BEAM-PHASE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR HIRFL

The beam phase measurement system in HIRFL is<br />introduced. The system had been improved using RFsignal<br />mixing and filtering techniques and noise<br />cancellation method. Therefore, the influence of strongly<br />RF disturbing was eliminated and the signal to noise rate<br />was increased, and a stable and sensitive phase<br />measurement system was developed. The phase history of<br />the ion beam was detected by using 15 sets of capacitive<br />pick-up probes installed in the SSC cyclotron. The beam<br />phase information was necessary for tuning purposes to<br />obtain an optimized isochronous magnetic field, where<br />the beam intensity was increased and the beam quality<br />was optimized. The measurement results before and after<br />optimized isochronous magnetic field for 40Ar15+ ion and<br />12C6+ ion in SSC were given. The phase measurement<br />system was reliable by optimizing isochronous magnetic<br />field test, and the precision reached &plusmn;0.5o, the sensitivity<br />of beam signal measurement was about 10nA as well

Mineralogical stabilization of Ternesite in Belite Sulfo-Aluminate Clinker elaborated from limestone, shale and phosphogypsum

This paper investigates the mineralogical evolution of sulfoaluminate clinker elaborated from moroccan prime materials limestone, shale and phosphogypsum as a byproduct from phosphoric acid factories. The advantage of the production of this type of clinker is related to the low clinkerisation temperature which is known around 1250°C, and to less consumption quantity of limestone thus enabling less CO2 emissions during the decarbonation process compared to that of Portland cement. In this study we determine the stability conditions of belite sulfoaluminate clinker containing belite (C2S) ye’elimite (C4A3$) and ternesite (C5S2$). The hydration compounds of this clinker are also investigated. The monitoring of the synthesized and hydrated phases is performed by X-Ray Diffraction and Infrared spectroscopy. The results show the formation of ternesite at 800°C and the stabilization of clinker containing y’elminite, belite and ternesite at temperatures between 1100 and 1250°C