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OKUDAIRA Takuya
 
Organization
Graduate School of Science Assistant Professor
Graduate School
Graduate School of Science
Undergraduate School
School of Science Department of Physics
Title
Assistant Professor
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Degree 1

  1. 博士(理学) ( 2018.3   名古屋大学 ) 

Research Areas 2

  1. Natural Science / Experimental studies related to particle-, nuclear-, cosmic ray and astro-physics  / Fundamental neutron physics

  2. Energy Engineering / Quantum beam science  / Neutron Optics, Neutron Polarization device

Research History 3

  1. Japan Atomic Energy Agency   J-PARC Center   Visiting researcher

    2021.4

  2. Nagoya University   Assistant Professor

    2021.1

  3. Japan Atomic Energy Agency   J-PARC Center/   Postdoctoral fellow

    2018.4 - 2020.12

Education 1

  1. Nagoya University

    2015.4 - 2018.3

Professional Memberships 2

  1. 日本物理学会

  2. THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR NEUTRON SCIENCE

Committee Memberships 2

  1. 中性子科学会   広報幹事  

    2024.4   

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  2. 中性子科学会   中性子科学会誌 波紋 編集委員会  

    2019.4 - 2023.3   

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    Committee type:Academic society

Awards 3

  1. 奨励賞

    2021.12   中性子科学会  

  2. 波紋 President Choice 賞

    2020.11   中性子科学会  

    奥平琢也

  3. 学生奨励賞

    2017.2   2016年度量子ビームサイエンスフェスタ   複合核における時間反転対称性の破れ探索実験

    奥平琢也

 

Papers 65

  1. Analyses of hydrogen local environments in metals and intermetallic compounds using inelastic neutron scattering calculations based on first-principles hydrogen adiabatic potentials Reviewed

    Kazuyoshi Tatsumi, Takuya Okudaira, Maiko Kofu, Piotr Rozyczko

    Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter   Vol. 36 ( 37 ) page: 375901 - 375901   2024.9

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    This study re-evaluates the theoretical approach to analyzing inelastic neutron spectra of hydrogen-containing metals and intermetallic compounds. Previously, these analyses utilized hydrogen quantum nuclear states, modeled as solutions to the Schrödinger equation. The potential surfaces in these models were approximated from the total energies derived from first-principles electronic structure calculations. The current study improves upon this method by employing more efficient and accurate treatments for sampling the potential surface. It utilizes symmetrically irreducible sampling points arranged on densely populated mesh grids for the first-principles calculations. A comparative analysis of the theoretical predictions with experimental spectra for hydrides of Ti<sub>2</sub>Sb and Ti<sub>3</sub>Sb, as well as a LaNi<sub>5</sub> hydrogen primary solid solution, demonstrates that this approach is promising for elucidating the unknown local environments of hydrogen atoms in systems where the approximate potential well describes the hydrogen quantum states.

    DOI: 10.1088/1361-648X/ad559b

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  2. High sensitivity of a future search for effects of P -odd/ T -odd interactions on the 0.75 eV p -wave resonance in n→ +139 La→ forward transmission determined using a pulsed neutron beam

    R. Nakabe, C. J. Auton, S. Endo, H. Fujioka, V. Gudkov, K. Hirota, I. Ide, T. Ino, M. Ishikado, W. Kambara, S. Kawamura, A. Kimura, M. Kitaguchi, R. Kobayashi, T. Okamura, T. Oku, T. Okudaira, M. Okuizumi, J. G. Otero Munoz, J. D. Parker, K. Sakai, T. Shima, H. M. Shimizu, T. Shinohara, W. M. Snow, S. Takada, R. Takahashi, S. Takahashi, Y. Tsuchikawa, T. Yoshioka

    Physical Review C   Vol. 109 ( 4 )   2024.4

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    Neutron transmission experiments can offer a new type of highly sensitive search for time-reversal invariance violating (TRIV) effects in nucleon-nucleon interactions via the same enhancement mechanism observed for large parity violating (PV) effects in neutron-induced compound nuclear processes. In these compound processes, the TRIV cross section is given as the product of the PV cross section, a spin factor κ, and a ratio of TRIV and PV matrix elements. We determined κ to be 0.59±0.05 for La139+n using both (n,γ) spectroscopy and (n→ +139La→) transmission. This result quantifies for the first time the high sensitivity of the La139 0.75-eV p-wave resonance in a future search for effects of P-odd/T-odd interactions in (n→ +139La→) forward transmission.

    DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.109.L041602

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  3. Spin dependence in the p -wave resonance of 139 La + n Reviewed

    T. Okudaira, R. Nakabe, C. J. Auton, S. Endo, H. Fujioka, V. Gudkov, I. Ide, T. Ino, M. Ishikado, W. Kambara, S. Kawamura, R. Kobayashi, M. Kitaguchi, T. Okamura, T. Oku, J. G. Otero Munoz, J. D. Parker, K. Sakai, T. Shima, H. M. Shimizu, T. Shinohara, W. M. Snow, S. Takada, Y. Tsuchikawa, R. Takahashi, S. Takahashi, H. Yoshikawa, T. Yoshioka

    Physical Review C   Vol. 109 ( 4 )   2024.4

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    We measured the spin-dependent cross section at a neutron-induced p-wave resonance using a polarized epithermal neutron beam and a polarized nuclear target. Our study focuses on the 0.75 eV p-wave resonance of La139+n, where previous experiments have shown a large enhancement of parity violation. The spin dependence of the neutron absorption cross section of polarized La139 and polarized neutrons determines the partial neutron width of the p-wave resonance. This partial width is a key parameter needed to determine the sensitivity of this system to possible parity-odd and time reversal-odd interactions beyond the standard model. Our findings therefore serve as a foundation for a future search for time reversal violation in this compound nuclear system.

    DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.109.044606

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  4. Angular distribution of γ-rays from a neutron-induced p-wave resonance of 132Xe Reviewed Open Access

    T. Okudaira, Y. Tani, S. Endo, J. Doskow, H. Fujioka, K. Hirota, K. Kameda, A. Kimura, M. Kitaguchi, M. Luxnat, K. Sakai, D. C. Schaper, T. Shima, H. M. Shimizu, W. M. Snow, S. Takada, T. Yamamoto, H. Yoshikawa, T. Yoshioka

    Physical Review C   Vol. 107 ( 5 )   2023.5

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    DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.107.054602

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  5. Measurement of the transverse asymmetry of γ rays in the 117Sn(n,γ)118Sn reaction Reviewed Open Access

    S. Endo, T. Okudaira, R. Abe, H. Fujioka, K. Hirota, A. Kimura, M. Kitaguchi, T. Oku, K. Sakai, T. Shima, H. M. Shimizu, S. Takada, S. Takahashi, T. Yamamoto, H. Yoshikawa, T. Yoshioka

    Physical Review C   Vol. 106 ( 6 )   2022.12

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    Largely enhanced parity-violating effects observed in compound resonances induced by epithermal neutrons are currently attributed to the mixing of parity-unfavored partial amplitudes in the entrance channel of the compound states. Furthermore, it is proposed that the same mechanism that enhances the parity violation also enhances the breaking of time-reversal invariance in the compound nucleus. The entrance-channel mixing induces energy-dependent spin-angular correlations of individual γ rays emitted from the compound nuclear state. For a detailed study of the mixing model, the γ-ray yield in the reaction of Sn117(n,γ)Sn118 was measured using a pulsed beam of polarized epithermal neutrons and Ge detectors. An angular dependence of asymmetric γ-ray yields for the orientation of the neutron polarization was observed.

    DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.106.064601

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MISC 65

  1. Angular correlation between neutron spin and γ-ray mementum in <sup>139</sup>La(n,γ)<sup>140</sup>La<sup>*</sup> reactions

    奥泉舞桜, 奥平琢也, 奥平琢也, 伊東佑起, 遠藤駿典, 遠藤駿典, 奥隆之, 亀田健斗, 北口雅暁, 木村敦, 酒井健二, 嶋達志, 清水裕彦, 高田秀佐, 藤家拓大, 藤家拓大, 藤岡宏之, 吉岡瑞樹, 吉川大幹

    日本物理学会講演概要集(CD-ROM)   Vol. 78 ( 1 )   2023

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  2. Fundamental study of compound nuclei and T-violation search experiment

    奥平琢也, 奥平琢也, 伊東佑起, 井出郁央, 遠藤駿典, 遠藤駿典, 奥隆之, 奥泉舞桜, 後藤優, 亀田健斗, 河村しほり, 北口雅暁, 木村敦, 中部倫太郎, 酒井健二, 嶋達志, 清水裕彦, 南部太郎, 西村岳太郎, 藤家拓大, 藤家拓大, 藤岡宏之, 吉岡瑞樹, 吉川大幹

    日本物理学会講演概要集(CD-ROM)   Vol. 78 ( 1 )   2023

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  3. The Installation of the <sup>3</sup>He Neutron Spin Filter to the Single Crystal Neutron Diffractometer SENJU (I).

