Neutron total and capture cross-section measurements of Gd and Gd in the thermal energy region with the Li-glass detectors and NaI(Tl) spectrometer installed in J-PARCMLFANNRI

木村 敦; 中村 詔司; 遠藤 駿典; Rovira Leveroni, G.; 岩本 修; 岩本 信之; 原田 秀郎; 片渕 竜也*; 寺田 和司*; 堀 順一*; et al.

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 60(6), p.678 - 696, 2023/06

https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2022.2134224

Neutron total and capture cross-section measurements of Gd and Gd were performed in the ANNRI at the MLF of the J-PARC. The neutron total cross sections were determined in the energy region from 5 to 100 meV. At the thermal neutron energy, the total cross sections were obtained to be 59.41.7 and 251.94.6 kilobarn for Gd and Gd, respectively. The neutron capture cross sections were determined in the energy region from 3.5 to 100 meV with an innovative method by taking the ratio of the detected capture event rate between thin and thick samples. At the thermal energy, the capture cross sections were obtained as 59.02.5 and 247.43.9 kilobarn for Gd and Gd, respectively. The present total and capture cross sections agree well within the standard deviations. The results for Gd were found to be consistent with the values in JENDL-4.0 and the experimental data given by Mastromarco et al. and Leinweber et al. within one standard deviation. Moreover, the present results for Gd agreed with the evaluated data in JENDL-4.0 and the experimental data by Mller et al. within one standard deviation and agreed with the data by Mastromarco et al. within 1.4 standard deviations. However, they disagree (11% larger) with the experimental result by Leinweber et al.

Invention of automatic movement and dynamic positioning control method of unmanned vessel for mud mining

藤井 俊*; 加藤 哲*; 川村 大和*; 田原 淳一郎*; 馬場 尚一郎*; 眞田 幸尚

Proceedings of 26th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics (AROB 26th 2021), p.280 - 285, 2021/01

近年、自律的に航行する無人船が活発に研究されており、これらの船の多くは観察や輸送などの無人作業を実行するように設計されている。一方、この研究では通常の船では困難な海底の泥を集めるムーンプール付きの無人船を使用している。地域以来使用する船舶は風による乱れが大きいため、泥抜きの際は定点と方位を維持する必要がある。船にはサイドスラスターが装備されており、定点と船首方位を保持することができる。この研究では、制御方法は固定小数点と方位を維持するために考案され、制御方法は、堅牢なスライディングモード制御に基づいている。提案した制御方法をシミュレーションにより検証し、所望の挙動を確認した。

Measurements of neutron total and capture cross sections of Am with ANNRI at J-PARC

寺田 和司*; 木村 敦; 中尾 太郎*; 中村 詔司; 水山 一仁*; 岩本 信之; 岩本 修; 原田 秀郎; 片渕 竜也*; 井頭 政之*; et al.

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 55(10), p.1198 - 1211, 2018/10

AA2017-0628.pdf:2.06MB

https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2018.1485519

Neutron total and capture cross sections of Am have been measured with a new data acquisition system and a new neutron transmission measurement system installed in Accurate Neutron Nucleus Reaction measurement Instrument (ANNRI) at Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) of Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC). The neutron total cross sections of Am were determined by using a neutron time-of-flight method in the neutron energy region from 4 meV to 2 eV. The thermal total cross section of Am was derived with an uncertainty of 2.9%. A pulse-height weighting technique was applied to determine neutron capture yields of Am. The neutron capture cross sections were determined by the time-of-flight method in the neutron energy region from the thermal to 100 eV, and the thermal capture cross section was obtained with an uncertainty of 4.1%. The evaluation data of JENDL-4.0 and JEFF-3.2 were compared with the present results.

High precision analysis of isotopic composition for samples used for nuclear cross-section measurements

芝原 雄司*; 堀 順一*; 高宮 幸一*; 藤井 俊行*; 福谷 哲*; 佐野 忠史*; 原田 秀郎

EPJ Web of Conferences, 146, p.03028_1 - 03028_4, 2017/09

https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714603028

For the accuracy improvement of nuclear data of minor actinides and long-lived fission products in AIMAC project, high quality data of the isotopic composition of samples are indispensable. The objective of this research is to obtain the isotopic composition data of samples contributing to the analysis of nuclear cross-section measurement data by mass spectrometry etc. In this study, we analyzed the isotopic composition of two Am samples ( Am sample and Am sample) mainly by the thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS). In addition to the TIMS, Am samples were also analyzed by -spectrometry. In the analysis by both methods, the impurities such as Pu, Pu, Cm andCm were also observed. The results of these analyses are presented together with the developed high precision analytical method.

Accuracy improvement of neutron nuclear data on minor actinides

原田 秀郎; 岩本 修; 岩本 信之; 木村 敦; 寺田 和司; 中尾 太郎; 中村 詔司; 水山 一仁; 井頭 政之*; 片渕 竜也*; et al.

EPJ Web of Conferences, 93, p.06001_1 - 06001_5, 2015/05

https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20159306001

核変換システムによる環境負荷低減効果の定量的評価とその設計に資することを目的に、原子力システム研究開発事業として「マイナーアクチニドの中性子核データ精度向上に係わる研究開発」を平成25年10月より開始した。本研究開発では、高精度化を実現するために、J-PARC/物質・生命科学実験施設の中性子核反応測定装置ANNRIや京都大学原子炉実験所研究炉KUR等を利用するとともに、4つの異なる研究分野である核データ測定・炉物理・放射化学・核データ評価の研究者が相互に協力し、独立手法による測定結果の相互比較を行うことで系統誤差要因の理解を深め、信頼性を高める。本プロジェクト研究の背景、全体計画及び研究進捗を概説する。

Capture cross-section measurement of Am(n,) at J-PARC/MLF/ANNRI

原田 秀郎; 太田 雅之; 木村 敦; 古高 和禎; 廣瀬 健太郎; 原 かおる; 金 政浩*; 北谷 文人; 小泉 光生; 中村 詔司; et al.

