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Yoshida, Kenta*; Toyama, Takeshi*; Inoue, Koji*; Nagai, Yasuyoshi*; Shimodaira, Masaki
Materia, 62(3), p.154 - 158, 2023/03
no abstracts in English
Haraga, Tomoko; Saito, Shingo*
Bunseki Kagaku, 70(12), p.671 - 679, 2021/12
We developed highly sensitive capillary electrophoresis-laser-induced fluorescence detection methods for lanthanide (Ln) and actinide (An) ions with small sample volume and low emission of waste, by which the radiation risk can be minimized. Specifically, determination of Nd ion in spent nuclear fuel, effective separation between Am and Cm ion, and specific detection of UO
in real radioactive samples were achieved by molecular design of fluorescence probes composed of an aminocarboxylate chelating moiety, a fluorophore and a spacer, and unique separation mode based on dynamic ternary complexation. We found that there are appropriate combination of probe and ternary complexation for detection and separation of each Ln and An ions. For example, acyclic and macrocyclic hexadentate is suitable for Ln
, Am and Cm, and planer tetradentate with 
electron system is specific for UO, with ppt-sub ppt level detection.
Takamizawa, Hisashi; Hata, Kuniki; Nishiyama, Yutaka; Toyama, Takeshi*; Nagai, Yasuyoshi*
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 556, p.153203_1 - 153203_10, 2021/12
Times Cited Count：3 Percentile：44.61(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Solute clusters (SCs) formed in pressurized water reactor surveillance test specimens neutron-irradiated to a fluence of 1 
10
n/cm
were analyzed via atom probe tomography to understand the effect of silicon on solute clustering and irradiation embrittlement of reactor pressure vessel steels. In high-Cu bearing materials, Cu atoms were aggregated at the center of cluster surrounded by the Ni, Mn, and Si atoms like a core-shell structure. In low-Cu bearing materials, Ni, Mn, and Si atoms formed cluster and these solutes were not comprised core-shell structure in SCs. While the number of Cu atoms in clusters was decreased with decreasing nominal Cu content, the number of Si atoms had clearly increased. The cluster radius (
) and number density (
) decreased and increased, respectively, with increasing nominal Si content. The shift in the reference temperature for nil-ductility transition (
RT
) showed a good correlation with the square root of volume fraction (
) multiplied by r (
). This suggested that the dislocation cutting through the particles mechanism dominates the precipitation hardening responsible for irradiation embrittlement. The negative relation between the nominal Si content and RT indicated that increasing of nominal Si content reduces the degree of embrittlement.
Toyama, Takeshi*; Suzudo, Tomoaki; Nagai, Yasuyoshi*; 9 of others*
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 556, p.153176_1 - 153176_7, 2021/12
Times Cited Count：2 Percentile：30.55(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)We performed a high-precision investigation of radiation-enhanced diffusion (RED) using electron irradiation and three-dimensional atom probe (3D-AP). Cu-Fe diffusion pairs were created using high-purity Fe and Cu as base materials, and irradiated by 2 MeV electron. Cu diffusion into the Fe matrix was observed at the atomic level using 3D-AP, and the diffusion coefficient was obtained directly using Fick's law. RED was clearly observed, and the ratio of diffusion under irradiation to thermal diffusion was enhanced at low temperature. RED was quantitatively evaluated using the reaction kinetics model, and the model which consider only vacancies gave a good agreement. This gave experimental clarification that RED was dominated by irradiation-induced vacancies. In addition, the direct experimental results on the effect of irradiation on the solubility limits of Cu in Fe was obtained; solubility limits under irradiation were found to be lower than those under thermal aging.
Zhao, C.*; Suzudo, Tomoaki; Toyama, Takeshi*; Nishitani, Shigeto*; Inoue, Koji*; Nagai, Yasuyoshi*
Materials Transactions, 62(7), p.929 - 934, 2021/07
Times Cited Count：3 Percentile：24.75(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)We succeeded in measuring the diffusion coefficient of Cu in Fe in a low temperature range that had not been measured so far. Since the diffusion couple, which is a general method for measuring the diffusion coefficient, can be applied only at high temperature, atom probe tomography and Cu precipitation rate theory were used in this study. The estimated diffusion coefficient was found to be more reliable than that obtained in previous studies. Therefore, it is considered that the estimation by the atom probe provided higher accuracy. Furthermore, the kinetic Monte Carlo simulation revealed that the diffusion coefficient estimated by this method tends to be slightly overestimated as the temperature decreases.
Haraga, Tomoko; Tsujimura, Hiroto*; Miyauchi, Saori*; Kamimura, Takuya*; Shibukawa, Masami*; Saito, Shingo*
Electrophoresis, 41(13-14), p.1152 - 1159, 2020/07
Times Cited Count：7 Percentile：44.04(Biochemical Research Methods)A novel combination of CE-based separation techniques was used for the precise fractionation of ionic compounds from impurities. The combination of on-capillary concentration and separation using transient isotachophoresis, with multiple injections and a two-point detection system provided higher efficiency, and accuracy at a microliter-scale injection volume, than when CE was individually used for purification. In this paper, we present successful applications of the CE fractionation techniques for the purification of fluorescein, fluorescein-4-isothiocyanate, two fluorescent metal ion probes, and a fluorescein-modified DNA aptamer. The purity of the isolated fluorescent probes ranged from 95 to 99%. The purified probe solutions were practical for use as purified stock solutions. The method developed was useful for the purification of anionic fluorescent reagents to be of ultratrace analytical grade for use with CE-LIF.
Nakamura, Masahiko; Kutsukake, Kenichi; Matsuda, Makoto
JAEA-Technology 2019-022, 20 Pages, 2020/03
JAEA-Technology-2019-022.pdf:1.73MB
The JAEA Tokai tandem accelerator (an electrostatic accelerator) has the advantage that it can accelerate an ion beam with proportional energy to its acceleration voltage. Therefore the control of an ion beam energy can be automated when the control of the acceleration voltage can be automated by using the scaling operation system: an electromagnetics proportion of optical device parameters, and the ganged control system: a synchronized controlling related devices in the JAEA Tokai Tandem accelerator control system. We should improve several devices to achieve the automatic control of the accelerator voltage. Especially, the positioning system of the corona probe which adjusts the acceleration voltage had to be automated. However the original corona probe was difficult to be applied to the automation by its poor control system and low positioning precision. We have developed the new corona probe which improved defects of the original one. The new corona probe has an automatic and high precision positioning system and enhanced maintainability by new control system, new driven system and new position detection system. We describe about the development of the new corona probe in detail.
Sato, Wataru*; Komatsuda, Sayaka*; Osa, Akihiko; Sato, Tetsuya; Okubo, Yoshitaka*
Hyperfine Interactions, 237(1), p.113_1 - 113_6, 2016/12
Times Cited Count：2 Percentile：61.66(Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical)The magnetic hyperfine field and electric field gradient at the
Cd(
Cd) and 
Cd(In) probe nuclei introduced in a perovskite manganese oxide 
(
250 K) were measured for the study of the local magnetism and structure by means of time-differential perturbed angular correlation spectroscopy. In the ferromagnetic phase at 77 K, a very slight supertransferred magnetic hyperfine field (SMHF) (
0.014 T) combined with a well-defined electric field gradient was observed at the nonmagnetic Cd nucleus on the La/Ca A site. This observation suggests that the large magnetic hyperfine field (
= 6.9 T) measured, in our previous work, at the 
Ce probe nucleus on the A site originates from the contribution of a 4
spin oriented by the SMHF from adjacent Mn ions.
Takamizawa, Hisashi; Shimizu, Yasuo*; Inoue, Koji*; Nozawa, Yasuko*; Toyama, Takeshi*; Yano, Fumiko*; Inoue, Masao*; Nishida, Akio*; Nagai, Yasuyoshi*
Applied Physics Express, 9(10), p.106601_1 - 106601_4, 2016/10
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0(Physics, Applied)Esaka, Fumitaka
Ekisupato Oyo Kagaku Sirizu; Kiki Bunseki, p.119 - 135, 2015/09
Bulk analysis has been conventionally used for measuring solid materials. In contrast, surface analysis is extensively used for analyzing chemical compositions and chemical states of solid surface. The surface compositions often differ from those of bulk materials. Recently, doping of impurity elements and deposition of thin films on the surface of the materials are key techniques to fabricate functional materials. Therefore, surface analysis becomes important to characterize such materials. In this paper, the principle and feature of some surface analytical techniques are described.
Shen, X.*; Hibiki, Takashi*; Sun, Haomin; Nakamura, Hideo
Proceedings of 9th Korea-Japan Symposium on Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Safety (NTHAS-9) (CD-ROM), 10 Pages, 2014/11
no abstracts in English
Ueno, Fumiyoshi; Komatsu, Atsushi; Igarashi, Takahiro; Yamamoto, Masahiro
Proceedings of European Corrosion Congress 2014 (EUROCORR 2014) (USB Flash Drive), 10 Pages, 2014/09
In this paper, the effect of phosphorous concentration in grain boundary (GB) on intergranular corrosion (IC) progress was studied to understand GB corrosion behavior of stainless steels in boiling nitric acid solution. Phosphorus (P) added extra high purity type 310 stainless alloy was corroded in boiling nitric acid solution, and P in GB was detected by three-dimensional atom probe. IC progress considering with P profile in GB was studied by numerical simulation using cellular automaton method. As the results, we concluded that P concentration change around 1.4at% in GB of the alloy caused IC rate change in boiling nitric acid solution. The developed numerical method could simulate GB corrosion change with P distribution in GB.
Kikuchi, Kenji*; Okada, Noriyuki*; Kato, Mikio*; Uchida, Hiroshi*; Saito, Shigeru
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 450(1-3), p.237 - 243, 2014/07
Times Cited Count：3 Percentile：23.79(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Three-dimensional atom probe techniques were applied to the investigation on the oxide scale in 12Cr ferritic-martensitic steel, HCM12A. A duplex oxide scale was formed in lead bismuth eutectic at 450-500
C, during 5500 h. Samples were located 500-700 nm away from the boundary between magnetite and Fe-Cr spinel layers, while the total oxide layer thickness is 18 
m. It detected super enrichment of Cr with a size of ten nm roughly, as well as depletion of Fe and enrichment of O at the same site. Surrounding the Cr super enrichment area, enrichment of Si was newly noticed due to the scanned profile of detected atom counts. It is also confirmed that Pb and Bi concentration in the observed spinel region is almost null or less than 0.01 atomic percent, which is possible detecting lowest limit.
Sakakibara, Satoru*; Kurihara, Kenichi
Purazuma, Kaku Yugo Gakkai-Shi, 80(5), p.364 - 371, 2004/05
This article presents recent progress in magnetic measurements at magnetic confinement systems. The drift-problem of the integrator used in magnetic measurements is one of the major problems for plasma control and estimation of equilibrium parameters in long-pulse operation. In addition, the durability of the sensors such as a magnetic probe, a flux loop, etc., under fusion neutron irradiation environments is also important. The present status of the developments of a long-pulse integrator and a magnetic sensor are reported.
Asakura, Nobuyuki; Takenaga, Hidenobu; Sakurai, Shinji; Porter, G. D.*; Rognlien, T. D.*; Rensink, M. E.*; Shimizu, Katsuhiro; Higashijima, Satoru; Kubo, Hirotaka
Nuclear Fusion, 44(4), p.503 - 512, 2004/04
Times Cited Count：73 Percentile：89.58(Physics, Fluids & Plasmas)The measurements of the SOL flow and plasma profiles both at the high-field-side (HFS) and low-field-side (LFS), for the first time, found out the SOL flow pattern and its driving mechanism. "Flow reversal" was found near the HFS and LFS separatrix of the main plasma for the ion ▽B drift direction towards the divertor. Radial profiles of the SOL flow were similar to those calculated numerically using the UEDGE code with the plasma drifts included although Mach numbers in measurements were faster than those obtained numerically. Particle fluxes towards the HFS and LFS divertors produced by the parallel SOL flow and ErB drift flow were evaluated. The particle flux for the case of intense gas puff and divertor pump (puff and pump) was investigated, and it was found that both flow velocity and collisionality were enhanced, in particular, at HFS SOL. Drift flux in the private flux region was also evaluated, and important physics issues for the divertor design and operation, such as in-out asymmetries of the heat and particle fluxes, and control of impurity ions were investigated.
Sasajima, Tadayuki; Yagyu, Junichi; Miyo, Yasuhiko; Miya, Naoyuki; Sakakibara, Satoru*
KEK Proceedings 2003-16 (CD-ROM), 4 Pages, 2004/02
no abstracts in English
Uehara, Kazuya; Fukumoto, Ryosuke*; Tsushima, Akira*; Amemiya, Hiroshi*
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 72(11), p.2804 - 2810, 2003/11
Times Cited Count：4 Percentile：34.22(Physics, Multidisciplinary)no abstracts in English
Uehara, Kazuya; Tsushima, Akira*; Amemiya, Hiroshi*; Kawashima, Hisato; Hoshino, Katsumichi
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1, 42(2A), p.657 - 662, 2003/02
Times Cited Count：4 Percentile：20.11(Physics, Applied)no abstracts in English
Uehara, Kazuya; Maeda, Mitsuru; Tsushima, Akira*; Amemiya, Hiroshi*
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 72(1), p.94 - 100, 2003/01
Times Cited Count：2 Percentile：21.39(Physics, Multidisciplinary)no abstracts in English
Asakura, Nobuyuki; Shimizu, Katsuhiro; Nakano, Tomohide; Higashijima, Satoru; Kubo, Hirotaka; Takenaga, Hidenobu
Proceedings of 30th EPS Conference on Controlled Fusion and Plasma Physics (CD-ROM), 4 Pages, 2003/00
The measurements of the parallel SOL flow (Mach number, M) and electric field (Er) both at the high-field-side (HFS) and low-field-side (LFS) have been accomplished using Mach probes in JT-60U. Particle fluxes towards the HFS and LFS divertors produced by the parallel SOL flow (niMCs) and ErxB drift flow (niEr/B) were evaluated. For the case of intense gas puffing from the plasma top (puff and pump), Zeff was reduced largely to 1.3, comparing to 1.42 for the divertor gas puff. It was found that both M and ni in niMCs were enhanced, in particular, at HFS. On the other hand, niEr/B for the two cases were comparable since ni increased and Er decreased for the puff and pump. Friction force and thermal force on impurity ions were estimated from the measured M, ne, Te and Ti, and ratios of Ffric/Fi-therm at HFS increased to 3-4 compared to 1.5-1.8 for the divertor gas puff. This result was consistent with a conventional model of reduction in Zeff. Two-dimensional transport of the carbon impurity at the HFS and LFS divertors was discussed using IMPMC (Impurity Monte-Carlo) code.
