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Zeng, Z.*; Zhou, C.*; Zhou, H.*; Han, L.*; Chi, R.*; Li, K.*; 古府 麻衣子; 中島 健次; Wei, Y.*; Zhang, W.*; et al.
Nature Physics, 20(7), p.1097 - 1102, 2024/07
Emergent quasiparticles with a Dirac dispersion in condensed matter systems can be described by the Dirac equation for relativistic electrons, in analogy with Dirac particles in high-energy physics. For example, electrons with a Dirac dispersion have been intensively studied in electronic systems such as graphene and topological insulators. However, charge is not a prerequisite for Dirac fermions, and the emergence of Dirac fermions without a charge degree of freedom has been theoretically predicted to be realized in Dirac quantum spin liquids. These quasiparticles carry a spin of 1/2 but are charge-neutral and so are called spinons. Here we show that the spin excitations of a kagome antiferromagnet, YCu(OD)Br[Br(OD)], are conical with a spin continuum inside, which is consistent with the convolution of two Dirac spinons. The predictions of a Dirac spin liquid model with a spinon velocity obtained from spectral measurements are in agreement with the low-temperature specific heat of the sample. Our results, thus, provide spectral evidence for a Dirac quantum spin liquid state emerging in this kagome lattice antiferromagnet. However, the locations of the conical spin excitations differ from those calculated by the nearest-neighbor Heisenberg model, suggesting the Dirac spinons have an unexpected origin.
Park, P.*; Cho, W.*; Kim, C.*; An, Y.*; Kang, Y.-G.*; Avdeev, M.*; Sibille, R.*; 飯田 一樹*; 梶本 亮一; Lee, K. H.*; et al.
Nature Communications (Internet), 14, p.8346_1 - 8346_9, 2023/12
被引用回数:0 パーセンタイル:0.00(Multidisciplinary Sciences)The triangular lattice antiferromagnet (TLAF) has been the standard paradigm of frustrated magnetism for several decades. The most common magnetic ordering in insulating TLAFs is the 120 structure. However, a new triple- chiral ordering can emerge in metallic TLAFs, representing the short wavelength limit of magnetic skyrmion crystals. We report the metallic TLAF CoTaS as the first example of tetrahedral triple- magnetic ordering with the associated topological Hall effect (non-zero ). We also present a theoretical framework that describes the emergence of this magnetic ground state, which is further supported by the electronic structure measured by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Additionally, our measurements of the inelastic neutron scattering cross section are consistent with the calculated dynamical structure factor of the tetrahedral triple- state.
民井 淳*; Pellegri, L.*; Sderstrm, P.-A.*; Allard, D.*; Goriely, S.*; 稲倉 恒法*; Khan, E.*; 木戸 英治*; 木村 真明*; Litvinova, E.*; et al.
European Physical Journal A, 59(9), p.208_1 - 208_21, 2023/09
被引用回数:2 パーセンタイル:79.22(Physics, Nuclear)光核反応は原子核構造の観点からも応用の観点からも重要であるにも関わらず、その反応断面積は未だに不定性が大きい。近年、超高エネルギー宇宙線の起源を探るために、鉄よりも軽い原子核の光核反応断面積を正確に知る必要が指摘されている。この状況を打破するため、原子核物理の実験、理論、宇宙物理の共同研究となるPANDORAプロジェクトが始まった。本論文はその計画の概要をまとめたものである。原子核実験ではRCNP、iThembaによる仮想光子実験とELI-NPによる実光子実験などが計画されている。原子核理論では、乱雑位相近似計算、相対論的平均場理論、反対称化分子動力学、大規模殻模型計算などが計画されている。これらで得られた信頼性の高い光核反応データベースと宇宙線伝搬コードを組み合わせ、超高エネルギー宇宙線の起源の解明に挑む。
Ramadhan, R. S.*; Glaser, D.*; 祖山 均*; Kockelmann, W.*; 篠原 武尚; Pirling, T.*; Fitzpatrick, M. E.*; Tremsin, A. S.*
Acta Materialia, 239, p.118259_1 - 118259_12, 2022/10
被引用回数:3 パーセンタイル:40.92(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Mechanical surface treatment technologies such as laser peening and cavitation peening require detailed characterization, including residual stress analysis, to optimize their processing parameters. Recent developments at neutron facilities allow non-destructive 2-dimensional residual strain mapping through Bragg edge imaging. The present work highlights the application of Bragg edge neutron imaging for the study of mechanical surface treatments, through determination of lattice spacing distributions by energy-resolved radiography. Through three different examples, the unique capabilities of the method are demonstrated, particularly for providing near surface residual strain maps within samples with complex geometries with relatively high spatial resolution. By providing a comparison with X-ray diffraction and neutron diffraction results, the present work emphasizes the potential of Bragg edge neutron imaging as a tool for surface treatment research.
