Design study of compact medical accelerator using superconducting rf quadrupole for boron neutron capture therapy

Katayama, Ryo*; Kako, Eiji*; Yamaguchi, Seiya*; Michizono, Shinichiro*; Umemori, Kensei*; Kondo, Yasuhiro

Physical Review Accelerators and Beams (Internet), 25(2), p.021601_1 - 021601_18, 2022/02

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.25.021601

We investigated the feasibility on the application of a superconducting radio frequency (SRF) niobium cavity to an accelerator-based neutron source for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). This paper presents a first feasibility study on the application of a SRF niobium cavity to an accelerator-based neutron source for BNCT, assuming that a superconducting radio frequency quadrupole (SC-RFQ) composed of pure bulk niobium at 4.2 K accelerates the proton/deuteron beams to a beryllium or lithium target for the neutron production of BNCT. We evaluated the feasibility on the following three criteria: comparison of the cooling capacity of the refrigerator to the amount of heat, power consumption of AC, and size of the BNCT system. This study demonstrated that the application of the SRF cavity for the rf-linac-based neutron source of BNCT is feasible, and the 2.5 MeV deuteron SC-RFQ and lithium target system is the optimum.

The Laser and optical system for the RIBF-PALIS experiment

Sonoda, Tetsu*; Iimura, Hideki; Reponen, M.*; Wada, Michiharu*; Katayama, Ichiro*; Sonnenschein, V.*; Takamatsu, Takahide*; Tomita, Hideki*; Kojima, Takao*

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 877, p.118 - 123, 2018/01

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.09.055

In order to produce low-energy RI beams at RIKEN RIBF, a laser ion source, PALIS, is under construction. This ion source is based on resonance ionization of RI atoms captured in Ar gas. Because the ion source is located 70m away from lasers, we have developed an optical system for laser beam transport. This system can be controlled remotely when the ion source is not accessible because of high radiation level. The position of laser beam after transport is reasonably stable, and the transport efficiency is about 50%.

Mechanical properties of full austenitic welding joint at cryogenic temperature for the ITER toroidal field coil structure

Iguchi, Masahide; Saito, Toru; Kawano, Katsumi; Chida, Yutaka; Nakajima, Hideo; Ogawa, Tsuyoshi*; Katayama, Yoshinori*; Ogata, Hiroshige*; Minemura, Toshiyuki*; Tokai, Daisuke*; et al.

Fusion Engineering and Design, 88(9-10), p.2520 - 2524, 2013/10

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2013.02.165

ITER TFC structures are large welding structures made of heavy thick stainless steels. JAEA plans to apply narrow gap TIG welding with FMYJJ1 which is full austenitic stainless filler material to manufacture TFC structure. FMYJJ1 is specified in "Codes for Fusion Facilities -Rules on Superconducting Magnet Structure (2008)". In order to evaluate effect of base material combinations and thickness of welded joint on tensile properties at 4 K, tensile tests were conducted at 4 K by using tensile specimens taken from 40 mm thickness weld joints of four combinations and 200 mm thickness ones of two combinations of base materials. These weld joints were manufactured by one side narrow gap TIG welding with FMYJJ1. As the results, it was confirmed that yield and tensile strengths of welded joint at 4K were decreased with decreasing of nitrogen of base material, and there were no large distribution of strengths at 4 K along the thickness of welded joints of 200 mm thickness.

Low-background prebunching system for heavy-ion beams at the Tokai radioactive ion accelerator complex

Okada, Masashi*; Niki, Kazuaki*; Hirayama, Yoshikazu*; Imai, Nobuaki*; Ishiyama, Hironobu*; Jeong, S. C.*; Katayama, Ichiro*; Miyatake, Hiroari*; Oyaizu, Mitsuhiro*; Watanabe, Yutaka*; et al.

Physical Review Special Topics; Accelerators and Beams, 15(3), p.030101_1 - 030101_10, 2012/03

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.15.030101

Precise structural analyses of advanced materials under high-pressure and high-temperature

Yoshiasa, Akira*; Murai, Keiichiro*; Arima, Hiroshi*; Katayama, Yoshinori

International Journal of Modern Physics B, 25(31), p.4159 - 4162, 2011/12

https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217979211066489

Precise structure analyses of advanced materials under pressure were performed using each advantage of X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) and diffraction methods. Measurements were performed in-situ under pressure and temperature using a large-volume multi-anvil pressure apparatus and synchrotron radiation. XAFS spectra are useful for phase study under high temperature and high pressure. The XAFS Debye-Waller factor provides anharmonic effective pair potential with a pressure-dependent and temperature-independent shape. The phonon energies and anharmonicity are affected largely by the change in local structure and bonding character.

