Cycloidal magnetic ordering in noncentrosymmetric EuIrGe

Matsumura, Takeshi*; Tsukakoshi, Mitsuru*; Ueda, Yoshihisa*; Higa, Nonoka*; Nakao, Akiko*; Kaneko, Koji; Kakihana, Masashi*; Hedo, Masato*; Nakama, Takao*; Onuki, Yoshichika*

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 91(7), p.073703_1 - 073703_5, 2022/07

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSJ.91.073703

Emergent spin-1 Haldane gap and ferroelectricity in a frustrated spin- ladder

Ueda, Hiroshi*; Onoda, Shigeki*; Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro*; Kimura, Tsuyoshi*; Yoshizawa, Daichi*; Morioka, Toshiaki*; Hagiwara, Masayuki*; Hagihara, Masato*; Soda, Minoru*; Masuda, Takatsugu*; et al.

Physical Review B, 101(14), p.140408_1 - 140408_6, 2020/04

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.101.140408

A Consideration on the use of shear waves to improve the sensitivity of an optical ultrasonic sensor for under-sodium viewers

Saruta, Koichi; Shirahama, Takuma*; Yamaguchi, Toshihiko; Ueda, Masashi

E-Journal of Advanced Maintenance (Internet), 10(2), p.1 - 8, 2018/08

http://www.jsm.or.jp/ejam/Vol.10No.2/AA/AA148/AA148.html

R&D of multi-frequency ECT algorithms for FBR SG tubes

Mihalache, O.; Yamaguchi, Toshihiko; Shirahama, Takuma; Ueda, Masashi

E-Journal of Advanced Maintenance (Internet), 9(2), p.60 - 65, 2017/08

Effects of metallic diaphragms on sensitivity characteristics of an optical ultrasonic sensor and reduction of interrogation time based on wavelength division multiplexing for under-sodium visual inspection

Saruta, Koichi; Yamaguchi, Toshihiko; Ueda, Masashi

E-Journal of Advanced Maintenance (Internet), 7(4), p.NT75_1 - NT75_8, 2016/02

http://www.jsm.or.jp/ejam/Vol.7No.4/NT/NT75/75.html

Experimental measurements and simulations of ect signal for ferromagnetic SG tubes covered by a sodium layer

Yamaguchi, Toshihiko; Mihalache, O.; Ueda, Masashi

Electromagnetic Nondestructive Evaluation (XVII), p.144 - 154, 2014/00

https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-407-7-144

For a Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) cooled by liquid sodium, the wall of steam generator tubes (SG) is the only barrier between sodium in the tubes vessel and water inside of tubes. By using eddy currents, the SG tube integrity is usually assured during the In-Service Inspection (ISI). During this procedure, the 500 degrees sodium is drained and then SG tubes cooled down slowly in 2 weeks to room temperature. After sodium draining, sodium adheres to SG tubes and other structures in the SG vessel in thin layers. Experimental data shows that sodium drops also appear in specific areas along tubes or tube support plates. The high electrical conductivity of sodium adhering to the outer SG tube surface influences the ECT signal according to sodium layer thickness or sodium deposits located on the outer SG tube surface. The sodium adhering properties depends on several factors among them being the surface roughness of tube material, sodium temperature and wetting time. The ECT effect of sodium adhering to the outer SG tube surface was measured using a small mock-up tank in which were introduced SG tubes similar with the ones in FBR (2.25Cr-1Mo alloy). Defects and support plates were added to tubes and ECT signal was measured before and after sodium draining. Variations in the sodium layer thickness and consequently its ECT effect were measured by filling and draining the tank three times in order to recreate each time new layers of sodium. The paper describes the experimental conditions for defects, SG support plates signal before and after draining of sodium. Additionally, sodium structures were visualized using a CCD camera, confirming the recorded ECT signals. The paper presents details about sodium layer measurements for several parts of the SG tubes by scratching and collecting the sodium on small areas 10x10 square mm. Numerical 3D simulations are performed using a 3D FEM code developed in our laboratory in order to validate the performance of the ECT sensors detection.

Functional test of the ISI system for pipes of MONJU primary heat transfer system

Maeda, Yukihiro; Yamaguchi, Toshihiko; Ueda, Masashi; Fujiki, Kazunari*

Nihon Hozen Gakkai Dai-10-Kai Gakujutsu Koenkai Yoshishu, p.599 - 601, 2013/07

An inspection system was developed for in-service inspection (ISI) of pipes in the primary heat transfer system of MONJU FBR. The system was updated and modified based on experience from the pre-service inspection and related tests. This paper describes the results of the functional tests of the new inspection system on a mockup and in MONJU, which confirmed it can satisfy the expected performance.

Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy with enhanced orbital moments of Fe adatoms on a topological surface of BiSe

Ye, M.*; Kuroda, Kenta*; Takeda, Yukiharu; Saito, Yuji; Okamoto, Kazuaki*; Zhu, S.-Y.*; Shirai, Kaito*; Miyamoto, Koji*; Arita, Masashi*; Nakatake, Masashi*; et al.

Journal of Physics; Condensed Matter, 25(23), p.232201_1 - 232201_5, 2013/06

https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/25/23/232201

no abstracts in English

Quasiparticle interference on the surface of BiSe induced by cobalt adatom in the absence of ferromagnetic ordering

Ye. M.*; Eremeev, S. V.*; Kuroda, Kenta*; Krasovskii, E. E.*; Chulkov, E. V.*; Takeda, Yukiharu; Saito, Yuji; Okamoto, Kazuaki*; Zhu, S. Y.*; Miyamoto, Koji*; et al.

Physical Review B, 85(20), p.205317_1 - 205317_5, 2012/05

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.85.205317

no abstracts in English

Development of an ISI robot for the fast breeder reactor MONJU primary heat transfer system piping

Tagawa, Akihiro; Ueda, Masashi; Yamashita, Takuya; Narisawa, Masataka*; Haga, Koichi*

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 48(4), p.504 - 509, 2011/04

https://doi.org/10.3327/jnst.48.504

This paper describes the development of a new inspection robot for the in-service inspection of the heat transfer system of the fast breeder reactor MONJU. The inspection was carried out using a tire-type ultrasonic sensor for volumetric tests at high temperature (atmosphere, 55 C; piping surface, 80 C) and radiation exposure condition (dose rate, 10 mGy/h; piping surface dose rate, 15 mGy/h). An inspection robot using a new tire type for the ultrasonic testing sensor and a new control method was developed. A signal-to-noise ratio S/N over 2 was obtained during the functional test for a calibration defect with a depth of 50%t (from the tube wall thickness). In the automatic inspection test, an EDM slit with a depth of 9% from the pipe thickness was detectable and with an S/N ratio = 4.0 (12.0 dB).