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Tarasov OB, Ahn DS, Bazin D, Fukuda N, Gade A, Hausmann M, Inabe N, Ishikawa S, Iwasa N, Kawata K, Komatsubara T, Kubo T, Kusaka K, Morrissey DJ, Ohtake M, Otsu H, Portillo M, Sakakibara T, Sakurai H, Sato H, Sherrill BM, Shimizu Y, Stolz A, Sumikama T, Suzuki H, Takeda H, Thoennessen M, Ueno H, Yanagisawa Y, Yoshida K. Discovery of ^{60}Ca and Implications For the Stability of ^{70}Ca. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 121:022501. [PMID: 30085743 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.022501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Revised: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The discovery of the important neutron-rich nucleus _{20}^{60}Ca_{40} and seven others near the limits of nuclear stability is reported from the fragmentation of a 345 MeV/u ^{70}Zn projectile beam on ^{9}Be targets at the radioactive ion-beam factory of the RIKEN Nishina Center. The produced fragments were analyzed and unambiguously identified using the BigRIPS two-stage in-flight separator. The eight new neutron-rich nuclei discovered, ^{47}P, ^{49}S, ^{52}Cl, ^{54}Ar, ^{57}K, ^{59,60}Ca, and ^{62}Sc, are the most neutron-rich isotopes of the respective elements. In addition, one event consistent with ^{59}K was registered. The results are compared with the drip lines predicted by a variety of mass models and it is found that the models in best agreement with the observed limits of existence in the explored region tend to predict the even-mass Ca isotopes to be bound out to at least ^{70}Ca.
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Olivier L, Franchoo S, Niikura M, Vajta Z, Sohler D, Doornenbal P, Obertelli A, Tsunoda Y, Otsuka T, Authelet G, Baba H, Calvet D, Château F, Corsi A, Delbart A, Gheller JM, Gillibert A, Isobe T, Lapoux V, Matsushita M, Momiyama S, Motobayashi T, Otsu H, Péron C, Peyaud A, Pollacco EC, Roussé JY, Sakurai H, Santamaria C, Sasano M, Shiga Y, Takeuchi S, Taniuchi R, Uesaka T, Wang H, Yoneda K, Browne F, Chung LX, Dombradi Z, Flavigny F, Giacoppo F, Gottardo A, Hadyńska-Klęk K, Korkulu Z, Koyama S, Kubota Y, Lee J, Lettmann M, Louchart C, Lozeva R, Matsui K, Miyazaki T, Nishimura S, Ogata K, Ota S, Patel Z, Sahin E, Shand C, Söderström PA, Stefan I, Steppenbeck D, Sumikama T, Suzuki D, Werner V, Wu J, Xu Z. Persistence of the Z=28 Shell Gap Around ^{78}Ni: First Spectroscopy of ^{79}Cu. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2017; 119:192501. [PMID: 29219515 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.192501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In-beam γ-ray spectroscopy of ^{79}Cu is performed at the Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory of RIKEN. The nucleus of interest is produced through proton knockout from a ^{80}Zn beam at 270 MeV/nucleon. The level scheme up to 4.6 MeV is established for the first time and the results are compared to Monte Carlo shell-model calculations. We do not observe significant knockout feeding to the excited states below 2.2 MeV, which indicates that the Z=28 gap at N=50 remains large. The results show that the ^{79}Cu nucleus can be described in terms of a valence proton outside a ^{78}Ni core, implying the magic character of the latter.
