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土屋 晴文; 藤 暢輔; 大図 章; 古高 和禎; 北谷 文人; 前田 亮; 米田 政夫
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 60(11), p.1301 - 1312, 2023/11
被引用回数：1 パーセンタイル：72.91(Nuclear Science & Technology)An integrated active neutron non-destructive analysis (NDA) system, Active-N, was developed to gain knowledge of active neutron NDA techniques that are applicable to measurements of nuclear materials in highly radioactive nuclear fuels. Active-N, equipped with a D-T neutron generator, combines three complementary active neutron NDA techniques: Differential Die-away Analysis (DDA), Prompt Gamma-ray Analysis (PGA), and Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis (NRTA). In this paper, we provide an overview of Active-N and then demonstrate that the compact NRTA system in Active-N can quantify nuclear materials. Monte Carlo simulations were conducted to determine the design of the compact NRTA system including a moderator, flight tubes, and a detector shield. To investigate how accurately the compact NRTA system determines areal densities in a sample, measurements were performed with a Pu pellet-type sample as well as metallic plate samples of In and Ag. The experimental areal densities of 
Pu, 
In and 
Ag were consistent with those calculated for the individual nuclei. These results show that it is feasible to develop a compact NRTA system capable of determining the contents of nuclear materials in nuclear fuels. This research was implemented under the subsidy for nuclear security promotion of MEXT.
古高 和禎; 大図 章; 藤 暢輔
Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 55(11), p.4002 - 4018, 2023/11
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)An integrated neutron interrogation system has been developed for non-destructive assay of highly radioactive special nuclear materials, to accumulate knowledge of the method through developing and using it. The system combines a differential die-away (DDA) measurement system for the quantification of nuclear materials and a prompt gamma-ray analysis (PGA) system for the detection of neutron poisons which disturb the DDA measurements; a common D-T neutron generator is used. A special care has been taken for the selection of materials to reduce the background gamma rays produced by the interrogation neutrons. A series of measurements were performed to test the basic performance of the system. The results show that the DDA system can quantify plutonium of as small as 20~mg and it is not affected by intense neutron background up to 4.2~TBq and gamma ray of 2.2~TBq. As a result of the designing of the combined system as a whole, the gamma-ray background counting rate at the PGA detector was reduced down to 
s
even with the use of the D-T neutron generator. The test measurements show that the PGA system is capable of detecting less than 1~g of boron compound and about 100~g of gadolinium compound in~30 min. This research was implemented under the subsidy for nuclear security promotion of MEXT.
Pb and 
Bi in proton-induced reactions near 100 MeV岩元 大樹; 明午 伸一郎; 佐藤 大樹; 岩元 洋介; 石 禎浩*; 上杉 智教*; 八島 浩*; 西尾 勝久; 杉原 健太*; 
elik, Y.*; et al.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 544, p.165107_1 - 165107_15, 2023/11
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.02(Instruments & Instrumentation)入射陽子エネルギー200MeV以下の中性子生成に関する二重微分断面積(DDX)データの不足は、加速器駆動核破砕システム(ADS)の研究開発などの技術応用における核破砕モデルの検証を妨げている。本研究では、このエネルギー領域におけるADS核破砕ターゲット材料のDDX実験データを取得し、解析予測との比較を通じて核破砕モデルに関する課題を明らかにすることを目的とした。実験は、京都大学のFFAG加速器を用いて行った。100MeV領域のPbとBiの陽子入射核反応に対するDDXを飛行時間法を用いて30
から150の角度範囲で測定した。得られたDDXをモンテカルロ法に基づく種々の核破砕モデル及び評価済み核データライブラリによる計算結果と比較した。DDXの測定値と核破砕モデル及び評価済み核データライブラリに基づく解析値を比較した結果、CEM03.03モデルが実験値に最も近い一致を示した。さらに、100MeV領域における陽子入射中性子生成DDXの再現性向上のために対処すべき複数の課題を明らかにした。
前田 亮; 瀬川 麻里子; 藤 暢輔; 遠藤 駿典; 中村 詔司; 木村 敦
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 332(8), p.2995 - 2999, 2023/08
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.01(Chemistry, Analytical)The accuracy of the prompt 
-ray analysis is known to degrade for the samples containing neutron-scattering materials, such as hydrogen, depending on its content. Recently, we discovered that the density of the scattering materials also affects the accuracy. In this paper, we developed a correction method for the effect of the sample densities. The developed correction method is straightforward and applicable to samples with unknown densities. The simulation and experiments verified the performance of the correction method. The results confirmed that the correction method could reduce the uncertainty due to sample density from 47% to approximately 1%.
