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Sato, Tetsuya; Asai, Masato; Borschevsky, A.*; Beerwerth, R.*; Kaneya, Yusuke*; Makii, Hiroyuki; Mitsukai, Akina*; Nagame, Yuichiro; Osa, Akihiko; Toyoshima, Atsushi; et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140(44), p.14609 - 14613, 2018/11
Times Cited Count:27 Percentile:69.46(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)The first ionization potential (IP) yields information on valence electronic structure of an atom. IP values of heavy actinides beyond einsteinium (Es, Z = 99), however, have not been determined experimentally so far due to the difficulty in obtaining these elements on scales of more than one atom at a time. Recently, we successfully measured IP of lawrencium (Lr, Z = 103) using a surface ionization method. The result suggests that Lr has a loosely-bound electron in the outermost orbital. In contrast to Lr, nobelium (No, Z = 102) is expected to have the highest IP among the actinide elements owing to its full-filled 5f and the 7s orbitals. In the present study, we have successfully determined IP values of No as well as fermium (Fm, Z = 100) and mendelevium (Md, Z = 101) using the surface ionization method. The obtained results indicate that the IP value of heavy actinoids would increase monotonically with filling electrons up in the 5f orbital like heavy lanthanoids.
Sato, Tetsuya; Asai, Masato; Borschevsky, A.*; Stora, T.*; Sato, Nozomi*; Kaneya, Yusuke; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Dllmann, C. E.*; Eberhardt, K.*; Eliav, E.*; et al.
EPJ Web of Conferences, 131, p.05001_1 - 05001_6, 2016/12
Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:0.9(Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear)Ionization efficiency in a surface ionization process depends on the first ionization potential of the atom. Based on the dependence, the ionization potential of the atom can be determined. We measured ionization efficiencies of fermium, einsteinium, mendelevium, and lawrencium by using a newly developed gas-jet coupled surface ion-source. The ionization potential of the elements have not been determined so far due to their low production rates and/or their short half-lives. Based on a relationship between the ionization efficiency and the ionization potential obtained via measurements of short-lived lanthanide isotopes, the ionization potentials of these actinide elements have been successfully determined.
Sato, Tetsuya; Asai, Masato; Borschevsky, A.*; Stora, T.*; Sato, Nozomi; Kaneya, Yusuke; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Dllmann, Ch. E.*; Eberhardt, K.*; Eliav, E.*; et al.
Nature, 520(7546), p.209 - 211, 2015/04
Times Cited Count:107 Percentile:97.49(Multidisciplinary Sciences)Ionization efficiency in a surface ionization process depends on the first ionization potential of the atom. Based on the dependence, the ionization potential of the atom can be determined. We successfully measured ionization efficiencies of lawrencium (Lr, =103) using a gas-jet coupled surface ion-source. The ionization potential of Lr has not been determined owing to its low production rate and its short half-life. Based on a relationship between the ionization efficiency and the ionization potential obtained via measurements of short-lived lanthanide isotopes, the ionization potential of Lr was determined.
Sato, Tetsuya; Asai, Masato; Sato, Nozomi; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Toyoshima, Atsushi; Oe, Kazuhiro*; Miyashita, Sunao*; Kaneya, Yusuke; Osa, Akihiko; Schdel, M.; et al.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 303(2), p.1253 - 1257, 2015/02
Times Cited Count:8 Percentile:56.13(Chemistry, Analytical)We have developed a surface-ionization ion-source coupled to the He/CdI gas-jet transport system for the Isotope Separator On-Line (ISOL) at the JAEA tandem accelerator for experimental determination of the first ionization potential of lawrencium (Lr, ). We performed to ionize a short-lived Lr isotope and various lanthanide isotopes. We successfully observed mass-separated ions of Lr by using our present system at the first time. The first ionization potential of Lr was evaluated based on a correlation between of effective ionization potential and ionization efficiency of short-lived lanthanide isotopes in our system.
Sato, Nozomi; Sato, Tetsuya; Asai, Masato; Toyoshima, Atsushi; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Li, Z.*; Nishio, Katsuhisa; Nagame, Yuichiro; Schdel, M.; Haba, Hiromitsu*; et al.