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Kondo Y, Nakamura T, Tanaka R, Minakata R, Ogoshi S, Orr NA, Achouri NL, Aumann T, Baba H, Delaunay F, Doornenbal P, Fukuda N, Gibelin J, Hwang JW, Inabe N, Isobe T, Kameda D, Kanno D, Kim S, Kobayashi N, Kobayashi T, Kubo T, Leblond S, Lee J, Marqués FM, Motobayashi T, Murai D, Murakami T, Muto K, Nakashima T, Nakatsuka N, Navin A, Nishi S, Otsu H, Sato H, Satou Y, Shimizu Y, Suzuki H, Takahashi K, Takeda H, Takeuchi S, Togano Y, Tuff AG, Vandebrouck M, Yoneda K. Nucleus ^{26}O: A Barely Unbound System beyond the Drip Line. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2016; 116:102503. [PMID: 27015476 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.102503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The unbound nucleus ^{26}O has been investigated using invariant-mass spectroscopy following one-proton removal reaction from a ^{27}F beam at 201 MeV/nucleon. The decay products, ^{24}O and two neutrons, were detected in coincidence using the newly commissioned SAMURAI spectrometer at the RIKEN Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory. The ^{26}O ground-state resonance was found to lie only 18±3(stat)±4(syst) keV above threshold. In addition, a higher lying level, which is most likely the first 2^{+} state, was observed for the first time at 1.28_{-0.08}^{+0.11} MeV above threshold. Comparison with theoretical predictions suggests that three-nucleon forces, pf-shell intruder configurations, and the continuum are key elements to understanding the structure of the most neutron-rich oxygen isotopes beyond the drip line.
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Werner V, Santamaria C, Louchart C, Obertelli A, Doornenbal P, Nowacki F, Authelet G, Baba H, Calvet D, Château F, Corsi A, Delbart A, Gheller JM, Gillibert A, Isobe T, Lapoux V, Matsushita M, Momiyama S, Motobayashi T, Niikura M, Otsu H, Péron C, Peyaud A, Pollacco E, Roussé JY, Sakurai H, Sasano M, Shiga Y, Takeuchi S, Taniuchi R, Uesaka T, Wang H, Yoneda K, Browne F, Chung L, Dombradi Z, Franchoo S, Giacoppo F, Gottardo A, Hadynska-Klek K, Korkulu Z, Koyama S, Kubota Y, Lee J, Lettmann M, Lozeva R, Matsui K, Miyazaki T, Nishimura S, Olivier L, Ota S, Patel Z, Pietralla N, Sahin E, Shand C, Söderström PA, Stefan I, Steppenbeck D, Sumikama T, Suzuki D, Vajta Z, Wu J, Xu Z. Collectivity of neutron-rich Cr and Fe toward N=50. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2016. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201610703007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Sasano M, Yasuda J, Zegers RGT, Baba H, Chao W, Dozono M, Fukuda N, Inabe N, Isobe T, Jhang G, Kamaeda D, Kubo T, Kurata-Nishimura M, Milman E, Motobayashi T, Otsu H, Panin V, Powell W, Sakai H, Sako M, Sato H, Shimizu Y, Stuhl L, Suzuki H, Tangwancharoen S, Takeda H, Uesaka T, Yoneda K, Zenihiro J, Kobayashi T, Sumikama T, Tako T, Nakamura T, Kondo Y, Togano Y, Shikata M, Tsubota J, Yako K, Shimoura K, Ota S, Kawase S, Kubota Y, Takaki M, Michimasa S, Kisamori K, Lee C, Tokieda H, Kobayashi M, Koyama S, Kobayashi N, Wakasa T, Sakaguchi S, Krasznahorkay A, Murakami T, Nakatsuka N, Kaneko M, Matsuda Y, Mucher D, Reichert S, Bazin D, Lee J. Study of Gamow-Teller transitions from 132Sn via the ( p, n) reaction at 220 MeV/u in inverse kinematics. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2016. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201610706003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Santamaria C, Louchart C, Obertelli A, Werner V, Doornenbal P, Nowacki F, Authelet G, Baba H, Calvet D, Château F, Corsi A, Delbart A, Gheller JM, Gillibert A, Isobe T, Lapoux V, Matsushita M, Momiyama S, Motobayashi T, Niikura M, Otsu H, Péron C, Peyaud A, Pollacco EC, Roussé JY, Sakurai H, Sasano M, Shiga Y, Takeuchi S, Taniuchi R, Uesaka T, Wang H, Yoneda K, Browne F, Chung LX, Dombradi Z, Franchoo S, Giacoppo F, Gottardo A, Hadynska-Klek K, Korkulu Z, Koyama S, Kubota Y, Lee J, Lettmann M, Lozeva R, Matsui K, Miyazaki T, Nishimura S, Olivier L, Ota S, Patel Z, Pietralla N, Sahin E, Shand C, Söderström PA, Stefan I, Steppenbeck D, Sumikama T, Suzuki D, Vajta Z, Wu J, Xu Z. Extension of the N=40 Island of Inversion towards N=50: Spectroscopy of (66)Cr, (70,72)Fe. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 115:192501. [PMID: 26588374 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.192501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We report on the measurement of the first 2(+) and 4(+) states of (66)Cr and (70,72)Fe via in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy. The nuclei of interest were produced by (p,2p) reactions at incident energies of 260 MeV/nucleon. The experiment was performed at the Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory, RIKEN, using the DALI 2γ-ray detector array and the novel MINOS device, a thick liquid hydrogen target combined with a vertex tracker. A low-energy plateau of 2(1)(+) and 4(1)(+) energies as a function of the neutron number was observed for N≥38 and N≥40 for even-even Cr and Fe isotopes, respectively. State-of-the-art shell model calculations with a modified Lenzi-Nowacki-Poves-Sieja (LNPS) interaction in the pfg(9/2)d(5/2) valence space reproduce the observations. Interpretation within the shell model shows an extension of the island of inversion at N=40 for more neutron-rich isotopes towards N=50.
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Inoue Y, Watanabe M, Inoue N, Kagawa T, Shibutani S, Otsu H, Saeki M, Takuse Y, Hidaka Y, Iwatani Y. Associations of single nucleotide polymorphisms in precursor-microRNA (miR)-125a and the expression of mature miR-125a with the development and prognosis of autoimmune thyroid diseases. Clin Exp Immunol 2014; 178:229-35. [PMID: 24990808 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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It is important to search the biomarker to predict the development and prognosis of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs) such as Hashimoto's disease (HD) and Graves' disease (GD). MicroRNA (miR) bind directly to the 3' untranslated region of specific target mRNAs to suppress the expression of proteins, promote the degradation of target mRNAs and regulate immune response. miR-125a is known to be a negative regulator of regulated upon activation normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES), interleukin (IL)-6 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β; however, its association with AITDs remains unknown. To clarify the association between AITDs and miR-125a, we genotyped the rs12976445 C/T, rs10404453 A/G and rs12975333 G/T polymorphisms in the MIR125A gene, which encodes miR-125a, using direct sequencing and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) methods in 155 patients with GD, 151 patients with HD and 118 healthy volunteers. We also examined the expression of miR-125a in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 55 patients with GD, 79 patients with HD and 38 healthy volunteers using quantitative real-time PCR methods. We determined that the CC genotype and C allele of the rs12976445 C/T polymorphism were significantly more frequent in patients with HD compared with control subjects (P < 0·05) and in intractable GD compared with GD in remission (P < 0·05). The expression of miR-125a was correlated negatively with age (P = 0·0010) and down-regulated in patients with GD compared with control subjects (P = 0.0249). In conclusion, miR-125a expression in PBMCs and the rs12976445 C/T polymorphism were associated with AITD development and prognosis.