岩元 大樹; 中野 敬太; 明午 伸一郎; 佐藤 大樹; 岩元 洋介; 杉原 健太*; 西尾 勝久; 石 禎浩*; 上杉 智教*; 栗山 靖敏*; et al.
EPJ Web of Conferences, 284, p.01023_1 - 01023_4, 2023/05
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.21(Nuclear Science & Technology)加速器駆動システム(ADS)の核特性予測精度の向上と京都大学臨界集合体実験装置(KUCA)におけるADS炉物理実験で用いる中性子源情報の取得を目的として、京都大学の固定磁場強集束(FFAG)加速器を用いた核データ測定実験プログラムを開始した。このプログラムの一環として、鉄,鉛及びビスマスに対する陽子入射二重微分中性子収量(TTNY)及び断面積(DDX)を測定した。測定では、真空チェンバ内に設置された標的試料に107MeVの陽子ビームを照射し、核反応によって標的から発生した粒子の信号を、小型の中性子検出器を用いて検出した。検出信号とFFAGキッカー電磁石の信号の時間差から飛行時間(TOF)を求め、ガンマ線の事象を波形弁別法によって除去して中性子事象をカウントすることで中性子のTOFスペクトルを求めた。得られた中性子のTOFスペクトルから、相対論的運動学によりTTNY及びDDXを求めた。実験で得られたTTNY及びDDXを、モンテカルロ輸送計算コードPHITSによる計算と比較し、PHITSに組み込まれた核反応モデル及び評価済み核データライブラリJENDL-4.0/HEの妥当性を検証するとともに、PHITSによる計算の予測精度を評価した。
渡辺 幸信*; 定松 大樹*; 荒木 祥平; 中野 敬太; 川瀬 頌一郎*; 金 政浩*; 岩元 洋介; 佐藤 大樹; 萩原 雅之*; 八島 浩*; et al.
EPJ Web of Conferences, 284, p.01041_1 - 01041_4, 2023/05
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.21(Nuclear Science & Technology)医療用RIの製造や核融合材料の照射損傷、放射性廃棄物の核変換などの研究において重陽子加速器を用いた高強度中性子源が提案されている。そのような中性子源の設計には重陽子を様々な標的に照射した際の中性子生成データが必要である。しかし、重陽子入射中性子生成二重微分断面積などの実験データは十分でない。そこで本研究では、大阪大学核物理研究センター(RCNP)において幅広い原子番号の標的に対する200MeV重陽子入射中性子生成二重微分断面積の系統的な測定を実施した。200MeVの重陽子ビームをビームスウィンガーマグネット内の薄い標的に照射し、放出される中性子を大きさの異なるEJ301検出器(直径及び厚さが2inchと5inch)を7m、20mの位置にそれぞれ設置し、測定した。測定角度は0度から25度までの5角度とし、中性子エネルギーは飛行時間法で決定した。それぞれの測定データは入射エネルギーの半分あたりに特徴的な幅広なピークを示しており、ピークの収量は標的の質量数に従って単調に増加した。DEURACSとPHITSを用いた理論モデル計算との比較の結果、DEURACSの計算結果はPHITSのものよりも実験値に対してより良い一致を示した。加えて、得られたLi, Be, Cの結果を用いてJENDL/DEU-2020とTENDL-2017の核データライブラリのベンチマークを行った。
岩元 大樹; 中野 敬太; 明午 伸一郎; 佐藤 大樹; 岩元 洋介; 杉原 健太; 西尾 勝久; 石 禎浩*; 上杉 智教*; 栗山 靖敏*; et al.
