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Kipp Cannon, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Cannon Lab studies the physics and astronomy of gravitational waves, as well as data analysis. Gravitational waves are extremely small ripples in spacetime that travel through the universe, as predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity. The signals are very faint and buried in instrument noise, so extracting them requires advanced data analysis and large-scale computation. As part of the international LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration, the lab works on real-time gravitational-wave detection and multi-messenger astronomy.
Katsuaki Asano, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The High Energy Astrophysics Lab mainly uses theoretical methods to tackle the mysteries of the high-energy astrophysical phenomena that are the origin of cosmic ray particles. The universe contains relativistic particles that fly around at nearly the speed of light. These particles are thought to be produced in explosive high-energy astrophysical phenomena, but the details are still unknown. From the perspectives of electromagnetic waves, cosmic rays, neutrinos, and gravitational waves, the lab studies jet formation, particle acceleration, and radiation processes.
Koichi Hamaguchi, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Hamaguchi Lab studies what kind of physics lies beyond the energy scale of the Standard Model of particle physics. Its goal is to find a more fundamental unified theory of nature. The lab covers a wide range of topics, from particle model building to inflation, baryogenesis, and dark matter. The lab also pays close attention to results from the latest particle physics experiments and cosmological observations, and aims to feed them back into its theoretical research.
Kentaro Yako, Associate Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Yako Lab studies the properties of atomic nuclei as many-body systems. A nucleus is an assembly of protons and neutrons bound by the nuclear force, and the nucleons inside can move in unison in a phenomenon called collective excitation. The lab strikes nuclei with ion beams accelerated to intermediate energies in a particle accelerator to shake them, and studies their excited states. It also uses unstable nuclear beams, which have become available in recent years, to explore new aspects of atomic nuclei.
Hiroya Yamaguchi, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Yamaguchi Lab conducts observational research on high-energy astrophysical objects using X-ray astronomy satellites. Its targets are objects with hot plasma exceeding millions of degrees, such as stellar flares, accretion disks around black holes, supernova remnants, and galaxy clusters. X-rays from these objects do not reach the ground, so they are observed from outside the atmosphere by artificial satellites. The lab also works on laboratory astrophysics, in which the same kind of hot plasma found in these objects is recreated and measured in the laboratory.
Yutaka Ushiroda, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Ushiroda Lab is an experimental particle physics lab working on the Belle II experiment. The lab is based at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, the host institution of the Belle and Belle II experiments. In collaboration with the B-Factory lab at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), the lab carefully analyzes data on B meson and anti-B meson pairs and tau lepton pairs produced in large numbers by the SuperKEKB accelerator. The lab studies CP violation and lepton flavor violation to search for new physical phenomena beyond the Standard Model.
Masami Ouchi, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
Ouchi Lab conducts observational research on the early history of the universe. Over the 13.8 billion years of cosmic history, how the first stars and galaxies were born and grew is still shrouded in mystery. Using deep surveys with the Subaru Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), and the ALMA telescope, the lab searches for distant galaxies and other objects, and investigates the mechanisms of early galaxy formation and cosmic reionization. The lab also aims to understand how the universe as a whole came to be, using statistics of objects observed in the universe up to the present day. Objects from this era are far away and extremely faint, so the lab makes full use of the world's most advanced telescopes to take on a universe that humanity has never seen before.
Yoshitaka Itow, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
As part of the Research Center for Cosmic Neutrinos, the Itow Lab is involved in cutting-edge neutrino experiments. The lab is part of the research group for Super-Kamiokande, the world's largest water Cherenkov detector, located underground in Kamioka, Gifu Prefecture. The lab studies atmospheric neutrinos and nucleon decay, and has produced results in comprehensive studies of neutrino oscillation. The lab also takes part in the future Hyper-Kamiokande experiment, where it works on developing the detector's photosensors.
Kohei Yorita, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Yorita Lab is an experimental lab that tests the Standard Model of particle physics with precision and searches for new physics beyond it. Making full use of the LHC, the world's highest-energy accelerator, the lab searches for unknown particles and new phenomena. The lab also works on searches for dark matter in the universe using its own original detection technology. The lab is also advancing research on applying advanced technologies such as deep learning and quantum technology to experiments.
Naoto Saito, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Saito Lab searches for physical phenomena beyond the Standard Model of particle physics through precision measurements of spin-related quantities. The lab is currently working on ultra-precise measurements of the muon's anomalous magnetic moment and electric dipole moment. At the new muon beamline at J-PARC, the lab is working to carry out the world's first demonstration of muon cooling and acceleration. Because the lab is located within a research institute, students can conduct research surrounded by experts in accelerators, superconductivity, mechanical engineering, and other fields.
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