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Akai T, Yamamoto K, Okamoto H, Shigematsu K, Otsu H, Watanabe T, Miyata T. Usefulness of the Bollinger scoring method in evaluating peripheral artery angiography with 64-low computed tomography in patients with peripheral arterial disease. INT ANGIOL 2014; 33:426-433. [PMID: 25294283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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AIM There are various angiographic and runoff scoring systems for evaluating stenosis and arterial occlusion in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). The report from the BASIL trial revealed that the Bollinger scoring system, originally designed to classify intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography (IADSA), was sensitive to differences in PAD. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the application of the Bollinger scoring system to a 64-low multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in PAD patients. METHODS Patients with PAD who underwent both a 64-MDCT and DSA within a 4-year period were enrolled in the study. Two observers analyzed the MDCT and DSA images for each patient. We divided the arterial tree from the common iliac artery to the plantar arch into 16 segments and scored 0-15 points for each segment as reported by Bollinger, according to the severity and extent of disease. We analyzed the reliability of differences in scores between the DSA and MDCT by the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). RESULTS We reviewed 100 consecutive patients (127 limbs) and assessed a total of 1929 segments. The Bollinger score of the 2 tests were same in 39.6% of all segments. The difference between the 2 tests were within 2 points in 77.3% of the above-knee segments (70.1-91.6% in each segments), 58.8% of the below-knee segments with the exception of plantar arch (42-74%). The ICC values showed relatively good reliability, but in the CFA the ICC values showed poor reliability. CONCLUSION The Bollinger scoring method is a useful tool to evaluate peripheral artery angiography with 64-low CT in patients with PAD.
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Koike T, Suzuki Y, Genyu S, Kobayashi I, Komori H, Otsu H, Sakuma H, Sakuma K, Sarausad EM, Shimada K, Shinozuka T, Tamura H, Tsukada K, Ukai M, Yamamoto TO. Comprehensive data on ionising radiation from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture: The Misho Project. JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION 2014; 34:675-698. [PMID: 25125455 DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/34/3/675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Data related to radioactivity released from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident on 15 March 2011 gathered by residents of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, and by Tohoku University are presented. These data sets consist of (1) the earliest radiation monitoring by a Geiger counter in the town, (2) ratios of radioactivity between (132)Te and (137)Cs for a wide area between Fukushima and Tokyo, (3) radiation measurement of soil samples collected from 18 school grounds, and (4) external radiation exposure of 1400 students using OSL badges. By combining and analysing these various data sets, a curve for the cumulative total external exposure as a function of time, with 16 : 00 h on 15 March 2011 being time zero, is obtained. The average cumulative external dosage is estimated to be 10 mSv (σ = 4.2 mSv) over 10 years. In addition, the initiative that the residents of Miharu took in response to the FDNPP accident, which became known as The Misho Project (MP), is documented; in particular, the time at which the municipality instructed the immediate ingestion of iodine tablets by those under the age of 40, 13 : 00 h on 15 March 2011, is assessed.
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Kobayashi N, Nakamura T, Kondo Y, Tostevin JA, Utsuno Y, Aoi N, Baba H, Barthelemy R, Famiano MA, Fukuda N, Inabe N, Ishihara M, Kanungo R, Kim S, Kubo T, Lee GS, Lee HS, Matsushita M, Motobayashi T, Ohnishi T, Orr NA, Otsu H, Otsuka T, Sako T, Sakurai H, Satou Y, Sumikama T, Takeda H, Takeuchi S, Tanaka R, Togano Y, Yoneda K. Observation of a p-wave one-neutron halo configuration in (37)Mg. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2014; 112:242501. [PMID: 24996084 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.112.242501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Cross sections of 1n-removal reactions from the neutron-rich nucleus (37)Mg on C and Pb targets and the parallel momentum distributions of the (37)Mg residues from the C target have been measured at 240 MeV/nucleon. A combined analysis of these distinct nuclear- and Coulomb-dominated reaction data shows that the (37)Mg ground state has a small 1n separation energy of 0.22(-0.09)(+0.12) MeV and an appreciable p-wave neutron single-particle strength. These results confirm that (37)Mg lies near the edge of the "island of inversion" and has a sizable p-wave neutron halo component, the heaviest such system identified to date.
