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杉田 裕; 大野 宏和; Beese, S.*; Pan, P.*; Kim, M.*; Lee, C.*; Jove-Colon, C.*; Lopez, C. M.*; Liang, S.-Y.*
Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 42, p.100668_1 - 100668_21, 2025/06
国際共同プロジェクトDECOVALEX-2023は、数値解析を使用してベントナイト系人工バリアの熱-水-応力(または熱-水)相互作用を研究するためのタスクDとして、幌延人工バリア性能確認試験を対象とした。このタスクは、モデル化のために、1つの実物大の原位置試験と、補完的な4つの室内試験が選択された。幌延人工バリア性能確認試験は、人工的な地下水注入と組み合わせた温度制御非等温の試験であり、加熱フェーズと冷却フェーズで構成されている。6つの研究チームが、さまざまなコンピューターコード、定式化、構成法則を使用して、熱-水-応力または熱-水(研究チームのアプローチによって異なる)数値解析を実行した。
Joung, S.*; Ji, Y.-Y.*; Choi, Y.*; Lee, E.*; Ji, W.*; 佐々木 美雪; 越智 康太郎; 眞田 幸尚
Journal of Instrumentation (Internet), 20(4), p.P04027_1 - P04027_10, 2025/04
被引用回数：0An airborne survey system named the MARK-A1 was previously developed to be mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle for the purpose of application in contaminated areas with high dose rate levels. The MARK-A1 system consists of a CZT detector, signal processing unit, and positioning and interface units linked to a PC on the ground. The weight of the system is below 1 kg for loading on a commercial drone. In the current work, for experimental verification, field testing was conducted in a high dose rate environment near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. With the cooperation of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, the MARK-A1 was installed on an unmanned aerial vehicle to conduct airborne surveys using two flight methods, namely a flat flight and a step flight, at various speeds. The airborne survey data were converted to gamma dose rates at a height of 1 m above the ground using a flat source model to create contamination maps. For a comparative evaluation of the airborne survey results, an in situ survey was also conducted in the survey area, and it was confirmed that the step flight method better matched the surface survey results.
Thennakoon, A.*; 横倉 涼雅*; Yang, Y.*; 梶本 亮一; 中村 充孝; 林 真弘*; 道岡 千城*; Chern, G.-W.*; Broholm, C.*; 植田 浩明*; et al.
Nature Communications (Internet), 16, p.3939_1 - 3939_13, 2025/04
被引用回数：0The pursuit of quantum spin liquid (QSL) states in condensed matter physics has drawn attention to kagome antiferromagnets (AFM) where a two-dimensional corner-sharing network of triangles frustrates conventional magnetic orders. While quantum kagome AFMs based on Cu
(
, 
) ions have been extensively studied, there is so far little work beyond copper-based systems. Here we present our bulk magnetization, specific heat and neutron scattering studies on single crystals of a new titanium fluorides Cs
RbK
Ti
F
where Ti
(
, ) ions form a modulated quantum kagome antiferromagnet that does not order magnetically down to 1.5 K. Our comprehensive map of the dynamic response function 
acquired at 1.5 K where the heat capacity is 
-linear reveals a dispersive continuum emanating from soft lines that extend along (100). The data indicate fractionalized spinon-like excitations with quasi-one-dimensional dispersion within a quasi two-dimensional spin system.
Rajeev, H. S.*; Hu, X.*; Chen, W.-L.*; Zhang, D.*; Chen, T.*; 古府 麻衣子*; 梶本 亮一; 中村 充孝; Chen, A. Z.*; Johnson, G. C.*; et al.