Welton, R.*; Bollinger, D.*; Dehnel, M.*; Draganic, I.*; Faircloth, D.*; Han, B.*; Lettry, J.*; Stockli, M.*; Tarvainen, O.*; 上野 彰
Journal of Physics; Conference Series, 2244, p.012045_1 - 012045_13, 2022/04
被引用回数:2 パーセンタイル:86.84(Engineering, Electrical & Electronic)高輝度負水素イオン源は、世界的な多くの科学施設で、広範囲に使用されている。負水素イオンビームは、円型の加速器や蓄積リングへの蓄積入射に適している。種々の負水素イオン源(RF、フィラメント、マグネトロンとペニング駆動)を使って、いくつかの施設では、数年以上の長期運転経験を有している。代表的な施設のリストに、米国核破砕中性子源(SNS)、J-PARC、英国ラザフォード・アップルトン研究所(RAL-ISIS)、米国ロス・アラモス中性子科学センター(LANSCE)、米国フェルミ国立加速器研究所(FNAL)、欧州合同素粒子原子核研究機構(CERN LINAC-4)があり、その他の多数の施設では、D-Pace社製イオン源が使用されている。本論文では、これらの施設で経験された重要なイオン源の持続可能性問題を総括し、それらのイオン源が、どのように最近改善されているのかを議論する。
Yan, S. Q.*; Li, X. Y.*; 西尾 勝久; Lugaro, M.*; Li, Z. H.*; 牧井 宏之; Pignatari, M.*; Wang, Y. B.*; Orlandi, R.; 廣瀬 健太郎; et al.
Astrophysical Journal, 919(2), p.84_1 - 84_7, 2021/10
被引用回数:1 パーセンタイル:8.24(Astronomy & Astrophysics)The long-lived Fe (with a half-life of 2.62 Myr) is a crucial diagnostic of active nucleosynthesis in the Milky Way galaxy and in supernovae near the solar system. The neutron-capture reaction Fe(n,)Fe on Fe (half-life=44.5 days) is the key reaction for the production of Fe in massive stars. This reaction cross section has been previously constrained by the Coulomb dissociation experiment, which offered partial constraint on the E1 -ray strength function but a negligible constraint on the M1 and E2 components. In this work, for the first time, we use the surrogate ratio method to experimentally determine the Fe(n,)Fe cross sections in which all the components are included. We derived a Maxwellian-averaged cross section of 27.53.5 mb at = 30 keV and 13.41.7 mb at = 90 keV, roughly 10%-20% higher than previous estimates. We analyzed the impact of our new reaction rates in nucleosynthesis models of massive stars and found that uncertainties in the production of Fe from the Fe(n,)Fe rate are at most 25. We conclude that stellar physics uncertainties now play a major role in the accurate evaluation of the stellar production of Fe.
Soba, A.*; Prudil, A.*; Zhang, J.*; Dethioux, A.*; Han, Z.*; Dostal, M.*; Matocha, V.*; Marelle, V.*; Lasnel-Payan, J.*; Kulacsy, K.*; et al.
Proceedings of TopFuel 2021 (Internet), 10 Pages, 2021/10
The NEA Expert Group on Reactor Fuel Performance (EGRFP) proposed a benchmark on fuel performance codes modeling of pellet-cladding mechanical interation (PCMI). The aim of the benchmark was to improve understanding and modeling of PCMI amongst NEA member organizations. This was achieved by comparing PCMI predictions for a number of specified cases. The results of the two hypothetical cases (1 and 2) were presented earlier. The two final cases (3 and 4) are comparison between calculations and measurements, which will be published as NEA reports. This paper focuses on Case 3, which consists of eight beginning of life (BOL) sub-cases (3a to 3h) each with different pellet designs that have undergone ramping in the Halden Reactor. The aforementioned experiments are known as the IFA-118 experiments and were performed from 1969 to 1970. The variations between cases include four different pellets dimensions (7, 14, 20 and 30 mm of height), two different gapsizes between pellet-cladding (40 and 100 microns) and three variations on pellet face geometry (flat, dishing and dishing with chamfer). Such diversity has allowed exploring the codes sensitivity to these individual factors.
