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O/HO vapor generator for contrast-variation neutron scatteringArima-Osonoi, Hiroshi*; Takata, Shinichi; Kasai, Satoshi*; Ouchi, Keiichi*; Morikawa, Toshiaki*; Miyata, Noboru*; Miyazaki, Tsukasa*; Aoki, Hiroyuki; Iwase, Hiroki*; Hiroi, Kosuke; et al.
Journal of Applied Crystallography, 56(6), p.1802 - 1812, 2023/12
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.02(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)Okuma, Ryutaro*; Kofu, Maiko; Asai, Shinichiro*; Avdeev, M.*; Koda, Akihiro*; Okabe, Hirotaka*; Hiraishi, Masatoshi*; Takeshita, Soshi*; Kojima, Kenji*; Kadono, Ryosuke*; et al.
Nature Communications (Internet), 12, p.4382_1 - 4382_7, 2021/07
Times Cited Count：6 Percentile：61.42(Multidisciplinary Sciences)
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Yajima, Takeshi*; Hinuma, Yoyo*; Hori, Satoshi*; Iwasaki, Rui*; Kanno, Ryoji*; Ohara, Takashi; Nakao, Akiko*; Munakata, Koji*; Hiroi, Zenji*
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9(18), p.11278 - 11284, 2021/05
Times Cited Count：19 Percentile：80.41(Chemistry, Physical)Kitazato, Kohei*; Milliken, R. E.*; Iwata, Takahiro*; Abe, Masanao*; Otake, Makiko*; Matsuura, Shuji*; Takagi, Yasuhiko*; Nakamura, Tomoki*; Hiroi, Takahiro*; Matsuoka, Moe*; et al.
Nature Astronomy (Internet), 5(3), p.246 - 250, 2021/03
Times Cited Count：43 Percentile：96.93(Astronomy & Astrophysics)Here we report observations of Ryugu's subsurface material by the Near-Infrared Spectrometer (NIRS3) on the Hayabusa2 spacecraft. Reflectance spectra of excavated material exhibit a hydroxyl (OH) absorption feature that is slightly stronger and peak-shifted compared with that observed for the surface, indicating that space weathering and/or radiative heating have caused subtle spectral changes in the uppermost surface. However, the strength and shape of the OH feature still suggests that the subsurface material experienced heating above 300 
C, similar to the surface. In contrast, thermophysical modeling indicates that radiative heating does not increase the temperature above 200 C at the estimated excavation depth of 1 m, even if the semimajor axis is reduced to 0.344 au. This supports the hypothesis that primary thermal alteration occurred due to radiogenic and/or impact heating on Ryugu's parent body.
anisotropic triangular antiferromagnet Ca
ReO
ClNawa, Kazuhiro*; Hirai, Daigoro*; Kofu, Maiko; Nakajima, Kenji; Murasaki, Ryo*; Kogane, Satoshi*; Kimata, Motoi*; Nojiri, Hiroyuki*; Hiroi, Zenji*; Sato, Taku*
Physical Review Research (Internet), 2(4), p.043121_1 - 043121_11, 2020/12
The spin excitations of the 
= anisotropic triangular antiferromagnet CaReOCl were investigated by inelastic neutron-scattering experiments. The spin excitation spectrum exhibits sharp dispersive modes in addition to a spinonlike continuum. The consistency with the simulated spectrum based on the random-phase approximation is better for CaReOCl than for CsCuCl
, indicating that the spin system in the former remains closer to a Tomonaga-Luttinger liquidlike disordered state.
dispersive X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopySong, C.*; Seo, O.*; Matsumura, Daiju; Hiroi, Satoshi*; Cui, Y.-T.*; Kim, J.*; Chen, Y.*; Tayal, A.*; Kusada, Kohei*; Kobayashi, Hirokazu*; et al.
RSC Advances (Internet), 10(34), p.19751 - 19758, 2020/05
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)Kitazato, Kohei*; Milliken, R. E.*; Iwata, Takahiro*; Abe, Masanao*; Otake, Makiko*; Matsuura, Shuji*; Arai, Takehiko*; Nakauchi, Yusuke*; Nakamura, Tomoki*; Matsuoka, Moe*; et al.
