Electronic excitation spectra of organic semiconductor/ionic liquid interface by electrochemical attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy

Interfaces are a key functional element in organic devices, but accessing buried interfaces has been challenging, Here the authors present a novel spectroscopic setup to investigate the spectral properties of ionic liquid/organic films interfaces under an electric field

Development of a Wide Dynamic Range Neutron Flux Measurement Instrument Having Fast Time Response for Fusion Experiments

A wide-range neutron flux measurement instrument is developed herein for monitoring the total neutron emission rate and yield of the Large Helical Device (LHD) during deuterium experiments implemented from March 2017 in the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS), Japan. The instrument is designed for and installed on the Neutron Flux Monitoring (NFM) system, which measures the counting rate using a 235U Fission Chamber. By combining the pulse counting and Campbell methods, the Digital Signal Processing Unit (DSPU) realized a wide dynamic range of over six orders of magnitude from 1 × 103 counts/s (cps) to 5 × 109 cps. This study explains and discusses how the instrument is developed, including topics from the predevelopment activities to the verification test at the Kyoto University Critical Assembly (KUCA). Experimental results in the LHD using the finished products suggest that the NFM system works well during deuterium experiments