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伊藤 孝; 髭本 亘; 幸田 章宏*; 中村 惇平*; 下村 浩一郎*
Interactions (Internet), 245(1), p.25_1 - 25_7, 2024/12
We report on muon spin relaxation (
SR) measurements in a mixed perovskite compound, (LaAlO)
(SrAlTaO) with (LSAT), which is widely used as a single-crystalline substrate for thin film deposition. In zero applied field (ZF), muon depolarization due to the distribution of nuclear dipole fields was observed in the temperature range from 4 K to 270 K. Interestingly, SR time spectra in ZF maintained a Gaussian-like feature over the entire range, while the depolarization rate exhibited a monotonic decrease with increasing temperature. This behavior may be attributed to the thermally activated diffusion of muons between a few adjacent sites within a confined space of the angstrom scale, where the motionally averaged local field that each muon experiences can remain non-zero and result in maintaining the Gaussian-like line shape. The spatial distribution of electrostatic potential at lattice interstices evaluated via density functional theory calculations suggests that such a restriction of muon diffusion paths can be caused by the random distribution of cations with different nominal valences in the mixed perovskite lattice.
SR studies on copper minerals藤原 理賀; 岡部 博孝*; 幸田 章宏*
Interactions (Internet), 245(1), p.13_1 - 13_6, 2024/12
量子状態を実験的に観測することは難しい。さらに、エキゾチックな量子状態が実現すると予測されている格子系の中には、理想的なモデル物質が見つかっていない系も存在する。銅鉱物の中には、未研究の低次元量子磁性体がまだまだ多く存在し、その数は年々増加している。我々は、銅鉱物が発見された自然環境を模倣することで7種類の銅鉱物の人工合成に成功し、さらにその量子状態を報告した。パルスミュオンの特性は、人工銅鉱物のスピン状態の調査に大変適している。その有用性を、fedotoviteのSR測定の結果を示しながら、紹介する。
下村 浩一郎*; 幸田 章宏*; Pant, A. D.*; 砂川 光*; 藤森 寛*; 梅垣 いづみ*; 中村 惇平*; 藤原 理賀; 反保 元伸*; 河村 成肇*; et al.
Interactions (Internet), 245(1), p.31_1 - 31_6, 2024/12
J-PARC Muon Facility: MUSE (Muon Science Establishment) is responsible for the inter-university user program and the operation, maintenance, and construction of the muon beamlines, namely D-line, S-line, U-line, and H-line, along with the muon source at J-PARC Materials and Life Science Facility (MLF). In this paper, recent developments are briefly presented.
丸山 修平; 山本 章夫*; 遠藤 知弘*
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 205, p.110591_1 - 110591_13, 2024/09
This study developed a new method for evaluating the uncertainty in reactor core/shielding characteristics attributable to the scattering angle distribution, employing a random sampling (RS) technique integrated with continuous energy Monte Carlo (CEMC) calculations. The impact of neutron scattering angle is not negligible in the analysis of fast reactor cores and shielding. Recent advancements have enabled the high-accuracy assessment of nuclear data-induced uncertainty by merging CEMC calculations and the RS technique. Nonetheless, a method to quantify uncertainty due to scattering angle distribution remains unestablished. This study introduces a new approach for uncertainty quantification related to scattering angle distribution in CEMC-RS, utilizing the maximum entropy method. The effectiveness of this method was verified through comparison with results from the classical deterministic uncertainty quantification approach based on generalized perturbation theory. Overall, this method offers a more accurate tool for nuclear engineers and researchers in evaluating and managing uncertainties in reactor design and safety analysis.
