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Okutsu, Kenichi*; Yamashita, Takuma*; Kino, Yasushi*; Nakashima, Ryota*; Miyashita, Konan*; Yasuda, Kazuhiro*; Okada, Shinji*; Sato, Motoyasu*; Oka, Toshitaka; Kawamura, Naritoshi*; et al.
Fusion Engineering and Design, 170, p.112712_1 - 112712_4, 2021/09
Times Cited Count：3 Percentile：27.96(Nuclear Science & Technology)A muonic molecule which consists of two hydrogen isotope nuclei (deuteron (d) or tritium (t)) and a muon decays immediately via nuclear fusion and the muon will be released as a recycling muon, and start to find another hydrogen isotope nucleus. The reaction cycle continues until the muon ends up its lifetime of 2.2 
s. Since the muon does not participate in the nuclear reaction, the reaction is so called a muon catalyzed fusion (CF). The recycling muon has a particular kinetic energy (KE) of the muon molecular orbital when the nuclear reaction occurs. Since the KE is based on the unified atom limit where distance between two nuclei is zero. A precise few-body calculation estimating KE distribution (KED) is also in progress, which could be compared with the experimental results. In the present work, we observed recycling muons after CF reaction.
Yamashita, Takuma*; Okutsu, Kenichi*; Kino, Yasushi*; Nakashima, Ryota*; Miyashita, Konan*; Yasuda, Kazuhiro*; Okada, Shinji*; Sato, Motoyasu*; Oka, Toshitaka; Kawamura, Naritoshi*; et al.
Fusion Engineering and Design, 169, p.112580_1 - 112580_5, 2021/08
Times Cited Count：3 Percentile：27.96(Nuclear Science & Technology)A muon () having 207 times larger mass of electron and the same charge as the electron has been known to catalyze a nuclear fusion between deuteron (d) and triton (t). These two nuclei are bound by and form a muonic hydrogen molecular ion, dt. Due to the short inter-nuclear distance of dt, the nuclear fusion, d +t
+ n + 17.6 MeV, occurs inside the molecule. This reaction is called muon catalyzed fusion (CF). Recently, the interest on CF is renewed from the viewpoint of applications, such as a source of high-resolution muon beam and mono-energetic neutron beam. In this work, we report a time evolution calculation of CF in a two-layered hydrogen isotope target.
Miura, Hikaru*; Ishimaru, Takashi*; Ito, Yukari*; Kuribara, Yuichi; Otosaka, Shigeyoshi*; Sakaguchi, Aya*; Misumi, Kazuhiro*; Tsumune, Daisuke*; Kubo, Atsushi*; Higaki, Shogo*; et al.
Scientific Reports (Internet), 11, p.5664_1 - 5664_11, 2021/03
Times Cited Count：18 Percentile：59.05(Multidisciplinary Sciences)For the first time, we isolated and investigated seven CsMPs (radioactive caesium-bearing microparticles) from marine particulate matter and sediment. From the elemental composition, the 
Cs/
Cs activity ratio, and the Cs activity per unit volume results, we inferred that the five CsMPs collected from particulate matter were emitted from Unit 2 of the FDNPP, whereas the two CsMPs collected from marine sediment were possibly emitted from Unit 3. The presence of CsMPs can cause overestimation of the solid-water distribution coefficient of Cs in marine sediments and particulate matter and a high apparent radiocaesium concentration factor for marine biota. CsMPs emitted from Unit 2, which were collected from the estuary of a river that flowed through a highly contaminated area, may have been deposited on land and then transported by the river. By contrast, CsMPs emitted from Unit 3 were possibly transported eastward by the wind and deposited directly onto the ocean surface.
Yokota, Kumiko*; Tagawa, Masahito*; Matsumoto, Koji*; Furuyama, Yuichi*; Kitamura, Akira*; Kanda, Kazuhiro*; Tode, Mayumi; Yoshigoe, Akitaka; Teraoka, Yuden
Protection of Materials and Structures from the Space Environment; Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, Vol.32, p.531 - 539, 2012/08
Kanda, Kazuhiro*; Yokota, Kumiko*; Tagawa, Masahito*; Tode, Mayumi; Teraoka, Yuden; Matsui, Shinji*
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 50(5), p.055801_1 - 055801_3, 2011/05
Recently, the irradiation of soft X-ray synchrotron radiation (SR) to highly-hydrogenated diamond-like-carbon (H-DLC) films in vacuum results in the desorption of hydrogen and the increase of film density, hardness and refractive index. In this study, we investigated SR irradiation effects on the H-DLC with different hydrogen contents. The H-DLC thin films were deposited on an Si wafer with 200 nm thickness by an amplitude-modulated radio frequency plasma chemical vapor deposition method. The SR irradiation was carried out at NewSUBARU BL6. The SR has a continuous spectrum from IR to soft X-ray, which is lower than 1 keV. The hydrogen content dependence on SR dose was estimated using elastic recoil detection analysis (ERDA) and Rutherford backscattering (RBS) techniques. The hydrogen content was kept constant in the low-hydrogenated DLC film, while that in the high-hydrogenated DLC film decreased exponentially with soft X-ray dose.
