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山内 宏樹; 目時 直人; 綿貫 竜太*; Hong, T.*; Fernandez-Baca, J. A.*; 萩原 雅人; 益田 隆嗣*; 吉沢 英樹*; 伊藤 晋一*
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 94(5), p.054705_1 - 054705_8, 2025/04
The 
-electron states of NdB were determined by observing crystalline electric field (CEF) excitations with inelastic neutron scattering experiments. Our analysis yields CEF excitation energies of 2.8, 12.4, 17.2, and 25.4 meV. The -electron states are simply described by one of 
-multiplets 
with negligibly small mixing. The ground state is the pseudo-quartet consist of the ground doublet dominated by 
and the first excited doublet dominated by 
at 2.8 meV, which is consistent with magnetic specific heat and entropy reported in earlier study. The simple -electron states in NdB are the consequence of the strong uniaxial and in-plane isotropic CEF potential due to the local structure of Nd
ions with point symmetry 
.
Moon, J. Y.*; 伊藤 由太; 他13名*
Journal of the Korean Physical Society, 9 Pages, 2024/12
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Physics, Multidisciplinary)A new large-scale heavy-ion accelerator complex, RAON (Rare isotope Accelerator complex for ON-line experiments), in Korea has implemented the state-of-art device, multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrometer (MRTOF-MS) for the mass spectrometry of the exotic nuclei. Using the multi-reflections of ions between a pair of grid-free mirror electrodes and therefore extending the fly length, it can achieve the incredibly high mass resolving power of within a short measurement time of 
10 ms, providing the nuclear mass of the exotic nuclei with a high-precision level of sub-ppm. The device is coupled to one of the beamlines in the ISOL experimental hall, ready for participating in the longstanding topics of nuclear structure in the outskirts of the nuclear chart and nucleosynthesis of heavy elements in explosive astrophysical environments. The exclusively high mass resolving power is also advantageous for reducing the isobaric contaminants that rare isotope ion beam facilities suffer from. In this paper, we present a summary of the construction and current performance of the RAON MRTOF-MS.
, 
, 
and 
mesons through their angular-dependent two-body decay modesPark, I. W.*; 佐甲 博之; 青木 和也*; Gubler, P.; Lee, S. H.*
Journal of Subatomic Particles and Cosmology (Internet), 1-2, p.100014_1 - 100014_11, 2024/11
The mass shift a spin-1 particle moving in the nuclear medium will depend on its polarization direction. To study polarization-independent mass shifts in the medium, we explore methods to isolate each polarization direction of spin-1 mesons through the angular-dependent two-body decay modes. Specifically, we study 
, 
, 
, 
and 
(
) decays. Concerning and mesons, since both particles have vacuum widths smaller than 100 MeV, they are ideal candidates for experimentally measuring chiral partners. The simultaneous observation of mass shifts of these chiral partners would provide valuable insights into the contribution of chiral symmetry breaking to the generation of hadron masses.
