Abstract: A radiation shielding material that is lighter and has lower installation restrictions than conventional methods, and that exhibits excellent shielding efficiency against radiation in the high energy region. The radiation shielding material comprises a complex containing a fibrous nanocarbon material, a primary radiation shielding particle, and a binder, wherein the fibrous nanocarbon material and the primary radiation shielding particle are dispersed in the binder.

Abstract: In synthesis of a compound represented by the General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, nitrilotriacetic acid as its raw material is reacted with a dehydrating agent to allow dehydration, and the resulting nitrilotriacetic acid anhydride is reacted with a dialkylamine to obtain a reaction intermediate product. The reaction intermediate product is then similarly reacted with a dehydrating agent to allow dehydration, and the resulting reaction intermediate anhydride is reacted with a dialkylamine to synthesize a tetraalkylnitriloacetic acid diacetamide compound. In Formula (1), R1, R2, R3 and R4 independently represent the same or different hydrocarbon group, with the proviso that the total number of carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon groups R1, R2, R3, and R4 is 8 to 64.

Abstract: An optical-detection element includes a p-type supporting-layer, an n-type buried charge-generation region to implement a photodiode with the supporting-layer, a p-type shield region buried in the buried charge-generation region, a gate insulating-film contacted with the shield region, a transparent electrode on the gate insulating-film, a p-type well region buried in the supporting-layer, and an n+-type charge-readout region buried in the supporting-layer at an edge of the well region toward the buried charge-generation region.

Abstract: A radiation tolerant optical detection element includes: a p-type base-body region; a gate insulating film provided on an upper surface of the base-body region; an n-type buried charge-generation region buried in an upper portion of the base-body region; an n-type charge-readout region buried in an upper portion of the base-body region on the inner-contour side of the buried charge-generation region; an n-type reset-drain region buried on the inner-contour side of the charge-readout region; a transparent electrode provided on the gate insulating film above the buried charge-generation region; and a reset-gate electrode provided on a portion of the gate insulating film between the charge-readout region and the reset-drain region.

Abstract: To provide Zinc Sulfide activated with Silver (ZnS:Ag) based fluorescent material for detecting particle beams, having lower gamma-ray sensitivity and providing lower afterglow, and being specialized for the purpose of detecting particle beams, and its manufacturing method. Zinc Sulfide activated with Silver (ZnS:Ag) based fluorescent material for detecting particle beams emits fluorescence with wavelengths from 320 nm to 580 nm in response to alpha-ray irradiation, and has a fluorescence spectrum with a peak wavelength from 395 nm to 410 nm.

Abstract: A radiation tolerant optical detection element includes: a p-type base-body region; a gate insulating film provided on an upper surface of the base-body region; an n-type buried charge-generation region buried in an upper portion of the base-body region; an n-type charge-readout region buried in an upper portion of the base-body region on the inner-contour side of the buried charge-generation region; an n-type reset-drain region buried on the inner-contour side of the charge-readout region; a transparent electrode provided on the gate insulating film above the buried charge-generation region; and a reset-gate electrode provided on a portion of the gate insulating film between the charge-readout region and the reset-drain region.

Abstract: A perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes a perpendicular magnetic layer provided above a nonmagnetic substrate, and a protection layer provided on the perpendicular magnetic layer. The perpendicular magnetic layer has an hcp structure, and includes stacked layers having a (0002) crystal plane oriented parallel to a surface of the nonmagnetic substrate. An uppermost layer amongst the stacked layers includes polycrystal grains selected from a CoCr-base alloy, a CoPt-base alloy, a CoCrPt-base alloy, and a CoPtCr-base alloy. The protection layer makes contact with the uppermost layer of the perpendicular magnetic layer, and includes a single graphene layer or a graphene stack, and an amorphous carbon layer. The single graphene layer or the graphene stack is bonded in parallel to a (0002) crystal plane of the polycrystal grains.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a scintillator plate capable of improving the accuracy of radiation detection, and expanding the surface area for practical use while suppressing manufacturing costs, and also provide a radiation measuring apparatus, a radiation imaging apparatus, and a scintillator plate manufacturing method. [Solution] A scintillator plate (1) includes a scintillator (2) that generates scintillation light when excited by incident radiation. The scintillator plate (1) includes a scintillator layer (22) covered with scintillator powder (21) having an average particle diameter equal to or greater than the range of the radiation within the scintillator (2) when the radiation to be measured is either alpha rays, electron beams, or ion beams.

Abstract: Problem is to selectively and inexpensively recover a metal ion in a liquid. Solution is a metal ion recovery device, in which a permselective membrane for selectively permeating Li is used, and on both main faces of the plate-like permselective membrane, a mesh-like negative electrode and a positive electrode are formed, respectively. This structure is provided in a treatment tank, and in the treatment tank, the permselective membrane partitions between a stock solution containing a Li ion, and a recovery solution into which Li is recovered. As the permselective membrane, lithium nitride (Li3N), Li10GeP2S12, (Lax, Liy) TiOz, Li1+x+yAlx (Ti, Ge)2?xSiyP3?yO12, and the like, which are super lithium ion conductors, can be used.

Abstract: Provision of, and a method for production of, a polymer electrolyte membrane, which is characterized by introducing a vinyl monomer into an aromatic polymer membrane substrate, typified by polyether ether ketone, polyether imide, or polysulfone, as graft chains by graft polymerization, and then chemically converting some of the graft chains or/and part of the aromatic polymer chain into sulfonic groups.

Abstract: An anion conducting electrolyte membrane with high performance where the electric conductivity and the water uptake are balanced, and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The anion conducting electrolyte membrane comprises: a polymeric material which consists of fluorine polymer, olefinic polymer, or aromatic polymer; weak base quaternary salt obtained by the reaction of grafts introduced by graft polymerizing vinyl monomer which contains halogenated alkyl groups using radiation and strong organic bases.

