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Furutaka, Kazuyoshi; Ozu, Akira; Toh, Yosuke
Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 55(11), p.4002 - 4018, 2023/11
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)Maeda, Makoto; Segawa, Mariko; Toh, Yosuke; Endo, Shunsuke; Nakamura, Shoji; Kimura, Atsushi
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 332(8), p.2995 - 2999, 2023/08
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.01(Chemistry, Analytical)Katano, Ryota; Yamanaka, Masao*; Pyeon, C. H.*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 57(2), p.169 - 176, 2020/02
Times Cited Count：4 Percentile：40.43(Nuclear Science & Technology)We proposed the linear combination method as a subcriticality measurement method which estimates the prompt neutron decay constant (
) correlated with the subcriticality using measurement results obtained at multiple detector positions. In the previous study, we confirmed applicability of the linear combination method through the pulsed neutron experiment with DT neutron source at Kyoto University Critical Assembly (KUCA). In this study, we conduct the pulsed neutron source experiment with spallation neutrons at KUCA and confirm the robustness of the linear combination to neutron sources.
Katano, Ryota; Yamanaka, Masao*; Pyeon, C. H.*
Nuclear Science and Engineering, 193(12), p.1394 - 1402, 2019/12
Times Cited Count：5 Percentile：48.18(Nuclear Science & Technology)The author proposed the linear combination method as a subcriticality measurement method which estimates the prompt neutron decay constant (alpha) correlated with the subcriticality using measurement results obtained at multiple detector positions. In this study, we conduct the pulsed neutron experiment at Kyoto University Critical Assembly (KUCA) and measure alpha by the linear combination method using measured neutron counts. Through experiment, we experimentally show that the linear combination method can reduce the higher-mode effect compared to the conventional method. In addition, experimentally show that the linear combination has capability of the different mode extraction.
Katano, Ryota
Nuclear Science and Engineering, 193(4), p.431 - 439, 2019/04
Times Cited Count：6 Percentile：54.98(Nuclear Science & Technology)We proposed "linear combination method" to reduce the higher order mode effect on the prompt neutron decay constant measured by the pulsed neutron experiment. When the spatial higher order mode effect is taken into account, the time evolution of the neutron counts after the pulsed neutron injection is given by linear combination of multiple exponential functions. However, the measurement results by the conventional method include the systematic error derived from the higher order mode effect because the conventional method fit the neutron counts with a single exponential function. The proposed method extract the single exponential function of the fundamental mode by linear combination of the neutron counts at multiple detectors, thus the proposed method reduces the higher order mode effect. As the verification, we applied the proposed method to the numerical simulation. The results indicate that the proposed method can reduce the higher order mode effect by linear combination.
Hagiwara, Kaito*; Yano, Takatomi*; Das, P. K.*; Lorenz, S.*; Ou, Iwa*; Sakuda, Makoto*; Kimura, Atsushi; Nakamura, Shoji; Iwamoto, Nobuyuki; Harada, Hideo; et al.
Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (Internet), 2019(2), p.023D01_1 - 023D01_26, 2019/02
Times Cited Count：32 Percentile：87.57(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Koizumi, Mitsuo; Harada, Hideo; Schillebeeckx, P.*
Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai-Shi ATOMO
, 58(9), p.563 - 567, 2016/09
no abstracts in English
-ray analysis for active neutron NDAKoizumi, Mitsuo; Tsuchiya, Harufumi; Kitatani, Fumito; Kureta, Masatoshi; Seya, Michio; Harada, Hideo; Heyse, J.*; Kopecky, S.*; Mondelaers, W.*; Paradela, C.*; et al.
Proceedings of 37th ESARDA Annual Meeting (Internet), p.852 - 858, 2015/08
Nagaya, Yasunobu
Proceedings of Joint International Conference on Mathematics and Computation, Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications and the Monte Carlo Method (M&C + SNA + MC 2015) (CD-ROM), 9 Pages, 2015/04
A new method to calculate the prompt neutron decay constant () with the Monte Carlo method is proposed. It is based on the conventional -
search algorithm but no iteration is required for the value search. The eigenvalue is expressed in the truncated Taylor series with regard to ; the differential coefficients are calculated with the differential operator sampling, which is one of the Monte Carlo perturbation techniques. In order to examine the applicability of the proposed method, verification has been performed for simple geometries of a bare fast system (Godiva) and an unreflected thermal system (STACY). Comparisons has been done with the pulsed neutron source (PNS) simulation and the direct calculation from the definition of the value. The results with the proposed method show good agreement with the reference PNS simulation.
