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Akira Yoshikawa

Akira Yoshikawa

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Materials Science

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71
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23076
World Ranking
4183
National Ranking
189

Chemistry

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69
Citations
20978
World Ranking
6104
National Ranking
384

Overview

Akira Yoshikawa is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has an extensive body of research primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Radiation, Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Their research focuses on topics such as Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies, Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials, Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research, Nuclear Physics and Applications, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, and Terahertz technology and applications.

Recent papers authored by or associated with Akira Yoshikawa include:

  • A study of Mg2+ ions effect on atoms segregation, defects formation, luminescence and scintillation properties in Ce3+ doped Gd3Al2Ga3O12 single crystals (2022) published in Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Development of crosshair light sharing PET detector with TOF and DOI capabilities using fast LGSO scintillator (2021) published in Physics in Medicine and Biology
  • Mid-infrared emission properties of the Tm3+-doped sesquioxide crystals Y2O3, Lu2O3, Sc2O3 and mixed compounds (Y,Lu,Sc)2O3 around 1.5-, 2- and 2.3-μm (2021) published in Journal of Luminescence
  • Development of an ultrahigh-resolution radiation real-time imaging system to observe trajectory of alpha particles in a scintillator (2020) published in Radiation Measurements
  • Fiber-read radiation monitoring system using an optical fiber and red-emitting scintillator for ultra-high-dose conditions (2020) published in Applied Physics Express

Frequent co-authors working alongside Yoshikawa include:

  • Kei Kamada
  • Masao Yoshino
  • Shunsuke Kurosawa
  • Akihiro Yamaji
  • Yuui Yokota

The scientist has published extensively in various venues notable among them are:

  • Journal of Crystal Growth (27 publications)
  • Journal of Instrumentation (22 publications)
  • Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (17 publications)
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment (15 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (14 publications)

Best Publications

  • Recent R&D Trends in Inorganic Single-Crystal Scintillator Materials for Radiation Detection

    Martin Nikl;Akira Yoshikawa

  • Composition Engineering in Cerium-Doped (Lu,Gd)3(Ga,Al)5O12 Single-Crystal Scintillators

    Kei Kamada;Takanori Endo;Kousuke Tsutumi;Takayuki Yanagida

  • Needs, Trends, and Advances in Inorganic Scintillators

    C. Dujardin;E. Auffray;E. Bourret-Courchesne;P. Dorenbos

  • 2 inch diameter single crystal growth and scintillation properties of Ce:Gd3Al2Ga3O12

    Kei Kamada;Takayuki Yanagida;Takanori Endo;Kousuke Tsutumi

  • Development of LuAG-based scintillator crystals – A review

    M. Nikl;A. Yoshikawa;K. Kamada;K. Nejezchleb

  • Scintillator-oriented combinatorial search in Ce-doped (Y,Gd) 3 (Ga,Al) 5 O 12 multicomponent garnet compounds

    K. Kamada;T. Yanagida;Jan Pejchal;M. Nikl

  • Defect Engineering in Ce-Doped Aluminum Garnet Single Crystal Scintillators

    Martin Nikl;Kei Kamada;Vladimir Babin;Jan Pejchal

  • Floating zone growth of β-Ga2O3: A new window material for optoelectronic device applications

    Y. Tomm;J. M. Ko;Akira Yoshikawa;T. Fukuda

  • Photo‐ and radioluminescence of Pr‐doped Lu3Al5O12 single crystal

    M. Nikl;H. Ogino;A. Krasnikov;A. Beitlerova

  • Challenge and study for developing of novel single crystalline optical materials using micro-pulling-down method

    Akira Yoshikawa;Martin Nikl;Georges Boulon;Tsuguo Fukuda

  • Cz grown 2-in. size Ce:Gd3(Al,Ga)5O12 single crystal; relationship between Al, Ga site occupancy and scintillation properties

    Kei Kamada;Shunsuke Kurosawa;Petr Prusa;Martin Nikl

  • PATTERN FORMING METHOD

    Yoshikawa Akira;Ochi Osamu;Kuki Tomoko;Mizushima Yoshihiko

  • Antisite defect-free Lu3(GaxAl1−x)5O12:Pr scintillator

    M. Nikl;J. Pejchal;E. Mihokova;J. A. Mares

  • Crystal growth of GaN by ammonothermal method

    Akira Yoshikawa;E. Ohshima;T. Fukuda;H. Tsuji

  • Solvothermal growth of ZnO

    Dirk Ehrentraut;Hideto Sato;Yuji Kagamitani;Hiroki Sato

  • Scintillation characteristics of Pr-doped Lu3Al5O12 single crystals

    H. Ogino;A. Yoshikawa;M. Nikl;K. Kamada

  • Performance of cerium-doped Gd3Al2Ga3O12 (GAGG:Ce) scintillator in gamma-ray spectrometry

    Joanna Iwanowska;Lukasz Swiderski;Tomasz Szczesniak;Pawel Sibczynski

  • Growth and scintillation properties of Pr-doped Lu3Al5O12 crystals

    Hiraku Ogino;Akira Yoshikawa;Martin Nikl;Aleksei Krasnikov

  • Pr3+-doped complex oxide single crystal scintillators

    J Pejchal;M Nikl;E Mihóková;J A Mareš

  • Alkali earth co-doping effects on luminescence and scintillation properties of Ce doped Gd3Al2Ga3O12 scintillator

    Kei Kamada;Martin Nikl;Shunsuke Kurosawa;Alena Beitlerova

Frequent Co-Authors

Takayuki Yanagida
Takayuki Yanagida Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Martin Nikl
Martin Nikl Czech Academy of Sciences
Tsuguo Fukuda
Tsuguo Fukuda Tohoku University
Georges Boulon
Georges Boulon Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Seiichi Yamamoto
Seiichi Yamamoto Doshisha University
Fumio Saito
Fumio Saito Tohoku University
Yannick Guyot
Yannick Guyot Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe Tohoku University
Akira Suzuki
Akira Suzuki Kobe University
Jun Kataoka
Jun Kataoka Waseda University

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