Spatial polarization distribution measurements of gamma rays produced by inverse Compton scattering

Yang, Y.*; Taira, Yoshitaka*; Shizuma, Toshiyuki*; Omer, M.

Proceedings of 16th International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC25) (Internet), p.194 - 196, 2025/11

https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2025-MOPB063

Circular polarization measurement for individual gamma rays in capture reactions with intense pulsed neutrons

Endo, Shunsuke; Abe, Ryota*; Fujioka, Hiroyuki*; Ino, Takashi*; Iwamoto, Osamu; Iwamoto, Nobuyuki; Kawamura, Shiori*; Kimura, Atsushi; Kitaguchi, Masaaki*; Kobayashi, Ryuju*; et al.

European Physical Journal A, 60(8), p.166_1 - 166_10, 2024/08

https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-024-01392-6

Measurement of the spatial polarization distribution of circularly polarized gamma rays produced by inverse Compton scattering

Taira, Yoshitaka*; Endo, Shunsuke; Kawamura, Shiori*; Nambu, Taro*; Okuizumi, Mao*; Shizuma, Toshiyuki*; Omer, M.; Zen, H.*; Okano, Yasuaki*; Kitaguchi, Masaaki*

Physical Review A, 107(6), p.063503_1 - 063503_10, 2023/06

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.107.063503

no abstracts in English

Visualizing cation vacancies in Ce:GdAlGaO scintillators by gamma-ray-induced positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

Fujimori, Kosuke*; Kitaura, Mamoru*; Taira, Yoshitaka*; Fujimoto, Masaki*; Zen, H.*; Watanabe, Shinta*; Kamada, Kei*; Okano, Yasuaki*; Kato, Masahiro*; Hosaka, Masahito*; et al.

Applied Physics Express, 13(8), p.085505_1 - 085505_4, 2020/08

https://doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/aba0dd

To clarify the existence of cation vacancies in Ce-doped GdAlGaO (Ce:GAGG) scintillators, we performed gamma-ray-induced positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (GiPALS). GiPAL spectra of GAGG and Ce:GAGG comprised two exponential decay components, which were assigned to positron annihilation at bulk and defect states. By an analogy with Ce:YAlO, the defect-related component was attributed to Al/Ga-O divacancy complexes. This component was weaker for Ce, Mg:GAGG, which correlated with the suppression of shallow electron traps responsible for phosphorescence. Oxygen vacancies were charge compensators for Al/Ga vacancies. The lifetime of the defect-related component was significantly changed by Mg co-doping. This was understood by considering aggregates of Mg ions at Al/Ga sites with oxygen vacancies, which resulted in the formation of vacancy clusters.

Development of gamma-ray induced positron annihilation spectroscopy

Taira, Yoshitaka*; Sugita, Kento*; Okano, Yasuaki*; Fujimoto, Masaki*; Hirade, Tetsuya

no journal, , 

Positron annihilation spectroscopy is a powerful analytical method that can observe single-atom vacant defects in crystals and micro voids in insulating materials. UVSOR-III installed at the Institute of Molecular Science is promoting the development and user use of Gamma-ray induced positron annihilation spectroscopy (GiPAS) by ultrashort pulse gamma rays. Since the ultrashort pulse gamma rays generate positrons inside the material by pair production, positron annihilation experiments of bulk materials with a thickness of several cm can be performed non-destructively. We have succeeded in the generation of ultrashort pulse gamma rays and positron annihilation experiments such as the lifetime measurement and the positron age-momentum correlation measurement.

Investigating effects of coaxial HPGe detector structure on the measurement of LCS -ray beam

Omer, M.; Shizuma, Toshiyuki*; Koizumi, Mitsuo; Hajima, Ryoichi*; Zen, H.*; Taira, Yoshitaka*

no journal, , 

Cryogenic transmission nuclear resonance fluorescence using laser Compton scattering gamma rays

Shizuma, Toshiyuki*; Omer, M.; Hajima, Ryoichi*; Koizumi, Mitsuo; Zen, H.*; Ogaki, Hideaki*; Taira, Yoshitaka*

no journal, , 

Origin of phosphorescence in Ce:GdAlGaO crystals revealed by gamma-ray induced positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

Fujimori, Kosuke*; Kitaura, Mamoru*; Taira, Yoshitaka*; Fujimoto, Masaki*; Zen, H.*; Hirade, Tetsuya; Kamada, Kei*; Watanabe, Shinta*; Onishi, Akimasa*

no journal, , 

We generated high-energy pulsed gamma rays by the vertical collision of an ultrashort pulse laser and electron beam. In this study, we investigated the vacancy-type defects present in the crystals of GAGG(GdAlGaO), GAGG: Ce and GAGG: Ce, Mg by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy using the high-energy gamma rays. The lifetime of the defect-related component was significantly changed by Mg co-doping. This indicates that the Al/Ga vacancies disappear. This fact corresponds well with the suppression of the phosphorescence component and is an important result showing that the Mg co-doping is effective in suppressing the shallow electron capture center.

Energy tunable polarized MeV gamma-ray sources at UVSOR

Taira, Yoshitaka*; Yang, Y.*; Shizuma, Toshiyuki*; Omer, M.

no journal, , 

Gamma ray induced positron annihilation spectroscopy at UVSOR-III BL1U

Taira, Yoshitaka*; Okano, Yasuaki*; Hirade, Tetsuya

no journal, , 

We are developing gamma-ray-induced positron annihilation spectroscopy (GiPAS) using ultra-short pulsed gamma rays at the UVSOR synchrotron facility in Japan. The gamma rays with the pulse width of picosecond range are generated by 90-degree inverse Compton scattering between a 750 MeV electron beam and an 800 nm laser. As the energy of the gamma rays is 6.6 MeV, gamma-ray irradiation produces positrons by pair production inside the material. Generated positrons localize on atomic-scale defects in solid crystals, such as vacancies, dislocations, and vacancy clusters. Positronium, the bound state of an electron-positron pair, localizes in vacant space caused by the free volume in polymers. Therefore, positrons are excellent probes of the nanostructure of these materials. Furthermore, the circularly polarized gamma rays generated by a circularly polarized laser can produce spin polarized positrons. The spin polarized positrons provide additional information about the electron spins around defects. GiPAS is currently available for users in UVSOR-III.