上田 祐生; Micheau, C.; 阿久津 和宏*; 徳永 紘平; 山田 雅子*; 山田 悟史*; Bourgeois, D.*; 元川 竜平
Langmuir, 40(46), p.24257 - 24271, 2024/11
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)本研究では、パーフルオロヘキサン中のフルオラスリン酸エステル(TFP)からなるフルオラス抽出系において、n-ヘキサン中の有機リン酸エステル(THP)からなる類似の有機抽出系と比較して、より高い金属イオン抽出性能に寄与する主要因を分子レベルで理解するために、硝酸溶液からのZr(IV)イオンの抽出の巨視的挙動を微視的構造情報と相関させた。拡張X線吸収微細構造、中性子反射率測定、中性子小角散乱により、それぞれZr(IV)イオン周辺の局所配位構造、界面における抽出剤分子の蓄積、バルク抽出相における抽出剤分子の構造が明らかになった。その結果、いずれの抽出系においても、界面には抽出剤分子はあまり蓄積しなかった。フルオラス抽出系では、硝酸との接触により凝集体が形成され、Zr(IV)抽出後も残存した。一方、有機抽出系では、二量体のみが形成された。Zr(IV)イオン周辺の局所的な配位構造とバルク抽出相における抽出剤分子の構造の違いが、フルオラス抽出系における高いZr(IV)抽出性能に寄与していると推測している。特に、フルオラス相中のZr(IV)濃度が増加しても凝集体の大きさはほとんど変化せず、これはフルオラス抽出系で相分離が起こらないことと密接に関係していると考えられる。
Cf fission fragments with MRTOF-MS and detailed study of masses of neutron-rich Ce isotopes木村 創大*; 伊藤 由太; 他8名*
Physical Review C, 110(4), p.045810_1 - 045810_9, 2024/10
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：58.81(Physics, Nuclear)We report the mass measurements of neutron-rich isotopes produced via spontaneous fission of Cf using a multireflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph. The mass of 
Ce is determined experimentally for the first time. A discrepancy between the experimental and literature values was found for the mass of 
Sb, which was previously deduced through indirect measurements. In comparison with several theoretical predictions, both the values and the trend of the mass excesses of 
Ce cannot be consistently explained. The wide-range and simultaneous mass measurements of the multireflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph enable us to crosscheck the existing mass data, and the conflict between the measured time-of-flight ratio and the extracted mass would imply the necessity of re-examining them.
C
reaction at 1.8 GeV/
with the Superconducting Kaon spectrometer市川 裕大; 藤田 真奈美; 長谷川 勝一; 今井 憲一*; 七村 拓野; 成木 恵; 佐藤 進; 佐甲 博之; 田村 裕和; 谷田 聖; et al.
Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (Internet), 2024(9), p.091D01_1 - 091D01_13, 2024/09
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Physics, Multidisciplinary)We conducted a measurement of the inclusive missing-mass spectrum in the C
reaction at an incident beam momentum of 1.8 GeV/. This measurement was carried out utilizing the Superconducting Kaon Spectrometer (SKS) and the K1.8 beamline spectrometer at the Hadron Experimental Hall in J-PARC. Remarkably, our experimental setup yielded an exceptionaly good energy resolution of 8.2 MeV (FWHM), enabling us to observe significant enhancements in the vicinity of the 
Be threshold region. In order to estimate the spectrum information, we employed several fitting parameters assumptions. The best agreement with the spectrum shape was obtained with combining quasi-free (QF) component and two-Gaussian functions, with the experimental resolution 
being held constant. The peak positions were obtained to be 
(stat.) 
(syst.) MeV and 
(stat.) 
(syst.) MeV. Another model assumption, utilizing quasi-free (QF) and one Breit-Wigner function with 
(stat.) 
(syst.) MeV and 
(stat.) 
(syst.) MeV, also yielded a similar 
value.
and mesons through their angular-dependent decay modesPark, I. W.*; 佐甲 博之; 青木 和也*; Gubler, P.; Lee, S. H.*
Physical Review D, 109(11), p.114042_1 - 114042_10, 2024/06
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Astronomy & Astrophysics)Observing the mass shifts of chiral partners will provide invaluable insight into the role of chiral symmetry breaking in the generation of hadron masses. Because both the and mesons have vacuum widths smaller than 100 MeV, they are ideal candidates for realizing mass shift measurements. On the other hand, the different momentum dependence of the longitudinal and transverse modes smear the peak positions. In this work, we analyze the angular dependence of the two-body decays of both the and . It is found that the longitudinal and transverse modes of the can be isolated by observing the pseudoscalar decay in either the forward or perpendicular directions, respectively. For the decaying into a vector meson and a pseudoscalar meson, one can accomplish the same goal by further observing the polarization of the vector meson through its angular dependence on the two pseudoscalar meson decay.
Micheau, C.; 上田 祐生; 元川 竜平; 阿久津 和宏*; 山田 悟史*; 山田 雅子*; Moussaoui, S. A.*; Makombe, E.*; Meyer, D.*; Berthon, L.*; et al.
