Evaluation of the performance of event reconstruction algorithms in the JSNS experiment using a Cf calibration source

Lee, D. H.*; Dodo, Taku; Haga, Katsuhiro; Harada, Masahide; Hasegawa, Shoichi; Kasugai, Yoshimi; Kinoshita, Hidetaka; Masuda, Shiho; Meigo, Shinichiro; Sakai, Kenji; et al.

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 1072, p.170216_1 - 170216_6, 2025/03

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2025.170216

First measurement of missing energy due to nuclear effects in monoenergetic neutrino charged-current interactions

Marzec, E.*; Dodo, Taku; Haga, Katsuhiro; Harada, Masahide; Hasegawa, Shoichi; Kasugai, Yoshimi; Kinoshita, Hidetaka; Masuda, Shiho; Meigo, Shinichiro; Sakai, Kenji; et al.

Physical Review Letters, 134, p.081801_1 - 081801_9, 2025/00

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.081801

Effect of carbon segregation at prior austenite grain boundary on hydrogen-related crack propagation behavior in 3Mn-0.2C martensitic steels

Okada, Kazuho*; Shibata, Akinobu*; Kimura, Yuji*; Yamaguchi, Masatake; Ebihara, Kenichi; Tsuji, Nobuhiro*

Acta Materialia, 280, p.120288_1 - 120288_14, 2024/11

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120288

Investigation of solenoid fringe field based on change in 3-Gev proton beam orbit and the orbit correction

Yamaguchi, Yuji; Meigo, Shinichiro; Yamazaki, Takayuki*

Proceedings of 21st Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan (Internet), p.239 - 243, 2024/10

Fringe field of a secondary-particle capture solenoid magnet with three coils has been experimentally investigated placed at muon science facility in materials and life science experimental facility (MLF), J-PARC. To clarify relationship between the fringe field and excitation current of each coil and interference of fields by the coils, proton beam position changes in vertical direction were measured for 125(= 5) combinations of excitation currents using a multi-wire profile monitor located in front of the final target of MLF. The measured position changes show that the field by the most upstream coil is non-linear with its current while the fields by other coils are linear and that the field can be enhanced by excitation of multiple coils. The non-linearity of the filed by the most upstream coil has been introduced to the proton beam orbit correction, which has been demonstrated.

Dataset of nuclide production from nuclear capture reaction of negative muon based on Monte Carlo simulation

Yamaguchi, Yuji; Harada, Masahide; Haga, Katsuhiro

JAEA-Data/Code 2024-008, 91 Pages, 2024/08

JAEA-Data-Code-2024-008.pdf:1.24MB
JAEA-Data-Code-2024-008-appendix(CD-ROM).zip:0.09MB

We have produced a dataset of the yields of radionuclides produced by the nuclear capture of negative muons applying Monte Carlo calculation due to scarce experimental data for the sake of radiation safety of experimental facilities which can provide negative muons. The dataset covers all the stable targets of natural elements. The use of the dataset is described in an example of radioactive estimation for a negative-muon-irradiated sample. The dataset reported is fundamental data expected to be utilized in experiments with negative muons of various fields including radiation safety.

Model catchments for testing biosphere assessment models of geological disposal

Yamaguchi, Masaaki; Suzuki, Yuji*; Kabasawa, Satsuki; Kato, Tomoko

JAEA-Data/Code 2024-001, 21 Pages, 2024/03

JAEA-Data-Code-2024-001.pdf:3.45MB
JAEA-Data-Code-2024-001-appendix(CD-ROM).zip:8.0MB

Model catchments have developed for use in testing various assessment models that can consider specific surface environmental conditions such as topography, riverine systems, and land use in the biosphere assessment of HLW geological disposal. The model catchments consist of the topography and riverine system of the catchment area created using existing tools, as well as land use and population distribution, river discharge, sediment flux data set by algorithms from topographical data. Datasets of three types of model watersheds (Types 1 to 3, watershed area: 730 to 770 km) with different topographical characteristics have released as raster data that can be handled by geographic information systems (GIS). Since the model catchments were created virtually reflecting as much as possible the main characteristics of Japan's surface environment, they can be used as a test bed for conducting hydraulic/mass transport analysis to set the GBI and compartment model.

The Acrylic vessel for JSNS-II neutrino target

Shin, C. D.*; Dodo, Taku; Haga, Katsuhiro; Harada, Masahide; Hasegawa, Shoichi; Kasugai, Yoshimi; Kinoshita, Hidetaka; Masuda, Shiho; Meigo, Shinichiro; Sakai, Kenji; et al.

Journal of Instrumentation (Internet), 18(12), p.T12001_1 - T12001_9, 2023/12

https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/18/12/T12001

Proceedings of the 2021 Symposium on Nuclear Data; November 18-19, 2021, On-line Connection Conference

Yamaguchi, Yuji; Meigo, Shinichiro

JAEA-Conf 2022-001, 226 Pages, 2022/11

JAEA-Conf-2022-001.pdf:17.97MB

The 2021 Symposium on Nuclear Data was held as an online connection conference on November 18-19, 2021. The symposium was organized by the Nuclear Data Division of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan (AESJ) in cooperation with the Sigma Investigative Advisory Committee of AESJ, J-PARC Center, Nuclear Science and Engineering Center of Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK). In the symposium, tutorials "New Developments in TALYS and TENDL-2021" and "Role of ADS and its Development Issues" were proposed and held. Three sessions of lectures and discussions were held: "J-PARC and JAEA Facilities", "Current Status and Future Prospects of Nuclear Data Research", and "Medical, Isotope Production, and Analysis". In addition, recent research progress on experiments, nuclear theory, evaluation, benchmark, and applications were presented in the poster session. The total number of participants was 132 participants. Each oral and poster presentation was followed by an active question and answer session. This report consists of a total of 36 papers including 14 oral and 22 poster presentations.

The JSNS detector

Ajimura, Shuhei*; Haga, Katsuhiro; Harada, Masahide; Hasegawa, Shoichi; Kasugai, Yoshimi; Kinoshita, Hidetaka; Masuda, Shiho; Meigo, Shinichiro; Sakai, Kenji; Suzuya, Kentaro; et al.

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 1014, p.165742_1 - 165742_15, 2021/10

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2021.165742

Gas barrier properties of chemical vapor-deposited graphene to oxygen imparted with sub-electronvolt kinetic energy

Ogawa, Shuichi*; Yamaguchi, Hisato*; Holby, E. F.*; Yamada, Takatoshi*; Yoshigoe, Akitaka; Takakuwa, Yuji*

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (Internet), 11(21), p.9159 - 9164, 2020/11

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02112

Atomically thin layers of graphene have been proposed to protect surfaces through the direct blocking of corrosion reactants such as oxygen with low added weight. The long term efficacy of such an approach, however, is unclear due to the long-term desired protection of decades and the presence of defects in as-synthesized materials. Here, we demonstrate catalytic permeation of oxygen molecules through previously-described impermeable graphene by imparting sub-eV kinetic energy to molecules. These molecules represent a small fraction of a thermal distribution thus this exposure serves as an accelerated stress test for understanding decades-long exposures. The permeation rate of the energized molecules increased 2 orders of magnitude compared to their non-energized counterpart. Graphene maintained its relative impermeability to non-energized oxygen molecules even after the permeation of energized molecules indicating that the process is non-destructive and a fundamental property of the exposed material.