Nuclear Beam Material Science

Associate Professor

  • TANIGUCHI, Akihiro e-mail: taniguti<atmark>

Assistant Professor

  • TANIGAKI, Minoru e-mail: tanigaki<atmark>

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This laboratory conducts production and advanced uses of ion beams of short-lived nuclei. By using the nuclear beam facility which is based on the gas-jet on-line isotope separator (ISOL), systematic studies on new isotopes in the rare-earth mass region have been intensively performed and five new isotopes were identified so far in this laboratory. Precise measurements have been made to obtain nuclear data such as half-lives, Qβ-values, γ-ray energies and intensities on neutron-rich nuclides in collaboration with Nagoya and Tokushima University groups.

Advanced utilization of the nuclear beam for material science is another important research subject of this laboratory. By implanting the radioactive probe atoms from the nuclear beam facility, electromagnetic properties of a variety of materials such as zinc oxide and silver iodide have been investigated with the perturbed angular correlation (PAC) method in collaboration with research groups of Kanazawa University. Measurements of magnetic moments of unstable nuclei have also been carried out.

The outline of the nuclear beam facility based on the on-line isotope separator for fission products. A post accelerator is attached to implant separated ions deeper into materials.  The nuclear beam facility with two beam lines: nuclear study course with a tape collector (left side) and material study course with a post accelerator (right side)

Fig. 1. The outline of the nuclear beam facility based on the on-line isotope separator for fission products. A post accelerator is attached to implant separated ions deeper into materials.

Fig. 2. The nuclear beam facility with two beam lines: nuclear study course with a tape collector (left side) and material study course with a post accelerator (right side).