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 94(3), p.034602_1 - 034602_14, 2025/03
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Two-dimensional hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) have emerged as promising materials for light-emitting diode applications. In this study, by using time-of-flight neutron spectroscopy we identified and quantitatively separated the lattice vibrational and molecular rotational dynamics of two perovskites, butylammonium lead iodide (BA)
PbI
and phenethyl-ammonium lead iodide (PEA)PbI. By examining the corresponding temperature dependence, we found that the lattice vibrations, as evidenced by neutron spectra, are consistent with the lattice dynamics obtained from Raman scattering. We revealed that the rotational dynamics of organic molecules in these materials tend to suppress their photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) while the vibrational dynamics did not show predominant correlations with the same. Additionally, we observed photoluminescence emission peak splitting for both systems, which becomes prominent above certain critical temperatures where the suppression of PLQY begins. This study suggests that the rotational motions of polarized molecules may lead to a reduction in exciton binding energy or the breaking of degeneracy in exciton binding energy levels, enhancing non-radiative recombination rates, and consequently reducing photoluminescence yield. These findings offer a deeper understanding of fundamental interactions in 2D HOIPs and could guide the design of more efficient light-emitting materials for advanced technological applications.
Brumm, S.*; Gabrielli, F.*; Sanchez Espinoza, V.*; Stakhanova, A.*; Groudev, P.*; Petrova, P.*; Vryashkova, P.*; Ou, P.*; Zhang, W.*; Malkhasyan, A.*; et al.
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 211, p.110962_1 - 110962_16, 2025/02
被引用回数：6 パーセンタイル：93.24(Nuclear Science & Technology)The completed Horizon-2020 project on "Management and Uncertainties of Severe Accidents (MUSA)" has reviewed uncertainty sources and Uncertainty Quantification methodology for the purpose of assessing Severe Accidents (SA). The key motivation of the project has been to bring the advantages of the Best Estimate Plus Uncertainty approach to the field of Severe Accident. The applications brought together a large group of participants that set out to apply uncertainty analysis (UA) within their field of SA modelling expertise, in particular reactor types, but also SA code used (ASTEC, MELCOR, etc.), uncertainty quantification tools used (DAKOTA, RAVEN, etc.), detailed accident scenarios, and in some cases SAM actions. This paper synthesizes the reactor-application work at the end of the project. Analyses of 23 partners are sorted into different categories, depending on whether their main goal is/are (i) uncertainty bands of simulation results; (ii) the understanding of dominating uncertainties in specific sub-models of the SA code; (iii) improving the understanding of specific accident scenarios, with or without the application of SAM actions; or, (iv) a demonstration of the tools used and developed, and of the capability to carry out an uncertainty analysis in the presence of the challenges faced. The partners' experiences made during the project have been evaluated and are presented as good practice recommendations. The paper ends with conclusions on the level of readiness of UA in SA modelling, on the determination of governing uncertainties, and on the analysis of SAM actions.
Song, Y.*; Xu, S.*; 佐藤 駿介*; Lee, I.*; Xu, X.*; 大森 俊洋*; 長迫 実*; 川崎 卓郎; 鬼柳 亮嗣; Harjo, S.; et al.
Nature, 638, p.965 - 971, 2025/02
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：88.78(Multidisciplinary Sciences)In advanced applications like aerospace and space exploration, materials must balance lightness, functionality, and extreme thermal fluctuation resistance. Shape-memory alloys show promise with strength, toughness, and substantial strain recovery due to superelasticity, but maintaining low mass and effective operation at cryogenic temperatures is challenging. We hereby introduce a novel shape-memory alloy that adheres to these stringent criteria. Predominantly composed of Ti and Al with a chemical composition of Ti
Al
Cr
, this alloy 25 is characterized by a low density (4.36
10
kg/m) and a high specific strength (18510 Pa
m/kg) at room temperature, while exhibiting excellent superelasticity. The superelasticity, owing to a reversible stress-induced phase transformation from an ordered body-centered cubic parent phase to an ordered orthorhombic martensite, allows for a recoverable strain exceeding 7%. Remarkably, this functionality persists across a broad range of temperatures, from deep cryogenic 4.2 K to above room temperature, arising from an unconventional temperature dependence of transformation stresses. Below a certain threshold during cooling, the critical transformation stress inversely correlates with temperature. We interpret this behavior from the perspective of a temperature-dependent anomalous lattice instability of the parent phase. This alloy holds potential in everyday appliances requiring flexible strain accommodations, as well as components designed for extreme environmental conditions such as deep space and liquefied gases.
