The Evaluation of the 0.07 mm and 3 mm dose equivalent with a portable beta spectrometer

Hoshi, Katsuya; Yoshida, Tadayoshi; Tsujimura, Norio; Okada, Kazuhiko

JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 11, p.070009_1 - 070009_6, 2016/11

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSCP.11.070009

Beta spectra of various nuclide species were measured by commercially available compact spectrometer. The shape of spectra obtained from the spectrometer approximately agreed with that of theoretical spectra. The beta dose equivalent at any depths has been able to be obtained as a product of measured pulse height spectra and appropriate conversion coefficients of ICRP Publ. 74. The dose rates evaluated from the spectra were comparable to the reference dose rates of standard beta calibration sources. And, we were able to determine the dose equivalent with relative error of indication of 10% without the complicated correction.

Measurement of uranium spectrum using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; High resolution spectroscopy (350-470 nm)

Akaoka, Katsuaki; Oba, Masaki; Miyabe, Masabumi; Otobe, Haruyoshi; Wakaida, Ikuo

JAEA-Research 2015-012, 48 Pages, 2015/10

JAEA-Research-2015-012.pdf:2.22MB

It is important to analyze the next generation nuclear fuel material containing minor actinide (MA) and the fuel debris generated at the accident of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Therefore, the remote analysis for nuclear fuel materials using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is studied. For applying Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) to the analysis of nuclear fuel materials, it is very important to identify the emission spectrum and its intensity on impurities intermingled within complex emission spectra of matrix elements such as uranium (U) and plutonium (Pu). Then, the high resolution spectra of natural uranium of wavelength region of 350-470 nm are measured using LIBS, 247 atomic spectra and 294 single ion spectra were identified. We have confirmed that the measured wavelength and oscillator strength of spectra are consistent with published values.

Mechanism of state-specific enhancement in photon-stimulated desorption as studied using a polarization-dependent technique

Sekiguchi, Tetsuhiro; Baba, Yuji; Shimoyama, Iwao; Wu, G.*; Kitajima, Yoshinori*

Surface Science, 593(1-3), p.310 - 317, 2005/11

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2005.06.076

Using a newly developed rotatable time-of-flight mass spectrometer(R-TOF-MS) and polarized synchrotron radiation, orientation effect on fragmentation and desorption pathways occurring at the top-most layers of molecular solids have been investigated. Reported will be polarization-angle dependencies of TOF mass spectra, high-resolution electron- and ion-NEXAFS in condensed chlorobenzene.

Design of a single moderator-type neutron spectrometer with enhanced energy resolution in energy range from a few to 100 keV

Tanimura, Yoshihiko; Saegusa, Jun; Yoshizawa, Michio; Yoshida, Makoto

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 547(2-3), p.592 - 600, 2005/08

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2005.03.162

The moderator structure of a neutron spectrometer was optimized with a Monte Carlo code of MCNP-4B. The spectrometer consists of a cylindrical moderator and a position-sensitive thermal neutron detector. It can obtain an energy spectrum from thermal neutron distribution along the cylindrical axis of the moderator. The structure of the moderator was improved by putting a low hydrogen density material in the front of a high hydrogen density one and inserting a neutron absorber which eliminated thermal neutrons diffusing in the moderator. These improvements make energy resolution of the spectrometer better especially for the low energy neutrons from a few tens to 100 keV. The designed spectrometer can be applied to the measurement of energy spectrum over a neutron energy range from a few keV to 20 MeV.

Neutron diagnostics for the energetic ion transport analysis

Nishitani, Takeo; Osakabe, Masaki*; Shinohara, Koji; Ishikawa, Masao

Purazuma, Kaku Yugo Gakkai-Shi, 80(10), p.860 - 869, 2004/10

http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110003827867

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Creation of new McStas components of moderators of JSNS for developing new pulse spectrometer

Tamura, Itaru; Aizawa, Kazuya; Harada, Masahide; Shibata, Kaoru; Maekawa, Fujio; Soyama, Kazuhiko; Arai, Masatoshi