Journal of Molecular Liquids, 401, p.124372_1 - 124372_12, 2024/05
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：65.57(Chemistry, Physical)Supramolecular organization of amphiphilic extractant molecules is involved in metal cation selectivity and separation kinetics during solvent extraction. The relationship between extractant associates/aggregates formed in the organic bulk phase and at the liquid-liquid interface is poorly understood even though it affects the extraction mechanism. The nanoscopic structures of the extraction systems N,N,N',N'-tetrahexylmalonamide (THMA) in toluene and N,N'-dibutyl-N,N'-dimethyl-2-tetradecylmalonamide (DBMA) in n-heptane, used for either Pd(II) or Nd(III) selective extraction from an acidic aqueous phase, were examined. These systems present markedly different affinity for Pd(II) and Nd(III), and extraction kinetics. Extractant organization in the organic bulk phase and at the interface were compared by small-angle X-ray scattering, interfacial tension, and neutron reflectivity. THMA in toluene forms small associates in the organic bulk phase and accumulates in a diffuse layer at the interface, decreasing Pd(II) coordination probability and resulting in slow extraction. DBMA in n-heptane forms large aggregates and a compact, dense interfacial layer, resulting in rapid Pd(II) and Nd(III) extraction. Thus, Pd(II) extraction is driven by interfacial coordination alone, whereas the incorporation of Nd(III) into the core of large aggregates governs Nd(III) extraction in the interfacial layer. These results suggest that the interface should be described as a nanoscale interphase containing a high extractant concentration compared with the organic bulk phase.
nuclei constrain element abundancesXian, W.*; 伊藤 由太; 他30名*
Physical Review C, 109(3), p.035804_1 - 035804_10, 2024/03
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Physics, Nuclear)Atomic masses of the neutron-rich isotopes 
Ga, 
Ge, 
As, 
Se, 
Br, 
Kr, and 
Rb have been measured with high precision and accuracy using the multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph at the RIBF facility. The masses of 
As were measured for the first time and the mass uncertainties of 
Ge and 
Se were significantly reduced from several hundred keV to below the 10 keV scale. Investigation of shell evolution and potential subshell closures are proceeded by analysis of two-neutron separation energy systematics. As a result of the precise mass measurements, no prominent change on the slope of the two-neutron separation energy beyond 
is observed in Se isotopes, indicating the subshell closure effect at of Se does not exist. Also, various leading mass models are compared with the measurements. The impact of the more precisely known data on r-process nucleosynthesis calculations is investigated in light of these new mass measurements, showing a remarkable reduction of reaction-rate uncertainties.
樋口 雄紀*; 吉宗 航*; 加藤 悟*; 日比 章五*; 瀬戸山 大吾*; 伊勢川 和久*; 松本 吉弘*; 林田 洋寿*; 野崎 洋*; 原田 雅史*; et al.
Communications Engineering (Internet), 3, p.33_1 - 33_7, 2024/02
The automotive industry aims to ensure the cold-start capability of polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) for developing fuel cell electric vehicles that can be driven in cold climates. Water and ice behavior is a key factor in maintaining this capability. Previously reported methods for visualizing water and/or ice are limited to small-sized PEFCs ( 50 cm
), while fuel cell electric vehicles are equipped with larger PEFCs. Here, we developed a system using a pulsed spallation neutron beam to visualize water distribution and identify water/ice phases in practical-sized PEFCs at a cold start. The results show direct evidence of a stepwise freezing behavior inside the PEFC. The produced water initially accumulated at the center of the PEFC and then froze, followed by PEFC shutdown as freezing progressed. This study can serve as a reference to guide the development of cold-start protocols, cell design, and materials for next-generation fuel cell electric vehicles.
