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Future lunar mission Active X-ray Spectrometer development: Surface roughness and geometry studies
Naito, M.,Hasebe, N.,Kusano, H.,Nagaoka, H.,Kuwako, M.,Oyama, Y.,Shibamura, E.,Amano, Y.,Ohta, T.,Kim, K.J.,Lopes, J.A.M. Elsevier 2015 Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Vol.788 No.-
<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>The Active X-ray Spectrometer (AXS) is considered as one of the scientific payload candidates for a future Japanese mission, SELENE-2. The AXS consists of pyroelectric X-ray generators and a Silicon Drift Detector to conduct X-Ray Fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) on the Moon to measure major elements: Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Ti, and Fe; minor elements: Na, K, P, S, Cr and Mn; and the trace element Ni depending on their concentration. Some factors such as roughness, grain size and porosity of sample, and the geometry of X-ray incidence, emission and energy will affect the XRF measurements precision. Basic studies on the XRF are required to develop the AXS. In this study, fused samples were used to make homogeneous samples free from the effect of grain size and porosity. Experimental and numerical studies on the XRF were conducted to evaluate the effects from incidence and emission angles and surface roughness. Angle geometry and surface roughness will be optimized for the design of the AXS on future missions from the results of the experiment and the numerical simulation.</P>
Study of Neutron Capture Reactions Using the 4π Ge Spectrometer
H. Harada,S. Goko,A. Kimura,M. Ohta,M. Oshima,F. Kitatani,M. Igashira,T. Katabuchi,M. Mizumoto,T. Ohsaki,J. Hori,T. Fujii,K. Takamiya,J. Goto,Y. Kiyanagi,K. Kino,M. Furusaka,F. Hiraga,T. Kamiyama 한국물리학회 2011 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.59 No.23
The 4π Ge spectrometer composed of 22-30 Ge detectors was developed, and it has been used to study neutron capture reactions with a neutron time-of-flight (TOF) technique. Since the distances between the sample position and the Ge detectors are variable, it can be used as a multifunctional spectrometer. At first, it was used as a sum energy spectrometer, and resonances in ^(nat)Ag were identified as those of ^(1070Ag or ^(109)Ag. In second, it was used to deduce γ-ray intensity distribution for each resonance, and the results for ^(238)U were presented. In third, it was used to measure neutron capture cross sections of minor actinides and fission products at the electron linear accerelator facility of KURRI and at the accurate neutron-nucleus reaction measurement instrument (ANNRI) in MLF of J-PARC The preliminary results are discussed mainly based on measurements of neutron capture cross section for ^(241)Am, together with related techniques.
Measurements of Neutron-Capture Cross Sections of ^(244)Cm and ^(246)Cm at J-PARC/MLF/ANNRI
A. Kimura,K. Furutaka,S. Goko,H. Harada,T. Kin,F. Kitatani,M. Koizumi,S. Nakamura,M. Ohta,M. Oshima,Y. Toh,T. Fujii,S. Fukutani,J. Hori,K. Takamiya,M. Igashira,T. Katabuchi,M. Mizumoto,T. Kamiyama,K. 한국물리학회 2011 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.59 No.23
For developments of innovative nuclear reactors, strong demands exist for the improvement of the accuracy of the neutroncapture cross sections of minor actinides (MAs) and long-lived fission products. We have constructed a Ge-spectrometer using the Accurate Neutron-Nucleus Reaction measurement Instrument (ANNRI) in the J-PARC materials and life science experimental facility (MLF). Preliminary neutroncapture cross sections of ^(244)Cm and ^(246)Cm were obtained in the neutron energy range from 1.0 eV up to 300 eV.