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Nakamura T, Kobayashi N, Kondo Y, Satou Y, Tostevin JA, Utsuno Y, Aoi N, Baba H, Fukuda N, Gibelin J, Inabe N, Ishihara M, Kameda D, Kubo T, Motobayashi T, Ohnishi T, Orr NA, Otsu H, Otsuka T, Sakurai H, Sumikama T, Takeda H, Takeshita E, Takechi M, Takeuchi S, Togano Y, Yoneda K. Deformation-driven p-wave halos at the drip line: 31Ne. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2014; 112:142501. [PMID: 24765946 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.112.142501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The halo structure of 31Ne is studied using 1n-removal reactions on C and Pb targets at 230 MeV/nucleon. A combined analysis of the cross sections of these nuclear and Coulomb dominated reactions that feed directly the 30Ne ground-state reveals 31Ne to have a small neutron separation energy, 0.15(-0.10)(+0.16) MeV, and spin-parity 3/2-. Consistency of the data with reaction and large-scale shell-model calculations identifies 31Ne as deformed and having a significant p-wave halo component, suggesting that halos are more frequent occurrences at the neutron drip line.
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Tshoo K, Satou Y, Bhang H, Choi S, Nakamura T, Kondo Y, Deguchi S, Kawada Y, Kobayashi N, Nakayama Y, Tanaka K, Tanaka N, Togano Y, Aoi N, Ishihara M, Motobayashi T, Otsu H, Sakurai H, Takeuchi S, Yoneda K, Delaunay F, Gibelin J, Marqués F, Orr N, Honda T, Matsushita M, Kobayashi T, Miyashita Y, Sumikama T, Yoshinaga K, Shimoura S, Sohler D, Zheng T, Cao Z, Li Z. Neutron occupancy of 0 d5/2orbital in 24O. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2014. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20146602103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Tshoo K, Satou Y, Bhang H, Choi S, Nakamura T, Kondo Y, Deguchi S, Kawada Y, Kobayashi N, Nakayama Y, Tanaka KN, Tanaka N, Aoi N, Ishihara M, Motobayashi T, Otsu H, Sakurai H, Takeuchi S, Togano Y, Yoneda K, Li ZH, Delaunay F, Gibelin J, Marqués FM, Orr NA, Honda T, Matsushita M, Kobayashi T, Miyashita Y, Sumikama T, Yoshinaga K, Shimoura S, Sohler D, Zheng T, Cao ZX. N = 16 spherical shell closure in 24O. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2012; 109:022501. [PMID: 23030155 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.109.022501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The unbound excited states of the neutron drip-line isotope 24O have been investigated via the 24O(p,p')23O + n reaction in inverse kinematics at a beam energy of 62 MeV/nucleon. The decay energy spectrum of 24O* was reconstructed from the momenta of 23O and the neutron. The spin parity of the first excited state, observed at E(x) = 4.65±0.14 MeV, was determined to be J(π) = 2+ from the angular distribution of the cross section. Higher-lying states were also observed. The quadrupole transition parameter β2 of the 2(1)+ state was deduced, for the first time, to be 0.15±0.04. The relatively high excitation energy and small β2 value are indicative of the N = 16 shell closure in 24O.
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Nakamura T, Kobayashi N, Kondo Y, Satou Y, Aoi N, Baba H, Deguchi S, Fukuda N, Gibelin J, Inabe N, Ishihara M, Kameda D, Kawada Y, Kubo T, Kusaka K, Mengoni A, Motobayashi T, Ohnishi T, Ohtake M, Orr NA, Otsu H, Otsuka T, Saito A, Sakurai H, Shimoura S, Sumikama T, Takeda H, Takeshita E, Takechi M, Takeuchi S, Tanaka K, Tanaka KN, Tanaka N, Togano Y, Utsuno Y, Yoneda K, Yoshida A, Yoshida K. Halo structure of the island of inversion nucleus 31Ne. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2009; 103:262501. [PMID: 20366309 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.103.262501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2009] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The cross sections for single-neutron removal from the very neutron-rich nucleus 31Ne on Pb and C targets have been measured at 230 MeV/nucleon using the RIBF facility at RIKEN. The deduced large Coulomb breakup cross section of 540(70) mb is indicative of a soft E1 excitation. Comparison with direct-breakup model calculations suggests that the valence neutron of 31Ne occupies a low-l orbital (most probably 2p(3/2)) with a small separation energy (S(n) approximately < 0.8 MeV), instead of being predominantly in the 1f(7/2) orbital as expected from the conventional shell ordering. These findings suggest that 31Ne is the heaviest halo system known.