谷口 耕治*; Huang, P.-J.*; 佐賀山 基*; 鬼柳 亮嗣; 大石 一城*; 鬼頭 俊介*; 中村 唯我*; 宮坂 等*
Physical Review Materials (Internet), 8(2), p.024409_1 - 024409_10, 2024/02
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：56.91(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Leveraging the flexible material designability of organic-inorganic hybrid systems, spatial inversion symmetry breaking and spin-orbit coupling (SOC) were simultaneously controlled in a series of two-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite (2D-OIHP) copper halides with ferromagnetic exchange interaction (FMI). In chiral molecule-incorporated 2D-OIHP copper halides, an increase in Br component over Cl component at halogen sites leads to systematic variations in magnetic phase diagrams owing to the competition between the FMI and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction induced by the SOC. The crucial role of noncentrosymmetry in the competition for the magnetic interactions was confirmed by comparing the magnetic phase diagrams of chiral and achiral 2D-OIHP copper bromides.
CoSi山内 宏樹; Sari, D. P.*; 安井 幸夫*; 坂倉 輝俊*; 木村 宏之*; 中尾 朗子*; 大原 高志; 本田 孝志*; 樹神 克明; 井川 直樹; et al.
Physical Review Research (Internet), 6(1), p.013144_1 - 013144_9, 2024/02
-Mn-type family alloys Mn
have three-dimensional antiferromagnetic (AFM) corner-shared triangular network. The antiferromagnet MnRhSi shows magnetic short-range order (SRO) over a wide temperature range of approximately 500 K above the N
el temperature 
= 190 K. MnCoSi has the smallest lattice parameter and the lowest in the family compounds. The quantum critical point (QCP) from AFM to the quantum paramagnetic state is expected near a cubic lattice parameter of 6.15 
of MnCoSi is only 140 K, quantum critical behavior is observed in MnCoSi as the enhancement of the electronic specific heat coefficient 
. We study how the magnetic SRO appears in MnCoSi by using neutron scattering, 
SR, and physical property measurements. The experimental results show that the neutron scattering intensity of the magnetic SRO does not change much regardless of the suppressed magnetic moment in the long-range magnetic ordered state compared to those of MnRhSi. The initial asymmetry drop ratio of SR above becomes small, and the magnetic SRO temperature 
is suppressed to 240 K. The results suggest that the MnCoSi is close to the QCP in the Mn system.
池田 一貴*; 佐次田 頌*; 大友 季哉*; 大下 英敏*; 本田 孝志*; 羽合 孝文*; 齋藤 開*; 伊藤 晋一*; 横尾 哲也*; 榊 浩司*; et al.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 51(Part A), p.79 - 87, 2024/01
被引用回数：6 パーセンタイル：48.53(Chemistry, Physical)Low-vanadium-concentration alloys have low durability, and their hydrogen absorption and desorption amounts decrease by 20% after 100 cycles. In this study, we conducted reverse Monte Carlo modeling on X-ray diffraction patterns and neutron pair distribution functions of the hydrogen-absorbed and desorbed samples of a V
Ti
Cr
alloy to analyze the variations in the local structure. The local structure surrounding the hydrogen atom in the hydrogen-absorbed phase exhibited minimal changes. In contrast, hydrogen occupied both tetrahedral and octahedral sites of the hydrogen-desorbed phase almost equally during the early cycles; however, the amount of hydrogen occupying the tetrahedral sites increased with the number of cycles.
二宮 和彦*; 久保 謙哉*; 稲垣 誠*; 吉田 剛*; Chiu, I.-H.; 工藤 拓人*; 浅利 駿介*; 千徳 佐和子*; 竹下 聡史*; 下村 浩一郎*; et al.
