Research on Extremely Compact Proton Source by Discharge-Type D-^3He Fusion for PET Isotope Production

2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18206096
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Nuclear engineering
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: YOSHIKAWA Kiyoshi Kyoto University, エネルギー理工学研究所, 非常勤講師 (00027145)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MASUDA Kai 京都大学, エネルギー理工学研究所, 准教授 (80303907)
• Project Period (FY): 2006 – 2008
• Keywords: D-^3He核融合 / 陽子源 / PETアイソトープ / マグネトロン放電 / グロー放電 / 慣性静電閉じ込め / イオン源 / 空間分布

Research Abstract

放電型核融合陽子源の研究開発に必須の陽子発生分布計測法を確立し, D-^3HeおよびD-D反応の空間分布の詳細を明らかにした. また, 未踏であった超低圧力下でイオンを環状入射し中心へ集束させる新方式を提案, 装置開発を行った. その結果, 従来の核合反応率が電流の1乗に比例するのに比べ本方式では1.7乗に比例する等, PET用RI製造応用に向けた高出力化に有望なビーム対ビーム衝突反応を示唆する初めての実験結果を得た.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Research and Development of Compact Neutron Sources based on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion (2009)
  • Author(s): K. Masuda, T. Takamatsu, K. Yoshikawa, T. Misawa, S. Shiroya, Y. Takahashi, T. Fujimoto, T. Nakagawa, T. Kajiwara and K. Nagasaki
  • Journal Title: AIP Conference Proceedings 1099 Pages: 587-590
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Spatial Distribution of D-D/D-^3He Advanced Fuels Fusion Reactions in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Device (2009)
  • Author(s): K. Masuda, K. Yoshikawa, T. Ohishi, S. Ogawa, H. Zen and T. Takamatsu
  • Journal Title: Proc. 21st IAEA Fusion Energy Conference IAEA CN-149(in CD-ROM) Pages: 7-9
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Diagnostic System Development for D-D and D-^3He Reaction Distributions in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Device by Collimated Proton Measurements
  • Author(s): K. Masuda, T. Fujimoto, T. Nakagawa, H. Zen, T. Kajiwara, K. Nagasaki and K. Yoshikawa
  • Journal Title: Fusion Science and Technology (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Built-In Ion Source for Inertial Electrostatic Confinement in Low Pressure Regime
  • Author(s): K. Masuda, T. Nakagawa, T. Kajiwara, H. Zen, K. Yoshikawa and K. Nagasaki
  • Journal Title: Fusion Science and Technology (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] マグネトロンイオン源を用いた慣性静電閉じ込め核融合装置の低圧力動作 (2009)
  • Author(s): 中川知也, 増田開, 吉川潔, 長崎百伸, 全炳俊, 梶原泰樹
  • Organizer: 原子力学会2009年春の年会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京工業大学大岡山キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 20090323-25
• [Presentation] Development of an IEC Device Driven by a Magnetron Ion Source for Low Pressure Operation (2008)
  • Author(s): T. Nakagawa, K. Masuda, T. Kajiwara, H. Zen, K. Yoshikawa and K. Nagasaki
  • Organizer: 10th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20081209-11
• [Presentation] 慣性静電閉じ込め核融合装置用円環状マグネトロンイオン源の開発 (2008)
  • Author(s): 中川知也, 増田開, 吉川潔, 長崎百伸
  • Organizer: 原子力学会2008年秋の大会
  • Place of Presentation: 高知工科大学
  • Year and Date: 20080904-06
• [Presentation] Intensity Distribution of D-^3He Fusion reaction Rate in an IEC Device (2007)
  • Author(s): T. Fujimoto, T. Oishi, H. Zen, T. Takamatsu, K. Masuda and K. Yoshikawa
  • Organizer: IEEE/NPSS 22nd Symposium on Fusion Engineering(SOFE2007)
  • Place of Presentation: Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • Year and Date: 20070617-21
• [Presentation] 慣性静電閉じ込め核融合(IECF)装置におけるD-^3He核融合の空間分布 (2006)
  • Author(s): 大石琢也, 小川聰, 全炳俊, 高松輝久, 増田開, 吉川潔
  • Organizer: 日本原子力学会2006年秋の年会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学
  • Year and Date: 20060927-29
• [Presentation] Simultaneous Measurements of Neutrons and Energetic Protons from D-D and D-^3He Fusion Reactions in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Device (2006)
  • Author(s): K. Masuda, S. Ogawa, T. Takamatsu and K. Yoshikawa
  • Organizer: 22nd International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum(ISDEIV2006)
  • Place of Presentation: Matsue, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20060925-29
• [Remarks] 吉川潔, 山本靖, 増田開, 督寿之, 堀田栄喜, 山内邦仁, 大西正視, 大沢穂高, 代谷誠治, 三澤毅, 多幾山憲, 久保美和,「慣性静電閉じ込め核融合研究の現状」, プラズマ・核融合学会誌, 83-10(2007)795-811