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 60(4), p.435 - 449, 2023/04
被引用回数：3 パーセンタイル：68.71(Nuclear Science & Technology)加速器駆動核変換システム(ADS)の研究開発及び京都大学臨界実験装置(KUCA)におけるADS未臨界炉物理の基礎研究を目的として、固定磁場強収束(FFAG)加速器を用いて107MeV陽子による鉄、鉛及びビスマス標的に対する二重微分中性子収量(TTNY)を測定した。TTNYは8個の中性子検出器(各検出器は小型のNE213液体有機シンチレータと光電子増倍管より構成される)からなる中性子検出器システムを用いて飛行時間法により得られたものである。測定で得られたTTNYを、粒子・重イオン輸送コードシステム(PHITS)に組み込まれたモンテカルロ法に基づく核破砕反応モデル(INCL4.6/GEM, Bertini/GEM, JQMD/GEM, JQMD/SMM/GEM)及び評価済み高エネルギー核データライブラリ(JENDL-4.0/HE)による計算結果と比較した。JENDL-4.0/HEを含む比較対象のモデルは、検出器角度5度における高エネルギーピークを再現しないなどの特徴的な不一致が見られた。測定で得られたTTNYとPHITSによって評価した20MeV以下のエネルギー及び角度積分中性子収率を比較した結果、INCL4.6/GEMがKUCAにおけるADS炉物理実験のモンテカルロ輸送シミュレーションに適していることが示された。
-ray analysis木下 哲一*; 能任 琢真*; 中島 均*; 小迫 和明*; 加藤 雄大*; 黒岩 洋一*; 倉部 美彩子*; 佐々木 勇気*; 鳥居 和敬*; 前田 亮; et al.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 332(2), p.479 - 486, 2023/02
There are some different chemical and physical forms of water molecules in concretes. Especially, bound water is difficult to determine. In the present work, we determined free + adsorbed water and bound water contained in aggregates and cement pastes, which are component of concretes, by means of conventional gravimetric analysis and prompt -ray analysis (PGA), respectively, in order to evaluate a total water content in concretes. In the PGA, background reduction was attempted by using the time-of-flight (TOF) signal. In addition, the degree of contribution to analytical values by scattered neutrons by samples was evaluated because water would adsorb on the surface of instruments inside the irradiation chamber for the PGA. Contents of the free + adsorbed water and bound water in some geochemical references determined in the present work were compared with the nominal values to confirm the precision. Each water content in aggregates collected from different quarries and cement pastes with different water-to-cement ratios were analyzed. A total water content in young concrete was evaluated on the basis of the analytical values.
Ta遠藤 駿典; 木村 敦; 中村 詔司; 岩本 修; 岩本 信之; Rovira Leveroni, G.; 藤 暢輔; 瀬川 麻里子; 前田 亮
Nuclear Science and Engineering, 18 Pages, 2023/00
被引用回数：1 パーセンタイル：72.91(Nuclear Science & Technology)The neutron transmission ratio and capture yield for Ta were measured in J-PARC MLF ANNRI to improve the accuracy of resonance parameters. The total cross section was determined from the transmission ratio in the energy range from 0.2 to 150 eV. The capture cross section was obtained from the capture yield using the pulse height weighting technique (PHWT) in the energy range from thermal to 150 eV. The obtained transmission ratio and capture cross-section were fitted by the resonance analysis code, REFIT, and the resonance parameters were determined below 150 eV. It was also discussed the correlations caused by fitting based on statistical uncertainty and correlations for systematic uncertainty based on sample thickness in the transmission measurements.
岩元 大樹; 中野 敬太; 明午 伸一郎; 佐藤 大樹; 岩元 洋介; 石 禎浩*; 上杉 智教*; 栗山 靖敏*; 八島 浩*; 西尾 勝久; et al.
JAEA-Conf 2022-001, p.129 - 133, 2022/11
加速器駆動システム(ADS)の核特性予測精度の向上と京都大学臨界集合体実験装置(KUCA)におけるADS炉物理実験で用いる中性子源情報の取得を目的として、京都大学の固定磁場強集束(FFAG)加速器を用いた核データ測定実験プログラムを開始した。このプログラムの一環として、鉄に対する陽子入射二重微分中性子収量(TTNY)及び断面積(DDX)を測定した。測定では、真空チェンバ内に設置された鉄標的に107MeVの陽子ビームを照射し、核反応によって標的から発生した粒子の信号を、小型の中性子検出器を用いて検出した。検出信号とFFAGキッカー電磁石の信号の時間差から飛行時間(TOF)を求め、ガンマ線の事象を波形弁別法によって除去して中性子事象をカウントすることで中性子のTOFスペクトルを求めた。得られた中性子のTOFスペクトルから、相対論的運動学により鉄標的に対するTTNY及びDDXを求めた。
米田 政夫; 藤 暢輔
Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 188, p.110391_1 - 110391_6, 2022/10
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.01(Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear)Active neutron methods using pulsed neutrons can measure nuclear materials with higher performance than passive methods. However, previous active neutron methods have not used the observed data effectively. In this study, we developed a new data processing method with higher performance than the conventional method by using time series data. This method is expected to improve the measurement performance through a significant reduction in measurement time and a sensitivity increase compared to the conventional method.
