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Shimomura, Koichiro*; Koda, Akihiro*; Pant, A. D.*; Natori, Hiroaki*; Fujimori, Hiroshi*; Umegaki, Izumi*; Nakamura, Jumpei*; Tampo, Motonobu*; Kawamura, Naritoshi*; Teshima, Natsuki*; et al.
Journal of Physics; Conference Series, 2462, p.012033_1 - 012033_5, 2023/03
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.2(Physics, Applied)
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measured with inelastic neutron spectroscopyYamaura, Junichi*; Hiraka, Haruhiro*; Iimura, Soshi*; Muraba, Yoshinori*; Bang, J.*; Ikeuchi, Kazuhiko*; Nakamura, Mitsutaka; Inamura, Yasuhiro; Honda, Takashi*; Hiraishi, Masatoshi*; et al.
Physical Review B, 99(22), p.220505_1 - 220505_6, 2019/06
Times Cited Count：3 Percentile：16.31(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Inelastic neutron scattering was performed for an iron-based superconductor, where most of D (deuterium) replaces oxygen, while a tiny amount goes into interstitial sites. By first-principle calculation, we characterize the interstitial sites for D (and for H slightly mixed) with four equivalent potential minima. Below the superconducting transition temperature Tc = 26 K, new excitations emerge in the range 5-15 meV, while they are absent in the reference system LaFeAsOF. The strong excitations at 14.5 meV and 11.1 meV broaden rapidly around 15 K and 20 K, respectively, where each energy becomes comparable to twice of the superconducting gap. The strong excitations are ascribed to a quantum rattling, or a band motion of hydrogen, which arises only if the number of potential minima is larger than two.
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Okuda, Tetsuji*; Hata, Hiroto*; Eto, Takahiro*; Sobaru, Shogo*; Oda, Ryosuke*; Kaji, Hiroki*; Nishina, Kosuke*; Kuwahara, Hideki*; Nakamura, Mitsutaka; Kajimoto, Ryoichi
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 85(9), p.094717_1 - 094717_6, 2016/09
Times Cited Count：5 Percentile：40.09(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Adachi, Taihei*; Ikedo, Yutaka*; Nishiyama, Kusuo*; Yabuuchi, Atsushi*; Nagatomo, Takashi*; Strasser, P.*; Ito, Takashi; Higemoto, Wataru; Kojima, Kenji*; Makimura, Shunsuke*; et al.
JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 8, p.036017_1 - 036017_4, 2015/09
Ando, Ryosuke; Abe, Teruyoshi; Nakamura, Takahisa
E-Journal of Advanced Maintenance (Internet), 6(4), p.153 - 164, 2015/02
Wall thinning of serviced carbon steel piping of the secondary cooling system after long term operation of Advanced Thermal prototype Reactor (ATR) Fugen power station has been investigated as a series of evaluation of validity and availability of utilization of serviced materials on research projects focused on aging management. Reliability of wall thinning rates of the steel piping has been examined referring the previous inspection data. Examinations also have been made on prediction of wall thinning rates, rationalization of management of pipe wall thinning and verification of countermeasures against wall thinning.
Fukuda, Yuji; Faenov, A.*; Tampo, Motonobu; Pikuz, T.*; Nakamura, Tatsufumi; Kando, Masaki; Hayashi, Yukio; Yogo, Akifumi; Sakaki, Hironao; Kameshima, Takashi*; et al.
Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science VII, p.225 - 240, 2011/05
http://www.springer.com/physics/atomic,+molecular,+optical+%26+plasma+physics/book/978-3-642-18326-3We present substantial enhancement of the accelerated ion energies up to 10-20 MeV per nucleon by utilizing the unique properties of the cluster-gas target irradiated with 40-fs laser pulses of only 150 mJ energy, corresponding to approximately tenfold increase in the ion energies compared to previous experiments using thin foil targets. A particle-in-cell simulation infers that the high energy ions are generated at the rear side of the target due to the formation of a strong dipole vortex structure in sub-critical density plasmas. The demonstrated method can be important in the development of efficient laser ion accelerators for hadron therapy and other applications.