Radiochimica Acta, 102(3), p.211 - 219, 2014/03
Times Cited Count:9 Percentile:57.19(Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear)Production cross-sections of the isotope Lr in the Cf + B, Am + O, and Cm + N reactions were measured using a He/KCl gas-jet transport system and a rotating wheel -particle detection apparatus. The -particle energy of Lr was distributed from 8.3 to 8.7 MeV and its half-life, , was measured to be s. The maximum cross sections in the Cf(B, 4)Lr and Am(O, 5)Lr reactions were determined to be nb at the beam energy of 63 MeV and nb at 96 MeV, respectively. In the Cm(N, 6)Lr reaction, the cross section was measured to be nb at 91 MeV.
Sato, Tetsuya; Sato, Nozomi; Asai, Masato; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Toyoshima, Atsushi; Oe, Kazuhiro; Miyashita, Sunao; Schdel, M.; Kaneya, Yusuke*; Nagame, Yuichiro; et al.
Review of Scientific Instruments, 84(2), p.023304_1 - 023304_5, 2013/02
Times Cited Count:16 Percentile:58.95(Instruments & Instrumentation)We have developed the surface ion-source coupled to the He/CdI gas-jet transport system to measure the ionization potential of Lr atatom-at-a-time conditions. We successfully ionized and mass-separated for the first time Lr ions by applying the present ion-source and the ISOL technique. The ionization efficiencies of Lr were estimated to be approximately 42% and 24% at 2600 K on Re and Ta surfaces, respectively. These values were higher than those of Lu in all of ionization condition. The results indicate that the ionization potential of Lr would be lower than that of Lu, 5.4 eV. Therefore, it is concluded that the surface ion-source is a promising apparatus tomeasure the first ionization potential of Lr. Using the present system, determination of the ionization potential of Lr is being performed.
Sato, Nozomi; Sato, Tetsuya; Asai, Masato; Toyoshima, Atsushi; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Li, Z.*; Nishio, Katsuhisa; Nagame, Yuichiro; Schdel, M.; Haba, Hiromitsu*; et al.
RIKEN Accelerator Progress Report, Vol.46, P. 237, 2013/00
Due to the strong relativistic effects, the weakly-bound outermost electron results in a significantly low first ionization potential (IP) of Lr as compared with its neighboring heavy actinides. The isotope Lr, with a relatively long half-life of 27 s, is the suitable candidates for the IP measurement of Lr through the surface ionization method. In the present study, we measured the cross section of the Cm(N, 6)Lr reaction to evaluate the production rate of Lr. A Cm target with 960 60 g/cm thickness was bombarded with a N beam from the RIKEN AVF Cyclotron. The beam energy was 91 MeV in the middle of the target. The average beam intensity was 1.2 particle-A. Reaction products were transported to the rotating wheel -particle detection system with a He/KCl gas-jet system. The Lr cross section of 271 nb was calculated based on the -particle events between 8.3 and 8.7 MeV.
Hirayama, Yoshikazu*; Mihara, Mototsugu*; Watanabe, Yutaka*; Jeong, S. C.*; Miyatake, Hiroari*; Momota, Sadao*; Hashimoto, Takashi*; Imai, Nobuaki*; Matsuta, Kensaku*; Ishiyama, Hironobu*; et al.
European Physical Journal A, 48(5), p.54_1 - 54_10, 2012/05
Times Cited Count:2 Percentile:16.82(Physics, Nuclear)Nagae, Daisuke*; Ishii, Tetsuro; Takahashi, Ryuta*; Asai, Masato; Makii, Hiroyuki; Osa, Akihiko; Sato, Tetsuya; Ichikawa, Shinichi; Shimizu, Yoshifumi*; Shoji, Takuya*
AIP Conference Proceedings 1224, p.156 - 160, 2010/04
Times Cited Count:2 Percentile:64.17(Physics, Nuclear)Hashimoto, Takashi; Ishiyama, Hironobu*; Watanabe, Yutaka*; Hirayama, Yoshikazu*; Imai, Nobuaki*; Miyatake, Hiroari; Jeong, S.-C.*; Tanaka, Masahiko*; Yoshikawa, Nobuharu*; Nomura, Toru*; et al.
Physics Letters B, 674(4-5), p.276 - 280, 2009/04
Times Cited Count:7 Percentile:47.15(Astronomy & Astrophysics)The excitation function of the Li(d,t)Li reaction was directly measured using Li beams at E = 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.7, 0.8, 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 MeV with CD targets. The beam energies covered the Gamow peaks for 1310 K. Large cross sections were observed at around E = 0.8 MeV, implying a resonance state located at 22.4 MeV in Be. The present astrophysical reaction rate is higher in one order magnitude than the presently adopted rate at around 110 K.