Qin, T. Y.*; Hu, F. F.*; 徐 平光; Zhang, H.*; Zhou, L.*; Ao, N.*; Su, Y. H.; 菖蒲 敬久; Wu, S. C.*
International Journal of Fatigue, 185, p.108336_1 - 108336_13, 2024/08
Gradient distribution of triaxial residual stresses to a depth of several millimeters is retained in middle carbon steel S38C axles after high-frequency induction hardening, which has become a critical concern for fatigue structural integrity. To address this, the axial, hoop, and radial gradient residual strains inside the axles were measured for the first time by advanced neutron diffraction. The SIGINI Fortran subroutine was then adopted to reconstruct the global initial residual stress field from the measured data. Experimental and simulation results show that residual stresses of about -520 MPa (axial), -710 MPa (hoop), and -40 MPa (radial) residual stress were retained below the axle surface. Subsequently, the fatigue crack propagation behavior of S38C axles was numerically investigated in the framework of fracture mechanics. The calculated results clearly show that the compressive residual stresses at a depth of 0?3 mm from the axle surface lead to a low crack growth driving force, and that fatigue cracks do not propagate as long as the crack depth is less than 3.7 mm for hollow S38C axles. These results further indicate that the maximum defect size allowed in routine inspections is acceptable from a safety and economic point of view. Accurate measurement and characterization of the global gradient residual stress field through experiments and simulations can provide an important reference for optimizing the mileage intervals of nondestructive testing (NDT) of surface defects in these surface-strengthened railway axles.
川井 清司*; 曽我部 知史*; 中川 洋; 山田 武*; 小関 成樹*
Journal of Food Engineering, 375, p.112066_1 - 112066_9, 2024/08
本研究の目的は、様々な水分活性(aw)条件下における凍結乾燥細菌の機械的ガラス転移および動的転移に及ぼすグリセロールおよびグルコースの影響を明らかにすることである。水分収着等温線から、各awにおける含水率および単分子膜含水率は、グリセロール、グルコース、無添加試料の順に高くなることがわかった。試料中の原子の平均二乗変位(MSD)に対する温度の影響を非干渉性中性子弾性散乱により調べた。MSDは温度の上昇に伴い、重水素及び添加溶質に依存して徐々に増加した。線形フィッティングから、3つの動的転移温度(低Tds、中Tds、高Tds)が決定された。Couchman-Karaszモデルは、添加された溶質とバクテリアは完全には混和しないことを示唆した。
He, X.*; 鍵 裕之*; 小松 一生*; 飯塚 理子*; 岡島 元*; 服部 高典; 佐野 亜沙美; 町田 真一*; 阿部 淳*; 後藤 弘匡*; et al.
Journal of Molecular Structure, 1310, p.138271_1 - 138271_8, 2024/08
重水素化ヒドロキシフルオロマグネシウム[理想組成はMg(OD)F]のO-D
F水素結合の高圧応答を中性子粉末回折とラマン分光法を用いて調べた。常温でのリートベルト解析の結果、化学組成はMg(OD)
F
であり、結晶構造中で水酸基/フッ素(OD/F)が無秩序化して、2つの水素結合配置が生じていることが分かった。構造解析の結果、水素結合配置は9.8GPaまで維持され、圧力による水素結合の強化は見られなかった。常圧でのラマンスペクトルでは、2613, 2694, 2718cm
に3つの水酸基伸縮バンドが観測された。O-D伸縮モードの周波数が高いことから、ヒドロキシル基は弱い水素結合相互作用、あるいは水素結合を持たないことが示唆された。20.2GPaまでは、2694cmを中心とするモードは圧力によってブルーシフトを示し、水素結合は圧縮されても強化されないことが明らかになった。これは、中性子回折の結果と一致した。水素結合の存否と、常圧および高圧での水酸基のブルーシフトの原因について議論した。
安部 諭; 柴本 泰照
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 202, p.110461_1 - 110461_16, 2024/07
被引用回数：0During a severe accident in a nuclear containment vessel, jets released from the primary system exhibit complex thermohydraulic behavior due to buoyancy effects and impingement on internal obstacles such as inner walls and floors. Thus, the obstacle-influenced jets are of interest in recent research activities. This paper describes an experimental investigation of the behavior of jets passing through a grid-type obstacle. The flow field was acquired by a particle image velocimetry system. The experiment captured the jet fragmentation by the grid-type obstacle and their recoupling. The mean velocity field obtained by postprocessing indicates a "Rectifying effect," with the axial velocity increasing at the center and the magnitude of the radial velocity decreasing. The meandering flow was suppressed due to this effect. In the near grid-obstacle region, the axial turbulence intensity was relatively large at the edge of each fragmented region due to shear stress. Moreover, the spatial distribution of the radial turbulence fluctuation became more complex. Further investigation is required to clarify the budget of the transport equation for turbulence fluctuation. The experimental data shown in this paper is useful for computational fluid dynamics validation.
