Curriculum Vitaes
Profile Information
- Affiliation
- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencySchool of Physical Sciences Department of Space and Astronautical Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
- Degree
- 博士 (理学)(Mar, 2005, 東京大学)
- Researcher number
- 90403641
- ORCID ID
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4384-9568- J-GLOBAL ID
- 201101033666007265
- researchmap Member ID
- B000004312
Research Interests
11Research Areas
3Research History
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Apr, 2005 - Mar, 2007
Papers
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Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 91-91, Aug 23, 2024
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Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 86-86, Aug 23, 2024
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Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 203-203, Aug 23, 2024
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Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 75-75, Aug 21, 2024
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NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 1064, Jul, 2024 Peer-reviewed
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 530(3) 2590-2607, Apr 15, 2024 Peer-reviewedABSTRACT A substantial fraction of quasars display broad absorption lines (BALs) in their rest-frame ultraviolet spectra. While the origin of BALs is thought to be related to the accretion disc wind, it remains unclear whether the observed ratio of BAL to non-BAL quasars is a result of orientation. We conducted observations of 48 BAL quasars and the same number of non-BAL quasars at 322 MHz using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope. Combined with previous flux measurements ranging from MHz to GHz frequencies, we compared continuum radio spectra between the two quasar groups. These data offer insights into low-frequency radio properties that have been difficult to investigate with previous observations only at GHz frequencies. Our results show that 73 ± 13 per cent of the BAL quasars exhibit steep or peaked spectra, a higher proportion than the 44 ± 14 per cent observed in the non-BAL quasars. In contrast, there are no discernible differences between the two quasar groups in the radio luminosity, peak frequency, and spectral index distributions of sources with steep or peaked spectra and sources with flat or inverted spectra. Generally, as the jet axis and line of sight become closer to parallel, quasars exhibit flat or inverted spectra rather than steep or peaked spectra. Therefore, these results suggest that BAL quasars are more frequently observed farther from the jet axis than non-BAL quasars. However, given that a certain proportion of BAL quasars exhibit flat or inverted spectra, more than the simple orientation scenario is required to elucidate the radio properties of BAL quasars.
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UNIVERSE, 10(4), Apr, 2024 Peer-reviewed
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The Astrophysical Journal, 965(1) 68-68, Apr 1, 2024 Peer-reviewed
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JAXA Research and Development Report, 23(003) 1-21, Feb, 2024 Peer-reviewed
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SPACE TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION 2024: ULTRAVIOLET TO GAMMA RAY, PT 1, 13093, 2024
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SPACE TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION 2024: ULTRAVIOLET TO GAMMA RAY, PT 1, 13093, 2024
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SPACE TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION 2024: ULTRAVIOLET TO GAMMA RAY, PT 1, 13093, 2024
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, Oct 3, 2023 Peer-reviewed
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The Astrophysical Journal, Jul 1, 2023 Peer-reviewed
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Nature, 616(7958) 686-690, Apr 26, 2023 Peer-reviewedAbstract The nearby radio galaxy M87 is a prime target for studying black hole accretion and jet formation1,2. Event Horizon Telescope observations of M87 in 2017, at a wavelength of 1.3 mm, revealed a ring-like structure, which was interpreted as gravitationally lensed emission around a central black hole3. Here we report images of M87 obtained in 2018, at a wavelength of 3.5 mm, showing that the compact radio core is spatially resolved. High-resolution imaging shows a ring-like structure of $${8.4}_{-1.1}^{+0.5}$$ Schwarzschild radii in diameter, approximately 50% larger than that seen at 1.3 mm. The outer edge at 3.5 mm is also larger than that at 1.3 mm. This larger and thicker ring indicates a substantial contribution from the accretion flow with absorption effects, in addition to the gravitationally lensed ring-like emission. The images show that the edge-brightened jet connects to the accretion flow of the black hole. Close to the black hole, the emission profile of the jet-launching region is wider than the expected profile of a black-hole-driven jet, suggesting the possible presence of a wind associated with the accretion flow.
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Galaxies, 11(2) 49-49, Mar 22, 2023 Peer-reviewedWe present here the East Asia to Italy Nearly Global VLBI (EATING VLBI) project. How this project started and the evolution of the international collaboration between Korean, Japanese, and Italian researchers to study compact sources with VLBI observations is reported. Problems related to the synchronization of the very different arrays and technical details of the telescopes involved are presented and discussed. The relatively high observation frequency (22 and 43 GHz) and the long baselines between Italy and East Asia produced high-resolution images. We present example images to demonstrate the typical performance of the EATING VLBI array. The results attracted international researchers and the collaboration is growing, now including Chinese and Russian stations. New in progress projects are discussed and future possibilities with a larger number of telescopes and a better frequency coverage are briefly discussed herein.
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Galaxies, 10(6) 113-113, Dec 7, 2022 Peer-reviewedThe East Asian VLBI Network (EAVN) is an international VLBI facility in East Asia and is operated under mutual collaboration between East Asian countries, as well as part of Southeast Asian and European countries. EAVN currently consists of 16 radio telescopes and three correlators located in China, Japan, and Korea, and is operated mainly at three frequency bands, 6.7, 22, and 43 GHz with the longest baseline length of 5078 km, resulting in the highest angular resolution of 0.28 milliarcseconds at 43 GHz. One of distinct capabilities of EAVN is multi-frequency simultaneous data reception at nine telescopes, which enable us to employ the frequency phase transfer technique to obtain better sensitivity at higher observing frequencies. EAVN started its open-use program in the second half of 2018, providing a total observing time of more than 1100 h in a year. EAVN fills geographical gap in global VLBI array, resulting in enabling us to conduct contiguous high-resolution VLBI observations. EAVN has produced various scientific accomplishments especially in observations toward active galactic nuclei, evolved stars, and star-forming regions. These activities motivate us to initiate launch of the ’Global VLBI Alliance’ to provide an opportunity of VLBI observation with the longest baselines on the earth.
