Study on use of superconducting magnet and first inelastic neutron scattering experiment under magnetic field at 4SEASONS spectrometer

梶本 亮一; 石角 元志*; 吉良 弘*; 金子 耕士; 中村 充孝; 蒲沢 和也*; 稲村 泰弘; 池内 和彦*; 飯田 一樹*; 村井 直樹; et al.

Physica B; Condensed Matter, 556, p.26 - 30, 2019/03

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2018.11.065

Magnets are important for studying magnetism and are commonly used as sample environment devices of neutron scattering instruments. However, the use of magnets was prevented at the time-of-flight direct-geometry neutron spectrometer 4SEASONS in Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) at J-PARC, because the instrument is surrounded by iron components, and it is equipped with a piece of equipment operated with magnetic bearings. In the present work, we investigate the influence of stray magnetic fields from a superconducting magnet which is shared among neutron scattering instruments in MLF. Based on the investigation, we modified 4SEASONS such that it can be used with the magnet. Finally, we successfully performed the first inelastic neutron scattering experiments with applied magnetic fields using this sample environment.

Quantum magnetisms in uniform triangular lattices LiMoO ( = In, Sc)

飯田 一樹*; 吉田 紘行*; 岡部 博孝*; 片山 尚幸*; 石井 裕人*; 幸田 章宏*; 稲村 泰弘; 村井 直樹; 石角 元志*; 門野 良典*; et al.

Scientific Reports (Internet), 9(1), p.1826_1 - 1826_9, 2019/02

http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36123-7

Molecular based spin-1/2 triangular lattice systems have attracted research interest. LiMoO ( = In or Sc) is such a compound where spin-1/2 MoO clusters in place of Mo ions form the uniform triangular lattice. Here, we report exotic magnetisms in LiInMoO and LiScMoO investigated by muon spin rotation (SR) and inelastic neutron scattering (INS) spectroscopies. LiInMoO exhibits spin wave excitation which is quantitatively described by the nearest neighbor anisotropic Heisenberg model based on the 120 spin structure. In contrast, LiScMoO undergoes short-range magnetic order below 4 K with quantum-spin-liquid-like magnetic fluctuations down to the base temperature. Origin of the different ground states is discussed in terms of anisotropies of crystal structures and magnetic interactions.

High-energy magnetic excitations in lightly oxygen-doped lanthanum nickel oxides

中島 健次; 梶本 亮一

Physica B; Condensed Matter, 551, p.142 - 145, 2018/12

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2017.12.015

We will report on magnetic excitations in lightly oxygen doped lanthanum nickel oxide, LaNiO. By introducing slightly excessive oxygen atoms in the system, magnetic excitations in LaNiO drastically changes its picture. In lower energy region, spin-wave stiffness strongly suppressed. On the other hand, in the higher energy region, spin-wave dispersion curve is almost same as in the stoichiometric system, while excitations show considerable broadening. Alternation of the character of the excitations by changing energy is also reported in hole doped cuprates and cobalates. We consider that this behavior is one of key clues to understand magnetism and transport properties in carrier doped layered transition metal oxides. We investigated detail of magnetic excitations in two different lightly doped systems, LaNiO and LaNiO in wide momentum and energy transfer space by using time-of-flight spectrometers at J-PARC. Observed doping effects in magnetic excitations will be discussed by comparing them to those reported in other related layered transition metal oxides.

High-energy spin fluctuation in low-T iron-based superconductor LaFePO

石角 元志*; 社本 真一; 樹神 克明; 梶本 亮一; 中村 充孝; Hong, T.*; Mutka, H.*

Scientific Reports (Internet), 8, p.16343_1 - 16343_6, 2018/11

http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-33878-x

磁気揺らぎはBCS理論に従わない非従来型超伝導で最も可能性のある機構として重要な役割を担うと考えられてきた。今回、これまで磁気ゆらぎが見つかっていない5Kという低い超伝導転移温度の鉄リン系超伝導体LaFePOで、30-50meVの高エネルギーで磁気ゆらぎを見つけた。これはこれまで考えられてきた高エネルギー磁気揺らぎで、高い超伝導転移温度になるという考えとは矛盾することから、超伝導機構の理解に向けて重要な発見である。

Schottky specific heat of the lightly Mn-substituted electron-doped SrTiO

奥田 哲治*; 梶本 亮一; 野田 正亮*; 桑原 英樹*

AIP Advances (Internet), 8(10), p.101339_1 - 101339_5, 2018/10

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5042835

Large changes in the low-temperature specific heat (low-) by applying magnetic fields up to 9 Tesla were found in the lightly Mn-substituted electron-doped perovskites SrLaTiO. The changes in the low- are qualitatively well explained by the Schottky specific heat () of localized spins of the Mn 3d electrons in weak internal magnetic fields via itinerant electrons. According to the analysis by using the conventional model, the doped Mn ions are apparently not Mn ( = 3/2) ions, but are Jahn-Teller active Mn ( = 2) ions or mixtures of Mn and Mn ions. However, the actual numbers of localized spins estimated from are about 30% smaller than the expected values. Part of the localized spins of the Mn 3d electrons may disappear due to Kondo coupling with the itinerant electrons, leading to the observed enhancement of the electronic specific heat coefficients.