Pu
O
powder using master sintering curve theory中道 晋哉; 砂押 剛雄*; 廣岡 瞬; Vauchy, R.; 村上 龍敏
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 595, p.155072_1 - 155072_11, 2024/07
Using dry recycled powders for uranium and plutonium mixed oxide (MOX) fuel production can reduce unnecessary storage and accountability of nuclear material in facilities. The shrinkage behavior of green compacts of dry recycled powders differs from that of conventional raw powders because the dry recycled MOX powder is obtained from the fabrication scrap of sintered pellets. The shrinkage behavior of dry recycled MOX powder has been investigated by dilatometry. Based on the shrinkage curves, sintering apparent activation energies were evaluated using the master sintering curve (MSC) and the constant rate of heating methods. The obtained values were higher than the energy evaluated for raw powder experiments. The sigmoid sintering prediction equation using the MSC function was constructed. The accumulation of data on the activation energy for various sintering conditions will lead to the wide application of this prediction formula in the future.
compoundsFrazer, D.*; Saleh, T. A.*; 松本 卓; 廣岡 瞬; 加藤 正人; McClellan, K.*; White, J. T.*
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 423, p.113136_1 - 113136_7, 2024/07
ナノインデンテーション法では、微小な試験片を用いてヤング率,硬度及びクリープ強度といった機械物性を評価することが可能である。本研究ではMOX燃料の代替物質として(U,Ce)Oを用いて、高温ナノインデンテーション試験を実施した。試料のCe含有率は0.1、0.2及び0.3mol%とし、温度は800
Cまでの測定を行い、ヤング率、硬度及びクリープ強度の評価を行った。温度の上昇に伴い、ヤング率は線形的に低下し、硬度は指数関数的に低下する結果が得られた。また、800Cにおいては、応力指数n=4.7
6.9のクリープ変形が得られた。
Johnson, M.*; 江村 優軌; Clavier, R.*; 松場 賢一; 神山 健司; Brayer, C.*; Journeau, C.*
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 423, p.113165_1 - 113165_14, 2024/07
日本原子力研究開発機構のMELT施設において、ナトリウム冷却高速炉のシビアアクシデントに関連する溶融ジェットとナトリウムの相互作用に関する実験的研究を行っている。X線イメージングと固化物の分析により、溶融ジェットと冷却材の接触界面でクラストが急速に形成され、熱的な微粒化現象が誘発されることを明らかにした。溶融ジェットと冷却材の接触界面における熱伝達計算の結果は、冷却材との接触から数ミリ秒以内に固体クラストが形成されることを示唆している。X線イメージングを用いたジェットへの冷却材巻き込みの観察結果に基づき、熱的な微粒化が促進されるメカニズムを提案する。
中原 将海; 渡部 創; 木村 修也; 佐々木 美咲*; 稲垣 博光*; 森口 哲次*
Progress in Nuclear Energy, 172, p.105195_1 - 105195_8, 2024/07
原子力施設の廃止措置に伴い発生する二次廃棄物の低減を目指したウルトラファインバブルを用いた新しい固体汚染物質の除去技術を提案している。非放射性物質であるCo酸化物の模擬汚染物を用いた除去試験により除去技術の性能評価を実施した。また、放射性物質で汚染された燃料ピン端栓部を使用した除染試験をホットセルで実施し、異なる化学形の違いによる影響を調べた。
-phase in Al-Mg-Si alloys during aging treatmentAhmed, A.*; Uttarasak, K.*; 土屋 大樹*; Lee, S.*; 西村 克彦*; 布村 紀男*; 清水 一行*; 平山 恭介*; 戸田 裕之*; 山口 正剛; et al.
