PSTEP: Project for solar-terrestrial environment prediction

Kusano, Kanya*; Ichimoto, Kiyoshi*; Ishii, Mamoru*; Miyoshi, Yoshizumi*; Yoden, Shigeo*; Akiyoshi, Hideharu*; Asai, Ayumi*; Ebihara, Yusuke*; Fujiwara, Hitoshi*; Goto, Tadanori*; et al.

Earth, Planets and Space (Internet), 73(1), p.159_1 - 159_29, 2021/12

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-021-01486-1

The PSTEP is a nationwide research collaboration in Japan and was conducted from April 2015 to March 2020, supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. It has made a significant progress in space weather research and operational forecasts, publishing over 500 refereed journal papers and organizing four international symposiums, various workshops and seminars, and summer school for graduate students at Rikubetsu in 2017. This paper is a summary report of the PSTEP and describes the major research achievements it produced.

Mapping measurement for beam energy position monitor system for RIKEN superconducting acceleration cavity

Watanabe, Tamaki*; Toyama, Takeshi*; Hanamura, Kotoku*; Imao, Hiroshi*; Kamigaito, Osamu*; Kamoshida, Atsushi*; Kawachi, Toshihiko*; Koyama, Ryo*; Sakamoto, Naruhiko*; Fukunishi, Nobuhisa*; et al.

Proceedings of 16th Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan (Internet), p.1105 - 1108, 2019/07

https://www.pasj.jp/web_publish/pasj2019/proceedings/PDF/FRPI/FRPI033.pdf

Upgrades for the RIKEN heavy-ion linac (RILAC) involving a new superconducting linac (SRILAC) are currently underway at the RIKEN radioactive isotope beam factory (RIBF). It is crucially important to develop nondestructive beam measurement diagnostics. We have developed a beam energy position monitor (BEPM) system which can measure not only the beam position but also the beam energy simultaneously by measuring the time of flight of the beam. We fabricated 11 BEPMs and completed the position calibration to obtain the sensitivity and offset for each BEPMs. The position accuracy has been achieved to be less than 0.1 mm by using the mapping measurement.

Progress report of Japanese simulation research projects using the high-performance computer system Helios in the International Fusion Energy Research Centre

Ishizawa, Akihiro*; Idomura, Yasuhiro; Imadera, Kenji*; Kasuya, Naohiro*; Kanno, Ryutaro*; Satake, Shinsuke*; Tatsuno, Tomoya*; Nakata, Motoki*; Nunami, Masanori*; Maeyama, Shinya*; et al.

Purazuma, Kaku Yugo Gakkai-Shi, 92(3), p.157 - 210, 2016/03

http://www.jspf.or.jp/Journal/PDF_JSPF/jspf2016_03/jspf2016_03-157.pdf

The high-performance computer system Helios which is located at The Computational Simulation Centre (CSC) in The International Fusion Energy Research Centre (IFERC) started its operation in January 2012 under the Broader Approach (BA) agreement between Japan and the EU. The Helios system has been used for magnetised fusion related simulation studies in the EU and Japan and has kept high average usage rate. As a result, the Helios system has contributed to many research products in a wide range of research areas from core plasma physics to reactor material and reactor engineering. This project review gives a short catalogue of domestic simulation research projects. First, we outline the IFERC-CSC project. After that, shown are objectives of the research projects, numerical schemes used in simulation codes, obtained results and necessary computations in future.

The Proposals relevant to seepage flow simulation in rockmass around tunnel under unsaturated condition; Method for estimating unsaturated seepage parameters of stones and setting of boundary condition on tunnel wall

Imai, Hisashi*; Amemiya, Kiyoshi*; Matsui, Hiroya; Sato, Toshinori; Saegusa, Hiromitsu; Watanabe, Kunio*

Doboku Gakkai Rombunshu, C (Chiken Kogaku) (Internet), 69(3), p.285 - 296, 2013/07

https://doi.org/10.2208/jscejge.69.285

The more accurate understanding and appropriate control of unsaturated area around tunnel excavated in deep rock-mass are required, for the geological isolation of radioactive waste project and also underground rock cavern storage project of liquefied petroleum gas. The numerical simulation of seepage flow is usually conducted to understand and evaluate the unsaturated zone around tunnel. The unsaturated parameters (such as moisture characteristic curve and relative permeability) and appropriate control of boundary condition are indispensable for the simulation. Authors developed methodology to measure unsaturated parameters utilizing the measuring method conventionally applied to soils and showed the efficiency of the method via a laboratory experiment. The idea of combining seepage face condition and flow rate fixed condition was derived, and the efficiency was shown in an model simulation. The two developments enabled the accurate estimation and understanding the evolution of unsaturated zone around tunnel.