Tsukada, Kazuaki; Haba, Hiromitsu*; Asai, Masato; Toyoshima, Atsushi; Akiyama, Kazuhiko*; Kasamatsu, Yoshitaka; Nishinaka, Ichiro; Ichikawa, Shinichi; Yasuda, Kenichiro; Miyamoto, Yutaka; et al.
Radiochimica Acta, 97(2), p.83 - 89, 2009/02
Times Cited Count:20 Percentile:77.78(Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear)Anion-exchange chromatography of element 105, dubnium (Db), produced in the Cm(F, 5n)Db reaction is investigated together with the homologues Nb and Ta, and the pseudo-homologue Pa in 13.9 M hydrofluoric acid (HF) solution. The distribution coefficient (K) of Db on an anion-exchange resin is successfully determined by running cycles of the 1702 chromatographic column separations. The result clearly indicates that the adsorption of Db on the resin is significantly different from that of the homologues and that the adsorption of anionic fluoro complexes of these elements decreases in the sequence of Ta Nb Db Pa.
Osa, Akihiko; Ichikawa, Shinichi; Matsuda, Makoto; Sato, Tetsuya; Jeong, S.-C.*
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 266(19-20), p.4394 - 4397, 2008/10
Times Cited Count:26 Percentile:83.5(Instruments & Instrumentation)Jeong, S.-C.*; Katayama, Ichiro*; Kawakami, Hirokane*; Watanabe, Yutaka*; Ishiyama, Hironobu*; Imai, Nobuaki*; Hirayama, Yoshikazu*; Miyatake, Hiroari; Sataka, Masao; Sugai, Hiroyuki; et al.
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 47(8), p.6413 - 6415, 2008/08
Times Cited Count:5 Percentile:22.74(Physics, Applied)A non-destructive and on-line diffusion tracing in Li ionic conductors has been demonstrated. As a tracer, pulsed beam of Li was implanted into LiGa. By analyzing the time dependent yield of the -particles decaying from Li, diffusion coefficients were extracted with a high accuracy. The ordering of Li vacancies in the Li-deficient phase of LiGa was observed for the first time in terms of the Li diffusion.
Ishii, Tetsuro; Makii, Hiroyuki; Asai, Masato; Koura, Hiroyuki; Shigematsu, Soichiro*; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Toyoshima, Atsushi; Matsuda, Makoto; Makishima, Akiyasu*; Shizuma, Toshiyuki; et al.
Nuclear Physics A, 805(1-4), p.257 - 259, 2008/06
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Imai, Nobuaki*; Jeong, S.-C.*; Oyaizu, Mitsuhiro*; Arai, Shigeaki*; Fuchi, Yoshihide*; Hirayama, Yoshikazu*; Ishiyama, Hironobu*; Miyatake, Hiroari; Tanaka, Masahiko*; Okada, Masayuki*; et al.
Review of Scientific Instruments, 79(2), p.02A906_1 - 02A906_3, 2008/02
Times Cited Count:13 Percentile:51.72(Instruments & Instrumentation)KEKCB is an 18 GHz Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) ion source and is a charge breeder device for converting mass-separated 1 radioactive ions to multi-ionized ones by utilizing an axial injection technique to the ECR plasma. It is a part of the Tokai Radioactive Ion Accelerator Complex (TRIAC) facility. Based on the developments so far, converting efficiencies for metal elements, such as barium and indium, and for gaseous elements, such as krypton and xenon, are improved to be 7 and 2 , respectively. And it is confirmed that the efficiency is nearly the constant for short-lived (t 1 sec) isotopes. Background ions mixed in the output beams are supressed to be 600 pps from 10 pps by applying all aluminum electrodes and high pressure pure-water cleanings.
Sugai, Hiroyuki; Sataka, Masao; Okayasu, Satoru; Ichikawa, Shinichi; Nishio, Katsuhisa; Mitsuoka, Shinichi; Nakanoya, Takamitsu; Osa, Akihiko; Sato, Tetsuya; Hashimoto, Takashi; et al.