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 988, p.174234_1 - 174234_9, 2024/06
本研究は、Al-Mg-Si合金における相の成長過程を形態進化の観点から明らかにすることを目的とする。本研究では、高分解能透過電子顕微鏡(HR-TEM)、集束イオンビーム(FIB)及び光学顕微鏡(OM)を用いて、相の配向関係、形状、成長過程、ミスフィット値、及び相とAlマトリックスとの界面状態を調べた。その結果、相の端にファセットが確認され、相の新しい3次元形状が2つ提案された。我々は、Mg
Si結晶の成長過程における形態変化を説明するためにミスフィットを計算し、不安定な{111}ファセットが(001)ファセットや(011)ファセットと比較して高いミスフィット値を持つことを解明した。これは、Al-Mg-Si合金の微細構造変化を予測し、所望の特性を持つ材料を設計するために重要な知見である。
Li, L.*; 宮本 吾郎*; Zhang, Y.*; Li, M.*; 諸岡 聡; 及川 勝成*; 友田 陽*; 古原 忠*
Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 184, p.221 - 234, 2024/06
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Dynamic transformation (DT) of austenite (
) to ferrite (
) in the hot deformation of various carbon steels was widely investigated. However, the nature of DT remains unclear due to the lack of quantitative analysis of stress partitioning between two phases and the uncertainty of local distribution of substitutional elements at the interface in multi-component carbon steels used in the previous studies. Therefore, in the present study, a binary Fe-Ni alloy with + duplex microstructure in equilibrium was prepared and isothermally compressed in + two-phase region to achieve quantitative analysis of microstructure evolution, stress partitioning and thermodynamics during DT. to DT during isothermal compression and to reverse transformation on isothermal annealing under unloaded condition after deformation were accompanied by Ni partitioning. The lattice strains during thermomechanical processing were obtained via in-situ neutron diffraction measurement, based on which the stress partitioning behavior between and was discussed by using the generalized Hooke's law. A thermodynamic framework for the isothermal deformation in solids was established based on the basic laws of thermodynamics, and it was shown that the total Helmholtz free energy change in the deformable material during the isothermal process should be smaller than the work done to the deformable material. Under the present thermodynamic framework, the microstructure evolution in the isothermal compression of Fe-14Ni alloy was well explained by considering the changes in chemical free energy, plastic and elastic energies and the work done to the material. In addition, the stabilization of the soft phase in Fe-14Ni alloy by deformation was rationalized since the to transformation decreased the total Helmholtz free energy by decreasing the elastic and dislocation energies.
Guerinoni, E.*; Giusti, F.*; Dourdain, S.*; Dufr
che, J.-F.*; 元川 竜平; 上田 祐生; 青柳 登; Zemb, T.*; Pellet-Rostaing, S.*
Journal of Molecular Liquids, 403, p.124820_1 - 124820_11, 2024/06
In uranium production, liquid-liquid extraction using the AMEX (AMine EXtraction) process employs tertiary amines solubilized in an aliphatic diluent. Practical constraints as phase stability problems and co-extraction of competitive elements highlight the need for in-depth investigation and optimization. Modifying gradually the alkyl chain structure of tertiary amines, we investigate here the large variation in extraction performance in terms of Gibbs free energy of transfer using the ienaic decomposition taking into account long range interactions. We show hereby that structuration of the solvent phase can change uranium distribution by 2 orders of magnitude, which is incompatible with standard complexation theory of liquid-liquid extraction. We observe that co-extracted water is required to obtain extraction while extraction is quenched and no pair core can be formed when less than four as effective aggregation number. We conclude that the film term in the ienaic decomposition of the Gibbs energy of transfer, is the one that governs extraction performance. It shows that metal transfer is beyond complexation, and that organization of the solvent phase must be considered to quantitatively interpret the distribution coefficients.