清水 一行*; 西村 克彦*; 松田 健二*; 布村 紀男*; 並木 孝洋*; 土屋 大樹*; 赤丸 悟士*; Lee, S.*; 都留 智仁; 髭本 亘; et al.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 95, p.292 - 299, 2024/12
被引用回数：1 パーセンタイル：31.33(Chemistry, Physical)Al-0.06%Mn、Al-0.06%Cr、Al-0.02%Fe、およびAl-0.02%Ni合金(原子%)について、5
300Kの温度範囲でゼロ磁場ミューオンスピン緩和実験を行った。双極子場幅(
)の温度依存変化から、調製した合金の4つの異なるピークが明らかになった。200K未満で観測されたピークに対応するミューオン捕捉部位の原子構成は、溶質および溶質空孔対に近接する水素の捕捉エネルギーに対する第一原理計算を用いて詳細に特徴付けられた。この包括的な分析により、ミューオンピーク温度と水素捕捉エネルギーの線形相関を確立することができた。しかし、Al-Mn、Al-Cr、Al-Fe、およびAl-Ni合金では、200Kを超えると4番目のピークでこの線形関係からの大幅な逸脱が観測された。この矛盾は、4つのAl原子のうち2つが溶質元素と空孔(溶質空孔対)に置換されている四面体サイト内のミューオンと水素の異なる分布関数を考慮することで解釈できる。
, 
, 
and 
mesons through their angular-dependent two-body decay modesPark, I. W.*; 佐甲 博之; 青木 和也*; Gubler, P.; Lee, S. H.*
Journal of Subatomic Particles and Cosmology (Internet), 1-2, p.100014_1 - 100014_11, 2024/11
The mass shift a spin-1 particle moving in the nuclear medium will depend on its polarization direction. To study polarization-independent mass shifts in the medium, we explore methods to isolate each polarization direction of spin-1 mesons through the angular-dependent two-body decay modes. Specifically, we study 
, 
, 
, 
and 
(
) decays. Concerning and mesons, since both particles have vacuum widths smaller than 100 MeV, they are ideal candidates for experimentally measuring chiral partners. The simultaneous observation of mass shifts of these chiral partners would provide valuable insights into the contribution of chiral symmetry breaking to the generation of hadron masses.
and mesons through their angular-dependent decay modesPark, I. W.*; 佐甲 博之; 青木 和也*; Gubler, P.; Lee, S. H.*
Physical Review D, 109(11), p.114042_1 - 114042_10, 2024/06
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Astronomy & Astrophysics)Observing the mass shifts of chiral partners will provide invaluable insight into the role of chiral symmetry breaking in the generation of hadron masses. Because both the and mesons have vacuum widths smaller than 100 MeV, they are ideal candidates for realizing mass shift measurements. On the other hand, the different momentum dependence of the longitudinal and transverse modes smear the peak positions. In this work, we analyze the angular dependence of the two-body decays of both the and . It is found that the longitudinal and transverse modes of the can be isolated by observing the pseudoscalar decay in either the forward or perpendicular directions, respectively. For the decaying into a vector meson and a pseudoscalar meson, one can accomplish the same goal by further observing the polarization of the vector meson through its angular dependence on the two pseudoscalar meson decay.
Chae, H.*; Huang, E.-W.*; Jain, J.*; Lee, D.-H.*; Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; Lee, S. Y.*
Metals and Materials International, 30(5), p.1321 - 1330, 2024/05
被引用回数：4 パーセンタイル：46.68(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)In situ neutron diffraction during tensile deformation was performed for the stainless steels prepared by the additive manufacturing (AM) processes with two strategies: vertically built and horizontally built. The AM steels were further aged without solid solution treatment. As the results, the retained austenite was found to be more stable because the chemical composition became homogeneous by aging, and the onset of deformation induced martensitic transformation was delayed.