I(n, ) using fast neutron source in the "YAYOI" reactor中村 詔司; 藤 暢輔; 木村 敦; 初川 雄一*; 原田 秀郎
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 59(7), p.851 - 865, 2022/07
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)本研究は、東京大学の高速中性子源炉「弥生」を用いて、評価済み核データライブラリーを検証するために放射化法によりIの積分実験を行った。Iと中性子束モニタを、弥生炉のグローリー孔にて照射した。反応率は、
Iから放出されるガンマ線の収量から求めた。中性子束モニタの反応率の実験値と計算値との比較から、高速中性子スペクトルの確かさを確認した。Iの反応率の実験値を、評価済み核データライブラリーを用いて求めた計算値と比較した。本研究で、評価済みライブラリーJENDL-4.0に採用されている中性子エネルギー10keVから3MeV領域の中性子捕獲断面積データは、18%程、過大評価されていることが分かった。また、本研究の結果は、100keV以下では、Noguere等による報告データを支持した。
-ray analysis前田 亮; 瀬川 麻里子; 藤 暢輔; 遠藤 駿典; 中村 詔司; 木村 敦
Scientific Reports (Internet), 12(1), p.6287_1 - 6287_8, 2022/06
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：31.9(Multidisciplinary Sciences)A high-accuracy analytical method is broadly required to obtain reliable research results. Thus, prompt -ray analysis (PGA), one of the most accurate non-destructive analytical methods, has been employed in various fields. However, the measurement accuracy of PGA is also known to degrade in hydrogenous samples. The degradation is caused by variation in the measurement sensitivity (counts per milligram) following the change in neutron energy due to scattering with hydrogen nucleus. Number of scatterings is well known to depend on the hydrogen content in a sample. However, considering multiple scatterings, hydrogen density, which has not been taken into account as yet, may also lead to the accuracy degradation. In this research, the effect of the hydrogen density in PGA is investigated by evaluating the measurement sensitivity of samples with the same hydrogen content and different densities. The results showed that the measurement sensitivity varies by more than 30% depending on the hydrogen density even at the same hydrogen content. The variation is a particularly serious problem for PGA requiring a few percent accuracy in most cases. Additionally, although the variation is apparently observed in hydrogenous samples, the similar phenomenon can occur in other nuclides with a large scattering cross section; it may affect nuclear cross-section measurements using neutrons in such fields as astrophysics and nuclear energy.
瀬川 麻里子; 藤 暢輔; 甲斐 哲也; 木村 敦; 中村 詔司
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 167, p.108828_1 - 108828_5, 2022/03
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)To obtain accurate analytical results via neutron-capture reactions, the effects of sample shapes must be considered. However, the estimations of the effects were difficult to verify in some cases such as sealed samples and valuable objects. In this study, the shape effects for sealed radioactive samples were estimated experimentally. The significant localization of the I sample was confirmed only by an energy-resolved neutron imaging. It is revealed that the shape effect was necessary to be corrected at the neutron resonance peaks. Consequently, we conclude that the energy-resolved neutron imaging will be quite effective to improve the analytical accuracy.
遠藤 駿典; 木村 敦; 中村 詔司; 岩本 修; 岩本 信之; Rovira Leveroni, G.; 寺田 和司*; 明午 伸一郎; 藤 暢輔; 瀬川 麻里子; et al.
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 59(3), p.318 - 333, 2022/03
被引用回数：5 パーセンタイル：65.59(Nuclear Science & Technology)In order to improve the accuracy of the cross-section and the resonance parameters of 
Nb, neutron capture and total cross-sections were measured using the J-PARC MLF ANNRI. The thermal-neutron capture cross-section was deduced as 0.97
0.12 b. The resonance parameters of 11 resonances below 400 eV were determined from obtained capture cross-sections and transmission ratios by using the resonance analysis code, REFIT.
中村 詔司; 初川 雄一*; 木村 敦; 藤 暢輔; 原田 秀郎
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 58(12), p.1318 - 1329, 2021/12
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)本研究は、東大の高速中性子源炉「弥生」を用いて、放射化法により
Tcの積分実験を行った。Tc試料を、気送管システムを用いて照射した。Tcの反応率は、
Tcから放出されるガンマ線を測定して求めた。中性子束は、Au箔を用いてモニタした。本研究におけるTcの反応率の結果は、JENDL-4.0を支持した。
米田 政夫; 藤 暢輔; 田辺 鴻典*; 北村 康則*; 三澤 毅*
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 159, p.108300_1 - 108300_8, 2021/09
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：31.78(Nuclear Science & Technology)The rotation method is a novel method for detecting nuclear materials using a neutron source such as californium. In this method, while a neutron source is rotated rapidly nearby a measurement object, neutron measurement is carried out by synchronizing the rotation motion. If the object contains a nuclear material, as the rotation speed increases, the larger deformation of time distribution of neutron counts is observed, which in turn resulted to the detection of the nuclear material. In addition to its features of low cost and portability, this method is capable of detecting uranium that emits very few spontaneous fission neutrons. This study presents the fundamental principle of this method and its effectiveness for detecting nuclear materials through the experimental verifications.
