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Ishikado, Motoyuki*; Takahashi, Ryuta*; Yamauchi, Yasuhiro*; Nakamura, Masatoshi*; Ishimaru, Sora*; Yamauchi, Sara*; Kawamura, Seiko; Kira, Hiroshi*; Sakaguchi, Yoshifumi*; Watanabe, Masao; et al.
JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 41, p.011010_1 - 011010_7, 2024/05
Katata, Genki*; Yamaguchi, Takashi*; Watanabe, Makoto*; Fukushima, Keitaro*; Nakayama, Masataka*; Nagano, Hirohiko*; Koarashi, Jun; Tateno, Ryunosuke*; Kubota, Tomohiro
Atmospheric Environment, 298, p.119640_1 - 119640_12, 2023/04
Times Cited Count：1 Percentile：47.41(Environmental Sciences)Nagano, Hirohiko; Nakayama, Masataka*; Katata, Genki*; Fukushima, Keitaro*; Yamaguchi, Takashi*; Watanabe, Makoto*; Kondo, Toshiaki*; Atarashi-Andoh, Mariko; Kubota, Tomohiro*; Tateno, Ryunosuke*; et al.
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 67(5), p.606 - 616, 2021/10
Times Cited Count：2 Percentile：18.14(Plant Sciences)We analyzed the relationships between nitrogen deposition (deposition of nitrate and ammonium ions) and soil microbial properties in a cool temperate forest surrounded by normally fertilized pasture grasslands in northern Japan. The aim of the present study was to gain the primary information on soil microbial response to moderately elevated nitrogen deposition (
10 kg N ha
y). We established three experimental plots in the forest edge adjacent to grasslands and other three plots in the forest interior at least 700 m away from the grasslands. During May to November 2018, nitrogen deposition in each plot was measured. In August 2018, litter and soil (0-5 cm depth) samples were collected from all plots to measure net nitrogen mineralization and nitrification rates as indicators of microbial activity, and microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen and various gene abundances (i.e. bacterial 16S rRNA, fungal ITS, bacterial amoA, and archaeal amoA genes) as indicators of microbial abundance and structure. Nitrogen deposition in the forest edge was 1.4-fold greater than that in the forest interior, even while the maximum deposition was 3.7 kg N ha. Nitrogen deposition was significantly correlated to the net nitrogen mineralization and nitrification rates and the 16S rRNA and bacterial amoA gene abundances. Microbial community structures were different between litter and soil samples but were similar between the forest edge and interior. Significant correlations of nitrogen deposition to the soil carbon to nitrogen ratio, and the nitrate and ammonium contents were also observed. Thus, our results show that moderately elevated nitrogen deposition in nitrogen-limited forest edges can stimulate microbial activities and abundances in soils.
Kawamura, Seiko; Takahashi, Ryuta*; Ishikado, Motoyuki*; Yamauchi, Yasuhiro*; Nakamura, Masatoshi*; Ouchi, Keiichi*; Kira, Hiroshi*; Kambara, Wataru*; Aoyama, Kazuhiro*; Sakaguchi, Yoshifumi*; et al.
Journal of Neutron Research, 21(1-2), p.17 - 22, 2019/05
The Cryogenics and Magnets group in the Sample Environment team is responsible for operation of cryostats and magnets for user's experiments at the MLF in J-PARC. We have introduced a top-loading 
He cryostat, a bottom-loading 
He cryostat, a dilution refrigerator insert and a superconducting magnet. The frequency of use of them dramatically becomes higher in these two years, as the beam power and the number of proposal increase. To respond such situation, we have made efforts to enhance performance of these equipment as follows. The He cryostat originally involves an operation software for automatic initial cooling down to the base temperature and automatic re-charge of He. Recently we made an additional program for automatic temperature control with only the sorb heater. Last year, a new outer vacuum chamber of the magnet with an oscillating radial collimator (ORC) was fabricated. The data quality was drastically improved by introducing this ORC so that the magnet can be used even for the inelastic neutron scattering experiments.