Kanda, Kazuhiro*; Yokota, Kumiko*; Tagawa, Masahito*; Tode, Mayumi; Teraoka, Yuden; Matsui, Shinji*
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 50(5), p.055801_1 - 055801_3, 2011/05
Times Cited Count：13 Percentile：47.22(Physics, Applied)Tagawa, Masahito*; Yokota, Kumiko*; Kitamura, Akira*; Matsumoto, Koji*; Yoshigoe, Akitaka; Teraoka, Yuden; Kanda, Kazuhiro*; Niibe, Masahito*
Applied Surface Science, 256(24), p.7678 - 7683, 2010/10
Times Cited Count：15 Percentile：53.12(Chemistry, Physical)Surface structural changes of a hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (DLC) film exposed to a hyperthermal atomic oxygen beam were investigated by Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS), synchrotron radiation photoelectron spectroscopy (SR-PES), and near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS). It was confirmed that the DLC surface was oxidized and etched by high-energy collisions of atomic oxygen. RBS and real-time mass-loss data showed a linear relationship between etching and atomic oxygen fluence. SR-PES data suggested that the oxide layer was restricted to the topmost surface of the DLC film. NEXAFS data were interpreted to mean that the sp
structure at the DLC surface was selectively etched by collisions with hyperthermal atomic oxygen, and an sp
-rich region remained at the topmost DLC surface. The formation of an sp-rich layer at the DLC surface led to surface roughening and a reduced erosion yield relative to the pristine DLC surface.
Kobayashi, Kensei*; Kawamoto, Yukinori*; Okabe, Takuto*; Sarker, P. K.*; Obayashi, Yumiko*; Kaneko, Takeo*; Mita, Hajime*; Kanda, Kazuhiro*; Yoshida, Satoshi*; Narumi, Issei
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Kobayashi, Kensei*; Kawamoto, Yukinori*; Sarker, P. K.*; Kuwahara, Hideharu*; Obayashi, Yumiko*; Kaneko, Takeo*; Mita, Hajime*; Yabuta, Hikaru*; Yoshida, Satoshi*; Narumi, Issei; et al.
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Okutsu, Kenichi*; Kino, Yasushi*; Nakashima, Ryota*; Miyashita, Konan*; Yasuda, Kazuhiro*; Yamashita, Takuma*; Okada, Shinji*; Sato, Motoyasu*; Oka, Toshitaka; Kawamura, Naritoshi*; et al.
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Muon catalized fusion (CF) is expected to be a high-quality muon beam source for undestructive measurement and a monoenergetic neutron source. In this work, we attemped to observe a released muon after intermolecular nuclear reaction using muonic X-ray.
CF experiment at J-PARC MLFOkutsu, Kenichi*; Kino, Yasushi*; Nakashima, Ryota*; Miyashita, Konan*; Yasuda, Kazuhiro*; Yamashita, Takuma*; Okada, Shinji*; Sato, Motoyasu*; Oka, Toshitaka; Kawamura, Naritoshi*; et al.
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Muon catalized fusion (CF) is expected to be a high-quality muon beam source for undestructive measurement and a monoenergetic neutron source. In this work, we discussed how to observe a kinetic energy distribution of a recycling muon emitted after CF reaction.
Miyashita, Konan*; Okutsu, Kenichi*; Kino, Yasushi*; Nakashima, Ryota*; Yasuda, Kazuhiro*; Yamashita, Takuma*; Okada, Shinji*; Sato, Motoyasu*; Oka, Toshitaka; Kawamura, Naritoshi*; et al.
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To observe a kinetic energy distribution of a recycling muon emitted after CF reaction, it is necessary to guide the recycling muons to a detector. In this work, we simulated the muon transportation using PHITS code and designed an experimental system.
Nakashima, Ryota*; Okutsu, Kenichi*; Kino, Yasushi*; Miyashita, Konan*; Yasuda, Kazuhiro*; Yamashita, Takuma*; Okada, Shinji*; Sato, Motoyasu*; Oka, Toshitaka; Kawamura, Naritoshi*; et al.
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The recycling muon emitted after the muon catalized fusion (CF) has a kinetic energy between a few keV to 10 keV. To observed the kinetic energy distribution of the recycling muon, we have to guide and inject muons to Ti foil, and measure the muonic X-ray. In this work, we utilized SIMION code to calculate the electric field and the trajectory of muons from deuteron target to Ti foil.
Tagawa, Masahito*; Yokota, Kumiko*; Matsumoto, Koji*; Kitamura, Akira*; Yamada, Noriko*; Kanda, Kazuhiro*; Niibe, Masahito*; Yoshigoe, Akitaka; Teraoka, Yuden; Belin, M.*; et al.
