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Nakajima, Kenji; Kawakita, Yukinobu; Ito, Shinichi*; Abe, Jun*; Aizawa, Kazuya; Aoki, Hiroyuki; Endo, Hitoshi*; Fujita, Masaki*; Funakoshi, Kenichi*; Gong, W.*; et al.
Quantum Beam Science (Internet), 1(3), p.9_1 - 9_59, 2017/12
The neutron instruments suite, installed at the spallation neutron source of the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC), is reviewed. MLF has 23 neutron beam ports and 21 instruments are in operation for user programs or are under commissioning. A unique and challenging instrumental suite in MLF has been realized via combination of a high-performance neutron source, optimized for neutron scattering, and unique instruments using cutting-edge technologies. All instruments are/will serve in world-leading investigations in a broad range of fields, from fundamental physics to industrial applications. In this review, overviews, characteristic features, and typical applications of the individual instruments are mentioned.
Komeda, Masao; Maeda, Makoto; Furutaka, Kazuyoshi; Tobita, Hiroshi; Hattori, Kentaro; Shimofusa, Taichi; Ozu, Akira; Kureta, Masatoshi
Proceedings of INMM 57th Annual Meeting (Internet), 10 Pages, 2016/07
We are working on the development of a non-destructive assay (NDA) measurement system using the Fast Neutron Direct Interrogation (FNDI) method. The FNDI method is a kind of active neutron technique and can measure the total amounts of fissile materials (U-235, Pu-239, Pu-241). We have already carried out design analyses of an NDA measurement system for measuring the debris assuming use of the Three Mile Island (TMI) canister model. The result was presented at the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) 56th Annual Meeting. Since then, we have modified the design of the NDA measurement system for the fuel debris and canister models at 1F. In this paper, we provide the calculation and evaluation results using the modified NDA measurement system. Moreover, we provide analytical investigations of the influence of fuel debris including high fissile material content on measurements.
Yuguchi, Takashi*; Iwano, Hideki*; Kato, Takenori*; Sakata, Shuhei*; Hattori, Kentaro*; Hirata, Takafumi*; Sueoka, Shigeru; Danhara, Toru*; Ishibashi, Masayuki; Sasao, Eiji; et al.
Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 111(1), p.9 - 34, 2016/02
Times Cited Count：17 Percentile：54.24(Mineralogy)Zircon growth collected from a granitic pluton shows four (1st - 4th) events with specific mechanisms, crystallization temperatures and U-Pb ages, revealing the sequential formation process from intrusion through emplacement to crystallization / solidification. The events are recognized by: (1) internal structure of zircon based on the cathodoluminescence observation, (2) crystallization temperatures by the Ti-in-zircon thermometer in the internal structure and (3) U-Pb ages in the internal structure.
Maeda, Makoto; Furutaka, Kazuyoshi; Kureta, Masatoshi; Ozu, Akira; Tobita, Hiroshi; Komeda, Masao; Hattori, Kentaro
Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Gakkai (INMM) Nihon Shibu Dai-36-Kai Nenji Taikai Rombunshu (Internet), 9 Pages, 2015/12
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster in March 11th in 2011 is considered to produce fuel debris. It is difficult to measure nondestructively the amount of fissile materials in the fuel debris since the constituents of the debris are unknown and it may contain various materials such as water, metal, and even neutron absorber. A fast neutron direct interrogation (FNDI) method, which has been developed for long years to measure uranium bearing wastes drums, can measure an amount of nuclear materials regardless of a matrix of the wastes drums. We have studied nondestructive assay for nuclear materials in fuel debris by using the FNDI method. In this paper, we report on a design study of a nondestructive measurement system for debris canister and results of the investigation on the applicability of the FNDI method to the fuel debris containing various materials using Monte Carlo simulations.
Maeda, Makoto; Furutaka, Kazuyoshi; Kureta, Masatoshi; Ozu, Akira; Tobita, Hiroshi; Komeda, Masao; Hattori, Kentaro
Proceedings of INMM 56th Annual Meeting (Internet), 8 Pages, 2015/07
In Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), it has been started that investigation on applicability of Fast Neutron Direct Interrogation (FNDI) method to fuel debris. FNDI method is expected to be promising non-destructive Assay (NDA) technique which measures total amounts of fissile materials. In this presentation, we report on basic model of non-destructive measurement system designed by using Monte Carlo Code PHITS, the effect of the matrix in debris canister on FNDI method evaluated by using Monte Carlo Code MVP and four dimensional (4 D) visualization results of neutron flux obtained by using visualization tool we have newly developed.