Kawamura, Seiko; Hattori, Takanori; Harjo, S.; Ikeda, Kazutaka*; Miyata, Noboru*; Miyazaki, Tsukasa*; Aoki, Hiroyuki; Watanabe, Masao; Sakaguchi, Yoshifumi*; Oku, Takayuki
Neutron News, 30(1), p.11 - 13, 2019/05
In Japanese neutron scattering facilities, some SE equipment that are frequently used at an instrument, such as the closed-cycle refrigerator (CCR), have been prepared for the instrument as standard SE. They are operated for user experiments by the instrument group. The advantage of this practice is that they can optimize the design of the SE for the instrument and can directly respond to users' requests. On the other hand, the SE team in the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) in J-PARC has managed commonly used SE to allow neutron experiments with more advanced SE. In this report, recent SE in the MLF is introduced. Highlighted are the SE in BL11, BL19, BL21 and BL17 and other SE recently progressed by the SE team.
Kawamura, Seiko; Oku, Takayuki; Watanabe, Masao; Takahashi, Ryuta; Munakata, Koji*; Takata, Shinichi; Sakaguchi, Yoshifumi*; Ishikado, Motoyuki*; Ouchi, Keiichi*; Hattori, Takanori; et al.
Journal of Neutron Research, 19(1-2), p.15 - 22, 2017/11
Sample environment (SE) team at the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) in J-PARC has worked on development and operation of SE equipment and devices. All the members belong to one sub-team at least, such as Cryogenic and magnet, High temperature, High pressure, Soft matter and special environment including Pulse magnet, Hydrogen environment, Light irradiation and He spin filter. Cryostats, a magnet, furnaces, a VX-6-type Paris-Edinburgh press and a prototype of a Spin-Exchange Optical Pumping (SEOP) based He spin filter for polarized neutron beam experiments are in operation. Furthermore, a prototype of compact power supply for a pulsed magnet system is currently developed. In the J-PARC Research Building, several pieces of equipment for softmatter research such as a rheometer and a gas and vapor adsorption measurement instrument have been prepared.
Sakasai, Kaoru; Sato, Setsuo*; Seya, Tomohiro*; Nakamura, Tatsuya; To, Kentaro; Yamagishi, Hideshi*; Soyama, Kazuhiko; Yamazaki, Dai; Maruyama, Ryuji; Oku, Takayuki; et al.
Quantum Beam Science (Internet), 1(2), p.10_1 - 10_35, 2017/09
Neutron devices such as neutron detectors, optical devices including supermirror devices and 
He neutron spin filters, and choppers are successfully developed and installed at the Materials Life Science Facility (MLF) of the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC), Tokai, Japan. Four software components of MLF computational environment, instrument control, data acquisition, data analysis, and a database, have been developed and equipped at MLF. MLF also provides a wide variety of sample environment options including high and low temperatures, high magnetic fields, and high pressures. This paper describes the current status of neutron devices, computational and sample environments at MLF.
Suzuki, Junichi; Oku, Takayuki*; Adachi, Tomohiro*; Shimizu, Hirohiko*; Hirumachi, Tamiko*; Tsuchihashi, Takahiro*; Watanabe, Ikuo*
Journal of Applied Crystallography, 36(Part3, 1), p.795 - 799, 2003/01
no abstracts in English
; ; Yagawa, Motoki*
Nucl.Eng.Des., 68, p.71 - 85, 1987/00
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.02(Nuclear Science & Technology)no abstracts in English
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Int.J.Press.Vessels Piping, 15, p.37 - 59, 1984/00
Times Cited Count：3 Percentile：80.61(Engineering, Multidisciplinary)no abstracts in English
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JAERI-M 83-189, 44 Pages, 1983/11
no abstracts in English
; ; Yagawa, Motoki*
JAERI 1276, 70 Pages, 1982/03
no abstracts in English
; ; ; Yagawa, Motoki*
Nihon Kikai Gakkai Rombunshu, A, 430, p.739 - 746, 1982/00
no abstracts in English
Niizato, Tadafumi; Sasaki, Yoshito; Watanabe, Takayoshi; Mitachi, Katsuaki*; Ito, Satomi; Kuramoto, Takayuki*; Arai, Hirotsugu*; Nomura, Naoki*; Hayashi, Seiji*; Tamaoki, Masanori*
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Cs released from the TEPCO's Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident has a long half-life of about 30 years, it is necessary to monitor the distribution and its radioecological impact over the long term. Mountainous forests, which accounts for about 70% of Fukushima prefecture, tend to be a sink of radiocesium contamination rather than a source for the contamination of other ecosystems. An understanding of the environmental dynamics of radiocesium in the forest floor of various conditions is important issue, while progressing to the resident return. In this paper, we report on the results of the field investigation into the Cs distribution and the Cs outflow in the mountainous forest of Fukushima, where the wildfire broke out in the spring of 2017.
