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Omer, M.; Shizuma, Toshiyuki*; Koizumi, Mitsuo; Taira, Yoshitaka*; Zen, H.*; Ogaki, Hideaki*; Hajima, Ryoichi
UVSOR-50, P. 37, 2023/08
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Taira, Yoshitaka*; Endo, Shunsuke; Kawamura, Shiori*; Nambu, Taro*; Okuizumi, Mao*; Shizuma, Toshiyuki*; Omer, M.; Zen, H.*; Okano, Yasuaki*; Kitaguchi, Masaaki*
Physical Review A, 107(6), p.063503_1 - 063503_10, 2023/06
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Endo, Shunsuke; Shizuma, Toshiyuki*; Zen, H.*; Taira, Yoshitaka*; Omer, M.; Kawamura, Shiori*; Abe, Ryota*; Okudaira, Takuya*; Kitaguchi, Masaaki*; Shimizu, Hirohiko*
UVSOR-49, P. 38, 2022/08
Al
GaO
scintillators by gamma-ray-induced positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopyFujimori, Kosuke*; Kitaura, Mamoru*; Taira, Yoshitaka*; Fujimoto, Masaki*; Zen, H.*; Watanabe, Shinta*; Kamada, Kei*; Okano, Yasuaki*; Kato, Masahiro*; Hosaka, Masahito*; et al.
Applied Physics Express, 13(8), p.085505_1 - 085505_4, 2020/08
Times Cited Count：5 Percentile：33.01(Physics, Applied)To clarify the existence of cation vacancies in Ce-doped GdAlGaO (Ce:GAGG) scintillators, we performed gamma-ray-induced positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (GiPALS). GiPAL spectra of GAGG and Ce:GAGG comprised two exponential decay components, which were assigned to positron annihilation at bulk and defect states. By an analogy with Ce:YAl
O, the defect-related component was attributed to Al/Ga-O divacancy complexes. This component was weaker for Ce, Mg:GAGG, which correlated with the suppression of shallow electron traps responsible for phosphorescence. Oxygen vacancies were charge compensators for Al/Ga vacancies. The lifetime of the defect-related component was significantly changed by Mg co-doping. This was understood by considering aggregates of Mg
ions at Al/Ga sites with oxygen vacancies, which resulted in the formation of vacancy clusters.
Taira, Yoshitaka*; Fujimoto, Masaki*; Fujimori, Kosuke*; Kitaura, Mamoru*; Zen, H.*; Okano, Yasuaki*; Hosaka, Masahito*; Yamazaki, Junichiro*; Kato, Masahiro*; Hirade, Tetsuya; et al.
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For general positron sources, radioisotopes such as 
Na are often used. However, there is a problem that positrons cannot probe the deep region of metal materials with a thickness of 1 mm or more. Gamma-ray induced positron annihilation lifetime measurement (GiPALS) is a method for generating positrons in bulk samples with a thickness of several centimeters and samples placed in vessels such as high temperature and/or pressure furnaces. The annihilation lifetime of positrons is about 200 ps for metal materials, so it is important to use gamma rays with a shorter pulse width for GiPALS in order to accurately measure the positron lifetime. We have succeeded in the proof-of-principle experiment for GiPALS of ultra-short pulse gamma rays with a pulse width of 2 ps, which was originally developed using 90
collision laser Compton scattering at UVSOR.
Taira, Yoshitaka*; Fujimoto, Masaki*; Fujimori, Kosuke*; Kitaura, Mamoru*; Zen, H.*; Okano, Yasuaki*; Hosaka, Masahito*; Yamazaki, Junichiro*; Kato, Masahiro*; Hirade, Tetsuya; et al.
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For general positron sources, radioisotopes such as Na are often used. However, there is a problem that positrons cannot probe the deep region of metal materials with a thickness of 1 mm or more. Gamma-ray induced positron annihilation lifetime measurement (GiPALS) is a method for generating positrons in bulk samples with a thickness of several centimeters and samples placed in vessels such as high temperature and/or pressure furnaces. The annihilation lifetime of positrons is about 200 ps for metal materials, so it is important to use gamma rays with a shorter pulse width for GiPALS in order to accurately measure the positron lifetime. We have succeeded in the proof-of-principle experiment for GiPALS of ultra-short pulse gamma rays with a pulse width of 2 ps, which was originally developed using 90 collision laser Compton scattering at UVSOR.
Kitaura, Mamoru*; Fujimori, Kosuke*; Taira, Yoshitaka*; Fujimoto, Masaki*; Zen, H.*; Hirade, Tetsuya; Kamada, Kei*; Watanabe, Shinta*; Onishi, Akimasa*
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Positron annihilation spectroscopy is the only way to investigate the properties of cation vacancies because they are negatively charged. We generated high-energy pulsed gamma rays by the vertical collision of an ultrashort pulse laser and electron beam. In this study, we investigated the vacancy-type defects present in the crystals of GAGG(GdAlGaO), GAGG: Ce and GAGG: Ce, Mg by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy using the high-energy gamma rays. The lifetime of the defect-related component was significantly changed by Mg co-doping. This was understood by considering aggregates of Mg ions at Al/Ga sites with oxygen vacancies, which resulted in the formation of vacancy clusters.
