SLIMプロジェクトチーム
Profile Information
- Affiliation
- Associate Professor, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- J-GLOBAL ID
- 201901001752900088
- researchmap Member ID
- B000359749
Research Interests
7Research Areas
3Research History
5Education
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Apr, 2008 - Mar, 2011
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Apr, 2006 - Mar, 2008
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Apr, 2002 - Mar, 2006
Major Awards
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Mar, 2011
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Mar, 2011
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Mar, 2008
Papers
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The Astrophysical Journal, 997(1) 2-2, Jan 13, 2026 Peer-reviewedAbstract Interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) cause “Forbush decreases” (FDs), which are local decreases in background galactic cosmic rays (GCRs). Even though FDs can be observed with simple particle instruments, their amplitude and shape provide physical profiles of passing ICMEs. However, in some cases, previous statistical studies of the heliocentric distance dependence of FD changes associated with ICME propagation have found no strong correlation. We need the criteria for evaluating the relationship between ICME structure and FDs, necessary for the FD’s statistical analysis. This study investigates the effect of the evolution and interactions of ICMEs on FD profiles in the inner solar system using multipoint comparisons. We focus on multipoint ICME observations by Solar Orbiter, BepiColombo, and near-Earth spacecraft from 2022 March 10 to 16, when these spacecraft were ideally located for studying the radial and longitudinal evolution of ICMEs and accompanying FDs. We compared GCR variations with the multiple in situ data and ICME model, clarifying the correspondence between the evolution of each ICME structure in the radial and azimuthal directions and the depth and gradients of the FD. The radial comparison revealed decreases in FD intensities and gradients associated with the expansion of the ICME. The longitudinal difference found in FD intensity indicates longitudinal variations of the ICME’s shielding effect. These results suggest that accurate multipoint FD comparisons require determining the relationship between the observer’s position and the inner structure of the passing ICMEs.
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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 17(1), Jan 1, 2026 Peer-reviewed
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EARTH PLANETS AND SPACE, 77(1), Nov 12, 2025 Peer-reviewed
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Icarus, 441 116720-116720, Nov, 2025 Peer-reviewed
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Earth, Planets and Space, 77(1), Jul 17, 2025 Peer-reviewedAbstract BepiColombo, the joint ESA/JAXA mission to Mercury, was launched in October 2018 and is scheduled to arrive at Mercury in November 2026 after an 8-year cruise. Like other planetary missions, its scientific objectives focus mostly on the nominal, orbiting phase of the mission. However, due to the long duration of the cruise phase covering distances between 1.2 and 0.3 AU, the BepiColombo mission has been able to outstandingly contribute to characterise the solar wind and transient events encountered by the spacecraft, as well as planetary environments during the flybys of Earth, Venus, and Mercury, and contribute to the characterisation of the space radiation environment in the inner Solar System and its evolution with solar activity. In this paper, we provide an overview of the cruise observations of BepiColombo, highlighting the most relevant science cases, with the aim of demonstrating the importance of planetary missions to perform cruise observations, to contribute to a broader understanding of Space Weather in the Solar System, and in turn, increase the scientific return of the mission. Graphical Abstract
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Proceedings of the SPIE, 13093, Aug 21, 2024
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Abstract EGU 2023, May 15, 2023 InvitedHisaki is an earth orbiting extreme ultraviolet spectroscope dedicated for observing solar system planets. Thanks to its monitoring capability, Hisaki has carried out unprecedented continuous observation of Io plasma torus, Jovian aurora, and Mars and Venus upper atmosphere since December 2013. One of notable phenomena observed by Hisaki is significant enhancements of neutral gas (sodium and oxygen) from Io occurred in the spring of 2015. Hisaki revealed that not only the plasma source, but transport, heating, and loss processes of magnetospheric plasma were influenced by the variation in the neutral source input. The presentation will include related topics from recent Hisaki publication. Since the autumn of 2016, the Juno spacecraft was in the orbit around Jupiter. Hisaki monitored activities of Jovian aurora and the plasma torus in the Juno era. These datasets will provide opportunities to compare in-situ observation by Juno with the global view by Hisaki. JAXA approved the Hisaki mission period by the end of March 2023. As a future remote observation platform, we are going to propose a UV space telescope, LAPYUTA (Life-environmentology, Astronomy, and PlanetarY Ultraviolet Telescope Assembly), a Japanese-leading mission using heritages of UV instruments for planetary science (e.g., Hisaki) and space telescope techniques for astronomy. One of goals of this mission is dynamics of our solar system planets and moons as the most quantifiable archetypes of extraterrestrial habitable environments in the universe. Water plume that gushes from the subsurface ocean of Galilean moons and tenuous atmosphere which is generated by bombardment of energetic charged particles to the surface are primary targets of LAPYUTA. As the plume activity and the atmosphere are not stable, continuous monitoring with high spatial resolution is essential. The icy moon's plume and ambient space will be deeply explored with the spacecraft by NASA's and ESA's icy moon missions in 2020s-2030s. The complementary remote sensing by LAPYUTA will visualize their global structure and temporal dynamics.
Research Projects
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2028
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科学研究費助成事業, 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2026
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B)), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Oct, 2020 - Mar, 2024
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2023
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搭載機器基礎開発研究費, 宇宙航空研究開発機構, May, 2020 - Mar, 2021