Structural investigation of borosilicate glasses by using XAFS measurement in soft X-ray region, 5 (Joint research)

Nagai, Takayuki; Aoyama, Yusuke; Okamoto, Yoshihiro; Shibata, Daisuke*; Asakura, Kiyotaka*; Hasegawa, Takehiko*; Sato, Seiichi*; Fukaya, Akane*; Kikuchi, Tetsuya*; Hatakeyama, Kiyoshi*

JAEA-Research 2025-009, 122 Pages, 2025/11

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XAFS measurements in the soft X-ray region are suitable for evaluating the chemical state of the surface layer of a measurement sample because the X-ray transmittance is low. This study measured the K-edges of the glass-forming elements boron (B), oxygen (O), sodium (Na), and silicon (Si), as well as the L-edge of the waste component cerium (Ce), to verify the differences between the coagulated layer and the inside of simulated waste glasses made from raw glass compositions with increased alumina concentration. As a result, from the B K-edge XANES spectra, the proportion of B-O tetracoordinate sp structures (BO) on the surface layer of the coagulated glass samples was higher than that on the cut surface inside the glass samples. On the other hand, the O K-edge XANES spectra showed differences by measuring points for each glass sample, but the trends of those differences varied between the glass samples. The reason is that the molten raw glass with increased alumina concentration has a high viscosity, making it impossible to produce waste glasses with a uniform composition. The Na and Si K-edge spectra showed no differences between the coagulated layer and the inside of glass samples. In addition, the Ce L-edge XANES spectra confirmed that the Ce valence in the coagulated layer of glass samples was more oxidized compared to that in the inside of glass samples.

A Study of evaluation method for buffer material erosion in vertical in-hole emplacement

Kikuchi, Hirohito*; Uda, Toshiaki*; Hayashi, Daisuke*; Emori, Minoru*; Kimura, Shun

Genshiryoku Bakkuendo Kenkyu (CD-ROM), 31(1), p.11 - 20, 2024/06

https://doi.org/10.3327/jnuce.31.1_11

no abstracts in English

Recent update of AMATERAS; A Cold-neutron disk-chopper spectrometer

Nakajima, Kenji; Kawamura, Seiko; Kofu, Maiko; Murai, Naoki; Inamura, Yasuhiro; Kikuchi, Tatsuya*; Wakai, Daisuke*

JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 33, p.011089_1 - 011089_7, 2021/03

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSCP.33.011089

The recent update of AMATERAS, a cold-neutron disk-chopper spectrometer at Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC), is reported. AMATERAS has been operating for a decade. Since 2017, some updates have been done or are underway, which include installing new detectors, replacing the vacuum system of the scattering chamber, and other works. We are also working on the re-investigation of the resolution function. Demonstration measurements were carried out at 1MW test operations done in 2018 and 2019. Plans of upgrading the spectrometer are currently being considered.

Interfacial ferromagnetism and atomic structures in high-temperature grown FeO/Pt/FeO epitaxial trilayers

Kikkawa, Takashi*; Suzuki, Motohiro*; Ramos, R.*; Aguirre, M. H.*; Okabayashi, Jun*; Uchida, Kenichi*; Lucas, I.*; Anadn, A.*; Kikuchi, Daisuke*; Algarabel, P. A.*; et al.

Journal of Applied Physics, 126(14), p.143903_1 - 143903_11, 2019/10

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5125761

Recent issues encountered by AMATERAS; A Cold-neutron disk-chopper spectrometer

Nakajima, Kenji; Kawamura, Seiko; Kikuchi, Tatsuya*; Kofu, Maiko; Kawakita, Yukinobu; Inamura, Yasuhiro; Kambara, Wataru*; Aoyama, Kazuhiro*; Wakai, Daisuke*; Harada, Masahide; et al.

