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Fukuda, Tatsuo; Kobata, Masaaki; Shobu, Takahisa; Yoshii, Kenji; Kamiya, Junichiro; Iwamoto, Yosuke; Makino, Takahiro*; Yamazaki, Yuichi*; Oshima, Takeshi*; Shirai, Yasuhiro*; et al.
Journal of Applied Physics, 132(24), p.245102_1 - 245102_8, 2022/12
Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:0(Physics, Applied)Direct energy conversion has been investigated using Ni/SiC Schottky junctions with the irradiation of monochromatized synchrotron X-rays simulating the gamma rays of Np (30 keV) and
Am (60 keV). From current-voltage measurements, electrical energies were obtained for both kinds of gamma rays. The energy conversion efficiencies were found to reach up to
1.6%, which is comparable to those of a few other semiconducting systems reported thus far. This result shows a possibility of energy recovery from nuclear wastes using the present system, judging from the radiation tolerant nature of SiC. Also, we found different conversion efficiencies between the two samples. This could be understandable from hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and secondary ion mass spectroscopy measurements, suggesting the formation of Ni-Si compounds at the interface in the sample with a poor performance. Hence, such combined measurements are useful to provide information that cannot be obtained by electrical measurements alone.
Fukuda, Tatsuya*; Takahashi, Ryo*; Hara, Takuhi*; Ohara, Koji*; Kato, Kazuo*; Matsumura, Daiju; Inaba, Yusuke*; Nakase, Masahiko*; Takeshita, Kenji*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 58(4), p.399 - 404, 2021/04
Times Cited Count:3 Percentile:45.37(Nuclear Science & Technology)Wang, H.*; Otsu, Hideaki*; Chiga, Nobuyuki*; Kawase, Shoichiro*; Takeuchi, Satoshi*; Sumikama, Toshiyuki*; Koyama, Shumpei*; Sakurai, Hiroyoshi*; Watanabe, Yukinobu*; Nakayama, Shinsuke; et al.
Communications Physics (Internet), 2(1), p.78_1 - 78_6, 2019/07
Times Cited Count:7 Percentile:57.83(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Searching for effective pathways for the production of proton- and neutron-rich isotopes through an optimal combination of reaction mechanism and energy is one of the main driving forces behind experimental and theoretical nuclear reaction studies as well as for practical applications in nuclear transmutation of radioactive waste. We report on a study on incomplete fusion induced by deuteron, which contains one proton and one neutron with a weak binding energy and is easily broken up. This reaction study was achieved by measuring directly the cross sections for both proton and deuteron for Pd at 50 MeV/u via inverse kinematics technique. The results provide direct experimental evidence for the onset of a cross-section enhancement at high energy, indicating the potential of incomplete fusion induced by loosely-bound nuclei for creating proton-rich isotopes and nuclear transmutation of radioactive waste.
Matsuura, Kohei*; Mizukami, Yuta*; Arai, Yuki*; Sugimura, Yuichi*; Maejima, Naoyuki*; Machida, Akihiko*; Watanuki, Tetsu*; Fukuda, Tatsuo; Yajima, Takeshi*; Hiroi, Zenji*; et al.
Nature Communications (Internet), 8, p.1143_1 - 1143_6, 2017/10
Times Cited Count:72 Percentile:91.71(Multidisciplinary Sciences)Kojima, Saori*; Uchibori, Akihiro; Takata, Takashi; Ohno, Shuji; Fukuda, Takeshi*; Yamaguchi, Akira*
Proceedings of 10th Japan-Korea Symposium on Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Safety (NTHAS-10) (USB Flash Drive), 8 Pages, 2016/11
Analytical evaluation on a self-wastage phenomenon at heat transfer tubes in the steam generator of sodium cooled fast reactors has been performed by using the sodium-water reaction analysis code SERAPHIM. In this study, a fluid-structure thermal coupling model was developed and incorporated in the SERAPHIM code to evaluate heat transfer between the sodium-side reacting flow and the outer surface of the heat transfer tube. The effect of the fluid-structure thermal coupling model on the temperature field was demonstrated through the numerical analyses.
Kim, Y.*; Kim, J.*; Yamanaka, Satoru*; Nakajima, Akira*; Ogawa, Takashi*; Serizawa, Takeshi*; Tanaka, Hirohisa*; Baba, Masaaki*; Fukuda, Tatsuo; Yoshii, Kenji; et al.