Yao, Y.*; Cai, R.*; Yang, S.-H.*; Xing, W.*; Ma, Y.*; 森 道康; Ji, Y.*; 前川 禎通; Xie, X.-C.*; Han, W.*
Physical Review B, 104(10), p.104414_1 - 104414_6, 2021/09
被引用回数:3 パーセンタイル:25.71(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)We report the experimental observation of half-integer Shapiro steps in the strong ferromagnetic Josephson junction (Nb-NiFe-Nb) by investigating the current-phase relation under radio-frequency microwave excitation. The half-integer Shapiro steps are robust in a wide temperature range from T = 4 to 7 K. The half-integer Shapiro steps could be attributed to co-existence of 0- and -states in the strong ferromagnetic NiFe Josephson junctions with the spatial variation of the NiFe thickness. This scenario is also supported by the high-resolution transmission electron microscopy characterization of the Nb/NiFe/Nb junction.
Dimitriou, P.*; Dillmann, I.*; Singh, B.*; Piksaikin, V.*; Rykaczewski, K. P.*; Tain, J. L.*; Algora, A.*; Banerjee, K.*; Borzov, I. N.*; Cano-Ott, D.*; et al.
Nuclear Data Sheets, 173, p.144 - 238, 2021/03
被引用回数:23 パーセンタイル:95.93(Physics, Nuclear)核分裂の発見以降、核分裂片から放出される遅発中性子の存在には、数多くの関心が集められてきた。原子力発電では、遅発中性子は原子炉動特性の計算や炉の安全運転において非常に重要な役割を演じている。それに加え、遅発中性子は、核構造や天体核、特に新世代のRIビーム施設の中心課題である安定線から離れた原子核でも、大きなインパクトをもっている。現在、ベータ崩壊半減期と遅発中性子分岐比に関するいくつかの文献が利用可能であるが、測定と評価によって実施されるべき十分な考証は、それらの文献ではしばしば抜けている。この欠落部に注目し、遅発中性子の核データ評価とそれに関する新しい文献作成の作業が、国際原子力機関(IAEA)の援助の基に着手され、「ベータ遅発中性子用データベースの開発」に関するCoordinated Research Project (CRP)が結成された。本論文では、CRPで行われたこれまでの結果について報告をする。
Kim, S.*; Lee, B.*; Reeder, J. T.*; Seo, S. H.*; Lee, S.-U.*; Hourlier-Fargette, A.*; Shin, J.*; 関根 由莉奈; Jeong, H.*; Oh, Y. S.*; et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(45), p.27906 - 27915, 2020/11
被引用回数:78 パーセンタイル:93.64(Multidisciplinary Sciences)本研究では、汗のコルチゾール分析のための流動イムノアッセイ、グルコースとアスコルビン酸(ビタミンC)分析のための蛍光測定イメージング、および電極を使用した発汗速度のデジタルトラッキングを組み合わせた、ワイヤレス,バッテリー不要の皮膚インターフェースマイクロ流体システムを実現した。運動している被験者を対象とした体系的なテストにより、本開発デバイスが物理的ストレスと生化学的相関を追跡可能であることが示された。
Singh, B.*; Basunia, M. S.*; Martin, M.*; McCutchan, E. A.*; Bara, I.*; Caballero-Folch, R.*; Canavan, R.*; Chakrabarti, R.*; Chekhovska, A.*; Grinder, M. M.*; et al.
Nuclear Data Sheets, 160, p.405 - 471, 2019/09
被引用回数:9 パーセンタイル:67.13(Physics, Nuclear)The evaluated data are presented for 11 known A=218 nulcides (Pb, Bi, Po, At, Rn, Fr, Ra, Ac, Th, Pa and U). For Pb, Bi, At and Pa, data are available only for the ground states. For U, only the g.s. and a high-spin isomer are known, with no data on -ray transitions available. For Po, ten excited states are known from Bi decay, with no knowledge on the multipolarities of gamma-ray transitions. For Th, five excited states in the g.s. band are known from an in-beam -ray study. Data on level half-lives, multipolarities and mixing ratios of gamma transitions is generally lacking for A=218 nuclei. The static magnetic dipole moment has been measured for only an isomer in Fr. This evaluation was carried out as part of a joint IAEA-ICTP workshop for Nuclear Structure and Decay Data, organized and hosted by the IAEA, Vienna, and ICTP, Trieste, October 15-26, 2018.
