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Katabuchi Lab
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The lab explores nuclear reactions and their medical applications through neutron beam experiments.
AboutAbout the lab
Neutron science and engineering, and its medical applications
The Katabuchi Lab studies the nuclear reactions caused by neutrons, centered on experiments using neutron beams.
Using neutrons produced by accelerators, the lab precisely measures how likely neutron capture reactions are to occur and the gamma rays they emit.
This data is used in designing nuclear reactors and in understanding how elements heavier than iron were created in space.
The lab also conducts research related to boron neutron capture therapy for cancer and research on nuclear security.
Key terms
- Neutron capture reaction
- A reaction in which a nucleus absorbs a neutron and becomes an isotope with a mass number one higher, emitting gamma rays
- Neutron nuclear data
- Physical-quantity data describing, for example, how likely nuclear reactions caused by neutrons are to occur
- Boron neutron capture therapy
- A treatment in which neutrons are directed at boron taken up by cancer cells, and the resulting nuclear reaction destroys the cancer cells
NewsLab news
A doctoral student received the Best Presentation Award at the annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management Japan
A doctoral student received the Best Poster Award at the Nuclear Data Research Meeting
A doctoral student received the Excellent Poster Award at the Nuclear Data Research Meeting
A student received the Institute of Science Tokyo Kakuyukai (nuclear engineering alumni association) Master's Thesis Award
A student received the Excellent Poster Award at the fiscal 2024 Nuclear Data Research Meeting
ResearchResearch themes
Centered on experiments using neutron beams, the lab studies nuclear reactions induced by neutrons. Experiments are carried out at the university's Pelletron accelerator and at J-PARC, the high-intensity proton accelerator facility in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture.
*Illustrative imageMeasuring Neutron Nuclear Data
Focusing on neutron capture reactions, the lab measures their cross sections and gamma-ray spectra with high precision. Producing the data needed to design transmutation systems, which convert long-lived nuclides in spent nuclear fuel into short-lived or stable ones, is a cutting-edge theme.
*Illustrative imageDose Imaging for BNCT
In boron neutron capture therapy, developing a device that shows where and how much of the reaction between neutrons and boron is occurring during irradiation is a challenge. Building on its techniques from neutron experiments and gamma-ray measurement, the lab develops a measurement device that images the dose.
*Illustrative imageTechnology for Detecting Nuclear Material
The lab develops technology to find concealed nuclear material without destroying it, by irradiating a target with high-energy gamma rays produced by directing a proton beam at lithium and measuring the fission neutrons emitted in response. Because a small accelerator can produce the reaction, the equipment can be made compact.
MembersFaculty
The Katabuchi Lab's members include faculty, technical staff, graduate students in doctoral and master's programs, and undergraduate students.As of 2025
- Associate ProfessorTatsuya KatabuchiPublications ↗
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Report an errorAbout the images
The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Particle accelerator DSC09089” David Monniaux / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Measuring Neutron Nuclear Data: “GRETINA Gamma Ray Detector” Argonne National Laboratory / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Dose Imaging for BNCT: “Fluorescent minerals hg” Hannes Grobe/AWI / CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped)
- Technology for Detecting Nuclear Material: “CDC PHIL 10148 – candling, fertilized egg, non-viable” CDC / Dr. Joseph McDade / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (石塚研究室): “HFIR Refueling July )” Oak Ridge National Laboratory / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (林﨑研究室): “CERN CCDTL LINAC 4 Prototype linear accelerator” Julian Herzog / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (小原研究室): “Fast Flux Test Facility Reactor Core” ENERGY.GOV / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (西條研究室): “TechnicalWishlist Workshop Search 16-18 Munich StickyNotesWall1” Jan Dittrich (WMDE) / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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