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Suzuki D, Iwasaki H, Beaumel D, Nalpas L, Pollacco E, Assié M, Baba H, Blumenfeld Y, De Séréville N, Drouart A, Franchoo S, Gillibert A, Guillot J, Hammache F, Keeley N, Lapoux V, Maréchal F, Michimasa S, Mougeot X, Mukha I, Okamura H, Otsu H, Ramus A, Roussel-Chomaz P, Sakurai H, Scarpaci JA, Sorlin O, Stefan I, Takechi M. Breakdown of the Z=8 shell closure in unbound 12O and its mirror symmetry. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2009; 103:152503. [PMID: 19905630 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.103.152503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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An excited state in the proton-rich unbound nucleus 12O was identified at 1.8(4) MeV via missing-mass spectroscopy with the 14O(p,t) reaction at 51 AMeV. The spin-parity of the state was determined to be 0+ or 2+ by comparing the measured differential cross sections with distorted-wave calculations. The lowered location of the excited state in 12O indicates the breakdown of the major shell closure at Z=8 near the proton drip line. This demonstrates the persistence of mirror symmetry in the disappearance of the magic number 8 between 12O and its mirror partner 12Be.
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Doornenbal P, Scheit H, Aoi N, Takeuchi S, Li K, Takeshita E, Wang H, Baba H, Deguchi S, Fukuda N, Geissel H, Gernhäuser R, Gibelin J, Hachiuma I, Hara Y, Hinke C, Inabe N, Itahashi K, Itoh S, Kameda D, Kanno S, Kawada Y, Kobayashi N, Kondo Y, Krücken R, Kubo T, Kuboki T, Kusaka K, Lantz M, Michimasa S, Motobayashi T, Nakamura T, Nakao T, Namihira K, Nishimura S, Ohnishi T, Ohtake M, Orr NA, Otsu H, Ozeki K, Satou Y, Shimoura S, Sumikama T, Takechi M, Takeda H, Tanaka KN, Tanaka K, Togano Y, Winkler M, Yanagisawa Y, Yoneda K, Yoshida A, Yoshida K, Sakurai H. Spectroscopy of 32Ne and the "Island of Inversion". PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2009; 103:032501. [PMID: 19659270 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.103.032501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We report on the first spectroscopic study of the N=22 nucleus 32Ne at the newly completed RIKEN Radioactive Ion Beam Factory. A single gamma-ray line with an energy of 722(9) keV was observed in both inelastic scattering of a 226 MeV/u 32Ne beam on a carbon target and proton removal from 33Na at 245 MeV/u. This transition is assigned to the deexcitation of the first Jpi=2+ state in 32Ne to the 0+ ground state. Interpreted through comparison with state-of-the-art shell-model calculations, the low excitation energy demonstrates that the "island of inversion" extends to at least N=22 for the Ne isotopes.
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Tanaka IB, Tanaka S, Ichinohe K, Matsushita S, Matsumoto T, Otsu H, Oghiso Y, Sato F. Cause of Death and Neoplasia in Mice Continuously Exposed to Very Low Dose Rates of Gamma Rays. Radiat Res 2007; 167:417-37. [PMID: 17388697 DOI: 10.1667/rr0728.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2006] [Accepted: 11/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Four thousand 8-week-old SPF B6C3F1 mice (2000 of each sex) were divided into four groups, one nonirradiated (control) and three irradiated. The irradiated groups were exposed to (137)Cs gamma rays at dose rates of 21, 1.1 and 0.05 mGy day(-1) for approximately 400 days with total doses equivalent to 8000, 400 and 20 mGy, respectively. All mice were kept until natural death, and pathological examination was performed to determine the cause of death. Neoplasms accounted for >86.7% of all deaths. Compared to the nonirradiated controls, the frequency of myeloid leukemia in males, soft tissue neoplasms and malignant granulosa cell tumors in females, and hemangiosarcoma in both sexes exposed to 21 mGy day(-1) were significantly increased. The number of multiple primary neoplasms per mouse was significantly increased in mice irradiated at 21 mGy day(-1). Significant increases in body weights were observed from 32 to 60 weeks of age in males and females exposed to 1.1 mGy day(-1) and 21 mGy day(-1), respectively. Our results suggest that life shortening (Tanaka et al., Radiat. Res. 160, 376-379, 2003) in mice continuously exposed to low-dose-rate gamma rays is due to early death from a variety of neoplasms and not from increased incidence of specific neoplasms.