Status report of the chopper spectrometer 4SEASONS

梶本 亮一; 中村 充孝; 稲村 泰弘; 蒲沢 和也*; 池内 和彦*; 飯田 一樹*; 石角 元志*; 村井 直樹; 吉良 弘*; 中谷 健; et al.

Journal of Physics; Conference Series, 1021(1), p.012030_1 - 012030_6, 2018/06

https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1021/1/012030

4SEASONS is a medium-resolution thermal neutron chopper spectrometer in the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) at J-PARC. Although 4SEASONS is routinely used for many experiments by internal and external users, upgrading and maintenance work is still underway. This paper reviews the recent improvements of the instrument.

Odd and even modes of neutron spin resonance in the bilayer iron-based superconductor CaKFeAs

Xie, T.*; Wei, Y.*; Gong, D.*; Fennell, T.*; Stuhr, U.*; 梶本 亮一; 池内 和彦*; Li, S.*; Hu, J.*; Luo, H.*

Physical Review Letters, 120(26), p.267003_1 - 267003_7, 2018/06

http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.267003

We report an inelastic neutron scattering study on the spin resonance in the bilayer iron-based superconductor CaKFeAs. In contrast to its quasi-two-dimensional electron structure, three strongly -dependent modes of spin resonance are found below = 35 K. The mode energies are below and linearly scale with the total superconducting gaps summed on the nesting hole and electron pockets, essentially in agreement with the results in cuprate and heavy fermion superconductors. This observation supports the sign-reversed Cooper-pairing mechanism under multiple pairing channels and resolves the long-standing puzzles concerning the broadening and dispersive spin resonance peak in iron pnictides. More importantly, the triple resonant modes can be classified into odd and even symmetries with respect to the distance of Fe-Fe planes within the Fe-As bilayer unit. Thus, our results closely resemble those in the bilayer cuprates with nondegenerate spin excitations, suggesting that these two high- superconducting families share a common nature.

Instrumental resolution of the chopper spectrometer 4SEASONS evaluated by Monte Carlo simulation

梶本 亮一; 佐藤 研太朗*; 稲村 泰弘; 藤田 全基*

AIP Conference Proceedings 1969, p.050004_1 - 050004_8, 2018/05

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5039301

We performed simulations of the resolution function of the 4SEASONS spectrometer at J-PARC by using the Monte Carlo simulation package McStas. The simulations showed reasonably good agreement with analytical calculations of energy and momentum resolutions by using a simplified description. We implemented new functionalities in Utsusemi, the standard data analysis tool used in 4SEASONS, to enable visualization of the simulated resolution function and predict its shape for specific experimental configurations.

Detailed study of the structure of the low-energy magnetic excitations in overdoped LaSrCuO

池内 和彦*; 菊地 龍弥*; 中島 健次; 梶本 亮一; 脇本 秀一; 藤田 全基*

Physica B; Condensed Matter, 536, p.717 - 719, 2018/05

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2017.11.022

銅酸化物高温超伝導体の過剰ドープ領域における低エネルギーの磁気励起の構造の詳細を調べるために、我々は、LaSrCuOの中性子非弾性散乱実験を行った。過去に報告されたように、非整合な磁気相関に対応した = (0.5 , 0.5)/(0.5, 0.5 )を中心とした磁気励起を明瞭に観測した。それに加えて、を中心とした円環状の励起も観測された。円環の半径(=0.109)は、磁気相関の非整合性(=0.118)より小さい。このことは、円環状の磁気励起は非整合な磁気相関とはその原因を異にしていることを示唆している。LaSrCuOの磁気励起はこのように2種類の励起を持つことが示唆される。

Proceedings of the MLF User Group Meeting on Direct Geometry Spectrometers (DIRECTION 2017); October 16?17, 2017, Ibaraki Quantum Beam Research Center (Tokai, Ibaraki, Japan)

梶本 亮一; 横尾 哲也*; 蒲沢 和也*; 中村 充孝; 河村 聖子; 伊藤 晋一*; 中島 健次

JAEA-Review 2017-031, 107 Pages, 2018/02

JAEA-Review-2017-031.pdf:17.43MB

平成29年10月16日17日の2日間にわたり、いばらき量子ビーム研究センターにおいて、J-PARC物質・生命科学実験施設(MLF)の4台の直接配置型(チョッパー型)中性子分光器合同のユーザーミーティング「DIRECTION 2017」が開催された。4台の装置とは4SEASONS (BL01), HRC (BL12), AMATERAS (BL14), POLANO (BL23)であり、本ミーティングはこれらの装置におけるユーザー利用の活性化に向けて、J-PARC MLF, 高エネルギー加速器研究機構物質構造科学研究所, 総合科学研究機構の共催で開催されたものである。本ミーティングでは各装置、試料環境、ソフトウェアの最新状況に加え、各装置における最近の実験およびデータ解析の例が幅広い研究分野にわたって紹介された。本報告書はこのミーティングの講演要旨および講演で使用された発表資料を収録したものである。