Sono, Hiroki; Ono, Akio*; Kojima, Takuji; Takahashi, Fumiaki; Yamane, Yoshihiro*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 43(3), p.276 - 284, 2006/03
Times Cited Count：1 Percentile：9.94(Nuclear Science & Technology)For a study on the applicability of a personal dosimetry method to criticality accident dosimetry, an assessment of the human body surface and internal dose estimations was performed by experimental and computational simulations. The experimental simulation was carried out in a criticality accident situation at the TRACY facility. The neutron and -ray absorbed doses in muscle tissue were separately estimated by a dosimeter set of an alanine dosimeter and a thermoluminescence dosimeter made of enriched lithium tetra borate with a phantom. The computational simulation was conducted with a Monte Carlo code taking account of dose components of neutrons, prompt -rays and delayed -rays. The computational simulation was ascertained to be valid by comparison between the calculated dose distributions in the phantom and the measured ones. The assessment based on the experimental and computational simulations confirmed that the personal dosimetry using the dosimeter set provided a first estimation of the body surface and internal doses with precision.
Shibata, Yasushi*; Yamamoto, Kazuyoshi; Matsumura, Akira*; Yamamoto, Tetsuya*; Hori, Naohiko; Kishi, Toshiaki; Kumada, Hiroaki; Akutsu, Hiroyoshi*; Yasuda, Susumu*; Nakai, Kei*; et al.
JAERI-Research 2005-009, 41 Pages, 2005/03
JAERI-Research-2005-009.pdf:1.99MB
The measurement of neutron flux and boron concentration in the blood during medical irradiation is indispensable in order to evaluate the radiation in boron neutron capture therapy. It is, however, difficult to measure the blood boron concentration during neutron irradiation because access to the patient is limited. Therefore we prospectively investigated the predictability of blood boron concentrations using the data obtained at the first craniotomy after infusion of a low dosage of BSH. When the test could not be carried out, the blood boron concentration during irradiation was also predicted by using the 2-compartment model. If the final boron concentration after the end of the infusion is within 95% confidence interval of the prediction, direct prediction from biexponential fit will reduce the error of blood boron concentrations during irradiation to around 6%. If the final boron concentration at 6 or 9 hours after the end of infusion is out of 95% confidence interval of the prediction, proportional adjustment will reduce error and expected error after adjustment to around 12%.
-ray analysis using 
-standardizationMatsue, Hideaki; Yonezawa, Chushiro
Bunseki Kagaku, 53(7), p.749 - 751, 2004/07
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.01(Chemistry, Analytical)Multi-element determination in reference materials of soils (JASC401, JASC411) and sediments (NMIJ CRM 7302-a, NMIJ CRM 7303-a), which were prepared at the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology of the National Metrology Institute of Japan, respectively, has been carried out by neutron-induced prompt -ray analysis (PGA) using standard addition and -standardization methods. Firstly, absolute Ti concentrations in the samples were determined accurately by the standard addition method. Secondly, relative multi-element concentrations were determined by the -standardization method. Finally, absolute multi-element concentrations were obtained by normalizing the relative multi-element concentrations with the absolute Ti concentration in the samples. The 15 elements such as H, B, Na, Si, S, Cl, K, Ca, Ti Cr, Mn, Fe, Cd, Sm and Gd were determined by the -PGA. Analytical results of these reference materials agreed with the certified or reference values within about 10%.