    高橋慎吾, 高橋慎吾, 鬼柳亮嗣, 小林龍珠, 小林龍珠, 奥平琢也, 奥平琢也, 猪野隆, 鈴木淳市, 加倉井和久, 高田秀佐, 高田秀佐, 池田陽一, 藤田全基, 奥隆之, 奥隆之

    日本中性子科学会年会講演概要集   Vol. 23rd   2023

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  4. Development of a laser system for the <sup>3</sup>He spin filter to polarize neutron beam

    後藤優, 奥隆之, 奥隆之, 奥平琢也, 奥平琢也, 高田秀佐, 高橋慎吾, 小林龍珠, 猪野隆

    日本物理学会講演概要集(CD-ROM)   Vol. 78 ( 1 )   2023

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  5. Utilization of Polarized Neutrons at J-PARC MLF BL04 ANNRI

    奥泉舞桜, 奥平琢也, 奥平琢也, 猪野隆, 遠藤駿典, 遠藤駿典, 奥隆之, 奥隆之, 加倉井和久, 河村しほり, 河村しほり, 北口雅暁, 木村敦, AUTON Clayton, AUTON Clayton, 後藤優, 小林龍珠, 小林龍珠, 高田秀佐, 高田秀佐, 高橋慎吾, 高橋慎吾, 清水裕彦

    日本中性子科学会年会講演概要集   Vol. 23rd   2023

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Presentations 8

  1. Studying discrete symmetry violation in neutron-nucleus system Invited International conference

    Okudaira Takuya

    5th Joint Meeting of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics and the Physical Society of Japan  2018.10.23 

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  2. 3Heスピンフィルタの開発と利用 Invited

    奥平琢也

    日本物理学会年会 

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    Event date: 2021.2

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  3. J-PARCにおける3Heスピンフィルタの開発 Invited

    奥平琢也

    量子ビームサイエンスフェスタ 

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    Event date: 2020.2

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  4. JAEAにおける偏極<sup>3</sup>He中性子スピンフィルター開発の現状

    奥平琢也, 奥隆之, 酒井健二, 猪野隆, 林田洋寿, 廣井孝介, 篠原武尚, 加倉井和久, 相澤一也

    日本中性子科学会年会講演概要集  2018 

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  5. Plan for T-Violation search in a compound nucleus

    Yamamoto Tomoki, Yoshioka T, Ino Takashi, Haddock Christopher, Asahi Koichiro, Momose Takamasa, Iwata Takahiro, Sakai Kenji, Kimura Atsushi, Okudaira Takuya, Oku Takayuki, Shimizu Hirohiko M, Hino Masahiro, Shima Tatsushi, Yamagata Yutaka, Kitaguchi Masaaki, Hirota Katsuya, Ishizaki Kohei, Endo Shunsuke, Sato Takumi, Takada Shusuke, Koga Jun

    Meeting Abstracts of the Physical Society of Japan  2018 

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KAKENHI (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research) 6

  1. Epithermal Neutron Spin Optics in Spin Polarized Nuclear Target for the Study of the Breaking of Space-time Inversion

    Grant number:24H00222  2024.4 - 2027.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

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  2. 多様化する核データ需要に対応するための共鳴の全角運動量測定基盤の構築

    Grant number:24K08311  2024.4 - 2027.3

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  基盤研究(C)

    遠藤 駿典, 奥平 琢也

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    原子核が中性子を吸収して形成される複合核状態のパラメータである全角運動量は、複合核反応の記述において重要であるが、測定が困難であり現在の評価済核データライブラリーに掲載された全角運動量は、あくまで推定値であることが多くその正確性に大いに疑問が残る。本研究では大強度陽子加速器施設(J-PARC)の物質生命科学実験施設(MLF)の中性子ビームを用い、複数の手法で全角運動量を測定できる体制を構築することを目指す。これにより標的核における測定の向き不向きを踏まえ、多様な原子核に対する効率的かつ正確な全角運動量の測定が可能となる。

  3. 中性子共鳴吸収反応を用いた新しいCPの破れ探索手法の確立

    Grant number:23K13122  2023.4 - 2026.3

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  若手研究

    奥平 琢也

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    Grant amount:\4680000 ( Direct Cost: \3600000 、 Indirect Cost:\1080000 )