Abstract: A neutron detector with a unique neutron detecting element is disclosed. The neutron detecting element has an inner cylindrical neutron scintillator where a neutron detection body including a ZnS phosphor, and a neutron converter material which contains 6Li or 10B is arranged outside of the cylindrical substrate; a scintillator fluorescence detection body made by placing coiled wavelength shift fibers where two wavelength shift fibers are wound in parallel along the cylindrical substrate on said inner cylindrical neutron scintillator; and an outer cylindrical neutron scintillator where a neutron detection body is arranged inside of the cylindrical substrate, the outer cylindrical neutron scintillator being arranged on the scintillator fluorescence detection body. The fluorescence signals converted into pulse signals by two optical detectors are led to a coincidence circuit, and when two fluorescence signals are measured simultaneously during the predetermined period of time, a neutron signal is output.

Abstract: A rare earth metal extractant containing, as the extractant component, dialkyldiglycol amide acid which is excellent in breaking down light rare earth elements is reacted in diglycolic acid (X mol) and an esterification agent (Y mol) at a reaction temperature of 70° C. or more and for a reaction time of one hour or more such that the mol ratio of Y/X is 2.5 or more, and is subjected to vacuum concentration. Subsequently, a reaction intermediate product is obtained by removing unreacted products and reaction residue. Then a nonpolar or low-polar solvent which is an organic solvent for forming an organic phase during solvent extraction of the rare earth metal and which is capable of dissolving dialkyldiglycol amide acid is added as the reaction solvent, and the reaction intermediate product is reacted with dialkyl amine (Z mol) such that the mol ratio of Z/X is 0.9 or more.

Abstract: The particle components may be collected by using a phenomenon that the particle components in the aqueous phase aggregate at the liquid-to-liquid interface. Both of the particle components and the dissolved components in the aqueous phase may be simultaneously collected if combined with liquid-liquid extraction phenomenon that the dissolved components in the aqueous phase are collected into the solvent phase through the liquid-to-liquid interface. The aggregation phenomenon of the particle components at the liquid-to-liquid interface may be promoted by using an emulsion flow method, a method of applying mechanical external forces (such as stirring and vibrating) or another method combining both the above-mentioned methods.

Abstract: Disclosed is a compound suitable for use as a fluorescent probe for the detection of uranium. The compound enables the qualitative and quantitative analysis of uranium present in waste samples using less expensive apparatuses. The compound of the present invention has the structure shown by the following formula.

Abstract: To reduce or prevent effect of deterioration of communication quality caused from packet loss in a packet communication, a plurality of Packet Assembly Disassembly devices (PDAs) are installed at a first terminal equipment and at a second terminal equipment, and a packet communication is performed using one PDA in such plurality of PDAs. If the packet loss of received data in such packet communication is detected exceeding the predetermined value, a request is sent using another PDA to the first terminal equipment for transmitting the same data that above-stated one PDA is handling and the data transmitted at the request is received. On reception of the data at the request, sizes of the packet loss rate of received data with above-stated one PDA and of the packet loss rate of received data with above-stated another PDA are compared and the packet communication is continued selecting a system of which packet loss rate is smaller.

Abstract: A self-powered gamma detector which can hold the influence of neutron rays to the minimum, and can measure the dose of gamma rays accurately under a high neutron environment in the reactor is disclosed. The self-powered gamma detector has a columnar emitter member; a collector member arranged in surroundings of the emitter member through an insulating member, and the strength of gamma rays is measured by detecting the value of a current which flows between the emitter member and an MI cable connected with the emitter member, and the collector member. Especially, the emitter member consists of pure tungsten (W), whose inevitable impurities is in 0.03 percent by weight or less.

Abstract: In a lattice-like pixel structure in which reflecting plates that reflect a fluorescent light from a fluorescent material-based neutron detecting sheet are arranged along vertical and horizontal axes at a regular interval, a lattice-like fluorescent light detecting member is provided, in which grooves may be formed at an upper half position of the vertical axis direction reflecting plate and at a center position in a vertical axis interval for accommodating a wavelength shifting fiber for vertical axis detection and at a lower half position of the horizontal axis direction reflecting plate and at a center position in a horizontal axis interval for accommodating a wavelength shifting fiber for horizontal axis detection; and a fluorescent material-based neutron detecting sheet is arranged only at a front surface or at both of a front surface and a back surface of the lattice-like fluorescent light detecting member.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composite optical fiber which has high flexibility and is hard to break. The composite optical fiber comprises a larger-diameter optical fiber and smaller-diameter optical fibers each having a smaller diameter than that of the larger-diameter optical fiber, wherein the larger-diameter fiber and the smaller-diameter optical fibers are so arranged that the larger-diameter fiber is surrounded by the smaller-diameter optical fibers, and the smaller-diameter optical fibers that surround the larger-diameter optical fiber are made from a plastic material.

Abstract: To cover a wide wavelength bandwidth, a spectroscopic apparatus uses three varied line spacing concave diffraction gratings G1 to G3, the corresponding energy ranges for G1, G2, and G3 being 50 to 200, 155 to 350, and 300 to 2200 eV, respectively. In the respective wavelength ranges, the diffraction conditions are satisfied. To provide a high throughput and a high resolution in the respective wavelength regions, the incident angles ?1 to ?3 for G1 to G3 measured from the normal line of the diffraction grating are specified to be ?1<?2<?3. Presupposing the normal lines of all diffraction gratings are superposed upon a common normal line, in order to meet ?1<?2<?3, the center positions ?1 to ?3 for G1 to G3 are set on the normal line (as ?1<?2<?3). From G1 to G3, one diffraction grating can be selected.