Science, 364(6437), p.272 - 275, 2019/04
Times Cited Count：259 Percentile：99.73(Multidisciplinary Sciences)The near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu, the target of Hayabusa2 sample return mission, is believed to be a primitive carbonaceous object. The Near Infrared Spectrometer (NIRS3) on Hayabusa2 acquired reflectance spectra of Ryugu's surface to provide direct measurements of the surface composition and geological context for the returned samples. A weak, narrow absorption feature centered at 2.72 micron was detected across the entire observed surface, indicating that hydroxyl (OH)-bearing minerals are ubiquitous there. The intensity of the OH feature and low albedo are similar to thermally- and/or shock-metamorphosed carbonaceous chondrite meteorites. There are few variations in the OH-band position, consistent with Ryugu being a compositionally homogeneous rubble-pile object generated from impact fragments of an undifferentiated aqueously altered parent body.
He Neutron Spin Filter (NSF) in the MLF at J-PARCSakai, Kenji; Oku, Takayuki; Hayashida, Hirotoshi*; Kira, Hiroshi*; Hiroi, Kosuke; Ino, Takashi*; Oyama, Kenji*; Okawara, Manabu*; Kakurai, Kazuhisa; Shinohara, Takenao; et al.
JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 8, p.036015_1 - 036015_6, 2015/09
The polarized He filter, which polarizes neutrons due to a large neutron absorption cross section of He with strong spin selectivity, becomes a convenient neutron spin filter (NSF) because it is operated immediately after its installation in beam lines without any neutron beam adjustments. For realizing such the NSF, a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) system is indispensable for monitoring He nuclear spin polarization 
of the NSF. We have developed the flexible NMR system based on adiabatic fast passage (AFP) and pulse NMR methods by using their complementary features. In comparing with the values of obtained by neutron transmission measurement at the beam line 10 of the J-PARC, we measured the correlations between the AFP and pulse NMR signals as changing condition of temperature, amplitude and applying period of the radio frequency field for the pulse NMR, and so on. As the results, we confirmed that our system would function enough as the monitor.
He neutron spin filterOku, Takayuki; Hayashida, Hirotoshi*; Kira, Hiroshi*; Sakai, Kenji; Hiroi, Kosuke; Shinohara, Takenao; Sakaguchi, Yoshifumi*; Ino, Takashi*; Oyama, Kenji*; Chang, L.-J.*; et al.
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We have been developing a He neutron spin filter (NSF) for the efficient utilization of pulsed neutrons, since it can polarize neutrons effectively in a wide energy range. The He NSF is effective even for neutrons with energy higher than several-tens-meV, so that it will be useful for the study of high-energy magnetic excitation. Since the He NSF can also cover a large solid angle and polarize neutrons without deflecting them from their original course, it is suitable for the analyzer for SANS instruments and reflectometers. In addition, the He NSF will be a key device in the application of recently developed magnetic field imaging technique by using polarized pulsed neutrons. In order to apply the He NSF to experiments at a pulsed neutron experimental facility such as the J-PARC, it is important to make the system stable and easy to setup and operate, because the system is located inside a radiation shield for high energy 
ray and neutrons. In this study, we have developed compact laser optics with a volume holographic grating element for a spin-exchange optical pumping (SEOP) system, and composed an in-situ SEOP He NSF.
Hiroi, Kosuke; Shinohara, Takenao; Hayashida, Hirotoshi*; Oikawa, Kenichi; Harada, Masahide; Kai, Tetsuya; Arai, Masatoshi
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We have been developing a quantitative magnetic field imaging technique at J-PARC. Applying this method to observation of a magnetic field in industrial products, it is necessary to extend this technique to an AC magnetic field driving at a frequency of commercial power supply. In this study, we tried to visualize an AC magnetic field quantitatively. The AC magnetic field was produced by applying an AC electric current to a small solenoid coil. By recording a start time of the AC field, we calculated a phase of the field in which polarized neutron traverse and obtained polarization distribution images at each phase and its wavelength dependence. We analyzed the wavelength dependence of polarization and estimated the field strength at each phase. As a result, sinusoidal waveform of the AC field was successfully reproduced and its strength was almost corresponded to the value that expected from applied AC current.
He neutron spin filter at J-PARCOku, Takayuki; Kira, Hiroshi*; Hayashida, Hirotoshi*; Sakai, Kenji; Hiroi, Kosuke; Shinohara, Takenao; Sakaguchi, Yoshifumi*; Ino, Takashi*; Oyama, Kenji*; Nakamura, Mitsutaka; et al.
no journal, ,
We have been developing a He neutron spin filter (NSF) for the efficient utilization of pulsed neutrons, since it can polarize neutrons effectively in a wide energy range. The He NSF is effective even for neutrons with energy higher than several-tens-meV, so that it will be useful for the study of high-energy magnetic excitation. Since the He NSF can also cover a large solid angle and polarize neutrons without deflecting them from their original course, it is suitable for the analyzer for SANS instruments and reflectometers. In addition, the He NSF will be a key device in the application of recently developed magnetic field imaging technique by using polarized pulsed neutrons. In order to apply the He NSF to such experiments at a pulsed neutron experimental facility such as the J-PARC, we have developed compact laser optics with a volume holographic grating (VHG) element for a spin-exchange optical pumping (SEOP) system, and composed an in-situ SEOP He NSF. Current status in the development and application of the in-situ SEOP He NSF at J-PARC will be presented, and perspectives will be discussed.