Mn清水 一行*; 西村 克彦*; 松田 健二*; 赤丸 悟士*; 布村 紀男*; 並木 孝洋*; 土屋 大樹*; Lee, S.*; 髭本 亘; 都留 智仁; et al.
Scripta Materialia, 245, p.116051_1 - 116051_6, 2024/05
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：63.37(Nanoscience & Nanotechnology)質量ppmレベルの水素は金属材料の水素脆化を引き起こすが、水素の捕獲部位を実験的に解明することは極めて困難である。我々は、正ミュオンが水素の軽い同位体として作用することを利用して、物質中の水素の捕獲状態を研究した。ゼロ磁場ミュオンスピン緩和実験と密度汎関数理論(DFT)計算をAlMnに対して行った。AlMnにおける水素のDFT計算の結果、4つの水素トラップサイトが見つかり、その水素トラップエネルギーはeV/atom単位で0.168(サイト1), 0.312(サイト2), 0.364(サイト3), 0.495(サイト4)であった。推定された双極子磁場幅の温度変化()は、94, 193, 236Kでステップ状の変化を示した。サイト密度を考慮すると、観測されたの変化温度は、サイト1, 3, 4にミュオンがトラップされたものと解釈される。
muon spin relaxation method and first-principles calculations都留 智仁; 西村 克彦*; 松田 健二*; 布村 紀男*; 並木 孝洋*; Lee, S.*; 髭本 亘; 松崎 禎市郎*; 山口 正剛; 海老原 健一; et al.
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 54(6), p.2374 - 2383, 2023/06
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：25.24(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)高強度Al合金の水素脆化感受性は、Al合金の実用化において重要な課題として認識されているが、水素のトラップまたは分布の特定は困難であった。本研究では、実験とシミュレーションに基づいた効果的なアプローチにより、Al合金中の潜在的なトラップサイトを探索することを提案する。Al-0.5%Mg, Al-0.2%Cu, Al-0.15%Ti, Al-0.011%Ti, Al-0.28%V, Al-0.015%V (at.%)に対して、5から300Kの温度範囲でゼロフィールドミュオンスピン緩和実験が行われた。双極子場の幅の温度変化から、Al-0.5%Mgに3つのピーク、Al-0.2%Cuに4つのピーク、Al-0.011%TiとAl-0.015%Vに3つのピークがあることが明らかにされた。観測されたピークに対応するミュオントラップサイトの原子配置は、溶質及び溶質-空孔ペア周りの水素のトラップエネルギーに対する第一原理計算を用いてよく同定された。ミュオンピーク温度とトラップエネルギーの間に線形関係が抽出されたことにより、Al合金において水素と強い結合エネルギーを持つ合金元素とその複合体の可能性を探ることができる。
山野 秀将; Chenaud, M.-S.*; Tsige-Tamirat, H.*; Sumner, T.*; Lee, J.*; Liu, S.*; Peregudova, O.*
Proceedings of 30th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE30) (Internet), 9 Pages, 2023/05
第4世代炉に関する国際フォーラムは、次世代の原子力エネルギーシステムのための研究開発における国際協力を行うための組織である。第4世代ナトリウム冷却高速炉(SFR)の取り決めの中で、SFRの安全と運転(SO)に関するプロジェクトは、安全技術開発と原子炉運転技術開発の分野を取り扱う。SOプロジェクトの目的には、(1)安全アプローチの構築と具体的な安全設備の性能確認を裏付ける解析及び実験、(2)安全評価と施設の認可に使用される計算ツールの開発と検証及びモデルの妥当性確認、(3)運転中のSFRプラントでの経験と試験から広く得られる原子炉運転技術の取得を含む。SOのテーマに含まれるタスクは、以下の3つのワークパッケージ(WP)、すなわち、WP-SO-1「手法,モデル及びコード」、WP-SO-2「実験計画と運転経験」、及びWP-SO-3「革新的な設計と安全システムの研究」に分類される。本論文では、SOプロジェクトにおける最近の活動を報告する。
meson through dilepton and kaon decaysPark, I. W.*; 佐甲 博之; 青木 和也*; Gubler, P.; Lee, S. H.*
Physical Review D, 107(7), p.074033_1 - 074033_9, 2023/04
被引用回数：10 パーセンタイル：77.80(Astronomy & Astrophysics)Angular distributions of meson decay amplitudes of 
and 
channels are computed using both specific interaction Lagrangians and simple arguments relying on angular momentum conservation. Based on the obtained results, we assess methods to experimentally disentangle the longitudinal and transverse polarization modes of the meson and discuss advantages and disadvantages of employing either the leptonic or hadronic decay modes for this task.
