Spin excitations coupled with lattice and charge dynamics in LaSrCuO

池内 和彦*; 脇本 秀一; 藤田 全基*; 福田 竜生; 梶本 亮一; 新井 正敏*

Physical Review B, 105(1), p.014508_1 - 014508_7, 2022/01

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.105.014508

Spin excitations of layered copper oxide show various characteristic features, depending on the carrier concentration. In this paper, we conducted inelastic neutron-scattering measurements on LaSrCuO (LSCO) with = 0, 0.075, 0.18, and 0.30 and LaSrNiO (LSNO) with 1/3 to clarify the origin of the intensity enhancement in the excitation spectrum of LSCO at the energy () of 16-19 meV [Phys. Rev. B , 224404 (2015), , 094416 (2016)]. We confirmed the presence of a peak structure in the dependence of the local spin susceptibility of superconducting (SC) LSCO with a peak energy of 16-19 meV where the spin excitations intersect optical phonon branches. A comparable peak structure is not observed in the insulating LaCuO, LSNO, and heavily overdoped LSCO with = 0.30. A dome-shaped dependence of the integrated intensity around the peak energies is revealed for the SC phase by summarizing the present and previously reported results. Furthermore, our phonon calculation on LCO shows the existence of two optical branches at 19 meV that could stabilize stripe alignment of carriers due to out-of-plane vibrations of Cu or O of the CuO planes. These results indicate the interplay among spin, charge, and lattice dynamics and suggest that the intensity enhancement is associated with their composite excitations.

Coexistence of two components in magnetic excitations of LaSrCuO ( = 0.10 and 0.16)

佐藤 研太朗*; 池内 和彦*; 梶本 亮一; 脇本 秀一; 新井 正敏*; 藤田 全基*

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 89(11), p.114703_1 - 114703_7, 2020/11

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSJ.89.114703

To elucidate the spin dynamics of LaSrCuO, which couples with the charge degree of freedom, the spin excitations spanning the characteristic energy ( 35-40 meV) are investigated for underdoped = 0.10 and optimally doped (OP) = 0.16 through inelastic neutron scattering measurements. Analysis based on a two-component picture of high-quality data clarified the possible coexistence of upright standing incommensurate (IC) excitations with gapless commensurate (C) excitations in the energy-momentum space. The IC component weakens the intensity toward with increasing energy transfer (), whereas the C component strengthens at high- regions. The analysis results imply that the superposition of two components with a particular intensity balance forms an hourglass-shaped excitation in appearance. Furthermore, the temperature dependence of the intensity of each component exhibits different behaviors; the IC component disappears near the pseudo-gap temperature () upon warming, whereas the C component is robust against temperature. These results suggest the itinerant electron spin nature and the localized magnetism of the parent LaCuO in IC and C excitations, respectively, similar to the spin excitations in the OP YBaCuO and HgBaCuO with higher superconducting-transition temperatures.

Determination of fusion barrier distributions from quasielastic scattering cross sections towards superheavy nuclei synthesis

田中 泰貴*; 成清 義博*; 森田 浩介*; 藤田 訓裕*; 加治 大哉*; 森本 幸司*; 山木 さやか*; 若林 泰生*; 田中 謙伍*; 武山 美麗*; et al.

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 87(1), p.014201_1 - 014201_9, 2018/01

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSJ.87.014201

ガス充填型反跳生成核分離装置GARISを用いてCa + Pb, Ti + Pb, Ca + Cm反応系における準弾性散乱断面積の励起関数を測定した。これらのデータから融合障壁分布を導出し、チャンネル結合計算と比較した。Ca + Pb及びTi + Pb反応の障壁分布のピークエネルギーはそれらの反応系における2中性子蒸発断面積のピークエネルギーと良く一致し、一方Ca + Cm反応の障壁分布のピークエネルギーは4中性子蒸発断面積のピークエネルギーより少し下に現れることが判った。この結果は超重核合成の際の最適ビームエネルギーの予測に役立つ情報を与える。

Development of spin-wave-like dispersive excitations below the pseudogap temperature in the high-temperature superconductor LaSrCuO

松浦 直人*; 川村 奨*; 藤田 全基*; 梶本 亮一; 山田 和芳*

Physical Review B, 95(2), p.024504_1 - 024504_6, 2017/01

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.95.024504

Inelastic neutron scattering measurements of magnetic excitations in hole-doped high- cuprates LaSrCuO ( and 0.075) have been performed over a wide temperature range of 5 500 K extending beyond the pseudogap temperature of 360 K for . For , the two-dimensional spin-wave excitations at low temperatures are thermally robust and the dispersion is slightly softened on heating up to K. For , the spin-wave-like excitations in the upper part of the hourglass-shaped dispersion remain at K. However, further heating above K induces a broad ridge centered at ; thereby the hourglass-shaped dispersion becomes blurred above the pseudogap temperature. The localized spin nature of magnetic excitations below suggests that the pseudogap is related to a proximity to a Mott insulator rather than being a precursor of Cooper pairs.

Neutron scattering study of spin fluctuations in LaSrCuO by four-dimensional mapping of neutron cross-sections using the 4SEASONS chopper spectrometer

脇本 秀一; 池内 和彦*; 新井 正敏; 藤田 全基*; 梶本 亮一; 川村 奨*; 松浦 直人*; 中島 健次; 山田 和芳*

JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 8, p.034013_1 - 034013_6, 2015/09

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSCP.8.034013

Previous neutron results of LaSrCuO (LSCO) by TOF measurements revealed that magnetic dynamical structure factor has a maximum at 18 meV. To clarify the origin of the maximum, we carried out 4 dimensional mapping of dynamical structure factor to see details of both magnons and phonons. We found that = 0 shows ordinary spin waves while = 0.08 shows a maximum at 18 meV where -independent phonon branch crosses. This imply that in superconducting compositions phonon may also indirectly related to the superconductivity.

東海再処理施設周辺の環境放射線モニタリング結果; 2013年度

渡辺 均; 中野 政尚; 藤田 博喜; 竹安 正則; 水谷 朋子; 磯崎 徳重; 森澤 正人; 永岡 美佳; 外間 智規; 横山 裕也; et al.

JAEA-Review 2014-042, 175 Pages, 2015/01

JAEA-Review-2014-042.pdf:10.89MB

核燃料サイクル工学研究所では、「日本原子力研究開発機構核燃料サイクル工学研究所再処理施設保安規定、第IV編 環境監視」に基づき、再処理施設周辺の環境放射線モニタリングを実施している。本報告書は、2013年4月から2014年3月までの間に実施した環境モニタリングの結果、及び大気、海洋への放射性物質の放出に起因する周辺公衆の線量算出結果について、取りまとめたものであり、2011年3月に発生した東京電力福島第一原子力発電所事故(以下、東電福島第一原発事故)の影響が多くの項目でみられた。なお、環境監視計画の概要、測定方法の概要、測定結果及びその経時変化、気象統計結果、放射性廃棄物の放出状況、東電福島第一原発事故の影響による平常の変動幅を外れた値の評価について付録として収録した。

Development of evaluation method with X-ray tomography for material property of IG-430 graphite for VHTR/HTGR

角田 淳弥; 柴田 大受; 藤田 一郎*; 國本 英治*; 山地 雅俊*; 衛藤 基邦*; 小西 隆志*; 沢 和弘

Nuclear Engineering and Design, 271, p.314 - 317, 2014/05

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2013.11.053

本研究では、材料特性評価手法の開発及び重照射下でのIG-430の照射による特性変化を評価することを目的として、IG-430の弾性係数に及ぼす酸化及び緻密化の効果を調べた。また、X線CT画像に基づくIG-430の微細構造と材料特性の関係を調べた。その結果、緻密化した黒鉛の弾性係数は開気孔のみに依存すること及びX線CTを用いた材料特性評価が可能であることが分かった。しかし、高酸化度及び照射した材料を均質化法で評価する場合には、結晶粒中の閉気孔の数や形状を考慮する必要がある。

Inelastic neutron scattering study of phonon anomalies in LaSrNiO

梶本 亮一; 藤田 全基*; 中島 健次; 池内 和彦*; 稲村 泰弘; 中村 充孝; 今里 拓朗*

Journal of Physics; Conference Series, 502(1), p.012056_1 - 012056_5, 2014/04

https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/502/1/012056

We studied spin and lattice dynamics in this highly hole-doped region of SrNiO to investigate how they are modified compared with the lower hole-concentration region. We performed inelastic neutron scattering experiments on LaSrNiO and PrSrNiO on the chopper-type neutron spectrometer 4SEASONS at J-PARC. We observed magnetic excitations below 60 meV for both compounds, which are consistent with a previous study on LaSrNiO. Furthermore, we observed softening of a phonon mode, which is similar to the one observed in a nickelate with a much lower hole concentration, LaSrNiO. We will show the details of data and discussions on the roles of holes in the presentation.

Temperature dependence of spin excitations in the frustrated spin chain system CuGeO

藤田 全基*; Frost, C. D.*; Bennington, S. M.*; 梶本 亮一; 中村 充孝; 稲村 泰弘; 水野 文夫*; 池内 和彦*; 新井 正敏

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 82(8), p.084708_1 - 084708_5, 2013/08

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSJ.82.084708

We studied the temperature dependence of the spin excitation spectrum in the frustrated spin chain system CuGeO by a time-of-flight neutron scattering measurement. The intensity hump along the upper boundary (UB) of the continuum excitation, which is a robust feature for significant competition between next-nearest-neighbor (NNN) and nearest-neighbor (NN) exchange interactions, was shown to degrade upon warming. The hump disappears above 90 K, whereas the outline of the two-spin on continuum excitation remains even at 180 K. The decrease in intensity at the UB suggests that the contribution of NNN interaction to form the thermodynamic equilibrium state becomes negligible as a result of the thermal perturbation. The intensity of the lowest excited mode at the magnetic zone center weakens concomitantly with that at the UB. This intensity reduction leads a change of the static structure factor from a single Lorentzian shape to a two peaked structure in the temperature range between 50 and 75 K. These results can be explained through the degradation of the spin dimer by thermal disturbance with remaining large NNN couplings at high temperature.

Development of the transport-code framework for self-consistent predictions of rotation and the radial electric field

本多 充; 井手 俊介; 滝塚 知典*; 林 伸彦; 吉田 麻衣子; 矢木 雅敏; 藤田 隆明

Nuclear Fusion, 53(7), p.073050_1 - 073050_11, 2013/07

https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/53/7/073050

A toroidal momentum solver has been modeled and integrated into the 1.5D integrated transport code TOPICS. A scheme that can uniquely determine the radial electric field without an iterative calculation has been developed. It is also used to compute the parallel and toroidal flows for each species based on the neoclassical transport theory. The combination of TOPICS and the orbit-following Monte Carlo code OFMC enables us to self-consistently predict the evolution of not only the density, temperature and safety factor but also the toroidal momentum, following . The framework developed has been tested against JT-60U experiments and showed the predictive capability of toroidal rotation. Rapid toroidal rotation can be hardly expected in ITER if it is solely driven by neutral beam injection, whereas the residual stress may potentially generate the torque comparable to or greater than that by neutral beams.