He neutron spin filter for high magnetic field sample environment accessories at J-PARCKira, Hiroshi*; Hayashida, Hirotoshi*; Oku, Takayuki; Sakai, Kenji; Hiroi, Kosuke; Ino, Takashi*; Oyama, Kenji*; Okawara, Manabu*; Kakurai, Kazuhisa; Suzuki, Junichi*; et al.
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He neutron spin filterOku, Takayuki; Hayashida, Hirotoshi*; Kira, Hiroshi*; Sakai, Kenji; Hiroi, Kosuke; Shinohara, Takenao; Sakaguchi, Yoshifumi*; Ino, Takashi*; Oyama, Kenji*; Chang, L.-J.*; et al.
no journal, ,
The He NSF is effective even for neutrons with energy higher than several-tens-meV, so that it will be useful for the study of high-energy magnetic excitation. Since the He NSF can also cover a large solid angle and polarize neutrons without deflecting them from their original course, it is suitable for the analyzer for SANS instruments and reflectometers. In order to apply the He NSF to experiments at a pulsed neutron experimental facility such as the J-PARC, it is important to make the system stable and easy to setup and operate, because the system is located inside a radiation shield for high energy ray and neutrons. In this study, we have developed compact laser optics with a volume holographic grating (VHG) element for a spin-exchange optical pumping (SEOP) system, and composed an in-situ SEOP He NSF. The design and performance of the in-situ SEOP He NSF will be then presented, and its possible application will be discussed.
He nuclear spin flip system for the in-situ SEOP He filterHayashida, Hirotoshi*; Kira, Hiroshi*; Suzuki, Junichi*; Oku, Takayuki; Sakai, Kenji; Hiroi, Kosuke; Shinohara, Takenao; Kakurai, Kazuhisa; Aizawa, Kazuya; Arai, Masatoshi; et al.
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He neutron spin filterOku, Takayuki; Sakai, Kenji; Hiroi, Kosuke; Shinohara, Takenao; Aizawa, Kazuya; Arai, Masatoshi; Kakurai, Kazuhisa; Hayashida, Hirotoshi*; Kira, Hiroshi*; Suzuki, Junichi*; et al.
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no abstracts in English
Hiroi, Kosuke; Shinohara, Takenao; Hayashida, Hirotoshi*; Parker, J. D.*; Oikawa, Kenichi; Harada, Masahide; Kai, Tetsuya; Arai, Masatoshi*
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We have been developing an imaging technique using polarized pulsed neutron for quantitative evaluation of magnetic field in industrial equipment, e.g. an electric motor and an electric transformer, etc. To reduce the power loss of these products, it is important to quantitatively evaluate not only strength of an internal field but also directional distribution. In this study, we attempt to evaluate direction of a field in the gap between the rotor and the stator of a model electric motor. Magnetic imaging experiment was performed at BL10 "NOBORU" in Materials and Life science experimental Facility (MLF) of J-PARC. In this experiment, we changed the quantized axis of a neutron spin using spin-rotators and obtained polarization images with various neutron spin directions. By analyzing change in polarization depending on neutron spin direction, we successfully obtained field-direction distribution image in the model motor.
Takir, D.*; Kitazato, Kohei*; Milliken, R. E.*; Iwata, Takahiro*; Abe, Masanao*; Otake, Makiko*; Matsuura, Shuji*; Arai, Takehiko*; Nakauchi, Yusuke*; Nakamura, Tomoki*; et al.
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JAXA spacecraft and sample return mission Hayabusa2 has arrived at the near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu, which is classified a primitive carbonaceous object. Here we report recent results of near-infrared spectrometer (NIRS3) on the Hayabusa2 spacecraft. The observations provide direct measurements of the surface composition of Ryugu and context for the returned samples. NIRS3 has detected a weak and narrow absorption feature centered at 2.72 micrometer across entire observed surface. This absorption feature is attributed to the presence of OH-bearing minerals. The NIRS3 observations also revealed that Ryugu is the darkest object to be observed up-close by a visiting spacecraft. The intensity of the OH feature and low albedo are consistent with thermally-and/or shock-metamorphosed, and/or carbon-rich space-weathered primitive and hydrated carbonaceous chondrites.