Tsekhanovich, I.*; Andreyev, A. N.; 西尾 勝久; Denis-Petit, D.*; 廣瀬 健太郎; 牧井 宏之; Matheson, Z.*; 森本 幸司*; 森田 浩介*; Nazarewicz, W.*; et al.
Physics Letters B, 790, p.583 - 588, 2019/03
被引用回数:33 パーセンタイル:94.77(Astronomy & Astrophysics)Fragment mass distributions from fission of the excited compound nucleus Pt have been deduced from the measured fragment velocities. The Pt nucleus was created at the JAEA tandem facility in a complete fusion reaction Ar+Nd, at beam energies of 155, 170 and 180 MeV. The data are indicative of a mixture of the mass-asymmetric and mass-symmetric fission modes associated with higher and lower total kinetic energies of the fragments, respectively. The measured fragment yields are dominated by asymmetric mass splits, with the symmetric mode contributing at the level of 1/3. This constitutes the first observation of a multimodal fission in the sub-lead region. Most probable experimental fragment-mass split of the asymmetric mode, / 79/99, is well reproduced by nuclear density functional theory using the UNEDF1-HFB and D1S potentials. The symmetric mode is associated by theory with very elongated fission fragments, which is consistent with the observed total kinetic energy/fragment mass correlation.
Bandodkar, A. J.*; Gutruf, P.*; Choi, J.*; Lee, K.-H.*; 関根 由莉奈; Reeder, J. T.*; Jeang, W. J.*; Aranyosi, A. J.*; Lee, S. P.*; Model, J. B.*; et al.
Science Advances (Internet), 5(1), p.eaav3294_1 - eaav3294_15, 2019/01
被引用回数:451 パーセンタイル:99.88(Multidisciplinary Sciences)非侵襲でバイオマーカーを検出し得るウェアラブルデバイスが注目されている。しかしながら現在までに存在するウェアラブルデバイスはその電力源や検出部分などの小型化が困難であったことから重さや大きさの点でポータビリティに欠けていた。本研究では、バッテリーフリーでかつ電気的、呈色式を用いて重要バイオマーカーである塩化物, 乳酸, グルコース, pHを検出できるスウェットデバイスを開発した。
Kristo, M. J.*; Williams, R.*; Gaffney, A. M.*; Kayzar-Boggs, T. M.*; Schorzman, K. C.*; Lagerkvist, P.*; Vesterlund, A.*; Ramebck, H.*; Nelwamondo, A. N.*; Kotze, D.*; et al.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 315(2), p.425 - 434, 2018/02
被引用回数:14 パーセンタイル:80.95(Chemistry, Analytical)最新の核鑑識国際共同試料分析演習では、低濃縮ウラン試料について、10か国の核鑑識ラボラトリーが精製年代測定を実施して良好な結果を得た。これらの測定のうち、3つの異なる核種ペアを用いた精製年代測定も実施された。10か国の核鑑識ラボラトリーが提出した精製年代測定の結果は、実際の精製日と概ね一致した。また、質量分析法による結果は、放射線計測法を用いたものに比べて、高精度な結果を示した。さらに、一部のラボラトリーによって示されたU-Pa法とU-Th法による精製年代測定の結果の一致は、結果の確証性を高めた。
Yan, S. Q.*; Li, Z. H.*; Wang, Y. B.*; 西尾 勝久; Lugaro, M.*; Karakas, A. I.*; 牧井 宏之; Mohr, P.*; Su, J.*; Li, Y. J.*; et al.
Astrophysical Journal, 848(2), p.98_1 - 98_8, 2017/10
被引用回数:5 パーセンタイル:21.08(Astronomy & Astrophysics)The Zr()Zr reaction cross section is crucial in the modelling of -process nucleosynthesis in asymptotic giant branch stars because it controls the operation of the branching point at the unstable Zr and the subsequent production of Zr. We have carried out the measurement of the Zr(O,O) and Zr(O,O) reactions and obtained the -decay probability ratio of Zr and Zr to determine the Zr()Zr reaction cross sections with the surrogate ratio method. We tested our deduced maxwellian-averaged cross section in stellar models with masses between 2 and 6 and metallicities 0.014 and 0.03. The largest changes - up 80 % variations in Zr - are seen in the models of 3-4 , where the Ne neutron source is mildly activated. The new rate can still provide a match to data from meteoritic stardust silicon carbide grains, provided the maximum mass of the parent stars is below 4 , for a metallicity of 0.03.