Kuramitsu, Yasuhiro*; Nakanii, Nobuhiko*; Kondo, Kiminori; Sakawa, Yoichi*; Mori, Yoshitaka*; Miura, Eisuke*; Tsuji, Kazuki*; Kimura, Kazuya*; Fukumochi, Shuji*; Kashihara, Mamoru*; et al.
Physical Review E, 83(2), p.026401_1 - 026401_6, 2011/02
Times Cited Count：16 Percentile：65.74(Physics, Fluids & Plasmas)An energy distribution function of energetic particles in the universe or cosmic rays is well represented by a power-law spectrum, therefore, nonthermal acceleration is essential to understand the origin of cosmic rays. A possible candidate for the origin of cosmic rays is wakefield acceleration at relativistic astrophysical perpendicular shocks. Substituting an intensive laser pulse for the large amplitude light waves, we performed a model experiment of the shock environments in a laboratory plasma.
Kuramitsu, Yasuhiro*; Nakanii, Nobuhiko*; Kondo, Kiminori; Sakawa, Yoichi*; Mori, Yoshitaka*; Miura, Eisuke*; Tsuji, Kazuki*; Kimura, Kazuya*; Fukumochi, Shuji*; Kashihara, Mamoru*; et al.
Physics of Plasmas, 18(1), p.010701_1 - 010701_4, 2011/01
Times Cited Count：19 Percentile：62.41(Physics, Fluids & Plasmas)Substituting an intensive laser pulse for the large amplitude light waves, we performed a model experiment of the shock environments in a laboratory plasma. An intensive laser pulse was propagated in a plasma tube created by imploding a hollow polystyrene cylinder, as the large amplitude light waves propagated in the upstream plasma at an astrophysical shock. Nonthermal electrons were generated, and the energy distribution functions of the electrons have a power-law component with an index of 2.
Nakamura, Tatsufumi; Tampo, Motonobu; Kodama, Ryosuke*; Bulanov, S. V.; Kando, Masaki
Physics of Plasmas, 17(11), p.113107_1 - 113107_6, 2010/11
Times Cited Count：40 Percentile：81.61(Physics, Fluids & Plasmas)Interactions of high contrast laser pulses with foam-attached targets are investigated via Particle-in-Cell (PIC) simulations in order to enhance the energy coupling from laser to plasmas. A foam layer whose mass density is much lower than that of the solid state is used for controlling the plasma density distribution of the laser irradiation region with the aid of the high contrast laser pulses. The ionization process plays a role in the laser and foam interaction, which results in the formation of periodic structure of ion charge density. The bulk electrons inside the foam layer are heated by the laser pulse, which results in the generation of abundant MeV electrons and higher energy coupling from laser to plasma. These features are utilized for laser ion acceleration by using a foam-attached thin foil target. It is shown that the laser accelerated ion energy is enhanced by properly choosing the foam parameters.
Tampo, Motonobu; Awano, Shinya*; Bolton, P.; Kondo, Kiminori; Mima, Kunioki*; Mori, Yoshitaka*; Nakamura, Hirotaka*; Nakatsutsumi, Motoaki*; Stephens, R. B.*; Tanaka, Kazuo*; et al.
Physics of Plasmas, 17(7), p.073110_1 - 073110_5, 2010/07
Times Cited Count：12 Percentile：42.46(Physics, Fluids & Plasmas)Fukuda, Yuji; Faenov, A. Y.; Tampo, Motonobu; Pikuz, T. A.*; Nakamura, Tatsufumi; Kando, Masaki; Hayashi, Yukio; Yogo, Akifumi; Sakaki, Hironao; Kameshima, Takashi*; et al.
Physical Review Letters, 103(16), p.165002_1 - 165002_4, 2009/10
Times Cited Count：162 Percentile：96.67(Physics, Multidisciplinary)A new approach for accelerating ions, based on the use of a cluster-gas target and a compact ultrashort pulse laser, is presented. It is shown that ions with energy 10-20 MeV per nucleon having a small divergence (full angle) of 3.4
are generated, corresponding to an approximately tenfold increase in the ion energies compared to previous experiments using solid targets. It is inferred from a particle-in-cell code simulation that the high energy ions are generated at the rear side of the target due to the formation of a strong dipole vortex structure in near-critical density plasmas.
