Materials Analysis Using Synchrotron Radiation and Neutron Beams

To develop high-performance and high-reliability products that do not contain any hazardous substances, Fujitsu uses many analysis techniques and various types of equipment. To add to these, we have been developing materials analysis techniques using synchrotron radiation and neutron beams, which cannot easily be handled by general analysis equipment. For this analysis, we make use of national public research facilities. In this paper, we introduce the “SUNBEAM” beamline constructed by a consortium of 13 companies at the SPring-8 synchrotron radiation facility managed by RIKEN and give examples of how Fujitsu Laboratories is applying this beamline to materials analysis. We also introduce two future analysis technologies: analysis using the X-ray free electron laser now under construction at SPring-8 and neutron beam analysis at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC) built in Tokaimura, Ibaraki prefecture, by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA).