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Katsuta, Nagayoshi*; Ikeda, Hisashi*; Shibata, Kenji*; Kokubu, Yoko; Murakami, Takuma*; Tani, Yukinori*; Takano, Masao*; Nakamura, Toshio*; Tanaka, Atsushi*; Naito, Sayuri*; et al.
Global and Planetary Change, 164, p.11 - 26, 2018/05
Times Cited Count：10 Percentile：43.77(Geography, Physical)Paleoenvironmental and paleoclimate changes in Siberia were reconstructed by continuous, high-resolution records of chemical compositions from a sediment core retrieved from the Buguldeika Saddle, Lake Baikal, dating back to the last 33 cal. ka BP. The Holocene climate followed by a shift at ca. 6.5 cal. ka BP toward warm and dry, suggesting that the climate system transition from the glacial to interglacial state occurred. In the last glacial period, the deposition of carbonate mud from the Primorsky Range was associated with Heinrich events (H3 and H1) and the Selenga River inflow was caused by meltwater of mountain glaciers in the Khamar-Daban Range. The anoxic bottom-water during Allerod-Younger Dryas was probably a result of weakened ventilation associated with reduced Selenga River inflow and microbial decomposition of organic matters from the Primorsky Range. The rapid decline in precipitation during the early Holocene may have been a response to the 8.2 ka cooling event.
Kajimoto, Ryoichi; Nakamura, Mitsutaka; Inamura, Yasuhiro; Kamazawa, Kazuya*; Ikeuchi, Kazuhiko*; Iida, Kazuki*; Ishikado, Motoyuki*; Nakajima, Kenji; Kawamura, Seiko; Nakatani, Takeshi; et al.
JAEA-Conf 2015-002, p.319 - 329, 2016/02
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O solid solution thin films studied by soft X-ray magnetic circular dichroism and ab initio multiplet calculationsHojo, Hajime*; Fujita, Koji*; Ikeno, Hidekazu*; Matoba, Tomohiko*; Mizoguchi, Teruyasu*; Tanaka, Isao*; Nakamura, Tetsuya*; Takeda, Yukiharu; Okane, Tetsuo; Tanaka, Katsuhisa*
Applied Physics Letters, 104(11), p.112408_1 - 112408_5, 2014/03
Times Cited Count：8 Percentile：34.69(Physics, Applied)Sakai, Takaaki; Yamano, Hidemasa; Tanaka, Masaaki; Ono, Ayako; Ohshima, Hiroyuki; Kaneko, Tetsuya*; Hirota, Kazuo*; Sago, Hiromi*; Xu, Y.*; Iwamoto, Yukiharu*; et al.
Proceedings of 15th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-15) (USB Flash Drive), 13 Pages, 2013/05
The development of flow-induced vibration evaluation methodology has reached a milestone that separate-effect experimental data under a high Reynolds number regime including swirl and deflected inflow conditions are available for the validation of the methodology. On the other hand, technical standards are desirable to be documented for designers of sodium-cooled fast reactors. From such a background, the documentation of a flow-induced vibration design guideline has been made for the hot-leg piping of Japan sodium-cooled fast reactor. This paper describes the design guideline of the flow-induced vibration evaluation methodology, which has been informed from main separate-effect experiments, as well as supplemental interpretation for the guideline.
Miyamoto, Seiji; Sugihara, Masayoshi*; Shinya, Kichiro*; Nakamura, Yukiharu*; Toshimitsu, Shinichi*; Lukash, V. E.*; Khayrutdinov, R. R.*; Sugie, Tatsuo; Kusama, Yoshinori; Yoshino, Ryuji*
Fusion Engineering and Design, 87(11), p.1816 - 1827, 2012/11
Times Cited Count：15 Percentile：71.22(Nuclear Science & Technology)Imbeaux, F.*; Citrin, J.*; Hobirk, J.*; Hogeweij, G. M. D.*; K
chl, F.*; Leonov, V. M.*; Miyamoto, Seiji; Nakamura, Yukiharu*; Parail, V.*; Pereverzev, G. V.*; et al.
Nuclear Fusion, 51(8), p.083026_1 - 083026_11, 2011/08
Times Cited Count：35 Percentile：80.59(Physics, Fluids & Plasmas)
He neutron spin filter cellsSakaguchi, Yoshifumi; Kira, Hiroshi; Oku, Takayuki; Shinohara, Takenao; Suzuki, Junichi; Sakai, Kenji; Nakamura, Mitsutaka; Suzuya, Kentaro; Aizawa, Kazuya; Arai, Masatoshi; et al.
Journal of Physics; Conference Series, 294(1), p.012004_1 - 012004_7, 2011/06
Times Cited Count：2 Percentile：65.52(Physics, Applied)He neutron spin filtersSakaguchi, Yoshifumi; Kira, Hiroshi; Oku, Takayuki; Shinohara, Takenao; Suzuki, Junichi; Sakai, Kenji; Nakamura, Mitsutaka; Suzuya, Kentaro; Aizawa, Kazuya; Arai, Masatoshi; et al.
Physica B; Condensed Matter, 406(12), p.2443 - 2447, 2011/06
He neutron spin filtersSakaguchi, Yoshifumi; Kira, Hiroshi; Oku, Takayuki; Shinohara, Takenao; Suzuki, Junichi; Sakai, Kenji; Nakamura, Mitsutaka; Suzuya, Kentaro; Aizawa, Kazuya; Arai, Masatoshi; et al.
Physica B; Condensed Matter, 406(12), p.2443 - 2447, 2011/06
Times Cited Count：3 Percentile：16.25(Physics, Condensed Matter)Imbeaux, F.*; Basiuk, V.*; Budny, R.*; Casper, T.*; Citrin, J.*; Fereira, J.*; Fukuyama, Atsushi*; Garcia, J.*; Gribov, Y. V.*; Hayashi, Nobuhiko; et al.
Proceedings of 23rd IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2010) (CD-ROM), 8 Pages, 2011/03
Bandyopadhyay, I.*; Gerhardt, S.*; Jardin, S.*; Sayer, R. O.*; Nakamura, Yukiharu*; Miyamoto, Seiji; Pautasso, G.*; Sugihara, Masayoshi*; ASDEX Upgrade Team*; NSTX Team*
Proceedings of 23rd IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2010) (CD-ROM), 8 Pages, 2010/10
Vertical Displacement Events (VDEs) and Major Disruptions (MDs) of the plasma current will induce large electromagnetic forces on the ITER machine. Estimation of these forces based on accurate modeling of these events is necessary for a robust ITER design. Originally the estimates for electromagnetic forces on ITER were carried out with the help of DINA simulations. However, since simulations of these events may be significantly influenced by model assumptions of a given code it is important to validate the results against other codes like TSC, as also benchmark and update the codes with experimental data. In this paper, we present TSC modeling of the VDE and MD events in NSTX and ASDEX-U devices, which help in improving and validating the models used in the code. The predictive modeling results for ITER with the updated code, including the force predictions, are also presented.
Imbeaux, F.*; Basiuk, V.*; Budny, R.*; Casper, T.*; Citrin, J.*; Fereira, J.*; Fukuyama, Atsushi*; Garcia, J.*; Gribov, Y. V.*; Hayashi, Nobuhiko; et al.
Proceedings of 23rd IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2010) (CD-ROM), 8 Pages, 2010/10
In order to prepare adequate current ramp-up and ramp-down scenarios for ITER, present experiments from several tokamaks have been analyzed by means of integrated modeling in view of determining relevant heat transport models for these operation phases. The results of these studies are presented and projections to ITER current ramp-up and ramp-down scenarios are done, focusing on the baseline inductive scenario (main heating plateau current of 15 MA). Various transport models have been tested by means of integrated modeling against experimental data from ASDEX Upgrade, C-Mod, DIII-D, JET and Tore Supra, including both Ohmic plasmas and discharges with additional heating/current drive. With using the most successful models, projections to the ITER current ramp-up and ramp-down phases are carried out. Though significant differences between models appear on the electron temperature prediction, the final q-profiles reached in the simulation are rather close.
Tobita, Kenji; Nishio, Satoshi*; Enoeda, Mikio; Nakamura, Hirofumi; Hayashi, Takumi; Asakura, Nobuyuki; Uto, Hiroyasu; Tanigawa, Hiroyasu; Nishitani, Takeo; Isono, Takaaki; et al.
JAEA-Research 2010-019, 194 Pages, 2010/08
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This report describes the results of the conceptual design study of the SlimCS fusion DEMO reactor aiming at demonstrating fusion power production in a plant scale and allowing to assess the economic prospects of a fusion power plant. The design study has focused on a compact and low aspect ratio tokamak reactor concept with a reduced-sized central solenoid, which is novel compared with previous tokamak reactor concept such as SSTR (Steady State Tokamak Reactor). The reactor has the main parameters of a major radius of 5.5 m, aspect ratio of 2.6, elongation of 2.0, normalized beta of 4.3, fusion out put of 2.95 GW and average neutron wall load of 3 MW/m
. This report covers various aspects of design study including systemic design, physics design, torus configuration, blanket, superconducting magnet, maintenance and building, which were carried out increase the engineering feasibility of the concept.
Nakamura, Yukiharu*; Pautasso, G.*; Sugihara, Masayoshi*; Miyamoto, Seiji; Toshimitsu, Shinichi; Yoshino, Ryuji; ASDEX Upgrade Team*
Proceedings of 37th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics (EPS 2010) (CD-ROM), 4 Pages, 2010/06
Of particular importance for the assessment of electromagnetic loads on vacuum vessel and in-vessel components of ITER is the halo current which achieves a maximum during VDEs (VDE: vertical displacement event). However, halo current models have a limited development so far with a few exceptions such as a validation study of the JT-60U halo current modelling using the DINA code. Recently, several experimental groups have prepared systematic halo current data, and further model development and validation with these data need to be performed using an axisymmetric, two-dimensional, free boundary code, TSC. To enhance an understanding of the maximum halo current and large vertical shifts, a reference discharge was selected from those included in the ASDEX upgrade disruption database. Systematic TSC simulations were performed to mimic the observation of a slow VDE of hot plasma and an ensuing fast downward-going VDE during a subsequent plasma current quench. Careful parameter adjustment of the temperature and width of the halo region was examined to mimic measurements of the halo current. A spontaneous, downward-going VDE was reproduced accurately in a manner that closely resembled experimental observations.
; X-ray magnetic circular dichroism studyOkane, Tetsuo; Okochi, Takuo*; Inami, Toshiya; Takeda, Yukiharu; Fujimori, Shinichi; Kawamura, Naomi*; Suzuki, Motohiro*; Tsutsui, Satoshi*; Yamagami, Hiroshi; Fujimori, Atsushi; et al.
Physical Review B, 80(10), p.104419_1 - 104419_7, 2009/09
Times Cited Count：6 Percentile：29.51(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Miyamoto, Seiji; Nakamura, Yukiharu*; Hayashi, Nobuhiko; Oyama, Naoyuki; Takenaga, Hidenobu; Sugie, Tatsuo; Kusama, Yoshinori; Yoshino, Ryuji
Proceedings of 36th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics (CD-ROM), 4 Pages, 2009/07
The neutral dynamics including fueling, divertor pumping, charge exchange penetration, wall retention and so on would complicate the analysis of ITER plasma behavior such as H-L back transition during plasma current ramp-down. Recently, a relatively simple model of neutral dynamics was developed by us with TSC code to describe the plasma behavior during L-H and H-L transition phase. This model is compared with a JT-60U shot, in which it is possible to extract the effect of particle confinement change on neutral because H-mode discharge is switched on/off according to EC injection and thereby particle source density is kept constant during transition. It is shown that TSC simulation can account the behavior of neutral inferred from the experimental D
signal. It is concluded that this model is applicable to scenario development of the ITER.