藤 暢輔; 大図 章; 土屋 晴文; 古高 和禎; 北谷 文人; 米田 政夫; 前田 亮; 小泉 光生
Proceedings of INMM & ESARDA Joint Virtual Annual Meeting (Internet), 8 Pages, 2021/08
Since neutrons have exceptional ability to penetrate high-density materials and can induce fission, they are used in non-destructive analysis such as, Differential Die-Away Analysis (DDA), Prompt Gamma-ray Analysis (PGA) and Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis (NRTA). The different analytical methods give us complementary information, which are particularly useful for the quantification of Special Nuclear Materials in highly radioactive nuclear materials, including spent fuel. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission are collaborating to develop an active neutron NDA system for nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear security. In the second phase of the project, an integrated active neutron NDA system: Active-N which enables the simultaneous measurements of DDA, PGA and NRTA has been developed. The DDA detects fission neutrons, and it can determine small amounts of the fissile mass. PGA is utilized for the quantification of neutron absorber and particularly useful for the detection of explosives. NRTA can be used to quantify almost all medium and high-Z elements and considered as one of the most accurate NDA. In this presentation, we will provide an overview of Active-N and report the recent experimental results. This research was implemented under the subsidy for nuclear security promotion of MEXT: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
古高 和禎; 大図 章; 藤 暢輔
Proceedings of INMM & ESARDA Joint Virtual Annual Meeting (Internet), 9 Pages, 2021/08
We have been developing an integrated active neutron non-destructive analysis system for highly radioactive nuclear materials, "Active-N", using an intense D-T neutron source. The system is composed of the following mutually complementing different measurement systems: Differential Die-away Analysis (DDA), Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis (NRTA), and Prompt Gamma-ray Analysis (PGA). The former two are for measurements of total amount of fissile material and of isotopic composition, respectively. The purpose of the last one, i.e. PGA measurement system is the detection of explosives contained in e.g., dirty bombs and of chemical warfare agents, as well as of neutron poisons which absorb neutrons and disturb DDA measurements. This report describes mainly the PGA measurement system. In the PGA measurement system, to resolve individual gamma-ray peaks, a Ge detector is utilized. It is well known that irradiation of fast neutrons (
keV) to Ge detectors cause damages to the detectors and gradually worsen their resolution, and finally make them unusable without a laborious treatment. Therefore, it is essential to shield the PGA detector against the neutrons from the D-T neutron generator. In addition, to reduce background gamma rays from the materials used for the DDA system, they should also be carefully chosen. In order to design an appropriate neutron shield for the PGA measurement system and diminish the sources of the background gamma rays, simulation study was done using a particle transport code system PHITS. Based on the results, a shielding for the PGA measurement system has been designed which reduces the number of damaging neutrons by an order of magnitude. The Active-N system which incorporates the PGA measurement system equipped with the neutron shielding, has been installed at NUCEF facility in JAEA Tokai. This research was implemented under the subsidy for nuclear security promotion from MEXT.
Pd and Tc藤 暢輔; 瀬川 麻里子; 前田 亮; 常山 正幸*; 木村 敦; 中村 詔司; 遠藤 駿典; 海老原 充*
Analytical Chemistry, 93(28), p.9771 - 9777, 2021/07
被引用回数：4 パーセンタイル：24.69(Chemistry, Analytical)Considering the expanding demand for nuclear waste management of the spent nuclear fuel materials in near future, a non-destructive analytical scheme applicable to the most difficult-to-measure nuclide of Pd, which emits no decay gamma-rays and whose half-life is too long to be decayed out during a human lifetime, was designed. The scheme consists of a sophisticated instrument capable of the detection of gamma-rays by Ge detectors coupled with time-of-flight measurement of neutrons and a high-intensity pulsed neutron beam, and can simultaneously perform TOF-coupled prompt gamma-ray analysis (TOF-PGA) as well as PGA and NRCA. An analytical capability was evaluated by applying to simulated samples of the Tc-platinum group metals (Tc-PGMs) obtained by the group partitioning process of spent nuclear fuels, which contain not only Pd but also Tc and another difficult-to-measure fission product. It was confirmed that, although PGA and NRCA could accurately analyze both nuclides in individual single substances, only TOF-PGA can analyze Pd as well as Tc in the Tc-PGMs simulated sample. The TOF-PGA measurement technique can be widely used for the non-destructive analysis of Pd and Tc in nuclear wastes.