Fukuda, Yuji; Faenov, A. Y.; Tampo, Motonobu; Pikuz, T. A.*; Nakamura, Tatsufumi; Kando, Masaki; Hayashi, Yukio; Yogo, Akifumi; Sakaki, Hironao; Kameshima, Takashi; et al.
AIP Conference Proceedings 1153, p.85 - 93, 2009/07
When the target consists of solid-density clusters embedded in the background gas, its irradiation by high intensity laser light renders ion acceleration a truly unique property. We present that the cluster-gas target, which consists of submicron-sized clusters and background gases, irradiated by a few TW laser pulse produces high energy ions upward of the order of 10-20 MeV/n in the forward direction.
Lei, A. L.*; Cao, L. H.*; Yang, X. Q.*; Tanaka, Kazuo*; Kodama, Ryosuke*; He, X. T.*; Mima, Kunioki*; Nakamura, Tatsufumi; Norimatsu, Takayoshi*; Yu, W.*; et al.
Physics of Plasmas, 16(2), p.020702_1 - 020702_4, 2009/02
Times Cited Count：12 Percentile：42.72(Physics, Fluids & Plasmas)The fast electron propagation in an inverse cone target is investigated computationally and experimentally. Two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation shows that fast electrons with substantial numbers are generated at the outer tip of an inverse cone target irradiated by a short intense laser pulse. These electrons are guided and confined to propagate along the inverse cone wall, forming a large surface current. The experiment qualitatively verifies the guiding and confinement of the strong electron current in the wall surface. The large surface current and induced strong field s are of importance for fast ignition related research.
Nakamura, Hirotaka*; Chrisman, B.*; Tanimoto, Tsuyoshi*; Borghesi, M.*; Kondo, Kiminori; Nakatsutsumi, Motoaki*; Norimatsu, Takayoshi*; Tampo, Motonobu; Tanaka, Kazuo*; Yabuuchi, Toshinori*; et al.
Physical Review Letters, 102(4), p.045009_1 - 045009_4, 2009/01
Times Cited Count：23 Percentile：73.4(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Interactions between a relativistic-intensity laser pulse and a cone-wire target are studied by changing the focusing point of the pulse. The pulse, when focused on the sidewall of the cone, produced superthermal electrons with an energy 
10 MeV, whereas less energetic electrons 
1 MeV were produced by the pulse when focused on the cone tip. Efficient heating of the wire was indicated by significant neutron signals observed when the pulse was focused on the tip. Particle-in-cell simulation results show reduced heating of the wire due to energetic electrons produced by specularly reflected light at the sidewall.
Nakanii, Nobuhiko*; Kondo, Kiminori; Kuramitsu, Yasuhiro*; Mori, Yoshitaka*; Miura, Eisuke*; Tsuji, Kazuki*; Kimura, Kazuya*; Fukumochi, Shuji*; Kashihara, Mamoru*; Tanimoto, Tsuyoshi*; et al.
Applied Physics Letters, 93(8), p.081501_1 - 081501_3, 2008/08
Times Cited Count：4 Percentile：18.78(Physics, Applied)Energetic electrons were generated by the interaction of a high-intensity laser pulse with a plasma preformed from a hollow plastic cylinder via laser-driven implosion. The spectra of a comparatively high-density plasma had a bump around 10 MeV. Simple numerical calculations explained the spectra obtained in this experiment. This indicates that the plasma tube has sufficient potential to convert a Maxwellian spectrum to a comparatively narrow spectrum.