Simple and rapid determination methods for low-level radioactive wastes generated from nuclear research facilities (Guidelines for determination of radioactive waste samples)

Kameo, Yutaka; Shimada, Asako; Ishimori, Kenichiro; Haraga, Tomoko; Katayama, Atsushi; Hoshi, Akiko; Nakashima, Mikio

JAEA-Technology 2009-051, 81 Pages, 2009/10

JAEA-Technology-2009-051.pdf:3.6MB

Simple and rapid determination methods were developed for an evaluation of important nuclides, U, and Th in wastes generated from research facilities at Nuclear Science Research Institute and Oarai Research and Development Center. The present methods were assumed to apply to solidified products made from miscellaneous wastes by plasma melting at the Advanced Volume Reduction Facilities. In order to reduce costs of radiochemical analysis and to establish a routine analytical system, counting efficiency of non-destructive -ray measurements was improved, and times for pretreatment of solidified product samples and subsequent radiochemical separations were shortened. In addition to this, rapid and high sensitive detection methods were developed for a determination of long-lived nuclides. The present paper describes guidelines for the determination of radionuclides in the low-level radioactive wastes by using the present simple and rapid methods.

On-line diffusion tracing in Li ionic conductors by the short-lived radioactive beam of Li

Jeong, S.-C.*; Katayama, Ichiro*; Kawakami, Hirokane*; Watanabe, Yutaka*; Ishiyama, Hironobu*; Imai, Nobuaki*; Hirayama, Yoshikazu*; Miyatake, Hiroari; Sataka, Masao; Sugai, Hiroyuki; et al.

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 47(8), p.6413 - 6415, 2008/08

https://doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.47.6413

A non-destructive and on-line diffusion tracing in Li ionic conductors has been demonstrated. As a tracer, pulsed beam of Li was implanted into LiGa. By analyzing the time dependent yield of the -particles decaying from Li, diffusion coefficients were extracted with a high accuracy. The ordering of Li vacancies in the Li-deficient phase of LiGa was observed for the first time in terms of the Li diffusion.

Diffusion of Li short-lived radiotracer in Li ionic conductors of NaTl-type intermetallic compounds

Sugai, Hiroyuki; Sataka, Masao; Okayasu, Satoru; Ichikawa, Shinichi; Nishio, Katsuhisa; Mitsuoka, Shinichi; Nakanoya, Takamitsu; Osa, Akihiko; Sato, Tetsuya; Hashimoto, Takashi; et al.

Defect and Diffusion Forum, 273-276, p.667 - 672, 2008/00

A New measurement of the Li(,n)B reaction for astrophysical interest

Das, S. K.*; Fukuda, Tomokazu*; Mizoi, Yutaka*; Ishiyama, Hironobu*; Miyatake, Hiroari*; Watanabe, Yutaka*; Hirayama, Yoshikazu*; Tanaka, Masahiko*; Yoshikawa, Nobuharu*; Jeong, S.-C.*; et al.

AIP Conference Proceedings 847, p.374 - 376, 2006/07

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2234430

no abstracts in English

Pressure dependence of local structure in liquid carbon disulfide

Yamamoto, Sekika*; Ishibashi, Yasuhiko*; Inamura, Yasuhiro; Katayama, Yoshinori; Mishina, Tomobumi*; Nakahara, Junichiro*

Journal of Chemical Physics, 124(14), p.144511_1 - 144511_5, 2006/04

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2185094

High pressure X-ray diffraction measurements on liquid carbon disulfide up to 1.2 GPa are performed by using an energy dispersion method. The results are compared with a molecular dynamics calculation with usual Lennard-Jones potential. They give very good agreement for all pressures measured. It becomes clear that the liquid structure changes like hard core liquid up to the pressure just below crystallizing point. The relation between structural change and optical response at high pressure is discussed.