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Understanding the deformation mechanisms of materials at cryogenic temperatures is crucial for cryogenic engineering applications. In situ neutron diffraction is a powerful technique for probing such mechanisms under cryogenic conditions. In this stu...

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Implementation and Applications of a Precision Weak-Field Sample Environment for Polarized Neutron Reflectometry at J-PARC

  • Takayasu Hanashima,
  • Kazuhiro Akutsu-Suyama,
  • Yoshimasa Ohe,
  • Satoshi Kasai,
  • Hiroshi Kira,
  • Azusa N. Hattori,
  • Ai I. Osaka,
  • Hidekazu Tanaka,
  • Jun-Ichi Suzuki and
  • Kazuhisa Kakurai

Polarized neutron reflectometry (PNR) analyzes surface and interfacial structures of materials. For the SHARAKU reflectometer at the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility in the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex, precise measuremen...

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The NELIPS acronym stands for Nano-Enhanced Laser-Induced Plasma Spectroscopy. Within this framework, the temporal variation in the enhanced plasma emissions from pure nanomaterials with respect to corresponding bulk materials was monitored as a func...

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Japanese Sword Studies Using Neutron Bragg-Edge Transmission and Computed Tomography

  • Yoshiaki Kiyanagi,
  • Kenichi Oikawa,
  • Yoshihiro Matsumoto,
  • Joseph Don Parker,
  • Kenichi Watanabe,
  • Hirotaka Sato and
  • Takenao Shinohara

Japanese swords have a history of more than one thousand years and are recognized as metallic art objects. The sword-making process is not clearly understood, especially for old swords made before about 1600 A.D. Knowledge of structural information s...

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Advances in Pulsed Liquid-Based Nanoparticles: From Synthesis Mechanism to Application and Machine Learning Integration

  • Begench Gurbandurdyyev,
  • Berdimyrat Annamuradov,
  • Sena B. Er,
  • Brayden Gross and
  • Ali Oguz Er

Pulsed liquid-based nanoparticle synthesis has emerged as a versatile and environmentally friendly approach for producing a wide range of nanomaterials with tunable properties. Unlike conventional chemical methods, pulsed techniques—such as pul...

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Multi-Scale PbSe Structures: A Complete Transformation Using a Biphasic Mixture of Precursors

  • Hugo Rojas-Chávez,
  • Nina Daneu,
  • Guillermo Carbajal-Franco,
  • Marcela Achimovičová,
  • José M. Juárez-García and
  • Manuel A. Valdés-Madrigal

With the recently acquired knowledge of the use of a multiphase mixture of precursors under electron beam irradiation (EBI), new possibilities were opened for this technique. In the present work, we obtained quantum dots, nanocrystals, nanoparticles,...

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The development of quantum-enhanced technologies requires single-photon sources, as well as methods for their characterization and verification. Here, we describe a methodology for measuring the correlation function of a single-photon source using an...

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Very-high-energy electron (VHEE) beams, ranging from 50 to 300 or 400 MeV, are the subject of intense research investigation, with considerable interest concerning applications in radiation therapy due to their accurate energy deposition into large a...

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26 September 2025

Shape memory alloy (SMA) materials are valued for their shape memory effect, superelasticity, and biocompatibility, making them an ideal choice for applications in biomedical, aerospace, and actuator fields. Nickel–titanium (NiTi) SMA is a prom...

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Measurement of the 33S(n,α)30Si Thermal Cross-Section with Slow Neutrons at ILL

  • Javier Praena,
  • Begoña Fernández,
  • Miguel Macías,
  • Ignacio Porras,
  • María Pedrosa-Rivera,
  • Hanna Koivunoro,
  • Marta Sabaté-Gilarte and
  • Fernando Arias de Saavedra

22 September 2025

This work is focused on an accurate experimental determination of the thermal 33S(n,α)30Si cross-section. This cross-section is a critical parameter for the potential use of 33S as a cooperative target in boron neutron capture therapy or to und...

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