Defect and Diffusion Forum, 273-276, p.667 - 672, 2008/00
Hayashi, Hiroaki*; Akita, Yukinori*; Suematsu, Osamu*; Shibata, Michihiro*; Asai, Masato; Sato, Tetsuya; Ichikawa, Shinichi; Nishinaka, Ichiro; Nagame, Yuichiro; Osa, Akihiko; et al.
European Physical Journal A, 34(4), p.363 - 370, 2007/12
Times Cited Count:16 Percentile:71.35(Physics, Nuclear)values of Eu and Gd were measured for the first time using a total absorption BGO detector, and the data of Pm, Sm, and Tb obtained previously were reanalyzed. These nuclei were produced by the proton-induced fission of U at the JAEA-Tokai tandem accelerator facility, and separated from the reaction products using an on-line isotope separator. The deduced mass excesses and two-neutron separation energies were compared with those of atomic mass evaluations and theoretical predictions.
Makii, Hiroyuki; Ishii, Tetsuro; Asai, Masato; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Toyoshima, Atsushi; Matsuda, Makoto; Makishima, Akiyasu*; Kaneko, Junichi*; Tome, Hayato*; Ichikawa, Shinichi; et al.
Physical Review C, 76(6), p.061301_1 - 061301_5, 2007/12
Times Cited Count:28 Percentile:83.47(Physics, Nuclear)We have measured deexcitation rays for the first time in the neutron-rich nuclei of Pu and Pu produced by the (O, O) and the (O, O) reactions, respectively. The ground-state band of Pu was established up to 12 states. The systematics of the moments of inertia of Pu isotopes suggests that the deformed subshell closure disappears in these isotopes. The measurements of deexcitation rays in Pu shows a small energy spacing between neutron orbitals at , which explans the disappearance of the subshell closure.
Ishii, Tetsuro; Shigematsu, Soichiro*; Makii, Hiroyuki; Asai, Masato; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Toyoshima, Atsushi; Matsuda, Makoto; Makishima, Akiyasu*; Shizuma, Toshiyuki; Kaneko, Junichi*; et al.
Physics of Atomic Nuclei, 70(8), p.1457 - 1461, 2007/08
Times Cited Count:9 Percentile:56.38(Physics, Nuclear)We have measured deexcitation rays in the neutron-rich nuclei of U, Pu and Cm. These nuclei were produced by the (O, O) two-neutron transfer reactions with a 200, 162 and 162 MeV O beams and a U, Pu and Cm targets, respectively, using the tandem accelerator at Tokai, Japan. The rays in residual nuclei were measured by taking coincidence with scattering particles using Si - detectors. We have identified rays in U, Pu and Cm by selecting the kinetic energies of O particles which correspond to the excitation energies in these nuclei below their neutron separation energies. The ground-state bands of U, Pu and Cm were established up to 12 states and the octupole band of U was established up to 9 state. Because the deformations of these nuclei are well developed, the moments of inertia reflect the pairing gap, which is expected to be smaller, resulting in a larger moment of inertia, at the deformed shell closure. We have found that the moment of inertia of the ground-state band of Cm is considerably larger than that of Cm. This fact supports the existence of the deformed subshell closure at in Cm isotopes. On the other hand, the moment of inertia of Pu was found to be smaller than that of Pu, which suggests that the deformed subshell closure at weakens or disappears in Pu isotopes. These results are consistent with the prediction by a cranking model calculation.
Ishii, Tetsuro; Makii, Hiroyuki; Asai, Masato; Koura, Hiroyuki; Shigematsu, Soichiro*; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Toyoshima, Atsushi; Matsuda, Makoto; Makishima, Akiyasu*; Kaneko, Junichi*; et al.
Physical Review C, 76(1), p.011303_1 - 011303_5, 2007/07
Times Cited Count:14 Percentile:67.84(Physics, Nuclear)The ground-state bands of the neutron-rich Th and U nuclei were established up to spin 10 and 8, respectively, by in-beam -ray spectroscopy using the (O, Ne) two-proton pickup reaction with a U and a Pu target. Deexcitation rays in Th and U were identified by selecting the kinetic energies of Ne using Si - detectors. The excitation energies of the first 2 states in U and Pu isotopes have local minima at , suggesting the possibility that nuclei with have a spherical shell closure of . Calculation using the Koura-Yamada single-particle potential gives an energy gap of 1.8 MeV at for U.