廣内 淳; 鯨岡 郁雄; 高原 省五; 高田 モモ*; Schneider, T.*; 甲斐 倫明*
Journal of Radiological Protection, 44(2), p.021510_1 - 021510_10, 2024/06
リスクに基づく放射線防護基準の根拠を検討する際には、統計的なベンチマークデータが必要である。これまでは、英国王立協会のリスク評価研究がベンチマーク統計として用いられてきたものの、1983年のデータであり、最近の医療インフラや生活水準に関するデータが反映されていない。そこで本研究では、ベンチマークデータとしてベースラインがん罹患率と死亡率に着目し、33か国のデータを比較した。ここでは、各国のがん罹患率と死亡率のデータを用いて計算した生涯死亡リスクと生涯罹患リスク、障害調整生存年(DALYs)を算出し、各国でそれらの値を比較した。結果の一つとして、すべての固形がんの生涯死亡・罹患リスクとDALYsは、国によって男性で2-4倍、女性で2-3倍の差が見られた。また、これらの値は発展途上国ほど低いことが示された。本研究では、ベースラインのがん死亡・罹患率に基づく健康リスクを、放射線によるがんリスクと比較する際の基準とすべきであると提案した。
佐藤 一憲; 吉川 信治; 山下 拓哉; 下村 健太; Cibula, M.*; 溝上 伸也*
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 422, p.113088_1 - 113088_24, 2024/06
The accident progression of the in-vessel phase of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 was analyzed using the MAAP code. Although there is a large uncertainty in the initial stage of accident progression behavior in Unit 1 with little measurement data, it is presumed to have similarities to that of Unit 3. As a result, in Unit 1, since there was almost no alternative water injection during the in-vessel phase, cooling of the debris transferred to the lower plenum was small. It was likely that a large molten pool of metals had formed, and that the steam supply to the high-temperature core materials was suppressed and metal oxidation was relatively small. The analysis results for Unit 1 were compared with those for Units 2 and 3, and differences between units such as the thermal conditions of the debris that relocated to the pedestal and the degree of metal oxidation were shown.
佐藤 優樹; 角藤 壮*; 田中 孝幸*; 嶋野 寛之*; 諸橋 裕子; 畠山 知圭*; 中島 準作; 石山 正弘
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 1063, p.169300_1 - 169300_7, 2024/06
A system for locating radioactive substances using a hexapod robot equipped with a Compton camera and light detection and ranging camera was developed, and its performance evaluation test was conducted at FUGEN, a nuclear facility owned by Japan Atomic Energy Agency. In the test, by projecting images of radioactive substances acquired with the Compton camera onto a three-dimensional model of the work environment acquired with a light detection and ranging camera, the locations where radioactive substances have accumulated and the dose rate is higher than the surrounding area were successfully visualized and identified.
CNguyen, B. V. C.*; 村上 健太*; Chena, L.*; Phongsakorn, P. T.*; Chen, X.*; 橋本 貴司; Hwang, T.*; 古澤 彰憲; 鈴木 達也*
Nuclear Materials and Energy (Internet), 39, p.101639_1 - 101639_9, 2024/06
In reactor pressure vessel materials, the formation of Mn- and Ni-rich nanoclusters is a major cause of neutron irradiation embrittlement. The segregation of these solute atoms into dislocation loops has attracted attention as a mechanism to accelerate solute clustering. In this study, the behaviors of solute Mn and Ni atoms in Fe-0.6wt.%Ni, Fe-1.4wt.%Mn, and Fe-1.4wt.%Mn-0.6wt.%Ni alloys irradiated at 400 C up to 3 dpa were analyzed using three-dimensional atom probe tomography. Solute atom clusters were observed in all materials, and their shapes were spherical, flat, and torus in FeNi, FeMn, and FeMnNi, respectively. In ternary alloy FeMnNi, Mn and Ni atoms were concentrated in the sample in the form of arcs, and the orientation of the plane containing the arcs was estimated by comparing field desorption images. The size, number density, and orientation of this structure were found to be in good agreement with those of both types of dislocation loops, namely, b = 1/2 
111
and b = 100, identified in a previous study using the same material. The positions of Ni and Mn enrichment did not fully overlap. Ni atoms tended to be concentrated more in the inner part of the loop than the Mn atoms. Mn atoms were enriched only in the vicinity of the dislocation loops, whereas Ni atoms showed a higher concentration inside the dislocation loops than in the bulk.
C powder and BC pellet regarding the eutectic reaction with stainless steelHong, Z.*; Ahmed, Z.*; Pellegrini, M.*; 山野 秀将; Erkan, N.*; Sharma, A. K.*; 岡本 孝司*
Progress in Nuclear Energy, 171, p.105160_1 - 105160_13, 2024/06
被引用回数：0本研究では、BC粉末とステンレス鋼(SS)間との共晶反応はBC粉ペレットとSS間とのそれより相当に速いことが分かった。粉末及びペレットに対して導出された反応速度定数は参考文献値によく一致している。また、粉末とペレットの場合の詳細微細構造をSEM/EDSを用いて組成分析を行った。粉末の場合、(Fe,Cr)Bからなる反応層として厚肉層が見られた。一方、ペレットの場合、2つの反応層が見られた。