Hattori, Takanori; Sano, Asami; Arima, Hiroshi*; Komatsu, Kazuki*; Yamada, Akihiro*; Inamura, Yasuhiro; Nakatani, Takeshi; Seto, Yusuke*; Nagai, Takaya*; Utsumi, Wataru; et al.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 780, p.55 - 67, 2015/04
Times Cited Count：75 Percentile：99.01(Instruments & Instrumentation)PLANET is a time-of-flight (ToF) neutron beamline dedicated to high-pressure and high-temperature experiments. The large six-axis multi-anvil high-pressure press designed for ToF neutron diffraction experiments enables routine data collection at high pressures and high temperatures up to 10 GPa and 2000 K, respectively. To obtain clean data, the beamline is equipped with the incident slits and receiving collimators to eliminate parasitic scattering from the high-pressure cell assembly. The high performance of the diffractometer for the resolution (
/ 
0.6%) and the accessible -spacing range (0.2-8.4 
) together with low-parasitic scattering characteristics enables precise structure determination of crystals and liquids under high pressure and temperature conditions.
Machida, Akihiko; Honda, Mitsunori*; Hattori, Takanori; Sano, Asami; Watanuki, Tetsu; Katayama, Yoshinori; Aoki, Katsutoshi; Komatsu, Kazuki*; Arima, Hiroshi*; Oshita, Hidetoshi*; et al.
Physical Review Letters, 108(20), p.205501_1 - 205501_5, 2012/05
Times Cited Count：17 Percentile：67.41(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Hydrogen atoms absorbed in a metal occupy the interstitial sites of the metal lattice. In an fcc metal lattice, each metal atom has two tetrahedral (T) and one octahedral (O) sites that can accommodate hydrogen. Rare-earth metal La forms T-site occupied LaH
and fully occupied LaH
. O-site occupied or NaCl-type monohydride has yet to be reported for rare-earth metals. Previous X-ray diffraction measurements revealed the pressure-induced decomposition of an fcc-LaH
into H-rich and H-poor phases around 11 GPa. The present neutron diffraction measurements on LaD confirm the formation of NaCl-type LaD as a counterpart of the D-rich LaD
by disproportionation. First-principle calculations demonstrate that the NaCl-type LaH is stabilized at high pressures. Finding the NaCl-type LaH will pave the way for investigations on the site-dependent nature of hydrogen-metal interactions.
Arima, Hiroshi; Hattori, Takanori; Komatsu, Kazuki*; Abe, Jun; Utsumi, Wataru; Kagi, Hiroyuki*; Suzuki, Akio*; Suzuya, Kentaro; Kamiyama, Takashi; Arai, Masatoshi; et al.
Journal of Physics; Conference Series, 215(1), p.012025_1 - 012025_6, 2010/03
The powder diffractometer dedicated to high-pressure experiments (PLANET) is now being constructed on BL11 at the spallation neutron source of J-PARC. PLANET aims to study structures of hydrogen-bearing materials including dense hydrous minerals of the Earth's deep interior, magmas and light element liquids. The instrument will realize diffraction and radiography experiments for powder and liquid/glass samples at high pressures up to 20 GPa and 2000 K. It covers d spacing from 0.2 to 4.1 at 90
bank within the first frame.
Hattori, Takanori; Katayama, Yoshinori; Machida, Akihiko; Otomo, Toshiya*; Suzuya, Kentaro
Journal of Physics; Conference Series, 215(1), p.012024_1 - 012024_4, 2010/03
Times Cited Count：14 Percentile：96.3(Instruments & Instrumentation)To reveal hydrogen-metal interaction in metal hydride systems with high hydrogen density, we have constructed the high-pressure device for neutron diffraction at total scattering spectrometer NOVA in J-PARC. The device consists of the Paris-Edinburgh press, the alignment stages, the automatically regulated oil pump system and the temperature control system. By using this device, diffraction data are expected to be taken at pressures above 20 GPa over wide Q-range of 1-40 A
with the resolution of Q/Q = 0.6%, which enables us to determine hydrogen positions in high hydrogen-density materials in the real-space resolution of 0.16A.
