙira yana cikin abubuwan da filament ya ƙunshi. Polymers na tushe sune PC da PMMA, waɗanda aka zaɓa saboda yanayin zafi da injiniyancin su wanda ya dace da FDM. Don cimma babban, watsa haske, waɗannan polymers an ɗora su da wakilai masu watsawa:
- Titanium Dioxide (TiO₂): Wani farin launi mai watsa haske sosai wanda ke ba da cibiyoyin watsawa na farko.
- Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE): An ƙara don ƙara haɓaka watsa haske da yuwuwar inganta mannewar Layer da kaddarorin saman.
2.2. Tsarin Auna Halayen Gani
An kimanta aikin gani na samfuran watsa haske da aka buga. An yi amfani da tsari na musamman don auna:
- Jimlar Watsa Haske: Kaso na hasken da ya faru wanda samfurin ya watsa a cikin kewayon tsayin daka mai dacewa (mai yuwuwar ya dace da bakan fitar da scintillator).
- Wucewa: Kaso na hasken da ke wucewa ta samfurin, wanda yakamata ya zama ƙarami don mai watsa haske mai inganci.
2.3. Ƙirƙirar Samfuri da Gwajin Ray na Sararin Samaniya
An ƙirƙiri samfurin scintillator na filastik mai rarrabuwa 3D mai aiki don tabbatar da ra'ayin. Mai yiwuwa ƙirar ta ƙunshi tsari mai matsewa biyu ko matakai da yawa:
- Buga matrix/grid na watsa haske na tsari ta amfani da sabuwar filament mai farin haske.
- Cika ramuka a cikin wannan matrix tare da kayan scintillator na ruwa, mai yiwuwa ta amfani da dabarar da ta yi kama da Tsarin Ƙirar Haɗe-haɗe (FIM) kamar yadda aka ambata a cikin taƙaitaccen bayani.
- Yawan Haske: Adadin hasken scintillation da aka tattara a kowane cube, wanda ke nuna ingancin mai gano.
- Tsangwama na Gani: Kashi na siginar haske da aka gano a cikin maƙwabcin cube, wanda ba a buga ba, wanda ke rage ƙayyadaddun sarari.
3. Sakamako da Tattaunawa
3.1. Ma'aunin Watsa Haske da Wucewa
Ƙayyadaddun halayen gani ya tabbatar da ingancin haɗin PC/PMMA+TiO₂+PTFE. Layer na watsa haske da aka buga sun nuna babban jimlar watsa haske da ƙaramin wucewa sosai, suna tabbatar da dacewarsu azaman masu ware gani. An gano mafi kyawun abun ciki da kauri na Layer na 1 mm, yana ba da daidaito tsakanin aikin gani da ingancin injiniya / bugawa.
3.2. Ayyukan Yawan Haske da Tsangwama na Gani
Gwaje-gwajen ray na sararin samaniya akan samfurin da aka buga na 3D sun haifar da sakamako masu ban sha'awa:
- Daidaitaccen Yawan Haske: Fitowar haske ta kasance daidai a cikin cubes daban-daban a cikin matrix mai rarrabuwa, yana nuna daidaiton bugu da tsarin cikawa.
- Ƙananan Tsangwama na Gani: An auna tsangwama na gani ya zama ƙasa da 2% don matrix tare da bangon watsa haske da aka buga mai kauri 1 mm. Wannan babban ci gaba ne akan yunƙurin da suka gabata kuma ana ɗaukarsa mai karɓuwa don aikace-aikacen da ke buƙatar haɗa bin diddigin barbashi da auna zafi.
- Daidaiton Aiki: An gano cikakken aikin na'urar gano da aka buga na 3D yana kama da na daidaitattun na'urori masu gano scintillator na filastik, yayin da yake ba da fa'idodin asali na rarrabuwa da 'yancin ƙira daga ƙirar ƙari.
Ma'auni Mai Muhimmanci na Aiki
Tsangwama na Gani: < 2%
An cimma tare da bangon watsa haske da aka buga mai kauri 1mm, yana ba da damar ƙayyadaddun sarari mai girma.
4. Bincike na Fasaha da Tsarin Aiki
4.1. Cikakkun Bayanai na Fasaha da Tsarin Lissafi
Ana iya ƙirƙira ingancin mai watsa haske ta hanyar la'akari da jigilar haske. Wani muhimmin ma'auni shine watsa haske mai watsawa $R_d$, wanda ga kauri mai kauri, matsakaicin watsawa ana iya kusantarsa ta hanyar ka'idar Kubelka-Munk. Ga Layer mai kauri $d$, ana ba da watsa haske ta: $$R \approx \frac{1 - R_g (a - b \coth(b S d))}{a - R_g + b \coth(b S d)}$$ inda $a = 1 + K/S$, $b = \sqrt{a^2 - 1}$, $K$ shine ma'aunin sha, $S$ shine ma'aunin watsawa, kuma $R_g$ shine watsa haske na kayan goyan baya. Don mai watsa haske mai kyau, mai kauri wanda ke goyan bayan cube na scintillator, muna son $R \to 1$ da $K \to 0$. Babban ɗaukar nauyin TiO₂ ($S \gg K$) a cikin matrix na PC/PMMA kai tsaye yana haɓaka $S$, yana motsa $R$ kusa da 1 da rage hasken da aka watsa wanda ke haifar da tsangwama.
