Outlining zircon growth in a granitic pluton using 3D cathodoluminescence patterns, U-Pb age, titanium concentration, and Th/U; Implications for the magma chamber process of Okueyama granite, Kyushu, Japan

Yuguchi, Takashi*; Ito, Daichi*; Yokoyama, Tatsunori; Sakata, Shuhei*; Suzuki, Satoshi*; Ogita, Yasuhiro; Yagi, Koshi*; Imura, Takumi*; Motai, Satoko*; Ono, Takeshi*

Lithos, 440-441, p.107026_1 - 107026_14, 2023/03

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2023.107026

We propose a new method for elucidating zircon growth in granitic plutons, based on variations in three-dimensional 3D cathodoluminescence (CL) patterns, U-Pb ages, titanium concentration, and Th/U ratios. We focused on the zircon growth processes in the Okueyama granite (OKG) in central Kyushu, Japan, to obtain interpretations of magma chamber processes that result in the formation of granitic plutons. The OKG consists of three lithofacies: biotite granite (BG), hornblende granite (HG), and hornblende granodiorite (HGD). To determine the 3D internal structure and growth pattern of a zircon crystal, we performed CL observations for multi-sections of the samples. Simultaneously, we also determined the zircon U-Pb age and titanium concentration of the center sections of the samples. The 3D distribution of the oscillatory zoning can be used to determine the crystal nucleus. The simultaneous determination of zircon U-Pb ages and Ti concentrations of the granite samples indicates the time-temperature (t-T) history of granitic magma before its solidification. The t-T histories of the BG, HG, and HGD represented similar cooling behaviors within the magma chamber: rapid cooling from the zircon crystallization temperature to the closure temperature of the biotite K-Ar system between 16 Ma and 10 Ma. The variations in the Th/U ratios against temperature also demonstrate a different trend at the boundary of approximately 670 C. Fractional crystallization in the magma chamber progressed significantly at temperatures above 670 C; below 670 C, crystallization progressed slowly, indicating only minimal changes in the magma composition. The variations in the Th/U ratio against temperature in the BG, HG, and HGD portrayed common tendencies, indicating the same behavior in the progression of fractional crystallization among the three lithofacies, which in turn, represented the same behavior within the entire magma chamber.

Present status and practical issues on dosimetry for the lens of the eye at JAEA MOX Fuel Facilities

Tsujimura, Norio; Yamazaki, Takumi; Takada, Chie

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 58(1), p.40 - 44, 2021/01

https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2020.1796837

Measurement of the angular distribution of -rays after neutron capture by La for a T-violation search

Okudaira, Takuya; Shimizu, Hirohiko*; Kitaguchi, Masaaki*; Hirota, Katsuya*; Haddock, C. C.*; Ito, Ikuya*; Yamamoto, Tomoki*; Endo, Shunsuke*; Ishizaki, Kohei*; Sato, Takumi*; et al.

EPJ Web of Conferences, 219, p.09001_1 - 09001_6, 2019/12

https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201921909001

Parity violating effects enhanced by up to 10 times have been observed in several neutron induced compound nuclei. There is a theoretical prediction that time reversal (T) violating effects can also be enhanced in these nuclei implying that T-violation can be searched for by making very sensitive measurements. However, the enhancement factor has not yet been measured in all nuclei. The angular distribution of the (n,) reaction was measured with La by using a germanium detector assembly at J-PARC, and the enhancement factor was obtained. From the result, the measurement time to achieve the most sensitive T-violation search was estimated as 1.4 days, and a 40% polarized La target and a 70% polarized He spin filter whose thickness is 70 atmcm are needed. Therefore high quality He spin filter is developed in JAEA. The measurement result of the (n,) reaction at J-PARC and the development status of the He spin filter will be presented.