余語 覚文*; Lan, Z.*; 有川 安信*; 安部 勇輝*; Mirfayzi, S. R.*; Wei, T.*; 森 隆人*; Golovin, D.*; 早川 岳人*; 岩田 夏弥*; et al.
Physical Review X, 13(1), p.011011_1 - 011011_12, 2023/01
被引用回数：26 パーセンタイル：96.42(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Neutrons are powerful tools for investigating the structure and properties of materials used in science and technology. Recently, laser-driven neutron sources (LDNS) have attracted the attention of different communities, from science to industry, in a variety of applications, including radiography, spectroscopy, security, and medicine. However, the laser-driven ion acceleration mechanism for neutron generation and for establishing the scaling law on the neutron yield is essential to improve the feasibility of LDNS. In this paper, we report the mechanism that accelerates ions with spectra suitable for neutron generation. We show that the neutron yield increases with the fourth power of the laser intensity, resulting in the neutron generation of 
in 
at a maximum, with 
Wcm
, 900 J, 1.5 ps lasers. By installing a "hand-size" moderator, which is specially designed for the LDNS, it is demonstrated that the efficient generation of epithermal (0.1-100 eV) neutrons enables the single-shot analysis of composite materials by neutron resonance transmission analysis (NRTA). We achieve the energy resolution of 2.3% for 5.19-eV neutrons 1.8 m downstream of the LDNS. This leads to the analysis of elements and isotopes within sub-
s times and allows for high-speed nondestructive inspection.
Wei, D.*; Gong, W.; 都留 智仁; Lobzenko, I.; Li, X.*; Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; Do, H.-S.*; Bae, J. W.*; Wagner, C.*; et al.
International Journal of Plasticity, 159, p.103443_1 - 103443_18, 2022/12
被引用回数：105 パーセンタイル：99.79(Engineering, Mechanical)Face-centered cubic single-phase high-entropy alloys (HEAs) containing multi-principal transition metals have attracted significant attention, exhibiting an unprecedented combination of strength and ductility owing to their low stacking fault energy (SFE) and large misfit parameter that creates severe local lattice distortion. Increasing both strength and ductility further is challenging. In the present study, we demonstrate via meticulous experiments that the CoCrFeNi HEA with the addition of the substitutional metalloid Si can retain a single-phase FCC structure while its yield strength (up to 65%), ultimate strength (up to 34%), and ductility (up to 15%) are simultaneously increased, owing to a synthetical effect of the enhanced solid solution strengthening and a reduced SFE. The dislocation behaviors and plastic deformation mechanisms were tuned by the addition of Si, which improves the strain hardening and tensile ductility. The present study provides new strategies for enhancing HEA performance by targeted metalloid additions.
CoCrFeNi eutectic high entropy alloyYun, D.*; Chae, H.*; Lee, T.*; Lee, D.-H.*; Ryu, H. J.*; Banerjee, R.*; Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; Lee, S. Y.*
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 918, p.165673_1 - 165673_7, 2022/10
被引用回数：12 パーセンタイル：63.57(Chemistry, Physical)In this study, the deformation behavior and strengthening contribution of the FCC phase and B2 phase in AlCoCrFeNi eutectic high entropy alloys (HEAs) were investigated using in-situ neutron diffraction. An FCC matrix phase exhibited a slip-dominant deformation scheme, while twinning hardly contributed to deformation. Applied macroscopic stresses were rarely redistributed to the BCC A2 phase dispersed within the B2 phase, whereas the stress contribution of the B2 phase, which was initially lower than that of the FCC phase, increased significantly with an increase in plastic strain; hence, its contribution to tensile deformation became predominant. This study allows us to postulate a target value of each phase by microstructural tunning to achieve the desired properties of multicomponent phase HEAs.