Lopez-Martens, A.*; Henning, G.*; Khoo, T. L.*; Seweryniak, D.*; Alcorta, M.*; 浅井 雅人; Back, B. B.*; Bertone, P. F.*; Boilley, D.*; Carpenter, M. P.*; et al.
EPJ Web of Conferences, 131, p.03001_1 - 03001_6, 2016/12
被引用回数:1 パーセンタイル:43.58(Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear)原子番号が100を超える原子核の核分裂障壁の高さとその角運動量依存性を初めて測定した。核分裂による崩壊が優勢となり始める励起エネルギーを決定できる初期分布法という方法をNoの測定に適用した。Noの核分裂障壁はスピンゼロにおいて6.6MeVと決定された。このことは、Noが原子核の殻効果によって強く安定化されていることを示している。
Hota, S.*; Tandel, S.*; Chowdhury, P.*; Ahmad, I.*; Carpenter, M. P.*; Chiara, C. J.*; Greene, J. P.*; Hoffman, C. R.*; Jackson, E. G.*; Janssens, R. V. F.*; et al.
Physical Review C, 94(2), p.021303_1 - 021303_5, 2016/08
被引用回数:6 パーセンタイル:44.13(Physics, Nuclear)Puにおける = 8アイソマーからの崩壊と集団的バンド構造がTiとPbのビームによる深部非弾性散乱実験によって調べられた。バンド内の正確な分岐比の測定によって、偶, =150アイソトーンにおける = 8二準中性子アイソマーが9/2[734]7/2[624]の配位であることを確かめた。=152における変形シェルギャップ近傍のこれらのアイソマーは、超重核の一粒子エネルギーの理論的な予言において重要なベンチマークとなる。
Yan, S. Q.*; Li, Z. H.*; Wang, Y. B.*; 西尾 勝久; 牧井 宏之; Su, J.*; Li, Y. J.*; 西中 一朗; 廣瀬 健太郎; Han, Y. L.*; et al.
Physical Review C, 94(1), p.015804_1 - 015804_5, 2016/07
被引用回数:6 パーセンタイル:44.13(Physics, Nuclear)The relative -decay probability ratios of the neutron resonance states in Zr and Zr populated via two neutron transfer reactions, Zr(O,O)Zr and Zr(O,O)Zr, have been measured to test the validity of the surrogate ratio method (SRM) in determining the (n,) reaction cross section. The cross sections of the Zr(n,)Zr reaction are derived from the experimentally obtained ratios and the cross sections of the Zr(n,)Zr reaction in the equivalent neutron energy range of = 0 - 8 MeV. The deduced cross sections of Zr(n,)Zr reaction agree with the directly measured ones in the low-energy region, and with the evaluated ENDF/B-VII.1 data at higher energies of 3 MeV. The agreement supports the concept of the SRM method to indirectly determine the (n,) reaction cross sections.
Naushad, M.*; Khan, M. R.*; Alothman, Z. A.*; Awual, M. R.
Desalination and water treatment, 57(13), p.5781 - 5788, 2016/03
被引用回数:60 パーセンタイル:92.91(Engineering, Chemical)The removal of bromate from aqueous medium by Amberlite IRA-400 anion exchange resin was explored in order to identify the capability of this resin to remove bromate from real water samples. The effects of several physicochemical parameters such as contact time, initial bromate concentration, initial pH, and temperature were studied. The concentration of bromate was determined using ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. The adsorption kinetics and isotherms were well fitted by pseudo-second-order model and Freundlich model, respectively.
Henning, G.*; Khoo, T. L.*; Lopez-Martens, A.*; Seweryniak, D.*; Alcorta, M.*; 浅井 雅人; Back, B. B.*; Bertone, P. F.*; Boilley, D.*; Carpenter, M. P.*; et al.
Physical Review Letters, 113(26), p.262505_1 - 262505_6, 2014/12
被引用回数:34 パーセンタイル:82.89(Physics, Multidisciplinary)殻効果によって安定に存在する超重核であるNoの核分裂障壁の高さを実験的に決定した。核反応で生成したNoからの脱励起線の本数と全エネルギーを測定することで崩壊の開始点の励起エネルギーとスピン値を導出し、その分布から核分裂障壁の高さをスピンの関数として19まで決定した。Noの核分裂障壁の高さは、スピン15において6.0MeV、スピン0における外挿値として6.6MeVと決定された。この結果は、殻効果が、このような重い原子核の核分裂障壁を高くしていることを明確に示し、またその高さが高スピン状態まで保持されていることを証明するものである。