粒子(中子、質子、電子、x射線、γ和重離子)探測是獲取瞬態核反應過程群體粒子行為特征的核輻射探測技術，為基礎核物理、核聚變與核裂變反應堆反應動力學模型構建與作用機制的解釋提供直接而極其重要的實驗數據。湘潭大學材料學院“核輻射探測及其關鍵材料研究”課題組，面向國家科技發展戰略與國防需求，圍繞核輻射探測核心科技問題，致力于粒子探測技術及抗核輻射用關鍵材料的研究與設計，主要包括：(1) 高靈敏度、高粒子甄別能力、高輻射損失閾值的脈沖輻射探測器及其探測系統研究；(2) 基于微納人工微結構技術，研制高能量分辨、快衰減時間、高閃爍光界面提取效率的光學閃爍晶體材料；(3) 石墨烯和氧化石墨烯的表面功能化改性；(4)高性能耐磨耐蝕涂層技術。

        團隊骨干成員由歐陽曉平院士、郭紅霞研究員、陳尚達副教授、王秀鋒副教授、齊福剛博士、劉應都博士、趙鎳博士組成；目前，團隊正在承擔的項目有國家自然科學基金委項目、科技部國家重點研發計劃項目子課題、中國工程院科技咨詢項目、湘潭市科技局重大科技創新項目等多個課題；相關研究工作發表在Phys. Rev. C, Appl. Phys. Lett., Nucl. Instru. Meth. A, Nucl. Sci. Tech., Chin. Phys. C等刊物上。

        團隊負責人歐陽曉平研究員是湘潭大學材料科學與工程學院首任院長，是中國工程院院士，是中國脈沖輻射場領域的學術帶頭人之一，創建了5類脈沖輻射場實驗診斷新方法和3種重要中子參數診斷新方法，研制成功18種新的核輻射探測器和6種先進的脈沖輻射探測系統；曾獲得何梁何利科學與技術進步獎、全國百篇優秀博士論文、國家科技獎等多項獎勵；是國家863計劃先進能源領域主題專家組專家任中國核物理學會理事、中國輻射防護學會副理事長、中國輻射物理學會副理事長等職。

 

 

“Nuclear Radiation Detection and research of its crucial Materials” team (NucMat)

        Particle (neutrons, protons, electrons, x-ray, gamma and heavy ions) detection as a nuclear radiation detection technique that captures the behavior of population particles during transient nuclear reactions,  provides direct and extremely important experimental data for the model construction and interpretation of interaction mechanisms of basic nuclear physics, nuclear fusion and nuclear fission reactor dynamics. The“Nuclear Radiation Detection and its related Research of crucial Materials”team(NucMat), facing the national science and technology development strategy and the needs of national defense, focusing on nuclear radiation detection core scientific and technological issues, is endeavoring to the research and design of particle detection technique and key materials for nuclear radiation resistance, that mainly include: (1) the research on pulsed radiation detectors and its detection system with high sensitivity, high particle identification ability, high radiation loss threshold; (2) based on micro-nano artificial microstructure technology, developing optical scintillation crystal materials with high energy resolution, fast decay time and high scintillation light interface extraction efficiency ;(3) surface functional modification of graphene and graphene oxide;(4) high-performance corrosion-resistant coating technology.

        The core members of the team are Prof. Xiaoping Ouyang, researcher Hongxia Guo, associate Prof. Shangda Chen, associate Prof. Xiufeng Wang, Dr. Fugang Qi, Dr. Yingdu Liu, Dr. Nie Zhao. Presently, the team is undertaking several projects such as projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministry of Science and Technology National Key R&D Program subproject, China Academy of Engineering science and technology consulting project, major scientific and technological innovation project of Xiangtan Science and Technology Bureau etc.. Related research work have been published on journals of Phys. Rev. C, App. Phys. Lett., Nucl. Instru. Meth. A, Nucl. Sci. Tech., Chin. Phys. C. etc..

       The team leader, researcher Ouyang Xiaoping, is the first dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Xiangtan University.. He is academician of China Academy of Engineering and one of the academic leaders in the field of pulsed radiation in China, he have created five types of new methods for the experimental diagnosis of pulsed radiation fields and three important new methods for the diagnosis of neutron parameters, andsuccessfully developed eighteen new nuclear radiation detectors and six advanced pulsed radiation detection systems；he has won many rewards such as the He Liang Heli Science and Technology Progress Award, National Hundred Excellent Doctoral Thesis, National Science and Technology Awards. He is an expert on the subject group of experts in the advanced energy field of the National 863 Program, the director of China Nuclear Physics Society, Vice President of China Radiation Protection Society, Vice President of China Radiation Physics Society etc..