    これまでの申請者らの研究によって、139Laや131Xeなどの中性子共鳴吸収反応において核子間相互作用におけるCP対称性の破れが約100万倍まで非常に大きく増幅されていることが明らかになった。これにより未知のCPの破れを高感度で探索できる可能性が示唆されている。CPの破れは偏極核標的と偏極中性子ビームのスピン依存する吸収断面積として測定される。本研究では近年開発された中性子偏極技術と131Xe偏極技術を用いて、核力ポテンシャルによる中性子スピン回転効果の抑制手法を実証した上で、CP対称性の破れ探索手法として確立することを目的とする。
    原子核の中性子吸収反応において、時間反転対称性の破れが大きく増幅される可能性が示唆されており、この増幅機構を用いた感度の良い時間反転対称性の破れ探索実験を計画している。本研究ではこのための基礎研究を推進している。J-PARC MLFにて静的偏極139Laターゲットと偏極中性子ビームを用いて139Laと中性子のスピン依存する吸収断面積の測定を行った。時間反転対称性の破れが大きく増幅されている139Laの0.75eVのp波共鳴に対して初めてスピン依存する断面積の測定に成功し、そこからp波共鳴の中性子部分幅を決定することに成功した。これを用いて139La p波共鳴における時間反転対称性の破れの増幅率を決定した。これは中性子部分幅の終状態に依存しない決定であるとともに、全核種で初めてp波共鳴に対するスピン依存断面積を測定した結果である。本結果は素粒子原子核物理だけではなく、核データなどで重要となる複合核スピンの決定手法としても注目されている。
    また中性子偏極デバイス用にビームラインに導入可能なレーザー偏極装置を開発し、中性子ビームラインにて動作テストを行なった。3日以上の長時間にわたり安定した中性子偏極率を達成できることが確認された。
    これに加えて時間反転対称性の破れ探索実験の原理検証のためのスピン交換法を用いた偏極Xeターゲットの開発を推進している。電子スピン共鳴法を用いたXe偏極率絶対値の測定手法を開発し、高い信頼度で129Xeおよび131Xeの偏極率を決定することに成功した。
    J-PARC MLFのトラブルにより一部のビーム実験が実施できなかったが、偏極Laと偏極中性子のスピン依存断面積の測定に成功していることから、概ね順調に計画は進行していると言える。
    中性子偏極デバイスの性能をさらに改善することで、139Laと中性子のスピン依存断面積の測定実験の更なる高度化を行う。これに加え偏極Xeターゲットと偏極中性子ビームを用いた原理検証実験を推進する。

  4. Development of determination method for neutron resonance spin using polarized neutron beam

    Grant number:21K04950  2021.4 - 2024.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

    Endo Shunsuke

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    Aiming to establish an efficient and accurate method for determining the total angular momentum (spin) of compound nuclear resonances formed by the absorption of neutrons by atomic nuclei, a technique was developed to measure the circular polarization of gamma rays produced from polarized neutron capture reactions. A new gamma-ray polarimeter was developed as the device for measuring circular polarization, and performance evaluation tests were conducted. The results of the performance evaluation tests confirmed that the device has a sensitivity of approximately 2% to circular polarization. Additionally, the circular polarization of gamma rays produced by polarized neutron capture reactions was successfully measured at J-PARC MLF ANNRI.

  5. Development of the neutron polarization device for the CP-violation search

    Grant number:20K14495  2020.4 - 2024.3

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    Okudaira Takuya

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    Grant amount:\4160000 ( Direct Cost: \3200000 、 Indirect Cost:\960000 )

    We have developed a neutron beam spin-polarization device: a 3He spin filter, which is indispensable for the CP violation search using a neutron absorption reaction by nuclei. The 3He spin filter is a device to polarize a neutron beam by using neutron absorption reaction of polarized 3He nuclei. A laser system for polarizing 3He gas was constructed at J-PARC, and it was confirmed that a high 3He polarization of about 80% can be achieved. An angular distribution of gamma-rays emitted from the polarized neutron absorption reaction by nuclei and a spin dependent absorption cross section of polarized La and polarized neutrons were successfully measured using this device.

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Teaching Experience (On-campus) 4

  1. 物理学実験

    2024

  2. 物理学実験

    2023

  3. 物理学実験

    2022

  4. 物理学実験

    2021