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Study of neutron-rich actinide isotopes toward elucidation of the r-process termination

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20H00169
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Medium-sized Section 15:Particle-, nuclear-, astro-physics, and related fields
Research InstitutionHigh Energy Accelerator Research Organization

Principal Investigator

Watanabe Yutaka  大学共同利用機関法人高エネルギー加速器研究機構, 素粒子原子核研究所, 教授 (50353363)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 平山 賀一  大学共同利用機関法人高エネルギー加速器研究機構, 素粒子原子核研究所, 准教授 (30391733)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥44,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥34,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥10,320,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥7,280,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,680,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥7,930,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,830,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥7,930,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,830,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥21,580,000 (Direct Cost: ¥16,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,980,000)
Keywordsガスセル / 多核子移行反応 / 中性子過剰核 / アクチノイド / レーザー共鳴イオン化 / r過程 / 中性子過剰アクチノイド同位体 / 質量測定 / r過程元素合成 / 中性子過剰アクチノイド / 核分光 / ガス・セル / r過程
Outline of Research at the Start

天体での元素合成過程の一つである速い中性子捕獲過程(r過程)は通常の原子核よりも中性子が過剰な不安定原子核を生成して進行し、核分裂反応により終焉すると考えられているが、その詳細は未だ明らかでない。r過程の終端部も含めたr過程元素合成の包括的な理解のためには中性子過剰アクチノイド・超アクチノイド核の崩壊様式の決定が不可欠であり、原子核模型による崩壊様式の予測精度を高めるためには中性子過剰アクチノイド同位体の質量測定が重要な鍵となる。本研究では、多核子移行反応により中性子過剰アクチノイド同位体を生成・分離する手法を確立し、質量と寿命の測定を行う。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Combining nucleus synthesis by multinucleon transfer reactions, collection of reaction products using an argon gas cell, element selection by laser ionization, mass separation using a dipole magnet, and precise mass measurement using a multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph, a method to synthesize, separate, and measure the mass of neutron-rich actinide nuclei was established, which was difficult with conventional methods. We discovered the unknown isotope 241U, and measured the masses of 241U and 242U for the first time.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

鉄より重い元素のおよそ半分は天体での元素合成過程の一つである速い中性子捕獲過程(r過程)で合成されたと考えられている。r過程は非常に中性子が過剰な未知の原子核を合成して進行し、アクチノイドや超アクチノイドまでの原子核に至って核分裂により終焉する。中性子過剰なアクチノイドの質量などの原子核の性質はr過程を包括的に理解する上で重要であり、この領域の原子核を合成・分離して精密に質量を測定する手法を確立したことの学術的意義は大きい。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Comments on the Screening Results   Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (17 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (14 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Invited: 10 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] ヨーク大学(英国)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 基礎科学院(韓国)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Discovery of New Isotope U241 and Systematic High-Precision Atomic Mass Measurements of Neutron-Rich Pa-Pu Nuclei Produced via Multinucleon Transfer Reactions2023

    • Author(s)
      Niwase T.、Watanabe Y.?X.、Hirayama Y.、Mukai M.、Schury P.、Andreyev A.N.、Hashimoto T.、Iimura S.、Ishiyama H.、Ito Y.、Jeong S.C.、Kaji D.、Kimura S.、Miyatake H.、Morimoto K.、Moon J.-Y.、Oyaizu M.、Rosenbusch M.、Taniguchi A.、Wada M.
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Letters

      Volume: 130 Issue: 13 Pages: 132502-132502

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevlett.130.132502

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] KISSでの多核子移行反応を用いたRI生成と核分光2024

    • Author(s)
      渡辺 裕
    • Organizer
      東海・重イオン科学シンポジウム -タンデム加速器成果報告会-
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] KEK元素選択型質量分離装置(KISS)の紹介: 多核子移行反応によるRI合成と核分光実験2024

    • Author(s)
      渡辺 裕
    • Organizer
      研究会「放射線検出器とその応用」(第38回)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Production of neutron-rich nuclei by multinucleon transfer reactions and nuclear spectroscopy at KISS2024

    • Author(s)
      Yutaka Watanabe
    • Organizer
      3rd RIKEN-IBS Joint Conference of Nuclear Physics
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 多核子移行反応で拓く中性子過剰核研究2024

    • Author(s)
      渡辺 裕
    • Organizer
      研究会「低エネルギー重イオン反応と超重元素の科学」
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Gamma-ray spectroscopy of neutron-rich nuclei produced in multinucleon transfer reactions at KISS2024

    • Author(s)
      Yutaka Watanabe
    • Organizer
      The workshop on frontier nuclear studies with gamma-ray spectrometer arrays (gamma24)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Spectroscopy of neutron-rich nuclei produced by multinucleon transfer reactions at KISS2023

    • Author(s)
      Yutaka Watanabe
    • Organizer
      FUSION23
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Decay sepctroscopy of neutron-rich nuclei produced in multinucleon transfer reactions at KISS2023

    • Author(s)
      Yutaka Watanabe
    • Organizer
      6th Joint Meeting of the APS Division of NUclear Physics and the Physical Society of Japan
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] High-precision mass measurement of the actinide nuclides via MRTOF-MS of the KEK Isotope Separation System2023

    • Author(s)
      Toshitaka Niwase
    • Organizer
      14th International Conference on Stopping and Manipulation of Ions and Related Topics (SMI-2023)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] MRTOFを用いた質量測定と核反応研究2023

    • Author(s)
      庭瀬 暁隆
    • Organizer
      第12回停止・低速RIビームを用いた核分光研究(12th SSRI)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Present status and future plan of KISS2023

    • Author(s)
      Yoshikazu Hirayama
    • Organizer
      RIBF Users Meeting 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Nuclear spectroscopy at KISS and upgrade plan of the facility2023

    • Author(s)
      Yoshikazu Hirayama
    • Organizer
      JSPS alumni seminar: Probing the ground state and decay properties of exotic nuclei at KEK-WNSC and JYFL-ACCLAB
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Precision mass measurements of superheavy and other exotic nuclides2023

    • Author(s)
      Michiharu Wada
    • Organizer
      7th International Conference on the Chemistry and Physics of the Transactinide Elements (TAN23)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] KISS gas cell system for the nuclear spectroscopy of multinucleon transfer reaction products2023

    • Author(s)
      Yoshikazu Hirayama
    • Organizer
      6th Joint Meeting of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics and the Physical Society of Japan
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 精密質量測定による新同位体241Uの発見2022

    • Author(s)
      庭瀬暁隆、渡辺裕、平山賀一、向井もも、P. Schury、A. N. Andreyev、飯村俊、石山博恒、鄭淳讃、宮武宇也、M. Rosenbusch、谷口秋洋、和田道治
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会2022年秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report

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