VI. RNC ACTIVITIESRIKEN Accel. Prog. Rep. 55 (2022)

User Liaison Group
Outreach Team
1. Abstract
The mission of the Outreach Team is to provide various “intangible” technical support for the dissemination of information on theresearch in RNC. For instance, the team creates brochures introducing the RNC and the RIBF accelerator facility, posters of symposia
and the summer school hosted by RNC, the center homepage containing information such as details of RNC and the procedure for theuse of the RIBF facility, and images of equipment and facilities available for researchers inside and outside RIKEN, among the others.
Furthermore, the team also participates in science introduction events hosted by public institutions.

2. Major Work Contents
The major work contents of the Outreach Team is to promote the publicity of RNC, through the creation of various materials suchas brochures, websites, posters, and videos, among the others. The arrangement of tours of the RIBF facility and the exhibition andintroduction of the RIBF facility at science events are also conducted independently or in cooperation with RIKEN Public Relations
Oﬃce.

3. Summary of Work Activity
The speciﬁc work contents performed by the team are as follows:• [Website] The Team creates/manages the RNC oﬃcial website (http://www.nishina.riken.jp), which introduces the organization and its research activities. This website plays an important role in providing information to researchers who visit RNC
to conduct his/her own research.
• [Brochures] The Team has produced various brochures introducing the organization and the studies performed at RNC. The
brochures named “Your body is made of star scraps” explaining element synthesis in the universe and “Introduction of RIBFFacility” in a cartoon style for children are among them.
• [Posters] Conference/Symposium posters connected with RNC were prepared on the request of organizers. For general purpose,a special poster featuring the nuclear chart has been prepared for distribution. In commemoration of the discovery of nihonium,
brochures and posters dedicated to the ceremony were made.
• [RIBF Cyclopedia] In April 2012, the permanent exhibition hall (RIBF Cyclopedia) located at the entrance hall of the RIBF
building was set up in cooperation with RIKEN Public Relations Oﬃce. Explanatory illustrations on nuclear science, research atRIBF, RIBF history, a 3D nuclear chart built with LEGO blocks, and a 1/6-size GARIS model are displayed to help understanding
through visual means. The Team is also working on updating the exhibits.
• [RIBF facility tour] The Team arranges RIBF facility tour for over 2000 visitors per year. The tour is guided by a researcher.
• [Science event participation] In 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016, the sub-team opened an exhibition booth of RNC to introduce
the latest research activities on the occasion of the “Science Agora” organized by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
From time to time, the sub-team was invited to participate in scientiﬁc events by MEXT, Wako city, and Nissan global foundation.
One attraction targeting children is the hands-on work of assembling “Iron-beads” to create a nuclear chart or a shape of nihonium.
In addition to the above-noted work contents, the Team conducts a variety of works, such as taking pictures of meetings organized byRNC, cooperation in the production of a 3D video to explain the accelerators and the research at RIBF, among the others.

Members
Team Leader
Hideki UENO
Deputy Team Leader
Yasushi WATANABE
Technical Staﬀ
Narumasa MIYAUCHI- 341 -