Doppler-free ablation fluorescence spectroscopy of Ca for high-resolution remote isotopic analysis

Miyabe, Masabumi; Kato, Masaaki*; Hasegawa, Shuichi*

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 38(2), p.347 - 358, 2023/02

https://doi.org/10.1039/D2JA00304J

To develop remote isotopic analysis for the nuclids with small isotope shifts, Doppler-free fluorescence spectroscopy of Ca was performed using laser ablation plume. Counter-propagating laser beams from two external cavity diode lasers were used to irradiate the plume in order to excite the ground-state Ca atoms to the D state through a double resonance scheme of S P D. Subsequently, we measured fluorescence spectra associated with the relaxation from the D to P states. The linewidth measured at 1 ms delay after ablation under helium gas pressure of 70 Pa was found to be less than 70 MHz, which was about 1/30 of the linewidth of the Doppler-limited fluorescence spectrum. A broad Gaussian pedestal was observed at less than 600 micro-second delay in the temporal variation in fluorescence spectra, and it was most likely due to the velocity-changing collision. Additionally, the pressure broadening rate coefficient for the second-step P D transition was determined to be 46.0 MHz/torr from the spectra measured under various gas pressures. We evaluated analytical performances such as linearity of the calibration curve, limit of detection, and measurement accuracy using fluorescence signals of three naturally occurring Ca isotopes (i.e., Ca, Ca, and Ca). The limit of detection of isotopic abundance was estimated to be 0.09% from the 3-sigma criteria of the background. These results suggest that this spectroscopic technique is promising for remote isotopic analysis of nuclides with small isotope shifts.

Investigation on the DC Stark shifts of strontium autoionization states for isotope-selective resonance ionization

Iwata, Yoshihiro; Miyabe, Masabumi; Hasegawa, Shuichi*

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, 265, p.107549_1 - 107549_7, 2021/05

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jqsrt.2021.107549

Following the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, an isotope-selective analysis method using laser resonance ionization has been developed for strontium-90. In this study, we focused on ionization via autoionization states in terms of high isotopic selectivity and ionization efficiency, and the DC Stark shifts caused by the external electric field were measured for these states. It was found that the external electric field in the ionization region has to be of the order of 0.1 V/cm or less to suppress its effect on the observed spectra.

Development of laser ablation absorption spectroscopy for nuclear fuel materials; Plume expansion behavior for refractory metals observed by laser-induced fluorescence imaging spectroscopy

Miyabe, Masabumi; Oba, Masaki; Akaoka, Katsuaki; Kato, Masaaki*; Hasegawa, Shuichi*; Wakaida, Ikuo

Applied Physics A, 126(3), p.213_1 - 213_10, 2020/03

AA2019-0700.pdf:2.82MB

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-020-3368-0

The dynamic behavior of an ablation plume in low pressure rare gas ambient was investigated with laser-induced fluorescence imaging spectroscopy for three refractory metals, i.e. titanium, zirconium and hafnium. A comparison of the plume expansion behaviors for the species of these elements revealed an atomic weight effect on the plume structure formation. A hemispherical thin layer and cavity structure reported previously for gadolinium were observed also for these elements. It was found that the plume size increases as well as the layer thickness decreases with increasing atomic weight. For ground state atoms of Ti, substantial amount of atoms were observed even at the center of the plume. Also, the persistence of the Ti atomic plume was as long as 300 s, which was significantly longer than the other species studied. Furthermore, the mass-dependent elemental separation was observed in the ablation plume produced from a multielement sample. These results suggest that the observed plume structure arises from the ion-electron recombination process and the recoil of the ablated species during the multiple collisions with gas atoms.

Symposium on "Science of nuclear fuel cycle and backend; Research and education" with a memory of Professor Joonhong Ahn, the University of California, Berkeley

Nakayama, Shinichi; Okumura, Masahiko*; Nagasaki, Shinya*; Enokida, Yoichi*; Umeki, Hiroyuki*; Takase, Hiroyasu*; Kawasaki, Daisuke*; Hasegawa, Shuichi*; Furuta, Kazuo*

Genshiryoku Bakkuendo Kenkyu (CD-ROM), 23(2), p.131 - 148, 2016/12

http://nuce.aesj.or.jp/jnuce/vol23/Jnuce-Vol23-2-p131-148.pdf

A symposium "Science of nuclear fuel cycle and backend - Research and education -" was held at the Univer-sity of Tokyo in June 25, 2016. This aimed at developing the research on nuclear fuel cycle and backend. The time and the number of participants of the symposium were limited, but the active discussion was conducted, and the common perception for the future was shared among the experienced participants in those fields. This paper provides the discussions made in the symposium, and also, as a memory to Professor Ahn, the University of California, Berkeley, his prominent achievements in academic research and education.