Lam, T.-N.*; Lee, A.*; Chiu, Y.-R.*; Kuo, H.-F.*; 川崎 卓郎; Harjo, S.; Jain, J.*; Lee, S. Y.*; Huang, E.-W.*
Materials Science & Engineering A, 856, p.143961_1 - 143961_9, 2022/10
被引用回数：12 パーセンタイル：70.10(Nanoscience & Nanotechnology)Fine melt pool (FMP), coarse melt pool (CMP), and heat affected zone (HAZ) are generally observed in the additive manufactured AlSi10Mg alloys. In this study, we demonstrated that the yield strength can be estimated by the combination of the sizes and volume fractions of FMP, CMP, HAZ together with the second-phase hardening. Two different AlSi10Mg alloys fabricated via powder bed fusion (PBF) process were prepared to examine the lattice strain evolution of constituent phases during uniaxial tensile loading via in-situ neutron diffraction measurements. The horizontally-built (Hz-built) exhibited a much better yield and tensile strength as well as elongation compared to the vertically-built (Vt-built) AlSi10Mg alloy. We reported empirical strength quantification based on the sizes and ratios of fine melt pool (FMP), coarse melt pool (CMP), and heat affected zone (HAZ) together with the possible failure mode to prevent early fracture in the additive manufactured alloys.
meson properties in nuclear matter from QCD sum rules with chirally separated four-quark condensatesKim, J.*; Gubler, P.; Lee, S. H.*
Physical Review D, 105(11), p.114053_1 - 114053_9, 2022/06
被引用回数：5 パーセンタイル：37.56(Astronomy & Astrophysics)The modification of the meson spectrum in nuclear matter is studied in an updated QCD sum rule analysis, taking into account recent improvements in properly treating the chiral invariant and breaking components of four-quark condensates. Allowing both mass and decay width to change at finite density, the QCD sum rule analysis determines certain combinations of changes for these parameters that satisfy the sum rules equally well. A comprehensive error analysis, including uncertainties related to the behavior of various condensates at linear order in density, the employed renormalization scale and perturbative corrections of the Wilson coefficients, is used to compute the allowed ranges of these parameter combinations. We find that the meson mass shift in nuclear matter is especially sensitive to the strange sigma term 
, which determines the decrease of the strange quark condensate in nuclear matter.
Brumm, S.*; Gabrielli, F.*; Sanchez-Espinoza, V.*; Groudev, P.*; Ou, P.*; Zhang, W.*; Malkhasyan, A.*; Bocanegra, R.*; Herranz, L. E.*; Berda
, M.*; et al.
Proceedings of 10th European Review Meeting on Severe Accident Research (ERMSAR 2022) (Internet), 13 Pages, 2022/05
The current HORIZON-2020 project on "Management and Uncertainties of Severe Accidents (MUSA)" aims at applying Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) in the modeling of Severe Accidents (SA), particularly in predicting the radiological source term of mitigated and unmitigated accident scenarios. Within its application part, the project is devoted to the uncertainty quantification of different severe accident codes when predicting the radiological source term of selected severe accident sequences of different nuclear power plant designs, e.g. PWR, VVER, and BWR. Key steps for this investigation are, (a) the selection of severe accident sequences for each reactor design, (b) the development of a reference input model for the specific design and SA-code, (c) the selection of a list of uncertain model parameters to be investigated, (d) the choice of an UQ-tool e.g. DAKOTA, SUSA, URANIE, etc., (e) the definition of the figures of merit for the UA-analysis, (f) the performance of the simulations with the SA-codes, and, (g) the statistical evaluation of the results using the capabilities, i.e. methods and tools offered by the UQ-tools. This paper describes the project status of the UQ of different SA codes for the selected SA sequences, and the technical challenges and lessons learnt from the preparatory and exploratory investigations performed.