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Nakamura T, Vinodkumar AM, Sugimoto T, Aoi N, Baba H, Bazin D, Fukuda N, Gomi T, Hasegawa H, Imai N, Ishihara M, Kobayashi T, Kondo Y, Kubo T, Miura M, Motobayashi T, Otsu H, Saito A, Sakurai H, Shimoura S, Watanabe K, Watanabe YX, Yakushiji T, Yanagisawa Y, Yoneda K. Observation of strong low-lying E1 strength in the two-neutron halo nucleus 11Li. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 96:252502. [PMID: 16907299 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.252502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2006] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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An exclusive measurement has been made of the Coulomb dissociation of the two-neutron halo nucleus 11Li at 70 MeV/nucleon at RIKEN. Strong low-energy (soft) E1 excitation is observed, peaked at about Ex = 0.6 MeV with B(E1) = 1.42(18) e2fm2 for Erel < or = 3 MeV, which was largely missed in previous measurements. This excitation represents the strongest E1 transition ever observed at such low excitation energies. The spectrum is reproduced well by a three-body model with a strong two-neutron correlation, which is further supported by the E1 non-energy-weighted cluster sum rule.
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Tanaka S, Tanaka IB, Sasagawa S, Ichinohe K, Takabatake T, Matsushita S, Matsumoto T, Otsu H, Sato F. No lengthening of life span in mice continuously exposed to gamma rays at very low dose rates. Radiat Res 2003; 160:376-9. [PMID: 12926996 DOI: 10.1667/rr3042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Late effects of continuous exposure to ionizing radiation are potential hazards to workers in radiation facilities as well as to the general public. Recently, low-dose-rate and low-dose effects have become a serious concern. Using a total of 4000 mice, we studied the late biological effects of chronic exposure to low-dose-rate radiation as assayed by life span. Two thousand male and 2000 female 8-week-old specific-pathogen-free (SPF) B6C3F1 mice were randomly divided into four groups (one nonirradiated control and three irradiated). Irradiation was carried out for approximately 400 days using (137)Cs gamma rays at dose rates of 21 mGy day(-1), 1.1 mGy day(-1) and 0.05 mGy day(-1) with total doses equivalent to 8000 mGy, 400 mGy and 20 mGy, respectively. All mice were kept under SPF conditions until they died spontaneously. Statistical analyses showed that the life spans of mice of both sexes irradiated with 21 mGy day(-1) (P < 0.0001) and of females irradiated with 1.1 mGy day(-1) (P < 0.05) were significantly shorter than those of the control group. Our results show no evidence of lengthened life span in mice continuously exposed to very low dose rates of gamma rays.
