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Elucidation of the nuclear decay property of Th-229m utilizing Ac-229

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K23445
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section 0203:Particle-, nuclear-, astro-physics, and related fields
Research InstitutionInstitute of Physical and Chemical Research

Principal Investigator

Shigekawa Yudai  国立研究開発法人理化学研究所, 仁科加速器科学研究センター, 基礎科学特別研究員 (60845626)

Project Period (FY) 2019-08-30 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywordsトリウム229 / 原子核時計 / アクチニウム / プロトアクチニウム / Th-229m / 核異性体 / 真空紫外光 / 229mTh
Outline of Research at the Start

229mThは229Th原子核の第一励起準位であり,8 eV程度と極端に低い励起エネルギーを持つ.基底状態の229Thをレーザーにより229mThに核励起できれば,超高精密な原子核時計を実現できると期待されている.核励起に必要なレーザーの条件を決定するために,本研究では,229mThの励起エネルギーを0.1 eV程度の精度で決定し,229mThのγ線放出半減期を決定することを目的とする.それらを実現するために,229Acを用いた新しい手法によって229mThを適切な化学状態に制御した上で,229mThの内部転換電子分光測定およびγ線測定を行う.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We aimed to inhibit the internal conversion process of Th-229m and observe its γ-ray emission process using the new method in which a fluoride crystal is doped with Ac-229 or Pa-229. We developed a method for producing a large amount of Pa-229 using an accelerator and separating it from a target and fission products with high efficiency. We also developed an apparatus for measuring γ rays (VUV photons) originating from the decay of Th-229m. Using a CaF2 crystal on which a Pa-229 solution was heated, we measured background photons originating from the decay of Pa-229. We will be able to clearly observe the γ rays of Th-229m by improving the method for introducing Pa-229 into a CaF2 crystal.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究課題では、今まで誰も観測に成功していないTh-229mのγ線放出過程の直接観測を目指して、Ac-229やPa-229を用いた手法を新しく開発した。手法をさらに改善することで、Th-229mのγ線を観測し、Th-229原子核時計を開発する上で重要なパラメータであるγ線放出の半減期を決定できると期待される。将来的に既存の原子時計よりも精度の高い原子核時計を実現できれば、基礎物理学や測地学などの発展に大きく貢献できる。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (13 results)

All 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 9 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Co-precipitation behaviour of single atoms of rutherfordium in basic solutions2021

    • Author(s)
      Y. Kasamatsu, K. Toyomura, H. Haba, T. Yokokita, A. Kino, Y. Yasuda, Y. Komori, J. Kanaya, M.H. Huang, M. Murakami, H. Kikunaga, E. Watanabe, T. Yoshimura, K. Morita, T. Mitsugashira, K. Takamiya, T. Ohtsuki, A. Shinohara
    • Journal Title

      NATURE CHEMISTRY

      Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Pages: 226-230

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41557-020-00634-6

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Absolute X-ray energy measurement using a high-accuracy angle encoder2021

    • Author(s)
      Masuda Takahiko、Watanabe Tsukasa、Beeks Kjeld、Fujimoto Hiroyuki、Hiraki Takahiro、Kaino Hiroyuki、Kitao Shinji、Miyamoto Yuki、Okai Koichi、Sasao Noboru、Seto Makoto、Schumm Thorsten、Shigekawa Yudai、Tamasaku Kenji、Uetake Satoshi、Yamaguchi Atsushi、Yoda Yoshitaka、Yoshimi Akihiro、Yoshimura Koji
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

      Volume: 28 Issue: 1 Pages: 111-119

    • DOI

      10.1107/s1600577520014526

    • NAID

      120006956810

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Development of a retarding-field type magnetic bottle spectrometer for studying the internal-conversion process of 235mU2020

    • Author(s)
      Shigekawa Y.、Kasamatsu Y.、Yamakita Y.、Yasuda Y.、Watanabe E.、Kondo N.、Haba H.、Shinohara A.
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

      Volume: 976 Pages: 164207-164207

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.nima.2020.164207

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Half-life determination of nuclear excited states of 229Th by the coincidence measurement between α particles and γ rays from 233U2020

    • Author(s)
      Y. Shigekawa, A. Yamaguchi, K. Suzuki, H. Haba, T. Hiraki, H. Kikunaga, T. Masuda, S. Nishimura, N. Sasao, A. Yoshimi, and K. Yoshimura
    • Journal Title

      RIKEN Accel. Prog. Rep.