Scientific Reports (Internet), 14, p.1797_1 - 1797_8, 2024/01
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Multidisciplinary Sciences)鋼の特性を決める上で重要な鋼中のC量は、鋼の生産技術に大きく左右される。このため、ミュオンを使って鋼のC含有量を非破壊で測定する新しい方法を提案する。この方法は、生産中の鋼の品質管理だけでなく、貴重な鋼製考古学的遺物の分析にも使えるかもしれない。負の電荷を持つミュオンは原子系を形成し、最終的には核に吸収されるか電子に崩壊する。ミュオンの寿命は、Fe原子かC原子に捕らわれるかによってかなり違い、ミュオン停止位置での元素含有量をミュオン寿命測定で特定できる。C/Feのミュオン捕獲確率とCの元素含有量の関係は直線的で、ミュオン寿命測定で鋼のC含有量を定量的に決められる。さらに、ミュオンの入射エネルギーを調整して、0.5mm厚の3種類の鋼板からなる積層サンプルの各層でミュオンを停止させ、0.20-1.03wt%の範囲でC含有量を深さ選択的に、サンプルを壊さずに決定することに成功した。
廃炉環境国際共同研究センター; 高エネルギー加速器研究機構*
JAEA-Review 2023-020, 90 Pages, 2023/12
JAEA-Review-2023-020.pdf:6.59MB
日本原子力研究開発機構(JAEA)廃炉環境国際共同研究センター(CLADS)では、令和4年度英知を結集した原子力科学技術・人材育成推進事業(以下、「本事業」という)を実施している。本事業は、東京電力ホールディングス株式会社福島第一原子力発電所の廃炉等を始めとした原子力分野の課題解決に貢献するため、国内外の英知を結集し、様々な分野の知見や経験を、従前の機関や分野の壁を越えて緊密に融合・連携させた基礎的・基盤的研究及び人材育成を推進することを目的としている。平成30年度の新規採択課題から実施主体を文部科学省からJAEAに移行することで、JAEAとアカデミアとの連携を強化し、廃炉に資する中長期的な研究開発・人材育成をより安定的かつ継続的に実施する体制を構築した。本研究は、令和2年度に採択された研究課題のうち、「遮蔽不要な臨界近接監視システム用ダイヤモンド中性子検出器の要素技術開発」の令和2年度から令和4年度分の研究成果について取りまとめたものである。本研究では、高線環境下(1kGy/h)で動作し、高感度中性子検出感度(数count/nv)を持つ軽量で遮蔽不要な深い未臨界モニターを実現するための要素技術開発を行った。開発要素はダイヤモンドを使用した中性子検出素子、耐放射線集積回路6種類とそれら要素を搭載するモジュール複数枚を開発し、目標性能を確認し当初の目的を達成しただけでなく、6cm径ドライチューブに挿入可能な中性子検出器のモックアップを開発し中性子測定動作実証も行い、予定通りの性能を確認した。まず我々は炉内体系が不明である場合に確実に使用可能な未臨界解析手法としてファインマン
法を選択し、"線計測数対中性子計測数の比を1未満に抑えること"を明らかにし、この仕様を満たす中性子検出器のデザインと要素技術の研究開発を推進した。この研究開発を通して、ダイヤモンド検出素子は1kGy/h環境下でも安定動作すること、中性子感度も1cmあたり0.015cps/nvであることを確認し、実用化可能であることを実証した。また開発した全ての信号処理用集積回路は、積分照射線量1MGyまで動作確認を行い、これらの要素技術を組み合わせ1kGy/hの線バックグラウンド環境下での動作試験及び中性子検出試験を行い必要な性能を持っていることも確認した。
辻 勇人*; 中畑 雅樹*; 菱田 真史*; 瀬戸 秀紀*; 元川 竜平; 井上 大傑*; 江川 泰暢*
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (Internet), 14(49), p.11235 - 11241, 2023/12
被引用回数：6 パーセンタイル：63.96(Chemistry, Physical)This work investigates the water-fraction dependence of the aggregation behavior of hydrophobic solutes in water-tetrahydrofuran (THF) and the elucidation of the role of THF using fluorescence microscopy, dynamic light scattering, neutron and X-ray scattering, as well as photoluminescence measurements. Based on the obtained results, the following model is proposed: hydrophobic molecules are molecularly dispersed in the low-water-content region (10-20 vol %), while they form mesoscopic particles upon increasing the water fraction to 
30 vol percent. This abrupt change is due to the composition fluctuation of the water-THF binary system to form hydrophobic areas in THF, followed by THF-rich droplets where hydrophobic solutes are incorporated and form loose aggregates. Further increasing the water content prompts the desolvation of THF, which decreases the particle size and generates tight aggregates of solute molecules. This model is consistent with the luminescence behavior of the solutes and will be helpful to control the aggregation state of hydrophobic solutes in various applications.
野崎 洋*; 近藤 広規*; 篠原 武尚; 瀬戸山 大吾*; 松本 吉弘*; 佐々木 厳*; 伊勢川 和久*; 林田 洋寿*
Scientific Reports (Internet), 13, p.22082_1 - 22082_8, 2023/12
被引用回数：3 パーセンタイル：24.30(Multidisciplinary Sciences)Lithium ion batteries (LIBs) have become essential components that power most current technologies, thus making various safety evaluations necessary to ensure their safe use. Heating tests remain the most prominent source of safety issues. However, information on the phenomena occurring inside batteries during heating has remained inaccessible. In this study, we demonstrate the first in situ neutron imaging method to observe the internal structural deformation of LIBs during heating. We developed an airtight Al chamber specially designed to prevent radioactive contamination during in situ neutron imaging. We successfully observed the liquid electrolyte fluctuation inside a battery sample and the deformation of the protective plastic film upon heating up to thermal runaway.
Schury, P.*; 伊藤 由太; 庭瀬 暁隆*; 和田 道治*
Atoms (Internet), 11(10), p.11100134_1 - 11100134_13, 2023/10
The atomic masses of isotopes of elements beyond fermium, which can presently only be produced online via fusion-evaporation reactions, have until recently been determined only from decay chains reaching nuclides with known atomic masses. Especially in the case of lower-yield nuclides, for which the sufficiently detailed nuclear spectroscopy required to fully determine the nuclear structure is not possible, such indirect mass determinations may suffer systematic errors. For many superheavy nuclides, their decay chains end in spontaneous fission or in -decay prior to reaching nuclides of known mass. To address this dearth of accurate atomic masses, we have developed a multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph that can make use of decay-correlations to accurately and precisely determine atomic masses for the very low-yield superheavy nuclides.
threshold in the 
mass spectrum with 
decaysYang, S.*; 谷田 聖; Belle Collaboration*; 他196名*
Physical Review D, 108(3), p.L031104_1 - L031104_6, 2023/08
被引用回数：5 パーセンタイル：42.62(Astronomy & Astrophysics)We observe a narrow peaking structure in the 
invariant-mass spectrum near the threshold. The peak is clearly seen in 1.5 million events of 
decay using the 
data sample collected by the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy 
collider. We try two approaches to explain this structure: as a new resonance and as a cusp at the threshold. The best fit is obtained with a coherent sum of a Flatt
function and a constant background amplitude with the 
(
), while the fits to Breit-Wigner functions are unfavored by more than 7. The best fit explains the structure as a cusp at the threshold, and the obtained parameters are consistent with the known properties of 
. The observation gives the first identification of a threshold cusp in hadrons from the spectrum shape.
Sn
( = Rh and Ir)下田 愛海*; 岩佐 和晃*; 桑原 慶太郎*; 佐賀山 基*; 中尾 裕則*; 石角 元志*; 大原 高志; 中尾 朗子*; 星川 晃範*; 石垣 徹*
JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 38, p.011091_1 - 011091_6, 2023/05
Synchrotron X-ray diffraction study revealed that NdSn ( = Rh and Ir) undergo structural phase transitions characterized by the wave vector 
=(1/2,1/2,0). Neutron diffraction study revealed antiferromagnetic ordering below 
= 1.65 and 1.42 K for NdRhSn and NdIrSn, respectively, which is similar to that previously reported for NdCoSn. These compounds show a magnetic susceptibility saturation behavior below approximately 3 K. The results indicate emergence of anomalous electronic correlation in NdSn ( = Co, Rh, and Ir) above .