Arima, Hiroshi*; Hattori, Takanori; Komatsu, Kazuki*; Abe, Jun; Utsumi, Wataru; Kagi, Hiroyuki*; Suzuki, Akio*; Suzuya, Kentaro; Kamiyama, Takashi*; Arai, Masatoshi; et al.
Journal of Physics; Conference Series, 215(1), p.012025_1 - 012025_6, 2010/03
Times Cited Count：14 Percentile：96.3(Instruments & Instrumentation)The powder diffractometer dedicated to high-pressure experiments (PLANET) is now being constructed on BL11 at the spallation neutron source of J-PARC. PLANET aims to study structures of hydrogen-bearing materials including dense hydrous minerals of the Earth's deep interior, magmas and light element liquids. The instrument will realize diffraction and radiography experiments for powder and liquid/glass samples at high pressures up to 20 GPa and 2000 K. It covers spacing from 0.2 to 4.1 at 90 bank within the first frame. The design and performance of PLANET have been evaluated using Monte Carlo simulations.
Hattori, Takanori; Katayama, Yoshinori; Machida, Akihiko; Otomo, Toshiya*; Suzuya, Kentaro
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The neutron experiments at J-PARC, which was constructed recently, offer new information on materials, such as atomic position of light elements and the dynamic structures, so many scientists are waiting for that use. Still now we could not get the beamline specially dedicated for high-pressure study, we are waiting the chance to do neutron experiments at another beamlines. The intense total scattering beamline NOVA, which is constructed under the program HYDROSTAR based on the NEDO's fund, is one of the powerful beamlines for studying disordered materials under pressure. So, we also attend the program and are planning to do the neutron experiments at NOVA using a compact Paris-Edinburgh cell. We introduce the characteristics of NOVA and the current state of our high-pressure experiments.
Hattori, Takanori; Katayama, Yoshinori; Machida, Akihiko; Otomo, Toshiya*; Suzuya, Kentaro
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High-pressure experiments using neutron attract much attention since it offers material information we haven't obtained so far, such as positions of light elements and dynamics of the atoms. Among several beamlines at J-PARC, total scattering spectrometer NOVA is powerful tool for revealing structures of liquid and amorphous materials. To reveal the positions of light elements in disordered materials at high pressures, we are planning to do the experiment at this beamline. In this paper, we briefly mention efficiency of NOVA and introduce the high-pressure instrument planed to install on it.
Arima, Hiroshi; Hattori, Takanori; Komatsu, Kazuki*; Abe, Jun; Utsumi, Wataru; Kagi, Hiroyuki*; Suzuki, Akio*; Suzuya, Kentaro; Kamiyama, Takashi*; Arai, Masatoshi; et al.
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A neutron beamline dedicated to high-pressure material science is now being constructed on BL11 at MLF, the spallation neutron source of Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC). The beamline realizes the measurement of diffraction and radiography for powder and liquid/glass samples at high pressures up to 15 GPa and 2000 K. In order to achieve our goal, the beamline has two characteristics. One is the installation of a large-sized hydraulic press and the other is using supermirror focusing guides. Here, we report the current design and the performance of the beamline estimated with Monte-Carlo simulation program McStas and PHITS.
Arima, Hiroshi; Hattori, Takanori; Komatsu, Kazuki*; Abe, Jun; Utsumi, Wataru; Kagi, Hiroyuki*; Suzuki, Akio*; Suzuya, Kentaro; Kamiyama, Takashi; Arai, Masatoshi; et al.
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Arima, Hiroshi; Hattori, Takanori; Komatsu, Kazuki*; Sano, Asami; Abe, Jun; Utsumi, Wataru; Kagi, Hiroyuki*; Suzuki, Akio*; Suzuya, Kentaro; Kamiyama, Takashi; et al.
no journal, ,
The powder diffractometer dedicated to high-pressure experiments (PLANET) is now being constructed on BL11 at the spallation neutron source of J-PARC. PLANET aims to study structures of hydrogen-bearing materials including dense hydrous minerals of the Earth' s deep interior, magmas and light element liquids. The instrument will realize diffraction and radiography experiments for powder and liquid/glass samples at high pressures up to 20 GPa and 2000 K. It covers d spacing from 0.2 to 4.1 at 90 degree bank within the first frame. Here we present design of PLANET and discuss the strategy for high-pressure device deployment.
