The Laboratory of Alpha-Ray Emitters is part of the International Research Center for Nuclear Materials Science and is the facility that uses nuclear fuel materials and radioisotopes in the Institute for Materials Research at Tohoku University (Katahira Campus). This facility offers scientists the ability to use around 190 species of radioisotopes and nuclear fuel materials including U-233, allowing them to perform a variety of research including research into the physical and chemical properties of actinide compounds and research into the effects of irradiation of materials, such as by using electron microscopy. This laboratory provides an expansive research environment to researchers from universities and other institutions as a nation-wide joint research institute, and there is a research meeting that is held once per year for the purpose of exchanging research between the joint use researchers where there is lively discussion between researchers from various fields from radiochemistry to condensed matter physics.
Starting from the academic year 2018, we have begun charging an equipment usage fee for joint use equipment such as the tetra-arc furnace for pulling single crystals and the physical properties measurement system (PPMS). In the future, we will also take responsibility for handling device maintenance and management.

Kenji Shirasaki (Head of Laboratory)