Nuclear Data Sheets, 119, p.61 - 64, 2014/05

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nds.2014.08.019

Accurate determination of the neutron capture cross sections of radioactive nuclei is required in the fields of nuclear waste transmutation study and also nuclear astrophysics. The accurate neutron-nucleus reaction measurement instrument (ANNRI), which was installed in the materials and life science experimental facility (MLF) at the J-PARC, is expected to satisfy these demands. The capture cross section of Am was measured using a high efficiency Ge spectrometer installed in the ANNRI. By taking advantage of its high -ray energy resolution, background components were precisely subtracted. The capture cross section of Am was deduced for a neutron energy region between 0.01 and 20 eV. The obtained cross section and the Westcott factor are compared with the preceding experiments and evaluated values.

Neutron capture cross section of palladium-107 in the thermal-neutron energy region

中村 詔司; 太田 雅之; 大島 真澄; 北谷 文人; 木村 敦; 金 政浩; 小泉 光生; 後神 進史*; 藤 暢輔; 原 かおる; et al.

JAEA-Conf 2012-001, p.147 - 152, 2012/07

https://jopss.jaea.go.jp/pdfdata/JAEA-Conf-2012-001.pdf

The neutron capture cross section of Pd in the thermal-neutron energy region has been measured relative to the B(n,) reaction cross section by the neutron time-of-flight (TOF) method. The relative cross section was normalized to the average value calculated by the SAMMY code with JENDL-4.0 at the three energy points: 6.8 eV of Pd, 11.8 eV of Pd, and 33 eV of Pd. Neutron-capture rays were measured with a large Ge detector array called "4Ge spectrometer", which is one component of the Accurate Neutron-Nucleus Reaction measurement Instrument (ANNRI) installed at the neutron Beam Line No.4 (BL04) of the Materials and Life science experimental Facility (MLF) in the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC). This paper presents new findings on resonance assignments of Pd, and the preliminary cross section.

Actinide-handling experience for training and education of future expert under J-ACTINET

逢坂 正彦; 小無 健司*; 林 博和; Li, D.*; 本間 佳哉*; 山村 朝雄*; 佐藤 勇; 三輪 周平; 関本 俊*; 窪田 卓見*; et al.

Proceedings of International Conference on Toward and Over the Fukushima Daiichi Accident (GLOBAL 2011) (CD-ROM), 5 Pages, 2011/12

将来アクチノイド研究・技術に従事することが期待される若手に向けたJ-ACTINET主催のサマースクールが成功裏に開催された。第1回のサマースクールは2009年8月茨城地区で開催され、2010年8月関西地区での開催が続いた。アクチノイド研究の入門コースとして、大学・大学院学生並びに若手研究者・エンジニアを対象として、実際のアクチノイド体験を主眼とした。34日の短期間のスクールでアクチノイドの体験を行い、アクチノイドへの興味を引き出すために多くの努力が払われた。茨城地区でのサマースクールにおいてはアクチノイド取扱いの模擬体験が、また、関西地区でのサマースクールにおいては実際のアクチノイドを用いた実験が好評を博した。今後J-ACTINETサマースクールを毎年開催していく予定である。

Measurement of neutron-capture cross sections of palladium isotopes at the J-PARC/MLF/ANNRI

中村 詔司; 古高 和禎; 後神 進史; 原田 秀郎; 木村 敦; 金 政浩; 北谷 文人; 小泉 光生; 太田 雅之; 大島 真澄; et al.

Journal of the Korean Physical Society, 59(2), p.1773 - 1776, 2011/08

https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.59.1773

J-PARC MLF施設のビームコースBL04に整備された中性子核反応測定装置(ANNRI)を用いて、長寿命放射性核種Pdの中性子捕獲断面積を、TOF法にて測定した。また、Pd試料には、不純物としてPd同位体、すなわち、Pdが含まれている。Pd同位体の寄与を調べるために、併せて同位体の測定試験も行った。

Measurements of neutron-capture cross sections of Cm and Cm at J-PARC/MLF/ANNRI

木村 敦; 古高 和禎; 後神 進史*; 原田 秀郎; 金 政浩; 北谷 文人; 小泉 光生; 中村 詔司; 太田 雅之*; 大島 真澄; et al.

Journal of the Korean Physical Society, 59(2), p.1828 - 1831, 2011/08

https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.59.1828

For development of innovative nuclear reactors, such as fast breeder reactors or accelerator driven systems, there are strong requests for the improvement of the accuracy on the neutron capture cross-sections of minor actinides (MAs) and long-lived fission products (LLFP). To satisfy these requests, we have constructed a Ge-spectrometer at the accurate neutron-nucleus reaction instrument (ANNRI) in the J-PARC MLF. We have performed a first measurement of the neutron capture cross-section of Cm and Cm at the ANNRI. The amount of the sample in chemical form of CmO is as small as 0.6 mg, its activity 1.8 GBq, and its isotopic purity 91.6%. Capture rays from the sample and an Al dummy capsule were measured using the spectrometer. In this talk, we report a very preliminary neutron capture cross-section of Cm and Cm in the neutron energy range from 1 eV up to 300 eV was obtained.