Hattori, Takanori; Katayama, Yoshinori; Machida, Akihiko; Otomo, Toshiya*; Suzuya, Kentaro
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To reveal the hydrogen position and its effect on the physical properties of materials under pressure, we constructed the highpressure system to conduct neutron diffraction at total scattering spectrometer, NOVA. It consists of a Paris-Edingburgh press (VX4, 230 tonf max.load), the adjustment stages, an oil pressure unit and a flange with several feedthroughs. By using this system, we can obtain the diffraction data at pressures up to c.a. 20 GPa over wide Q-range of 1-40 A with resolution of Q/Q=0.6%, which enables us to determine the hydrogen position of the materials in the real-space resolution of 0.16 A.
Arima, Hiroshi; Hattori, Takanori; Komatsu, Kazuki*; Abe, Jun; Utsumi, Wataru; Kagi, Hiroyuki*; Suzuki, Akio*; Suzuya, Kentaro; Kamiyama, Takashi; Arai, Masatoshi; et al.
no journal, ,
The powder diffractometer dedicated to high-pressure experiments (PLANET) is now being constructed on BL11 at the spallation neutron source of J-PARC. PLANET aims to study structures of hydrogen-bearing materials including dense hydrous minerals of the Earth's deep interior, magmas and light element liquids. The instrument will realize diffraction and radiography experiments for powder and liquid/glass samples at high pressures up to 20 GPa and 2000 K. It covers d spacing from 0.2 to 4.1 at 90 degree bank within the first frame. Here we present design of PLANET and discuss the strategy for high-pressure device deployment.
Katayama, Yoshinori; Yagafarov, O.; Hattori, Takanori; Suzuya, Kentaro; Inamura, Yasuhiro; Chiba, Ayano*; Otomo, Toshiya*; Temleitner, L.*; Kohara, Shinji*
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The purpose of our project is structural analysis of liquid water and other structurally disordered materials under high pressure using a high-pressure neutron beamline which is under construction in J-PARC/MLF. In this presentation, we will review recent studies toward the neutron experiments, such as synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction studies on liquid water under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions, and Reverse Monte Carlo modeling of permanently densified silica glass using both X-ray and neutron data.
Machida, Akihiko; Hattori, Takanori; Honda, Mitsunori*; Sano, Asami; Watanuki, Tetsu; Katayama, Yoshinori; Aoki, Katsutoshi; Komatsu, Kazuki*; Arima, Hiroshi*; Oshita, Hidetoshi*; et al.
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We have investigated the structural properties of rare-earth metal hydrides under high pressure. LaH has the CaF type structure in which the H atoms locate at the tetrahedral interstitial sites (T-sites) of the fcc metal lattice. Synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction and infrared reflection experiments revealed disproportionation reaction of LaH into the H-poor and H-rich phases around 11 GPa. Before the disproportionation reaction, we have found that the fcc metal lattice transformed into tetragonal lattice. The ordering of the H atoms in the octahedral-sites (O-sites) causes the tetragonal distortion of LaH. The tetragonal transformation and successive disproportionation reaction of LaH would closely relate to the inter-site transfer of the H atoms between the T- and O-sites. We have performed the neutron diffraction experiments of LaD to investigate the change of the positions and occupancies of the hydrogen atoms under high pressure.
Machida, Akihiko; Honda, Mitsunori*; Hattori, Takanori; Sano, Asami; Watanuki, Tetsu; Katayama, Yoshinori; Aoki, Katsutoshi; Komatsu, Kazuki*; Arima, Hiroshi*; Oshita, Hidetoshi*; et al.
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Hydrogen atoms absorbed in a metal occupy the interstitial sites of the metal lattice. In an fcc metal lattice, each metal atom has two tetrahedral (T) and one octahedral (O) sites that can accommodate hydrogen. Rare-earth metal La forms T-site occupied LaH and fully occupied LaH. Previous X-ray diffraction measurements revealed the pressure-induced decomposition of an fcc-LaH into H-rich and H-poor phases around 11 GPa. We performed the neutron diffraction measurements on LaD, and found the formation of NaCl-type LaD as a phase separation products. We have first found the NaCl-type rare-earth metal monohydride.