Proceedings of ICANS-XVI, Volume 1, p.529 - 539, 2003/07

Moderator components of the McStas code have been created for the design of the spectrometers of JSNS. Three cryogenic moderators are adopted in JSNS, One is a coupled H moderator for high intensity experiments and other two are decoupled H with poisoned or unpoisoned for high resolution moderators. Monte Carlo simulations have turned out to be useful for design of neutron scattering instruments with high complexity. The software package McStas is selected for its own flexibility. Since the characteristics of neutron beams generated from moderators make influence on the performance of pulse neutron spectrometers, it is important to perform the simulation with neutron source component written precisely. Both Energy dependence of neutron spectrum and time structure of neutrons were calculated using NMTC/JAERI97 and MCNP4a codes.The simulation parameters, which describe the pulse shape as a function of time, are optimized. The creation of neutron source components viewed to coupled H moderator and viewed to decoupled H moderator of JSNS are reported.

Orientation effect on phot-fragmentation and ion-desorption from the topmost layers of molecular solids

Sekiguchi, Tetsuhiro; Ikeura, Hiromi*; Baba, Yuji

Surface Science, 532-535(1-3), p.1079 - 1084, 2003/06

Using a newly developed rotatable time-of-flight mass spectrometer(R-TOF-MS) and polarized synchrotron radiation, we have investigated orientation effect on fragmentation and desorption pathways occurring at the top-most layers of molecular solids. Reported will be polarization-angle dependencies of TOF mass spectra, high-resolution electron- and ion-NEXAFS in condensed formic acid, formamide and benzene. For condensed formamide(HCOND), marked orientation effect was observed for the enhanced H-yields following C1s * resonance. Direct photodissociation and charge-neutralization play an important role in the effect. For some fragment species, however, the bond scission showed no polarization dependence when dissociation sites were far from core-excited atoms. This is the case for N-D scission and D-desorption following C1s excitation, suggesting that indirect process governs, where secondary electrons would induce the fragmentation.

A Design of neutron inelastic scattering spectrometer for protein dynamics analysis: DYANA

Shibata, Kaoru; Tamura, Itaru; Soyama, Kazuhiko; Arai, Masatoshi; Niimura, Nobuo

JAERI-Research 2002-036, 30 Pages, 2003/03

JAERI-Research-2002-036.pdf:1.79MB

In this research report we describe the design of DYANA, a new neutron spectrometer dedicated for biology, biomaterials, and related soft-matter studies, which will be installed in the material and life science experimental facility project at the JAERI Tokai establishment. The DYANA spectrometer is an indirect-geometry crystal-analyzer instrument and it's energy and momentum transfer range are from several 10eV to several meV and from 0.1 to several , respectively. These specifications will become possible to do the study of protein dynamics analysis.

Simulation of the background for detection system in the indoor environments of concrete buildings

Tsutsumi, Masahiro; Oishi, Tetsuya; Kinouchi, Nobuyuki; Sakamoto, Ryuichi; Yoshida, Makoto

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 38(12), p.1109 - 1114, 2001/12

https://doi.org/10.3327/jnst.38.1109

In order to predict the indoor background spectra to gamma detection systems, the gamma radiation field in a concrete building is studied by the Monte Carlo simulations. The parameters of wall thickness, room shape and dimensions were considered in the modeling. The indoor source geometry was simulated by a spherical layer model with the intention of easy and effective calculations. The model was applied to an unshielded germanium detector and the detection system with a more complex shielding configuration. As the results, we found that the indoor radiation field in concrete buildings can be predicted well with the source geometry of a spherical concrete layer of 25cm thickness and with the source of the natural major three components of the U series, Th series and K that are homogeneously distributed. The simulation model is useful for designing and optimizing gamma detection systems or shielding assemblies.

Decay heat experiment featuring low-energy neutron induced tungsten-187 production in ITER baffle plates and its analysis

Maekawa, Fujio; Wada, Masayuki*; Konno, Chikara; Kasugai, Yoshimi; Ikeda, Yujiro

Fusion Engineering and Design, 51-52(Part.B), p.809 - 814, 2000/11

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-3796(00)00193-9

no abstracts in English