Watanabe, Masao; Oku, Takayuki; Kawamura, Seiko; Takata, Shinichi; Takahashi, Ryuta*; Sakai, Kenji; Yamauchi, Yasuhiro*; Nakamura, Masatoshi*; Munakata, Koji*; Ishikado, Motoyuki*; et al.
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Sample environment (SE) team is organized at the MLF of the J-PARC. SE equipment are prepared and the users are supported by the SE team. BL Common SE equipment includes (1) not frequently used but essential equipment, (2) very expensive equipment, (3) equipment that requires specialized knowledge and skills. SE team consists of sub-team of (1) low temperature & magnetic field, (2) high temperature, (3) high pressure, (4) soft matter, (5) pulsed magnet, (6) light irradiation, (7) He spin filter. In this presentation, we will present the current status of the sample environmental equipment, the future plan and the support activities for users.
Kawamura, Seiko; Watanabe, Masao; Takahashi, Ryuta*; Munakata, Koji*; Takata, Shinichi; Sakaguchi, Yoshifumi*; Ishikado, Motoyuki*; Ouchi, Keiichi*; Arima, Hiroshi*; Hattori, Takanori; et al.
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At the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) in J-PARC, most of sample environment (SE) such as closed-cycle refrigerator (CCR) is prepared by the instruments individually as the standard SE equipment depending on the experiments carried out at the instrument. This system has advantages that the instrument group can directly contact the users and respond to their request and that the instrument can design its various components to adopt the instrument. On the other hand, several pieces of SE, which are not utilized so frequently but essential, are managed by the SE team. They are commonly used at several instruments in MLF. In these SEs, several cryostats, a high-temperature furnace and a superconducting magnet can be currently used for the inelastic and quasi-elastic neutron scattering experiments. Furthermore, high-pressure experiment using the Paris-Edinburgh press or clamped cell is also being prepared for these experiments.
Oku, Takayuki; Watanabe, Masao; Sakaguchi, Yoshifumi*; Kawamura, Seiko; Takahashi, Ryuta*; Yamauchi, Yasuhiro*; Nakamura, Masatoshi*; Ishikado, Motoyuki*; Ouchi, Keiichi*; Arima, Hiroshi*; et al.
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Sample environment team at the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility in J-PARC has worked on development and operation of cryogenics, magnets, high temperature, high pressure, soft matter related items and special environment including pulsed magnets, light irradiators and He-3 spin filters. In the talk, our status is presented, and issues are addressed.
Aso, Tomokazu; Yamauchi, Yasuhiro; Sakaguchi, Yoshifumi*; Munakata, Koji*; Ishikado, Motoyuki*; Kawamura, Seiko; Yokoo, Tetsuya*; Watanabe, Masao; Takata, Shinichi; Hattori, Takanori; et al.
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In FY2013, the SE team was officially organized in Technology Development Section in MLF with succeeding the previous ad hoc SE team. We are working on operation of so-called beam-line (BL)-common SE equipment and development of the SE devices as well as the previous SE team. We have already prepared a vertical-field superconducting magnet, a dilution refrigerator insert, a furnace with Nb heater and 2K cryostat as the BL-common SE equipment. In this fiscal year, a bottom-loading type He cryostat will be introduced. Moreover, we have just started developing high pressure system by collaborating with High Pressure Group in MLF, to comply with users' requests. We have also discussed the general purpose of apparatus for pulse magnet and for hydrogen environment. We plan to prepare more working area for the SE equipment, whose number gradually increases, and sample preparation and characterization rooms for users in the new building, which is under construction.
Katata, Genki*; Fukushima, Keitaro*; Koarashi, Jun; Yamaguchi, Takashi*; Watanabe, Makoto*; Nagano, Hirohiko; Nakayama, Masataka*; Tateno, Ryunosuke*
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Watanabe, Makoto*; Norisada, Masanari*; Kinose, Yoshiyuki*; Yamaguchi, Takashi*; Nakayama, Masataka*; Fukushima, Keitaro*; Tateno, Ryunosuke*; Nagano, Hirohiko; Koarashi, Jun; Katata, Genki*
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