Formation of clusters in dilute neutron-rich matter

Tanaka, Junki*; Yang, Z.*; Typel, S.*; Adachi, Satoshi*; Bai, S.*; van Beek, P.*; Beaumel, D.*; Fujikawa, Yuki*; Han, J.*; Heil, S.*; et al.

Science, 371(6526), p.260 - 264, 2021/01

https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abe4688

By employing quasi-free -cluster-knockout reactions, we obtained direct experimental evidence for the formation of clusters at the surface of neutron-rich tin isotopes. The observed monotonous decrease of the reaction cross sections with increasing mass number, in excellent agreement with the theoretical prediction, implies a tight interplay between -cluster formation and the neutron skin.

A Demonstration study of focusing geometry SANS using a magnetic neutron lens

Oku, Takayuki; Suzuki, Junichi; Sasao, Hajime*; Yamada, Satoru; Furusaka, Michihiro*; Adachi, Tomohiro*; Shinohara, Takenao*; Ikeda, Kazuaki*; Shimizu, Hirohiko

Physica B; Condensed Matter, 356(1-4), p.126 - 130, 2005/02

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2004.10.062

We have developed a magnetic neutron lens (MNL) based on a sextupole magnet. A neutron beam, which is incident to the sextupole magnet, either converges or diverges depending on the neutron spin state. Small-angle neutron scattering in focusing geometry (FSANS) was proposed to improve the q-resolution and/or measuring efficiency. The MNL is considered to be the most suitable focusing device for FSANS experiments using a polarized neutron beam, since it focuses the polarized neutron beam free from neutron attenuation and scattering by substances. Recently, we have developed the MNLs with sufficiently large apertures and strong focusing power for FSANS experiments. In this study, we evaluate the focusing property of the MNLs for the polarized neutron beam, and performed FSANS experiments using the MNL. The obtained results are discussed.

Feasibility study on application of a magnetic neutron lens to SANS experiments

Oku, Takayuki; Suzuki, Junichi; Sasao, Hajime*; Adachi, Tomohiro*; Shinohara, Takenao*; Ikeda, Kazuaki*; Morishima, Takahiro*; Sakai, Kenji*; Kiyanagi, Yoshiaki*; Furusaka, Michihiro*; et al.

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 529(1-3), p.116 - 119, 2004/08

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2004.04.190

As a neutron has a magnetic dipole moment, it is accelerated in a magnetic field gradient. Thus, we can control a neutron trajectory free from neutron beam attenuation and scattering using the magnetic field gradient. A sextupole magnetic field functions as a neutron focusing and defocusing lens depending on the neutron spin state. The neutron focusing effect was experimentally verified using a 6-piece permanent sextupole magnet. For the application in practical neutron scattering experiments, a sextupole magnet with a sufficiently large aperture accompanied with strong focusing power is demanded. Recently, a superconducting sextupole magnet, a Halbach-type permanent sextupole magnet and a sextupole pulse electro-magnet have been developed in a project of the development and application of neutron optics. These magnets will be dedicated to practical uses in neutron scattering experiments. In this paper, current status of the development of the magnetic neutron lenses is reported, and their application in the neutron scattering experiments is discussed.

Cold neutron beam focusing by a superconducting sextupole magnet

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

On-line isothermal gas chromatographic behavior of oxychlorides of group-5 elements, Nb, Ta, and Db

Sato, Tetsuya; Chiera, N. M.*; Tomitsuka, Tomohiro; Tokoi, Katsuyuki*; Suzuki, Hayato*; Ito, Yuta; Asai, Masato; Shirai, Kaori*; Inoue, Hiroki*; Adachi, Sadia*; et al.

no journal, , 

The influence of strong relativistic effects on chemical properties has been interesting in the superheavy element region. Their chemical properties, however, have not been investigated sufficiently because of experimental difficulties owing to their low production rates and short half-lives. In order to elucidate the chemical properties of dubnium (Db, Z = 105), we have conducted on-line isothermal gas chromatographic experiments of oxychloride of group-5 elements. We confirmed the formation of volatile oxychlorides of Db and its lighter homologs Nb and Ta by using Db (half-life, = 33.8 s), Nb ( = 14.5 min.), and Ta ( = 6.76 min.), respectively. We successfully determined the adsorption enthalpies of the oxychlorides of each element on the quartz surface from their isothermal gas chromatographic behavior. The obtained volatility sequence of the group-5 elements is found to be Nb Ta Db.

Investigation of the molecular structure of HONTA in the n-dodecane media by soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculation

Miyazaki, Yasunori; Toigawa, Tomohiro; Gejo, Tatsuo*; Kumaki, Fumitoshi*; Adachi, Junichi*; Nagasaka, Masanari*

no journal, ,