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We have investigated on degradation of hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (HDLC) surfaces by atomic oxygen beams for space environments under laboratory environments. HDLC was formed on silicon surfaces by a plasma CVD method. The atomic oxygen neams were generated by a laser detonation method. The HDLC surfaces modified by the atomic oxygens were analyzed by Synchrotron Radiation Photo-Emission Spectroscopy (SRPES), Ratherford Backscattering Spectroscopy (RBS), Elestic Recoil Detection Analysis (ERDA), Near-Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure method (NEXAFS). Chemical bonding states of oxygen atoms were almost maintained as they were. Concentrations of carbon and hydrogen, sp/sp ratio were decreased by the action of oxygen atoms. We concluded that carbon atoms in the sp state were selectively etched out.
Konishi, Ren*; Okutsu, Kenichi*; Kino, Yasushi*; Sasaki, Kyosuke*; Nakashima, Ryota*; Yamashita, Takuma*; Miyashita, Konan*; Yasuda, Kazuhiro*; Okada, Shinji*; Sato, Motoyasu*; et al.
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Muon catalyzed fusion (CF) is a cyclic reaction where a negatively charged muon itself acts like a catalyst of nuclear fusion between hydrogen isotopes. In this work, we used PHITS code to simulate the behavior of the low-energy muon in a thin layer of the solid hydrogen.
Tagawa, Masahito*; Yokota, Kumiko*; Kitamura, Akira*; Matsumoto, Koji*; Yamada, Noriko*; Kanda, Kazuhiro*; Niibe, Masahito*; Yoshigoe, Akitaka; Teraoka, Yuden; Belin, M.*; et al.
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Degradation of hydrogenated diamond -like carbon surfaces in space environments by action of high speed atomic oxygen beams has been investigated in laboratory environments. The HDLC was prepared on Si substrates by a plasma CVD method. High speed oxygen atomic beams were generated by a laser detonation method. The HDLC surfaces irradiated by the oxygen atomic beams were analyzed by Synchrotron Radiation Photoemission Spectroscopy (SRPES), Ratherford Backscattering Spectroscopy (RBS), Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis (ERDA), Near-Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (NEXAFS). Although chemical bonding states of oxygen atoms were maintained as they were even after the oxygen atomic beam irradiation, concentrations of carbon and hydrogen were decreased. The sp/sp ratio was also decreased. Consequently, carbon atoms in the sp state were selectively etched out with hydrogen atoms by chemical reactions with oxygen atomic beams.
Kanda, Kazuhiro*; Yokota, Kumiko*; Tagawa, Masahito*; Tode, Mayumi; Teraoka, Yuden; Matsui, Shinji*
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In the present study, we investigated the desorption of hydrogen from highly-hydrogenated diamond-like-carbon (DLC) films by irradiation of synchrotron radiation (SR) soft X-rays in vacuum. The irradiation of SR was carried out at BL-6 of NewSUBARU. The SR energy is ranging from infra red to soft X-ray, which was lower than 1 keV. The hydrogen content in the DLC films has been determined by Rutherford backscattering (RBS) and elastic recoil detection analysis (ERDA) techniques. Although the hydrogen content in the low-hydrogenated DLC film was independent on the soft X-ray dose, that for the high-hydrogenated DLC film decreased exponentially with the soft X-ray dose. This implies that the desorption of hydrogen takes place from the high-hydrogenated DLC films by the soft X-ray irradiation.
Kobayashi, Kensei*; Kawamoto, Yukinori*; Sarker, P. K.*; Ono, Keisuke*; Kuwahara, Hideharu*; Obayashi, Yumiko*; Kaneko, Takeo*; Mita, Hajime*; Yabuta, Hikaru*; Yoshida, Satoshi*; et al.
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Miyashita, Konan*; Okutsu, Kenichi*; Kino, Yasushi*; Nakashima, Ryota*; Yasuda, Kazuhiro*; Yamashita, Takuma*; Okada, Shinji*; Sato, Motoyasu*; Oka, Toshitaka; Kawamura, Naritoshi*; et al.
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Muon catalyzed fusion (CF) is a cyclic reaction where a negatively charged muon itself acts like a catalyst of nuclear fusion between hydrogen isotopes. In this work, we have designed the shape of the thermal shield to reduce the background noise.
Nakashima, Ryota*; Okutsu, Kenichi*; Kino, Yasushi*; Miyashita, Konan*; Yasuda, Kazuhiro*; Yamashita, Takuma*; Okada, Shinji*; Sato, Motoyasu*; Oka, Toshitaka; Kawamura, Naritoshi*; et al.
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We are developing an experimental system to measure the kinetic energy distribution of regenerated muons emitted after muon catalytic nuclear reactions. The trajectory of the regenerated muon emitted from a solid hydrogen target, and the transport efficiency of the regenerated muon and its dependence on the emitted position are calculated/discussed using SIMION code.
