Ⅵ. ORGANIZATION AND ACTIVITIES OF RNC

RIKEN Accel. Prog. Rep. 56 (2023)

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
the research in the RNC. For instance, the team creates brochures introducing the RNC and the RIBF accelerator facility, posters ofsymposia and the summer school hosted by the RNC, the center homepage containing information such as details of the RNC and theprocedure for the use 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 ContentsThe major work contents of the Outreach Team is to promote the publicity of the RNC, through the creation of various materials
such as brochures, websites, posters, and videos, among the others. The arrangement of tours of the RIBF facility and the exhibition and introduction of the RIBF facility at science events are also conducted independently or in cooperation with RIKEN PublicRelations 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 theorganization and its research activities. This website plays an important role in providing information to researchers who visit
the RNC to conduct his/her own research.
• [Pamphlets] The Team has produced various pamphlets introducing the organization of and the studies performed at RNC. The
pamphlet named “Your body is made of star scraps” explaining element synthesis in the universe and “Introduction of RIBF
Facility” in a cartoon style for children are among them. As a related eﬀort, a notebook for elementary school students featuring
RIBF was produced in FY2022. The notebooks will be distributed to elementary school students• [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.
Although the number of visitors has not yet reached this level, the number of RIBF tour participants showed a recovery trend inFY2022 as the situation in COVID19 improved.
• [Science event participation] In 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016, the Team opened an exhibition booth of RNC to introduce thelatest research activities on the occasion of the “Science Agora” organized by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). From
time to time, the 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.
For FY2022, the Team did not exhibit at these events, but provided technical assistance to online participants at an event for
students held at the RNC.
• [RIKEN Wako Open Campus] In the FY2022 Open Campus, the Team continued to produce all videos to introduce RIBF for
online viewing as did last year. The RIBF facility tour was also conducted with a limited number of visitors, with COVID-19
infection control measures in place. Not only the Team, but also almost all members of the User Liaison Group cooperated in thetour event.
• [Yoshio Nishina Memorial Oﬃce Unveiling Ceremony] The “Yoshio Nishina Memorial Oﬃce Unveiling Ceremony” and theSymposium “Trajectory/Miracle of the RIKEN Yoshio Nishina Laboratory” were held at the RNC on October 28, 2022. The
Team has been involved in the preparation of the ceremony from the beginning, producing pamphlets and commemorative items.
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.

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Members
Team Leader
Hideki UENO
Technical Staﬀ
Narumasa MIYAUCHISpecial Temporary Research Scientist
Yasushi WATANABE- 379 -