RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science Industrial Application Research Team

Team Leader: Tokihiro Ikeda (Ph.D.)

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Research Summary

We apply high-energy, high-LET (Linear Energy Transfer) heavy-ion beam irradiation supplied by the RIKEN RI Beam Factory (RIBF) and related technologies to a range of industrial applications. One such application is the evaluation of the heavy-ion radiation tolerance of semiconductor devices for use in spacecraft. In addition, we conduct MeV-energy proton irradiation at the Pelletron accelerator facility that we operate and manage.

Main Research Fields

Mathematical & Physical Sciences

Related Research Fields

Engineering
Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering
Applied quantum beam science
Spacecraft system
Functional composite materials

Keywords

Sharing accelerator facilities for common use program
Heavy-ion beams irradiation
RI beams irradiation
Heavy-ion beam tolerance evaluation of semiconductor devices for space applications
Pelletron accelerator experiment

Selected Publications

1. Sato, S., Ikeda, T., Hagura, N., and Tsuchida, H.:
" Localized Formation of Optically Active Spin Defects in SiC Using MeV Proton Microbeams Generated by a Glass Capillary"
AIP Advances 16, 055120 (2026).
2. Ikeda, T.:
" Review: Applications of Microbeams Produced by Tapered Glass Capillary Optics"
Quantum Beam Science 4(2), 22 (2020).
3. Ikeda, T., Kojima, T.M., Natsume, Y., Kimura, J., and Abe, T.:
" Stable transmission of slow highly charged ions through tapered glass capillary with active discharging method for sub-micron sized beams"
Applied Physics Letters 109, 133501 (2016).
4. Kambara, T.:
" Gamma-Ray Inspection of Rotating Object (GIRO)"
Nuclear Physics News 26, 4, 26-29 (2016).
5. Kambara, T., Yoshida, A., and Takeichi, H.:
" Gamma-ray inspection of rotating object"
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 797, 1-7 (2015).
6. Yoshida, A., Kambara, T., Nakao, A., Uemoto, R., Uno, H., Nagano, A., Yamaguchi, H., Nakao, T., Kahl, D., Yanagisawa, Y., Kameda, D., Ohnishi, T., Fukuda, N., and Kubo, T.:
" Wear diagnostics of industrial material using RI beams of 7Be and 22Na"
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 317, 785-788 (2013).
7. Kambara, T., Yoshida, A., Yanagisawa, Y., Kameda, D., Fukuda, N., Ohnishi, T., Kubo, T., Uemoto, R., Nagano, A., Uno, H.,:
" Industrial Application of Radioactive Ion Beams at the RIKEN RI Beam Factory"
AIP Conference Proceedings 1412, 423 (2011).

Lab Members

Principal investigator

Tokihiro Ikeda: Team Leader

Core members

Mizuki Nishimura: Contract Researcher
Kowashi Watanabe: Special Temporary Technical Scientist
Tadashi Kambara: Research Consultant

Contact Information

2-1 Hirosawa,
Wako, Saitama
351-0198, Japan
Email: tokihiro@riken.jp