Yawan haske $LY$ don sashin scintillator guda ɗaya ana iya bayyana shi kamar haka: $$LY \propto \eta_{scint} \cdot \eta_{coll} \cdot \eta_{det}$$ inda $\eta_{scint}$ shine ingancin scintillation, $\eta_{coll}$ shine ingancin tattara haske, kuma $\eta_{det}$ shine ingancin adadi na photodetector. Mai watsa haske da aka buga kai tsaye yana inganta $\eta_{coll}$ ta hanyar tarko photons na scintillation a cikin tantanin halittar asalinsu ta hanyar cikakken watsa haske na ciki da watsa haske a bangon da aka buga.
4.2. Tsarin Bincike: Matrix na Zaɓin Kayan Aiki
Zaɓin kayan aiki don sassan na'urar gano da aka buga na 3D yana buƙatar daidaita kaddarori da yawa, sau da yawa masu cin karo da juna. Ana iya amfani da tsarin matrix na yanke shawara mai zuwa don kimanta kayan da za a zaɓa don filament mai watsa haske:
| Kaddara na Kayan Aiki | Muhimmanci (1-5) | PC/PMMA+TiO₂+PTFE | Polystyrene+TiO₂ | PMMA Tsantsa | Bayanai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watsa Haske na Gani | 5 | High | Very High | Low | Aiki na farko. |
| Bugawa (FDM) | 5 | Good | Good | Excellent | Karkacewa, mannewar Layer. |
| Rashin Aiki na Sinadarai | 4 | High | Medium | High | Kada ya narkar da scintillator. |
| Daidaiton Zafi | 4 | Good | Poor | Good | Daidaiton zafin gilashin. |
| Ƙarfin Injiniya | 3 | High | Medium | Medium | Ingancin tsarin grid. |
Bincike: Zaɓaɓɓen haɗin PC/PMMA yana samun maki sosai a ko'ina. Yana guje wa kuskuren polystyrene (haɗa kayan aiki tare da PS scintillators, kamar yadda aka lura a cikin aikin da ya gabata [19,20]) yayin da yake ba da mafi girman watsa haske ga PMMA tsantsa da kyawawan kaddarorin injiniya daga PC. Wannan tsarin yana ba da hujjar zaɓin kayan aiki a matsayin sulhu mai ƙarfi na injiniya.
5. Ayyuka na Gaba da Jagorori
Nasarar wannan filament mai watsa haske tana buɗe hanyoyi masu ban sha'awa da yawa:
- Gwaje-gwajen Kimiyyar Barbashi na Zamani na Gaba: Na'urori masu siffa ta al'ada, masu tsada da ake iya auna zafi da maƙasudai masu aiki don gwaje-gwajen neutrino (misali, ra'ayoyin na'urar gano DUNE kusa) ko binciken duhu za a iya yin samfuri da sauri kuma mai yiwuwa ana samar da su da yawa.
- Hoton Magani da Maganin Radiation: Na'urori masu auna kashi na 3D, na musamman ga majiyyaci ko masu saka idanu na katako tare da rarrabuwa na ciki mai rikitarwa don tabbatar da ƙayyadaddun allurai na radiation.
- Tsaron Ƙasa da Tsare-tsaren Nukiliya: Na'urori masu gano abubuwa masu ɗaukar hoto, masu ƙarfi don gano neutron/gamma da hoto tare da geometries da aka inganta don takamaiman yanayin dubawa.
- Hanyoyin Bincike:
- Buga Kayan Aiki Da Yawa: Haɗa matakin buga scintillator zuwa tsari guda ɗaya, mara tsangwama na FDM ta amfani da matsewa biyu, ɗaya don watsa haske da ɗaya don filament mai haske.
- Filaments na Nanocomposite: Bincika wasu cikakkun abubuwa na nano-scale (misali, ZnO, BaSO₄) ko suturar ɗigon ƙididdiga don daidaita bakan watsa haske ko ƙara kaddarorin canza tsayin daka.
- Geometries na Ci Gaba: Yin amfani da 'yancin ƙira don ƙirƙirar voxels marasa cubic (misali, hexagonal, spherical) ko masu watsa haske mai yawa don ƙara haɓaka tattara haske.
- Daidaituwa da Bayanai: Ƙirƙirar rumbun adana bayanai na kayan aiki na scintillator da watsa haske na 3D, kamar rumbun adana bayanai na NIST don kayan aiki na yau da kullun, don hanzarta karɓar al'umma.
