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Galaxy Physics Lab
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A lab that explores the birth of galaxies and stars with optical and infrared light, and also builds its own observing instruments.
AboutAbout the lab
Observing star birth in galaxies with self-built instruments
The Galaxy Physics group studies, through observation, the state of interstellar gas in the Milky Way and other galaxies, the process of star formation, and the structure of the central regions of active galaxies.
Using optical and infrared telescopes in Japan and abroad, as well as the 3.8 m Seimei Telescope in Okayama, the lab also carries out spectroscopic monitoring of quasars and searches for exoplanets.
The lab is also actively engaged in technology development for the Seimei Telescope and in developmental research on the observing instruments and optical elements mounted on it.
Key terms
- Quasar
- An object at the center of a distant galaxy where a supermassive black hole shines extremely brightly
- Interstellar gas
- Thin gas that exists between stars. It is the raw material for new stars
- Seimei Telescope
- A 3.8 m optical and infrared telescope in Okayama owned by Kyoto University
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies, through observation, the state of interstellar gas in the Milky Way and other galaxies, the process of star formation, and the structure of the central regions of active galaxies. It is also developing observing instruments and optical elements.
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MembersFaculty
- Associate ProfessorFumihide Iwamuro
- ProfessorMikio Kurita
- Associate ProfessorMasaru Kino
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Okayama observatory (Kyoto University)” GeeKay / Public domain (cropped)
- Star Formation in Galaxies and Development of Observing Instruments: “Starburst in NGC 4449 (captured by the Hubble Space Telescope)” NASA, ESA, A. Aloisi (STScI/ESA), and The Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Stellar Physics Lab): “Black hole's accretion disk” NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Jeremy Schnittman / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Cosmic Ray Lab): “XRISM 003” NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Tokita Lab): “U.S. Department of Energy - Science - )” U.S. Department of Energy from United States / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Solar Physics Lab): “Hidatenmondai-DSCF0255c” 0-0t / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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