Advanced Energy Materials, 5(13), p.1401942_1 - 1401942_6, 2015/07
Times Cited Count:15 Percentile:54.67(Chemistry, Physical)An innovative electro-thermodynamic cycle based on temporal temperature variations using pyroelectric effect has been presented. Practical energy is successfully generated in both synchrotron X-ray diffraction measurements under controlled conditions and
real engine dynamometer experiments. The main generating origin is revealed as a combination of a crystal structure change and dipole change phenomenon corresponds to the temperature variation. In particular, the electric field induced 180
domain switching extremely improves generating power, and the true energy breakeven with temperature variation is firstly achieved.
Narita, Emi*; Honda, Mitsuru; Hayashi, Nobuhiko; Urano, Hajime; Ide, Shunsuke; Fukuda, Takeshi*
Plasma and Fusion Research (Internet), 10, p.1403019_1 - 1403019_11, 2015/03
Kai, Takeshi; Tokuhisa, Atsushi*; Moribayashi, Kengo; Fukuda, Yuji; Kono, Hidetoshi; Go, Nobuhiro*
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 83(9), p.094301_1 - 094301_5, 2014/09
Times Cited Count:1 Percentile:12.16(Physics, Multidisciplinary)no abstracts in English
Nakamura, Takashi*; Kobayashi, Nobuyuki*; Kondo, Yosuke*; Sato, Yoshiteru*; Tostevin, J. A.*; Utsuno, Yutaka; Aoi, Nori*; Baba, Hidetada*; Fukuda, Naoki*; Gibelin, J.*; et al.
Physical Review Letters, 112(14), p.142501_1 - 142501_5, 2014/04
Times Cited Count:58 Percentile:91.13(Physics, Multidisciplinary)no abstracts in English
Daido, Hiroyuki; Suzuki, Yoji; Kawachi, Tetsuya; Fukuda, Takeshi*; Nakagiri, Toshio; Kaku, Masanori*; Kubodera, Masakazu*
Optics Express (Internet), 21(23), p.28182 - 28188, 2013/11
Times Cited Count:1 Percentile:7.35(Optics)We describe the direct measurement of actual transmittance of sodium samples with thickness of a 2 mm and 3 mm in a spectral range 115 nm, resulting in
50% transmittance of 3 mm thick solid and liquid sodium samples including transmission of a pair of the windows at the wavelength of 120 nm, giving an extinction coefficient of
10
to
10
which represents the sodium with a few cm thickness to be partially transparent for this wavelength. To confirm the measurement, we perform simple imaging experiments by the ultra-violet light passing through a 8 mm-thick sodium sample to illuminate a mesh as an object, resulting in obtaining a clear image.
Daido, Hiroyuki; Suzuki, Yoji; Kawachi, Tetsuya; Fukuda, Takeshi*; Nakagiri, Toshio; Kaku, Masanori*; Kubodera, Masakazu*; Pirozhkov, A. S.
Proceedings of SPIE, Vol.8849, p.884908_1 - 884908_11, 2013/09
no abstracts in English
Narita, Emi; Honda, Mitsuru; Hayashi, Nobuhiko; Takizuka, Tomonori*; Ide, Shunsuke; Itami, Kiyoshi; Isayama, Akihiko; Fukuda, Takeshi*
Plasma and Fusion Research (Internet), 8, p.1403082_1 - 1403082_8, 2013/06
Takizuka, Tomonori*; Oyama, Naoyuki; Fukuda, Takeshi*
Fusion Science and Technology, 63(1T), p.64 - 69, 2013/05
Times Cited Count:2 Percentile:19.55(Nuclear Science & Technology)Edge localized mode (ELM) must be eliminated which enhances the erosion of divertor plates in the H-mode operation of tokamak reactors. Suppression of ELM has been experimentally achieved by the resonant magnetic perturbation (RMP) with multipartite coils. In a DEMO reactor with strong neutron flux, however, it is desired the coils near the first wall not to be put in. We propose an innovative concept of the RMP for tokamak DEMO reactors without installing coils but inserting ferritic steels of the helical configuration. Helically perturbed magnetic field is naturally formed in the axisymmetric toroidal magnetic field through the helical ferritic steel inserts (FSIs). The perturbation amplitude in the plasma pedestal region can easily be set above several 10 of the toroidal field strength in the DEMO reactor condition, which is enough for the RMP to suppress ELM.
Yoshii, Kenji; Jarrige, I.; Suzuki, Chikashi; Matsumura, Daiju; Nishihata, Yasuo; Yoneda, Yasuhiro; Fukuda, Tatsuo; Tamura, Kazuhisa; Ito, Yoshiaki*; Mukoyama, Takeshi*; et al.