Graphene growth and carbon diffusion process during vacuum heating on Cu(111)/AlO substrates

Ogawa, Shuichi*; Yamada, Takatoshi*; Ishizuka, Shinji*; Yoshigoe, Akitaka; Hasegawa, Masataka*; Teraoka, Yuden; Takakuwa, Yuji*

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 52(11), p.110122_1 - 110122_8, 2013/11

https://doi.org/10.7567/JJAP.52.110122

Vacuum annealing formation of graphene on diamond C(111) surfaces studied by real-time photoelectron spectroscopy

Ogawa, Shuichi*; Yamada, Takatoshi*; Ishizuka, Shinji*; Yoshigoe, Akitaka; Hasegawa, Masataka*; Teraoka, Yuden; Takakuwa, Yuji*

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 51(11), p.11PF02_1 - 11PF02_7, 2012/11

https://doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.51.11PF02

Radiation-induced graft polymerization of functional monomer into poly(ether ether ketone) film and structure-property analysis of the grafted membrane

Hasegawa, Shin; Takahashi, Shuichi*; Iwase, Hiroki*; Koizumi, Satoshi; Morishita, Norio; Sato, Ken*; Narita, Tadashi*; Onuma, Masato*; Maekawa, Yasunari

Polymer, 52(1), p.98 - 106, 2011/01

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2010.11.009

Radiation-induced graft polymerization of sulfo-containing styrene derivatives into poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) substrates was carried out to prepare thermally and mechanically stable polymer electrolyte membranes based on an aromatic hydrocarbon polymer. Graft polymerization of ethyl 4-styrenesulfonate into a 32% crystallinity degree PEEK substrate hardly progressed, whereas graft polymerization into 11% PEEK substrate gradually progressed, achieving a grafting degree of more than 50% after 72 h. From Electron Spin Resonance analysis of irradiated PEEK films, it apparent the graft polymerization initiate from the phenoxy radicals. Small-angle X-ray scattering and small-angle neutron scattering observations clearly showed that the graft-type PEEK membranes possessed ion channel domains with the average distance of 13 nm, being larger than that of Nafion. Furthermore, there was a micro-structure in the ion channels with the average distance of 1.8 nm.

Enhancement of etch rate for preparation of nano-sized ion-track membranes of poly(vinylidene fluoride); Effect of pretreatment and high-LET beam irradiation

Rohani, R.*; Yamaki, Tetsuya; Koshikawa, Hiroshi; Takahashi, Shuichi*; Hasegawa, Shin; Asano, Masaharu; Maekawa, Yasunari; Voss, K.-O.*; Trautmann, C.*; Neumann, R.*

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 267(3), p.554 - 559, 2009/08

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2008.12.005

We investigated how pretreatment and high-LET beam irradiation affected the ion-track dissolution rate in poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) films by SEM observations and conductometric analysis in order to develop the preparation methodology of nano-sized ion-track membranes. PVDF thin films irradiated with four types of ion beams were exposed to a 9 M KOH aqueous solution after their storage in air at 120C. This heating treatment was found to enhance the etch rate in the latent track, both in the inner core and outer halo regions, without changing that in the bulk, probably due to the formation of parasitic oxidation products facilitating the introduction of the etching agent to improve the etchability. Additionally, the irradiation of heavier higher-LET ions, causing each track to more activated sites (like radicals), was preferable for achieving effective etching.

Status of a superconducting linac for the J-PARC ADS

Hasegawa, Kazuo; Ouchi, Nobuo; Chishiro, Etsuji; Kako, Eiji*; Noguchi, Shuichi*; Ouchi, Norihito*; Shishido, Toshio*; Tsuchiya, Kiyosumi*

Proceedings of 34th ICFA Advanced Beam Dynamics Workshop on High Power Superconducting Ion, Proton and Multi-Species Linacs (HPSL 2005) (Internet), 5 Pages, 2005/00

no abstracts in English

Cold-model tests and fabrication status for J-PARC ACS

Ao, Hiroyuki; Akikawa, Hisashi; Ueno, Akira; Hasegawa, Kazuo; Yamazaki, Yoshishige; Ikegami, Masanori*; Noguchi, Shuichi*; Hayashizaki, Noriyosu*; Paramonov, V.*

Proceedings of 22nd International Linear Accelerator Conference (LINAC 2004), p.75 - 77, 2004/00

The J-PARC (Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex) LINAC will be commissioned with energy of 181-MeV using 50-keV ion source, 3-MeV RFQ, 50-MeV DTL and 181-MeV SDTL (Separated DTL) on September 2006. It is planed to be upgraded by using a 400-MeV ACS (Annular Coupled Structure), which is a high-beta structure most suitable for the J-PARC, in a few years from the commissioning. The first ACS type cavity, which will be used as the first buncher between the SDTL and the ACS, is under fabrication. Detailed design and tuning procedure of ACS cavities has been studied with RF simulation analysis and cold-model measurements. The results of cold-model measurements, fabrication status, and related development items are described in this paper.