Nakamura, Yukiharu*; Miyamoto, Seiji; Toshimitsu, Shinichi; Sugie, Tatsuo; Kusama, Yoshinori; Yoshino, Ryuji
Proceedings of 36th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics (CD-ROM), 4 Pages, 2009/07
The ITER termination scenario from 15 MA to 1.5 MA (500 s 
t 
700 s) was reviewed by self-consistent simulations with the TSC code, comprised of newly developed D-T fuelling and pumping-out system. At 600 s, when the plasma current decreased to 10 MA, auxiliary NB heating was switched off to cease fusion 
-heating. Simultaneously, the energy confinement switches H to L mode by intentionally removing the H mode pedestal of edge transport barrier. The H to L mode transition dynamics, 
reduction in the plasma density while building-up of in-vessel neutral gas, disappearance of the edge BS current and consequent jump in the internal inductance 
, were investigated to assess performance of the ITER pump-out system. It was newly shown that the forced H to L mode transition may trigger a radiation collapse, consequently terminating the discharge. It was also demonstrated that EC heating with 170 GHz O-mode wave after the H to L mode transition provides an effective control means to hedge risk of the radiation collapse.
Tobita, Kenji; Nishio, Satoshi; Sato, Masayasu; Sakurai, Shinji; Hayashi, Takao; Shibama, Yusuke; Isono, Takaaki; Enoeda, Mikio; Nakamura, Hirofumi; Sato, Satoshi; et al.
Nuclear Fusion, 47(8), p.892 - 899, 2007/08
Times Cited Count：57 Percentile：86.6(Physics, Fluids & Plasmas)The concept for a compact DEMO reactor named "SlimCS" is presented. Distinctive features of the concept is low aspect ratio (
= 2.6) and use of a reduced-size center solenoid (CS) which has a function of plasma shaping rather than poloidal flux supply. The reduced-size CS enables us to introduce a thin toroidal field (TF) coil system which contributes to reducing the weight and construction cost of the reactor. SlimCS is as compact as advanced commercial reactor designs such as ARIES-RS and produces 1 GWe in spite of moderate requirements for plasma parameters. Merits of low-, i.e. vertical stability for high elongation and high beta limit are responsible for such reasonable physics requirements.
Hender, T. C.*; Wesley, J. C.*; Bialek, J.*; Bondeson, A.*; Boozer, A. H.*; Buttery, R. J.*; Garofalo, A.*; Goodman, T. P.*; Granetz, R. S.*; Gribov, Y.*; et al.
Nuclear Fusion, 47(6), p.S128 - S202, 2007/06
Times Cited Count：916 Percentile：100(Physics, Fluids & Plasmas)no abstracts in English
collapse after NBCD turn-off in JT-60U fully non-inductive reversed shear dischargesTakei, Nahoko; Nakamura, Yukiharu; Ushigome, Masahiro*; Suzuki, Takahiro; Aiba, Nobuyuki; Takechi, Manabu; Tobita, Kenji; Takase, Yuichi*; Fukuyama, Atsushi*; Jardin, S. C.*
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 49(3), p.335 - 345, 2007/03
Times Cited Count：7 Percentile：25.84(Physics, Fluids & Plasmas)Non-disruptive -collapses with a regular intermittency have been observed after a forced turn-off of neutral beam current drive (NBCD) in JT-60U fully non-inductive, reversed shear (RS) discharges. Self-consistent transport simulations with improved core confinement and linear MHD stability analysis have first clarified that redistribution of return current induced after the NBCD turn-off lowers the safety factor of magnetic shear reversal, leading to the n =1 kink-ballooning instability with localized modes around internal transport barrier (ITB). It was also pointed out that an increase of the bootstrap current under continuous NB heating can lead to ITB reconstruction and thus causes subsequent beta-collapses.