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The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 936(1) L1-L1, Aug 17, 2022 Peer-reviewedWe present Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array observations at $\approx100$ GHz with $0.05$ arcsec (3 pc) resolution of the kiloparsec-scale jet seen in the nearby Seyfert galaxy NGC 1068, and we report the presence of parsec-scale blobs at the head of the jet. The combination of the detected radio flux ($\approx0.8$ mJy), spectral index ($\approx0.5$), and the blob size ($\approx10$ pc) suggests a strong magnetic field of $B\approx240\,\mu$G. Such a strong magnetic field most likely implies magnetic field amplification by streaming cosmic rays. The estimated cosmic-ray power by the jet may exceed the limit set by the star formation activity in this galaxy. This result suggests that even modest-power jets can increase the galactic cosmic-ray content while propagating through the galactic bulge.
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JAXA Research and Development Report, 21-003 35-49, Feb 18, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Acta Astronautica, 194 93-105, Feb, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Journal of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 70(2), 2022 Peer-reviewed
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GALAXIES, 9(2), Jun, 2021
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JAXA Research and Development Report, 20(009) 57-67, Feb 26, 2021 Peer-reviewedLead author
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The Astrophysical Journal, 901(1) 3-3, Sep 16, 2020 Peer-reviewed
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Advances in Space Research, 66(3) 751-752, Aug 1, 2020
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MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 496(2) 1757-1765, Aug, 2020 Peer-reviewedLead author
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The Astrophysical Journal, 891(2) L33-L33, Mar 9, 2020 Peer-reviewed
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ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL, 159(1), Jan, 2020 Peer-reviewed
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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 884(2) 132, Oct, 2019 Peer-reviewed
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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 880(1) 40-40, Jul, 2019 Peer-reviewed
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MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 487(1) 640-649, Jul, 2019 Peer-reviewedLead author
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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 878(1) 61-61, Jun, 2019 Peer-reviewedCorresponding author
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The Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress, Japan, 2019 F19101, 2019<p>For future advanced missions, large and highly accurate space structures are required. A prior shape adjustment of the structure before launch is not sufficient to achieve such accurate space structures. For example, thermal deformation on orbit cannot be eliminated by the preliminary adjustment of the structure. Therefore, the shape control of the structure is a promising technique for highly accurate space structures. For the shape control, the shape error should be measured on-orbit. In this study, a measurement system for the displacement of a slender space structure has been developed as an alignment monitor. The characteristics of this measurement system are long working distance and simple configuration. The measurement system consists of a laser, retro-reflector and positioning sensing device. The performance on the ground was already demonstrated through the satellite ground test. As a first step to on-orbit experiment, the demonstration experiment on the balloon is planned. In this paper, the system configuration and development progress are reported.</p>
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ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH, 63(1) 779-793, Jan, 2019 Peer-reviewedLead author
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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 869(2) 114-114, Dec, 2018 Peer-reviewedCorresponding author
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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 868(2) 146, Dec, 2018 Peer-reviewed
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The Astrophysical Journal, 860(2) 141-141, Jun 21, 2018 Peer-reviewed
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PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 70(3), Jun, 2018 Peer-reviewed
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Astrophysical Journal Letters, 857(1) L6, Apr 10, 2018 Peer-reviewedLead author
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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 854(2), Feb, 2018 Peer-reviewed
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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 840(1), May, 2017 Peer-reviewed
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GALAXIES, 4(4), Dec, 2016
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 68(5) 72, Oct, 2016 Peer-reviewed
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PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 68(5) 73, Oct, 2016 Peer-reviewedLead author
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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 827(1), Aug, 2016 Peer-reviewed
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PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 68(4) 56, Aug, 2016 Peer-reviewedLead author
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JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES, 27(6) 764-773, Apr, 2016 Peer-reviewed
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Astronomy & Astrophysics, 586 113, Feb, 2016 Peer-reviewedContext. High-resolution millimeter wave very-long-baseline interferometry (mm-VLBI) is an ideal tool for probing the structure at the base of extragalactic jets in detail. The TeV blazar Mrk 501 is one of the best targets among BL Lac objects for studying the nature of off-axis jet structures because it shows different jet position angles at different scales. Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate the properties of the off-axis jet structure through high-resolution mm-VLBI images at the jet base and physical parameters such as kinematics, flux densities, and spectral indices. Methods: We performed Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) observations over six epochs from 2012 February to 2013 February at 43 GHz. Quasi-simultaneous Global Millimeter VLBI Array (GMVA) observations at 86 GHz were performed in May 2012. Results: We discover a new jet component at the northeast direction from the core in all the images at 43 and 86 GHz. The new component shows the off-axis location from the persistent jet extending to the southeast. The 43 GHz images reveal that the scattering of the positions of the NE component is within ~0.2 mas. The 86 GHz data reveals a jet component located 0.75 mas southeast of the radio core. We also discuss the spectral indices between 43 and 86 GHz, where the northeast component has steeper spectral index and the southeast component has comparable or flatter index than the radio core does.
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AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN, THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, 15 91-100, 2016
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日本物理学会講演概要集(CD-ROM), 79(1), 2024
Presentations
28Research Projects
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2028
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2023
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科学研究費(基盤研究(B)), 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2017 - Mar, 2020
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研究助成金, カシオ科学振興財団, Oct, 2016 - Nov, 2017
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Observational study of jet-formation regions in supermassive black holes with a novel VLBI techniqueGrants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2014 - Mar, 2017