AlGaO crystals revealed by gamma-ray induced positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopyFujimori, Kosuke*; Kitaura, Mamoru*; Taira, Yoshitaka*; Fujimoto, Masaki*; Zen, H.*; Hirade, Tetsuya; Kamada, Kei*; Watanabe, Shinta*; Onishi, Akimasa*
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We generated high-energy pulsed gamma rays by the vertical collision of an ultrashort pulse laser and electron beam. In this study, we investigated the vacancy-type defects present in the crystals of GAGG(GdAlGaO), GAGG: Ce and GAGG: Ce, Mg by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy using the high-energy gamma rays. The lifetime of the defect-related component was significantly changed by Mg co-doping. This indicates that the Al/Ga vacancies disappear. This fact corresponds well with the suppression of the phosphorescence component and is an important result showing that the Mg co-doping is effective in suppressing the shallow electron capture center.
Yamamoto, Ryohei*; Sugita, Kento*; Taira, Yoshitaka*; Hirade, Tetsuya
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Age-Momentum Correlation (AMOC) can observe the Doppler broadening of time-resolved annihilation gamma rays. The annihilation rate depends on the positron state, and it is possible to know if positrons are trapped in structural defects in a sample. Moreover, the Doppler broadening gives the information of impurities around the defects. Positrons from radioactive isotopes cannot penetrate a deep region of bulk material. The application of radioisotopes is difficult for the measurements under severe conditions such as in high pressure or a high temperature. Therefore, we have developed a GiAMOC (Gamma-ray induced AMOC) system, which is a measurement method for generating positrons in a sample using inverse Thomson scattered gamma rays in UVSOR-III. In addition, the developed measurement system was used to measure the reference material for positron lifetime measurement.
Taira, Yoshitaka*; Sugita, Kento*; Okano, Yasuaki*; Fujimoto, Masaki*; Hirade, Tetsuya
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Positron annihilation spectroscopy is a powerful analytical method that can observe single-atom vacant defects in crystals and micro voids in insulating materials. UVSOR-III installed at the Institute of Molecular Science is promoting the development and user use of Gamma-ray induced positron annihilation spectroscopy (GiPAS) by ultrashort pulse gamma rays. Since the ultrashort pulse gamma rays generate positrons inside the material by pair production, positron annihilation experiments of bulk materials with a thickness of several cm can be performed non-destructively. We have succeeded in the generation of ultrashort pulse gamma rays and positron annihilation experiments such as the lifetime measurement and the positron age-momentum correlation measurement.
Taira, Yoshitaka*; Fujimoto, Masaki*; Okano, Yasuaki*; Kitaura, Mamoru*; Hirade, Tetsuya
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Laser Thomson/Compton scattering is a unique technique to generate gamma-rays with features such as quasi-monochromatic and tunable energy, highly polarized, low divergence angle, and low background. We have developed GiPALS using an ultra-short pulsed gamma-ray generated at the synchrotron radiation facility UVSOR-III. The gamma-rays are generated via laser Thomson scattering with 90 degree collisions between a 750-MeV electron beam and a Ti:Sa laser. The pulse width of the gamma-rays is calculated to be 5 ps (FWHM). The gamma-ray induced positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (GiPALS) is currently available for users. In addition to GiPALS, we develop gamma-ray induced age-momentum correlation (GiAMOC), which measures the lifetime and Doppler broadening of annihilation gamma-rays simultaneously. In this conference, we will present a generation method of the ultra-short pulsed gamma-rays and details of GiPALS and GiAMOC.
Taira, Yoshitaka*; Sugita, Kento*; Yamamoto, Ryohei*; Okano, Yasuaki*; Hirade, Tetsuya
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We are developing gamma-ray-induced positron annihilation spectroscopy at UVSOR-III. This method enables defect analysis of the entire bulk sample with a thickness of several cm, which was difficult to measure with the conventional method using a positron radiation source. Currently, the user use of the positron lifetime measurement method is being developed, and in parallel with this, the coincidence Doppler broadening method, the age-momentum correlation measurement method, and the spin-polarized positron spectroscopy are being developed. Here, we will describe the development status of them.
Endo, Shunsuke; Abe, Ryota*; Ishizaki, Kohei*; Ito, Yuki*; Oku, Takayuki; Okudaira, Takuya*; Omer, M.; Kameda, Kento*; Kitaguchi, Masaaki*; Kimura, Atsushi; et al.