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Tomizawa M, Miyamoto T, Kato H, Otsu H. Relative biological effectiveness of carbon ions for causing fatal liver failure after partial hepatectomy in mice. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2000; 41:151-161. [PMID: 11037582 DOI: 10.1269/jrr.41.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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To evaluate the acute phase damage to liver by carbon ions, BALB/c mice were irradiated with carbon ions or X-rays after two-thirds partial hepatectomy, and their survival was followed. The 50% lethal dose within 60 days (LD50/60) was 42.2 +/- 0.25 Gy (standard error) for X-rays, and 22.7 +/- 0.25 Gy for carbon ions. The relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of carbon ions was 1.86 (95% confident limits: 1.69-2.04) as calculated from the LD50/60. Mice irradiated at much higher doses, 60 Gy of X-rays or 24 Gy of carbon ions, showed significantly higher serum ammonia levels and lower serum albumin levels than normal, suggesting hepatic failure as a cause of death. Hepatocytes showed karyorrhexis and karyolysis in carbon ion irradiated and spotty necrosis in X-ray irradiated mice, suggesting nuclear damage. Mice irradiated with LD50 of X-rays or carbon ions had a remarkably lower bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) labeling index and mitotic index than control. Treatments with both BrdU and vincristine showed that none of the hepatocytes that synthesized DNA after irradiation completed mitosis, indicating G2 arrest. The liver weight of irradiated mice significantly decreased depending on the dose. Carbon ions as well as X-rays damaged hepatocytes directly and suppressed liver regeneration leading to fatal liver failure.
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Darvas Z, Sakurai E, Hegyesi H, Otsu H, Watanabe T, Falus A. Turnover of histamine in human melanoma cell lines. Inflamm Res 2000; 49 Suppl 1:S70-1. [PMID: 10864428 DOI: 10.1007/pl00000190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Saitou M, Yanai T, Hasegawa H, Akata N, Kanaiwa-Kudo S, Matsumoto T, Noda Y, Otsu H, Sato F. Concentration of metallothionein in mice livers after a small dose of irradiation. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 1998; 39:239-242. [PMID: 10196778 DOI: 10.1269/jrr.39.239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Kobayashi S, Otsu H, Noda Y, Ogiu T. Comparison of dose-dependent enhancing effects of gamma-ray irradiation on urethan-induced lung tumorigenesis in athymic nude (nu/nu) mice ac (nu/+) littermates. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 1996; 122:231-6. [PMID: 8601576 DOI: 10.1007/bf01209651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The role of immunological surveillance in carcinogenesis is still controversial. In our previous experiments, urethan-induced lung tumorigenesis in athymic (nu/nu) mice and euthymic (nu/+) littermates was examined, and it was concluded that immunosurveillance mediated by T cells could not be demonstrated. However, the reported enhancement of development of various tumors following ionizing radiation might be achieved through modulating the host immunological conditions. In the present experiment, nu/nu and littermate nu/+ mice were treated with 1-4 Gy gamma-rays alone at 6 weeks of age or treated with urethan at 0.5 mg/g body weight when aged 14 days followed by 1-4 GY gamma-rays 4 weeks later. Lung tumors were assessed at 6.5 months of age. Ionizing radiation itself caused a very low incidence of these lesions. On the other hand, multiplicities and incidences of lung tumors after urethan treatment at 0.5 mg/g body weight were similar between the two phenotypically different groups of mice (1.66 and 1.84 tumors/mouse, 73% and 80% incidences, for nu/nu and nu/+ cases respectively). This urethan-induced lung tumorigenesis was significantly enhanced by gamma-rays in both nu/nu and nu/+ mice, and the magnitude of tumor enhancement was somewhat higher in nu/+ mice than in nu/nu mice, especially with a 2-Gy dose. In conclusion, it may be said that lung tumorigenicity of gamma-ray irradiation itself and the enhancing effect of radiation on urethan-induced tumorigenesis are scarcely influenced by immunosurveillance mechanisms mediated by T cells.
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Inoue M, Otsu H, Kominami H, Inui T. Synthesis of submicron spherical crystals of gadolinium gallium garnets by the glycothermal method. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01262275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Wakasa T, Sakai H, Okamura H, Otsu H, Ishida S, Sakamoto N, Uesaka T, Satou Y, Greenfield MB, Koori N, Okihana A, Hatanaka K. Spin-flip strength in the continuum and effective tensor interactions via polarization transfer DNN(0 degrees) for (p. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1995; 51:R2871-R2875. [PMID: 9970473 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.51.r2871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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