Measurements of Neutron-Capture Cross Sections of Palladium Isotopes at the J-PARC/MLF/ANNRI
S. Nakamura,K. Furutaka,S. Goko,H. Harada,A. Kimura,T. Kin,F. Kitatani,M. Koizumi,M. Ohta,M. Oshima,Y. Toh,J. Hori,T. Fujii,S. Fukutani,K. Takamiya,M. Igashira,T. Katabuchi,M. Mizumoto,T. Kamiyama,K. 한국물리학회 2011 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.59 No.23
The operation of a new experimental apparatus called ``Accurate Neutron-Nucleus Reaction measurement Instrument (ANNRI)''in the Material and Life science experimental Facility (MLF) at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC) has been started for neutroncapture crosssection measurements of minor actinides and long-lived fission products. As a part of the measurements, we have measured the time-of-flight spectra of palladium-105, 106, 107 and 108 with a ``4π Ge spectrometer'' installed at the ANNRI. We obtained preliminary results of the cross sections for palladium-107 and 105 in neutron energies ranging from 0.1 eV to 300 eV.
J. Hori,K. Furutaka,S. Goko,H. Harada,A. Kimura,T. Kin,F. Kitatani,M. Koizumi,S. Nakamura,M. Ohta,M. Oshima,Y. Toh,M. Igashira,T. Katabuchi,M. Mizumoto,T. Kamiyama,K. Kino,Y. Kiyanagi 한국물리학회 2011 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.59 No.23
The prompt gamma rays from the neutron capture reactions by ^(91)Zr and ^(96)Zr were measured. A neutron time-of-flight (TOF) method was adopted with a 4π Ge spectrometer installed at the Accurate Neutron-Nucleus Reaction measurement Instrument (ANNRI) in the J-PARC Material and Life science experimental Facility (MLF). The gamma-ray pulse-height spectra corresponding to the 292-eV resonance of ^(91)Zr and the 301-eV resonance of ^(96)Zr were obtained by gating on the TOF regions, respectively. The relative intensities of those transitions were derived. Moreover, we have demonstrated the nuclide discrimination technique by identifying ^(91)Zr resonances (isotopic composition of 5.3%) in the measurement of ^(96)Zr sample This technique can be applicable to the neutron capture measurement for a small amount of sample expected in case of long-lived fission products (LLFPs) such as ^(93)Zr.
T. Kin,K. Furutaka,S. Goko,H. Harada,A. Kimura,F. Kitatani,S. Nakamura,M. Ohta,M. Oshima,Y. Toh,J. Hori,M. Igashira,T. Katabuchi,M. Koizumi,M. Mizumoto,T. Kamiyama,K. Kino,Y. Kiyanagi 한국물리학회 2011 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.59 No.23
A ``4π germanium spectrometer'' was developed for measurements of neutron capture cross sections of minor actinides and long-lived fission products. It was installed on the Beam Line No. 04 of the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility of the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex. The time-of-flight method is used to measure the cross sections. To obtain characteristics of the spectrometer, a measurement was done of prompt gamma rays emitted following neutron capture reactions of gold whose cross section was well studied. In the present paper, we show the procedure of analysis of the data obtained with the spectrometer and discuss the characteristics to measure neutron capture cross section.
Ahmed M.H. Ali,Nazmul Hasan,Renkai Guo,Hiroto Ohta,Akinori Hirashima 한국응용곤충학회 2014 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.17 No.3
Octopamine (OA) and tyramine (TA) are biogenic amines that act as neurotransmitters, neurohormones, andneuromodulators in the invertebrate nervous system. Tyramine-β-hydroxylase (TβH) catalyzes the biosynthesisof OA from TA. In this study, cDNA encoding Bombyx mori TβH (BmTβH) was cloned from the brain of the silkwormB. mori. The BmTβH mRNA comprised 2204 nucleotide residues and contained an open reading frameencoding 592 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence shared homology to several proteins belongingto the insect TβH family. Functional expression of the cloned cDNA was obtained using a B. mori baculovirus expressionvector system. Western blot analysis revealed an immunoreactive band with a molecular mass of~67.4 kDa. Reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to identify the productsformed during incubation of the enzyme reaction mixture. The optimumpH and temperature for the conversionof TA to OA were 7.5 and 25 °C, respectively. During incubation, the reaction was linear for the first 30 min at25 °C and pH 7.5. Inhibitory experiments carried out with various concentrations of an inhibitor showed thatthis method can be used for screening of BmTβH inhibitors.