Subcommittee for Neutron Beam Utilization; Status and Future Upgrades of the Facilities and Instruments
JAERI-Review 2003-037, 88 Pages, 2004/02
JAERI-Review-2003-037.pdf:6.98MB
The refurbished JRR-3 reached critical in March 1990, and the facilities were opened to the general user program in June 1991. Since then the improved specification and the increase of the beam flux of JRR-3 made it recognized as one of the top four research reactors in the world. Despite the ten fruitful years of achievements in research activities performed at JRR-3, it is indispensable to continuously upgrade and improve research facilities in order to maintain our standard of excellence in the research activities. It is also important that the high intensity proton accelerator project (J-PARC project) is progressing in the same JAERI site. Under these circumstances surrounding the JRR-3 facility, a task force under the neutron beam utilization committee was formed in 2001 and assigned to recommend the necessary upgrade and improvements of reactor facilities as well as neutron scattering instruments in JRR-3. This report summarizes analysis and discussions carried out in the task force during these two years, and describes recommendations from the task force.
measurement on low enriched uranyl nitrate solution with single unit cores (600
, 280T, 800) of STACYTonoike, Kotaro; Miyoshi, Yoshinori; Kikuchi, Tsukasa*; Yamamoto, Toshihiro
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 39(11), p.1227 - 1236, 2002/11
Times Cited Count：21 Percentile：77.32(Nuclear Science & Technology)Kinetic parameter of low enriched uranyl nitrate solution was measured by the pulsed neutron source method in the STACY. This measurement was repeated systematically over several uranium concentrations from 193.7 gU/
to 432.1 gU/. Used core tanks were two cylindrical tanks whose diameters are 600 mm and 800 mm and one slab tank which has 280 mm thickness and 700 mm width. In this report, experimental data such as solution conditions, critical solution level for each solution condition, subcritical solution levels where measurements were conducted, measured decay time constants of prompt neutron and extrapolated values are described as well as basic principle of the pulsed neutron source method. values were evaluated also by computation with the diffusion code CITATION in SRAC and the nuclear data library JENDL 3.2. Both experimental and computational values show good agreement.
Shibata, Yasushi*; Matsumura, Akira*; Yamamoto, Tetsuya*; Akutsu, Hiroyoshi*; Yasuda, Susumu*; Nakai, Kei*; Nose, Tadao*; Yamamoto, Kazuyoshi; Kumada, Hiroaki; Hori, Naohiko; et al.
Research and Development in Neutron Capture Therapy, p.1055 - 1060, 2002/09
We prospectively investigated the predictability of blood boron concentrations using the data obtained at the first craniotomy after infusion of a low dose of sodium undecahydroclosododecaborate (BSH). Nine patients with malignant glial tumors underwent Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) at the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) between 1995 and 2001. In 7 patients, 1g of BSH was infused before the first tumor removal and boron concentrations were determined using prompt gamma ray analysis (PGA). Then, 12 hours before BNCT, patients were infused at a dose of 100mg/kg BSH, and the boron concentrations were determined again. The boron biodistribution data showed a biexponential pharmacokinetic profile. If the final boron concentration at 6 or 9 hours after the end of the infusion is within the 95% confidence interval of the prediction, direct prediction from biexponential fit will reduce the error of blood boron concentrations during irradiation to around 6%.
-ray analysis of JRR-4Yamamoto, Kazuyoshi; Kishi, Toshiaki; Hori, Naohiko; Kumada, Hiroaki; Torii, Yoshiya; Horiguchi, Yoji
JAERI-Tech 2001-016, 34 Pages, 2001/03
JAERI-Tech-2001-016.pdf:1.56MB
no abstracts in English
Toyoda, Masayuki*
JAERI-Review 2001-004, 494 Pages, 2001/03
JAERI-Review-2001-004.pdf:31.77MB
no abstracts in English
-ray analysis with guided neutron beams comparing to NAAYonezawa, Chushiro; Matsue, Hideaki
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 244(2), p.373 - 378, 2000/05
Times Cited Count：12 Percentile：62.12(Chemistry, Analytical)no abstracts in English
Toyoda, Masayuki*; Koyama, Yoshimi
JAERI-Review 2000-004, p.398 - 0, 2000/03
JAERI-Review-2000-004.pdf:19.39MB
no abstracts in English
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JAERI-Review 99-007, 528 Pages, 1999/03
JAERI-Review-99-007.pdf:29.12MB
no abstracts in English