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 73(9), p.1106 - 1110, 2012/09
Times Cited Count:11 Percentile:45.45(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)We have directly probed the Ba 5d states in the ferroelectric barium titanate BaTiO using resonant X-ray emission spectroscopy (RXES) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy in the partial fluorescence mode (PFY-XAS) at the Ba-L
edge. The results are compared with those of the non-ferroelectric BaSO
. While the RXES spectra point to a localized character for the Ba 5d states in both compounds, the main peak of the PFY-XAS spectrum, corresponding to the dipolar transitions from 2p to 5d, is found to be significantly broader for BaTiO
than for BaSO
. On the basis of band structure calculations, this broadening is ascribed to strong hybridization between the unoccupied Ba 5d and O 2p states in the ferroelectric. This suggests that the hybridization between the conduction states of the Ba
and O
ions, and not only Ti
and O
, plays a central role in determining the electronic structure of BaTiO
.
Norman, G.*; Starikov, S.*; Stegailov, V.*; Fortov, V.*; Skobelev, I.*; Pikuz, T.; Faenov, A.*; Tamotsu, Satoshi*; Kato, Yoshiaki*; Ishino, Masahiko; et al.
Journal of Applied Physics, 112(1), p.013104_1 - 013104_8, 2012/07
Times Cited Count:41 Percentile:83.42(Physics, Applied)Narita, Emi*; Takizuka, Tomonori*; Hayashi, Nobuhiko; Fujita, Takaaki; Ide, Shunsuke; Honda, Mitsuru; Isayama, Akihiko; Itami, Kiyoshi; Kamada, Yutaka; Tanaka, Yasuyuki*; et al.
Plasma and Fusion Research (Internet), 7(Sp.1), p.2403102_1 - 2403102_5, 2012/07
Umeda, Takahide*; Kosugi, Ryoji*; Fukuda, Kenji*; Morishita, Norio*; Oshima, Takeshi; Ezaki, Kana*; Isoya, Junichi*
Materials Science Forum, 717-720, p.427 - 432, 2012/05
Times Cited Count:6 Percentile:94.36Metal-Oxide (SiO)-Semiconductor (MOS) structures fabricated on Silicon Carbide (SiC) were studied using Electrically Detected Magnetic Resonance technique (EDMR). The residual Carbons are expected to be near the interface between SiC and SiC-SiO
SiO
, which is different from Si-SiO
interface. By the EDMR measurements at 50K, a defect center related to C dangling bonds which is called P
center and also a center related to C dangling bonds terminated by hydrogens or nitrogens (Ns) which is called P
were observed. In addition, a center related to N donor which is called Nh exist near the interface from N-treatment samples. This suggests that carrier concentration increases near the interface due to the introduction of donors, and as a result, the channel conductance increases.
Umeda, Takahide*; Ezaki, Kana*; Kosugi, Ryoji*; Fukuda, Kenji*; Oshima, Takeshi; Morishita, Norio*; Isoya, Junichi*
Applied Physics Letters, 99(14), p.142105_1 - 142105_3, 2011/10
Times Cited Count:46 Percentile:85.2(Physics, Applied)Tanaka, Momoko; Nakazato, Tomoharu*; Shimizu, Toshihiko*; Yamanoi, Kohei*; Sakai, Kohei*; Sarukura, Nobuhiko*; Nishikino, Masaharu; Oba, Toshiyuki; Kaihori, Takeshi; Ochi, Yoshihiro; et al.
JAEA-Conf 2011-001, p.126 - 128, 2011/03
The spatial resolution of hydrothermal method grown zinc oxide (ZnO) scintillator was evaluated using X-ray laser focused with Fresnel zone plate. The fluorescence image of the ZnO scintillator was measured to be less than 10um using CCD camera coupled with a Schbartzchild expander mirror. The availability of large size ZnO crystal up to 3-inch is quite attractive for future lithography and imaging applications.
Kimura, Nobuyuki; Ezure, Toshiki; Miyakoshi, Hiroyuki; Kamide, Hideki; Fukuda, Takeshi*
Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 132(10), p.102908_1 - 102908_6, 2010/10
Times Cited Count:12 Percentile:53.5(Engineering, Mechanical)In sodium-cooled fast reactor, a compact reactor vessel (R/V) with increased sodium flow velocity was designed to reduce the construction cost. One of the thermal hydraulic problems in this design is gas entrainment at the free surface in the R/V. In most of past studies, water experiments were performed to investigate the gas entrainment in the reactor. It is necessary to evaluate an influence of fluid physical property on the gas entrainment phenomena. In this study, sodium experiments were carried out to clarify the onset criteria of the gas entrainment due to a free surface vortex. Water experiments using a test section in which geometry is the same as that in the sodium tests were also performed. The gas entrainment in water slightly tended to take place in comparison with that in sodium under low velocity conditions. Overall onset condition map on lateral and downward flow velocities in the sodium and water experiments were in good agreement.