Journal of Physics; Conference Series, 1021(1), p.012031_1 - 012031_5, 2018/06

https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1021/1/012031

Enhancement of spin-Seebeck effect by inserting ultra-thin FeCu interlayer

Kikuchi, Daisuke*; Ishida, Masahiko*; Uchida, Kenichi*; Qiu, Z.*; Murakami, T.*; Saito, Eiji

Applied Physics Letters, 106(8), p.082401_1 - 082401_4, 2015/02

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4913531

Performance evaluation of the European Committee Standardization Method EN1785 for the detection of irradiated processed food

Tsutsumi, Tomoaki*; Adachi, Rika*; Takatsuki, Satoshi*; Nei, Daisuke*; Kameya, Hiromi*; Todoriki, Setsuko*; Kikuchi, Masahiro; Kobayashi, Yasuhiko; Matsuda, Rieko*; Teshima, Reiko*

Shokuhin Shosha, 49(1), p.9 - 15, 2014/12

https://doi.org/10.5986/jrafi.49.9

no abstracts in English

Azimuthal correlations of electrons from heavy-flavor decay with hadrons in and Au+Au collisions at = 200 GeV

Adare, A.*; Afanasiev, S.*; Aidala, C.*; Ajitanand, N. N.*; Akiba, Yasuyuki*; Al-Bataineh, H.*; Alexander, J.*; Aoki, Kazuya*; Aphecetche, L.*; Aramaki, Y.*; et al.

Physical Review C, 83(4), p.044912_1 - 044912_16, 2011/04

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.83.044912

Measurements of electrons from the decay of open-heavy-flavor mesons have shown that the yields are suppressed in Au+Au collisions compared to expectations from binary-scaled collisions. Here we extend these studies to two particle correlations where one particle is an electron from the decay of a heavy flavor meson and the other is a charged hadron from either the decay of the heavy meson or from jet fragmentation. These measurements provide more detailed information about the interaction between heavy quarks and the quark-gluon matter. We find the away-side-jet shape and yield to be modified in Au+Au collisions compared to collisions.

Relaxation behaviour and dose dependence of radiation induced radicals in irradiated mango

Kameya, Hiromi*; Kakita, Daisuke*; Kaimori, Yoshihiko*; Kikuchi, Masahiro; Kobayashi, Yasuhiko; Ukai, Mitsuko*; Shimoyama, Yuhei

Radioisotopes, 59(10), p.607 - 614, 2010/10

https://doi.org/10.3769/radioisotopes.59.607

Mangoes are imported to Japan after treated with hot water. Recently, irradiated mangoes imported to U. S. are widely used. This paper reports on the ESR method for analyzing the radiation induced radicals of irradiated mangoes. Upon the ray irradiation, a strong signal peak in the flesh and skin of mangoes was observed at = 2.004. This singlet peak may be attributed to organic free radicals. The ESR spectra of the flesh and skin of mangoes showed the radiation induced radicals due to cellulose by irradiation over 12 kGy. The relaxation time (T1 and T2) of the singlet signal were calculated. T2 showed dose response according to increasing the irradiation dose levels, while T1 was almost constant. The value of (T1T2)1/2 showed the dependence of irradiation dose level.

Microscopic study of antiferromagnetic ground state and possible high-field ordered state in CeOsSb using muon spin rotation and relaxation

Ito, Takashi; Higemoto, Wataru; Oishi, Kazuki*; Sato, Kazuhiko*; Aoki, Yuji*; Toda, Shizuka*; Kikuchi, Daisuke*; Sato, Hideyuki*; Baines, C.*

Physical Review B, 82(1), p.014420_1 - 014420_8, 2010/07

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.82.014420

An antiferromagnetic (AFM) ground state and a possible high-field ordered state in magnetic fields T of a filled-skutterudite compound CeOsSb were investigated by the muon spin rotation and relaxation method. In a zero applied field, a spontaneous local filed due to the weak AFM ordering was observed below 1.6 K. The magnetic volume fraction gradually increases below 1.6 K with decreasing temperature, suggesting that this phase is sensitive to sample quality. The magnitude of the ordered dipole moment in the AFM state was estimated to be in the range from 0.11 to 0.17 /Ce at 0.1 K. In a field of 2 T applied along the [001] direction, clear anomalies in the muon Knight shift and line width were observed at 1.5 K, consistent with the phase transition scenario into the high-field ordered state suggested from specific heat, resistivity, elastic, and NMR anomalies.