Nakamura, Hirotaka*; Sentoku, Yasuhiko*; Matsuoka, Takeshi*; Kondo, Kiminori; Nakatsutsumi, Motoaki*; Norimatsu, Takayoshi*; Shiraga, Hiroyuki*; Tanaka, Kazuo*; Kodama, Ryosuke*
Physical Review Letters, 100(16), p.165001_1 - 165001_4, 2008/04
Times Cited Count：15 Percentile：64.38(Physics, Multidisciplinary)We produced cylindrically imploded plasmas, which have the same density-radius product of the imploded plasma 
R with the compressed core in the fast ignition experiment and demonstrated efficient fast heating of cylindrically imploded plasmas with an ultraintense laser light. The coupling efficiency from the laser to the imploded column was 14%-21%, implying strong collimation of energetic electrons over a distance of 300 micron of the plasma. Particle-in-cell simulation shows confinement of the energetic electrons by self-generated magnetic and electrostatic fields excited along the imploded plasmas, and the efficient fast heating in the compressed region.
Miyake, Yasuhiro*; Nishiyama, Kusuo*; Kawamura, Naritoshi*; Makimura, Shunsuke*; Strasser, P.*; Shimomura, Koichiro*; Beveridge, J. L.*; Kadono, Ryosuke*; Fukuchi, Koichi*; Sato, Nobuhiko*; et al.
Physica B; Condensed Matter, 374-375, p.484 - 487, 2006/03
Times Cited Count：6 Percentile：31.27(Physics, Condensed Matter)The construction of the Materials and Life Science building was started in the beginning of the fiscal year of 2004. After commissioning of the accelerator and beam transport sections in 2008, muon beams will be available for users in 2009. In this letter, the latest construction status of the J-PARC Muon Science Facility is reported.
Miyake, Yasuhiro*; Kawamura, Naritoshi*; Makimura, Shunsuke*; Strasser, P.*; Shimomura, Koichiro*; Nishiyama, Kusuo*; Beveridge, J. L.*; Kadono, Ryosuke*; Sato, Nobuhiko*; Fukuchi, Koichi*; et al.
Nuclear Physics B; Proceedings Supplements, 149, p.393 - 395, 2005/12
The J-PARC muon science experimental area is planned to be located in the integrated building of the facility for materials and life science study. One muon target will be installed upstream of the neutron target. The main feature of the facility is introduced.
Toshiyasu, Suguro,; Notoya, Shin; Nishikawa, Yoshiaki*; Nakamura, Ryosuke*; Shibutani, Tomoki; Kuroha, Mitsuhiko; Kamei, Gento
JNC TN8430 2004-004, 27 Pages, 2005/01
JNC-TN8430-2004-004.pdf:1.03MB
In terms of safety assessment of TRU waste disposal, data on plutonium sorption on cementitious materials have been obtained by means of a static batch-type experiment. Because the repository condition will be reducing and be affected by considerable amount of nitrate, the authors carried out the experiments using ordinary portland cement (OPC) under the reducing (Na
SO
as added as reductant) and anoxic condition (O 
1ppm) and solution of 0 to 0.5 M NaNO. Other experimental conditions are : liquid/solid (L/S) ratios ; 100 and 1000 mL g
, Initially aaded plutonium; 2.84
10
M, Temperature; 25
5C and Reaction times; 7, 14 and 28 days. The experimental results suggest that distribution coefficient (
) ranges 50 to 1000 mL g in case of L/S=100mL g. Similarly the ranges, 100 to 10000 mL g at L/S=1000mL g. These values tend to increase with lapsing reaction time. On the basis of these results, we recommend 50mL g as a conservative value of plutonium on OPC in a TRU waste repository condition.
Fukuda, Yuji; Faenov, A. Y.; Tampo, Motonobu; Yogo, Akifumi; Pikuz, T. A.*; Kando, Masaki; Kotaki, Hideyuki; Daito, Izuru; Hayashi, Yukio; Kawase, Keigo; et al.
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A near-critical plasma cloud embedded in an underdense plasma, created by the interaction of laser prepulses with the cluster-gas target, is irradiated by the high-repetition laser pulses. Through a shadowgraphy, observed is a 3-mm long stable channel formation, from which high energy ions, accelerated up to 10 MeV/n in the laser propagation direction, are detected in a stack of plastic nuclear track detectors.