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Nobuhiko Sarukura, Professor
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The Sarukura-Shimizu Lab works on developing next-generation light sources in pursuit of the limitless possibilities of optical technology. In addition to research on all-solid-state tunable ultraviolet lasers and high-intensity terahertz wave sources, the lab also conducts research with nanotechnology and biotechnology in mind. The lab focuses not only on basic research but also on applied research. At the Institute of Laser Engineering, the lab is introduced under the name "Extreme Materials Science (LAM)", and it belongs to the Laser Applied Engineering area of the Quantum Energy Engineering Division in the Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering.
Yasuhiko Sentoku, Professor
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The Nonequilibrium Radiative Plasma Theory (THR) Lab studies "high-energy-density states", in which matter is heated to extremely high temperatures in an instant by intense laser light, using theory and computer simulation. A high-energy-density state is a dense, high-temperature state of matter, like the interiors of stars and planets. At extremely high temperatures, matter turns into plasma, fast electrons and ions are generated, and nuclear fusion reactions and X-ray and gamma-ray radiation occur. By understanding the physics taking place inside, the lab hopes to contribute to estimating the interiors of stars and to realizing laser fusion and high-energy particle accelerators.
Natsumi Iwata, Professor
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The Open-System Plasma Theory (TOP) Lab studies the physics of "high-energy-density plasmas", states of matter with high density and temperature, using theory and simulation. Plasma is a many-body system in which charged particles move collectively; it generates electromagnetic fields and produces phenomena not seen in neutral matter. The lab builds numerical simulations and theoretical models for plasmas that can be created with large, high-intensity laser facilities. The lab is located within the Institute of Laser Engineering at Osaka University, and is a cooperating research group of the Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science.
Hideo Nagatomo, Professor
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The Physics Informatics Lab studies the implosion in laser fusion and the related fundamental laser-plasma physics through computer simulation. In the newly proposed fast ignition scheme, compression lasers implode the target, and the resulting dense plasma is further heated by an ultra-intense laser to aim for ignition. Because these are strongly nonlinear phenomena, simulation is important in addition to theoretical analysis, and the lab also develops computational codes best suited to the analysis. In the institute's list of research groups, the lab is introduced as a group that uses computational science and AI to understand plasmas from fundamentals to applications.
Takashi Nakano, Professor
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The Laser Electron Photon Experiments (LEPS/LEPS2) of the Particle and Nuclear Reaction Group use the laser electron photon beam at SPring-8 for experiments in nuclear and hadron physics. The beam is a GeV photon beam produced through inverse Compton scattering, by colliding ultraviolet laser light with 8 GeV electrons circulating in the SPring-8 ring. Experiments by international collaborations use this beam. The first LEPS beam was obtained in 1999 at the BL33LEP beamline, and in January 2013 the first LEPS2 beam was obtained at the second beamline, BL31LEP.
Hiroyuki Nomi, Professor
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The J-PARC Charm Hadron Spectroscopy Experiment of the Particle and Nuclear Reaction Group aims to explore how hadrons are formed through the study of charmed baryons. Hadrons are thought to be made of quarks, which are more fundamental particles. Focusing on diquark correlations inside baryons, the lab investigates the ordering of energy levels, the production rates, and the decay patterns of charmed baryons. This activity is an international collaborative project of the Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, and is based on research cooperation with KEK and the J-PARC Center.
Saori Umehara, Professor
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CANDLES, the double beta decay experiment of the Elementary Particle and Nuclear Reaction Group, searches for neutrinoless double beta decay. By testing whether particles and antiparticles can convert into one another, the lab looks for clues to why the universe is made of matter rather than antimatter. Because this decay is extremely rare, the detector uses a large amount of high-purity calcium fluoride (fluorite) containing 48Ca. The CANDLES detector is installed in the Kamioka Underground Laboratory (Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, the University of Tokyo) in Hida, Gifu Prefecture.
Atsushi Tamii, Professor
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The Fundamental Nuclear Physics Group (Tamii Lab) studies the properties of nuclear matter made of protons and neutrons, aiming to solve mysteries related to the formation and evolution of the universe. Its research covers the photodisintegration of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays, the equation of state of neutron stars, Big Bang nucleosynthesis, and more. The lab uses the quantum beams and the "Grand Raiden" spectrometer at the Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, and also collaborates with research groups abroad. It also develops the detectors and data acquisition systems used in its experiments.
Tetsuo Hyodo, Professor
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The Nuclear and Quark-Nuclear Theory Group studies phenomena ranging from the microscopic world in which atomic nuclei form out of quarks to the macroscopic phenomena of the life of stars. At the smallest scale, the lab investigates how hadrons such as protons and neutrons arise through quark confinement and the spontaneous breaking of chiral symmetry. The lab also works to understand how protons and neutrons form nuclei and produce diverse structures. Using numerical analysis on supercomputers, including the supercomputer Fugaku, the lab carries out its research in cooperation with experimental groups.
Yohei Matsuda, Professor
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The Accelerator Research Lab studies accelerators that produce and accelerate ion beams at the Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP), Osaka University. The lab aims to produce extremely high-quality, highly stable beams for investigating the structure and reactions of elementary particles and atomic nuclei at ultra-high resolution. The lab is also developing next-generation accelerators and irradiation systems for cancer treatment and diagnosis, in collaboration between medicine and science. Graduate students are assigned to the lab as students of the Department of Physics in the Graduate School of Science, and "Accelerator Research" is one of the lab preferences you can choose in the entrance exam.
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