Study of the analyzer crystals for use in the near-backscattering spectrometer DNA at J-PARC

Takahashi, Nobuaki; Shibata, Kaoru; Sato, Taku*; Kawakita, Yukinobu*; Tsukushi, Itaru*; Metoki, Naoto; Nakajima, Kenji; Arai, Masatoshi

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 600(1), p.91 - 93, 2009/02

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.11.057

A time-of-flight crystal-analyzer neutron inelastic scattering spectrometer DNA has been proposed to construct in the MLF of J-PARC. DNA has been designed to have three crystal analyzers, PG(002), Ge(311) and Si(111) at near-backscattering configurations to study dynamics of biomolecules and proteins in wide energy and momentum transfer ranges. In order to develop the Ge(311) analyzer-crystals we have performed neutron beam experiments to check rocking curves on two candidates, i.e., (a) thick hot-pressed wafers and (b) stacked number of thin as-cut wafers, at the MUSASI port, which is a triple-axis instrument, located on the T2 beam line at the JRR-3M guide hall, Tokai, Japan.

Hydration-coupled protein boson peak measured by incoherent neutron scattering

Nakagawa, Hiroshi; Kataoka, Mikio*; Jochi, Yasumasa*; Kitao, Akio*; Shibata, Kaoru; Tokuhisa, Atsushi*; Tsukushi, Itaru*; Go, Nobuhiro

Physica B; Condensed Matter, 385-386(2), p.871 - 873, 2006/11

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2006.05.130

The boson peak of a protein was examined in relation to hydration using staphylococcal nuclease. Although the boson peak is commonly observed in synthetic polymers, glassy materials and amorphous materials, the origin of the boson peak is not fully understood. The motions that contribute to the peak are harmonic vibrations. Upon hydration the peak frequency shifts to a higher frequency and the effective force constant of the vibration increases at low temperatures, suggesting that the protein energy surface is modified. Hydration of the protein leads to a more rugged surface and the vibrational motions are trapped within the local minimum at cryogenic temperatures. The origin of the protein boson peak may be related to this rugged energy surface.

Study of the instrumental detailed design on near-backscattering spectrometers DNA

Shibata, Kaoru; Takahashi, Nobuaki; Sato, Taku*; Kawakita, Yukinobu*; Tsukushi, Itaru*; Nakagawa, Hiroshi; Fujiwara, Satoru; Nakajima, Kenji; Arai, Masatoshi

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Potential of 1 micro-eV energy resolution of the Si-analyzer backscattering spectrometer DNA at the spallation neutron source J-PARC

Takahashi, Nobuaki; Shibata, Kaoru; Sato, Taku*; Kawakita, Yukinobu*; Tsukushi, Itaru*; Nakajima, Kenji; Arai, Masatoshi

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A time-of-flight Si-analyzer backscattering spectrometer (BSS) DNA is proposed for construction in the Materials and Life Science Facility (MLF) of Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC) located in Tokai, Ibaraki, Japan. Four crystal analyzer sets, namely Si(111), Si(311), PG(002) and Ge(311) had been planned to be mounted on it in near-backscattering configurations in two evacuated tanks in order to cover wide energy and momentum transfer ranges that suit research on the dynamics of bio-molecules and proteins. After extensive discussion with instrument scientists of BSSs as well as biophysicists in the committee the highest energy resolution option provided by the Si analyzer came to the highest priority. Therefore the design of the DNA has been rather simplified. Si(111) and Si(311) analyzers will be mounted in a vacuum vessel putting at 43 m away from a coupled moderator to enjoy the highest peak intensity around several meV, which is the elastic energies of the Si analyzers, among three moderators of JSNS, namely the coupled, a decoupled and a decoupled-poison. Because the pulse time-width of the coupled moderator is the widest of the three, it is designed to utilize a pulse-shaping device, which is high speed counter rotating disc choppers, on the beamline staying as far away from the sample position as possible to narrow the time-width. In this paper we will present the conceptual design and the expected performance of the pulse-shape short-flight-length BSS DNA. The obtainable performance will be compared with BSSs at reactor sources as well as a decoupled-poisoned-moderator-source long-flight-length BSS at a spallation neutron source.

Study of thermal diffuse scattering from single crystal in near-backscattering TOF neutron diffraction

Shibata, Kaoru; Takahashi, Nobuaki; Tsukushi, Itaru*; Kawakita, Yukinobu*; Sato, Taku*; Nakajima, Kenji; Arai, Masatoshi

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We will report the experimental results of thermal diffuse scattering (TDS) which occurs close to the Bragg reflections in time-of-flight neutron diffraction. We measured the thermal diffuse scatterings around some analyzer crystals Bragg peaks; pyrolitic graphite PG(002), perfect silicon Si(111) and natural green mica: Mica(006).

Si backscattering spectrometer at the pulsed neutron source of J-PARC

Takahashi, Nobuaki; Shibata, Kaoru; Kawakita, Yukinobu*; Sato, Taku*; Tsukushi, Itaru*; Nakagawa, Hiroshi; Fujiwara, Satoru; Nakajima, Kenji; Arai, Masatoshi

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The Present status of the near backscattering Si crystal analyzer spectrometer DNA at the J-PARC pulsed neutron source

Shibata, Kaoru; Takahashi, Nobuaki; Nakagawa, Hiroshi; Fujiwara, Satoru; Nakajima, Kenji; Arai, Masatoshi; Kawakita, Yukinobu*; Sato, Taku*; Tsukushi, Itaru*

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In the pulsed neutron source of the Material and Life Science Facility (MLF) at J-PARC, we are planning and partially beginning the construction of the near backscattering Si crystal analyzer spectrometer DNA. This is the spectrometer to cover the area of the micro-eV energy range in the several spectrometers which are in the construction or planned the construction in MLF. We will report the present status of the specification of spectrometer and the construction plan.

Chopper system of DNA; A Si backscattering spectrometer at pulsed neutron source of J-PARC

Takahashi, Nobuaki; Shibata, Kaoru; Nakajima, Kenji; Arai, Masatoshi; Kawakita, Yukinobu*; Sato, Taku*; Tsukushi, Itaru*; Nakagawa, Hiroshi; Fujiwara, Satoru; Mezei, F.*; et al.

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RRM (Repetition Rate Multiplication) of the biomolecular neutron inelastic spectrometer DNA

Takahashi, Nobuaki; Shibata, Kaoru; Nakajima, Kenji; Arai, Masatoshi; Kawakita, Yukinobu*; Sato, Taku*; Tsukushi, Itaru*; Nakagawa, Hiroshi; Fujiwara, Satoru; Mezei, F.*; et al.

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no abstracts in English

The Construction schedule of the near backscattering Si crystal analyzer spectrometer

Shibata, Kaoru; Takahashi, Nobuaki; Kawakita, Yukinobu; Nakajima, Kenji; Kambara, Wataru; Inamura, Yasuhiro; Nakatani, Takeshi; Aizawa, Kazuya; Soyama, Kazuhiko; Oikawa, Kenichi; et al.

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We are beginning the construction of the near backscattering Si crystal analyzer spectrometer DNA in the pulsed neutron source of the Material and Life Science Facility (MLF) at J-PARC. This is the spectrometer to cover the area of the micro-eV energy range in the several spectrometers which are in the construction or planned the construction in MLF. The field of expected scientific research on the DNA spectrometer is very wide including the soft matter dynamics, the bio-molecular dynamics, the chemical molecular dynamics, the characterizations of the functional materials and the spin dynamics in the magnetism. We will report the present status of the construction schedule on DNA.