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Takeo Higuchi, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
Higuchi Lab (Kavli IPMU Belle II Experiment Group) takes part in the Belle II high-energy accelerator experiment, aiming to discover new elementary particle physics and build a framework for it. Belle II is an experiment at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, in which electrons and positrons are collided. The lab records in detail the behavior of the B mesons and other particles produced, and examines whether there are any discrepancies with the predictions of the Standard Model of particle physics. The lab also works on operating the silicon vertex detector, which measures the positions of particles, and on developing new detectors.
Kenta Hotokezaka, Associate Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
Hotokezaka Lab studies relativistic astrophysics. Its focus is the gravitational waves emitted when black holes or neutron stars merge, and the objects that shine in light and radio waves as a result (electromagnetic counterparts). While mainly conducting theoretical research, the lab also takes part in observational projects, covering a broad range from fundamental theory to phenomenology.
Kentaro Hori, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Hori Lab studies theoretical physics, especially string theory. The starting point of its research is the question of what the fundamental laws of nature are and what kind of mathematics can express them. Using string theory, the leading candidate for a theory that unifies general relativity and quantum mechanics, the lab also works with mathematicians to develop the mathematical language needed to describe the theory.
Yoichi Asaoka, Associate Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The lab conducts experimental research in astroparticle physics. After working on experiments that directly observe cosmic rays using balloons and the International Space Station, the lab has taken part in the Hyper-Kamiokande experiment since 2020. The lab is now in charge of directing the construction site of Hyper-Kamiokande, working toward the start of the experiment.
Nobuyuki Yoshioka, Associate Professor
Quantum & Condensed Matter0 student voices
The Yoshioka Lab theoretically studies the area where quantum physics and information science overlap. The lab aims to understand and control the boundary between the classical and quantum worlds. By pushing classical computers and quantum devices to their limits, the lab investigates quantum many-body phenomena that have not yet been explored. Centered on quantum computation, the lab also works on computational physics using machine learning, as well as on quantum randomness.
Nori Aoi, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Aoi Lab investigates the properties of atomic nuclei through experiments. Atomic nuclei are a stage for a wide range of quantum phenomena, including the competition between single-particle and collective motion, spontaneous symmetry breaking, and quantum entanglement. By combining state-of-the-art gamma-ray tracking detectors with rare isotope beams, the lab studies the quantum structure that emerges in atomic nuclei.
Takeshi Kondo, Associate Professor
Quantum & Condensed Matter0 student voices
The Kondo Lab studies the fundamental principles of how electrons cooperate inside materials to give rise to new quantum phenomena such as superconductivity. Targeting high-temperature superconductors, topological materials, and atomic-layer thin films, the lab approaches the underlying mechanisms by directly “seeing” electron behavior with photoemission spectroscopy. Using state-of-the-art laser-based photoemission spectroscopy developed at the Institute for Solid State Physics, the lab captures electrons in multiple dimensions: energy, momentum, spin, time, and space. Students use cutting-edge instruments themselves and can also take part in developing new instruments.
Kiwamu Izumi, Associate Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
Izumi Lab conducts observational research on gravitational waves and experimental research on high-precision laser interferometers. The lab aims to detect gravitational waves with observatories flying in space and to open up a new kind of astronomy based on them. Its ultimate goal is to observe the gravitational-wave background produced in the very early universe and thereby study the early universe directly. Alongside development work in ground-based laboratories, the lab promotes a demonstration mission for precision formation flying in space, and is also involved in space-based gravitational-wave missions such as SILVIA.
Shin Watanabe, Associate Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Watanabe Lab conducts experimental research in astrophysics using space telescopes. Its work centers on observations in X-rays and gamma rays, and it carries out observational research with XRISM, an X-ray astronomy satellite currently in operation. The lab is also advancing SuperHero, a balloon-borne experiment aimed at the next generation of hard X-ray observations, and research on semiconductor Compton cameras for detecting gamma rays with high sensitivity. It will also pursue development research toward realizing next-generation space telescope missions.
Hiroe Miyake, Professor
Earth & Climate0 student voices
The Miyake Lab studies strong ground motion, the intense shaking from earthquakes that causes damage, and the disasters earthquakes bring about. The lab analyzes earthquake shaking with the aim of understanding earthquakes themselves. It investigates the rupture process of the earthquake source on faults, and develops methods for building source models used to predict ground shaking. The lab is extending its predictions of shaking from earthquakes expected to occur in the future to regions outside Japan, and also works on seismic hazard assessment and hazard map production.
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