Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex, 2; Neutron scattering instruments

Nakajima, Kenji; Kawakita, Yukinobu; Ito, Shinichi*; Abe, Jun*; Aizawa, Kazuya; Aoki, Hiroyuki; Endo, Hitoshi*; Fujita, Masaki*; Funakoshi, Kenichi*; Gong, W.*; et al.

Quantum Beam Science (Internet), 1(3), p.9_1 - 9_59, 2017/12

https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs1030009

The neutron instruments suite, installed at the spallation neutron source of the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC), is reviewed. MLF has 23 neutron beam ports and 21 instruments are in operation for user programs or are under commissioning. A unique and challenging instrumental suite in MLF has been realized via combination of a high-performance neutron source, optimized for neutron scattering, and unique instruments using cutting-edge technologies. All instruments are/will serve in world-leading investigations in a broad range of fields, from fundamental physics to industrial applications. In this review, overviews, characteristic features, and typical applications of the individual instruments are mentioned.

SENJU; A New time-of-flight single-crystal neutron diffractometer at J-PARC

Ohara, Takashi; Kiyanagi, Ryoji; Oikawa, Kenichi; Kaneko, Koji; Kawasaki, Takuro; Tamura, Itaru; Nakao, Akiko*; Hanashima, Takayasu*; Munakata, Koji*; Moyoshi, Taketo*; et al.

Journal of Applied Crystallography, 49(1), p.120 - 127, 2016/02

https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576715022943

Instrument design and performance evaluation of a new single crystal neutron diffractometer SENJU at J-PARC

Oikawa, Kenichi; Kawasaki, Takuro; Ohara, Takashi; Kiyanagi, Ryoji; Kaneko, Koji; Tamura, Itaru; Nakamura, Tatsuya; Harada, Masahide; Nakao, Akiko*; Hanashima, Takayasu*; et al.

JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 1, p.014013_1 - 014013_5, 2014/03

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSCP.1.014013

A new single crystal time-of-flight neutron diffractometer has been installed at BL18 of the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility of J-PARC. The diffractometer "SENJU" was designed for precise crystal and magnetic structure analyses using a small crystal less than 1.0 mm under multiple extreme environments such as low-temperature and high-magnetic field. The first neutron beam was delivered to the sample position on March 5, 2012. Subsequently, the hardware and software of SENJU have been checked and confirmed that they worked fine. At the same time, diffraction experiments of several organic and inorganic crystals have been done using NaCl, C12A7, and so on. In these measurements, Bragg reflections in the high-Q region (d-spacing 0.5 ) were clearly observed and analyzed successfully. In this presentation, we will show the instrument design and performance evaluation of SENJU in detail.

Application of magnetic Compton scattering for spin-specific magnetic hysteresis measurement

Agui, Akane; Sakurai, Hiroshi*; Tamura, Takuro*; Kurachi, Toshitaka*; Tanaka, Masahito*; Adachi, Hiromichi*; Kawata, Hiroshi*

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 17(3), p.321 - 324, 2010/05

https://doi.org/10.1107/S090904951000292X

An application of magnetic Compton scattering as a new tool to measure a spin-specific magnetic hysteresis loop was introduced and demonstrated its validity. The applied magnetic field dependence of the integrated intensity of magnetic Compton scattering spectra was interpreted as the spin-specific hysteresis in this study.

Characterization of homoionic Fe-type montmorillonite; Potential chemical species of iron contaminant

Kozai, Naofumi; Inada, Koichi*; Adachi, Yoshifusa*; Kawamura, Sachi*; Kashimoto, Yusuke*; Kozaki, Tamotsu*; Sato, Seichi*; Onuki, Toshihiko; Sakai, Takuro; Sato, Takahiro; et al.

Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 180(8), p.2279 - 2289, 2007/08

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2007.06.002

Fe-montmorillonite with Fe ions occupying cation exchange sites is an ideal transformation product in bentonite buffer material. We previously prepared a Fe-montmorillonite sample using a FeCl solution under an inert gas condition. This study attempted to determine the potential contaminant iron chemical species in the sample. It was found that a small amount of Cl ions remained dispersed throughout the sample. The Cl ion retention may be due to the adsorption of FeCl in the initial FeCl solution and the subsequent containment of the Cl ions that are dissociated from the FeCl during excess salt removal treatment. The latter may be explained by the slow release of the remaining Cl ions from the collapsed interlayer of the montmorillonite or the transformation of a minor fraction of the remaining FeCl to iron (III) hydroxide chloride complexes having low solubility.

ITER engineering design

Shimomura, Yasuo; Tsunematsu, Toshihide; Yamamoto, Shin; Maruyama, So; Mizoguchi, Tadanori*; Takahashi, Yoshikazu; Yoshida, Kiyoshi; Kitamura, Kazunori*; Ioki, Kimihiro*; Inoue, Takashi; et al.

Purazuma, Kaku Yugo Gakkai-Shi, 78(Suppl.), 224 Pages, 2002/01

http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/40004988703

no abstracts in English

Construction of a new single crystal neutron diffractometer "SENJU" at J-PARC

Oikawa, Kenichi; Tamura, Itaru; Ohara, Takashi; Kaneko, Koji; Kawasaki, Takuro; Nakamura, Tatsuya; Sakasai, Kaoru; Arai, Masatoshi; Kimura, Hiroyuki*; Kiyanagi, Ryoji*; et al.

no journal, , 

A new single crystal diffractometer SENJU is currently under construction in the MLF BL18 at J-PARC. SENJU is designed to collect diffraction data by use of a laboratory XRD specimen size, and aimed for a precise structure analysis under combined environmental conditions. Very wide variety of experiments will be performed, such as low-temperature, under magnetic field, high pressure, and so on. As for the most important component, detector system, is improved and optimized version of that of the iBIX system which is currently working well. The construction of SENJU will be completed in March 2011, and the instrument will be received the first neutron before summer maintenance period of 2011.

A New single crystal neutron diffractometer SENJU at J-PARC

Oikawa, Kenichi; Kaneko, Koji; Tamura, Itaru; Ohara, Takashi; Kawasaki, Takuro; Kimura, Hiroyuki*; Noda, Yukio*; Takahashi, Miwako*; Kiyotani, Tamiko*; Kiyanagi, Ryoji*; et al.

no journal, , 

A new single crystal neutron diffractometer SENJU is now under construction at a high pace in MLF at J-PARC. SENJU will realize precise structure analysis under the combined extreme conditions such as high-magnetic field and low temperature. The construction will be completed at the end of 2010 fiscal year, and has aimed at the first beam acceptance before the summer of 2011. In the presentation, detailed instrument specs will be introduced, and a concrete sample environment etc. will be described.

Current status of structure analyses on SENJU

Kiyanagi, Ryoji; Ohara, Takashi*; Kawasaki, Takuro; Oikawa, Kenichi; Tamura, Itaru; Kaneko, Koji; Nakao, Akiko*; Hanashima, Takayasu*; Munakata, Koji*; Kimura, Hiroyuki*; et al.

no journal, , 

no abstracts in English

Development of a new TOF single crystal diffractometer SENJU at J-PARC

Ohara, Takashi; Kiyanagi, Ryoji; Kawasaki, Takuro; Oikawa, Kenichi; Kaneko, Koji; Tamura, Itaru; Nakao, Akiko*; Hanashima, Takayasu*; Munakata, Koji*; Kimura, Hiroyuki*; et al.

no journal, , 

SENJU is a new single crystal time-of-flight neutron diffractometer installed at BL18 of J-PARC. SENJU is designed for precise crystal and magnetic structure analyses under multiple extreme environments such as low-temperature, high-pressure and high-magnetic field, and also designed for diffraction measurements of small single crystals less than 1.0 mm in volume. We have successfully achieved structure analysis of a laboratory X-ray size (0.1 mm) single organic crystal, measurement and visualization of a complex-shape diffuse scattering pattern and measurement of higher order magnetic reflections in high-Q region (Q16 ) by using SENJU. Those results show that the performance of SENJU is as we expected.