Present status and issues of dosimetry for the lens of the eye at the MOX-fuel plant

Yamazaki, Takumi; Takada, Chie; Tsujimura, Norio; Okada, Kazuhiko

Hoken Butsuri, 52(3), p.167 - 170, 2017/09

https://doi.org/10.5453/jhps.52.167

At the JAEA MOX Fuel Facilities, a worker engaged in glove box operations uses two personal dosemeters, one worn on the trunk under a protective apron and the other at the collar over the apron. The recorded lens of the eye dose is based on the photon dose measured by the collar dosemeter plus the neutron dose measured by the under-apron dosemeter.

Tracing temperature in a nanometer size region in a picosecond time period

Nakajima, Kaoru*; Kitayama, Takumi*; Hayashi, Hiroaki*; Matsuda, Makoto; Sataka, Masao*; Tsujimoto, Masahiko*; Toulemonde, M.*; Bouffard, S.*; Kimura, Kenji*

Scientific Reports (Internet), 5, p.13363_1 - 13363_8, 2015/08

https://doi.org/10.1038/srep13363

Time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy combined with parallel factor analysis; A Robust speciation technique for UO

Saito, Takumi; Aoyagi, Noboru; Kimura, Takaumi

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 303(2), p.1129 - 1132, 2015/02

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3465-7

Time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (TRLFS) is a powerful speciation technique for fluorescent metal ions and can be further improved by combining with multi-mode factor analysis such as parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC). This study demonstrates the applicability of TRLFS combined with PARAFAC for the speciation of uranyl (UO) in the presence of silicic acid (Si(OH)). A series of TRLFS data with varied Si(OH) concentration was processed by PARAFAC, resulting in three factors corresponding to free UO, UOSiO(OH), and UOOH. The stability constant of UOSiO(OH) was further optimized, based on the intensity profiles of the factors.

Adsorption of H atoms on cubic ErO (001) surface; A DFT study

Mao, W.*; Chikada, Takumi*; Shimura, Kenichiro*; Suzuki, Akihiro*; Yamaguchi, Kenji; Terai, Takayuki*

Journal of Nuclear Materials, 443(1-3), p.555 - 561, 2013/11

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.08.017

In this work, calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) and generalized gradient approximation were performed to investigate the structural and electronic properties of the cubic ErO (001) surface and H adsorption processes on this surface. Several stable adsorption sites were identified, and at the most energetically favorable adsorption sites it was found that H bonds with O atoms at the cubic ErO (001) surface with an adsorption energy of 295.68 kJ mol at coverage 1/8 ML, which was inclined to decrease with the increase of H coverage ( 1/4 ML). In addition, the calculations revealed that the dissociative H atom configurations have adsorption energies that are at least 152.64 kJ mol greater than the H molecule configurations on the surface. These results are discussed in regard of the hydrogen isotope permeation behavior in the tritium permeation barrier in a fusion reactor.

Specific cooperative effect of a macrocyclic receptor for metal ion transfer into an ionic liquid

Okamura, Hiroyuki; Ikeda, Atsushi*; Saito, Takumi*; Aoyagi, Noboru; Naganawa, Hirochika; Hirayama, Naoki*; Umetani, Shigeo*; Imura, Hisanori*; Shimojo, Kojiro

Analytical Chemistry, 84(21), p.9332 - 9339, 2012/11

https://doi.org/10.1021/ac302015h

Surface speciation of Eu adsorbed on kaolinite by time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy (TRLFS) and parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC)

Ishida, Keisuke*; Saito, Takumi*; Aoyagi, Noboru; Kimura, Takaumi; Nagaishi, Ryuji; Nagasaki, Shinya*; Tanaka, Satoru*

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 374(1), p.258 - 266, 2012/05

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2012.01.060

Applications of time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy to the environmental biogeochemistry of actinides

Collins, R. N.*; Saito, Takumi*; Aoyagi, Noboru; Payne, T. E.*; Kimura, Takaumi; Waite, T. D.*

Journal of Environmental Quality, 40(3), p.731 - 741, 2011/05

https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2010.0166