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Taira, Yoshitaka*; Sugita, Kento*; Yamamoto, Ryohei*; Okano, Yasuaki*; Hirade, Tetsuya
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Positron annihilation spectroscopy is a powerful analytical method to observe single-atom vacant defects in crystals and microvoids in insulating materials. UVSOR-III installed at the Institute of Molecular Science promotes the development and user use of Gamma-ray induced positron annihilation spectroscopy (GiPAS) by ultrashort pulse gamma rays. Since the ultrashort pulse gamma rays generate positrons inside the material by pair production, positron annihilation experiments of bulk materials with a thickness of several cm can be performed non-destructively. In addition, since the sample is irradiated with gamma rays from the outside, measurement can be performed in an environment such as high temperature, high pressure, and immersion. We report on the generation of ultrashort pulse gamma rays and the development status of the positron lifetime measurement, and the positron age-momentum correlation measurement.
Yamamoto, Ryohei*; Taira, Yoshitaka*; Sugita, Kento*; Hirade, Tetsuya; Takashima, Yoshifumi*; Kato, Masahiro*
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Positron annihilation spectroscopy is a powerful analytical method that can observe single-atom vacant defects in crystals and microvoids in insulating materials. UVSOR-III installed at the Institute of Molecular Science is promoting the development and user use of Gamma-ray induced positron annihilation spectroscopy (GiPAS) by ultrashort pulse gamma rays. We have succeeded in positron lifetime measurement and lifetime momentum correlation measurement. This time, we succeeded in detecting the process of defect capture in the positron age-momentum correlation measurement of strained steel materials.
Taira, Yoshitaka*; Sugita, Kento*; Okano, Yasuaki*; Hirade, Tetsuya
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We applied the ultra-short pulsed gamma rays to positron annihilation spectroscopy (PAS). PAS using high energy gamma-rays, called gamma induced PAS (GiPAS), has several advantages compared with PAS using radioisotopes. (i) It enables defect analysis of thick material in a few centimetres because positrons are created throughout a bulk material via pair production by irradiation with gamma-rays having high penetration into the material. (ii) There is no contribution of positrons annihilated in the covering material of the shield sources, making the data analysis easy and accurate.
Taira, Yoshitaka*; Sugita, Kento*; Okano, Yasuaki*; Hirade, Tetsuya; Endo, Shunsuke; Zen, H.*; Shizuma, Toshiyuki*
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At UVSOR, a synchrotron radiation facility at the Institute for Molecular Science, gamma rays are generated by inverse Thomson scattering. Compared to gamma rays generated from radioisotopes and bremsstrahlung gamma rays, it has excellent features such as variable energy, quasi-monochromatic, low background, and high directivity. It is also possible to generate polarized gamma rays by using a polarized laser. Using this gamma ray, nuclear physics experiments such as isotope imaging by nuclear resonance fluorescence scattering, evaluation of gamma ray detectors, and research on material analysis by gamma ray-induced positron annihilation spectroscopy are being carried out. Positron annihilation spectroscopy is a powerful method that can analyze defects of sub-nm to several nm such as monatomic vacancies. Positrons can also be generated from gamma rays by pair production. By irradiating the sample with gamma rays, positrons are generated inside the sample, and it is possible to analyze defects in a bulk sample with a thickness of several cm. At this year's meeting, we will present the development of gamma ray sources in UVSOR, the magnetic Compton scattering experiment of circularly polarized gamma rays, the development of gamma ray-induced positron annihilation spectroscopy, and the development of measurement technology for spin-polarized positrons using circularly polarized gamma rays.
Taira, Yoshitaka*; Sugita, Kento*; Okano, Yasuaki*; Hirade, Tetsuya
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Positron annihilation spectroscopy is a powerful analytical method that can measure vacant defects in crystals and microvoids in insulating materials. UVSOR-III is developing gamma-ray-induced positron annihilation spectroscopy using ultrashort pulse gamma rays. Specifically, we have succeeded in positron annihilation lifetime (PAL) measurement and positron age-momentum correlation (AMOC) measurement. PAL has succeeded in directly measuring the spectrum of only the sample. In addition, AMOC also succeeded in observing the positron annihilation only in the samples, which shows the different momentum distribution for the different defect states. At present, coincidence Doppler broadening (COB) measurement is also available, and a CDB spectrum with only positron annihilation from the sample will be obtained by the newly developed analysis program.
Taira, Yoshitaka*; Sugita, Kento*; Okano, Yasuaki*; Hirade, Tetsuya
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We have developed the gamma-ray induced positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (GiPALS) with a time resolution of 140 ps. It has eight BaF detectors and two digital oscilloscopes currently available for users. In addition to GiPALS, we have developed gamma-ray induced age-momentum correlation (GiAMOC). We will present a generation method of the ultra-short pulsed gamma-rays, details of GiPALS and GiAMOC, and future plans, including the development of a spin-polarized positron source generated from circularly polarized gamma rays.
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