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RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science (RNC)

Hiroyoshi Sakurai (D.Sc.) Director: Hiroyoshi Sakurai (D.Sc.)

Promoting science and technology related to "element transmutation" founded by Dr. Yoshio Nishina more than 80 years ago, RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science challenges two ultimate questions: "How are elements created in the universe?" and "Can human beings freely transmute elements?" By returning the research results obtained to society, we are trying to solve the environmental, energy and resource problems faced by humankind.
The Nishina Center operates the RI Beam Factory (RIBF), the world's highest performing heavy ion accelerator facility where radioisotopes that do not exist in nature are artificially created. The Nishina Center promotes researches on the synthesis of superheavy elements with one prime example being nihonium, researches in the fields of magic numbers, nucleosynthesis in the universe, and reducing radioactive waste, as well as theoretical research linking these fields. The RIBF is also utilized for medical, agricultural, and IT purposes such as nuclear medicine, breeding, and semiconductor developments. The Nishina Center also conducts QCD programs using high-energy protons and heavy-ions available at Brookhaven National Laboratory in the United States.

Main Research Fields

  • Complex Systems
  • Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering
  • Mathematical & Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Engineering

Keywords

  • Accelerator science
  • Nuclear physics

Organization

List of Organizations

Accelerator Group
Director: Osamu Kamigaito (D.Sc.)
Deputy Group Director: Nobuhisa Fukunishi (D.Sc.)
Deputy Group Director: Hiroki Okuno (D.Sc.)
Accelerator R&D Team
Hiroki Okuno (D.Sc.)
Ion Source Team
Osamu Kamigaito (D.Sc.)
RILAC Team
Yoshihide Higurashi (D.Sc.)
Cyclotron Team
Naruhiko Sakamoto (D.Sc.)
Beam Dynamics and Diagnostics Team
Nobuhisa Fukunishi (D.Sc.)
Cryogenic Technology Team
Hiroki Okuno (D.Sc.)
Infrastructure Management Team
Masanori Kidera (D.Sc.)
Research Instruments Group
Nobuhisa Fukunishi (D.Sc.)
Automated Operation Technology Team
Nobuhisa Fukunishi (D.Sc.)
BigRIPS Team
Shin'ichiro Michimasa (D.Sc.)
SAMURAI Team
Hideaki Otsu (D.Sc.)
Data System Team
Hidetada Baba (Ph.D.)
Detector Team
Hiromi Sato (D.Sc.)
Instrumentation Development Group
Tetsuya Ohnishi (Ph. D.)
Radioactive Isotope Physics Group
Hiroyoshi Sakurai (D.Sc.)
Nuclear Dynamics Research Group
Tomohiro Uesaka (D.Sc.)
Nuclear Structure Research Group
Hideki Ueno (D.Sc.)
SLOWRI Team
Hironobu Ishiyama (D.Sc.)
Cosmic Radiation Laboratory
Toru Tamagawa (D.Sc.)
Astro-Glaciology Laboratory
Yuko Motizuki (D.Sc.)
Nuclear Many-body Theory Laboratory
Masaaki Kimura (D.Sc.)
RHIC Physics Research Laboratory
Yasuyuki Akiba (D.Sc.)
Three-Body Nuclear Force Laboratory
Kimiko Sekiguchi (Ph.D.)
Meson RIKEN ECL Research Team
Tadashi Hashimoto (Ph.D.)
Nuclear Transmutation Data Group
Hiroyoshi Sakurai (D.Sc.)
Slow RI Data Team
Toshiyuki Sumikama (Ph.D.)
Nuclear Transmutation Technology Group
Hiroki Okuno (D.Sc.)
High-Gradient Cavity R&D Team
Naruhiko Sakamoto (D.Sc.)
Ion Beam Breeding Group
Tomoko Abe (D.Agr.)
Nuclear Chemistry Group
Hiromitsu Haba (D.Sc.)
Industrial Application Research Team
Atsushi Yoshida (D.Sc.)
Safety Management Group
Kanenobu Tanaka (D.Sc.)
User Liaison Group
Hideki Ueno (D.Sc.)
RIBF User Liaison Team
Ken-ichiro Yoneda (D.Sc.)
RIKEN BNL Research Center
Robert Tribble (Ph.D.)
Theory Group
Yoshitaka Hatta (Ph.D.)
Experimental Group
Yasuyuki Akiba (D.Sc.)
Computing Group
Taku Izubuchi (D.Sc.)

Recent Research Results

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Contact Information

Nishina Bldg.
2-1 Hirosawa
Wako, Saitama
351-0198 Japan
Tel: +81-(0)50-3500-5331
Email: nishina-center [at] riken.jp

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