      Volume: 53 Pages: 51-51

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Development of an RF-carpet gas cell for the chemistry of superheavy elements2020

    • Author(s)
      Y. Shigekawa, A. Yamaguchi, N. Sato, A. Takamine, M. Wada, and H. Haba
    • Journal Title

      RIKEN Accel. Prog. Rep.

      Volume: 53 Pages: 168-168

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Solvent Extraction of Zr and Hf from HCl by Aliquat 336 using a Flow-Type Extraction Apparatus Toward Online Chemical Studies of Element 104, Rutherfordium2020

    • Author(s)
      Kasamatsu Yoshitaka、Kondo Narumi、Nakamura Kouhei、Kuboki Yuki、Ninomiya Hidemi、Shigekawa Yudai、Watanabe Eisuke、Yasuda Yuki、Toyomura Keigo、Nagase Masahiro、Yokokita Takuya、Komori Yukiko、Haba Hiromitsu、Yoshimura Takashi、Itabashi Hideyuki、Shinohara Atsushi
    • Journal Title

      Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

      Volume: 38 Issue: 3 Pages: 318-327

    • DOI

      10.1080/07366299.2020.1726075

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Production of Bh266 in the Cm248(Na23,5n)Bh266 reaction and its decay properties2020

    • Author(s)
      Haba H.他(Shigekawa Y. 19番目)
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review C

      Volume: 102 Issue: 2 Pages: 024625-024625

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevc.102.024625

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Observation of internal-conversion electrons emitted from Th229m produced by β decay of Ac2292019

    • Author(s)
      Shigekawa Y.、Kasamatsu Y.、Watanabe E.、Ninomiya H.、Hayami S.、Kondo N.、Yasuda Y.、Haba H.、Shinohara A.
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review C

      Volume: 100 Issue: 4 Pages: 044304-044304

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevc.100.044304

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] X-ray pumping of the 229Th nuclear clock isomer2019

    • Author(s)
      T. Masuda, A. Yoshimi, A. Fujieda, H. Fujimoto, H. Haba et al.
    • Journal Title

      Nature

      Volume: 573 Issue: 7773 Pages: 238-242

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41586-019-1542-3

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] U-233のα-γ同時計数測定によるTh-229の原子核励起状態の半減期の決定2020

    • Author(s)
      重河優大, 山口敦史, 鈴木健太, 羽場宏光, 平木貴宏, 菊永英寿, 西村俊二, 笹尾登, 吉見彰洋, 吉村浩司
    • Organizer
      日本放射化学会第64回討論会(2020)
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 核化学研究用高周波イオン収集システムの開発2020

    • Author(s)
      重河優大, 山口敦史, 佐藤望, 高峰愛子, 和田道治, 羽場宏光
    • Organizer
      日本放射化学会第64回討論会(2020)
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Ac-229のβ線―電子同時計数測定によるTh-229mの内部転換電子の観測2019

    • Author(s)
      重河優大, 笠松良崇, 渡邉瑛介, 安田勇輝, 近藤成美, 二宮秀美, 速水翔, 羽場宏光, 篠原厚
    • Organizer
      日本放射化学会第63回討論会(2019)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 酸化物・フッ化物・塩化物系におけるU-235mの半減期および内部転換電子エネルギースペクトルの測定2019

    • Author(s)
      重河優大, 笠松良崇, 山北佳宏, 金子政志, 渡邉雅之, 渡邉瑛介, 安田勇輝, 近藤成美, 篠原厚
    • Organizer
      日本放射化学会第63回討論会(2019)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-09-03   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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