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7. Binciken Ƙwararru & Nazari Mai mahimmanci
Fahimta ta Asali
Wannan ba sabon filament kawai ba ne; mai ba da dama ne na dabara wanda a ƙarshe ya fasa lambar akan ƙirar ƙira don na'urori masu gano barbashi na zamani. Marubutan sun gano daidai cewa toshewa don scintillators na 3D ba kayan scintillating da kansu ba ne—ci gaba a can yana da ƙarfi—amma mai bugawa, mai inganci, kuma mai dacewa da sinadarai na gani. Haɗin PC/PMMA+TiO₂+PTFE ɗin su babban darasi ne a kimiyyar kayan aiki, yana magance matsalar haɗa kayan aiki kai tsaye wanda ya addabi masu watsa haske na polystyrene na farko. Wannan yana motsa fagen daga zanga-zangar tabbatar da ra'ayi zuwa ga ƙirar mai gano mai yuwuwa, mai iya faɗaɗawa.
Kwararar Hankali
Hankalin takardar yana da ƙarfi: 1) Ayyana buƙatar (na'urori masu gano 3D masu rikitarwa), 2) Gano gibi (babu mai watsa haske mai dacewa da bugawa), 3) Haɓaka mafita (sabon filament na haɗaɗɗen abu), 4) Siffanta shi ta hanyar gani (ƙididdige watsa haske), da 5) Tabbatar da shi ta hanyar aiki (gwajin ray na sararin samaniya tare da ma'auni masu mahimmanci). Haɗin tsakanin ma'aunin <2% tsangwama da kaddarorin gani na filament yana bayyananne kuma mai gamsarwa. Yana inganta aikin nasu na baya [19] yadda ya kamata, yana nuna madaidaicin koyan darasi—watsi da PST don PMMA/PC shine motsi mai mahimmanci.
Ƙarfi & Kurakurai
Ƙarfi: Tabbatar da gwaji shine kambin sarauta. Matsawa daga spectrophotometer zuwa gwajin ray na sararin samaniya na gaske akan samfurin da aka raba shine abin da ya raba wannan daga takarda kawai na kimiyyar kayan aiki. Daidaiton aiki tare da na'urori masu gano na al'ada wata ikirari ce mai ƙarfi. Zaɓin PMMA/PC yana da wayo, yana amfani da tsabtar gani da dacewar PMMA da taurin PC.
Kurakurai & Tambayoyin da aka Buɗe: Giwa a cikin daki shine kwanciyar hankali na dogon lokaci. Ta yaya mai watsa haske ke aiki a ƙarƙashin allurai na radiation? Shin matrix na polymer yana rawaya ko TiO₂ yana taruwa? Takardar ba ta yi magana akan haka ba, wani muhimmin abu da aka rasa ga kowane gwaji na gaske. Na biyu, yayin da tsangwama <2% yana da kyau, cikakken lambar yawan haske ba a kwatanta shi kai tsaye da na'urar gano gargajiya, da aka nannade ba. Akwai asarar 10%? 30%? Wannan ma'aunin da ya ɓace yana sa ya yi wahalar auna ainihin farashin inganci na karɓar bugu na 3D. A ƙarshe, tsarin "Ƙirar Ƙirar Haɗe-haɗe" (FIM) don cika scintillator an yi watsi da shi. Girman sa da daidaito don manyan girma ba a tabbatar da su ba.
Fahimta Mai Aiki
Ga masu ƙira na'urar gano: Wannan filament yana shirye don yin samfuri na sabbin sel na calorimeter ko maƙasudai masu aiki. Fara ƙirar geometries waɗanda ba za a iya yin su da injina ba. Ga ƙungiyoyin ba da kuɗi: Ba da fifiko ga tallafin da ke haɗa kimiyyar kayan aiki da kimiyyar barbashi, musamman don gwajin taurin radiation na waɗannan sabbin haɗaɗɗun abubuwa masu bugawa. Ga ƙungiyar bincike: Takarda ta gaba dole ne ta magance lalacewar radiation da buga ma'auni na yawan haske. Bincika haɗin gwiwa tare da masana'antu (misali, Stratasys, 3D Systems) don juya wannan filament na matakin dakin gwaje-gwaje zuwa samfurin kasuwanci mai dogaro. Yuwuwar yana da girma—wannan aikin zai iya yi wa na'urori masu gano na al'ada abin da bugu na 3D ya yi wa samfuri a kowane fanni na injiniya.
Wannan binciken ya zana kan ƙa'idodin tabbatarwa masu ƙarfi da aka gani a cikin ayyukan tushe kamar CycleGAN [26], waɗanda suka kafa sabbin ma'auni ta hanyar cikakkun nazarin cirewa na kwatankwacinsu—ma'auni wannan aikin scintillator ya kusanta amma bai cika saduwa ba game da kwatancen ma'auni. Kira don daidaitattun rumbunan adana bayanai na kayan aiki yayi kama da ƙoƙarin a cibiyoyi kamar NIST [27].