Interlaminar shear properties of composite insulation systems for fusion magnets at cryogenic temperatures

Shindo, Yasuhide*; Takeda, Tomo*; Narita, Fumio*; Miura, Masaya*; Watanabe, Shinya*; Koizumi, Norikiyo; Idesaki, Akira; Okuno, Kiyoshi

Cryogenics, 50(1), p.36 - 42, 2010/01

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryogenics.2009.10.006

This paper reports the cryogenic interlaminar shear properties of composite insulation systems for the superconducting magnet coils in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). Short beam shear tests were performed at room temperature, liquid nitrogen temperature (77 K) and liquid helium temperature (4 K) on three insulation systems consisting of woven glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) composites with different polymer resins and polyimide films, and the dependence of their apparent interlaminar shear strength on the temperature and the polymer resins was discussed. A detailed observation of failed specimens was made to verify the failure mechanisms. Insulation systems subjected to irradiation at room temperature were also considered, and the effect of irradiation on the cryogenic interlaminar shear properties was examined.

Current status of the control system for J-PARC accelerator complex

Yoshikawa, Hiroshi; Sakaki, Hironao; Sako, Hiroyuki; Takahashi, Hiroki; Shen, G.; Kato, Yuko; Ito, Yuichi; Ikeda, Hiroshi*; Ishiyama, Tatsuya*; Tsuchiya, Hitoshi*; et al.

Proceedings of International Conference on Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems (ICALEPCS '07) (CD-ROM), p.62 - 64, 2007/10

J-PARC is a large scale facility of the proton accelerators for the multi-purpose of scientific researches in Japan. This facility consists of three accelerators and three experimental stations. Now, J-PARC is under construction, and LINAC is operated for one year, 3GeV synchrotron has just started the commissioning in this October the 1st. The completion of this facility will be next summer. The control system of accelerators established fundamental performance for the initial commissioning. The most important requirement to the control system of this facility is to minimize the activation of accelerator devices. In this paper, we show that the performances of each layer of this control system have been achieved in the initial stage.

Development of Si/CdTe Compton camera for medical imaging

Yamaguchi, Mitsutaka*; Arakawa, Kazuo; Aono, Hiroyuki*; Ishikawa, Shinnosuke*; Kamiya, Tomihiro; Kawachi, Naoki; Odaka, Hirokazu*; Sakurai, Hideyuki*; Sato, Takahiro; Shimada, Hirofumi*; et al.

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Next-generation RI imaging instrument; Development of semiconductor Compton camera

Kawachi, Naoki; Yamaguchi, Mitsutaka; Sato, Takahiro; Kamiya, Tomihiro; Arakawa, Kazuo*; Watanabe, Shigeki; Ishioka, Noriko; Takeda, Shinichiro*; Ishikawa, Shinnosuke*; Aono, Hiroyuki*; et al.

no journal, , 

no abstracts in English

-particle breakup at incident energy of several hundreds of MeV/u

Yamaguchi, Yuji*; Araki, Yusuke*; Fujii, Motoharu*; Watanabe, Gaku*; Sanami, Toshiya*; Matsufuji, Naruhiro*; Koba, Yusuke*; Iwamoto, Yosuke; Uozumi, Yusuke*

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For heavy-ion cancer therapy with carbon, there is a problem about radiation exposure due to secondary particles produced by heavy ion incident reaction. We have a plan to extend our improved intra nuclear cascade (INC) model for proton incidences to INC model for alpha and carbon incidences. However, there is no experimental data about multi-particle (proton, deuteron, triton, He and alpha) production double differential cross sections (DDXs) for alpha incident reactions to validate the extended INC model. In this work, we measured multi-particle production DDXs for 100 and 230 MeV/nucleon alpha incident reactions on samples (C, Al, Co, Nb) at the HIMAC building in National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), QST. As a result, we found that results calculated by the extended INC model agreed with experimental data at 30 degrees and those underestimated the experimental data with increasing angles.

Realization development of the flexible waste management system for MA P&T technology, 33; Conceptual specification of the flexible waste management system

Suzuki, Akihiro*; Endo, Yoichi*; Inagaki, Yaohiro*; Arima, Tatsumi*; Muroya, Yusa*; Endo, Keita*; Watanabe, Daisuke*; Matsumura, Tatsuro; Ishii, Katsunori; Kawaguchi, Koichi

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no abstracts in English